Super Crooks

One last heist. That's what they all say, right? Just one final score, and everyone can retire and take up fishing. Thing is, the jails are filled with super villains who thought the same thing, and got busted. But the Heat's in a jam. He's run up the kind of gambling debt that - if he can't pay it back in cash - will be paid in blood. Nobody wants to see the most beloved supercrook of all time rubbed out by the mob - especially his biggest fan, Johnny Bolt. And Johnny's got a plan to help the Heat and make all his buddies disgustingly rich at the same time. Unfortunately for Johnny's recruits, they have to head to Spain and rob the world's most notorious super villain blind. And that's where things get tricky.

(Source: Marvel Comics)

Kasey Main

Sakamoto, Maaya Japanese

Bolt, Johnny Main

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Praetorian Supporting

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Diesel, Roddy Supporting

Inada, Tetsu Japanese

Diesel, Sammy Supporting

Kimura, Subaru Japanese

Josh Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Gladiator Supporting

Taki, Pierre Japanese

Carmine Supporting

Kimura, Yasushi Japanese

Transmit Supporting

Tezuka, Hiromichi Japanese

Frostbite Supporting

Shimoyama, Yoshimitsu Japanese

Oyabu, Yoshihiro Producer

Hori, Motonobu Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Yamada, Haru Sound Director

Abe, Masashi Episode Director

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Sep 20, 2024

DrMechano

Recommended

Super Crooks is an incredibly fun short series about a bunch of super-powered criminals.

In only 13 episodes, we get a jewel heist, a high-speed car chase, a prison break, a complex stealth operation, and plenty more. It's nonstop action with good variety, and some pretty cool uses of the various villains' unique powers.

The characters themselves are pretty likable. Johnny Bolt - the main character - is cocky, egotistical, and a bit reckless; but he's a genuinely smart, good-hearted dude that you just want to root for, despite his flaws. His relationship with Kasey is honestly really well done, and Kasey herself is a really well-written ... character in her own right.

The rest of the crew are a lot of fun too. I particularly liked the Heat, an old retired supervillain who comes back for one last job - a chance to get filthy rich by assembling a crew of bad guys with specialized abilities. He's a great mentor character who's still got some bite to him.

While there are better heist anime out there (this show is no Lupin III by any means), Super Crooks is still a fun 13 episodes and doesn't wear out its welcome.

There are a few minor nitpicks:

- I don't really think Johnny's origin story as a wannabe hero was particularly necessary or added much to the story. It only takes up the first episode, but I feel like it could be cut without losing much.

- Johnny Bolt looks *way* less cool when he shaves his beard for the final arc.

But eh, other than that, it's a fun series. I definitely recommend it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jun 18, 2024

Farmajol_Uljir

Mixed Feelings

It is an entertaining watch because it has a unique style, it's short and to me the action is done quite well. Characters are somewhat likeable and te best part about them to me, are their designs.

The biggest flaw to me is its story which doesn’t feel quite relevant to care about it. It basically sums up as a series of superhero heists, which adds up to the entertainment aspect but not to an interesting narrative at all. I can see as well what other reviewers say that the gore aspect is a bit pointless but at least is somewhat funny.

Overall i wood ... say its a mid to a good anime since at least the setting and style of the anime are somewhat unique.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Mar 27, 2023

Conflagr8

Not Recommended

This anime manages to fall short in every area. It has some great moments and sequences, but they're buried within a pile of rubbish. The writing is garbage, the animation is underwhelming, and it overall feels like a cheap attempt to copy the likes of Invincible, The Boys, and The Great Pretender--an attempt where the writers of this show completely missed what makes the others great. The show seems like it has promise in the first several episodes--the characters have interesting premises and the powers are creative--but it just keeps getting worse and worse in the middle.

Super Crooks is a show that tries to ... simultaneously juggle being a fun, goofy superhero show and being a more serious take on the superhero genre, but it fails at both. These different tones end up completely undermining each other, and the setting has no internal consistency. When the situation is tense and emotions are high in one particular scene at the end of the middle arc, the scene is resolved with something so jaw-droppingly stupid that it makes Sword Art Online's "Why'd you do this?" "I forgot the reason" scene look good.

The show does somewhat redeem itself in the last few episodes (which end up feeling like a completely different show), but not enough for me to recommend it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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