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Summary: Good Plot, But Goes Nowhere
Review: What can I say about The Super Milk-Chan Show? Perhaps nothing, since this managed to not make me laugh and left a bad taste in my mouth. The show is about a five year old named Milk who curses like a sailor and is an all-around brat. She lives with a robot who is searching for her father and is love-sick and a slug who is an apparent alcholic. Between dodging her queer landlord and trying to get cash to pay off her bills, she also a super hero (although she has no actual super powers). The President is a character who is as smart as a box of thumbtacks, calls her up whenever trouble is afoot. Along for the ride is Dr. Eyepatch, a mad scientist that communicates with our main charcter via a Jumbo-Tron. While the plot will hook you in, the actual show is a dud. The humor is filled with lame jokes that seem to go on forever. Mostly, this occurs whenever the President and Milk have telephone conversations. This makes watching the show long and tiring, ultimately going nowhere. However, the animation is great, especially for many who grew up adoring Ren and Stimpy, The Powerpuff Girls, and early anime from the 60s and 70s. You get two disks for this series. The first one contains episodes with more "American"-themed punchlines and gags, along with live action bits featuring the crew of ADV Films. The live action bits make this series have a creative edge, but just like the show itself, this is pleaged by bad jokes and gags. Also included are "vintage" episodes, which are more like tradition animation (minus using computers to color, shade, ect.) US cast commentary and much more. The second disk contains the same episodes, but is more of a "direct from Japan" quality to them. Again, English and Japanese audio tracks are present and more bonus materials await for curious viewers. All in all, Super Milk-Chan is a dud for the comedy anime branch and fails to capture it's viewer into it's zany, colorful world. To put it more simply, Super Milk-Chan is mere eye-candy and nothing more. But, if you are looking for anime that brillently makes punches at anime and pop culture, Excel Saga is you best bet.
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