New Adventures He-Man is an imposter with a scaled down physique and a different Power Sword. (He isn't really an imposter, but for my own peace of mind I like to pretend that he is.) It continues the story from the original Filmation series. You'd expect that to mean it's faithful to the character if not the design, but it isn't.
The first episode sets up the series: a small group of humans from a future society travel back in time to Eternia. Their mission is to convince a hero to leave his home and help protect the last humans on the planet Primus from the mutant bad guys of a neighbouring world called Denebria. Adam, never once suspecting an evil plot, is convinced in mere seconds. He bids his parents farewell and sets off for a brave new sci-fi world, and the New Adventures begin.
But wait! Oh no! Skeletor (another imposter who isn't) gets dragged through the portal. Worst luck. If he'd stayed on Eternia he probably could've finally conquered Castle Grayskull and plucked the Sorceress' wings. What a boob!
Stylistically, it's like a late 80s anime tailored to appeal specifically to the West, with space scenes that resemble a poor man's Gundam. He-Man's new allies, the Galactic Guardians, are bland and forgettable.
Voice work is functional; it's better than a typical anime dub of the era but that's hardly a recommendation. The one positive thing I have to say is that there's some continuity from one crap episode to the next crap episode.
"The way of the magic will be my co-pilot." Really, He-Man? Really?
The entire series has 65 episodes, approx 23 mins each (1398 mins in total). If you make it through even half of them, you're a hero.
1 Skeletor birthday cake out of 5
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Nothing but trouble can ever follow 'This is really bad.'
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