Waking up in a strange house, Yuuta Hibiki can’t remember who he is or who the people around him are. Following the sound of what he assumes to be his name leads to a computer where someone calling themselves ‘Gridman’ implores him to realize his identity. Someone apparently only he can see and hear. Initially writing it off as a hallucination, he’s eventually forced to face reality after being sucked into a computer to fight a giant monster that’s suddenly begun attacking the town.
A combination of character drama and tokusatsu action with a large amount of comic relief and minor romance elements. No familiarity with the live-action Gridman or Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad productions is necessary to watch it.
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Terrific animation and character designs. I’m exactly halfway through the series. This show does an exceptional job of developing believable, unique personalities and relationships.
Frankly, I’m surprised that, after watching more than a few episodes, anyone would describe this as a ‘mecha’ show.
Episode 9 is tremendous. Thanks to the hint at 13:17, I looked up commentary on Kurosawa’s landmark movie, Rashomon (0:44). At least to me, a strongly-lit traditional Japanese gate shown from below is nothing if not a formal reference to that masterpiece. Watching that entire YouTube video might also suggest the origin of more of the cinematic ideas employed in ep 9. If so, Gridman’s creators are not at all shy about divulging their sources. Episode 9 is magnificent until the gung-ho goody-goody part towards the end. This series is really well-done. Watching it makes me wish I had seen… Read more »
7:37 episode 11 has got to be one of the greatest anime quotations of all time:
“You choose to do nothing thinking nothing can be done?”
And, seriously, Rikka’s mother is the BEST, the ultimate MILF, simply too cool to move. * * * Finally finished watching the series and DAMN!!! That was terrific! Although many will probably disagree, this reminded me a lot of Tekkon Kinkreet and the end of Inuyasha–an allegorical battle with inner darkness, focused on how Evil/insanity ultimately is born from festering loneliness. Again, this is not a shounen mecha/tokusatsu show. It’s an aMAZing character drama, and could have been close to perfection had they not killed the mood so often with that canned Gridman music. They did the hard parts perfectly.… Read more »