Remember the First film back in 2002? Remember how they heavily promoted the movie? After going back into my movie drawer and watching it again I almost forgot how good the movie was. I found it interesting that this movie along with The Princess and The Frog were the only traditionally animated films released in the 2000's that made their money and received critical praise. Winnie The Pooh could have made its money but unfortunately Harry Potter made sure that didn't happen.
The other spin-off/sequel movies like Stitch! the movie and Lilo and Stitch2 were movies I was not impressed since the continuity was pretty confusing. Speaking of continuity, I'll talk about that in my thoughts on the TV series. To me they were just typical direct-to-video sequels that were obligatory than fun. Leroy and Stitch on the other hand was better than the previous films but was still missing the magic of the original film. It was also the last film that would feature the Lilo and Stitch franchise.
I loved the TV series years ago. I never got the chance to watch all of them at the time but thankfully certain video sources fixed that problem. Good amount of humor, crossovers with Recess, Proud Family, and Kim Possible, and decent morals. Now the Japanese adaptation of the Li-oh I'm sorry-Stitch! TV show is a bit confusing to me.
From what I learned from this show is that in the English dub Lilo is a grown woman whom left Stitch because of her boyfriend and the setting takes place off the coast of Japan. But originally its suppose to be an alternate universe that doesn't coexist with the Lilo and Stitch arc. :unsure: Do all English dubbed Japanese shows have this problem?
I've watched the Stitch! TV shows but I still prefer the true version of this franchise. A lot of these episodes are generally weak and lack a great deal of action. Not only that, the experiments don't appear as much as they should and Lilo doesn't make an appearance until the 23rd episode of the third season. Right now Stitch! is very popular in Japan but not as much in the Americas or European countries.
What do you think of the Lilo and Stitch franchise?