Walmart Cowboy Bebop? I think so!
Coming from Yasuke's creator LeSean Thomas. Cannon Busters was vastly better than his follow up Yasuke but still was a poor series overall. The premise is always there but the delivery has failed twice; As someone who likes the premise and ideas of Thomas's work I can only hope his next and third project is peak.
--STORY--
5/10
We follow Philly the Kid, a guy who is a mix of Spike and Vash with the supernatural power of infinite lives. He meets Casey and S.A.M. two robots who are running from pursuers but are honestly clueless about it in a sense. They run into Philly and it follows the format of Samurai Champloo of three people going on adventures episode to episode running into multiple issues along the way. While this is all underway the trio is trying to find S.A.M.'s best friend along this journey to save her and her best friends kingdom.
The story truthfully was a snooze fest, I felt myself struggling to stay engaged the entire time; it felt like a cheap ripoff rather than a true original story.
--ART--
8/10
This is Cannon Busters best quality. The designs and animation were fun and colorful. The colors, animation, and designs were the only things keeping me engaged.
--SOUND--
6/10
Again, very basic nothing to wild. Voice actors both sub and dub were mediocre. The intro and outro weren't good either, this is something I hope Thomas can greatly improve on his next project.
--CHARACTER--
3/10
Terrible. Philly is Spike and Vash's worst qualities put into an annoying poorly written character. S.A.M., Casey, and 9ine are also forgettable. S.A.M. is an obnoxious, loud, robot with short term memory. 9ine is just an old guy who used to be strong and tags along for virtually no real reason. Casey did have some funny moments but that is just due to Casey either being a brick or smartass.
--ENJOYMENT--
3/10
There are a few shows I have enjoyed this little and finished. That being said, I absolutely hated this show even more than Yasuke. Yasuke had some enjoyability even though it was one of the worst adapted animes in recent time. Cannon Busters on the other hand had no redeeming qualities other than it having a good color scheme and mediocre animation.
--OVERALL--
4/10
I can't even classify this show as mid. It was just purely unenjoyable, it needed better writing, fights, story and characters for me to consider it even mid.
If you do choose to watch Cannon Busters, just prepare for a slow burn bad Cowboy Bebop rip-off.
