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Watch out! A giant space asteroid has destroyed Pluto and is unleashing CGI space dragons on the Earth!

Yeah, I don’t really buy that concept either. But unfortunately the concept is still the best part of “Dragonaut: Resonance Part 1,” a flaccidly plotted little anime that covers its plot holes and confusing storyline with lots and lots of CGI dragons, jiggling breasts and power-of-fuzzy-sparkly-love-will-prevail stuff.

Two years after his family was killed in a shuttle accident, Jin is being followed by a mysterious pink haired girl — and it turns out the ISDA is interested in making him a dragon-riding Dragonaut, like his old pal Kazuki. Amazingly, Jin isn’t really surprised by any of this.

And as he and the girl Toa fall in love (over the course of, like, half an hour), the ISDA’s dragons attack her — and she suddenly transforms into a dragon as well. Since Jin has seen her true form, Toa flies off to the moon, but Jin is determined to find her — along with a newborn dragon named Gio, who was supposed to be Kazuki’s but who claims he was born to protect Toa. Cue emo woe of angst.

Of course the ISDA’s Dragonauts are sent off to find Toa because she is a “living original,” and the Gillard military — led by the silicone-sacked Major Garnet — is trying to capture Gio so they can find out how Resonance (the bond between a dragon and human) works. But Jin and Gio have their own secret allies among the Dragonauts, as well as a new enemy, Kazuki.

“Dragonaut” is a mess in most every way — half the time you won’t know what’s going on and why (why are people ATTACKING Toa if they want her alive?), and the other half you’ll be scratching your head over the random plot twists. The series is at its strongest when it focuses on the whole idea of the Dragonauts, the conspiracy to sabotage them (including a truly spooky subplot early on, involving a dragon eating humans) or when they rely heavily on comedy (usually from Howlingstar).

Unfortunately, little of the story is actually about that — and while the series starts off intriguing, it sinks under the weight of its own melodramatic angst, lots of dramatic aerial battles (and space battles), and jiggling. In fact, when you strip it down, the entire first part of the series is basically made up of Toa running headlong into trouble, while Jin and Gio chase after her (usually with screams of “Toa!” “Jin!” “Toa!” “Jin!”).

It also has extremely patchy animation — the dragons are basically big draconic mecha, rendered in flat, matte CGI that looks like it was lifted from a video game. And WHOA what is up with all the BREASTS? Most of the women in this series have giant sacks of Jello boinging around their chests and hanging out of their porn-star outfits, (these are high-ranking military and scientists?). Girls get a few shreds of fanservice — Gio and Howlingstar in tiny little swimming trunks — but it’s not much comparatively.

Jin is also rather useless as a hero — he never really DOES anything, and we never really find out why he’s instantly crazy in love with Toa (and vice versa). Most of the other characters range from flat (Liner, Sieglinde) to crazy (Kazuki, who even gives himself a “crazy” haircut). The dragons are actually the most striking characters — the peppy quirky Howlingstar, the paternal Amadeus, and especially Gio, whose fanatical devotion is shaken when he starts to question his fate.

“Dragonaut: The Resonance Part 1″ starts off interesting enough to keep watching, but rapidly falls apart under the weight of its angst and silliness. Maybe it improves later on, but I’m not holding my breath.
Rating: 1 / 5

This is a B list anime meaning everything is mediocre with a few things here and there action,romance,anime and bewb fans can enjoy the trouble is will there be enough in it for you… I have watched all of it subbed and enjoyed it but it is pretty simple/dumb even for anime.
Rating: 3 / 5