Thoughts after Finishing Light Novels
I watched all of the anime then finished with the Light Novels. I got to say, I was impressed by everything. Like book 9 dragged a bit when we got into the weeds about the mechanics of the whispered. Beside that it was great.
Also it really did highlight, all of AS Pilots of Mithril were “aces” (in abstract not literal sense). Atleast those who remained. There was atleast one other AS Pilot from the anime who survived but not sure what happened.
Also it showcased the lethargy of Amalgam as organization vs Mithril. Amalgam deployed a couple new mecha by the end, but no new tech. Mithril kept finding new ways to fight and win in combat despite lacking the Lambda Drivers on most of their mecha.
Also the irony in one sense the final arc had Mithril and Amalgam swaps roles. Mithril weres one being hunted with dispersed chain of commands with outdated AS units while Amalgam had latest tech.
So that was all pretty cool. I also really liked how each of the core AS Pilots took out their counterparts.