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One would think that the combined brain-power of the masterminds behind heavyweights like Fullmetal Alchemist and Spider-Man would be able to come up with a more compelling title for their joint venture than Hero Man. Well, unfortunately, they didn’t. However, this television series collaboration between Stan Lee and Studio Bones could turn out to be a crossover mecha hit.

American and Japanese animation have had a deep level of reciprocal influence as each seems to cycle through influencing the other. This fusion demonstrates how the TV markets may be starting to converge. However, I think it will be a long time before we see American animation creating the compelling content of an equal caliber to their Japanese counterparts. But with the contributions of Pixar and certain burts of genius like Batman the Animated Series there is hope. Perhaps Hero Man will help accelerate the maturity of american animation.

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