Indie Animations

I have been going down that rabbithole for some time, i just didn't care before. I think i was wrong.

First, Liam Vickers, he has a lot of creations. He has some issues around making cute but psycho characters and cringe dialogs. He compensates with the cringe by being self aware of it. He has a lot of animations small unfinished animations but Murder Drones is his biggest soo i will talk about it.
It has fukken rowbats and they fight. It isn't finished yet but you can watch the first 3 episodes here.

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Second one is Vivziepop, she writes equally cringe dialogs but more vulgar. She usually makes soo many sex jokes for me to like her series but she finished one season in one of her shows soo you know she is in for the long game. Similar to Liam i wil write about her biggest animation.
Helluva boss is written in the Bible Cinematic Universe, they are a group of demons living in hell and they kill people from earth for hell shekels. It has a lot of sexual, edgy jokes and kinda unique art. First season is finished and they are working on second season, you can watch it here

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Third one is I Can't Sleep, he does spooky animations. But the art is kinda cute soo it doesn't look scary at all. Here is his channel. I don't have much to talk about him but if i don't write it at least 2 lines lenght it will be bad for the format.

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The last one is Milennia Thinker, he makes animations that feel like social documentaries. His usage of wojaks is also not good. Here is his channel.

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I probably don't know a lot of them soo i would like recommendations.
 

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haven't watched murder drones but i'm surprised you shat on every other three, i personally like them all a lot and don't understand your points.

Helluva Boss yes it has a lot of sex jokes and shit, but that doesn't remove what the show has to offer, it has crazy good visuals, very attaching characters and a nice story development rythm kindof thing.

I can't sleep is very interesting because if you pay attention it's not just some guy making scary animations, it eerily feels like someone journaling and exteriorising their rape trauma, and it just walks this fine line between fiction or actual horrible shit, you can't know for certain, but you can certainly connect some dots left and right.

and Millenia Thinker is just enjoyable and interesting to watch, it's someone with something to say and every video they put out , you can see them improving on their animation skills, there's also pieces of lore here and there but yeah.

They're all cool in my book :monkaHmm:
 
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I actually enjoyed helluva boss, is less edgy than hazbin hotel ( i didn't enjoyed that much ), and it actually made me laugh a bit, i really love the aesthetic of the characters and the plot, i'm waiting to see how they develop the rest of the show, perhaps they make it better, perhaps not, but i honestly give i'll give it a 6.5 a decent show, but then i remember Stolas, which is hot like fucking good lord gracious, so for that i'll give it a 7/10.
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Also touhou animations are getting really good, here some i've been enjoying recently.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6xX3bbp-8c


(Sr.Pelo is a mixed bag, but this one was hilarious)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sOAkdu3tRo



Minus T is a fucking legend, tho he takes a lot of time between animations, is worth it tho.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=430ejbSn-5k


MTB also has some funny shorts.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvj2-PHpUrU


and last but not least, the kaliningrad alt account.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZkZmQLQMVo&t=13s
 
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haven't watched murder drones but i'm surprised you shat on every other three, i personally like them all a lot and don't understand your points.

Helluva Boss yes it has a lot of sex jokes and shit, but that doesn't remove what the show has to offer, it has crazy good visuals, very attaching characters and a nice story development rythm kindof thing.

I can't sleep is very interesting because if you pay attention it's not just some guy making scary animations, it eerily feels like someone journaling and exteriorising their rape trauma, and it just walks this fine line between fiction or actual horrible shit, you can't know for certain, but you can certainly connect some dots left and right.

and Millenia Thinker is just enjoyable and interesting to watch, it's someone with something to say and every video they put out , you can see them improving on their animation skills, there's also pieces of lore here and there but yeah.

They're all cool in my book :monkaHmm:
I only wrote the bad parts because i judge medium for entertainment by the negatives, It might do nothing good but as long as it doesn't have anything that triggers me it is fine. None of the things i wrote triggers me but if it does someone else it will be a waste of time for them.

I actually enjoyed helluva boss, is less edgy than hazbin hotel ( i didn't enjoyed that much ), and it actually made me laugh a bit, i really love the aesthetic of the characters and the plot, i'm waiting to see how they develop the rest of the show, perhaps they make it better, perhaps not, but i honestly give i'll give it a 6.5 a decent show, but then i remember Stolas, which is hot like fucking good lord gracious, so for that i'll give it a 7/10.
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I also forgot about Studio Massa. He makes short animations with great animations but little depth, he is dutch. His latest animation Ongezellig was a hit. It is really similar to Watamote but without anime bullshit to make the mc cute and quirky. It has really funny characters but it is just 6 Episodes.
 
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I only wrote the bad parts because i judge medium for entertainment by the negatives, It might do nothing good but as long as it doesn't have anything that triggers me it is fine. None of the things i wrote triggers me but if it does someone else it will be a waste of time for them.

fair enough
 
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Felix Colgrave is someone I've been watching since his first animation.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfcAwc0UTVY

His style has changed considerably since then, also he made Double King, a ludicrously popular video.

Joel G

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUwJWv38FpY

His big hit is ENA, he has a few series that are going on.

UMAMI

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdAbs95GIm4

Made this beast of an animation called Interface over the course of a few years, currently working on a sequel series
If you don't like the VHS effect on his full post, he has playlist for the individual episodes without them.

This probably doesn't count

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWRmvmPkaIg&t=9271s

An original recreation of a Toonami midnight run airing, if you're curious about what 25~35 year olds are nostalgic about, this is a decent viewing experience.

I WOULD PUT SPIKE VALENTINE'S STUFF HERE BUT HE WENT FULL FUNDAMENTALIST AND DELETED HIS STUFF AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COYqLpbS4KI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9XvUdfKw2o
Well some of it was preserved at least

Typh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpSh31eE9hs&t=0s
Most people consider it cringe content, I just think it's cute

Mistcrown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_OskoEZ7Gg
Made a series of armored core animations, you'll have to go looking if you want to see the rest, I don't believe all of them are on youtube, naturally, he nuked the originals.

Jazza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n--speROZ6s
He don't do animations anymore, but he made one of the first "epic" internet animations, a decent watch.

Dray86
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUIQlOExfi4&list=PLB7D6135CFE9A5480&index=1
MAPLE KOMBAT, a maplestory animation series, he is still working on the final episode apparently, decent series. You may need to site hop to see the full thing. Speaking of Maplestory animations.

Cookiezms
less for the animations that are currently there, but for once was, there are quite a bit of maplestory animations that have either been deleted or partially muted due to copyright issues that didnt exist at the time of posting. People made entire series out of this, this channel had 2 full series that the creator deleted at some point, but alot of the short stuff still remains.

Sexual Lobster(greasy tales) he changed his name and youtube wouldn't let him change it back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idYERhOsw54
Greatness personified

Otaku-VS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8silkw5Bh0&t=7s
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I actually found that series with the red head
unfortunately he never finished it, oh well.

Edit: lol this one was already in the thread, to the abyss with you then, I shant post something twice
 
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Theres this animator on instagram called Happisoft and I enjoy the MMORPG aesthetic they use for their short series called Polygon Pals. Something chill about two users just hanging out in weird video game environments.

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Then theres KAMI EXP who is mostly active on instagram but they just released a short animation film that is pretty fuckin sick. It uses the Wacky Pomo aesthetic but mixes it with video game logic to create a pretty immersive cozy world. I recommend it for anyone who loves ENA which was mentioned above.

Imagynasium: A Journey Through Doors
 
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View: https://youtu.be/8ndBoc6R8_A?si=wJ6YpxEru8to4wyz

speedoru's punch punch forever is good. it's the good kind of cheeky funny in the vain of anime.
(and YES, HE'S DONE SOME RULE 34 OF POKEMON.)

View: https://youtu.be/xrTRnuGCvYo?si=BmsIFXGJU-KB5NVD

Bobbypills Vermin's tells a story of a rookie cop adventure in the city, and everyone is a bug.
They also animated Captain Laserhawk on Netflix as well, so I'm super happy for them on this success. :agsmile:

View: https://youtu.be/LoRmPeZdhqw?si=gYxxmD5oY5njBIt8

I know this isn't a "webseries" per say, but I'll argue that it has good animation and feels like a surreal series ala "Salad Fingers" (or Charlie the Unicorn in terms of similarities)
Anyways, CatGhost is about a ghost, cat and hedgehog as they go on "fun adventures".
I can't tell much but you've got experience it for yourself.


View: https://youtu.be/6Q_hHCTVFZY?si=5eP2-w1y3Kw_mwKT

ghosttundra's imigrantes road is so mysterious, and honestly deserves more attention than it gets
 
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JackStauber
This video is where I got my signature from. He is more well-known for his music, but I am more interested in his unique art style and animations with bizarre themes. His videos sort of give out the David Lynch vibe, if you are into that.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8E9v5YN1c4


Nobey One
I don't really know about this creator since his channel is relatively new and got recommended to my homepage somehow. Love the surrealistic and the fever-dream-ish theme and art.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj4KBzc0o2U


cyriak
Definitely not niche, but he deserves to be mentioned. You just can't convince me that this dude is not tripping on drugs when he made all those shitpost masterpieces.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQO-aOdJLiw


람다람 RAMDARAM
If you enjoy the y2k and vaporwave aesthetics, or the city pop/future funk music genre (why would you not since you are on this site already), this artist has a bunch of cool animations to check out.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LLCz1FCWrY
 
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Finally I can write about this hidden gem:
By the same people that helped making Murder Drones (Glitch Productions), their first animation series Meta Runner is an absolute masterpiece.

If you like Speedrunning and just Gaming in general, this is a must watch.

This is a link to S1 but there are 3 seasons in total

View: https://youtu.be/HmKcvlLxGqo?feature=shared
 
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that's just tip of the iceberg...
Finally I can write about this hidden gem:
By the same people that helped making Murder Drones (Glitch Productions), their first animation series Meta Runner is an absolute masterpiece.

If you like Speedrunning and just Gaming in general, this is a must watch.

This is a link to S1 but there are 3 seasons in total

View: https://youtu.be/HmKcvlLxGqo?feature=shared