I have no idea how much of that was anime-original and how much was from the manga, but it was certainly entertaining in a FUBAR kind of way. It’s been clear for a while that Zetman was headed for a crescendo of despair.  Heck, most of the series has been […] Read more

“Amagi Kouga’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” Yes, that stuff hitting the fan is exactly what it looks like, and there’s lots of it – take cover.  Most of it blew directly into Kouga’s face sadly for him, and that crack you heard may just have been the […] Read more

For once, I’m glad I wasn’t invited. Unfortunately, this is one of those eps where the extreme compression ratio of this adaptation becomes clear.  While I got the basic gist of what was happening, there were certain elements that never quite clicked, and left me a little unsure as to […] Read more

Zetman seems to really be hitting its stride, but damn – there sure is a lot going on. Maybe I’ve been watching too much Game of Thrones and Fate/Zero, but I find myself constantly wondering just who I’m supposed to root against with Zetman.  Some characters seem obviously evil (Haitani […] Read more

This was the week Zetman showed just how excellent it could be when its pacing was dialed back a few notches. As you know I’ve liked this show from the very beginning, and always felt the sense that we were only skimming the surface of how great it could be.  It was […] Read more

If anime had speed limits, Zetman would have been jailed for repeatedly violating them weeks ago. “Development” really isn’t the word for what happens in this series, because there’s so much new information every week that the entire series is pretty much composed of development.  Again I’m finding that it […] Read more

I think the greatest compliment I can pay to Zetman is that I’m still wrapped up in it, despite suffering from whiplash  trying to keep up and keep it all straight. One of the fundamental tenets of superhero mythology is that being a superhero is a burden.  Superpowers carry a […] Read more

Why is that you never have a stick of gum when you really need one? Watching Zetman one really does get the sense that they’re seeing the tip of the iceberg.  Kouga is a perfect example.  In the anime, he’s coming off as a slightly pathetic (maybe more than slightly) […] Read more

No, it’s not Independence Day or Guy Fawkes Day – that noise you hear is the popping blood vessels of Zetman manga readers everywhere. Welcome to another time skip, which as far as I can tell encompasses about 35 chapters in addition to two years on-screen.  Again, I’m glad not […] Read more