Visually, "Gunbuster" is absolutely stunning, sporting that oh-so-delightful 80's anime aesthetic - sometimes in snappy colours, sometimes in gorgeous monochrome.
The narrative, however, leaves a few things to be desired. The main conflict always feels foggy, particularly in regards to the alien threat, which we never learn about (and thus leaving us with questions such as: er, are our protagonists perpetrating a genocide?). The reason why the fate of the world is left to Japanese teenagers is never explained, the character conflicts aren't particularly engaging, and the scenes that suddenly veer into full horniness are more confusing than alluring (not least because it is the "camera" - not the characters themselves - who venture into the world of the sexual).
Despite a mostly excellent (and - again - visually stunning) final episode, the series as a whole is mostly just memorable as "that thing Hideaki Anno directed before "Evangelion").
