Month: November 2013

  • INCOMPLETE SERIES REVIEW: The Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010-2012)

    1 Season of 2 Watched (2nd not on Netflix)

    GENRE: American Action Anime

    SUMMARY: Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Ant Man, Wasp, the Hulk, Hawkeye, and more join forces to combat evil in New York and all over the world. Avengers Assemble!

    REVIEW: It's a really good solid cartoon. It just illustrates the difference between American vs. Japanese animation production differences. The plot is deceptively simply executed in such a careful way it hides the complexity that is written into it. Bad anime is un-focused and attempts to be overly complicated and emotional. It's the same story with the animation. At first, it looks like that same tried and true style as the DC Justice League which has its roots in the amazing Batman animated series, but there is more too it. There were still-frames when I found myself appreciating the perspective and correct anatomical foresight of a character. They do so much with few lines and shading. Anime can just try to dang hard. It is more close to the comic than the movie which means the character is more like the original comics (ex. Hawkeye wears a purple pointy headed hero's uniform while in the movie he's in tactical gear). Go into realizing it's made for kids but adults can appreciate and enjoy it as well (like Finding Nemo). Overall, a very solid showing.

    ART: 7/10
    STORYTELLING & PLOT: 8/10
    CHARACTERS: 8/10
    OVERALL: 8/10