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MushroomSamba · 2010-04-06, 00:40

So yeah, it sports a few hackneyed concepts, but I don't care. It's light, straightforward fun that I can get behind...and it serves as a good balance to Durarara in my weekly anime diet.

Kafriel · 2010-04-06, 03:42

Watched the first ep...the story is always cliche at first, so I overlooked this...but the characters really screwed it up for me, I know Heroman's a robot but why does everyone else have to act like one too? I know it's only the beginning, but still...the main character has to do something to FEEL like a main character. I mean, besides saving the world:P
Am I the only one seeing it this way?

Westlo · 2010-04-06, 07:39

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Originally Posted by musume_no_hoshi

The only thing that annoyed me was the other people in the car crash wasn't saved...

They were standing outside the car/truck before they scrambled out of the way when Lina's car crashed into it.

Doraneko · 2010-04-06, 14:50

Heroman is surely cliched as countless posters have mentioned before me - but in a good way.

The pseudo-US setting is kind of interesting. I am not too bothered with the blatant effort to push the American-ness beyond the reasonable level, and consider the story to take place in a parallel world. At least it is much more refreshing than the all-too-common Japanese school settings.

In the very essence it is a classic Japanese robot show, with stereotypical Japanese characters summoning/piloting Japanese robots fighting typical "Japanese" aliens. I have watched many of those in the early 90s when I was a primary kid. Yes, the story is straight-forward with little intellectual inspiration value. Regardless, I still greatly enjoyed them as a kid.

This show reminds me of the feeling of watching anime as a kid, when I was still not "tainted" by late-night otaku shows and genuinely enjoyed my daily dose of anime after school every day.

An interesting thing is that I have tried rewatching those robot shows some time ago but I was totally bored. On the other hand for unknown reasons this show successfully captured the same feeling of watching robot anime as a kid and I was totally excited when watching it. Maybe my anime exposure in my recent years have raised my requirements to visual presentation, but even myself find this to be a weak argument at best.

Anyway I think this show targets both people like me and young kids. For anime fans that had not been "intoxicated" by Japanese robot shows when they were kids, they will likely find this show boring, though.

Jarmel · 2010-04-06, 20:17

I had a TL;DR post about the first episode but I'll hold off on it for now. The first episode was extremely generic but it's a solid starting point. The question is are the bug villains going to be the main villains or a leading point into the more serious ones. After all a hero is only as good as his rogue gallery. Also I think the series would benefit to being atleast 26 if not a solid 50 episodes long.

Speculation wise, it seems Heroman has it's own personality and consciousness but the inherent problem is that Joey doesn't really do much of his own except not get killed and hitting a button. It seems more of a partnership than Joey getting superpowers.

I also found the brother somewhat believable. He isn't picking on Joey randomly but rather just being an overprotective brother who thinks Joey is worthless and not worth Lina's time. As you can later see Lina's family is serious business so it makes sense.

Kaioshin Sama · 2010-04-07, 01:24

So Heroman is essential Giant Robo then eh? I don't know, while this did feel a little tropish it also felt experimental in style for today's anime environment. That's the sort of thing I'm looking for so this opener was enough to win me over for now. It's pretty obvious, but the animation is definitely top notch and the show looks to have a good budget as well so I think we are in business.

NinjaYali · 2010-04-07, 02:31

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Originally Posted by Kaioshin Sama

So Heroman is essential Giant Robo then eh? I don't know, while this did feel a little tropish it also felt experimental in style for today's anime environment. That's the sort of thing I'm looking for so this opener was enough to win me over for now. It's pretty obvious, but the animation is definitely top notch and the show looks to have a good budget as well so I think we are in business.

I still think it's more like digimon. Pet who fights in your place.

And Heroman compared to other robots isn't that big.

Kaioshin Sama · 2010-04-07, 03:28

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Originally Posted by NinjaYali

I still think it's more like digimon. Pet who fights in your place.

And Heroman compared to other robots isn't that big.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Robo_(OVA)

Shiroth · 2010-04-07, 05:57

Yeah it's pretty much the Giant Robo set-up. No way near that level though at the moment.

NinjaYali · 2010-04-07, 10:35

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Originally Posted by Anacone

Good Anime for drinking game

Finland ey?

Wanna go, next episode?

Oh and asking Americans here, do you really have 20 American flags on a main road in a West Coast city?

Even here where I live you don't see the national flag very often (like say one for every block). You mostly see them at very important buildings or once say after walking 10 blocks.

Does anyone know if 2chan approves of all the American flags in this episode?

CeDeR · 2010-04-07, 14:37

Nothing original but it wasnt bad. Joey´s friend(psy) hair is instant win
BTW its a lil bit too much with heroman´s design and all the usa flags IMO.

Anacone · 2010-04-07, 14:49

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Originally Posted by NinjaYali

Finland ey?

Wanna go, next episode?

Oh and asking Americans here, do you really have 20 American flags on a main road in a West Coast city?

Even here where I live you don't see the national flag very often (like say one for every block). You mostly see them at very important buildings or once say after walking 10 blocks.

Does anyone know if 2chan approves of all the American flags in this episode?

Should have confessed that I only noticed 4 flags, if you count one Robo had, though I weren't ready for game or I just unconciously ignored most of em. Maybe I have drinks ready for next ep

Sure this anime shouts "America, we are telling about American dream!!!! (with japanese flavour...ofc)", but it didn't really annoy me now and earilier when I checked manga... should I check if they added few flags for anime.

NinjaYali · 2010-04-08, 03:52

So someone lowered my rep cause I was being too American. Well I say fuck him. Here's another dose of patriotism.
Only a matter of time before this happened.

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Sure this anime shouts "America, we are telling about American dream!!!! (with japanese flavour...ofc)", but it didn't really annoy me now and earilier when I checked manga... should I check if they added few flags for anime.

Challenge accepted then? Who else wants to join in the drinking game (doesn't have to be only vodka). Drink whenever you see an American flag although I got a feeling the amount of flags will be toned down in 2nd episode.

Well, think I've got a one can of whisky left.

Shiroth · 2010-04-08, 05:30

Joey is so adorable when he's determined.

Spoiler for Episode 02:

Patriot's Blade · 2010-04-08, 05:55

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Originally Posted by NinjaYali

So someone lowered my rep cause I was being too American. Well I say fuck him. Here's another dose of patriotism.
Only a matter of time before this happened.

zomg!!

Ghostfriendly · 2010-04-08, 06:42

Decent second episode, with good superpowers advice. And how sweet, Joey's a hero to his grandmother.

Spoiler for ep 2:

Hypernova · 2010-04-08, 08:13

Judging by his reaction I'll be mighty impressed if the jock doesn't defect at some point.

Fawx9 · 2010-04-08, 08:37

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Originally Posted by Hypernova

Judging by his reaction I'll be mighty impressed if the jock doesn't defect at some point.

I swore I was watching Brock 2.0 during that scene. They might be making it a bit too obvious

Overall the second episode was a a lot of fun. The first part dragged a bit but other than that this is turning out good.

OceanBlue · 2010-04-08, 09:01

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Originally Posted by NinjaYali

So someone lowered my rep cause I was being too American. Well I say fuck him. Here's another dose of patriotism.
Only a matter of time before this happened.

This wasn't edited at all? Wow, it syncs like a mediocre/average AMV.

grey_moon · 2010-04-08, 09:31

Loving the show so far, I just hope that pointy head doesn't ruin it for me.

Great aliens

2010-04-06, 00:40	Link #221
MushroomSamba Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jersey Age: 38	So yeah, it sports a few hackneyed concepts, but I don't care. It's light, straightforward fun that I can get behind...and it serves as a good balance to Durarara in my weekly anime diet. __________________

2010-04-06, 14:50	Link #224
Doraneko The Owl of Minerva Join Date: Apr 2006	Heroman is surely cliched as countless posters have mentioned before me - but in a good way. The pseudo-US setting is kind of interesting. I am not too bothered with the blatant effort to push the American-ness beyond the reasonable level, and consider the story to take place in a parallel world. At least it is much more refreshing than the all-too-common Japanese school settings. In the very essence it is a classic Japanese robot show, with stereotypical Japanese characters summoning/piloting Japanese robots fighting typical "Japanese" aliens. I have watched many of those in the early 90s when I was a primary kid. Yes, the story is straight-forward with little intellectual inspiration value. Regardless, I still greatly enjoyed them as a kid. This show reminds me of the feeling of watching anime as a kid, when I was still not "tainted" by late-night otaku shows and genuinely enjoyed my daily dose of anime after school every day. An interesting thing is that I have tried rewatching those robot shows some time ago but I was totally bored. On the other hand for unknown reasons this show successfully captured the same feeling of watching robot anime as a kid and I was totally excited when watching it. Maybe my anime exposure in my recent years have raised my requirements to visual presentation, but even myself find this to be a weak argument at best. Anyway I think this show targets both people like me and young kids. For anime fans that had not been "intoxicated" by Japanese robot shows when they were kids, they will likely find this show boring, though. __________________ Twitter: Kailyu \| Light novel review blog: novel.co.nr \| Nanoha Force Next TL: 01 02 05

2010-04-07, 05:57	Link #229
Shiroth Beautiful fighter. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England, UK Age: 37	Yeah it's pretty much the Giant Robo set-up. No way near that level though at the moment. __________________ MyAnimeList Twitter

2010-04-08, 05:30	Link #234
Shiroth Beautiful fighter. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England, UK Age: 37	Joey is so adorable when he's determined. Spoiler for Episode 02: Pretty straight forward second episode. Joey isn't sure what to do with the power infront of him, though makes up his mind during the alien attack, and during this Psy, Lina and the professor find out about Joey and Heroman. Animation is pretty solid yet again, and the score shines so much during the action scenes. Looks like we're in for a ride going by the preview for next weeks episode. __________________ MyAnimeList Twitter

2010-04-08, 06:42	Link #236
Ghostfriendly Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Decent second episode, with good superpowers advice. And how sweet, Joey's a hero to his grandmother. Spoiler for ep 2: He should really join the baseball team too with the ridiculously epic Lina-catch. Looks like Joey represents the protective hero, and heroman the brutal-midriff crushing-hero; I could just hear Al Pacino going 'Whoo-ah' with every punch. Someone's still likely to convince Joey later that he's nothing without heroman to back him up though.

2010-04-06, 03:42	Link #222
Kafriel Senior Guest Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens (GMT+2) Age: 35	Watched the first ep...the story is always cliche at first, so I overlooked this...but the characters really screwed it up for me, I know Heroman's a robot but why does everyone else have to act like one too? I know it's only the beginning, but still...the main character has to do something to FEEL like a main character. I mean, besides saving the world:P Am I the only one seeing it this way?

2010-04-06, 20:17	Link #225
Jarmel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006	I had a TL;DR post about the first episode but I'll hold off on it for now. The first episode was extremely generic but it's a solid starting point. The question is are the bug villains going to be the main villains or a leading point into the more serious ones. After all a hero is only as good as his rogue gallery. Also I think the series would benefit to being atleast 26 if not a solid 50 episodes long. Speculation wise, it seems Heroman has it's own personality and consciousness but the inherent problem is that Joey doesn't really do much of his own except not get killed and hitting a button. It seems more of a partnership than Joey getting superpowers. I also found the brother somewhat believable. He isn't picking on Joey randomly but rather just being an overprotective brother who thinks Joey is worthless and not worth Lina's time. As you can later see Lina's family is serious business so it makes sense.

2010-04-07, 01:24	Link #226
Kaioshin Sama Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Neither Here nor There Age: 39	So Heroman is essential Giant Robo then eh? I don't know, while this did feel a little tropish it also felt experimental in style for today's anime environment. That's the sort of thing I'm looking for so this opener was enough to win me over for now. It's pretty obvious, but the animation is definitely top notch and the show looks to have a good budget as well so I think we are in business.

2010-04-07, 14:37	Link #231
CeDeR Inactive Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Usa	Nothing original but it wasnt bad. Joey´s friend(psy) hair is instant win BTW its a lil bit too much with heroman´s design and all the usa flags IMO.

2010-04-08, 08:13	Link #237
Hypernova Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virgo Supercluster, Milky Way, Orion Arm, Sol, Earth, Taiwan Age: 38	Judging by his reaction I'll be mighty impressed if the jock doesn't defect at some point.

2010-04-08, 09:31	Link #240
grey_moon Yummy, sweet and unyuu!!! Join Date: Dec 2004	Loving the show so far, I just hope that pointy head doesn't ruin it for me. Great aliens __________________