zoratwilight Note that I am writing my thoughts and impressions of the show based off of episode one, so there is a chance that episodes 2 through 5 or the movie are much better.I am an avid anime watcher/manga reader (from popular shows like Naruto to more obscure ones like Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo), so when I encountered a show that mixed western-style animation with anime, I got really excited. Unfortunately, my expectations were not met. The characters weren't very interesting, the animation looks like cheap flash animation, and the comedy wasn't anything new.Almost all of the characters fit into some kind of stereotype. John is an average nice guy though a bit of a loser, Max is a lisping nerd, and Charity is the perpetually irritated and mean older sister. All of the adults have proved themselves completely useless and practically unnecessary for the plot. You could remove them and the episode would play out just the same save for a few jokes. Many of the background students are typical high school stereotypes (dumb jock, preppy girls, nerds, etc). Put simply, everyone is bland. However, I was willing to overlook this if the introduction of the anime characters would make the show much more entertaining than it was currently proving to be.I did not understand the first thing that came out of Hiro's mouth. I understand what they were going for by having him say something really simple in a complicated way, but since I didn't know what he was trying to say in the first place, I didn't find it funny. After witnessing more of his behavior, Hiro felt like more of an exaggeration of what someone who has never seen anime before thinks anime characters are like. In other words, Hiro is an extremely overpowered and loud character armed with all sorts of laser weapons.The animation here is rather... Johnny Test-y. I have seen flash animation done well (Wakfu), and this is nothing to write home about. I do like the anime characters' designs though. The hair is spot on.The comedy in this is about as bland as everything else. There's some lame toilet humor, but most of the humor falls on Max and Hiro. Max is always acting like a slightly misogynistic nerd who is waaaay too invested in a card game and only talks about fantasy/nerd stuff. Basically, nothing that hasn't been done before. Hiro is always running around screwing things up with misunderstandings and his stereotype-ness. Again, nothing new. The only thing that made me laugh was when Hiro referred to his yelling as the way of his people. The show would be a lot funnier if it was more about the interactions between Hiro's stereotype and everyone else's stereotypes.Perhaps episode 2 fixes things I have complained about, but as a start of a series, episode 1 of Exchange Student Zero is a disappointment.

jojojemmett This is Australian, I am Australian and this show is crap in a nutshell. Why you ask? Stupid Anime-esque and stupid stereotypes. First you have the geeky kids who love TCGs (Trading Card Games), Then you have the Spiky Haired Amazing 'Hero' who came from said Trading Card Game, Then ya have Sister who wants to strive for boys and being the leader of her school...lame!!!Then you have these villains, If you can call them that, A photographer who captures people and put them into trading cards and more and more and more. It's as stupid as Clarence, Isn't like anime at all and If you want a spiky haired hero, talk to Cloud Strife. Avoid this at ALL COSTS!!!! And one more stereotype, the 'cute' blond haired anime girl who looks like the one from Death Note, and The Voice Actors, Vincent Tong? You used to be cool. Matusda is ashamed!

jenkenton I have the first four episodes that have been posted; because I live in America, I have difficulty finding cartoons from foreign countries.Anyway, this series is amazing; it has a unique blend of Western Animation and Japanese anime, almost like a reverse Kappa Mikey. While the storyline focuses on the everyday lives of John Stitt and Max Cameron and their struggle to survive high school, it does turn away and focus on the battles and adaptations of Hiro, Prince of Karuta, as he tries his best to understand and learn about life on Earth while, also, interacting, and having fun, with his host family and friends, especially with John and Max.Like the movie, you can see the people of South Port deal with the bizarre and chaotic, yet dramatic and serious, situations when other entities from the Metaverse, like Hiro, show up and either cause trouble or prevent trouble, or both!Despite a lot of differences from the movie, this series gives the creators and writers a chance to explore and show more of the "Exchange Student Zero" universe that the movie could ever do, featuring more characters, more situations, and more voice actors given the chance to star in such a marvelous project.