Time was, long ago, that on Saturday Mornings you could flip from one network to another and watch kids shows of varying quality and all lacking in anything resembling educational content. These were the good, ol days. The days when you either complained about College Football interupting Bugs and Tweety, scratched your hairoff about how NBC could run Smurfs and Gummie Bears back to back or just throw your hands up and watch whatever CBS had on. To celebrate this…

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UPDATE: In the second episode of our podcast, we reflect upon and discuss this list. We at Animation Revelation feel that we know a thing or two about quality animation. And after seeing a couple of lists try to rank what would be some of the best animated series of all time, we figured that if anyone should have a say at that, it should be us. In true vintage format, we’re doing 65 entries instead of the standard 100,…

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The cold opening shows us something we never thought possible; Lex Luthor has beaten Superman. As he stands over his Kryptonite infected body, he tells Superman how he managed to sneak one past him… Until he learns that Superman isn’t really Superman at all! It’s the Martian Manhunter, and the Justice League has finally trapped Luthor! He makes a run for it, but he’s simply no match for the new team and as he’s catured by the Man of Steel…

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Episode 3 — The Transfer Student is the Second Childhood Friend If the poorly translated title is sure to be any indication, it’ll be a good bet that another one of Ichika’s ghosts will pop up at some point in this episode. Oh, sure, they say friend, but a “friend” in this show might as well just mean “crazy bitches who try to skewer you with wooden swords”. Ichika doesn’t seem to be the kind of personable fellow that can…

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This brings the first appearance of Aquaman in the series. Although he appeared in an episode of Superman: TAS prior to JL, both versions seem to contrast from each other. The S:TAS version had Aquaman resemble his classic self, while the one in “The Enemy Below” has his “badass” look- long hair, shaggy beard, and no shirt, as well as the attitude. This doesn’t make Aquaman all too likable- he comes off rude, impulsive, and a bit of an ass….

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For this episode, we get a look at the Green Lantern John Stewart. Back when this show was in its production stages, there was controversy over choosing John as a main character for the show, the two main reasons being that it felt like token casting for some people, as well as the fact that there has already been a Green Lantern in the DCAU, namely Kyle Rayner. So of course, the writers had to quickly prove that he could…

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During Earth’s first contact with Mars, astronauts accidentally awaken the White Martians, who slowly breach the defenses of humanity and prepare for their invasion. When this conquest begins, Batman and Superman prove unable to save the world alone and must look for outside help. So with that, Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, and the last original Martian J’onn J’onzz join alongside them to form the Justice League and help Earth face off against oblivion. When watching previous crossovers such…

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Hey, long time no trial. At nighttime, Tomoya, Nagisa, and Fuko decide to do what any sane teenager would do, i.e. break into school. Tomoya plays the straight man and questions this idea, but Nagisa trusts this path given how her father still remembers Fuko after hearing her name. Since really, how hard can it be to forget this annoying green-haired midget? I know I unfortunately haven’t. After a few minutes of sitting around while the opening plays, Fuko tears…

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