D-1 Devastator
D-1 デバステイター
To follow in his missing friend Masato's footsteps, Ryo joined the vehicle company Yaesu. Ryo became involved with the Makuhari test course that Masato was also a part of. The leader, Gray Gear, told Ryo, "If you want to know about Masato, come to the test course late at night and ride the new machine." When Ryo got in the new machine, the Vector Versus, and rode it around the course, he was able to exceed 300 kilometers per hour and suddenly warped into a mysterious space!
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To follow in his missing friend Masato's footsteps, Ryo joined the vehicle company Yaesu. Ryo became involved with the Makuhari test course that Masato was also a part of. The leader, Gray Gear, told Ryo, "If you want to know about Masato, come to the test course late at night and ride the new machine." When Ryo got in the new machine, the Vector Versus, and rode it around the course, he was able to exceed 300 kilometers per hour and suddenly warped into a mysterious space!
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soloship
February 15, 2024
Combine the Brave series with an edgy mecha OVA, and you get D-1 Devastator. D-1 Devastator is an anime adaptation of a video game by Takara, the company behind several transforming vehicle toylines like Transformers and the Brave series. As such, the OVA contains several mecha that transform from vehicles; however, these mecha are not sentient and are piloted from within by humans. The story is reminiscent of 80s OVAs like Zeorymer and Detonator Orgun in that it features a young man in the near future who is involved with a defense organization to save the world from eldritch monsters -- in this case, aliensfrom another dimension that can be reached by traveling at 300 km/h -- by piloting a piece of experimental technology. There's a lot of corporate/bureaucratic drama thrown in for an aura of mystery. The first episode is a slow-paced, stereotypical story about fighting beastly monsters as the mysteries and overarching story are introduced; however, the second episode gets quite interesting as it builds up to an over-the-top ending, involves a lot of strategy, and the corporate drama becomes more pronounced. Characters remain shallow, though, which is typical in these types of OVAs. The anime is quite good design-wise, as it applies realism to its transforming vehicles. For example, the main mech has a transitional mode where it becomes a torso on a car body, similar to Macross's Gerwalk. The main mecha also have realistic heads that don't necessarily resemble faces; the main mech's head is reminiscent of Dragonar's, for example. Additionally, large command bases and screen-heavy control rooms abound, which is never a bad thing. There are quite a few mundane futuristic vehicles, such as a train and fire trucks, which gives the anime a sense of realism. The monsters are the weakest design in the anime; they feel quite generic. The animation is typical 90s OVA cel animation, which is always high quality. Overall, D-1 Devastator certainly isn't a bad anime, even if it has a slow start. Between its designs, satisfying ending, and mysterious worldbuilding, it's a very good mecha OVA, a genre that is always high-quality.
