#BreakBlade ep1: interesting concept, not so interesting characters, ugly mecha. But I'm intrigued. #anime 

I could think of plenty of things to say in the negative, but honestly
they're all tiny and only worth mentioning should they pop up in later
episodes. All and all the wonderful, smooth animation and the unique
concept have my attention. I'm interested to see this alternate take
on mecha. Instead of being powered by volatile, toxic and combustible
chemicals and metals, they're mastered by magicians, essentially.

It's a strange thing to see humans evolve to manipulate quartz of all
things. It seems so random. Seeing people roll around on those large
seway like machines, seeing the soldiers and their mecha launch chunks
of metal at each other as if using paintball guns. It's especially
surreal when comparing it to how our world works.

On the flip side, with the discovery of the "Under-Golem" (ugh, I hate
these names. Under-Golem, un-sorcerer.) it seems quite clear that
these are not humans set in some sort of alternate dimension, but that
they're supposed to be our decendants in a far flung future. The
Under-Golem seems to be mostly constructed of materials we would be
familiar with with a core that is vaguely remininscent of the
technology they use. That part reminds me of Turn A Gundam. Lost
technology coming to save the day, just without the crossdressing and
gender identity problems that come along with that show.

As usual the show's potential and reputation are what is keeping me
watching this. The whole thing feels decent, not great. But anyway
who has watched anime for a decent amount of time knows how slow shows
can skyrocked into classics and shows with hot starts can fizzle out.

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