Pucca

Unwatchable, please watch "Hello Jadoo" instead. Not funny and badly animated. So bad, no words. Overhyped. And so cheap. Bad, bad, bad. Enough said. 1/10.

Pucca may have started life as a Sanrio-style merchandising project for character company Vooz, but her new television show proves there's plenty of possibility behind that round, rosy-cheeked face.

The premise is about as wacky as they come these days, and any fan of The Powerpuff Girls or SpongeBob will feel perfectly comfortable here. Little Pucca is a delivery girl for the Go-Rong Restaurant in the middle of Sooga, an Oriental village that looks decidedly medieval, and yet has modern accoutrements like electricity and plumbing. Pucca is madly in love with the young "pretty boy" Garu, a serious ninja who'd rather build his chi than chase girls. Pucca just can't take a hint, though, and almost every episode revolves around her unflappable determination to steal kisses from her crush.

Barring the way are naughty ninjas who seek to topple Garu in battle, including Tobe, the scar-faced warlord, and Chief, the pretty but petty leader of the Vagabond Clan. Where Garu's impressive swordplay falls short, Pucca's powers of love rise up to save the day (and her man).

There are plenty of colorful supporting characters, some of them clever (like Abyo the Bruce Lee wannabe), and some of them crazy (like the cheerful but clueless Santa Claus). These characters provide not only comic relief but necessary exposition, as neither Pucca or Garu actually speak. In a smart carry-over from the internet Flash animations in which they first appeared, Pucca and Garu express themselves through grunts and giggles only. Nevertheless, their personalities are incredibly rich, thanks to lively animation and musical cues.

Episodes are fast-paced and action-packed, with lots of dramatic close-ups and whizzing single-color backgrounds. Though puppy love is at the show's core, there's a whole lot of running, jumping, and kung fu-fighting going on in the crust. Thankfully, the animators never fail to keep it all stylized, humorous, and exciting - and no one really gets hurt. Whether Pucca has to fight a flesh-eating fern with a taste for ninjas, or stop a volcanic eruption by purchasing a magic crystal from Santa, you can always expect to find her doing what she does best - chasing and cuddling her beloved Garu - by the time the credits roll. Which is comforting, because it proves that the show's makers have effectively built upon the foundation laid by Vooz, and stayed true to the spirit of the characters in a most admirable way. Watch and smile.

When I saw the Pucca's shorts in Jetix, I though like this (Oh, cute) because I though that this shorts are cute because a girl with a ninja boy go in love, that are decent shorts, but when Jetix decide to green-light to a new series, i was a bit worried, because the two minutes shorts is not the same as seven episodes, when his show premiered, I was really disappointed because the show for himself has too much mistakes and I'm going to say the hits and mistakes one for one:

The Animation: Make in Flash, OK but not Terrible.

Designs: Is the same shape, the protagonist, the enemies, the boy, the girls, the same and very easy to do.

Art: Its OK, could be great, but it's flash.

Characters: Pucca is a little girl like Mary Sue (she can do the impossible for love), but she is Stalker to his forced crush Garu, he is a ninja who wants the honor, but it's very sad to see him run of Pucca who wants to kiss him much times, forced kisses and hugs, and the enemies like Tobe, Ring Ring are very good but they can very bad like villains, a mixed bag but annoying protagonist.

Dialogue: That exist? well exit but very, very few dialogue.

In conclusion: this show is very boring, that will be fun for a few episodes, but can be annoying if you try to follow the show, a guilty pleasure.

3/10

I remember 10 years ago when this show first appeared on one of Disney's secondary channels and being enthralled with the animation and thinking Pucca was adorable. But now watching this through the eyes of an adult I'm horrified that this was ever allowed on tv. The entire premise of the show is a little girl forcing herself on an unwilling boy while the rest of the townspeople encourage her behavior. Also anytime Pucca does not get her way she reacts quickly with anger and violence. I absolutely do not recommend this show especially to the intended target audience that is young kids.

This show has been remarkably interesting, since its very beginning while it had been aired as 30-second-show during the advertisement time, between programs. We got the chance to see the story of Gaaru, a prideful ninja battling through immense hordes of evil and Pucca, a towns girl who is blind in love with Gaaru, sometimes there is some special appearances, which includes Santa Claus and other not-so-usual characters to be used in a comedy show.

The show mainly develops into the story of Gaaru and Pucca and notorious bizarre environments (a hurricane made from the smoke of a piping hot soup among others) and Gaaru trying to outrun Pucca from delivering her strangling love. Gaaru has also to deal with a very evil ninja from an equally very evil ninja organisation which tries to conquer the world.

The show is very funny with over used jokes but with another angle of viewing it. The humour might be silly but it is guaranteed to not leave you the whole show without you chuckling.

In resume, Pucca rocks!