Sunday, June 1, 2025

TV Edits of the Viewtiful Joe Anime: Episode 16

Joe and Junior travel to a flower field where a mysterious girl with magic powers named Alisa protects a miracle flower that never blooms.  This flower is supposed to allow for fairies to come to the human world.  Inconveniently this is right before Charles goes after it for an ingredient in his potion.

Sunday, May 11, 2025

TV Edits of The Viewtiful Joe Anime: Episode 15

In today's episode, Joe and Junior help a team of rebels take back their kingdom, now named Black Jadowland, from Jadow themselves.  Jadow, meanwhile, pose a wedding for Silvia and Alastor to lure Joe out.

The name of the episode is To Have and Hold Captive, which is likely a play on the movie To Have and Have Not, but if this episode is supposed to be based on that, it's very loose.  To Have and Have Not involves France during World War 2, but this one seems to be based more on Joan of Arc, whom the resistance leader bears a resemblance to many modern depictions.  I could be wrong though.

Friday, May 2, 2025

TV Edits of the Viewtiful Joe Anime: Episode 14

The clip show episode.  After everyone's failures at Jadow, Sprocket has the biankies make a film of everyone's past defeats and are threatened with termination if any of them interfere with the editing.  Apparently not understanding what "interfere" means, they all interfere with the editing process.

Since this episode is all about the members of Jadow, Sprocket plays an important role, but she isn't visibly present for most of it, meaning there isn't as much that needs to be edited for her.

Monday, April 28, 2025

TV Edits Of the Viewtiful Joe Anime: Episode 13

In this episode, Joe and Junior meet someone from the real world, like Joe and Silvia are, who is being pursued by Red Leader, another enemy from the first game made into his own character, like Bianco Billy.  The name of the episode in English is The Fugitive From Beyond the Screen.  Like Roamin' Holiday, it's a reference to what movie this episode takes inspiration from: The Fugitive.  The part with the storm drain that Metal Gear Solid 3 also referenced is a dead giveaway.