Videogame to TV translation #2 of the season. This time from A-1, who are a decent production company, but director Yasutaka Yamamoto has done nothing of note before.
Oh and it’s a videogame adaptation, which invariably suck.
First rumoured to be a Z Mazinger adaptation, this finally materialised as “Shin Mazinger ShÅgeki! Z-Hen”. Not “New”. Not “a remake”. This is “True” Mazinger. Whatever that means.
Who cares? It’s Yasuhiro Imagawa (Giant Robo) making his comeback as a director. And he’s writing it too! Yay~!
When I saw the URL called it MF BEYBLADE, I was kind of hoping I was finally getting to see my favourite rapper in a spinning top based anime. Just like I always wanted.
But no, it’s merely the first Beyblade series in four years. Presumably Battling Spinning Tops didn’t wedge themselves in the kids’ psyche as strongly as Lovecraftian CCGs or pet fighting, and so they’ve laid low, before making a fresh assualt on a new bunch of 8 year olds.
As good as the idea of re-editing a classic, but lengthy, anime to more fit the pacing of the manga it’s based on is, it is also A CHEAP IDEA. So is this really a revival of a classic series, or way to get high ratings in a slot, without having to pay for a new series?
Presumably the continued success of Sanrio’s Sugar Bunnies shows has prompted to Sega & Sanrio to tap their Jewelpet toys for a similar show.