"Teen Titans" (2003)TV series 2003-2006

Writers:

John Esposito (writer)
Louis Hirshorn (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

19 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Robin leads a team of teenage superheroes.

Plot Keywords:

Teenage Girl | Teenage Boy | Good Versus Evil | Girl Power | Cult Favorite

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Hynden Walch	...	Starfire / ... (65 episodes, 2003-2006)
Scott Menville	...	Robin / ... (64 episodes, 2003-2006)
Greg Cipes	...	Beast Boy / ... (64 episodes, 2003-2006)
Khary Payton	...	Cyborg / ... (64 episodes, 2003-2006)
Tara Strong	...	Raven / ... (64 episodes, 2003-2006)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

French | Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:G | Australia:PG | USA:TV-Y7 | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

In the DC comics, Raven is not a telekinetic. Thanks to the popularity of the show and her character. Her comic counterpart was brought back from the dead.

Quotes:

Raven: [after she and Starfire have switched bodies] Starfire! You have to calm down. My powers are driven by emotion. The more you feel, the more energy you unleash.
Starfire: I will try to calm down.
[takes a few deep breaths and closes her eyes]
Starfire: Peace... quiet... tranquil...
[her powers cause a car to flip over and blow sky high]
Raven: We are sooo doomed.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Boondocks: A Huey Freeman Christmas (#1.7)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Teen Titans

The best US cartoon

The title pretty much sums up my opinion, really... I've never cared much of American cartoons. Being a hopeless anime fan, everything coming from other countries from Japan usually seems too flat and boring for me. But the Teen Titans -are- different. Yes, they did use a lot of typical anime effects in that cartoon (huge surprised eyes, sweat drops etc etc) but that's what makes the show so great, adding it some depth and detail.

And the characters. Each of them is a unique personality. Always having these typical everyday quarrels, they still manage to work as a team when it comes to saving the world and that happens a lot.

Robin: probably even my least favorite character. Always with the "Titans, trouble!", being the boss and having the identity crisis about him being a bit like Slade. But hey, someone has to lead that bunch, otherwise there'd be too much video games and a lot less saving the world.

Starfire: the naive, funny, yet very powerful one. She may seem like an airhead but actually she just doesn't mix well with Earth's customs.

Cyborg: all superhero teams must have someone who takes care of all the electronic gadgets. Heck, Cy -is- an electronic gadget...

Raven: actually the most powerful of the Titans. All episodes that have focused on her clearly show that she could easily destroy the whole world if she wanted to. Could Robin do that? Or Cyborg or Beastboy? Don't think so. But being able to control her powers and despite being so much different than the rest, still fitting in and fighting by their side, she's definitely my favorite character.

Beastboy: kinda misunderstood, but the show would be a lot more boring without him. Honestly, he's the main joker in the gang (and Raven with her constant sarcasm is up next).

In short: thumbs up. 10/10