We Baby Bears

We Baby Bears, without considering the original show, is a decent show. It's art style and animation is well done, and the bears are cute, the voice acting is great, and the premise is interesting.

But as a prequel/spin-off to the original series, it's mediocre. While I do like the bears, setting, and art style, it is basically a polar (or ice) opposite of the original We Bare Bears. Ice Bear is more talkative than I'd want him to be, the premise of the show doesn't make canonical sense compared to the much more realistic nature of the original series (or as realistic as a show with walking and talking bears can be).

This series is good on its own and can definitely find a supportive audience, and is better than other shows that aged down characters. But as a prequel to one of the most unique Cartoon Network series, yeah it's pretty iffy. This show probably wouldn't be getting such a mixed reaction if the original series was still running, and not having this basically be a replacement. While I still somewhat enjoy this new series, this also just makes me want a continuation of the original We Bare Bears, even in comic form.

In the original show the characters had deep personalities and were very well written, but in this new show they can be described in one word: annoying, I'm Brazilian which makes it even worse because their dubbing in Portuguese is just horrendous, I watched a video from a former employee of the cartoon network who livened up how he wanted the show to be, and WOW would it be so much better, and come on, they were kids in the 90s how would the panda have a cell phone that looks like an iphone 13?

Should've just kept going on with we bear bears. I couldn't make it past the first episode, I have watched we bear bears for 100s of hours because it's my sons favorite show, but this is terrible. It's not the anime type of art that killed it either, it's just very annoying, doesn't follow the same timeline or stories what so ever. And icebear baby SHOUDLNT have a voice.

We Baby Bears reminds me of an underrated show from the mid-2000's called "All Grown Up!" To showcase how really old I really am, it's a spin-off of Rugrats that imagines the cast as pre-teen kids. While I had good memories of watching the show, All Grown Up wouldn't ever top it's predecessor. And that reflects perfectly on how I feel about We Baby Bears.

We Baby Bears is an inverse of that concept. Instead of following the Bears as adults, they are now orphaned babies who is looking for a home via a Star-touched cardboard box that can traverse time and space. High jinx to follow.

For some positives, the Baby Bears are probably the best part of this show. They're insanely cute, expressive, and their designs translate very well within the Western-Eastern hybrid art style. The child actors playing the trio are actually really good in their roles, which is a rare feat on its own. The backgrounds are gorgeous, some shots taking a page out of Steven Universe's color palette. The fantastical worlds they visit have unique concepts (like a world of vegetable people based loosely on Arthurian legend), and WbB have interesting ideas...with clumsy execution.

Despite the limitless potential of the ideas WbB introduces, the series itself feels constrained and formulaic. The worlds the Bears explore have cool concepts, but are hindered by the short runtime. As such, a lot of the episodes half-reach their potential, and feel predictable or badly rushed at points. And while I love the art style for the Bears, some of the designs of the characters they encounter can be jarring and out-of-place.

Yet despite these issues, I still slightly recommend this show. Just go with expectations that We Baby Bears is not going to overshadow it's seasoned predecessor.

I enjoyed We Bare Bears quite a bit, so when I saw that they made a reboot version with the bears as babies, I figured I'd give it try. After watching multiple episodes of the first season, I wasn't impressed. While this show isn't terrible by any means, it honestly just isn't as good as it used to be. The plot of the episodes is mediocre, and the bears aren't the same. It feels almost as if they're totally different characters, not infant versions of the original ones. Cartoon Network has definitely had worse reboots, such as Teen Titans Go! And Total Dramarama. That being said, it doesn't change the fact that this show is bad.