Ah, Sky Girls makes me giggle. It has no qualms in acknowledging that it is what it is: a daft throwaway half-hour of loli fanservice, with some nice ideas, pretty good animation, cute characters and a guaranteed feeling of being dirty afterwards.
Here’s the amusing plot: after a war with bio-mech monsters called ‘Worms’, humanity is devastated. 90% of all males between 20 and 30 are dead. Thus the military has to rely on…why, what else? Little girls piloting giant robots!
What’s better, the three girls the show focuses on, who are supposed to be 16-17 but really don’t look it, pilot robot exoskeletons reminiscent of the loader in Aliens – except that these ones fly, transform between jet and human modes, and require the girls to wear ‘nano-armour’. This is, of course, an excuse for them to wear very skimpy little outfits complete with neko-tail for plugging themselves in and to be suspended in full view while piloting the robots, hanging in the air almost as if they were being held up by…oh, I don’t know, tentacles?
And of course our three heroines fit neatly into moe anime types: there’s the stern tsundere one, the shy but very intelligent one and the genki one, and all of them blush at just the right moments to make otaku squeal.
Combining Lolita fetishes with over-the-top action sequences, this is a perfect example of bad, bad anime – and also of how much fun it can be to watch it! Bring on Strike Witches, Gonzo’s stab at a very similar idea!
(Originally written 18.10.06)
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