So I was watching Knights of Sidonia, and I am not liking it as much as I thought I would. I am a few episodes in.
Minor spoilers ahead!
The main character is Cliche, in that he is super special or something. Has at least three people vying for his affection (Standard anime stuff, but it gets so old sometimes). Has a rival who is super jealous because he is the special one. All fairly standard plot points. They work though, I suppose.
The enemies can only be killed by macguffins, found in some mysterious place. Of course they take the shape of spears, so the combat has to be hand to hand in giant mechs obviously.
The animation for the char's is fairly meh, in terms of their facial expressions especially, I find. The fighting and action scenes are pretty rad though. The show is also deliciously dark, with characters dying left and right along with questionable morals in the name of survival.
All in all, it has all the pieces, but it seems to mesh them together awkwardly. It's hard to put into words, but I feel like it lacks soul, with the plot moving not because that's what the characters do, but because that's how the story goes.
Maybe I am wrong, though. Anyone else have any opinions? I have gotten to the episode where he wakes up in the hospital with minor amnesia.