A bit of a weak three stars, since it has many, many problems with plotting and pacing, but the characters and the greater-than-expected care taken with their backstories help the show quite a bit. Stay away if you don't like mecha or if you can't handle gore.
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Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
マブラヴ オルタネイティヴ トータル・イクリプス · 2012–2022
Rival multinational fighter pilots clash in Alaska while facing apocalyptic alien annihilation.
Synopsis
Since invading Earth in 1973, ruthless insectoid extraterrestrials known as the BETA have devoured billions of human lives, pushing humanity to the brink of extinction. In 2001, multinational military alliances assemble top-tier pilots at Yukon Base in Alaska to develop next-generation Tactical Surface Fighter mecha. Arrogant Japanese-American test pilot Yuuya Bridges is assigned to the joint development unit under strict imperial flight supervisor Yui Takamura. Overcoming nationalistic animosities and bitter ideological clashes, the multinational pilots must forge unbreakable airborne synergy before the unstoppable BETA swarm overwhelms humanity's defenses.
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1932nd Key Animation7
ADR Director6
Animation Director37
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- Flagship Line
- Graphinica
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- AT-X
- Avex Entertainment
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- Bandai Namco Music Live
- BS Fuji
- Crunchyroll
- Dentsu
- Fuji TV
- Magic Capsule
- Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
- Tencent Japan
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After tantalising us with some interesting moments early on, Total Eclipse drops all of that potential in favour of a disappointingly generic major storyline. Go and watch Macross Plus instead.
Read full reviewDisappointing, but only because it isn't what I wanted it to be.
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