Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Season 1

February 16, 2023 9:25 AM - Season 1 (Full Season)

After 13-year-old super-genius Lunella accidentally brings ten-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the duo works together to protect the city's Lower East Side from danger.

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posted by 1970s Antihero (5 comments total)

I like the character designs and backgrounds, but the animation wasn't all that great, more on a par with Teen Titans Go! and Dexter's Laboratory, rather than Into the Spider-verse. Likewise the writing, which seemed directed at very young viewers. I even thought the voice acting was mediocre, with the actors merely reciting lines rather than acting. And the "villains" are pretty weak, intended to embody "today's lesson". Disappointing, I thought.
posted by SPrintF at 1:24 PM on February 16, 2023

I loved it. The animation style really fits the whole idea of a fire-engine-red T. Rex stomping around the Lower East Side.
posted by Halloween Jack at 6:15 PM on February 16, 2023 [2 favorites]

I will buy all the toys for this show. Especially that Devil Dinosaur plush that's supposedly coming out later this year.

I didn't love the animation style at first but the more I watched, the more it worked for me. I also didn't mind the lesson of the week stuff because that's the audience it's for. It didn't feel condescending to me and dealt with things kids deal with. I know I would've loved the hell out of this as a child.

Seriously, all the toys.
posted by edencosmic at 11:14 PM on February 16, 2023 [4 favorites]

Weirdly, this show isn’t available on Disney+ in Canada? And I can’t figure out why…
posted by sixswitch at 5:01 AM on February 17, 2023

It looks like it has to first air on the Disney Channel in your locality before they can release it on D+.
posted by 1970s Antihero at 10:55 AM on February 17, 2023 [1 favorite]