Wow. I just love this! From the looks of things this will be a seinen anime with all the dark tones and hard action obviously visible to the anime. First thing I’d say is that I loved the first action … Continue reading →
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Lumping all these action oriented anime together makes my job easier. I’m still impressed with the spring season. Zetman Hey, at least we’re getting a show aimed at an audience who fancy themselves as manly men. I don’t get the … Continue reading →
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Superpowers fueled entirely by angst, brooding, and angsty brooding. Zetman is the only series I’ve read a little bit of in manga form, so I can’t say I don’t have high expectations. I can see lots of different ways they might take the series to fit in the 13 episode limit, so let’s see how [...]
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What’s this? A new segment? Yes, yes it is! While I was watching the new shows for this season, I realized that even though I follow the rule of “Thou shalt not have a solid opinion until three episodes in”, most people aren’t willing to wait that long. So I decided I would steal a [...]
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What’s this? A new segment? Yes, yes it is! While I was watching the new shows for this season, I realized that even though I follow the rule of “Thou shalt not have a solid opinion until three episodes in”, most people aren’t willing to wait that long. So I decided I would steal a [...]
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Violence and action, is there anything more you need in an anime? Zetman’s first episode has done a good job in setting up the world and the rest of the series. I was disappointed in the edited violence in the first episode. …
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  Superhero stories don’t exactly tend to extol the best of all virtues, if the excess of face punching hasn’t tipped anybody off. But while Spiderman at least preaches that with great power comes great responsibility, Zetman’s message is that there’s no amount of violence that can’t be justified under flimsy pretenses and jerky camera [...]
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There was a lot I liked about this first episode of Zetman and it’s a shame it’s all gone by next week. Sure we have seen this origin story many times before and I was a bit wary of thinking we would have to put up with Jin learning the basics of life, but with [...]Zetman – 01 is a post from Typenights.
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Moving quickly on, I’m hoping to get another post out at some stage tonight.  Up first though is wannabe superheroes, black witches and ninjas………..Zetman, Kuromajyo-san ga Touru! and Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden. Zetman Oh dear.  If I tell you that I spent the majority of this first episode giggling like a [...]
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Moving quickly on, I’m hoping to get another post out at some stage tonight.  Up first though is wannabe superheroes, black witches and ninjas………..Zetman, Kuromajyo-san ga Touru! and Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden. Zetman Oh dear.  If I tell you that I spent the majority of this first episode giggling like a [...]
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I’m really watching this. I thought I had my fill of the darker side of shounen anime with Deadman Wonderland, but apparently not. Really I just felt like writing some stuff and the shows I’m looking forward to haven’t aired or haven’t been subbed as of yet. I’m hoping there’ll be some redeeming chills and [...]
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Initial impression – too niche (4/10) Spring 2012 (13 episodes) (more info) Zetman doesn’t seem to have much going for it.  It’s already very clear what the story is going to be about and I fear it’s going to stick to such a standard formula it won’t be able to deviate into something more creative.  [...]
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Uchuu Kyoudai Watching Spring has really started out strong, first with Ozuma, and now with Space Brothers.  The show has a distinctly mature setting, as the characters are fully grown men with careers under their belts.  What makes them doubly interesting is … Continue reading →
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Uchuu Kyoudai Watching Spring has really started out strong, first with Ozuma, and now with Space Brothers.  The show has a distinctly mature setting, as the characters are fully grown men with careers under their belts.  What makes them doubly interesting is … Continue reading →
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So I don’t know what to make of this show. Basically, the show starts off by introducing Jin Kanzaki, a homeless kid who awakens to a strange power that he must use to fight monsters known as Players. I find it a bit strange that they choose to introduce this main character Jin who seems [...]
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Zetman is one unique series, and like what I said in the Spring Preview, it definitely feels like a Western Comic Book adaptation. It’s filled with angst, anti-heroes; and set in a crime-filled world. Every bit of this is dripping with testosterone, definitely one of the darkest and most exciting seinen series of the year [...]
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Jin Kanzaki is poor, but he lives a happy life with his grandfather. Together with his friends Kouga and Konoha, he makes a passable living by helping out people for a fee. Meanwhile, the police are searching for a vicious serial killer, nicknamed the Wind Killer, who's been on the loose for a decade now - but when the killer pays a 'visit' to the shanty-town where Jin lives, killing most of the residents, it marks a turning point in Jin's life... So, within a few minutes of watching this episode, I sent a little tweet: Zetman, ep1: Anyone else get Guyver vibes from that, or is it just me..? Illogicalzen Not just you, there are Guyver vibes coming out of the walls in that show. Robert88UK kind of. Except Zetman seems to take itself more seriously than Guyver gokuffy No, it's not just you. I think the Guyver vibes are deliberate. jrd_84 Yup, definitely. As well as some of those lovely, gory, trashy 80's OVA's. Not just me, then. Zetman is harking back to a different era of anime, when MangaUK played on the violence and gore and "fifteening" a dub was standard practice. To be honest, it's not an era (or a style of show) that I usually get much out of, but I'm nothing if not open minded, and this episode does a good job of laying out Zetman's stall and giving the basis of the story that the series is going to work with. We know what Jin and those like him were created for; we can see that they've created their own little society, in a way, with rules of engagement; and we can see that there are some who would use them for their own gain. So far, so normal - which I would call more of a curse than a blessing. THE GOOD: Doing a good job of world-creating, so far, and in giving Jin motivation to become the show's Warrior for Justice. THE BAD: Could very easily fall into the trap of being a by-the-number 'ultraviolence' show, although I can't hold that against it yet. There's enough here to work with to let the show find its own voice, and I hope that it does - but it could equally fall into a rut of comparatively pointless battles and whatnot. We'll have to see - but for now I'm happy enough to keep watching and see how it plays out... Zetman is simulcast by Viz Anime (US only).
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“People called these fiends… ‘Players.’” With an opening line like that, I completely lost it. Great use of Engrish, guys. Engrish aside, this show has the subtletly of a barreling steam locomotive, as we start off with a “lesson” on … Continue reading →
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