It's not about the good guy in a mecha fighting the good fight.. to me, it accurately portrays human nature at it's worst, i guess unlike most anime..it shows us what not to be like
@Heathen: So basically being considerate and caring for your friends are being pansies...Kouichi is a terribly irresponsible kid with more power than he deserve. I hope someone trash him soon.
In anime like this the main character never realizes he's doing something wrong until someone close to him dies from his stupidity. INC Death of 1 of the two friends?