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The series began really well with the Earth at total War with its former Martian colony and the ending of the first season was rather well done with an all out western style shootout. But the Second Season was brought back characters who should in all honesty have died for the sake of making a more compelling story. And the whole war in the second season suddenly took a whole new dimension in space which was never covered in the first season. The battles were rushed with one sided victory's to the protagonist characters, incompetent average joe pilots and the ending overall disappointing.

I mean, ... after a whole genocidal campaign by the Martains, one would realistically be hard pressed to have the Terrans forgive them. But no, all its fine and dandy with the final leader of the "Bad Guys" Slaine being killed as an identity and secretly put in jail for life. While Slaines punishment is fitting for all the death and destruction he was responsible for, its a sad end to the character nevertheless, whos actions were all mostly selfless acts to help his beloved princess who is walking free and happy having done almost nothing but cause this whole mess in the first place

While the character development of Slaine seemed completely odd, in hindsight it makes the most sense, in that the one and only person he cares for is the reason behind all his actions in the series. All his suffering, struggles and conflicts for the one person he cares about, only to realise that was not what she wanted and carrying on anyways because that is the only way he knows how to move forward.

The human actions and thought processes of Slaine, the very trait least associated with the technologically advanced Martians is in stark contrast to the robotic and logical thinking of Inaho, who is supposed to represent the raw humanity of Earth. Basically Inaho serves as a foil for Slaine, yet the contrast between the two and the factions they fight for is a redeeming part of the series, and Slaines development as a person is what boosts the character development score.

All in all, the anime itself was decent, the storyline terrible, but the character of Slaine and the contrast between him and is arc nemesis Inaho redeemed the series despite its rushed nature.