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Apr 5, 2012 9:41 PM

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I'm glad I havn't read the manga judging by this thread. I'd probably not like it as much if I did.

All in all this looks to be promising though I wish it were 2-cour and was seasonal like Bakuman, but alas :(

Can't wait for the blu-ray now though lol. Was annoyed at the censoring of boobs during the bath scene. I hate how blood, gore, and limbs getting cut off is acceptable, but boobs aren't.

/sigh

5/5 for a first ep though. If they're really cramming a bunch of chapters per ep the pacing should be quick. Did not feel any dull moments while watching which is rare in any anime for me.
Apr 5, 2012 10:20 PM

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I totally called it. Blassreiter redux (with some DBZ mixed in??)
Apr 5, 2012 10:35 PM

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Wow, so much happening in one ep. This 1st ep was absolutely amazing! Fell in love the the drama, the action was animated so fucking well!
Apr 5, 2012 11:03 PM

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I was really surprised to see that this is by the same man behind I"s and Video Girl Ai. I can never get enough of the sentai/yuusha monster fighting stories so hopefully this won't disappoint.
Apr 5, 2012 11:09 PM

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The whole episode seemed kinda rushed, but I like how they showed Akemi's character since she was always my favorite from the manga
Apr 5, 2012 11:27 PM

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It may be that I've just been starved of series with red colored blood (or blood at all), but I thought that was an amazing episode. I'm up to date with the Zetman manga and I didn't find any problems with what they did in terms of toning it down.

I may be singing a different tune when the inevitable sleepover happens, but until then I can't really think of any scene that could really frustrate me.

Zetman will already go down in my books for making me shed two tears during the bathtub scene.
Apr 6, 2012 1:43 AM

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Seriously this was a good freaking episode. I actually did want to tear up at a few of those emotional moments. Looking forward to the rest.
Apr 6, 2012 2:54 AM

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Decent first episode, looking forward to more!

He turned supersaiyan.
Apr 6, 2012 2:59 AM
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Seems like I can expect him to be a teenager after this ^.^

RIP granpa...
Apr 6, 2012 6:49 AM

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13 episodes won't enough to wrap things up..shame about that though
Apr 6, 2012 7:15 AM

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i found this episode really good. It was fun and enjoyable
10/10 my score will probz change later on cuz ive heard this is going to be rushed
Apr 6, 2012 8:12 AM
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The adaptation is complete garbage.

Wait a minute, scratch that. THIS IS NOT FUCKING ZETMAN AT ALL! It's just another generic shit fest.

Read the manga.
Apr 6, 2012 9:22 AM
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I really enjoyed this episode, and out of curiousity read the some of the manga and they really changed things this adaptation, can´t disagree with that.

Maybe I´ll read the manga after I´ve seen the anime.
Apr 6, 2012 9:53 AM
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i wouldnt say it was bad compared to manga, it's definitely worth a try. but as soon as it ends go and read the manga. just sayin
Apr 6, 2012 1:51 PM
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I haven't read the manga but I can already tell its going to be difficult to only make this a 13 episode series. Still episode 1 was just ok. It has potential to be a good series or a very bad one.
Apr 6, 2012 4:07 PM

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<3 Mummy-D sings the ending~ *dance*

Haven't read the manga, have no intentions of doing so ; as a result, the first episode was awesome for me.
Apr 7, 2012 5:29 AM
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I haven't read the manga, but during the 1st episode I was like 'OMG, this is amazing!' What is more, I don't really like Sci-Fi and I was afraid if I'd like it... But yes, AWESOME.
Apr 7, 2012 12:54 PM

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This happen every time a manga gets an animated adaptation, everyone saying "Read the manga".

lemongrassmango said:
Haven't read the manga, have no intentions of doing so ; as a result, the first episode was awesome for me.

^this.

This episode was really awesome for me, I liked the drama *^* and the action. I'll definitely continue watching this.
Apr 7, 2012 2:46 PM

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I read the manga. But I don't hate what they did with the anime....the manga seemed to....violent and more adult like??

Well I'm not used to seeing really violent shows anyways but I still managed to read the manga.

Too bad it's only going to be 13 episodes. I like the animaton and the action scenes lol oh and the ending theme was cool.
Apr 7, 2012 3:15 PM
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this is really good so far. I think i might start reading the manga.
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Apr 8, 2012 5:38 PM

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Mangafags gonna hate.
So far it's pretty kewl. Hoping it gets better, this was probably just a background episode on Jin. 4/5
Apr 8, 2012 11:44 PM

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GEH! Nine pages of discussion and only one mention of the fact that the guy who created this has been around as a popular mangaka for quite a while. Video Girl Ai, DNA2, I''s... He's from a time (late 80's, early 90's) before the industry started beating us all over the head with moe. Same time period CLAMP and Kosuke Fujishima (Ah My Goddess) popped up in.

I could continue to gush... Suffice to say I am THRILLED that this is getting animated. If you looked into the background of this guy's works (earlier one shots of this work before the current serialization, plus a couple of cameos in one or two of his other manga), You can see why many think that Zetman may have been strongly influenced by the creator's love of the superhero Batman. Looking forward to watching this through in it's entirety and while I don't expect it to follow the manga exactly, I hope it does it justice to some degree.

And for any of you milennium-anime-whippersnappers, I HIGHLY recommend checking out Video Girl Ai and I''s at least. While not action oriented like Zetman, They are both awesome works by themselves. They do a good job of showing that you CAN have plot, likeable characters AND some degree of relatively tasteful fanservice in one work. That, and his art is simply gorgeous. :-D
Apr 9, 2012 12:29 AM

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I haven't read the manga, so for me this episode was awesome...

Maybe,when the anime ends I will read it, since when I read the manga first I know that most of the times the anime adaption it's not what you expected and you don't want to watch it =_=.
Apr 9, 2012 1:27 AM
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Terrible compared to manga....they are going to squeeze everything into one season or something....that is not good,not for this series.><
Apr 9, 2012 7:01 AM

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not bad episode
Apr 10, 2012 7:45 AM

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It wasn't anything special or innovative, seems like a standard shouen stuff but somehow it kept me entertained and i didn't even notice when whole episode went by. Moving on next episode right away.
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Apr 10, 2012 11:51 AM

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brigid001 said:
QueueQ said:
wish i didn't read the manga =/ but ill still try to watch it and hope for actual ecchi scenes.


Agreed :/ While the animation was pretty good, the way they changed certain events kinda ticked me off. I guess it's to be expected though since it's only a 13 ep series :/ I'll keep watching anyway.


It really bugged me how much they changed and rushed the story. Maybe not that bad if you don't know the manga, but personally, I kinda disliked it all because I really love the manga.


Apr 11, 2012 1:00 AM

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Reading from the comments ahead of me, maybe I'll take shot at the manga after this ends if I still have the time.

I'm inclined to agree with the ones who didn't read the manga first, since I'm one of them. This was quite good since I enjoyed it. I'm surprised that the lady survived that much violence...one tough future onee-chan or mother for Jin.
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Apr 11, 2012 1:17 AM
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Well, Tiger & Bunny vibe plus Miyano Mamoru never dissapoint me. I'll keep watching this.
Apr 11, 2012 3:01 PM

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Hmm.. this looks very interesting, some nice drama, action and horror. Definitely staying with this one, hope it won't become ridiculous as it goes. Glad the lady lived at the end, she is a good woman.
Apr 12, 2012 1:36 PM

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Eh. What a letdown. Terrible first episode. Protagonist sucks. Many characters suck.
Apr 15, 2012 6:36 AM

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I heard that a lot of people say this sucks compared to the manga, I never read the manga though, I don't really know.
I thought this was pretty good, although it was sort of generic.
I'll follow it and see where it goes because I was expecting more.
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Apr 18, 2012 4:21 PM

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good episode, shame they had to cut out stuff from the manga
Jun 5, 2012 6:07 PM

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okay, i was doing my usual browsering and came across Zetman. At first i thought 'Hmmm not really my genre but i'll give it ago'

well after the first episode i was hooked!!! Epic fighting, drama and monsters...awesome! Plus moe scene in the bath lol

I haven't read the manga or had even heard of Zetman until last night but will defianitly continue this!

HELL, i might even read the manga now :D
Jul 3, 2012 2:29 PM
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Woah haven't seen such awesome start of anime in a while. Cant wait to see this boy older and in action as in preview !!!!
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Oct 9, 2012 9:59 AM

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lol @ all the butthurt manga readers...

this shit looks very promising...
Feb 24, 2013 12:17 AM

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Amazing first episode!
May 14, 2013 10:21 AM

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YAYYYYYYYYYYYY THE WOMEN DIDN'T DIE <3

I would've go in a depression if she would've died too :|
Jul 5, 2013 1:24 PM
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OriginANIME said:
Amazing first episode!


It look like is a good anime I hope I will enjoy watching it.
Sep 19, 2013 1:24 AM

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Well that was an intense start, censored or not. I think I'm going to really like this one, even if I can see some cliches incoming.

The gore, scars and fights add a sense of realism to violence, I like it when series actually show how brutal superpowers and abilities can really be.
Dec 13, 2013 8:39 PM

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wow so many feels n I loved it
Sep 5, 2015 11:30 PM

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That was a good start. The fight animation did look a little weird.
Nov 1, 2016 6:42 PM

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What a start with the first episode. A lot of action, a lot of feels. Seems like Jin doesn't know so much about the world, about feels etc.

Jin is so cool and so strong. I really like him as a character. I'm curious about all the characters they've shown and what their role will be. Besides of that I'm glad Akemi survived and Jin finally has a person like his grandfather :)

Can't wait to see how this will go on.

May 15, 2018 12:47 AM
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Minha critica é sobre varios episódios
mas espero segunda temporada.
A historia é muito foda mas odiei o Kouga retardado ficar com o credito sendo que ele é um burro com um pessimo censo de justiça, sem contar que pra nao dizer que ele nao salvo ninguém colocaram ele salvando a menina de cabelo que caso com ele e as outras vezes ele so segurou a barra pro jin o Kouga e um fracote e o casal fofo era pra ser o jin e a konoha nao a hanako que apareceu do nada como retadada espero uma segunda temporada melhor por que o resto da serie e otimo e o jin tambem e se for coloca algem pra fazer papel de horoi no lugar do jin que nao seja um retardado sem noção e que reconheça o que o jin fez ate o final realmente queria que o jin matasse o Kouga no final pra na procima temporada aparecer um heroi diguino de ser parceiro, amigo e heroi com o jin
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Feb 13, 2020 9:30 PM

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Not mad at it, will continue to watch,
May 3, 2023 9:33 AM

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Fena değildi. 7/10
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