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[Leafy Tales Ep. 1]

"problem of evil" my beloved
Nice and nostalgic '90s kids show setup, with an impressively dark theological twist. Wasn't expecting the more mundane(ish) twist at the end. Or the oddly fitting Bible quote.

(Granted, I never watched Veggietales growing up, so that probably explains it a bit :P)

[A Holiday Meal]

RUDOLPH NO D:
Short, sweet, and pretty cute - love the sparkle effect on the steak.

[Evaporate 27: Chocolate Doom]

This feels like a lost '90s Flash animation you found on, I dunno,a burned down house or something.

[Blake's WereTyphlosion Transformation (REMAKE) [FANDOMVERSE ANIMATION]]

A damn good remake all around. Bui did a damn good job on the VA - Blake sounds like he's in agony there.

[My Neighbor Totoro Fananimation!]

TOTORO :D
Extremely cute - really love the painted style you went for here.

Mang013 responds:

Thanks hehe!

[Likeness]

I do not want this future. I do not want this AI-driven hellscape. My wish for a Butlerian Jihad grows every fucking second I watch this.
I'm not sure whether to praise you for accurately capturing what kind of unmitigated nightmare we're in or curse you out for reminding me just how horrific it can get.

TheATSthetic responds:

Honestly, I have no fear of AI.
A lot of this film is about, or at least what I felt about it as I wrote it, is of people who are willing to devalue art and morals for the sake of profit.
What I fear is that we as people will keep consuming lesser and lesser quality art because of how much we demand to be entertained. This causes those dorks upstairs to cut any corners they can because people refuse to not watch garbage. They devalue the artists and writers that made them rich, deeming them replaceable all because they know the average consumer does not care about how much work it takes to make literally anything.
There's an 2011 ad of Marilyn Monroe advertising a perfume, there's a movie starring James Dean that is in development, three Michael Jackson albums have been released after his death. These people own the likeness of real people who are long dead and are willing to use them instead of alive actors because they know the average consumer will not care. That's my fear. That scares me.

Thank you for the compliment, idk why I did this ramble.

[Toy Bonnie's Gift!]

Considering how much of a PITA Toy Bonnie was in FNAF2, I expect people are gonna be feeling a *lot* of catharsis seeing this.
Nice work overall - model looks like it came straight out of the game, and the warning sign popping up after the grenade goes off was a nice touch.

[Happily Sniffing Glue]

...yeah, this is basically a perfect summation of how most of us feel right now
I feel the autotune works pretty well for this.

[Flower Boy: Beginnings]

Professional-grade visuals, plus a solid mix of drama and comedy make for a very enjoyable watch.
The intermission was pretty nice too, showing off some solid claymation and mixed-media animation.

[Smiley the Dog's Message!]

smiledog-ahh mf
Opening felt a bit slow for me, but that's my only real complaint. This was creepy as all hell, especially that inhuman moaning.