My 5 year old daughter just started watching this show on Netflix called "Glitter Force" and right away it bore a striking resemblance to Universe 2. The way the shot angles are, the animation, the transformations, the symbolism, the "I'll give you my love and defeat you" theme, the voices and the way the girls speak. Everything reeks of Universe 2 and Ribrianne. In fact, the main character, who is of course the "Heart" girl, who transforms and defeats her enemies with "Love", also looks strikingly like Ribrianne.
After some quick googling, I found out that Glitter Force first aired in 2012 and that it's part of an even older series of anime franchises, so regardless of whether it was a manga first, it predates Toyotaro/Toriyama writing Super by far.
After further researching, many believe U2 to be a parody of that franchise and noted that the manga version of U2 is less strikingly similar, as it was apparently TOEI's decision (Go figure) to make it even more similar.
After some quick googling, I found out that Glitter Force first aired in 2012 and that it's part of an even older series of anime franchises, so regardless of whether it was a manga first, it predates Toyotaro/Toriyama writing Super by far.
After further researching, many believe U2 to be a parody of that franchise and noted that the manga version of U2 is less strikingly similar, as it was apparently TOEI's decision (Go figure) to make it even more similar.
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