The Treasure Island (Mondo TV)

The Treasure Island (or L'Isola del Tesoro in Italian) is a 2016, Italian cel-shaded/CG-animated, television series. It is a loose adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's book of the same title. It was co-produced by Mondo TV and Rai Fiction.

Plot
In the 18th century, Jim Hawkins sets out on an embarkment in search of buried treasure. He is joined by a crew of friends and allies including an elderly pirate known as Long John Silver, an African slave named Jojo who seeks and longs for freedom, and two, orphaned sisters named Tracy and Lynn Stanton, who aspire to living a pirate's life and travel the seas. A captain named Joshua Flint seeks vengeance against Silver for committing the treacherous act of stealing the treasure his crew had gathered and the latter was shot with a bullet to his heart. Flint is rescued by an antiquated god named Haruka, who seeks committing a conquest on Europe, due to the colonists wiping out the people who were worshippers of the god. Through magic, Flint conjures an army of zombies and now Silver, Hawkins, and the others have to battle them before they can reach the goal of obtaining the wealth.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) This version is a great enough take on the original story in that it doesn't veer too far away from the plot, but still has an abundance of differences setting it apart from the original in its own right, as well as from other adaptations.
 * 2) Concerning the art, the cel-shading on the CGI is done well, the backgrounds practically look like something in a pop-up book. There is plenty of fluidity to the animation, of the characters or otherwise. The CG is nearly perfect, for the most part, as there is rarely any clipping.
 * 3) The writing gives the episodes spectacular storylines and give the serialization of the show a good flow to it.
 * 4) Great, likable, memorable characters in this version, both the ones on which they're based and originals to this.
 * 5) A swell song that is done in the style of sea shanties.
 * 6) The voice cast of the english dub sound great in bringing life to their voice acting roles.
 * 7) Some heavy-handed, serious topics that deal with issues like African slavery and the sexism towards women who wish to partake in navigating the seas, and taking up the pirates' lifestyle.
 * 8) Exciting, action-packed battles and sequences.
 * 9) Moments that provide an equal balance of good humor and drama.
 * 10) The characters' backgrounds and backstories are well-explained.
 * 11) Some nicely done character development, especially with Long John Silver.
 * 12) Some great lines of dialogue.