Thunder Force Fails to Bring the Thunder
Thunder Force brings much-needed diversity to the superhero genre. Unfortunately, it's also an uninteresting and unfunny mess.

It is the last night of the Heisei era. Rokuo, who lives in the employee dormitory of a local brothel, is visited by Yoshio, his senior, and they engage in a silly conversation. Sequel to Heisei fuzoku-shi: Ano toki mo kimi wa ero katta/Heisei Customs History: You Were Erotic at That Time Too.
Thunder Force brings much-needed diversity to the superhero genre. Unfortunately, it's also an uninteresting and unfunny mess.
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