Anime name: Hero Mask
Genre(s): Crime, Action
Lauren’s Like Rating: 7/10 (I really enjoyed the depth of some of the characters. However, it didn’t really make me feel engaged or interested for most of the time, and the action scenes, while some were pretty cool, the rest kinda just felt messy and pointless. It was also hard to follow, and I’m not sure if it was because I couldn’t keep interest or it was just badly connected. I was going to rate it 6/10 but I gave it one more point for really liking the characters I liked, all of whom deserved more screen time and most. I was disappointed in not getting more time to see and learn about various characters, including Theo and Grimm, or even Harry, as we get a bit about who he is normally and who he has become out of necessity, but so little is said and done with characters in this series. Only part 1 is out as I write this on 3/11/19 but if more is made I would possibly watch more to see if the ever do better for the characters.)
Character (s): Harry Creighton, Harry’s Girlfriend, Edmond Chandler, Theo Lowe, Grimm
!!!Spoiler warning!!!
Harry Creighton was once a police detective, but after his girlfriend collapses, in order to pay for getting her treated, he disappears and becomes a mercenary for the LIVE corporation, who wants him to kill Mask users. This puts him at odds with his colleagues, including James Blood, whom he admires. He loves his girlfriend and affectionately teases her every chance he gets.
Harry’s girlfriend is a very upbeat and positive girl who has a loving relationship with Harry. She playfully teases him just as much as he teases her.
Edmond “Eddy” Chandler is a Sargent and a technical specialist in the SSC. He invents many useful gadgets for James, including the GPS Bullets. Over the course of the series he struggles with his perceived inadequacies, and comes to be a badass in his own way. He has a serious and by-the-book kind of mindset, but he’s also warm and caring. He allows himself to be more confident and bold, and winds up taking on missions himself in order to uncover the secrets behind the Masks.
Theo Lowe is a man who loves his family so much that he went to prison for holding doctors hostage to force them to give his dying daughter a heart transplant. He was used as a test subject for the Masks, and all he wanted to do after breaking free was to see his family again, even if it’s just for a moment. After the Mask ravages his body, he becomes an old man and as he’s about to give up, his daughter comes up to him, not knowing who he is, and befriends him. He gives her a rock for her collection before he passes peacefully, and she treasures it. The rock reminds his wife of him, as he was the one who got his daughter interested in rock collecting. He loves children and is kind to any he sees.
Grimm is an unstable serial killer who was used as a test subject for developing the Masks after supposedly dying in prison. His Mask allows him to change his face whenever he wants. He enjoys painting with his own blood (also probably his victims prior to incarceration) and wants to use James’ blood as well. He is very sadistic, reveling in tormenting and killing others.
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