as you can probably tell, this video was made *before* certain casting choices for the live action remake were announced. oh well!! 😅

As a child, I loved the colourful animation and the wacky characters, but now, I appreciate the more adult themes of Nani struggling to raise Lilo after the loss of their parents, while she's barely out of her teens herself.

jumba and pleakley being married in feudal era japan was not something i expected to learn this year

The Lilo & Stitch 2 made me cried at the near end as kid back then. The “Ohana means Family” will always resonate with me with Lilo & Stitch. And yes disney should embrace back their 2D animation roots.

I like how Lilo is genuinely “weird”, she not just clumsy or awkward like many protagonists are to make them relatable. She has unusual interests that only make her more endearing and some unhealthy coping mechanisms so she has real places to grow and learn. A main character who has to change due to something that’s only made a real flaw through pure plot contrivances like tripping over things isn’t nearly as compelling lol. I also can’t talk enough about how much I love Nani’s character design and how important it was to me growing up.

The removal of Lilo annoys me. The whole thing was about family and the indigenous rep was just a happy byproduct. Stitch! Was basically the series revamped into an anime with the unkind addition of capitalising on the cuteness of Stitch by dressing him in dumb outfits.

"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind, or forgotten." I'm ostensibly an adult now, yet this quote still gets me blubbering like a baby! 😭💔

I can't get over how Stitch goes from Ohana to Homey-hopper in the spin-offs.

I hate how Lilo doesn’t get barely if any merch. It’s like People only like Stitch’s chaotic nature but not Lilo respectfully as a character. *Edit to add* There are already character shirts like Powderpuff Girls, Chibiusa & Rugrats, so what’s the difference?

Thank you for actually going into the stitch anime. Everyone who claims to be doing a deep dive on lilo and stitch just says “so there’s an anime” and that’s about it

I remember Angel being hated online in English-speaking circles when the episode introducing her came out (pink versions of existing characters don't fare well in the U.S.), but Japan apparently loves her to this day. Any time I see Angel merchandise at Disneyland in California, I see from its tags that it came from Japan.

I’m most sad that with the US, there’s not much Lilo stuff. I love Lilo as much as Stitch. I’m a white girl, so it’s not about representation to me; I just love and relate to her as a person.

The way i used to have an obsession with Lilo and Stitch movie since it's one of the closest thing of a representation that looks like like me, black hair and dark skin type (?). I meant yeah i know that Lilo is Hawaiian, but as a Southeast Asian ( i'm Indonesian btw ), i have a hard time finding such representation on media. And no, i don't want to talk about Raya and the Last Dragon.

I would love for Disney to stick to their traditional animation. That’s interesting the use of watercolor. Thank you, I’ll try to stay optimistic about live actions they’re hit or miss. I remember the Lilo and Stitch games + sequels!! Will have to look up the Manga version

Lilo & Stitch was my favorite back in the day. Shows us the beauty of love between siblings and friendships in general. Pretty underrated, if I do say so myself.

I adore Lilo! She is one of my all time favorite Disney characters. She made me feel so seen as a little weird kid.

Something interesting about the Stitch's great escape attraction was exactly WHY it happened. it was originally ExtraTERRORestrial encounter, an very scary Alien inspired (Disney didn't have the rights) attraction with a large complex monster animatronic, and the idea you're trapped in the room while it eats and drools on other guests. It was really cinematic and scary and I Loved it. It was always controversial. It wasa very well made ride but something that scary meant it wasn't a great family attraction. So it wasn't the keystone attraction Disney hoped. Disney thought about changing the space for a while. Disney's hand was forced when the lead actor for the pre-taped portions was convicted of having CP and so Disney wanted to distance from him. Rather than reshoot the mini-movies, Disney decided to change to a more marketable character and more family friendly attraction. Since it was in Tomorrowland and was already sci-fi themed, they touched up some of the animatronics and were pretty easily able to retool it to be about Stitch.

Pleakley can honestly be fascinating because he ranges from like basic man in a dress humour to like yeah he’s an alien who just vibes with female presentation as a disguise and knows he’ll blend in better being a woman dating a man to like genuinely perceiving himself as a cis woman when he has amnesia. Like it can’t all be put down to him being an alien because it’s almost exclusively him who does it

I canNOT believe that Atlantis flopped, because it is visually beautiful and the story is amazing.

As someone who works with kids, I can say that there are a good handful that know of Stitch. Maybe it's due to streaming, or because it's what their parents grew up on, but Disney has a good grip on the kids. Maybe not as much as it did in the 90s or early 2000s, but there are kids who adore Disney and any of its properties. The live action movie and books will probably do fine. And if it doesn't do well with kids, there's always the nostalgic 90s and early 2000s grown-ups.

You know when the live action remake comes out people are probably gonna look at the stitch anime and go “Perhaps I treated you too harshly!”

lilo was always a comfort for me as a weird lil islander girl. never knew it has so much lore in it

I had no idea that Lilo and Stitch had so much spin-off media. Good video

I did a home stay/exchange in Japan 14 years ago and was curious as to why they really loved Stitch! But I didn't have the language to ask them. Thanks for shedding light on that. I still have the little Stitch-themed food container my host family gave to me

They’ve got to make a revival of the original series with a teen Lilo ready for Hula High! And add more Angel screen time where we can find out where her place is!

I loved the early 2000s disney animated films, and nowadays there is a lot of love for them online. Lilo & Stitch has always been a favourite of mine but not looking forward to the live action.

Lilo and stitch is the only other movie that makes me cry as hard as UP, its such a memorable nostalgic movie 💗

You didn't talk about Kingdom Hearts where stitch is a recurring summon. In the prequel game Birth by Sleep, the heroes get into the ship in the beginning of the movie and help release stitch. Probably the best level in that game!

I’m NOT a Disney fan in the slightest but Lilo and Stitch is one of my absolute favorite movies/franchises of all time. I’ll never forget watching it for the first time and it’s become very meaningful to me. I really think Disney hasn’t given Lilo and Stitch the accolades/flowers/love/attention/care the franchise deserves and I really hope they do right by this series in the future. LILO included, I will accept nothing else lol.

lilo and stich has and always will have a special place in my heart. Growing up I really identified with Lilo, actually she was probably the only character I could see myself into (alongside Heidi and Pollyanna haha). I always considered her the best friend I've never met, while Nani and Mulan were the big sisters I've never had, they were my role model, I admired their resilence, hard work and determination so much that they almost felt real 🥺

The casting choices were a crime Nani is going to get played by a light skinned wasian woman (white/filipino she lied abt her hawaiian ancestry) and David was originally going to be played by another light skinned actor but he was replaced after he was caught repeatedly using the n word. Nani and Lilo being dark skinned Hawaiians is important to the story, from Nani getting constantly fired and social security services threatening to take Lilo away from her to Lilo getting bullied by Mertle, a white girl to a deleted scene where a bunch of tourists harass her asking her if she's "a real native" different ways in which indigenous people (especially dark skinned and women) are getting treated to in real life to this very day.

Meet the Robinsons was so under-rated that movie deserved so much more love than what it got but I had literally no idea about anything past the 1st show they had lol this was all interesting to learn

GIRL, I need you to analyze trends individually! Like academia core, cottagecore etc. You revived my love for fashion.

I miss the old animation for Disney- 2D. It was way more magical in a sense. Just my opinion tho ! Love the video

Wow this is wild. I had no idea there were so many shows and other things released for Lilo and Stitch. Thanks for this deep dive!

625 Sandwich stacker was amazing! My little sister and I would boot that game up, then take turns playing levels. We had a bunch of rules for how we would play, and what we were allowed to do (like only risking missing the bread if we both deemed the sandwich small enough) After all these years it’s the only game on the site that I’m motivated to boot up every now and then (have to use a virtual machine, but it’s so worth it)

I had a device that showed slides from ‘LILO & Stitch’. I loved LILO’s Outfit. Also, it was awesome to see AAPI Representation. P.S. I used to play the ‘LILO & Stitch’ Bowling Game 9:52

I was working for Disney when this movie came out and I cannot overstate what a huge deal it was. We regularly sold out of related merchandise. It was a watershed moment for expectations and a great last stand for cell animation.

Lilo & Stitch👏is👏the👏greatest👏animated👏franchise👏of👏all👏time👏period👏

Instant serotonin whenever I see a new moderngurlz video in the notifs

Hiroto Wada, the mangaka behind Stitch & the Samurai, started a new manga series after finishing the former series. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2021.

I live in Spain and Stitch is very popular here. I see at least one kid wearing him on a shirt or other clothing item every day working in a school.

Old memories but I'm annoyed that a perfect duo was destroyed over the years

Seeing an adult Lilo is so weird...

I also feel on the fence about the remake. On the one hand, Im so happy that Disney recognises that the Lilo and stitch franchise is something that resonated with a lot of people. Growing up I felt as tho not many kids my age were watching the show alongside me which was when the first TV series would have been airing. So I’m glad the story gets the recognition it deserves through this remake in a way. But on the other hand i have no confidence that the live action remake will live up to the original especially with how bad and hollow the recent live actions make audiences feel. And if it turns out bad, at least the original will always be there for viewers to cherish.

Does anyone else petition a pokemon style Stitch game? They already have the capturing aspect there. 🤔

Why am I fully sobbing by the scenes of Lilo's daughter 🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭

As someone who is absolutely OBSESSED with Lilo and Stitch right now, I'm so happy whenever I see a Lilo and Stitch video in my recommendations. Thank you for making a deep dive!!

Girl, you be killin it with the content lately. I remember a good chunk of the stitchverse!!

i personally call Stick & Ai canon with the thought of it taking place between Leroy & Stitch and the Japanese anime

omg yes! finally a full-blown video essay about lilo and stitch that actually covers the anime! good job on this vid! (im not ready for the live action remake though 💀)

The real villain of the movie was the United States government. Aged like wine really.

im sorry but Stitch an the samurai has the funniest premise it could have. the entire thing just sounds so silly i love it this is now my new favourite piece of of Stitch media

Moral of the story, listen to the creative team and not the marketing team when it comes to successful movies.

One thing this video did not emphasize or even mention is how, technically, none of the content that came after the movie is actually "canon", as confirmed by Chris Sanders himself (the creator of the original film). They mostly have continuity between each other, yes, but it's more like they take place in an alternate universe. I'm really happy about this because the spin-offs pretty much ruin the artistic integrity of the original film in almost every way conceivable.

9:27 She wasn't the only female experiment. There was also Bonnie and I am glad that they didn't make her a romantic interest, Disney made her just another experiment but just female.

I'm 31 and I LOVE Lilo and Stitch with Stitch being my favorite Disney character if you can't tell ^-^ I've been blessed with the opportunity to meet him 4 times through the years at Disneyland and Disneyworld :D most recently I met him at the Ohana breakfast at Disneyworld in November where I gave him a Angel plushie and he loved it. I was SO happy to meet and hug him again I cried :D he gave me lots of hugs and kisses. It was the best day of my life!!!!

tessa has such a comforting voice!

To answer how many kids are familiar with stitch now- since the last western franchise addition was in 2006; i live in the uk and stitch (and angel almost equally) are EXTREMELY popular here. We have a huuuuge (like one on every main street huge) chain of cheap fast fashion clothing stores called primark that produce a lot disney collabs, and about 80% of this collab merch is stitch, and EVERY store has at least 1 shelf of stitch/angel merch. Its actually become a meme in the uk. This store even has a stitch themed cafe at a few locations thst have queues around the stores. In disneyland paris there is a stitch ride but hes not as prominent around the parks, so it might just be a uk thing . Id also add the primark stitch merch is thought of as very tacky/low brow

Dude no way….your last few videos have come out right after i started wondering/remembering something from my childhood. Same wave length ❤

I have seen every single cornor of Lilo and Stitch and is going as far as drawing every experiment. I love surrounding myself in my hyper fixations and watching stuff i aready know is like a comfort thing for me :3

Lilo and Stitch is and was my favorite Disney movie. I feel like a lot of people remember Stitch as the face of the movie (and in the 2000's he was ALL over Disney merchandise almost as much as mickey himself) but not the movie and its themes and overall message and like you said Lilo wasn't marketed as much but I love her character. The promo was like nothing Disney done before. The watercolor animation is so beautiful and such a different take on animation. I actually like some Disney remakes but I feel like this one shouldn't be touched - Stitch live action is just going to look wrong and the casting for Nani is sadly not even accurate.

Glad you are back with Disney and Lilo and Stitch is amazing!

The critical analysis of the Lilo and stitch cinematic universe is exactly what the world needed ❤

Lilo & Stitch is a movie I hold very near and dear to my heart. I could relate to both Lilo and Stitch, and its the obly movie that has made me cry, at age 6. I'm really not looking forward to the remake, not because I think it will be bad, but because I don't want it to interfere with what I have.

Lilo is my favorite ever, I'm a neurodivergent guy and she reminds me of myself when I was younger lol

I had no idea that Lilo and Stitch was so expansive! I only knew about the first movie and had a vague recollection that another movie was made when I was a kid. Only this past year did I discover the Disney channel show thanks to Disney +, but I had no idea there was more than that.

I am a third grade teacher and surprisingly, all my students are familiar with Lilo & Stitch and have merch!

Honestly I wished that they could have put a realistic way of teaching Myrtle a lesson for bullying Lilo in both the series and the movies. It just wasn’t okay with me that the creators of this series had let a character get away with mistreating another character like that. I know that my comment was off topic of what is being discussed in the video, but I am pretty sure that I’m not the only person who thinks that this aspect of this franchise is frustrating.

You explaining the plot of lilo and stitch in 3 sentences has me ~shook~

I’m also a HUGE fan of this franchise and Stitch himself. I’m currently in the process of creating an entire fansite dedicated to it called Super Experiment Ohana (set for release around spring/early summer). The live-action remake that’s coming soon is still pointless, I prefer a new animated Lilo & Stitch continuation (with the other experiments included).

Idcccc how old I get Lilo & Stitch 2 Stitch has a Glitch will ALWAYS bring me to tears.. Ohanaaaaaaaaaa 🥹

If they do revive the show, they should continue the spin-off trend but instead of being a reboot or loosely based on the original series, would instead be a sort of sequel series. Implied it took place after the leroy movie but afterwards doing it's own thing while referencing the original every now and then. I say this because if it's bad and becomes a sequel, fans will be upset by how it would drag down the original series/franchise, but if it's a reboot fans will be upset that it's wiping the original away or making changes that'll put people of it entirely. So a sort-of sequel would work best to make everyone happy. This is important as the series has faded away and instead of risking everything on methods that risk the series should it go back, it needs to be set in a way that if it's successful it can be grafted into the main story without worry; but if it fails, fans can just brush it aside without worry it'll ruin the series. This is key to the revival of any beloved franchise.

@ModernGurlz Actually, the crossovers are canonical for all of the involved properties. As far as I know, 'Recess' is not explicitly set in the 1990s. 'Stitch & Ai' does not overide the Japanese series. It takes place before it.

Girl, I have been EDUCATED.

More Disney content, please! And I'd love to hear your detailed thoughts on 2015's Cinderella. You mentioned you loved the costumes.

I genuinely think this is the most important Disney films for someone to watch. Amazing message, a family dynamic that isnt the stereotypical nuclear family showing not everyone is in the same situation and it can be hard. The people change lesson. The people can be different lesson. Its all amazing

I loved the original lilo & stitch, back then the Finnish dubs were also amazing. Kinda waiting for the live action, it’s the nostalgia for me. ✨

I’ve never seen that style of moustache on a samurai, honestly iconic.

If anything Stitch is my childhood After having seen the English dub of Stitch! It just grew my love of it more Watching your talk about this just made me love it a lot since your videos always made me enjoy your thoughts and talking of how these became to be ❤

Wow. I knew about the video games and series but not the many other international adaptations. WOW!

i saw all of it i have been a fan of the series from day one I have always loved the series and movies I made sure not to miss any of it

Lilo and Stitch is my favourite Disney movie. Also David is such a great love interest.

The Lilo & Stitch ride in Disney World was awesome. As a neurodivergent person, I really enjoyed that movie.

The way this came out while I decided to watch the whole movie series lmao. Watched Lilo & Stitch, Stitch! And I’m watching Liko & Stitch 2 rn

Lilo and Stich was one of my favorite movies ❤ I even memorized the Hawaiian song 😂

This one and Mulan are the only Disney movies I actually own and watch. Great stuff. I haven’t seen the other versions but that manga looks hilarious. That’s my kind of humour.

I loved this movie cause I related to LILO so much from the school side it felt like a had a friend

I appreciate the movie, Lilo and stitch, and the animated TV show as well

Man this video had me in my feels. Both nostalgic and utterly surprised. For me growing up as a 90’s kid this is the one Disney movie I saw 7 times in theaters under different circumstances. I enjoyed each time. This is also probably the *ONLY* Sci-fi Disney movie that was outrageously successful. Let me talk about the Disney Channel original series Lilo & Stitch. For me this is a tv show that really hit hard for any Poke’mon fan. Like there were so many experiments that I really want as Pokémon (my favorite being Slushy.). Also the movie to wrap up the series *Leroy & Stitch* secretly re-enact the finale of Pokémon The First Movie. When Leroy and his clones fight Stitch and all the experiments as they duke it out in a stadium. Still my favorite part. I’m kinda disappointed that Pokémon Sun & Moon didn’t have a Stitch or any Pokémon that resembled one of the experiments (except maybe Volcanion) like Poke’mon until the newest games. Grafaiai is the spitting image of Stitch. Also while I’m going back to look at all the experiments because it’s a been a long @ss time, one of them was a giant crab. Sound familiar? Lilo & Stitch The Series crossover’s we’re the only thing we would get to a Disney Channel version of Kingdom Hearts. Now onto the other series. I’ve known about the Japanese animated series. Never watched it, but like Western audiences I was weirdly angry they replaced Lilo with some Japanese inserted OC. Not as outrageously mad as what I saw Mindy do to the Scooby gang in Velma. (*Still disgustingly mad about that.*) I think it was the fact that Lilo does come back as an adult which made it weirdly alright I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️ Now the two things that blew my mind was the Japanese exclusive High School Musical reference and the Samurai manga. Your telling me that there was a episode of Lilo & Stitch the series in which they made High School Musical references (The most viral hitting American sensation that swept the nation that put the Pandemic to shame and it was a Japanese exclusive video. That’s so weird? Like why?) Now the reason the Samurai manga blew my mind is really more personal. To anyone who has ever read/watched Gintama, you know that the premise is that before the start of the series, aliens (known as the Amanto) came to Earth and waged war against the samurai. The Amanto prevailed but both factions coexist together in a futuristic Edo. So hearing how alien technology shaped Edo made me think. . . What if this manga was the origin of the futuristic city that Gintama takes place in

The manga sounds brilliant and I would love to read it.

I actually like the anime for stitch. sure lilo being gone was weird at first but i did enjoy that they were trying something different with also adding darker elements with actual storylines.

i grew up with the series and the second movie which was one of the most emotional movie i have ever watched

Funny you should mention Japan loving Stitch because I saw that when I went in 2009 and when I went back this year I told my 7 year old niece who loves him (answering your question as to whether kids today watch, but that was my doing) and promised to get her stuff and it was more difficult than I thought. You get a few bits, but not nearly as ubiquitous as before. Ended up getting something from the Disney store and on my last day stumbled upon some stuff at a yard sale kind of thing. Had no idea there was something at in feudal Japan, will check that out cheers!

Lilo&stitch the series was my fave disney series growing up!

I feel like I have to watch the series now to heal my inner child. Maybe on a saturday

Lilo & stitch is one of my Favorite TV shows June 16 is my dad's Birthday as well even more special to me as well

i loooooved sandwich stacker as a kid!

I thought it was interesting seeing stitch in Japan and China and having a similar bond with Una and Ai plus it was great seeing Lilo grown up with a daughter weather or not the series were canon to each other and I also liked it when Jumba made new experiences based off of Chinese mythical creatures.

8:55 I would like to have Spooky (he can basically transform into anything as long as someone is scared of it, how cool is that?)