B'T X
Synopsis
Teppei is going to visit his older brother Kotaro Takamiya during a scientific conference after training with a mysterious woman named Karen for the past 11 years. However his plans for a family reunion become stalled when a woman named Aramis kills everyone in the conference to kidnap Kotaro. Teppei on the way to save his brother encounters a broken mechanical horse called B't X who revives thanks to Teppei's blood and is now his aide to save his brother from the mysterious Machine Empire.
Audience Consensus
B'T X is a 90s mecha anime with a dark and engaging story, although some find the animation and pacing to be weak points. While some appreciate the character depth and world-building, others find the series generic or incomplete due to the story being continued in the OVA series. Overall, it has a nostalgic appeal for some, while others find it lacking compared to other anime of the same genre.
Strengths
- The world-building is well-done, creating a mesh between the real world and a dark, dystopian world of mecha.
- The OST is exciting, moving, and completely fitting to the anime.
- Characters have depth and stand out from other characters of the same cliche.
Weaknesses
- The animation is borderline lazy, with repeating frames and still poses.
- The story structure is a monster of the week format, with a big bad monster teased early on but not fought against in the first part.
- Fights are drawn out too long.