Comments on: Demashitaa! Power Puff Girls Z Review - 88/100

by: Julian

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:47:32 +0000

Those who are comparing death note to this anime are a wee bit stupid because:
1)The GENRES are COMPLETELY different.
2)Psgels’ way of rating is by GENRE NOT by storytelling…or the complexity of it.
3)It IS hella funny xD…and addicting…I also adore the Bubbles in this series.
So..stop comparing..it’ll make you guys just look STUPIDER.

by: Julian

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:47:09 +0000

by: Samantha

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:43:45 +0100

Surely, as a ravenous Powerpuff Girls fan, you have heard or even watched the show’s anime version, Powerpuff Girls Z. The art is very good and relieves the PPG fans of having to see their favorite heroines in boring and icky plain dresses with a simple black line running across it, and also the fact that they may have trouble putting on their wedding rings because of the fact they have no fingers -_-.

Before the anime came out in my country, I fell in love with the anime through the anime Brick/Blossom videos. I spent weeks learning how to draw the Puffs and the Ruffs perfectly, and I succeeded. But when it came out, I nearly screamed and couldn’t believe I actually spent so hard on drawing them. Not because of the fact that they got their names changed (it was hard for me to get over), not because Ms. Bellum went blond, not ‘cause the mayor is no longer short, but because of BLOSSOM/MOMOKO’S OOCNESS.

WHY IS IT that they got both Buttercup/Kaoru and Bubbles/Miyaho okay, BUT NOT THE FAVORITE CHARACTER OF MANY: BLOSSOM?! Kaoru is still as tough and strong-minded as the American Buttercup, and Miyaho is still as girly and cute as the sweet Bubbles we all know, but MOMOKO… a complete INSULT!

THE BLOSSOM WE LOVE HAS BECOME A CLUMSY AND ARROGANT AIRHEAD, WHO IS OBSESSED, YES ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED WITH FOOD! SHE’S ABSENT-MINDED, AND LOVES BOYS! SHE’S ALSO THE FANTASY TYPE OF GIRL, NOT THE REALISTIC, WISE ONE WE LOVE!

(Puff, puff) We all okay now? I have to say, there are so many things I love about this new version (one scene where the Ruffs flip up their skirts and pee off a building XD), but this Momoko made the anime go to ruins.

And that is all. Thanks for reading.

by: pKjd

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:14:57 +0100

I covered just about the entire series and not even I would give it such a high score :P

But seriously, this show had potential to be as good as its American counterpart. The cast, the soundtrack, everything was there. “Good concept, bad execution” is how I would summarize it. Still it did introduce me to a particular character that I still like today, (Princess)…

by: Shippoyasha

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:07:31 +0100

Haha, what? So if you find an anime enjoyable, you can’t rate it high? Give the guy a freakin’ break.

Scoring anime isn’t like scoring tests here. Don’t get all bunched up.

by: Archer

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:53:58 +0100

Solaris:when it comes to the things we enjoy it is even harder to be objective

so i never mentioned PPGZ in my post since i did not watch it and i only referred to an idea but there is nothing wrong with your last post,your arguments are correct,there were series that i had no expectation from them and in the end i loved them,there were series i expected to amaze me but left me disappointed so of course i rated them low there were series that are considered great ones but i did not find anything special about them so even if many consider them to be excellent series i did not,also i am not interested in the style of a anime,for me first comes the story and then other things so i don’t find psg’s taste that strange he looks for more unique,innovative shows and some people just don’t understand how a series they don’t like or find childish can get a high rating but as i said before i did not post to complain about the rating on this anime

btw if you want to know my favorite anime they are in a comment here,in psg’s top 10 just search Archer(if u want the ratings i gave i will give u my MAL list,my account name is that of a character that psg kinda hates and has appeared again this season … xd easy guess)

by: Solaris

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:29:46 +0100

>I don’t agree with some people that say that if a anime does not aim high and does what it is suppose to do … cut …
Well Archer, that’s not actually that:
If the series just developed according to your expectations wouldn’t you be satisfied with it and give a good mark?
If the serie was proven better or even a masterpiece, wouldn’t you rank it a lot more?
But what if the serie created expectations that were never fullfilled, or had major flaws? These may be loss in te plot, bad charas, bad direction and so on. These series would be naturally rated low.

So, said that, if a serie was meant to be epic but miserably failed wouldn’t you hammer it a bit? But, on the other hand if such a show was executed flawlessly, how much would you rate it? The MAX, or more! It’ d go directly in your personal list of the best ever made shows ;)

Now we can speak about “expectations” and valuation methods that is, of course, a subjective impression.
Psgels, on his side, searches indeed for “some substance” in an anime, and is rather insensible to appearence of the showcase. I have a similar valuation methods so i may understand such a rating. As a matter of fact i’m just a little more sensitive to the appearence.
So i’d rate PPGZ some points less, but having this anime few flaws and a reasonable good appearence, really a 48/100 like somenone suggested is far too low, IMHO.
Here’s my rating of PPGZ on another site if you’re interested: http://animeclick.lycos.it/anime.php?scelta=2&titolo=Power%20Puff%20Girls%20Z&CodAnime=979

And… notice that nobody spoke about comparisons with other shows, Death Note above all.

by: Denizen

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:10:15 +0100

Oh god, one idiot tries to compare a show about Three magical girls fighting monsters , to a show about a Death-dueling ambitious teenager.
NOT THE SAME.

Thanks for the recommendations, psgels, they’ll be good for a casual watch.

by: Archer

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:16:10 +0100

i have nothing with psg’s review on this anime since it is his personal opinion and i bet many other anime fans have anime that are not as loved as other people but they still like it

but i don’t agree with some people that say that if a anime does not aim high and does what it is suppose to do,just entertain the fan without any major impact then being rewarded with a high rating is ok and then there is no difference between a anime that aims for perfection and manages to do so and the anime that also got a high rating without doing anything special

by: ryvrdrgn14

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:26:36 +0100

Deathnote was great for the most part. The ending, I mean the very ending itself was just epic fail and a real letdown. Even in the manga. For me it’s great for the first 99% but the last 1% just didn’t pull through. :P

I did’t like the first few episodes of this that I watched, but I’ll give it another go when I have free time.

by: psgels

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:04:32 +0100

It’s basically the same with series as Master of Epic and Otogi Juushi Akazukin (which got an even higher rating than this one). They all set out to deliver a light-hearted series that’s fun to watch (in Otogi Juushi Akazukin’s case with fairy-tales, in Master of Epic’s case with MMORPG-parodies and in Power Puff Z’s case with Mahou-Shoujo) and succeeded. Death Note set out to be epic, but it got hammered down by a lot of small details like annoying characters and disappointing arcs that rather ruined a rather significant amount of episodes.

asdf: Of course, if this series was just “enjoyable” it would have gotten a lower score, but I admit that during the best episodes of this series, I laughed harder than I do with Gintama and Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei. And I happened to like series with a different style than usual. ;)

Denizen: my favourite episodes were episode 37 and 51, although you probably do need some background in order to fully enjoy episode 51.

And yes, my taste is strange at times. :)

by: Chris

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:12:01 +0100

I got into this series after reading one of the short reviews you did on an episodes so thanks for introducing me into this cute show. I haven’t watched all the episodes myself and just skip around but my favorite episodes have really been the ones with the Rowdy Ruff Boys, those are pretty hilarious, and although the style is weird at times, its what makes the series so great.

by: Wallace

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:52:46 +0100

“In the original Power Puff Girls, we never really knew where the monsters that were terrorizing Townsville came from and why they wanted to destroy that particular town in the first place”

Actually, there’s an episode that explained that all those monsters actually come from “Monster Isle”, they go to Townsville in order to fight the PowerPuff Girls and return to Monster Isle alive… Returning alive after fighting the PowerPuff Girls is a symbol of honor to the monsters…

No, I will not explain WHY I have knowledge of this >,>…

by: BlueYoshi

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:29:01 +0100

So what if DN got 84 and got a lower score than PPGZ. We’ve all been hearing from Psgels himself that this was of his most favorite action anime in recent times (mentioned in his Blassreiter first impression entry). I actually thought this show would get a 90 from him. Why has this review got ANYTHING to do with DN in the first place? x_x

by: DmonHiro

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:33:38 +0100

Well……there’s really no point in comparing Death Note with Power Puff Girls Z. PPGZ getting an 88/100 when compared with ALL other shows is utter fail. Getting an 88/100 out of all COMEDIES well….there were not many good comedies last year….hell….almost nothing made me laugh out loud like in the old days (Azumanga & Fumoffu)

by: Papilo

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:14:44 +0100

Actually, its a simple matter of genre here. If you think in different genres make sense, don’t?
So DN is a suspense while PPGZ is a child comedy, isn’t the case that PPGZ is better than DN, but considering others child comedies, PPGZ was rated as 88 and this rate has nothing to do with DN at all. Simple. =)

by: asdf

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:36:25 +0100

88% B+? for this? Wow.

Seriously, don’t give good grades just because it was enjoyable (and better then the Cartoon Network version) - just the design (and concept) makes this series fail. 48/100 for me.

by: solaris

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:09:09 +0100

That’s easy to explain, Denizen. Powerpuff director knows exactly what are the limits of the show and he was able to create a good and entertaining show inside its boundaries. This show never wants to be more than what it is: a nice child show. There’s a simple story, nice carachters and a clear ending. The music was nice as well. Of course this isn’t a masterpice, and, thank god, it also didn’t aim at that ^^”

Other series try to shock you with beautiful graphics and wonderfuil chars, like El Cazador, but the story won’t proceed, cause it doesn’t exist…
Other series let you imagine a great story where it isn’t any, like Monster Princess. It seems that there’s a great plot against the heroine Hime, it seems somethin is always going to happen and there will be who-knows-what big confrontation, but never happens…
The latter kind of series, like Zero is, try to sell you girl’s boobs and asses in the form of endless and meaningless fanservice to cover the emptiness they show.

by: Denizen

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:53:43 +0100

haha, oh wow. You have possibly the strangest taste ever.

Well, there’s bound to be some awesome episodes in a 52-episode anime.
psgels, can you recommend the best episodes?

by: solaris

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:03:57 +0100

I liked this silly one far more than a lot of other “serious series” real or presumed to be, but with no story, no finale, no spine whatsoever :/

PPGZ easily won over Monster princess, El Cazador and Zero no Tsukaima to mention a few