Tiger & Bunny Review

Title: Tiger & Bunny / タイガー・アンド・バニー
Type: TV Series, 25 Episodes
Genre: Action, Comedy, Super Powers
Themes: Super Heroes
Year: 03.04.2011 till 18.09.2011
Producers: Sunrise, Viz Media
Rating: PG-13

Plot: Sternbild City is home to people called “Next,” who use their special abilities to protect the people as superheroes. These heroes solve cases and save lives so they can wear sponsor logos or acquire “hero points.” Their activities are documented on the popular program “Hero TV,” which picks the “King of Heroes” in a yearly ranking. The veteran hero Wild Tiger has always preferred to work alone, but now he’s been assigned the rookie Barnaby Brooks Jr., who has a different perspective on being a superhero.
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Review:
When I watched the first episode of Tiger & Bunny, I thought I was going to waste my time if I kept watching it, honestly, then after weeks I decided to just kill the time and give it a chance. Frankly, I barely made it to the 5th episode, and I was going to drop it, but kept saying it’s a Sunrise production, how come it’s that bad, so, gave it a second chance, and then things gradually began to change after 5th episode, things become more serious, more action, more fights, and more about the characters’ background and their untold past. Heroes faced unbeatable villains like Lunatic, Jake Martinez, and Cis. Every bit of a good show emerges on the surface and eventually it’s a watchable show. Nevertheless, there was one factor that if it hadn’t been there I don’t think I would watch the whole series, and that factor was Tiger’s character (Kaburagi, Kotetsu) voiced by Hirata, Hiroaki. The character’s design, its characteristics, and the brilliant voice acting done by Hiroaki Hirata; I don’t know much about Hiroaki’s previous works but I believe Kotetsu was by far the best work he had done, and I would rate it as 10 out of 10. Yes it was that good, and that’s what kept me watching the series, he was flawless, witty, a gentleman who cares more about others than himself, and yet a veteran super hero. The art of the show was good too, and the characters designs were awesome, so expect to see a lot of cosplaying for Tiger & Bunny in the next few months (years?), the plot dramatically developed to reach a mature audience rank through the 25 episodes, although it was predicted.

I’d love to see a second season of Tiger & Bunny, I want to see more of Kotetsu funny character, more Tiger’s action along with his partner Barnaby (Bunny).

Art: 8/10
Storyline: 7/10
Characters: 8/10
OP/ED: 8/10