![]() The art style may seem a bit strange, and the animation occasionally jerky, but not so much that it ever disrupts the flow of the action. Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, went through to preserve his vision and create something truly unique are well-known (to those who're interested in that sort of thing, anyway), and I'm glad to report that his hard work paid off. Oban Star-Racers is a very special animated series in that its appeal, or even its ability to "work" properly as a franchise, isn't dependent on its medium. You will either be driven away for it's 'weird' stuff or fall in love with it. It has it's flaws (mostly speaking about the pace of some events) but can be easily ignored. The creator has put a lot of love into it. To put it in a nutshell, it's a unique and well-done series. The explanations sound rather 'logical' and believable while the scenery simply leaves you in awe. It's worth to mention the design and overall concept of the planet Oban. Once the series is over, you will want more. The dialogues are rather well written, if not one of the best I've seen (might be biased here). Despite that, I'm rather happy with the way the episodes wrere done. Also, because of that some events occured too fast (Molly gets attached to Aikka too fast considering they barely got to do things together like she and Jordan). The fact that there are a variety of races opens up roads for content. It isn't bad but considering the information found in the Art of Oban star racers it seems that Yeatman has gone deeply in the universe of this series, there were many things that could be added to the episodes. I believe the lack of funds which resulted in a short series was a bit of a drawback. There are races, fights (physical and not), mystery (the aliens, the planet),emotional parts and love. There is a little bit of everything that can appeal to different tastes and ages. The Earth team actually starts out with poor ranks and barely makes to the second part. Meanwhile the plot has unexpected twists, in the races in particular. Needless to say that Yeatman chose to have a female protagonist that can kick some ass. Nevertheless there are enjoyable and believable characters that you can sympathise and understand. Although due to the length of the story (only 26 episodes) there was too little room to develop all the characters. What is most noticeable is the plot and the characters. The story is unique and what Savin Yeatman went through to realise his dream is very touching. I myself considered it 'another badly made cartoon' only for it to become my favorite cartoon and story of all time. an element that often drives people away and the summary of the story may sound a little cheesy. At first glance, many people are driven away from it.
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