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It’s morphing time at Rakshasa Street
Rakshasa Street, a place where all dead spirits from Human World wander into. Each street has a Requiem General to maintain order as these dead spirits will turn the citizens living at Rakshasa Street into evil beings.
That’s where the story for Cao Yan Bing, the ex-Requiem General of Luosha Street, began.
Growing up with the mission to protect the home to his family and the place his mother fight dying to protect, Cao Yan Bing suddenly uncovered clues that his mother’s death 10 years ago may not be as simple as he thought. To find the truth of what happened then, and possibly to reunite with him mum, he embarked on a journey to find the secret Luohua Ancient Tower. Together with him on this journey was Xia Ling and Beiluo, each with their own family related reasons to find this Luohua Ancient Tower.
What’s favourable to Hero is Back is the timing of when the story is release, a fitting story theme with logical plot line, and likeable cast. With a case of good C-drama drought which is in sync with their airing time, Hero is Back was engaging enough of a simple superhero family story to tune into with the kids at home.
I like the theme of family overlay that’s important in Chinese culture - it’s an interesting contrast with Western superhero stories and more akin to the Japanese version of Power Rangers, minus the morphing sequences. Most challenges that came up served to strengthen our trio’s resolve and faith to protect their loved ones. Fitting of the comic superhero troupe and fans of superheroes stories, overlay with Asian culture. By the end of the story, we know that they will look to mark their own path to resolving the problems they came across in their journey at Rakshasha Street.
Hence, it’s a slight pity that the flow of the story got draggy once they reached the Lingfeng street. What could’ve been a simple search for the guide to the Luohua Ancient Tower and a 4th party member evolved to a “battle” of philosophy - as General Yan continued to see Cao Yan Bing’s group as a threat to Lingfeng Street’s peace and prevented them from connecting with Yan Feng Zha. This part of the story could’ve cut short and be replaced with an expanded vs battle with each King at Luohua Ancient Tower instead.
All in all, Hero is Back is pretty much the origin story of a team of superheroes turning “vigilante” - quotation marks to fit the PG-13 rating and this team’s righteous values. It’s more forming of the team and finding their moral compass than to defeat any big boss or change anything concrete.
Not to worry. If they have enough budget and popularity to green lit the next season, we will have our mighty morphing Cao Yan Bing and friends standing firm to protect Rakshasa Street.
That’s where the story for Cao Yan Bing, the ex-Requiem General of Luosha Street, began.
Growing up with the mission to protect the home to his family and the place his mother fight dying to protect, Cao Yan Bing suddenly uncovered clues that his mother’s death 10 years ago may not be as simple as he thought. To find the truth of what happened then, and possibly to reunite with him mum, he embarked on a journey to find the secret Luohua Ancient Tower. Together with him on this journey was Xia Ling and Beiluo, each with their own family related reasons to find this Luohua Ancient Tower.
What’s favourable to Hero is Back is the timing of when the story is release, a fitting story theme with logical plot line, and likeable cast. With a case of good C-drama drought which is in sync with their airing time, Hero is Back was engaging enough of a simple superhero family story to tune into with the kids at home.
I like the theme of family overlay that’s important in Chinese culture - it’s an interesting contrast with Western superhero stories and more akin to the Japanese version of Power Rangers, minus the morphing sequences. Most challenges that came up served to strengthen our trio’s resolve and faith to protect their loved ones. Fitting of the comic superhero troupe and fans of superheroes stories, overlay with Asian culture. By the end of the story, we know that they will look to mark their own path to resolving the problems they came across in their journey at Rakshasha Street.
Hence, it’s a slight pity that the flow of the story got draggy once they reached the Lingfeng street. What could’ve been a simple search for the guide to the Luohua Ancient Tower and a 4th party member evolved to a “battle” of philosophy - as General Yan continued to see Cao Yan Bing’s group as a threat to Lingfeng Street’s peace and prevented them from connecting with Yan Feng Zha. This part of the story could’ve cut short and be replaced with an expanded vs battle with each King at Luohua Ancient Tower instead.
All in all, Hero is Back is pretty much the origin story of a team of superheroes turning “vigilante” - quotation marks to fit the PG-13 rating and this team’s righteous values. It’s more forming of the team and finding their moral compass than to defeat any big boss or change anything concrete.
Not to worry. If they have enough budget and popularity to green lit the next season, we will have our mighty morphing Cao Yan Bing and friends standing firm to protect Rakshasa Street.
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