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Plot Summary:
Ten-year-old Ash aspires to be the greatest Pokémon (pocket monster) trainer in the world. To do this, he enlists the help of many friends, and his own Pokémon, Pikachu. Together, they must search their world for new Pokémon, while avoiding the likes of Team Rocket, as well as other evil organizations, as well as battling rivals, and meeting legendary Pokémon.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, retro, semi serious, manga, light, feel good, captivating, humorous, stylized
Best tv shows and movies like Pokemon (1997):
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Digimon: Data Squad (2006)
Plot Summary:
Masaru, is a second year Junior High student, and is undefeated in battle, He meets the Digital Monster Agumon, who has escaped from DATS, a secret government organization. Despite terrible first impressions, the two become best friends by talking with their "fists". With others, Masaru and Agumon work to investigate various incidents involving the Digital World and Digital Monsters, to try and get to the bottom of things.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 920
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2001)
Plot Summary:
A diminutive pink creature orbiting in space named “Kirby” crash lands into Dream Land. Once getting acquainted with the citizens who live there in Cappy Town, he begins to defend the town from the monsters that King Dedede, the self-proclaimed ruler of Cappy Town, orders from the evil Nightmare Enterprises.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, semi serious, light, cult classic, exciting, serious
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Digimon Tamers (2001)
Plot Summary:
A group of 12-year-old fans of the Digimon card game meet their own Digimon friends and start to duel "bio-emerging" Digimon who cross the barrier between the information network and their world.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, semi serious, humorous, captivating, disturbing, apocalyptic
Similar in 80%
Pokemon (1997)
Plot Summary:
Join Ash Ketchum, accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, semi serious
Similar in 76%
Pokémon Origins (2013)
Plot Summary:
Serving as a more faithful adaptation of the Pokémon Red and Blue games, the story follows a young boy named Red who begins a journey with his Pokémon partner, Charmander, as he seeks to capture all the known Pokémon in the Kanto region and become the Pokémon League champion.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, exciting, semi serious, feel good, captivating, light, visually appealing
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The Powerpuff Girls (1998)
Plot Summary:
The Powerpuff Girls is a animated television series about Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, three kindergarten-aged girls with superpowers, as well as their "father", the brainy scientist Professor Utonium, who all live in the fictional city of Townsville, USA. The girls are frequently called upon by the town's childlike and naive mayor to help fight nearby criminals using their powers.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, sentimental, retro, exciting, humorous, stylized, not serious, absurd, black comedy, slapstick comedy
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Pokemon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
Plot Summary:
The adventure explodes into action with the debut of Mewtwo, a bio-engineered Pokemon created from the DNA of Mew, the rarest of all Pokemon. Determined to prove its superiority, Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokemon match like none before. Mewtwo vs. Mew. Super-clones vs. Pokemon. It's the ultimate showdown ... with the very future of the world at stake!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: anime, cult classic, humorous, semi serious, surprise ending, crying, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, sweet
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Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
Plot Summary:
In this direct-to-video sequel to Pokémon: The First Movie, Ash, Misty, and Brock continue exploring the Johto region, then have to rescue Pikachu after Jessie and James of Team Rocket kidnap him. The search leads them to the hidden plateau where Mewtwo has established a haven for the cloned Pokémon from the previous film. The evil Giovanni is plotting to recapture Mewtwo and renew his efforts to create an army of bio-engineered Pokémon. Aided by the reluctant Meowth, Ash and his friends defeat Giovanni and his henchman.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, stylized, captivating
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Beyblade: Metal Fusion (2009)
Plot Summary:
Metal Fight Beyblade is a Japanese manga created by Takafumi Adachi. It is also an anime production based on the original. It is currently being serialized by the monthly CoroCoro Comic.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, semi serious, humorous, captivating, shounen, fast
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Gormiti: The Lords of Nature Return (2008)
Plot Summary:
The show follows two brothers, Nick and Toby, who discover that they have the power to transform into powerful creatures known as Gormitis. Now it's up to them and their friends to save their world, and many others, from destruction.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, suspense, humorous, semi serious
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The Secret Saturdays (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Secret Saturdays is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States. The series follows the adventures of the Saturdays, a family of cryptozoologists that work to keep the truth about cryptids from getting out, in order to protect both the human race and the creatures themselves. The Saturdays travel the world searching for cryptids to study and battling twisted villains like the megalomaniac V.V. Argost. The series is influenced by the style of '60s-era Hanna-Barbera action series, and is combined with Jay Stephens' own personal interest in cryptozoology. The show finished its run on January 30, 2010 and is currently in reruns airing on Boomerang as of December 5, 2011. The Saturdays are also set to appear in Ben 10: Omniverse.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, children's program, anime, nostalgic
Similar in 84%
Pokemon: Power of One (1999)
Plot Summary:
Ash Ketchum must put his skill to the test when he attempts to save the world from destruction. The Greedy Pokemon collector Lawrence III throws the universe into chaos after disrupting the balance of nature by capturing one of the Pokemon birds that rule the elements of fire, lightning and ice. Will Ash have what it takes to save the world?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: anime, cult classic, humorous, semi serious, unusual plot structure, sweet, suspense, entertaining, melancholic, surreal
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Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Kingdom of the People of the Vale once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Vale. in the city of Eindoak. Ash, Iris, and Cilan arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon Victini who wishes to share its powers of victory to someone. Elsewhere in the city, a descendant of the People of the Vale named Damon has arrived who seeks to revive the kingdom's power with the Sword of the Vale, bringing them back into power over the land, and Ash and his friends must stop him before he destroys the land along with Victini.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, light, feel good, captivating, stylized, semi serious, humorous, crying
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Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018)
Plot Summary:
A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers this seaside city. When a series of threats endangers not just the festival, but all the people and Pokémon of Fula City, it’ll take more than just Satoshi and Pikachu to save the day! Can everyone put aside their differences and work together—or will it all end in destruction?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, light, sincere, entertaining, crying
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Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of how Satoshi and Pikachu first met. At first, Pikachu was disobedient towards Satoshi, but Satoshi only wanted to be friends with Pikachu. On the day they set out from Masara Town, both of them saw a Ho-Oh flying and they made a vow to meet it.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, sad, atmospheric, captivating, stylized, semi serious, tear jerker, crying
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Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015)
Plot Summary:
Satoshi, Pikachu, and their friends come to a desert city by the sea. Here they meet the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, which has the ability to summon things—including people and Pokémon—through its magic rings. After a scary incident, they learn of a story about a brave hero who stopped the rampage of a terrifying Pokémon long ago. Now, the threat that has been bottled up for years is in danger of breaking loose again.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, exciting
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Pokemon Heroes (2002)
Plot Summary:
Ash, Pikachu and his friends try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Alto Mare, the age-old water capital. Joining the adventure are two new legendary Pokémon, a pair of siblings named Latias and Latios, who serve as peacekeepers and protectors of the Soul Dew - a priceless treasure with a mysterious power.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: anime, stylized, light, feel good, captivating, humorous, semi serious, exciting, unusual plot structure, entertaining
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Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light (2004)
Plot Summary:
After the conclusion of the Battle City Tournament, deep below the sands of Egypt, an ancient evil has awakened. Anubis, who was defeated centuries ago by Yugi’s mysterious alter ego – the ancient Pharaoh – has returned for revenge. Wielding the power of the Eighth Millennium Item, Anubis is determined to destroy Yugi and take over the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anime, intense, humorous, stylized, semi serious, shounen, light, unusual plot structure, melancholic, surreal
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Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
Plot Summary:
The movie features Satoshi and his two friends Iris and Dent, as they help a Keldeo battle against a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon named Kyurem as his test to become a Sacred Swordsman.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, captivating
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Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010)
Plot Summary:
The thirteenth film overall for the long-running series and the fourth movie in the Diamond and Pearl story arc, it includes an upcoming creature from Pokémon Black & White, named Zoroark, as the main character (as well as its pre-evolved form, Zorua). In the movie, Celebi travels to the past to prevent a battle between Raikou, Entei, and Suicune after seeing the future battle in a vision. Meanwhile, Satoshi, Takeshi and Hikari make it to Crown City to attend the annual Pokémon Baccer World Cup where they have an encounter with Zorua, who has lost his companion. The town is then attacked by the Legendary Pokémon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune... who are revealed to actually be Zoroark. It is then up to Celebi to appear from the future and help the trio stop the rampaging Pokémon.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, sweet
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Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the Diamond Ore Country lies the powerful Holy Diamond, which has served as the kingdom's source of energy and maintained the Diamond Ore Country for centuries. Many Melecie live in the Diamond Ore Country, including their princess - the Jewel Pokémon, Diancie, who created the Heart Diamond. Diancie no longer has the power to control the Holy Diamond and her country is falling into chaos as a result. One day, Diancie meets with Satoshi and his friends and asks them to go on a journey to find the Life Pokémon, Xerneas, in order to restore the Holy Diamond. Standing in their way is the Pokémon of Destruction, Yveltal, who once stole all of the life in the Kalos Region. During their journey they are attacked by the Rocket Gang, as well as the jewel thieves Marilyn Flame and Ninja Riot. They are aided by Millis Steel and her father Argus, travelers who also encounter the Cocoon of Destruction.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, anime, feel good, captivating
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Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
Plot Summary:
Long ago Arceus granted a fragment of its awesome power as the Jewel of Life to help Michina in the town's hour of need only to be betrayed when it was time for that power to be returned. After so many years Arceus is about to return to reclaim its power - enraged vengeful and seemingly unstoppable. Not even the combined might of Dialga, Palkia and Giratina can stop Arceus from devastating all existence across multiple dimensions. But Satoshi and his companions joining forces with their new friend Sheena, may have discovered the only way to redeem that ancient betrayal. Their journey will be both dangerous and uncertain: even if Satoshi and his friends can set an old wrong right again will there be time to return the Jewel of Life before Arceus destroys everything and everyone they've ever known?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, semi serious, humorous, light, feel good, sweet, exciting
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Digimon: The Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
The first story focused on Tai and Kari Kamiya four years before their adventure in the Digital World. It shows their first encounter with Digimon and what happened to them (as well as the other children). Tai and Kari wake one morning to find a Digi-Egg that came out of their computer the night before and the egg soon hatches, revealing a Botamon. The Digimon then evolves into Koromon and then Agumon (not the same one that became friends with Tai in the series, and yet, somehow, both Koromon and Kari remember each other), who then goes out and unintentionally destroys a good part of the neighborhood with Kari riding on his back. A second Digi-Egg appears in the sky to reveal an evil digimon, Parrotmon. Agumon then Digivolves to Greymon but isn't strong enough to beat Parrotmon and is knocked out. Tai grabs Kari's whistle and wakes up Greymon, who defeats Parrotmon and disappears with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: anime, melancholic, road movie, humorous, surreal, shounen, stylized, semi serious, scary, exciting
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Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
Plot Summary:
In the legendary past, before Poké Balls were made; an aura-guiding hero Pokémon named Lucario sensed two groups of armies about to clash, and a threat of a massive war in front of Cameron Palace in Kanto that would leave no survivors. He transferred this message to his master, the legendary hero Sir Aaron, while he was being attacked by a violent group of Houndoom. During the battle, his sense of sight was lost and he was rendered unable to see. He used the detection of his Aura, and so with the offensive Aura Sphere, he eliminated them. Though by the threat, the queen of Cameroon, Lady Rin was resolute to die with her civilians, and so Sir Aaron made a choice.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: anime, semi serious, humorous, exciting, entertaining, light, captivating, melancholic, visually appealing
Similar in 78%
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)
Plot Summary:
Ash and friends (this time accompanied by newcomer Dawn) arrive at an idyllic village on their way to their next Pokemon contest, where chaos will soon erupt with the prophecy of two Pokemon Gods (Dialga and Palkia) and the arrival of a mysterious, seemingly deadly Pokemon named Darkrai, which has the power to distort space and time.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, stylized, semi serious, humorous, captivating, exciting
Similar in 90%
Digimon Adventure (1999)
Plot Summary:
Digimon(デジモン Dejimon, branded as Digimon: Digital Monsters), short for "Digital Monsters"(デジタルモンスター Dejitaru Monsutā), is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga, video games and videos. The franchise's eponymous creatures are monsters of various forms living in a "Digital Universe", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, captivating, light, feel good, retro, manga, children's program, shounen
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Slugterra (2012)
Plot Summary:
Following his father's death, 15-year-old Eli Shane embraces his destiny to follow in his dad's footsteps to a secret, subterranean world called Slugterra where he is determined to be the greatest Slugslinging hero of them all!.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating, anime, humorous, children's program
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Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2007)
Plot Summary:
Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a Japanese action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them. Though initially a failure in Japan, the series became popular in the United States and Canada, prompting the creation/order of several follow-up seasons, which aired in other countries before Japan. The fourth and final season, Mechtanium Surge, was never broadcast in Japan and instead aired in Canadian and U.S. markets. The Bakugan franchise are co-productions from Nelvana Enterprises, Spin Master, Sega Toys and TMS Entertainment, with animation by TMS Entertainment in association with Sega Toys. On January 15, 2012, CoroCoro Comics announced that a spin-off series is currently in production that will be based and feature the characters from the BakuTech manga.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, South Korea, Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, anime, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, humorous, stylized, epic fantasy
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Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (2003)
Plot Summary:
Ash, Pikachu and friends (minus Misty) were visiting a festival celebrating the appearance of a comet when they stumble upon a mysterious rock-like crystal.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: anime, semi serious, exciting, light, feel good, humorous, crying
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Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
Plot Summary:
A comet bearing a deadly Pokemon creature crash-lands onto Earth, terrorising a nearby high-tech city, where Ash, Pikachu and friends are currently visiting.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, futuristic, stylized, humorous, semi serious, captivating