yo, listen. this may be a sin but, I've never seen an episode of Steven Universe in my life. I'm aware of what it is, but just haven't seen it. so uh persuade me to watch it or some stuff I guess
On the foreground, it looks like a Tumblerina heaven that's just stupid and goofy, mostly because CN wouldn't show it if it wasn't. But it really is pretty cool once you get further into it. I was basically coerced to watch it by some of my Tumblr SJW friends, who were all about its twisting of gender/loveuality norms in cartoons. I didn't care about that, but by even episode 2 they start to hint at a much, much bigger plot that spans the entire galaxy, and leads to some pretty epic fighting.
In general, it is just a fantastic cartoon. The writing is good, the animation is good, and the growing backstory proves to be more and more interesting as the episodes progress. I hated it at first, but I soon learned there was much more than a chubby kid being dorky. Much, much more.
I'd tell you more, but I would hate to spoil anything. Just trust me, it gets exciting and dark and builds an incredible history behind it all that is simply not to be missed.
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