Space Dandy Season 1
8/10
Absolutely awesome!!
I picked this up at the Expo back in October. it had been on my radar for a while, and wasn't even aware it was gonna be on sale at the expo.
This anime, to me anyway, felt like something that would be on Cartoon Network, as it felt like it borrowed elements from cartoons from that company. Space Dandy was very similar to Johnny Bravo, The three main characters were unlucky idiots just like Ed Edd n Eddy, one of the villains was a green faced moneky/gorilla just like Mojo JoJo and the overall style and colours were very bright and vibrant just like a cartoon network show. This to me made the show feel fresh, original and nostalgic for all the old cartoons i used to watch on CN back in the day. Whether this was intentional I don't know.
This characters were definitely the highlight of the show. The three main characters, Space Dandy, QT and Meow, were always fun to watch and were never boring! The animation here was top Notch! There was never a moment where it felt like the animation budget went down hill! All episodes had FANTASTIC animation! Everything felt alive, the backgrounds all looked different from each other so every planet they visited looked original and fresh, all the weird looking aliens looked amazingly detailed and so on! Some of the best animation I've seen in an anime. The music in Space Dandy is also great! The opening is EXTREMELY catchy and is probably one of my most favourite openings now!
The only bad thing to say about the show is that a few of the episodes didn't feel finished. Like episode 13 ended so abruptly, which is a shame as it was probably one of the best and most engaging episodes on the set.
Overall, Space Dandy is very well animated, funny and engaging show with some very likeable characters. highly recommended