In article <dko0n3tfc3krhraa42g4rh9tjrus7iomp4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Antonio E.
Gonzalez <AntEGM111@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >I also think I saw someone state the opinion somewhere (maybe even in
> >this newsgroup) that PPG-Z was just a "rip-off" of Sailor Moon. Well,
> >any show with a team of magical girls (Winx club, wedding peach, Tokyo
> >mew-mew, even the original PPG) is going to have a lot in common with
> >Sailor Moon, perhaps even quite a few direct influences. Whether this
> >makes it a rip-off is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose.
"Rip off" implies intent as well as content, and I don't believe that
Craig was specifically using SM when he created the Whoopass Girls, though
it is certainly likely that he was aware of anime in general. However,
there are a few parodies throughout the series. The two anime that you
mention are almost certainly part of a burgeoning number of shows aimed at
the smaller female population of Japan and are, IMHO, formulaic in the
extreme, the formula primarily created by the people behind such classics
as the original Cutey Honey, Sailor Moon and such. Winx club is just a
poor imitation of the same thing.
> With all those magical girls teams you listed, I'm surprised you
> missed W.I.T.C.H. . . .
Good job John Ward doesn't read this group (these groups?)! However, I
agree with that. I like W.I.T.C.H. (despite some of the obvious US
stylings and moral imperatives) but I can't ignore its similarities to any
amount of prior art.
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