History Headscratchers / StarDriver

** Manticore shows up out of the blue. For all we know [[spoiler: Marino could have taken a minor position under Head and then worked her way up one way or another. That would also probably mean she only witnessed Sakana-chan's seal being broken in the beginning and then Sakana was gone. Marino would not know whether she died shortly after due to her seal being gone or whether the Crux disposed of the Maiden they didn't need any longer. For all she knows letting the Crux getting Mizuno could very well kill her.]]

* Why does Marino care so much about [[spoiler:protecting Mizuno from having her seal broken if the breaking process is nonlethal and non-injuring? She acts like her primary motive is to protect her sister, but the seal-breaking process doesn't hurt at all, the only reason to stop it is the overall goal of preserving zero time. It almost seems like Mizuno would be better off, personally, if Marino made sure it was broken faster, she'd get to leave the island sooner, etc. Again, that would be bad for the future of the world, but Marino acts like she's motivated by protecting Mizuno, not protecting humanity.]]

** [[TheChosen Marked pilots]] like Takuto can use phase 3 cybodies automatically, which are vastly more powerful and probably the source of Takuto's various DeusExMachina weapons. So until the crux members break Mizune's seal they'll be at a huge disadvantage. Hell the head has even told them outright to stop fighting Takuto since they're just getting fed into a particularly fabulous looking [[CurbStompBattle meat grinder]] every damn week. Unfortunately crux's power is only matched by its atrocious management issues and they're all still clamoring over each other to eighty six Takuto and [[TyrantTakesTheHelm seize control of the project]]. Of course they all have their various reasons for doing so, but most of the time it boils down to a flagrant disregard for [[EvilOverlordList rule 24]].

* I know the format doesn't allow much time for all the battle-story-building-plot to go on at length, but the Zero Time battles JUST BUG ME. Several episodes hava huge build up for the battles, showing how talented/cunning/quick/skilled/smart/etc. the Glittering Crux member is and then this happens: the person shows that they are a force to be reckoned with and then...Takuto blasts them with this or that (new power or some deus ex machina) and the Cybody is destroyed. SERIOUSLY? How can the battles be so easy for Takuto, and why should I even bother thinking about his limitless indestructible-awesome, and the tension between the opposing forces is completely lost. I really keep wishing the battles go differently, but so far nothing has changed.

* Not really anything in the show, but people always saying "Well, that's not the point of the show" when anyone complains about the robot fights. They're the main conflict of the show, so why should they be immune to criticism?

*** I don't think there's enough to do for a complete second season, and the plot with the cybodies was wrapped up. But an OVA to show what happened with the characters themselves is totally welcomed.

** I'm hoping for this or a full second season as well, though I was happier with the ending than I thought I'd be.

* There wasn't much closeur in the end, which bothers me. Will they make an {{OVA}} to fix this? Perhaps a movie? They have to do ''something''.

* There wasn't much closeur in the end, which bothers me. Will they make an OVA to fix this? Perhaps a movie? They have to do ''something''.

* Does Scarlet Kiss's first phase even work?

** An illusion that doesn't disappear may as well be considered real. Some people don't care whether things are real or not. So this is definitely a [=YMMV=] thing.

* It bugs me that I can't decide whether the ending to episode 16 was cute or insane. On one hand, Mizuno and Marino are reunited and it's cute as hell. On the other hand...[[spoiler:Mizuno is completely accepting the fact that she ''created'' Marino, and treats her exactly the same way. I mean, have all of the BreakTheCutie moments completely shattered her mind, or is it totally in character for Mizuno to love the people she cares about, real or not]]?

*** Aside from possible second season, Madoka and Kou served to show ChaoticEvil side of people using Cybodies. There is still one episode for George to shine, and this would mean a role for Benio. Recent episode shows that Adult Bank is [[spoiler:going to evacuate everybody from island]], what fits the bill of important role, and this involves also Mylene and Leon who were watching things behind the scenes to act now. Takashi was secretly in Vanishing Age since beginning and Head knew he had true mark. Possibly he was spy in Adult Bank but he couldn't stand Vanishing Age anymore (because of Madoka and Kou). Green's role actually seems to be smallest and her purpose was to be JokeBoss and give us TechnoBabble (but wasn't she the one who made regeneration possible?). And coup was Head's plan B, he wanted to defeat Takuto himself and become fully accepted Crux leader, but was forced to give everybody reason to turn against him.

*** I'd just like to add that I thought the overphase system was Professor Silver's idea and Green's job was to stand there and look pretty. And I agree that it is depressingly funny that a new set of villains were introduced, who managed to take all of the screen time of the formerly important antagonists, yet also be nothing more than another set of filler antagonists too. IJBM that the only possible reason for the damn coup was to show how epic and awesome and eeeeevil Head was and show how unbelievably braindead President, Green and Kiss are.

*** I'd just like to add that I thought the overphase system was Professor Silver's idea and Green's job was to stand there and look pretty. And I agree that it is depressingly funny that a new set of villains were introduced, who managed to simultaneously take all of the screen time of the formerly important antagonists, yet they were nothing more than filler antagonists as well. IJBM that the only possible reason for the damn coup was to show how epic and awesome and eeeeevil Head was and show how unbelievably braindead President, Green and Kiss are.

*** I'd just like to add that I thought the overphase system was Professor Silver's idea and Green's job was to stand there and look pretty. And I agree that it is depressingly funny that a new set of villains were introduced, who managed to simultaneously take all of the screen time of the formerly important antagonists, yet be nothing more than filler antagonists as well. IJBM that the only possible reason for the damn coup was to show how epic and awesome and eeeeevil Head was and show how unbelievably braindead President, Green and Kiss are.