“Post-apocalyptic Earth: 0.1% survivors hide in shelters, pilot mechs against alien "Dracters" while memories erased.”
Megaton Musashi
メガトン級ムサシ
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Synopsis
Post-apocalyptic Earth: 0.1% survivors hide in shelters, pilot mechs against alien "Dracters" while memories erased.
In an ordinary town, there are people who live a peaceful and fulfilling life. But they don't know that it is a false peace. The untold truth... The earth has already been destroyed... 99.9% of the human race has been wiped out by a mysterious alien force from outer space. The enemy is named "Dracters." Eventually, a large hole was drilled in the earth and terraformed into a suitable environment for the aliens to live. Humans have no choice but to hide in shelters to escape their eyes. Waiting for the day of resurrection, which they do not know when it will come... The inhabitants of the shelter Ixia have had their memories of the day of destruction erased, and live a normal life without knowing anything about it. However, some of them, the "chosen ones," have become pilots, driving giant robots called "Rogue" and fighting against aliens. Today, another new pilot is selected... (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
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What 3 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.70 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 2.33
Running avg · Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 8 “Fast-paced mecha that hits the ground running, balanced by brief breathing spaces and boosted by above-average animation, music, and voice work; CGI blends smoothly with 2D art, and the leads earn...”
- 9 “Megaton-kyuu Musashi stands as the strongest mecha series of the Fall season, delivering consistently good storytelling across 13 episodes with a large cast of well-developed characters and...”
- 5 “The show manages to improve from its dull beginning and features decent art with cool combat sequences. However, the mecha designs look stupid, the sound is disappointingly basic, characters remain...”
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- Format 13 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 25m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2021 – Dec 2021 Fall 2021
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-11662 catalog