Fall 2008 Thread - Rie Kugimiya Overload

Casshern Sins episode 1 had me on the fence... Casshern Sins episode 2 has made me a believer. The series is pretty morbid and dark, so this might upset folks who like throwing the word "angst" around. I found it fairly well executed, and marked out on the action scene toward the end of the episode and how bleak of a turn the ending took after what the viewer initially sees. And whoever said this show resembles an animated version of Mega Man Zero, you're pretty astute.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Art style, genius, not design.

He predates Mega Man, I believe.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Well, there's many ways this show can go bad, but for now it is a very compelling reimagining of the series. The art style makes me think that Mega Man Zero could have worked in animated form, though I'm not sure they'd have had the guts to tell the kind of story this anime is attempting to tell. I can't wait for episode 3.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

The original Mega Man borrows from many sources, and not just visual concepts from Astro Boy. Friender and Rush are a good first comparison to make. Moreover, Tetsuya allowing himself to be turned into a super fighting robot (heeeeee) is just as comparable to the decision Rock makes to begin Mega Man 1, Acer. Mega Man X might match Casshern a bit more in tone, but there are many things the original Mega Man has in common with Casshern.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?