Join us as we view new pilots this season. See where they fit on the highly-scientific Rock-or-Suck Scale…
- FAIRY TAIL SEASON 2 -- BLACK BULLET -- THE COMIC ARTIST & HIS ASSISTANTS
- ONE WEEK FRIENDS -- MUSHI-SHI: THE NEXT CHAPTER -- BRYNHILDR IN THE DARKNESS
- CHAIKA THE COFFIN PRINCESS -- CAPTAIN EARTH -- NO GAME, NO LIFE
- THE IRREGULAR AT MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL -- MEKAKU CITY ACTORS -- MAJIN BONE
Last year, when we kept running into one show after another with a scissor
fetish, Sam speculated that there might be some powerful Japanese blogger
influencing the premises of anime shows. If such a ‘Blogger Zero’
exists, he or she must’ve been idly flipping through history books lately, because
this is the fourth in as many shows I’ve seen recently watched which interjects mecha into
feudal times.
It’s also yet another show starring a socially awkward pervert who freaks
out at the mere thought of bewbs… but… somehow… it actually that make
interesting?
For the most part, these plays like a less sophisticated SAMURAI
CHAMPLOO. The novelty of swordsmen running around with pompadours and Mohawks
is amusing, certainly - - and it’s a pretty show, to be sure - - but it’s
almost like the crew go bored with seeing that conceit through and just opted to drop
mechs in it because… well, just because. The T&A gets tiresome. And there’s a lot
of it. It’s not hot. It’s not funny. At least initially, anyway.
The show might actually have a brilliant hook for subverting the
nebbish creep we keep meeting in these shows. You want to
know why he goes to such grotesque lengths to demonstrate how girl crazy he is?
Because he’s never actually been with a girl.
But wait - - that’s exactly
the point. The messianic mech will only work if he’s a virgin. Now, we’re
on to something here. I can imagine plenty of great sitcom dilemmas unfolding
in later episodes where this guy might earn some renown and attention - - and be
forced to match his bite to his bark - - only for him to have to brush off the girls lest he lose
his power. That’s a great set-up.
I guess I wish the show didn’t make fake me out for so long, but that’s the point of the switcheroo. Whether you like
this pilot or not will depend on how long you can deal with your… * AHEM *… leg
getting pulled.
Watch "Succession Strife! Keiichiro Appears!" and
decide for yourself.
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 | Tom Pinchuk’s a writer and personality with a large number of comics, videos and features like this to his credit. Visit his website - - tompinchuk.com - - and follow his Twitter: @tompinchuk |
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