Next up and probably the last Disney title for a bit, is Star vs the Forces of Evil.
In recent years, the rise and continuing rise of Disney Princess often leads to criticism about how Disney chooses it's female characters to market to young girls, understandable when your selections are Frozen, Sofia the First or the Disney Princesses that wear the big poofy dresses, often ignoring the fact that there are some female characters who could use it bit more love, Mulan comes to mind. So how about a Princess more geared towards adventure? Well this is how Star vs the Forces of Evil was born.
Star Butterfly is the Magical Princess of the Magic Dimension of Mewni, but on her 14th birthday she sets fire to the castle after receiving the family heirloom, a Sailor Moon style Magic Wand. This prompts her parents to send her to Earth on a Foreign Exchange program staying with her new friend Marco Diaz. However seeing Star outside her Dimension prompts many evil beings to chase down Star and retrieve the wand for themselves but unfortunately for them, Star is no damsel in distress as she sees no problem resorting to gratuitous magical violence to save the day.
Star is probably the most realistic acting princess Disney has ever made, and that's saying a lot considering she gets very little in the merchandising department. To describe her I'd say she's the forbidden love child of Mabel Pines and Steven Universe, insanely hyper with emphasis on enjoying life and very eager to use magic because, well it's magic that's how it should be used, and that's not only a bold move but a welcome change from the diabetes inducing Sofia the First.
The episodes are fun to watch and make the most out of Star's personality and the obvious references to Sailor Moon are welcomed with open arms as the anime of the 90s make their way into American cartoons as pop culture references.
Disney need to give this show more love because it would save them from a lot of criticism about it's TV Channels recently especially when it considers Star Wars, Nickelodeon teen sitcom ripoffs, more Star Wars, Marvel cartoons, even more Star Wars, cartoons about retarded food stuffs and oh no more friggin Star Wars as the best it has to offer.
Cartoon Vault: Star vs the Forces of Evil
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