Elden Ring as a 90's anime - Caelid

[@KnightLincoln]

Millicent is the girl Tarnished tells Melina not to worry about.

[@tubetorpedo]

Millicent is Malenia, and Malenia is my girl.

[@midori4713]

@@tubetorpedo bro you need to replay the game. those are three different characters.

[@tubetorpedo]

​@@midori4713 I know, Millicent is Malenia is a personal statement, and it's actually quite likely that she actually was Malenia in earlier phase of game design. There are bit too many coincidences that there are two young redhead women which both have their right arm missing, both suffering from rot, both coming from Caelid and wanting to find a Haligtree and both be able to do a Waterfowl dance. I would be zero surprised if Millicent was supposed to be Malenia who had lost her memory after blooming and wanting to get back to Haligtree where she would have regained her memory. Maybe they changed that due too complicated plot or something (Millicents journey is easy to miss), but like I said bit too much coincidences between those characters. Malenia had honed her skills for a long time and some random other redhead woman just e.g. knows how to do her signature special move?

[@newt2120]

@@tubetorpedo yea but we saved Millicent, she was healed by the end of the game. Malenia was not

[@tubetorpedo]

​@@newt2120 That is not the point, similarities between the characters are the point which there are too many for it to be pure coincidence. It's one thing to suffer from rot in Caelid, but also be red head with no right arm and using Malenia's special skill. Bit too many things match. Like said, they probably simply changed the character story at some point of development and made her separate entity, the current version makes little sense otherwise there existing twin of Malenia sharing her exact disability and even skills for some reason.

[@Xaxp]

Aesthetically Caelid is probably one of my favorite locations in Elden Ring. It's literally Hell on Earth and would be the perfect setting for a dark 90s anime.

[@andrescalvo2536]

That place is horrible

[@___Bandit___]

@@andrescalvo2536 yeah it’s scary as fuck but it’s super immersive and well developed. You really feel small like anything could jump out and crush you in an instant. Not many games can do this.

[@icyatlasartworks]

I agree, even in subsequent playthroughs where I'm wiping out half of the map, Caelid is still the only place I tread through with extreme caution.

[@childofcascadia]

I always love when you first enter Caelid and are on the Rotview Balcony, all the messages from other wandering tarnished overlooking the blasted lands: "I want to go home. O I want to go home!"

[@HarpoonTheWhaler]

Man it is my least favorite. You're right though it was hell

[@edwynius-c7y]

you know these are good when literally any of them could be on a t-shirt

[@gigabossbitch]

Not a particularly good looking t shirt to say the least. But a t-shirt non the less!

[@edwynius-c7y]

@@gigabossbitch I disagree but you can just say you don’t like the art.

[@gigabossbitch]

@@edwynius-c7y oh yeah my comment did look very harsh😅 sry. Just meant it's not my taste in clothes! The art is dope

[@nathanlloyd5727]

That means nothing. Anything can be on a tee shirt. I see dumbass shit on shirts all the time.

[@edwynius-c7y]

@@nathanlloyd5727 ok

[@edje_tean5794]

We have truly come full circle from berserk to dark souls back to berserk. Not to diminish the style you brought into this. Amazing work

[@victorprati7908]

He didn't brought anything it was made by AI 😂

[@edje_tean5794]

@@victorprati7908 well fuck me. Good job anyway I guess xD

[@mgk-metalgearkelly5054]

but this doesn't look anything remotely close to the '97 anime 😭

[@teratoma.]

looks like angels egg

[@duckonquack5337]

@@mgk-metalgearkelly5054 it doesn’t have to it’s the vibe it puts off and if you know anything about it from software games Hidetaka Miyazaki literally based the entire series and worlds off of beserk. He has said multiple times hat beserk is what inspired him to make games. And also it looks exactly like beserk execpt for radahn that’s more like He Man

[@rap4ever476]

why nobody is making anime with this drawing style? its so beautiful

[@MmMm-yd4rn]

Because is cheaper and easier to crap 20 mediocre isekais than to produce one Master piece

[@guywithoutnameandpersonali5977]

@@MmMm-yd4rn because anime industry is poor and underpaid

[@GabrielHenrique-le4bi]

It must be rlly expensive doing something like that nowadays.

[@elegantcat1496]

Animator here, real answer : the 80's and 90's style was not a style per se, more like a collection of techniques that retroactively came together as an aesthetic. Those techniques were very advanced and had the advantage of decades and decades of advancements in the field. Unfortunately, the switch to digital coloring in the 00's made it impossible to transfer this knowledge to the new format but since it was so cheap the studios made the switch anyway, even if in comparison the new productions looked significantly worse. Nowadays we're getting on a new level of digital and postproduction that allows new projects to look way better than in the early odds, but all the techniques we used in cell animation is basically lost, with very few people remembering how to execute the properly and even less materials to do so.

[@bookmanjeb7238]

@@elegantcat1496 Damn, thats a shame. Makes me think about all the practical/ applied knowledge that has been lost to time. At least we had a solid 20 years of this "style". Truly some masterpieces were created that people in the far future will appreciate.

[@abaronofchivalry5176]

This would go SO HARD as it's own show

[@vergil8833]

An bloody esoteric anime movie about a journey through Caelid with little dialogue and many sights would be absolutely perfect. And the weird part is that it's actually not as unlikely as it might seem. The new reports from the owners of Fromsoftware suggest that cross media entertainment based on Elden Ring is possible because of its popularity.

[@Tiareth]

Angel's Egg in Caelid? Give me two!

[@XenonPrimeSBSV]

Makes sense, if Cyber Punk 2077 with it's fraught release can get an anime it stands to reason that Elden Ring media could be considered, my assumption would be something set during the Shattering as that would give the most room to tell stories without shedding too much light on the bits FromSoft wants to keep vague. A brave choice would be to cover Vyke's story, it would present plenty of opportunity to show a lot of the world, tell all sorts of stories and present a broad cast of characters before ending in madness and despair.

[@halt348]

@@XenonPrimeSBSV that'd be fucking sick, we could see his relationship with his maiden improve as the story went on and then we could see whether he is tricked by the 3 fingers not knowing what the frenzy flame truly is or if he knew all along. Probably won't happen cause fromsoft likes to keep shit overly vague.

[@tomasmisek5598]

I mean just imagine the journey of a tarnished trying to get to the Radahn festival, fighting their way through the waking nightmare that is Caelid and finally standing against the Starscourge himself only to fail at the last step

[@tomasmisek5598]

@@maniac7302 it do? Do you have link?

[@BornInSouth]

Ok, Millicent has oficially won the waifu throne

[@Kenji-117]

Fax

[@kingklipo]

Misspelled Roderika

[@ok-sg6df]

Quite bold of you to say that when Alexander exists.

[@Avod_Grim]

Nah, not even close to how much potential Sellen has under that yee-yee ass stone helmet.

[@kingklipo]

@@Avod_Grim she's ballin, frfr

[@victorprati7908]

I love Radahn in every iteration 👌

[@simsalabim6020]

Very fitting choise of music, perfect!

[@legkayaschizophrenia]

give me a name of this music please this site doesnt work

[@furtivefox8647]

It's been too long since I've seen this style. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much. :')

[@MrSlug-ki9jl]

I can picture the Tarnished having the 'I know your still in there fight' with Radahn, and as he lays dying he tells you to look after his sister.

[@temalagova2663]

he tells you he kinda wanted to smash his brother*

[@Iluvtogekiss]

epic

[@hectorlopez1120]

I hope 80s 90s art style doesn’t disappear. If we had high definition 4K 80s 90s drawings, maybe medieval, fantasy style specifically I would’ve set those as my windows wallpaper.

[@accountreality1988]

ai hopefully in the coming years can replicate the style into full feature length films.

[@lucamozzoni9832]

I would watch any 90' anime just for this art style

[@zazajackson52]

berserk

[@Jurgir09]

Well… U can do it. There’s plenty of good old titles

[@hahadasitmane]

​@@Jurgir09 any recommendations?? Love this style

[@t4enwen]

@@hahadasitmane I would be interested too :)

[@rezeren5326]

​@@hahadasitmane It's been over a year, found any worthwhile shows m8?

[@KratosisGod]

90s anime aesthetic is just unbeatable

[@paleface171]

I agree, as good or great anime can look. Drawn stuff has more detail and is way more "dirty" and "gritty".

[@Ninebreak999]

The music and intense art provides a feeling i absolutely cannot describe, but fills me with a feeling that is unforgettable. I think this is the first time I've been hit with what i appreciate as real art. Somehow this is really hitting hard in the feels.

[@maurobeltran3072]

I know how you feel

[@NightmareBlade10]

I gotta say that out of each and every AI generated artwork video I've seen, this one takes the cake as being the most true to form and aesthetically pleasing!

[@davidwhite6568]

What Ai generator is this?

[@goldencookie5456]

@@davidwhite6568 Midjourney

[@TheDasErdinger]

This looks a lot like the 90s Berserk anime, very cool!

[@Nestmind]

you have no idea of how much i miss this style

[@kaiserdetectivegolden2735]

0:51 Radahn got fvcking Zodd to guard his castle

[@Evilbusdriver12]

I love this visual style so much. So nostalgic. I would kill to get a modern anime made in this style. It wouldn't even have to be Elden Ring related (although it would be so fitting).

[@cherifgrib]

I miss 90's anime style

[@billkowalsky]

The algorithm gave me this, but holy shit this RULES!! This is on point as hell. Thank you for this!

[@johnweaver311]

I get serious Vampire Hunter D vibes from this.

[@miami_mutilator]

this gotta be one of the best videos yet

[@fireemblemistrash75]

Stellar images that just take my damn breath away in awe

[@broskii6956]

I'm actually so blown away by this artwork...

[@LittleCheebs]

it's made by AI. its not real art

[@gabrielg2395]

@@LittleCheebs Correct. Stolen from true artists.

[@jsummerby6089]

This goes so hard. I love it.

[@JohanNing-lf5so]

Beautiful drawings. Thanks for your work which evoked my memories of childhood.

[@jak4004]

This... This is why I stay up late on the Internet... To find things of this calibur. I found it haunting and familiar, yet new and impressive. To the original artist/artists, my utmost thanks and appreciation. I wish more of these elden ring as a 90s anime.

[@blicleak1101]

This was done by artificial intelligence my friend. Even more haunting, isnt it?

[@Medicalguy]

No artists to thank. These are completely conjured up by Midjourney, a text to image AI.

[@ubbystoned]

@@Medicalguy not to be the 🤓guy, but AI artwork is conjured up from works from original artists, and mixed together.

[@Medicalguy]

@@ubbystoned well yeah I guess lol

[@BayesianBeing]

​@@ubbystonednot really mixed together, no

[@jjchello]

This reminds me of the animated Fellowship of the Rings movie where they rotoscoped live actors into the cels, more so than 90s anime. Amazing job!

[@suzeray87]

I was thinking the same thing

[@ballistic2527]

This is how your memories look when you think back and remember the journey of that first playthrough

[@krontgar]

wow, Radahn looks so awesome!!

[@WardofSquid]

These images are nearly flawless, dang!

[@binaryburnout3d]

these are sick. i want this series now.

[@asaiyannamedgokublack]

This goes hard when you listen to forces in the background🔥🔥

[@SaintCecilia19]

pretty sure 90s anime wasnt a series of still images generated by ai

[@paulinhomonteiro6704]

Muito bonito. Se eu pudesse, faria meu anime dos sonhos de tum tipo antigo exatamente com esse traço aí.

[@ARROGAN7]

I'd pay just to see an anime with this art style, truly amazing!

[@mts4651]

Elden ring the anime ? 🫣

[@shalomshalom1918]

Bro your channel is my best discovery of the year so far. keep it up. Masterpiece

[@schishne7546]

damm, imagine my dissapointment when i was about to ask which artist or which anime this is from when i realised that in the description its midjourney

[@gingko_maple]

You're not alone in that disappointment.

[@schishne7546]

@@gingko_maple at least

[@bogdanpreda9948]

this has to be the most beautiful things i've seen all week

[@Alphaprogram1]

There's something truly remarkable about the art style of 80's/90's anime art style. Not jus anime but fantasy/sci-fi art of those decades too. I couldn't tell you what it is specifically, nut it's just so pleasing.

[@zangetsu1597]

I come back to this every few days wtf. Like I intentionally look it up.

[@chonkychookie6949]

You're so talented! Something about this style and Caelid fit so well together

[@Rusii]

The kindred of rot here looks so badass

[@AAG414]

Each frame is so aesthetic it could be an album cover. This is a work of art

[@thatisbadass]

This style of anime is the one im in love with. giving those vampire hunter d and so and so vibes, just beautiful!

[@xeenore4198]

If only it was real, it would be the kind of show you give it 10 out of 10 before watching.

[@toddmarion2871]

Take me back the those days

[@KeterHirameki]

The art style of 90's japanese games was perfect for eerie environments

[@anassmouradi90]

With the ending song of berserk anime 1997...perfect

[@Ivansanchezczo]

beautiful, really gorgeous, the girl, the pictures, the drawing, you are truly an excellent artist. i played the game and you honor and surpass the feelings that i had being in caelid

[@stuckonaslide]

the radahn festival would be a legendary tournament arc. definitely one of the best from that era. right up there with the cell games and the dark tournament

[@ericbigboynoto1191]

Bro I would actually watch this like wtf this looks so good

[@Hispanef]

Makes me think of Casshern Sins. Great work.

[@Hollowolfjas4014]

Caelid is definately someone saying "What if the Berserk Eclipse, but as a continent"?

[@devindonovan8201]

I am entirely in love with this

[@cornthdl]

Best one yet, dang this looks amazing.

[@projectmc15]

The environment kinda reminds me of Nausica Valley of the Wind

[@leosunger]

Jesus, just imagine the possibility if ALL of this beautiful work of art becomes a actual anime. Great work by the way. 👍

[@LostZoss]

Every image is absolutely perfect! I hope animation can look like this again some day! I miss it.

[@Geese_boi777]

This reminds me of the whacky OVA era where studios would randomly make Ninja Scroll or some other experimental show. Also get Vampire Hunter D vibes and maybe even Akira. Maybe with AI it would one day become possible to make an entirely new IP using this style for costs that can match the current industry standard

[@Wiseman108]

At first I thought, "this is a bit too dark looking"...then I realized it was Caelid and was like "understandable".

[@thebelmont1995]

Omg this looks incredible.

[@MonstrousRegiment]

Radahn giving me some Dark Schneider crossed with Blanka vibes.

[@acceptable_wolf]

This is wonderful, you really captured the eerieness of Caleid. They're all brilliant, but Millicent, Rahdan's soldiers and Kindred of rot (really like the variation in that one) and Radahn are top dollar. Would you do one of Nokron/Deeproot Depths/Ainsel River/Mohgwn Palace? Would love to see depictions of Astel, Fia, Blaidd, Lichdragon Fortasax, Darian/Devin, Hunter/Beholder of the dead, Mohg, Godwyn's burial site, ants, starry nights of Nokron & the stolen sky of Deeproot Depths...oh and that one short of crucible knight on the stranded ruins staring out at starry nights below Mohgwn Palace. I ask of way too much. Great work though!

[@napauh]

Maybe I'll do all the zones, dropping Liurnia in just a bit

[@dougfoster445]

This is actually mind blowing

[@Kevin-zy2xz]

BRAVOOO!!! this is amazing! great job, us fans appreciate it honestly

[@bernardocardoso1356]

I haven't even played Elden Ring and these images still go so hard

[@justcallme.n8]

This would be amazing as a show about the Shattering and the events leading up to the start of the game

[@veleno2473]

That's one BIIIIIG Alexander!

[@transdenominational]

Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. edit: Love the He-Manesque look of Radahn.

[@RedBeardRetroTech]

Really nice color palette

[@capperbuns]

I just love this 90's berserk artstyle, completely obssesed with it

[@Arcticanine]

Absolutely beautiful

[@arcticpolarbear1748]

Why am I watching this right before I go to bed?

[@aitoriri1]

The music in this is underrated

[@Tarkhun]

this is so terribly awsome i love it

[@whitefang6453]

Radahn was so good and fitting. Leonard also grew to the size matching his chadness.

[@aloshonikplays4907]

that's actually a really cool world to do an anime series on

[@dmonsterlove]

The looks like early concept art for Elden ring and it's cool

[@Matt7R]

oh my word, the amount of potential this has...

[@thisguy2973]

Kindred of rot looks really dark and cool.

[@vsGoliath96]

Welcome to Brazil! Please enjoy das kindershredder!

[@QBaum95]

Why do I need this in my life, like can someone sponsor a show….please?

[@hitbox_91]

Wish Elden Ring would have had a darker tone like this. Would have been way more interesting, imo.

[@evanjrowley]

Kind of hard to pull off when there's a gigantic glowing tree in the sky

[@hitbox_91]

@@evanjrowley True. 😄 But for instance I found Anor Londo to be creepier and there the sun was shining. Maybe it's just me and that I find the lore and everything boring and annoying in ER...

[@hitbox_91]

@@maniac7302 Like playing for the first time, scared of everything that's around the corner. Scared of losing my souls. Enemies hit hard because I may was underleveled/shitty skilled. Creepy noises in the distance. An ominous dark basement... the titanite demon...

[@ChillyReaper]

I can see a lot of inspiration from Berserk in these images, and that's definitely not a coincidence. Also I really like how Millicent and General Radahn looks.

[@Johtho]

whaaat this art is crazy

[@FLUFFYHAWAIIAN747]

An anime about a Legend who challenged the very stars, the mightiest of the Demigods.... Laid to rest by a great champion.....

[@deadlight88]

Darkly beautiful

[@GigiusMaximus]

this is stunning

[@SamaelVR]

This art style should be cherished

[@isaacvega6480]

90s anime had such a good aesthetic

[@termiteterrorVSmyth]

strangely soothing

[@fatdragin2782]

90s style of anime was and is so beautiful

[@virgil3836]

I don't even watch anime but this style complements the melancholic, futile feel of elden ring and previous fromsoft games so well. It makes me appreciate the game itself more

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

This is incredible.

[@felfuri2246]

Alexander looks so metal here

[@ghosty5155]

the Berserk vibes from this are insane. Love it!