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Apr 16, 2011
Preliminary (2/25 eps)
Out of all the shows to debut for the Spring 2011 season, Tiger and Bunny was the only I had the most reservations about prior the actually seeing it. The description was non existent and the cover art made it look like some sort of yaoi mecha anime.

I'm please to say that none of the above is true. The show is pretty awesome after two episode. The premise is a buncha of random people got super powers and some use them for good, others evil, but someone decided to cash in on this and now their exploits are set up on public television.

The show does have massive product placement, I mean BANDI and PEPSI and such flash all over the screen everywhere. In any other anime I'd drop it because of this, but it's almost amusing considering the backdrop.

T&B has a large lineup of characters/heroes, but the titular ones, Tiger and Bunny are already looking like they'll have strong development just based on the first two episode. Wild Tiger, a passed his prime hero who believes a heroes duty is to do what is right, no matter what, is often at odds with his counterpart, Barney (bunny) who seems more considered with a level headed and calculated approach.

The anime seems a lot less focused on any form of super villain, or any type of villain, and more so on the conflicts of Tiger and Bunny themselves. I'm sure they'll be like an evil force in the works for later, but right now the plot progression is more of a personal journey for the characters instead of a point a to point b type of routine.

Verdict:

Watch. There is no reason not to pick this up and give it a try.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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