There are a significant number of mecha OVAs produced in the 80s and 90s. Considering thats also the age of a notable majority of notable mecha tv shows and so on it can be very difficult for OVAs like this to find a voice and purpose amongst the crowd but thankfully Gaiarth manages this. It creates a fun postapocalypse setting avoiding the typical stories and tropes associated with such settings and instead blends a fantasyesque story with a scifi setting whilst quickly crafting several fun lore elements with monstrous beasts and ageold hardened warrior robots whilst daring hunters ride out on mechanical horses/bikes. It works great for an OVA of this length. Before going further into Gaiarth I feel obliged to mention one of the huge drawbacks which is that of the three episodes only two really excelled in quality. The second episode feels significantly weaker than the other two the production quality went downhill the story felt slower and less engaging and even the action sequences the OVA excels at werent really there bar one exception. With that noted realise that most positives I mention are far more present in the first and third episodes whilst most negatives are exacerbated in the second. Action setpieces are really where Gaiarth excels. Even the most generic of gruntslaying sequences is visually engaging with welldone camera pans and great effects as scifi swords cleave robots apart with obligatory explosions and bifurcation galore. Art and animation alike combine to make the action work and its usually accompanied by some music that ranges from clich but solid to pretty effective and great. Such sequences make up a decent chunk of the runtime too its fair to consider Gaiarth actionpacked. The story itself isnt as engaging but it all works just fine. Its a serviceable fantasystyle story of a victim of the antagonists pursuing revenge acquiring allies along the way not a single element of it is original but its all executed well especially during the first episode which has a finale so great its worth watching just for that. The reasonably original setting helps avoid the played out story feeling tiresome also. Its good fun seeing many cliched fantasy character archetypes take more original scifi flavours like the experienced mentor character and the veteran warrior both being old rusted robots of a previous war. Gaiarth isnt going to turn any heads that dont already enjoy this kind of cheesy action OVA of the 80s/90s period but I think its a worthwhile treat for those that do enjoy such content with the only two things really holding it back being a weaker second episode and lacklustre characters.