>Aug 12 20:38:33 <Z-Gryphon> In other news, I've randomly gotten
>curious about a handful of things The Kids Are Into these days and
>done some investigating. I am deeply disappointed that "Attack on
>Titan" is -not- about a space war breaking out between the colonized
>moons of Saturn.The closest you're going to get to that is Titan Maximum, which is an explicit parody of Voltron rather than an actual drama. I found it hilarious, but the caveat there is that it is essentially a Robot Chicken piece extended out to series length (much like Moral Orel) which means that the humor is deeply mean.
There's also Tytania, which isn't about war breaking out between the moons of Saturn, but is about nuanced politics and awesome space fights taking place on a galactic stage. Like someone watched Legend of the Galactic Heroes and decided "you know what? Let's make more of that."
>Aug 12 20:49:31 <Z-Gryphon> It does look pretty daft, though.
>Particularly the weird-ass Hero Equipment, which seems like it's
>basically people trying to fight giants with the invention Thomas
>Midgley (inventor of CFCs and leaded gasoline) accidentally killed
>himself with.
Speaking as someone who fast-forwards through the fight scenes in Attack on Titan so he can get to more delicious bleakness, the hero gear is actually cool. Because, well, what do you do if you're fighting a giant that artillery pieces really can't stop? Clearly, you actually climb the fucking thing and attack its weak points up close and personal, like those suicidal anti-mech troopers in Battletech/Mechwarrior who would run right up to an Atlas or an Awesome and climb it in order to lay in some charges and bring it down. But with more Shadow of the Colossus mixed in.
-Merc
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