#art of murder

[kairithemang0]

I need everyone to watch this and get people they know to watch it

it's so good guys PLEASE I NEED MORE OF THIS

[dqrshrtck]

I have two fixations. I am unwell. Take my serotonin!!

[shabolt]

The Art of Murder: Sketchbook 1 - Writing Referentially, Without Going Out of Style

So whilst my longwinded writeup regarding the animated series Thyste keeps taking a while as I have a lot to say. This pilot arrived on my radar and I am frankly astonished by it.

Choc Chip Animation Studios have developed what feels like an exceptionally whimsical and absurdly high quality Animated Pilot that feels like a triple A quality project built from indie roots.

From its gorgeous mixing of styles and genres between its unique cast, to its charming music and seasoned voice cast (I mean getting two of Starkid Productions’ Vocal Powerhouses and Freakin’ Lizzie Freeman is an amazing part of the overall great cast lineup), and even its frankly impressive ability to combine very different genres of characters in a way that compliments them all rather than causes an audience to cringe, it’s exceptionally done.

The songs are gorgeous and the vocals are unsurprisingly amazing, as well as being paired with overall tight writing that lets each character flaunt their differences in ways that make them so much more interesting.

But the best part in my opinion was that it has been one of the few pieces of media I have seen be so genre savvy and pop-culturally aware in a way that was genuinely hilarious, (especially a shout out to a certain pixar reference that the music team handled exceptionally)

Most of the time these sorts of pop-culture splices come across as “Spacejam 2” scenarios where characters say their lines and that’s it.

But in The Art of Murder, everything is treated wholly genuinely, from their on the nose Phoenix Wright parody to their Disney Princess homage. They take a fully meta awareness of the state of current pop culture, but do so in a way that I feel will age very well due to what seems like a very deliberate effort to base the comedy around enduring pop-cultural ideas.

Moreover its meta sensibilities feel like a loveletter from artists to other artists. It covers ideas that feel so universal to anyone who has been in that position of being a growing artist.

I am so happy I stumbled onto this series, and if it can keep its quality anywhere near this pilot (I mean the visuals alone holy crap, I nearly called this post’s subtitle “Indie Studio, Triple A Quality” because it is exceptional), it’ll develop one hell of a following really fast. And I hope it does because I want to see so much more of it!

[an-ghraagys]

Hey Zhi, you got anything you haven't tried yet but want to?

"Oh yeah, tons of shit, dollface.

...Kinda want Odd to use one of those fancy knives of theirs on me, eheheh. Or I could use one on them. I wanna see how they'd react while they bleed."

[themurphyzone]

Everybody please watch this! This is such a love letter to artists and fandoms everywhere! It's so beautifully animated and genuinely funny with a talented VA cast!

[fandomfan-14]

So the pilot for The Art Of Murder released today.Have these two adorable guys

[kaidenhearts]

guys i love winn sooooo much already i need her and her cupcake to be happy forever please talk to me about her

[saelrum]

"Was I sweet once?"

[trustymikh]

there are many benefits to being a ground-type pokemon trainer

[crowatyourwindow]

Do you think it would have been cool if Atsushi's white tiger aged with him as he grew up

[kairithemang0]

Winn I'd die and kill for you Winn I love you Winn I will protect you

[dawnddoesart-reborn]

[skelyuu]

You forgive how God forgives.

[mynameismad]

They're just normal chests. Innocent chests.

[fox-teeth]

Why do people keep on giving me horrified looks in the train station. It’s Halloween, I’m a bunny 🐰

Cute little medieval bunny 🐰

[seraphont]

they’re married