Anime Vice News

Why Are Anime Heroes So Sad? - - THE VICE PIT

Why so glum, Casshern? Why the long face, Shinji? Why can't you be peppy like that Link kid? Sam and Tom are here to help everybody find their smile in a pretentious discussion about the purpose of tragedy.

Other Vice Pit sessions on...

  • Top 3 Scariest Anime Monsters Ever!
  • What's Wrong with Anime Games?
  • ONE PIECE vs. DRAGON BALL Z!
  • Worst Anime Video Games Ever!
  • Should You Cosplay in Real Life?
  • Anime Handles Cyborgs Better?
  • Our Favorite Robots?
  • Top 3 Greatest Villains of All Time!
  • Oh Crap! It's Anime Filler!
  • The Secret of Mecha Anime!
  • Are Remakes Necessary?
  • What Was Your First Anime?
  • Anime Convention Gossip!
  • Anime Makes You Cry!
  • We are the Ambassadors of Anime!
  • What Makes A Good Anime Club?
  • CHAMPLOO Better Than BEBOP?
  • Can Anime Ever as Popular in America?
  • Why Do Fighting Game Always Lose?
  • Worst Anime Ever...!
  • Can Anime Ever Compete with Piracy?
  • Is Anime Really Going to Die?!?!
  • Otaku Mega Dating Special!!
  • It's Come to This - - Anime Crushes
  • How Much Better Is Old School Anime, Really?
  • Anime Ripping Off American Cartoons?
  • The Top 3 Greatest Anime Theme Songs of All Time!
  • DIGIMON - - A Harmless or Harmful Escape?
  • Manga vs. American Comics
  • The Most Epic Anime Deaths of All Time!
  • Your Most Hated Anime Tropes!
  • Are Miyazaki Movies Unwise to Introduce Anime?
  • When You're Embarrassed to Like Anime?
  • Why is AKIRA Still Popular?
  • TIGER & BUNNY: The Next Big Thing in Anime?
  • Dub Vs. Sub
  • KIDS ON THE SLOPE
  • YU YU HAKUSHO
  • Comic Con / Anime Expo 2012
  • CAT PLANET CUTIES
  • Toonami / FUJIKO MINE
  • DRAGON AGE
  • Be sure to submit questions and topics for a future Vice Pit session here. We will answer them!

    Tom Pinchuk’s a writer and personality with a large number of comics, videos and features like this to his credit. Visit his website - - tompinchuk.com - - and follow his Twitter: @tompinchuk

    Sam Weller is a writer and actor who's scribed for shows like FIRST EDITION, GEEK THERAPY, and most recently BATGIRL: SPOILED. He also really likes anime. To know what is going to happen next, follow@cravesam

    Destinyheroknighton Nov. 2, 2012 at 4:10 p.m.

    I always dislike angsting characters (beside Batman), they always pull the show down for me. I guess that why I like Shonen shows, since I don't really get that much angsting characters.

    Donwun is online on Nov. 2, 2012 at 8:48 p.m.

    Solid VP episode guys. I just finished watching Cass Sins myself earlier this week and Tom hit it on the head. It's more of a thinking mans title and i appreciate that BUT i will say it came on very thick with the inner monlogues at times and yeah for sure if it was 12-13 episodes it would have been more concise and just a little less melodramatic.

    Also alot of ppl assumed things in the series without proof...lunas dead, where you there err no but everybody says so, wait lunas alive...really? how do you know....well i dont but i guess i better look for her anyway...lol come on now.

    but yeah overall it's a good show that questions alot of meaningful ideals. cant blame sam for dropping it tho, certainly not for everybody

    Eyzon Nov. 6, 2012 at 1:05 a.m.

    Sad, angsty...same idea.

    Why don't heroes laugh all the time instead?

    takashicheaon Nov. 6, 2012 at 1:26 a.m.

    I like Casshern Sins and Casshern a lot at first, but as it progresses, I started to like it less. It's awesome to see Casshern doing whatever he can to atone by finding Luna, but he was so wishy washy just like most folks in the show. I didn't pick up that Casshern Sins is similar Oedipus Rex, but now, I made the connection.

    No_name_here staff on Nov. 6, 2012 at 12:05 p.m.

    @Destinyheroknight said:

    I always dislike angsting characters (beside Batman), they always pull the show down for me. I guess that why I like Shonen shows, since I don't really get that much angsting characters.

    So why does Batman get a pass?

    @Eyz said:

    Sad, angsty...same idea.

    Why don't heroes laugh all the time instead?

    Not every hero can handle Munky D. Luffy's sunny disposition, I suppose.

    @Donwun said:

    Solid VP episode guys.

    Thanks, Friender!

    I just finished watching Cass Sins myself earlier this week and Tom hit it on the head. It's more of a thinking mans title and i appreciate that BUT i will say it came on very thick with the inner monlogues at times and yeah for sure if it was 12-13 episodes it would have been more concise and just a little less melodramatic.

    Also alot of ppl assumed things in the series without proof...lunas dead, where you there err no but everybody says so, wait lunas alive...really? how do you know....well i dont but i guess i better look for her anyway...lol come on now.

    What's frustrating about the show is that there's a lot of good material that could shine better if it were given another editorial pass or two. I think all the assumptions you're talking about would go down easier if the whole thing we're more an abstract impression of a saga instead of a tone poem that's stretched out to a saga's length.

    @takashichea said:

    I like Casshern Sins and Casshern a lot at first, but as it progresses, I started to like it less. It's awesome to see Casshern doing whatever he can to atone by finding Luna, but he was so wishy washy just like most folks in the show. I didn't pick up that Casshern Sins is similar Oedipus Rex, but now, I made the connection.

    The whole time, I was saying it was like MEGA MAN: THE OPERA - - and I wasn't saying that because of music. The show was totally structured like some classical tragedy - - for better or worse.

    No_name_here staff on Nov. 6, 2012 at 12:08 p.m.

    @Destinyheroknight: @Donwun: @takashichea: @takashichea: @samweller999:

    Also - -

    Just try to resist the tragic, pop mecha melody...!

    Destinyheroknighton Nov. 6, 2012 at 3:39 p.m.

    @No_name_here:

    So why does Batman get a pass?

    He is cool and it don't really put the show/book down. (since I not reminded of his sad back story every five minutes)

    I don't really find it tragic

    takashicheaon Nov. 6, 2012 at 3:49 p.m.

    @No_name_here:

    I was pretty shocked that the original Casshan was like Megaman, and Sins just took a way different approach. It's like Ocarina of Time to Majora's Mask in some unrelated comparison.

    I wasn't never a fan of classic plays. It was something I was forced to read in Brit Lit.

    Casshern Sins makes Disney Princesses look like amateurs. No offense to the fans who grew up with them.

    Dig Deeper into Legend Of Zelda

    The Legend of Zelda is a manga series based of the video game series of the same name. It revolves around different boys named Link on their adventures to save the land from evil

    Edit/View the Wiki
    Hit the Forums (3 Posts)
    Add/View Images (2 Images)
    Watch Some Videos
    Pokemon Black and White Looks Delicious in Motion

    First video of a Pokemon battle in Black and White.

    Comment & Win: One Piece Vol. 52, 53

    Time for a giveaway folks! Now, act civil, we don't want anyone to get hurt in the mad rush to win.

    Beginner's Guide to FLCL

    Gainax's madcap, surrealist anime, broken down for new viewers.

    Ballz Deep

    Steve gets intimately close to Dragon Ball Z, for science!

    Top 3 Awful Anime Dubs

    Grit your teeth and get your ear plugs ready cause this week we're taking on the three most amazingly bad dubs of all time!

    GARGANTIA ON THE VERDUROUS PLANET #2 - - Special Review

    The spring show that's better than ATTACK ON TITAN.

    One Piece Ending SPOILER?! -- THE VICE PIT

    How will ONE PIECE end? And what's happening in the show RIGHT NOW? Tom gives Sam the shake-down as they cover the high-seas insanity.

    ONE PIECE #595 - - Special Review

    This part was cool... and also kind-of gross.

    ATTACK ON TITAN #2 - - Watch & Learn

    There you are, TITAN! I like you more from this angle.

    An Anime Novice’s Take On… THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES

    So here’s the thing about THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES: it is just gloriously silly.

    MAGI #17 - - Watch & Learn

    Somebody caption this image immediately!

    FUSHIGI YUGI - - My First Anime Experience

    Our resident anime novice reminisces on her middle-school love affair with the epic fantasy romance.

    DRAGON BALL Z #17 - - Watch & Learn

    C'mon guys... I think we get how bad the Saiyans are, now.

    AV MOD MATERIAL: NARUTO Ch. 629 Review

    Obito admits that he truly is a character of little substance and a serious dissociation complex.

    GARGANTIA ON THE VERDUROUS PLANET #2 - - Special Review

    The spring show that's better than ATTACK ON TITAN.

    AV MOD MATERIAL: Ash Ketchum - - Character Spotlight

    He's been doing the same thing, over and over again, for over a decade. And he seems to constantly be re-learning lessons. But Ash deserves still deserves your respect!

    Anime Caption Contest! -- 5/13/13 -- AV MOD MATERIAL

    Are you ready to caption some new images? This week we have big butts, awkward dancing, and... chibi people sentenced to death? Tom must be behind that one!

    One Piece Ending SPOILER?! -- THE VICE PIT

    How will ONE PIECE end? And what's happening in the show RIGHT NOW? Tom gives Sam the shake-down as they cover the high-seas insanity.

    ATTACK ON TITAN #2 - - Watch & Learn

    There you are, TITAN! I like you more from this angle.

    TOP FIVE GREATEST ANIME OPENING THEMES (part 2!)

    That's right, we're back with 5 MORE of the greatest anime intros of all time!

    MAGI #17 - - Watch & Learn

    Somebody caption this image immediately!

    Mandatory Network

    Submissions can take several hours to be approved.

    Save ChangesCancel