Thursday 16 February 2023

Baymax & Mochi – A Charming Spin-Off Nearly Four Years Later

Valentine’s Eve, otherwise known as “Galentine’s Day” was yet another time of hazbeans falling in love with a new wave of Valentine’s Day-themed Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Bossmerchandise [22] [23] [26] [47], along with an emerald-themed tea party for princesses in the mortal realm [24]. On Valentine’s Day, the day afterwards that is also known as Lara Croft’s birthday and led to the opportunity of Deadpool being nicknamed “Lovepool” for an issue of Deadpool Loves The Marvel Universe on Marvel Unlimited [2] [27] [48] [57], my fiancé and I watched all three episodes of Baymax & Mochi, along with Once Upon A Snowman and Olaf Presents on Disney+ [8] [39] [40] [49]. The short series first premiered on Disney Channel back in the Spring of 2019. Alas, Disney Channel outside of America [37]. We knew you well. Even though the Big Hero 6 franchise originated from Marvel Comics [53] [54], one simply cannot argue that Deadpool would be a competent healthcare companion as well [42] [43] [44]. As for Baymax, I still recall reviewing the trailer for the spin-off series that came three years after Baymax & Mochi and watching and praising it about one or two months later [1] [38] [53] [54]. Until I am satisfied with my care, I shall proceed to review and analyse Baymax & Mochi in 2023 during the announcement and release of the Festival of Friendship update for Disney Dreamlight Valley [8] [10] [11] [12] [28] [58]. 
Some could say I am four years late to the party when Baymax & Mochi first aired on Disney Channel, but I am also planning to re-review “Murder Family”, the first episode of the first season of Helluva Boss once its French dub from the amazing Hazbin Hotel French dub team is released [21] [46] [51] [52]. [11]
I also hope my fellow gamers have had a great Valentine’s Day [32] [33], which was probably an ideal date inspired by their favourite franchises [4] [55] [56]. My fiancé and I sure did. Anyway, let us get this review and analysis started. [26]


All three episodes of Baymax & Mochi series handle Baymax’s clumsiness and Mochi’s recklessness well when it came to simplistic but approvable writing [10] [11] [12], similar to “Baymax and Mochi”, the fifth short of Big Hero 6: The Series that first aired back in Summer 2018 [9] [36]. The first episode titled “Flowers and Butterflies” is about Baymax catching plant pots being knocked off a window ceil by Mochi [10]. The second one titled “Mochi and his Toy” is Mochi wanting his toy mouse off a roof [12]. Lastly, the third episode titled “Messy Room” is simply Baymax cleaning Hiro’s room [11]. As quirky as the promotional video forThe Super Mario Bros. Movie is as a plumbing service commercial with The Super Mario Bros. Super Show theme song [5] [35], the premises of each episode of Baymax & Mochi are simple yet provide some artistry involving a bond between a cat and a caring robot [10] [11] [12], which delighted fans of the Big Hero 6 series three years before the release of Baymax!on Disney+ [38]. Furthermore, lasting for only three episodes makes Bayman & Max a potential example of “quality over quantity” and “sometimes less is more” [10] [11] [12]. However, can you imagine if there were at least one, two or three more episodes during its short run?
Tadashi Hamada created an angel from Robot Heaven before his tragic death in the movie [3]. [10]
And here he is with a hairy baby in the cheaper and bolder art style with stronger colours in Big Hero 6: The Series [9]. [36]


How well is each scenario handled in terms of portraying Baymax’s clumsy but compassionate nature and Mochi as a reckless kitty cat, you ask?  Well, in “Messy Room”, the moment of Baymax proceeding to clean Hiro’s room is portrayed as if he was a lyrical dancer as classical music plays from a computer tablet [11]. The ultimate solution to retrieving Moshi’s toy mouse “Mochi and his Toy” is letting him pounce on the wings of Baymax’s super suit that was thankfully not put away by a significant other [12] [20] [29] [30].How Baymax matches each plant plot leads to a wholesome moment of him being covered in by a swarm of butterflies in “Flowers and Butterflies” [10]. Aside from the wholesomeness, there are also some humourous moments, such as a little clumsiness causing Hiro’s room to become messy again in “Messy Room” and a plant plot landing on Baymax’s head and squashing it in “Flowers and Butterflies” [10] [11], which nails the charm of the movie to a T. The trilogy basically took the concepts of “Baymax and Mochi” from Big Hero 6: The Series and stretched it into new moments after dividing it by three to further develop a bond between a feline and a healthcare companion [9] [10] [11] [12] [36].
The build-up of Baymax about to fly in his armour to retrieve Mochi’s toy…only to be stooped by the bobtail kitty pouching on the wings, so that he can get it himself is a pretty good moment of irony [12], which is another example of great humour in a spin-off of Big Hero 6 [3]. [12]
Being wholesome and funny. What more could Baymax & Mochi have done to be an exceptional spin-off of Big Hero 6 [3] [10] [11]? [12]
The most notable aspect of Baymax & Mochi is its splendid and rather eye-catching art style [10] [11] [12]. The Big Chibi 6 series also had a strikingly different art style that quirkily shrieks “Chibi!” [13] [53] [54], but the art style of Baymax & Mochi is sophisticated with more complexity by comparison [10] [11] [12]. It is quite like what you would see in an artistic storybook with vibrant and easing colours. Examples of beauty include the sakura trees in “Mochi and his Toy” and the glitter from the blue butterfly who fist bumps Baymax in “Flowers and Butterflies”. I was especially starstruck at the beautiful scene with all the butterflies fluttering elegantly in “Flowers and Butterflies”. Even the shading, shadows and the shine of Hiro’s cleaned floor that displays a reflection of Baymax’s legs are done remarkably. Did I mention that the animation in Bayman & Mochi is even smoother than the bold and seemingly cheaper animation in Big Hero 6: The Series [9] [15] [17] [18]? What if the deep breathing exercise from the third episode of Keeping Busy At Home With Baymax was in the art style of Baymax & Mochi [10] [11] [12] [16]? That could make me blissfully sink in a pool of cartoony tranquillity, thus possibly making me the next little mermaid [41].
The art style is like scrolling through a series of painted canvases, making Bayman & Mochi a unique spin-off of Big Hero 6 [10] [11]. [12]
And did I also mention that the animation in Big Chibi 6 also consisted of a bolder art style and less smoothness? [13]
Almost four years after they aired on Disney Channel [10] [11] [12], all three episodes of Baymax & Mochi enchanted my fiancé and me on Disney+ [8]. Even though it is nice to look back on what we delightfully witnessed before an unfortunate closure [37], there can still be new experiences to try as time goes on, such as adventures in Super Nintendo World [19]. Another one of them could be the second season of Pixar’s Cars On The Road, considering the sign of it happening at the end of the ninth episode [45]. Could there also be a second season of Olaf Presents with Olaf parodying and summing up other Disney films, such as Sleeping Beautyor a second season of Baymax! with Baymax caring for new patients and possibly some assistance of the heroic Mini Max [7] [18] [38] [53] [54]? Speaking of second seasons, I will still hold onto my optimism for the rest of the second season of Helluva Boss, wondering if there will be a stunning new outfit for Stolas of the Ars Goetia in a new episode [31] [34] [50]. Care for some Devil Hello Kitty cake [6]? The loveable robotic nurse would recommend a balanced diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables though. Okay, Baymax. I am satisfied with my care. Thank you very much for the lollipop [3]. 
Even though I was humbled by the wholesomeness and wit of Baymax & Mochi from 2019 [10] [11] [12], we still need to remain cautious in 2023 as Venom will join the league against Lilith as part of new DLC for Marvel’s Midnight Suns next week [25]. [10] [11] [12]
How about a fist bump as part of the big celebration of the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney Studios [3] [13] [38]? Ba la la la la! [10]
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