Finished another batch of cartoons and was curious if there’s some I really need to get around to.
You can recommend pretty much anything besides anime. I have a separate list for that. If there’s something in “Plan to watch” you think is a must see, say so and I’ll move it way up the list.
The shows that are ongoing are how I currently feel about them. Simpsons and South Park are how I feel about them based on their first 8 seasons since I’m still watching through them.
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Is it just me or is the image unreadable?
Not just you.
Man. Wish I could read that image. I’ve been looking for cartoons to watch.
What are the two peak ones?
Looks like Blue Eye Samurai and Owl House
Blue Eye Samurai wants to be grounded and moving, yet also an adolescent power fantasy, and it suffers for it. It’s still quite good, and I try to grade on a curve when something is ambitious, but IMHO it’s way too flawed to be “peak tier.”
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Also, the end of S1 is a total cop-out IMO.
Agreed. Apart from just being kinda so-so and cliched and a Marvel-style sensory assault that assumes emotional arcs are completed by stabbing and shooting things, it reeked of “You have to renew us because the story’s nowhere near done!” That’s understandable as a business move by people whom Netflix will happily fuck over, but it’s bad storytelling when you know perfectly well that Netflix might fuck you over, and history has shown it won’t be effective either, due to the aforementioned over-fucking.
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Fowler did NOT need to be left alive. Any number of ways the writers could have Mizu find the information, especially once he dangled it.
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The quality ain’t exactly great
I mean in my opinion all the 90’s - 00’s Nickelodean and Cartoon Network cartoons are better than all that Marvel and DC trash you have listed there but I realise that is probably a controversial opinion with how fervent those fan bases are but shit at least try some like:
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Grimm Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Marvellous Misadventures of Flapjack
Adventure Time
The Wonderful World of Gumball
Regular Show
Cow and Chicken
Angry Beavers
To name just a few, there was a huge thread recently which covers pretty much everything you should check out Here on asklemmy
Swat Katz
Anthropomorphic cat world, where two dudes who work at a junkyard are secretly vigilantes that use a suped-up jet as their main vehicle/weapon. Crazy shit happens like kaiju attacks, evil wizards, alternate dimensions and so on.
It’s awesome. It has the best opening theme ever.
We got that shit in Sweden back in the 90s, was great
It’s too had it didn’t last for a long time.
Gargoyles. It’s got the same showrunner, Greg Weisman, as Spectacular Spider-Man, which I see you put in the “Great” tier. (No arguments there.)
Pantheon and Arcane. As someone who doesn’t play LoL my LoL playing siblings made me watch Arcane and it was pleasant enough.
Pantheon is just a must see.
Arcane seconded. You don’t need to know anything about LoL to follow the plot and enjoy it.
Pantheon is so so good
The song closing the first season is a banger that I still have in rotation. But the arcs balancing hope with realism are its best qualities.
I kind of get the impression that OP might need parental permission for these.
I don’t see Avatar or Korra on your list. Both are phenomenal shows (although they might skirt too close to the “anime” line) edit: I just spotted Korra in the plan to watch list. Watch it. It’s good.
If you’re okay with 3DCG animation, my favorite cartoon of all time is Reboot and there is currently a project ongoing to restore the original renders into HD, with newly restored episodes being uploaded to YouTube periodically.
And if neither are your speed, another user here recommended Gargoyles, which is also a phenomenal TV show
Futurama
Not sure if more adult cartoons are in bounds or not but Harley Quinn is wonderful (surprisingly wholesome?). Archer and Rick and Morty have moments of incredible writing here and there too
If not, Over the Garden Wall lines up with Infinity Train in a few ways in my opinion.
Already watched Batman Beyond?
Because I cant zoom in and see the image I’ll drop these:
Pirates of Dark Water
Gargoyles
Gargoyles definitely
Please update with a better image so we can see what is on there.
Scavenger’s Reign and Gravity Falls may be missing from you list and not mentioned yet.
Simpsons after season 8 is generally treated as different show, def. don’t change your opinion after watching more. Except when you realize it’s literally peak cartoon.
Futurama Adventure Time Stephen Universe Earthworm Jim The Maxx Aeon Flux Cyberpunk Edgerunners Neon Genesis Evangelion Star Wars Rebels Bob’s Burgers Invader Zim
These are solid gold choices - it get’s difficult to watch a lot of mediocre superhero churn-outs after this kind of quality.
If you’re willing to go into animated films:
Son of the White Mare (Hungarian) - probably the high point of animation globally. Every frame is a work of art.
Star Wars: Rebels is good, but I’m not sure how watchable the later seasons are without the context of Clone Wars.
I don’t strongly remember it being required vs a bonus, but for example twin suns is just a stand out episode, even without the additional backstory from CW. Granted i had already seen CW and it’s been ages since i rewatched rebels.
My dad went in blind when it was on, and got most of the gist of the episodes where it might be nice to have context, like Twin Suns or the episode with the Nightsisters. I’d argue it’s not NECESSARY, but context helps flesh the episode better. Same goes for stuff like the Darksaber.
I mean Ahsoka and Maul’s stories continue in Rebels as a follow up from Clone Wars. I’m sure you could watch Rebels without having seen Clone Wars, but if you’re going to watch Rebels I would highly recommend Clone Wars first.
Clone Wars & Rebels spoilers
- Maul being alive. Him just showing up in Rebels if you last saw him die in Phantom Menace leaves you with a lot of questions.
- Ahsoka battling Vader. It helps to know who Ahsoka is. Vader with a broken helmet saying her name is heartbreaking.
- Obi Wan and Satine. Maul and Satine. While Rebels doesn’t mention her the relationship they had is important backstory. the Twin Suns episode is the conclusion to when Obi Wan and Maul first met, the finale. You can skip the middle, but it adds a lot.
There was a cartoon recommendations thread a few days ago, it has a huge list in it: https://feddit.uk/post/47788425
Yeah, and I cometely forgot to put Oban Star Racers in my comment on that post, now tya I think about it.
currently on Batman Animated Series. some of my favs are: Jackie Chan Adventures, Samurai Jack, Boondocks, Beast Wars
I second Batman TAS, and raise you Gargoyles.
Bonus points: if you like Star Trek, almost everyone shows up at some point.
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Didn’t see it : Batman the Brave& the Bold have some great episode
Samurai jack too
