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Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme

Kaiketsu Zubat:


He's a merciless vigilante who is on a quest to avenge his dead friend, but he's nonetheless a hero who tries to help the people he encounters on his quest. He exemplified the lonely Shotaro Ishinomori hero to me, pushing onward through both physical injuries and mental strain. Notably, none of the villains are monsters or aliens or even modified humans. Everyone is just... humans, even the worst villains. No blaming the vices of our species on some external force here! We regularly see corruption running through the police force and several other people that originally seem to be allies even.

The notion of a hero willing and able to kill is on my mind heavily right now, and it leaves me a little weary when the protagonist has a desire to commit an extrajudicial murder (which if memory serves, is definitely on the table with Zubat, especially towards the end). It's to his credit if he's trying to help someone and understandable if he kills the villain of the week while trying to prevent the death of an innocent, but it still runs into anti-hero territory. Then again, Ishinomori always did kind of straddle that line (looking at you here, Skull Man).

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Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme

Great stuff, from the same head writer as Kikaider and Akumaizer. I really think this guy has vision, most of his shows are a cut above and very unique! I definitely want to try Akumaizer myself now...

The first few episodes of Akumaizer are different and leave you wanting more, but to my knowledge, the entire series has not been completely subbed yet.