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Harem Animes have been a staple of the genre for ages, so having the main character eventually have relationships with a bunch of a woman is actually pretty part for the course. While the Mom and Daughter bit is a bit less used, it's also not exactly uncommon. And honestly, Tenchi is probably the LEAST bad one out of the bunch when it comes to characters shacking up with each other. ~ Pokeprof

@@CritiquingMinds Not sure! There are many harem anime out there, yes, but none of them include g*ngb*ng :) They were just kidding around, flirting, etc., but the lines were only crossed in h*ntai, not in anime. It’s just such a disappointment for this kind of classic and nostalgic anime to unnecessarily do that. At least he could have done it with one girl at a time, not all of them together. Imagine kids figure out they are made in a group sex.

It's a good series. Glad you enjoy it. ~ Pokeprof

I forgot it at the time, but I made up for that by having an entire video about it itself! Links here: czcams.com/video/DRHn_mGrH44/video.html ~ Pokeprof

It does feel like there's a lot of 'MONEY OVER ALL' coming from a lot of companies, not just Disney. And even then, I'm more willing to put the blame on the higher ups myself. The folks just doing their job otherwise aren't someone I'm going to toss blame to otherwise. ~ Pokeprof

@@CritiquingMinds all these millionaires acting like there’s a money crisis 😑

I forgot about it when I first did this video ages ago, but I've since gone and did an entire video on Geminar alone! Here's the link to it if you're curious! czcams.com/video/DRHn_mGrH44/video.html ~ Pokeprof

Yeah, That's Tenchi for you! And some series are just like that, when you're going in expecting one thing, and it turns to be a completely different beast in comparison! ~ Pokeprof

Anna Kendrick as a Atreyu? It can’t be the same Anna Kendrick when I’m thinking of! Edit: feeling a bit dumb right about now realizing you wasn’t serious! But I totally see it!

Haven't read the book, so I couldn't say as to which is better or not. Gmork is an interesting baddy, but he's more scary as a thing to look at instead of actually being a threat. It goes along with a lot of the 'feeling' of moments in the film that doesn't really take the time to deliver on the ideas it's offering. ~ Pokeprof

I've not seen South Park in a long time. Wasn't usually my cup of tea, though I wouldn't be surprised that Imaginationland did something like that considering the name. ~ Pokeprof

I'll pick it up! While there are some times the book is going to be superior to a movie, I always try to keep things balanced and try and treat things on their own merit. ~ Pokeprof

I actually tried watching the Second movie recently just to see if it was as decent as I remembered.... and the answer was a full no. ~ Pokeprof

Indeed. Sometimes even a weak movie (Which Neverending Story isn't) can stay in peoples memories with strong scenes! ~ Pokeprof

I'm not entirely surprised. They actually haven't dubbed anything past the point that I've actually showed on the channel thus far as the original Tenchi OVAS. Tenchi, as a franchise, seems to have kinda taken a back seat when it comes to being dubbed. While we can hope for the future, I'm not sure if we'll see any more. ~ Pokeprof

Wow, I actually didn't even realize that as a joke! XD ~ Pokeprof

Some series just last a long time, but it's still fairly rare! Though I know very little about the Venture Bros outside of a few gags. ~ Pokeprof

I'm a small youtuber, so I'm not going to be getting huge hits, especially for movies like Bartok here which, while enjoyable, aren't really big time name grabbers. ~ Pokeprof

@@CritiquingMinds 2:41: This is some good advice when you take into consideration that the "Magnificent" Bartok is different from the "Anastasia" Bartok; as Anastasia is meant to be set in a *Historical* Universe with a Bartok who is more of a theraputic character to a zombified villain, and Bartok the Magnificent is set in a Fairy Tale Universe with a Bartok who was a street performer that goes through a Hero's Journey about Self-Discovery. 3:43: Kelsey Grammar would've made for a good stand-in actor for any Looney Tunes character, alongside multiple actors filling in. If he were to voice any of the mainstay characters, he'd be Wile E. Coyote. With that said, Kelsey Grammar voicing a character who's into theatrics and reciting poetry, as well as having a posh voice and a good selection of costumes, reminds me of the Dog from the Goofy Gophers shorts, with his third appearance being Shakespeare themed: czcams.com/video/q0gIGkSzHjA/video.html 5:55: Don't you mean the entirety of Act 2 is Bartok doing those tasks as part of his Hero's Journey? In fact, all three acts are neatly balanced in narrative: Act 1 has our introduction to Bartok and Zozi, and the kidnapping of Prince Ivan, ending with Bartok being taught from Zozi that self-discovery would help him find his true calling. Act 2 is when Bartok visits Baba Yaga, and goes through a Hero's Journey to see what he can do with the limitations he had to face, while learning the truth that Baba Yaga is just an eccentric grump of a misunderstood woman, who doesn't mind the bad reputation of a baby eater, because she prefers to be left alone. Finally, Act 3 (which you considered as flimsy and weak) has Bartok being wise of his newfound knowledge, and manage to return the Prince back to his rightful place as the true ruler of Russia. Also, while he may not have drank the potion, it did help in using what he learned from the journey to defeat the Dragon Ludmilla; using a Kung Fu Chop to launch a rock boulder into Ludmilla's mouth (like he did with Piloff with the Iron Boulder), juggling rocks to distract Ludmilla, (like he did with Oble), and having Ludmilla die to her fall, because of her lack of wings (which Bartok used as an advantage, after adapting to problem solve the third task by constructing a tower made of pieces of the iron boulder he was tasked to use, along with the crown, to get the feather without flying). So to answer your question: YES, it's better than Anastasia, because Don Bluth had a lot more creative freedom with this story, and the characters are really enjoyable. As for Baba Yaga, I guess this movie (if not, a few reviews on this movie) was the first time I ever heard of Baba Yaga, or the fact they based her character in the narrative on stories where she's a donor, which is actually quite rare in most cases, but I consider Bartok the Magnificent to be a major example for actually bringing this idea to mainstream.

I agree. It's a fantastic movie and one of my favorites. So much good went into making this film and, unlike so many others, I don't think it really talks down to you! ~ Pokeprof

Sometimes, a movie just doesn't do well, no matter how great it is. I'm glad, however, that the video about this one has done good and more people have gotten exposed to it! ~ Pokeprof

I'll be entirely honest, I could never take EITHER character that seriously. ~ Pokeprof

Thanks! I hope you enjoy all the stuff on here that I talk about it and nerd over! ~ Pokeprof

At my computer? What do you mean? ~ Pokeprof

@@CritiquingMinds its an oooooold meme related to a magazine posting that line with a screencap of Ed and Ein.

To be fair, that's kinda the same with the series as I'm finding out! ~ Pokeprof

I was in League for several years. I've read several story lines of my favorite champions, like Orianna and Mordekasier, and I'll say that there are some really fantastic stories and lore within League. I will stick to what I said, though. Especially for older champions? They weren't designed with their lore in mind. They were designed to just have funny little battle quips and be interesting for new players to go and buy. Little, if anything, in the game reflects the deeper meaning the stories have tried to give them. The only one I remember even coming REMOTELY close was Gangplank and that's because they flat out took him out of the game to do that. ~ Pokeprof

Well, if you're ever needing to explain it again, just link this video to people and they'll be able to learn from me! ;) ~ Pokeprof

I will be doing Tenchi in Tokyo eventually, if only because it's the last really major Tenchi series that I've yet to cover on the channel. I've heard decent things about El-Hazard, but I've never sat down to watch it. I do enjoy Tenchi Universe, but if I had to compare ALL the Tenchi I've watched thus far? War on Geminar is probably the best out of the bunch for me. ~ Pokeprof

The problem I think more comes from where it's confusing. Kingdom Heart's is confusing because almost all of it's actual story that progresses anything forwards is left at the end of the game and 100% completion. You legit have to go through hours and hours of nothing to move the story forward in a lot of cases. How many of those games have secret endings by now? Tenchi's confusion almost entirely from the fact that they focus on telling a story, and then stop everything dead to go 'Oh hey, this is really important knowledge' and then nine times out of then that isn't important for the viewer. Like, who cares if this person is a royal or not and how they work into the Jirayan bloodline? Does it really matter that you stop everything to explain who married who? It's a lot of Telling the audience for important material than showing us. ~ Pokeprof

Honestly, I had thought that there might be some relation to Metropolis, but I've never touched the original book and I've only been exposed to the Anime based off it, which I both haven't seen in some time and I'm fairly certain didn't have a lot in relation to it. It's actually something I've been meaning to take another look at, if only because that might be something fun to deep dive into. Otherwise, that's one of the biggest draws and the most interesting things about Big O: the unanswered questions. We simply don't know the true intent or ideas behind what was the story they were wanting to tell, and it's very much an instance of us coming up with possible ideas as to what it all might mean. You might very well be right that it could be a continuation of Metropolis and all the theories I've given might be for nothing... but it's likely something we'll never know! Also, I do love the fact that you were able to catch the ending bit there for series ;) ~ Pokeprof

Haha, thanks Aztech. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I do my best to break things down like this for pretty much every review. I don't try to cover absolutely everything, but the parts that are special or that really leap out to me are something I try and put a lot of effort into! ~ Pokeprof

@@CritiquingMinds you’re doing an amazing job!

Trust me when I say I make sure to look at, read, and even respond to comments on nearly every video. And yes, I WILL cover more Gibli eventually. I just try to do some themed stuff here and there and I'm wanting to make sure that I don't put to many like things together. The question is right now do I talk about my favorite Ghibli film (Princess Mononoke) or do I talk about one of the other films? ~ Pokeprof

@@CritiquingMindsI personally would love Howl's Moving Castle and Arrietty, along with Kiki, but I would also totally understand you wanting to cover your favorite.

Kiki's definitely going to get covered eventually. Howl's too, though that one is going to have a special joke in there because of family. Arrietty I've actually not seen, if only because that's been a bit later in the Miyazaki's work and I hadn't had the time for it. ~ Pokeprof

@@CritiquingMindsoh, in that case I would REALLY love to see you cover Arrietty since you'd have fresh eyes!

She's not wrong! It's a rare scene in any movie that allows dialog and action to happen at the same time. Few other films ever have the characters talk like that during a scene. Closest I can think of off hand is the Marriage in Pirates. ~ Pokeprof

Indeed! I believe the original novel was done in an excerpt style, since Goldman had designed it to be like he was adapting the story for modern audiences with another author being included in the story. It's definitely not something seen often today! ~ Pokeprof

I never try to disregard anything I watch out of hand, even if it's not for me. If I'm going to be talking about a movie, tv show, or what have you on my show? I'm going to try and give it the respect it deserves. I'll never hate something to hate it and I'll always respect people being able to enjoy what they want to. I just reserve the right to yell about it on occasion, like I did with Tenchi GXP! ~ Pokeprof

Keep in mind that I said, in the episode itself, that the last time I was seriously into League of Legends was when they did the nuke to their world building the last time. I've no idea what they've done or how well they've done it SINCE then because I haven't really looked much into League outside of playing a card game where it's optional to read the lore with the cards. I wouldn't say I'm devaluing the peoples work here, more that my past experience with the company made me be surprised that something like Arcane is as tightly written as it is. Especially considering Victor and Jayce, two characters who've got a wonderful story here were kinda a cartoon villain and hero when I last played the game they're originally from. ~ Pokeprof

While other formats and types of shows have existed, especially in places not called the USA, the simple fact of the matter is that they were exceedingly rare in comparison and even to this day aren't that common. A show like Arcane, an adult animated series with only eight episodes that run about 40 minutes per episode? That doesn't work in how Networks like Nickelodeon, Disney, CN and others do things. It simply wouldn't survive or even do well because it would get a dead end time slot. HBO got the ball started to be sure when it came on slightly different formats, but it wasn't until Streaming became a thing in part thanks to the growth of Netflix and them doing their own original content that you started to see the shift where you could have smaller, bite sized series of things never allowed elsewhere. And then HBO hit on Game of Thrones and that changed the whole landscape because you now you could claim that streaming services were offering better stuff at a price than the shlock you could find on cable. No company is ever going to do perfectly when it comes to adaptations. For every Sponge-bob you've got, there's going to be a Planet Sheen. And in the case of Bebop, did you really expect them trying to do 'animation, but with people' was going to go anywhere? ~ Pokeprof

​@@CritiquingMinds💯 ten would be my cutoff as well. Depends on the kid, too. The third episode could be pretty traumatic for anyone who is both old enough to grasp what happened and gets emotionally invested easily. I know I would have loved the show at twelve, but at ten it might have been too much.