Review: Heroman Episode 1
A boy and his pet giant robot, now where's the chocolate?
Heroman is the anime that Stan Lee teamed with BONES to do and it definitely has Stan Lee’s ink stained fingerprints all over it. This is a show that is bucking for Saturday morning and a toy line, possibly brought to you by 4Kids. Having said that, I’m still debating whether or not I like the show or not. It has a feel of the kind of Americanized anime that has become popular, and it also has a feeling that reminds very much of 70s and 80s giant robot shows that lends it a unique charm if you’re looking for retro giant robots. But the charm isn’t quite enough to erase the face that the giant mecha genre has come a long way since Voltron and Transformers.
You see dis fro? Dis fro be the awesome.
Our main hero is Joey Jones, he of the generic name and toy obsession with a character design scarily similar to a chocolate obsessed blond from another, much greater series. I also think that he might be gay, because there is no boy who is in junior high, let alone high school (they never quite say) that is going to say no to a cheerleader wearing a skirt as scandalously short as the one Lina wears. Which leads me to wonder if Stan Lee maybe has lost his touch with the pulse of kids these days. The other main character is Psy, a skater dude with crutches and quite possibly the most epic fro I have seen in an anime. If I do continue watching Heroman, it will because of Psy and his epic fro of epicness. An because he’s the most original character in the entire show.
The story… well there is not a lot to it. A scientist by the name of Professor Denton has sent out a message to space inviting the aliens to come make friends and sing Kumbayah with him, since they would never want to do something like destroy the world. Except they do, but that’s not really important in this episode. Joey is a boy living with
She's hot, she's a cheerleader, she has a thing for nerds, and she's a total figment of your imagination.
Someone should inform Stan Lee that he is not Alfred Hitchcock, he does not need to cameo in everything he does. Especially since he’s not even subtle about it. I can’t say much for the shows originality, unless being set in America and having Heroman covered in red, white and blue is something completely new to you. I can tell that it’s also going to play on that great Stan theme of responsibility with power. I’m interested, but I’m not sure if it really has enough meat to it to make me keep watching. Or if the meat it has is even good any longer.
