MEOW MEOW Magic is a solidly constructed pilot that demonstrates the writers' ability to create a fun, child-friendly story in a fun world. The pilot is an homage to the capture-pet cartoons like Pokemon and Digimon that erupted in worldwide popularity.

The writing is clean, well-paced and speaks in a voice that is fun and clearly in the genre. The writers hit the tone of the characters and the sense of humor right on the head. However, this pilot feels more like a spec of an episode of Pokemon as opposed to being its own pilot for a new standalone series.

Overall, this is a solidly entertaining and fun-for-kids sample of the writing talent at hand, but in its current form MEOW MEOW MAGIC feels far too similar to Pokemon in structure and concept to be considered simply homage. It's one thing to play on a structure premise that is similar, but the world-building needs to feel new and exciting, which this pilot fails to do.