Type: Manga
Status: Complete (well canceled)
Premise: It is 3002 and the world has developed were the words "construction company" is synonymous with "independent military faction". Human civilization has crumbled been rebuild countless times, and now the construction teams have become the driving force of civilization. Jumbor is a national hero in his country and personal servant to the cute 8 year old princess; along with his team of workers he strives to rebuild this world. Not everyone is of like mind to this however and during a project Jumbor and his company are ambushed by one of their rivals from the neighboring country and he is killed. He awakens 5 years later to discover that his memories have been placed into a clone (chronological age 5 years) and he has been partially mechanized in order to preserve his life. Now he must reclaim his homeland from those who have concurred it and find the princess who he left behind.
Thoughts: This manga was ODD. Not bad actually, but it was so far from the run of the mill mech anime that I have trouble describing it. While I did enjoy the completely over the top mechs cult to and ridiculous construction references it is difficult to figure out if this was a good idea cut short in its infancy or a mongrel child put out of its misery.
Prose: Completely over the top and hilarious. Also completely original in its setting and use of giant fighting robots composed and intended for construction. This one is quite the acquired taste.
Cons: The amount of serious consideration to realism in this anime could barely fill a thimble, they went for the RULE OF COOL and never relented.
-Notes: The manga is cut ridiculously short at the end and was almost setting up for a sequel than it wasn't. Basically it feels as though the writer had a grand overarching story line in mind and than was informed one day that his next issue would be his last so wrap it up. I don't know the reasoning behind this way of concluding things and am not entirely sure whether it was a bad thing.
7.5/10 (RULE OF COOL)
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