These Crabos Were Pretty Based (High Guardian Spice)

That dwarf girl is basically Toon Link. These crabs were pretty cute though.

[@Drakhesh]

So the totally-not-Parasects help that vertically challenged child and as a thank you she kidnaps one of their children.

[@schonkigplavuis8850]

Stop complaining that is typical parasect culture.

[@nok4799]

They should have used Spore on her, and throw her out of the cave😳

[@zacharyteibel8580]

Lol literally what I was thinking.

[@drenchedinsyrupp6059]

honestly if they just made this about the cool dwarf girl learning to become a blacksmith then this show would actually be decent

[@RunnJake]

Agreed. I'd be fine with the toon link ripoff design too

[@leonardofarias8843]

A Blacksmith cartoon

[@samiam7327]

I like her

[@JRSanchez93]

I’d actually watch an episode if it was just Parsley and purple haired girl.

[@noocshere6671]

@@JRSanchez93 yeah! I think the purple haired girl is fun to watch because she's chaotic and actually more interesting the the two main protagonists

[@hijous]

She never say thank you to those crabs after showing her the way out. How rude.

[@steveroyal6229]

That’s a she?

[@squirrel1331]

@@steveroyal6229 couldn't tell from the voice?

[@GumbalyaE]

@@squirrel1331 Ngl it sounds like a petite woman or a young rich boy

[@tsukikoamagiri]

Shortstack tomboy without the upper stack

[@dog2169]

And then she stole one of their children

[@HarmfulGiggles]

Man, this episode of Pokemon sure is weird.

[@ledanoir1239]

with all these alolan parasect

[@boid9761]

They gave Paras and Parasect way more love than Nintendo ever did.

[@danipeal9]

I don't know if is actually Dwebble or Paras & Parasect inspired designs or maybe it could be both....

[@zanir2387]

@@danipeal9 their looking remind me more to parasect

[@cobaltprime9467]

Okay they’re cute. But cute animals alone won’t fix a bad show. And now I want a regional variant of Parasect with a glowing mushroom. Bug/Fairy.

[@boid9761]

"The fungus that leeches off it's insect body has developed a symbiosis overtime, and is now benefiting the insect with protection at the cost of a constant supply of food"

[@gabrielcardoso8512]

True

[@smoxthybweh]

YES YES YES YES OMG YES

[@Sunny00002]

Does this typing exists already? If not then the typing is reqlly original and cool

[@boid9761]

@@Sunny00002 I have never come across a Bug/Fairy Pokemon yet Either because it's incredibly rare or that it doesn't exist yet

[@hornedcrusader9485]

My headcanon is that Parsley accidently caused the crabs to infest the school that happened in the next episode because the teacher didn't think the trial all the way through.

[@fishymcfishface9573]

Imagine that

[@Superstar5_]

Why do the Crabos look like Diet Parasect and why does the Mallet Girl look like Toon Link but worse?

[@hornedcrusader9485]

@@Superstar5_ Because there's nothing creative on this show.

[@fizzycat3506]

That most likely is true

[@doothdooth]

Clips from this trainwreck keep showing up in my youtube feed. As far as I can see, the best characters of this show cannot speak and or are animals.

[@ethanroy3371]

Ain’t it funny how probably the best character in the show is the cat that can barely speak

[@joeyno137]

Slime boy

[@directrix777shinyshinyamyt4]

Snap and purple girl are also fun

[@sulky_demon4764]

@@joeyno137 slime and purple girl are the only ones that make show seem somewhat standable.

[@stefan5709]

Dwarf girl, Elf girl, Snap and purple girl actually have some degree of character development and personality. pink girl and blue girl are just sorta there mucking around. Slime Boy is alright to

[@dunkanbulk14]

They literally just stole Parasect

[@CoalEater_Elli]

They also stole the scenario of Little Witch Academia from studio Trigger and added woke stuff in it. No kidding, this show is literally woke witch academia.

[@adventurer3288]

Bro I hope nintendo fucks them over

[@lavadragon6444]

Jokes aside they actually do use the pokeball sound effect for some parts of the show. It's not even pitched differently either

[@GameCriticNoob]

@@CoalEater_Elli Show's loot from each other all the time. This isn't a new phenomenon. Little Witch basically stole from Harry Potter. Only difference is this show is horrid.

[@roguetank3526]

@@CoalEater_Elli i dont try to defend high guardian spice but if you judge like this you have also to say that little witch academy is a cheap copy of harry potter. i mean to make an anime about a school where you learn magic etc. is pretty common in the fantasy genre

[@cometcal7387]

Although Crunchyroll stole another thing again (The Crabos being stolen from something called a Parasect), the way they make little "pweb" noises are actually pretty adorable. One good thing from HGS I guess.

[@onebilliontacos3405]

Fungus based critters are not unique to Pokémon. What is unique is that they're fungus critter is based off of the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus and even that is not completely unique. I know nothing about this show, I just wanted to talk about these little fellas. :D

[@deadpoolinthehouse]

First thing I noticed lol. When you're ripping off Pokemon designs you've fallen too far lol

[@cometcal7387]

@@onebilliontacos3405 Yes, but basically CR has fallen TOO far, like the comment above you. Most of the things in HGS are literally ripped off from other things. TLDR; HGS is just plain uncreative.

[@fredrickthecatfish8661]

This is not a parasect rip off.

[@cometcal7387]

@@fredrickthecatfish8661 it is, they look too similar. the only differences is that the parasect have larger shells that are actual shells, the ones in hgs not having an actual shell (or atleast i think it is) since theyre connected to their top

[@skullcrusade3436]

Basically, everyone could have pulled off being the main character... except the main characters.

[@thewhat6219]

"I think Nintendo's gonna sue somebody!"

[@jx5598]

FUCKING LMAO

[@ametisladyy]

Finally a good lawsuit

[@RunnJake]

holy fuck parsley is actually a halfway decent character

[@psykofreac9188]

"You could say that, or you could say you've been... Excelling at one tool for hours." How ironic.

[@httm241]

Giant enemy crabs

[@kirzu2280]

**Dark Souls flashbacks**

[@SleepyMook]

Hit their weak point to deal massive damage.

[@battybuddy]

Giant friend crabs. Reinforce their weak points for massive protection.

[@justaneditygangstar]

Do doo dodododdodododododo dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun

[@michaelmunns]

Tiny enemy crabs:3

[@deamonmindgaming2054]

I just want a dwarf anime now honestly. A dwarf anime where we see the craft different everyday items and how they are made and processed.

[@eldritchabomination9726]

If I may add, there could even be moments where the character has to go on small adventures to get the needed materials (nothing big though, just mining or something)

[@AbyssalSoda]

The background design is the best aspect of the show sometimes

[@SonarTheBat]

Not saying much since some of it is stolen stock photos.

[@AbyssalSoda]

@@SonarTheBat If that's true I'm fucking dead

[@wejwyj2230]

@@AbyssalSoda I mean there's the whole lamp post thing where they put a stock image of a lamp post in the show...couldn't even be bothered to trace it I guess lol

[@sethmachetedemeter]

@@wejwyj2230 don’t forget the bread.png

[@knoblauchbrotbiszumtod1278]

And in the shot at 2:12, they used a zoomed picture of the background of the shot before, but the perspective of the dude and his posture changed. I was wondering why the cut looked so awkward on my first watch. Hm, is that really a background design error though? ...

[@Ookami_mx]

man... i wish Parsley was on another show... she deserved better... I know she's a very cliche character, but I like her... I also like Thyme, she also deserved more love from its creators :(

[@Rosa-he6xb]

Aight, if there’s one thing this scene taught me, is that I wish for a bug/fairy Parasect regional variant to appear in future Pokémon games. That’s it, just want some cute little mushroom crabs.

[@pokuhmoo9415]

We have creepy fairy mushroom in alola is that not enough?

[@zanir2387]

I prefer an ice-ground regional variant, since it will make it less weak against rock and flying type

[@tonykhang1984]

@@zanir2387 imagine caring abt strengths and weaknesses

[@cordyceps7531]

Based on the title, thought the crabs were gonna trick her into a trap or something

[@alzef1375]

Same, but they just made her get tfo of the home as fast as possible.

[@ASHERUISE]

I love that the crabbers just say "crab, crab."

[@Jesei1211]

1:19 There couldn't be any light shining through, it's an air vent 🤦‍♀️ and how can she use her hammer thingy when she already using it to hold onto the screw. I'm confusion.

[@Mente_Fugaz]

lol i was thinking the same

[@GumbalyaE]

I understand the vent thing makes no sense but it is a hammer from a magic anime that shit gotta be maid of some hells made material

[@schonkigplavuis8850]

HAHAHAHAH

[@steveroyal6229]

What’s was based about the crabs? They just made a lane and flashed.

[@estebanatachaoarguedas6321]

A lane for she to gtfo from their habitat and lifes. Kinda based.

[@froggy2597]

because crabbo

[@Mysikrysa]

I expected the crabs to navigate the kid to their huge, carnivorous boss-crab.

[@po.emazing3845]

@@Mysikrysa Same tho XD

[@CadanL]

The Teacher: oh shit i totally forgot about you- I mean good job! you passed!

[@nottelling6598]

The handle on the hatch was on the crabs' side. That means it's meant to be opened and closed from the crabs' side. The crabs wanted to seal off access to their home, and he broke open their front door.

[@MrAnonymousme10]

Money! Money! Money! Money! Money! Money!

[@fatherpucci8170]

AAAAAAGH AAAGH AAAAAAAAGH

[@jakthesac5175]

“Thx professor, but what am I supposed to do with a really old beat up mallet?”

[@Slappap]

"Fuck if I know.. I just want rid of it..."

[@bag2359]

these crabs are the best character in the entire series

[@nickvang7]

This is what Parasect would've looked like if it was introduced in Gen 6-8 Instead of 1-5

[@teejaynumber13]

Came to the comments to see if anyone mentioned Parasect. Was not disappointed.

[@boid9761]

Wild Parasect has appeared! Parasect used Follow Me! Blacksmith Girl has fled!

[@tavellcoops]

She has crabs...the cute kind

[@armandolira107]

Look at all the Alolan Parasect.

[@Ch3rry_Dr4ws]

And paras

[@JD-iu6rv]

These crabs are actually pretty cute

[@tildoyagins7931]

I cant wait for the rule 34 of this, it will probably be better written.

[@Senpaik]

it already is

[@kgb1234]

@@Senpaik wait...it already is?

[@fruitfest5767]

Aren’t these characters children ? Aside from the professors .

[@greatjagras6381]

@@fruitfest5767 when has that ever stopped r34?

[@fruitfest5767]

@@greatjagras6381 still kinda sus to “can’t wait “ for characters who are minors to have r34

[@bluebazzongers5399]

the crabs were more interesting than all the protags combined💀

[@transformersstopmotionbr2972]

Parasect is weird lately

[@Nanokoex]

who designed this place? Look at this closet, not only is it ridiculously steep to get to it you have to crawl through a cramped hole in the wall.Did they not look at this building design and think "oh wow this makes no sense"

[@impressivestory]

Got me out of some HORRIBLE. Quagmires.

[@miscielrossvillegas6307]

I like these crabs. Theyre one of the episode's highlights.

[@dianacarinao6667]

Let's just think of the fact that people got actually paid to do those "crabby" sounds (Parsley best girl ever)

[@thexinventor47]

The crabs are the best characters because they don't talk

[@bennywark3103]

Ok, those crabs are cute

[@le_nozo]

Oh? When did Parasect get a Rock Fairy form?

[@cawingcrows2072]

Also the mallet changes shape like 5 times

[@midnightmystery1018]

Wait this is not on Spirited Away---

[@FoolishFew]

The writing for the VAs does not flow at all

[@buffmonsterenjoyer3959]

I like the professors design. It’s somewhat iffy and it would be better if he had his eyes open (This anime is not well written enough to have metaphors/foreshadowing), but it’s still a nice design.

[@cheesesteak2795]

It’s not an anime!

[@yellowmesh7821]

They really ripped off parasect huh

[@Windsguidance]

Wow I love the new toon link cartoon ❤

[@pokuhmoo9415]

Isn't that Tomboy zelda?

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

You mess with the crabo you get the stabo

[@mabdam3799]

Look at those Hisuian Parasect...

[@lupinsredjacket3191]

Bruh, I didn't know Hisuian Paras/Parasects were Rock-Types! 😆

[@crrulean]

at least they gave Parasect more love

[@Asstlum]

Why does this feels like I’m watching Steven universe

[@wolfzend5964]

When Paras evolves their souls arrive here when the Mushroom takes over them. They even come in Red, Blue and Yellow, the same colors as Gen 1.

[@Leafsw0rd]

The way that top spike of her hair flips wildly is way more obvious if you stick a crab on top of it.

[@Kikumei]

kinda thought it was low-quality amphibia for a sec

[@whatdoinamethischannel9749]

If you want an anime with magic and a main character as a girl and is actually good watch So I'm a Spider, So What? Definitely in my top 5 best anime I've seen

[@huntsman9316]

I don't think anyone knows the definition of “based”

[@zanir2387]

0:16 Please gamefreak, sue crunchyroll and let them with no money to continue this disaster😭😠

[@Chrisfragger1]

Crabs are a family? Crabs actually like eating their own babies...

[@Chrisfragger1]

I was hoping that the crabs were leading to to a miserable painful end, so that they could feast on the kids rotting corpse.

[@zacharyteibel8580]

Wow. It's TOO bad we'll never get to see where this goes.

[@limethewitch.-.727]

0:48 the crabos was telling the character to kill themselves

[@asherkwasi9633]

I don't know what those little cave crab creatures are but, i actually found them very cute. Even the little ones.

[@CrestfallenHime]

The crabs are quite cute.

[@asherkwasi9633]

I think so too. Thanks. 😸

[@asherkwasi9633]

@@CrestfallenHime i know right. Even the small ones are adorable.

[@disturbedoldmaster9020]

Yes here my old crappy hammer Lmao

[@samuru101]

Best girl

[@mundylunes7755]

Those crabs are simps

[@suitnuggerat1123]

Is that alolan Parasect?

[@misterniceguy429]

Okay Nintendo, Game Freak, or Pokémon Inc, sue them.

[@christianboustani8284]

Bro those are just Parasects

[@cawingcrows2072]

The animals are pretty much the only redeemable thing about this show PFFF

[@blue30827]

that professor is so hot

[@shelvyaanastasia]

She runs slow as shidd

[@grantmortensonva]

Season 2 better have crab rave

[@yamantisshrimp2808]

Hey guys, what does based mean?

[@pedrohenriquepenaforte6133]

Parasect

[@tytheguy13andahalf]

Sooooo, what was the point of this scene aqgain?

[@nesrinleaf]

Is this show for little kids?

[@fatherpucci8170]

No ?

[@CrestfallenHime]

There's a content warning on each episode to tell kids not to watch it.

[@Cinnaschticks]

I get the confusion, but it's rated mature, I think.

[@sumire2452]

the background look good this time but what the fuck is that voice acting._.)?

[@andrewfantome4020]

So, dwarf girl should to represent a plus size girls? How rude.

[@TheSuicidalGiraffe]

That trial is incredibly dumb, how would she know to hammer those nails or commune with the crabs or use that hammer to anchor herself to a wall? This isn't new to anime for a puzzle to be idiotic but it should always be pointed out when it happens.

[@nglish6905]

adventure time is looking weird

[@tavellcoops]

Most of you only say you hate this show just cause it's trendy and it shows. It's actually passable.

[@russellyoung609]

nothing about this is based helping people isn't what based culture is about quite frankly i'm offended

[@ASTER10NN]

“nothing about this is based helping people isn’t what based culture is about quite frankly I’m offended” 🤓 🤓 🤓

[@LavaSaver]

I would agree with this comment if not for the "quite frankly i'm offended" part, now I feel compelled to agree that the crabs are based.

[@russellyoung609]

@@ASTER10NN woosh

[@lynashmcmash4427]

What does based mean anyway

[@LavaSaver]

@@lynashmcmash4427 It's sort of like the opposite of woke. Something (that isn't obviously wrong) that goes against what would be considered 'woke'

[@JayV949]

And then we never see that mallet again… …. …. This show sucks.

[@Muna-Jlore0997]

Idk. This is whole scene is completely tedious. It’s not challenging

[@Rebel_riot151]

This show may have it's many flaws and the creators were absolute jokes but I feel like everybody's over-hating at this point. I know damn well all of these "haters" haven't actually watched through anything from the "series" other than from the HGS promo and KZbin clips.

[@Plerp222]

A shame the show is so shit- it’s greatly drawn and animated

[@fishbish4853]

Why is this show so terrible