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The characters of Viewtiful Joe.

Viewtiful Joe is an anime series based on the video game series of the same name.

The series follows a similar plot of the games, but there are many differences. The series was shown every Saturday on the Japanese TV station TV Tokyo from October 2004-October 2005. It has been licensed by anime disturbor Geneon, and currently airs in the USA on Kids WB every Saturday at 11:30 AM Eastern Time.

Storyline

Following the game's storyline, movie lover Joe and his girlfriend Silvia enjoy a seemingly normal trip to the movies to see an action flick starring Joe's idol, Captain Blue, when suddenly the leader of the evil Jadow force reaches out of the screen and takes Silvia into the movie. Joe is forced to follow her by Captain Blue's mecha, Six Majin, and meets Captain Blue in the flesh who grants Joe the power to become an action movie hero in his own right, Viewtiful Joe.

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Cast

  • Joe: The hero, a superhero fanboy who gets to live his dream as Viewtiful Joe while he saves Silvia from the Jadow. He assumes his superhero outfit via the phrase "Henshin-a-Go-Go, Baby!!"
  • Silvia: The heroine, she was abducted by the Jadow for their evil plan to succeed.
  • Junior: Another self-proclaimed hero worshipper like Joe, only younger. He lived in Blue Town, which was named after Captain Blue, serving as its protector Captian Blue Jr. Despite his jealousy for Joe being Blue's successor, Junior decided to become Joe's sidekick and offered his knowledge of Movieland as a helping hand. As the series progresses into the Gedow arc, Junior received the V-Yoyos from Captain Blue, assuming his new superhero outfit avia the phrase "Henshin-a-Yo-Yo, Baby!!"
  • Captain Blue: Joe's idol and guru. He gave Joe the V-Watch which enables him to use his VFX powers.
  • Alastor: An agent of the Jadow that uses the nicknames "The Midnight Thunder Boy" and "Blade Master." Though he was helping the Jadow, Alastor doesn't care about their goals, but instead seeking out the ultimate battle, and can be considered an "anti-hero" to an extent. He considers himself Joe's rival, disipte question Joe's methods. Alastor was also the one who gave Joe the inspiration for his "hero name."
  • Detective (5, 9): A reccurring character who refers to Joe as Partner. Most of them time he gives people a choice to cut the red wire or the blue wire.

JADOW

The mysterious evil organization of season 1.

  • "The Omnipotent": The leader of Jadow, who is so far a disembodied voice.
  • Sprocket: Coordinator of Jadow and 2nd in command of the organization. She is annoyed with the antics and incompetence of Charles, Hulk, & Bruce.
  • Fire Leo: The strongest member of of Jadow, codenamed "Inferno Lord." He was sent to fight Joe after the incompentence of the other agents. He developed a grudge on Joe for being refered to a dog when he is clearly a lion, and his firey mane extinguished in his first defeat by Joe. He's one of few Jadow members to question Alastor's loyalities.
  • Charles the Third: A bat-like agent of Jadow, codenamed "Dark Fiend." Arrogant and snobbish with a French accent, Charles is full of tricks.
  • Hulk Davidson: A rhino-like agent of Jadow, codenamed "Iron Ogre". He scarred Capt. Blue during a previous battle they had. Wields a battle axe. Also sings and collects motorcycles.
  • Gran Bruce: A shark-like agent of Jadow, codenamed "Aquatic Terror." Is considerably lower on the intelligence scale than most of the other Jadow and speaks in an Australian accent (as perceived by Americans).
  • Joker (1): A agent of Jadow and Joe's first opponent.
  • Rotten Jack (7): A jack in the box-like agent of Jadow who posed as a clown while sellling his brainwashing Slugoons (Suragon) to children in a plan to recuit the preteen youth to Jadow's cause.
  • Almighty Big-Mask (9): A stone-face agent of Jadow sent to adbuct a princess under the guise of the Big Mask of Truth.
  • Bruce Davidson The Third (Grancharulk) (10): A robot created in a joint project by Charles the Third, Hulk Davidson, & Gran Bruce to take down Joe. Bruce Davidson the 3rd combines the attributes of his three creators which at first seemed a good move. But each attribute canceled the other two out so the robot was not really a threat.
  • Biankies: The standard Jadow grunts, these robots can do anything for fighting Joe to helping Silvia redecorate her cell.
    • Bianco Billy (5): A cowboy-themed , pistol-wielding (lasers in the dubbed anime ) Bianky who attacked Blue Town, overpowering Junior until Joe saved the day.
    • Verdies (6): Charles' personal grunts, Biankies remodeled for flight.

GEDOW

The new mysterious evil group of season 2, led by the Black Emperor.

  • Dr. Cranken: The Black Emperor's right-hand man and Mad Scientist.
  • Miss Bloody Rachel: A "Serial Killer Android" created by Dr. Cranken.
  • Big John: A T-Rex agent of the Gedow who is codenamed "Drill Sergeant." His debut served to introduce Captain Blue Junior's "true henshin."
  • Flinty Stone: A Golem-like agent of the Gedow codenamed "Ancient Guardian." Suffers from a form of narcolepsy and speaks with a Jewish dialect. He can't seem to stay awake when multiple people talk at once.
  • Cameo Leon: A Chameleon monster created by Dr. Cranken, codenamed "Cyber Phantom." Speaks incredibly quickly and appears to be rather simple-minded (in other words, he talks faster than he thinks).
  • Frost Tiger: A tiger-like agent of Gedow codenamed "Blizzard Hazard." He is the brother of Fire Leo and fashioned himself after archetypal samurai characters. He bears no grudge against Joe unlike his brother, but wishes to fight him to see if Joe is a worthy opponent.

Episodes

Whilst it is not noted in the list, the Japanese names of each episode had "Episode!" at the end of their titles (i.e.: episode one's full name was "The Man Named Joe! Episode!" This is a trait that anime shows occasionally pick up, Sgt. Frog for example has "De arimasu" attached to the end of each episode title whilst Tenchi Universe had each episode title (bar the "Space and time adventures" miniarc) begin with "No need for..."

This trait has not been picked up in the US televised broadcast of the show (mostly because the episode card is cut for each episode).

  1. Just a Dude Named Joe (The Man named Joe) (December 16, 2005)
  2. What's-His-Name to the Rescue! (I Got It! The Legendary Special Attacks) (December 16, 2005)
  3. Dude, Did You Say "Viewtiful" (I am...Viewtiful Joe!)(December 16, 2005)
  4. Silvia S.O.S! (unaired)
  5. Howdy, Partner! (Introducing: Capt. Blue Junior!) (November 5, 2005)
  6. Junior Sucks It Up (Come On, Six Machine!) (November 12, 2005)
  7. Attack of the Slugoon Platoon (Fear! Suragon's Appearance) (November 19, 2005)
  8. Mountain of Fire (What? Our Hero is Disqualified?) (November 26, 2005)
  9. Roamin' Holiday (Large Disturbance! The Hero of the Festival!)(December 3, 2005)
  10. No Kidding (Super Robo Grancharulk!)(December 10, 2005)
  11. The Day the World Loses its Color
  12. The Stolen V-Watch
  13. Jadow's Fugitive
  14. Actual Records! Jadow's Battle is Confirmed
  15. The Plan of Wedding Bells
  16. The Pine Tree Peninsula and the Fairy Flower
  17. Captain Blue Returns?!
  18. The V-Watch Panic
  19. Kaa Woage Aru Koa!
  20. It's Not Time to Play Around!
  21. Junior: Crisis Attack!
  22. Silvia's Big Escape
  23. Climactic Battle! Joe VS Alastor!
  24. Revival! SFX Majin
  25. Decisive Battle! Infiltrate Jadow's Base!
  26. We Have The Tomorrow!
  27. The New Enemy! Gedow's Invasion
  28. Junior's Henshin
  29. Sylvia the Storm-Calling Woman
  30. Wild, Wild Kick!
  31. The Alien Next Door
  32. Fierceness! The Cannon Race
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Cast

US

Unlike the game the show itself was based on, the cast is entirely different. Though Kevin Michael Richardson does provide his voice for the commercial breaks.

Japan

Trivia

  • When the game was originally released in Japan, a series of anime-style commercials were aired to promote the game. However, they were obviously done by a different animation company (along with different voices), as the animation quality is arguably higher than the anime series itself.
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