This depiction of Robert Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" is interesting mainly for its portrayal of the mobile infantry. Without the benefit of English subtitles, the story appears simple; focused on Johnny Rico's training and integration in a mobile infantry unit, and quest to win the affection of a young woman he attended school with. The animation is good but modest.
The scenes with the mobile infantry's powered armor suits are where this anime production shines. The design of the powered armor fits Robert Heinlein's vision with the soldiers able to move rapidly and fight under intensive combat conditions with substantial firepower, and the series adds autonomous track-wheeled robots that fight alongside the armored soldiers. The series also features the mobile infantry's capability for atmospheric entry via individual protective capsules, as described by Heinlein, when they fight the bugs in the final episode.
Overall, the series is okay. The combat scenes with the mobile infantry are worth watching, though the tactics appear less than sophisticated for a force equipped with advanced technology, and the battle with the bugs in the final episode is somewhat anti-climactic. Nonetheless, this anime production remains an interesting portrayal of Heinlein's mobile infantry.
The scenes with the mobile infantry's powered armor suits are where this anime production shines. The design of the powered armor fits Robert Heinlein's vision with the soldiers able to move rapidly and fight under intensive combat conditions with substantial firepower, and the series adds autonomous track-wheeled robots that fight alongside the armored soldiers. The series also features the mobile infantry's capability for atmospheric entry via individual protective capsules, as described by Heinlein, when they fight the bugs in the final episode.
Overall, the series is okay. The combat scenes with the mobile infantry are worth watching, though the tactics appear less than sophisticated for a force equipped with advanced technology, and the battle with the bugs in the final episode is somewhat anti-climactic. Nonetheless, this anime production remains an interesting portrayal of Heinlein's mobile infantry.