Full Confession: I've been writing a comprehensive review for Dragon Ball Super's Universal Survival arc for quite awhile now and it's still a work in progress even though a few weeks have passed since the end of DBS. I find it quite difficult to provide constructive criticism towards a franchise like Dragon Ball without succumbing to fanboyism, not to mention dealing with a fanbase that is similar to those from Steven Universe and Rick & Morty, if you know what I mean. In a way, I'm starting to feel what it's like to be in the shoes of George R. R. Martin, the creator of Game of Thrones.

In short, the complete review won't be out until a few more weeks later when I get a clearer head on getting back to writing about it. I'll try to have it ready before the end of April. But that's just a very rough estimate and anything can happen between now and the end of the month.

Final Four Episode Titles of Adventure Time revealed

From the Adventure Time subreddit, which got the info from CN Korea's Customer Service, the final four episodes of Adventure Time (compiled under the title "The Ultimate Adventure") has its four titles revealed:

• Back Then.
• Nowadays.
• Tomorrow.
• Come Along With Me.

No release date yet of the finale as of this writing.

The previous four episodes of the show's final season (Blenanas; Jake The Starchild; Temple of Mars; Gumbaldia) were aired on Cartoon Network USA on March 18th of this year, with the digital releases a week or two before. 

Mob Psycho 100 2nd Season Teased

A tweet by user moetron featured a short teaser that announces the series's 2nd season.

Based on a webcomic series by ONE (creator of One Punch Man), Mob Psycho 100 is of the title character Mob, a young teenager with powerful psychic abilities who contains them by keeping his emotions in check. The series was adapted into an anime series by Studio Bones in 2016. A live-action adaptation is currently airing on Netflix in Japan.

 
ONE tweeted in 2017 that the Mob Psycho 100 webcomic is finished. More recently, a spin-off manga featuring Mob's master Reigen, is announced to be released on Shogakukan's Manga ONE app this week.

Rurouni Kenshin Creator Avoids Jail Time For Child Porn

According a report translated by SoraNews, Nobuhiro Watsuki, creator of the Rurouni Kenshin series, will not be facing jail time as per the Tokyo Summary Court.

Watsuki was arrested late last year for possession of child pornography. Under Japan's Child Prostitution and Child Pornography Law, possession of material depicting minors naked or engaged in sexual activity results in up to one year imprisonment or a fine of One Million Yen (over $9000). The statute exempts fictional minors depicted in anime, manga, and CGI.

On Feb 27th, the Tokyo Summary Court has sentenced Watsuki to only pay a fine of 200,000 yen (around $1900).

Japanese publisher Shueisha, who serialized the Rurouni Kenshin manga in Shonen Jump, has suspended the release of the ongoing sequel manga, while TV broadcasts of the Ruruoni Kenshin live-action movies are canceled in Japan, altogether.

UNCONFIRMED Disney Movie Release Dates until 2023

So the Enterainment Hub Wordpress site released an article that laid out all of Disney's upcoming films untl 2023. The site itself is unfortunately locked, so the list here is from those who have claimed to have seen it. It's by no means a complete list and I'd take these with a grain of salt:

Gigantic - Nov 2018
5th Indiana Jones film
Rocketeer (different from the Disney Jr series)
Boba Fett solo movie
Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers - May 2022
Mulan - 2020
Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 3 - May 2020
Black Widow - July 2020
Doctor Strange 2 - November 2020
Black Panther 2 - May 2021
Spider-Man 3 (Sony) - July 2021
Ravagers - Nov 2021
Captain Marvel 2 - 2022
Antman 3 - 2022
5th Avengers moviie - 2022
Zootopia 2 - 2023
Moana 2 - 2023

Godzilla: Planet of The Monsters Review

Godzilla: Planet of The Monsters is the latest installment of the popular giant monster franchise. It is also the first time in its history that a Godzilla movie is produced in an anime format. Animated versions of Godzilla were produced before, most notably two from America - one  by Hannah Barbera in the late 70's, and the animated sequel to the Roland Emmerich film in 1998.

Gen Urobochi, the man behind the successful Madoka Magica series, as well as the puppet theatre hit Thunderbolt Fantasy, wrote the screenplay for Planet of The Monsters. Animation is co-produced by Polygon Pictures, who worked on other anime projects like Knights of Sidonia and Ajin: Demi-Fiend. Planet of The Monsters is a first in a trilogy of Godzilla anime films.

The movie begins with a very long prologue. Earth was in a constant state of conflict between the human race and the various Kaiju or giant monsters that keep popping up here and there. The turning point came when Godzilla came along and is shown to be unstoppable, even when the humans have advanced technological support from two alien races - the Exif and the Bilusaludo. As a result, the three races are forced to leave Earth to find a new home somewhere in the cosmos.

Fast forward to our main story, taking place 20 years later. Tensions rose within the survivors as they have yet to find a habitable planet and with supplies and rations being extremely low. In a last ditch effort for their survival, the three races travel back to Earth, where 20,000 years have passed on that planet. Despite the huge time skip, Godzilla is apparently still alive. But Haruo Sakazaki, a human who witnessed Godzilla's rampage when he left Earth 20 years earlier, has a plan to destroy the King of The Monsters once and for all.....

I have been a Godzilla fan for many years now, with  2004's Final Wars being my most favorite Godzilla film, as it shows him being a virtually unstoppable force. So when I heard that this trilogy of anime films will be written by the man behind Thunderbolt Fantasy, and developed by the team behind Knights of Sidonia, there's pretty much hype on this one. To be honest, I was left with a bit of a mixed taste by the end of the film. But I'm not really that surprised, either.

Urobochi's writing results in the film being like something taken from the 90's upscaled to modern times. There has been a number of Godzilla stories where the humans interact with aliens for good or bad. So there is nothing new in this alliance of the three races. And like other Godzilla films, a conspiracy is brewing from behind the scenes that will likely be explored in the sequels. Nevertheless, Godzilla is the prime antatonist, which places the alliance as the good guys.

One of the biggest issues with the Godzilla franchsie is that much of the human characters are pretty much forgettable, save two - Miki Saegusa, played by Megumi Odaka in the Godzilla films from 1984-1995; and Captain Douglas Gordon, played by Don Frye in Final Wars. Like every other film, Planet of The Monsters features a number of human and alien characters that, the audience really wouldn't care for. This is most especially with the film's protagonist Sakazaki, who I can best describe as being its version of Captain Ahab from Moby-Dick. Sakazaki is so obsessed in killing Godzilla that he would take extreme measures to do so, even if it means nearly endangering his comrades. While we have seen protagonists who do questionable and even immoral acts, like Code Geass's Lelouch aka Zero, they still retain enough charm to be likable by the audience. Sakazaki lacks such charm.

Another issue I have is that in nearly every movie, Godzilla tends to get bigger in size, used as a marketing ploy. Next thing you know Godzilla would be so gigantic he could swallow all of Earth if he wants to. It's ridiculous. I'd rather see Godzilla just cause mindless mayhem than see him get bigger. It's what makes him a nearly unstoppable force. While there is a story element that explains Godzilla's enormous size in Planet of The Monsters, it still leaves me with a sour taste. While you do get to hear the iconic roar, it's not as often and the famous Godzilla theme is totally absent. This is the third film in which the Godzilla theme is never played and the last movie to have done so was Final Wars - that's a staggering 18 years back.

Godzilla obviously is the one that truly carries the film around and he does deliver. His design is more akin to the 2014 film version, only a bit more aggressive. You can't help but cheer for him when he starts squashing Sakazaki and his troops, even though he's technically the bad guy here. So it's a given that Godzilla is bound to lose to Sakazaki, until the twist that leads to the second film. There are also some Easter Eggs found for die-hard Godzilla fans.

So the only reason one should watch Planet of The Monsters is because of Godzilla himself, and he does show why he is deemed the King of The Monsters. Everything else is subpar, but that is to be expected in virtually every Godzilla film. It's a B-Monster Movie after all, just that in anime format. Not the best Godzilla out there, but it leaves room to check back the sequels which out of curiosity, will leave you to look forward to it at least. On a scale of 1 to 5, I give Godzila: Planet of The Monsters, a 3 out of 5.

Mazinger Z INFINITY Film Review

In my last MPX review, I talked about Go Nagai and how he made his mark in anime and manga history with Devilman, and now with the remade Devilman Crybaby on Netflix. I also talked a bit about his other work, Mazinger Z, which made the mecha genre we now know today. This review will tackle the latter, more specifically the film "Mazinger Z Infinity", which came out in Europe in late 2017, and the past several weeks has been made available in Japan and the US. The film is to celebrate the series's 45th anniversary, having first aired in 1972.

In case you don't know Mazinger Z, it is the first work of its kind that feature the concept of a giant robot with a human pilot. It's why we had Voltron, Gundam, Sym-Bionic Titan, and pretty much every other giant robot show that you know of. Mazinger Z did came out in English under the name "Tranzor Z", but it's a heavily butchered version of the original series.

The plot of Mazinger Z goes like this: A young teenager named Koji Kabuto pilots his late grandfather's invention - the giant robot Mazinger Z, to do battle against the mad scientist Dr. Hell, who plans to conquer the world with his army of giant robots called the "Kikaiju", which translates to 'Mechanical Beasts', or for a more literal term 'Robot Beasts' or 'Ro-Beasts', just like the ones in Voltron.

92 episodes later (plus an additional 56 more episodes from the sequel series Great Mazinger), Koji successfully takes out Dr. Hell for good. Mazinger Z Infinity takes place 10 years after the fall of Dr. Hell and the world experienced a moment of peace. Koji follows his grandfather's footsteps and becomes a science researcher. When Dr. Hell suddenly comes back from the dead and attacks the world, a new Mazinger discovered in Mt. Fuji, and a mysterious woman named Lisa being the key to all of this, Koji must pilot Mazinger Z for one final mission to save the world once again.

 First off, let it be known that the film is made specifically for fans of the original Mazinger Z series from 1972, as well as its sequel Great Mazinger. This is mainly because the movie has zero time to provide a quickstart on the franchise's lore and just puts everything there, assuming the audience already knows what they are. So this is not, in any shape or form, an entry point for newcomers to the Mazinger franchise.

And that's actually quite the downer with this movie because unless you're knowledgeable about the franchise, you'll be almost out of the loop with the movie's plot. I due recommend before going into this film that, if you do not have the time or access to watch the orignal Mazinger Z series, then watch either MazinKaiser from 2001, or Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact from 2009. Both follow the same basic premise of the original Mazinger Z series, though taken to different directions, but it at least gives you the basic idea of the show's lore.

I have grown up watching Mazinger Z as it's one of the earliest anime I've gotten into. So yes, Mazinger Z Infinity does bring up a lot of nostalgia of my love for the franchise. But it's not without its problems.

I personally have a negative look towards CG animation because as cool looking as they are, come back a decade or so and they won't look as good anymore. 2D animation has a better chance of aging well than 3D animation. With that being said, the CG animation in the film is cool looking and makes the action sequences very appealing, but I don't think it will age well many years down the line. It doesn't help either that there were moments the CG scenes tend to get choppy, it's as though I was watching the 2011 version of the Thundercats, where it had that very issue back then. It is 2018 and I expect 3D animation to be better looking and more fluid.

Hiroya Iijima serves as character designer for Mazinger Z Infinity, and in his interview, he wants his own interpretation of the characters, and not trying to be too close to the original designs made by Go Nagai. Iijima previously did character designs for Afro Samurai, but is better known in providing Key Animation sequences for Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, Iron-Blooded Orphans, and Saint Seiya. The latter more especially because the characters in Mazinger Z Infinity do look a lot more like Saint Seiya characters than Mazinger characters. I don't blame Iijima for his designs, but imagine if Akira Toriyama does the character design instead and you can see how awkward it's going to be given that Toriyama's style is more associated with Dragon Ball than anything else.

If there is one thing that I really disliked most of the movie, is in the middle part, when the action stops and the plot has slowed to a crawl in favor of social commentary. Thing is, Devilman Crybaby already tackled that subject and did it 100 times better than Mazinger Z Infinity. Having to tackle to it again in Mazinger for 20+ minutes got me so bloody bored I nearly dozed off! I also don't like the idea of putting in characters that have absolutely nothing to do with the movie's plot and is only there as mere fan-service.

Without putting in any spoilers, the explanation as to what is going on ends up adding a number of plot holes as far as overall lore of the franchise is concerned. Mazinger Z has a complicated history behind the scenes of which I will not elaborate in this review. But the best I could say is that Mazinger Z Infinity is Toei's attempt to "set the record straight" in a sense.

During the interview segment at the beginning of the film, when asked what the theme of the movie is, director Junji Shimizu (who previously worked on One Piece and Dragon Ball Super) stated the theme is "entertainment". Well, if a 20-minute soap opera on social commentary is part of their definition of "entertainment", he and the rest of the staff have gone mental.

That being said, the action sequences of the movie are its true highlights. Seeing Mazinger Z (and Great Mazinger) decimate hordes of enemy mechs got my blood heating up with excitement. This is essentially what made Mazinger Z a groundbreaking series back in the day that would spawn every other mecha show since. And this is what I really want out of this sequel film. The movie doesn't need social commentary or anyhting like that. Just throw in all the action in there and I'd be really happy about it. But that is not the case.

Don't get me wrong, though. Mazinger Z Infinity is by no means a bad film and I do enjoy it in part due to nostalgia. It's just that the drama and whatnot thrown in is not only unnecessary, it also drags it down from being a really great film to watch. Nevertheless, the movie is to celebrate franchise's mark in history in what made giant robots cool like we know now today, and it deserves to receive that credit and respect. On a scale of 1 to 5, I give Mazinger Z Infinity, 3 Rocket Punches out of 5

Devilman Crybaby Series Review

Akira Toriyama. Masashi Kishimoto. Hayao Miyazaki. You probably know who these people are as they are the men behind the anime and manga we all know today. What you may not know is before they made their names known to the anime and manga world, back in 1970's, one man did made a stamp in that world and he was second only to the God of Manga himself, Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka.

That man is Go Nagai. Back in the 70's, Nagai was one of the most famous people in the industry thanks to his many works. He is most well known as the creator of the series Mazinger Z - the very first Super Robot manga and anime series that featured a human being piloting a giant robot. This defined the mecha genre as we know today, with well-known entries like the Gundam franchise, Gurren Lagann, Voltron, and even American works like Sym-Bionic Titan, Megas XLR, and Pacific Rim.

But I'm not talking about Mazinger Z here. What I'll talking is Nagai's OTHER famous work, which he personally considers as his masterpiece. That's because the latest adaptation of Nagai's "Devilman" series is now available on Netflix under the title "Devilman Crybaby". This anime has created a lot of buzz among critics and anime fans, and even famous Youtuber PewDiePie sounded off on Devilman Crybaby and that he really liked it.

The story in Devilman is about Akira Fudo, a naive, wimpy teenager who gets picked on a lot due to his pure-hearted nature. Only his classmate and friend Miki Makimura comes to defend him, as he also happens to be living with her and her family.

One fateful day, Akira is reunited with his childhood friend Ryo Asuka, who comes out of the blue as the two have not seen each other in years. Ryo has discovered that the demons of hell are popping up on Earth, masquerading as humans and are on a killing spree. Ryo asks Akira for his help in defeating these demons, to which Akira unwittingly agrees.

Turns out that to defeat a demon, a human needs to become one as well. But not just any human, one with a pure-heart - just like Akira's. Possessed by the demon Amon, one of the most powerful and ruthless among its kind, Akira becomes the titular Devilman, a fusion of Amon's demonic powers and Akira's own humanity.

Devilman has a bizarre love-hate relationship among critics and viewers. This is because Devilman is, and dare I say it, THE most violent, shocking, vile, disturbing, unsettling work in any anime or manga. While there have been a lot of other works that contain the same kind of graphic content, like Attack on Titan, Berserk, Elfen Lied, Tokyo Ghoul, you name it. Devilman, by comparison, is in an entirely different level. Either you love what you see in Devilman, or you hate it with such conviction not seen or heard in other anime or manga.

What I believe as the reason for this bizarre relationship is that the narrative and the graphic depictions in Devilman serve a very specific purpose. Nagai was born just one month after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki near the end of World War II. Like many Japanese at that time, Nagai has witnessed the horrors of war even at a young age. As anime and manga can be used to show one's expressions through art, Nagai expressed himself through Devilman as a cautionary tale of Armageddon happening not by the divine or a prophecy or whatever. But by the human race killing each other to extinction because they refuse to settle their differences. It's a message that, if you do see it in Devilman, is extremely powerful and does hit the viewer pretty hard.

When you think about it, the current atmosphere we are experiencing today is heavily reflected upon in Devilman cranked up to beyond extremes. You get these strong emotional feels after watching works like Your Name, Spirited Away, Your Lie in April, and others. But to get that same kind of feeling in Devilman, a HORROR series of all things, is not only unique and extremely rare, but what makes Devilman, for good or ill, one of the greatest anime and manga classics of all time.

When Netflix decided to adapt the Devilman manga for their streaming service, Director Masaaki Yuasa was hired for the job. Yuasa is well known for his visual style of animation in Tatami Galaxy in 2010, and the Kickstarter short Kick-Heart in 2013. Westerners in particular recognize Yuasa's work from the Adventure Time episode "Food Chain" or the anime Space Dandy that aired on Adult Swim - both released in 2014. Some were skeptical on how Yuasa's style will blend with the horror themes of Devilman Crybaby, but the end result turned up way better than expected.

When horror is to be visualized, almost always it is done to shock the viewer. I'm not an art critic, but with the way Yuasa did with Devilman Crybaby, imagine if Van Gogh or Picasso do a horror painting in their own style. It may or may not be disturbing to you, and you may like it or hate it. But it's still a Van Gogh or Picasso painting, so it's still a win for the artist. The same case with Yuasa's Devilman. It's his style all right, and the graphic content is there. Yet it draws out the emotions out of you positively or negatively. Yuasa hits that mark really, really good.

I have seen numerous adaptations of Devilman, and yet even though I know what was going to happen in Devilman Crybaby, it still hits me deep when it did happen. Never can I recalll any fictional work where I know the spoilers ahead of time, and yet didn't ruin my experience at all. It's one of the many testaments to Devilman's legacy. I also enjoy how Yuasa tweaks the story a bit to set in the present day to suit today's audience. And for longtime fans of Devilman, there's even reference to the first animated series in the 70s by Toei (the same company behind Dragon Ball) where Devilman is depicted as a superhero of sorts.

Whether you love it or hate it, Devilman Crybaby is by far the closest and best adaptation of Go Nagai's original manga. Even if you probably know the entire plot from previous releases, it's presentation in this version still blows you away, making it a contender for this year's Anime of The Year, and also an instant classic. Director Yuasa does justice to the series and shows what makes Devilman a highly regarded horror series that others pale in comparison. Just remember that this is NOT something kids or those with weak constitutions should watch.

Fun Fact: despite its graphic content, the original Devilman manga was published in the 70s as a Shonen series, meaning its meant for pre-teen boys. Fun times. On a scale of 1 to 5. I give Devilman Crybaby, a 5 out of 5.

Infini-T Force Series Review

Isn't it cool how your favorite superheroes can come together under one roof and even form a superhero team? That is why we have the Justice League in DC Comics (or to a lesser extent, the Superfriends). And in Marvel, obviously, there's the Avengers. These two have a common theme in which each member has his or her own story and series that they all eventually crossover and form the famous superhero teams we know today. That concept, however, virtually doesn't exist when it comes to anime and manga.

See, the Justice League and the Avengers are possible because their roster came from their respective brands. But in the case of anime and manga, each is its own story and universe, and under so many entities that virtually never mingles with others. We will never see Goku, Saitama, and Inuyasha ever meeting and teaming up because they are from different series and universes that is entirely their own and are owned by different entities that see each other as competiton.

There have indeed been crossovers in anime and manga in the past, such as Lupin III vs Detective Conan, Tsubasa Chronicles, and Digimon Xros Wars.  But these crossovers are either just one-time specials, or characters given totally different roles. None of which ended with the characters becoming a team and staying as a team like we see in Justice League and the Avengers.

Even if we replace Saitama and Inuyasha with Naruto and Deku, making all three from the Shonen Jump line, a crossover of these three is still never going to happen. Would Todd McFarlane ever do an issue of The Walking Dead, or will Robert Kirkman on Spawn? Of course not! Just as you will never see Akira Toriyama do a Naruto story, or Masashi Kishimoto pen Dragon Ball. So, no. The only place you'll be seeing a Justice League/Avengers-style crossovers in anime and manga would most likely be in fan fiction - at least until most recently.

Enter "Infini-T Force", a crossover superhero team-up series based on the characters from the Tatsunoko line. If you don't know what Tatsunoko is, there are what you would call "the Hanna-Barbera of anime", as they've been around since the 1960s and still produces anime today. A number of their works have been released in English, including their most well-known one - Speed Racer. Unfortunately, Speed doesn't take part in Infini-T Force and you see other Tatsunoko characters instead. That said, you don't have to know these characters well enough to enjoy this series.

Emi Kaido is a 17-year old with a devil-may-care attitude, as she spends most of her time living by herself and hardly sees her father. She's pretty much done with the world and pushes herself over the edge just to fill the emptiness inside her. She got her wish as she encounters four heroes that came from different worlds - Ken "The Eagle" Washio, who fights under the code name 'Gatchaman G-01'; Takeshi Yoroi, a young detective that can transform into the hero known as 'Hurricane Polymar'; Joji Minami, an astronaut who battles aliens as the Space Knight 'Tekkaman'; and Testuya Azuma, a teenager who is in reality the combat cyborg 'Casshern'.

The four heroes are looking for the man known only as 'Z', who destroyed their worlds using an item known as the 'Case', which has the power of granting wishes to any person that possesses it. Ken was able to take the Case off of Z, and is now in the hands of Emi, under the guise of a large pencil. The heroes must band together to protect Emi and her world from Z, who will stop at nothing to reclaim the Case.

Infini-T Force takes the protagonists of the four Tatsunoko shows - Gatchaman (aka Battle of The Planets aka G-Force aka Eagle Riders in the US), Hurricane Polymar, Tekkaman, and Casshern, and put them into a single crossover story that brings them together. The great thing about this concept is that you do not need to know any of the Tatsunoko shows to get to the characters. The first few episodes allow a quick introduction to the foursome without diving too deep as to the lore of their respective series - just enough to know they are heroes who now have to band together for a common cause. In a nutshell, Infini-T Force introduces the characters in the most basic manner, yet it's so well executed I'd wish this would've applied to the DC Extended Universe films, which were criticized for the way they handle the introduction of the Justice League.

One thing you will notice with Infini-T Force is that the entire series is done in full CG. CG in anime has taken quite a bad reputation among fans (the Berserk series from 2016 being one example). In the case of Infini-T Force's CG animation, you'd get the impression you're looking at cutscenes from a PS4 game. This shouldn't come as a surprise as it is done by Digital Frontier, who HAVE produced CG animation for the PS4, such as the Yakuza series. They are also responsible for the animated Resident Evil movies "Degeneration" and "Damnation". While Infini-T Force doesn't have the same caliber as the rest of Digital Frontier's works, they're not much to complain about either except you'll be hardly seeing them in a variety of clothing or setting.

If you're familiar with the Kamen Rider franchise (if not, then at least Power Rangers), Infini-T Force follows the same formula, only in a continuous 12-episode arc: You get cool opening and ending themes with accompanying intro and outro; our heroes get the usual dose of character conflict; we get to see the baddie of the week; the hero or heroes resolve their personal conflict; transformation sequence; fight scene; heroes win, and we set up for the next episode. Some may not like this kind of formula and I, for one am one of those because it's quite predictable how each episode goes. After all, this is the staple in Power Rangers and other similar shows. That being said, the formula actually works well in Infini-T Force and gives each character their chance to show off before things get intense in the later episodes.

As someone who has watched shows from the Tatsunoko brand in the past, the nostalgia factor does play a role in my appreciation for Infini-T Force. After all, I did grew up watching the four shows, be it in their Japanese or their localized versions. I also get the memo that these characters are different from their actual anime counterparts in appearance and persona. Yet, they still surprise me with how they are portrayed. Ken "The Eagle", aka Gatchaman G-01 for example, is officially listed as being 24 years old, but his appearance and character is more like someone who is not only in his 30s for 40s, but his view of the world is so old-fashioned you'd think he's the anime version of Captain America. He doesn't have that kind of look or persona in the original Gatchaman anime series!

That just leaves Emi Kaido, who is the actual protagonist of this series. For the most part, her role is to be the one that holds the team together, and the center of everything that's going on in the series. For Emi, it is a coming-of-age story for her as the undergoes changes from her first appearance to the final episode. She starts off as being a distraction at first, but she does indeed grow and eventually is able to stand on her own two feet. My only lament is that she didn't become a superhero like the others, even though she is a hero in her own right. It would've been nice if she gets her own transformation sequence they all form a 5-man Power Ranger-like team. Maybe somewhere down the road if Tatsunoko plans to continue this crossover that Emi may be given that opportunity.

Infini-T Force does bring something for fans who grew up watching the Tatsunoko brand, or someone new to it. It is also one of the first true crossover series in modern anime, unlike those in the past that are often as one-time specials or movies. And despite the CG animation and formulaic structure, Infini-T Force is a well-made anime series you can sit back and watch on a regular basis. I am very much looking forward to the upcoming movie sequel and how the crossover series will move ahead. On a scale of 1 to 5, I give Tatsunoko's "Infini-T Force", a 4 out of 5.