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jessicadicicco610 Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#1: May 20th 2021 at 10:01:32 AM

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/stephen-chow-monkey-king-netflix-1234977665/

Coming to Netflix in 2023 is an animated series called Mech Cadets.

“Mech Cadets” is an animated series based on the Boom! Studios series “Mech Cadet Yu” from Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa, executive produced by Boom! Studios, Japanese studio Polygon Pictures Inc. and Aaron Lam, who also serves as the writer and an executive producer.

"Set 50 years in the future, after a terrifying alien species attack, “teenager Stanford Yu works as a janitor at the Sky Corps Military Academy. But he’s only dreamed of one thing his entire life — to pilot a Robo Mech, giant robots from outer-space who came to our aid. When he finally gets his shot, Stanford and his classmates must put aside all personal differences and work together as a team in order to defend humanity against a new invasion of aliens.”

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#2: May 20th 2021 at 4:57:29 PM

I liked the comic series quite a good deal, so this cartoon interests me. There are a few things I note, though:

First is that the promo image seems to suggest that Olivetti has been thinned out from the comic character’s design. The prosthetic is a neat touch (and Netflix should take the next step and cast a disabled voice actor), but there was no reason to make the character thin too when it’s rare enough to have chubby characters who aren’t played as jokes.

One thing this series could possibly do better is get into the origins of the Sharg and the Robos. For whatever reason, the comic raises the mystery of where they came from and who’s building them, but just never bothers to answer it. So hopefully we get an answer this time. Maybe it’s a Pacific Rim kind of deal with competing creators, or maybe the Sharg’s creators also built the Robos who then rebelled.

Lastly, I’m not sure how to feel about the Robo design. The designs in the comic were more based on tokusatsu with touches of Mazinger Z and Evangelion. While inversely here I’ve heard at least one response that the Netflix promo’s Robo looks like out of a “generic mobile game”. Hopefully the Robos as a whole will look good in their own right when we see them all.

Edited by Tuckerscreator on May 20th 2021 at 5:04:27 AM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#3: May 20th 2021 at 5:09:17 PM

Oh for fucks sake Polygon! :/

Of all the studios.

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jessicadicicco610 Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#4: May 20th 2021 at 5:16:03 PM

I thought some of their shows looked good, like Transformers Prime and Still Water.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#5: May 20th 2021 at 5:19:38 PM

Their cartoons generally look better than their anime work.

Issue is the anime style is used more.

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#6: May 20th 2021 at 5:19:44 PM

[up][up][up]Polygon? Booo.

Netflix clearly likes the mecha genre, they have plenty of them, but uninspired designs + Polygon = I’ll wait for Getter Robo Arc.

Edited by Beatman1 on May 20th 2021 at 8:19:54 AM

XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#7: May 20th 2021 at 5:28:17 PM

The Polygon Pictures hatedom still alludes me note , as their recent outings with Pacific Rim: The Black and Stillwater was generally well-received. (An interview on their specific involvement on the former here.)

I'm pretty out of the loop on the original comic, so I'm hoping this adaptation does a good job on that.

Edited by XMenMutant22 on May 20th 2021 at 8:57:16 AM

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#8: May 21st 2021 at 3:49:50 AM

[up]Polygon is the sort of studio that really accents notable weaknesses of their productions. The Netflix Godzilla Trilogy is a great example of their rather bland, bleh visuals making a dull, pretentious story feel duller and more pretentious to the point when Netflix and Toho decided to try again, they got a completely different studio and creative team and seem to be getting a much more positive reception. (Comparing the director who specifically said no Mechagodzilla to one who makes one of the main characters Jet Jaguar will do that admittedly).

And now here we have bland, bleh visual designs from the studio looking like its about to advertise an ad-supported mobile puzzle game. This is the sort of thing Polygon fumbles all the time.

XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#9: Jul 13th 2023 at 4:47:46 PM

The first trailer has finally been released!

The pressure’s on when a group of teen Mech pilots are thrust into battle against alien invaders mere days after becoming Cadets. It's time to save the world! Mech Cadets arrives on Netflix August 10.

Per Deadline, featuring the voice cast:

Adapted from the bestselling comic series Mech Cadet Yu from Boom! Studios by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa, the 10-episode series is set 50 years in the future, after a terrifying alien species attacked our planet, and follows teenager Stanford Yu (Brandon Soo Hoo) who works as a janitor at the Sky Corps Military Academy. But he’s only dreamed of one thing his entire life— to pilot a Robo Mech, giant robots from outer space who came to our aid. When he finally gets his shot, Stanford and his classmates must put aside all personal differences and work together as a team in order to defend humanity against a new alien invasion.

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