#animation vs digital circus

[virtuallightchopshop]

Así como Sm-Baby hizo su propia censura para su AU de TADC, yo también quise hacer mi propia variante, y si, Pomni está fusionada con Caine, por eso está aquí.

[tranquil-slaughterhouse]

[lueduar01]

low punch

[emeraldcity1900]

the history of animation in a nutshell

Early 1900s: hey what if comic strips could like move?

Late 1910s early 1920s hey what if we mashed this up with live action people?

late 1920s: hey what if this thing had sound?

Early to mid 1930s: hey what if this had people actually talking and also color?

late 1930s: hey you know that super cool movie that one lady animated with paper cut out silhouettes? What if we did that with painted cells? Would people even pay to see that? Never mind it turns out the answer is yes.

1940s: ah shit most of our animators got drafted and/or hate us now cause we weren’t paying them. IT’S PROPAGANDA TIME BABY. Also haha hitler got hit with a mallet and also the most racist depictions of Japanese people ever.

1950s to 1960s : oh what’s this newfangled thing? Television? What if you could air cartoons on it? Oh fuck no I ain’t paying that much to get the charecters to have different backgrounds and for the charecters to like, move fluidly. Also manga and anime are steadily growing more popular.

1970s: (Ralph Bakshi walks into a comics store and finds a furry comic) X rated animated movie? *cue the screams of mothers and their unsuspecting children now being introduced to the revolutionary idea that cartoons don’t equal kids stuff? WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?

1980s to 1990s: we can have full on animated Broadway musicals? Wait, what do you mean animated movies can count for the Oscar’s? What do you mean now they get their own catagory because the academy still thinks their for babies? Anime and manga are taking off in the west. SWEET JESUS WHAT DRUGS ARE THE JAPANESE ON SHOWING THIS SHIT TO KIDS. But also why is it so fucking good. Maybe some of these aren’t even meant for kids? Wait We can sell toys to kids with cartoons? Wait we can actually put effort into these cartoons on television? The fuck to you mean we can animate in 3D now? What do you mean we can have well animated, well written sitcom shows like the simpsons? What do you mean you can make cartoon charecters say fuck? What drugs are creators at Nickelodeon on? Do I even want to know?

2000s: oh my god, there is this one show that I really like cause it’s really well written and genuinely funny but I can’t talk about it because it’s animated and we all know cartoons are for babies right? Oh look it’s the transformers movie, look how far CGI has evolved so we can make the transformers in a movie.

2010s: holy shit I know these shows are for kids but they’re just well written and have so much meaningful things to say about the world. Wait, it’s cool to like cartoons now? They they have fandoms for this? Fuck yeah I’m in. (Enters one of the most notoriously toxic fandoms of all time) THEY HAVE GAY PEOPLE IN THESE SHOWS NOW? AND COMPLEX EMOTIONAL STORYTELLING? AND ADULT ANIMATED SHOWS CAN BE MORE THAN JUST SITCOMS WITH THE SAME JOKES AND STYLE? WHY IS IT THAT EVERY DISNEY CARTOON SINCE GRAVITY FALLS INCLUDE THINGS THAT GET MORE AND MORE FUCKED UP? WHY DO I FUCKING LOVE IT? WHY THE FUCK DID DISNEY DO THE OWL HOUSE DIRTY LIKE THAT?

2020s: I got this show I wanna pitch but it dosen’t fit into any box that the networks want and also I’m afraid that they’ll just randomly cancel it before I can finish the story I want to tell. Wait, I can just post the pilot on my YouTube channel, see if anybody actually likes this thing I made and just make the show independently? FUCK THE NETWORK! I AM THE NETWORK

[a34trgv2]

Top 10 Cartoons I Hate But Many Others Like

#10. The Amazing Digital Circus: Yes, I'm aware only 2 episodes have been made of this cartoon. I'm also aware that both episodes have been praised by viewers and critics alike. As much as I would love to join in on the fun, I cannot ignore how badly structured it is. From the unlikable characters, the poor world building, the unfocused narrative to the lackluster jokes, poor handling of themes and lack of stakes, this it the kind of unmitigated mess that more infamously bad cartoons are ripped to shreds over. I will say that the animation and voice acting is well done so it's not all bad.

#9. The Owl House: Many people were disappointed by my disappointment with this disappointing cartoon. But no one was more disappointed that I was left cold by the show than me. I love fantasy, magic, mystical creatures and enchanting worlds. The Owl House should've been up my ally, yet in practice I wouldn't even spit in it's direction. With an irritating cast of characters, bad world building, formulaic plots, the writing was already on the wall. Then Amity showed up and it made the show unbearable to sit through. I'm all for LGBTQ rep, but I draw the line at a bully and their victim becoming and item. I'm sure Amity has some sappy sob story about how her parents pressured her into being an entitled brat, but she's still and entitled brat that shouldn't even have friends, nevermind a girlfriend, because her attitude STINKS!

#8. The Loud House: I've made it no secret that despite the warm reception and continued popularity of The Loud House, I was never a fan. I never found it funny, well written, or relatable. All I got from The Loud House was this is one of the most annoying dysfunctional families I've ever seen. I do think it's well animated and I commend the crew for moving forward with the show despite the disgraced creator's termination.

#7. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: I consider myself a big Marvel fan thanks to the MCU and Spider-Man franchises. I never heard of Moon Girl or Devil Dinosaur before this show was announced, so I was genuinely curious to see how this would play out. Needless to say, I was not impressed. Despite having dazzling visuals and really good voice acting, the show is just badly made with terrible writing, unfunny jokes, dull characters, and repetitive action scenes. This show clearly has its fans, but unfortunately I'm not one of them.

#6. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous: Those who know me know I love dinosaurs and am a huge Jurassic Park fan. You'd think a cartoon based on the series would be as exciting and interesting as the movies. Well like so many of the dinosaurs victims, you'd be DEAD WRONG! This show shoots itself in the foot by having 6 unlikable and annoying characters, and not one gets eaten by a dinosaur. Not to mention it's sluggishly paced, the animation is stiff, and the score only reminds me of the movies I'd rather be watching. Clearly I'm in the minority here as I had a blast watching ALL the Jurassic Park movies, even the ones critics didn't like at all, over this.

#5. We Bare Bears: I like bears as much as the next guy, with my favorite cartoon bear of all time being Winnie The Pooh. Despite my fascination with this big, furry creatures, We Bare Bears never made me like the main trio, much less love them. They're all varying degrees of unlikable and the show isn't funny or well written to keep me engaged. They also did San Francisco dirty by making the people so unlikable. The one element that I think would've made for a much more interesting show is Chloe Park. Her character was utterly wasted on this stupid show as she's a kid with a high IQ and is in college but still wants to be a kid. She deserves better.

#4. The Mitchells vs The Machines: As much as I like Sony pushing for more expiremental animated films lately, this expirement didn't succeed in my book. Sure, the animation is amazing and the voice acting's mostly good, but tells such a generic story, has such incompetent and unlikable characters, and I will never get over the fact that Aaron Mitchell sounds like a middle-aged man and not, you know, A CHILD! The worst part about this film is despite it's best efforts, it is just NOT funny. It relies so much on cringy, outdated memes, weak slapstick, and dull visual gags and I never once found it funny.

#3. El Deafo: I was confused as to what this show was supposed to be based on the trailer. Watching it for myself, I found that it was more frustrating than anything. Don't get me wrong, I commend author Cece Bell for turning her personal struggles with impaired hearing into a comic turned cartoon and I fully understand wanting to tell a story from a deaf person's perspective. That said, though, I just despised the execution from the awful writing, the unlikable characters to the terrible sound mixing. As pure as the intentions were, they were sorely lost in the execution in my opinion.

#2. Frog and Toad: When I was a kid, I loved reading the Frog and Toad books. They were simple, yes, but the characters were so interesting and the illustrations were well crafted. This show should've been exactly what I was looking for in an adaptation of the books. What I got instead was a prime example of how NOT to adapt a beloved children's series. Despite having spot on voice acting, the abysmal writing, the incompetent characters, and the lackluster animation really soured the experience. I know the author's children were involved in this, but I don't think they did the books justice. The show didn't take full advantage of the medium and played more like mediocre live reading of the books.

#1. Summer Camp Island: I clearly struck a nerve with fans of the show when I said I hated it. Well, y'all will be please to know that your efforts to change my mind were all in vain. I just couldn't get passed how badly written it was, how hatable the characters were, how grossly unfunny it was. The worst part is that this is a world where anthropomorphic animals and mystical creatures exist, yet they can't tell anyone about the magic on the island. To this very day, I CALL BOLONGA!

Conclusion: I'm not saying y'all are wrong for liking these show and you definitely won't see me call them "overrated." I just wanna offer a different perspective on these popular and well liked cartoons. Some honorable mentions include Miraculous Ladybug (many people love it, I can't stand it), The Ghost and Molly McGee (you all know how I feel about that chatterbox), and the "adult" cartoons that received critical acclaim such as Rick & Morty, Smiling Friends, Bob's Burgers and The Simpsons. Agree? Disagree? Let me know in the comments and I'll see you next time.

[artismeyou-12]

i'm back

[putting-kinger-in-places]

put him in the box from animator vs animation please

The Box, Animator vs. Animation

[whimsicalwhespir]

I’VE BEEN DRAGGED, Y’ALL!!! LEGO MONKIE KID HAS ME BY THE THROAT

So have some lmk doodles and a page of my favorite protagonists :D

[axolistic]

NEW AU JUST DROPPED BABY

The amazing digital circus x ava (I'm insane). This is based on a video I saw on TikTok and just the episode itself.

Basically this happened, and both of these dumb stick guys ended up trapped on the digital circus. Here are some important things to take into account:

They don’t remember each other, but because they are not considered people, they still retain some things from their lives. Not memories, but general vibes, like: I don’t like this person or deja vu.

Also because of this, they sorta look like they do on the outernet, but just not at first glance.

They usually avoid interacting with each other, due to the aforementioned vibes.

TCO is easily irritated by anyone, specifically Victim. Will usually get violent if threatened.

One of the only things they have in common is their hate for Caine, a rare coincidence, how they both hate being overseen by a superior force.

Both of them still retain scars, because I think it's angsty.

Some notes about TCO’s design:

Can still use their powers, but are not aware they have them. Because of this, they got startled when they accidentally (that's up for debate) attacked Caine with their laser eyes.

Clothes were inspired by fire breathers (the act on a circus). Not a lot though, since I don't know how to draw jewelry or patterns lol.

When splashed with fire or any other liquid (excluding gasoline and substances similar to it), the flame in their head will die, but it will lit again automatically.

The pattern on their arms are not tattoos, but rather markings? I don't know how to explain it.

Some notes on Vic's design:

They are inspired by pierrot clowns and mimes, cause I thought it'd be ironic.

I made them look, or at least resemble c!Alan a bit, just for funsies (and angst).

Glasses can emote, and if you take them off the mask, it would just be those paint markings.

The mask can be taken off but with help. Victim cannot take it off by himself (he has tried).

Final Notes:

They can both speak, but they can also talk like in the drawing. (TCO by spitting letters made of fire and Victim by just... yeah.)

None of them remember their name, and I'm not sure what names to give them, it would be nice if you could give me some ideas-

Anyways, I kinda love this AU, and maybe I'll write a fic just for fun.

(Also for the Patchwork Family fic I'm writing, it's probably not gonna be discontinued, the next chapter is still a wip, but it's near completion :3)

[demontamerarts367]

How we doin yall pt2

pt1

[virtuallightchopshop]

Estos son AvDC!Ragatha, AvDC!Kinger y AvDC!Jax (el "AvDC" es por "Animation vs Digital Circus")

Al igual que con Kaufmo, los tres también se abstrajeron, curiosamente el mismo día que el payaso, ya que fue Kaufmo que los torturó hasta que su cordura se rompía.

En cuanto a personalidades, Ragatha es muy pesimista como Opposite!Ragatha, además de que su boca estando cosida es una referencia a Freakshow!Ragatha (Here), pero puede hablar con señas como ella. Tanto con Kinger y Jax serían como sus contrapartes Carnival de Sm-Baby, un rey (valga la redundancia) un poco egocéntrico y un maníaco sádico.

[ciipher-arts]

Working on more stuff for my college's Artist Alley! This time, it's various stickers of characters I like!!! YAY!!!

Life's been kinda hectic for me in a lot of ways lately, so I haven't been as active on here as I'd like to be. Hopefully, I can get back to posting a bit more frequently once my schedule and especially my mental health lets up again.

Also!! Hopefully, if all goes according to plan, these stickers will be available for YOU to buy starting sometime in either April or during summer! (If I can have a better production schedule this time...)

More info at a later date :P

[someone-inthebackground]

how to react to a character you predicted to be good turning out to be evil

animator vs animation fandom: ok cool ✔️

the amazing digital circus fandom: YOU SHOULD ######## YOURSELF NOW!! ❌

[theimaginarydoctor]

Glitch Studios!

I know this character appeared for 5 seconds in a single Glitch Studios short but I already love her.

I doubt you'll tell me all the references I put in this art without looking at the hashtags ;)

This art is a remake of one I made hours ago, but the girl looks like a corpse that was beaten to death.

[anthony7612]

Here's the starting roster for "ANIMATION SHOWDOWN"! It contains the initial fighters teased for the game. More details down below.

Honestly? I'm a Mera main. I don't care if she's D-Tier.

Yes, it will have Battlefield and Final Destination... at least, its own version.

No online play planned for now. Too complicated to set up.

It might have its own story mode. It could be a Subspace Emissary 2.

Don't worry everyone, I'm adding more characters. That's why I said starting roster.

A Windows Cursor will act as the replacement to Master Hand.

No microtransactions, will be released for free on Game Jolt and itch.io.

Doesn't come with a Character Creator but might come with a Stage Builder. Can't wait to see what you can come up with even with its limitations.

[bluebutlikenotalways]

Lesbian page!!!

Good luck with the shitty quality tumblr has decided we deserve :)

Dw I’ll help

Pomni Pomni Pomni Pomni! And Ragatha!

Devious intent

My very first otp

And them!