#animorphs fandom

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

i had no idea people didn't like Cassie! My friends and i read the books in the early 2000s without engaging w the wider fandom at all, and Tobias was the most popular among us but we liked Cassie just fine-- she's nice, balanced out the team

Yeah, luckily we're seeing things change, but the early 2000s fandom haaaaated Cassie and the 2020s Reddit fandom unfortunately isn't that much better. I feel like I'm the rare fan who is exactly as Scholastic predicted — less interested in Tobias and Ax than in the human characters. Like, to be clear, I 100% want them to have had exactly as many books as the other four, and I love them both dearly. I just find them like 5% less interesting than Cassie and Jake/Marco/Rachel.

[vissermeme]

Is the Kool-aid Man a type of Iskoort situation?

[trashcanmoose]

Animorphs commentary from my friend, a first-time Animorphs reader (Part 1)

So a friend of mine (whose name I'm excluding for privacy reasons) is reading Animorphs for the first time, and once she reached about book three (The Encounter), she started giving me some commentary on her thoughts with the series. I asked her if I could share what she's sent me, and she said yes, so here's what she's sent me so far, which will be continued in future posts as time goes on:

(these first messages are around the time of her readthrough of book 3)

The next messages were books 4-7, as well as a bit of jumping ahead that she did.

For reference, "Theola" who she's mentioning is my D&D character that I play in a campaign we're in together. Theola was actually loosely based on Cassie.

She's well-aware that this book series is from the 90s, by the way. She's just giving some extra input on the feel of the series.

So that's what she's sent me so far! I'm really enjoying the commentary, so I'm glad she said I could share it with Tumblr. I hope the other Animorphs fans here find this as entertaining as I do.

To be continued!

[lissastrata]

I spent five years of my life reading Animorphs as it was released only for it to end on a cliffhanger. You cannot frighten me with threats of delays and/or cancellations.

"Your show might be delayed by the wga strikes!"

I watched Sherlock, mate. We waited three years for the 3 worst episodes you've ever seen. This is nothing

[wolfziedraws]

Alter Emos

[thelesbianthespianposts]

Augh it’s about how Edriss thinks of herself subconsciously as marco’s mother

RAHhgrgjkk it’s about how Eva never loses her defiance and even knows how to push Edriss’ buttons

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[jacenbren]

Please answer this is for science :)

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

I’ve never read Animorphs sequentially, but I might have to try now that you mention it.

reading animorphs sequentially instead of in whatever random order you can get your hands on them is such a trip because you can see these kids getting progressively better at war and worse at being happy, you can see how traumatic events from one book echo into the next ones but never quite get dealt with because these kids have no real way to take care of their mental health, you can see their relationships deepening but simultaneously gaining friction and faultlines as they learn just how far they'd go for each other but also how far they'd go in general...

obviously this series was meant to be episodic in nature, and i actually think that might be the better way to first encounter it, but the arc of the series in publication order is extremely well-crafted

[big-fudge888]

My Lady Jane spoilers without context

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

In case they haven’t been mentioned on this blog, I’d like to give a shoutout to Animorphs Aloud! It’s a currently still updating fan production reading through Animorphs, and they release a new chapter every few days. The narrator of it is so good at doing distinct and emotional performances for each of the cast, and I’d def recommend it for anyone that wants to reexperience Animorphs!!!

Thank you for the rec — I hadn't heard of this one! I love the fan production of the Megamorphs 1 audiobook, so I have high hopes for Animorphs Aloud being just as good.

[forlay]

animorphs #52. the joke is also that jake doesnt know about bisexuality

[lissastrata]

I don't think we ever saw this, but it would have been funny to see one of them break their arm doing something mundane for example, and then fix it by morphing.

Basic First Aid: DEMORPH DEMORPH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DEMORPH NOW

[breakaway71]

Every time we go to the mall in our town (which is not very often), I treat myself to Cinnabon. And every time I sink my teeth into that classic gooey Cinnabon deliciousness, I think of Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill. And I smile.

[theidiotabides]

The Animorphs fandom is fun because every couple of weeks some new person wanders in, having been randomly possessed by the urge to re/read the series as an adult & subsequently been overwhelmed by the unanticipated intensity of their feelings about it, and when they go on Tumblr to vent those feelings, expecting to find tumbleweeds because the books are 20+ years old so the fandom must be dead, they're instead met by the rest of us lounging around a mall food court, drinking Surge and arguing the finer points of Yeerk physiology, and we take the newcomer under our collective arm like, "You too, huh? Alright, kid, just let it out."

And then the new person looks up through tear-clung eyelashes and breathlessly exclaims, "But they're CHILDREN'S BOOKS."

[petrichorca]

I am very sad about the final-final news that OFMD may be done, at least for the foreseeable future, but I'm not done with fandom or creating within this lovely world we were given. There's so much more to explore, friendships to build, connections to make, things to learn, efforts to support - if you want that.

Earlier this week I wrote and posted a fic based on this giraffe-centaur comic as a birthday gift for my OFMD Animorphs AU collab author. It's meant to make @ghostalservice and everyone else who reads it smile. Stede (a blue, furry, four-eyed mouthless centaur-deerlike alien) contends with, and loses dramatically to, a vending machine. But don't worry, his boyfriend (his boyfriend!) Ed will sort him out.

Read the very silly fic here. And of course if it in any way intrigues you, please check out our AU 😶🌠

In any event, I am deeply sad about OFMD and hope it has a future despite the depressing news David Jenkins shared with us this week. He, Rhys, Taika, and the rest of the cast and crew have given us something deeply monumental and special. It remains ours, it will stay meaningful. I'm gonna be the epitome of that "OK grandma" meme one day talking about OFMD 🤣 and, like Ed says while folding socks, that's OK. (Pretty great actually.)

So, I continue! I enjoy writing and reading fic, hyping people, teasing out new ideas, talking about the show, playing in the sandbox, making meaning and meaningful connections. That brings me joy.

Love to everyone involved with OFMD and the fandom, however you interact with it. 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

I also recommend @sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel, @zarohk, @forlay, @nice-is-neat, @thaylepo​, @tomberensonsghost​, @ellimisms, @andalite-angel​, @andalitean,  and @c-rowlesdraws​ for quality Animorphs content!

hi there! you post a lot about animorphs and i personally did not have the opportunity to get into it all as a kid. do you perhaps have a recommended reading order? a favourite book? a beloved, accessible fanwork? i would like to be able to see what it's all about, and you seem to be the most accessible-to-me online authority on the subject :)

i'd suggest you just read the first 21 books straight through, then check your brain to see how fucked up you are. after that, freestyle based on Vibes.

but also you should read the ellimist chronicles and the hork-bajir chronicles right away because they're really fun* semi-standalone stories about aliens doing alien things and getting in alien trouble.

*they will hurt you :)