#animation makes neuron activate

[randomositycat]

Artist/animator brain telling me to pick apart each episode for subtle differences in comparison to the show as a whole

What seems like it could be on model and what feels like it was pushing boundaries to developing a semi-new style for the anime

Rant under cut bc hi I do this a lot in my head,, and I could go through each episode and pick them apart but I've got e 17 on the brain so we'll stick with that for now and maybe I'll check out the older ones later

I only bring it up now bc,, well I didn't want to before

In e 17 (since it's the one freshest in my brain) the art differences I notice are purely in the chibi style, and minorly in the closer shots of characters

This shot specifically feels like it belongs to a different show! But still suuper super cute all the same!

And we go back to something more fitting with the other similar style shots from previous episodes! Not to say that it's all and all the same style every time, but again the differences are subtle and you have to look very closely to even say "huh, that's a bit different!"

I also noticed that usually they don't skip out of drawing fingernails? which sure most animes dont but it feels different here? If that makes sense,,

They really upped their detail game compared to other episodes! all the little things that pain me to even think about doing as an animator! The work put into some of these shots is super impressive! They even shaded the fake mole?? Come on!! The idea of doing what they've down with these shots makes me tired,, kudos to the artists for having the nerve

The fingernails stand out the most to me bc there is so much detail in them!

From the cuticle to the beautiful lighting and shading when she was applying make up to his face (I don't have a gift sorryyy 😣)

And we already know the eyes are beautiful, but my favorite attention to detail is Jinshi's eyes. Maomao never fails to comment on his beauty, and artistically it shows as much, emphasizing it to no end really, but he's so subtly feminine that I find myself studying his eyes quite a bit! His long eyelashes really draw you in...

You can see they dulled it down a little, for his Jinka disguise, but even then he's got such gentle eyes that could easily be mistaken for a woman's if he were to hide his face :) (looking at you Hunting arc, missed a chance! I'll tell you!)

Maomao's expressions in this episode really take the cake too LOL

There's no shortage of good maomao faces, especially not here >:)

As each new episode releases I'm just soooo enamored with how steady the improvement is! Artists finding their rhythm with the characters and sprinkling little things here and there that can go unnoticed but definitely enhance a shot! It's amazing!

And it brings me to talk about e4 which yes I agree is gorgeous animated, but im someone who prefers consistency rather than quality in my animated shows

(quality is good yes but to go from very fluid to standard fluid is jarring to say in the least)

I adore the fluidity in e4, obsessed with it. I was under the impression that an entirely different director + team was in charge (I wasn't wrong abt the director)

My favorite bits have to be the expressions,

And how each movement feels less like a show and more like a movie, like we got a spontaneous budget increase for this episode alone!

Lip syncing too, REALLY on point! I love angry Maomao and I'm a sucker for lip syncing any time!! When she was scolding Lihua's lady in waiting, the animators really hit every keyframe on the nose! (generally makes e4 dub a bit of a hassle for me to watch) I rewatch the sequence again and again because of how well done it is :) a spectacular moment indeed

Another episode with really fluid moments is episode 10, I think 🤔 when she confronts Lady Lishu about Fengming. The entire scene is wonderfully done, with Lishu's expressions and her ladies-in-waiting being excited to talk to Jinshi :) all things I gladly pay attention to

All in all the show has a gorgeous art direction 😊 I hope they continue to enhance it little by little with subtle things like everything i mentioned above

Makes an artist's heart flutter thinking about the dedication and care put into its production

[little-shiny-sharpies]

Wishing a fun and spooky halloween to you and the dragons 😈🖤

Thank you very much!!! ‘Twas the funnest and spookiest hallow’s end ever enjoyed! 🕸️👻🖤🎃🖤👻🎃🕸️(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Audio from my favorite TikTok ever

[hauntingrabbits]

I offer Ralph the finest and most esteemed award I possibly can (novelty mug that just says #1 most normalest guy on it)

[gainprincess]

Older women...~

[jovialtacosharkzonk]

Onomatopoeia go brr

Weird when you first start paying attention to animal noises and realize they don't actually sound like the words we use

[arealtrashact]

HIYA! Just wanted to say that i've been following you for a while on insta and twitter and i just love your art! The flowy way in which you put your lines down and your composition choices have been an inspiration for me :] Im simply eating your art at any given chance C: Also, even if im not as much into the boys as i used to be a few years ago, seeing your fanart involving the show still activates that neuron in my brain that makes me wanna draw homelander again at least : ]] If i can pick any favourite fanarts from you, i gotta say that im in love with your doggy versions of the characters! I think they fit the characters really well and the way you use shapes in you character design only emphasises that. (overall seeing your animal versions of characters is super nice, finally someone who gets how fun assigning different animals to existing characters based on their looks and personalities is X] ) Have a good day/night yippie : D!

Thanks for sticking around !

Drawing human characters as animals is a habit I picked up as a kid ( while actively avoiding learning how to draw people . . . ) that I have yet to shed. I guess you can take the kid out of DeviantArt but you can't take the 'all-consuming urge to draw your favorite guy as a sparkledog' out of the kid.

I'm happy to hear that you like my characterizations, no matter how detached they are from their original counterparts •ﻌ•

You're very sweet.

[xxacidnekoxx]

I stopped playing video games as a hobby because I would get....... Very very addicted to them ....... And I got really scared about that because there was a moment in my teen years where time went by and I only thought about ocarina of time to an obsessive degree and that spooked me a lot because I got really really obsessed with legend of Zelda to a terrifying amount that I was like okay I neeeeeed to like not do this hobby it will actually suck me up entirely 😭😭😭 I would have legend of Zelda thoughts constantly and dream about legend of Zelda a lot it was...kind of scary .. I don't really know how to explain it 😭😞😭😞😭 i actually put a lot of effort into stop thinking about it and thankfully I did that because im an animator now i can make my own legend of Zelda .. but yeah ..... I see an image of Nintendo 64 legend of Zelda and the neurons activate

[unatkozorobotok]

“Koalas are fucking horrible animals. They have one of the smallest brain to body ratios of any mammal, additionally - their brains are smooth. A brain is folded to increase the surface area for neurons. If you present a koala with leaves plucked from a branch, laid on a flat surface, the koala will not recognise it as food. They are too thick to adapt their feeding behaviour to cope with change. In a room full of potential food, they can literally starve to death. This is not the token of an animal that is winning at life. Speaking of stupidity and food, one of the likely reasons for their primitive brains is the fact that additionally to being poisonous, eucalyptus leaves (the only thing they eat) have almost no nutritional value. They can't afford the extra energy to think, they sleep more than 80% of their fucking lives. When they are awake all they do is eat, shit and occasionally scream like fucking satan. Because eucalyptus leaves hold such little nutritional value, koalas have to ferment the leaves in their guts for days on end. Unlike their brains, they have the largest hind gut to body ratio of any mammal. Many herbivorous mammals have adaptations to cope with harsh plant life taking its toll on their teeth, rodents for instance have teeth that never stop growing, some animals only have teeth on their lower jaw, grinding plant matter on bony plates in the tops of their mouths, others have enlarged molars that distribute the wear and break down plant matter more efficiently... Koalas are no exception, when their teeth erode down to nothing, they resolve the situation by starving to death, because they're fucking terrible animals. Being mammals, koalas raise their joeys on milk (admittedly, one of the lowest milk yields to body ratio... There's a trend here). When the young joey needs to transition from rich, nourishing substances like milk, to eucalyptus (a plant that seems to be making it abundantly clear that it doesn't want to be eaten), it finds it does not have the necessary gut flora to digest the leaves. To remedy this, the young joey begins nuzzling its mother's anus until she leaks a little diarrhoea (actually fecal pap, slightly less digested), which he then proceeds to slurp on. This partially digested plant matter gives him just what he needs to start developing his digestive system. Of course, he may not even have needed to bother nuzzling his mother. She may have been suffering from incontinence. Why? Because koalas are riddled with chlamydia. In some areas the infection rate is 80% or higher. This statistic isn't helped by the fact that one of the few other activities koalas will spend their precious energy on is rape. Despite being seasonal breeders, males seem to either not know or care, and will simply overpower a female regardless of whether she is ovulating. If she fights back, he may drag them both out of the tree, which brings us full circle back to the brain: Koalas have a higher than average quantity of cerebrospinal fluid in their brains. This is to protect their brains from injury... should they fall from a tree. An animal so thick it has its own little built in special ed helmet.”

[radaverse]

I still can't stop listening to it

finally

😈

(Context)

[0v3rcast]

Gnaw (4)

You stand at the precipice of Liyue. The land of Geo. The resting place of a corpse-god, the dragon Rex Lapis, and the home of Archon Zhongli.

Though some part of you hopes that they'll be less hostile, you can't help but feel that Liyue will simply be more of the same.

More suffering. More death.

But now you have a gift. A way to protect yourself. The symbol of one of your loyal creations, and a font of power from which to draw destructive energy. You are not alone. And you will not fall so easily.

You step through a boundary, a line between the nations, and the world changes. Suddenly, the sky does not feel so vast. The air feels thinner, and the ground beneath your feet feels... denser. More present. As though the soil and stone of Mondstadt was gravel.

You take a few moments to breathe, to aquaint yourself with lungs that go unaided by Anemo, and begin walking.

Somewhere in the distance lies the Stone Gate. You decide to avoid it and the people of Liyue as best you can.

You decide to experiment with the abilities you now have so you can defend yourself if need be.

First, you should probably learn to sense them, starting at the symbol upon your wrist.

After a minute of concentration, you feel the faintest twitch of static in your veins. The subtle hum of energy that now calls you home.

You move the energy sluggishly, slowly convincing it to travel along your veins, and it proceeds to gain speed.

By the end of your first hour of 'training', there is a storm in your chest, your heart pounding thunder down your ribs, your blood singing with voltaic power.

It feels good.

You are unaware that special organs are rapidly growing in your dermis and flesh to allow you to conduct electrical energy safely.

You are unaware of the way billions of neurons are rearranging themselves to make your use of this power instinctive.

You are unaware of the way your entire nervous system is editing itself, allowing you to pump your body full of electro energy without a cost to your health.

You are unaware that you could now shrug off chewing on a power plant generator's active primary circuit or that you would register lightning as nothing more than a mild annoyance.

What you are aware of is the ball of lightning hovering over your hand. You grin, victorious.

(Electro watches from their throne at the peak of existence, smug smile on their face.)

Your doppelgänger howls in agony as they carve a spiral into the space between their shoulderblades with a blade that oozes molten gold.

They cannot allow themselves to be discovered as a false God. To be revealed now would be a waste of all their work.

To lose the luxuries they rightfully deserve is so horrible a fate that they'd rather maim themselves to keep up the illusion.

Soon, their acolytes will arrive.

They command that their 'imposter' shall be killed on sight.

Five Archons obey.

(They do not notice the way their Gnosis begin to dim.)

You spend two weeks slowly navigating the terrain of Liyue and exploring your new abilities.

You've learned to weave the energy into your limbs to vastly speed them up. You've learned to push that energy into your nails and teeth, turning them into vicious claws and fangs.

You've learned to push the energy into your brain to increase your reaction time and slow the world around you to a crawl.

Days of travel are collapsed into mere hours as you become a purple-streaked blur that rushes across the terrain fast enough to run up cliff faces and across water.

...you've also had countless bloody noses and scraped limbs, gotten enough dirt in your mouth to fill a flowerpot, choked on a multitude of flying bugs, and nearly drowned trying to water-walk.

Fruit and vegetables are bountiful, but you can't quite shake the urge to find some new small creature and bite down into it and fill your mouth with delicious red-

No. You are better than your urges. You are a person, not an animal, no matter how tempting the idea is.

Unfortunately this peace does not last.

You run across a small patrol of Millelith members, each bearing a weapon of some sort.

"Fuck," you hiss, ducking into the treeline to hopefully avoid being found. It's too late.

One of them cries out in alarm, and the entire group is instantly alerted to your presence.

You learn from the orders their leader is barking that you are now to be slain on sight.

Spears are leveled in your direction, arrows are nocked and readied, clubs and greatswords rise.

You easily avoid the arrows, your body humming with electro energy, and the first to swing their blade at you is met with a spear of lightning through the brain, their body writhing violently at the end.

You dispel the spear and dodge a mace, giving the woman bearing it a blast of electrical energy straight to the face, turning her head to ash and instantly killing her.

An arrow slices your side as you toss the headless body away from you, and the wound immediately begins to sizzle as it mends in a golden scar.

You reach into the head of the archer from a distance and send a jolt of power into his brain, flash-frying nerves and swiftly ending his life.

You don't remember ever being as clumsy and slow as they are before you had Electro. Are humans this pathetic, or are the Millelith just awful?

Five more stand in your way.

You gather the charge within your gift and send it out as a bolt of raw electro energy.

The leader is hit, but does not die. They are instead surrounded by a potent magnetic field. The metal of their armor and the metal of their squadmates attract to each other, and they're slammed together.

The five of them struggle to part themselves, pathetically squirming in place. You put them out of their misery to save them the embarrassment.

As soon as that's done, the gravity of your actions hits you. You just killed eight people.

You're horrified - but they were going to kill you first, weren't they?

Should you feel horrified for defending yourself from people who wanted you dead?

...should you feel anything for these people? Some part of you still desperately clings to the idea that this is all some fucked-up dream or a game.

It ceases to matter when elemental energy erupts right in front of you, and Kequing lunges out of a teleport to cleanly slice off your head.

As your vision begins to blacken, and the world drifts away, you watch your headless body stagger backward a few steps and then drop.

"Maybe next time," you mutter without sound, as the darkness swallows you.

Deep purple blood oozes from the stump of your neck as every trace of your corpse disintegrates.

("I will put you back together, my maker," whispers the Abyss. "I will always put you back together.")

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[iamthekaijuking]

suaropods on earth are the absolute upper limit for land vertebrates, but is it because they have four legs? cause i was working on a scifi spec evo idea where the endoskeletal vertebrate-analogs have eight legs and it got me wondering if it means their sauropod equivalents can be even bigger in a similar earth like gravity

If it was just about leg numbers then land mammals wouldn’t be smaller than the biggest dinosaurs

In reality you need specific evolutionary pressures, circumstances, and unique and efficient anatomy to get big.

For sauropods it was entirely due to their internal anatomy. Sauropods are saurischian dinosaurs, which have hollow bones with internal scaffolding that likely made them stronger than if they were solid, as well as a very extensive respiratory system that included numerous air sacks, many of which ran through their bones. This ultimately allowed saurischian dinosaurs to massively cut back on volume and allow them to cool off easier and have more efficient respiration. There’s things we still don’t know about sauropod anatomy though such as how their circulatory systems combated their sheer verticality. Dinosaurs also have unidirectional respiratory systems, which is more efficient than mammalian two way airflow.

For modern baleen whales it has more to do with the aftermath of the last ice age and how it impacted the location of their food (keep in mind this explanation of the evolution of baleen whale size is based on my current understanding and might not be correct). Baleen whales actually used to be much smaller, around bus size. But during and after the last ice age the ocean currents changed and krill populations became concentrated around the poles. Because of this, baleen whales needed a way to eat as much as possible in one sitting and travel long distances efficiently. The easy solution was to get big, which became easier as their predators the macroraptorial sperm whales and Otodus megalodon gradually went extinct. A thing to note however, is that because they need more resources due to their size, the number of baleen whale species is lower than it was several million years ago. Also also, blue whales are getting bigger.

On earth, 200 tons is more or less the maximum size for animals, as the biggest whales, ichthyosaurs, and sauropods got around that size.

There’s more things to note though:

No, higher oxygen levels don’t make things bigger. Not even bugs. Modern arthropods are actually on average bigger than their Carboniferous counterparts, and the oxygen levels were way higher back then. And griffinflies, very active flying insects, lasted all the way into the Permian, when oxygen levels were lower than in modern day.

It’s important to consider what the bones of animals are made of as well as their structure. Different internal structures can handle stress better, and different materials can handle pressure differently.

Eight legs might be too many, as having more legs, while very stable, can be more energy costly. Two legs might not be able to support as much weight as four, but it is more efficient.

A very big thing animals have to fight with when it comes to size is something called the square cube law. Basically as something gets bigger its volume (insides) increase way faster than its outsides (surface area). If you had a 1 centimeter cube and doubled its size, the surface area would quadruple but the insides would increase eight times. But there are ways of combating this such as decreasing volume with things like air sacks or increasing surface area by being very wrinkly (that’s how human brains fit so many neurons!). And because things with a metabolism generate heat, big animals have to combat overheating because they have a lot of insides. That’s why elephants have such big vascularized ears and why their skin acts like a sponge to soak up water.

Also I have no idea how perucetus got so big, that glorious fatass

[dranka]

I always had a voice telling me to 'watch Utena', but when I learned it's CS Pacat's favorite anime, I went ALL IN and boooy it was a ride.

Because my brain activates neurons by crossovers and shitposts - a Rose Bride Anharion 😌

I did my best to make it as drama shōjo as I could.

I'm super kyaaaa 🙈 that Pacat-sensei got to see it and react to it with a beautiful 'XD' 🙇

Spoilery thoughts:

The rose bride concept in the relation to the Collar is 👀🔥 also the protagonist who believes he can free them if they own them but not command them.... is the bride free or just reflects the desire of their betrothed? Bruh.

[tchaikovskym]

It was good in a way that that guy is really up to something in a topic that is interesting to most people and that he has evidence on what I only had hunches about

There is a ppt with transparent da vincis jumping jack man in the background with also a transparent neuron in front and the title is pure yellow in comic sans with shadow effect. This is about to be good

[themanlykittenkayden]

Pomme saying she associates Time to Say Goodbye with all of the eggs has activated every neuron in my brain, like-

“Now it's time to say goodbye to the things we loved and the innocence of youth”

“We can't just cling to childish things as evil just grows closer”

“Were we born to fight and die?

Sacrificed for one huge lie?

Are we heroes keeping peace?

Or are we weapons pointed at the enemy so someone else can claim a victory?”

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, she’s a genius, I want to see a million animations of the eggs to this song, I might have to make one myself

[ashersbraincell]

You know, everyone always focuses on the visual aspects of the DNA species Sebastian has when talking about redesigns and stuff. But what about the things that aren’t visible to the eye?

•Anglerfish-some lie half-buried in the ocean floor waiting for prey, this could be used for cute burying headcanons for Sebastian! Like how he likes to bury himself under items/blankets etc.

•Blue Whale-Huge potential for the low frequency vocalisations, only natural predator is the orca, so might be scared of oc’s based on these?

•Great White Shark-again with the orca, quoting Wikipedia „larger sharks dominate smaller sharks, females dominate males, and established residents dominate newcomers”(doesn’t have to be in a sexual sense either), „generally very curious animals, display intelligence and may also turn to socializing if the situation demands it”, said curiosity if exentuated by brightly coloured items which they have a habit of nibbling to get a better sense for what it is, „Skin dosed with adrenaline would turn lighter, with melanocyte-stimulating hormone causing melanocyte cells to dissipate thus making the shark's skin a darker colour”, „have also been known to eat objects that they are unable to digest”, hunting behaviours include immobilisation/waiting for prey to bleed out, enhanced sense of smell, have toxic blood

•Silver Spinyfin-can see in color in very low light conditions

•Mantis Shrimp-live in burrows, so further fuel for the burrowing under items/blankets hc, use hands to either grab, smash, or spear prey, territorial and frequently in combat, can see ultraviolet, „can learn and remember well, and are able to recognise individual neighbours with which they frequently interact”, for all you shippers here’s a cute extraxt from wikipedia: „the mantis shrimps remain with the same partner up to 20 years. They share the same burrow and may be able to coordinate their activities. Both sexes often take care of the eggs (bi-parental care)”, can detect neuron activity, „Mantis shrimps have been observed landing blows on each other in what is thought to be a ritual fight to test each other’s speed and stamina. The shrimp will deliver blows to each other’s tailplate called a ‘telson,’ hugely tough pieces of armor that protect them from having their shells pierced” (from https://www.indoyachts.com/the-mantis-shrimp/#:~:text=Mantis%20shrimps%20have%20been%20observed%20landing%20blows,protect%20them%20from%20having%20their%20shells%20pierced. )

•Sea Snake-deadly venom, seriously I’ve not seen anyone talk about him having venom because of being a snake, like ever,

[atreefox]

Lmao, this is a really long tangent jusy about my current thoughts and “theories” on Genloss cause OML I had a neuron activation when I saw T_3

Okay okay BUT GENLOSS IS SO BACK OMLLL ITS SO BACK DUDE DUDE

IMA RETYPE MY “THEORY” (or JUSY THE THOUGHTS I HAVE).

So so

First thing that’s noticed me was the noises preceding the door scene in the newest video (T_3). They were physical noises, and what I mean is that it’s happening in real time, it physically happened so clearly there is something on the physical plane that went on. Maybe it’s this person breaking into a room, and this door symbolizes (either metaphorically or physically) represents a barrier they have to get past. There’s something important behind that door! It hasn’t been opened, cause this is the second time it’s seen. And no room or animation or anytning has been shown to symbolize that door opening.

That’s the first one, this door, I feel like, represents a barrier that this person has to get past in order to achieve their end goal.

Now secondly, the person. This secret person that’s somehow managed to break through any barriers or censorship Showfall could have placed up to prevent any of the truth getting out.

Now I feel like this person can be trust worthy, and here’s why (though it’s up for debate! I’d love to hear more about this 😭😭 OML ITS SO INTERESTING)

When I first watched generation one, Hetch seemed a little… weird… the way he was so dismissive of Genloss!Ranboo (ofc the environment at the time, or the perceived/fake environment🤨🤨, made it so Hetch couldn’t fully explain the situation at hand), all throughout the episodes always ticked me as odd. Especially in episode three.

The way Hetch was so dismissive of Ranboo’s concerns and questions, very valid questions too! Struck me as odd. He was so set on his end goal on trying to finish the show, to make it good (was that is end goal? I’m still tryna figure it out😅, something like it!) that it felt like his concern was fake (which it was). It all felt very uncanny. Even Ran said that Hetch’s lines in the founders cut were redone to make him sound uncanny!!!!

Yet this person in T_3 is different. They seem to be more human.

And okay o feel like there’s a difference in Showfall’s performance of, well, acting human and actually and being human. Showfall desensitized its characters and forced them in character tropes, made them feel like their 2D. Such as in the carasoul of death and the streamers shown in episode three. These people are forced into character tropes and they seem inhuman, just 2D characters for the thrill of the show.

Yet with Jay and Zero and this person, they all seem human because, at this moment, they aren’t forced into a role. They aren’t necessarily being controlled.

This person has similar goals to Hetch. They wanna reach their end goal by stopping a connection (shown in timestamp 1:16, the blotted out text possibly reads “There is something coming, the connection has gotten stronger”) because they themselves seemed to have been affected by it.

Yet the difference is that, unlike Hetch who was more or so “aggressive” (not angry but antsy to hurry on) in trying to reach his goal, Hetch seemed to know EVERYTBING about the facility. The ins and outs of the absconded mall and was able to control the camera man and employees, EVERYTBING was basically under his control.

YET THIS PERSON ISNT LIKE THAT! They don’t even seem to have full control or technology to reach their goal. They seemed unsure, yet certain, throughout the entire video. They seemed concerned and didn’t rush anything. They felt genuinely human. Which is what I love about this fucking horror project.

Maybe the person is Jay.. a reach, but Jay seemed close to Zero, or Miss Roads🤨🤨, so maybe Jay somehow figured out what’s going on and wants to stop whatever this connection is.

And that brings into question, what is this connection?? Did it already happen (such as GL!Ranboo being in his own dimension (a theory, but one I believe) and yet showfall somehow connected to us on earth), or is it going to happen…? Why is this specific video, one that’s clearly opposing Showfall’s goal, posted on a channel where it seems to promote showfall. Is this channel a point of. Neutrality, showing any and all sides, or is showfall also controlling it. Mostly likely controlling it, but Jesus Christ I want to know so much about this world. DUDE.

Okay, rant over. But Jesus I can’t wait for more😭😭 no rush ofc, I’m just so excited about this!!!

Edit: but rewatching “welcome to generation zero” and what if Zero is the founder! It’s a long stretch, but just a random thought-. Also the wormhole/portal is going backwards possibly indicating that gen one happened and now a new story is being shown.