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Alright, that's done.
This morning, I woke up at 5 and I couldn't sleep. So I got out of bed and went down to the lounge to see what would be on Cartoon Network. I watched the end of the Brak Show and was hoping some anime would come on when... suddenly, out of nowhere, there's Riley Freeman. Right there on the TV. Talking, moving, in full animated glory. Where the hell did this come from out of nowhere? The Boondocks is turning into an animated series on Adult Swim and no one thought to tell me? I love the Boondocks (even if they hate me), and this is incredible. All at once, it made me feel all warm and tingly inside. Bless you, Aaron McGruder. All is not wrong with the world.
So that got me thinking about American animation in general (particularly the ones on Adult Swim). In recent years, anime has become so popular that it has sent out a challenge to the American animation industry. Here's a confession: I like Teen Titans. Yeah, I do! I've heard the arguments before, that they rip off the success of anime series' by using their devices, like super-deformation and sweatdrops and such. They aren't the only ones, either. There are tons of American cartoons ripping off anime. They may be ripping off Japan's style, but who can blame them? Its cool! They are enjoyable, fun cartoons! And that got me thinking about my favorite American cartoon series of all, Megas XLR. Oh, Megas. We may never see a series of your like again. Truly it was a giant among cartoons. Need I cite evidence?
-It parodies Transformers, Voltron, Gundam, and Macross on a regular basis.
-It has a character named Jamie who is voice acted by Steven Jay Blum (Spike Spiegel). I wish *I* was voice acted by Steven Jay Blum.
-The guy who played Worf? He guest-stars. TWICE.
-The intro has the line "chicks dig giant robots" in it.
-The main character, Coop, references Strong Bad by naming one of his attacks "the double deuce"
-There's a character named Maganamus who is based off of Ash from Evil Dead. AND BRUCE CAMPBELL DOES HIS VOICE.
-The creators are both total anime and gaming nerds.
-The episode that parodies English-dubbed Sailor Moon... the "Ultra-Chicks".
-It pwnz your soul.
This morning, I woke up at 5 and I couldn't sleep. So I got out of bed and went down to the lounge to see what would be on Cartoon Network. I watched the end of the Brak Show and was hoping some anime would come on when... suddenly, out of nowhere, there's Riley Freeman. Right there on the TV. Talking, moving, in full animated glory. Where the hell did this come from out of nowhere? The Boondocks is turning into an animated series on Adult Swim and no one thought to tell me? I love the Boondocks (even if they hate me), and this is incredible. All at once, it made me feel all warm and tingly inside. Bless you, Aaron McGruder. All is not wrong with the world.
So that got me thinking about American animation in general (particularly the ones on Adult Swim). In recent years, anime has become so popular that it has sent out a challenge to the American animation industry. Here's a confession: I like Teen Titans. Yeah, I do! I've heard the arguments before, that they rip off the success of anime series' by using their devices, like super-deformation and sweatdrops and such. They aren't the only ones, either. There are tons of American cartoons ripping off anime. They may be ripping off Japan's style, but who can blame them? Its cool! They are enjoyable, fun cartoons! And that got me thinking about my favorite American cartoon series of all, Megas XLR. Oh, Megas. We may never see a series of your like again. Truly it was a giant among cartoons. Need I cite evidence?
-It parodies Transformers, Voltron, Gundam, and Macross on a regular basis.
-It has a character named Jamie who is voice acted by Steven Jay Blum (Spike Spiegel). I wish *I* was voice acted by Steven Jay Blum.
-The guy who played Worf? He guest-stars. TWICE.
-The intro has the line "chicks dig giant robots" in it.
-The main character, Coop, references Strong Bad by naming one of his attacks "the double deuce"
-There's a character named Maganamus who is based off of Ash from Evil Dead. AND BRUCE CAMPBELL DOES HIS VOICE.
-The creators are both total anime and gaming nerds.
-The episode that parodies English-dubbed Sailor Moon... the "Ultra-Chicks".
-It pwnz your soul.