Zetman Ep. 01: A little cornball

In some alternate universe, twisted scientists create vicious killing machines known as Players. These Players are then forced to fight one another in underground gladiatorial style matches for the sick amusement of a few rich people. Or maybe it’s a lot of people–I don’t think the first episode really specifies. I can’t imagine every single rich person in Zetman‘s society being evil, but it’s hard not to notice a particular ideological slant in how the anime chooses to present itself. Continue reading

When in doubt, just add boobs

Convergence is supposed to be a cool thing. In technological convergence, I’m supposed to get a slick black box that does everything for me. Convergence in anime, on the other hand, is apparently the process of taking different anime series and homogenizing the shit out of them until you get a tasteless slurry. But that’s okay; like how a sprig of parsley is supposed to liven up a plate of overcooked stodge, there’s nothing quite like a pair of ginormous, bouncing tits to hide the blemishes of your average anime series. The preceding paragraph essentially describes two of the three shows I watched tonight. Continue reading