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Plot Summary:
Batman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. The series was widely praised for its thematic complexity, dark tone, artistic quality, and faithfulness to its title character's crime-fighting origins.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: neo noir, anime, stylized, adult animation, epic, retro, saga, manga, christmas special, action adventure
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Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
Plot Summary:
A new vigilante, Batwoman, is wreaking havoc in Gotham City. The dynamic duo must discover her true identity.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: stylized, atmospheric, suspenseful, anime, suspense, detective, epic, serious, fast, surprise ending
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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
Plot Summary:
The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: anime, stylized, suspense, disturbing, intense, serious, suspenseful, exciting, adult animation, epic
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Defenders of the Earth (1986)
Plot Summary:
Defenders of the Earth is an American animated television series produced in 1986, featuring characters from three comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate—Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician—opposing Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. Supporting characters include their children Rick Gordon, Jedda Walker, Kshin, Mandrake's assistant Lothar, and Lothar's son L.J. The show lasted for 65 episodes; there was also a short-lived comic book series published by Star Comics, created by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and John Romita, Sr.. The closing credits credit Rob Walsh and Tony Pastor for the main title music, and Stan Lee for the lyrics. The series was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel as part of Sci Fi Cartoon Quest.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, epic, saga, anime, serious, stylized, 2d animation
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Plot Summary:
An old flame of Bruce Wayne's strolls into town, re-heating up the romance between the two. At the same time, a mass murderer with an axe for one hand begins systematically eliminating Gotham's crime bosses. Due to the person's dark appearance, he is mistaken for Batman. Now on the run, Batman must solve the mystery and deal with the romance between him and Andrea Beaumont.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: neo noir, atmospheric, talky, intense, exciting, suspenseful, anime, stylized, suspense, epic
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Gargoyles (1994)
Plot Summary:
Gargoyles is an American cartoon series produced by Disney Television Animation and Buena Vista Television, and originally aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997. The series is credited for its relatively dark tone, complex story arcs, and melodrama; character arcs were heavily employed throughout the series, as were Shakespearean themes. A Gargoyles video game adaptation and a spin-off comic series were also created in 1995. The show's storyline continued from 2006–2009 in a comic book series of the same name, written by Greg Weisman and produced by Slave Labor Graphics.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, adult animation, exciting, serious, heroic, retro, suspenseful, stylized, neo noir, dark fantasy
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She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985)
Plot Summary:
She-Ra, He-Man's twin sister, is leading a group of freedom fighters known as the Great Rebellion in the hope of freeing their homeworld of Etheria from the tyrannical rule of Hordak and the Evil Horde.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: retro, epic, homoerotic, exciting, serious, campy
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Plot Summary:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. The pilot was shown during the week of December 14, 1987 in syndication as a five-part miniseries and began its official run on October 1, 1988. The series featured the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created in comic book form by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The property was changed considerably from the darker-toned comic, to make it more suitable for children and the family. The initial motivation behind the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series was that, upon being approached to create a toy line, Playmates Toys was uneasy with the comic book characters' small cult following. They requested that a television deal be acquired first, and after the initial five-episode series debuted, the California toy company released their first series of Ninja Turtles action figures in the summer of 1988. The two media would correspond in marketing style and popularity for many years to come. David Wise and Patti Howeth wrote the screenplay for the first five-part miniseries. When the series continued in the second season, comic artist Jack Mendelsohn joined the show as the executive story editor. Wise went on to write over seventy episodes of the series, and was executive story editor for four later seasons as well. Wise left the series partway through the ninth season, and Jeffrey Scott took over as the story editor and chief writer for the rest of the show's run.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, retro, exciting, humorous, epic, stylized, semi serious, fast, cult classic, vintage
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Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1997)
Plot Summary:
When a desperate Mr. Freeze, to save his dying wife, kidnaps Barbara (Batgirl) Gordon as an involuntary organ donor, Batman and Robin must find her before the operation can begin.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, epic, serious, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic, black comedy, dark comedy
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Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
Plot Summary:
Explore Bruce Wayne's transition from his beginning as a tormented vigilantee to The Dark Knight of a crumbling metropolis with six distinct chapters but intended to be viewed as a whole.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, South Korea
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: anthology, anime, stylized, atmospheric, suspenseful, intense, epic, exciting, serious, psychotronic
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The Mask (1995)
Plot Summary:
The Mask aka The Mask: Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the film of the same name. The show ran for two seasons, from August 12, 1995 to March 8, 1997, on CBS, and spawned its own short-run comic book series, Adventures of The Mask. John Arcudi, former writer of the original comics, penned two episodes of the cartoon. It originally was played during the CBS Kidshow line-up on Saturday mornings, but after being cancelled, it was moved to Cartoon Network. The show also ran in syndication.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, absurd, retro, anime, exciting, offbeat, not serious, slapstick, fast
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Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Plot Summary:
Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, unusual plot structure, intense, serious, exciting, anime, stylized, manga, light, sentimental
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)
Plot Summary:
Batman: The Brave and the Bold is an American animated television series based in part on the DC Comics series The Brave and the Bold which features two or more super heroes coming together to solve a crime or foil a super villain. As the title suggests, the cartoon focuses on Batman's regular "team-ups" with various heroes similar to the most well-known version of the original comic book series. The series premiered on November 14, 2008 on Cartoon Network in the United States, and ended on November 18, 2011.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, humorous, anime, feel good, epic, light, cult classic, absurd, multicultural
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The Adventures of Batman (1968)
Plot Summary:
The Adventures of Batman is an animated television series produced by Lou Schiemer's Filmation studios. It showcased the 12-minute Batman segments from The Batman/Superman Hour, sometimes broken up by and surrounding another cartoon from Filmation's fast growing stream of superhero stars. A re-branded 30-minute version premiered on CBS on September 13, 1969 as Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder. This version was repackaged without the Superman and Superboy segments. Over-the-top characters and catchy dramatic music cues gave this version of Batman a realistic look and feel—by cartoon standards of the day. The colors were vibrant and exciting even if the animation was a little stiff and repetitive in places. Olan Soule was the voice of Batman and is most likely best remembered for his work on that show, and many others in the Filmation stable. Casey Kasem, the popular radio countdown man in the 1980s, was the voice of Robin the Boy Wonder. Batman and Robin would next appear in a The New Scooby-Doo Movies crossover, various versions of Super Friends and The New Adventures of Batman in 1977.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: retro, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Batman Beyond (1999)
Plot Summary:
20 years after Bruce Wayne hung up his cowl, his secret is discovered by troubled teen Terry McGinnis. After McGinnis' father is murdered by the man who now controls Wayne Enterprises, McGinnis is fitted into a high-tech Bat suit by Bruce Wayne, creating a new hero for a future Gotham.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, adult animation, epic, cyber, exciting, serious, stylized, fast, black comedy, dark comedy
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Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
Plot Summary:
Superman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics flagship character, Superman. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and originally aired on The WB Television Network from September 6, 1996 to February 12, 2000. The series was the first of several spin-offs of the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series, and was equally praised for its thematic complexity, quality animation, maturity and modernization of its title character. Re-runs of the series currently air on Hub Network.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, epic, saga, anime, serious, art deco, 2d animation
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Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
Plot Summary:
Batman discovers a mysterious teen-aged girl with superhuman powers and a connection to Superman. When the girl comes to the attention of Darkseid, the evil overlord of Apokolips, events take a decidedly dangerous turn.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: entertaining, intense, visually appealing, exciting, serious, suspenseful, anime, tense, melancholic, realistic
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The Batman (2004)
Plot Summary:
The Batman is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. It ran from September 11, 2004 to March 22, 2008, on the Saturday morning television block Kids' WB. Although the series borrows many elements from previous Batman storylines, it does not follow the continuity set by the comic books, the film series, nor that of Batman: The Animated Series and its spin-offs. The character designs were provided by Jackie Chan Adventures artist Jeff Matsuda; he also directed the ending. The series won six Daytime Emmy Awards.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, intellectual, anime, epic, saga, cult classic, detective, 2d animation
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Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
Plot Summary:
Batman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, gothic, dark, disturbing, stylized, exciting, captivating, suspense, entertaining, anime
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The New Batman Adventures (1997)
Plot Summary:
The New Batman Adventures is a continuation of the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. Stories in this series tend to give more focus to Batman's supporting cast, which include fellow crimefighters Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl, among others. The show also features guest stars such as Supergirl, Etrigan, and The Creeper; characters who would later appear with Batman in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: gothic, serious, stylized, anime, detective, visually appealing
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Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011)
Plot Summary:
Green Lantern: The Animated Series is an American computer-animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern. The series is currently airing on Cartoon Network, as part of their "DC Nation" television block. A one hour sneak peek aired on November 11, 2011 it ran from November 11, 2011 to March 16, 2013, with a new episode airing every week. A special screening of the first episode was shown at New York Comic Con 2011 on October 15, 2011. This is the first Green Lantern television series and the first CGI DC/WB series. The series was cancelled after one season due to poor toy sales from the live-action movie, and because Cartoon Network wanted to emphasize new shows in its "DC Nation" block.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, semi serious, epic, anime, saga, fast, children's program, computer animated, futuristic
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The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is an American animated television series by Marvel Animation in cooperation with Film Roman, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The show debuted both on Disney XD and online in the fall of 2010, starting with a 20-part micro-series. Marvel Entertainment, LLC and Disney XD announced a "new Marvel Universe" programming block, named Marvel Universe, which began broadcasting in April 2012 and included the second season of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! and the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man. The series initially features a team based on the roster for the original Avengers, composed of Iron Man, Giant-Man, Hulk, Thor, and Wasp. The team is later joined by Captain America, Black Panther, and Hawkeye in the first season, and Ms. Marvel and Vision in the second season. In terms of overall tone and style, the series is based principally on the original stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. However, it also tends to utilize material from all eras of the comic's run as well as other sources, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The series was replaced by Marvel's Avengers Assemble, which premiered on July 7, 2013.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, heroic, anime, epic, adult animation, manga, cult classic, serious, fast
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Iron Man (1994)
Plot Summary:
Iron Man, also known as Iron Man: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series based on Marvel Comics' superhero Iron Man. The series aired from 1994 to 1996 in syndication as part of The Marvel Action Hour, which packaged Iron Man with another animated series based on Marvel properties, the Fantastic Four, with one half-hour episode from each series airing back-to-back. The show was backed by a toy line that featured many armor variants. This series of Iron Man was among the few television series to be re-recorded in THX. This may have been usual at the time for a motion picture, but it is rare for a television series. Off the heels of the release of the live-action Iron Man film in 2008, reruns began airing on the Jetix block on Toon Disney. Additionally, all 26 episodes are currently available for streaming through LoveFilm.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: saga, anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful
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Spider-Man Unlimited (1999)
Plot Summary:
Spider-Man Unlimited was a short-lived American animated series featuring the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man. Unlimited premiered in 1999, but, although it had fair ratings, was overshadowed by Pokémon and the newly debuted Digimon, and was canceled after airing only a few episodes. Fox Kids later resumed airing the show from 2000 to 2001, airing 13 episodes, the last ending on a cliffhanger. Several scripts were written for Season 2, including the conclusion of the cliffhanger, but were never produced. Initially, the goal was to do an extremely low budget adaptation of the first 26 issues of The Amazing Spider-Man comic book, but Sony and Marvel had already engaged in a deal, and so Saban was cut from many source and couldn't use the traditional Spider-Man suit or adapt the early comics. Also, in the original idea, Spider-Man was stranded in a Counter-Earth in which Ben Parker didn't die and thus Peter Parker lacked the morale fortitude to resist becoming Venom. However Marvel Comics didn't like the idea and stated that they would not do a story with two Peter Parkers.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: cliffhanger, anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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Justice League (2001)
Plot Summary:
Justice League is an American animated television series which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. It is part of the DC animated universe. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics. After the second season, the series was renamed Justice League Unlimited, and aired for an additional three seasons.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, suspenseful, epic, adult animation, manga, saga, spectacular, fast, exciting, serious
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Batman vs. Robin (2015)
Plot Summary:
Damian Wayne is having a hard time coping with his father's "no killing" rule. Meanwhile, Gotham is going through hell with threats such as the insane Dollmaker, and the secretive Court of Owls.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, anime, suspense, harsh, tense, futuristic, suspenseful, psychotronic, parody, light
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Beware the Batman (2013)
Plot Summary:
Beware the Batman is an American computer-animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. The series was premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on July 13, 2013, as part of their DC Nation block. It is the replacement for Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Beware the Batman is produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The series will premiere on October 11, 2013 on Teletoon in Canada.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, anime, captivating, epic, detective, cult classic, computer animated
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X-Men (1992)
Plot Summary:
X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American-Canadian animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup. X-Men was Marvel Comics' second attempt at an animated X-Men TV series after the pilot X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men was not picked up. The series as a whole is available for streaming at Marvel.com.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: stylized, anime, epic, exciting, retro, saga, manga, cult classic, fast, serious
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Justice League Unlimited (2004)
Plot Summary:
Justice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the previous Justice League animated series. JLU debuted on July 31, 2004 on Toonami and ended with the episode aired May 13, 2006. It was also the final series set in the long-running DC animated universe, which started with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, adult animation, exciting, entertaining, 2d animation
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Harley Quinn (2019)
Plot Summary:
Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, funny, adult animation, brutal, bloody, humorous, sitcom, twisted
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Teen Titans (2003)
Plot Summary:
Teen Titans is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics characters of the same name, primarily the run of stories by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez in the early-1980s The New Teen Titans comic book series. The show was created by Glen Murakami, developed by David Slack, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It premiered on Cartoon Network on July 19, 2003 with the episode "Divide and Conquer" and the final episode "Things Change" aired on January 16, 2006, with the film Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo serving as the series finale. A comic book series, Teen Titans Go!, was based on the TV series. On June 8, 2012, it was announced that the series would be revived as Teen Titans Go! in April 23, 2013 and air on the DC Nation block.IT now airs on the Boomerang channel.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, humorous, anime, semi serious, touching, epic, adult animation, black comedy, dark comedy