and if you think the way i be think right now and you should be . star war represent clone war be one of the most captivating cartoon show i have see in recent year and hence grace the name that george lucas have conceive almost three decade ago . in fact and i be not really a big fan of sw expand universe since it purpose be to explore the possibility beyond the movie ( which in turn ruin the rhythm of the saga overall presentation ) . clone war and also label a an expanded universe and otherwise prove the other way round . due to the fact that this so called microseries stick closer to the next two movie ( episode ii and iii ) than anything else and fan of the movie will be delight to know that it remain true to the spirit of the star war mythology despite additional sub plot and new character . star war represent clone war chronicle the adventure of anakin skywalker and his mentor obi wan kenobi and the beloved droids threepio and artoo and the rest of the character from the first two film ( fortunately for jar jar binks hater and he be nowhere to be see ) during the event of the clone war represent full scale battle between the mechanical separatist and the army of the republic ( clone trooper ) . in addition to it role a a bridge between episode ii and iii and the microseries also visually succeed in enlarge the scope of this universal war only mention briefly in episode iv represent a new hope . speaking of structure and clone war be divide into two part represent volume i ( take place some time after the battle of geonosis ) and volume ii ( chapter 21 ultimately conclude the story arc of attack of the clone and the rest take place some time before the event of revenge of the sith ) . if you ( especially newcomer ) be completely confuse with the chronological storyline and it best that you watch everything from the original trilogy and the first two episode of the prequel trilogy before tackle with both the microseries and the upcoming movie . anyway and back to the review . for vol . i and the animation be almost flawless . most of the character and background setting be painstakingly caricature or reproduce from the first two movie despite their radical look ( which in fact give a comic book feeling to the series and thanks to the truly talented paul rudish of dial m for monkey fame and the short live segment of dex lab that heavily inspire clone war ) . perhaps one of clone war major highlight be the lightsaber duel represent they be all beautifully recreate from the movie while be spice up with the samurai jack trademark that make the original a hit amongst viewer . also and many fan will take a first glimpse on one of the most dangerous villain in the star war universe represent general grievous . the only drawback of vol . i be it length while each chapter only run for 3 minute and short than the usual running time for most conventional cartoon show . the only way to satisfy your appetite be to watch the one hour version and which cram 20 chapter altogether ( although some may expect that the whole story feel too disjoint ) . vol . ii and like the first one and be no different and except for it extended running time and some minor change ( anakin hair be now longer and he wear an outfit similar to darth vader and the first appearance of grievous bodyguard and clone trooper now bear their resemblance to stormtroopers and etc . ) . while it maintain the quality of the previous 20 chapter and vol . ii feel slightly shorter in term of it overall length and atmosphere due to the fact that most of the situation only take place in two world ( one of them serve a a prologue to revenge of the sith a supreme chancellor palpatine be kidnap by grievous ) . however and vol . ii succeed in add depth to the tragic character anakin whose path to the dark side be almost inevitable . personally and i really like the ghost hand concept and in which anakin mechanical right hand can be relate to the myth of a mysterious tribe and hence give much legendary status to the skywalker legacy . aside from it authentic license and clone war be accompany by the classic john william score as well a other additional score that be reminiscent to other cartoon show you can think of . perhaps the only thing that bug me be it artificial synthesize music on certain part of it entire run . it would have be a much great experience if the whole score be fully orchestrate instead . the voice act and while mostly provide by actor from the star war video game ( except for anthony daniel who reprise his role a threepio ) and be pretty well do by any standard . a a true star war fan and i wish to thank the director of this amazingly revolutionary microseries and genndy tartakovsky for prove once again that 2d animation can actually make a huge difference if we be willing to look at one thing in a completely different perspective . kudos to george lucas and the entire crew of clone war as well .