All three criteria are applicable to this animation.

This is the first episode of the series “JackFly Adventure”, focusing on the origins of the character Jackfly. Right off the bat, the highlight of this series is the unique design and style of the characters present. The figures themselves look cartoonish and are visually appealing. Overall, the animation aspects are pretty solid. The effect of one of the civilians turning into that black muck was well-done. There certainly could be some added details into the visuals, and the pixelated background doesn’t contribute to the high-quality visuals everywhere else, but the visuals are well-done for what they are. The story, however, could use some improvements. Specifically, quite a bit of the dialogue could be improved, and the introduction of this aspect of eternal youth is too forced and fast-paced through askew pacing. It would benefit the animation to take more time to set up sequences, though the introduction of the character “Queen Kalina” is fairly well done. Pacing, in general, requires many touch-ups, as explanations of events become exposition dumps rather than story-enhancing aspects. The entire aspect of “Eternal Youth” being accidentally given to a pineapple is pretty hilarious, but there definitely could be some improvements to the delivery and presentation of this occurrence.

Overall, it’s a solid animation with great visuals and a unique style, though the story and pacing are a bit lacking and the dialogue could use some improvement. It isn’t a stellar work and has clear problems, but an improvement in dialogue and delivery would benefit this series in a major way. I can definitely see this becoming a huge series with the potential it exhibits from this very episode, and I do recommend it to viewers.

3/5.