nmn34
Joined Oct 2013
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But not as good. Admittedly, I only got a couple episodes in, but I just really don't feel compelled to continue. Which is a shame, it looks really pretty. The characters are interesting to look at, like the bounty hunter with the scorpion tail and the girl with the human leather skirt, and even the CG isn't as jarring as it is in something like Berzerk or Fist of the No Neck Star. But its everything else that drags the rest of the series down.
So first issue, the genre mix. Its a sci fi, mech, sword and sorcery, wild wild western, and I'm probably missing some other ones but for the sake of brevity I'll wrap it up there. Now strange mixes of genres aren't necessarily a bad thing. There are movies like Phantom of the Paradise and American Astronaut that take seemingly incongruent archetypes, a rock opera/horror and a western/rock opera set in space, and somehow manage to make them work with each other. I compared it to Trigun because of its wild characters and sci fi western setting but as far as the feel of the narrative, Canon Busters is rendered inadequate. The issue is, none of it seems to fit together. The Cadillac that turns into a robot already feels a bit much when one character is immortal and the other is a super weapon, but then there is a sword and sorcery war and I had to throw my hands up and tap out. Trigun has some wild characters like a woman that hypnotizes people with her eye and a giant made of nine midgets, but it all is grounded within a world where such things, while unusual. Cannon Busters just throws mechs at you out of nowhere. Then magic in the next episode. Ultimately, it makes i a story that doesn't feel like it knows what it wants to be.
Character structure is weak as well. Maybe they flesh them out as it goes on, but they all seem too OP right from the get go. Again, I turn to Vash from Trigun. He is a very overpowered character by the end of the story that could raise entire cities with just his arm, but at the start, he doesn't showcase just how powerful he is. He restrains himself, never killing his enemies and portrays himself more as a bumbling idiot until he needs to sack up. Philly on the other hand, gets a hole blown through his chest and walks it off before he is even introduced. This is made worse in the second episode when he is poisoned and dies again. While the first time he healed in seconds, the second time puts him out for a lot longer which raises questions on how this ability works. His regeneration doesn't feel natural and acts when the author wants it to rather than being a real thing. The same applies for Sam who is revealed to be a super weapon, like Vash, but in the very first episode. And now everyone looks like a jobber by comparison.
So first issue, the genre mix. Its a sci fi, mech, sword and sorcery, wild wild western, and I'm probably missing some other ones but for the sake of brevity I'll wrap it up there. Now strange mixes of genres aren't necessarily a bad thing. There are movies like Phantom of the Paradise and American Astronaut that take seemingly incongruent archetypes, a rock opera/horror and a western/rock opera set in space, and somehow manage to make them work with each other. I compared it to Trigun because of its wild characters and sci fi western setting but as far as the feel of the narrative, Canon Busters is rendered inadequate. The issue is, none of it seems to fit together. The Cadillac that turns into a robot already feels a bit much when one character is immortal and the other is a super weapon, but then there is a sword and sorcery war and I had to throw my hands up and tap out. Trigun has some wild characters like a woman that hypnotizes people with her eye and a giant made of nine midgets, but it all is grounded within a world where such things, while unusual. Cannon Busters just throws mechs at you out of nowhere. Then magic in the next episode. Ultimately, it makes i a story that doesn't feel like it knows what it wants to be.
Character structure is weak as well. Maybe they flesh them out as it goes on, but they all seem too OP right from the get go. Again, I turn to Vash from Trigun. He is a very overpowered character by the end of the story that could raise entire cities with just his arm, but at the start, he doesn't showcase just how powerful he is. He restrains himself, never killing his enemies and portrays himself more as a bumbling idiot until he needs to sack up. Philly on the other hand, gets a hole blown through his chest and walks it off before he is even introduced. This is made worse in the second episode when he is poisoned and dies again. While the first time he healed in seconds, the second time puts him out for a lot longer which raises questions on how this ability works. His regeneration doesn't feel natural and acts when the author wants it to rather than being a real thing. The same applies for Sam who is revealed to be a super weapon, like Vash, but in the very first episode. And now everyone looks like a jobber by comparison.