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I never was a true fan of Star Trek, although I have seen some of the new movies/shows in their universe..

But I have seen a lot of Family Guy & American Dad and I find this to be just hilarious..

You get to experience the humor of Seth MacFarlane who created the previously mentioned animations but in a Star Trek-like universe..

It is very funny but at the same time it touches some serious or interesting dilemmas/subjects and the conclusions sometimes surprise you. .

I feel that this show is a perfect mix of sci-fi and comedy and is definitely the funniest space sci-fi I have seen to date.

*EDIT - After finishing the entire first season I have to bump the score up to a solid 7 maybe even 7.5, although you can look for a lot of mistakes it most certainly is the best anime live-action adaption to date and you have to give credit to the people involved, I'm still too cheap to give it an 8 because of the pacing and changes to some of the characters unique features, but i was impressed for sure.

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Original review

I had very low expectations of this show, expecting I would give it 3/10 or so, but I must say that it exceeded my expectations.

You have to be very forgiving if comparing it to the anime or manga though.

**Storytelling 5/10** The storytelling is very rushed, I can enjoy it because I have seen the anime, but as a new person I would feel like it was a mess.

**Characters 5/10**

It look almost like a theater adaption, very few of the characters actually look like they do in the anime, instead they look like a normal humans in make-up(which ofc they are).

Alvida, instead of being a 6'6"(1.98m) giant woman in both girth and height with a huge club the size of a teenager, is just a normal sized chubby woman with a spiked baseball bat.

Axe Hand Morgan, instead of being a 9'4" (2.85m) giant buffed man, is just a normal sized semi-buff man.

Arlong, instead of being a giant 8'7" (2.63m) Fish-Man, is just a normal sized dude in blue paint with a fake nose.

Etc.

I mean they really could have done a better job in that regard.

They literally turned giants into normal sized people.

But at least the characters are recognizable, but I mean that should be a given.

**Animation quality and world build 8/10**

You can see that they have spent money on the show, which makes it even more surprising that the characters look so off..

But the animation quality and world build is actually pretty decent, enough so that you are able to see how this is a such a missed opportunity..

Overall score 6.5/10

It is definitely not a 1 nor a 10 on my scale.

I was considering 4 or 5 but Luffy charmed me up to a 6, even with the mexican accent he sometimes has.

It depends on how you want to judge it, as a true adaption it's too rushed and the characters too bland, they also changed a lot of things because of the rush.

For me, that has seen the anime, it's a fun waste of time, something to play in the background and having a laugh here and there and reminiscing about the past.

I think new people might have a hard time liking the show, seeing at it is so very rushed, you hardly get to know any of the villains before it's on to the next.

But comparing it to basically any other Live-Action adaption I have to say this is the best so far (but I'm still sad that they didn't stay more true to the anime/manga).

It is refreshing to see Rowan Atkinson in action again, specially in a role in which he is so familiar, that being the role of physical comedy.

As opposed to Mr. Bean, in Man vs. Bee, Atkinson also gets to use his voice, which he is very talented at.

The high picture quality makes it a joy to watch, even though it at times can be (almost painfully) predictable.

I give it 8/10 because I love Rowan.