Hey, it's about time Glimmer got her own show! This is Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts - First Impressions.
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, created by How to Train Your Dragon 2 story artist Radford Sechrist, takes place in a world where mutated animals have taken over, and nature has swallowed the ruins of human civilization. While some human survivors remain on the surface, most have descended into underground communities known as burrows. After Kipo's burrow is attacked by a mysterious giant mutant animal, she manages to escape to the surface.
There, she makes friends with Wolf, Benson, Dave, and Mandu, and they go on journeys of exploration together.
Can I just say that this show's story is well-crafted. Everything fits together so perfectly, and there's a lot of lore and world-building. The characters work off each other well, their backstories are touching, and their interpersonal relationships are examined in great detail.
The animation reminds me of anime, and has pretty nice shading. I also like that the show is driven by music. The character Benson loves music, and the main character Kipo writes and performs her own original songs. This show has one of the most memorable soundtracks I've seen in a cartoon since Ready Jet Go. Pop, hip-hop, it's good stuff.
But of course, a show like this isn't without its flaws. To get the elephant out of the room, this show is boring. Seriously, even though the episodes are good, they take a million years to get finished, which is bizarre because the episodes only last 22 minutes. I think this show should be 11 minutes instead of 22 minutes. I have a preference for 11 minute shows because they are quick and easy to binge, whereas with half-hour shows, they consume a good portion of your time and are harder to binge. Then again, I've only seen half the episodes of the show, so maybe the show will pick up the pace in the second half. Anyways, that's it for this review. If you like Adventure Time or She-Ra, definitely check out the show.
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, created by How to Train Your Dragon 2 story artist Radford Sechrist, takes place in a world where mutated animals have taken over, and nature has swallowed the ruins of human civilization. While some human survivors remain on the surface, most have descended into underground communities known as burrows. After Kipo's burrow is attacked by a mysterious giant mutant animal, she manages to escape to the surface.
There, she makes friends with Wolf, Benson, Dave, and Mandu, and they go on journeys of exploration together.
Can I just say that this show's story is well-crafted. Everything fits together so perfectly, and there's a lot of lore and world-building. The characters work off each other well, their backstories are touching, and their interpersonal relationships are examined in great detail.
The animation reminds me of anime, and has pretty nice shading. I also like that the show is driven by music. The character Benson loves music, and the main character Kipo writes and performs her own original songs. This show has one of the most memorable soundtracks I've seen in a cartoon since Ready Jet Go. Pop, hip-hop, it's good stuff.
But of course, a show like this isn't without its flaws. To get the elephant out of the room, this show is boring. Seriously, even though the episodes are good, they take a million years to get finished, which is bizarre because the episodes only last 22 minutes. I think this show should be 11 minutes instead of 22 minutes. I have a preference for 11 minute shows because they are quick and easy to binge, whereas with half-hour shows, they consume a good portion of your time and are harder to binge. Then again, I've only seen half the episodes of the show, so maybe the show will pick up the pace in the second half. Anyways, that's it for this review. If you like Adventure Time or She-Ra, definitely check out the show.