Mazinkaiser SKL Review

Now let's crank it up a notch as I start putting out more reviews.

Machine Island is isolated from the rest of the world hidden by a huge gravity curtain, it is a warzone for supremacy as three factions fight for dominance, the Kiba Army made up of bandits and mercenaries, the Garan Army made up of trained soldiers and ruled more or less like an empire and the Hachiryoukaku Army made up of Athenian style women that wouldn't look out of place in Wonder Woman. With the constant fighting, the Gravity Curtain starts becoming unstable which would eventually lead to the planet's destruction. Left with no choice, the outsiders WSO send in the Skull Force to stop the Gravity Curtain but the main force they send is struck down leaving only Yuuki alive along with Death Caprice Squad, two unhinged mercenaries with a penchant for violence piloting the devil like robot Mazinkaiser who starts tearing up the war faction by faction with only Hachiryoukaku being smart enough to cooperate with Skull Force. With the mechanized persona of the devil in play, will the planet be saved from destruction?
It's stupid and manly and I love it, a testosterone filled OVA with killer battles that doesn't require much thought to enjoy but I still wish that certain plot elements were explored such as
Who are Skull Squad?
How did Death Caprice Squad acquire Mazinkaiser?
What is Ryou's past and why is he so easily triggered by it?
Why did Aira's sister Himiko join the Garan Army?
It's these questions I would like to be answered, so I at least know why certain elements are exactly what they are.
The dub is fine, some poor acting choices along with some very wooden performances but for the most part it's fine.
Final Verdict: Stupid manly mecha series let down by a lack of explanation for it's plotholes, not a total loss as for the most part it plays well as an action series.

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