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The Forgotten Classic

Loved dearly by fans and praised by critics, it was an unfortunate victim of the anime glut which spat out hundreds of cartoons on television.

Buried in bad slots, and moved around the schedule on a weekly basis, Power Grrrl had the sad fate of going for its entire run without ever attracting a large fan base like some of its more well-known competitors. Few can remember the many characters they've seen over the years; fewer still can remember that Power Grrrl existed.

The original Power Grrrl pilot ran in September of '95. The series was then picked up by a different station and ran for four seasons, from '95 to '98, starting with episode 2 in early October. Power Grrrl episodes have been running in syndication on other stations since '98, and all 4 seasons currently run in syndication on stations all around the world (though the episodes don't always air in their proper order). There are no plans for a 5th season, but rumors of a Power Grrrl movie abound.

Power Grrrl's Changing Appearance

Power Grrrl has several different appearances in various episodes of the cartoon, as well as even more variations in the various advertisements that have appeared. This is because so many people have animated the show!

To start with, Power Grrrl was animated by a team of Korean animators, who gave the character a more anime-tinged appearance, with larger eyes, bigger hair, tighter costumes and flashier effects. Other anime conventions (teardrops to represent embarassment, people running in mid-air, etc.) were also present in the cartoon in these earliest episodes.

Starting with season 2, however, Power Grrrl took on a decidedly older appearance. This was due to the fact that several key animators (most notably K. Shiro and A. Michaels) left the project for contractual reasons. A new mostly American animation team, headed by relative unknown J. Saaven, took over, and the rest is history.

There are some who prefer season one's more youthful, anime-like appearance, but the general consensus is the change was for the better. Here's a comparison, with season 1 on the left, and season 2 on the right: