Review of SSSS.Gridman

SSSS.Gridman was a weird show. It is the result from the makers of Ultraman and Gridman together with studio Trigger. It is good and it is bad. There is a lot which surprised me and there was a lot of lost potential. This anime was not good and not bad, but very likable Art: First thing that putt me off was the CG. It felt sluggish and painful to watch as i'm not a fan of bad CG. But in the end it got better and better, so I forgive the first few episodes. The world itself and the monster design are not something to get hypedabout and are simply lacking something to make it interesting. The details and the cameo's in this show was what did hype me

Sound:
Grue Elise von Mir plays in the background, so that was more than enough. Jk what i missed in this was a badass music track what Trigger always has to hype up the action. The sound effects were okay. The overall sounds impression was average.
The positive: the voice acting of most of the cast was fabulous. Rikka sounds just as soft as her thighs, Akane was a perfect oppai loli. As for the rest of the cast i think they could have more emotion

Characters and Story:
Well the story on itself wouldn't be worth an 8, and the cast neither, so it was really a mix between good plot and good cast. While Trigger gives its own spin to the story and cast, the first few battles feels a lot like Ultra man. Simply beating up bad guys. But as the story and fighting choreography progresses, there are some shocking twists.

Yuuta, a bit generic, but not to cheesy. Has to balls actually try and get a girl, but doesn't push trough. Not much of a mc

Shou, Yuuta's friend but not much of a character either. While he feels much more "weeb", his presence is just to balance out the party.

Rikka, the only right character there is. Thicc thighs, a dreamy voice and a lovely character. While she isn't the one who actually does the action, her dialogues and thoughts show a bit how the world is built up.

Akane, an oppai lolli with marvelous acting talent. Self conflicted she has to find out the trough by herself with hardship.

As you can see the characters themselves are not super interesting, the interactions and the follow up on actions is what was intriguing. The way it played out because they held back information or just spouted it out was what made it enjoyable to figure out and watch. The fights advance in the very end just like the character Anti slowly evolves.

Enjoyment:
Somehow i think this anime was enjoyable and it left me with a good feeling. There are a lot of loose ends and plot holes, but that was actually never the focus of the story. The little cameo's in this anime showed that Trigger still cares and loves its old work. This Trigger made anime is for you if you like mecha, thighs, some existential crisis.