Jake Long VS Juniper Lee

The “American Dragon” (Disney) was seen 1^st to air before “THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUNIPER LEE” (Cartoon Network) on TV. Both story is set in New York, both have a talking dog who also acts as their guide and teacher, both have a sibling who also have undevelop powers, both deals w/ magical creatures, both are keepers of 2 dimensions,

both inherited their powers, both have the same initials (J.L.) and both main characters are Asian. There are few differences between them such as shape-shifting abilities, extra sidekicks, love interest and gender. I'm starting to think that both stories were from the same writer.

I've seen both animation and I prefer “The Life and Times of JUNIPER LEE” (Cartoon Network) not because of the character's gender but the kooky story and most especially the characters seems naturally funny. I prefer the drawing style too – detailed and colorful. Soundtrack is also nice. It blended well w/ the toon. Jake's (Disney) seems to be forcing humor to it's audience and feels kinda stiff. Somehow the writer was restricted since he/she didn't really explore the story and characters or probably the writer doesn't have the time and just wrote whatever came out from his/her head...

Anyways, I laughed at the 1^st episode and got hooked. Love the dialogue, the action, the magic juxtapose to their ordinary life, etc. It's a well thought-out play and not plain.