YMMV / Happy Heroes

• Archive Panic: It has 700+ episodes and three movies. It's been going since about 2010 and shows no signs of stopping. Surprisingly, most fans, even ones in some countries outside China, are familiar with at least the first 10 seasons.
• Bizarro Episode: A sci-fi action series with a self-aware, fast-paced comedic touch to it was bound to have a few oddball episodes here and there.
  • Season 2 episode 20 has absolutely no focus on the Supermen fighting any monsters, instead being about Doctor H. wishing on a genie that he were married to Miss Peach, but with the genie placing unwanted side-effects on his wish that Doctor H. attempts to rectify with the other wishes he is given.
  • Season 8 episode 36 has Big M., one of the more medium aware characters in the series, being transported to the studio that produces Happy Heroes and meeting the series creator, Huang Weiming, in person, not reacting as though he had any knowledge that he's in a cartoon at all. Big M. later gets his hands on a script for the show and erases a bunch of things and people, including Little M.; before the episode's events are revealed to be a dream.
• Cult Classic: Despite not having a widespread English release, it has a cult following in the English-speaking world with quite a few people being dedicated to the show. You can find fan art, roleplays, etc.
• Diagnosed by the Audience:
  • Smart S. shows a couple signs of NPD (feelings of superiority, fantasising about power, beauty and success, constantly seeking attention and admiration, high sensitivity to stress, etc).
  • Quite a lot of Careless S.'s behaviour can be seen as signs of a neurological disorder (forgetfulness, occasional social slip-ups, extreme focus on weapons, slow way of talking, etc).
  • Quite a bit of Careful S.'s behaviour points to him being on the Autism spectrum (difficulty with outwardly expressing emotion, sort of monotone voice, high intelligence despite his age, bad with social skills, Chronic Hero Syndrome nearly on the same level as Happy S., constant fidgeting/attachment to his Rubix cube, etc).
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Of the five Supermen, Careful S. is the most popular, probably due to his tragic backstory and a number of tragic episodes and scenes featuring him making him easy woobie material.
  • Kalo also gets quite a bit of love from fans. Perhaps unsurprising considering he's Careful S.'s ally. The producers eventually capitalized on the popularity of both characters by giving them a mini-season of their own, Happy Heroes and the City of Mystery, with the other Supermen relegated to minor roles.
  • Huo Haha, the Affably Evil magician from Season 8, seems to be a favorite within the fandom.
• Fan Nickname: Fans sometimes give Smart S. the nickname Smartass, due to it being a pun on his original name that fits with his character.
• Friendly Fandoms: The Happy Heroes fanbase gets along pretty well with Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf fans, due to both shows being directed by Huang Weiming.
• Growing the Beard: While Seasons 1 and 2 are by no means considered terrible, Season 3 is notable in that it establishes lore and running gags that would go on to become series staples (such as Doctor H.'s missing father and Big M.'s vomit-inducing ugliness), and it benefits from introducing the fan-favorite character Kalo.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: In episode 4, Careless S. gets his weapon working properly for once and jokes that he should call himself "Careful S." from now on. Fast forward to the Season 1 finale, a fifth Superman who actually is named Careful S. joins the team. (Careful S. makes an Early-Bird Cameo in the Season 1 intro, so this could be a case of foreshadowing.)
• It Was His Sled: Everyone in at least the Western fandom knows what happens to one of the team members in season 7, even if not everyone has watched up to that point. For those who want the specifics, Kalo kills himself to fend off an army of ships attacking planet Xing Xing.
• Narm Charm: The awkward wording in Miao Mi's dub. It actually makes sense for a setting like this, considering the eccentricity of some of the characters who speak this way, such as Little M.
• Periphery Demographic: Happy Heroes is a children's show, but has some teen and adult fans, particularly in the West, due to its fast-paced style of humor and its intriguing lore.
• Portmanteau Couple Name: Careful S. x Kalo is sometimes referred to as "伽小", or "Jiaxiao", in Chinese. "小罗" ("Xiaoluo") is also used, but isn't as popular.
• So Bad, It's Good: A few people have this reaction towards the campy voice acting in the Lookus dub.
• Tear Jerker: Kalo’s Heroic Sacrifice to save Planet Xing Xing in “God of War Legend Part 4” The Heroes’ reactions to it also count, especially Careful S. He just breaks.
• Values Dissonance:
  • In the US, the show has been marketed at preschoolers on the Miao Mi app, but it hasn't been very successful. There might be values dissonance about how much slapstick, comic violence and Toilet Humor (Mainly in season 8 episode 11, where Big M. is attempting this with Huo Haha's floating spell logic and... farting) is acceptable for preschoolers.
  • In episode 15, to obtain the stray cat from Smart S., Big M. fakes being Driven to Suicide over not having "his" cat back. And, given the nature of this show, it's presumably Played for Laughs. Suicide jokes rarely show up in American children's shows for several reasons, not the least of which is that it's not seen as a good thing to joke about in general.
• What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: Happy Heroes is undeniably a children's show, but it contains some surprisingly dark scenes and pieces of lore, such as the entire story about Doctor H. missing his Disappeared Dad, the episode in Season 7 where Kalo sacrifices himself, and another episode in Season 14 where the Dark Demon stabs Happy S. and turns him into his Jixie Stone form. The Season 7 episode in particular is notable, as it's one of the episodes that was made available on Miao Mi, an educational service for preschool and kindergarten-aged children.

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