probably my favorite anime of the season. it's got comedy, heartfelt scenes, pop culture references, sci-fi, mechs... lots of things i love in one place. the animation was really polished and i liked that it used traditional animation alongside cg well and the cg wasn't glaringly obvious. the humor was tongue-in-cheek for the most part, with some pretty heavy handed innuendos. the action scenes were really nicely choreographed and fun to watch. i felt the story was solid and i was often left wondering what would happen next. pacing was good, and i hope there will be a second season.