Viewtiful Joe, Vol. 2

If you're into videogames at all (action ones in particular) then you have no
doubt played Viewtiful Joe at some point in your life. The unique style
of combat and artistic flare became an instant success among the gaming
community and even though the series didn't start too long ago it has already
received a couple more installments. In particular, fans of comic book heroes
and cheesy kung fu movies were drawn to the wild characters and chopsocky
antics. It should be no surprise then that we're now checking out the anime of
the same name.

Originally airing in 2004, the Viewtiful Joe anime ran for a total of
51 episodes in Japan and has been broadcast here in the States on the Kids WB.
The anime follows the game franchise, but there are some liberties taken here in
order to make it work for this format. Capcom still has their hand in the show
though s...
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