Having had a rather bad day before I watched this, I was relying on Gravion to cheer me up somewhat. It didn't disappoint... 
6 - Toga's Day Off
Eiji's suffering from a bad case of cabin fever, and feels the need to
get away from Sandman's castle for a while. Since Toga's never even
been outside before, Eiji brings him along to give him a taste of
outside life. Getting outside means sneaking on board the maids'
cruiser - and wearing their outfits, which causes some confusion in the
city. Just as you'd expect, there's a Zeravire attack while the guys
are away - without them, Gravion can't assemble, and no-one knows where
they've gone...
7 - The Drill Girl of the Beach
Luna's gone home to Okinawa - it's the anniversary of her father's
death, and it's time to pay her respects. Okinawa is also home to the
International Peace Centre, and the Zeravire's next target - so it's
not long before the rest of the gang descend on the island (on standby
for the attack, honest...) to ruin her holiday - and as expected,
Gravion's services are soon required again...
8 - Super Heavyweight Battlezone
Eiji's in trouble for acting on his own again, drawing the wrath of
both Raven & Luna. Taking some time on his own to catch his
thoughts, he goes to take a look at Toga's machine, Gran Kaiser - and
lets his curiosity get the better of him when he enters it &
becomes trapped inside. When a Zeravire infiltrator attacks the castle,
Eiji's left having to take care of it himself...
9 - A Distant Embrace
The castle staff are cleaning up after Eiji's battle with the Zeravire,
giving Mizuki a chance to look into the disappearance of her best
friend - Ayaka, Eiji's sister. She's managed to gain access to the West
Tower, where Ayaka disappeared - something Eiji never managed to do -
but will her investigation uncover any more facts about Ayaka's fate?
Only episode 9 makes any real attempt to advance the 'plot' here,
with the other 3 episodes being pretty much filler of the sort that's
almost standard for anime these days - first half normal life, second
half battle sequence. You do get so much more out of Gravion if
you leave your brain behind - and that's not a criticism. If all shows
had to make you think, or tried to emotionally engage you, there'd be a
lot less occasions where I'd be in the mood to thrown a disc in the
player. Gravion fills my need for senseless eye-candy to
perfection, and that makes it a recommended show - as long as you don't
expect too much from it. |
