#kataow s1

[honey-stick]

it's so nice to see kids animation, epsecially fantasy, becoming more inclusive of brown girls. i remember my sisters and i looked up to katara so much when we were kids because she was the only main character of a cartoon that ever looked like us. she wasn't even the protagonist, but she was seen as both pretty and strong and stuck it to sexist jerks and it was so amazing to watch. it's so wonderful that there are so many more kids shows with brown girls as the protagonists & main characters like kipo and the age of wonderbeasts, the legend of korra, amphibia, dead end paranormal park, and the owl house.

#atla #the owl house #tlok #kataow #amphibia #dead end paranormal park #i feel like legend of korra wouldnt get as much hate if she were light-skinned or a man (or both) #it really wasnt a bad show. s1 was v fun & s2 was weak but s3+4 were amazing imo #also kipo as a show got slept on & barely gets acknowledged for being a queer kids show prob bc the main cast is all brown+black #mine

[mamaswildchild]

Short angsty Wolf comic I made during class. Not a masterpiece of art by any means but it’ll do.

This episode broke me. In so many ways.

Song: Three Hits - Indigo Girls (1992)

#kipo #kipo wolf #kipo oak #comics #fanart #kipo fanart #kataow #kataow kipo #kataow wolf #kataow s1 #netflix #kataow fanart #Kipo comic #kataow comic #kipo s1 #kipo season 2 spoilers #kipo season 1 #indigo girls #lyrics

[cabbagebender]

oh poor kipo

#the disaster liveblogs #i know that benson's gay bc that's what got me to start watching #but an unspoiled audience / kipo don't know that yet and #kipo honey no #benson is very fun and sweet and awesome so I don't blame you but #honey this isn't gonna go the way you want it to go #kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #the disaster speaks #kataow s1

[izziegs]

Kipo: I'm not fully human??? This is such a surprise. I never could've guessed this. It came out of no where.

Lio:

Lio: I don't know if you've ever noticed...

Lio: But your skin.

Lio: It's pink.

#kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #kipo #kataow #dreamworks #i love the idea that no one's mentioned it bc everyone on the surface is just thinking #'huh. burrow humans sure look different than surface humans' #i made this post back when s1 premiered but i still think it's valid

[lesbianmity]

I just think they're neat :]

#whenever I see a post abt Asher it's just the same 3 pictures from s1 so. have some more #i care them so much #kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #kataow #kipo #asher berdacs

[humming-fly]

Inktober Day 13 - Kipo

Took a quick break from the big inktober piece to binge watch the final season of Kipo! What a fun show, I’ll definitely have to remember to see if I can grab its soundtrack sometime~

#inktober #inktober2020 #kipo #kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #kataow #do people even use that acronym? #kipo spoilers #i mean kinda #for like s1 maybe #kipo's final design was real nice i'll have to remember that one #my art #doodles

[thelonelynindroid]

10 Reasons why you should watch 'Kipo and the age of Wonderbeasts'

I could be wrong, but I haven't seen anyone do one of these posts for Kipo yet, and I just love this show *clenches fist* SO DANG MUCH, so here we go 1. The Representation ALL of the main characters are poc, except for the two who are literal animals. One of the main characters is also gay, and straight up says "I'm gay" onscreen, which is a big thing for a kids show!! It's the first time I've ever seen it anyway and it made me super happy. *MINOR SPOILERS* He also gets a boyfriend in later seasons, and they're adorable!! *END OF MINOR SPOILERS* 2. It's Finished All three seasons are out, so you won't have to wait months for new content, or worry about it being cancelled (*cough* like Netflix has done to a LOT of good shows) ! U good probably binge it all in three days. Two if you skip out on sleep 3. The Character Development The character arcs on this show r so fucking *chefs kiss*. Seriously, this show had me emotionally attached to a giant monkey, A cat with an axe, A fucking frog in a suit and a godamn piano playing mandrill. And that's without even MENTIONING the main cast, or any of the human characters. 4. The jokes Hear me out ok. I know shows targeted at kids sometimes overdo the comedy side of things, and while Kipo is SOMETIMES (Sometimes. Only sometimes. ) guilty of that, I fucking LOVE this shows humour. The comedy creates a rlly good balance with the serious stuff, bc trust me, this show HURTS sometimes. But the jokes are genuinely funny and feel natural to the characters, and r done in a way that if you rewatch you'll be laughing at things u didn't Even Notice the first time around. 5. The Music The entire soundtrack fucking slaps. And all the scenes set to music are choosen so perfectly it never ever fails to make me Feel Things. The soundtracks to all three seasons r also on Spotify, so u can jam all u want 6. The Compelling and Unique story set up Picture this: it's hundreds of years into the future. Thousands maybe, I can't remember exactly. Most humans have long retreated underground to live in 'burrows' after something caused animals to mutate, making them essentially equal to humans in terms of brainpower. These 'Mutes' now rule the 'surface', and are sworn enimies of human kind (the feeling is mutal). These formidable threats include frogs in suits, big fluffy cats with bigger sharp axes, rock playing snakes, and a monkey trying to recreate the french aristocracy. One day a human girl is thrown out of her burrow after an attack. She's got pink hair. She's got next to no impulse control. And she's got the biggest fucking heart. Yeah. That's Kipo. 7. The Character design and Visual artistry The character designs are unique and fit each person perfectly. And sound like a furry but...ALL the mute designs r so fucking awesome, no exceptions. I'm no animation guru but the show is so visualy pleasing, from chase sequences with PERFECT choreography to all the pretty Colours, which r hands down one of my favourite parts abt the show. It's just. Ugh. It's so pretty to look at ok. And so visually engaging!! There's always more to look at wherever u look, it's like an 'I always feel understimulated' DREAM 8. The Voice Acting I know this can be said of a hell of a lot of shows, but the voice cast is amazing. So many lines are so Emotionally raw and believable, it rlly gets you convinced that the characters are real people. 9. The Emotional impact, even through to the finale Kipo has so many moments that Get To Me. I cried like three times during season three. While the show is fun and upbeat (and an instant serotonin booster for me) it rlly has its heavier moments, and boy does the angst hurt sometimes. This impact carries thru all the way to the last episode. I know we've all been there, when ur favourite shows ending dissapoints. When there's multiple seasons build up to the climax, and the last few episodes just feel...flat. Kipo is not that show. 10. It deserves more love I know the Internet loves calling anything and everything 'underrated', but seriously, it is. With the amout of good characters, good rep, and good episodes, Kipo's fanbase is TINY compared to other amazing shows, like She-ra for instance. Kipo deserves more hype!! And I, ofc, want more ppl to scream about it with. So uh. Yeah. Thanks for coming to my TED talk, go watch Kipo?

#kipo #kataow #kataotw #kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #kipo s1 #kipo s2 #kipo s3 #show recs #show recommendations #cartoons #cartoon recs #netflix #netflix kipo #shows #good shows #10 reasons #longish post #animation #character development #idk what else to tag this. but uh pls rb so more ppl see? #alexspostsnstuff

[shrinkthisviolet]

KATAOW S1: Upbeat, cheerful found family bonding! Finding her burrow and her dad! Huh I wonder who Scarlemagne is? Oh well–Kipo and her friends can take ‘em!

KATAOW S2: Morally ambiguous EVERYONE and ANGST EVERYWHERE oh also Scarlemagne is Kipo’s brother, and he’s not even the big bad anymore–the Terrifying Science Lady is. Everyone’s afraid of her AND she’s the cause of all of this!

#kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #kipo oak #lio oak #hugo oak #scarlemagne #dr emilia #kataow s1 spoilers #kataow s2 spoilers #THE CONTRAST THO

[makorragal-312]

I can't believe I went ahead and finished all of Kipo Season 1 last night. NGL I really like it so far!

BTW is Kipo's VA also Glimmer from She-Ra?

#kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #kipo season one #kataow #netflix kipo #i vibe with this show so far #i want kipo as a little sister #kipo s1 #lowkey want mandu as my pet #and how can i forget my gay son benson #i pretty much love everyone #except scarlamange #he can go die

[cocoa-bean-corphish]

Hi. I headcanon Wolf (from Kipo) as nonbinary. That’s it. That’s the post.

Also please go watch Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

#wolf kataow #kipo spoilers #kipo s1 spoilers

[fannishcodex]

Unpopular Opinion Maybe: Kipo had an Identity Crisis in S1

More and more I honestly get bothered when people are all like “ooh Kipo wasn’t affected by being a mega mute lab experiment due to her parents experimenting on her it’s so refreshing compared to other cartoons LOL” because it’s completely glossing over season 1 where Kipo absolutely freaked out over her body suddenly physically changing and suddenly looking like a mute for no apparent reason. Tad Mulholland gave her a dream that was largely about this, Wolf almost left her over this. Kipo was absolutely affected by this, it absolutely caused an identity/existential crisis for her, it absolutely freaked her out.

Kipo absolutely freaked out when her body started growing fur and exhibiting other extreme physical changes and showed indications she was somehow suddenly changing into a mute for no apparent reason. (This in no way indicates she ever harbored serious anti-mute feelings. This is literally about her body suddenly physically changing for no apparent reason.) So much of Tad Mulholland’s dream reflects her anxiety and yes, angst, about these sudden physical changes. Kipo’s allowed to get upset when her body suddenly starts physically changing and she has no idea why; and it’s happening on top of an already stressful situation where she’s separated from her father and the rest of her people in a world that’s still brand new to her and filled with as many dangers as wonders, etc. Kipo again has angst, or is reasonably upset over the whole thing when Wolf realizes she seems to be part mute and seemingly lied about it, and apparently rejects her for it; Kipo pours out her sadness and frustration and emotional turmoil to Jamack, who comforts her, and of course Jamack couldn’t comfort her if Kipo wasn’t upset or had angst and an identity crisis.

Kipo’s not automatically a cheerful sunflower all the time. She’s largely positive because she makes a concentrated effort to be (for example, Kipo does seem tired and ready to leave Jamack, but she decides to go back for him). Kipo’s an actual character with feelings and should be allowed to experience all emotions, even angst, because she should be allowed to get upset.

The only “refreshing,” actually different thing about this is the order--Kipo freaked out and had an identity crisis and angst when she got signs of an extreme change in her body before she learned the truth behind why this was happening.

I’d argue Kipo’s reaction is more about being so relieved to finally get some kind of answer for why her body’s been physically changing that she doesn’t try to challenge it too much, and that she’s also in denial about the gravity of the situation when she gets the revelation about what her parents did to her, and she also ends up pressured by time crunch/emergencies and just pushes her actual feelings over this aside because there’s no time. Kipo learns what her parents did to her, and then has a like a week to save her dad and her people before Scarlemagne’s coronation. Kipo really doesn’t have time to fully process the revelation; she has to focus more on using her mega mute jaguar powers for the practical use of saving her father and people, not actually take the time to really consider how she really feels about them and what her parents did to her.

And even when she’s just focused on practically using her mega mute jaguar powers, Kipo is in fact stressing and angsting over it. She may say she’s fine and express enthusiasm for her mega mute jaguar abilities and act impressed with what her parents did, but her mega mute jaguar abilities do adversely affect her whether she directly admits it or not. In the Deatherstalker episode, Kipo does show signs of the emotional pressure her mega mute status has put on her; with these mega mute powers, she has the power to help her dad and her people, so she keenly feels she has to, she feels responsible for this and probably feels that there’s no one else she can really turn to fully take this burden (of course she loves her dad and people and wants to protect them, and of course this is an all ages show with a number of kid protagonists, but still, she just turned 13, and lived a pretty normal, safe Burrow life until her home was attacked), and she stresses over suddenly being asked to successfully do a thing she’s never done before; Kipo gets super freaked out when her mega mute powers accidentally hurt Benson; and of course the Chevre Sisters have warned Kipo that she can lose her mind if she fully transforms, and much of the season is devoted to making sure that doesn’t happen. And later Kipo gets a concrete example of that threat when she learns her mother has been entirely absent in her life because she’s lost her mind to a mega mute transformation for 13 years and was also under Emilia’s control. (And while this probably needs its own post, to sum up: a lot of this is also again Song and Lio’s fault because of their experimenting, Song exposed herself to mutation, Emilia’s the worst but it doesn’t seem like she would weaponize Song if Song didn’t turn herself into a mega mute monkey susceptible to puppet pheromones torturously taken from Hugo.)

While it’s nice feeling like you’re seeing something new and refreshing, I feel like sometimes people fall into overly reactionary trends and don’t look at things on an individual basis or think of characters as their own individuals. Maybe people want to think it’s refreshing that Kipo’s not affected or not having angst over being a mute lab experiment due to her parents (but again, she has been affected by this) because they’re comparing this to other cartoons, but what about Kipo as a character herself and the show as its own story?

I also actually think the idea of Kipo getting upset over this makes more sense than many other cartoons and has much more impact, because her situation is actually really severe when you think about what the story’s done so far in terms of events.

I’ll probably do another separate “unpopular opinion” post on this, but to sum up: Lio and Song unnecessarily experimented on baby Kipo without her consent and pushed their own ambitions of “making the surface safe for humans” on her, also without her consent. It was canonically a dangerous experiment because they failed to realize Kipo could’ve lost her mind and been stuck as a mega mute, something that did happen to Song for 13 years; Song was accidentally mutated, and again the side effects were gravely underestimated because Song had a dramatic transformation where she not only lost her mind but destroyed the DNA Burrow, and Kipo could’ve been killed in that accidental rampage (and Hugo/Scarlemagne was literally scarred from it, he suffered literal physical damage from it--which also implies worse than injuries and physical scars could’ve happened).

I’ve read some people essentially say “well, not every cartoon has to get this emotional, it could just be cheerful,” and that just makes me think 1) then a cartoon should be written so that the more 24/7 cheerful tone fits, and 2) there are several cartoons you can already watch that don’t get so emotional. Just deal with the cartoons that do choose to be emotional, because cartoons can have a wide variety. 

And I don’t think KATAOW is the place to pull “oh haha she’s not affected by all this even though it’s super messed up because let’s be just different from others and not think about our own story and cast we’ve just gotta go against an apparent so-called trend without laying down the groundwork to actually support that reactionary rejection of an apparent so-called trend.”

And I do really hope and still think that on some level the show is actually gonna pull through and address this and do something really neat. Because while Kipo acts like she’s fine with what her parents did to her, again there was her severe freak-out in season 1 when faced with actual consequences of what they did and with no one to give her any explanation for what the hell was happening, and there are her struggles with her experimental mega mute jaguar side in season 2; and just as importantly, Wolf and Benson seem alarmed by what Lio and Song did. I think that’s critical. Even if Wolf and Benson aren’t explicit about it, it’s pretty clear that they look uncomfortable with what they learn from the Project Kipo notebook, even if they’re more focused on going along with Kipo’s cheer. I just feel like that will be followed up in season 3.

And it’s a 3-season show. Writers have said that they have told a complete story with the show over 3 seasons. I can imagine that in season 3 they’ll follow up on this in some way and better challenge what Lio and Song did and let Kipo finally freak out over what her parents did, as much as she freaked out by herself in season 1.

Because that also gets to me. As things stand now, Lio and Song have avoided the worst of the direct emotional fallout of what they did to Kipo. They did not get to see their daughter have a gradual meltdown over the sudden changes in her body, her confusion and emotional turmoil and fear that her friend-sister Wolf rejected her over the whole thing. Kipo’s only ever acted like “it’s fine” to them about it. And I find that really unfair, especially to Kipo. She should get to be upset, she should get to be upset with her parents and make them better realize the consequences of what they actually did to her. Lio and Song should also just deal with even more consequences. 

P.S. I also don’t really buy the half mute/half human as mixed race metaphor because it’s too deeply rooted in scientific experimentation on babies without any possible consent (and Kipo is already actually mixed race with a Black father and a Korean mother), and I have more thoughts on what it’s more about and its potential as a more unique story that’s specifically tied to the world of KATAOW, but I think that’s another post too.

#kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #kipo oak #lio oak #song oak #kataow #meta #not a reblog

[keentall]

My list of KATAOW questions and observations

⚠️SPOILERS FOR S1 OF KATAOW⚠️

Why is there a frog mafia

Wolf’s backstory is SAD

SHE TRUSTED THEM

omg mega dogs

I’m only on ep 10 btw

Scarlemagne is scary af

I got the feeling he’s gonna have a redemption or a tragic backstory

Why r there so many gangs and mobs

What’s the place they’re at even called

How’d they think of frog mafia, disco bees, war fleas, axe cats, MEGA DOGS, two-headed flamingos, and mega bunnies?

Aww the mega dogs r cute

Ok that’s it for now

Also how’d all of these animals evolve so quickly and so drastically in around 200 years?

Like doesn’t it take millions of years (or more) to evolve animals usually?

I smell a ship between benson and that boy

Also how did the food chain get flipped in only 200 years?

Humans have more weapons, and I feel like they could have eliminated the evolved animals

Wait, unless the mutes were laboratory experiments that went wrong or something

Hmm maybe that’s how they “evolved” so quickly

Why is lio singing rn

Kipo’s gonna get smushed

OH SHOOT

I LIED NVM

HER ARM IS A PAW

#kataow #kipo #dave #lio #wolf #benson #purple jaguar eye? #mod frogs #timbercats #sacremange #Also i made this while watching fyi

[mydemonsyourangels]

I've nearly finished watching s1 of kataow and this show is so good. I'm excited to binge season 3 with everyone else!!

[shrinkthisviolet]

My 2020 Tumblr Top 10

1). 195 notes - Nov 24 2020

MatPat’s St. Jude Livestream is Coming!

2). 105 notes - Dec 23 2020

So this happened... oh also Mark’s YT profile pic is back to normal...strangely...🤔

3). 87 notes - Sep 22 2020

I think I finally figured out what I like about Maiko

4). 83 notes - Dec 23 2020

Everyone who followed me for content other than Mark:

5). 40 notes - Mar 21 2020

6). 33 notes - Dec 2 2020

YESSS MATT’S GONNA PLAY FNAF! Also...that AHWM banter...is that legit or...? 👀

7). 29 notes - Dec 20 2020

Q:

8). 27 notes - Dec 23 2020

OUR POWER 😂

9). 26 notes - Nov 10 2020

Q:

10). 23 notes - Dec 29 2020

KATAOW S1: Upbeat, cheerful found family bonding! Finding her burrow and her dad! Huh I wonder who Scarlemagne is? Oh well–Kipo...

Created by TumblrTop10

#tumblrtop10 #this was a bit of a year XD #i liked it despite everything #the world sucked in a lot of ways #(and it's not gonna magically get better unless we DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT) #but i'm happy about all the things i discovered about myself #i hope y'all are too! #every year is a chance for growth #no matter how much the year itself sucks #and perhaps BECAUSE of how much the year itself sucks)