Which Was Worse: The Reboot or Power Puff Girls Z?

Powerpuff Girls was really popular when it first started airing, but since then it has had two reboots, one in Japan and one here in America. Both are considered rather weird or outright bad by a lot of the American Audience but which one was worse?
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[@CartoonUniverse]

Take a drink every time Deepcut says 'for some reason'.

[@jaxayesa5478]

I think we'll get alcohol poisoning-

[@ashhshsh]

i'll be dead by now i-

[@bigwigs3336]

who else got bean boozled by seeing "3 weeks ago"

[@jaxayesa5478]

@@bigwigs3336 Me, wtf KZbin- 😂😂😂

[@zariagibson1694]

You have to talk about the PPG movie from 2015.

[@stormwright8300]

PPGZ is fire and a nostalgia trip. The reboot is a dumpster fire

[@orangehat1924]

Same here!

[@kingkiu3272]

Literally 💯💯

[@mrbear3367]

FAX

[@oriongear2499]

Facts man! 💯

[@nicksstudio7506]

THE REBOOT IS THE REAL TRASH

[@rainbowphoenix1363]

People dislike PPGZ? Really? The reboot is obviously worse

[@InfyFish]

That's what i was saying! Sorta

[@KamiAnimeS1]

Yup

[@luma4902]

For me the problem with ppgz is making blossom a saylor moon rip off in personality

[@joanmusyoki8271]

The anime is good!!!!

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Yeah! ppgz was a good quick part of my tweenhood~ the reboot... would not have been...

[@ravenwing4472]

Ppgz was a magical girl anime. Dont overthink it. Just enjoy it.

[@akira8393]

I know... crazy right... people expected that the anime was taking it seriously cuz it had ANIME on it... clearly They're the NOOB ones

[@TheNyleve16]

The right thing that PPGZ did was that they made their own thing and even gave them a different origin story to tell it in a different way. They were very creative and were trying their best not to tarnish the image of the original. They respected the original. The reboot is garbage.

[@lilchristuten7568]

2 differences that I didn't like were the fact that they weren't the professor's kids (because you know it's extremely creepy for a grown man [especially a scientist] to kidnap 3 random girls to do tests on), and the way their powers worked(as someone else said I thought it would be like a female version of DBZ).

[@nine9238]

Yeah I agree I like how they weren’t sisters and they had weapons it was interesting

[@icecreamhero2375]

The reboot butchered all the characters expecially Blossom and Buttercup. Gone is the violence, physical humor, satire, and bad puns mixed with good puns. Instead it was full of unfunny non sequitur humor. No set ups or punchlines allowed weird automatically= funny.

[@lightonsnow1]

The anime version at least had heart and you could tell the creators gave a damn about the source material and put their own spin on it. The reboot was just lazy trash.

[@awkwardorangedrawz5914]

Exactly! They gave their own spin on it and made it different!

[@strawberryrose5212]

@@ender4032 referring to the reboot or? Because PPGZ didn't have kindergarteners twerk

[@mae6462]

@@ender4032 I honestly loved PPGZ even before the reboot came out. It was very cool of Toei Animation to change the storyline into something that fits more an anime. What is it that you don't like? I really enjoyed it as a kid, and I don't see it as something out of place.

[@ameernurhaqeem9738]

@@ender4032 ok anime hater relax i love ppgz too and i love the way they make it like anime of course

[@taylorboney1089]

S T E V E W I T H G U N I remember watching it and liking it before I got into anime

[@rosebean7168]

The reboot. At least ppgz didn’t twerk or have weird faces.

[@SakuWasHereFirst]

Atleast ppgz didn’t get the girls basically high

[@stickthelanding4785]

Which is weird since ppgz is an anime

[@pumkin600]

They twERKED!??

[@oriongear2499]

honey._b In the reboot they did.

[@altheaburnett1999]

I still can't forget that panda saying "It's party time!"

[@Chillixion]

how is this even a debate lmao?? anyone who's watched PPGZ knows that it's far better than the reboot, PPGZ is honestly pretty good on it's own

[@guillame7422]

Thank you ❤️👏🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️!

[@danielperez143]

I saw all of ppgz and honestly enjoyed every second.

[@gandalflotr2898]

If they made a revival they should including Dexter from Dexter laboratory

[@jedrzejbiaokryty1925]

It's like comparing teen titans and TT go! The first one is good the other one is trash

[@Chillixion]

Jędrzej Białokryty have you actually tried to watch TTG?

[@justaguy4486]

I kinda love the anime? The plot thickens some times and then return to simple but well, the arc with Bubbles and her childhood friend who turned into a monster is kinda really good...

[@misty-starluv]

Lowkey loved that episode I actually cried. Felt bad for bubbles

[@unripetheberrby6283]

@@misty-starluv Me too! It was like "am I *really* getting sad over THIS?.... Yes, yes you are..."

[@humandog3240]

That made me cry trice

[@ladyluna5556]

that episode was super sad

[@billiey8995]

The only thing I hated is that Buttercup and Blossom didn't have similar character arcs, I feel like those two were the ones who had a lot more room to grow.

[@ItsAJETT]

PPGZ was fire.

[@markcambrone8369]

So... the reboot would be a dumpster fire?

[@artoons3544]

That’s cause Craig McCracken worked on it. He made the og power puff girls

[@artoons3544]

At least that’s what google says.

[@markcambrone8369]

Artoons as well as the opening credits of the og series

[@user-kh2pf4vw1s]

@Torres Lee Why the PPG reboot's fan nickname is "the dumpster fire"? It was very popular back then!

[@so4863]

Lol yet to see a single person who didn't like ppgz and saying how this isn't even a debate on which is better lol

[@freida8378]

Yeah, ppgz was WAY better.

[@KamiAnimeS1]

Yup

[@jaxayesa5478]

I actually kinda liked PPGZ, it was definitely different story-wise and animation-wise but it was funny and unique. Like the original PPG was.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Hahah ye

[@toongrowner1]

I still hate the anime version, but even I have to agree that it's 1000 times better than the sloppy reboot.

[@blurryink115]

Who the heck disliked PPGZ!? and comparing it to the reboot too smh, PPGZ was fire and now one can tell me otherwise 😂

[@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8]

I disliked it. The characters weren't as likable and it wasn't as funny. The weapons were a cool addition though, and at least they cared about what they were making.

[@pizzaboy4397]

me

[@someweirdlumpofmeat158]

@@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8 where they not as funny as reboot or original? Hopefully original ;-;

[@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8]

@@someweirdlumpofmeat158 I've never watched the reboot, I'm just comparing Z to the original PPG

[@Icxeys]

@@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8 Try watching the reboot. I swear you will not get past the first episode without cringing, feeling weird ect. Once you watch it I'm sure you'll agree PPGZ is much better than the reboot.

[@richymacmillion]

Hands down? The Reboot. They tried to turn the girls into “tweens” and it didn’t work. The girls lost their childlike innocence a bit in the reboot too. And I really disliked how they made Buttercup act like a dude. Yeah she was a tomboy in the original but she still had her girly vibes she was just more sassy and hot tempered. And I really dislike how they made Bubbles seem like an idiot in the reboot. Bubbles was always the gentle, purest, and “insecure” one. She was innocently naive not a dummy and I really didn’t like how she was involved with computer gaming. I would of had her into fashion or something due to her creative nature but yeah. Blossom was still the same but I hate how she lost a bit of her “level headed-ness.” I didn’t like how she was such a clean freak neither. The PPGZ was more creative and kept the essence of the girls....except Blossom who had like this hero maniac and boy crazy vibe. So yeah reboot was trash and I’m happy they canceled it.

[@irrespondible]

Blossom was the leader of a Magical Girl team in Japan, so her being hit with the dumb stick was actually kind of expected. Apparently, it's inspirational for girls if the lovesick dumb girl can save the day on her own, go figure. Bubbles and Buttercup also had their own differences, like Bubbles being more of the school sweetheart and get a level up in girliness (something I hoped they would do with Reboot Bubbles) and Buttercup being more balanced despite being the brawns of the team. So... yeah, Blossom was just unlucky of being a main heroine in Japan, meaning that she got the dumb shot.

[@khaliyahjefferson832]

The thing i hated about the anime was just that they blossom character just like Usagi from sailor moon

[@richymacmillion]

@@khaliyahjefferson832 exactly. She lost her “commander and leader” vibe.

[@irrespondible]

@@richymacmillion That, as I said, was because of Japanese conventions. "Commander and Leader" are not usually the front girls in a magical girl team. In the West, in a team of Brains, Brawn and Heart, the Brains lead. In Japan, the leader is a Heart when Magical Girls are involved.

[@richymacmillion]

@@irrespondibledude....i read your post already. You don’t gotta repeat yourself. I just don’t care too much about the anime version. 🤪🤪🤪

[@calebgoodman2076]

Definitely the anime did better. The idea of a secret older sister was interesting but overall the try hard attempts humor didn’t help the reboot at all.

[@FallenHalfWingedWolf]

I didn't like Bliss she looked like a OC over powered character and I rather if they were gonna bring another ppg it should have been Bunny! 🐰

[@calebgoodman2076]

J J Yeah. Though the struggle of dealing with her powers reminded me of what the girls have done in the movie. Bunny definitely deserved more attention too.

[@Rynn-]

@@FallenHalfWingedWolf omg I forgot about Bunny, I haven't seen the original since I was like 7

[@game_master_rukia]

the reboot needed all the original voice actors to be good but they didn't use the original actresses for the girls

[@kriegermaria9923]

The fighting scenes sadly sucked and the Rowdy Ruffs we're only in one ep we're they make the Car Race Bliss is ok but she has bunnys purple colour

[@InfyFish]

People..hated the anime version? Edit: This reply section as been going strong for some time now, the different views are Interesting ngl but some are insane as well.

[@AipomBTW]

Only this dude. I wish I could've watched the full anime but I got cut off at some episode about buttercup and her dad. I loved the series until I didn't have the option to. I don't know why the dude hates it. The anime was 10 billion% fire

[@InfyFish]

@@AipomBTW I mean,not everyone likes the same stuff yeah but the anime was pretty good to me

[@alejandroaltamirano6407]

@@InfyFish I hate PPGZ because it had potential to be like the Female equivalent of DBZ instead of some Sailor Moon wannabe crap (And I thought Tokyo Mew Mew was worse). It also confuses me on why they didn't brought back the original voice cast, but some of the voice actors in the dub at least did a good job trying to imitate the old voice cast.

[@InfyFish]

@@alejandroaltamirano6407 there's too many sailor moon wannabes out there. How was it confusing?

[@alejandroaltamirano6407]

@@InfyFishYour Answers: Q1:I'm confused on what you mean by this. Are you trying to say you agree with that it should have been DBZ for girls or something else ? Q2: It's a Cartoon Network property, they could have easily just brought back the voice cast from the Original cartoon. But judging how it never aired in America, I'm amusing Cartoon Network of America didn't care/want to be involved with the anime despite being based off one of their most popular franchise.

[@rachelcreighton8962]

As someone who watched the original PPG and PPGZ growing up, here are my thoughts on the matter. The reason PPGZ is great while the reboot is trash is because while PPGZ was based off of the original show, it was original enough that it could stand on its own merits. A lot of things were different about the anime, instead of the girls being made in a lab they were regular girls who got super powers, instead of giant monsters existing because, the concept of black and white z rays explained why the heroes and villains existed and Him was the most powerful being because he made the z rays. The girls were also aged up and made to be more like regular girls that the audience could relate to and how they struggled to be heroes while the PPG were born knowing how to use their powers. We watch them struggle with school and typical problems while everyone relies on them to save the world. Not to mention because they aren't related, the girls don't automatically like each other and they eventually end up forming a family with themselves, the professor, Ken, and Poochi. On the other hand, the reboot is a shitty imitation of the original show. It is too much like the original so it is constantly being compared to it, a slice of life comedy with little to no fighting being compared to the show that is PPG. The answer s painfully obvious why PPGZ is much better than the reboot and may even be on the same level as its original source material.

[@gandalflotr2898]

Me too I wish they made a revival of this show with characters from different cartoon shows such as dexter from dexter laboratory and Dr paradox and Ben 10 from Ben 10 imagine the first episode will be your name parody where dexter and blossom will be the new couple in this show

[@patchesthejaybird8431]

@@gandalflotr2898 ,read snafu comics,they have everything you just said in a digital comic. Look up snafu comics and then find powerpuff girls d .it's real cool,and it's by bleedman.

[@orangehat1924]

The reason the show was called "Z" was actually because it was intended to refer to the final installment of particular series. (PPGZ is the one and only anime adaptation), but it's a plus that they incorporated it into the show with Chemical X. (Nothing to laugh about, and in no way related to a certain other anime) All said and done, I can always enjoy PPGZ for what it tried to do. Also, the reboot is trash.

[@seb99342]

Same here.

[@jaxayesa5478]

The reboot was way worse-

[@DragoNugget]

Yo! Fellow She ra fan?

[@ellarose7114]

Ninja Gaming640 Aye me too who’s ur favorite?

[@DragoNugget]

@@ellarose7114 dunno, probs Mermista?

[@ellarose7114]

Ninja Gaming640 Cool! Mine’s Entrapta ☺️

[@rainbowphoenix1363]

I cant take this seriously because you straight up said you didnt watch it in the video and then call the anime version bad for not showing an arc that you didn't see. Really? That's like reading the first chapter of a book and then skipping to the end, only reading a few pages in between, and then being mad at the ending after you didnt read the book. Seriously, it's like you're deliberately trying to make fans of this show angry for views

[@ventustbb3229]

@Rainbow Phoenix I think he actually saw it, but he was to embarrassed to admit that. Bc he’s a guy. So he just said he didn’t see it. Bc otherwise it wouldn’t make sense to make a video on something you haven’t seen. Especially if you’re criticizing it 😅

[@rainbowphoenix1363]

@@ventustbb3229 that's what I'm saying, it doesn't make sense!

[@KamiAnimeS1]

Yup very true like wtf

[@starlightrai]

Ventus TBB- I don’t see the reason why he should lie about something like this. He is a cartoon critic and how he talked about ppgz’s finale shows his lack of research about it. Watching the show makes people feel closer to the characters and their powers. He either didn’t care or didn’t watch the episodes because he treated the lost of their powers as some dumb situation that happened.

[@rainbowphoenix1363]

@@starlightrai exactly!!!!

[@de_cartoonist3420]

PPG 2016 theme: ok PPGZ theme: *pure awesomeness*

[@irkenpony17]

While PPGZ isn’t really the go to “yes good show” thing for me, it is better to watch that than the reboot because: You can’t compare PPGZ with PPG, while the reboot forces to you compare

[@irkenpony17]

@UCvPL8-jUKqmrStnkqWxrrUg - pretty much

[@elsakristina2689]

Honestly, I love the anime. I watched it RELIGIOUSLY as a kid, in Japanese and English, and I loved it just as much as the original PPG. It was actually my introduction to anime, the first one I ever watched. I couldn't even get into Pokémon for long. Nope. I watched Powerpuff Girls Z instead, lol

[@miiamidblu]

me too, I love ppg z. There isn't even a comparison to the reboot which was hot garbage.

[@TrueBlueFanon]

Ppgz are far better show then all cartoon network reboots

[@camilatinoco7166]

PPGZ was also my fist anime and I also loved it as a kid

[@calebgoodman2076]

I loved the anime as well. It does a decent job as an A.U.

[@ritselabuan6513]

I also like the opening and ending songs of ppg z.

[@kirstyshadowdancer5095]

Side note - the Giant robot thing. That happened in the original PPG. Just in case everyone forgot ^.^ Only in the original using the robot to fight with actually destroyed the city even worse than it would have been if they fought the monster themselves. And the mayor banned the use of the robot as a result.

[@misty-starluv]

Yep I was super pumped to see the robot in an anime adaptation. I was excited.

[@skootergirl22]

Bemo?

[@neorenamon]

Ah yes, the 'cure' that turned out to be worse than the disease... I mean really Prof, you couldn't bother to put guidance systems into your ridiculous missile launchers? I think the whole robot was a parody of Japanese mecha shows in the first place.

[@awkward_chaos8322]

Ah yes Dynamo.

[@GenesicKaiser]

@@neorenamon Getter Robo to be exact. Involved 3 jets that could separate and combine into 3 different robots specializing in aerial combat, ground combat and underwater combat.

[@akirachaossuta]

Z wasn’t bad but could have been better if it was redone. Blossom was done dirty though.

[@rachelcreighton8962]

I completely agree, Blossom was treated like sh*t by her sister, the guys she liked, and mostly Buttercup. No one would take her seriously or respect her as a leader because they didn't acknowledge her as one. Everyone always ripped on her for being boy crazy, liking sweets, and being a super hero fanatic, but at least she loved and always wanted to be a hero unlike them. Also, she never made fun of Bubbbles or Buttercup's interests, but they constantly looked at her funny. I can relate to Blossom.

[@awkward_chaos8322]

Yeah.. they made her less of a symbol of female independence and intelligence and more of a boy crazy, candy loving freak.

[@lilchristuten7568]

@@rachelcreighton8962 I thought the candy obsession was something that everyone affected by chemical Z had.

[@zjzr08]

@@awkward_chaos8322 It felt like they put the shonen protagonists trope on her which really felt weird as she was quite the opposite in the original.

[@irrespondible]

That's the problem of being the lead of a Magical Girl team: ever since Usagi, they are usually lovestruck and bad at everything academical... because that's what Japan thinks is inspiring for girls. They think that making the dumbest and more overtly emotional girl of the group the one that calls the shots and manages to save the day despite her very obvious flaws, that will inspire other girls to net feel down.... which also explains the male side of this idea, the Shonen heroes that are also dumb as a brick and end up OP as heck in their settings. tl;dr Blossom is dumbed down because she's the lead in a Magical Girl team, and those are usually more in the lead for their "can do" attitude than for having the mind of a hundred geniuses.

[@leighmercadokfphrdept.2197]

I rather watched the Japanese version instead the reboot version because they act more like a superhero

[@angrybrony]

the reboot is in ever account, undeniably, objectively worse then Z. the "reboot" feels at times almost ashamed of it's source mattrel and things like miss bellum and the like.

[@toongrowner1]

they removed miss bellum cause "she was not a good role model"... kinda ironic that the creator of the reboot only judged her by her body and not the actual great character and role model she actually was. But nope, she was "too sexy"... freakin idiots

[@warioland523]

They actually got rid of Sedusa in favor of this annoying Bianca chick who has a dumb ape as a minion.

[@radiokunio3738]

At least the anime trys to be something different instead of pretending it's the original ppg like the reboot.

[@zjzr08]

@@toongrowner1 Which is SO weird as we know she's practically running Townsville as the mayor was pretty much a buffoon.

[@toongrowner1]

@@zjzr08 I know right? Well I guess the creators of the reboot only looked at her body.

[@ellajazz4861]

I personally really liked Z , it was cute and took and unique approach to the idea of the Powerpuff Girls

[@nokat2788]

PPGZ is what is nostalgic and a nice touch it wasn’t perfect but I wouldn’t compare it to the dumpster fire in 2016

[@ellanica]

Why is this even a debate? Leave Z alone, it was fine. The reboot is cancer, like Teen Titans Go.

[@vintage_life]

I think the reboot was worse

[@blueraccoon1088]

No lie

[@KamiAnimeS1]

Yup

[@Not.A.Bagel.811]

Ya think?

[@melenacholy9170]

who doesnt lmao

[@Crossy]

Oh come on Powerpuff Girls Z wasnt that bad >:(

[@flaremawile726]

While is not as good as the original in some ways, I do agree that PPGZ wasn't as bad at all, at least it knew what it wanted to be, not just an anime adaptation, but is own thing and having its own identity, the 2016 tho...? Idon't even know what it wants to be...Reboot, Sequel of the original? besides for one or two jokes that made me laugh and the Bliss, a character with a lot of potential, there's really nothing good on the 2016 version.

[@edafr]

@@flaremawile726 even bliss sucks lmao

[@flaremawile726]

@@edafr Can't really argue with that actually, since they could have totally worked better.

[@edafr]

@@flaremawile726 fr her story felt half assed and she didnt really belong in the show

[@flaremawile726]

@@edafr true...but personaly, I did like her origin story about her been unstable, and left home so that she would not hurt anyone, including her father, sadly...everything else...was Just wasted...

[@lyssiebear]

The ppgZ version in my opinion was really nostalgic and cute. The reboot is so weird and im not a fan of the mary sue older sister.

[@M567dk]

The reboot got rid of Miss. Bellum. That is another reason to dislike it.

[@xxprogamerxx7770]

Wait MISS BELLUM GOT REMOVED?

[@M567dk]

@@xxprogamerxx7770 IN the 2016 remake...yep.

[@saiyanscaris6530]

@@M567dk all because she had big breasts and the whole female impowerment thing. hence why miss keens breasts were removed too. and the fact that the mayor tends to be the one saving the girls CONSTANTLY

[@nine9238]

saiyan scaris so their designs are not fine but they made an episode were they twerk

[@sonicducktheinoccent]

Yo Z was lowkey heat, ya'll dont even know

[@noobmasterruben5167]

This is an easy win for PPG Z. It's like comparing Rebels or Clone wars to me

[@agentlinrov1474]

But both Rebels and Clone Wars are good.

[@saiyanscaris6530]

@@agentlinrov1474 he means that clone wars is just miles better compared oto rebels even if rebels was good

[@agentlinrov1474]

@@saiyanscaris6530 Ahhh... I get what he means now. Thanks

[@justanotherisekaiprotagoni7293]

Whoa whoa rebels was decent 😂

[@justanotherisekaiprotagoni7293]

ISABELLA ABALOS this is a better analogy😂

[@kylaa9205]

PPGZ was my favorite show when I was younger

[@JgainerGaming]

Powerpuff girls OG : YES 👍 PPGZ: YES 👍 PPG REBOOT : NO 👎

[@floraosc]

PPG REBOOT? YES! 👍

[@rattales58]

The reboot. Signed everyone born in the 90s

[@InfyFish]

I was born in 2002 but i agree-

[@stormwright8300]

2001 but yes

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Yeah

[@Smollest_Jordie]

2005 but yeah

[@greenstarlover1]

Don't forget the early 2000s kids.

[@SakuWasHereFirst]

Roses are red PPGZ was great When the reboot was announced We already knew it was too late.

[@cjbarreras5917]

WHY ARE YOU ALL HATING ON THE REBOOT HUH?!

[@SakuWasHereFirst]

Natsuki Doki Doki cause it’s really bad compared to the original show?

[@RBatman5000]

@@cjbarreras5917, along with ttg and the current ben 10, it's cheap reboot garbage

[@cjbarreras5917]

I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU NOW

[@cjbarreras5917]

BYE HATERS

[@Freezient]

Ppgz had its own identity, its different enough to separate from the original. I’m not seeing the Z Girls to be the same as the og Girls. The Reboot on the other hand insisted that they are the new original Girls and they just butchered everything.

[@92JazzQueen]

One my biggest gripes with the anime is turning Blossom into a stereotypical, magical girl lead, instead of her original personality. Because we seen tons of those types of love freak magical girl leads, that it would have been awesome to see anime Blossom be the smart girl pink lead which is very rare. Just shows that some in the Japanese entertainment industry can be just as formulaic in their own ways when it comes to shows. But I agree with the fact that the reboot is a husk of what the original was.

[@MustacheDLuffy]

Well it’s actually because Japan loves it’s cliches and would prefer to adhere to them rather than try to divert from the formula But that’s mainly for anime cliches and it’s usually because they’re more comfortable with overusing them if they’re safe

[@irrespondible]

Apparently, dumb leaders are inspirational because they show that you can save the world even if you lack the talent. Also... you really can't relate to a girl whose IQ is like 200 or something, so that had to go. That's another reason: We have a very level headed genius, an insecure girly girl and an over confident tomboy. You need to balance that out somehow.

[@MidnightTubeXD]

I like the originals better.... But z' are not bad

[@unripetheberrby6283]

The original is the best yeah

[@niczaz58]

Ppgz was an absolute banger, one of my fav renditions

[@awkward_chaos8322]

Bro the reboot is garbage. PPG was my childhood, and so was PPGZ. I love and respect them both equally. You can see the intention and the heart put into each. But with the reboot, it’s obviously just for money. It feels hollow and heartless. They didn’t even add the RRB.

[@Otval_bashky]

Even the Japanese were more respectful than the Cartoon Network himself

[@Project32HMT32]

PPGZ was iconic

[@3oct1111]

The reboot is much much worse, even if you factor in the bad dub

[@KevinMineCraftardo]

You can tell they at least tried for the second season

[@theamazingmaymay123]

Z was stupid in the “lol okai thats cute” way The reboot is dry

[@DGolden247]

Me before watching the video: Pfft! Obviously PPGZ was better. Me while watching the video: ...well damn, didn’t think it was that badly written 😔....PPGZ is still better than the reboot tho

[@Castformsupremacy]

Don’t listen to him This is words from a guy who just hate anime If he didn’t hate anime, he wouldn’t compare it to literal trash

[@vovabars1234]

Reboot is worse and its not even close

[@upperkace2931]

From what I remember PPGZ was pretty great. The reboot it TRASH

[@yi-hira]

I love PPGZ. I practically grew up on the OG and PPGZ.

[@FlusteredBushStudios]

As a weeb I loved power puff girls Z, especially when I was younger, I thought It was like an anime spin off and in my opinion its way better than the reboot

[@talimbeingaverythriftyghor5967]

*_The reboot was much worse_*

[@talimbeingaverythriftyghor5967]

@Vannamillion 1000 I told ya, the reboot is much worse

[@thepooroldsoul8179]

@Super Sonic 2017 Good for you.

[@elleniowo6848]

@Wakko and Sonic the reboot sucked😭😭

[@-Izzy_XD-]

@@talimbeingaverythriftyghor5967 I mean I did grow up with the reboot actually I Slightly disagree but I respect your opinion

[@-Izzy_XD-]

@Cat Labs bruh its his/her opinion

[@Merilirem]

Reboot. Z was actually fine.

[@trachie1701]

To be completely fair on the robot part, I do remember the original series having the professor create a robot for the girls called Dynamo. Doesn't beg the question of why the girls even need a robot, but it's not a PPG Z original creation.

[@deathstrokeclanrules8562]

Hard to say. Both had potential, and Z had some originality with it's piece, but they both are just to bright and colorful for my taste. I actually watched the anime, and i have to say, much like Phantomstrider's opinion on the reboot, it focused too much on the girls and their hum drum lives. The Villains depicted in it were actually less intimidating then their original counterparts (except HIM, he was pretty well done), even the Amoeba Boys. Speaking of Boys, the Rowdyruff's were such a dissapointment, coming off less as sexist rivals and more like sexist brats, who didn't even have any powers to fight them (yeah they got some in ep 51, i know), or hardly any appearances (2 episodes, 1 guest appearance, and 1 cameo >:( ) As for the reboot, from what little i saw, I hate how it imitates TTG, instead of trying to be more like it's counterparts. While it did try to bring in some new blood to the villain rack, it more or less shat on the Main gallery (especially the Ruffs....dammit!). The new recurring characters were just awful I mean... A rainbow panda with eyes like he's on ecstasy, a freaking annoying pony/unicorn whatever, and why the F#%$ did they think they needed to include that distasteful excuse of a 4th PPG? Overall, I'd have to say the reboot was the worst. Cause while Z could have been better, it at least tried to be something like the original...heroic. You can actually feel for the characters and what they're trying to do. The reboot...like i said, it's like TTG, an insult to something once grand. I mean if your going to be ridiculous, at least do it with some taste. Yes the original had it's more cartoony bits too, at least there was thought put into it.

[@BugsyFoga]

I personally believe literally any powerpuff girl related media prior to the REBOOT is better than it , especially Z .

[@lonegirl2183]

Even the dance pants revolution special is better than the reboot.

[@BugsyFoga]

@@lonegirl2183 Even that , it has a much better artstyle

[@atomic-art]

Nathaniel Foga its artstyle had its own spinoff game which is super good and you can get it for free

[@mikaeruu0309]

@@BugsyFoga GOD YEAH... THE ARTSTYLE IS SO PRETTYYYY

[@ExtremeWreck]

Bruh that PPG knockoff from the early/mid 2000s is better than the reboot. I don't even remember what the heck it was called, but it was certainly better. Probably just talking about Z-Squad, but I definitely didn't watch that as a kid.

[@Takerofbootyeaterofcoochie]

Lmaooo ppgz is amazing. Especially compared to the “reboot”

[@elizabethfuentes3840]

I feel as if this video was kinda something to just fill in a slot for the content. That's just the vibe I get from this video, like a English paper you just had to push out for a sake of the grade

[@pxrplehalo]

Everyone is talking about how the PPG twerked in the reboot, but not about how in one of the reboot episodes, Princess Bluebelle mistook Buttercup for a prince and kissed her.....Yes, an adult kissed a child, and on the lips.

[@zusuky03]

really?- :o. ugh

[@pxrplehalo]

zusuky03 Yes. You can even look up the episode. I just Searched, “Princess Bluebelle”.

[@groovywoovy4136]

How about bliss? That deviant oc character that say that she's "the first powerpuff girl"

[@MegumiMary]

Also about Ken Utonium: Ken is a clone of the professor but he does consider the professor (and his wife we never actually meet) his mother and father

[@naturalvanilla1608]

MegumiMary, the mother actually does appear in a Christmas episode.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Wait the clone thing was true!?

[@misty-starluv]

I thought Ken was professor son

[@awkward_chaos8322]

Wait he’s actually a clone?! I’m ashamed that I didn’t know this.

[@guillame7422]

JKSNXHSUHXGVS Japan gave the professor a family of his own aside from the girls. But yes, the mother has a canon appearance (you can check ppgz wikia it has a photo.)

[@gsamalot]

if your wondering about that kid with the professor in the Japanese sub that his son to help him out around the lab

[@stormwright8300]

His clone son

[@groovywoovy4136]

Ken

[@cherylbloss]

I speak spanish and this PPGZ anime was like "WOW HOW AWSOME" I didn't know why it had a lot of Hate It was my childhood with the original cartoon

[@vflowersimp]

blossom in ppgz has a magic yoyo… wait a second… MIRACULOUS LADYBUG?!?!?!

[@SuperKagomefan]

This came out before that did but yeah. Cool right?

[@sevenequalsoneheart6710]

I liked the anime because while it was admittedly very ADD in it's structure, it was a love letter to the original series crew who made powerpuff girls because they loved anime which is what the designs of the girls were based off of in the first place. Specifically chibis. As well as the way Mojo JoJo would speak in an almost Japanese speech Pattern. Plus since Japan tends to (for the most part) respect its younger audiences unlike the USA, they were able to finally explain why the original series crew never approved of the RowdyRuff Boys being shipped with the PowerPuff Girls, and even tried to make fun of the idea of the ship in one episode. The boys are genetic twins of the girls. (Something i knew when i was 5YEARS OLD. IF A 5 YR OLD DOESN'T APPROVE OF A SHIP YOU KNOW THE FANDOM IS MESSED UP) Genetic twins, for those who don't know, are imperfect clones with the most glaring differences being biologically younger and being the opposite gender to the source material. Like Danielle "Danni" Phantom from Danny Phantom for example.

[@mn9137]

The RRB are not related to the PPG in any way in the Original. They were made with completely different ingredients. As for Shipping, you would think that the RRB trying to kill the PPG and having no redeemable qualities would have stopped it but it didn't. Even if everyone is allowed to ship whatever they want.

[@awkward_chaos8322]

Yeah, I never really got the shipping in the anime version. I tried to get it, because it seemed cute when you treat it as if the RRBZ aren’t LITERALLY the PPGZ “children”. But you can’t really do that. It’s just gross and weird now that I look back on it. I do understand why people would ship it in the original as @MN 9 pointed out. But even still, it’s quite clear what the RRB are and what their self-acclaimed purpose is. It’s different when you age them up and ship them, because then you get all kinds of different possibilities, especially since within the show itself there’s an episode dedicated to portraying the RRB and PPG as teens, and showing that there was an attraction between the two groups. Even though most of the fandom agrees that those versions were shallow, and completely devolved from their original personalities, they’re still just as valid and just as canon regardless.

[@mn9137]

@@awkward_chaos8322 The grow up versions of them in "The City of Clipsville" ARE non-canon. Buttercup herself said those clips were dumb.

[@lilchristuten7568]

The girls and the boys were not related in the slightest in the original. I never considered shipping them, 1 because the boys were irredeemably evil (mojo jojo their creator was more redeemable than them) and because they exploded from being kissed by the girls, meaning they couldn't possibly work.

[@mikaeruu0309]

@@lilchristuten7568 they are irredeemably evil (except maybe Boomer) but they jo longer go KABOOM when kissed

[@Hayami4]

The robot thing is also a reference to the original xd

[@averagequeen]

I scrolled through all the comments cuz I wanted someone to have said this ty lmao

[@recnarak813]

because of uhh...dynamo? yep, that might be a reference.

[@wansper9297]

I watched PPGZ only once and that was last year, its what really got me into anime and.... why am I even saying anything the entire comment section agrees with me anyway

[@aruce9]

the reboot. it fundamentally doesn't understand the core concept of the original series, at least the anime used the original villains more, there are only a small hand full of him episodes in the reboot but had even more in the original series. the reboot could've been great if it slowly introduced the classic villains and then the newer villains.

[@xqsk4660]

As I also saw the manga version of this, Ken the kid that lives with professor is his kid

[@Jlsphobia]

Meh the reboot kinda seemed worse to me

[@Guusagi]

Me: loudly listening to that amazing PPGZ ending theme Wat ppl didn't like it??

[@joestargaming47]

The anime version wasn't that bad in my opinion

[@arnold20139]

If the PPG reboot was like PPGZ I think people would have loved it. I've seen a few PPGZ episodes on KZbin and it looked awesome. It was what I wanted the PPG reboot to be.

[@xxprogamerxx7770]

No, PPG reboot should've been like og PPG, not Teen Titans Go 2.0

[@arnold20139]

@@xxprogamerxx7770 yea I know, i just like OPPG and PPGZ. Atleast PPGZ doesnt have twerking preschoolers/kindergartners.

[@notme8652]

@@xxprogamerxx7770 well cn needed another Money Cow😂

[@starfox386]

@@arnold20139 Same with me. I have seen the first three episodes and I think it's a really good series. Probably gonna find and watch all of the series.

[@ShoppingBored]

Better watch all of it.

[@MegumiMary]

I'm guessing you watched the Dub of PPGZ because I can't even stand the awful dubbing I watched the show with Subtitles and loved it- despite how nonsensical it was

[@MegumiMary]

I'm never the SubSnob as my ADHD makes watching anime with subs hard but PPGZ is the biggest exception to this as I can ONLY watch the subs

[@coolplantmom7622]

I watched the dub when I was younger and it was good to me. I can’t watch the dub now but I would prefer it over the reboot

[@StarDreamsStudios]

Really? I liked the dub. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I still watch it now.

[@saiyanscaris6530]

better question i guess then. which is better. ppgz dub or the reboot in general

[@groovywoovy4136]

I liked the dub of it

[@vanillabeeboo]

I watched PPGZ when I was a pre-teen I cried when it was over cause I wanted more PPG content :/ also HIM in the og PPG is the Devil they just never called him that cause CN didn’t allow it they even joke about it in his introduction saying his name is to evil to say lol

[@MsVtownsend]

The Reboot Definitely. I Really REALLY HATE THE REBOOT😡

[@exotic_existenceiquit4130]

@@floraosc bro look at the ratings of the reboot

[@floraosc]

@@exotic_existenceiquit4130 heh, sorry- I watched the series before I even knew that it was a reboot. Sorry!

[@kirstyshadowdancer5095]

What I find weird is that I was oddly on-board with the Magical Girl redesign in the first half of PPGZ - I liked anime and magical girl stuff so this was a refreshing take on the characters and gave the show a chance to do serialized storytelling. Obviously though even the Japanese fans of OPPG must have been disoriented cause after the dec/jan break mid-season all of the magical-girl tropes were removed. We no longer saw the PPGZ in their secret identities, Rolling Bubbles' boyfriend (the one who chose to live their life as a monster) disappeared and was never mentioned again and most annoyingly no more transformations. . . Which to me was weird cause I thought all that stuff was Awesome! What I didn't think was cool was that the series went from smart well though out storylines to mindless drivel (the complete opposite of the OPPG who started out as mindless drivel but later on had seriously dark, emotional and even heart wrenching stories. Lest we forget Dick Herdly.)

[@pjgarcia3492]

Ok deep we need you to look at this again but as a 2000s weeb, modern weebs cant weeb the way those weebs could weeb

[@awkward_chaos8322]

PJ Garcia how much weeb could a weeb weeb if a weeb could weeb?

[@TheKaoticFoxi23]

We all good untill a 70s weeb comes (I wached the og maya the bee anime so you now)

[@spide2424]

The old weebs were better. All I see now is people obsessed with BNHA and Naruto, and they call themselves weebs because of that.

[@cherrypiekitten8013]

At least ppgz introduce there characters and what happened to make got super powers compared to the reboot

[@serenityskyeVT]

Imagine disliking the PPGZ. PPGZ was such a soulful remake of the original story with a more magical girl esque feel. They made it work really well and its still one of my favorite anime to this day

[@sheepfish3631]

Ok, I'm sure most of us know that PPGZ was fire!❤️

[@toongrowner1]

sadly have to agree. as much I dislike the anime, it's still a lot better than this sloppy reboot. The anime at least put some effort into itself, while the reboot just tries to walk on the success of the original without actually understanding what made the original so great.

[@hmmmlemmesee7621]

Ppgz is my childhood when i was 4-7 it sad its over Old villains are awsome But the New villains are lame and boring worse

[@Sara3346]

6:00 Oh come on there was an emotional hook I'm not going to say it was a very good one but the talking dog thought he was going to end up non sapient or functionally dead by giving up his chemical x juice for the good of the city. You could have at least watched found a good summary for the last five episodes or so. Also wait why did you only watch the first two episodes of the reboot?

[@YLGABL]

it was THAT bad

[@Sara3346]

@@YLGABL I watched the entire series, so perhaps I misunderstand where you are coming from?

[@YLGABL]

@@Sara3346 the reboot is bad do not ask why

[@Sara3346]

@@YLGABL The Answers as for why are innumerable, my apologies for the previous reply, I was very sleepy and thought you were trash talking PPGZ. 2016 reboot has maybe 20 good episodes out of 100 in it is what I can say after making the mistake of watching all of it.

[@Sara3346]

@@YLGABL The why interestingly enough mostly seems to be related to VERY heavy restrictions put in place on the writers and animators of that series, or at least that's what i've heard them claim which I would take with a grain of salt.

[@sachikamankai]

Ppgz is my first anime that i actually love as a child and the only anime I'm watching when i was 7 I really love it as i love the og ppg but when I heard the reboot, i tried watching it and it is a disaster.

[@Bgarcia-1097]

The original Powerpuff girls was my childhood. I got introduced to the anime while in middle school and I've fallen in love with it ever since! 😍❤💙💚 I just recently re-watched it today! 10/10.

[@TheMightyN]

3:57 Oof what you said there isn't going to age too well. Though it was played off as a joke in the original the girls do act like those said aforementioned late 20th century stereotypical girls, in that one slumber party episode, and some other episodes further on. I also suggest you check out PPGZ in its original dub since the English Dub does the show no justice.

[@sodadrinkz3264]

Ppg z is great end of story

[@alejandracervantes7837]

I liked the anime in a it’s okay to watch especially if I’m gonna draw or something, Blossom being boy crazy was just cringe idk. Reboot has problems, but I like one episode and that’s it.

[@xxprogamerxx7770]

Gotta realize that Blossom was a teenager in PPGZ

[@alejandracervantes7837]

Biggay69 😐......I was dumb to forget that part. How embarrassing.😅

[@Z.A.N.E]

I really liked PPGZ just because it gave me a huge nostalgia trip and embodied that sense of nonsensical anime I love. Sometimes you just wanna watch something nonsensical for the sake of it (not only that, but it was extremely different from the original and I respected that). When I saw the reboot, I tried to hold onto it, just as I did for Teen Titans Go, just because I missed the franchise. But as things progressed, just like TTG, I couldn't do it anymore and had to let go. I wouldn't even watch it if I wanted nonsensical cartoon logic. It wasn't even a good "dumb cartoon". It just became a dumb cartoon and I had to stop watching all together. So uh- moral of the story: Watch PPGZ and the original series.

[@isabellab5491]

I really liked PPGZ. its like a version for older kids

[@bahes3466]

Powerpuff girls z's him reminds me on the joker

[@icey_john]

ppgz was fire (2)

[@aquariusquartz6199]

I love how talking about the mecha as if it's a huge thing that the anime did as a parody when in the original show they also had a mecha.

[@jamesmiller3127]

I'm gonna be frank, I was astounded by how open you were with not watching the shows you were reviewing.

[@MarcMagma]

Personally, I got quite the amount of laughs out of PPGZ. It had a number of good moments. But it is certainly not a masterpiece or anywhere near the level of the OG PPG. Most episodes were "okay" at best and "meh" at worst in my opinion. I still like it though.

[@enbyedits5378]

"FOR SOME REASON" lol 😂😂😂

[@BobCrosCrab]

Power Puff Girls Z was Great , and tbh I don't think anyone is saying the Reboot is better lol

[@JoshuaDMarti]

Both have its flaws. PPGZ is a mess in storytelling in the fiest half of the series and is filled of anime cliches in general up to the core, the Reboot is so desperately mainstream for the sake of being purposely memeable that it lost the little identity it ever had. But I think the difference is that while one of them actually succeeded in achieve what it meant, the other just fails continually. The Reboot was introduced as a literal sequel to the original series, it instantly targeted the old fans for the sake of nostalgia, you can look back to the first teasers and pvs and CN really tried to convince the audience they were going to get the old series back with new stories. But CN's current formula is slap Teen Titans Go as much as they can into every show, and the Reboot suffered from it. The show only lived for the sake of being purposely memeable and to attack the old fans. It's a reboot created for the only sake of taking adventage of nostalgia and silly humor that, in some way, it's worse than TTG's cus at least TTG was self-aware, while ghe ppg reboot wasn't. It aas just a nostalgia crapfest and maybe the only time it actually shined was during the Bliss arc with the 4th and "original" girl. The rest of the show is just memes for the sake of it in the most souless way possible. It didn't achieve it supposed original goal of bringing "the old show" back, and because of it the show failed lots of expectations. On the other hand, PPGZ had a different intention. There is plenty of rumors of why it was born, but the point is that PPGZ had the intention to be an anime that used elements from the og ppg but it never intended to replace, surpass or BE the original show. Look, the anime didn't even air in North America, it was targeted to other audiences and it never intended to have any real connection with the original show to the point that every character is its own character, the fact that CN gave so many freedom to Megumi Ishiguro and Yoshio Urasawa is enough to show that CN never ever cared for the show to surpass or bring back the original much less emulate it. In that sense PPGZ was its own show, managed to achieve irs own aesthetic that, even if had many cliches and anime tropes, still gave the show its own identity, and it even managed to achieve something that the reboot couldn't and that is a sub-fandom from the original fandom that actually liked it and enjoyed it and treasures it with as much love as the og show, while the reboot is just a hit or miss for the old fandom. PPGZ managed to actually gave tribute to the og show without having to mess with it or be directly involved on it and it didn't need its original audience to be alive, while the Reboot always messed around in the OG show's shadow.