z/x Ignition files part 1

 

One thing that I have realized about myself as an anime blogger is that there is a bit of me that is fascinated by truly naked displays of commercialism and pandering. With Z/X Ignition being a show that is based off of a collectable card game it is perhaps the most obvious display of marketing driven media since perhaps Fantasista Doll it is certainly a show that tickles this perverse urge.

 

Asuka, aka protagonist white and Fierte

The story behind the show boils down to one day a bunch of monsters from five colored worlds showed up one day and messed up most of the work except for the city of Kobe. These monsters are called Z/X or short for Zillions of Enemy X. That's right for some reason the people of the world officially decided to use the word zillions. Although most of the monsters hang around black points which are gates to their respective world but they can stray further if they team up with a human that has a card device.

 

Azumi, Aka loli blue and Rigel

The first episode of this show was something of a mess. I used to think that in media res was a trope that should be used quite a bit more often although this was the show that broke me of that illusion. Things pick up with a bit more identifiable protagonist in the form of a guy named Asuka who is kind of generic but overall not offensive or annoying. One night he runs across an angel fighting a panther wearing a crown and a blonde lady. After managing to rescue her from certain doom he takes her home and the show morphs into an episode of Ah my Goddess.

Ayase, Aka tsundere black and Sieger

Episode three centers around the introduction of Azumi, who in the show has the job of being cute as a button and being an ally to Asuka. Episode four adds a couple more wrinkles to the politics of the show's world and deepening Ayase, aka the antagonist lady from episode two and showing that she might be an ally to Asuka, even if she hates angels. Overall I find the show to be decent fun if intellectually lightweight. I will be continuing to watch this show.