An awesome anime I been watching...
Think heroes rojak with reality tv. The city of Sternbild City is protected by NEXT (Superpower Mutant la) called "Hero" which compete against each other in a reality TV called "Hero TV". "Hero" will earn points based on their deeds during their air time in the TV.
The story resolves around Kotetsu Kaburagi, whom is the veteran (or perhaps past his prime) Hero called "Wild Tiger" which has the ability to increase his strength by 100 times for 5 minutes. Kotetsu finds himself forced to pair up with the newest newbie hotshot Hero to Hero TV, Barnaby Brooks Jr (Nicknamed Bunny by Kotetsu) whom happens to have the same power as him.
Story wise, I find the reality TV element of the story quite creative. I mean with the amount of reality TV sh*t we are feed nowdays, it's a rather funny mockery that even "fighting crime" is "reality tved". Also, each hero is "sponsored", hence they need to wear some costume with the company banner in them to advertise during their TV time. While the Kotetsu and Barnaby partnership story is rather expected, two stubborn people with different personality that clash head at the start then start to warm up and trust each other. The 1st half of the series is more light hearted, and focuses more on the partnership between Kotetsu and Barnaby. The 2nd half however start to raises some darker elements of "Hero" and "Hero TV". While the ending is left quite alot of loose end (Possibility for a sequel?), it's a really enjoyable anime overall...
A action + comedy anime, a well recommended watch for anime lovers...
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