The romance between Amata and Mikono doesn't just drive the plot, it IS the plot, and the show commits completely to that in ways most mecha anime won't even attempt. Every frame bleeds color and movement like the animators were trying to make you feel what falling in love looks like before you even understand why these kids are piloting giant robots. The story falls apart halfway through, but by then you're already too invested in whether these two can merge when everything is designed to keep them separated.

Twelve thousand years after Genesis Aquarion, humanity on the planet Vega lives under threat from the Abductors, invaders sent from the sister world of Altair. There, a mysterious disease called the Curse of Eve has wiped out the female population, so the raiders seize people from Vega's cities to save their race. To fight back, the Neo-DEAVA academy trains pilots for giant machines called Aquaria. Its male and female teams are kept strictly apart, and Guize stones stop the two genders from ever merging. When Amata Sora and Mikono Suzushiro are drawn into the conflict, Amata reveals a power he has hidden all his life to protect Mikono. He triggers the forbidden union of male and female Aquaria and brings the legendary Aquarion back to life. The mecha action mixes with drama and romance.