Well... I'm a huge fan the old good Grendizer from the 70s... Yes, its graphics sucked more times than not but the characters were bright, vivid with distinguished personalities. Even the comic relief characters had a lot to tell.

And what do we have here? Some immature "good prince" wallowing in his guilt and romantic drama, it seems that he says "I'm sorry" more often than "Dizer, go!"

I didn't expect that the new anime would be a straight remake for the old one (what for, right?) but I really hoped that the characters will keep their identity at least... Dr Umon - what he's even needed for here? Now he's just some random weirdly old-fashioned looking scientist making no impact neither on Daisuke, nor on the plot (I'm on the 11 episode so far, nothing to tell about Dr Umon)

Daisuke used to be a complicated person - rather standoffish yet pretty laid back, with a good self-esteem despite his mental trauma and gnawing guilt for not being able to protect his own planet.

Plus don't forget about his physical injury which is quite an important part of the plot.

The new Daisuke has no resemblance to that character, even his physical appearance has been softened.

And oh my goodness, how much romantic drama for a mecha anime! Literally - there are entire episodes where Grendizer doesn't even appear to fight sauser-beasts but we're listening about the main characters' hearts' trepidation

I'll watch this series till the end for sure but I don't expect it to be prolonged for the next season

5/10.