Chouon Senshi Borgman

Yo, its me again writing a review for the show “Sonic Soldier Borgman”. I hope that my review can give an idea of what kind of show borgman is and if you want to give a try on this series.

Story: 6
The story it takes place in a high tech future where technology is top notch, the youma empire is planning to conquer the earth but there are three people to stop them. Ryo the hot headed leader, Chuck the smart and handsome guy and Anise the cute and brave girl, those three are teachers on a public school but when youma start their invade they ... transform into to borgman to fight the monsters.

The plot is a clear mix between a super sentai / metal hero / 80’s anime, the alien empire the transformation on a colored armors and the personalities of the protagonists is a clear references of sentai metal hero, don’t expect nothin’ complex on the plot and be ready for a slow pace development but there is a plot twist and some revelations here and there (note: there are some plot holes too but nothing too serious).

Art: 7
Its the typical 80's artstyle and from one of my favorites artists, Kia Asamiya under de alias of Michitaka Kikuchi. But inconsistency is the name of this show, going from some episodes of excellent quality (episodes 21, 25, 26, 33, 34 and 35) to some poor animation.

Sound: 7
The sound is one of the great points, the opening is amazing and the endings is really good, plays a lot of jazz, j pop and chill hop during the episodes and i liked very much.

Characters: 6
Overall the VA/Seiyuus the cast is really good, in special chuck and dust jead seiyuus. Most of the characters have their own personality an individual development and is explain the motivation of them, on each episode one of the main characters is the focus. I can say that Chuck, Memory Jean and Dust Jead are my favorites and the phantom swat leader Miki is a great character, Ryo and Anise are fine but there are the some annoying kids on the show (specially Shinji), I can see why the kids were there and makes sense but sometimes its annoying.

Enjoyment: 7
Well, i enjoyed this anime mostly because i like 80's/90's obscure animes. And i can pointed that this is a decent show and if you want to watch a light, simple and fun anime this a excellent choice, don’t expect a complex plot and innovation on the characters.

Overall: 7
If you are interested in watch Borgman I can say that you’re looking for some simple yet fun anime. You have to be patient because some episodes don't advance much on the story. It may get a bit repetitive, but the anime style and the number of episodes can be very friendly to you, so if you have some freetime and want to watch a short but very fun show, go fot it.

I hope you like the review and find it usefull.

This anime has cute girls in it, and interesting monsters and fights. I liked it so much I made a wiki for it in 2011 but sort of stalled on ep 10

The fansubs that exist are nice and small and good for watching on low-res computers that can't handle all that 1080 stuff coming out nowadays.

There's a neat contrast between the 3 teachers who become heroes and the 3 students who encounter monsters and need to be saved. They represent the change in responsibility.

Pink for the woman is a little stereotypical following after Beast King GoLion (pretty sure Voltron preceded power rangers) but it's manageable.

The story is simple— a group of heroes (Borgman team) fights mechanical demons (Youma) threatening their city. Sounds cool, right? Unfortunately, the execution is all over the place. The pacing is inconsistent, with episodes dragging on meaningless side plots while glossing over moments that could have added depth.

Characters

Ryo Hibiki -- The group leader with a tragic past. He's supposed to be cool, but his lack of charisma makes him forgettable.

Anice Farm -- The female lead who exists just to add variety to the group. She’s there to fight and look tough, but most of the time, she’s just a background character with no real impact.

Chuck ... Sweager --The comic relief who occasionally helps, but his existence doesn't matter.


Animation

The animation is decent—good according to 80s standards.

Final Thoughts

Sonic Soldier Borgman is your average 80s/90s mecha, sci-fi anime with the same repetitive storyline. Aliens are coming from space, our heroes fight or kill them, and then the same process repeats in every episode. It’s a waste of time—boring stuff.