Blue Steel

This wacky web series addresses two young guys quest to become real life superheroes!

Told in 7 short episodes it follows Blue Steel and his weird (and possibly slightly special) sidekick Red Berry as they try to capture local menace Loud Howard and his magic megaphone. But Blue has to deal with a rival superhero called Nite Hawk and contend with his mean chubby room mate (who is always seen sporting his bathrobe?!) all the while unknowingly ignoring the romantic advances of a pretty girl in a pink cat hat.

Well I've seen every episode and I have to say I was impressed, the costumes are amazing! and music is really well done and blends well into each section! The acting is well done and believable, each character is totally bonkers in their own way but each one is played with conviction which makes them all the funnier. The camera work isn't great at times though, which I would say might be one of the show's very few shortcomings. One thing I was pleasantly surprised at was the special effects which looked great considering the budget, I really enjoyed the strange cartoon alter-egos of the main characters that occasionally popped up and like the retro and quirky noises used to enhance the cartoonish vibe of the show. The show is quite clearly inspired by anime and as a genuine animeophile I can say I found these nods to popular works like Dragon Ball Z, Cowboy Bebop and School Rumble well done and enjoyable!

To finish, this is a quality show and for the budget it had is better than some of the trash on TV these days! I would recommend giving it a watch if you fancy something unusual and are a fan of comic books, anime or just plain weirdness!