tfw you try to make quirky characters and fail miserably

#Crunchyroll
#HighGuardianSpice

[@sigariousrilgar5436]

If I am going to make a series- and ThAT is my competition. It give me hope might make it in the business

[@nicolettekaiser6086]

I will be a fucking patron!!!! Hell I would help you write a great story concept

[@r.a.l_junk]

Same here, pal.

[@shocktrooper3335]

I am well acquainted with medival warfare and have starting forging a world of my own If you desire aid

[@justinarts8094]

Same over here, I'm making my own Manga and seeing this hot pile of garbage just gives me hope to have some business

[@TauroIshikawa]

S am e bro

[@lildaffy1695]

People talk about how bad the writing of the script is but I can't help but to point out that the timing of this "quirky" dialougue is awkward as hell.

[@zeemonrollin8340]

ya, It's not even funny to laugh at it just gets annoying and doesn't hit anything in depth. It should be done where it doesn't seem planned and they just interject once or twice, when more has been said as of yet.

[@Sonicjohnson10]

@@zeemonrollin8340 Maybe one or two interjects would've been enough. She just keeps going and going and going. It gets a little gritting.

[@TheLibran1]

Someone else in the comments said "it feels stiff" and I was like THAT, thats the perfect word. Maybe this tri-person thing could have been pulled off better but not by whoever did this.

[@GreenSpyro]

@@zeemonrollin8340 Our you can go the other way around, and interject EVERYTHING, bashing a joke till it becomes painfully funny is also a way around it. Would actually work for the more serious moments that the character does not interject to express the seriousness of the situation.

[@McC0n0r]

I don't have any problems with this crazy/senile grandma joke, but I do agree with you on the timing, it's awful. Specifically between the mother and daughter. When they interject on the speech, it's more like they are reading off the script than finishing eachother's sentences.

[@LePLusCoolDesCools]

Honestly, a principal calling a student useless because he's bad at learning is probably the most realistic dialogue in this show yet.

[@Fallout4277]

Yep and let's not forget said student was a boy one of the show's many faults is how it likes to put down men because apparently you can't have a competent male character in this show that would be problematic

[@boorah12]

@@Fallout4277 Honestly, I'd love to see the ironic "guy showing he can be just as good as any girl" trope, only for them to shut it down without hesitation. It would be the hypocrisy frosting on this cake of...sub-mediocrity.

[@Fallout4277]

@@boorah12 yes it would what would make it even worse is if Doyle one day showed up and told the three head wizards of the school that he was the owner of the most successful potion that can company in the world only for the granny to say something along the lines of you still failed in school

[@AreesDaOG]

I think the only boy the show likes is snap dragon

[@Fallout4277]

@@AreesDaOG and let's be honest he won't be a boy for much longer

[@ellahere2300]

The ironic thing is, the unbelievably badly made grandma has more personality than all of the main characters COMBINED.

[@boorah12]

Honestly, it feels like the writers saw old Toph in Legend of Korra and wanted to make a character in the show like her.

[@lolbox1859]

except for slime boy

[@nottrabusiness9703]

She feels like Miss Bitters from Invader Zim, but if you put her into a meat grinder, mashed her with the pieces of Sofia from Golden Girls, and then made her senile.

[@globaltrance092]

😆😆

[@melon9127]

@@boorah12 It's how I thought the same thing lmao

[@nicholasrowland5899]

"But what is a guardian exactly? If you knew, you wouldn't be here?" Yes, the fact that all these students have decided they want to become guardians so much that they are attending a school that exclusively teaches you how to be a guardian clearly indicates that they don't know what a guardian is.

[@DakkaSap]

Its because the writers don't know either, its never explained

[@andromeda_va39]

I'm gonna try to justify this because it's late and I'm tired and I overthink stupid things when I'm tired. I think what they mean is, the students know the basics of what a guardian is, but not all the details. There are probably elements that aren't as widely known, or finer details they need to master. The emphasis here is on the word "exactly." The students know what a guardian is, but they don't know _exactly_ what a guardian is.

[@Lesaloote]

It also sounds like they're implying being a Guardian is actually terrible, and if people knew what it entailed then they wouldn't be attending. Such sloppy writing

[@malazkarar1171]

It's funny. A principal that's cynical about her own purpose. But it came out suddenly and in-between many random lines that it doesn't stick.

[@chriswahl1337]

@@andromeda_va39 Your answer has nuance (unlike the show and its dialogue).

[@somepenguin508]

At first I found her sass funny but the joke was quickly ruined by using it too much, stretching it too much and her ear grating voice made it even worse.

[@voidnoidoid]

I agree. Just once or twice would be fine but it happened every other sentence.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Quick writing/acting/psychology tip: People who are sincere, don't "act sincere" longer than 2 or 3 seconds. If they stretch the act, they're lying, and that's why they appear dishonest and fake.

[@Ironysandwich]

I've only seen clips, but I've already come across the problem multiple times in this show. They'll almost manage to competently execute a joke, then they'll kill whatever humor it had by dragging it out, repeatedly, like they don't think the audience will get it if they don't say it twenty times in a row.

[@GreenSpyro]

@@Ironysandwich There are ways to do it, some comedians are capable of bashing a joke for so long, that becomes painfully funny, no ironically.

[@deen7530]

The audio quality doesn't help at all either.

[@wingedbluj1674]

"We have a thing to say" sounds like the writers forgot the word "announcement"

[@bluecollie55_movies25]

I agree that "we have an announcement" would have sounded better, due to them being leaders or teachers of the school. "We have a thing to say" sounds like something the kids may say, rather.

[@squarehead6452]

I mean the loud and forgetful grandma said it so of course they're gonna write her dialouge like that.

[@awsomedude23456]

I think it was supposed to be comedy?

[@bobalinx8762]

@@awsomedude23456 Not a good one.

[@coffetrueno9791]

It also works ‘ we have something important to say” by god the dialogue in this series is extremely clunky

[@icarus1896]

The greater issue is I can’t tell which character is supposed to be the quirky one💀

[@PlebNC]

Syndrome: When everyone is quirky, no-one will be.

[@valikoest7981]

man, doyle probably noticed what a dumpster fire this show would be and skedaddled away before being pulled into it

[@Mjauritz]

i don't blame him

[@kadlifal]

@@Mjauritz who doyle

[@bananasryummy]

BAHAHA

[@portrayx]

@@kadlifal The "useless one"

[@ryanleatigaga7596]

After dropping out of the High Guardian Academy, Doyle went to community college, managed to get himself a degree in business, and now runs his own pharmacy with his high school sweetheart. He paid off his debts in less than a few years, and is now residing in a house in the country. As he sips on a glass of wine, he laughs about the time his teachers at the so-called "academy" thought of him to be nothing more than a joke. If only they can see him now...

[@JeremyB381]

That sounds about right...this whole thing was a joke.

[@thebigchungus4515]

These two paragraphs have better writing than the entirety of the show.

[@k3th.b.w122]

That should be apart of this show The: overcoming mediocrity arc.

[@futtynucker5278]

Doyle made the right choice. Be like Doyle.

[@donatellohamato748]

THIS actually sounds better than the show itself! We need a Doyle show

[@conserva-chan2735]

I have a feeling that the backlash to this show will ironically inspire people to make good art and media to counterbalance its presence on earth

[@tonydanatop4912]

Indeed i DO feel inspired to create art...and perhaps even representation that isnt a dull pandering mess.

[@randala9345]

Lmaooo

[@caramel9154]

didnt tumblr do that with another show at one point

[@lynashmcmash4427]

@@caramel9154 what show?

[@hobomike6935]

@@caramel9154 no, because nothing good has ever come from tumblr

[@sophiaredwood5825]

0:26 the way she flinched before the staff even came at her is killing me, I keep replaying it

[@egon2499]

And then there's the face of the woman in the middle. XD

[@Dressup_Doll]

It’s happened before…..

[@purplebokso]

Shawty foreseen the future by 1.5 seconds.

[@confu5ed_]

She flinched before the old lady could even get the stick up I just noticed that

[@meanya4687]

OMG you're right that's fucking hilarious

[@trashman11]

I was considered to be the "stupid" "unless" "slow" kid in school. It was so bad i was basically pushing though all the way. Its thanks to a learning disability that makes it hard for me to memorize datas and studies were impossible. I was able to read perfectly but was unable to spell or write. I knew what things were but i couldn't repeat or recreate. I always wonder what would have happened if i got a little more attention. It always hurts to hear that someone instantly thinks that a kid is worthless if they dont get everything in a snap. And fall into place like a good little puzzle piece should.

[@boomgirlbucko]

I got HFAutism and it makes me daydream so much I can hardly pay attention

[@monolinny1817]

My heart’s out for you. I used to study normally until I show symptoms of ADHD and couldn’t focus on anything, but despite that I barely managed it along with my hobbies (drawing) and get to do many productive things. Just because school system fails you doesn’t mean you’re stupid or useless! I hope you guys are doing better now

[@ftclud.-13yearsago53]

Same I have a learning disability in math, I had elementary teachers put me on the spot light and that gave me crippling anxiety in the long run

[@BlueKey962]

This feels like they had three ideas of what the principal should be like, but couldn't decide so they went with all three. Edit: I'm aware of the Triple Goddess reference, you can stop telling me now.

[@EMBEEAY]

AHHHHAHA

[@RAC00NFANGIRL]

Their all stupid looking lol

[@icedceilin]

Read my mind...

[@ricemazter]

I super don't know much about the background of this series, and this is the only clip I've seen of the characters, but I suspect they're making reference to a common archetype/trope that shows up a lot in modern witchcraft and neopagan practices. In those belief systems, you'll often come across, by various names, a goddess with three distinct aspects that gets associated with femininity, the moon, and plenty of other things. The three aspects of the goddess are often depicted as the maiden (young woman), the mother (middle age woman), and the crone (elderly woman), each aspect representing a rough phase of a woman's life. I don't actually know what this show is about (witch students, I'm guessing?), but the triple goddess or riffs on her are super common in western fantasy. I first came across it Sandman by Neil Gaiman, but I've seen it in discworld (where the main witch characters organize covens of three explicitly to fit the archetype) and plenty of other places. In most of the depictions I've seen, the three aspects tend to look very similar aside from their age and finish each others sentences while having different personalities. The idea of a triune goddess shows up in plenty of ancient traditions, but the maiden, mother, crone version in neopaganist tendencies gained prominence in the 20th century and filtered into fantasy literature and and fiction from there. All this is a roundabout way of saying that I suspect the writers of the show think themselves very clever for referencing a common trope.

[@flygonical3931]

@@ricemazter Ayyy, i just finished Sandman! And yeah, I believe the depiction of maiden, mother, and crone dates back to the goddess Hecate, and conflated with a few other Greek deities

[@undeadgentalmen]

"Write your lousy ideas and yell into that hole over there." Huh, same thing the director told the voice actors and writers at the table reading.

[@karlyl7616]

Underrated comment 😂

[@sophiaredwood5825]

BAHAHAHAHAHA

[@soli4941]

WHY DOES THIS NOT HAVE MORE LIKES

[@whiskii]

LOL 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sanjogranswal7935]

Holy shit you fucking killed them dude

[@ohdang1083]

I love how this ‘progressive’ show hinted at a kid being exceptional and talented enough to get into this school, but had a hard time keeping up with a traditional school system (a very common trend with neurodivergent people and/or people with ADHD) and flat out called them useless Honestly, they got the school system to a T

[@redguyslave409]

Thats because it was a boy. If it was a girl, they wouldn’t have said “useless” smh

[@anothergamer112]

"Guardianship is something special" "What is it exactly?" "If you knew you wouldn't be here" They seriously addressed one of their own plot holes then made someone shut it down instead of actually giving an explanation.

[@Orangeninja5000]

The fact that this scene is supposed to be funny but I didn't even crack a smile once.

[@lewweegee4233]

The only time i chuckled was the time i saw this comment 😂

[@adityagrrakshaskar1621]

Wait it was supposed to be funny I thought it was a random clip

[@Orangeninja5000]

@@adityagrrakshaskar1621 The point of the elderly character is to make you laugh. I just watched with a dead pan expression, the kind of expression you have when you know somebody is trying really hard to be funny but doesn't know how humor works.

[@adityagrrakshaskar1621]

@@Orangeninja5000 ya what was the funny thing here supposed to be that disorientation line

[@mitzysmitzy6304]

its just that bad

[@lucylu3342]

Kris from Deltarune, a character that doesn't even speak once and doesn't even have a confirmed gender, is a more interesting character than any character this show has and will ever make. Edit: I regret mentioning gender.

[@lycheedragoncookie]

Don't forget about Frisk too lmao

[@ninjor1034]

@@lycheedragoncookie Frisk can carry like 30 hotdogs on their head, that alone makes Frisk more charismatic than any character in this cartoon.

[@mildviolence]

Agreed

[@zerostuff412]

kris does have a confirmed gender. they're nonbinary, toby said it himself

[@alienalchemist]

@@zerostuff412 Nonbinary? what's that? Is Kris a dude or not?

[@afterhaze1066]

1:23 they almost had a funny joke, but then she kept talking

[@St0pLookingAtMyProfile]

Notice at 1:23 how their reaction is delayed as hell

[@retcongecko1016]

In my experience, the general appeal of “quirky” characters is the way they carry out non-ordinary actions as if they were the norm, naturally spicing up what might be a bland or generic scene. The problem with the old lady however, is that due to the timing of her lines (and her lines as a whole) being poorly planned in relation to the other characters, it mostly comes across as those kids in class that would just randomly blurt out whatever random thing came to their minds for the sake of being a part of the conversation or getting attention. The result is exactly the same as when those kids do it in real life, it feels awkward, breaks the natural flow of the conversation in a jarring manner, and generally makes the kids look kinda dumb.

[@stargazing9154]

"100% of the writers of this show are female." Well, they didn't say they were GOOD writers...

[@hellyzenthedestroyer2783]

@@wcthesecret buddy....full mental alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa. now shut up.

[@mariocanario9943]

@@hellyzenthedestroyer2783 and saylor moon , demon slayer , noragami and the silent voice, to your eternity, and even more.... Harry Potter is not an anime but has a good tier writing

[@Tessier9999]

@@wcthesecret How to show you an incel in less than 2 mins.

[@mariocanario9943]

@@wcthesecret any famous game is made by a female because of sexual harrasment on work , that's why they avoid it, i heard it from a meme's comment section

[@getajobplease9617]

Just ignore wcthesecret, they're a troll seeking attention.

[@ashethewitch1156]

I still don’t get who the quirky character is supposed to be… is that that granma?

[@Klonoahedgehog]

She seems to be closest thing this show has to a likeable character

[@segenshin1894]

@@Klonoahedgehog Indeed

[@tiffanyroberts6460]

@@Klonoahedgehog thyme is pretty cool

[@johannesseyfried7933]

Call me a Mythology Nerd, but I think they're all supposed to be one Character: Hekate, the Goddess who is a young Girl in the Morning, an adult Woman at Noon, and transforms into an old Lady at Evening. They all look similar, wear very similar Clothes..... Yeah, I'm pretty sure they are supposed to reference Hekate.

[@ashethewitch1156]

@@johannesseyfried7933 hmmm interesting!!

[@Dianagibbs33]

0:13 if you look closey you can see that two of the exact same character is in this shot

[@monolinny1817]

They literally ran out of ideas and shoved down a doppelganger

[@nuttybutty9028]

"what is guardianship" "if you knew what it was you wouldnt be here" wow. A+ writing guys, you managed to confuse the audience and make them completely uninterested in the show's lore by being quirky

[@Muna-Jlore0997]

👏👏 (sarcastically)

[@Fliip1]

Twitter users will really psyop themselves into liking mediocrity.

[@YanoLBP]

It has gay rep so OF COURSE it must be good/s

[@kjsuperstar1798]

If you don’t like it then you’re a transphobe said Twitter toddlers

[@zioqqr4262]

this aint mediocrity. mediocrity would still be fun

[@neilgcu]

@@kjsuperstar1798 whaaat 😭 i'm a bisexual myself but that's just pure stupidity. now i know why people hated twitter so much.

[@Snowie7826]

@@neilgcu We found a good one! Jk, don't worry 😅

[@momo-chanthegerbil6205]

0:57 whįčh wílļ bë _WŘØÑĢ_

[@night4263]

It's like they were trying to go for Steven Universe vibes but completely missed the mark.

[@impressivestory]

‘All of you were chosen because you are special’ immediately followed by ‘but sometimes we choose really stupid kids who get held back like crazy’. Seems like the recruiters are trash, and that’s not Doyle’s fault.

[@a.a.6318]

Also if a kid takes thrice the time to graduate than his peers, eventually leading him to drop out, it generally points to an external issue going on

[@juro7854]

#JusticeforDoyle

[@malazkarar1171]

It's realistic if you ask me. What school doesn't claim it's students aren't special or destined for success? But we all know it's bull.

[@impressivestory]

@@malazkarar1171 realistic in a world without magic. Lazy worldbuilding in a fantasy universe that has spells to divine people’s potential and even their future.

[@fcastrotero]

to be fair, it is supposed that Maryrose was "chosen" as well, despite spending the first 4 episodes showing next to no skill whatsoever. Can't use her sword properly, can't run without tripping, can't hold her balance, has no abilitie or quirk... She's depicted as someone clumsy, i supposed so we get to see her improve as the show goes on. But that begs the question.... ...if she is that bad, why would she be chosen in the first place? Because she was her mother's daughter?

[@maxminton7861]

"Since it's your first day-" "-Of school, in case you forgot." What was the point in this line? What else would people think it's their first day of? This is so stupid!

[@hobomike6935]

"what was the point in this line?" _in case you forgot_

[@siressaires5310]

@@rudepea3371 Funny? what's funny about that?

[@rudepea3371]

@@siressaires5310 idk man

[@kanduyog1182]

First day of hell, because if no one told me that that is a school, I would think it's hell, and honestly, I think hell is a whole lot better.

[@kanduyog1182]

@@siressaires5310 Exactly, lol.

[@foodpartyinc2779]

"As it's your first day" "Of school...in case you forgot" TF IS THIS DIALOUGE WHAT ELSE WOULD IT BE THE FIRST DAY OF...LIFE? LMAO ITS SO BAD

[@batrachianbill9760]

1:18 I thought she said "if you know your *vowels* already" like they're just starting to learn Grammar

[@MischiefMakerMarcy]

I’m pretty sure the writers still need to learn basic grammar😂

[@lostandfound6958]

This is the worst dialogue I've ever heard.

[@Piledriver2006]

Then you never heard Big Green Piccolo or THAT translation of DBZ. You lucky bastard

[@adamt2564]

@@Piledriver2006 Let that child alone!

[@Piledriver2006]

@@adamt2564 LMAFO!

[@cometcal7387]

@@Piledriver2006 ah yes, *laughing my ass fucking off*

[@Squishito]

@@Piledriver2006 Big Green dub is _funny_ though. It's entertaining. This is just fucking awful, it makes me want to kill myself.

[@gouji5825]

This is so americanized, from the art style to the humor this just doesn't feel or look like anime. This just makes me wanna rewatch Little Witch Academia or any other real anime

[@PerryMcCall18]

Yeah, Avatar The Last Air Bender had done it a lot closer to anime and that too was made in America!

[@truck-kun9827]

@Krioque The line between anime and cartoon is so very thin

[@MB.543]

That's because it is American, right? This isn't anime. Pretty sure it has to be Japanese to be anime. That's why you can have a series like Castlevania, which LOOKS and feels like anime, but it isn't. This is just a crappy cartoon.

[@donnyquick180]

@@truck-kun9827 lol ok savathun

[@truck-kun9827]

@@donnyquick180 heheh

[@taiyorenai7690]

They could have easily made that “useless student” thing less offensive by just saying he was a troublemaker or delinquent, I don’t know why they had to go the route of insulting a student for having difficulty learning Oh wait, I do know why, because that student was male

[@PoisonFlower765]

And as this show teaches us, the only men who aren't wastes of flesh are trans dudes! Which... feels _really_ transphobic 😬

[@stalloneandrew9961]

1:09 some random grandma, that's not a hole 😑 That's a well

[@funkydanieluk]

In shows like this, the useless character no one respects is always a boy.

[@tremor230]

Prrrrrrrogressive! *pathetic confetti shower* 🎊

[@sergiograndio577]

kyle from netflix she ra lmao

[@moonstonesandmangoes]

@@sergiograndio577 yeah he was gay and actually had a proper character arc I'm pretty sure

[@the13thjoker]

isnt sailormon also do that ?

[@Fantallana]

@@sergiograndio577 everyone loved Kyle? He was a sweetie

[@MisInformationLord]

Waiting for a fanfic where someone just absolute 1v1's everyone.

[@TyrannosaurusChexmix]

Vergil vs. High Guardian Spice

[@MisInformationLord]

@@TyrannosaurusChexmix bro, they're not even worth taking out Yamato for.

[@TyrannosaurusChexmix]

@@MisInformationLord That's what he keeps Beowulf around for. He may not support children, but he sure can knock them down.

[@drunkolxea8682]

@@TyrannosaurusChexmix try the teletubbies

[@thelegendaryman5504]

@@MisInformationLord YOURE KILLING ME OMFG

[@apocalypseofplush]

Sage: "Class? What about orientation?" Old lady: "No orientation, only DISorientation!" *starts laughing* Me: what the heck? This isn't how people talk, and that's coming from an introvert- no, autistic person.

[@BobbieDraper]

she said disorientation

[@vatonage1599]

Disorientation not this orientation.. which is equally stupid.

[@apocalypseofplush]

Ok, I shall edit that

[@Cherry-ob7hx]

I didn't understand most dialogues (probably bc english isn't my first language) but what she mean by that?

[@TuesdaysArt]

@@Cherry-ob7hx Orientation week is supposed to prepare the students and help them settle into their new environment. Disorientation is pretty much the opposite of that, where the students are confused and out of their element. I don't know WHY you would want a bunch of confused, distraught teenagers being trusted with terraspheres that make them ultra powerful but apparently it's worked enough that the school wasn't immediately closed down.

[@cant_find_the_door2078]

After dropping out, Doyle decided to give up on magic and turned to a life of crime. He became so strong to the point he became a death row inmate. After breaking out of containment, he wanted only one thing: to taste defeat

[@rickrollrizal2747]

The quirky protagonist is so overused now. That's why Shield Hero got popular cause the protagonist displayed real emotions that reflected his situation. Actually, most of anime/manga are that. You see Naruto being goofy, but at appropriate times, he's serious. Unlike how American cartoons. They've become so Steven universe-y type.

[@carlacarrero4975]

Not every cartoon looks like Steven universe some of you just don’t support the different action cartoons long enough for them to get popular the only exception is young justice and well Voltron

[@videosalpaso5323]

Stefan Galaxy was a really big mistake

[@zinmaster24]

@@carlacarrero4975 He wasn't referring to the artwork in terms of Steven Universe. He was referring to the characterization. Most characters in Western Cartoons these days act overly optimistic and peppy and bright in just about any given situation that it comes off as poor character writing.

[@rickrollrizal2747]

@@carlacarrero4975 i meant character personality. Most US cartoons are usually quirky, bubbly, ramblers but are somehow introverted with a lot of anxiety, has ADHD, and somehow is so charming that they can make enemies their friends. High Guardian spice looks like the offspring of the gang bang orgy of Steven Universe, the Owl House, Adventure Time, new She-ra and Thundercats roar and nobody knows who's the father.

[@rickrollrizal2747]

@@zinmaster24 the artwork is shyet too. Gibli studio they ain't.

[@Darklight65583]

"The useless one." Man, they really drive home how much they hate men. Not only was that guy stuck in that hell hole for 9 years, he was consider "useless" and had nothing else noteworthy about him.

[@carlweeper7436]

There should be a series about him finding a way to be successful against all odds not this fat shit we got

[@davidcardozo290]

@@carlweeper7436 Give my homie Doyle some justice, he probably has better things to offer than what this main cast will ever do.

[@Mepphy99]

"inclusive cast" yep and It shows

[@Darklight65583]

@@carlweeper7436 yeah! To be there for 9 years and not give up, shows the determination he had to keep trying and strive for those goals.

[@yurigagarine6998]

@@carlweeper7436 yes. Usually this kind of scene foreshadows an edgy rival character who would kickstart the plot by dropping his name in passing. But there, the humour of the scene makes it sound all the more confusing. Why foreshadow Doyle, who is seemingly a joke character? If Doyle is just gag, then show the audience and just call it a day. Why build anticipation if it's not to set the plot into motion? Why do they paint Doyle as a pathetic character if he is suppose to move the plot forward? If Doyle is so pathetic do they feel the need to badmouth him behind his back? Why do I as a spectator intuitively feel more sympathetic toward Doyle? Why do the writers have no common sense?

[@mitabli1820]

Whenever I feel bad about my writing, I return to this show.

[@mr.fluffles5900]

The reason studios intentionally make characters have different hair colors & hairstyles is to highlight main characters or distinguish them everyone else in a crowd, if you pause at 0:39, you can notice everyone here looks like a new shade of the damn rainbow spectrum, so first viewing, I couldn’t tell you who was the main characters if you just gave me this and told me to pick out the main cast.

[@saberlordoboeshoes8603]

Plot Twist: The main villain turns out to be Doyle.

[@miticaBEP07]

As a satire of education system.

[@jonquilgemstone]

And we would all root for him.

[@DakkaSap]

no, no, see what you did there was use foreshadowing to make an ironic twist that would highlight the ills of the modern education system. we make "men bad" memes here, sir

[@miticaBEP07]

@@DakkaSap the main villain was still hooded so… maybe they planned that?

[@shizuxhonei]

Now THAT is an interesting storyline I would love to see lol

[@homefront1999]

I love how stiff and boring this is. Normally there wouldn't be such still animation. People just sitting around and talking is bad signs of an anime. Well, not that this is an anime.

[@randombag420]

Spilling the milk be like "it's just like rwby" Seriously most of season 5 is literally just that

[@TheLibran1]

There are some anime that REVOLVE around sitting around talking, and do it well. Certain strategy or romance anime for example. This was not that. I am glad you said stiff, that is the word that was on the tip of my tongue but couldn't quite figure out why this scene struck me as off.

[@fanimation617]

Yeah even western animation have more interesting dialogue escene that are just people talking.

[@rockinrootbeer1795]

Not sure what you're talkin' 'bout. Still images with minimal movement is a staple of anime. Which isn't a bad thing, since it can allow the budget to go towards more worth while scenes. It's just that with a lot of anime the stories are engaging and interesting enough that the audience usually doesn't really notice or care about the lack of animation in these types of scenes. This 'anime' doesn't even have that much going for it, making the stiffness all the more glaring.

[@phoenix12409]

Facts 101: this had more money to be produced than jojojo bizarre adventure first season. Do you see which has a better animation?.

[@matthewkarim5919]

0:24 let me find out that this “Doyle” guy is one of the writers ex-boyfriends or father they don’t like

[@Mobort222]

this honestly feels more like a show CartoonNetwork made rather than an anime imo

[@nickrussell8279]

I always have doubt in my talents. The most I can think of for writing a story is my adventures in a D&D campaign, which technically doesn't count as "original writing" (unless I was the DM). But I'm confident enough to say that it would still be better then this.

[@kagamer8326]

I would like to hear about that story.

[@alaster1403]

@@kagamer8326 me too

[@badshootykat5574]

Blue pill, Red pill = Talentlessness or Mediocrity the choice is yours...

[@javxion6576]

I share the feelings with you

[@austingale2388]

improv dnd sounds better than this excuse for 'quirky' dialog

[@jackluffy7914]

How come everyone is so quick to call the boondocks and Avatar the last Airbender cartoons yet people are ok with someone calling this a “anime” and it’s not even good at that😐

[@gunbuckybucketman4578]

No one okay, and no one call it an anime. Except crunchy rolls of course.

[@jackluffy7914]

@@gunbuckybucketman4578 yeah true but it’s crazy how if you call the boondocks or Avatar a anime people will get mad at you and fuss with you to the end of the earth on how it’s a cartoon when those two shows are heavily inspired by anime yet crunchyroll calls this a anime and people on Twitter are just like “ok ig” it’s just stupid to me yk?

[@carlacarrero4975]

@@jackluffy7914 I mean I guess it depends on the licensing if only Americans are responsible for this then it’s not anime it’s a cartoon

[@jackluffy7914]

@@carlacarrero4975 true

[@krismarshall3803]

@@carlacarrero4975 I mean in retrospect, anything animated is an anime to the Japanese. Outside of Japan everyone else thinks of anime as a style choice cuz we kind of just took that word and morphed it into something else. (Like how "YAOI/BARA/YURI" doesn't exist in Japan as words, its just shit westerners made. Everything is categorized as either BL or GL) Meanwhile saying anime has to specifically come from japan, and in that style; to any of the Japanese Language teachers at any college that came from japan will get you weird looks of "Oh look, this american weeb thinks they know more about our own language and country" XD

[@pop_tato]

I feel like if they kept her lines to a minimum, it could've worked a bit better. Just have her say the "which will be wrong" line and end it there.

[@worldwaide]

I was taken out of the scene almost immediately. Whoever wrote “HUSH, we have a *thing* to say” should be fired and made sure they never work in this town again

[@L337M4573RK]

Openly mocking an obviously slow/troubled student in front of the new students, foregoing any sense of formal introduction for said new students, and giving an assignment that is both extremely confusing and virtually pointless in the long run. Sure, this may be today's education system to a "T", but DAMN, this is one of the WORST ways to present it! ("Woke Progressiveness" at its finest!)

[@fermintenava5911]

To be fair - ALL of their teachers are terrible (with Caraway and Phlox as the only exceptions)

[@headstrong29]

As creators, we all have doubts and concerns, wondering if our work is even worth it. Is all of this time that we're investing going to pay off at all? Will anyone even see our creations? Will anyone even care? This doubt is normal, especially when you're personally invested and is the mark of having a true passion for what you do. It's not only commendable, but should be celebrated. You want to show your best and really leave a positive mark. Maybe even break out into the professional world like the artists who inspired you to take that first step. So I say this with absolute unapologetic confidence that watching this gives me newfound unbreakable hope, cause hoo boy, if THAT's what I'm going up against then the only thing in my way is my own self-doubt.

[@luna6691]

Underrated comment 👆

[@SpiltMySquash]

Man followed a mini social commentary with "HOO, boy!" What a legend

[@roboticcrabanimations3220]

Wow this comment is honestly inspiring

[@gulnuryavuz6218]

This comment is literally so well written? like omg

[@dizzy_jump]

i adore this comment.

[@partiallypeculiar4545]

They feel so robotic as characters. The only thing felt slightly 'alive' here was Snapdragon stepping back from the hole when it appeared.

[@blitzyblook3315]

it feels like they tried to make something as impactful as She-Ra or The Owl House but failed miserably

[@abarette_]

When the most charismatic character in the anime is that old woman lol

[@coolkiwi1581]

It's not an anime, it's a cartoon.

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

... Who may or may not even really be her own person, and is probably just an extension of one person split into three for some reason- maybe a power limiter or something.

[@SnobySnowStar]

@@coolkiwi1581 same thing

[@Algebruh2407]

@@SnobySnowStar You fool, you will provoke a gang war.

[@jomjom230]

Except... she keeps mocking a student just because he's a little stupid... if anything, Doyle might be the most interesting one and he's not even here

[@britney5212]

After watching this clip. I feel so bad about disliking and shunning shows like “Totally Spies”, “Kim Possible”, “Wizards of Waverly Place” and “Tenchi in Tokyo” At least those shows had a likable cast, a good script that flows , good music, fun moments, and catching openings. The more high spice clips I watch, it made me feel more foolish about disliking all my formerly hated shows.

[@melondek]

Im actually curious why you hated those other shows if you don't mind me asking?

[@Fallout4277]

Yeah I'm with the other person on this those shows were actually pretty good

[@dfquartzidn6151]

Heck even the Thundermans and Henry Danger were better than this to me

[@Fallout4277]

@@dfquartzidn6151 is that even any comparison I washed both shows those shows are amazing and they are leagues to better than this

[@dfquartzidn6151]

@@Fallout4277 Definitely. Although those two shows were less popular than the previous ones I believe, they were still pretty good in my eyes. And yeah, there’s almost no show that can be compared to HGS.

[@ricky18redblack31]

0:47 The Billion dollar question Ladies and Gentlemen.... .... .... .... .... "Let's make it up as we go" *Face palm

[@MessageBored]

Me: this isn’t so bad, this sounds like every conversation at work, pretty realistic *reads the comments* Me: maybe I’m the problem

[@jinlings978thuncle8]

Saamee

[@dizzy_jump]

@@jinlings978thuncle8 THIS TRANSLATES TO PLUNDERED????

[@dizzy_jump]

Me: well, i don’t like this very much, the old woman is mean and the assignment makes no sense *reads the comments* Me: 😰

[@ponikoTV]

I don't know why I feel this but the dialogue and the voice actors feel done by 4kids

[@MouseGoat]

well its pretty obvious why you feel that, same level of surfes level attempt at humor. chariecters dont become funny by having them say alot of jokes, just makes them anoying. the jokes need to come out of the actions conflicts of the show.

[@dredddizzah9705]

And the saddest part is 4Kids dubbing still manages to be even mildly iconic at times, and still pulls off basic delivery and timing

[@SaphiroAzure2]

That's insulting to 4kids.

[@magic2546]

Don't insult the team that dubbed Kirby right back at ya.

[@117oddlink-9]

@@magic2546 I need a monster to clobber at that there Kirby.

[@SuperNormalMan]

Hell, I can make better characters, and they don't even speak a single word of dialogue.

[@nobbieslicks2237]

Mute characters can be very charming

[@yang-bj9ql]

@@nobbieslicks2237 yeah like komi San can't communicate

[@LordFinkenstein]

My stick figures have more depth then these characters.

[@motivated2473]

@@nobbieslicks2237 Yeah, like Kris from Deltarune.

[@colonthree3782]

@@nobbieslicks2237 yeah, like Neo from RWBY

[@XD_OwO]

It took me a few replays of this scene just to realize that it was the grandma who was acting "quirky". All I see is her saying mean stuff, and it felt awkwardly awful....

[@kermitthefrog4830]

I've NEVER watched a single episode of this show but every short clip gives me "let's create a show just to throw in it a bunch of quirky and queer characters without a real personality" vibes

[@Cherry-ob7hx]

I hear Is really misandrist too and try to be an anime but also a Disney cartoon idk i don't even know were this show come from

[@Cherry-ob7hx]

And yeah also try to be progressive but seems like Is failing

[@SaintCharlos]

_These three are like Huey, Duey and Louie Duck_ _"OKAY"_ _"UNCLE"_ _"DONALD"_

[@dragodx8238]

Hey don't diss the bois. At least they have better characterization and personality

[@naawa795]

@@dragodx8238 Touhoulicious probably meant the original 80's Ducktales, before the Duck Triplets had separate personalities.

[@dragodx8238]

@@naawa795 I actually haven't read the OG Ducktales in a long time so I'll take your word for it

[@hobomike6935]

so what's that profile picture? is it yoshi? it REALLY looks like yoshi. please tell me where its from, I must know

[@SaintCharlos]

@@hobomike6935 _No, it's Hipólito Lixado from A Demanda do R (Portugal, 1997)_

[@The_Harsh_Truth]

That's what happens when you don't pay the Animators and artists and tell them to work 24/7.

[@Pukeprincess]

I’m a workaholic animator and a teen and my work is better than this

[@Gelato41_]

@@Pukeprincess if your work is whats presented on your youtube channel then... art is subjective?

[@Pukeprincess]

@@Gelato41_ ?

[@hobomike6935]

@@Pukeprincess the fact that their name is literally "some random animator" is perfect some random animator can quite literally do better than this

[@ranchoth]

That's uncalled for... North Korea has actually produced a number of animated series and features, such as _The Legend of the Titanic,_ and _Squirrel and Hedgehog,_ which look better than this.

[@amberdeyuliis7886]

The old woman character somehow has too much and just enough sass

[@Leafsw0rd]

Having them alternate between being so in sync they're finishing each other's sentences and so out of sync they keep interrupting each other to go on wild tangents is really hard to get a feeling for.

[@Cat-Daddy]

I love how the VA's still talk like they're timing a dub even though this is literally a native English show.

[@cosmicescapist4237]

I think the only character's dialogue that mad sense here was the older woman with the glasses...

[@guywithrevolver]

I feel like there's gonna be a twist where it's revealed that these three are just the past, present, and future versions of the same person.

[@Gaminboi2864]

It would have been better if the grandma was sassy for like about 1 minute, and at the end the mom would have yelled "can you shut up!" And then the grandma would have been like "ok..." and be all sad. Her sass was funny, got old quickly the more she kept doing it, but then if she was yelled at and then stopped talking we could have felt like "aw, she was just trying to be funny," at the end of it.

[@Deibodese]

To be fair, the old lady’s lines *could* be funny if the voice actor wasn’t having such a hard time putting all of her energy into trying to sound old. She’s got a Waldorf and Statler vibe, and those guys were some of my favorite characters from The Muppet Show.

[@fermintenava5911]

Yeah, they're all voiced by the same woman.

[@brainbomb.]

The old woman is outliving her welcome.

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

Lady, just fuse back into your true form already. You ain't foolin' _Anybody_ with the "Maiden, Mother, Crone" act...!

[@red_revenant770]

If you're uninspired and making doubt making an animation and story just remember this thing existed.

[@loriextraordinary]

Ironically, it's called "High Guardian Spice" but the major characters' names are GODDAMN HERBS.

[@YanoLBP]

Tis' a critical research failure

[@kjsuperstar1798]

I seriously can’t tell if they’re trying to be funny or not. I’m not trying to sound negative because I know there are people that do enjoy the show but still I’m not even sure what’s the joke here.

[@LordFinkenstein]

I however am trying to sound negative, people who enjoy this show obviously don't have the mental capacity to be taking care of themselves.

[@kjsuperstar1798]

@@LordFinkenstein Twitter takes care of them

[@voidnoidoid]

I feel like they’re trying to be funny but just fail spectacularly at it

[@ayouxy]

No there is none who matters...feel free to be as negative as you want here

[@cometcal7387]

@@ayouxy you forgot the SJW twittards mate.

[@gryphon4150]

Tall woman: "Gaurdianship is something special." Young Woman: "But what is it exactly?" Old Woman: "If you knew you wouldn't be here." Guys I think they just admitted to why they marketed the show so bad. Tell so little that everyone will be confused and watch it for some fucking context. I mean it didn't work but good trying.

[@PlebNC]

It reminds me of the OG Destiny 1 campaign where after reaching the Last City and meeting the Speaker instead of being told what being a Guardian is the Speaker is all "I could give you all the important exposition but I won't."

[@twilightthehybridwing]

"Orientation? More like disorientation! *Crow noises*"

[@boxofcereal]

Chell from Portal has more personality than almost every character in this series combined

[@octovore_shobon]

Literally

[@towelgirl21]

"screaming negative grandma funny" --- writers of this show

[@kingcupcakes5171]

they could've condensed whatever dialogue was being delivered to about 30 seconds and kept the joke that was at 1:05 and the granny would've instantly been the most likeable character. But no, the show had to make sure they piss on the useless dropout 'guy'.

[@RomWatt]

"We have a thing to say" I give up, I already lost my shit 🤣

[@BrainsofaWeirdArtist]

0:45 Unrelated but the teacher on the lefts belt disappears

[@-_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz_-]

You're right:0

[@zioqqr4262]

owl house with dementia

[@glazeuniversagladis2499]

If I ever cracked a smile it wasnt because "this old lady and characters are funny" it's because I asked myself "what the fuck is going on?"

[@zepperman2679]

We had zero expectations for this show and it still failed us

[@Rorschach220]

I'm currently writing a series and I'm constantly insecure that it's going to suck and people will hate it. But then I see how bad it could really be

[@Montesama314]

Man, something is off, like the timing of the quotes, or the volume, something. I did chuckle at the "Doyle" joke, though. I also like the "Young, middle, old" idea for the headmistress, but I think that the joke used here will get old fast. One good way to utilize such a character is by including events wherein one of the three has an insight into a problem that the others don't see. Steven Universe did this with the character Padparadscha Sapphire. She could only see the recent past (rather than the future like other Sapphires), BUT she was able to see things others couldn't, such as, when wondering why a vehicle won't start, Padparadscha would say, "They haven't realized that they're pushing the wrong button" or something like that.

[@numbuh1507]

0:50- if you mute the dialogue, it looks like a still frame. Two of them just blink and that's that.

[@eliiselohk991]

This is one of the only things that give me courage to start pushing towards my dream of creating an animated series. The thought of perhaps achieving more than this show did is just so heartwarming.

[@KonekoFlames]

Man...always scared of making so many mistakes whenever I start my series. I know I'll have grammar errors and plot holes, and I'm afraid of people being harsh about that. Heck if someone is too harsh with criticism, I'll get scared, I don't mind being criticized, but not when they're very harsh about it. I don't know much about this show, except that I hear it has bad writing so, I hope my series will be better than that.

[@Cherry-ob7hx]

Hey! I'm pretty sure there should be lessons in Internet about writing to help you! also when it comes to write characters especially MC ones remember doing them tridimensional and human im pretty sure if you worry about writing things good and put effort in it, it would be good

[@whoareyouwhatyouwant803]

Honestly? This feels more like a standard show I would've seen on Disney, and like TBH? I don't think it's that bad, it looks okay. But it certainly isn't anime

[@fingriffgaming2690]

That’s exactly what I’m saying, in America this would probably be one of the best animated shows of the year but in a place like Japan where animation is 10000/10 this is absolutely garbage.

[@linusdroptips660]

@@fingriffgaming2690 wdym america hates this shit

[@OcioCamaraMx]

Don't go for the looks of this clip. Indeed looks quite decent but once you see the backgrounds with mostly png's of real things... you just can't stop to look at them and end up caring more about them that the characters or the story...

[@TalenkauenTV]

Pretty sure this would suck as a western cartoon as well

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@TalenkauenTV Exactly. Even in the 80s this would look like crap(albeit with less of that, & more moog synthesizer sound effects, traditional ink and paint, hand drawn animation that's more limited than a Filmation cartoon, etc.)

[@kelpyg4723]

When I'm entering a shitty writing competition and my opponent is High Guardian Spice

[@rosavoid]

THIS LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE A BEE AND PUPPYCAT KNOCKOFF

[@mypkamax]

[0:34] Sage: _"Class? (stammering) What about orientation?"_ Hemlock of The Triad: _"No orientation, only disorientation."_ (laughs)

[@nezumixp6744]

How tf are you going to go to school to become something that you don’t even know exactly what it is

[@user-zs9ux1ru8u]

So uh--is there supposed to be a punchline...?

[@spooderlover3512]

The old lady is sassy, you see it's funny because old ladies don't usually talk like tumblr tweens at the mall. Ain't it just so quirky?

[@user-zs9ux1ru8u]

@@spooderlover3512 Ohhh I see--haha what a funny joke. I'm shitting myself in laughter. Hahaha. Wow they really didn't edit anything after 2019 for the project...that's so depressing.

[@ranchoth]

The punchline is that in a year, this will be reinterpreted as being coded as making fun of dementia patients, and the creators will be forced to grovel about how it was 100% wrong, and that they'll Work to Listen and Do Better from now on.

[@spooderlover3512]

@@ranchoth Stonetoss and his comic on cancel culture turned out to be true

[@vizthex]

I stumbled upon this show existing because the videos spilled the milk made got onto my homepage, and after seeing the various meme edits (like this one) I'm honestly glad I never knew it existed.

[@thethirdwonder]

"We have a thing to say." 💀💀💀