You Might Have Missed It, but the Best Parts of Metallic Rouge Are the World Building and Lore

Summary:

• Metallic Rouge is a newcomer this season that immediately impressed the audience with its rich visuals.
• Metallic Rouge focuses on the confrontation between humans and androids.
• According to the lore of Metallic Rouge, Mars was once attacked by aliens.

Metallic Rouge is a newcomer this season that immediately impressed the audience with its rich visuals and memorable image. It hasn't become very popular yet, but many people are already noticing the unusual plot and the attractive duo of main characters.

However, there is something even better in this title — Studio Bones (My Hero Academia, Mob Psycho 100) has taken care of the world building and lore of the series with awe.

Beautiful World

Like many cyberpunk plots, Metallic Rouge centers on the confrontation between humans and androids. The action takes place on Mars, as shown by the periodic appearance of landscapes typical of the planet. The cities do not differ much from the usual images of the dystopian future city, but that doesn't make them less attractive.

Humans and humanoid Neans, who drink a special nectar to sustain life, inhabit the planet. In the first episodes, it is difficult to immediately understand what the main collision of the plot is, but this does not make the series worse, because the main attention is focused on the high-quality picture.

However, after a closer look it becomes clear that the protagonist Rouge and her partner Naomi are on a mission to destroy rebellious androids (the organization Immortal Nine) who are hostile to the government.

Rouge is also a Nean and can transform into a metal robot designed for fighting. The character designs and interiors in Metallic Rouge are reminiscent of some famous anime in the cyberpunk genre, but not without their own individuality and unique look.

Not an empty story

A universe without history is a big problem for many titles — very often the creators are limited to a few sentences about the past of the world where the main events take place. When the authors finally decide to introduce more lore, the world immediately becomes more interesting to follow.

A good example, even though it has little to do with Metallic Rouge, is Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin). After the audience is shown the backstory of Paradis Island and the Eldian Empire, the plot is immediately fleshed out in other ways.

According to the lore of Metallic Rouge, Mars was once (unexpectedly!) attacked by aliens. Neans were created to help humans in this great war and a special program limited them from harming humans.

The war ended and after some time, as is often the case, there appeared to be Neans who did not agree with their fate and formed a resistance. However, this does not prevent most androids from living and working with humans (though sometimes not under the best conditions).