Taakitz Reunion [ANIMATIC of The Adventure Zone: Episode 68]

[@beetlebozo]

why am i so emotionally invested in a fictitious elf's relationship with death..?

[@honeywasp7839]

Same

[@insertcreativenamehere8640]

Same my guy

[@Someguysayingsomething]

BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL

[@lightrosebud]

Taako says it was a test but I’m like 90% sure that it wasn’t. My sweet lil boy, I love seeing his insecurities and when he shows something past his confident exterior. Some people say he’s vain because of how much he values beauty, but it’s so important to him and I love ittt

[@0kieD0kiee]

Yeah I always thought that was a defense mechanism, like I think deep down he was genuinely concerned that Kravitz might not feel the same way.

[@nightlasagna9022]

What if Taako's beauty didnt decline? What if they took his confidence?

[@emmagrace1812]

Maddie Kneipp That would make me cry

[@ldavenport3473]

hey just so you know i read your comment and it caused me PHYSICAL PAIN

[@lilahkaminsky8840]

thats actually pretty much what i think happened too!!! i mean, i think thats the worse punishment honestly

[@katiev3980]

@@emmagrace1812 that's mega deep

[@newbestfriend5867]

*Oh my god-*

[@sophiegreen5677]

“I’m already kissing him, we’ve been apart for too long, this is ridiculous” CATCH ME THROWING MYSELF IN A RAVINE OH MY G O D

[@Neptune_EQ]

(I KNOW I'M 5 YEARS LATE BUT I'M RE-LISTENING TO THIS LIKE 2 YEARS AFTER LISTENING IT TO THE FIRST TIME BUT) OMG YOU GET ME!!!

[@j___4408]

hey dude thanks for saving my gay ass life

[@lilahkaminsky8840]

J ___ HGJKG no problem also.... mood @ the mcelroys

[@YCal-s9w]

I think this is my absolute favorite fictional couple, like, EVER. And to think Taakitz started as a joke...

[@j897j]

A lot of important plot points started out as jokes, come to think of it XD

[@audrey9947]

@@j897j hell, Barry Bluejeans started as a joke

[@BAKAROID]

(These comments are so old sorry for the notification asdfghjkl) My experience with D&D is that a lot of things start out as jokes until you get hit with feels xD

[@BAKAROID]

@cata graffigna My tiefling artificer wears heelys and I have a halfling barbarian/druid who started out as *"wait whAT IF SHE'S A BEAR"* and has now ran away from her village, D&D is an experience xD

[@goose1120]

this is a weirdly specific compliment but i love the way you draw taakos ears theyre so big and floppy and i love him

[@meganh9684]

I'm GAY and IN LOVE with DEATH AND HIS FOOD BOYFRIEND. ITS GREAT. This is wonderful. Kravitz design is *kisses fingertips*

[@sanjanashanker7960]

FOOD BOYFRIEND IM!!!!! INCOHERENT I LOV THEM,,,

[@Wargames50]

Taako playing nervously with his hair, ugh, YES THANK YOU. This look amazing, love it :D

[@ohthewhomanity]

I love Taako tearing up during Kravitz's reassurances. Made me kinda tear up too :)

[@computermash8542]

tag yourself I'm the slow clap

[@NaniBrown]

KillerPidgie I am the warm breath trying to warm up the cold face.

[@ramblingspirals903]

KillerPidgie I'm Griffin's "oh, God..."

[@thequeerishere9662]

I’m Taako nervously playing with my hair as I talk about how ugly I am.

[@nuttypop1532]

I'm Taako's nails

[@ambermontgomery2959]

@@NaniBrown I'm literally just crying about how sweet this is

[@pearlyp9898]

Years later and I still can't believe this sweet and pure ship derived entirely from Justin doing a bit of Taako trying to rope a pink crystal golem into tentacle porn, bless

[@RainbowDj7]

My favorite thing about animatics of this moment is that the only difference people make when taako drops the spell is maybe some bags and slightly messy hair like YES THIS TOTALLY LINES UP WITH MY THEORY THAT WONDERLAND JUST ALTERED HIS PERCEPTION OF HIS BEAUTY

[@DeclawedWildcat]

This is so adorable, I just love your designs for them!! ♡ Also the split-second blackout for Griffin's "Oh god" is so perfect, Big Mood™ for the entire finale arc tbh

[@user-ds6eg3iy2m]

this is so good what the heck dude

[@lilahkaminsky8840]

fruit punch thank you!!

[@15acesplz15]

I love how Taako's ears emote omg

[@TrinityAmethyst]

Doctor: you have 2 minutes and 24 seconds to live (P.s. you deserve way more subs!!)

[@cask2590]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS! Your Taako design is the best I've ever freaking seen, I love it so much (The hair! The outfit! THE EARS!!!!)! Also holy crap, kudos to you for animating this so damn well; you did fantastic! The little nervous tics and small movements you added in (like Taako's ears moving/showing emotion! I love it!) just really nail the emotion in the scene! And the poses are so natural and drawn so well! Well done!

[@lel1160]

I am in love with this ! It's so gorgeous, and I am LIVING for griffin's soft "oh my god" after taako drops his camouflage spell ! I love it when the boys surprise him 😍

[@missmadeleine1196]

I’m on episode six of TAZ I don’t even know who Kravitz is but I LIVE FOR THIS

[@thequeerishere9662]

mee tooo

[@Ray-hk1zm]

NO WAIT IT’S BEEN SPOILED DON’T GO ANY FURTHER INTO SPOILER ZONE N O-

[@jessalynkrenicki1431]

you will die for him :)

[@strawberrysweet2986]

dude. your hands are so freaking good! like especially right around 0:37, 0:38? that perspective is amazing and the hands look so so good. it's awesome, you're awesome. also i think you might've killed my heart with how cute this is

[@sanjanashanker7960]

THIS IS YOUR REMINDER THAT THE TIME BETWEEN THE RETURN FROM WONDERLAND AND THE BEGINNING OF STORY AND SONG WAS LIKE A DAY AND A HALF tldr the boys just cannot ever catch a break

[@daisykid3]

I've been watching every animation of this scene that comes up in my Recommendations. This is absolutely one of my favorites so far 💜

[@creaturehands]

GOD this is so good!!! *Greatjob* Your art is awesome and your designs are so cute!!!

[@lilahkaminsky8840]

Roxas Watson thank you so much!!

[@CaseyLaFalce]

Thank you for my whole entire life

[@hollisyourfavoriteenby6928]

Your Taako and Kravitz designs are so amazingly adorable I love them!!

[@Har1eywood]

Griffin's "oh... god." right in the middle there... that fuckin hurts man. That got me good.

[@masterofthetear8138]

This fuckin scene gets me every time, you've captured it so well, thank you

[@allegra4974]

Wow, this is great! I think this is my favorite animatic of this scene I've watched so far, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE your Taako design, especially the clothes! And Kravitz is adorable too! GREAT JOB!!! :D

[@lucillerenard9019]

This is so good??? Like, how did you design the characters so well and make everything look so nice and smooth?????

[@ZazzilasArden]

Lucille Renard Are you asking if it is good, or are you telling them it is???????

[@k.whatever9046]

this is fantastic my heart is full wtf he touched his face at "taako i was crazy abt u" bruhhh its 2 am i cant

[@Ebloodborne]

Only being able to like this once is not fair and does not do this justice!!!

[@onesadfrog]

this has to be one of my favorite animatics of this scene!! i love their character designs and the expressions and everything just *chef’s kiss*

[@carolinea3899]

I love your designs for them so much aahh!!!

[@lilahkaminsky8840]

Caroline A im glad you like them!! ty!!

[@lukausedsteal1026]

Bunny elf ear taako is a blessing thank you

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

tag urself i’m taako seeing kravitz for two (2) seconds and Immediately Kissing Him

[@sanjanashanker7960]

EYY MY OLD BUDDY

[@sanjanashanker7960]

But yeah i felt that

[@cybellekaehler4627]

gosh this is so cute and amazing!!!! i love your designs for taako and kravitz so much, especially their hair. the expressions on their faces, the kiss... such a perfect animatic for such a beautiful scene

[@giannaaaaa2299]

I love this so much!!! Aaaaaa your art style is perfect and their designs and sifjaj Im in love with this

[@ceradevera740]

THIS IS SO AMAZING YESSS THE BOYFRIENDS I LOVE IT SO MUCH ❤️❤️❤️

[@zlypy]

UGH I LOVE THIS SO MUCH I LOVE YOUR TAAKO

[@annak.9483]

I'm like 2 years late but Hot Diggety Shit, this is some good animation!!! I love your art style, it's adorable!!! Their kiss??!?!?! So cute!!!! The way Kravitz puts his hand on Taako's cheek!!!!! I totally "aaaaaaw"ed out loud. Thank you so much!!!

[@goatsdragons]

THIS IS SO PRETTY I LOVE IT THANK U FOR ANIMATING THIS IN YOUR BEAUTIFUL STYLE THANK

[@adancingpotato4327]

made me cry~! this is so nice ;3; beautiful work

[@lark130]

2:06 I love just how absolutely overjoyed and reassured Taako looks here :')

[@ek7589]

This is gorgeous! I’m so impressed! A+ job my dude

[@salamencerobot]

I just relistened to taz:b and just... God i forgot how much i loved these two. Theyre so perfect for eachother. Theyre both awkward and adorable and clumsy with affection its so sweet

[@sqwooshh]

This is gorgeous. I love everything about this. Your art is beautiful, the facial expressions, the body motions. It's all amazing.

[@sophiamargarita6053]

i finished balance a while ago and I miss it sO much... I wish I could listen to it for the first time all over again. Definitely one. of my favorite. stories told EVER.

[@clambuoyance]

I loVE YOUR ART STYLE THIS IS SO GOOD 💕💕

[@nutella217]

GOD i love your art style, ive already rewatched this 2 times, i love these gay doofuses oh my god-

[@sqwooshh]

I can’t oh my lord I can die happy now Your art is gorgeous

[@pauloltman4960]

1:18 Taako be like: "well, your not wrong there has been... a terrible loss * FWOOSH * * sniff * MY GOOD LOOKS!!" Kravits: " honey, please."

[@umbreonluminol2904]

Did taako's design change at all, i may not be the most observant but i didn't see much change

[@lilahkaminsky8840]

i don’t draw him that differently! the thing is that he didn't like, look completely different or anything, he just looked “normal”, as griffin/lydia put it? i just figured that average imperfections would show up a little better, like being visibly tired or hurt. also, i tend to draw some of his freckles as being kind of sparkly pre-wonderland, so those get dimmer post-wonderland, as well as him having less saturated colors in general, but its kinda tough to show either of those with black and white.

[@umbreonluminol2904]

Oh okay, i do love his design and i think that the lack of change was a bit comedic as well as canon and overall great work

[@pawbcat8654]

this is gorgeous and you have wonderful designs and a wonderful style!!

[@rayaya6580]

cant stop watching these

[@parkeraddams7590]

I am going to manifest myself outside of the homes of the people who disliked this video and yell at them about the word of Pan, i swear. love this a lot ngl

[@j3ffm1s7r0]

Taako's design is fucking amazing holy, keep up the good work

[@helenkord6244]

ohhh my gosh your art is so adorable I love everything about this *____________*

[@elizabethb2847]

Uuuuugh i love your character designs and their faces and reactions ugh so good 😍

[@caspermchugh6715]

This makes my heart happy

[@theshinynoivern3340]

THIS IS THE MOST ADORABLE THING AND IM SQUEEING AND LAUGHING THIS IS EPIC

[@m.penguin571]

I honestly didn't realize how badly I needed this until I found it. 10/10

[@sanjanashanker7960]

THE BODY LANGUAGE AT 1:11 IS SO SIMPLE N TENDER IM CRY

[@EmeraldFox11]

oh my god im in love with your taako and kravitz designs aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ;v;

[@honeywasp7839]

I love these two so much

[@theshinynoivern3340]

This always makes me so happy omg

[@samr8889]

Still ny favorite moment of the Balance ark

[@notjamin]

I love this just so much

[@skilletbaby]

WHAT THIS IS SO NICE

[@todds.4585]

Taako most likely looks 90% the same he probably just has smile lines now and natural dark circles. He still looks like a god, bby boy just lost confidence

[@cottontaelle]

i love this taako!!!!! so good

[@bellalysewinchester]

THANK YOU FOR MY LIFE they're so cute oh my god

[@silversaige6066]

amazing

[@ollieollieart]

i love this... it’s so CUTE

[@spicemoss]

Okay, I only just caught up on Balance about a month or two ago when the podcast was recommended to me by a friend, and: 1, I'm so, so, _so_ gay for every artist interpretation of Taako oh god 2, I absolutely _adore_ how every interpretation of Kravitz I've seen is a black man with dreads, he's beautiful 100000000000/10 I love him a Whole Bunch,,,

[@weaselqueen220]

WHY DID I HAVE TO FALL A SLEEP DURING THIS PART

[@Logan-tinyplanetss]

THIS IS EXTREMELY GOOD CONTENT

[@ahobbit1273]

I LOVE THIS

[@sanjanashanker7960]

TAAKOS DESIGN IS 👌👌👌👌

[@SleepyInu60]

I love this

[@strwbberibunbunpwushie]

IM GONNA CRY IM ALREADY CRYING YALL

[@tiredly6753]

I was fucking sobbing. This is so beautiful

[@taib.2791]

This is so cute aaaa i love this!!!!

[@viridiansky7788]

They mean everything to me

[@acanipe]

This is so AMAZING!!!! :)

[@emmaburns5021]

Gorgeous

[@stupidfangirl1969]

Oh my jesus i love it

[@hazendir]

this cured me but now im off to watch an animatic of the end of magnus's story pray for me lol

[@phan4t]

I LOVE HIS CURVY LONG ELF EARRRS

[@RoryKatherin03]

I forgot how happy this makes me cry because it's so gay and beautiful and *y e s*

[@larkasmr1128]

hhhhhh so godamned cute thank you dude I love this

[@binchlipusfukaroniiandchee464]

Someone please help me, some kind soul. I can't find the animation where Taako loses his beauty and it ends with clapping

[@jainarao3158]

This is so cute

[@anubisgodofdeath420]

Taako looks so pretty!!

[@c.d.s.4930]

oh y’all this is so FUCKING cute

[@thisbible0821lee]

pLeAsE pRoTecT tHeM

[@raine3736]

these two lil gays are too much for my heart

[@thequiettiefingbard1969]

Yes

[@emilyboudreaux4527]

brb, sobbing

[@Katzblager]

Can someone tell me what Taako was hiding with his spell?

[@teagangard2128]

He was hiding his current appearance with the `disguise self` spell, a earlier (i forget where in the series) he gave up a portion of his beauty to like, save the world. He dropped it to see if anything was going to change once that portion was gone and he was more `plain`.

[@sanjanashanker7960]

@@teagangard2128 it was after wonderland! His giving up his beauty was one of the final sacrifices they needed to be able to leave with the animus bell. I'm a big fan of the headcanon that edward and lydia just warped his perception of his appearance, it makes sense to me, seeing as how they feed off of suffering

[@teagangard2128]

Sanjana Shanker Ah, thank you! Also, I love that headcanon! Definitely seems like a twisted thing they’d do

[@sanjanashanker7960]

@@teagangard2128 it really does!!!

[@YOGI-kb9tg]

Katzblager his beauty was taken away in the wonder,and ark and he looked average which in taakos turns he is still way beyond the cream of the crop he just has more imperfections like blemishes and sunken eyes from stress and not a like a model on some vogue magazine