Cartoon Vault: Teen Titans

Our next review got an unanimous vote but considering the subject matter that comes as no surprise as we dive into Teen Titans.

DC has been under the Warner Bros banner for quite some time now and a look at their history going back as far as the Batman animated series days, there were a number of shows that were really successful and arguably the best of the early 00s era was Teen Titans.
The cartoon is based on the comic book of the same name featuring a team of five heroes consisting of the 1st Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Raven and Beastboy as they fight crime and act like teenagers in a pseudo anime world and pseudo anime is the correct term as it takes every cliche anime has to offer including an opening theme sung by Japanese J-Rock duo Puffy AmiYumi a.k.a the musical Dirty Pair. Now while many people groan at the idea of a Western cartoon using anime styling, Teen Titans actually gets a free ride alongside Avatar the Last Airbender & Code Lyoko and in some cases mistaken for an actual anime and who can blame them as we have some of the best written characters and stories in the 00s era, an era that I normally associate with the downfall of animation.
The comedy is pure gold with Starfire being voiced by Princess Bubblegum, Raven's deadpan humor and plenty of one-liners to keep everyone entertained there's never a dull moment; this is why the gag comedy Teen Titans Go was green lit which didn't get the best reception from the fans hoping for a proper Teen Titans remake; being honest it's quite funny and it's better than no Teen Titans.
It can get pretty dramatic as well particularly with both Starfire's & Raven's backstories being the show's crowning moments for drama. (In Raven's case it could compete for an oscar)
If Warner Bros can stop acting like Business men for a moment and take a good look at how well Teen Titans was received during it's run, then they wouldn't need to cancel this series along with Young Justice and other DC shows that are also really good.
Overall I really enjoyed Teen Titans, I normally hate the constant wave of super hero cartoons because the genre is so saturated to the point of collapsing under it's own weight, but within the ocean of this genre a number of shows do wash ashore and manage to do the job without feeling like it was forced to be there because of some blockbuster film release.

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