Boring prequel to the videogame. In yet another mind boggling stupid design idea, rather than use the character designs and mecha designs created by Yasuhiro Nightow (Trigun) and Kousuke Fujishima (Ah My Goddess), they decided to go with the guys who’d go on to do Black Lagoon. Now they’re perfectly fine designers, but the look of the anime, once it starts to deal with the prequel aspect, is a real disconnect to what was arguably the strongest element of the game.