Kappa Mikey was one of the many shows that was part the Nicktoons Network section of Nickelodeon when it first launched, where the company had experimented with shows that were more focused on action and provided a break from well-known yet overplayed shows such as Spongebob Squarepants and the Fairly Oddparents. It was an excellent; if not unheard of, concept that mixed western animation with anime...well sort of. The western animation aspect is horribly underrepresented, which makes sense for the most part since it takes place in anime Japan, however it would have been nice to see just a bit more of a balance between the two art styles. They also don't mind incorporating some elements of primitive CGI, which for the most part is not focused upon for the sake of the viewer unless they squint at it hard enough.
While the earlier episodes had its comedy source focused on the difficulty of transitioning from one culture to another, along with getting to know the Lily Mu cast, the reason this reviewer calls Kappa Mikey "Short-Lived" is because they lose focus on what made the show funny in the first place by the middle of the second season. The humor became too dependent on toilet jokes and gross-out humor. Aside from financial reasons it's no wonder this series had discontinued.
Do not misinterpret the overall opinion this reviewer is providing, for I thought that this was a great show at first. While the humor lost is appeal over time and the backgrounds were nothing to look at, the characters were the main focus of the show. Mikey Simon proves to be a hilarious fool who's more of an ignorant young man than a complete idiot. Gonard (whose Voice Actor is well known for his English Dubbing of Goku) is basically a younger Goku without superpowers, Lily is a direct expy of your generic High School Tsundere, Mitsuki is the over-looked, unappreciated with an unrequited crush on Mikey that might have been noticed if the series wasn't cancelled and finally there's Ozu: The manager of the show who fires the cast on a daily basis, only to rehire them and frequently explodes with anger who's accompanied by his loyal Yes-Man, who represents a satire of your typical Salaryman.
To summarize it all, Kappa Mikey was an excellent concept in theory that just didn't have a lot of replay potential and could have been better.
A Short-Lived Albeit Excellent Concept In Theory
Kappa Mikey was one of the many shows that was part the Nicktoons Network section of Nickelodeon when it first launched, where the company had experimented with shows that were more focused on action and provided a break from well-known yet overplayed shows such as Spongebob Squarepants and the Fairly Oddparents. It was an excellent; if not unheard of, concept that mixed western animation with anime...well sort of. The western animation aspect is horribly underrepresented, which makes sense for the most part since it takes place in anime Japan, however it would have been nice to see just a bit more of a balance between the two art styles. They also don't mind incorporating some elements of primitive CGI, which for the most part is not focused upon for the sake of the viewer unless they squint at it hard enough. While the earlier episodes had its comedy source focused on the difficulty of transitioning from one culture to another, along with getting to know the Lily Mu cast, the reason this reviewer calls Kappa Mikey "Short-Lived" is because they lose focus on what made the show funny in the first place by the middle of the second season. The humor became too dependent on toilet jokes and gross-out humor. Aside from financial reasons it's no wonder this series had discontinued.
Do not misinterpret the overall opinion this reviewer is providing, for I thought that this was a great show at first. While the humor lost is appeal over time and the backgrounds were nothing to look at, the characters were the main focus of the show. Mikey Simon proves to be a hilarious fool who's more of an ignorant young man than a complete idiot. Gonard (whose Voice Actor is well known for his English Dubbing of Goku) is basically a younger Goku without superpowers, Lily is a direct expy of your generic High School Tsundere, Mitsuki is the over-looked, unappreciated with an unrequited crush on Mikey that might have been noticed if the series wasn't cancelled and finally there's Ozu: The manager of the show who fires the cast on a daily basis, only to rehire them and frequently explodes with anger who's accompanied by his loyal Yes-Man, who represents a satire of your typical Salaryman.
To summarize it all, Kappa Mikey was an excellent concept in theory that just didn't have a lot of replay potential and could have been better.