Tuesday, May 31, 2011

FelineMan Review

A recurrent trend in older comic books was as follows:

1. Create male superhero.
2. Create offshoot characters, e.g., sidekick and supervillains.
3. Create female version of superhero, either as villain to play off superhero or as her own superheroine branch of the franchise so there is something to market to female comic book readers.

A more modern trend in Japan is for female anime characters to become "catgirls," female humanoids with cat-like qualities such as ears and tails.  They also have their opposite-gender companions.

...Why so long a preface to this review?   Because I'm still trying to understand the origins of that which arrived on my doorstep today.  The sigh of a box with holes in it is one to make me shudder nowadays (remember the last time that happened?), especially considering the size of this one, but I knew that if I left it alone whatever was inside would probably die, and I'm not that cruel.

FelineMan Review

Pros:
-FelineMan has fabulous powers.
-FelineMan can lick himself.  After a sufficient amount of licks, FelineMan can expectorate high-speed hairball projectiles to knock a villain clean off his feet in a non-lethal fashion.
-FelineMan is, contrary to my intial suspicions, very kind to dogs.
-FelineMan's reaction to catnip will provide hours of entertainment.

Cons:
-FelineMan came with fleas.
-FelineMan's singing voice leaves something to be desired.
-FelineMan can use a can opener all on his own.  This resulted in the decimation of all my canned goods before I returned home today.  He didn't even eat any of it; he just opened everything.
-FelineMan's weakness is hair products.  And, unfortunately, he found the can of porcupine hairspray left over from a few reviews ago...

Verdict: I was unable to complete my review of this FelineMan since curiosity did, indeed, kill the cat.