So, ever since I woke up this morning, I’ve been watching season 6 of Scrubs while constantly refreshing the homepage of my chosen RAW provider. That’s something I’m going to be doing for the next week/week and a half. I’ve got all the air dates worked out to my own time (Eastern) and approximate RAW uptime figured out. The first new show of the season is out in RAW format, and I’m here to give you my quick insights on the high-flying adventure that is Allison and Lillia. I’m not here to go into incredible detail, you can hit up Impz’ post over at THAT for more info than you can handle.

Summary

It is the year 3287. Will, a fifth year student, is reading a book while relaxing under the shelter of a huge tree. Under a teacher’s request, Will explains to first year students about the world. Two huge nations are separated by a river and a mountain rage, and has been in a bitter war for a long time. Both sides insist that they are the land of the origins and have been fighting for that purpose. In the last ten years, it is calmed by a fragile truce. His story is interrupted by an emergency landing by a plane.

The pilot is Allison, a blonde girl who grew up with Will after losing her father in the war. They spend some time together to catch up, since it has been a while since they meet each other. Allison talks about her journey and tries to tell him a tale about being confessed by an officer through a letter during one of her trips in the military. Will is too fascinated by the idea of transmuting feelings in letters. He is completely oblivious toward Allison’s feelings. Will also tells Allison about his exploits as a rifleman, winning second place in a competition.

On the way back, they meet up with an old man that is known to be a braggart. He often talks of himself as an attendant of a certain royalty. His legs are tired, and asks for a ride back home. During the ride, Allison talks about the rifle competition, and the old man says that he won the competition thrice during his younger days (a tall tale). He finally reaches home, and he is given a earful by his wife. His wife is leaving the house to buy some groceries, and invites the two for tea. The tea is fragrant and the old man says that he took it during his times as an attendant for royalty.

 

Allison openly reveals his tall tale, and he admits to it. Nonetheless, he tells them about an event on the war. There is a battle where one of the two sides use biological warfare against overwhelming odds, resulting in a major victory. However, it is told that everyone except the captain died in that battle. The old man says that in that area, there is a valuable treasure that can end the war. Allison believes him, and says that she can fly him over since she has a plane. However, a burly man enters and brings the old man to a tax hearing.

As they drive away, Will finds the situation peculiar. Considering that the man is supposedly from the government, he should know that they are visitors and the bicycle indicates their status as students. Allison immediately hops on the bike to chase the speeding car. As they are about to chase up to the car, the man inside suddenly triggers a gun as Will shoves Allison aside before they are shot. However, the bike is ruined. As they track their way, they find themselves at the gates of a private estate. An unknown aircraft takes off, and Allison speculates that the old man is on it.

Allison decides to infiltrate the private estate, and drags Will along. Inside the mansion, they find an unguarded plane. Allison, as fitting to her rash nature, seemingly decides to fly this plane. They leave a note that they are sorry for “borrowing” the plane. They then give chase as the duo chases that unidentified aircraft. Allison asks how he feels about the experience since he wrote before about his wish to fly and assures Will of her skill in flying. He tells Allison that flying feels even better than how he thought it would be.

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Audio

 

The first thing I noticed was the “*yawn* OP”. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t annoying or terrible, it was quite nice actually. I felt that it would be more suitable as an ED though. The actual ED itself was also quite laid back, however I just didn’t enjoy it as much as the OP. Overall, I’d have to say I’m kinda disappointed.

Next up was the voice of the co-protagonist, Will. I couldn’t get over how odd his voice seemed in regards to his appearance or perceived age. Fortunately, as the episode progressed I gradually got used to it, and by the time the episode ended it had settled in as appropriate. The voices of the other characters seemed fine.

Last thing to note in the audio department is the music. I thought the music was absolutely fantastic. Amazing soundtrack already…I’m excited.

Animation

 

Not a whole lot to say here on my part. I’m not a huge fan of any of the character design, with the exception of Allison. The backgrounds seemed very “quaint”, and there were lots of still shots and panning. The episode was VERY dialogue heavy, so it was kinda hard to get a feel for the animation this early on.

Vibe

 

I had a largely negative reaction to this show for the first few minutes. However, once Allison and Will pick up an old man on a bridge, the episode takes a huge turn for the better. After that, I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that somehow, this show just might be able to keep me entertained. The combination of great music, a setting/art style that reminds me of all the ‘mob’ levels in Timesplitters (a PS2 FPS), and potential for some decent action have convinced me to watch past the first episode. And I don’t even know what they’re saying most of the time!

Best/Worst Feature
Best: The amazing music just really blew me away. The further into the episode I went, the more I paid attention to the music.
Worst: I’m not a fan of how the side characters are drawn. “Cheap” comes to mind.

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