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Detentionaire (2011)
Surprisingly intense!!
So the first episode didn't really grab me, but by about 4 I was pretty much hooked, and as it went on I became totally addicted!! This show has one of the most complicated plots/mysteries I have ever seen, especially in a cartoon! There's also a fair amount of action considering that this is a mystery drama series. It's so intense on a few episodes that my chest gets all tight and my heart races-the reason it's so intense at times is because everything is personal-these bad guys seriously have it in for Lee. Whoever wrote this series seriously pit a lot of thought into it, there's so much detailed foreshadowing that you may not even notice and then bam, something crazy happens!! A couple of the characters are some of the most fun I've seen-I won't say who, but one of them is so sadistic and funny that nearly everything he says makes me burst out laughing. Another character is so slimy and sinister that I get chills whenever he talks!
All that said however, this show does have its flaws. A few of the characters can be very annoying (though not one-dimensional) and the show often cuts from something super interesting or intense to some random "funny" scene. Sometimes it actually is very funny, but sometimes it's annoying, though they don't usually cut for very long. And while the animation may not be the highest quality, they do a surprisingly good job with what they have, and even improve over time, with facial expressions becoming more expressive and less stiff, and certain characters moving in a very smooth and dramatic way.
Overall, this is one of the most entertaining shows I have ever seen, and idk why more people aren't talking about it! The voice acting is also decent, and improves a lot over time, so that the main character's screams and heavy breathing sound very realistic and make the episode that much more exciting. If you don't normally like cartoons, there are a few goofy elements to this show that you may not be able to stomach, but those things aside-THIS SHOW IS SO GREAT! if you stick with it you probably will not regret it!
Emara (2018)
Very unique setting, Good animation and Voice Acting!
It was very cool to see a superhero cartoon set in the UAE. Emara and Dhabian are both lovable characters (especially Dhabian) and the action is exciting and well choreographed. I really liked the one villain with the pink hair because he was so sassy, lol. A lot of things have yet to be explained, such as how so many of the main characters can transform their limbs into rockets and guns, (or why they have special limbs in the first place) and who are the bad guys, and what are they really up to? The whole robot-mind control thing was emotional and even a little devastating, and I can't wait to see if Dhabian got shot or not, or what the secret agents want to do with Emara. The interaction between Dhabian and Emara is also very good and heartfelt. My biggest complaint is how little of this show has been released yet!! Watch this if you want a different culture experience but love superheroes!