Review of SSSS.Dynazenon
Another banger mech anime from our boys at Studio Trigger. I'm glad to see another SSSS. anime has come out in recent years. I absolutely love mechs, so I might be a bit bias here. The story isn't anything to cry home about, but that doesn't mean it's not good. This time around, instead of it feeling like a summon like in SSSS.GRIDMAN feels more like Power Rangers, but pure mech. I came from SSSS.GRIDMAN expecting a lot since Trigger made both of them, and I was pretty satisfied with what I got. The world is once again mainly focused on specific areas, similar to GRIDMAN.However, the pacing is very straightforward, and is what you'd expect from a mecha anime and then some. However, aspects from SSSS.GRIDMAN started becoming introduced in the middle of the anime, which kind of threw me off. I didn't think this anime would take place in the same world/universe as GRIDMAN, as the way it was set up made it seem like this would be a completely different world while sharing the "SSSS." name. This isn't a bad thing, but it was unexpected. In the end, it's a good story, and its developments and ending were very good.
The characters are all once again bright and vivid. They are all different people from different backgrounds and lives but are all forced to work together. Their designs are all very nice and well done, and they all contribute to making this world feel more alive. This even goes for the supporting and one-off characters. The mech this time around looks a bit too clunky and thick in my opinion. Dynazenon also looks like a transformer in his standard combined form, which is a shame. I preferred how they looked in SSSS.GRIDMAN, both Gridman, and Gridknight. This is just a personal preference though.
The animation is still very superb. The character animations are all very fluid, and the CGI used for the mechs and kaiju are also once again very well done. No complaints here, but at times things could look better.
Overall, another banger mecha anime from Studio Trigger. Coming from SSSS.GRIDMAN, I have to say I am very much pleased. Don't think I'll be getting a model kit for Dynazenon as I don't really like his design much, unfortunately. I highly recommend this to anyone interested. You don't need to watch SSSS.GRIDMAN before watching SSSS.DYNAZENON, but it is recommended.