Holy Fuckin' Henshin!

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 1:43 pm

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/09/03 ... 06591.html

Capcom also announced that a new anime series based on the Viewtiful Joe games will begin airing in Japan starting October 2. The Saturday morning anime will broadcast in six TV Tokyo-affiliated stations throughout Japan every week from 9:30am to 10:00am. Like the game, the anime will feature Joe in an adventure that’s packed with enemies, stylish action, and comedy.

Should we be overjoyed, or very, very afraid?

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 1:53 pm

I'll say the same thing I said in another message board that annouced this:
DAMN, I haven't even gotten the game yet and there already make a TV show!
~Neo

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:00 pm

Old news to me.

And I don't have any real opinion on the matter since I haven't played Viewtiful Joe. I know, I know shame on Ngangbius for that. But at least I pre-ordered Katamari Damacy(and it should be coming soon if Gamestop didn't screw-up) so that should count for something.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:27 pm

Did anyone ever happen to catch the PaRappa anime?

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:31 pm

OMGOMGOMG TEH WIIIIIN.

...there was a PaRappa anime? o.o

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:38 pm

The Parappa anime was pretty horrible. They just re-wrote the lyrics to melodies and songs from the games and used them in the series as musical numbers. As far as I know, it flopped pretty horribly.

As a point of interest, though, one of Parappa's male classmates was gay. He was also the most desirable boy in school, according to the girls, so there were actually a couple of episodes that where Parappa was like "Why is that chick chasing after the gay guy instead of me?!"

It's funny that those situations are tip-toed around in adult US tv shows, while they're freely shown on Japanese children's TV.

But then again, this is also the cartoon based on a videogame series that had a crossdressing moose driving instructor and a fabulous hairdressing octopus.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:45 pm

And there's a problem with this?

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:43 pm

I haven't seen the anime only the beginning japanese theme song which I thought was cute and well done (Parappa on a stick doing different moves as he turns is fun).
~Neo