>>96680904Speaking of atmosphere, one of the things the cartoon REALLY improves on is the involvement of Meridian in the story. In the first season they actually get you to really care about the whole rebellion aspect, while in the second season it's still a major world for the story despite other ones being revealed.
(In fact, in the comics Meridian
along with Elyon was basically dropped from the story after the first arc. What the fuck? I mean, yeah,
Phobos came back but as a standalone character, and in a much later arc. Man, the show's plotting was SO much better.)
>>96680926The original song is MUCH better. It has a really catchy and at the same time uniquely fitting melody. And that's just season 1's version, as season 2 has a remix which is just PURE EPICNESS, no other way to describe it.
And even more importantly, that's the theme used in the show's background music (over and over again)! Which means American viewers didn't get to experience the BGM the same way, and that matters a lot more than one might think.
But regardless, the visual part of the US intro is beyond terrible. It should have been literally banned from TV.
