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people could do with a little more live and let live in fandom spaces me thinks

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After your binge-watching session, which would say is better: Kim Possible or Danny Phantom, and why?

Someone actually interested in my opinion for once?

Well it depends, both have their pros and cons in regards to episode plots/arcs, characters and chara development, character designs etc. So I’ll suppose I’ll break them down into different categories. Under a cut as to not make scrolling a hassle.

Also I apologize in advance for my page theme, I know it’s kinda shitty and hard to read sometimes but I’m too busy to change it right now.

Designs/Art: I know Stephen Silver was the main designer for both shows (and his designs for a lot of the teenage girls has a uh, Obvious Pattern.) Ignoring my bias towards Vlad and Drakken, I think a lot of the ghosts have fun designs, but KP gets points for actually letting characters (esp Kim and Ron) wear other clothes in S2 and beyond, and between Phantom, S1 Kim and S4 Kim I think S4 Kim has the best “action” outfit. BUT the art style for DP is pretty stiff at times and KP style has a lot more range for animation, body types and faces.  Overall though, I say they’re pretty tied imo. Both have a lot of ups and downs that truly comes down to a personal pref, even though the Fartman’s style is the more iconic one. I think KP wins animation/art and DP wins for designs.

Characters: Again, the villains shine here more than the protags. KP as such a wide range of villains that I have have to give them the point for creativity and FUN in antagonists, (Duff Killigan is prob my favorite in absurdity followed by Monkey Fist, the Seniors and DNAmy all tied for second. I really like Motor Ed too, seriously.) but that’s not to say that DP doesn’t have them either. Vlad’s true motivations are really...unique compared to other DP villains and even KP ones, (seriously? How many bad guys you know who’s goal in life is “fuck the MC’s mom and also make MC your son”) who like KP are just “take over the world and/or cause tons of destruction” but with only half the fun. Sadly Dark Danny’s entire thing hinges on him being Danny But Evil who only wants...destruction??? Whereas Evil Ron actually does something interesting with the character, showing Ron’s true potential (see Evil Ron vs Electronique in “Stop Team Go” for example) and being in-character for him still. (Faux Take Over The World plot to cover his true goal of owning all the world’s Nacos? Of fucking course Ron would. Brilliant.) Evil Ron still has hints of Ron’s personality (”Boo-yahaHAHAHA!”) whereas Dark Danny is just... evil for evil’s sake, which can be good when actually done right, but in this case isn’t because the only thing that resembles Danny is his outfit. Shego’s backstory is great. DP’s new S3 enemies are very boring despite interesting powers. KP S4’s Camille Leon is great but Warmonga is just eh. Moving on to protags, KP’s protags are far, far more interesting than DP’s. Which brings us to the next point. (Also Mr. Barkin > Mr. Lancer, and Kim’s parents > Danny’s parents.) KP gets this one.

Chara Development: Gonna say it, DP almost has none, and straight up regresses in very end of S2 and most of S3. I swear the only real characters who have any are Vlad (for better or for worse, the latter imo), Jazz (when they remember her, and is good) and Valerie (whose is good too). Tucker gets 3 (three!!) fking episodes about him and they ALL carry the same theme of him not being able to responsibly handle having any kind of power, which is why him becoming the town mayor at the end is so BAD. There’s NO WAY Tucker of all people would make a good mayor. VALERIE got more episodes than him, JAZZ got more episodes than him, both with development that STUCK while he’s a MAIN CHARACTER. Sam never changes, def for worse. Sam is a Base-Breaking Character for a dang reason. She’s extremely pushy, acts like she’s lowkey better than everyone else, and never seems to consider how her actions affect other people, and the like 1 or 2 times she does it doesn’t fucking stick like she’s Hank Hill or something. Danny has no real development for his character. All that develops for him are his powers and nothing else. On the other hand, KP characters DO have development and it shows! Not just for the protags but for villains too! Kim is bossy and a lil controlling early on and stops during S2, whereas Ron was extremely cowardly and gets, not exactly braver but just less phased by it all, plus early he never quite liked going on missions but later on gets sad if he has to miss them, before he doesn’t like being distractions but later on very much takes pride in being one, and etc. Drakken and Shego get development too, esp their relationship with each other AND with Ron and Kim. Bonnie actually got an episode of development (but sadly regressed in time for the finale) whereas Pauline just...never changes whatsoever. Bonnie actually makes for a good rival and mean girl for Kim for the entire show whereas Paulina and her relationship with Danny and Sam are just....bland and doesn’t go anywhere. There’s nothing for Dash, though Ron doesn’t really have an equivalent. So, KP gets this one.

Episodes/Plots/Arcs: DP wins in the Lore department by far, KP wins in character arcs. A Sitch In Time answers the great questions of What Would Happen if the Villains Teamed Up AND Shego is a Better Villain than Drakken so Why isn’t She in Charge? ft Time Travel. The Ultimate Enemy answers What If Danny Went Evil and Is Vlad Completely Irredeemable? ft Time Travel. KP definitely does the “balancing Hero duties with School life” better than DP. You can definitely see her struggles with it whereas DP is just kinda there. I also very much like that Kim is girly but is never shamed for it both in-universe and out, whereas DP is known for the shitty “I’m not like other girls” fake feminist bullshit. A problem I have with DP is that time pretty much never changes, as if the show takes place within a year, and it seriously hampers the growth of the show could have. Time is also just out of whack, they take their big end-of-the-year test then it’s Christmas THEN it’s Summer Vacation but even in S3 they’re all still in the first year of high school like ??? What?? Whereas KP starts in Freshman year and ends with Senior Graduation. The arcs of Danny/Sam vs Kim/Ron are just...D/S was definitely teased a ton more but by S3 you just get tired of it, not to mention the hypocrisy regarding the character relationships. Personal opinion warning, but Danny/Valerie had a lot more development in such a short time and was super interesting. Kim/Ron didn’t have as many teasing esp in S1 and S2 (it’s there though) but it def picks up in S3 and I love how their new relationship was handled in S4. Back to episodes, my favorite episodes for both are Reign Storm and So The Drama, but while I might be biased toward Reign Storm I’m gonna have to ultimately give better episodes overall to KP. So The Drama has Drakken going back to his Actually Dangerous roots from early on and becoming the closest to anyone to actually winning on his own merit (Shego stole the Tempus Simia from Drakken/Duff/MF and relied on weird time shit of Kim being “lost in the time stream” ((actual canon explanation)) to travel to the future specifically to stop her, to actually win) and is SO good when Dr. D finally gets defeated, plus (personal bias here) Kim and Ron’s teased hook-up finally happens. I will say though, I’m not a fan of S4′s Hana Stoppable/The Han story. As both shows are action-oriented, they definitely have their fair share of good fights but I think KP also has better action and fight scenes. Humor is extremely subjective but I think KP made me laugh more. Finally, DP is infamous for S3 just being bad whereas KP just got better and better with each season, though I’d put S4 below S3 and above S2. So: Lore = DP. Arcs, Action and Eps = KP.

Fandom: Ignoring the super gross shipping aspects of some parts of the fandom (If ur a P*mpousP*p or K*go shipper pls go away from my stuff i’m fucking serious), I think DP wins for this one. Many great OCs, (I really haven’t seen any for KP aside from next gen?) the already interesting lore is def expanded so much by fans, I legitimately don’t care for “Wes Weston” but my god did the fandom do some serious work for this boy. I don’t know too much about KP since the fandom seems kinda dead aside from some shipping stuff and a very slight revival from the movie, whereas DP ended before KP and is still very very active. DP wins fandom.

(Bonus) Reboots/Redesigns: I’m gonna be honest, I’m not sure what could be done better for KP aside from the mess of Disney’s out-of-order airings, a more serious reboot wouldn’t work for the show at all, but DP could definitely use a reboot and fixes the disaster of S3. And reboots & character redesigns are def a hot topic for the DP fandom. So DP gets this one, though I’m not sure if this is a good thing.

Final: So over all, 4 for KP and 4 for DP, or if you add the little groups, 7 for KP and 4 for DP. Overall, I’ll say KP is the better show, but DP shines with the fandom. I also have a personal bias in favor of DP but it makes them even out for me. If you want interesting lore and good fandom content, go for DP. If you want fun and interesting characters, actual character development and more action and drama, KP is the way to go.

But instead of picking one, just watch both!

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My Review of Dive!!

Pinky. I know his real name is Yamada, but I like calling him Pinky. Sure 50% of it is because he’s voiced by Tomokazu Sugita, but that’s a good enough reason. Although I do have to chuckle a bit that people want to change the nickname to something more "Camel-toe" since dude decided to change speedo colors. DISLIKED CHARACTER: Eh, there were a few characters that annoyed me! Tomo’s friend Ryou got on my nerves with his endless pouting for half the series. Tomo’s brother as well for stealing his girlfriend. And the girlfriend Miu, of course! I’ll get to these two in the shipping category. But none of these characters aren’t on that level of dislikablity I normally put on this category. SHIPPING: *sighs* I feel like this category shouldn’t even exist. But, nooooo! This anime decides to give the main character a girlfriend. Tomo x Miu: From the get-go, we learn that these two are boyfriend and girlfriend. Like freshly new couple starting in the first episode! This felt very out of place due to their age (I don’t know, maybe it’s just me). But Tomo really didn’t seem that interested in being in a relationship and Miu seemed pushed into it by her friends. But there’s really only mention of this relationship in the first 2 episodes. And then it’s back to the main plot of Tomo diving and practicing. This whole thing comes to a boiling point when he learns that his younger brother, Hiroya stole Miu from under his nose. And these two are having a relationship behind Tomo’s back. Miu feels sad for betraying Tomo. But Hiroya shows no remorse for this dying relationship and felt it was right to steal Miu away from his brother. He even jokingly mentions that Tomo should pay more attention to his girlfriend or he’ll have to steal her away. And it happened! Hiroya says that he loves her more than Tomo ever could. Despite how shotty this relationship was, Tomo was so depressed by this news that he didn’t show up to practice for TWO WEEKS. I do feel sorry for Tomo for this circumstance. I really do. And I think his brother really pulled a dick-move! But I can’t really support this ship whatsoever. As for the rest of the cast, Okitsu has a girlfriend, and Fujitani never had a relationship. And while there was a hint that Fujitani would like one at one point of this series, it was never mentioned again. ENDING: Tomo and Fujitani end up in the running to be a part of the Olympic diving team for Japan. But in the end, Fujitani was the one chosen (no surprise there). And even better, now that Fujitani made it to the team, MDC will remain open. While tension does run high between many of the disenchanted teammates, some of them continue to train and get stronger with their dives. However, Fujitani is starting to feel a little less-than enthusiastic with his training and even starts ditching practice for no real reason (like saying his horoscope is warning him not to go through with anything risky). Fujitani decided that he wanted to do something…unorthodox. He gives up his set-in-stone position for the Olympic team to do another trial so that Tomo can get a second chance and Okitsu can get a fighting chance now that his injured back seems to be okay. But Fujitani is going to compete for this spot again. This does also put MDC back on the chopping block. Meanwhile, Coach Asaki will be going back to America once this whole training process is over. This struck a nerve with a lot of the divers (especially Tomo). But are at the same time striving for the top spot and improving day-by-day. But things seem to be getting worse for Fujitani. It almost seems like he’s on the brink of a Haru-sized meltdown right in the middle of a competition. His actions are starting to weigh heavy on him and it’s affecting his performance during the retrial. The problem is Fujitani, the big dumbass, was practicing the night before and now has a raging fever. So he wasn’t performing at his top peak. This leading to Fujitani blowing up at Coach Asaki! Then we learn Coach Asaki isn’t really leaving to go to America. Okitsu is going…to see a doctor about his injured back. Coach Asaki isn’t leaving. The boys are gonna dive and give it their all. Fujitani, while suffering from a fever pulled off a special dive in the end putting him at the top spot again. …that is until Tomo came. We don’t see Tomo’s dive, but apparently he is now one of Japan’s reps for the Tokyo Olympics. *sighs* This anime was boring. Yeah, hate to be blunt but it really couldn’t catch my attention, no matter how many shirtless high school boys and Tomokazu Sugitas you can throw my way. The story was just average and some of the outcomes for many of these characters were really farfetched. I feel like Okitsu’s addition on the anime was because it would be boring just watching Tomo and Fujitani, so let’s add this guy. The love aspect shouldn’t have been included, though I do feel bad for Tomo for getting the shit-deal because of his brother. But the series revolving around the concept of diving instead of just mere swimming relays was an interesting approach in the sports genre. But if you want to watch a swimming anime, I suggest Free! in a heartbeat. Currently, the only outlet to watch this anime is through Amazon’s Anime Strike.