User Reviews

So first of all I read the most of the moongirl comics before watching the tv cartoon and love it especially Devil Dino, he is so cute and I love his relationship with Lunella.

I really loved the fact that they gave her another human friend cause she did not really have any in the comics. Same for the parents they are really more goofy because in the comics they know she is moongirl and they are scare for her but in the cartoon they don't know.

So the most of the episodes are filler since it's primary for kids but at least every episode have a moral in it and I think it's cold for kids.

I really loved the last episodes with the big revelation and the end is a little bit sad but we all know that there will be a season 2 and everything will be resolved and everyone will be happy !

I highly recommend it for the entire family.

10/10 right off the bat. This show's plot is well thought out, the animation is flat-out AMAZING and I love how the main character is a role-model we can all look up too. The show is about 13-year old Lunella who's a superhero known as Moon Girl along with her sidekick Devil Dinosaur and her friend Casey as they fight villains threatening the city. Everything in the show is just so vibrant, the battle music is also amazing and we have an inspirational black-female lead. Need I say more? This show is the BEST and I DEFINITELY recommend watching it! (Also the cliffhanger at the end is also good)

I don't remember the last time I saw a superhero show that actually represented black culture and an empowered way since static shock. It definitely deserves more attention, it's a breath of fresh air concerning animation, storytelling, superhero genre as a whole. Here we have the show that it's not afraid to talk about like issues like self-love, our hair, music (which btw, the music in this show is amazing!), and more.

This show does a great job at balancing the action with the slice of life aspect, something I haven't seen done in this way since Nickelodeon's "Danny Phantom". There's something in this show for all ages (it can go from super silly to dramatic but also handle serious topics like panic attacks and even PTSD) and I love the representation it gives to the black community. It's refreshing to see a teenage nerd superhero! Something as a black female of color I did not see! Bravo Disney! Please don't cancel this one!

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is Marvel's latest comic IP to be given the animated treatment from Disney. Having not heard of these characters before, it's an unfortunate crime that this show did NOT do a good job introducing them. From the terrible writing to the very flat characters, this show fails to impress me as a non-fan of the source material.

Based on the comic by Brandon Montclare, Amy Reeder, and Natacha Bustos with Devil Dinosaur created by the late great Jack Kirby, the show was developed by Steve Loter,Jeffrey M. Howard and Kate Kondell with acclaimed actor Laurence Fishburne serving as executive producer. The show follows a young child prodigy named Lunela Lafayette and her dinosaur companion named Devil as they fight crime in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This is a unique premise and it starts of decently with the first episode having a couple chuckles, but ultimately this show falls apart at the execution. The writing in this show is abysmal with long and drawn out scenes constantly telling characters' backstory and events in the story rather than showing them. The show also have very predictable plotlines with no distinct variations to make them stand out. The Borough Bully plays out exactly how you think it's gonna play out, Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow has the same message you've heard a thousand and one times before, and Check Yourself was so easy to figure out it wasn't even funny. The show also has a very formulaic structure when it comss to the action. Moon Girl and Devil struggle with battling the enemy, the figure out the lesson the audience already figure out by the start of the episode, Moon Girl plays a song the spells out the lesson, and beats the bad guy. Rinse, lather, repeat! The songs themselves aren't terrible, but they're just really forgettable with lyrics that rehash the lesson, basic beats and adequate at best delivery. Lastly, this show just isn't really funny as most of the jokes are just predictable word play, tiring slapstick and groan worthy cartoony expressions. A show about a smart girl and a dinosaur should be fun to sit through, but this was about as fun as sitting on an uncomfortable chair for 8 hours straight.

The characters should be well rounded and fun, but instead they're underdeveloped and boring. Starting with our leading lady, Lunella is a smart girl who lack social skills...and that's it. That's her character. She's knowledgeable in just about all things science but not in acting like a basic human being. She's not relatable or funny; she's just a generic kid with a high IQ. Casey is, thankfully, not a spoiled brat as I thought she would be in this show. Unfortunately, she's nothing more than a parrot of Lunella. Devil's less of a ferocious dinosaur and more of an aggressive but friendly 20 ft dog, which is pretty disappointing when he's, you know? A DINOSAUR! Lunella's family isn't anything to right home about as they mostly fill in their respected archetypes. The Mom is supportive, the Dad is a bumbling idiot, the Grandma is wise and the Grandpa is cool. Lunella's Grandma does remind me of my late grandmother for her wisdom and kindness, so it's not all bad.

Then there's Lunella's villains who are all varying degrees of generic, dull and stupid. Aftershock is the evil villains who feeds on electricity, the Troll from under the bridge is a troll who lives under the bridge, Gravitas has a very weak motivation to go after Lunella, LOS-307 is a computer gone mad due to over heating and Maine is just a bitter pile of Lunella's hair. None of them are remotely entertaining or intimidating. They're all just very dull, forgettable villains that wouldn't even be fit to be enemies of Spider-Man.

The voice acting is actually not bad, which is saying a lot considering they didn't have a lot to work with. Diamond White sounded really good as Lunella, making her sound smart, funny and sassy. Fred Tatasciore did great work as Devil, making his grunts and growls sound very authentic yet understandable to what he's saying. Alfre Woodard truly shines as Lunella's grandmother, making her sound so wise and caring. Libe Barer sounded great as Casey, making her sound bubbly and having great chemistry with Lunella. Sasheer Zamata and Jermaine Fowler did really good work as Lunella's parents, with Gary Anthony Williams sounding like he's having a ball as her grandfather. Laurence Fishburne did a really good job making the Backstory Man sound enthusiastic and chipper. Allison Brie did a really good job voicing Aftershock, making her sound like she loved doing what she did. Sam Riegel did a fantastic job bringing out the best of the voice actors for this show and deserves a lot of credit for his contributions as a voice director.

The animation is also really good as it's a happy collaboration between Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions, Flying Bark Productions, and Marvel Animation. The show is designed to resemble graffiti art work and it looks gorgeous. The characters have unique designs to them with colored highlights on their hair, styles clothes and different head shapes. The character animation is stiff looking, but unlike a lesser show like El Deafo or Apple & Onion, this is an intentional stylisting choice to make it feel like a moving comic book. This also enhances the action scenes with radiant colors, smooth movements and dazzling effects. This show is just another great example of how we're living in a golden age of stylized animation.

As cool as it is to see a new Marvel IP get it's own show, this was NOT even close to cool. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is a forgettable cartoon with terrible writing, forgettable songs, boring characters and lackluster comedy. Sure the animation and voice acting is really good, but ultimately this show just isn't worth sitting through just for those aspects. If you want a cartoon about a young girl fighting crime, just watch WordGirl. Sure, the animation isn't as flashy as this, but you're guaranteed much better quality in the writing and characters than this forgettable cartoon -.-

So, I watched the First Episode on The Disney Channel YouTube Channel (The Outro Creeper me out a bit Q_Q) and I thought to Share My Review of it.

The Animation is Awesome but Werid and the Same time. Moon Girl is a Nerd like Lisa From The Simpsons. Devil Dinosaur is just a Pet for Her. AfterShock Stole The Spotlight from Electro From The Spider Man Series and Remade him into a Terrible Villainess (A Girl Super Villain) and it is so dumb. She Causes Every blackout in America (Joke) and is very dumb and sassy. Electro (Stan Lee's Super Villian) is Awesome and Aftershock, God No.

That's my review. If Everyone who is Reading this then please Watch it on The Diseny Channel YouTube Channel (Slow down the Outro on 44:33) and Tell me What u think of it.

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