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nowrunalong ([personal profile] nowrunalong) wrote in [community profile] beyondthealgorithm 2020-12-23 03:44 am (UTC)

Rec: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Hi there, beanboy!

I feel like I’m about to rec you something that is popular enough you have likely already decided whether you will or will not watch it, BUT. It touches on basically all of the things you mention liking, so JUST IN CASE you have no opinion on this one yet, I'll try to sway you!

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is an animated series on Netflix. The show is complete at 5 seasons. It is a kids cartoon, but I think it’s easily enjoyed by adults, too. I mean, I enjoyed it! :’D Girl finds magic sword that turns her into a superhero, and then fights evil! With friends! (But evil isn’t always black-and-white.)

It’s got a diverse cast of characters (and the voice acting cast is pretty diverse, too, which I think is uncommon for American animated series), including more queer characters than you can shake a stick at. Superpowered princess wives! Adorable gay dads who work in a library! Nonbinary shapeshifter character who uses they/them pronouns! Main ship is F/F friends-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers! And even more characters than that! There are literally too many to list off the top of my head.

No content warnings here as it is a kids show. It does deal with some serious topics including some mind control scenes, but due to its rating, there is no graphic or sexual content at all. Also, one of the characters does acquire a cat, but iirc nothing harmful ever happens to them within the show. <3

All-in-all, it's a feel-good story about friends, and family, and families of choice, and how good friendships actually require that people put in effort, and how everyone deserves to be loved and to be treated with respect, and ALSO being queer is super chill and normal. (I'm SO thrilled that shows such as this one are being created for kids, especially. I know it would have been such a positive influence on my own life while I was growing up.)

It’s full of action! It's full of heart! I highly recommend it! :D

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