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Plot Summary:
Based on the Lego Hero Factory toys, the show focuses on building heroes to protect the world from evil.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, stylized, offbeat
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Zoids: Genesis (2005)
Plot Summary:
Young Ruuji Familon finds a Liger-type Zoid during a salvage mission. Initially, the village is attacked by Bio-Raptor Bio-Zoids, and later a Bio-Megaraptor. After the village generator is destroyed in combat, Ruuji takes the Murasame Liger Zoid and leaves the village alongside Ra-Kan and Rei Mii to find a generator mechanic or the village will be destroyed. Through his journey Ruuji learns he must fight against Digald.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, apocalyptic, exciting, light, serious, captivating, stylized, mecha
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Scan2Go (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sometime in the near future, in an age in which we have established contact and communications with planets outside our galaxy, Scan2Go has become a huge phenomenon throughout all of outer space. Giant races are held at every locality, with each racer gunning for the title of the universe's number one racer! The main character in the series, Kazuya, possesses the power of the eagle, performed well with his blazing, innate power commanding his falconine beast spirit. He competes in a tournament, the "Pro-Racer Exhibition Race.", but was no match for the other teams that had won their way through the competitive Space Preliminaries. Realizing the difficult obstacles that lie before them, Kazuya and his friends leave the small Earth behind and set off on a universe-wide quest to hone their skills as warriors!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, serious, stylized, anime, shounen, futuristic
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Speed Racer: The Next Generation (2008)
Plot Summary:
An animated TV series centered on the child of the legendary Speed Racer -- a young talent named after his father who enrolls in an academy for the fastest kids on Earth.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, stylized, offbeat
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Zixx (2004)
Plot Summary:
Zixx is a Canadian television series that airs on YTV. This series was developed by Savi Media and The Nightingale Company with YTV Original Productions. The series was created by Jeff Hirschfield. The show consists of a mixture of live action "real world" sequences interspersed with computer-generated scenes set inside a virtual realm. In Zixx Level One, Elliott Digital used a game engine to create the animation, the first time this was done for a television show. For Zixx: Level Two, the production had to move to British Columbia when Thunderbird Films Inc. joined the team. Mainframe Entertainment came on board to do the animation and IDT Entertainment, the company that owns Mainframe, took over distribution of the show. It is the first ever Mainframe series to combine live action with computer animation. The crew would stay for season three.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, stylized, humorous
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Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (2009)
Plot Summary:
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 is an American/Canadian 3D CGI television series created by Mattel, Nelvana, and Nerd Corps Entertainment. A two-episode preview aired on the Cartoon Network in the United States on August 24, 2009. In Cartoon Network India it is starting from April 30, 2010 and in Cartoon Network Philippines on July 3, 2010. The series made its official debut on August 29. According to a HotWheels.com page as of July 14, 2010 describing "BATTLE FORCE 5 Battle Action Assortment" toys, Vehicles combine forces to create even more powerful combat machines. The second season began airing September 18, 2010. The first trailer for the series was released on the official Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 website on June 25, 2009. The first two episodes aired on Monday, August 24. This is the fourth production by Nerd Corps Entertainment, following Storm Hawks, League of Super Evil, and Dragon Booster.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Animation
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, computer animated
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Space Ghost (1966)
Plot Summary:
Space Ghost is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It first aired on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 7, 1968. The series was composed of two unrelated segments, Space Ghost and Dino Boy in the Lost Valley. An alternative title, Space Ghost and Dino Boy, is used in official records to differentiate it from Cartoon Network's late-night talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The series was created by Alex Toth and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, exciting, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, children's program, vintage
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LEGO Legends of Chima (2013)
Plot Summary:
Laval the Lion and Cragger the Crocodile are best friends who live in the mystical land of Chima. This all changes after an innocent escapade when Cragger gets his first experience with chi, a sacred resource important to Chima's delicate balance which gives its user awesome power.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Denmark, India, Thailand
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, semi serious, exciting, serious
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Biker Mice from Mars (2006)
Plot Summary:
Biker Mice from Mars is an animated series, a remake of the show with the same name which aired from 1993–1996. Unlike past remakes of old shows, this one continues the plot of the original series with new added characters. The 2006 version of the show has previews of the show on YouTube. Jim Ward won a 2009 voice-actor Daytime Emmy for his performance as Eyemore in the episode "Manchurian Charley" and as the Crusher in the episode "Here Come The Judge". The series was slated as a mid-season replacement in the 4Kids block on the CW network in fall 2009, but the series did not air. In the UK it was picked up for a second window by CSC Media Group, who scheduled it from April 2, 2010 on the Kix channel. The series features as a show on YouTube. An episode has been launched each Saturday on YouTube since November 2010.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, humorous, captivating, anime, offbeat
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Voltron Force (2011)
Plot Summary:
Voltron Force is a spin-off of the 1980s animated series Voltron that was originally scheduled for a release in autumn of 2010. Eventually, the show premiered on June 16, 2011, exclusively on the Nicktoons television network to coincide with the premiere of the second season of Iron Man: Armored Adventures. It ended on April 25, 2012 with the episode "Black".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 558
Genere: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, mecha, tense, captivating, entertaining, humorous, semi serious
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Doctor Who: Dreamland (2009)
Plot Summary:
This sensational new animated adventure finds the Doctor (voiced by David Tennant) hooked up with two new companions – Cassie and Jimmy – and pits him against a new alien race, the monstrous Viperox, led by Lord Azlok. Day Springs, Nevada, 1958. During a visit to a local diner, the Doctor befriends a young waitress, Cassie, and her friend Jimmy. When the Doctor examines an extraterrestrial artefact, he draws the attention of a mysterious man in black, an alien warrior and Colonel Stark, commanderof Dreamland – the military base also known as Area 51. So begins a momentous mission for the Doctor, who with the help of his new companions and Jimmy’s grandfather, Night Eagle, sets out to rescue the stranded alien, Rivesh Mantilax, and his wife, Saruba Valek, from the clutches of the American military – and from the terrifying alien race, the Viperox, led by the ruthless Lord Azlok.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, semi serious, exciting, humorous, computer animated
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Team Galaxy (2006)
Plot Summary:
Team Galaxy, le Collège de l'Espace or Galaxie Académie is a French and Canadian animated series made by Marathon Production. It blends anime-inspired 2D animation with CG elements, and is set at "Galaxy High", where a trio of young students try to balance their regular teenage lives and their training to become Space Marshals. The concept and animation style is similar to that of both Totally Spies! and Martin Mystery, other series created by the same production company. Team Galaxy is co-produced by a number of international broadcasters, such as France 3 which was the first to begin airing the full series from 28 August 2006. In the United States, Cartoon Network paid Marathon about $16–$17 Million for 52 episodes, for a premiere in Fall 2006. It also appears on Canada's YTV and CBBC/Disney XD in the UK.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 858
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Canada, Italy, South Korea
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, humorous, captivating, anime, offbeat, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Kappa Mikey (2006)
Plot Summary:
Kappa Mikey is an American animated sitcom created by Larry Schwarz, who chose 4Kids Entertainment as the worldwide licensing, marketing and official promotional agent of the series. The show is Nicktoons's first original half-hour series, bought during the same period as other Animation Collective series such as Three Delivery and Speed Racer: The Next Generation, as well as Flash shows from other studios, such as Edgar & Ellen and The Secret Show, though the latter was made from BBC. The series premiered on January 6, 2006, as Nickelodeon aired several reruns and premieres as a promotional movement from August 20, 2006 to January 2007. The series is MTV's first global acquisition, and is currently available on iTunes. Kappa Mikey was marketed as "the first anime to be produced entirely in the United States", according to press releases from MTV, Nicktoons Network, and various other sources, as the term anime in English is generally reserved for animation originally produced for the Japanese market. It uses Japanese animation and culture as inspiration for its concept, rather than being "true" anime. As a matter of fact, the series is a homage/parody of Japanese anime. On February 16, 2008, during their "Music Week", Nicktoons Network aired their first and only original television movie, an hour-long Kappa Mikey musical entitled "Kappa Karaoke". Officially, the episode's title is "The Karaoke Episode".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, parody, captivating, stylized, anime, exciting, offbeat, 2d animation, nostalgic
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LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies (2010)
Plot Summary:
A new Rookie team has been assigned to complete their training with Stormer and his crew - but someone from Stormer's past is trying to take down the Hero Factory and Stormer himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, computer animated, captivating, stylized, semi serious, serious
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Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004)
Plot Summary:
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! is an American/Japanese animated television series, and was created by Ciro Nieli, one of the directors of Teen Titans, with animation being done by a Japanese studio known as The Answer Studio. Set mainly on the fictional planet of Shuggazoom, the series follows the adventures of five cyborg monkeys and a human boy named Chiro as they struggle to protect their planet - and the rest of the universe - from the forces of evil. As is obvious from the visual appearance of the show, there is a significant anime influence present, despite being produced for American television. It was also influenced by Star Trek, Super Sentai, Voltron and Star Wars. The show also contains various references to pop culture, a notable example being the episode "Season of the Skull", which is a parody of the 1970s thriller The Wicker Man.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, exciting, children's program, nostalgic
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Transformers: Energon (2004)
Plot Summary:
Transformers: Energon, known in Japan as Transformer: Superlink, is the 2004–2005 Transformers toyline, animated series and comic book series, another co-production between Hasbro and Takara and a direct sequel to Transformers: Armada. It is also the first Japanese Transformers show where the Transformers are computer-generated, in a cel-shaded technique similar to the Zoids anime, which was a trend that would continue into the next series, Transformers: Cybertron. In this series, the Transformers' primary gimmicks are the Autobots' ability to combine with partners of the same size, the Decepticons' ability to use powered up forms, and the addition of Energon weapons and stars that can be placed on any Transformer. Mini-Cons, from the previous line, are still present, but all Mini-Con pegs are "dead", and they do not activate a function on the toy.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 881
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, computer animated, bleak
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Glass Fleet (2006)
Plot Summary:
A tyrannical Emperor has his grasp over the galaxy. The rebels outnumbered and outgunned try to locate the mythical Glass Fleet that once served the true ruler. They do find one of the royal descendants, now a space pirate.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, stylized, suspense
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Eon Kid (2007)
Plot Summary:
Eon Kid is the English title of a South Korean-Spanish CGI animated television series Iron Kid produced by Daewon Media and Design Storm in South Korea, and BRB Internacional in Spain. While the series is known as Iron Kid in South Korea, Spain and other non-English-speaking countries, it is known as Eon Kid in the English-speaking countries due to the legal concerns. It premiered in Korea on KBS2 on April 6, 2006, and on TVE in fall 2006. In the United States, it is distributed by Manga Entertainment and premiered on The CW's Saturday morning Kids WB block September 22, 2007.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Spain, South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, semi serious, captivating, anime, scenic, manga, 3d animation
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The Galaxy Railways (2003)
Plot Summary:
The Galaxy Railways is a 26 episode science fiction anime series about flying trains set in the far reaches of space. It is licensed by Funimation Production Ltd. and produced by Leiji Matsumoto. It debuted on American TV in a syndicated FUNimation Channel programming block airing on CoLours TV on Monday, June 19, 2006, but was replaced by Dragon Ball until the programming block was dropped. The series has also aired on the linear FUNimation Channel. Two sequels have been produced, both currently unlicensed in English regions. A 4-part OVA series The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet was produced that bridges both seasons of the show. In 2006 a sequel series, The Galaxy Railways: Crossroads to Eternity began broadcasting in Japan for a 26-episode run. Of those 26, only 24 episodes were broadcast on television, with the final two released only on DVD. It has also been announced that on the 25-03-2009, an off take of the series called The Galaxy Railways: Faraway Angels will be released as a Drama CD. The story follows the Mizar platoon and their adventures.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, stylized
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Stargate Infinity (2002)
Plot Summary:
Stargate Infinity is an American animated science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise, but is not considered official Stargate canon. The show was created by Eric Lewald and Michael Maliani, as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1 created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner after the release of Stargate. The cartoon had a low viewership rating and poor reception; it was canceled after one season. Co-produced by MGM Television and DIC Entertainment and directed by Will Meugniot. The story arc of Stargate Infinity follows Gus Bonner being framed for opening the Stargate for alien enemies in a future version of Stargate Command. Bonner escapes with a group of fresh recruits through the Stargate. The team can not return to Earth before they have cleared their names. The show was cancelled before any of its major plots could be resolved. The story unfolds when the members of the team encounters different alien races from other planets.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 758
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating
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Planet Sheen (2010)
Plot Summary:
Planet Sheen is an American CGI animated television series. It is the 2010 spin-off sequel of the 2002 series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as well as the 2001 Oscar-nominated film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The show was created by John A. Davis, Keith Alcorn, and Steve Oedekerk and based on characters created by John A. Davis. The series has been picked up for 26 episodes by Nickelodeon for its first season. Jeffrey Garcia returned as the voice of Sheen, and Bob Joles and Rob Paulsen are the voices of Nesmith and Doppy. The series was originally produced by C.O.R.E. in Toronto, but production moved to Bardel Entertainment in Vancouver after C.O.R.E shut its doors. Planet Sheen premiered on Nickelodeon on October 2, 2010 in the United States. The pilot episode was attached to a Fanboy and Chum Chum DVD.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: computer animated, feel good, humorous, stylized, not serious, exciting
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VanDread (2000)
Plot Summary:
Vandread is a Japanese anime series directed by Takeshi Mori and created by Gonzo and Media Factory animation studios. The series is composed of two seasons, each composed of thirteen episodes of twenty-five minutes. The first series is summarized in the Vandread Taidouhen OVA in 2001, and the second in the Vandread Gekitouhen OVA, released in 2002. There is a Vandread Extra Stage Novel, that explains the events after Vandread: The Second Stage. Along with acquiring the two original series from Geneon, Funimation also licensed the two OVAs.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 904
Genere: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, mecha, ecchi, campy
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Rocket Monkeys (2012)
Plot Summary:
This Canadian cartoon focuses on two monkey brothers named Gus and Wally who are in outer space working as GASI agents (Galactic Animal Space Institute agents, so no pun intended!). They are accompanied by their robot friend YAY-OK and their boss Dr. Chimpsky as they are sent on missions to accomplish different tasks, including defeating their enemies.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 537
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, exciting, offbeat, semi serious
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Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009)
Plot Summary:
Once the ruler of an entire universe, the Great Spirit Mata Nui finds himself cast out of his own body, his spirit trapped inside the fabled Mask of Life, hurtling through space. After landing on the far-away planet of Bara Magna, the mask creates a new body for Mata Nui, who unwillingly gets caught up in the furious battles of the nearly barren and dangerous planet.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, tense, captivating, suspense
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Monsuno (2011)
Plot Summary:
Monsuno released as Juusen Battle Monsuno in Japan, is an American-Japanese animated series that premiered in the United States on February 23, 2012 on Nickelodeon's sister channel, Nicktoons and began airing on TV Tokyo in Japan in October 2012, with global launches staggered by country sometime in-between summer 2012 and spring 2013 through Nickelodeon. The series is created by Jeremy Padawer and Jared Wolfson. It is distributed by FremantleMedia and is produced by Dentsu Entertainment USA, FremantleMedia, Jakks Pacific, and The Topps Company.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 676
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, anime, captivating, entertaining, tense, shounen, stylized, semi serious
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Transformers: Prime (2010)
Plot Summary:
Transformers: Prime is an American computer-animated television series based on the Transformers toy franchise by Hasbro. The series aired on Hub Network from November 29, 2010 to July 26, 2013. The Transformers: Prime TV movie, Predacons Rising, will premiere in the Fall of 2013. The first season became available for instant streaming through Netflix on April 5, 2012. The second season became available on December 7, 2012. The series has been well-received and has won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards. Transformers: Prime is rated TV-Y7-FV. Many references to other Transformers continuities have appeared in the series.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: heroic, exciting, humorous, anime, sincere, computer animated
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Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2013)
Plot Summary:
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. is an American cartoon series based on the superhero character by Marvel Comics. The series aired on August 11, 2013 on Disney XD. The series aired alongside Avengers Assemble and Ultimate Spider-Man as part of Disney XD's "Marvel Universe" television block.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
Plot Summary:
Peter Quill is Star-Lord, the brash adventurer who, to save the universe from its greatest threats, joins forces with a quartet of disparate misfits — fan-favorite Rocket Raccoon, a tree-like humanoid named Groot, the enigmatic, expert fighter Gamora and the rough edged warrior Drax the Destroyer.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, humorous, semi serious, manga, saga, anime, stylized, futuristic
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Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles - The Phantom Clone (2013)
Plot Summary:
Grievous lures Yoda away from the Jedi Temple and steals the Padawans light sabers. Dooku plans to use the crystals inside the light sabers to make Sith clones. It is up to Yoda and the Padawans to prevent Dooku from carrying out his plan.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 468
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Denmark, China
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, parody, feel good, humorous, witty, not serious, computer animated, fast
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Lego Bionicle: The Journey to One (2016)
Plot Summary:
Six legendary heroes find themselves on an epic quest as they harness the power of nature's elements to defeat the forces of evil.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
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The Transformers (1984)
Plot Summary:
The Transformers is the first animated television series in the Transformers franchise. The series depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, South Korea
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, anime, humorous, captivating, stylized, mecha, semi serious, fast, weird