Best Superpower Anime Showcasing Superheroes

            Justice League? Nope. Teen Titans? Not quite. I’m thinking something a bit more authentic, something that can’t squeeze into the category of American cartoon, but rather is authentic anime made in Japan. I’m thinking Tiger and Bunny.

            Tiger and Bunny is made up of 25 episodes and 2 films which were produced by Bandai Visual, Sunrise, and MBS. It premiered in Canada and the United States on October 2^nd 2012. Tiger and Bunny focuses on the superhero duo Wild Tiger and Barnaby Brooks as they defend the city from criminals and an evil organization known as Ouroboros.

            Though Tiger and Bunny didn’t have the most original powers for superheroes, it did have original ideas of how the business world and media may capitalize on superheroes. Each superhero was sponsored by companies and literally ranked/graded among each other by the media who aired every one of the superhero’s confrontations with criminals. The plot greatly intensifies, yet it is still paced very well with excellent character development and plot twists.

            Overall, I liked that in this anime it didn’t so much matter who had the best superpowers. What truly mattered was the different outlook on superheroes as they compete against each other to do their job and put food on the table rather than just fight for the same idea of justice as one another. Throw in the excellent animation and soundtracks we have come to expect from Bandai and Sunrise, as well as notorious voice actors like Yuri Lowenthal and Jamieson Priceand you have this 5 star anime.

            Can you think of any authentic anime that can compete with Tiger and Bunny for the Best Superpower Anime showcasing superheroes? 

Origin of the Best Superpowers

Have you ever wondered the origins of the best superpowers in existence? Well today is your lucky Day! I am going to show you the origin of one of the most powerful beings, Galactus!

Galactus wasn’t always near omnipotent; he was a man at one point by the name of Galan who lived in an alternate universe on the world of Taa. His universe was ending, so as his final act he flew a ship to the center of the universe to gain knowledge before the end. What he saw was the universe collapsing upon itself before his demise, he was saved by the incarnation of the universe. Then the universe we know was born, and Galan was reborn as Galactus: The World Devourer.

 

He gained one of the best superpowers, the Power Cosmic:

Virtual omnipotence

Latent omniscience

Reality alteration

Molecular manipulation

Matter manipulation

Energy alteration

Life force manipulation

Cosmic awareness

Telepathy

Telekinesis

and a mastery of butt kicking!

Now Galactus devours the life energy of worlds to sustain his existence, and the powers for superheroes of all types aren't enough to defeat Galactus.

What do you think is Galactus’s purpose in the universe?

Watch a video of Galactus here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgqsgI83Kc

Assisting super Powers for Superheroes: Color Kid

Have you ever heard of DC’s Color Kid? He can change the color of anything, allowing him to:

·         Camouflage people

·         Change the color of the sky and ground to confuse opponents

·         Change the chemical nature of things such as kryptonite by changing their color.

Ok, so the ability to change colors isn't on the best superpowers list, and poor little Color Kid will probably never be on a best superpower movies list either, but he may have some potential in combat.

First I want to propose an interesting theory. Color Kid may be able to change regular colors to other colors that our eyes cannot even conceive, similar to a mantis shrimp. This may sound useless, but it may be possible for another superhero to create for him a gun-like gadget or even a space satellite that automatically shoots a massive laser beam guided towards ONLY the new color the moment Color Kid allows that color to exist. Change the color of the enemy and BOOM!

With more skill in changing chemical natures, he may be able to do things such as turn water into green corrosive acid or red hot lava. He may also be able to turn the rocks enemies stand on into quicksand.

Changing Colors may also be worthwhile powers for superheroes that enjoy the company of animals, as a herd of bulls are pretty stable until a bright red target appears.

Lastly, if color kid changes the color of an opponent’s eye to completely black or white, it may affect the target’s sight, possibly even blinding them.

Color Kid. Is he really useless, or did DC miss the potential?