Cannon Busters

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English: Cannon Busters

Japanese: Cannon Busters

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Type: ONA

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Aug 15, 2019

Producers: Yumeta Company, Netflix

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Satelight

Source: Other

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Mecha

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Ranked: #5453²

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Popularity: #3762

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Follow the adventures and exploits of S.A.M, a high-end, royal-class friendship droid who's joined by a quirky, discarded maintenance robot and a brash, deadly fugitive. Together, the unlikely trio embarks on an unforgettable journey in a fantastic and dangerous world in search of S.A.M's best friend, the heir to a powerful kingdom under siege.

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Based on a fantasy comic book series by LeSean Thomas.

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Turnbuckle, Casey

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Izawa, Shiori
Japanese

Philly the Kid

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Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
Japanese

Sam

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Yano, Hinaki
Japanese

Hilda

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Minagawa, Junko
Japanese

Kelby

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Majima, Junji
Japanese

Odin

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Kuroda, Takaya
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9ine

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Akimoto, Yousuke
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Thomas, LeSean

Director, Original Creator

Natori, Takahiro

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Hamano, Takatoshi

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Lucindo, Fábio

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"Showdown" by Marty Grimes and BJRNCK

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"Regardless" by Mansa Imani

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Aug 16, 2019

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

PaIadin (All reviews)

80 people found this review helpful

the best thing about this show is that its an original universe but don't bother wasting your time, mediocre at best really a compilation of other previous animes like trigun, cowboy bebop, etc.

Story: 2/10 No real direction just a cliché adventure about finding a lost person/city to save someone/something. Full of holes and non-connecting points

Art: 6/10 the art is decent its really impossible to have bad art nowadays especially with a netflix budget, art isn't a make or break for this anime its just kind of "good enough" to sustain the visual appeal

Sound:6/10 the sound is very similar to the art read more

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Aug 15, 2019

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

LordLimpD (All reviews)

26 people found this review helpful

Story: I thought this was pretty average, nothing special but enough too intrigue me to keep watching. That powers are cool and the world itself is actually pretty interesting. Some of the humor is gold, while other times your left thinking "huh?" Honestly the story is probably the weakest link for me, the show is held together by the cast of characters, world building, and animation. There are some episodes that don't really handle the main plot, but rather side stories, and I was much more intrigued by them.

Art: Most the fight scenes are actually pretty good. The world design is really unique and you read more

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Aug 17, 2019

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Yemi_Hikari (All reviews)

21 people found this review helpful

I’ll start off by saying first impressions are misleading. For this particular Anime it is a good idea not to jump to conclusions based on the first few minutes of airing. Second, whether this particular Anime is for the viewer depends on their tastes. This Anime is more likely to appeal to viewers of the following demographics.

One such demographic are viewers who enjoyed Trigun, Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Beepop and Rage of Bahamut. In fact, I suspect the American who created the source material was highly influenced by those works, yet he also pulled in a lot of Japanese cultural references such as the forty-seven ronin and Kamen Rider – meaning those who like looking for references to such things is another demographic this series hits up.

Of the demographics the series isn’t likely to appeal to include those who won’t like the fact the original source material is Western, yet this is still an Anime as the original audio and not just the animation was done in Japan. I think one of the things I like regarding Cannon Busters was in fact noticing the influences of Trigun, Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Beepop, yet the creator of the source material wasn’t influenced by that alone and actually knows quite a bit about Japanese culture.

Second, the series isn’t likely to appeal to those who hate unscrupulous rouges as one of the main protagonists, let alone characters who are majorly naïve as the two robot companions are. Even the prince for whom the one bot is searching for can come across as bratty. However, the characters do develop and each of the things I listed can be considered fatal flaws characters need to overcome. Another aspect I liked was how the characters did grow.

If I were to pick though, one thing I didn’t like so much regarding the characters, it would be the villains. Each of the true villains except for the big main felt honestly flat compared to the other canon characters, yet part of this comes from the fact their motives aren’t ever revealed to the cast beyond the main villain. In fact, there is a level of mystery regarding Botica that slowly unravels as the season progresses yet isn’t completely revealed as the audience is left at a cliffhanger.

The third demographic the series isn’t likely to appeal to are those who don’t enjoy the type of humor in the series which falls into the Dark Comedy genre. One of the reasons viewers need give more than a few minutes to watch the first episode comes down to the fact the humor may appear childish yet starts becoming more macabre as the season progressed. Some of the ways Philly ends up dying are quite gruesome yet fall into the horror genre. In fact, the series manages to blend quite a few genre into the series.

As for any issues beyond whether the series will appeal to a specific demographic, I didn’t find much fault beyond the one-dimensional feeling of the villains and the fact the viewer is left at a cliff hanger. I was left, though, looking forward to a second season for Canon Busters, but pleasantly surprised.

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Aug 16, 2019

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Woeppa (All reviews)

19 people found this review helpful

I don't even know how to describe my feelings towards Cannon Busters. On a surface level, I'd describe it as One Punch Man meets Trigun with stylistic elements of Devilman Crybaby, but I think there's a lot more to say about it than just that.

Story - 9

While one may look at the synopsis of the plot and write off Cannon Busters as another above-average Netflix original that's been shat out out to appease anime fans that use the platform, the way the show is written is actually genius in how it changes tones a goofy and light hearted almost-parody to rather serious and emotionally charged read more

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