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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
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Matt Hatter Chronicles (2011)
Plot Summary:
Adventure-comedy series about Matt, an ordinary boy who discovers his family defends a gateway to a different dimension called the Multiverse.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Canada, India
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, computer animated, captivating, light, entertaining, humorous, semi serious
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Martin Mystery (2003)
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Martin Mystery is an Anime-influenced television series by the French animation studio, Marathon Media Group with the Japanese animation studio, Tatsunoko Production as an assistant animator, loosely based on the Italian comics Martin Mystère. Over the course of the show's 3 year run, the show was created, developed, written and animated in Tokyo, produced in Paris, and the English-Language voice acting took place in Toronto.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Canada, Italy
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, captivating, anime, entertaining, spooky, 2d animation, nostalgic
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The Super Hero Squad Show (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Super Hero Squad Show is an American cartoon series by Marvel Animation. It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure line from Hasbro, which portray the Avengers, the X-Men, and various other characters of the Marvel Universe in a cartoonish super-deformed-style. It is also a self-aware parody of the Marvel characters, with influences taken from on the comedic Mini Marvels series of parody comic books, in that the heroes tend to find themselves in comedic situations, and have cartoonish bents in comparison to their usually serious personalities, and is an overall comedic take on the Avengers. The series' animation was produced by Film Roman and Marvel Animation.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized
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Redakai: Conquer the Kairu (2011)
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The series revolves around Ky, a 15-year-old student of ancient martial arts, who embarks on an epic quest to find the Kairu, a primordial alien energy source. Aided by his friends Maya and Boomer, Ky travels the world searching for the Kairu while attempting to make sure that his extraterrestrial teenage alien adversaries don't find it first.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, France, South Korea
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, anime, tense, entertaining, serious
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Codename: Kids Next Door (2002)
Plot Summary:
Codename: Kids Next Door, also known as Kids Next Door or by its initials KND, is an American animated television series created by Tom Warburton and produced by Curious Pictures in Santa Monica, California. The series debuted on Cartoon Network on December 6, 2002, and aired its final episode on January 25, 2008. The series came about as the result of a viewer's poll by Cartoon Network. The series centers on the adventures of five 10-year-old children who operate from a high-tech tree house. Their mission is to fight "crimes" against kids, such as homework and flossing, committed by adults, senior citizens, teenagers, and other "evil" children. They make up what is known as Sector V of a worldwide organization called the Kids Next Door. The show was also part of Cartoon Network's series, Cartoon Cartoons, and is the 13th cartoon of the series. It returns on a show called Cartoon Planet.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, captivating, adult animation, funny, feel good, entertaining, retro, smart
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Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters (2012)
Plot Summary:
Kaijudo is the story of Raiden Pierce-Okamoto, aka Ray, a talented 14-year-old boy, and the two worlds in which he lives. One is the real world much like our own, and the other is a fantastical world of creatures, a parallel world made up of five civilizations, visible only to a chosen few.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 280
Genere: Animation
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, tense, light, anime, serious
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El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (2007)
Plot Summary:
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera is Nickelodeon's first ever flash animation series produced for Nickelodeon and Nicktoons Network. The first screening of the show was on January 19, 2007 in the first ever Nickelodeon Creative Summit held in San Juan, Puerto Rico as a special treat for the 60 exclusive attendees. Later sneak peeks aired on February 19, with the series television debut on March 3, 2007 for both networks. It premiered on YTV on May 4, 2007. The entire series is available on iTunes as Season 1, and is also available on the PlayStation Network Store. The Entire series is also available for viewing on the Nickelodeon website.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Mexico, South Korea
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: parody, captivating, entertaining, exciting, humorous
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Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012)
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Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja is an American animated television series created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas for Disney XD. It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. and Boulder Media Limited. Many of the character designs were supplied by Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of Invader Zim. The series premiered on September 17, 2012.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, fast
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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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Loonatics Unleashed (2005)
Plot Summary:
Loonatics Unleashed is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on the Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005 to 2007 in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, Kids Central in Singapore, Cartoon Network's Boomerang in Australia, Cartoon Network in the UK, Southeast Asia and Latin America, and XHGC in Mexico. It is still broadcasting on Clan TVE. The series was loosely based on the Looney Tunes cartoon characters, with the series described by Warner Bros. as an "action-comedy." Loonatics Unleashed is meant to be a mixture of the Looney Tunes shorts' irreverent style of humor and a modern action animated series, with the characters designed in an anime inspired style.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, offbeat, futuristic, 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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Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004)
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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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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American animated science fiction/adventure/comedy series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series originally aired on UPN and ABC from October 2000 to January 2001 as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning programming block. It follows the adventures of space ranger Buzz Lightyear, who first appeared in the film Toy Story as an action figure and one of the film's protagonists.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, nostalgic
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The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
Plot Summary:
The Real Ghostbusters is an American animated television series spun-off from the Ghostbusters franchise. The series ran from 1986 to 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television, DiC Enterprises, and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. "The Real" was added to the title after a dispute with Filmation and its Ghost Busters properties. The series continues the adventures of paranormal investigators Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dr. Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer. There also were two ongoing Real Ghostbusters comics, one published monthly by Now Comics in USA and the other published weekly by Marvel Comics in the United Kingdom, and a popular toy line manufactured by Kenner.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, exciting, light, retro, entertaining, gothic, christmas special, spooky, fast
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Chaotic (2006)
Plot Summary:
Chaotic is an American-Canadian animated fantasy television series produced by 4Kids Entertainment and animated by Bardel Entertainment. It is based on the Danish trading card game of the same name. Much of the plot is based on the original storyline of the Danish trading card game.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 702
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, anime, dark fantasy
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Pokemon (1997)
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
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InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
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Inuyasha and his brother, Sesshomaru, each inherited a sword from their father after his death. However, their father had a third sword, named Sounga, that he sealed away. Seven hundreds years after his death, Sounga awakens and threatens mankind's very existence. How will the children of the Great Dog Demon stop this unimaginable power?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Huntik: Secrets and Seekers (2009)
Plot Summary:
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers is an Italian/American animated television series, begun in 2009, created and directed by Iginio Straffi. It was a co-production between Big Bocca Productions, a company owned by Richard McWilliam, CEO and owner of Upper Deck and Rainbow S.p.A. It acts like one of the spin-offs to the Winx Club series. All of the show's designs, animation and visual style were created in Italy, while the scriptwriting and original voice recording were done in the United States. It aired on The CW4Kids at 11:30am Eastern Standard Time on Saturdays. In Europe, the series used to air on Disney XD, and on CITV. In India, the series' first season aired on Disney XD in 2010. The series premiered on January 3, 2009, with one episode in the US and the first four episodes in Europe, making Jetix the home for premieres beyond the first episode. It was revealed in a magazine with the new season of the Winx Club, that the second season of Huntik would air in fall 2012 in the US. However, the second season began airing in the spring of 2012 in UK on CITV & Australia on channel eleven. The first season was released on DVD by Anime Works in 2010.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Italy
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, anime, mythical, dark fantasy
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SlugTerra: Return of the Elementals (2014)
Plot Summary:
A new member has joined Eli and the Shane Gang! Junjie, once the protector of the Eastern Caverns, is a master of the slugslinging art of Slug Fu! But even with the power of five slingers, the Shane Gang find themselves in over their heads as they race across The 99 Caverns in search of the Legendary Elemental Slugs. The five Elementals are ancient slugs of great power, and the forbearers of all slugs found in SlugTerra today. In the wrong hands, they could bring Slugterra to the brink of destruction. So when an evil alliance starts hunting down the Elementals, Eli and his friends — old and new — take off in pursuit of the greatest threat their world has ever faced!.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, 3d animation, anime, humorous, semi serious
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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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Slugterra (2012)
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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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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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Marvel's Avengers Assemble (2012)
Plot Summary:
The further adventures of the Marvel Universe's mightiest general membership superhero team. With an all-star roster consisting of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Falcon and, occasionally--when she feels like it and only when she feels like it--Black Widow, the Avengers are a team in the truest sense. The Avengers save the world from the biggest threats imaginable--threats no single super hero could withstand.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, anime, light, entertaining, captivating, manga, cult classic, serious
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Generator Rex (2010)
Plot Summary:
Generator Rex is an American science fiction "nanopunk" action animated television series created by Man of Action for Cartoon Network. John Fang of Cartoon Network Studios serves as supervising director. It is inspired by the comic M. Rex, published by Image Comics in 1999. The series premiered in the United States on April 23, 2010, on Cartoon Network. Generator Rex is rated TV-PG. The last episode of the third season had aired on January 3, 2013.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: exciting, anime, apocalyptic, humorous, serious, sad, crying, twisted, suspenseful
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Wolverine and the X-Men (2008)
Plot Summary:
Wolverine and the X-Men was an American cartoon series by Marvel Animation. It is the fourth animated adaptation of the X-Men characters, the other three being Pryde of the X-Men, X-Men: The Animated Series, and X-Men: Evolution.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, epic, saga, anime, humorous, 2d animation
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ThunderCats (2011)
Plot Summary:
ThunderCats is an American/Japanese animated television series, produced by Ethan Spaulding and Michael Jelenic. A reboot of the original 1980s TV series of the same name, ThunderCats was developed by Warner Bros. Animation and Studio 4°C, and combined elements of western animation, with Japanese anime. The series began with an hour-long premiere on Cartoon Network on July 29, 2011. Following the destruction of their home, the kingdom of Thundera, the ThunderCats are forced to roam the planet Third Earth, in order to find a way to defeat the evil sorcerer Mumm-Ra, who plans on taking over the universe. Story-wise the series attempts to take a much darker and more cinematic approach than the original show, featuring a lot more focus on characterization and more sophisticated themes. Initially planned for 52 episodes, it was confirmed by ThunderCats art-director Dan Norton in early 2013 that the show had been canceled after only one season. Reruns of the show later aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, serious, anime, epic, cult classic, dark fantasy, children's program, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Ben 10: Alien Force (2008)
Plot Summary:
Five years later, 15-year-old Ben Tennyson chooses to once again put on the OMNITRIX and discovers that it has reconfigured his DNA and can now transform him into 10 brand new aliens. Joined by his super-powered cousin Gwen Tennyson and his equally powerful former enemy Kevin Levin, Ben is on a mission to find his missing Grandpa Max. In order to save his Grandpa, Ben must defeat the evil DNALIENS, a powerful alien race intent on destroying the galaxy, starting with planet Earth.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, anime, light, entertaining, feel good, captivating, futuristic, cult classic, serious, suspenseful
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Max Steel (2013)
Plot Summary:
Max Steel is a science fiction–comedy, CGI–animated series. It is a re-imagining of its predecessor of the same name, as well as being based on the Mattel action-figure also of the same name. Max Steel premiered on March 25, 2013 on Disney XD.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, anime, 3d animation, humorous, computer animated
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Danny Phantom (2003)
Plot Summary:
Danny Phantom is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon, produced by Billionfold Studios. It was distributed by Nelvana, a Canadian animation company, as was The Fairly OddParents. The show is about a 14-year-old named Danny Fenton who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human world and the supernatural "Ghost Zone", becomes half-ghost and frequently saves his town and the world from ghost attacks, while attempting to keep his ghost half a secret from everyone, except his best friends Tucker Foley and Samantha Manson. The series premiered on April 3, 2004 and ended on August 24, 2007; it ran for 3 seasons with a total of 53 episodes. It is currently being released on DVD. On August 5, 2013, Hartman announced the possible revival of the show as a result of persisted praise from fans and successful T.U.F.F. Puppy ratings on his Twitter account, but there has been not yet been any official word from Hartman or Nickelodeon.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, intellectual, gothic, spooky, slapstick comedy, slapstick, humorous, odd, nostalgic
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Ben 10: Omniverse (2012)
Plot Summary:
Ben 10: Omniverse is an American animated television series currently airing on Cartoon Network, in the United States. The series is the fourth installment in the Ben 10 franchise. Man of Action created the franchise. The series was announced at Cartoon Network's Upfront in 2011. Concept art, described as an homage to the original Ben 10 series, designed by Derrick J. Wyatt was first unveiled at the 2012 UK Toy Fair. The series premiered on September 22, 2012, with a "sneak episode" that aired on August 1, 2012. A "sneak peek" of the series aired after "Ben 10 Week". The show has been on hiatus since April 2013, and new episodes are scheduled to return on 5 October.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, anime, cult classic, fast, exciting, serious, suspenseful, offbeat