Ride Back 8

The anime series Ride Back continues to impress me. The protagonist Ogata Rin has a serious character flaw. When some she cares about is is trouble, she just will risk everything to save them. This is not necessarily a bad thing but, when the rescue means going against terrorists or the police, life is going to get extremely difficult.

In episode 4 Rin charges in to save her friend from terrorists, then in episode 6 she tries to save her brother from the GGP's military Ride Back unit. The second time doesn't go as well and both she and her brother are taken into custody by the city police. This was the best possible outcome. The GGP Ride Back unit had much less benign intentions than simply arresting them.

Rin is an exceptional rider. Even on an ordinary commercial Ride Back, she was able to out manoeuvre the military units. The Ride Back called Fuego that she rode in the first few episodes, is far from ordinary but it is also not unique. These Ride Backs use special software which depends the rider's skill to maintain stability, rather than enforcing control. Only the most talented riders can handle these special Ride Backs. And Rin is not the only one...

I can't wait for the final few episodes, its going to be interesting.