Allow me to coin a new term just for this anime: "It Pulled a Spiral!". If you've seen Spiral, you should know exactly what to expect from this. If you haven't, read on.

By the end of Gravion, I was left with more questions than I had started. (Skip the rest of this paragraph if you don't want spoilers!) The premise of Gravion is remarkably similar to Spiral: main male character discovers sister/brother is missing, meets with mysterious organization that is connected to him/her and does not actually reveal anything to us for the ending. That's right, we NEVER find out what happend to Ayaka, we just know that she's alive. The ending of Gravion left me wanting more because it felt like it was just beginning.

I mean it. Gravion's plot advances so infrequently you can skip episodes 5-12 and know every character, every personality, and have all of the knowledge you'll need to finish the series. In fact, I would encourage that you do that if you decide to watch Gravion because then you'll at least have less questions than somebody who watched the whole thing. The only thing you'll miss out on is Mizuki in a swimsuit.

So just what is Gravion like? It's like a really crappy Voltron clone. There are 7 smaller robots that merge together to make one larger robot. You know it's going to be a crappy clone, though, when the main character is the robot that makes up the FOOT. Don't believe me? Check out the show, willya?

The fights in Gravion are uninspired at best. For some reason or another, there's a time limit on how long the combined robots can stay together. Each part of the body can do their own special attacks, and they are all activated by a rather cheesy Engrish line.

"It Pulled A Spiral!"