Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

These were the ingredients chosen to-

Wait a second... This isn't the original!

This isn't fake. There is literally an anime version of the popular American cartoon, Powerpuff Girls. I heard about this a few years ago and saw a couple videos and started watching the anime, but never got around to finishing. Now my spark of interest for this anime has come back and here I am reviewing it! Say hello to Powerpuff Girls Z!

Powerpuff Girls Z is set in Tokyo City (New Townsville) where Professor Utonium and his son, Ken, live. By accident, Ken creates Chemical Z, a new form of the Professor's original substance, Chemical X. A sudden worldwide ecological disaster brings in Chemical Z as it is shot into a glacier in Tokyo City's bay and restoring the weather back to normal... That is of course with some after effects like, oh I don't know, rays of light and dark scattering about Tokyo City.

As a result, three 13-year-old girls (who in this Japanese spin-off are unrelated to each other) are hit by rays of light and turn into Powerpuff Girls Z! However, the rays of dark hit people as well and turn them into the villains you know and love such as Mojo Jojo, Sedusa, the Gangreen Gang, Princess Morbucks, and many others!

Momoko is (Hyper) Blossom and the ecstatic leader of the team with a yo-yo for her weapon. She has a great love for sweets and snacks and her constant crushes on various boys.

Miyako is (Rolling) Bubbles and is very happy and "bubbly" yet a complete ditz. Her choice of weapon is a giant bubble wand. She's very oblivious to the many boys who have crushes on her yet is aware of her adoration for fashion and cute clothes.

And last but not least is Kaoru or (Powered) Buttercup. Unlike the other two, she's a total tomboy and favors sports over "girly" things. She's very reluctant to be a part of the team due to the fact her transformation forces her to wear a skirt, yet she wields a giant hammer for her weapon.

So as you can probably analyze from all of this, the Japanese took the original American cartoon and turned it into a magical girl anime. And damn did they do a helluva good job!

It's very bright and colorful and it's quite hilarious, including their version of Mojo. Though my only downside for this is the English dub they made that's only aired in the Philippines. Honestly, it sucks. So if you really want to check this out, go for the Japanese because it's so much better. I really enjoy this anime and hope others will too!

~Liz~