Don't let this show's look, title, or wacky theme song fool you. It's really something special and unique that many overlooked during the short time it aired.

Not to mention being downright hilarious, this show is full of obscure western cultural references (Muhammad Ali! Clint Eastwood!), and even a bit of innuendo, that young kids just wouldn't understand. Heck, it got some episodes cut from US television due to a few slightly edgy plotlines.

The show's characters are all lovable and memorable, from the goofy lead hero, Speedy Cerviche, to the ill-tempered female fighter, Polly Esther, even the snooty Narrator, and my personal favourite, the evil Bad Bird. Though not exactly the lead villain, BB received the most character development throughout the series.

If you're going make an anime dub by throwing out the Japanese scripts and making up your own dialogue and plot to match the animation, this is the way to do it. This show constantly poked fun at itself, almost as if the english writers were making a parody of the orignal Japanese version. I couldn't help but laugh out loud whenever characters mentioned how lousy the animation budget was.

From the character voices to the background music, SPC was just so much more light-hearted and carefree than its counterpart, Kyatto Ninden Teyandee, and that's what made it so great and special to me.

Though SPC's "cartoony" style may get a bad reception from many dub-hating anime "purists", I personally wouldn't have it any other way.
To me, the voice acting in the English version was simply perfect. The writing, despite being overly cheesy on a few occasions, and containing a handful of linear plotlines, was usually very well done, and there were ton of great jokes and clever puns in each episode.

There's a good reason why such an unknown show still has a strong, and dedicated online fanbase after nearly 15 years:

It delivered a unique style that no other show has, and there'll never be anything like it again. Ever.

I highly recommended Samurai Pizza Cats to viewers of all ages, even if you don't usually like anime (I don't), because it's got something for everyone.

I give it a... 9.8 out of 10
(52 english episodes is okay, but I want mooooore!)

Because there's no official DVD, the fanbase has released all the episodes over the internet.

Go and download Samurai Pizza Cats today!