Alien: MONDAY (anime, horror)

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Animated by myself over six years and co-directed by Claudia "Maki" Montealegre, this short film is a tribute to both Ridley Scott's Alien and classic 80s anime alike. I hope you enjoy it! - Paul
Animation, Art & Story:
Paul "OtaKing" Johnson
Claudia Montealegre IG: / makisempai
Voices:
Sara Secora TWITTER: / sarasecoravo
Phillip Sacramento TWITTER: / philinthebooth
Music:
Randy Greer TWITTER: x.com/ScaryGoo...
Inspired by ALIEN, © 20th Century Fox 2024
Spanish subtitles:
Claudia Montealegre IG: / makisempai
Russian subtitles:
Yevgeniy Titov TWITTER: x.com/YevgENITCH
Portuguese subtitles:
Claudia Montealegre IG: / makisempai
Gabriel Rosauro
Japanese subtitles:
Ziraiatv ‪@Ziraiatv‬ TWITTER: / ziraia
Thai subtitles:
Indy Underground ‪@arkomsorn‬
Korean subtitles:
Jaesung Kim ‪@jaesungkim5478‬
Polish subtitles:
Dawid "ATeciak" Kloc TWITTER: x.com/ATeciak

[@OtaKing77077]

English, Spanish, Russian, Potuguese, Japanese, Thai, Polish and Korean subtitles now available (See video description for credits)! Thankyou all for your very kind comments. I'm glad the film could brighten your day a little bit.

[@nicksrub]

The art and overall feel captured the genre perfectly! Can't wait for a sequel!!!

[@marekmojzis3525]

what a masterpiece! would be such a hit~~~~ whole series, The Alien Franchise is so in for long time

[@alexdavila1356]

Manic Mondays. Bet she wishes it were Sunday; her 'I don't have to run' day! Great work! Huge fan of the Alien franchise and your stuff!

[@Xenolith41]

This did brighten my day. Having a hard time lately, this brought me back to childhood. Huge Dark Horse fan. Thanks, dude.

[@DwayneHicksCpl]

Amazing work!!

[@GibbsonTV]

It feels illegal to be watching this for free. 6 years of this man's work for us to see, this is a beautiful moment in KZbin history, so good.

[@themadmallard]

thats a nice compliment, but you know he has a Patreon if you are so inclined to reflect your appreciation monetarily to soothe any misgivings.

[@BobyChanMan]

this is peak youtube

[@Ezio999Auditore]

6 years?!!! My God. I salute him.

[@senseispyro8742]

Wow am I watching a KZbin video or a licensed episode? Because holy shit this is some of if not the best anime animation I’ve ever seen. The voice acting is incredible. And the plot is simple but effective. it makes sense that it took six years to make. 10/10

[@daschwah]

Amen. That it somehow managed to find purchase in my feed amidst the "GUMBY BUT IT'S A PANAVISION 90 ACTION FILM FROM 1982!!11" AI trash feels like a small miracle. Art, uh... uh, uh... finds a way.

[@MatZee27]

That 80-90 style anime animation such a rare gold

[@judyhopps9380]

Shuba Shuba Shubaaaaaaa

[@johnlawful2272]

You should look up artist ds loogie

[@XimCines]

Clearly 90s anime style design more than 80s but the background is more american and the movement is 3D in a more XXI style. I feel it like a very good taste mash up. The result is exquisite.

[@Handle35667]

I’m glad people like his work, but the comparisons of his work being on par or exceeding the excellent hand-drawn artistry of the many 90’s anime are either intentionally misleading or from a place of ignorance from someone who is probably too young to have seen the better work from the 90’s that they are comparing it too. Or old enough and desensitized enough to what excellent animation looks like to have forgotten. Reference Cyber City Oedo 808 or Ninja Scroll for two of many example of better works that that perhaps inspires these computer drawn images in the video. The styling, while similar, is definitely not the same and is drastically different in some ways (character movement). Which makes the comparison even more odd to the 90’s anime. The degree to which the different style appeals to your personal preference and is as good or better in your subjective experience is great for you. The degree to which you want to compare it to the anime of the 90’s according to the styling of 90’s anime….it’s not comparable…or it’s objectively worse.

[@slimeplayz164]

Also love that 2000s - early 2010s dark and grunge artstyle.

[@sirbig8292]

The fact that it is accurately quiet during the space scene goes really well with the "In space no one can hear you scream" tagline.

[@bradg2201]

I was so happy about this! Yay science! Yay reality!

[@burtan2000]

But I could hear the explosions. The noise was faint and muffled. But there. Regardless, this was well done. Audio effects, visuals, animation setting/character design, and plot. High prod value. 4.5 out of 5. Ah, heck 4,9

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

​@@burtan2000 Part of the noise could've been coming through the comm system, and if there's shockwaves from the explosions with gasses from the oxygen exploding it would be possible to hear them impacting with the outside of the drilling craft

[@likezee3825]

Yes, Apart from the fact that there was maggots on a corpse in the middle of space in an airlock, and the fact that when the airlock in that room was open apparently none of the ventillation systems in the room closed, very scientifically accurate XD

[@PersonalPariah]

Muffled space is still more thematic than full sound space.

[@greateagle8799]

this makes me feel like I'm a kid in the 80s in the absolute best possible way

[@localmilfchaser6938]

U watched anime in the 80s? 😮

[@ultimatemanny]

Like watching ghost in the shell

[@jomoland]

@@ultimatemannyor Heavy Metal! 👍🏼

[@Kyjohnson1500]

Man, the alien reveal was so good. Him just sitting there completely silent was way more scary and unsettling than a cheap jump scare.

[@MrCantStopTheRobot]

My only wish is that the xeno had begun the shot halfway in shadow. Even more moody and shifty.

[@kierankelly1629]

Yeah it's cool, and I must say, is similar to the 'box alien' an alleged missing scene from the original movie, it features in the Heavy Metal graphic novel adaption. Google 'The box Alien', there is a blog post about it.

[@dragonsfanges101]

The fact it slowly stood up made it even more thrilling to watch.

[@nutyyyy]

Which is what it does in the first film. There's a few instances where it more or less acts with disinterest towards the crew because it can just bide it's time and kill them at it's leisure. It gives it a very malevolent unsettling feeling that isn't really matched by the some of the later more animalistic depictions where it's scuttling around like a rabid dog. The fact that it moves with purpose more like a serial killer than an animal is what makes it extra terrifying.

[@ashtralplane777]

​@@nutyyyy right? Animalistic xenos don't make any sense when they're supposed to be from human DNA

[@Whyteeford]

Someone give this man a 10 year contract and an entire animation studio fully staffed NOW. This is incredible

[@jannalyzer3944]

Studio FOW. If you know then you know.

[@DragonHEF01]

Not Doubt. He'd put a lot of other studios into a tail spin...

[@KALZADAY]

I strongly agree with all of you, original content like this should be kept safe and true, this is coool af man, keep going! ✊🏾

[@jannalyzer3944]

@@KALZADAY you know studio FOW? Great content. Yep.

[@PabloDiablo16]

@@KALZADAYwhile I love this mini movie. It’s hardly original. It’s essentially an homage to the original alien film. It follows the same formula of the original. It’s fresh but familiar.

[@OtaKing77077]

I'm getting a lot of questions asking "is this AI?". It's all hand drawn with a bit of hand-shaded 3D modeling and no AI was used (nor will it ever be). If you're curious how I did it, have a l look at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmjGkJx-d8yDjNk kzbin.info/www/bejne/g364lJScmcpod5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqrFkqmLiZ6XhMk

[@scgunship]

peak animation sir, what would your next project be though ?

[@iancowan3527]

Real art work and vocal work! Strange use and motions ~ Aliens don't have eyes ~ why would one be walking around "looking" at things!

[@iancowan3527]

@@ItalianoYMexicano it's holds to Computer Generated graphics... Not AI... Where the artist draws the first 'cell' and the last or a sequence with large gags, that then a computer software generates the 'missing cells' ~ I would say because of how the dynamic movement of the Craft is shown near the start and how the background flows independent of animation... Which is created here by technique using technology to assist, not technology to generate!

[@maheshlingamlingammahesh9615]

Bro you should meet Ridley Scott and take a anime series like this 👍👍👍

[@RTWLR]

Nice to know SOMEONE know AI art is not actual art

[@zrakonthekrakon494]

The alien makes its first debut in anime form, the total omission of music and original sound effects for the scuffling and vibrations/snarls makes this one of the most believable and immersive version of the alien ever, the animation was unique, 80’s aesthetic, yet the cgi, and highly detailed environments felt more like live action choreography than an anime, it fel like a 3D world, not a 2D one.

[@robbyvalentinemeower8627]

can't exactly tell if this is a compliment or an underhanded insult lmfao

[@Player-1313]

OtaKing is like a comet. It takes a really long time for it to appear, rarely if ever. But when it does, everyone gathers to watch.

[@amuroray9115]

Wow. Interesting analogy

[@visitante-pc5zc]

Why are you talking badly of OtaKing? HE IS GOD

[@lfmman8759]

We need more people like OtaKing. No matter how long the wait, it's worth it in the end.

[@TheChronozoan]

​@visitante-pc5zc how was that an insult? Do you think before you type?

[@erickmis5378]

​@@visitante-pc5zcalguien carece de comprensión lectora...

[@DirtNatty]

I love that she's not all "I need to save everyone", she assessed the situation and went "It's all gotta go". Smartest horror protag of all time!

[@coxynourmos0708]

Not really either way if she survives she probably just blew up a 3 billion dollar ship with no left over evidence of a extraterrestrial on board she’s cooked either way

[@brenohenriqueboccolini8892]

But if you think about the positive side, she at least managed to destroy the Xenomorph and those Ovomorphs in the ship. If another ship arrives and aboard they ship the risk of them carrying the alien with them back to them station or home is high. @coxynourmos0708

[@maguffle]

It was a lose-lose scenario

[@DirtNatty]

@@coxynourmos0708 gotta hit the bossman with an “I don’t know what happened, it looked like that when I got there”

[@LathamFell]

everyone else was dead

[@alastairward2774]

It went so quickly from "that kitchen must stink" to "don't go in there".

[@josesantiago5858]

someone forgot to do the dishes

[@MrDibara]

​@alexandermaverick *I don't know if you're a masochist or a goddamn legend!* 😭

[@Lando00100]

LOL glad I'm not alone in thinking of that episode. Just to bad noone was around to eat it.

[@samuelbrantfisher7441]

7:49 the reference here to Bolaji's original performance from the first Alien here is just AMAZING. To those who don't know: there is a video on KZbin showing Bolaji Badejo walking around the set of the first Alien movie as he had to practice wearing the xenomorph costume because of how heavy it was, and the footage is absolutely terrifying and his pose is very similar to the xenomorph's animation cycle from this scene. RIP to a legend and this short is such a great tribute, really beautiful work here! ❤️

[@sarasteege2265]

That is a really cool catch!

[@nancyknight2293]

I think that little smile at the end is her great sense of humor, even in perhaps the last hours of her life, that at least she won't die on a Monday.

[@JhadeSagrav]

😁 i saw it as, Monday, 3:30pm? Quittin' time. 😄

[@SunGodSe]

Well thanks a lot for the spoiler Nancy

[@maxmayorga2281]

@@SunGodSe who reads comments before watching the video?

[@EyeofKoruption]

@@SunGodSeyou done goofed.

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@SunGodSedo you watch movies in reverse ?

[@TheOnceAustralian]

The fact that this masterpiece took 6 years to complete is truly amazing, that is PURE dedication.

[@alejomaster4035]

Are You dumb or What? 6 years for only 19 min?

[@Chris.in.taiwan]

Small mistake I noticed: at 8:45 some cargo hall gets depressurized. And the alien then continues into an air shaft that leads to the control room. Shouldn't the control room then also be depressurized?

[@julda8080]

​@@Chris.in.taiwanYeah well, on the second depressurization the captain's body should also being flying onto space

[@Chris.in.taiwan]

@@julda8080 yeah, kinda breaks apart when u think about it 😭

[@folgoris]

@@Chris.in.taiwan Maybe the air shafts have diaphragm apertures like on Alien Isolation.

[@skeaneable]

Dear Mr.Ridley Scott, 20th Century Fox/Disney and Netflix give this man a budget,an animation studio and let him do 5 seasons of this please thanks

[@M0butu]

They would insist on wokiefying. So no, thx.

[@nou5877]

@M0butu i think you dropped this -> 🤡

[@M0butu]

@@nou5877 Yeah sure, my fault. Disney & Co have been churning out only top tier entertainment in the last couple years, no reason to worry.

[@NateTheGreat187]

Don’t let Disney touch this with a 10 foot pole.

[@M0butu]

@@downtowntrain2319 You completely miss the point. In a woke movie are women who must be specifically introduced as women, otherwise you would never know. But here we have a clearly busty version of Ellen Ripley. There is also no sequence where white cis men get schooled or put in a bad light, also a must.

[@Some_1Else]

Six. Years. One really has to love what they're working with to stick with it for that long. I find this much better than anything that came after the first two films. Gorgeous visuals. I liked how hard that critter was for her to get rid of. Here's to hoping somebody came by to pick up Ashlin up a few hours after the party.

[@OtaKing77077]

Thanks very much!

[@papabillydeth4723]

I like how she's immediately just like, "screw the ship"

[@masterhaxx579]

Hell yes screw the ship! Wherever there are Xenomorphs, you immediately enter "nuke it from orbit" territory.

[@sparquisdesade]

Yeah, none of this "OH GEE THAT GIANT EGG LOOKS NEAT WHAT COULD BE INSIDE THERE OPMFOMGODMYFACE"

[@anolive7535]

while "screw the ship" is a generally a good idea to stop the aliens from multiplying it's also what's (implied) to have killed her. the driller has significantly lower o2 reserves, no source of food or water and a weaker transmitter. if she just locked the alien back inside, told the AI to send a long range distress signal, waited for rescue THEN told the ship to self destruct she prolly would've lived.

[@limbothebiggay1709]

ACTUALLY SMART PLAY

[@Xingmey]

@@anolive7535 no, she still would've had only 32 hours of oxygen in that driller, while any other ship would need about a week to get there... maybe if she manages to tell AI to close all doors and vents and get somewhere inside that ship, to plunder some oxygen supplies and any other supplies like food and water, she might have a chance. But that would involve getting back on that big ship, and probably would involve some masterful Alien Isolation Skills to aquire whatever equipment she might need there

[@lilpenpusher]

Love how this gives a unique spin on the original Alien movie. There isn't an apparent villain aboard, like an Android, who sold the crew out as test subjects for the xenomorph. I expected the AI to be behind it, that it was hiding something from her when it recited the cargo log for example, but when it complied with self-destruct, I realised it really just had no idea, and it must have been some third party that screwed these people over. It avoids openly naming a villain, which I think benefits this greatly.

[@rjaysnewgroove9908]

There’s villians in Alien movies? I always just thought the space ship crew was too dumb or the Xenomorphs were too smart and somehow got on the ship.

[@lostcause4002]

@@rjaysnewgroove9908 1st alien movie they are curious/stupid which brings the alien aboard the ship which turns the ai evil because it has secret motives to do in case of an event.

[@mimic_is]

​@@rjaysnewgroove9908the Weyland Yutani corporation are implied to be the main villains in the Alien series

[@RandoSando.]

​@rjaysnewgroove9908 every movie has a villain. In the first one it seems like dumb luck that they encountered it, but the twist is that one of the crew members was actually an android sent by the company to bring back the alien even if it meant killing the crew. The overarching enemy for the series is the weyland-yutani company. They keep sending poor hapless fools to die to bring back the aliens so they can experiment with them and "evolve humanity".

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I thought that the ship was going to change course and veer away at the last moment.

[@scottpickering2382]

The animation of xenomorph is very impressive, really captures the unsettling nature of the alien especially the snarling mouth.

[@FrietjeOorlog]

Some parts feel like rotoscope.

[@HimitsuHunter]

I love the striations all around the mouth... almost like the suggestion of Bondage gear holding open that Snarl.

[@capalottyslimalini2878]

the way it walks like a human is creepy too

[@Big_Dai]

It definitely looks like a CG model

[@mortalkombat1984]

Although I prefer it without cgi or cell shaded etc. Like the real 80 and 90s anime style

[@iamkablam8096]

80s/90s anime style, cassette futurism, and Alien altogether?! I’m in love ♥️

[@Drenosa]

Give this dude an IP, a team, a budget and full creative freedom. I wanna see what he could do with all that!

[@JohnDavidRomo-es6rr]

I like the art and the acknowledgement of the older technologies from the original franchise.

[@CYB3R2K]

Life doesn't work like that.

[@aaronmurphy9353]

I have to wholeheartedly agree. The creative mind behind this needs a budget and the support of a team of helpers. Pure Awesomesauce here. This FELT like a legit entry in the Xenoverse.

[@doctormo1235]

fr

[@atticusseverus]

Same, sadly I doubt that'll happen......sadly.

[@omganotherun]

That late 80's animation style is such nostalgic whiplash, I love it.

[@amelietrue]

It’s like 80’s maximalist

[@theplatitudefromouterspace1686]

Reminded me of getting loans of Manga VHS from kids in school

[@afgire8135]

​@@amelietrue is he made it on 3D or 2d

[@grantpowell4135]

​@@theplatitudefromouterspace1686giving me ninja scroll vibes

[@Shadamachaeon]

Yeah, I was half expecting her to jump into a Macross Veritech Gerwalk mecha and fight the thing 😄

[@darenh9686]

The Alien fanbase has to be one of the coolest ones ever man. This was amazing.

[@russell5700]

Love the Boeing cockpit instrumentation easter egg at 14:03.

[@marvinwilkins]

The background shot of the The Xeno crouched in the corridor and her being oblivious to it was BRILLIANT 👍👏👏👏👏

[@technomancer5449]

There was even a blurry, very feint outline as She just rushed out the door. :D

[@marvinwilkins]

@technomancer5449 nice👍

[@MrDibara]

It was such an "OOOooooh shit" moment! I loved it.

[@JeffreyPiatt]

Accurate to the original film the ships halls were designed so the Chap would blend in with the background

[@WeyYu_Grunt]

Totally agree, the most frightening scene for sure; love it 👏

[@PikaPetey]

Came back to admire this a second time. I love the detail of the face hugger scurrying around behind the xenomorph at 12:08. It suggests the entire ship is infested at this point. I love the slow movements of the alien, its representative of the first film.

[@ProducerMaki]

Hehe, I kinda begged him to add that random scurry in so Ashlin's decision making felt more justified. Honored you watched it a second time! - Claudia/Maki

[@sirbig8292]

@@ProducerMaki I didn't even notice that! I was worried that there was going to be some dissatisfying ending in which she killed the alien but then it's implied that she gets face-hugged off screen shortly after the movie cuts away.

[@shawnlylebond8873]

I'm fairly sure that was the one that tried to get her in the cargo bay.

[@ihavegymnastics]

@@sirbig8292 Er, it is? Not from the movie I just watched.

[@AlexanderWebb]

@@ProducerMaki It's a great touch! And in some ways it does feel like her decision is arrived at quickly; but then in retrospect I was thinking that, as viewers, we don't always put ourselves in the characters position honestly. If your crewmates are all dead and you've already been surprised by the thing several times, I think *most* people would actually err on the side of getting the hell out of there and just setting fire to everything, rather than risk trying to salvage company property 😄

[@Squashylemon]

This feels like a classic 1980's anime, I remember downloading these types of anime in the early 2000's as a teenager I was obsessed with this type of art style and the genuine interest people had about space travel in the 80's and 90's

[@atticusseverus]

Quite enjoy the style, honestly better in my eyes then a lot of stuff these days even with better/higher graphics.

[@Dervitox]

Memories 1995 was probably one of the movies you view at that time

[@milanstevic8424]

@@Dervitox Is that the smelly man? What was the big gun thing with lots of soldier manning it?

[@Dervitox]

@@milanstevic8424 la pelicula es un largometraje de 3 cortos animados, la primera creo que se llamaba "the rose", la segunda "stickbomb" y la tercera, que es la del cañon de artilleria "cannon fodder". No tienen nada que ver las unas con las otras, pero la de la rosa tiene una estetica nostalgica y la del cañon tiene un mensaje final muy bonito

[@theoldefirme4500]

@@milanstevic8424 He means Magnetic Rose iirc, and all three of these stories make up "Memories".

[@mercoro]

This reminds me of that one animation from Shingo Tamagawa called "Puparia" which he made through many years of his life, i just love to see single persons creating stuff like this. I hope this videos gets more views.

[@Chumbawumba1000]

Honestly the feeling of space is well captured here, the lack of music actually enhances the emptiness of space. In reality all you’d hear is your breath, your thoughts and ship noises. I wish there was a mini series of independent stories in the Alien Universe

[@CorvusVonRex]

This exactly why anytime I play space themed games i just turn off music to reflect the silence in space.

[@Chris.in.taiwan]

Small mistake I noticed: at 8:45 the cargo hall gets depressurized. And the alien then continues into an air shaft that leads to the control room. Shouldn't the control room then also be depressurized?

[@baratusthetitan5341]

@@Chris.in.taiwan also thought, but... it does not matter in the end - she depressurized everything she could and she'd keep it until the Alien gone. Besides, even if the vents is sectioned, the Alien could brake the inner doors inside the vents. Maybe after he did this and escaped some sort of alarm-doors closed behind him. Venting system should be reinforced by a secondary door in case of malfunction. Or maybe the animator just forgot about that XD But I doubt that - Paul pays great attention to details.

[@mylowthemute]

I like how the xenomorph seems so calm but then rips the captain apart so brutally.

[@enzoarayamorales7220]

It almost looks like it’s struggling to even move except for short bursts of speed, I also like the cgi in this cause I think the creepiness works better when it looks janky it gives it a practical feel

[@Shoutatclouds]

Captain: What a nice sleep..time to face the Monday with a smile on my face

[@victorstalnacke1717]

Poor captain, he didn’t get the chance to say anything.

[@matthewclark6848]

Xenomorph: Surprise Muthafucka!

[@EyeofKoruption]

Literally the worst thing to wake up to in space.

[@MostlyPonies1]

Sounds like someone had a case of the Mondays...

[@cakes1831]

Better than being used for breeding

[@snipermonke750]

Omg, the VAs, sounds, animation, colors… it’s beautiful!

[@alvarosanchezmartinez7050]

I love how all the spaceship structures and interiors are based on logical Space Engineers' game designs.

[@skinnybub5237]

Settle down

[@castlebound2010]

Watch the original movie from 1979 and discover the magical truth

[@xaaeon]

No he's right, the driller looks 100% exactly like the ones in Space Engineers', more so than any comparison can be made to the original movies. As for the rest of the ships or the interior I cant say the same. If anything at least the driller may be a reference.

[@Ledamit]

@@xaaeon That drill ship is 100% a typical space engineers design. The protruding arms, the cockpit etc.

[@chriss2031]

@@xaaeon Check the Engineering section once she gives the engage Thrusters and collision course command. Look closely what's standing around there. :P

[@Scorch052]

Man, Sara Secora really knocked it out of the park as Ashlin's VA. Did a great job channeling that inner Sigourney Weaver in sounding believably terrified, but still confident and capable.

[@visitante-pc5zc]

Aaaaaaaaaaa

[@datadavis]

@@visitante-pc5zc Bbbbbbbbb

[@yosil1718]

What the fuck hello scorch from arma???

[@Scorch052]

@@yosil1718 ya wat up

[@Dinoslay]

(pant) (pant) (pant) (pant)

[@-Raylight]

In Space, no one can hears you scream... Reminds me of the art of 90s anime. Simply beautiful

[@mwk1]

except... Dere's somfin' in da fookin' woo'ah! 😎

[@jasonsantos3037]

Aliens this time is war

[@izzye3833]

What the heck? Why am I just now seeing this?! This is so up my alley! Curse you, algorithm! (But also thank you for putting this in my feed.)

[@Ghost_Mast07]

This is so awesome it could even make Garfield say he loves Monday

[@burtonmoore996]

Ashley hates Mondays.

[@theTeleforce]

You know, I was just wondering if this was supposed to remind me of the "Monday" strips of classic Garfield. Hm...

[@grantpowell4135]

After watching this and trying to be in her shoes. I gotta say I hate Mondays now lol

[@jakefrost7404]

*_This animation is jaw-dropping. Voice acting and sound/music is good too._* *_When one guy and a few buddies, on their own time and dime (give or take a few donations), manage to create something fantastic like this, the Hollywood crowd really has no excuse._*

[@hariman7727]

The bar has been set so low that it's a tripping hazard in hell, but there the recent alien movie staffers are, limbo dancing with Satan. And Otaking is so far above the bar that it's not visible without a telescope.

[@Dude-zc6kz]

Actually no. Animation, body and facial acting is really low standard. Voice acting is great.

[@Dude-zc6kz]

..and i still think that its an great effort and Autor deserves applause.

[@DarthBiomech]

It _did_ take 6 years tho.

[@diamondq7s124]

This should be it's own show! Reminds me of the days with the 80-90s art work!

[@toegrit]

The alien is visible in the hallway before she sees it - it's transparent, the outline is visible. Nice touch! This was great, thank you!

[@albertwesker4266]

We got first blooper 🎉

[@toegrit]

@@albertwesker4266 Ah, good point. I was thinking it was intentional. Regardless, great film.

[@Hyptosis]

@@toegrit He probably had a layer enable he meant to have disabled, might not be too hard a fix but he'll likely have to wait for something to re-render, the re-edit, then re-upload. Good catch though, it kinda looked really cool once you pointed it out.

[@BraveFencer]

Or probably a bit of a homage to James Cameron Aliens the color blue is constant recurrence on most Cameron’s film

[@1ouismack983]

It could be a reference to Ridley Scott's directors cut of 'Alien', where you can see the alien hanging amongst the chains before it reveals and Brett is killed. Nonetheless, good find!

[@andresmarrero8666]

This is why you have internal security. Not being notified when you have contaminants on the ship is a really big deal.

[@hariman7727]

One of the implications is that Conrad caused this to happen, and was going to autopilot back with a cargo of Xenomorphs to a research station... or to a place the company that built him wanted to destroy.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Doesn’t really matter when the ships AI is programmed to put the Alien above the crew

[@kaligath6616]

In the alien universe they are basically doing this to freelance ships to go under the radar from government speculation because then weyland yutani can't be blamed as it looks like a freelancer got too careless and well in space it's so vast anything can happen.

[@iamthebatmanxiii3574]

Most people in the alien universe think they are alone in the universe. They didn't think they needed security.

[@hariman7727]

@@iamthebatmanxiii3574 and the privacy protocols are likely hiding that the ship's computer is programmed to bring Aliens back.

[@addyourall]

the influence of Ridley Scott and Aliens and Bladerunner to this day....amazing.

[@JesusLopez-un6mw]

And H. R. Giger for designing the alien. That was and still is a unique take on aliens. Always admire the artist from the very first movie.

[@Chris.in.taiwan]

Small mistake I noticed: at 8:45 the cargo hall gets depressurized. And the alien then continues into an air shaft that leads to the control room. Shouldn't the control room then also be depressurized?

[@folgoris]

​@@Chris.in.taiwan Maybe there are the automatic diaphragm doors like in alien isolation.

[@thepolandisreal6632]

This is by far the BEST fan animation I’ve ever seen in this damn app.

[@lordoz2578]

This is unironically the best Alien content to come out since Isolation. You did a great job OtaKing holy crap. Pudding nooooo 😭 rip my queen

[@SkyRied1]

Who's "pudding"?

[@steelrad6363]

Yes, I agree.

[@Mr_Respect.]

U should check the marvel alien comics They are actually great

[@JazzyBassy]

The Tabletop Roleplaying Game is also really good

[@StarlordStavanger]

This is a million times better than isolation bruh

[@Xeno1001]

When it panned over to reveal the Xenomorph, an unstoppable smile formed on my face. This was an absolute masterpiece and a brilliant representation of the perfect organism.

[@Chuck8541]

Yeah, the animation style is great...I don't follow his work closely, so I was quite disappointed to see a franchise I already know. I thought he was working on something original this whole time. It's really good tho.

[@AB-ln2py]

Pretty sure necromorphs would corrupt it no problems... just more flesh to be absorbed...

[@AFoxinSpace]

Very happy to have seen the progress and streams over the years. Congrats on the release!

[@connormacleod4922]

Hey Fred! Good to see you here!

[@pescando]

Hell yeah! All the cool animator people are here.

[@sniv14]

I clicked this thinking it was going to be something like an informational video about the horrors of space. This is way better than what I expected. Amazing work.

[@somenimrod326]

Lord if only more people emulated the 80s-90s style, this looks great!

[@JohnDavidRomo-es6rr]

@@somenimrod326 although if your in chyrosleep for a week you need a hot shower, or at least some socks

[@rosstee]

@@JohnDavidRomo-es6rr True. She's going to be pretty stinky by the time she's rescued, or even stinkier if she's not rescued.

[@JohnDavidRomo-es6rr]

@@rosstee Early space travel won't be fun or pretty, at present most astronauts in the states are military. Trained they are to breathe their own farts, drink recycled urine, and function professionally in isolation and under constant stress.

[@rosstee]

@@JohnDavidRomo-es6rr Yep, it's no picnic up there.

[@ArheIy]

I remember a tutorial on making the ship from the intro!!! God, the 90s anime style is so on-spot in spite of being made digitally. It's just amazing. You just forget that it's 3D from time to time. Yeah, there are imperfections, but that's all was made by 1 person + VAs and sound designers, after all...

[@Jedzelex]

I think its more inspired on 80s anime. That was the golden age of that type of anime (Macross, Robotech, Voltron, Space Adventure Cobra, Gundam and a very long etc.) This channel even posted a video on how to do this type of 80s inspired animation. Not saying that there isn't any 90s influence there, tho.

[@bagggers9796]

​@@Jedzelex Overall it's more 80's, but the character designs might lean more 90's with the larger eyes and pointed noses. They remind me of Yoshiaki Kawajiri's later work like Ninja Scroll. Although tbh there's not a huge difference between 80's and 90's anime aesthetic, lol.

[@hariman7727]

I can tell it's 3D from some of the motion early on... but MAN is the animation great, even with the flaws. I'll gladly compare this to Redline, because it's a labor of love and done excellently. >.> Also yeah, it leans a little more towards late '80s aesthetics, but does have some overlap with the '90s. No matter what, it's amazing and I think it could be used for classes on how to be efficient with characterization/plot, and how to make your tools work for you.

[@Doorhenge]

I couldnt tell it was 3d at all!

[@PikaPetey]

​@hariman7727 I believe it's 3D but also rotoscoped to give it the slight imperfections that is reminiscent of 1980s

[@GorTheMovieGod]

This was seriously amazing and EASILY the best thing with the Alien title since at least Alien Isolation. Fantastic work once again!

[@gaav888]

Way better than the movies 1997 - nowadays. Congrat 4 the creator.

[@fwra1234]

Pudding would be proud. 6 years of dedication, thanks for your work

[@Antidragon-nl7by]

Somehow, you managed to make the silence and slowness of the Xenomorph far more imposing than any roaring, sprinting monster could be. Like it needed only a bare minimum of effort to hunt and kill. It was patient and deliberate in a way no mere animal would be.

[@PurrsPlace]

As a lifelong Alien/Aliens fan, I applaud everyone involved in this - get the word out! This is the feeling of Alien/Aliens! =)

[@dag1984]

I love the detail of there being no sound when Ashlin and the Xenomorph are out in the space. It's stuff like this that really makes the whole thing more immersive and I love it.

[@scienceofficerash8791]

By company standards that was a most detailed example of the perfect organism. For that we can discuss the bonus situation.

[@paulforder591]

Ashley stood up for herself against insurmountable odds. This short film captures perfectly the the flavour of the 1979 movie, and 80s anime inspiration is apparent. With only 34 hours of oxygen left, will she be rescued? That's left open to the viewer. Mr. Johnson, thank you so much for posting this! 👩🏻‍🚀

[@davidscott9257]

A better female hero than hollywood has pumped out in 20 years. this is amazing work.

[@sophia_comicart]

Great way to be misogynistic and not at the same time. 😂

[@Slappy985]

See you guys in another 6 years for Alien: Tuesday. But seriously though, I loved this animation it was absolutely stunning to watch thanks for another banger OtaKing.

[@anonymousskunk]

Next actress will be british, so it’ll be Alien: Chewsday, Innit?

[@Slappy985]

@@anonymousskunk Lol

[@zx3215]

@@anonymousskunk 💀

[@jessicawilliams1093]

This literally felt like the next Alien Isolation game that we never got. It was THAT GOOD!

[@JohnBlatt71]

The end credit sounds, I believe, are the actual audio recordings of Saturn. Each planet has their own weird sound they make apparently. Very creepy and very well done!

[@UnsweetenedTeaBags]

I only listen to a little of it I don't like siting through credits but it reminded me of the "Little green men" recording I know its not that but Its a pretty cool addition.

[@ccapwell]

You are correct. It is the radio emissions between Saturn and Enceladus as recorded by the Cassini probe. It was converted to a sound file, sped up(it was originally almost 17 minutes long), and the frequency lowered slightly. kzbin.info/www/bejne/noirfXZ-q5mDn6s

[@x-treme_gamer]

The fact that this was animated by ONE person over the course of 6 years is astounding. I wish I could have that level of dedication

[@KIYOSEful]

英語が使えないので、日本語にてコメントさせていただきます。 このアニメ作品は、日本の80年代アニメーションを見事に再現している傑作だと思います。 私が少年期に観ていた数々の作品を思い出しました。 ありがとうございます。

[@godokhan3586]

나도 이 이야기를 하려고했는데 ㅋ

[@user-tw5jx7ft7p]

あまりのデキの良さに見入ってしまいました。ワンカット、ワンシーンの情報量が凄まじく多くて最後までいっき見です。宇宙空間では音がしない演出もいいですね。映画として観たいです😄

[@lofwyr5063]

>日本の80年代アニメーションを見事に再現している 違うwww　こんな男顔の女性、いねぇよw 背景?確かに 男性?まあな 活劇?はい 女?ねぇよw アシュリー の顔が バァン・ファーネル とメロウリンクの フュージョン ぽい 時々にバキの唇もある >傑作だと思います 確かにでも見た目はただの80s「ぽい」

[@user-ze3nc5wx2e]

うまく言えませんが、オタキングさん達の作品にはアニメーション作成に対する情熱や愛を感じます😉✨ 私もそんな風にアニメーションを作れたら嬉しいです。

[@yondayan1113]

日本の80年代アニメーション再現は勿論ですが、キャラの造形や血の描写などは80年後半〜90年代のOVAを思い出しました

[@Coyotecyb]

the sound design is genius - really has the feel of vaccuum

[@liamyohe7511]

The scene of the Xenomorph simply breathing is actually terrifying. Coupled with the slow pan of the camera focused on the Xenomorph's body after it's sudden appearance, the pale skin look on Ashlin's reaction as though the blood dried up in her face. Perfection... Ridley Scott would be proud

[@themaster408]

I had a window open with curtains waving. At one point the air pressure changed and the curtains hit the window and I jumped. If that doesn't show this was a well made horror story, I don't know what does. Excellent job!

[@leodesouza2855]

This 20 min short alone is WAY better than prometheus and covenant together.

[@OtaKing77077]

Thankyou!

[@marcfuchs6938]

Indeed, because it focuses on the relevant things and doesn't try to re-invent the wheel but in a jagged shape.

[@heredia.nico96]

nah

[@justinputzstuck2259]

I’ll have to agree with this statement. Beautifully done and well animated/scripted!!

[@gonzaloNMF]

A friend of mine is an amateur film critique, and he made me notice that though its anime like visuals, the direction frames and angles are those of live action cinema.

[@Phistandantilus]

this is probably the best thing to come out of the Alien franchise in the last 2 decades. fantastic work all around.

[@6inTruder]

Barring Isolation and the second ttrpg, yeah. Also, did you check to see that AvP was two decades back?

[@timo4826]

Alien Isolation was pretty great though

[@Phistandantilus]

@@6inTruder I did not, I just reckoned on my hazy memories... but if I consider AVP and look at an actual timeline, then this is the best thing to come out of the franchise in the last 3 decades. XD I know it doesn't sound like I'm a fan with the way I down some of the films, but i am... its just hard to like many of the directorial decisions made in well, everything after Aliens. one of the reasons I like this animation so much (other than the awesome 80's cell shaded look, cool ships, great background art, etc) is because it echoes the first film so much in theme and execution. EDIT: also, I haven't played many of the games... but I did enjoy Aliens: fireteam and the old AVP fps for PC...

[@HereticHydra]

@@6inTruder He's most likely referring to the movies. There's plenty of good Alien games, especially from the 90s & early 2000s. The movies though? Alien & Aliens were masterpieces, the rest were crap. Hopefully Romulus turns out good.

[@thecocktailian2091]

@@6inTruder I didn't realize they mad a second RPG> I loved the first, but I was a hardcore Leadings Edge guy. Living Steel was the best sci fi Gun RPG there will ever be. I also realize it was rules laden and technically driven which appeals to only a very small handful of nerds.

[@talon532]

Dude wakes up then automatically dies. Damn.

[@revanwalker]

I love that this randomly popped up on my timeline. Everything about this short film was amazing and breathtaking to take in !!!

[@danieln6700]

Same. Showed in recommended videos and hadn't seen channel before. Pretty cool

[@christendomempire5657]

Same here

[@dannyjingu]

The tension and suspense were expertly captured. My heart raced when Ashlin snuck away while the xenomorph was attacking the captain

[@TriTomMaximum]

This definitely could have been put on a DVD special feature or something. It's so in tune with the universe that it felt like an actual side story.

[@user-xu1id5wr2e]

This is an authentic alien fans’ treasure.

[@ShadowStoryteller]

This is what you get with time, dedication and loving both the artwork and the IP. Hollywood...has no excuse.

[@chaffXgrenade]

I'd hate Mondays too if they were like this. Fantastic work. ✨

[@xignited]

Yours aren’t?

[@crgrafix]

This should be a movie, with a millionaire budget. I haven´t seen anything so awesome in decades

[@SirMattz.]

This needs to be a whole show, i never knew Alien needed an anime until now.

[@animusvids]

Who need Rumulus when we have this? Outstanding short! (also Pudding was lovely)

[@Tsarisgreat]

LOL! I second THAT!!

[@CZJames20]

I´ll still take Romulus very gladly, thank you :)

[@pe8352]

@@CZJames20 Romulus bude zklamání, bohužel.

[@PikaPetey]

DAMN GOOD STUFF DUDE!! Masterclass in 1980s anime style

[@gromcomando]

You’ve now made the best animations for two of my favorite franchises.

[@CeireCarno]

Dude this is AWESOME, the amount of detail and time that went into making this is incredible

[@jonathanpolyakov175]

Drawing a Xenomorph is one thing. This has a satisfying 80's "Alien" feel to it. GREAT !

[@cyronader]

It truly amazes me that to this day there has never been an animated alien series and for that mater neither has there been a predator animated series too. Thank you for making this. really thank you! Maybe Disney executives will see the potential in licensing this franchise out to you and you get PAID an awesome amount of money for your hard work.

[@MatthewSmith-pv5pc]

They are making a show after the movie, which I’m actually excited for

[@thehatred94]

They wont because disney has clearly proven incapable of doing good things or making the right decisions. And that new movie in the making really doesn't look all that interesting

[@DarrellKillsnight]

They'll ruin it!

[@cd5sircoupe]

You're in luck. There's an old anime called C.A.T. that is basically the original Alien & The Thing combined. It's probably been twenty years since I've seen it, but I distinctly remember it being very Alien 1 inspired.

[@reggaetonjones1988]

Yeah, you're looking for the anime L.I.L.L.Y. Cat.

[@Badruborg]

4:09 The beauty of the background environments made me teary. This is a MASTERPIECE. This style needs to come back

[@synaesthesia2010]

I never realised how much I needed an Alien anime till now. If they can make a Terminator anime, they should use this as a basis and make an official series

[@Skanking-Corpse]

Damn dude! You did in 20 minutes what Hollywood hasn't been able to do in over 20 years, you are amazing! The art direction and animation is superb, the story is superb, the voice acting is superb. Someone needs to give you all the money to make more stuff like this.

[@Dan_Roland]

@@Skanking-Corpse Well I mean he did it in like 6 years. But if they got more than 1 person on animation then you’re def on to something

[@lobo2367]

Respect to source material: 11/10 Environment Art: 12/10 Xenomorph Art: 10/10 Narrative: 8/10 Character art: *Voice acting:

[@RetroDawn]

You disliked the character art that much?

[@doyreeh2696]

Caught my eyes then charcter pops in, it's Anime turned into cartoon network. Crap w/ pat on back culture. It ruined it all

[@squidikka]

Voice acting:

[@MrMassDeffect]

I don't hate it, (I guess I kinda do, I'm trying to be generous) but this is not 80s-90s anime. It's not even anime. Looks more like 00s cartoon network. It's one guy, so I'm not even going to comment on animation quality, it's just the style that doesn't sit right with me.

[@juangalton999]

Character Art what? You left it blank?

[@JohnSmith-uq1ty]

I literally said, 'Oh, sh!t' when the alien was revealed, just sitting in the hallway behind her. Great reveal.

[@danfer_greymuzzle]

OMG that single guy just understood the all alien world and gave us the perfect sequel. Give that guy an Oscar, a team and lot of money we want him to direct the next alien movie ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Brizilla-uz6mr]

Alien deserved an anime and this guy delivered it!!!! Who let him cook???

[@danielisntreal6190]

6:32 - 6:39 the way the perspective on this shot changes and the amount of work probably done on this shot is amazing

[@infinitesimotel]

Cell shaded 3d in Blender.

[@Cyynapse]

you have no idea the feeling i got when i saw that the first shot was from that tutorial you released YEARS ago. in a moment i realized just how much work this took. bravo man

[@Passivedart28]

Stuff like this is exactly why I'm more scared of a Xenomorph Drone rather than a Xenomorph Soldier

[@Dragonman1OOO]

Well yes. At lest the later doesn't turn your corpse into an egg! 😨

[@ivanvx]

Wow I was just thinking that without any weapons both would unalive me but the Soldier is more fun to fight in video games but the drone is terrifying, always.

[@grantpowell4135]

My skin was crawling after the first second of seeing the eggs Yikes

[@Dragonman1OOO]

@@giannilyanicks1718 Play Alien Isolation. Only the original first movie creature is in it. But multiple of it!

[@Dragonman1OOO]

@@giannilyanicks1718 Only in Alien Isolation. Only the original first movie creature is in it. But multiple of it!

[@Armaros1251]

I love how methodical you made the alien in it's movements. It just makes it that much more unsettling. Fantastic animation all around!

[@themisfitbrigade]

You can definitely see just how rough this digital animation is with trying to replicate old animation styles, but for one person to do this, it’s spectacular and feels so nostalgic yet new

[@hrothgarnogar]

Rough? I don't know man, it looks stylized but certainly not rough.

[@Barely_Edited]

⁠@@hrothgarnogar the animation is undoubtedly gorgeous - they might mean the slightly awkward movements of the character at times? I don’t know if that’s a roughness due to digital animation replicating old styles though. there’s not a lot to criticise here lol

[@drakonolus7922]

Ohhh Maaaan ..... This is a Master Piece, only 1 person animated this gorgeous piece of art. This is perfection !!!!! I can't believe only a bunch of folks could done this at this high level of hard work, while a Multimillionare Coorporation could not aford to do this, not even with this kind of quality. My mind it's blown away and my hat it's off. 👏👌

[@mrpixelator]

Saw the original in 1979 when I was 11.This is the best Alien story I've seen since. I'm totally serious. Right down to the Joseph Conrad reference. Amazed.

[@datoaster4991]

As someone who recently seen all Alien movies back to back I can say that you notice the quality of the films going down after the third one. But this is pure gold.

[@gonzaloNMF]

I got the AI is called Conrad due to the Polish-British writer, but is "Thanatos" a name related to any of his novels?

[@Maddog3060]

The whole thing is amazing. But I just want to point out how awesome it is that not only there is no sound during the scene with Ashlin in vacuum, other than her own breathing and subtle vibrations you would hear in such an environment. Not only is it a nice attention to detail, but shows that you can absolutely use such an environment to add suspense and unease to the viewer by the very lack of sound. Chef's kiss, excellent work sir, just mind-blowingly good.

[@BlackSun404]

That's what made 2001 Odyssey such a classic, too. "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."