Pi on my Cake
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Apart from Gravity Falls. I have not seen any of the other shows. Also I dont think Phineas is expected for older audience.
Of all these shows, it seems the most geared towards young kids below 12. Are they really that good?
I only noticed that Star vs is getting pretty popular on social sites. Slowly replacing the audience lost by Gravity Falls ending.
On the other side.. Steven Universe as a huge following. Specially teens and adult women (all the people who I follow who mention steven universe.. are adults in their 20's )
Steven Universe is fantastic once it finds its footing (like episode 20, it's alright before then, but nothing special). I put it up there with Bojack Horseman and Marvel Netflix shows as my favorite ongoing series. Star vs. had really strong characters and is enjoyable to watch, but not great yet (in my opinion). It has some great episodes and then some really weird corny ones. And when Phineas and Ferb was new it had an older following. the creators for their start in family guy and the same comedy style shows at the beginning of the series. After a couple season, that show became a lot more kid focused though.
I study animation aas a hobby because I really think it's an underutilized medium for story telling. often used only for "kids shows" or ssuper raunchy "adult" shows. So when things like Steven Universe and gravity falls have that pg-13 style crossover appeal and feel more worried about telling great stories than demographics, I love that! Or when adult cartoons try to have more depth instead of just shock value like Bojack and Rick & Morty, I love that too!.