Every Reused Moments in LMK (Season 4 spoilers)

[@pacoliebling]

I think it's amazing how they just mirrored the reused animation without having it look weird Because seriously, mirroring art is the nightmare of every artist

[@rosiebow7497]

Fr like everytime I mirror my canvas it looks like trash u gotta give it to them

[@pacoliebling]

@@rosiebow7497 I drew my art teacher as Roblox character once. Looked decent. Mirrored it. Looked like a turtle. Never mirrored it again

[@rosiebow7497]

@@pacoliebling how does it look like a turtle?!!

[@pacoliebling]

@@rosiebow7497 I can't really describe it but it just looks like the hair being the turtle shell and the head with it's big eyes I- I don't even know how it looks that way just by mirroring it

[@rosiebow7497]

@@pacoliebling huh. Well atleast we can say that mirroring art will and might make it weird looking

[@wumplepuff]

I've noticed they really like to reuse this one animation of Pigsy yelling, it's so fun every time it pops up again, and you're like "Hey, they used that one again :D"

[@PolarCorvus]

For the first one, I interpret it as Macaque learning from his fight with Monkey King. The first one Wukong clearly has the upper hand, slamming Mihou on the ground. But Mac learned from it and use the exact same tactic in his fight with possessed Wukong to gain the upper hand. Pulling him to the ground and then throwing him away.

[@JeffCJY]

That makes sense. Fast learning is Macaque's main power.

[@silverdrag0n_]

the fact that you slipped in a Mihou tells me one thing: [points accusingly] fanfic reader (and maybe shadowpeach shipper?) /lh

[@PolarCorvus]

@@silverdrag0n_ yes for fanfic reader but also just wanted to use as much nicknames as possible. Could have also called him Lui er

[@silverdrag0n_]

@@PolarCorvus ah, a fellow man of culture 🤝

[@stiffmeisterM87]

​@@silverdrag0n_ what does mihou mean?

[@catmatic4625]

That shot of Redson and Nezha standing together is just everything!

[@Oopsiiz]

Ikr

[@Sodacaramel]

2:36 i honestly really like this one in the context of being a parallel. Its like this scared kinda frozen in place with feelings of guilt moment

[@EclipseX111]

Honestly with how amazing the animation is its understandable why they would want to reuse some of it to save time and money.

[@tverdyznaqs]

Not only are those animators amazing, but they are also resourceful!

[@sapphirewingthefurrycritic985]

Animation takes time and is expensive, this saves money.

[@marihyaH]

I DIDNT MEAN IT IN A NEGATIVE WAY! I JUST WANTED TO SHOW IT

[@skootergirl22]

It makes it more like anime since its a common thing in Japanese animation

[@tabagathedestroyer9654]

It's a little annoying how often it happens. It takes away from some of the scenes.

[@SteveEpic]

yeah this happenes in jojo part 6 where star platinum was barrage attacking missing MIH and the animation for the barrage punch was reused from part 3 when he was fighting wheel of fortune

[@loser_films4943]

They’re not meaning it in a negative way where’d you get that from??

[@lillia333]

Some people may say that its ‘annoying’ or ‘bad’ but I like to think of it as parallels! Also, the animation is amazing either way and when they do re-use animations they always change something about it! (Except for pigsy’s one lol)

[@Jordan-wv2xz]

All things considered, it doesn't really stand out all that much unless you're paying close attention, so they get a pass.

[@Eques_Umbra]

Agreed. Even the first two examples could be considered more thematic repetition than a simple reuse.

[@PotatoWithALaptop]

I’m going to be real I didn’t notice it at all till I saw this video.

[@matthewmccoyd2578]

You can say that this is the show being 'lazy' or whatever But you know what other show reused a lot of animations TENGEN TOPPA GURREN LAGANN

[@Tusskie]

Disney did that alot with the early stuff

[@matthewmccoyd2578]

@@Tusskie yeah but the point i was trying to make is that if the animation is really REALLY good (ei the giga drill break) then people aren't really gonna care if you reuse it a few times still neat trivia

[@silverdrag0n_]

kill la kill did it too!

[@Lizzardthething]

The fact that pigsy just picks tang up and carries him away I’m dead 💀

[@Secre_Tariat]

the kind of insane thing i watch for the twisted enjoyment of my animator brain

[@kixque5430]

I love how well they did, and seeing these moments reused is just so awesome when you see how well they blended it into the moment. Not to mention it gives a sense of stability and habit to the characters' actions.

[@star22sally67]

I think it helps make really good parallels. Like it ties things together

[@cyanado2697]

Hey it’s a good way to save money and most of the time people don’t notice due to changes and little edits to make it look different

[@marihyaH]

I really didn’t mean it in a negative way

[@cyanado2697]

@@marihyaH sorry, I didn't mean for it to sound like an argument, I was jus trying to say it's a great way to save budget on animation

[@rinyaskyline]

Honestly Ne Zha is amazing pop off Lotus Man.

[@Monkeking813]

I KNEW I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE TO NOTICE THESE!

[@Floofypan]

Same same xDDDD What really made me realise that I wasnt the only one was when AMVs would use the reused scenes. But hot _damn_ it was edited so beautifully, I don't even mind!

[@elecore_]

I swear the tangs at the end are slays

[@hyjinx1889]

Even if they are reused, it’s cool how they sometimes tweak things!

[@rolleyarts8919]

4:23 He's actually saying "Mornin Bud"

[@haikishadowkings]

Either that or "What's up bud." Could go either way, really

[@theflingthing21]

I love all the Macaque and Wukong reused scenes

[@Logan-tinyplanetss]

if it saves money, good for them!! but it also makes everything feel so completely connected to me. there's one where mei jumps up behind sandy in the dragon palace of the east sea, and then with ao lie in season 4 tang does the same thing to mei. it makes me feel like these characters are absorbing traits and hand motions and phrases from one another and it's SO cool

[@captainwoomy527]

Finally, someone noticed or said something about it. I'm not saying it's a bad thing for reusing footage.

[@marihyaH]

Same, I’m not saying it in a negative way, I just think it’s fun to point out

[@MeowzerzOh6]

Honestly the animation is so good you mostly don’t notice it, and I think it’s very cute reusing the same animations, I don’t know how to put it into words but it just makes it more re-useful and unique, like the characters doing the same thing over again because that’s who they are

[@muffins12012]

does anyone know when the special will come out or where do they usually anounce the news? i cant find any information around it...

[@marihyaH]

They’re confirmed to be making it as of the moment

[@muffins12012]

@@marihyaH great!!! I'm so happy to hear that, thank you

[@abnormal_zen]

Yknow what I’ll let it pass cuz it makes good parallels for edits lmao

[@NAVINE_303]

I don't know what it even is but when the creators re uses a scene from season 3 in season 4. it had me ROLLING. I would point it out like "OH! OH! THATS FROM EPISODE -----" it was wild

[@saravelasco5807]

Same poses, but they way most were used still make them feel unique and different. 😊

[@lotuzribbon]

I honestly thought these were similar because they were like character habits or something character persona related 😭 But I honestly find comfort to them using similar scenes (with little tweaks)

[@haikishadowkings]

I remember a reused animation where Wukong and Macaque spin MK over their heads. I know the Macaque version is in one of the Season 3 specials, and The Wukong version is in the weather station episode? That or S2E1

[@marihyaH]

Yeah no they’re very different animations but both Wukong and Macaque do indeed spin him around.

[@haikishadowkings]

​@@marihyaH Nah, the only reason I noticed is because an edit flashed between the two. They're the same

[@Gear_Storm]

I think calling some of these reused isnt accurate, where the similar/mimicked scenes are either just movement and gesture ticks a certain character has established having, a fighting move someone just uses (like Nezha coming down at someone with hos staff), or its an intentional callback to a moment previously scene in general. Though some of these are straight up recycled frames lol. At least they never feel lazy or stick out when you werent meant to notice the repeated motion or gesture.

[@Gear_Storm]

Honestly Im obsessed with the one of MK crying while ranting. In the shamadi fire, its burnt and tired and just been abandoned by two friends but he still knows what he wants to do from there. Nezha and the others are still able to help him fix things. In season 4 after Azure leaves with Wukong in the scroll, the colour pallet alone makes the scene feel far darker and more hopeless. Everything muted and dim like a cloudy day rather then a transition between inside and outside, day or night. Its just dull. And MK might not be burnt or injured like last time, but he also isnt the one who was abandoned this time. He was the one who abandoned his values he was so upset at being broken last time (friendship and sticking together) and abandons his friends. He doesnt know what to do now. Theres no clear answer and hes broken by it. There is no hope, in the dull lifeless tones the scene is bathed in.

[@voichitafrecauteanu7650]

You forgot MK's iconic smile when he gets in his vehicle to deliver noodles

[@marihyaH]

It’s in another video-

[@voichitafrecauteanu7650]

@@marihyaH oh, ok

[@dondigao1057]

Yeah. I've also recognized that they re-use animation in some parts

[@OMG_TheFrogs]

Honestly, I love that they reused the animation because not only does it save time and money, but it allows them to focus their budget on better scenes. Not only that, but they have made multiple meta-jokes throughout the show about animation and how much it costs to make so reusing the animation just plays into the joke more for me 😂😂😂

[@Cherrystem2433]

I love how they keep these because it shows character in a way thats easy

[@thejester2751]

Just wanna say this is a common technique in 2d animation and isn't a bad thing to do it's smart.

[@boomgirlbucko]

There’s a part where MK holds his stomach. During his fight with Macaque in the car. And during ink demon fight scene

[@HappyHumbleBumbleBee]

That music at the beginning sends chills down my spine TO THIS DAY. But I can't find it anywhere, unfortunately.

[@thegalaxysreaper]

LIVE LAUGH NE ZHA!!

[@A_K37-]

Actually I think it’s used both to save money and draw parallels to different scenes and characters.

[@andrewmichael9201]

Notice how it’s almost always thematically relevant Like a mirror

[@salsa3499]

i think they do this to either foreshadow or to show current after past, or maybe to save money of course

[@marihyaH]

Yeah because the advertising sucks, you literally have to be in the fandom to advertise the show.

[@EchoStarcast]

I swear it’s like a game where you guess where the original animation was from. Every time I notice one now I just go “aaaand recycled animation!”

[@shadowprincess3724]

With the way they churn out these seasons I cannot blame them

[@fangirl_did_lie2733]

I love this sm im going to it for edits tysm for this

[@nyaesw]

5:54 Tang did this twice in the same season..🙃

[@gagegotgaming]

all the other ones had a little bit of differentiation, but pigsys was straight up copy and paste

[@HI_TYME2]

A lot of shows, even the big ones that are animated does this, check out ACI(Air Crash Investigations) or smth else they got it too

[@randomfandomcreator2376]

Wow! I never realized how often they reuse animation!

[@jgabs12studios74]

I actually noticed too.

[@banheezone]

These reused scenes are very spaced out, So I didn't even notice they reused them tbh

[@averagimations]

there's also an MK heavy breathing animation and macaque laughing that get reused

[@averagimations]

OH AND sandy's little "no" there is WAYYY more but i'm too lazy

[@Neilabushkara2307]

2:59 Mei: none of this is your fault MK:it’s always my fault ever since I picked up monkie kings staff I…

[@notsans2056]

I love how they reuse animations to keep the series up

[@Ari_Flipzy]

Mei: this is your fault! me: what 💀 4:23 I think he said you made it instead of you finally made it.

[@Thatchaoscreator]

Disney reuses animation too I don't see the problem

[@marihyaH]

I didn’t mean it in a negative way, I called it ‘Reused’ because that’s basically the point of the video

[@spider59er35]

Most of these scenes look like tracing over animation since they otherwise have different clothes (when talking about characters other than monkey king/macaque/pigsy)

[@aristopheliese]

lego PLEASE give them more funding PLEEEASE

[@Satnic_TiredXdmn]

2:59 wow Mei saying this is Mks fault/j

[@skootergirl22]

I was thinking of doing a video like this as well

[@SunWukongandMacaquemk]

LMK Monkie kid MK and this

[@camillemacfarlane5296]

yeah every animation or scene looks completely the same

[@RohitSormaes-t6j]

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