More Age-Inclusive Cartoons on Disney Streaming?

Again, remember the demographic. This is on Disney XD; a kids network first and foremost. Its gotta look weird.

 

@DarthSnow I know it's a common misconception, but I'd encourage you to challenge your view that "cartoons are for kids." There's a lot of really good animation out there- Death Note, for example, works far better as an anime than it does in Netflix's new movie. Avatar: The Last Airbender also thrives in animation, while it heavily failed in live action.

Kubo and the Two Strings won my wife over last year, and she also used to think animation was a childish medium.

I wouldn't necessarily say Rebels is a good animation, but it's fun, and I think a Star Wars fan such as yourself could appreciate it given the chance.

 

i can totally appreciate this.

i refused to watch the Clone Wars because i hated the animation and just thought it was mindless goofy stunts and superfluous action.
and it was, about 70% of the time. but the other 30% was really worth it in a big way.

i'd say Rebels is a complete flip to 30%-70% in favor of non-cheese, which is a huge improvement. again, i refused to watch it at first, but eventually i got curious enough and i feel like it was time well spent. and yes, i did now and then fast-forward some action sequences because no one has this much time on their hands ~ hahahaha

and the space whales are epic. and also a little wtf, but that's okay. XD

 

Those 5 to 15 min shorts turned me off as a kid. It felt like a tease to me so I never got invested in the this version of the Clone Wars.

 

Enjoy!

And yes, absolutely let me know your thoughts!

That's more than fair. Disney XD is so inaccessible, without cable. I know that personally, I may have... subverted traditional means to watch it. If there had been any alternative, I would have easily taken it.

 

Oh, trust me- I've bought the physical copies of each season when they're available.

 

Star Wars has always been for kids since its inception, it was specifically created for them, its creator has often made that statement too.

Yes, there are gory and bloody bits in it, but kids back in the day weren't like the sheltered little safespace snowflakes that exist now, who have probably never played outdoors unsupervised, never climbed a tree, swam in a river, scraped a knee from a tumble, or fallen off a bike.

The kids of the 70s and 80s loved the gore, they watched it alone or with parents. A bit of spilled blood and violence was just exciting and just make-believe fun for them. They knew that.

 

I think it depends on what exactly they're trying to do. The anime/manga-to-live action is...weird IMO

I partially agree with you here. Death Note has three other live action movies, and I've seen the first two of those. I was a fan of those despite HATING Death Note for most of it's manga run and absolutely refusing to watch the anime (my best friend loves it though). I never saw the third one, since it apparently retcons the first two.

The Netflix movie tries to adapt something from another culture, with that culture's mindset into an American equivalent, and it didn't fully work. The concept itself was fine and works in both settings; but the cultural language was lost.

But to add to your examples, Attack on Titan is the same. It looks awesome as an anime but utterly fails in live action.

But on the other hand, you've got Rurouni Kenshin, which works great as manga, anime, and a movie trilogy. But that's rare to do...

I 100% AGREE WITH YOU HERE.

Also @DarthSnow if we're adding cartoon recommendations, you might find Voltron: Legendary Defender on Netflix to be up your alley. If I had to choose a studio/production group to be in charge of a new Star Wars show, it'd be these peeps.

 

I have high hopes for this new Disney Streaming service launching next year.

They appear to be putting some $ into creating quality content. For example, there will be a CGI weekly show of Monsters, Inc (Pixar doesn’t go cheap.) And the Lady and the Tramp live action sequel and holiday feature “Nicole” are being pulled from Disney’s theatrical roster and joining this streaming launch.
The live action Star Wars series? Let us hope Disney puts as much effort into this as their ABC Marvel tv shows.