r/gumball

I'm asking this because I've seen a few episodes that hinted that she might be of Japanese descent.

1. Her last name is Yoshida, which is a common Japanese last name.

2. Her parents speak with a Japanese accent.

3. The episode titled The Fury, we see references to manga artwork in the style of the original Dragon Ball manga and the fighting scene between Nicole and Yuki is animated in the style of the anime Kill La Kill.

Does that she's Japanese?

I've seen a couple of people say that it's weaker compared to the original series in terms of writing, animation, and characterizations.

And frankly, I have to agree. While not complete garbage, it is, unfortunately, a mixed bag.

Most of the episodes I've watched didn't leave a lasting impact on me. A couple did, but not a lot.

The animation, while still good, does feel pretty reliant on exaggerated facial expressions and movements. Even the humor is mixed, consisting of crude, lowbrow comedy similar to Family Guy, Drawn Together, South Park, and Teen Titans Go.

Almost all of the characters feel flanderized or completely different depending on the episode.

Anais, while still smart, acts way more like a kid than how she was initially in the OG series where she was kinda the Stewie Griffin of the family. (Actually, she did have her kid moments in the OG series as well. Maybe I went off a bit too much on her. I apologize-)

Penny acts way more cruel towards Gumball that I honestly want them to break up because I hate how she treats him in some episodes where their relationship is the main focus. Same with Carrie towards Darwin, ESPECIALLY in The Letter.

I have no idea know why the writers thought it would be a great idea to have her possess a body in order for her to kiss Darwin, ESPECIALLY Gumball.

Even the brotherly relationship between Gumball and Darwin seems almost non-existent with how much incest jokes they cram into some of these episodes like The Distance. I mean, these jokes did exist in the OG series, but at least they were played more for laughs than taken seriously.

Some complain about the voice acting, even though it's not that much of a big deal. But it's glaring how most of the original crew wasn't brought back, especially Mic Graves. It shows with how the writing and voice direction are.

It is understandable that he has gone to work on other projects, but the crew still could've brought him back. Maybe in the future seasons? I'm not sure, but hopefully, he does return.

While this season has many problems, I still enjoyed most of the episodes, such as The Assistant, The App, The Thing, The Traffic, The Cheerleader, The Astrological, The Wrinkle, The Gut, The Boring, The Gourmet, The Punishment, The Tracking, The Score, The Mister, The Roast, The Fools, The Cheapmas, The Homework, The Synthesis, and The Labels. And The Rewrite. Undoubtedly, THE best episode and season finale.

I'm hoping by Season 8 that they start fixing the issues of Season 7 by improving all the problems I stated above. This revival isn't as bad as other revivals, but it could use some improvements.