I will forever respect Animorphs for tricking kids who are just really into animals to read a book series by going “Hey you, you daydream about what it’s like to be a dolphin or a bird or a wolf? Have I got a book for you!” and then slowly radicalizing them with 50+ books of “There are no winners in war. Whatever ‘victory’ you perceive comes at the cost of sacrificing your own morals and killing the part of you that is human. In the end you will resort to murder, torture and war crimes and the knowledge of what you have done will haunt you for as long as you live.”
I also respect the author for putting them all online for free
It’s The Big O, a turn-of-the-millennium mecha anime series made by Sunrise after they did some work on Batman the Animated Series, with a style very heavily influenced by that (as well as Giant Robo). Professional negotiator Roger Smith is secretly the pilot of the skyscraper-sized ‘megadeus’ Big O, a massive robot that he can send through a secret subway system to emerge anywhere it is needed within the domed metropolis of Paradigm City. Assisted by his butler Norman, Roger is soon joined by the deadpan android R. Dorothy Wayneright.
The Big O is remembered for its distinctive retro visuals, incredible soundtrack, gorgeous mech design and battles, and the really bizarre places the plot went later on.
“YOUR A LOUSE, ROGER SMITH”
Today I learned that Big O is no longer one of the dozen most instantly recognizable anime to everyone who knows what anime is. When did that happen 🙁
