• hansolo@lemmy.today
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    15 hours ago

    The human drama is the central focus, the mechs is just changing the set pieces.

    there’s only so many plots.

    For example: It’s a standard workplace love story exploring the ego and id. It’s just that the workplace is an underground base where some dudes are letting teenagers pilot alien hybrid mechs to bring about the end of humanity.

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      14 hours ago

      Mecha are useful in that they combine the “shining armour” and “gallant steed” of classic stories into a single object.