Exper Zenon
エクスパー ゼノン
| Genres: Action, Sci-Fi | |
| Studios: Studio Fantasia | |
| Producers: Victor Entertainment | |
| Rating: 5.52 / 10 | |
| Rank: #12370 | |
| Popularity: #11354 | |
| Users Listed: 2,569 | |
| Users Scored: 1,188 | |
| NSFW: No | |
| Last Updated: 12/03/2020 | |
| Aired: September 27, 1991 (Summer) | |
| Type: ova | |
| Source: original | |
| Age Rating: R | |
| Episodes: 1 |
Synopsis:
Hiroshi Zenno's life takes an unexpected turn when a high score in an arcade game leads him to a reality-bending event. A mysterious capsule delivers Princess Atover to his classroom, revealing Hiroshi’s unwitting role as the protagonist of a complex video game. Donned in a powerful suit and rechristened "Zenon," he's thrust into a competitive world where other players vie for the coveted position of the main character.
The narrative unfolds within a vibrant yet perilous digital landscape, blending high-stakes gameplay with questions of identity and free will. As Zenon progresses, he confronts rivals driven by ambition while grappling with the implications of being a simulated persona in a programmed world. The series explores themes of self-discovery and the blurred lines between reality and virtuality, as Hiroshi must navigate a deadly game to uncover its origins and his own purpose within it.
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Characters:
- Princess Atover (Main) - Voice Actors: Takada, Yumi
- Zenno, Hiroshi (Main) - Voice Actors: Matsuno, Taiki
- Exper Daion (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Hidetoshi
- Exper Jiff (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sasaki, Yuuko
- Exper Kain (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayami, Show
- Exper Meramis (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiraishi, Ayako
- Exper Venom (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanada, Kiyoyuki
Staff:
- Moriyama, Yuuji (Director)
- Hirano, Yasushi (Screenplay)
- Katsura, Kenichirou (Key Animation)
- Kawai, Kenji (Music)
- Kishida, Takahiro (Key Animation)
- Miyake, Kiyotaka (Editing)
- Mizushima, Seiji (Assistant Director)
- Nakayama, Takehiro (Key Animation)
- Nakaza, Youji (Art Director)
- Nishijima, Katsuhiko (Key Animation)
- Oota, Masaru (Background Art)
- Sakakibara, Toyohiko (Special Effects)
- Sasaki, Junichi (Sound Effects)
- Shimizu, Yoshiharu (Key Animation)
- Takeuchi, Akira (Key Animation)
- Tanaka, Ryou (Key Animation)
- Tanaka, Yuuichi (In-Between Animation)
- Tetsura, Noriyaki (Key Animation)
- Yoshimoto, Kinji (Key Animation)
Reviews:
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User Fel_Temp (Score: 3/10):
This is one of those series designed entirely to appeal to the fantasies of nerds rather than actually be about anything. The protagonist is a generic nerd who's good at video games and has poor luck with women. So of course a naked lady shows up, insists that he immediately touch her breast, then gives him super powers that draw upon his gaming skills. And of course she constantly has to be rescued to show how heroic and many the protagonist is. Most of the runtime is made up of fight scenes, which are mostly directed competently, but the punch is taken outof them by the fact that the protagonist tends to win by pulling out powers that there was no previous indication that he had. Like he suddenly has ice powers a half hour in. They try to have some mystery in the plot as to why this is happening, but it's still very bare bones, and the answer doesn't make a whole lot of sense.nnI do have to say that the pacing is about what it should be, and they keep it from ever quite getting boring. Sadly, I almost wish the writing and directing were worse, since that might have made it bad in a more interesting way. What we have here is more forgettable than anything else.