The Sudden BOOM Of Indie Animation

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[@BaalFridge]

indie animation is picking up the ball that big cinema animation studios have been dropping consistently for years now. It's honestly no surprise the indie scene went ''screw this, i'll do it myself''

[@teru_9921]

I agree! That's the only reasonable explanation 😂

[@cosmicblob8799]

Same thing that happened to video games a decade ago. People got tired of crap, so they made what they wanted.

[@ongewarner5219]

Tadc not as good or innovating as merder drones

[@ongewarner5219]

Amamation good thu

[@ibraahimdureng7482]

@@ongewarner5219 Yeah you would think Murder Drones would be more popular

[@LukeTheDukeYT]

wait Lackadaisy earned 2 million to fund their show?.....the f**k how have i not heard that before this.

[@huhneat1076]

All we need now is the glitch prod. x vivziepop series and we're golden

[@MMaximmachinegun]

I feel like the last 2 years have just been absolutely godly for indie animation.

[@cogaro]

It's been a crazy past few years

[@thelivingzombie8403]

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[@Ink_slayer]

2020 that’s why

[@thelivingzombie8403]

@@Ink_slayer yeah ...one of the only good things to come out of 2020

[@Display.Offline]

The big 3 of indie of animation

[@Xiuying.official]

I’m not surprised that Indie animation shows are getting more recognition that they deserve, companies like Disney r falling off so what else do ppl have to watch lol

[@cogaro]

we know that they would be watching KZbin, but the fact that so many are flocking to animation is what's so surprising

[@ah-bayandmay-doo]

Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, TADC, Lackadaisy and Murder Drones are thousands of times better than what disney dumps on us rn just to do something.

[@Zeron108]

Yeah for real besides Solarballs is also goated indie animated show as well

[@pamelotms5867]

@karaqakkzl that one is a bit underground even thou its been getting more traction recently(which i love to see).

[@wmoros4902]

so excited for lackadaisy man, i dont even watch shows but that one just caught my intrest in a way ive never had before

[@SuperGibaLogan]

bfdi is also good aswell

[@ah-bayandmay-doo]

@@SuperGibaLogan yea lol i just got into it

[@SimonsAstronomy]

these animators are 100% better than corporations

[@Orionartz08]

Well yeah! Indie projects like Hazbin and TADC are made with actual love and passion, mainly because a smaller team means more communication and creative ideas, making creative and incredible shows.

[@unforeseeable2.058]

@@Orionartz08exactly. They’re driven by passion, not profit

[@d4s0n282]

@@unforeseeable2.058 well I agree you cant say the animators and writters are driven by profit when they dont even get that much, that as much have passion for their work, its just that higher ups interfere in their work too much imo, look at anime for example, they conistantly have 2-3 amazing anime on the low end and somtimes 5-6 per season which is insane

[@kootunesscrewy]

HfjONE.

[@tutafeh309]

isnt glitch a company tho?

[@ChakraDragons]

I also think a lot of people realized making a more wholly thought out series that’s consistent can be very very successful on KZbin and free streaming. Which people will prefer when deciding what to watch. KZbin’s freeness widens the amount of people that can watch it

[@urphakeandgey6308]

Feel a bit bad to admit this, but this is why I watch KZbin the most by far. It's free, it recommends me stuff, there are tons of independent creators, and I have AdBlock. It's arguably the most pure entertainment experience I could possibly ask for. The reason I don't watch as much TV, despite easily being able to pirate or stream that for free, is because there aren't recommendations. Nothing's feeding me the content, so I just rarely bother to go out of my way to actually pick something out and watch it. If you tell me to watch an awesome animation that I have to pay for or pirate, I MIGHT go out of my way. If you tell me to type something into KZbin, I very likely will watch it eventually.

[@juderobbins6112]

Welcome to the golden age of independent animation!

[@jaebinsong3078]

YEAHH!!!!

[@pokefoxgd]

I really hope once Murder Drones season one finishes it get put on a streaming service. Tadc it probably guaranteed once it’s done but Murder Drones is just GOOD!

[@real_abender]

Nah, they can stay on KZbin where they can be watched for free

[@cogaro]

Tadc would just be a good profitable idea in general for any streaming service to pick it up. Murder drones should probably stay on KZbin where more people can have a chance to watch it

[@theonewhocaredandasked9126]

community sux tho

[@Ukrainetoyrusubanexplorer]

@@cogaro yeah

[@vulcanimatehd7506]

Its not just because of the uprise if indie animation, its also cus of the decline of industry animation. People want more quality animations, if the industry doesn’t get that then we’re gonna do it ourselves

[@godskitten49]

I've been a regular (viewer of) indie animation since I was about 10, so about 13 years ago, with namely artists like SplashKittyArtist, UrnamBot, LupesVulpes, illbringyoudown, among others including Vivzie, seeing this genre explode over the last 2 years is, very unexpected but amazing. And I too, noticed that Lackadaisy raised 2mil with 'only' 11m views (for the pilot) (I watched it raise from a few hundred thousand to under 1 mil in a day, it was shocking) and wondered just how much money TADC could get with now officially 100mil for their pilot. I wonder however, how long can this last? Fame and money gets to people, and whilst we are clearly in a good 'era', lets hope the last 2 years weren't 'the golden age' with our future looking worse. I mean, despite all this content, and my own consumption, I've never spent a cent on watching any of this, is this *really* profitable enough to continue?

[@cogaro]

I feel like there is a lot of people willing to fund others and their projects like lackadaisy, but merchandise is probably one of the biggest ways these animator raise for funding. Ad sense isn’t enough for a lot of teams, no matter the size, but there is a lot of ways to make animation profitable. I do recognize funding as a concern tho

[@CrimsonCrusad]

REAL. I remember watching stuff like Alcatraz by JP(here is link to episode 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnjakqGBodOonNUsi=jbUxPPJHESV3S7s6), Toxic tears by ToxicTearsProductions(kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaCmfYCip9iXprssi=hebpCZ9vR2JF5bVC), Azurahowl, and Blood Brothers/Blood Lines by NeonWolfArtist super cool inde animation absolutly pop off

[@binhan4518]

Go and watch Going Indie newest video and then come back

[@astralhorrorshow]

@@cogaro exactly!! merch makes a lot of money. and in the case of helluva, i can very much get why it could probably be funded off of merch alone. no joke, a lot of furry artists make THOUSANDS with only commissions.

[@lunarcat3283]

Aaaand how are story video games so successful then despite most people watching instead of playing? Merch as said above. And anyone will pay for a kickstarter that people enjoy, I can confirm I did join in as well. People who truly enjoy something will give alot.

[@ZAYBUNY101]

Indie animation series are really awesome, don't get me wrong, the people behind these are pure talented to animations, storylines, ost's, etc.

[@Orionartz08]

THIS! THIS is why I want to go into animation! Since like, elementary, I’ve grown fond of drawing whatever comes to my mind, usually my own characters I’ve come up with (which I still draw to this day, but they look much better) and now being in my final year of high school, taking AP Art and hoping I get into my choice art school, I want to get into the indie animation industry. I’ve always dreamed of making my stuff into some amazing series the world can watch, and people like Vivzie and Luke and Kevin pumping out these incredible works, is absolutely amazing! Here’s hoping that I too can make my mark on the Indie Animation scene!

[@pedrosaabedra5653]

same, I want to make an Indie action animation show for all ages to enjoy.

[@Gustavo33790]

theres a simple answer to why indie shows blew up. They're just better than tv shows 💀

[@ibraahimdureng7482]

True most of them are

[@kanye_north11]

I think that Helluva Boss probably has the best balance between quality and quanity and it's only getting better. The most recent episodes have increased in quality and are releasing more frequently.

[@pumpkinpatch5]

Actually, there are issues forming with Vivziepop’s output, but mainly on the subject of writing and character inconsistency. It remains to be seen where her work goes, but at least indie animation as a whole is growing with more options to view.

[@Humanresouces]

​@@pumpkinpatch5I think it's been hard to pick the story up after Seeing Stars to Western Energy, considering those episodes had a different main writer. Right now the most we could do is talk, I'll be seeing how the series goes from start to end. It's hard to end a mostly episodic show so pray to Lucifer they can pull it off.

[@TimmyTheTinman]

It has a lot of haters on Twitter, but I don’t really notice them anywhere else but Twitter

[@Gracefulwarrior2124]

The funny thing for me is that I learned about TADC from a piano synthesia channel that did the theme song lol. I went into it thinking it was meant for kids or something, but I was surely suprised when my levels of humor were shown in it😂 On the topic of high quality, this is the one of the most professional, high quality, clear and concise videos I've ever seen from a channel, despite the relatively small size and channel age. Definitely worth a like :D

[@cogaro]

Bro, you made me tear up reading this 😭😭

[@bellabluerose3212]

What's really shocking is it just hit over 100 million views after one month. It straight up blew my mind all the way to Mars.

[@ThrowMeUnderTheBus-Main]

It's almost as if having good/decent writing, actual stories, good character development, and likeable characters is the path to success. Big companies have forgotten the base that got them where they are.

[@cogaro]

they think that being "woke" and having girl bosses is what the public wants from animations (especially Disney recently), its a shame that's where they are headed, but its nice to know KZbin will become synonymous with high quality animation

[@Coralcomets]

​@@cogaroREAL, like yes, we love that, but you do it the wrong way disney.

[@masonstewart6232]

​@cogaro I still don't understand the whole thing with the word "woke." It just feels like it's a made up word that came out of nowhere

[@MagiTailWelkin]

@@masonstewart6232 It originated among minority groups to describe when people (no matter who or what they are) have "awoken" to the systemic problems in society, such as the inbuilt racism, sexism, misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia. Recently however, ultra-right wing individuals have hijacked the term "woke" to mean anything that is Political Correctness gone mad, and the things their supports don't like. Turning it around to become an insult for the people who originated it, to discredit it. Primarily to maintain the problematic status quo which they benefit from.

[@SaishoVibes]

@@cogaro ok your point is gone upon using the word woke.

[@roxycauldwell544]

I think people are genuinely thirsty for new animation since cable animation channels have quite literally been at a standstill for years. That being said I am SO ready for Hazbin

[@KomikSanz]

3:28 *YES!* this is what _i've_ been saying! There's been this huge misconception ever since a lot of those (no offense) terrible KZbin Red series came out that animation, TV shows, and movies either cannot be made on KZbin or cannot be good on KZbin, when that cannot be further from the truth! There's some real gormet stuff being made right now with a HUGE demand for more stuff like it! BUT I believe people right now are either too afraid to make it, or are stuck in the mindset that "KZbin videos" are the only things that work on KZbin.

[@pumpkinpatch5]

Indie animation has been around for a long time, but the pandemic forced creators to sit in one place and get organised. In a nutshell. Now it’s a current trend for large indie animation pilots/series. It remains to be seen how long this bar of quality can be upheld.

[@matthewjacobwilliams467]

Well done sir, Well done! Keep these video essays coming. I love them!

[@cogaro]

Thank you, I will be sure to keep them coming

[@veggieboyultimate]

Indie animation will enact justice for the animated shows that had been cancelled almost abruptly and unfinished.

[@SlimeyZockt]

I don't feel like it's so sudden since Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel have been known for a long time now, but Glitch and others have recently put this movement into a way different gear It's still a boom, but like a bomb with a two year timer

[@cogaro]

I defintely agree that it is more of an exponential growth, but Glitch has definitely pushed this wave of smaller creators making their own work in the space

[@ship-wreck]

me personally, the most interesting part of indie youtube animation in my opinion is the whole phenomenon of object shows -- theyre simple flash animations but the success of one guarantees the success of countless others, they support each other in a way that ive failed to see any other series replicate shoutout to ONE by cheesey hfj though, its got the same plot as TADC but came out a while ago and is handled in a very interesting way

[@devofficialchannel]

Seeing more indie animation makes me a lot more hopeful for the future of animation. I need more of them.

[@R3nZed]

If this ain't the biggest example of "Fuck it, I'll do it myself", I don't know what is...

[@metalwraith3134]

Have been watching Helluva Boss and Hazbin since they first released but thanks to TADC Pilot popularity I was introduced to Murder Drones (I had no idea it existed until 4 weeks ago?) which is now my favourite series of all time and yes I am funding it by buying nearly the entire store this Black Friday, long live Indie Animation, I love it (I have re-watched Murder Drones at least 10 times now and watched hours upon hours of lore videos, never in my life have I been so impressed and obsessed, also Nuzi Nation Rise Up)

[@perkeledela6431]

Respect, we need more like you.

[@Calthecool]

I really hope Amazon lets Vivziepop go all out with Hazbin Hotel and doesn’t limit the show at all.

[@TimmyTheTinman]

I don’t think the streaming services really have any involvement with these shows I’m pretty sure I just let the creators create. It’s not like when you’re working on Nickelodeon and you have all of these executives making all these mandates.

[@Fizzkd6gt]

Vivzypop and glitch are so good at creating creative and interesting shows.

[@dj-um7el]

True

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

As an aspiring Artist just made me more motivated that Indie animation is just so good man

[@dj-um7el]

Exactly

[@44Hd22]

9:07 the murder drones music goes hard. It should be a competitor too because it’s very cool.

[@TheWonderBlueWarrior]

Wait this was uplodad a day ago? And just 340 views? Dude this video was really good, and I’m happy someone talked about this, I was already inspired before but I’m now even more inspired to continue animation, ofc I’ll start small and simple, but hopefully improve overtime Good video dude

[@cogaro]

Thanks For The Kind Words!! im very happy to be an extra push for you to continue animation, the space is more free than ever before, and will only continue to grow! hope your journey goes well :)

[@TheWonderBlueWarrior]

@@cogaro You are very welcome you do deserve more attention, and thanks!

[@midly0]

Unpopular opinion: TADC is mid compared to lackadaisy

[@mintzyiscool]

Another unpopular opinion : murder drones needs more attention than TADC

[@Official_Torretta]

Both of these statements are facts

[@cogaro]

I honestly agree, both are really good, but lackadaisy is just on another level to me

[@Cooltodd]

Very interesting content. Guess ill sub at 42.9k subs and stick around for the long run.

[@cogaro]

Thanks for the comment!! 😊 I’ll keep improving with each new video!

[@lwaysDrawing]

The subtitles call Viziepop "viip poop" and that's the best thing I've ever heard

[@1AMN0NA]

I think people just enjoy animation made with passion than the same adult animation ARTSTYLE they see everyday.

[@GentlemensClubHolyEdition]

Lackadaisy is underated

[@cogaro]

very true

[@1_Aurora_1]

I love TADC, Helluva boss and murder drones

[@dannywaving]

I'm so happy for the indie animation scene! This is truly the democratization of animation production

[@SheckoEWOW]

As a fan of Battle For Dream Island for over 5 years, i am happy to see it and other indie animation shows getting so popular nowadays

[@cabra0693]

Watching this while doing my animation homework is such a good motivation

[@arishachoudhury_]

yo you got animation homework? that actually sounds cool af

[@cabra0693]

@@arishachoudhury_ I'm studying animation and VFX in uni. If you're curious about the assignment, we're animating a cannon shooting a cannonball (in 3d) with a twist we each get to decide. We get the rig pre-made and the it has to be 100-250 frames long :>

[@cogaro]

glad to be of service! having animation homework sound very cool!

[@sealandball3043]

As a old SMG4 watcher, I can say I was insanely surprised when The Amazing Digital Circus exploded this quickly, but also sad. I was there at the start of Meta Runner, Hitbox, Sunset Paradise, Murder Drones, and, well, The Amazing Digital Circus, and yet I just can't fathom how popular these got. I was happy for Glitch, but not for SMG4. War of the Fat Italians 2023 only got ~4 Million views in a month, while it deserved far more, it was much better than The Amazing Digital Circus in multiple ways: video length, how interactive it was, how funny it was, et cetera. I've been watching SMG4 since 2016. Every single WOTFI since 2022 died, and it's just sad. I'm happy for Glitch, but I'm scared they'll abandon SMG4. It's what keeps me happy, keeps me laughing. Hopefully WOTFI 2024 will get more popular...

[@Realaccount29l993]

It might be getting less popular though..

[@TheGreenFan]

They will never abandon SMG4 because that’s how that make their part of their money to make shows for Glitch. The Glitch Channel is always uploading videos at a lost so they need merchandise and SMG4 to make that money up again

[@Pablo_Martin_aa]

Smg4 is not bad, people just grew out of it

[@ibraahimdureng7482]

@@Pablo_Martin_aa Well I guess I’m the odd one out because I’m still watching them

[@BARCINO-du4dg]

I like smg4 but with all these redesigns and cringy ass intros its not really funny any more. Theyre making smg4 like a kids show. They try to hard to make them funny. And honestly smg4 is starting to become what they called. "Insert baby show".

[@Fall_Manager]

Every single video like this never seems to mention madness combat being the first indie animation then being the inspiration for other indie animation

[@cogaro]

I never did watch madness combat. they look like strong inspiration for the KZbin animation we have come familiar with

[@Fall_Manager]

@@cogaro well madness combat is the oldest because the first madness combat video came out on KZbin in 2011 but it was uploaded on another site in 1991 and apparently madness combat was part of the inspiration for the site new grounds to be made

[@lilymorgo3412]

As someone who's always wanted to create and develop a series for years(I'm 18 now) I've always felt interested whenever I would discover these sorts of indie shows everywhere, no matter if the writing turned out bad or whatever -I'm looking at you Helluva Boss- but still, it's nice to see all these production teams on youtube produce such things, heck even I tried to make a little indie series once... It didn't last, the producers there were only me so when it comes to finding a team for a project it never even lasts at all. Good lucks to those Indie show producers out there

[@CarYeepGuyidk]

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[@AJD20000]

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[@jakezom2389]

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[@sussyfcdcdcdc6347]

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[@TheSleepyWarlord]

Finally someone mentions spooky month! Thank you, i feel like that series gets rarely talked about and its a shame

[@BARCINO-du4dg]

Someone should do somthing about the uttp. They're annoying as fuck. And they are practically bots

[@Nyans]

Reminds me of owl house being cancelled by disney, another example that big companies dont really care about art of characters and stories. It was such a great show

[@murartu737]

I always see people talking about animated series like Hazbin Hotel or TADC but why does no one ever talk about Alan Becker? Despite the lack of any speech the story telling using just body language is insane. Though the quality has only recently begun to rise with the Animation vs Minecraft's 30th episode or Animation vs Animator 6.

[@pedrosaabedra5653]

Because adults rather love awful KZbin adult series(I hate both of viz shows and the TADC) rather than good body language show.

[@murartu737]

@@pedrosaabedra5653 to be fair they are nowhere near awful, i personally love Muurder Drones and TADC is also pretty nice but it is weird to people talk about these when Alan has been known his take in animation for so long.

[@cogaro]

I used to watch Alan Becker ALL THE TIME. his work just slipped my mind while making this video i guess.

[@klarafunnybros5234]

The thing is people don't want big studio animation because some big studio made it but because it's good. If indies can make good stuff to (which they absolutely can) people are gonna watch it. Big companies don't realize that and that's why they're slowly loosing to indies

[@aiiv7839]

I hope this trend continues! Love to be an indie animation writer!

[@The-Demi-God]

You forgot about Eddsworld! They had a solid fanbase for a while until Tom left the project Also, I wouldn't say that Enchanted Mobs is a good example since they became a channel that only posts KZbin kids slop with unnecessary sexual content and have they have gotten into a lot of controversy, which is well documented in videos if you want to know more.

[@arishachoudhury_]

what is it with minecraft channels for kids and sexual content?

[@RightBoyKA-POW]

Another thing I also kind of like about Inde animations is that their episodes are a neccessary length. I feel like this is a good thing, because one thing I strongly dislike about most TV shows and series is: they often try to make each episode exactly the same length (20 minutes), or if it's too short, then they add more fillers and BS in an episode. But I feel like it's a good thing if some episodes are just shorter than others, because you know there's more relevant and on-point content in each episode.

[@MandrakeRoomba]

i wish you talked about Battle For Dream Island by JacknJellify. it has been running since 2010 when the creators were 13, spawned an entire genre of youtube animation shows and once WON OVER HELLUVA BOSS in 2021

[@cogaro]

I didn't know about that show, but beating helluva boss certainly is quite the feat

[@squishydishy1593]

YES!!! I get so sad anytime people talk about indie animation on KZbin and it's origins without mentioning BFDI. It's been going on for 13 YEARS!! And episodes are STILL being made to this Day! The latest episode in the saga just came out like 3 days ago. This series really has such a special place in my heart ❤

[@squishydishy1593]

I tear up anytime I look back at the older episodes and compare them with the new ones because they've improved so much without losing their essence. I've been keeping up with the series ever since BFDIA and I still get excited for new episodes! JacknJellify finally reached 2 million subscribers not to long ago too like I'm just so proud and I feel so lucky to see the improvements they've made in real time 🥺🥺🥺🥺💖💖

[@squishydishy1593]

Everything from the animation, to the voice acting, writing etc. Have gotten so much better over the years. It's clear that JacknJellify love and care for the series and the community surrounding it 🥺🥺

[@squishydishy1593]

@@BallGrabber2123 yeah and? What about it? Am I not allowed to share my input? Is there a limit to how many times I can comment? Does me commenting harm you? Does it concern you in any way?

[@Phillylove100]

Lmao now digital circus has 115 million views.

[@cogaro]

its impossible to keep up with the numbers lol

[@foreverdirt1615]

I don't think we can ignore the importance of Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared.

[@arishachoudhury_]

thats animated? either way it definitely had an awesome impact on current indie stuff

[@foreverdirt1615]

@@arishachoudhury_ Puppetry is technically a form of animation, but it's more than just puppets. It also incorporates many other types of animation. Digital Circus took quite a bit of inspiration from episode 4 in particular, if I had to guess. That glitchy part where the theme song repeats "day after- day after- day after-" is reminiscent of when they are in the digital world and the red guy says "oh yeah. wow- wow- wow this is a computer."

[@arishachoudhury_]

@@foreverdirt1615 oh thats really cool! i gotta get round to watching dhmis lmao

[@kaiotrem358]

Its somewhat surprising how indie stuff are better than multi millonare companies

[@Scorai]

Just a thing to note; it's actually Senior Pelo, as Sr. is the abbrieviation for Senior, not sir

[@cogaro]

sorry about that, my friend who introduced me to Pelo always said sir pelo, so i just assumed thats how it was pronounced.

[@Scorai]

I apprieciate the apology mate@@cogaro

[@MarkStillPlays]

kinda sad that meta runner got released a bit too early so it didnt get the popularity it deserved

[@hannahlamagna]

Listen enchanted mob or examination of mob games I like them their KZbin videos i like and they brought Purple Girl’s song and as someone who listened to it for weeks I still adore it but yes Digital circus is my new thing now

[@adamk-paxlogan7330]

I can't wait to see what is next for indei animation

[@masonhall2297]

I'm suprise you didn't bring up the shockingly well animated Underverse. But then again that is more of a fan animation then a original.

[@LucasRPDJ]

It's cool to see these new animated shows on KZbin that proves there's a real community behind animation, and that it's not just a money farm for big industries. I'm not against the idea of considering KZbin as a great place as a free streaming platform for these shows, but they first gotta fix the problem that most animated content suffers from... which is being oftenly labeled as "Made for Kids" due to the idea that a lot of people still considers animation stuff as children content...

[@arishachoudhury_]

sonic pfp!

[@jonathanwilkinson4299]

I just call it "Digital Circus" for short.

[@beyondborderfilms4352]

Indie animation has been booming, and hopefully this will only increase.

[@raph4106]

Little that you know that TADC currently sits at 150+ million views.

[@dj-um7el]

Yeah

[@SuperGibaLogan]

tbh its better to just make an animated series on the internet (youtube, newgrounds, etc) than on tv, its much more easier

[@WyattM117]

big companys like netflix make have baked shows and storys, these creators put there soul into these shows and thats why its just so much better

[@forgottenfatalerrorsans1024]

Hot take but I think murder drones is better than tadc but that’s just my opinion (hopefully people were wrong about never posting opinions on the internet lmao) I’m gonna start a war aren’t I?

[@dj-um7el]

I can understand that! I personally love both, but I've seen 4 EPS of Murder Drones, so I feel ya. So far, TADC is only a pilot.

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

The Amazing Digital Circus is the best show ever cry about it

[@Ad1tputra]

It's good but not the best, there are problems but i hope the creator will fix some of the issues in the second episode. That show has so much potential

[@aquilesbaeza5170]

Is skibidi toilet the most successful indie animation series (?

[@ibraahimdureng7482]

Yup it’s the most popular too! But in my opinion it’s decent but I like the other shows better.

[@ART3M1S]

wwwaaaaat about the OG himself Alan becker with his various animated series?

[@PanduIBM]

Only legends remember bfdi...

[@nuratikahabd2235]

The indie animation is just better and getting better

[@ianlewin8888]

Funny, it is like expressing your creativity land better with people than mind controlling them.

[@AJedits65]

You know despite me not knowing how to animate draw or write fanfics these series has inspired me to really be able to take those few steps at showing my ideas for my cartoon I’ve been working on even tho my ideas sound dumb I’ve really been working hard on this story and characters and who knows if someone who actually knows all this stuff is interested would like to help someday

[@xtremeyoylecake]

I love Indie Animation. Battle For Dream Island, Digital Circus, Inanimate Insanity, even DHMIS in some cases (there are a few animation scenes), I also really wanna get into Spooky Month soon:)

[@snorkybronkler9048]

the moment you relies the Murderdrones soundtrack is playing

[@Lunar_WaveYT]

Update: Hazbin is an Amazon Prime show as of 2024.

[@charlescoffman8930]

Ever heard of Confusing as hell by Sintelestar productions

[@Zach-no9di]

4:16 there is also SMG4 witch is made by the same people who made glitch productions.

[@poragbaro1]

Before the amazing digital circus comes out. I thought that the episode will get about Maybe 6.8m views or 8.6m views but no it gets 100m views in just 1 months 😂😂😂 love form India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Ender-Eye2000]

One show I would like more people to see, and to get a wiki, is the series, The earth guy. It’s actually really good! It has lots a views, but doesn’t have a lot of people reacting to them, it only has one reactor to it. It’s sad, I really like it!

[@cryingwatercolours]

8:53 it should also be noted that these teams mainly formed after youtube started to prioritise long videos and viewer retentions. it became a lot harder to make a couple 5 minute story time videos alone every few months and so they were pretty much forced to either hire their friends or develop a proper team. i think they’re still very much a part of the indie animation scene, just like viziepop. they’re giant successes but only due to their communities and hard work over the years

[@enidotero8190]

Episode two is coming out next year so yeah buckle up

[@Kaijunoyt]

I had to watch Digital Circus twice because I was just so amazed by the animation. Like how could a KZbin channel create such beautiful animation? The plot was decent but I was just so impressed that I forgot the plot. Those animatiors should be damn proud cause they outdid themselves.

[@teenspider]

1:28 just a correction, the comic has existed for over a decade, not decades

[@cogaro]

thanks for the note :)

[@JamesJimmaHarding]

Considering that western animation has been in a bad place lately (with classic cartoons like the DCAU being pretty much the only thing still keeping people interested), this really is a god-send

[@asteroid101TD]

It's pretty cool to see animations channels, both studios and solo animators dominate KZbin with millions, if not billions of views a month, even with its own merch. I doubt the big studios like Disney would do that.

[@anvithequarsonist]

Hear me out. TADC is pronounced tad-see and not tad-kuh

[@thegamingteen44mc5]

I mean yeah, kinda impressive how web animation has blown up now that mainstream has for the most part flopped, so henceforth we have brilliant creators like the ones mentioned in this video, as well as alan becker, who has been on the scene the longest and is still one upping himself, and numerous other channels, which I myself might be added to some point in the near future. I mean, wolf song the movie, whitefall, amazing digital circus and more are all works that I consistently tend to be watching, compared to all those corporatised nonsense that mainstream keeps pumping out. Its not about quailifcations, its about how well you write, how good of a story you tell, how engaging your story is and how many plans you have to improve yourself if you feel the need is that counts

[@shanealson]

The shows are years in the making the Collective industry sends pepole where content is in a world with so little creativity pepole are starving for content

[@tofu7269]

"lets talk abt vivziepop" *plays murderdrones soundtrack*

[@honeycakes15]

LMFAO

[@BoReads]

Hey, it's a better acronym than XCCDD.

[@Reddorito25]

I think you Fogot Allen beck Check out his stuff

[@lcgl09]

While we're talking about theoddsonceout, a friend of him called Alan Becker (yeah the newgounds-guy) is a very early animation creator with his stick figures witch I thing sometimes is underrated. Alan usually have Animation vs Minecraft bur now he's started an other season of Animation vs Animator witch I think everyone should pick up! Honorable mention: Morø productions who made FnF indie cross and recently a murder drones vs helluvaboss animation! Kurgezagts and Rational Animations science animation videos!

[@cogaro]

I Forgot About Alan Beckers Animations!! that ones on me, but i feel like Kurgezagts animations are more or less company produced, or at least feel that way. i still should have mentioned both of them for their incredible works

[@lcgl09]

Yeah true, but hey, both Hazbin and Glich was their own productions! And one recent video from kurgezagt (4.5 billion years in 1 hour) they have a credit section and from what I can tell, they seems to be more like a company but not on a huge scale (not in the form of views though xD). Same with Alan Becker, just watch his recent animation! (all though pls watch the first of the season or you’ll not quite understand the plot 😅) Side note, I’m listening on the soundtrack of that video right now xD

[@extraña_es_la_vida]

Glad to see smg4 - Glitch grow I’ve been here ever since they made their first series Meta runner which is my favourite and I’ve seen all of their other animated shows it’s crazy to think they went from 100k too 4mill 💙🖤

[@Lemonade_505]

We love indie animation ❤