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2010-04-04, 16:34 | Link #202 |
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This show is pretty good, glad I wasn't the only one to pick up or at least comment about the similarities with Spider-Man, he missed one, the Psy/ Harry Osbourne connection, best friend with funky hair. I did like Stan's cameo. I would have thought the stars and stripes motif would be something added to Heroman later on, that kind of surprised me. To tie into the marvel line of things, this could be a What If? issue. "What If Peter Parker had created Gigantor?"
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2010-04-04, 17:08 | Link #203 |
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Ok finally watch episode 1 :
Cliche episode . Mecha anime US version ^^ That's remind me Transformers movie etc.... Lol for Heroman with the stars and all and the enemies => grasshoppers mecha XD Well , at least this show got good animation . For the BGM , i could hear "I'm a Hero , I'm a hero , i'm a hero..." ^^ Good Joey's trap pics there |
2010-04-04, 17:40 | Link #204 | |
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also those people comparing heroman to ttgl, eureka 7, and other great works are going to be in for a surprise, because the writing isn't really gonna get much better. Also what happened to the guy who crashed into the big rig, or the big rig driver, guess just some fillers dieing, but wouldn't this be one of those earth shattering moments for the hero to have someone their trying to save die. |
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2010-04-04, 17:41 | Link #205 |
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I thought it was quite charming. I mean yeah, it's not been anything revolutionary so far, it's a paint-by-numbers Stan Lee superhero comic with a giant robot instead of super-powers, but that's not a bad thing and it seems pretty polished compared to the manga version.
It would certainly be nice if they started to play around with it a bit and did something unexpected with the plot as the series went on, but I'm perfectly content with the way its been presented so far. Maybe I'm just nostalgic. |
2010-04-04, 17:53 | Link #206 | |
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since when cliche factor became this fun ? i'm very enjoying this new experience
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Not enough Kamina-style inspirational speaking. And Joey reminds me of someone like Yukimura from Samurai Deeper Kyo. Only, he has a robot to go around kicking ass for him and he doesn't do it himself. Not sure about academia in comparison to Peter Parker so at the moment we'll call him average high school student. But he's not completely that average seeing how he was able to repair the robot all by himself. So in short, to me it's like Spiderman with sprinkle of good old fashioned effeminate male character+Digimon (robot fighting on male partner's behalf) Quote:
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2010-04-05, 02:17 | Link #209 | |
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Also, I don't understand why people put BONES in some kind of a Madhouse-level of artistry, because BONES does a lot of cliche stuff. Ever watch Soul Eater or Darker than Black or even Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood? I don't get why they don't get judged in a similar manner, because while those shows are amazing, they still play around a lot with anime tropes. Even shows like Eureka 7 and Xam'd, while nearly breaking from the mold, aren't exactly trope free either. Well, especially in the final episodes of those series. |
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2010-04-05, 02:43 | Link #210 |
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Theres nothing wrong with tropes when they are done well, and I think Bones typically does them better than the vast majority of other studios. Though their output in the past several years doesnt match what they did in 2000-2006. Then again, all studios in general have tremendously lessened in quality in the past several years.
For what its worth, Wolf's Rain, Rahxephon and Eureka Seven are my three favorite shows of the last decade. So even though they disappointed me several times over the past few years, I will still hold them in higher esteem since, despite even those shows they've made recently have disappointed me, they overall still for the most part hold on to their core values as a studio. For example you will never see them do a show like Kamen no Maid Guy, and if they ever do sink that low...well that will be the day I will hold them in lower esteem. For the most part, Heroman looks like a show that will end up similar to Mars Daybreak. Its bright, well intentioned and pretty positive. |
2010-04-05, 03:02 | Link #211 |
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Heh, yeah. Madhouse can either go from the trashiest of anime producers to one of the classiest in a single season. Madhouse is literally all over the place. But for the highest of artistic projects, I honestly can't name one studio that does it at a more consistent pace.
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2010-04-05, 03:05 | Link #212 | |
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2010-04-05, 08:02 | Link #213 | |
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2010-04-05, 12:53 | Link #214 | |
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2010-04-05, 14:21 | Link #216 |
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What do you mean Joey isn't a trap?...
ANYWAY. It was generic but enjoyable. Like some people said, the production value out weighs the generic-ness of it for now (the potential of it being the next Guren Lagann just caught my eye). The characters do feel somewhat Japanese, how common are sis-cons in America? The only thing that annoyed me was the other people in the car crash wasn't saved...
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2010-04-05, 15:00 | Link #217 | |
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2010-04-05, 15:22 | Link #218 | |
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2010-04-05, 15:44 | Link #219 | |
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But at least, yay finally we have mecha show this season!
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2010-04-05, 16:17 | Link #220 | |
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