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Title: Bravoman on youTube
Post by: Glitch Girl on July 01, 2013, 02:20:18 AM
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Bravoman: How did we get up here anyway? I don't even remember him capturing us.

Alphaman: I'd wager the shows writers wanted to start this episode off mid-adventure.  It's a writing technique called 'in medias res'.

Bravoman: In-mind-wha-wha?

Alphaman: I believe it's latin for "skip the boring parts".

Has anyone else seen this yet?

Bravoman a web-only animated series based on (I think) a video game, starring Rob Paulsen as the title character and Alpha the robot (whose voice is patterned after George Takei) and has a "Freakazoid" vibe to it.   (Seriously, they got Randy Rogel of Animaniacs/Tiny Toons/Freakazoid fame to do the title theme music.) 

http://www.youtube.com/user/ShiftyLookNBGI for the Channel with all the episodes.  I suggest watching them in order, they're only about 5 minutes each.

(BTW: among other references look for the Warner Water Tower in Episode 4, you can't miss it  :thumbup: )

(PS: Oh no, which one is the REAL Bravoman!?!"  )
see episode 6
Title: Re: Bravoman
Post by: catwhowalksbyhimself on July 01, 2013, 02:59:06 AM
Watched the first episode, and it is funny.  Apparently the game was a parody of Toku shows like Super Sentai, which I happen to have been watching recently, so I should enjoy it.  The cartoon seems to be going from a more American style superhero parody angle, although there's enough similarity that it may work for both.
Title: Re: Bravoman on youTube
Post by: Glitch Girl on July 03, 2013, 03:00:12 PM
I'd say most of the humor style is very Western despite the subtitles being in (I'm guessing) Japanese.   

I found Episode 2 the weakest of the lot, but things pick up again with episode 4 (introduces Anti-Bravoman).  Episode 5 and 6 are well worth a watch (and yes, the title characters in ep 6 DO eventually appear).

Title: Re: Bravoman on youTube
Post by: catwhowalksbyhimself on July 03, 2013, 09:04:53 PM
Well, there are loads of Super Sentia jokes and references still in there; you just don't notice them if you don't know the reference material.