"Cannon Busters" by LeSean Thomas (August 15th, 2019)

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Honestly this show was kind of a let down considering how long the wait for it was.

My biggest problem with it was it was trying to do way the fukk too much for a 12-episode season. It needed to be at least twice that long to properly flesh out the world and still let Philly, S.A.M. and Casey do their little side adventures.

They also rush through Philly the Kid's origin in like a minute and a half, and he already knew about Gara's Keep so I don't get why he wasted his immortality for so long until he ran into S.A.M. and Casey. And Prince Kelby's a little shythead too, so I don't really care that keeps getting kidnapped.

It reminds me of the first season of Seven Deadly Sins, where they team goes on their little adventures while they try to reach their destination and form their team. But Seven Deadly Sins made Meliodas impossibly attractive to every female on the show, and was :comeon:. Cannon Busters didn't do this with Philly and I appreciate that.

It also reminded me of Mech Cadet Yu. a Boom Studios comic that came out about a year ago. It also tried to do way the fukk too much in its short run (12 issues), and when we got to the final battle it had no emotional weight. I don't care about Philly wanting to kill Prince Kelby because aside from Kelby being a bytch, I don't buy that Philly suddenly has this dilemma when he wasted his immortality for so long, when he only wanted it to get revenge on the Botican empire. There are also way too many factions to keep up with, and the world building and villains aren't properly fleshed out.

They were obviously setting up a second season with the ending, but with all the production delays will it even get it? Plus these aren't the days of Hemlock Grove and Lilyhammer. Netflix is approaching Fox status with how quickly and unceremoniously they cancel shows. :francis:

You realize that there is likely a season 2 to this series which means they can flesh the universe out more
 

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You realize that there is likely a season 2 to this series which means they can flesh the universe out more

They need to. The entire show just felt like a bunch of stylized bullshyt that didn't mean anything. They didn't do a good job at all of making you care about any of the characters or the world that they made. People who actually watched this and didn't just blindly campaign for this show on social media like everyone else are going to be disappointed. There's no real substance or depth to the show.
 

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boy yall expected waaaaaaaay too much out of an animation. The shyt yall speaking on is a rarity and not the norm. For every FMA there's a bleach. Expecting this to be godly just because its made by a black man is crazy. Whats even crazier is yall same folk prolly think black samurai and samurai champloo is GOAT tier.
 

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boy yall expected waaaaaaaay too much out of an animation. The shyt yall speaking on is a rarity and not the norm. For every FMA there's a bleach. Expecting this to be godly just because its made by a black man is crazy. Whats even crazier is yall same folk prolly think black samurai and samurai champloo is GOAT tier.

I wasn't expecting a Cowboy Bebop-level classic, but the show under delivered on its premise.

What other black anime shows are there out there? The Boondocks? Afro Samurai? Of course the expectations are gonna be high from black anime fans.
 

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I wasn't expecting a Cowboy Bebop-level classic, but the show under delivered on its premise.

What other black anime shows are there out there? The Boondocks? Afro Samurai? Of course the expectations are gonna be high from black anime fans.
but why? if you're an anime fan u should already know every season there's more duds than studs. Same with any show. Just because it features black characters doesnt mean it should be put on a pedestal. I liked it and thats all i wanted from it. I even took a good lil break from anime because there was so little shows that tickled my fancy for so long. shyt, i didnt start demon slayer til the hype got real big for it. Oh and as far as black animated shows there's also black dynamite and michiko & hatchkin. The latter of which rarely gets talked about even though its really good.
 

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boy yall expected waaaaaaaay too much out of an animation. The shyt yall speaking on is a rarity and not the norm. For every FMA there's a bleach. Expecting this to be godly just because its made by a black man is crazy. Whats even crazier is yall same folk prolly think black samurai and samurai champloo is GOAT tier.
:ufdup:never disrespect bleach like that. top 5 anime at its time
 

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boy yall expected waaaaaaaay too much out of an animation. The shyt yall speaking on is a rarity and not the norm. For every FMA there's a bleach. Expecting this to be godly just because its made by a black man is crazy. Whats even crazier is yall same folk prolly think black samurai and samurai champloo is GOAT tier.
Samurai Champloo is GOAT tier
 

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Woke up in the middle of the night and booted this up and now im on episode 3. Shows pretty weird, it reminds me of space dandy and FLCL.

Its not my kind of show but I'm gonna finish it. Its just like shyt just happens in this show just for the sake of shyt happening.
do you like space dandy
 

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I watched it, it was okay. I'm glad I just happened upon it , I couldn't imagine waiting six years for this. It's pretty generic 6/10.

I liked the different creature races and the theme song.
 
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