Viewtiful Joe – Volume
Three (Animé TV)
Picture: C+
Sound: C+ Extras: C Episodes: B
Summary: Based on Capcom creations. The evil Jado, ruler
of 'Movie land' attempts to take over the real world with evil minions from
various shows.
Joe our hero's fiancée Silvia is taken away by Jado. In
order to rescue her from Jado, Joe becomes the superhero Viewtiful Joe and
enters into 'Movie land' to save the world. Will Joe learn what it takes be a
superhero and save his love life as well?
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Episode 7: Attack of the Slugoon Platoon
The evil Jack-in-the-box gives away free the 'Slugoon' toy
to children, little do they know it brainwashes the children turning them
against Joe. Adding to Joe trouble
Junior Joe trusty hero in training is also brainwashed and also attacks Joe.
Facing an army of Slugoons with brainwashed children Joe must somehow defeat
Jack-in-the-box and save the children.
Episode 8: Fire on the Mountain
Our hero Joe goes for quick break in the mountains for
cheese fondue. He is attacked by
Fire-Leo, the flaming dog-lion. As Jado and his minions try and figure out Joe
is really a hero or is he just lucky, Joe is trying not to get burned by Leo's
ferocious fire attacks. In the end will Joe show his true colors or will he get
turned into fondue himself?
Episode 9: Roamin' Holiday
As Joe and Junior run around town unknowingly they run
into a runaway princess. Joe gets
thrown in jail. Junior and the princess paint the town red... that is until
another evil minion of Jado's shows up for the princess. With Joe in jail, will Junior finally get
his chance to step into the spot light and save the day?
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Thoughts - This is an action filled anime with barrels of
laughs with a dash moral of the day.
The characters are fun, lovable and laughable. If you like Superhero shenanigans, then this anime for you. This is just not of your more serious Animé
series.
The 1.33 X 1 image is once again not bad, with its simple,
but colorful and solidly drawn images.
The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo has no major surrounds, but is a recent
recording that does sound good. That is
just as goods as the previous volumes.
Character profiles and conceptual images, along with three more Geneon
trailers are the only items offered.
- Ricky Chiang
