~Episode 130.10~

TERRA FORMARS Revenge

Studio: LIDENFILMS x TYO Animations

Premiere: April 1, 2016

Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Airtime (GMT+9): Fridays at 25:05

Episodes: TBA

Summary:

In the late 21st century, scientists sent cockroaches and mold to the surface of Mars in an attempt to make the planet habitable for humanity. Hundreds of years later, a manned survey is sent to Mars, only to result in the death of its crew at the hands of the aforementioned cockroaches, which have mutated to have incredible strength and gigantic, human-like bodies. Armed with the ability to transform into insects, a group of elite warriors are sent to take back Mars, ultimately resulting in only two survivors. Set twenty years later, TERRA FORMARS: Revenge focuses on an Earth now ravaged by a virus with Martian origins. As one of the survivors of the previous mission, Komachi Shoukichi (Kiuchi Hidenobu) finds himself sent to Mars once again in an attempt to acquire the samples necessary for producing a vaccine.

Own opinion:

While the original storyline sounded promising from an action/horror perspective, the first iteration of the Terra Formars franchise fell short of expectations. Ridiculous censorship reduced many of the scenes with blood and gore into giant blobs of black circles and ovals, and many portions of the story were skipped or rushed through. While they did attempt to address the former in the later episodes, the damage was already done, and many viewers opted to stop watching early on. The manga was amazing for me so I'm so disappointed when the anime censorship destroyed the greatness of the anime. Let's hope it won't be the same anymore.

Rank: 4.1 over 5 stars