This episode is
pretty good though the sudden transition from their childhood to their
middleschool (is it? or is it HS?) is a little off and makes me want to
question about the long period that was missing though I sure do wish that some
flashbacks will be shown. I wonder how was this transition done in the manga.
Delayed post is delayed. I've been busy with finals week + projects. o(x.x)o More late posts will come very soon - by the weekend perhaps.
Despite the sudden
transition that I somehow didn't like, this episode turned out pretty good.. It
gives off some good suspense atmosphere to the anime itself. For some a middle school (or is it HS?), it really was laughable
for Amagi Kouga (Miyano
Mamoru) to suddenly bring up issues that does not concern the people in the
event that they are in and saying that he wants to be some kind of hero of
justice. It looks like he still's a child no matter how you look at him.
At some point, I sometimes see him quite similar to the character of Mashima Taichi
from Chihayafuru - without all the justice talks - which is another
character of Miyano Mamoru. The idea of wanting to be with a childhood friend
whom he has never seen ages ago (LOL) and the
the incident at rescuing the mother and the children by the burning
house somehow reminded me of Taichi at the early episodes of Chihayafuru. Not that Kouga is actually like
Taichi but he just gives me the same feeling - and I'm pretty sure it's not
that because of the voice. LOL. AND I literally laugh when Kouga was made to
wear a helmet for protection and he refuses because "it's uncool" -
I'm really looking forward to funnier lines most especially from Kouga (I'm not expecting much from Jin. LOL).
As for Kanzaki Jin
who's now voiced by Namikawa
Daisuke is still a very interesting character. Now that he's gotten a lot
older, I believe that he's fully aware of his ability as ZET but still does not
know why is it that he has that kind of ability as shown through his quick
conversation with that arsonist Player. Anyway, I really like Jin's way of
thinking when he rescued the children together with their mother in that heavy
fire though at some point, he's also using his emotions in making that
decision. I smiled when he said "if they do die, at least they'll die
together" but in Jin's deeper context, he understands the feeling of
growing without his biological parents (not that he has any since he's a ZET).
Anyway, comparing to
the first episode, I believe that this episode had some better BGM which I did
liked. I think that as of this point, ZETMAN
is still pretty strong in terms of story and animation. Characters are good as
well and they're pretty interesting. I like both Jin and Kouga as main
characters and how different the two of them actually think and act. Konoha, on
the other hand, has got to be a pretty uninteresting heroine of this show but
it does make me curious why she's scared of her grandfather. As for the other
heroine, Tanaka Hanako (Ise Mariya) who
has shown interest in Kouga is yet to be introduced but somehow, I have a
feeling that I'll like her. As for the pacing of the anime, it does seem a
little fast but I don't really mind it. I personally think that the two
episodes have done their job in introducing us the series, the characters and
everything else that is important. The suspense is building up pretty well most
especially by the end of this episode after we saw Kouga's grandfather have Jin
for himself. Moreover, looks like Jin's foster parent, Kawakami Akemi (Hayamizu Risa) is in
another dangerous spot.
I'm pretty sure that
the next episode will be pretty interesting. Fast pacing or not, this anime is
sure up for some pretty good cliffhangers. Recommended to watch? Not really but
it'll be pretty good to watch. Action is pretty good though it seems that ZETMAN isn't actually fully focusing on this
factor rather on the character development of both Jin and Kouga as well as
their sense of justice (is it?) or their way of thinking.
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