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Episode #06: Backlash

I once heard a comparison that I found to be rather interesting.

"US comic books are for reading. Japanese manga are for looking." And while I don't think that's entirely true, I think I get what birthed that idea.

Because really, Heroman and, more specifically, this episode of it, sort of showcases that? Episode 6 is very talky, with the majority of it being the various factions of the cast talking about what their next move is going to be.

Heck, just like in the first episode the action climax is relatively simple, with Heroman fighting against and very, very cooly taking out a giant spy-re that the Skrugg had set up in Center City. Though for the power scalers out there, it does provide a nice basis for just how strong Heroman actually is.

The episode provides a nice drip feed into the characterization of some of the cast too. While the most obvious and most important are Lina and Will, what with the brief flashbacks we get showing how Will really does care for his sister, we also get an unexpected look into the United States President, who's shown to be a rather stern, yet caring and cautious person. It's a very nice ideal to see.

And continuing the trend of this show having really nice hooks into future episodes, this one ends not only with our tiny group of Heroes ready to go take on the Skrugg directly, but a new character, Dr. Minami, making his grand entrance into the thick of everything. The way the scene is framed makes it very obvious that he's about to become an important player in all of this, but I dare not give away exactly how.

Following up from "Fight," "Combat" is a track that not only plays when there's a big struggle going on, but also in situations that are treated as rather dire or are a race against the clock. It has the same sort of resonance and tone that "Night of Fate" does, for you Kingdom Hearts fans out there. And I love both songs just as much. And given that the first Kingdom Hearts game has one of my favorite video game soundtracks of all time, that should say something about I feel towards the quality of Heroman's' soundtrack.