I finished a few episodes with a depressed feeling. Casualties are suffered and comrades are mourned on both sides with a gritty emphasis placed on the youth of the fallen. This is not war in the sense of excuses to have battles, comment on how awful it is, then experience no loss as many of these shows often do, this treats battle for what it is- hell. The meat of the plot is the kids and their fight to survive the war they have set themselves up for by standing up. Don't trouble yourself too hard with these details. I actually went out of my way to learn many names of governments and factions that ended up playing little to no role in the plot itself. How can you not root for enslaved children to win? The plot is a bit weighed down by politics, sub plots, and many factions in what feels like a jigsaw puzzle of a story at times. This instantly makes the cast of young protagonists easy to get behind. These children have been modified with technology so that education and training is not necessary, just plug them in and they know what to do. "Human Debris" is the term they use here. Story-wise it's pretty simple, child slaves on Mars in the distant future rise up and take over the business they were once beholden to as property.
I gave it a watch and I am so glad I did as this is one of the better Anime shows I have watched recently, Gundam or not. But, there was something about "Iron Blooded Orphans" that just was very compelling.
I dismissed new titles with fancy words like "Unicorn" and "F91" attached to them as essentially Barbie getting a new hat. I got tired of the repetitive action scenes, cookie-cutter characters, and plots that were just an excuse for conflict. And by "a while" I mean at least 10 years. I haven't watched a Gundam show in a while.
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