And it stars Rob Paulsen of Animaniacs and TMNT fame!
I know you’re looking at that headline and saying to yourself, “What the hell isBravoman?” It’s a fairly unknown Namco arcade game from the 80s that was later ported to the TurboGrafx-16 — and incidentally is also available on the Wii Virtual Console. The titular star is a send-up of Japanese superheroes who can extend his bionic limbs like Stretch Armstrong. Got that? Cool.
So why is it getting a cartoon? It’s all thanks to Namco Bandai’s ShiftyLook initiative, whichbreathes lifeback into forgotten Namco properties through the power of webcomics.Bravoman: Super-Unequaled Hero of Excellenceis among the more popular of those comics, thus it was selected for an animated treatment. Kotaku even has an exclusive30-second preview clip, should you want to give it a quick watch.
What truly catches my attention, however, is the voice cast. Playing Bravoman is none other than Rob Paulsen, best known as the legendary talent behind Raphael and Donatello in the 1987 and 2012Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesseries respectively, as well as Yakko Warner inAnimaniacs. Also lending his pipes is the fairly illustrious Dee Bradley Baker, who I learned just this second was the voice of Olmec inLegends of the Hidden Temple. Holy fudge!
IfBravomanworks out well, I hope Namco Bandai decides to adapt theKlonoacomicnext.
A Brand-New Cartoon Shows Video Game Heroes Hate Annoying Help Messages, Too[Kotaku viaGoNintendo]
