Gasaraki

[R. Daniel 01]

Like big O, a Sunrise production, with mature plot and dialogue. You won't find any moody teenagers.

Also like Big O, it's an excellent animé.

Gasaraki follows the internal struggles of the Gowa, a family of arms dealers, as well as the first JSDF team to test Gowa's latest development: bipedal walkers. The Gowa family has a history, however... a close connection to a terrifying force known as Gasaraki. Recent events have brought the Gowa's history to the forefront.

Instead of linking to a trailer, here are links to two clips. When you start liking what you're seeing, stop watching the clip and start watching the series!

The first clip is fighting. No spoilers:
Mystery suits attack US tanks. Not "the" most exciting battle of the series, but a good example.

The second clip is talking. To avoid spoilers, don't watch past 3:10:
Kiyotsugu Gowa meets with Nishida, an influential nationalist.

[DOMON KASSHU!]

Those subs suck.

They called the armored commander "Colonel" when he had at least two stars, clearly making him a Major General or higher. Fail.
War.

[R. Daniel 01]

They called the armored commander "Colonel" when he had at least two stars, clearly making him a Major General or higher. Fail.

I think you're sharp for finding an error, but you're wrong nonetheless. The Major called his commanding officer "tyusa," which does indeed mean "Colonel" (well, "lieutenant-colonel," specifically). The discrepancy you found was probably just the product of a Japanese artist using GSDF insignia. Lieutenant Colonels in the GSDF have two stars in their insignia, hence the helmet with two stars. That's my guess.

But in any case, that seems trivial. In the scenes like the one you're talking about, I was wowed by how Sunrise made all the technology, both real and fictitious, behave convincingly.

[DOMON KASSHU!]

So? They're supposed to be US personnel. US personnel do not use GSDF insignia and rank structure.

Therefore the man with two stars was a Major General at the least.

Also, I don't care what you're using on a tank like that, it's not going to banana peel the metal like that.
War.

[R. Daniel 01]

So? They're supposed to be US personnel. US personnel do not use GSDF insignia and rank structure.

Alright, that's a way that we differ. I don't care too much about that.

Also, I don't care what you're using on a tank like that, it's not going to banana peel the metal like that.

You're going to have to be a bit more specific than "like that."

[DOMON KASSHU!]

When one of the missiles pierced a tank, the metal banana peeled OUT, swelled out, THEN exploded.

Isn't that backwards from how it should have been? And since a missile is a force IN, any curled metal should be facing IN, following the direction of the force applied to it.
War.

[Brooklyn Luckfield]

Gasaraki was beyond slow, and dull. Hell the Japanese cast sounded bored, and ADV's dub isn't much better with Matt Greenfields hammed up script and dull performances.

[R. Daniel 01]

Gasaraki was beyond slow, and dull. Hell the Japanese cast sounded bored, and ADV's dub isn't much better with Matt Greenfields hammed up script and dull performances.

Huh. You know, you may be right. Gasaraki DID seem a bit slow to me!

I've been a bit too forgiving of very slow-paced stories in the past (like Jin-Roh, which I still love despite its shortcomings), and Gasaraki probably falls into the same category.

[Brooklyn Luckfield]

Gasaraki was beyond slow, and dull. Hell the Japanese cast sounded bored, and ADV's dub isn't much better with Matt Greenfields hammed up script and dull performances.

Huh. You know, you may be right. Gasaraki DID seem a bit slow to me!

I've been a bit too forgiving of very slow-paced stories in the past (like Jin-Roh, which I still love despite its shortcomings), and Gasaraki probably falls into the same category.

Despite being slow, I will give Gasaraki credit for it's practical mecha designs, and the first few episodes where hilarious because they where stationed on a US military base for no apparent reason.

[R. Daniel 01]

Despite being slow, I will give Gasaraki credit for it's practical mecha designs,

Right on! It feel so... real.

the first few episodes where hilarious because they where stationed on a US military base for no apparent reason.

Eh? No way, they had a reason to be stationed at the base. If the Experimental Squadron entered the warzone independently, they either would've breached the Japanese Constitution, or they would've been acting as Gowa's private interest, which the Americans would say has no jurisdiction in their warzone, and either attacked or seized. Gowa could've ended up ruined and abandoned by the Japanese government. Sooo, it had to look like the Experimental Squadron was deployed as part of the American forces, or was at least subject to American jurisdiction. Therefore, stationed at an American base.

When one of the missiles pierced a tank, the metal banana peeled OUT, swelled out, THEN exploded.

I still don't know what you're talking about. I'm serious, I don't see any blatantly peeling metal. If you don't give me a particular second, I'm just gonna assume that you're looking for excuses to bad-mouth my precious, precious Gasaraki.