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Viewtiful Joe – Volume One (Animé TV)

 

Picture: C+     Sound: C+     Extras: C     Episodes: B-

 

 

It was not long until some Animé pulled a Sherlock Jr. and it took a popular video game adapted to the small screen top do it.  Viewtiful Joe is about a young semi-slacker who has a girlfriend he is not paying enough attention to, but because of big screen superhero he loves.  Things go bad when the franchise decides the hero should loose!

 

Then, in a strange twist of fate, Joe finds himself being able to enter into that film world, hastened by the fact that his girlfriend is kidnapped, which suddenly increases his consideration of her.  He gets to become a superhero with powers of his own too.  The result is a spoof of the superhero genre, giant monster movies, Japanese action shows and even videogames that has a consistent sense of humor and is not bad.  It was a hit on the WB Network, which has just merged into the CW Network with the also-former UPN, but I would be surprised if this show gets dropped.

 

After all, he is pretty fly for a white guy, with his retro Rock attitude and all.  Too bad his attention span and slight ego is to his disadvantage, but he is a good guy at heart and when that comes through, things have the ability to work out.  The first episodes here are:

 

1)     Just A Dude Named Joe

2)     What’s-His-Name To The Rescue

3)     Dude, Did You Say “Viewtiful”?

 

 

The titles give you an idea of the humor and no mater where the show lands up, Geneon is poised to release the entire series on DVD, so fans of all ages can enjoy the show as it comes to DVD in each volume.  The 1.33 X 1 image is not bad, with its simple, but colorful and solidly drawn images.  The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo has no major surrounds, but is a recent recording that does sound good.  Extras include a trailer, character profiles and TV spot collection.  Amusing all around.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo


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