ARIEL / アリエル
All Round Intercept & Escort Lady
SCEBAI's secret weapon against the looming threat of outer space invaders and their hordes of Starbound Kaiju intent to conquer our world, this mechanized giant is Earth's greatest guardian. While ARIEL's creator went in an "unorthodox" direction when constructing this machine, plus design choices that for some may even consider "marketable" [big quotations there] has nevertheless proven to be effective in combat all thanks to it's plethora of specialized gear and the brave pilots that together in unison bring ARIEL to life!
From the science fiction novel series [or Light Novels] written by Yuichi Sasamoto [that as far as I'm aware is lacking any official nor fan made translations of it's entire run into English], plus receiving a couple of OVAs back in the day [just as underrated as the Novels themselves to some extent], ARIEL is in my opinion a terribly underrated "Mecha Hero" within the multiverse of metal supers and metal soldiers that deserves more recognition. I think it's a little hidden gem as this light hearted and fun ride that gives me a vibe between "Project A-KO" and classic Tokusatsu akin to Ultraman [heck they even do an Ultraseven opening parody/reference for one of the episodes from what I can remember].
As for the drawing itself, not only I've been itching to draw this Mecha Bombshell herself ever since I've discovered her a looooooong while ago while browsing for designs I could take inspiration from [it's for some stuff I've got in the works btw]; but also practice my hand with Yoshinori Kanada's style of Sakuga Animation when depicting that vibe or energy rendered on this! And hopefully I can do more [especially if it means drawing more cool explosions and lighting bolts! XD].
