This is very important.
Not just Kim Possible.
Star VS. The Forces of Evil (2015- ) actually reminds me of Nickelodon’s animated series My Life as a Teenage Robot (2003-2009).
Both shows have a very anime-ish premise and a “magical” teenager girl protagonist (Star, Jenny) who’s learning to use her powers, while also trying to fit in the human world. In both shows, the main female character has an average human (male) best friend (Marco, Brad) who loves adventures and wishes to have a more dangerous life, thus making the two a balanced team.
However, in my opinion, as much as I loved My Life as a Teenage Robot, I felt that the writing didn’t do very much justice to its characters and premise. The show displayed some wonderful animation (despite the very simple art-style), but the episodes mostly had very basic plots and uninteresting conflicts. There were also a lot of out-of-characters moments, mostly from Brad, who’s supposed to be the “likeable best friend”, but for some reason often acted like a jerk to most characters (including Jenny herself).
Star VS. The Forces of Evil also displayed similar issues in the pilot (imho), with overly-simple plot and writing. Big difference is that only two episodes of this Disney XD show aired, so we still have to see if it’s going to make the same (of what I considered) mistakes of the older Nicktoon.
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