Drama Digest
Akira Natsume awakens from a 16-year coma in 2014 after being hit by a truck and discovering himself within a machine. Police officer Minami Uezono and her android sidekick Alma welcome him as he gets used to the new interface. They demonstrate to Akira how his brain is housed inside an EX-ARM, a destructive weapon. The three must escape from a smuggler ship captained by an enemy using only cunning and battle skills. Akira is reluctant to fight at first, but he soon remembers his brother’s words from before the accident. He is motivated by the memories to act, taking control of Alma’s body to use martial arts to battle his opponents. He finds the destructive potential of his EX-ARM by skillfully hacking and seizing control of the ship after Alma plugs him into one of the ship’s ports. Akira gets familiar with the other group of Ex-Arm tasked with lessening the impacts of EX-ARMs, once they have safely returned to land. He decides to join the squad and end the terror these weapons inflict after witnessing the crimes committed by people who crave the power of EX-ARMs.
The Feel-Good Part
The concept of an Ex-Arm is incredible. The best part is when Akira sees the horrors perpetrated by people who crave the power of EX-ARMs; he then decides to join the team and put an end to the terror these weapons inflict.
The Disappointing Factor
The animation fails to draw in spectators. The anime had poor direction and execution while having an intriguing plot. Additionally, the music isn’t at its finest. The viewers are incredibly dissatisfied.
In-Depth Analysis
Ex-Arm is a Japanese sci-fi manga series. It is created by HiRock and Shinya Komi. Ex-Vita, a previous manga by Komi, was remade for this series. It was serialized in Shueisha’s seinen manga publication Grand Jump from February 2015 to December 2017, then from December 2017 to June 2019 on the Shnen Jump+ website. Its chapters were collected by Shueisha into fourteen tankobon volumes. Ex-Arm EXA, a follow-up manga, debuted in Grand Jump Mucha in August 2019. Visual Flight produced and distributed an anime television series that ran from January to March 2021. On December 18, 2018, the 12th volume of the manga was published, and an anime television series adaptation was confirmed. Yoshikatsu Kimura is the series’ director and Yoshikatsu Kimura is its producer. Tommy Morton is responsible for writing the screenplay, and S. Kimura is the series’ composer. Most of the series’ personnel have never previously worked on an anime project. The series, initially scheduled to premiere in July 2020, was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and shown on Tokyo MX, SUN, and BS Fuji from January 11 to March 29, 2021. The beginning and closing themes are “Rise Again” by AIRFLIP and “Diamonds Shine” by Dizzy Sunfist, respectively.
Star Power
The storyline is both intriguing and brilliant. In creating this clever plot, writer Tommy Morton did a fantastic job.
Overall Opinion
It is a science fiction action anime. The plot is intriguing and brilliant. Those who enjoy action and science fiction may like it.
