SADAMITSU THE DESTROYER

A fine specimen. Sadamitsu the Destroyer is an out of the ordinary tale of alien invasion centered around a really loud guy who just wants to fight stuff. Missing will be the usual melodrama (for the most part), and the child robot pilots. It DOES have a cast of highschool students, which is still somehow unavoidable, but they only spend a small part of the show actually in the school. The whole 'school' problem is mitigated quite well by the hot kick-ass school nurse Sadamitsu has, and who also gets mixed up in many of the events of the story. In a nutshell, she's Kino Makoto if she grew up to be an ornery high school nurse with terrible luck.

Anyhow the main character is very likeable and his crew of friends all pitch in for the backbone of this very funny action/comedy. The bad guys are actually space "criminals" (an interesting idea itself), being chased through the universe by the other main character who is eventually nick-named "Junk" by Sadamitsu. He's a kind of android who is left only his head by the end of the first episode. Sadamitsu wears this like a helmet and therefore gains super powers. Why that is isn't ever really explained in detail, as is most of the reasons the plot forms the way it does but it's one of the reasons to like this anime. Much like it's main character it doesn't sweat the small stuff and concentrates on having fun and kicking butt.

At ten eps it's kind of short even for the OVA form, but it's hard to see what else would be needed to tell the story. The graphics are tight and the dub is a decent piece of work. Overall it's funny and full of action, has an awesome mariachi flavored intro tune, plus it includes a world-ending-weapon-who-I-also-want-to-ask-out-on-a-date kinda love interest so Saikano fans should rejoice. Right now you can get the whole run in a neat 3 disc box, so there's not much else you could ask for.

My suggestion: Buy this one for sure. A great way to kill an afternoon.