Sweet "Shiny Gem"
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere is one of those anime's that you absolutely have to give a look. The animation is great, the songs are catchy, and the storyline is unique. Based centuries in the future where humans have comeback to Earth from outer-space to find that Japan is the only livable plot of land, the people of Earth create outer dimensions of Japan in order to accommodate all the people and follow the "Testament" in hopes of repeating history and returning to the great beyond.
It is completely over-the-top crazy and wildly entertaining, and fails to fit in a neatly defined genre. The writing is pure genius and has carried over well into the anime which despite its complexity doesn't stop for long-winded explanations, but rather sweeps the audience away with the constant hands-on revelations about the structure of its world. This anime will confuse in the beginning you need to have strong mind that all i can say,its intriguing series that has me hooked up. There...
It's got it all.
When humanity descended from the sky they brought the Testament. A guideline that everyone must follow if they are to return to the heavens. In their world Japan is the only habitable country. Many different factions vie for power, and fight to protect the land they live on. Each group has an ultimate weapon called the Armor of Deadly Sins. The greatest threat is not the Armor though. The Testament ends abruptly, and this is the last year chronicled. Tori Aoi and his friends at the Aerial Metropolitan Ship Musashi will fight for the future and try to save Horizon. What or who is Horizon anyway? Is it worth fighting for? Is it worth dying for?
I bought this anime when it came out. There were no reviews or information on it yet. I was quite surprised. The first episode had me laughing out loud. At that time I could also see signs of a dramatic story in the works as well. There is an excellent mixture of comedy, drama, action, and suspense, not to mention boat loads of fan...
Great designs, strangest plot I've ever witnessed
So I'm not even really sure where to begin but I guess I'll just start with the positive points I took away from the series. First, the art direction and animation is very smooth. Not quite as clean as say "Angel Beats!" but there is more going on, a lot more with mechs and tech witches and gigantic floating ship cities and a ton of supporting characters ever episode. If you like variety, I have to say that "Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere" has got that in spades. Accompanying the artwork the original Japanese voice over work is pretty good. Lines are delivered with emotion and debates in the 9th episode are spoken with conviction. Essentially, it takes itself seriously to a degree but the pacing is utterly insane rocking back and forth between emotional moments and then off the wall joke sequences with very little build-up to buffer the sudden changes.
Leading in from there, I get the feeling the plot is very complex but the direction they took was to explain things in...
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