A Complete History of Animation Memes

hey guys! i've never really made a video like this before, so this was a bit experimental. this is the longest video i've made and also the most heavily edited one. i wanted to make this as smooth and good as possible, and i'm really proud of it.
once i started looking into the history of animation memes, i knew i had to make a video about this. it was too good to pass up, and the info was all there. and more, while usually i hate writing scripts, i was actually motivated to write the script for this, so that's cool! :)
edit: sorry for the bit of blank background at the end, I didn't realize end screens would only go to 15 seconds?? thats dumb sorry
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ANIMATION MEMES USED IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
bye lena problems - • Пока Лена Проблем
konoyo loading - • KONOYO LOADING | origi...
caramelldansen with popotan - • Caramelldansen / U-U-U...
caramelldansen speedycake remix - • Caramelldansen SpeedyC...
leek spin - • Leek Spin
spider dance - • spider dance | meme
darkeh de gozaimasu - • Darkeh de Gozaimasu!
nya nya dance (original) - • Nya Nya Dance [ORIGINA...
nya nya dance (spottedfire) - • Nya Nya Dance [Spotted...
3's meme - • 3's meme (original)
la boomba dance - • :The Original: La Bomb...
tootsie roll meme - • Tootsie Roll Meme
i'm a dinosaur - • I'm a dinosaur, rawr~ ...
la di da - • La Di Da (meme) (SEIZU... '
please kill me dance - • Video
flailing arm meme - • Flailing Arm MEME
i know you want me - • I know you want me! [o...
evacuate the dancefloor - • Evacuate The Dance Flo...
you spin me right round - • You spin me right roun...
nyu nyu nyu - • Nyu Nyu Nyu (Meme)
step turn dance - • Step-Turn Dance
kyaa dance - • Kyaa Dance [Original]
bounce with me - • Bounce with me! ^0^ -m...
fire flies - • Video
my milkshake - • My MilkShake Meme *Ori...
whos your daddy - • Who's Your Daddy? | An...
is that too much to ask - • Is That Too Much to As...
all i got - • All I Got [Meme Original]
caipirihna - • Caipirinha +71O subs
all night long - • ☆ ʌʅʅ ɲɪʛɦƭ ʅơɲʛ ☆ (OR...
habits - • ❀ нαвıтƨ ❀
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 - • Video
shake it off - • ❣ ᏕᏂᏗᏦᏋ ᎥᏖ ᎧᎦᎦ ❣
waiting by the phone - • Video
waiting by the phone (rossali) - • Waiting by the Phone MeMe
get down like this - • get down like this (or...
i do love you - • i do love you (animati...
overtime - • Overtime ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (...
emotional - • Video
marble soda - • Marble Soda | meme
her - • Her (original meme)
upside down - • Upside Down || Animati...
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[@ShellCat]

*insert some comment about cringey furries here*

[@JDevil6633]

lmao

[@maroonzx9149]

*my friend is a furry--*

[@movedchannels9595]

What program do you use to draw?

[@nalathesaber67]

lol myself

[@hypergoat4358]

if ima dragon furry im i a.... scaleie? scaley???? scaly???????? idk how u would spell it.... but still im a furry!!!!!!!!!!! so is me friend

[@Chipflake]

webkinzlid got me into animation

[@scorp4018]

Chip :D

[@katekatlazy]

Hi Chip!

[@gumdrop5376]

How is this comment not as noticed

[@scorp4018]

@@gumdrop5376 idek

[@VoidQueen]

im honored!

[@Icecolo]

hehe i see my ghosts mem at 13:44 very interesting video i didn't know they've been around since like 2007

[@ShellCat]

Icecolo yooo i absolutely adore your animations!! thank you so much~

[@kaayyy3492]

Yeeeeee I love ur animations yeeeeeee

[@pocaricandy]

robloxing epic

[@kaayyy3492]

@@pocaricandy ye

[@movedchannelyuhhhh502]

Lucky.

[@JustinY.]

The entire history of animation memes, I guess.

[@rigby3620]

Justin Y. Hello Justin.Y omg!!! Can I signs your autograph!!!!!! Lol

[@rigby3620]

Justin Y. First to reply to Justin Y.... never thought of it

[@rigby3620]

Well Justin I really like your -videos-

[@---5819]

Finally i found you

[@averagemitskifan8299]

Hello again, for the 300th time this week

[@pastarru]

Hooha tbh ive been digging in the past of animation memes (and witnessing a few back in 2008-2009) but yeah Anime and warrior cats And now we have anime cats aka furries that are mostly cats

[@thebacchanalian]

Oh hello spikey bean

[@blacccat]

WHAT WHY DO YOU ONLY HAVE THIS MANY LIKES YOU NEED MORE

[@fartherlights9594]

Yes... **Le sigh**

[@rustyshade2971]

It's mostly foxes or wolves or whatever are those

[@aniaco.m]

Haha im weird

[@misaeldoesanimation4408]

its kind of sad to see how it started as people having fun and uploading funny videos to now where if you don't have 24 frames for second and don't have a high quality animation then people will most likely make a rant video about you and call you cancer. its a shame

[@article580]

So true! Cringe comps usually take much less a long than making an animation meme. All you basically do is watch vids and criticize it. A lot of people say they are “helping” people be better but it just puts pressure on people since you’re still calling it cringe and criticizing. Some things I don’t upload since I’m too scared that it will get in a cringe comp.

[@stormcoronado5892]

Well I mean it's just criticism

[@extrapathos]

Yea, but i think that was caused by the community wanting to prove that they can do better and be less cringy, as well as animators just improving in what they did, which led to better quality memes. That set higher standards for the community as a whole.

[@transkorekiyo]

Ikr. Someone literally put me in a cringe comp saying "shE cAnT dRaW aNimAlS rIghT"

[@moved.3258]

Ikr animation cringe compilations pick on alot of beginners (well atleast alot of them)

[@nievescarbajal8053]

2006-Anime Dancing 2019-Furries Dancing

[@ichiot]

Can we go back to anime dancing?

[@Cimly]

@@ichiot yes please

[@raynemuuu4558]

And then theres Fortnite Dancing. ._.

[@puffballcakes6701]

@@ichiot what is wrong with furries there just people in animal costumes

[@ichiot]

@@puffballcakes6701 yeah but I like 2006 better

[@Chu2chompsankles]

Why can’t real history lessons be like this

[@spaghetie]

bc history isn't fun

[@daddysnoodles8237]

@@spaghetie History is fun in some topics depends what your learning about, the great depression was boring af

[@spaghetie]

that's true I guess. It all comes down to your opinions anyway.

[@pineapplequeen3652]

I like history just the way it is buuuut ya your right

[@KawaiiBabyTragon]

Because this video contains several inaccuracies and leaves out anything from the animation communities on websites other than youtube, such as Newgrounds or Nico Nico Douga.

[@Songjay]

Wait... so are you telling me that the first people to make animation memes were also warrior cats animators? Warrior cats is a huge part of animation history, dang

[@MsEmminator]

Songjay 2009 was an amazing time because of them ☺️

[@sekitsui2739]

Songjay another of the millions of reasons I love warrior cats

[@watermelon3628]

YASS

[@72Rosas]

Warrior cats are shit

[@lemonpaperplanes]

Unfortunately

[@planetsahead1054]

"It was just a sped up version of the original song" Anime pic + sped up song= wait could it be? *N I G H T C O R E*

[@enchart]

omg i can read whole comment before i press read more?

[@dreamwish286]

Oh I hate nightcore XD

[@mehp_]

*le gasp IT IS!!

[@user-mb7sj1pi5d]

Seriously, i prefer.... *D* *A* *Y* *C* *O* *R* *E*

[@mkrvs]

@lανιιн ah, I see you are a man/woman of culture.

[@ChocoFloof]

Ah yes the good ol days of animation memes - I remember watching them around 2006 - 2007 ish (I was 6 or 7) caramell dansen, caphirina, numa numa, la bomba etc etc. but my animations started off youtube - but on something that is no longer on miniclip sadly called 'Sketchstar' and I went by Hannahmoza - there I did star does nyanya dance etc but then moved onto using ms paint and windows movie maker in 2009-2010 ! this video was a nice ol throwback and a great explanation on animation memes!!

[@robocami]

Choco-Floof Hi Choco-Floof!! I’m a huge fan!!

[@bigzingus2001]

dude sketchstar was 80% of my whole childhood omg it's the thing that made me love animating

[@NYANJI-1]

Holy heck that's a ton of research- also I remember that LPS video oml

[@xFudexx]

Oh boii I remember those old good times, and gosh I'm an oldie XD I remember when I made my original meme back in 2011 in my old account FudeWolffy :D Nostalgia is big in this video but I hope all the good for animation community!

[@v0idspamz636]

Ooo what Mem lol

[@xFudexx]

Color dance meme 🤣🤣

[@basilkas9854]

@@xFudexx cool

[@elainesanimations9984]

I was 3 years old ;-;

[@FernclawProductions]

Haha me too! Your animation is super cool I'm glad to see you're still animating, you've improved a lot!! Kudos to you for animating in semi-realism it looks rly good

[@Spork-Art]

what a throwback, I started on KZbin in 2009 on a different account so if you don't mind I'd like to add some information? In 2008 many people made the 'Caipirnha Dance' because a frame by frame base appeared on DeviantArt, the first memes, including the Carmelldansen, were actually quite like that. DeviantArt frame bases put into videos. I found a gif version from DA user Red-Arcade but I'm almost positive there was a still image one prior (User Uryx uploaded a 'new and improved' gif in early 2009, implying there was an earlier one) Animation 'memes' arguably started with MMD (Miku Miku Dance) because the program had the ability to export and import movement data, allowing users to recreate the same video with different characters. It was also much easier to create memes as you didn't have to draw the characters. SFM (Source Filmmaker) also played a big part in early animation memes although they weren't formally called animation memes yet. Po Pi Po was sort of the first of the MMD memes, then there was one big one called "Ice Cream Truck" and many TF2 animations. Honestly though, no matter where they came from this is a great video and it's been so cool to see the whole animation meme community evolve and grow

[@ShellCat]

Spork Art thank you so much for the extra info!! :)

[@idontknowlogic7428]

*anime slowly evolves to furries*

[@eeveedee756]

DONTCALLMEHSAMMY YT once you turn furry there’s no hurry

[@Kaasknabbel]

*furry anime*

[@theofficialX3NO]

Then the Gamer vs Furry II comes in 2022

[@sugarplum7527]

I don't know, Logic oof

[@Adam-vq7fr]

The evolution going back i guess

[@doomtoast8520]

So First animation meme: Happynes And now: Dark,edgy,scary,gory and nightmare fuel Some are friendly and some are not

[@extrapathos]

oh boohoo i hate all art that portrays dark themes >:CCC

[@realsammylawrence]

@@extrapathos lol pressed

[@bubblelovessans]

edgy memes with gore, i dont like them cause they are kinda scary and you know

[@sleepyartzyt9605]

IKRRRRRR

[@KatAnimates9]

Lol

[@picklub]

So we have Game theory, Flm theory, and now we got some Animation theory

[@gachapinx5153]

Tru

[@saikechism]

After all these years *We have all of them*

[@zvev]

well articulated, you get an A+ in Internet Studies

[@PinkApocalypse]

You forgot to mention the rise of FlipaClip and Gacha Life as easy, free apps that contributed to the rise of animation memes because of how easy it was to access animation software

[@ZVELUVV]

Or gacha studip

[@user-bm8yp8pl7z]

OR Gacha Life

[@ekawatisupandji8852]

I hate gacha

[@66spells55]

gacha life isnt really animation but ok

[@breadthealien]

Gacha ruins animation memes tbh-

[@jessicadacringefox2930]

You forgot about Eddsworld they made the "Just a bit crazy meme"

[@confusedrat7062]

I wanted someone to say that

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

Oh yeah I’ve might’ve seen that one before

[@rustyshade2971]

That was not meant to be an animation meme It was just some random guy who thought of this and then it exploded Edd had nothing to do with animation memes at that time (or ever) Edd did normal animation (which makes sense because it has a storyboard) while others did animation memes (which doesn't make that much sense)

[@rustyshade2971]

And I know I'm late af but I am saying the truth

[@Pan_A67]

Why is Eddsworld so popular? seems like a normal series in my view

[@adaslothland850]

This video focuses solely on the animation meme history on KZbin, but I think that is a very unsatisfactory searching method. The Leek Spin, the Caramell Dancing and the Paffendorf memes all stem from Japanese memes that were popular in Japanese sites. Look up NicoNico Douga (Japanese KZbin basically) memes, especially those from the 2000’s to early 2010’s (quite a lot of them made it to KZbin), they all bear the same principles with early animation memes. In fact, many of the older animation memes like Get Down and Caipirinha originated from NicoNico. I believe this is the actual origin story of the western animation memes on KZbin.

[@DarkKokiri]

I STILL REMEMBER DISCOVERING THIS PART OF KZbin & THEN STEALING ALL THEIR IDEAS *evil laugh*

[@alexisthemarshmallow7041]

I've seen a few vids trying to find first ever memes. Really enjoyed how in depth you went in it!

[@demigodguarde]

use back in time engines for deleted content.

[@Rosekatz]

The wayback machine

[@demigodguarde]

@@Rosekatz yes that

[@kdsm6424]

Don't you mean the DeLorean?

[@somerandomidioticnerd9769]

@@kdsm6424 Nah, use the tardis

[@Wintyyyy_]

I never thought I would need this knowledge :’)

[@kitty_candy6214]

Can I ask u something since u look like ur in the warrior cats community ouo!.. Um sorry for asking but can u tell me... Is the warrior cats a show or something? Or u can make ur own warrior cat? I don't rlly know about this community and I'd like to know and be one ouo! Sorry for the bad English

[@Wintyyyy_]

@@kitty_candy6214 It's ok! warrior cats is a book series. They have a web site too. People do make their own warrior cats characters and we just draw them for fun

[@kitty_candy6214]

@@Wintyyyy_ ooooooh tysm for telling me❤❤❤ And I subscribed to u ;3

[@smooc9550]

Nostalgic stuff: Caparinha Caramelldansen Sonic x Popipo (or Miku) Edgy Pokémon ocs

[@enauaae]

More like FURRIES

[@JauneKR]

When Eddsworld made the original first meme: just a bit crazy-

[@raisya495]

Yes

[@sherlockisverytired3169]

OMG TRUE

[@angelcake1645]

Soooo... *2006-2008* is the pregnancy of memes.. *2009* is the birth. And then *2009 and on* is memes aging

[@itsjustPiwoah]

I don't know why I lauged- 💀

[@bubblelovessans]

XDDDD i was born on 2009

[@masterfulmoonlighter5402]

I personally think that Flipnotes were the first ever animation memes, because you can do ones inspired by others using the same audio, and they fit the animation meme staple.

[@beezjurga5133]

Old 2000 animations. Japanese music comes in animation. Stuff Stuff Stuff *the russians invade* Edgy russian language meme animation

[@jojokes_n_stuff]

Oofsters

[@madman7677]

Мне нравится русские мемы 😢

[@jojokes_n_stuff]

@@madman7677 I have no idea what you're saying, but here *pats back and gives you a cookie* you'll be fine!:3

[@beezjurga5133]

satanic fennecgoat Если мой перевод правильный. Вы сказали, что вам нравятся русские мемы, я тоже. 🤗 (I used google translate. I’m a wannabe Russian speaker lol. But one day I’ll learn...one day)

[@jojokes_n_stuff]

@@beezjurga5133 That's cool, I'm learning japanese! :D

[@lisshin3518]

Now do where did animation memes go, it's 2022 now and i barely see any of those anymore man, i miss this era 😭

[@wolfiedrawsstuff8715]

Same

[@thechaosambassador]

True

[@art_wizard46]

Ok I have had the question "how did animation memes start?" for forever and I'm so happy you made this I've never been so engulfed in a youtube video

[@dog8668]

Old animation memes were so good they had soul

[@favorisveons209]

yea good soul !

[@dakcatto]

It is so weird going back. I 'joined' KZbin around 2010, and I remember finding these mostly Ms paint animations. Some I never watched of course, but I did follow about all these animators as a kid! It was thanks to them that I ever got into art and animation, the ones that marked me more being Bluekyokitty, Kay and flightfootwarrior (Corvid Katana), who I still follow to this day, more than the first two. It sounds surreal that, without realizing it, I was in the middle of something that eventually would get big over the years. It would be cool to have a 'history of MAPs' and 'history of PMVs', since those three communities were quite close thanks to their furry connection, although I have the feeling warrior cats started the first (or both, for all I know), but I could be wrong. Thank you for this well researched video! I had been wondering myself for a while about it, along with MAPs and PMVs, both of which I feel influenced the animation/art community greatly as well. This was great to watch, keep up the amazing work! (Including that awesome drawing!)

[@MyCatEatsPlastic]

oh boy i remember 4:50. it’s from the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya I’ve been watching maymays since 2009 bro. i vividly remember watching so many of the memes and channels you showed on my old desktop (which i still have today actually). I wish i still had the account i used then though Y’all remember firestar doesn’t like waffles? Classic

[@kallistaaldridge2534]

Just imagine being the person that started animation memes

[@kf4452]

I still don't understand why this video is unpopular!

[@GaetorCreation]

i feel like you missed Banithekitty a person who were really good friends with Kay2036 and contributed alot to the comunity like fx. the animal i have become meme maybe its just me though who thinks that :/

[@treespright]

I remember them! They used to be a big inspiration of mine because of the 'Animal I Have Become' meme it aligned with my edgy aesthetic at the time!

[@misery_shun]

I feel nostalgic, I remember I loved her version of Alice Human Sacriface

[@noghollow]

Yeah she was a big part of this entire thing (and she's still active on Twitter 👁 👄 👁)

[@Stereo6400]

AHHHH, 2007 THAT YEAR WAS THE TRUE GOLDEN AGE I AM SO GLAD I WAS AROUND FOR THAT

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

I’m so glad I was born in that Does that make me a meme

[@miimuedits6150]

Let me take a Jörmungandr at that maybe

[@GBP_Enthusiast]

The first animation meme was by eddsworld, and that video was called 'just a bit crazy"

[@marytorres3091]

Jesus who knew animation memes went back so far lol but in all seriousness this was a great video and maybe if you’re not too drained from researching furries in the future you’ll do a video on MAPs. I’d definitely watch it :)

[@Rolycat]

Anyone else feeling nostalgic 😩

[@kanekogachx9247]

Me 😖

[@mogeko123yf]

Kinda ya

[@plopuu3887]

Aaaaaaahhh me

[@-disaster-]

yeah... *b u t t d a n c e* (srry i just lost my brain in those minutes)

[@somerandomidioticnerd9769]

I'm probably going to go through old videos I used to like-

[@munktuyasukh3547]

YAS FRIKIN LPS VIDS! I got u girl Edit: Thx for the likes and the heart! That was my first youtuber heart!!

[@ChubbasFatLand]

the answer is **furries**

[@Kaasknabbel]

Yush.

[@sunbreaktheghost]

:|

[@inox1ck]

Chubba yes

[@drphil2848]

Yes

[@CCDragon93]

As a newcomer to the animation and animation meme community, this was super informative! Thank you for taking the time to research all this :)

[@MidoriMatcha]

*where are my pure human animators at?* Seriously, very little animators are pure human animators hhhhHHHh not like I hate it or anything qwq

[@amazingnobodylee]

Yes another pure human animator

[@leafypaws6145]

I think most animators or upcoming animators like me draw furries because its more fun to animate and easier to draw out

[@danadoodles4560]

INCORRECT! It was the leek spin, uploaded Sep 25th 2006.

[@axilishere7416]

Wow, that's the best video about animation memes I've ever seen! By the way, I really enjoyed the speedpaint!

[@dak140]

I got into animation memes because of flipnotes

[@amethiose]

Ajakjsjshee

[@amethiose]

H i

[@skylightlolly3600]

I got into animation memes by FlipNote Studio on Nintendo DSI. I just randomly animated things and wanted to see animations from others and found animation memes.

[@dak140]

@@amethiose ong

[@bleh1569]

.

[@leafypaws6145]

Animators back then 2014 to 2009:kids just posting their animations on youtube just for fun and no one cares about how choppy the animations are or the quality but just enjoying the video regardless Kid Animators now 2016 to 2021:trying to have fun and post their animations but gets put into a cringe comp that gets thousands of views and is constantly being put down by people calling them lazy and saying they have very poor drawing skills or just the fact that its not good in general

[@Victim2Autopsy]

I wish cringe comps didn't exsist :/

[@siobhanharnett1891]

2007-8: *dancing anime girls* 2019: *edgy furries killing eachother*

[@gec3v913]

2021: cringe gacha "animation" memes

[@JumpiiB]

LMAOSNSNSNMS,MMS

[@PabloToonimations]

2069: Actual Animals causing terrorism.

[@KaruuxiOldAcc]

@@gec3v913 some have actual effort and aren't.... yk (we don't talk about the screenshot memes 💀 they're usually just kids though)

[@byebye5424]

Well hunny when a song and an animation love each other very much they sinc up the vocals, music and the animation they make a little baby meme, With lots of love and editing they make it a big meme and post it on youtube.

[@Chesse]

man i remember joining the community back in 2015. i was like.. 10 or 9 then i dont know im bad at math jfsd i remember looking up to questioned turkey a fuckton and i kept wondering how people added backgrounds and stuff like that because i only thought movie maker exists for editing. good times

[@angelinarea3175]

HI CHESSE!!! we were friends in 2015-2016 on sketch!

[@Chesse]

OI HELLO I KIND OF RECOGNISE YOU NOT REALLY IM SOWWY

[@angelinarea3175]

NO HANG ON LEMME--

[@angelinarea3175]

Check sketch plz

[@Chesse]

Qwoissant Da Croissant aight

[@milorca4412]

Thanks for the history lesson, it was pretty educational :D

[@quani4227]

From anime to furries, what a beautiful transition

[@BellaExclamationMark]

This is really complete and well explained! I am a lover of the history behind these cultures too and this video seems to cover almost everything! Almost because I feel like a valid thing to have mentioned was how for a while doing FULL AMV """memes""" were a popular thing people did! They weren't really labeled as "memes" but really had the same pattern in which there is a sequence of things to animate to a song and people would do the same thing but with their characters, it wasn't considered copying as long as you did it with your own style and characters so I think it could be classified as something that contributed to the popularity of animation memes as a Concept (making your own version of something). I also believe it would be very useful to mention the influence of Anime Music Videos and stuff back then, a lot of animation memes "de Gozaimasu" for example would be inspired by edits of anime bits with a song to go along, because not everyone had that many editing skills to remake the edits in a way that was loyal to the original they would resort to drawing Over the edit with the anime/video game/vocaloid characters they wanted! I think this and many other reasons is why the animation community shares many similar roots to the editor one and I think it would have been nice if you had explored where we parted separate ways and where we connect again sometimes (another valid example the "When I'm___" meme or the "Barbara Streisand" one, there are many little "memes" out there not started by the animation community!) but I guess that would be stuff for another video now! This one is still pretty great tho!

[@lccomics1499]

2019 *KZbin demonitizeing memers*

[@kaos5633]

youtube algorithm does something right

[@abandonedchannel197]

500 Subscribers with no videos? That’s an opinion you should keep to yourself

[@bleh1569]

.

[@Mioumi]

What about flipnotes 👀?

[@nou7354]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the amazingly shaded drawing she was making now that is just a amazing

[@prettycorpse]

i remember seeing a pusher meme cringe compilation, it’s maybe 3 years old now and i think i saw it when it was a few months old. that’s what got me into animation memes

[@anniewolfieofc]

I know that everything changes with time, thats evolution, to better or worst. Just as we miss good old times we used to play as kids, we miss the good old times of good old animations... time flies too fast and we dont notice it, we must enjoy anything, good or bad, before it changes... nostalgia may hurt, but also heals, cuz you know you had an amazing time at it. ❤

[@oceanlillywolf]

OML THE CARAMELL DANSEN- I WAS LEGIT JUST ON A SPREE OF WATCHING A TON OF THOSE ANIMATIONS BEFORE I WATCHED THIS- IM TRIPPIN RIGHT?

[@AnnoyinglyChipper]

O M G THE FIRST ANIMATION MEME WAS MADE WHEN I TURNED 1!!!!! OMG IM SO HAPPY!!

[@callmewish3967]

e d d s w o r l d .

[@jektum]

*_N O T T H E F A C E_*

[@callmewish3967]

@@jektum gIAnT ROboT

[@jektum]

@@callmewish3967 I AM nOt yOuR fRIeND!

[@jektum]

@Dino Edits *_who goes there!?_*

[@troublejoyful]

*Kitten Shopping!*

[@gengaraproved8435]

I became a lurker in the animation meme community in 2011. I think 2011 is also the time Flipnote Hatena creators started to share animation memes on there and I’m sure that must have gained traction to animation memes on KZbin as well. Especially since for example Shinyeevee has a KZbin account on which he shared his Flipnotes as well. I think you should have also credited Shinyeevee for animation memes becoming more popular. Also I don’t think Splashkittyartist got as much credit as she should, at least more credit than just a 3 second glimpse. As a veteran in the animation meme community I can tell you both contributed to animation memes becoming actually popular. Aside from that, great video!

[@MarvelousMissC]

I'm just discovering this video now, but I lit up when you mentioned DarKokiri!! Being particularly obsessed with Warrior Cats back in the day, I lived for her content, and it really inspired me to start drawing more. Awesome work on this video!

[@kaythesimp9424]

P O R K S O D A M E M E I FREAKING LOVE THAT SONG AA

[@76Espe]

I’m making a pork sodas meme 🤝😉

[@casper3105]

I feel really bad for kids that live in the time of KZbin rants and cringe compilations, they really cannot create anything for fun without being laughed at and feeling scared and discouraged to continue doing animation or in anything creative fields these rant channels act like these kids wont be able to improve in few months or year and feel like they need to tell them how to "up their game" "take criticism" or how "cringy" and "disgusting" their animations are , with the way they present their "criticism" wont help these kids to improve in any way and keep excusing their harsh words with "its just a joke bruh", sure and they are just kids having fun bruh, get a better hobby. Also look at the Old animation meme channels that had terrible quality animations but now have improved dramatically over the years. so just calm down its not the end of the universe.

[@idontposthereanymore5881]

I'm a child who makes animation memes I can admit the animation meme community has become pretty toxic and sad...

[@hellobonnie1380]

You should be a detective. You remind me of the accountant.

[@Hamutaropashy]

still weird seeing my kyaa dance meme being mention nowadays, even if brief ASDKHJ seeing the old memes and users tho, i remember being in that small community, it was fun and nice

[@peachssungie3980]

.... I wasn't even born/alive when the first animation meme was uploaded ...

[@Charcawl]

Holy shit this comment makes me feel old

[@MsEmminator]

Me too 😂

[@peachssungie3980]

@@Charcawl I have many ways to make people feel old :-D ''I'm the youngest in my class'' is what I usually say

[@GOOSEFLAVORED]

yike's you're like 11

[@peachssungie3980]

@@GOOSEFLAVORED 11 this year yeah :')

[@kkyunr]

Finally I knkw how Animation Memes are borned

[@kale9102]

*_animation memes were created on the exact year and day I was born_*

[@lycansprites]

I think the animation meme that first caught my attention (not including Caramell Dansen, of course) was the Pompufillis meme. I dont know why that had such a big impact for me, but I distinctly remember trying to do that meme way back and failing- hard. Man, was your video just a punch to the face of nostalgia :P

[@mothrastewart1163]

flipnote hatena i feel like is an essential part of animation meme history. i know its not youtube but it was a platform where you could create, upload, and remix animations all under 2 min long and was huuuge for amvs, warriors/other furry mvs, and all sorts of animations paired with trending songs or other audio samples. its what got me into animation as a 3rd grader and i feel like the animation meme genre is a renaissance of that 2010-2013 era.

[@EnaYT2]

And while this was happening, i was listening to stuff like shawn wasabi’s hotto doggu, marble soda, pusher meme etc., bubble tea, meme mashups, edgy amvs, mlp, and kittydog.

[@ssnekky]

I was BORN in 2008. Dang, animation memes are older than me!

[@STAARQUEEEN]

OMG ANIMATION MEMES STARTED THE YEAR I WAS BORN :OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@amazingnobodylee]

It started the year before I was born I'm so glad I'm in the community now :p

[@evessketchbook]

Jeez.. that was my preteenhood flashing before my eyes... kay2036, hinauchi, caramelcat123, Bani, spottedfire25, dark kokiri, bluekyokitty, I cant remember all of them but man i would watch their videos over and over... You're right though, the animation memes back then were an entirely different type of humor and style. No one cared how good or bad it was animated. Today's memes are amazing and beautifully done, but it seems like a bit of a competition to see who can produce the most creative/best animated/most popular one. It's fascinating to see how that culture evolved. Thanks for doing this!

[@Uopra]

Animation memes are so lively now a days

[@RayrayGumiChan]

Ahh yes I can still feel the touchpad under my smol hands drawing 3 fps cats with square heads in MS paint while windows movie maker crashes in the background 🙏💦💦 tbh that was the highlight of my life 👀💦

[@Nutellacat]

eu sempre quis saber de onde as animation memes vieram,já fiz algumas pesquisas mas não me aprofundei então acho legal que alguém tenha feito um vídeo disso

[@dankdied9809]

This video was actually really interesting and it was probably the first time I have watched through a 17 minute video without getting really bored and closing out of the video. You had a nice way to explain what the video was about and you were very good at staying on topic in my opinion.. this also really helped me out because I have been actually trying to find the first animation memes without using google and I usually don't watch through videos where people talk about 1 animation meme for 10+ minutes. Also I am definitely subscribing because your art is absolutely beautiful!!

[@MonicaHorn]

omg, I remember making a 4 frame "animation" based off a comic strip I did back in the day when these all started showing up and it went to the DDR song Candy. I don't have the original video anymore as my old channel for AMVs got deleted. I remember a lot of people making animations off my video which I had called the "Baka Dance". I am sure there are some of those videos around if you dug deep enough. These memes did bring back some memories.

[@thePhantom245]

Oh geez. Does that means that me doing memes is some kind of subconscious nostalgia? I swear this videos was a nostalgia ride xD I actually wanted to make the caramelle dance when I was like 11. I feel so old now :'D Thanks for this video!

[@nurdyannabatrisya2751]

I’m born when asdf was created and a year before animation memes actually were created to be popular Wow I’m older than a animation meme

[@tron7_]

7:55 and the next day, michael jackson died

[@kriz6891]

Heeeee heeee

[@rustyshade2971]

*hEEËËË hËË*

[@xxmayathegachagirlxxsecond1020]

“Dies in hee hee”

[@tearymoonz]

*when you were born in 2007*

[@slysleep1015]

I was born in 2008 ;w;

[@tearthepetalsoffofyou]

IKR ughhh I feel so young

[@lazari_queen_monsterqueen3636]

+Sly sleep 101 I was born in 2009 ; w ;

[@Kaasknabbel]

Same...

[@SYNCTHY]

@@lazari_queen_monsterqueen3636 same

[@Starikinzif]

logged into my old account just to comment on here, but i used to post animations around 2010 armed with a mouse, ms paint, and windows movie maker.. so so happy to see lots of videos n animators i remember, & the effort you put into this!! :'3 greetings from 2010-era youtube

[@thenamesabraham4596]

I feel like flipnote hatena was super important in these type animations too! Also loved this vid and how well done it is, glad I found it :)

[@souinsoup4274]

"I was just sitting in my corner doing LPS videos at the time." Me tho XD

[@popmoncatkittyhero]

Vocaloid and Nico Nico Douga have played a big part in animation memes though

[@victorvoncooch2513]

_"Some are more complex than others"_ *_insert two time meme_*

[@rosedevoir]

ive fallen out of animation, but those animation memes back in 2010 were my childhood!! my passion for animation as a medium and digital art in general was definitely boosted through those simple 4 frame loops lol. we used to idolize those crude ms paint furry animations, its amazing to see how much the community has evolved since!

[@pinkfluffyneoncatowo8477]

OH. MY. G O O D N E S S!! Thank you so much for doing this! I can not tell you how much this means to me. This single video inspired me to do a research project for school on animation meme history! (I got an A+++ with a smiley face btw) Turns our that my teacher used to have a KZbin channel doing animation memes too! She found it so interesting. My class did too! I credited your video at the end of my presentation, and some people looked up this video and subscribed to you! (Around 15-20 people) Including me! Thank you! 😊

[@helloemmie7851]

6:48 I spy with my little ey- SALLY FACE

[@Love-xj7xc]

I found some animation meme in 2015 and I think is gonna be fun but then later I grow I grow and it kinda get boring

[@GwenKalash]

Finally! a useful video!

[@HarperNavassa]

I found out that No Mercy's "Where Do You Go" became popular for animation memes, but you can't find my old video anymore. 10 years later when Void Queen made a MAP about Nya Nya Dance, which is still up to date. It was the most expensive project that seems to be nothing. I discovered more and more animation memes during the late 2010s and early 2020s.

[@bijtmntongaf]

Was thinking about making one of these ever since Stories took her channel down (she also had a really indept video about it ig), but thn you came along and made a really good video that would've definitely be better than what I could ever make.

[@Akiteriyaki]

DarkKokiri is back! They’re safe and alive

[@DarkKokiri]

**stalks you** xD