Alex (Quinta Brunson) and Daisy (Anna Akana) are two 20-something women constantly in between jobs and late on the rent. While Alex is actively trying to find steady employment and upward mobility, Daisy is more content being stoned and engaging in causal sex. Nut (Ana Gasteyer) the goddess of all creation has disguised herself as a Red Panda to search for Guardians to protect the universe from otherworldly threats and selects Alex and Daisy as Guardians much to their reluctance. Now armed with Alex's magic birth control pills and Daisy's magical Tom Selleck bong, the two square off against interdimensional villains whilst also dealing with financial, social, and emotional strains from their everyday lives.
Created for SYFY's adult animation block TZGZ, Magical Girl Friendship Squad created by Kelsey Stephanides who has experience as a production assistant on a number of Adult Swim shows with notable example Ballmastrz 9009. Magical Girl Friendship Squad came about from Stephanides' desire to do a female skewing take on shows like Futurama or Rick and Morty and used the Magical Girl anime subgenre as a framework with the likes of Cardcaptor Sakura and Sailor Moon serving as primary inspiration. While I'd say overall I like the show thanks to its stylish animation and talented cast, the writing didn't immediately draw me in but I did eventually warm up to it over time.
Quinta Brunson and Anna Akana are really good as leads Alex and Daisy who although in the typical Odd Couple dynamic of responsible one and slovenly one a la Harold and Kumar or Matthau and Lemmon, do well in the dynamic bringing energy and their own spin to the duo. Ana Gasteyer I also liked as Nut who makes a good straight man to Alex and Daisy's glib attitude and lack of responsibility generating some good comic friction. The writing does occasionally veer into gross out territory such as a scene in the pilot involving Nut's sphincter of her Red Panda form, but thankfully it doesn't linger on the gag to the extent of something like Drawn Together, Paradise P. D. or Brickleberry and understands that gross out works best when the characters are more grossed out than the audience is.
The show does a good job at spoofing the tropes and trappings of the Magical Girl genre with the laziness and absent-mindedness of our leads a nice take on the tropes seen in characters such as Meimi from Saint Tail or Usagi/Serena from Sailor Moon, and Nut doing well playing a take on the "mentor" figure for this type of work. It's honestly a really good spoof that shows love for the genre while lovingly riffing on it and still bringing it's own take. Despite being a comedy show, the animation has some dynamic movements and action that gives life and energy to the action scenes giving a level of polish and commitment usually lacking from shows like this.
When Magical Girl Friendship Squad works, it works great. The show did take a bit for me to warm up to the characters, but if you stick with it you'll find a show with a quirky sense of humor and some visually exciting animation.
Created for SYFY's adult animation block TZGZ, Magical Girl Friendship Squad created by Kelsey Stephanides who has experience as a production assistant on a number of Adult Swim shows with notable example Ballmastrz 9009. Magical Girl Friendship Squad came about from Stephanides' desire to do a female skewing take on shows like Futurama or Rick and Morty and used the Magical Girl anime subgenre as a framework with the likes of Cardcaptor Sakura and Sailor Moon serving as primary inspiration. While I'd say overall I like the show thanks to its stylish animation and talented cast, the writing didn't immediately draw me in but I did eventually warm up to it over time.
Quinta Brunson and Anna Akana are really good as leads Alex and Daisy who although in the typical Odd Couple dynamic of responsible one and slovenly one a la Harold and Kumar or Matthau and Lemmon, do well in the dynamic bringing energy and their own spin to the duo. Ana Gasteyer I also liked as Nut who makes a good straight man to Alex and Daisy's glib attitude and lack of responsibility generating some good comic friction. The writing does occasionally veer into gross out territory such as a scene in the pilot involving Nut's sphincter of her Red Panda form, but thankfully it doesn't linger on the gag to the extent of something like Drawn Together, Paradise P. D. or Brickleberry and understands that gross out works best when the characters are more grossed out than the audience is.
The show does a good job at spoofing the tropes and trappings of the Magical Girl genre with the laziness and absent-mindedness of our leads a nice take on the tropes seen in characters such as Meimi from Saint Tail or Usagi/Serena from Sailor Moon, and Nut doing well playing a take on the "mentor" figure for this type of work. It's honestly a really good spoof that shows love for the genre while lovingly riffing on it and still bringing it's own take. Despite being a comedy show, the animation has some dynamic movements and action that gives life and energy to the action scenes giving a level of polish and commitment usually lacking from shows like this.
When Magical Girl Friendship Squad works, it works great. The show did take a bit for me to warm up to the characters, but if you stick with it you'll find a show with a quirky sense of humor and some visually exciting animation.