“Aliens trade Exoframes—cheap, easy-to-use robots—for limestone, rapidly transforming global warfare and society.”
Obsolete
OBSOLETE
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Synopsis
Aliens trade Exoframes—cheap, easy-to-use robots—for limestone, rapidly transforming global warfare and society.
In 2014, aliens revealed themselves to request trade with humanity. In exchange for limestone, they would provide a consciousness-controlled general-use robot known as an "Exoframe." Cheaper than an aircraft, tank, or firearm, and easy enough for anyone to operate, the "Exoframe" spreads change throughout the world in the blink of an eye... (Source: Official site)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 13 sampled reviews
What 13 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.85 · split reception
5.8 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 2.8
↑ 0.85
Running avg · Dec 2019 → Mar 2025
- 10 “Don't listen to all the cynics complaining about this series. It was awesome. If you like mechs and/or sci fi then you will eat this up and be hungry for more. It's only downside is that there are...”
- 10 “I don't understand why "bad" and CGI have been conflated such that the entire internets think all CGI is inherently bad. I liked this CGI, and I prefer visual shows to have motion. Unlike most...”
- 9 “RECOMMENDED if you're a military nerd, NOT RECOMMENDED if you're a casual anime watcher. This show is definitely not for everyone, I'm a huge military nerd and this show made me bust loads almost...”
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- Format 12 × 13′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 36m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2019 – Dec 2020
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-15707 catalog
Produced by
- Nitroplus Producer
- Good Smile Company Producer
- Bandai Namco Arts Producer
- Bandai Namco Online Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor