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bee-a-garbage-shipper · 5 months

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Jason: *Explaining why he fled during the fight.* Tim disappeared, I had to find him and make sure he was all right.

Roy: This boy broke into Nightwing's home, then single-handedly blackmailed Batman at twelve, then caused multiple international incidents with Young Justice, and today he defeated Ra's al Ghul after blowing up dozens of League of Shadows bases.

Roy: Are you sure he's the one you should be worrying about?

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thowawayuntilfurthernotice · 9 days

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Hartman is an evangelical weirdo who spent most of his career being carried by people who were much more talented than him.

Viv is an abusive workaholic who cannot take criticism.

Claiming that these two awful individuals are in the same league as Don Bluth is an insult to the man’s legacy.

#Vivziepop Critical #Helluva Boss Critical #Hazbin Hotel Critical #Don Bluth #Butch Hartman #Western Animation

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galaxy-dump · 2 years

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ive been thinking about it and. holy shit

#fandom stuff #invader zim #zim stuff #johnny the homicidal maniac #rebecca sugar #[dinkleberg voice] rebecca..#adventure time #ok ko #craig of the creek #steven universe #jhonen vasquez #bee and puppycat #clarence #fandom lore #zim lore #western animation

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zee-rambles · 1 year

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Let’s make it happen! Rise deserves better!

Click me and save ROTTMNT\demand more seasons

Rise April Art Challenge

#rottmnt #save rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #unpause rottmnt #save rise of the tmnt #unpause rise of the tmnt #nickelodeon #rottmnt donnie #keep rottmnt trending #rise of the tmnt #underrated show #twitter #tmnt 2018 #rottmnt movie #rottmnt mikey #2d animation #western animation #animation

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namedafterflowerstournament · 4 days

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Botanic Tournament : Main Bracket !

Final

Toph means lotus

No antipropaganda on my polls please

(Lotus and roses)

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thatanimescreencapguy · 5 months

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Scavengers Reign Episode 11

#scavengers reign #western animation #scifi #animation #series

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ariel-seagull-wings · 5 months

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HAVE YOU NOTICED HOW SNOW WHITE'S DESIGN IS THE MOST DIFICULT TO RECREATE?

@themousefromfantasyland @princesssarisa

@faintingheroine @thealmightyemprex

So, seeing the Disney Princesses magazines, books and merchandising over the years, I felt that most of the princesses, if correcting some details, could easily be made to look exactly like they looked in their original movies (for example, coloring Cinderella's hair and dress from golden blonde and blue scheme to strawberry blonde and silver-white scheme).

There is only one exception: Snow White, while close to the design of her movie counterpart, always felt... like something was of, but I couldn't articulate why.

The black hair and ribbon were there, along with the color scheme of the dress, I should be seeing the same character, right?

Then, revisiting the movie, its behind the scenes production designs, and images of merchandise, I could notice that there were differences:

Notice how the eyelids are more heavy, the waist is more realistic, and the cheeks are more round in the screencap of the 1937 animated movie, while in a book illustration recreating the story, the eyelids are lighter instead of heavy, the waist is thinner, and the face lacks the chubby cheeks.

The hair in the 1937 is raven dark, while in the merchandise, it receives a blue shinning.

The nose is less defined in the 1937 animated movie, while in the merchandise, she is drawn with a perfectly, well defined nose.

In the 1937 movie, you can say that since it was still the animators first foray with realistic drawn, and moving human cell animated characters, with the priority being making the character move in a expressive way, while they still had a basis for how the character would look like, that they were still creating the character as they animated her.

So in the actual movie, you can see her as a human character who is still raw, rustic... some contemporary viewers could even brand her as "ugly" or "weird".

But to me, those imperfections, born from the animators embracing their limitations with this early work in realistic human characters, make her more expressive, lively... they make her more human, beautiful in her imperfections.

Most artists working in the Princesses movies, shows and merchandising today, don't have to embrace the same limitations the 1937 animators had no choice but embrace.

So they can only work in making shining, more polished redesigns as A representation of Snow White... but they probably can't recreate the rustic, charming imperfections of the original Snow White.

Their technology, and medium is not designed for that.

#disney #snow white and the seven dwarfs #western animation #disney princesses #classic cinema

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volleypearlfan · 1 year

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Where are the teenage/YA cartoons?

Recently, two cartoons that were slated to be on Cartoon Network, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal and My Adventures With Superman, are now going to be on Adult Swim.

To me, this move makes no sense. These shows could have diversified Cartoon Network’s very barebones lineup, but they were shoved to Adult Swim. I sorta understand Unicorn, as it is dark (but definitely not on the same level as Primal, one of Genndy Tartakovsky’s other shows), but My Adventures with Superman? That show seems pretty innocuous. It has a bright color palette and doesn’t seem similar to Harley Quinn or the later seasons of Young Justice.

This reminds me of the desperate need there is for teen/YA-oriented western cartoons. In western animation, there are three primary audiences:

Preschoolers; anything rated TV-Y, shown on PBS Kids, Nick Jr, Disney Junior, or Cartoonito. Example: Doc McStuffins.

Big kids/elementary school crowd; anything rated TV-Y7, can be seen on Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney Channel. Example: The Amazing World of Gumball.

Adult; anything rated TV-14 or TV-MA, seen on Adult Swim, Comedy Central, or the prime time Fox lineup. Example: Rick and Morty.

That’s it. Despite what the rating of TV-14 might lead you to believe, the stuff on Animation Domination or Adult Swim isn’t targeted to teenagers, obviously.

This leaves teenagers in a weird spot when it comes to watching cartoons (western ones, that is. They definitely watch anime). They tend to stick with big kids and/or adult cartoons, like Avatar. With all of the heavy subject matter it and Korra tackle, they definitely feel more like teenage cartoons, especially since they were inspired by anime.

I bring up anime because they have clearly defined demographics, including teenagers. They have manga/anime for teenage boys, shonen (Naruto, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z), and teenage girls, shojo (Fruits Basket, Kamisama Kiss, Yona of the Dawn).

Shojo anime (except Sailor Moon) pretty much never air on American TV, but when shonen anime are exported here, they end up on Adult Swim’s Toonami block. For example, Demon Slayer aired on Toonami (they had to stop airing it because it got too expensive), and in America, the Mugen Train movie was rated R. This despite Demon Slayer being aimed at teenagers, and also being enjoyed by small children in Japan. They even had a Japanese Happy Meal promotion that ran alongside Pretty Cure, a show that actually is aimed at small children (kodomomuke).

With America’s teenagers flocking to anime, I believe that the American animation industry should keep up with the times and try to capitalize on the teenage demographic instead of shoehorning shows to be for elementary schoolers or adults.

Here are some western cartoons I believe could be classified as YA/teenage shows:

Avatar and Korra, as mentioned above.

Most cartoons aired on MTV, such as Daria, Beavis and Butthead, and Clone High. It helps that MTV itself was aimed at teenagers. Aeon Flux is an exception however, as it is clearly for adults. They’re often shoehorned into the category of “adult animation,” but their subject matter is more appealing to teens.

6teen. It’s right there in the title! Canada knows what’s up.

Total Drama, another Canadian cartoon. I know that they made the younger-skewing DramaRama spin-off because teenagers weren’t watching cartoons anymore, but now that the main show is coming back, it will definitely be aimed at teenagers again.

Sym Bionic Titan, yet another Tartakovsky show, pretty much is a teen/YA show, minus swearing. If I remember correctly, it aired on Toonami for a little while.

Regular Show. The most obvious example of a YA cartoon disguised as a kids cartoon.

Infinity Train. Never forget that it was cancelled because “no child entry point.”

As Told By Ginger is essentially a teen drama in animated form.

Invader Zim - Nickelodeon asked Johnson Vasquez to make a show directed towards older audiences, got exactly what they wanted (most of the viewership was from teens and adults, especially of the shops-at-Hot Topic variety) and cancelled it anyway.

Arcane is technically an adult series, but League of Legends is rated T by the ESRB, so I’m putting it in the teen/YA category (there IS a distinction between ‘young adult’ and ‘adult’)

I highly doubt that the likes of Nickelodeon will add a teenage animation block to their lineup (and TeenNick is nothing but iCarly reruns), but I hope that streaming services will start capitalizing on the YA demographic for western animation. Bee and Puppycat is a good start, featuring relatable young adult situations while technically being watchable for all ages. At least Unicorn is gonna air on ACME Night, which isn’t too late in the evening (currently, the block starts at 5:30 EST). And with Clone High and the aforementioned Total Drama making a comeback, I’m holding out hope for more YA animation.

#long post #animation #western animation #cartoons #ya #my adventures with Superman #unicorn warriors eternal #adult swim #Toonami #6teen #daria #infinity train #as told by ginger #acme night #my animation essays

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deadwardiann · 3 months

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I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get over the fact that Nimona was fucking nominated for an Oscar, and Disney’s 100 year celebration car-crash of a film wasn’t. I’m beamingggg lmaooo.

#nimona #the oscars #Disney #oscar nominations #animation #western animation

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mondonguita · 6 months

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#metalocalypse #dethklok #pickles the drummer #nathan explosion #adult swin #key animation #western animation #animated tv series

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bee-a-garbage-shipper · 4 months

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Red Robin gets hit with a love spell during battle that knocks him out and will make him fall in love with the first person he sees when he wakes up.

The Bats takes him back to the Cave and while they wait for Bruce to get Zatanna or some other magic user to come help break the spell they all agree Red Hood should be who Red Robin sees and he can deal with a lovestruck Red Robin.

Since he'd be the one best able to handle that without the awkwardness of being his ex.

(Steph is his ex, Dick is in Bludhaven, Cass is in Hong Kong and Duke has a girlfriend. Which leaves Bruce. (He refused.) Barbara. (She laughed.) Or Damian. (Everyone agreed it was best not to.) So, Jason is what's left.)

Only, when Tim wakes up and sees Jason, he doesn't act any differently. He just gets up and demands a mission report and tries to go about business as usual, much to everyone's confusion.

(And to the disappointment of Stephanie, who had her phone out ready to record.)

They explain the love spell and wonder why nothing happened and Tim just says that obviously it didn't work and to not worry too much about it.

The spell did work it's just that Tim was already in love with Jason so nothing actually changed outwardly.

Bruce manages to get Zatanna there a few days later and examines Tim, and is also confused because there's definitely a love spell on him and there's no reason it shouldn't be working. To prevent her from looking further into it and making a big deal, Tim, in private, hints at why there might not be any effects.

Zatanna gets it and agrees to remove the spell and say that it just wasn't that strong after all.

Everybody seems to accept that explanation and move on, except for Jason, who knows Tim is hiding something and he's determined to find out what.

(Bruce also realizes that something is up but wants to respect Tim's privacy.)

Inspired by This SuperBat Post with some edits for JayTim.

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thowawayuntilfurthernotice · 1 month

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If someone asks me why I have a shit load of external hard drives that are filled with pirated copies of various movies and TV shows, this is why.

Corporations don’t value art or creativity.

Pirate all your favorite media while you still have the chance.

#Infinity Train #Cartoon Network #Fuck David Zaslav #Media Preservation #Piracy #Western animation

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do-you-know-this-queer-character · 3 months

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Do you know this queer character?

Sunset is Bisexual and uses she/her pronouns!

#barking and foaming at the mouth I love her i don't care if i'm swinging a baseball bat at a wasp's nest she's important to me #thank you submitter sorry i didn't use your photo i wanted one of her human form #sunset shimmer #mlp fim #mlp eqg #equestria girls #tumblr polls #fandom polls #poll #bisexual #she/her #western animation #lgbtqia #do you know this queer character #finished

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badroyarts · 27 days

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One of my favorite Kung Fu Panda 2 moments is one that I don't see mentioned often.

The understated part where Lord Shen, after learning that his parents did actually love him, projects his insecurities directly onto Po by lying that his parents abandoned him.

It's the kind of thing that could be construed as him just being cruel for the sake of it but because the scene comes right after the one where he learns about his parents feelings it's so obvious he's just flipping his insecurities onto Po so he doesn't have to broach the idea that his life is based on a lie.

It's so good. KFP 2 is so perfect you guys.