Should you watch American Dragon: Jake Long?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

American Dragon: Jake Long
Series · 2005
American Dragon is a coming of age comedy-action series about Jake Long, a 13-year-old Asian-American boy who strives to find balance in his life as a skateboard-grinding, New York 'tween while learning to master his mystical powers (in his secret identity) as the American Dragon, the protector and guardian of all magical creatures secretly living amidst the human world.
The sides of American Dragon: Jake Long
- A New York teen who turns into a dragon
- A grandpa training him in magic
- Magical creatures hiding in the city
American Dragon: Jake Long is good for you if…
- you like magical creatures hiding in plain sight in New York.
- you like Jake juggling school, skateboarding and dragon duty.
- you want an action cartoon to watch with children.
American Dragon: Jake Long is bad for you if…
- you don't watch cartoons.
- you like your fantasy dark and hard.
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