PORT BY THE SEA [Animated Pilot]

[@portbythesea]

Thanks so much for all the kind words and support thus far! We hope to be able to make more some day, and share more stories like it! Any help sharing and mentioning to friends is deeply appreciated and will help us convince others it's worth making more of!

[@Nlby001]

It's really good! Really, really hope you're able to get the funding you need to make more episodes, 'cause this series really has a lot of potential, and I'd love to see more of it!

[@HakimiNor_]

This is one of the best indie animations I've seen, keep on the good work! 👍

[@stavkous4963]

Ye

[@Burak-ue5lp]

⁠​⁠@@Nlby001i agree it has potential

[@mr.vincent.4337]

I wish you all the best on this series and your future endeavors. Good Luck!🍀😊

[@taurusstudios5497]

"Life is full of dead ends. One day you'll run into your own..." That line hit harder than it should have

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

the bastard casually just said to a little child life is disappointing your gonna fuking die

[@tino768]

So? Just turn around and try another way...

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@tino768 spoken like a true action game protagonist

[@ItsDaJax]

Nah, it hit exactly like it was supposed to. Dude puts off Zims teacher vibes.

[@thefastboy6995]

It looks like a brawl stars trailer

[@akaLiiL]

"Introduction to the Snow" legitimately made me cry at the end, i used to hear it a lot and it brings me lots of good memories, caught me totally off guard.

[@REDbird5]

Yeah wasn’t expecting to hear that at the end

[@grimendstone]

I love miracle musical and it just feels so right it playing here!

[@jayarnold9098]

it was such an OH SHITTT moment and makes me so exited for what this could be

[@screm5514]

Joe Hawley jumpscare

[@sarahgrimheart3778]

Finally Miracle Music / Tally hall gets recognized ..

[@CartoonUniverse]

Lord have Mercy I need to make a lore video. Why is indie animation so much better than mainstream, why isn't mainstream making this?

[@hopebobope]

indie animation is so beautiful, i can feel the passion in every single one of independent their works even if its not up to "industry standard" I hope to make my own someday !❤️

[@CynthiaMcG]

Going back to your lore video. Wanted to see this first, and I'm so happy that I did.

[@dracothewarrior4316]

because mainstream only cares about making money

[@Froshadow]

Didn't expect see you here

[@X-SPONGED]

Because indie is fueled by passion Mainstream is fueled by cold hard cash You don't do indie to make a profit, you do it because you want to

[@a_random_W]

This pilot ganuinely really good. This has the quality of a CN or disney chanel show. Heck it has an even higher quality than that

[@dremcrak5647]

A mystery-focused show with calming port city aesthetics, likeable and well defined characters, a mythology that is interesting but doesn't feel shoehorned and beautifully sung and composed classical music? Yeah, I'd watch the crap out of this.

[@geurworx8164]

don't tell him about Hawaii Part 2

[@Fire-Lord-Azula]

Consider hilda maybe, it's a perfect vibe show

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

This is the most generic formulaic uninspired garbage I've ever watched. There was no personality in any of this. Maybe if it was a graduate thesis project or whatever, sure, it would be passable. But as a pilot for a new show? Absolutely not.

[@mendyv.a.]

You will not believe what im about to tell you… google hawaii part two

[@hero-bo7qc]

​@@Moe_Posting_Chadyou gonna say the same thing under every comment?

[@EscapeReality123]

Seeing how many indie cartoons started appearing on youtube in the last few years really warms my heart. Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss, Lackadaisy, TheAmazingDigitalCircus, Underverse, Ramshackle, TheEarthGuy, Godspeed, Atlas and the Stars, and now THIS! I'm telling you guys right now, this is the future of the shows, artists deserve to have their creative freedom, and indie projects are a key to that. I'm already invested in the plot, keep it up! EDIT: Okay, so many people replied and mentioned even more indie series, so here is an update to the list: Murder Drones (Can't believe I forgot that one), Monkey Wrench, Epithed Erased, Fox in Space, Onegezlling, Mechwest, Eddsword (thats like the OG indie animation!), Far Fetched, Satina, Scattershot (but we only have a thesis film), Sublo and Tangy Mustard, Hugo's Mind Palace, Robots moons and raccoons (This one definitely needs to blow up more), Horizonauts, Heathens, Dungeon Flippers, Cosmic Travelers, Punch Punch forever, Spice Frontier, Cliffside, Long Gone Gulch, Sam Hex and The End of Magic, House on the outlands, Pain Girl, aaaaand Catching Up!

[@kandi-pops863]

And monkey wrench!

[@simoneval2619]

And Murder Drone. And Epithet Erased.

[@deficit06]

Yeah, Hazbin Hotel success has actually inspired a TON of different people to try their luck in doing their own shows! I wonder how many of them will manage to go farther than the pilot.... This one thoug, i think it has potential and I totally see it going in Cartoon Network and stuff!

[@flubbcat]

And mueder deones

[@austinmorrison6953]

@@simoneval2619MetaRunner

[@k41en]

At first it was just "it's cute, I like it" but then MIRACLE MUSICAL!!?!?!? DREAM SWEET IN SEA MAJOR!?!?!? Like c'mon man, I love this.

[@amazingpurplegirl0903]

Introduction to the Snow

[@scrolldragon205]

I literally started crying when Dream Sweet in Sea Major started playing. The animation is so beautiful! It brings me back to when I was a kid watching Gravity Falls. I like the little bits of mystery, the youthful adventures, the overarching story... I would've loved this as a kid! And I for sure love it now!!

[@WhyDidYouWantToReadThis]

TALLY HALL IN A CARTOON!!!!??

[@chabslopez]

Wait I think it’s the song, Introduction to the Snow. Song from the same album and very similar beginnings but different song but can’t believe they actually added that song one of my favorite albums ❤

[@maddenhal3764]

Hate to be that guy, but it's "introduction the the show", they use the same notes.

[@IHateCookiess]

SAMEEEE!!!

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

Obh

[@Xzylo_Qe]

MY JAW ABSOLUTELY DROPPED WHEN DREAM SWEET IN SEA MAJOR STARTED PLAYING OMG

[@Ditto13248]

I think that was introduction to snow

[@RandomPuddles]

SAME

[@Xzylo_Qe]

@@Ditto13248I'm a HUGE Hawaii pt II fan, along with just tally hall in general Its dream sweet, the ending song to the album (Was my favorite song for a while too) You can look it up too if you don't believe me 😓

[@rguy-real]

same lmao

[@broskydoodle6697]

SAME BRO SAME OMG (Introduction to the Snow but they're super similar songs so who cares lol)

[@moredakrdakr5503]

With this, lackadaisy, god speed, glitch production's and their animated series's, and all the other animations on KZbin, we are entering a golden age of KZbin shows and animations

[@CamillaBoston]

Fr!! So grateful to see so many creators get a chance to share their work- Monkey Wrench is another wonderful indie production that deserves love!

[@polkidotsock]

Atlas and the Stars is also a super awesome animated pilot

[@Imaginary_One]

Load Aim Burn is another one I haven’t seen enough people talk about!

[@olivercosmicwolf756]

Yup and it was all thanks to hazbin hotel

[@andrewcavallo1877]

Ramshackle, Satina and Cliffside too

[@xian_hawk4689]

THE WAY MY JAW DROPPED WHEN IT STARTED PLAYING DREAM SWEET IN SEA MAJOR I LOVE THIS SO MUCH I CANT WAIT!

[@cooIskeleton94]

Not dream sweet in sea major.

[@idiotwithacompruter7476]

Same, I immediately gasped because I listen to it somewhat often

[@BrumbObjects]

The amount of comments I see saying Dream Sweet instead of Intro s hikarious honestly

[@animabreno7684]

I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE SONG BEFORE THE CREDITS OH MY i need more of these two 😭

[@Ready_Yeet]

TALLY HALL REFERENCE SPOTTED

[@thespiciestavocado5910]

@@Ready_YeetTALLY HALL USED IN AWESOME ANIMATION NOWAY

[@obnox1ous_3fe420]

Hey two

[@swiftysmores]

I LOVE TALLY HALL / MIRACLE MUSICAL

[@thelessercat]

HAWAII PART II SUPREMACY

[@matthewgeorge9051]

"This is merely a fable though and surely has no bearing on the events to follow..." Genius line

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

reminds me of the video game AIKODE where one its teasers goes on about how its not a fiction its totally real lol

[@frownyclowny6955]

Hawaii: Part II is a BOLD CHOICE FOR AN END SONG! What a brilliant, cute, and intriguing little pilot! I hope this goes somewhere

[@M00N_IS_STLL_H3R3]

at this rate, i'm never gonna run out of amazing shows to watch

[@IHaveBeesInMyEars]

"Umi" is Japanese for "Sea" (Spelled like "うみ") so the two characters are literally named "Port and Sea" I really liked the pilot! It's very fun and enjoyable! I'm excited to see where this goes!

[@spinngamingz5770]

Cool

[@objectwebber]

i think that was intended

[@IHaveBeesInMyEars]

@@objectwebber I'm sure it was! I just figured some people might not know so I figured I'd mention it!

[@SlyHikari03]

That’s so cool. It’s a cute name too.

[@Mr._Pancakes]

I recognized that from Magic Knight Rayearth. The characters names are correlated to their powers, so hearing it here made me happy.

[@flyignpig]

If this was a normal first episode I would complain about the pacing, but as a pilot it sets up the theme and feel for an eventual show. The animation was also super cute and really fluid in some parts. I can tell this was ambitious and I wish the show and everyone who work on it the best of luck.

[@runajain5773]

Yeh pacing little bit problem but the whole video is great I think after pilot they fix the problem of pacing

[@AtelierOfWeebs]

It could use some work, the characters look nice, but the episode fails to tell us who are we exactly getting to meet here, who are they, what is their relation, what is this world, why are we here. A pilot has the job of telling the audience why we should stick and watch it. Overall it was nice, the animation and the acting were good, I don't think it was a bad work, just a little tweaks here and there

[@superkubus-nk8lb]

​@@AtelierOfWeebsyeah, exactly, it kinda feels bad to talk about problems of independent animation, but it really felt like there is some tweaking needed, mostly in character and pacing departments. The exposition dump at the start sound cool in concept, but i would prefere for it to be told by some character (maybe main girl's caretaker telling her the legend, and then we cut to her searching for the moon shard or smth) it would be cliché but at least we would see what our characters' motivation is, since now is like they are just walking around idly doing some sidequests

[@zubrondzo48]

The voice acting feels a little bit off too

[@runajain5773]

@@superkubus-nk8lb yeh I did notice some indie animated show has pacing problem due to less budget they does not express character and environment due to lack of budget if look at cartoon network disney show they have no pacing problem because they does not concern about budget company giving them money

[@Seanmnnn4410]

We truly are in a golden age of independent animation. I hope to see more of this!

[@JDawgslim]

True

[@LUCAS420BLZ]

I hope it has an actual good story and not a deranged Fanbase

[@screm5514]

​​@@LUCAS420BLZ"deranged fanbase" comes naturally with scale Its best to adapt to the inevitable than trying to prevent it

[@Medlair]

​@@LUCAS420BLZbut do you know at least one thing that hasn't a bad part of the fanbase? In the end being a fan is not part of someone's personality, there are many personalities who also happen to like a common thing, and so some of the misinterpret it

[@sunflowerfoxs]

you close to that boys last name😂

[@lilystarling123]

"i can't believe you're arguing about physics and you barely even passed math" lmfaooo the background convos in indie animation are always so funnyyyy

[@Lizzysinyourhouse]

TIMESTAMP PLEASE? :D

[@Timeworks1]

@@Lizzysinyourhouse 7:25 Umi says it

[@Lizzysinyourhouse]

TYANK YOU!!​@@Timeworks1

[@JaiyanNaveed]

12:14 "Sorry to waste the time you have left" Such a good line man! Perfectly portrays the graveskeeper's nihilistic personality.

[@marocat4749]

Life is full of dead ends XD

[@zealouschristian2428]

I’m unsure whether all the characters just have a lot of character or if he specifically is going to be important.

[@axe-tq2wn]

Yup

[@dreamycream7173]

I wish all the success to the show. The world needs more indie animated shows to thrive!

[@scarletweb2106]

Yeah me too

[@Uzilover101_]

​@@scarletweb2106hey I think I saw you from some where?

[@anormalguy9320]

It does make me a little sad when people say "Support indie animation" and they only bring up Vivziepop and The Amazing Digital Circus

[@Tobiazinth]

​@@anormalguy9320 Well thats because helluva boss (or hazbin hotel) and amazing digital circus litteraly the most popular indie shows in history.

[@mitskistears]

​@@anormalguy9320 monkey wrench and murder drones isnt getting much attention too

[@thegeneral5196]

Even though the dialogue felt off, along with some parts of the plot, I can see this being a really good show. The ideas are there, the character designs look pretty good, voice acting’s decent enough too. Overall I’m excited to see where this goes!

[@george_MF_washington]

Glad I found a real comment like this. Didn’t want to be rude but the storytelling was meh. Really great art and animation

[@Thing_of_somes]

@@george_MF_washington Its just the pilot so the storytelling might pick up

[@george_MF_washington]

@@Thing_of_somes true. But it was written like a Disney Jr kids show. And the Steven universe kids sounded like he was in one too.

[@LUCAS420BLZ]

​​@@george_MF_washingtonnot enough world setting up or telling us who the characters are and seems like it's trying to aim at being cuphead, flapjack with satire but mickey mouse clubhouse with dialog Also a lot of silence

[@george_MF_washington]

@@LUCAS420BLZ that’s a good way to put it. Definitely didn’t tell us who these characters are at all.

[@a_random_W]

That miracle musical song at the end was unexpected. I'm really happy that more people knows about them

[@12JoHook]

It’s like Luca, Steven Universe, and Over the Garden Wall put together. Love it 💜

[@AceNotAnAttorney]

For real, it's giving me major Hilda energy too

[@CherryArgus]

YOU'RE SO RIGHT! I love all of those so I can't wait!

[@bradcshs33]

Stop comparing people

[@omegalunatic8115]

Someone sold their soul for this. Commented before watching XD. Now lemme watch.

[@AceNotAnAttorney]

@@bradcshs33 this is like a massive compliment, what are you going on about?

[@MSMPokeGamer]

WOW! I’m enthralled by your universe and am left craving for more. So many unique characters and creative world building. LOVE IT

[@forrestgacha]

MPG???? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE??

[@MarioMoss69]

Congrats on 1,000,000 subscribers

[@American_TrashcanNSH]

Well, I never expected you here MPG.

[@LtheG-v5j]

YOOOO MPG

[@Spectral644]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!??

[@karlldraws]

i like how this didnt rely on excessive violence or dark themes, and instead focussed on actually good storytelling.

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

What story telling? A scene happened and then another scene happened? Can you name three things that you remember about this 17 minute animation now two weeks later?

[@cocoa1019]

@@Moe_Posting_Chad”A scene happened and then another scene happened” I think that’s how shows work, dude.

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

@@cocoa1019 I think your media literacy is not befitting that of an adult. Describe the plot without re-watching the pilot.

[@sky-trevishere9638]

I feel like dark themes, excessive violence and good storytelling can happen together. The issue is that a lot of people don’t know how to blend it together, even so, you’re right on the fact that this pilot is incredible with the story telling and the way it lead you through the events. It’s a fun time all around and I honestly can’t wait for more.

[@sky-trevishere9638]

@@Moe_Posting_Chada scene happened and then another scene happened. So… like any show in existence?

[@DensenbyoOFFC]

How did this not become the next most popular indie cartoon yet? It's literally so good I'm obsessed 😭

[@McFrogG]

15:58 when i tell you i started SCREAMING. OMG REALLY COOL INDIE ANIMATION AND MIRACLE MUSICAL??????? MY JAW DROPPED MAN

[@_iamsam]

FR I LOVE MIRACLE MUSICAL 😭😭😭😭

[@mintykiwi]

@@_iamsam FRRRRRRR

[@Retsiger]

OH MY GOD I LOOOVEE MIRACLE MEUICAL

[@danieldutra1649]

What's the name of the music?

[@McFrogG]

@@danieldutra1649 the name of the song played at the end was Introduction to the Snow by miracle musical ^^

[@nneykobar_hali]

"No snacks in the next town" line is such a good exposition. I like it a lot. Tells so much about their relationship , his role , her role , the way they live , the good stuff. +how easealy they take destroyed boat too. It is such a good exposition.

[@salmascreativitypen4489]

Do you mean it shows Port and Umi’s sibling like relationship?

[@braydenleaderofthetirkins1143]

Eh, I think you’re reading too much into it

[@muntu1221]

That's not what exposition is lol

[@ppokll8524]

is that from midnight crew homestuck intro?

[@st4r_eats_molten_plastic]

MIRACLE MUSICAL AT THE END AUGFFFHHHHH THATS LIKE MY FAVORITE ALBUM EVERRRR fr the animation is GORGEOUS and I ADOREEEE the vibes!!!!

[@yeetandyum3709]

IT WAS SO EPIC I LOVE THIS SERIES ALREADY AHHHHHH

[@jersey5215]

IM SO GLAD IM NOT THE ONKY ONE FREAKUNG OUT ABOUT THAT EHHEHEHEHEHE

[@bonawonda]

glad there's other people watching this who also know miracle musical !! I also freaked out when i heard it lol

[@yt_paperHANk]

Now I’m addicted to *watching indie animation pilots*

[@KeKe-bv8qv]

I turned on captions specifically to see if there were any for the sign language. Glad to see there is

[@complex2live]

Thank you for saying this. That is great level to detail. I have high hopes for this project

[@SharpDoorCorner]

@@complex2live 6:00 as a keyboardist I am dead💀💀

[@sarah.s.flanagan]

1:53 made me laugh *giant creature emerges right next to the boat in full view* Port *squints* "There! I think I see it!"

[@LopsideMakes]

I think he was looking for the moon shard, not the monster.

[@meapyboy12345]

@@LopsideMakes oh that makes a lot more sense

[@Wigglewompwomp]

I thought that first too 😂

[@swoozie]

Animation is v clean. Keep it up!

[@TheSunkenShipWreck]

What did you do with the time you saved by writing v Instead of very🕳️

[@TheeArtSmith]

I think its by habit of shortening You to U so they wrote v out of habit. Only way that would make sense @@TheSunkenShipWreck

[@KlearChristal]

@@TheSunkenShipWreckhave +1 millisecond of life to spend elsewhere :)

[@ThisIsWizardsHandle]

this seems rly unique and innovative. love the art style, and the sound effects and having a lot of the music integrated into the actual world with like the record players and piano and stuff really makes it more atmospheric and immerses you into the world

[@chomy13]

this cartoon has an undescribable beauty to it. it's... comfortable, it's nostalgic for some reason, it feels like you've been there before, it feels like you've heard about it, and i think it's... very human. i wholeheartedly love it, and i can see how much effort was put into it, and it's just very special. good job for making this a thing, and most importantly, thank you for sharing it with us

[@raptorsedge6866]

The design is very human.

[@SpyMC-vo8gi]

It reminds me of Steven Universe a little bit

[@Peppar_Mimadarr_RTX_on]

​@@SpyMC-vo8giThe style looks alot like Craig of the Creek

[@mistermonstr699]

Meets over the garden wall

[@mestevee7]

This bout to be lit

[@Mod1]

Wut

[@alial3437]

I think you meant *"boat* to be lit".

[@mayowhishes]

yeeeeee

[@iiiunixo]

It is lit 🔥

[@0dayswithoutincident934]

Real

[@NovaShrugs]

I loved the inclusion of sign language! I'm trying to learn it as someone with auditory processing issues, some degree of selective mutism and a hard of hearing mother and seeing it used made me real happy.

[@narcosis1507]

why are deaf people always portrayed as mute? I've seen multiple people who were deaf from birth who can talk

[@TomaElliott]

same

[@TomaElliott]

thats because of speech therapy, seeing how this is a small town she probably got no help with speech so they didnt talk. @@narcosis1507

[@afellowpotato]

​@narcosis1507 Because it is hard for deaf people to learn to speak if they can't hear their own voice. It's possible, but very challenging.

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

That inclusion is how you know this is woke trash. I can see the check boxes being ticked as the pilot aired. And it wouldn't be so bad if it weren't so insultingly bland. I've seen this all done before and better. There was nothing to hook me in. Dialogue is bland. Lore dump exposition is awful. Setting is generic horror on da sea totally not cuthulu mythos at home. And the protagonists are literally not interesting, completely smooth no edge no nothing. I swear to god I've already seen this episode done in another cartoon already. Give me something, anything to remember this as unique. People's taste in art has fallen into the fucking gutter. Why is it every show now needs to be this bland appeals to everyone made for nobody sludge? Being corporate goo of a show is not an aspirational goal. It is a failure of creativity, which is exactly what this pilot succeeded in becoming.

[@mitskistears]

I love the silly crab just doing its own things

[@mitskistears]

THE SIGN LANGUAGE TOO??? AWW

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

the grump on top of the child

[@mitskistears]

​@@senritsujumpsuit6021 _the very lovable grump_

[@Q-Gamez]

It's just a silly lil guy

[@kittygardenva2741]

The climax and ending were wholesome and a great subversion of the roles Port and Umi had up until that point. The whole crew should be proud of such a magnificent pilot!

[@gameboysp100]

I was not prepared to hear the Midnight Crew. That’s a nostalgia bomb. Great choice of music

[@sydneyskousen2030]

Love how Port and Jolly were totally prepared to leave the old lady to her “murdering” until it affected their quest 😂

[@chillychivy435]

The Animation and storytelling in this pilot was amazing you and the team should be incredibly proud of yourselfs for a project like this. I hope this turns into a series

[@angelinvasormx2088]

What the hell are you doing out here, Fred? 😂

[@admiral_m_10k35]

from the first second this entire pilot held my attention holy HECK The fable, the characters AND their designs, the writing, the tone, and exposition ahhh it's BEYOND AMAZING

[@Bolero451]

16:14 miracle musical jumpscare

[@moon_light7290]

IT MADE ME SO HAPPY

[@vilnyx9437]

Ikr? I was so shocked

[@duolingoowl920]

ikr??? shocked me

[@BritishBloke100]

Aloooooooooooone…

[@bingbongUfat]

Tally Hall reference

[@emduquemack7514]

the character designs are SO beautiful this has so much quality and the world is SO nice!!!

[@amandawood1348]

Finally, something that doesn't rely on a sassy character - super refreshing.

[@theprecipiceofreason]

The boy is a sassy character. He wsas full of sass. He sassed. I think you are saying one thing while thinking of another.

[@dolphin1418]

@@theprecipiceofreasona character that’s only role is to be sassy is bad, the boy was more just dumb for plots sake

[@Deinowharf]

@@dolphin1418I’d say he was just naive is all.

[@Mr_Buggg]

Umi was pretty sassy throughout the whole thing

[@louisenichols6825]

It has sassy character(s), it just doesn't assume that alone will carry it. The writing has more to it than "sassy cool character does sassy cool things"

[@_acis_arts_]

i love how youtube has been suggesting me all these smaller animated indie pilots, love supporting the smaller artists!!!

[@Chaztelchannel]

Old gods, shattered moon and a mysterious character voiced by Shannon McCormick? Can't help but notice the RWBY parallels and I'm loving it

[@foxu3478]

Like fr there is no way he Isn't related to it all at a deeper level

[@CDour]

I recognized Shannon McCormick and Elizabeth Maxwell's voices immediately! I hope to see more from this animation team 🙏

[@wilmerventura7886]

I might be wrong but I believe he created Nomad of Nowhere over at Rooster Teeth, or at least sold the idea to them

[@zavtparticles]

@ventura7886 i mean, he's been Washington for 15 years

[@wilmerventura7886]

@@zavtparticles I meant the channel owner, should of been more specific

[@AthenaPOfficial]

INCREDIBLE WORK!!!!! Can’t wait to learn more about the titans, the moon and also can I just say…. The SONGS AT THE END ALSO BLEW ME AWAY!

[@a-s-greig]

Yo. Plug this one. Bring the rest of the Buttlovers over here.

[@justaspiral13]

Athena P: on the patrol for cartoon lore

[@grepe_vine]

I love this so much!! It's giving "over the garden wall" vibes, especially at the end. I hope it'll become famous because this is wholesome.

[@paulydearest1698]

I got the same vibe too!

[@crunchylettuce5446]

"Introduction to snow" just popping out of nowhere scared the hell out of me lol. One of the last things I'd have expected in Indie animation, just Miracle Musical happening

[@Skyanonn]

Oh wow. Ive only recently gotten into indie animation, this is fantastic. I hope you make more with these characters!

[@Carcosan]

I HAD AN ACTUAL HEART ATTACK WHEN I HEARD INTRODUCTION TO THE SNOW ITS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS. I WANNA SEE THIS FULL THING SO BADDDDD.

[@ionizedgamers8067]

Bro fucking saaaaame! I’m so happy it’s being used omfg

[@nadie887]

get help

[@Phebsterz]

@@nadie887 hush

[@louisenichols6825]

11:18 the smile is a really good detail- it adds the sense of Umi being proud of Ports' persistence (Umi says it later anyway, but the little details are what makes the "hey I'm proud of you" mini speech have value.) idk maybe I'm looking to deep😅

[@TreeClimberWoF]

This Animated Pilot has to be the best Island-Beachy Pilot I’ve seen far by most. The background details, the colors, and the characters themselves are absolutely AMAZING, Well done! I hope to have more people see this, because this is quite underrated!

[@al3seeri073]

Came here from glitchX, u guys ROCK! The episode was amazing and the plot is extremely compelling. U got me hooked!

[@Kai_Xero]

It’s cool to see the creator of Nomad of Nowhere newest animation pilot. I love this animated pilot.

[@Scruffi]

Aahh, I felt a strong Nomad of Nowhere energy in this and that explains it!

[@marenrisu9711]

good thing he got away from Roosterteeth and can start on his own. Back in the days I was so afraid they broke his love for animation :C

[@Kai_Xero]

@@marenrisu9711 bro RT screwed him over. I’m glad the he left the company to make something new.

[@SkySpiral7_Lets_play]

I love how "show don't tell" this is with how it implies that the kids broke the moon and foreshadows that "ankle" is the titan. Umi (海) is Japanese for "sea" so the name of the show is referring to the 2 characters. 18:13 Japanese text are the English words "miracle musical" transliterated. I also really appreciate the "hard of hearing" type subtitles. My hearing isn't that bad (but it also isn't the best).

[@stefperb9531]

I might be dumb, but how is it implied that the kids broke the moon? And how is Ankle implied to be the Ocean titan?

[@SkySpiral7_Lets_play]

@@stefperb9531 1:02 the kids are shown in a picture of the moon breaking 5:49 kids look suddenly guilty when "the shatter" is mentioned 11:05 "we owe it to these people to help after what we did" Not explicitly stated but it does make sense that they somehow caused it. It would explain why the kids are collecting the shards and somehow have a moon shard compass. 12:08 Ankle "knows everything about Bonnie" (which turns out to be moon shard related) and he's briefly shown to have suspicious tassels and a magical/evil sounding voice. We never actually see ankle (except his hair) but his form (especially the tassels) is similar to the 4th titan (Tiamat) shown at 0:21 His entire graveyard scene and 16:26 gives off the impression that he's much more powerful than he's letting on

[@somejellyfish]

just letting you know “ミュジカル” is “musical” as opposed to “music” :)

[@SkySpiral7_Lets_play]

@@somejellyfish ah good catch: I missed a letter. Editted.

[@spitfyre8688]

I heard the midnight crew song in the background at 3:30 and instantly like hearing a sleeper agent activation code paused the video and audibly said the words "You're a fucking homestuck" and then continued to watch the video like nothing happened. I see you.

[@burgundybl00d]

i was hoping to find someone in the comments who knew the song from homestuck- as soon as it started playing i, who was laid down, cartoonishly fumbled my phone straight on to my face in staggered recognition

[@fishlordusername891]

Real

[@Kairukurumi]

SAME

[@azealot-aka-azz]

Same here. The whiplash of going from wholly original content to Homestuck reference is crazy.

[@fishlordusername891]

@@azealot-aka-azz is there a rare chance of convergent evolution here? Like I always thought the song existed before Homestuck.

[@RoseGoldPhotography]

Introduction to the show was definitely an unexpected pleasant surprise!!

[@Loveybuggi]

Indie animations being this successful has filled me with so much pure joy. It’s the best time now than ever to share pilots on KZbin and I am so happy to see it

[@Loveybuggi]

The sheer talent and creativity man, so great

[@shrimph0]

INTRODUCTION TO THE SNOW MENTIONED!!!!!!!!! But seriously WHAT an amazing pilot!! This scratches every part of my fantasy-ocean setting- brain and I'm SOOO excited to see what comes of iT AUGH!!! The team of people who worked on this deserve all the praise and more

[@sevvy5]

This is a fantastic Pilot! Also, never thought id hear "Im a member of the midnight crew" since Homestuck.

[@minkhe]

Same

[@imphie]

I thought I was seeing things until this comment lmao

[@oliviab4079]

I can’t believe I waited as long as I did to watch this hot damn this is so immaculately made!The animation, the backgrounds, the story, the writing, voice acting, editing, everything, it’s all top notch! There are so many indie pilots on KZbin it’s too easy for things to fly under the radar and holy smokes it’s so unfortunate I haven’t seen this talked about more, you could have told me this was an official pilot to a mainstream animated series and I would have believed you. The quality is just amazing on all fronts! Like I said, there’s a lot of indie animation on KZbin these days but only a handful actually scratch that good/intriguing story itch like this one just did for me. I’m gonna be supporting any way I can because I *need* to see where this goes-Incredible job!

[@N1ghtScout]

Bro, this better get more episodes. Top tier indie animation 🙏🏻✨

[@moltenlava9816]

They better make Umi x Port canon as well

[@obnox1ous_3fe420]

@@moltenlava9816 pls no

[@wwandmitski]

​@@moltenlava9816nope weirdo

[@pumbhax]

@@moltenlava9816 Port looks much younger and way less mature than Umi. Their dynamic as friends is far better, honestly.

[@daequanhendricks3406]

16:03 this truly put a smile on my face

[@jdnart]

Im so glad indie animation is finally getting a chance, there's so much amazing indie projects and now this is one of them!

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

Be real man. There are a lot of amazing indie projects, but if I had a gun to my head, this is without a doubt the one least deserving of further development. Nothing to do with style or personal enjoyment. Its just formulaic garbage, its uninspired, I honestly couldn't summarize the plot it just left no impression in my mind.

[@jdnart]

@@Moe_Posting_Chad valid option, but I'm taking about indie animation as a whole. Also I'm not a guy lol

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

Oh no wonder you like this trash.

[@unfinishedart7797]

Instant S tier because you used miracle musical at the end, I love them

[@rexhex3700]

My jaw dropped when I heard Hawaii Part: 2 start playing, inspired choice! This may only be a pilot but I'm already enthralled by the world that has been crafted, the charming characters within, and the storybook epic story unfolding. Hope the best for this team behind this.

[@thespiciestavocado5910]

TALLY HALL REFERENCE NO WAY

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

What fucking world building? A exposition dump that said dere waz sum godz and one was a bad boy and got locked away but then we needed conflict so da bad boy broke out? Gee. I haven't heard that one at least a dozen times before. What is unique about this story?

[@blurbysir]

@@Moe_Posting_Chad Good job liking your own comment. L

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

@@blurbysir I will always like my own comment. Because it makes people like you angry! Hehe.

[@oligb1469]

That intro with the type writer exposition just made me think of Porco Rosso so that's already a win! The animation is stunning particularly the waves I could stare at them for hours on loop. Great characters both main and background in term of looks and personality. The design of the settings of each location looks well loved. Ankle is an amazing tease of a character. DISM; that song fills me with so much dread, but here dream sweet in sea major actually feels nice, welcoming even And that ending song is FANTASTIC! It's so melodic and sweet. The end credit slides too are a welcome sight. Hope we see more of this beautifully curated world! I'm hooked!

[@the_dexman]

have you listened to the entirety of Hawaii part ii? It's not dream sweet playing in the end, it's the first song, Introduction to the Snow. It's much slower and more contemplative as opposed to Dream Sweet's quick and foreboding introduction, which is probably why it feels welcoming. It's the opening song after all.

[@oligb1469]

@@the_dexman It really is something ya gotta admit!

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

I'm convinced you are not a human being. This has got to be some kind of positive shill campaign paid to promote the project and give a pretense that there is audience appeal. How much do your services cost?

[@oligb1469]

@@Moe_Posting_Chad Nah I'm a marine biology student who really like nautical settings. Money would be nice tho

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

Confirmed to be a bot campaign. Wonder how much it costs to buy that service.

[@porchcatproductions9931]

This is my cat’s favorite show. She climbs up in front of the tv every time I turn it on and just watches. We can’t wait to see more!

[@Charliespaperdragons-que3r]

I never thought that someone would use miracle music. It plays in great though. Keep up the great work and I would love to see more!

[@PootisMayo]

I finally got a chance to watch the pilot of Port By The Sea, and I must say it was very well written and animated. It’s very inspiring to me, and out of all the voice roles, I loved Elizabeth Maxwell as Umi the most because of her serious personality. I can see this shaping up to be something bigger in the future! Fantastic work, Georden Whitman!

[@animated_squid]

This is honestly cartoon network style animation. It's done so well. The style, the characters the story. I can't wait to see more

[@Cubeytheawesome]

This is calarts done the right way. Also I got infinity train vibes for some odd reason. Must be the music.

[@SharpDoorCorner]

I got steven universe vibs with the lighthouse and beach however those vibs diminished at later scenes

[@kudamwari7388]

This design has great potencial, I just imagine how it would engage has a lot to unravel and best of all, it focuses on THE *OCEAN* I have high hopes for this work, even if it takes a while to have a season.

[@KixyIs2Kool]

This was so amazing I really hope this becomes a series!!

[@techny3000]

Ok I'm hooked:) (I really, *REALLY* hope this becomes a full show. I'm just so freaking interested in this world you've created)

[@aquieanati]

I know everyone it's talking about it but i truly felt some Introduction To The Snow vibes while watching it and hearing it playing at the end get me so "😭❤️" The animation it's awesome, the character designs are beautiful, and the foreshadowing at the end made me very excited! I can't wait to see what's coming next!! ✨⭐

[@Medlair]

I love the way the plot is introduced as if somebody was typing and documenting it, but also love the ending with that calm serene tone(and with a Miracle Music song). It looks like it uses a classic style at first but it has its own distinct stuff, it's just the beginning and the feeling that this is not a classic adventure of the day type of cartoon is already there

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

Why do you want more bland garbage? There is already tons of terrible formulaic nonsense. Are you a human being?

[@mcbudderminer3114]

Animated pilots on YT might be my favorite genre of media

[@ProclaimingProductions]

This is so good. The writing, the voice acting, the animation MY GOODNESS THE ANIMATION! Also the use of Introduction to the Snow was such a nice touch

[@maxparkhouse6850]

This is giving some serious Hilda comfort adventure show vibes can’t wait to follow along

[@canthatcant]

midnight crew and introduction to the snow were definitely pleasant surprises!

[@MolkDaCat0092]

URGH THIS IS SO GOOD OMG. AND MIRACLE MUSICAL AT THE END WAS A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE. ALSO THE END CREDIT ART OMGG WHAT TAHTS SO BEAUTIFUL OML

[@FlipinSneck]

Introduction to the Snow genuinely made tears run from my eyes, I think this show has great potential, keep it up

[@callhimtim3188]

I really hope all these indie animated projects we're seeing have a future.

[@caseymartin8047]

15:31 We have deaf representation guys!!! You did such an amazing job making the is pilot!

[@SweaterSniper]

I think she’s mute

[@humanintelegence]

@@SweaterSniper the giant tube is to help her hear better

[@caseymartin8047]

@SweatherSniper Oh

[@caseymartin8047]

@humanintelegence4695 I knew that

[@complex2live]

This caught me so off guard. We need more representation of disabilities/disadvantages. Great pilot

[@The_dumbking]

Absolutely amazing I have seen Cartoon Network shows that are less high quality than this masterpiece

[@mikn999]

this is one of the best animated pilots ive ever seen. i love that on the surface its just like an animated kids show but it also has so much mystery to it and so much potential to have an incredible story

[@FerretyZebra]

First episode and I already have a theory, if you look at 0:47 you can see that the shape of two of thw titan's horns eerily coincide with the shape of protagonists' hair. So I propose the theory that the protagonists are some kind of reincarnation/avatar/something of the titans.

[@APT2786]

They also mention in front of the graveyard that they caused this. Plus they react strongly to anything related to the shatter. PLUS they have a compass that can track the shatters of moon.

[@joshuagannon6566]

@@APT2786 Does make you wonder, if they aren't titan reincarnations/avatars, what did they do that shattered their moon, and why do they have a compass that can track the moon shards?

[@paulitastic2460]

I think the evil titan that was inside the moon somehow escaped so the reincarnations of the other titans have to recollect the moon parts to lock up the bad Titan once and for all ​@@joshuagannon6566

[@Alterego912]

That would explain why they have fangs.

[@AnneAppleAday]

THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SNOW WAS SO UNEXPECTED I LEGITIMETLY STARTED CRYING THIS IS SO COOL I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE COOKING UP NEXT!!!!!

[@JaceVaofficial]

this pilot has touched my heart in the same nostalgic way the over the garden wall did. I thank you for bringing that feeling back to me. Excited to see what comes next!

[@kaylaleslie9851]

This deserves more love and attention!! The animation is so cute and smooth, the story line is interesting and unique and the music fits perfectly with the theme!! I wish i could watch the whole season of this ❤

[@giovannilungo3412]

I never expected Introdution to the snow, it gave me chills also this looks really cute and sweet, hope things go well for y'all! (beyond sounds amazing too!) good job to everyone involved in this

[@CLC_]

i was NOT expecting introduction to the snow, caught me off guard lol. awesome animation and i love the ideas presented and cant wait to see more!

[@37thraven]

I love how in game-like/fictional worlds 5:24 characters react like this "Oh! Unexpected guests!" While in reality, it'd be more like "Who the hell are you?! Get out of my house! I'm armed/Calling the police" :') Beautiful show. And necessary, to quickly introduce Port & Umi to the inventor

[@noname-kx4cu]

Well he is a lighthouse keeper. Makes sense why he wouldn't be upset about someone. Also a lot of small villages have a incredibly different culture than America and the "modern" world.

[@endermachinee]

The music at 15:54 is very fitting for this show

[@jjaa_joyjoyartist]

Yt reccs got it right for once. This feels less like a pilot and more like a first episode. Everything's so well put together! I love the backgrounds in particular