Animated TV Shows That Deserve a Reboot

5/20/2016

Written by Shae

Back in 2011 there was a remake of a show I watched with my dad as a kid. If you remember the Original Thundercats, you're awesome. The remake of it ended up being one of the coolest things I have ever seen. And I stand by that to this day. Unfortunately we would never get a second season because the whole show's production rested on toy sales instead of viewer numbers. But the fact remains, I've watched the remake of this show so many times since it went off the air. I got to thinking, how many other shows do we need to remake?

The remake of Sailor Moon is currently on its third season, and it is utterly fantastic. This show continues to astonish me again every time I watch it. But there are certainly a few more anime shows that could use an update and Robotech is the first anime that comes to mind for another anime remake. This show had so many episodes and story arcs and it was so awesome. I never got to see the whole thing, due to being a kid and back then it only existed on TV. But the invention of the Internet and the wonder of DVD helped me find the rest of it, as I got older. A revamp of that show could be fun! Not to mention it could totally drag in a whole new audience.

In high school there was this anime that I watched called Rayearth. A group of us would literally trade the DVDs around until we had watched the whole thing. It was about these regular teens from different schools who got pulled down into another realm where they became knights and had to save the day. It was cute and actually had a pretty good plot and what if it was remade in 2016/17? This dated show surely could use a facelift! It's one that's earned its right to be remade! I could just imagine how it would look with an updated design and feel. It was similar to Sailor Moon, just with bigger eyes. Because that's possible.

Danny Phantom is not quite old enough for a reboot per se, but imagine, for a moment, a continuation of the show. Danny could be now in college, still fighting ghosts. With updated animation, and a fresh story, it could really work. Unlike Young Justice, which I feel rushed their second season. Young Justice was amazing in the first season, and still is good to re-watch. However, a five year time jump to the second season? No. Not acceptable. If they can show us Wally's final moments, they can show us Jason Todd's. Even if they're not going to fill in that gap maybe it's time to give us a fresh season and reinvent the story there and when you think about it, a third season is long over due, and I think we deserve that much at least.

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