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Submissions for this year's Viewtiful Joe Fanzine are now open! The deadline is DECEMBER 1ST 2020 

 Let's end 2020 in the most VIEWTIFUL WAY!! 

Further details are in the included picture (if you'd like the details written in text that can be found at http://fav.me/de4wd4j )

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Viewtiful Comics #2 English Scanlation

The notes for this issue can be found here http://fav.me/ddt2tz5

This whole manga series is super important to me so again I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I’ve enjoyed translating and localising it!

~Buzz

Issue # 1 Scanlation can be found here https://viewtifulclub.tumblr.com/post/612929935310471168/hi-everyone-i-dont-know-if-youre-aware-but-an

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Latest Game Announcement!

Introducing the latest spin-off in the Viewtiful Joe franchise

Viewtiful Pets! The latest in the Viewtiful Joe franchise

Can you raise Joe from a young child to movie-loving superhero? Join the challenge in the hardest superpower to master - parenting!

Lil Joe, him so little

This newest Mobile App offers new challenges for even the most seasoned Viewtiful Joe fan!

Many, many cheeseburgers are required to unlock Regular Joe

Take great pride in your ability to survive countless nights of broken sleep to awaken Joe's true potential!

It'll all be worth it to unlock VIEWTIFUL JOE!!

The power of the Happy Ending is in your hands!

There's even more characters being worked on as we speak! We're able to share some of the Work In Progress images with you today!

These characters are unlocked by completing in-game secret achievements!

Can you raise the ultimate fighter from Sword to Demon?

It's said a demon's soul resides in this blade

Raise it well and you too will be the proud parent to a demon!

**With more DLC coming in the future! Please stay tuned more updates the Bianky and Feline Brothers update! **

Raise your Bianky well and you could get a Cromarty!"

There's not enough Catnip for this kitty!

Bring a sweater if you're going to raise this cool cat!"

Coming soon to mobile gaming platform near you!!!

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Hi everyone!

I don’t know if you’re aware but an official Viewtiful Joe Manga exists!  It’s called Viewtiful Comics and was published in individual issues of the Japanese monthly comic V Jump from  November 2004 until March 2006.

I do a FREE fan translation and scan clean up from the original Japanese in my spare time.  Here’s the Issue 1/17.  Issues will be uploaded as I get the time to do them.  There are plans to do other languages in the future, so far there are people interested in doing Brazilian, French and even Chinese!

If you’re interested in reading the notes for this issue they can be found here -> http://fav.me/ddqei3l 

I hope you will enjoy the Viewtiful Joe manga as it’s very special to me 🥰

~Buzz

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Henshin-a-go-go, BABY.

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It’s that time of the year again folks! If you’d like to partake in this year’s Viewtiful Joe Fanzine the submission are now open!

Looking forward to seeing all your lovely submissions this year 💖

The Deadline is DECEMBER 13TH 2019 so there’s loads of time and no one except me has to do any panicking!

~Buzz

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It’s time to be VIEWTIFUL!

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henshin a go-go baby!!

a little something i did last night while stuck at a relative’s house sksksk-

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HENSHIN AROUND

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What are we gonna do with them...

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Viewtiful Joe (Fan Art) - 2019

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April Commissions

Chibi BenDel of Eldric Journeys for @mistergimmic

Chibi Captain Blue Jr for @maireadralph

Commissions open: Prices here

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Man, when Viewtiful Joe got his powers. He had to say “Henshin” to activate them.

He always said “Henshin a go go, baby!” and I think that communicated so much about his character.

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oh shit it’s the world’s goodest boy!!! The Jr. with the longer pony tail at the bottom is what I’d think Jr’d look like when he’s around 17-18

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Iron Ogre Hulk Davidson, Viewtiful Joe, Capcom, 2003

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TOTAKU WORKING ON A VIEWTIFUL JOE FIGURINE

Totaku has revealed a new figurine in their lineup, and it’s one some older Capcom fans will be into. A Viewtiful Joe figurine is set to release sometime in late Summer 2019, with a price point yet to be confirmed.

It’s nice to see some love heading Viewtiful Joe’s way. If only we could get Capcom to feel the same way and make a new Viewtiful Joe game!

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A Look At Stuff You Probably Never Heard Of: Viewtiful Joe

Did you know? It’s National Movie Theater Day, April 23rd. So today, we’ll be talking about a show all about movies! Today, we’re looking at… Viewtiful Joe! And I’m not talking about the games.

Viewtiful Joe was an action/adventure comedy anime that was licensed by Geneon Entertainment, now NBCUnivervsal Entertainment Japan, and initially aired in Japan on TV Tokyo, airing from October 2nd, 2004 to September 24th, 2005 with a total of two seasons. It eventually got an English dub and aired in the United States on Kids WB while the UK had it air on Jetix. However, only the first season was dubbed in English.

The plot starts off by following the first game. While Joe and his girlfriend, Sylvia, are watching a movie starring Joe’s favorite superhero, Captain Blue. However, Sylvia gets kidnapped by the movie’s villain and brought into the movie world, know as Movieland. Joe, is then brought into Movieland with the help of Captain Blue’s giant mech, Machine Six. Not long after setting foot into Movieland, Joe has a run-in with Biankies and has a spiritual encounter with Captain Blue, who gives Joe his own V-Watch, thus allowing Joe to transform into his superhero persona, later dubbed “Viewtiful Joe”. With his costume and the discovery of Captain Blue’s Slow, Mach Speed, and Zoom abilities, Joe embarks to save Silvia.

Some time later, he meets with a young boy named Captain Blue Jr. Just like Joe, he idolizes Captain Blue, even being a self-proclaimed hero with his own self-made V-Watch. However, his V-Watch doesn’t allow him to transform, meaning Jr. has to “transform” on his own. While upset and confused as to why Joe became Captain Blue’s successor, he decides to accompany Joe as his sidekick and help him out whenever possible. But still makes snide remarks and insults Joe when given the chance.

The anime adapts the same humor and style of the games, with characters (especially Joe) making mention or poking fun at various common movie archetypes and tropes, such as the Heroic Second Wind. And,of course, Joe makes use of the powers he has in the games, making use of Slow, Mach Speed, and Zoom.

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The anime does a fairly good job adapting the video game, much like Kirby: Right Back At Ya while still being it’s own thing. For example, a woman named Sprocket is introduced in the anime, where she serves as a second-in-command to the Jadow, directing Charles the Third, Hulk Davison, and Gran Bruce. And as you can tell from the images, it keeps the shading style from the game, giving it it’s own special look.

One thing I do want to mention is that the anime actually adapts both games, Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2. However, as I mentioned before, only the first season, the Viewtiful Joe 1 adaption, was dubbed in English, leaving season 2, which adapts Viewtiful Joe 2, in Japanese only.

Speaking of English, the English voice actors all do a pretty good job voicing the characters, many of them sounding just like they do from the games, despite being completely different voice actors. But one problem with the voice actors is Jason Palmer, the voice of Joe. While he’s able to do a decent job mimicking Dee Bradley Baker, he tends to make Joe sound like a stoner, at least in the early episodes. But you either get used to it or he gets better as the series goes on.

Before I finish this, I also want to mention that it also got a video game… somewhat. Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble, a fighting game spin-off which includes the likes of Sprocket and Captain Blue Jr. in their only video game appearance thus far.

So now, I’ll leave you guys with a special AMV that was a part of Red Hot Rumble, advertising the Viewtiful Joe anime. I’ll see you guys next month where I’ll take a look at a kid’s show from the UK that’s often compared to Game of Thrones.