The Super Milk Chan Show, Vol. 1 - 100% Whole
The sequel toSuper Milk-Chan(a 1998 cartoon segment onFlyer TV),The Super Milk-Chan Showsuggests a mixture ofExcel Saga,The Powerpuff Girls, andSouth Park. The title character is a venal, "super-deformed" little girl whose language is often bluer than her hair. Accompanied by light bulb-shaped robot Tetusko and a slug named Hanage ("nose hair"), Milk runs around solving crimes at the behest of Mr. President. The minimal, recycled animation, flat colors, and thick outlines echo the look ofPowerpuff Girls. Although obviously intended as a spoof of magical girl shows,The Super Milk-Chan Showisn't particularly funny. The pacing is flat, the characters are uniformly unlikable, and the shtick of a little moppet who swears like a stevedore grows old very quickly. The series is packaged oddly, with fake behind-the-scenes footage at distributor ADV Films intercut with the animation on the "100% Whole" disc. The second disc of "Original Japanese Episodes" includes both English and Japanese tracks. (Rated 17 and older: extensive profanity, cartoon violence, risqué, gross, and toilet humor)--Charles Solomon