The Powerpuff Girls

Yeah, I always figured they got the idea for the name from Little Caesar's... And I saw the "Bet You Didn't Know" segments long before I saw any of "Collect Her", so that made it weird.

Full theme song for the reboot

Some pretty neat animation. Hope the show proper has a similar kind of creativity.

It really weirds me out how the returning characters and new characters have totally different art styles, though.

edited 15th Feb '16 7:05:06 PM by FawfulCrump

Did they change their old phone alarm into a cell phone?

Interesting stylistically, but I have one nitpick: in the original intro, they indicated the girls' personalities with the theme song changing (a more heroic shift for blossom, a gentler one for bubbles, and an aggressive guitar part for buttercup). This new intro just tells you what they are instead which isn't as elegant in comparison.

I also feel that the intro, even with the cool visuals, shouldn't be as long as it is, but whatever.

I like the animation, but I don't really like...the song.

Also a 2 minute intro? They're totally gonna cut that down for actual episode airings.

Yeah I don't care much for the song itself either.

edited 15th Feb '16 7:44:12 PM by wehrmacht

This one will be all 11-minute episodes, like all of CN's other shows, won't it?

Or will they give it a full half-hour?

In any case, 2 minutes for a theme is unthinkable.

edited 15th Feb '16 7:49:21 PM by Aldo930

There's already a TV-edit version on Vimeo (scroll down till you find the Vimeo player). It jumps directly to the flashy music and title sequence.

Regarding the designs: I actually think Buttercup's little spikes in the back of her head is an improvement and I like that Bubbles' scrunchies are now visible. Bubbles' pigtails being higher on her head and Blossom's bow being rounder is fine too.

Regarding the clip: definitely feels like the old show.

Regarding the intro: odd style but I love the animation and the song is fine.

Not a fan of that opening. It's nice that they kept the original origin story bits, albeit updated, but the song it out of place. Granted it may be nostalgia talking but do we really need a nearly two minute long song about girl power? It just feels forced compared to the original theme which is just fine.

the actual tv intro probably isn't going to be 2 minutes; someone already mentioned that there's a tv edit up.

a slight nitpick on the intro for me: it seems like they're slightly retconning the PPG's origin. in the new intro, Utonium clearly accidentally breaks the Chemical X container on his own. in the original intro, it looks that way as well, until it was revealed in an episode that a pre-mutation Mojo Jojo pushed Utonium into the container.

also, not a fan of how the smoothed off almost all of Utonium's sharp angles in his design. the change seems unnecessary.

edited 16th Feb '16 8:42:20 AM by crimsonstorm15

Well, who's to say that they will retcon it? Maybe it will be like it was in the original... but don't get your hopes up.

Also... "Girl power"? That's what this song is about?

Remember how Craig Mc Cracken hated that the PPG's merchandise was all targeted towards girls (with that whole "girl power" stuff)? Remember how he had the knockoff PPG say "Girl power!" (among other things) in "Knock It Off" as a Take That! to it?

Did you not notice the huge stretches of the theme song devoted to talking about them as a family, school life, and role in the team? And the words "girl power" are never uttered from what I could hear.

Admittedly, I did watch the video... then I forgot the song because it didn't really connect with me and I didn't find it memorable compared to the original. So forgive me if I have lapses on what songs I can't remember are about.

Hopefully for the ending theme they bring back Bis' original tune... OK, it's wishful thinking.

edited 16th Feb '16 12:13:11 PM by Aldo930

I liked the music in the new theme, wasn't the biggest fan of the lyrics. Seemed a bit too on the nose. Even in the TV size version. The instrumental is fine, great even, but the lyrics are just eh.

Also, I don't understand why they felt the need to give Professor Utonium a maniacal laugh as he's mixing the ingredients. That just makes him seem creepier than he already might have seemed.

edited 16th Feb '16 2:17:15 PM by Odd1

Apparently there was another ad for it, and guess what? The girls now have weird weird hologram powers to make weapons and stuff.

I think I ought to ask - how are they going to deal with Him?

Will they keep him the same old effeminate devil?

He looks like it from the bit in the advertisement I saw. Hell, I think his laugh sounded a bit like Tom Kane was still voicing him.

Oh really now? That doesn't sound like a certain other show, now does it?

edited 16th Feb '16 4:01:07 PM by randomness4

You mean Steven Universe?

No, it's much different then that. Like, think of some weird anime aura thing that surrounds the characters, that's what it is.

At least they're not willing to monkey with Him.

edited 16th Feb '16 4:03:09 PM by Aldo930

I mean, Him doesn't even look changed up in the slightest. Neither does Mojo, but I couldn't tell if he had the same voice (it was a montage of things going on).

Exactly! It's some kind of Green Lantern stuff.