Lets face it, cartoons these days are lousy, whether it's me getting older, a lack of ideas, nothing left to surprise me or just plain bad, but some manage to buck the trend and actually be so awesome that in some cases they become legendary. So here's a selection of the top ten best modern cartoons. The rules are that each show must have been created from 2007-Present day and must still be active on TV in any form and any nation, and the usual rule, I have to have seen it. So to begin.
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10. Phineas & Ferb
The enthusiasm for this series has died in recent years but it's still one of the most creative cartoons in recent years with an arrangement of catchy music and a Platypus in a fedora.
9. Dragons: Riders of Berk
While it maybe another Dreamworks cash-in cartoon, this show is based on my favorite Dreamworks film "How to Train your Dragon". With the same humor and humanism of the film this series is worth a watch.
8. Thundercats Reboot
The fans of the original are a hard lot to please to the point where they released both new and old action figures at the same time but the remake at the risk of being unpopular is actually more superior than the old series. The show benefits from modern storytelling and better art styles while the original continues to show it's age.
7. Ultimate Spiderman
I should hate this series but the humor and styling of comic group Man of Action, (Basically CLAMP for boys) really breath life into a franchise which at times has been incredibly boring and mediocre.
6. Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
Finally a protagonist that looks awesome, has an awesome voice and doesn't become a cliche, even the bumbling sidekick is more of an actual sidekick than a cliche. Original ideas do still exist.
5. Adventure Time
What you say is what you get, and that's exactly what you get from Adventure Time, the most fun you can get from a boy and his dog you'll ever have. A few bold ideas and a nod to the fan culture of today, you'll be relieved that the next generation of kids will be awesome for watching this.
4. Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
I have a strong pet peeve about pseudo anime art styles used in western cartoons but after seeing this I feel it can make things better. A strong emphases on action and the same charisma & character as it's counterpart film along with an awesome opening theme, the Avengers is the first super hero cartoon since Batman & X-Men to break the mold.
3. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
I didn't get it at first but after seeing a few episodes, it's become a must watch and all they had to do was not take itself too seriously and treat it's audience like humans rather than a bunch of gullible kids buying toys. It may have created some surprising results but none the less My Little Pony is the most fun you'll have watching a cartoon whether you're male or female.
2. The Amazing World of Gumball
Creating a surreal world that you won't question is a tough job and in all forms, Gumball should be terrible, but clever "British" comedy writing, a well selected voice cast and some of the worlds most unique characters make this the most creative show ever.
1. Regular Show
But nothing compares to how good Regular Show is. Fuse together Spongebob & Ren & Stimpy, take a dash of Beavis & Butthead and cook to the sounds of the 80s & 90s and you get a cartoon which appeals to my age group in both nostalgic value, weirdness and down right awesomeness that made many of it's predecessors a household name. A blue jay and a raccoon have never been so entertaining.
So there's the best cartoons list, I would do a worst list except it'll take me a long time to shift through the crap we got and trust me there's a lot of crap.
