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Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (1998)
2/10
This short film was taped for me when I was young, but the recording was lost early on. I remember enjoying it, but twenty or more years later I wouldn't have been able to tell you a single thing about it other than it's about two mice and an orphan girl.
The synopsis for the film is "Animated story about the creation of the song "Silent Night"" and to be quite frank, that isn't anything I recall of the film at all. Even as I was re-watching it and recalling more of the story, this part of the film just seemed non-existent. That is, until you get to the end and Father Joseph miraculously wrote lyrics to a new piece of music he was hearing in real time under two seconds. Then, as they were preforming for the queen, she burst into a duet of the song even though she has never heard of it before.
The mice should have preformed the song for the two church men to help scramble something together for the queen's visit. Perhaps as a charitable gesture knowing that they'd never get monetary reward for it?
Of course that suggestion is not taking into account the true story of how it was written, and if we're going to criticise that aspect I will say that it's a bit shitty to credit the melody of the work not on the real-life men who wrote it, but to a mouse who wrote the song and whose friend happened to have played it in the church where it echoed - prompting the church men to effectively steal the melody.
The writing was rather poor and felt like somebody's first draft. The short film had more story than it was able to deal with. We could have done a lot more with the orphan girl and her being framed for the theft of the treasure. The songs are not ear-grating I suppose and while the animation is rather poor (with Father Joseph's design sticking out like a sore thumb amongst the rest of the designs), its not terribly ugly.
I can say, however, that the voice performances truly carried this film, especially the leads; Phil Hartman and Jim Cummings.
I wouldn't recommend this film for any particular reason other than somebody who is scraping the bottom of the "I guess it will do" pile of rather poor children's Christmas media to keep them entertained over the holidays. There are far better offerings one could choose, but if you've dried that well up, this is not horrifically terrible.
The synopsis for the film is "Animated story about the creation of the song "Silent Night"" and to be quite frank, that isn't anything I recall of the film at all. Even as I was re-watching it and recalling more of the story, this part of the film just seemed non-existent. That is, until you get to the end and Father Joseph miraculously wrote lyrics to a new piece of music he was hearing in real time under two seconds. Then, as they were preforming for the queen, she burst into a duet of the song even though she has never heard of it before.
The mice should have preformed the song for the two church men to help scramble something together for the queen's visit. Perhaps as a charitable gesture knowing that they'd never get monetary reward for it?
Of course that suggestion is not taking into account the true story of how it was written, and if we're going to criticise that aspect I will say that it's a bit shitty to credit the melody of the work not on the real-life men who wrote it, but to a mouse who wrote the song and whose friend happened to have played it in the church where it echoed - prompting the church men to effectively steal the melody.
The writing was rather poor and felt like somebody's first draft. The short film had more story than it was able to deal with. We could have done a lot more with the orphan girl and her being framed for the theft of the treasure. The songs are not ear-grating I suppose and while the animation is rather poor (with Father Joseph's design sticking out like a sore thumb amongst the rest of the designs), its not terribly ugly.
I can say, however, that the voice performances truly carried this film, especially the leads; Phil Hartman and Jim Cummings.
I wouldn't recommend this film for any particular reason other than somebody who is scraping the bottom of the "I guess it will do" pile of rather poor children's Christmas media to keep them entertained over the holidays. There are far better offerings one could choose, but if you've dried that well up, this is not horrifically terrible.
Shuga shuga rûn (2005)
Magical but missing the finishing shimmer
What I saw: The entire anime series (not read the manga)
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I started this series a long time ago; about 2008 - 2009 and I loved it, but the dubs ran out. This year I have revisited this series in its entirety. Again, I loved it, but there's one glaring issue with the series: The romance between Chocola and Pierre.
(Disclaimer: I don't ship bash so if anybody reads this, please understand I am critiquing the way in which it was written with an acknowledgement that it could have worked.)
My issue with Chocola and Pierre is that it is an unbelievably abusive relationship from the start. I understand that by the end of the series, we find out that Pierre has two hearts - a noir heart which was (presumably) implanted by somebody else like Vanilla's, and his own heart - but we don't know this until very close to the finale and long before that point, Chocola was still "falling in love" with him.
If we - and Chocola - were shown he had two hearts battling against one another long before that point, then that would have been much better... but as it stands, it reads like Chocola falling for an abuser with absolutely zero evidence that he is otherwise good beyond the Noir heart.
With the long history of people (mainly women) getting trapped in abusive relationships (be is physical or mental or both), this is a very bad take on a romance. Giving people that are a) are manipulative, b) cruel, c) severs your ties with your friends and family, and - most importantly - d) trying to kill you, the benefit of the doubt like this is dangerous and never leads to a happy ending. It's not something which should be represented positively in media, especially media which is targeting young viewers.
Like I said, this could have worked. If Chocola was shown he has two hearts long before then and she (against everybody's advice) tries to help his natural heart win the battle by befriending him (and accidentally falls for him) - this would have been a far more solid romance story.
Also I'm disappointed there was never any pay off for Woo's crush on Chocola. Both Woo and Soul had crushes, but Woo carved that gift for her and I thought it was going somewhere - but no. The plotline was just forgotten about? For some reason? I hear he married Vanilla in the manga so obviously this would have been saved if he was falling for Vanilla the whole time and she never knew.
One of her self-image issues was, after all, not being popular in the Magical World like Chocola was. I bet it would have been nice for her to find out that she had a secret admirer the whole time. Sure, the series states that they don't like to hide their feelings and its not part of their culture, but it could have been explained away with him not wanting to distract her during her exam.
Also I took note of Vanilla's orange heart for Chocola - I'm going to assume she's a member of the rainbow. I honestly think a Chocola x Vanilla ending would have been better than the one we got. Clearly in terms of story telling, Chocola x Pierre is better if it was written better, but not the version we ended up with.
Other issues:
1. Anti-LGBT+ with how the hearts work (with the exception of Vanilla's orange heart for Chocola which is representative of a crush or infatuation). The series is adamant on a boys-only showing and does not show that girls can fall for Chocola or Vanilla (in a romantic sense) at any point. In fact, the episode with the tiara states that the tiara is defective because it is too powerful (as it effects both men and women).
2. When Robin was being very... pedo-like with Woo was uncomfortable, even if Robin was only trying to get Woo to make him food.
3. I'd like to have seen a redemption-like scene with the members, the main girl in particular. I thought it was building up to that with an episode near the start which shows the main girl being not all that bad, but there wasn't even a scene at the end of the series of them being friends and hanging out or something simple like smiling and waving at each other - would have been nice.
4. Waffle was annoying and not needed. We could have cut her out entirely. Perhaps her debut episode would have been okay, but they just... kept her as if she was entertaining at all (she's not).
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Conclusion: I enjoyed the series for the most part - but the most part is the first 3/4ths of the series. I'm glad I re-watched it as it gave closure and was still entertaining, but this is a series one must take on with a grain of salt. There's probably some great fix-it-fics out there for it, though.
I'm giving it 8/10 stars but it only just scraped an 8. This is because I prefer it over Shugo Chara, a show I watched around about the same time (and also didn't finish, but that was because the final series was like 5 minutes of episode and 20 minutes of live-action toddler fodder) and both of those are at the very bottom of my 8/10 list. If I revisit Shugo Chara and decide that a 7/10 is more suited, I'd have to reconsider my top 7s and bottom 8s.
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I started this series a long time ago; about 2008 - 2009 and I loved it, but the dubs ran out. This year I have revisited this series in its entirety. Again, I loved it, but there's one glaring issue with the series: The romance between Chocola and Pierre.
(Disclaimer: I don't ship bash so if anybody reads this, please understand I am critiquing the way in which it was written with an acknowledgement that it could have worked.)
My issue with Chocola and Pierre is that it is an unbelievably abusive relationship from the start. I understand that by the end of the series, we find out that Pierre has two hearts - a noir heart which was (presumably) implanted by somebody else like Vanilla's, and his own heart - but we don't know this until very close to the finale and long before that point, Chocola was still "falling in love" with him.
If we - and Chocola - were shown he had two hearts battling against one another long before that point, then that would have been much better... but as it stands, it reads like Chocola falling for an abuser with absolutely zero evidence that he is otherwise good beyond the Noir heart.
With the long history of people (mainly women) getting trapped in abusive relationships (be is physical or mental or both), this is a very bad take on a romance. Giving people that are a) are manipulative, b) cruel, c) severs your ties with your friends and family, and - most importantly - d) trying to kill you, the benefit of the doubt like this is dangerous and never leads to a happy ending. It's not something which should be represented positively in media, especially media which is targeting young viewers.
Like I said, this could have worked. If Chocola was shown he has two hearts long before then and she (against everybody's advice) tries to help his natural heart win the battle by befriending him (and accidentally falls for him) - this would have been a far more solid romance story.
Also I'm disappointed there was never any pay off for Woo's crush on Chocola. Both Woo and Soul had crushes, but Woo carved that gift for her and I thought it was going somewhere - but no. The plotline was just forgotten about? For some reason? I hear he married Vanilla in the manga so obviously this would have been saved if he was falling for Vanilla the whole time and she never knew.
One of her self-image issues was, after all, not being popular in the Magical World like Chocola was. I bet it would have been nice for her to find out that she had a secret admirer the whole time. Sure, the series states that they don't like to hide their feelings and its not part of their culture, but it could have been explained away with him not wanting to distract her during her exam.
Also I took note of Vanilla's orange heart for Chocola - I'm going to assume she's a member of the rainbow. I honestly think a Chocola x Vanilla ending would have been better than the one we got. Clearly in terms of story telling, Chocola x Pierre is better if it was written better, but not the version we ended up with.
Other issues:
1. Anti-LGBT+ with how the hearts work (with the exception of Vanilla's orange heart for Chocola which is representative of a crush or infatuation). The series is adamant on a boys-only showing and does not show that girls can fall for Chocola or Vanilla (in a romantic sense) at any point. In fact, the episode with the tiara states that the tiara is defective because it is too powerful (as it effects both men and women).
2. When Robin was being very... pedo-like with Woo was uncomfortable, even if Robin was only trying to get Woo to make him food.
3. I'd like to have seen a redemption-like scene with the members, the main girl in particular. I thought it was building up to that with an episode near the start which shows the main girl being not all that bad, but there wasn't even a scene at the end of the series of them being friends and hanging out or something simple like smiling and waving at each other - would have been nice.
4. Waffle was annoying and not needed. We could have cut her out entirely. Perhaps her debut episode would have been okay, but they just... kept her as if she was entertaining at all (she's not).
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Conclusion: I enjoyed the series for the most part - but the most part is the first 3/4ths of the series. I'm glad I re-watched it as it gave closure and was still entertaining, but this is a series one must take on with a grain of salt. There's probably some great fix-it-fics out there for it, though.
I'm giving it 8/10 stars but it only just scraped an 8. This is because I prefer it over Shugo Chara, a show I watched around about the same time (and also didn't finish, but that was because the final series was like 5 minutes of episode and 20 minutes of live-action toddler fodder) and both of those are at the very bottom of my 8/10 list. If I revisit Shugo Chara and decide that a 7/10 is more suited, I'd have to reconsider my top 7s and bottom 8s.
DuckTales (2017)
Very promising, and no disappointing elements
What I saw: Debut episode
Personal history of series: Didn't grow up with the original series, but did grow up with the movie. The original series has been on my "to watch" list for a very long time. The theme song has been a permanent resident on my ipod for a decade.
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Having never seen the original Ducktales series, I went into the first two episodes with an almost blank slate. I do really enjoy the 1990 movie, and something like that was what I was hoping for with this new series.
So far it is very, very promising. They've given Webby a personality outside of "a girl", they have defined the triplets a little more as opposed to them essentially being one character, and I think they've done very well with the voice actors as none of them felt out of place or stale.
A good bunch of the jokes landed, especially anything with Launchpad, I got some giggles out of it, so I'm satisfied on that front. Their first adventure was good, I'm just interested in how they're going to continue worldbuilding this as clearly magic continues to be canon.
The most interesting aspect that stuck out to me the most, however, was the family drama and relationships between the Duck family, in particular the mystery behind what happened to the triplets' mother, and what she was like.
The animation? Of course I'm a little put out that it is flash animation and not looking anywhere as nice as Gravity Falls or Star vs the Forces of Evil, but it's a high quality flash animation and I don't think it impairs the overall quality of the show too much.
The people behind this new series clearly like the franchise and want to do a good job. I've given it a 7/10 so far, but it is looking very likely that the score will shuffle up higher and higher. It is very well done and I look forward to more!
Personal history of series: Didn't grow up with the original series, but did grow up with the movie. The original series has been on my "to watch" list for a very long time. The theme song has been a permanent resident on my ipod for a decade.
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Having never seen the original Ducktales series, I went into the first two episodes with an almost blank slate. I do really enjoy the 1990 movie, and something like that was what I was hoping for with this new series.
So far it is very, very promising. They've given Webby a personality outside of "a girl", they have defined the triplets a little more as opposed to them essentially being one character, and I think they've done very well with the voice actors as none of them felt out of place or stale.
A good bunch of the jokes landed, especially anything with Launchpad, I got some giggles out of it, so I'm satisfied on that front. Their first adventure was good, I'm just interested in how they're going to continue worldbuilding this as clearly magic continues to be canon.
The most interesting aspect that stuck out to me the most, however, was the family drama and relationships between the Duck family, in particular the mystery behind what happened to the triplets' mother, and what she was like.
The animation? Of course I'm a little put out that it is flash animation and not looking anywhere as nice as Gravity Falls or Star vs the Forces of Evil, but it's a high quality flash animation and I don't think it impairs the overall quality of the show too much.
The people behind this new series clearly like the franchise and want to do a good job. I've given it a 7/10 so far, but it is looking very likely that the score will shuffle up higher and higher. It is very well done and I look forward to more!
Hime-chan no Ribbon (1992)
Very cute Magical Girl series
What I saw: The entire series
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I remember trying to watch this a few years ago during my initial anime phase (that consisted only of magical girls). I saw the first two episodes and concluded that I didn't like it. I could not remember what it was, or anything about the series at all so I decided to try again. I have found that what had put me off in the first place was the negative emphasis on Hime-chan being a tomboy. Truthfully, it still irks me terribly, and if it had continued to the amount shown in the first two episodes, I would have ditched the series a second time. But it didn't.
After those first two episodes, Hime-chan being a tomboy wasn't given so much of a bad light. In fact, it is stated further into the series that it is the reason she is liked so much by her peers. However, it is unfortunate that the sexist ideals should be taken with a pinch of salt because they're never challenged. (I especially hated that slap that was forgiven in a blink of an eye)
I enjoyed the relationship between Himeko and Daichi, especially the slow development to friendship and then to the possibility of something more. There were only a few small aspects I didn't care for so much, but nothing majorly distracting. The only character I wish had more development was Hibino, however, she just remained more of the same throughout. Even after some episodes that shown she could be different, she just reverted back afterwards.
Also it did annoy me that Daichi never told her he wasn't interested. Ever. He just let her believe that there could be something between them, when it is clear to the audience that it won't ever be the case. As much as it is creepily obsessive of her to start a fan club for him and constantly pushing herself on him, it is still unfair to her that she never got a "no". If there was a reason why she never got one (because I understand how that can be), Daichi's thoughts and feelings on the matter should have been made clear before the end of the series.
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All in all, this series was very cute (if a bit jarring with the whole kidnapping plots and that like wat) and was nice to watch. Hime-chan was a great protagonist, even if she was written to make some decisions that could have been written in a more solid way. I give it 7/10 stars, and I hope to read the manga at some point. I'm especially interested in the updates the new version (Hime-chan no Ribbon Colourful) could bring.
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I remember trying to watch this a few years ago during my initial anime phase (that consisted only of magical girls). I saw the first two episodes and concluded that I didn't like it. I could not remember what it was, or anything about the series at all so I decided to try again. I have found that what had put me off in the first place was the negative emphasis on Hime-chan being a tomboy. Truthfully, it still irks me terribly, and if it had continued to the amount shown in the first two episodes, I would have ditched the series a second time. But it didn't.
After those first two episodes, Hime-chan being a tomboy wasn't given so much of a bad light. In fact, it is stated further into the series that it is the reason she is liked so much by her peers. However, it is unfortunate that the sexist ideals should be taken with a pinch of salt because they're never challenged. (I especially hated that slap that was forgiven in a blink of an eye)
I enjoyed the relationship between Himeko and Daichi, especially the slow development to friendship and then to the possibility of something more. There were only a few small aspects I didn't care for so much, but nothing majorly distracting. The only character I wish had more development was Hibino, however, she just remained more of the same throughout. Even after some episodes that shown she could be different, she just reverted back afterwards.
Also it did annoy me that Daichi never told her he wasn't interested. Ever. He just let her believe that there could be something between them, when it is clear to the audience that it won't ever be the case. As much as it is creepily obsessive of her to start a fan club for him and constantly pushing herself on him, it is still unfair to her that she never got a "no". If there was a reason why she never got one (because I understand how that can be), Daichi's thoughts and feelings on the matter should have been made clear before the end of the series.
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All in all, this series was very cute (if a bit jarring with the whole kidnapping plots and that like wat) and was nice to watch. Hime-chan was a great protagonist, even if she was written to make some decisions that could have been written in a more solid way. I give it 7/10 stars, and I hope to read the manga at some point. I'm especially interested in the updates the new version (Hime-chan no Ribbon Colourful) could bring.
Jeopardy (2002)
Good for kids who greatly enjoy mystery
What I saw: Every episode of season 1 - 3, alternate ending Happy and alternate ending Scary
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I had watched this show religiously as a kid. I adored the mystery, the adventure, the time travel and the aliens. After the first airing of the final episode in 2004 (I voted for the "Scary Ending" alternative), I have been unable to view it again until now.
The series has not lived up to my memories, but I wasn't expecting it to. I personally believe that it suffers from three main faults;
1. Too much arguing. Far too much arguing. I get that there's a pressure on the characters, but it's hard to carry on with this amount of shouting per episode. The only reason why I powered on was because I was determined to finish the series a second time and get to the fondest-remembered parts
2. I feel the scripts of each episode wasn't written tightly enough. Far too often I felt as though I was watching nothing but filler. I get the feeling that the series could have wrapped itself up in 2 seasons
3. This isn't a slant on the actors because I thought they all did a good job, but two of the characters were intolerable in the first season. I'm glad they got that much-needed character development because I was close to packing it in. Although, after season 1, I feel that some of the other characters were not written as well as they were in the first season.
An additional fault that isn't big enough to say the series greatly suffered from, but not small enough to ignore is the romances throughout. At times I felt at though the characters should have been concentrating on other more important things, and it distracted from the main plot a bit too much.
Having said all that, by the time I got to season 3, I completely understood why I loved this show when I was younger. It does get very interesting with the red-eye virus and the mystery of where the characters go after they split.
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All-in-all the series could have greatly benefited from a few more script re-writes. As it is, though, I'd say it's a very good watch for kids who enjoy mystery, but are not yet old enough to watch something like Lost.
Speaking of Lost, I think the ending to Jeopardy was far more satisfying than the ending to Lost. Especially the "Scary Ending".
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I had watched this show religiously as a kid. I adored the mystery, the adventure, the time travel and the aliens. After the first airing of the final episode in 2004 (I voted for the "Scary Ending" alternative), I have been unable to view it again until now.
The series has not lived up to my memories, but I wasn't expecting it to. I personally believe that it suffers from three main faults;
1. Too much arguing. Far too much arguing. I get that there's a pressure on the characters, but it's hard to carry on with this amount of shouting per episode. The only reason why I powered on was because I was determined to finish the series a second time and get to the fondest-remembered parts
2. I feel the scripts of each episode wasn't written tightly enough. Far too often I felt as though I was watching nothing but filler. I get the feeling that the series could have wrapped itself up in 2 seasons
3. This isn't a slant on the actors because I thought they all did a good job, but two of the characters were intolerable in the first season. I'm glad they got that much-needed character development because I was close to packing it in. Although, after season 1, I feel that some of the other characters were not written as well as they were in the first season.
An additional fault that isn't big enough to say the series greatly suffered from, but not small enough to ignore is the romances throughout. At times I felt at though the characters should have been concentrating on other more important things, and it distracted from the main plot a bit too much.
Having said all that, by the time I got to season 3, I completely understood why I loved this show when I was younger. It does get very interesting with the red-eye virus and the mystery of where the characters go after they split.
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All-in-all the series could have greatly benefited from a few more script re-writes. As it is, though, I'd say it's a very good watch for kids who enjoy mystery, but are not yet old enough to watch something like Lost.
Speaking of Lost, I think the ending to Jeopardy was far more satisfying than the ending to Lost. Especially the "Scary Ending".
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015)
Worth a try for Magical Girl series fans
What I saw: The entire first season mainly in French with English subtitles, some in the English dub and some Korean dub with English subtitles
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I don't mind that the show starts off with little to no background information on where the powers came from, who Hawk Moth is or why any of this is happening. What does bother me is why we're only getting this information as the season final? That's far too many episodes when the series is otherwise very formulaic.
I had almost completely abandoned the series because of lack-of- backstory-and-character-development titchy-ness. Comparing the series to the drips of back-information we get from something like Steven Universe, Ladybug just increasingly seemed as through it would be a cut-and-dry formulaic series where we get little to no plot advancements or character developments whatsoever.
Having said that, I'm a sucker for Magical Girl series and yes, I fell for our protagonists in their cute romcom subplot, so I continued nonetheless hoping for something.
My main problem with the series isn't even the lack of backstory, it's a character. Her name is Chloe. She never learns from her mistakes, and she's responsible for half of the Akumas. I hope she gets some character development soon because her cliché arse is seriously doing my nut in.
Minor annoyances include;
The animation. While it looks good for the most part with attractive designs, it does have some strange points where there seems to be far too much movement. I've read some of the history behind it's development and apparently, it was conceived to be a 2D anime-style show. Apparently the anime-estique comedic movements don't translate well from 2D to CG. If that's what they're supposed to be
The dialogue. I have no problems with the voice acting from any of the versions I watched, but some of the dialogue can get weird. It's especially evident in the English language version and I can't tell if it's just because I'm an English speaker, or that the dubbing dialogue was just weirder. I don't have the time to actually compare so I can only guess
The spandex costumes. I have no real problem with the paper-thin disguises, but I can't help but find "Teens In Spandex" a little odd. They're what? 14? 16 at the oldest? but at least there's no "panty shots" like other Magical Girl series (looking at you, Japan).
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On a final note, I'm glad I stuck with it. It's given me some decent giggles with the romcom aspects (I can be a sucker so long as it's packaged with magic and action), and I am interested in who Hawk Moth is and what his game is. Though, I am dismayed that Season 2 won't start airing until 2017.
I try to be very strict with ratings so my overall rating for this is 6/10 Stars.
Starting off as only 3 Stars, it has grown on me to a degree where I would continue to follow the series, and even giving it one whole star above the minimum for "I will watch this" just for my giggles.
I hope that Season 2 would give the series another star because there's potential that I'd like to see explored
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I don't mind that the show starts off with little to no background information on where the powers came from, who Hawk Moth is or why any of this is happening. What does bother me is why we're only getting this information as the season final? That's far too many episodes when the series is otherwise very formulaic.
I had almost completely abandoned the series because of lack-of- backstory-and-character-development titchy-ness. Comparing the series to the drips of back-information we get from something like Steven Universe, Ladybug just increasingly seemed as through it would be a cut-and-dry formulaic series where we get little to no plot advancements or character developments whatsoever.
Having said that, I'm a sucker for Magical Girl series and yes, I fell for our protagonists in their cute romcom subplot, so I continued nonetheless hoping for something.
My main problem with the series isn't even the lack of backstory, it's a character. Her name is Chloe. She never learns from her mistakes, and she's responsible for half of the Akumas. I hope she gets some character development soon because her cliché arse is seriously doing my nut in.
Minor annoyances include;
The animation. While it looks good for the most part with attractive designs, it does have some strange points where there seems to be far too much movement. I've read some of the history behind it's development and apparently, it was conceived to be a 2D anime-style show. Apparently the anime-estique comedic movements don't translate well from 2D to CG. If that's what they're supposed to be
The dialogue. I have no problems with the voice acting from any of the versions I watched, but some of the dialogue can get weird. It's especially evident in the English language version and I can't tell if it's just because I'm an English speaker, or that the dubbing dialogue was just weirder. I don't have the time to actually compare so I can only guess
The spandex costumes. I have no real problem with the paper-thin disguises, but I can't help but find "Teens In Spandex" a little odd. They're what? 14? 16 at the oldest? but at least there's no "panty shots" like other Magical Girl series (looking at you, Japan).
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On a final note, I'm glad I stuck with it. It's given me some decent giggles with the romcom aspects (I can be a sucker so long as it's packaged with magic and action), and I am interested in who Hawk Moth is and what his game is. Though, I am dismayed that Season 2 won't start airing until 2017.
I try to be very strict with ratings so my overall rating for this is 6/10 Stars.
Starting off as only 3 Stars, it has grown on me to a degree where I would continue to follow the series, and even giving it one whole star above the minimum for "I will watch this" just for my giggles.
I hope that Season 2 would give the series another star because there's potential that I'd like to see explored