For Anime, and Powerpuff Girl Fans, or the children...

July 1st saw the launch of a new series of the powerpuff girls, only this one has a new name and is in japan!

Demashi taa! Powerpuff Girls Z
And They're Off! Powerpuff Girls Z

All the characters have been given a new look by the japanese character designers, Cartoon Network are still involved.

I have asked them if there are plans for a UK/US dubbed version (with please god, the original music and voices) so when I here something, i'll post it here.

The animators are the same which made the Dragonball Z cartoons.

Below are images I took from the website and the first 2 episodes (2 episodes in 1 30min slot like the original) Showing the changes, its good to see all the old characters are there...


The Girls:

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Blossom

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/bubbles.gif
Bubbles

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Buttercup


Good Guys:

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Professor Utonium (and son in japan)

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Mayor

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Mrs Bellum (her face is hidden in the new show as well!)


Bad Guys:

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Rowdyruff Boys

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/aomibaboys.gif
Aomeba Boys

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/fuzylumpkin.gif
Fuzzy Lumpkin

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/gangreengang.gif
Gangreen Gang

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Him

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Medusa

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Princess

And lets not forget...

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MOJO JOJO

God no! I grew up on Cartoon-Cartoon's, and Powerpuff Girls was one of my favourites! They can't change it like this!

I suppose I should reserve judgement until I actually see them on screen, but I've never been a fan of anime.

Bloody awful.

I forgot to put my own opinons down, I really like anime, so obviously I think its great to take a great cartoon (which isnt being made anymore) and bring it back to life.

It was a sort of Chibi style originally, so seeing the anime take on it is great. It is very good (although i want rid of the J-Pop, and a return of the original theme, and voices) but the animation is very fresh, and I like how all the characters have translated, the little touches shine through...

Mojo Jojo (i'm sure has the same convoluted speech patterns)
Mrs Bellum's face is still hidden
The Mayor is still an idiot, and the girls are still cute while kicking butt!

Bubbles does seem a little sexy in that weird Japanese School Girl fantasy way

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/bubblesex.jpg

Why does everything these days have to be anime? I hate anime.

martinDTanderson posted: Expand

Bubbles does seem a little sexy in that weird Japanese School Girl fantasy way

Thats why.

I've never experienced proper anime. Has anybody ever seen Interstella 5555, i think it's called? Daft Punk made it's soundtrack. That'd probably be the only reaosn why I'd get it,

I've seen kids manga, fighting manga, spiritual anime, futuristic anime, but my favourite film is a sad tale called Grave of the Fireflies. If you can get a chance to see it, you must. It is very sad, its about a young boy and his little sister, left orphans after their parents were killed by a bomb during the second world war, and how they are treated by others.

I couldnt stop crying

You seen the film Hard Candy?

I had never heard of it, looks like a good movie, I think I know what you are hinting at, but there is a difference between a japanese school girl, and a concenting adult dressing in the same style as a Japanese Schoolgirl. Its like how some people like nurses uniforms, or firemen uniform's, some people like the short pleeted (spl?) dress, backpack, school shirt and tie look.

What is the fascination in Anime? - I've got mates who love it. To me its just a kids cartoon.

it depends what ones you watch, stuff you get on toonami, or cbbc is really rubbish, it comes from the deep ones, like the film i mentioned, and Spirited Away, Nausica of the Wind, Ghost in the Shell, they have beautiful imagary, and explore ideas, it can make you see life in a new way, and can be the result of a totally unique vivid imagination.

I have only recently discovered anime, i saw it all as incomprehensible guns and shooting, but there is much more to it, also the art style is like a language of its own, which is very exprehsive.

If you wanted to experience it for the first time, I would say start with Studio Gibli's work, it is the best i'd say, then there is Akira which I have yet to watch.

I agree with what you say about the clothing aspect but when you make that comment against a picture of a magna frame featuring somebody who looks young as in an actual girl who would go to school does ask questions