History Manga / Heroman

** The first closing has a Shout-Out to Creator/StanLee era comics with a cover featuring classic hero poses, a stylized Bones logo that is an outright {{Expy}} of the Creator/MarvelComics logo and is complete with UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode Authority Seal of Approval.

Imagine if, instead of getting bitten by a radioactive spider, [[Franchise/SpiderMan Peter Parker]] acquired the controls for Manga/GiantRobo. [[note]]Other than Japanese ''[[Series/SpiderManJapan Spider-Man]]'', of course.[[/note]]

** And speaking of Franchise/SpiderMan Expys, Dr. Matthew Denton reminds some folks of Dr. Kurt Connors.

** In the sewer, you can see a [[Franchise/SpiderMan familiar Spider]].

** In episode 17, Heroman clinging to the side of the school building to avoid Ms. Collins, and his pose, is quite similar to Franchise/SpiderMan.

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%%* PeekABangs: Psy.

* BladeOnAStick: The [[ColorCodedPatrician purple assassin alien]], in episodes 5 and 6, wields what can best be called a quarterstaff. With TWO blades, one on each end.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Most of the time, [[{{Engrish}} not so much]], but Joey and Holly's [[spoiler:rap sheets]] in episode 13 are all in perfect English, spelling, grammar and all. They also contain some rather interesting information about the two, such as physical data and confirmation that [[spoiler:yes, their parents are dead]].

* OverprotectiveDad: When people start vanishing from Center City some time after the Skrugg invasion, Lina's father basically imprisons her in their BigFancyHouse. However, given that she's already been the victim of one (unsuccessful and unrelated) kidnapping attempt, and that his only other child was still missing since the attack, it's ''slightly'' more understandable than most examples of this trope.

%%* BareYourMidriff: Holly.

* ShesGotLegs: Vera's second outfit in episode 18 exposes a lot of leg. They're amazing shapely to add to that.

*** And looks like [[StreetFighter Charlie Nash]]

** After Episode 19, [[spoiler:Will's]] new look under the NiceHat and BadassLongcoat strongly resembles a Manga/{{Guyver}} unit.

* MomentKiller: Taken to UpToEleven levels in Episode Ten. Poor, ''poor'' Lina...

** The first closing has a Shout-Out to Creator/StanLee era comics with a cover featuring classic hero poses, a stylized Bones logo that is an outright {{Expy}} of the Creator/MarvelComics logo and is complete with UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode Authority [[UptoEleven Seal of Approval]].

''Heroman''is the result of Creator/StanLee working with [[Creator/StudioBONES Bones]] to create a manga and anime that can best be described as ''Manga/GiantRobo'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''ComicBook/TheBigGuyAndRustyTheBoyRobot'' [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries IN AMERICA!]]. The manga was serialized in ''Monthly Shonen Gangan'' from 2009 to 2011 and compiled into five volumes, and the anime aired for 26 episodes from April to September 2010.

''Heroman'', which debuted in spring 2010, is the result of Creator/StanLee working with [[Creator/StudioBONES Bones]] to create a manga and anime that can best be described as ''Manga/GiantRobo'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''ComicBook/TheBigGuyAndRustyTheBoyRobot'' [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries IN AMERICA!]]. Generic American Joey Jones lives in [[strike:Los Angeles, California]] [[IstanbulNotConstantinople Center City]], West Coast [[{{Eagleland}} USA]]. It's TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, as humanoid robotics are the rage for those who have the money to buy them. Joey is not one of these people, and works as a part-order cook when not getting pushed around by TheBully. Joey is pretty much accepting the modern ennui of having no power in life; when a number of surprising things happen.

* PantyShot: Lina gets a brief one in episode 5 while running throught the subway. Considering the length of her skirt, it's no real surprise.

** More specifically Joey's teacher Ms. Collins and his grandmother could be considered this, due to having few notable traits. For other characters such as Dr. Minami and Kogor, who have defined personalities but no CharacterDevelopment to speak of, StaticCharacter would be more accurate.

* AdaptationDistillation: They change quite a bit from the manga chapters, such as cutting out a villain whose kidnapping of Lina leads into the creation of Heroman, a Skrugg in chapter 3, etc. Considering there was only ''three chapters'' out, it was interesting to see how things worked out in comparison to the manga.
** It wasn't that only three chapters were out, but that only three chapters were available to fans in the west. The manga had yet to be licensed when the anime started, but that didn't stop BONES, and, presumably, Stan Lee and co. to enact an unusually tough crack down on any and all scanlations of both ''Heroman'' and Stan Lee's other manga, ''Manga/KarakuridoujiUltimo''. It's only ''several years'' after the anime concluded that the manga became available in American bookstores. Now, the arcs that were included in the manga before the Skrugg invasion that were absent in the anime included:
*** Several MonsterOfTheWeek-style Skrugg antagonists. [[spoiler:''Each'' of whom are confronted by Will, who fails miserably at saving the day before Heroman and Joey get involved.]]
*** Psy, Joey, and Heroman inspiring a wheelchair-bound boy who wanted to be able to skate like Psy. [[spoiler:Psy gives him the special motorized skateboard he uses in the anime so he can follow his dreams.]]
*** A Film/BringItOn-esque mini-arc in which Lena gets Will and Joey to join the cheerleading squad so they can finally win against a rival cheerleading squad. [[spoiler:Despite the rival team's sabotage, they win.]] Right before the Skrugg invade.

* OvertookTheManga: '''BY EPISODE 3!'''
** May be an exception in this case. Stan Lee (the actual "creator") didn't write the manga himself after all. It may be just as much an original anime as it is an "original" manga, plus the manga lists "Bones" under "original work" along with Lee, so it may have been concieved as an anime in the first place, with the manga just happening to be released first.

* CreatorCameo: Creator/StanLee on [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/heroman/v01/c001/4.html pages 4 and 5 of the first chapter of the manga already.]] He's in the anime too. May lapse as well into EnsembleDarkhorse judging from comments from other people and his coffee.

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