Dai-Guard Genre: Action Animeaddiction's Overall Score: 7.0

Reviewer: Animeaddiction
Type of Review: General

How much did you say?! It's coming out of my salary?! What do you mean I've got to fill out all this paperwork to save the world?!

In the early part of the 21st century, the Earth was invaded by strange monsters from another dimension. They were called Heterodynes and they were virtually unstoppable. However, Earth wasn't going to go down without a fight and the army contracted with several companies to build the ultimate weapon against the threat. Unfortuantely, their solution, the giant combat robot Dai-Guard, came a little too late. The enemy disappeared without a trace and the much-vaunted Super Weapon became a Super-Useless Thing. The army didn't want to deal with the cost of maintaining Dai-Guard, so they let the company that built it, take the weapon off their hands and use it for a promotional prop. What a let down.

The year is now 2031 and Dai-Guard has been more or less mothballed. Due to budget cuts and downsizing, Dai-Guard isn't even maintained properly. Cheap parts, chewing gum, and duct tape are all that's holding it together now. THAT'S when the Heterodynes return! Oh boy!

Fear not citizens! There are still those who believe that Dai-Guard is still the best weapon to defend the Earth. Unfortunately, the pilots of Dai-Gaurd are untrained, paper-pushing, clock-watching office jockeys. They are plagued with shoddy equipment, lack of manpower, and tons and TONS of paperwork! And even though they get the job done, the collateral and property damage they cause makes one wonder if it had been worth it! You'd think that saving the world would merit at least a raise!

Whenever we watch a giant robot series, we often do not realize the underlying costs and difficulties that the people encounter when saving the world. Dai-Guard not only has enough action and drama to satisfy most robot maniacs, but it also pokes fun at the financial side and how it relates to real life. With a large cast of characters and a variety of situations, some serious, some hillarious and some with both aspects, it's a great show for everyone.