Peter Pan & the Pirates

Peter Pan & the Pirates (a.k.a. Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates) is a 1990 Japanese-American, animated, television series. It is based on the book, Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie. Co-production was amongst Fox Children's Productions, Southern Star Entertainment (now Endemol Australia), and TMS Entertainment. It's notable for being one of the very first shows that premiered as part of the first lineup of the Fox Kids block.

Plot
What separates the original version of the story by J.M. Barrie and other renditions of it is that it not only focuses on titular character who is reluctant to grow up, but equal attention is paid to Captain Hook, Smee, and the rest of the crew as well. The characters in this version are more fleshed out and there's also more insight, and depth that goes into them. The American Indians (or rather, Neverland Indians) have some moments in which they shine and more about their culture is explored. Like the other interpretations, it follows the adventures that Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, the Darling siblings, and the Lost Boys have in Neverland.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) This is often considered to be one of the best, if not the absolute best, adaptations of Peter Pan. One reason this is so is due to going deeper into the characters, both the protagonists and the antagonists, and what they're all about, as mentioned above.
 * 2) The art looks great, thanks to the anime influence and the animation effortless, especially with the characters' movements. But concerning other things about it, it's not entirely perfect.
 * 3) The writing of most of the episodes' storylines is well-written. They have enough originality to set them apart from the book and other adaptations. It stays true to the original while adding its own touches to it at the same time.
 * 4) The character designs are well-drawn and have plenty of detail.
 * 5) Many of the characters in this version are terrific, likable, distinctive, and memorable. Like with Captain Hook and his crew, they're sometimes conflicted and struggle with being on the good side or bad side of things. Therefore, there's an abundance of depth to them. Aside from the long-established, familiar, main characters, minor characters original to this adaptation are just as fine.
 * 6) A magnificently epic, instrumental theme song.
 * 7) The voice work sounds super with a cast including Jason Marsden, Christian Lange, Debi Derryberry, Tim Curry, and Cree Summer, among others.
 * 8) The dialogue is well-written and recited.
 * 9) Action sequences that give off plenty of excitement and enjoyment.
 * 10) The world-building is a sight to see.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) There is the occasional, weakly written episode, like "Hook's Christmas".
 * 2) Sometimes there are more animation errors than there should be, like things being mis-colored.
 * 3) Certain characters, notably the Lost Boys, can be annoying at times. Slightly mentioning his namesake in his sentences may be annoying to some.

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