Started watching it yesterday, and it definitely lived up to my expectations. Given recent criticisms about creative decisions that relied too heavily on rehashing stories with the added dimension of haphazard DEI, Iwájú is much more authentic, and is a refreshing take on the Afrofuturism genre most of us would have been familiar with through Black Panther, with genuine storytelling that makes many nods to Nigeria and its people, cultures and the wider African continent like never before. More so, this is a co-production with a studio founded specifically to tell more authentic African stories with real African people at the heart of everything, helping to promote the rich cultural heritage and diversity of the continent, and to increase representation of black people in animation.
It's all part of the authenticity of Iwájú. WDAS and Kugali took care to not Americanise every single element of the series, and that meant casting real Nigerians in every main role, so while the Nigerian accent can be hard to understand, it adds to the series' authenticity.
