(L) Zetman

[konart]

Spoiler for EP2:

9 chapters this time(+ a time skip, so it's still kinda 12 chapters )

[ars89]

Spoiler for ep 2:

Wow this felt rushed again. Seems like they went through a lot of chapters again. Did they just kill Akemi! Wow Kouga's sense of justice is a little messed up, lol the bad scientist is Kouga's grandfather. Unfortunately Konoha gave away Jin's identity. Look like he awakened to his powers, but i guess not fully since he was white and not red. Or maybe that is from whatever that guy will do to him.

[ookamigirl]

So Jin is all grown up now..
Guess Kouga still follows the same hero ideals as he did as a kid.
Konoha's doing what she can to help others too.
Those three together would make an amazing team together.
Jin as Zetman is pretty terrifying.
I kinda feel sorry for Kouga who is still under his family's foot...

[miroku2192]

I'll leave this in spoilers, though the episode is already out. But just courtesy

Spoiler for Episode 2:

Episode 2...what the hell....really?

Auntie-san........ :'(

[King Lycan]

Auntie die :/ I was hoping she'll stay a live but Jin is pretty fucking cool I loved how he talked to Kouga while he was saving that family.

[Guardian Enzo]

You know, this is one of those cases where I'm very glad not to have read the source material. While I can get a sense of what's been lost by compressing the story this much and understand why having Kouga and Jin know each other as little boys changes the dynamic, I'm impartial enough to appreciate the anime for what it is. And despite the blistering pace, it's excellent - handsome, well-drawn and animated, with a flair for the dramatic. It's remarkable to see a Japanese author write a story that so perfectly captures the essence of the Alan Moore styled dark superhero genre.

[KyriaL]

The poor innocent auntie who is doing her best to make ends meet, unfortunately may meet her end due to cowardly means. The dark environment is well done to suit the dark theme of the show, which undoubtedly will play an important role in the plot.

[aohige]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

It's remarkable to see a Japanese author write a story that so perfectly captures the essence of the Alan Moore styled dark superhero genre.

If you think this, you should check out the source material, at least to the point the anime has covered. The manga is even more true in this sense.

Katsura is a big American anti-hero comic book fan.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by aohige

If you think this, you should check out the source material, at least to the point the anime has covered. The manga is even more true in this sense.

Katsura is a big American anti-hero comic book fan.

I have read the first 12 chapters, just to see the differences. But it's one thing to mimic the style, and quite another to capture it - and Katsura has really done that to a remarkable degree. And yes, it does show through in the anime.

[Solace]

Episode 2 was pretty fast paced again, but I'm certainly not feeling the usual second episode quality drop. I'm still digging the retro feel to the visual style, it's really reminiscent of classics like Ninja Scroll.

Also....really? After one episode? Definitely unfair, I liked her. =\

[Arya]

Yep, the pacing looked the same of the first episode, and that's not a compliment. Instead I felt the animation and art style dropping in quality a bit, but it could be due to the art style, I have to fully get used to yet. The fighting reminded me a bit of Tiger Mask
Anyways I hope that the pace will slow down now that the main characters seem to be positioned on the board. Because even if I felt sorry for Akemi (Poor her, as I feared she lost her previous work, and now ... ) it was really too fast.
Jin surely is really cool as much as the cutie's brother is really a spoiled brat, and it is a good thing unless the boy is also not smart enough to learn from this sort of new surrounding.
Surely as already mentioned here, this fast pacing/skipping chapters attitude is getting me curious to read the manga.

[Myssa Rei]

Hello, manga reader again. I wasn't bothered by what they cut out, but the hurricane-speed pacing of the stuff they left in. What did they call it again? Ah, yes, whiplash.

[DragoonKain3]

Despite HanaKana back again voicing another osananajimi, I just can't feel jubilant about it. Katsura's track record isn't exactly great (one straight up loss, another what should've been a loss but became a win on a technicality lol) XD

[Kanon]

Gee, that is fast. Auntie got killed before we even got to know her. I would have liked to see more of her daily life with Jin. They seem to have done pretty well these past five years.

[klare]

that is terrible, her face injured and now even lost her life...

dont understand what happened to Jin after the fight, did his powers timed out?

[karuroso]

What the?!?! They killed Akemi? thats just terrible D= she had her life changed entirely because of Jin and now she is killed like that... oh damn >_>

[Kafriel]

I don't think Akemi is dead, at least not yet (damn you previews!)

Anyways I hope that the pace will slow down now that the main characters seem to be positioned on the board.

Seconded, the pace is faster than I'd like it to be. It's one thing not to be overflowing with stare contests and childhood flashbacks, and another to have things develop so fast.
-I just met my old friends today. We decided to jump into a burning building and save people. It was badass.

Surely as already mentioned here, this fast pacing/skipping chapters attitude is getting me curious to read the manga.

Worth every minute you spend on it

dont understand what happened to Jin after the fight, did his powers timed out?

Who knows, so far all we got on Jin is that he's got a mark on his hand and that he transforms into a monster...the evil doctor/Kouga's grandpa seems to know something more, though.

[Klashikari]

I thought it was only me and only for the first episode, but the second one really worries me regarding the pacing.
Frankly, the good point is that there would hardly be any moment we would be bored by the pacing, but at the same time, it goes so fast that I wonder if the development of certain characters won't get oversimplified because of that.

Of course, being a manga reader just amplifies this feeling, and I can't say I'm totally satisfied with the adaptation. I honestly thought they were doing some sort of "summary episode", but it seems they will keep the series rolling this way. Oh well, at least, they still did a fairly good job despite the pacing, especially they managed to squeeze Kouga's messed up sense of justice in this episode alone.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by Klashikari

I thought it was only me and only for the first episode, but the second one really worries me regarding the pacing.
Frankly, the good point is that there would hardly be any moment we would be bored by the pacing, but at the same time, it goes so fast that I wonder if the development of certain characters won't get oversimplified because of that.

Of course, being a manga reader just amplifies this feeling, and I can't say I'm totally satisfied with the adaptation. I honestly thought they were doing some sort of "summary episode", but it seems they will keep the series rolling this way. Oh well, at least, they still did a fairly good job despite the pacing, especially they managed to squeeze Kouga's messed up sense of justice in this episode alone.

As I said, this is an instance where I'm glad not to be a manga reader. And for me, while the pacing is definitely fast the story is still very involving, and coherent. For a new viewer, I think this is very well done.

[Arya]

Originally Posted by Kafriel

I don't think Akemi is dead, at least not yet (damn you previews!)

Really, I don't know how to take that. Given the type of show Zetman is, knowing that she could be still alive is even worse than her being already dead.
and I just remembered that she shares the name with a character who really made me cry as a baby ...

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

As I said, this is an instance where I'm glad not to be a manga reader. And for me, while the pacing is definitely fast the story is still very involving, and coherent. For a new viewer, I think this is very well done.

I agree with you, I'm also not a manga reader, but surely I'm starting to share the same worries Klashikari has regarding the characters' development.