Dark Machine: The Animation

So the wildcard entry was Azuma's idea all along. That mask guy is watching Kairi like he already knows how this ends. Either he knew the grandfather or he's testing something specific and I want answers

Rudra wiping Kairi's account to force the match and then blowing up at everyone after losing is such a mess. Can't decide if she's the worst leader ever or the only honest one on that team

Bianca losing her leg money to a con and still lashing out at Bran afterward. That's the whole tragedy in one scene. She learned nothing and probably never will

The smoke and debris shots during the second half looked way better than mecha CGI usually does. Most shows turn into mush once the effects start flying but this one held together the whole way through the bridge collapse

That bridge collapse play was the whole episode for me. Bulan hanging out there as bait while the rest of the team just waited for the Musculars to pile in was such a clean setup. Nobody expects the bulky team to lose to architecture

Bran picking up the prosthetic leg after Bianca blamed her. Small gesture and it says more than the whole match did

Rudra telling Kairi they have to wipe out the enemy mechs to win was the line that got me. She's the only one treating this like it actually matters. Everyone else is playing a game and she's playing for something

I couldn't stop grinning when Shinn shook Kairi's hand and called it talent. Kairi genuinely has no idea what he's doing and that's what makes it work. He just sees the field differently and everyone else is losing their minds over it

I find myself interested in everything except for the Dark Machine game itself. The Bianca operation reveal got me more than any mech fight this whole episode

Did not expect a PTSD from this anime, well more like suffering from being ostracized rather than Scary from deadly tactic from Myojin. Still Rudra getting desperate with loan a big chunk of money on behalf of Kaini, looks like whatever Rudra problem have is guaranteed running out of time to solve it. Well looks more problem coming along way than expected. Still need to focus on what's going on rather than mechanic of game to enjoy this anime for me.

Animation and art looks gorgeous. Apparently its an anime advertising the game Dark Machine that actually releases next year in 2027. Looks interesting so far

I wonder is his grandpa is ex-Dark Machine Player because he got a equipment that now Kairi use, I think his deceased granpa alreday know this way how he gonna meet Senki (Funny to think grandpa ask Kairi to become top players for some photo). Anyway I guess now we on Carbuncle Team and looks like we gonna battle with others faction too. Overall is kinda meh start for me, I thought is gonna be high stacked game with live or die situation, but we'll see what coming next.

Insane budget?? Unexpected coming from an anime made to advertise a game that hasn't been released yet. But it make sense if its backed by a crypto.