Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (Anime)

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Name: Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet
Type: Anime

Director: Kazuya Murata

Official Rating: PG-13

Seasons: 1 
Genre: Adventure, mecha, science fiction
Age Rating: 12+

Review: 
Takes place in the distant future, a soldier from space, Ledo, and his intelligent talking spacecraft, Chamber, wind up on Earth after a battle with the Hideauze. As a previously assumed extinct planet, Ledo tries to learn all he can about Earth's culture and people as he cannot find a way back to his home planet. 

This anime is super fun and interesting! All the voices fit the characters well, and the plot was engaging and piqued my interest from the first episode. The characters are enjoyable and I connected with them easily. I would recommend this show to middle-schooler's and up. There are some sexual innuendos, but it isn't overly violent even though their is battles, and the story is really good. 

I really liked learning along with Ledo as he explored Earth and started getting used to the way things worked, and there were some really good messages in his learning, such as the idea that people with disabilities are valuable and not a waste of space as Ledo first believes. One of the main themes of this anime is the idea that all life is precious, and I really appreciated that.

The only reason I didn't give it a higher rating is because of the length. It was getting really good! Because it was only 1 season, it had to be cut short, and it left me hanging and somewhat unsatisfied. I would have liked to see where it went! There were some explanations that related to the theory of evolution which, for an audience of Believers, isn't true and you should make sure that the person watching it understands that.

Mature Content:

• Nudity- Unrealistically large breasts
• Revealing outfits/swimsuits 
• Homosexuality- There is a cross-dresser man who chases Ledo around in an episode
• Profanity- "Damn" and "hell" and "ass"
• Sexual references- Ledo and Chamber briefly discuss reproduction, and Amy dances for Ledo
• Evolution- Evolutionary explanations of the Hideauze

Personal Note:
I'm not going to lie: I found Ledo to be really attractive :) Also, Chamber's voice in the English version was on point.