Unit Exchange (Robertwave)hi-fi beats to forget your wallet at a payphone in a public transit hub to

Very silly fan-thing based on the ENA series by JoelG. Takes place some time after Temptation Stairway. 100% not-canon.
Sincerest thanks to JoelG for inventing this world so I could play around in it for a bit.
Song here: / 700am
or here: nemurimaru.bandcamp.com/track...
The strange owl mask girl, Muja, was designed by my friend, Lizzie: / asnowflakeowl

[@sleepCircle]

FAQ: Q: Why is ENA all blue? A: This is just a random idea I had, but I sort of imagined that maybe after Temptation Stairway the blue side of ENA didn't vanish completely, it just got cut out and woke up somewhere else along with the discarded pieces of Moony. Q: Whose POV is this? A: Yours Q: Is it a game? A: No, sorry. Q: What did you make this in? A: Clip Studio Paint for the textures and 2D animation, Aseprite for making the textures look lo-fi and for making sprites, Blender to render things, and DaVinci Resolve to composite them. Q: Why are people following you? A: They want to check your blood. Q: Have you shown Joel this/Has Joel seen this? A: Yes!

[@badjill1691]

it looks awesome man :))

[@Sight649]

yea

[@nepnep499]

One day some ones gonna make this world of Ena a game.

[@icookoo]

Ena being blue means she has exiety

[@a-sheepof-christ9027]

Wow! Great design, scenery and music choice. I really enjoyed this. The trainstation was the perfect choice for all the crazy characters. Blue ENA is also a really interesting idea: shes believable as a character eventhough she doesnt say a single word and is not just reduced to a meme.

[@yoshizakikokoa]

I love how ena looks like She saved you from the hostile npcs at the end

[@ban_754]

Wholesome

[@tintop8520]

she did lol

[@cadnc2422]

And that made me so happy because she is my biggest comfort 👁💦👁💦 /gen

[@PUI0]

@@thesupersillykat No

[@Apple_Bapple]

@@thesupersillykat who?

[@ftwentyseven]

ENA saving me from those spooky things at the end made my heart melt. Absolutely amazing.

[@sleepCircle]

[@aligamerthe1st]

ENA is and always will be amazing

[@trampoline11x]

And the music building up to that moment? Phew

[@RyanV-nl4bg]

ENA be like: Let's gtfo of here!

[@TrashCanComputerChris]

ena is a hero

[@y33tTim3]

Ena at the beginning of the video: Ena at the ending of the video: your coming with us!

[@froggutz101]

She just became my savior out of no where

[@tiggerkitty645]

@@froggutz101 I agree

[@maskbunnyelectro8416]

The ending reminded me on how the Mitchel mother carried Eric to save him

[@somethingaboutsomething369]

its cuz the hostile npc’s tried to go after the first-person character, so that had to be a reason why ena brought them/the first-person character into the train

[@tiggerkitty645]

@@somethingaboutsomething369 true

[@bumblegoot1139]

I like how just before the end, Moony’s like “o-kayyy... time to get the fuck outta here”

[@declantecho1717]

2:25

[@soko4710]

what the heck is your profile picture

[@DJSlimeball]

@@soko4710 Deluge.

[@plokilup]

When ENA pulls you in the train, Moony looks like if someone inflated a balloon and let go of it and she gets in the train too

[@someferret6310]

Dude anyone could EASILY mistake this for something official. Very nice job!

[@morktakun]

Me

[@sk8boredd]

Ofc even i thought this was a real episode

[@sweater_lover2330]

I almost did

[@weepingwillows8953]

I thought this was a sneak peek of what's to come. till i looked at the channel of course

[@HollowM0th]

@@sweater_lover2330 same

[@scootie_scoot]

THIS IS STUNNING!!! All the npcs are so off putting and fit right into the world...god this is so pretty

[@sleepCircle]

Thank you! I love the possibilities of the world JoelG made. The feeling that you could see *anything,* next, and that no matter which direction you went, there would be a hundred options you didn't take, which you'd never get the chance to see again.

[@swifttech3602]

I kinda got the chills watching this, In a good way

[@user-oh4eb6kd8n]

@@sleepCircle Yeah, Joel’s animations are a rollercoaster of feelings, confusion, and random.. I don’t know. You can’t really explain it. You have to feel it.

[@rahtheos]

Indeed! This watch was surreal and yet utterly terrifying. I loved it

[@MidnightPrairie]

I like how there was a bandage on Moony keeping her from splitting apart lol. Good work!

[@sleepCircle]

i imagine she has a dreadful headache

[@bdbkjw]

@@sleepCircle don’t cha mean a Splitting headache? ;)

[@aligamerthe1st]

@@bdbkjw w o w.

[@YesterdaysMinder]

@Digicraftmon the Crystal Gem wanted to be thinner

[@ttracs]

@Digicraftmon the Crystal Gem no like as in the wish she made at the end of temptation stairway

[@quinnmucha3189]

I love how the train is just a bunch of faces.

[@JoeyO]

I noticed they are the same faces from the flowers that were in temptation stairway where the Shepard took care of the flowers and dogs ;) ;)

[@user-eb3wh6jb8v]

REALLY??

[@JoeyO]

@@user-eb3wh6jb8v yeah if you look at the faces in the flowerfield of the shepherd area and the faces of the train they are the same exact thing but in different color

[@scootie_scoot]

I love how ena is the first and last thing you see. It leaves you wondering what purpose she has in your “story” and it makes it seem like she knows this place is dangerous..SO COOL GAH I CANT GET OVER IT!!! Really feels like an obscure ps1 game, I love the drinking fountain bit!! ah I hope joel sees this

[@somethinginthewalls388]

ENA is shown to have at least some level of self awareness and that made her more wary when others wouldn't even bat an eye over the shadow thing and black orb chasing the protag

[@selimyucel741]

Like you would expect her to be she's one of the weirdest ones and mystery too

[@Ninja1Ninja2]

i guess youre playing as enas boyfriend

[@cyanity1017]

@@Ninja1Ninja2 or girlfriend we don't assume in this household

[@idonttknowhowtoswithmyname2808]

@@cyanity1017 Or a New Friend who knows.

[@Ashlynn1218]

Ok so: moony realised that she was beautiful before so she tried to put herself back together. meanwhile, ena realized internal happiness can't be gained, so she is now all blue. For you are you and you are trying to find a way out of this.

[@quinnholloway5400]

I like to think it's more ENA might actually be separated As in there is now two of the Main ENA we followed in Season one One that's fully Yellow And One that's fully Blue At least in this timeline It's possible the two swap a lot Sometimes Blue Ena is more in control And other times, Yellow Ena is more in control Basically ENA is no longer two-toned/double minded But rather is split between one side of herself and the other One that's more introverted and a bit gloomy And another that's more extroverted and cheery But both still being equally ENA

[@Ashlynn1218]

@@quinnholloway5400 MINE WAS BETTER!

[@quinnholloway5400]

@@Ashlynn1218 Your Option Ashman

[@Ashlynn1218]

@@quinnholloway5400 AYEEEEEEEEEEEE OWO

[@selimyucel741]

@Digicraftmon the Crystal Gem but what did they wanted from us?Maybe they want revenge because we are the Player and that would makes us a Criminal-

[@quinnmucha3189]

As someone who has seen a lot of Ena fan animations, I can say this is the best one yet. Good job.

[@sleepCircle]

@Harmonicsofchaos the ones by JoelG aren't fan animations, they're official. it's surprising to me that you'd assume OP didn't know that; doesn't *everyone* know that?

[@themetalmario77]

@@sleepCircle i think its a joke

[@DJSlimeball]

@RetroRaptorVT Weird flex but okay.

[@DJSlimeball]

@@themetalmario77 Weird flex but okay.

[@redpanuki9166]

Ena may be a bizarre, bipolar, polygonal, Picasso-looking being that makes zero sense. But my gosh, if she isn't the most wholesome thing ever...

[@V3N0M_F4NG]

Exactly I want a hug from her- 😭

[@hawkmoth7180]

Oh my GOD, this is so cool. I love how well you captured the awkwardness of a game while making it so creepingly horrifying, telling a story at the same time; now I really wanna know why the POV character was being gone after and what sad ENA's deal is. This needs more views >:O

[@Sleepy12ftPanda]

Probably because of the general vibe of the train station.

[@bigboyfrotter2007]

i think she isnt sad, just frustrated about the train she is probably now in control of what she appears as after temptation stairway

[@user-ll7uy9st4d]

🤡😜ᥬ😙᭄ ٩😀۶ 🐝♥👑💍

[@peard2340]

Wdym exactly by "being gone" Sorry I just didn't understand that bit of what you were saying

[@g-ray4088]

@@peard2340 they basically meant why the two creepy npcs were following us (you probably forgot about the "after" part, didn't you?)

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

1:55 love this part, realizing that the thing is still following you even while you're in the conversation cutscene is scary as fuck

[@glupper]

My interpretation of events! 0:00 Player (I'm gonna call them PV) enters the train station, apparently needing a ride. 0:14 They carefully consider which way to go. Later in the video we discover the Shadow Man was in the other part of the station, so wise move on PV's part. 0:21 PV stops when seeing Sad-ENA (who was recently separated from Happy-ENA), as if recognizing her, and immediately goes up to her. PV recognizes she's waiting for the train, and decides not to bother her. 0:31 PV makes a very good observation. They know full-well this is never gonna be fixed. 0:38 They then talk to a lady named Muja, who seems to like Moony a lot. Tellingly, PV immediately goes up to Moony, realizes they don't wanna be interrupted, and goes back to Muja. 0:59 PV kinda stares at Muja for a second, as if being confused by her intentions, before deciding to go look somewhere else. 1:09 After seeing a train pass by, they seem to hesitate before actually continuing. 1:14 PV pauses and looks up at the Japanese style structure, perhaps impressed by the decor. 1:22 PV speaks to a green man who I'm going to name Shades. Judging by him calling the others "honored guests", and his following comment he seems to work here, though judging by his quotation marks and quip about his job, he doesn't seem to like it all that much. 1:30 They then head to the next section, and immediately look at where the next train is coming through. Were they trying to sneak onto this one? 1:35 An odd, mechanical looking thing, which I will call Eyezar, comes down the stairs, as if just entering the station. 1:39 PV kinda fidgets when this train leaves, implying that they're really eager to get out of here already. 1:45 Eyezar notices PV, who reacts with clear shock and immediately runs away. They bump into someone after, showing that they're in a serious hurry now. PV clearly sees Eyezar as a threat. 1:56 Rather than run off immediately, PV goes to Shades, apparently wanting his help. All Shades does however is tell them to read the room, implying others are unnerved by Eyezar as well, and (with the screen subtly flickering darker) tells them to get the hell out of here, implying that Shades too sees Eyezar as a threat, though judging by how he doesn't move, he knows the thing isn't after him. 2:02 PV keeps their eyes focused on Eyezar, seeming panicked now as they head for Muja, no doubt desperate. 2:16 Realizing that this isn't helping at all, PV tries making a run for it...Only for the Shadow Thing, confirmed by sleepCircle to be a lesser partner that was alerted by Eyezar, comes up, shocking PV as they take a few steps back. They immediately heads back to Sad-ENA, but notices the train still isn't here. 2:26 PV takes a glance at Moony, and immediately focuses on Eyezard approaching, followed quickly by Shadow Man. They look between the two of them, no doubt afraid... 2:35 ...Before Sad-ENA, not wanting this stranger to miss the train, drags PV in by the arm, followed by Moony, the three safely to the train, which looks a lot different on the inside. The end.

[@makhansingh330]

Amazing work this is a really cool script

[@IRT__YATILIAN__SaTO__UZ]

You, sir, should make a novel about this.

[@glupper]

@@IRT__YATILIAN__SaTO__UZ I am a ma'am. But many thanks!! Means a lot to me.

[@IRT__YATILIAN__SaTO__UZ]

@@glupper Woops, sorry for my blunder, ma'am.

[@glupper]

@@IRT__YATILIAN__SaTO__UZ It's aight, buddy!!

[@PerkinsVR]

hostile npcs in an ENA game? the modding community has gone too far.

[@sleepCircle]

yes, I mean. it is a bit unusual but honestly the ENA world always seemed sort of saturated with a quiet dread, somehow. Like even though there was never anything openly "out to get you" in Extinction Party or Temptation Stairway, it always felt (to me) like the possibility was *really close.* Like something was waiting just around the corner, somewhere.

[@PerkinsVR]

@@sleepCircle (i loved it, i hope i get to see more ena animations from you

[@sleepCircle]

@@PerkinsVR (thank you very much, hahaha)

[@exuberantly_exausted8823]

@@thornapas5101 no they are just an annoyance, there to ruin any auctions. that's all!

[@Hjernespreng]

Hostile NPCs are HEAVILY implied to be a thing. In Extinction Party, Merci is begging ENA (in Korean) to leave because she's in great danger being where she is.

[@azealot7112]

Text wall of me appreciating every little detail: First of all, absolutely gorgeous. The map and it's textures look exactly like ENA's. That also goes for the character who inhabit this area. They all have uniquely quirky designs and dialogue that not only makes them fit in the ENA universe but also makes them charming even outside of that context. Okay now story. Seeing ENA and Moony waiting for the train was pretty cool, but I'm glad we interacted with the characters surrounding them too because as I said that makes it your own thing. The purple girl wanting to throw something at Moony was pretty funny. The green guy with his "honored guests" offers up a whole other story that we don't get to explore, really fleshing out the world. My appreciation for the characters extends to the background characters and your pursuers as well. Oh yeah the pursuers! I'm taking this from another comment but you did a really good job conveying emotion in this scene. You do "feel the panic", especially with your movements. There's the step back when the eyes open, the running of course, turning around when the shadow being appears, and the eyes darting around once you're cornered. The music is a joy to listen to as well, even without the video. I can actually hear when I'm being chased because the music gets more panicked as well, with segments repeating and having less space between them, I think what's really cool is that you didn't change the distance between individual notes so it's really subtle. This all ends with the visual and musical resolution of ENA saving you. Absolutely stunning. I actually had to cut a lot from this to make it less dense to read, I was going to talk about stuff like everything in the background and all the characters' unique movements.

[@quinnmucha3189]

I know right? I could wright an essay on this, if I thought that was actually worth the time. Better to just watch the vid anther 50 times.~

[@rahtheos]

Absolutely right, these all may be the very reasons why I'm so intrigued by this animation, I wonder how it was made though?

[@sperenity5883]

This feels like a dream. It's really surreal, yet it feels organized. There are people there, at least, you see them as people. You see ENA, but you might assume she is among the people. However, it's like she is your friend. Then, the dream starts to get creepy. One of those dreams that might NOT end very well. ENA, your friend, saves you from what will feel like a nightmare. It's like one of those happy dreams to wake up from. I really hope Joel G. sees this. I'm sure he will like the sort of inspiration that has taken off from his animations.

[@rumipuppy98]

you just said my thoughts about animation, lol

[@zylo202]

100% nailed the look and feel of the ENA series. I was deeply disturbed by the (hostile?) npcs following the player around.

[@dantesdiscoinfernolol]

Gosh, I could FEEL the anxiety as we started being chased. Good thing ENA pulled us on the train. (This whole animation fits ENA's aesthetic perfectly!)

[@cactipho1438]

I love how the creatures chasing us really had the uncanny movement of something chasing you in your dream would move, slow and sliding. Fits right into the ENA universe!

[@minermemecoffee8256]

somebody send this to joel, they NEED to see this

[@curiousboi-w-2438]

Thoroughly underrated in comparison to other fan-creations for ENA. not saying those're worse, it's just that this one is so stunningly accurate to the source material, yet it feels so unique and alive. I must say that I kinda prefer this a tad bit more than the original one. ENA is hella unique, but I just love the life of this place you've made. rather than a monochrome desert with patterns of faceless people and vastly open areas, filled with nothing but corpses and a single distorted humanoid person, you've made it be so alive and it really feels like there's too much explore, with the way you set it up by making areas inaccessible aswell with the two threats forcing you to hurry. If I were to summarize myself it'd be that I think that the official ENA feels like it's being focused at some more rural or distance place, whilst yours in some metropolis, uniting all figures from the world they live in. overall, love it!

[@sleepCircle]

oh, thank you! that's really kind of you to say! now, this is 100% just me guessing, here, but: i think that the ENA universe does have more densely populated areas, but that they're pretty rare. I feel like a lot of the universe is featureless wasteland, like what's shown in the canon ENA shorts, and that worlds "grow up" out of this wasteland as simplistic little bubbles of ideas which, most of the time, just propagate simplistically and memetically, before falling back into chaos again i think it's rare that a place takes enough of a hold on the "substrate" of ENA's universe that it can offer people more than temporary shelter, and become a 'settlement' with a continued life and any sort of long-term sustainability. Idk if that makes sense.

[@curiousboi-w-2438]

@@sleepCircle well I am frank with what I'm saying, I think it's absolutely lovely!

[@sleepCircle]

@@curiousboi-w-2438 i'm not sure their society is that advanced, frankly, and i think the "guardian" for the labyrinth probably has very different motives than the guardians who protect the path to Runas. the labyrinth seems like a bizarre hell full of lost souls. idk why the guardian would keep anyone out, except that they might be capable of 'disrupting' it. honestly, i feel like the guardian was just making sure ENA wasn't capable of actually affecting anything important. (although ENA managed to get moony out, in the end, so maybe the guardian underestimated her) runas's guardians/servants seem more like… like what you'd expect. there to stand in the way of the tens of thousands of liars, cheats, supplicants and madmen desperate to get in the good graces of the last in a long line of public servants. and it stands to reason that such a long-standing office would have more concrete, long-standing architecture around it, I think. I don't think they're protecting the 'complexity' as much as they're protecting the peace of Runas himself. He seems incredibly sad and tired. the green man is griping about the stupid jerks he has to wait on, every day of his life. if you look carefully you can see them throwing a real party, up in the shrine they've moved into. the protagonist of this video isn't ENA, it's just you. i have no idea what role the black creatures actually serve in ENA's universe. I thought they might be 'auditors' of some sort.

[@curiousboi-w-2438]

@@sleepCircle Yea possibly. it is called extinction party and the asian speaking friends seem to warn ENA about great dangers. I'm not really sure either what the green path is meant to be, so maybe it is the path that troubled the UFO man so awfully much? but yea, since they are called "labyrinths" I assume it's no place people want to visit very often? But there aren't that many lost souls, plus it is a fairly tidy place. It feels more like the place people can stay at, if they've got no home, but then again the warnings and green path make it all seem a bit too sinister and dangerous. Though if Moony was kept in there, was she meant to be held there to stay? it reminds of 'Auction Day' when ENA suddenly questions what's wrong with Moony, as if there's something untrustworthy lingering about her. Well I'm no ENA biologist, but from what I understood from the episode, the different entities that live in the great Runa's own their own door, as Phindoll directs ENA to pick his when exiting. The door themselves are the things with sad and tired eyes, that only are open when people are allowed to travel. during the tempation stairway event, the door has open eyes and so does the one when Moony and ENA exit the Runa's. the entity that was causing the whole event I'd assume to be the faceless lady doll, with the blue dress. She's the only present and alive before and after the door has been closed. Oh, well sorry, I suppose my understanding of dialogue is a tad flawed -w-'' thanks for clarifying though. But that still makes me think of "party animals" that bother the "civilised statues" of the more formal, proper and organised societies. yea. you deviated from what's been present in other episodes so far, yet made it feel so well-fitted for actually being canon! super cool ^^ I believe they might just be observers of a kind. they wait around and make sure nothing is disrupted. they seem to not be smart enough to work indenpendently, though that they can follow orders. so Maybe they're like robotic in their behaviour, easy to give orders and hire. could maybe explain why they sit in the room on several chair in the backroom labyrinths. perhaps to watch over whomever attempts going through the green hallway. still though, I have no idea -w-''

[@sleepCircle]

@@curiousboi-w-2438 do you know what the final room in temptation stairway is called? cause i don't think the things with the eyes are doors, necessarily. i think the big round stone one is a door, but i don't think the others are.

[@inkyvirus]

this is so cool?? Honestly felt the player?person?character?us?'s panic when seeing that they were being followed. And the Ena grabbing their hand to lead them into the train was really cool!! Will you do more of this? because i love the music and the animation and the characters????? its!! so cool!

[@inkyvirus]

ah. just to add onto this i cant help but to feel a strange type of wonder and confusion? not sure how to explain it, but its a nice feeling! i really cant praise this enough! if you ever do an animated/music project not related to Ena, ill definitely check that out as well!

[@sleepCircle]

I'm not sure if I will do more of this. It would be fun! but it took a fair chunk of spare time, hahah. I'm glad to hear you "felt the panic" because that was something I was really really really trying to communicate. So, thank you very much for letting me know I did an ok job. :]

[@inkyvirus]

@@sleepCircle id bet it would take a lot of spare time, especially since you're one person and all that (unless you're a bunch of frogs in a trench coat?). If you do decide to create more, i would greatly enjoy that! You did an amazing job! you certainly got the panic feel. the two followers and their completely different pieces of animation made me feel a bit uneasy (in a good way!). and the way you could see them continue to move even when the player?person?character?us? stopped to talk with people really made me fidgety.

[@quinnmucha3189]

However long it took, it was worth the wait.

[@user-oh4eb6kd8n]

@@sleepCircle I was genuinely scared when it started following.. me? Us? Them? You did an astounding job.

[@hubguy]

0:50 I really love how good that eye roll is haha

[@DuckBros58]

So this is where Sad Ena is now!

[@NecroticNightshade]

Personal theory is that her sad half didn't leave and that now ENA's more in control of her emotions. They are far less split, literally and figuratively. EDIT (12/30/21): Alright I'm really not proud of how I worded this now, so I'm gonna try and re-elaborate. I don't think it's so much ENA being more in control of her emotions now anymore and more that they just... manifest differently? Like the way her body changes colors to represent her emotions might be different now after her wish. I'm probably not sounding any better or describing this well, but I'm not that great at putting my thoughts into words.

[@M7oons]

This is so- ✨P E R F E C T✨ I WISH IT COULD HAVE MORE LIKES

[@echothefreak9396]

Yes I do realize this is my third comment but... The black and gold floating thing(not sure wtf it is, but this is a ena game so i dont think im supposed to know what it is) just seems so menacing. It endlessly stares at you, and openly follows you. It reminds me of a nightmare I had, pretty much like this but it was a bear on its hind legs. There’s just something eerie about it, and how you’re stuck having two beings following you, unsure of what will happen if they get to you.

[@sleepCircle]

thank you :] i wanted it to be intimidating or 'stressful' without actually being horror, so it's good to know that i succeeded

[@TaterPIEguy]

This really captures a dream like feeling, like a lucid dream (usually because they end up being a mix of a nightmare and a dream). There's multiple times where I find myself in multiple sorts of dream running and panicking away from something I don't understand why, yet feel threatened by it, but I'm normally lucky when it feels like there's no hope (ENA saving us at the end).

[@gez_4515]

What I love about this is how neither Ena, neither you (a viewer) is a center of attention in this world. The world is "alive", and it does't revolve around you I absolutely love it, makes me really want to live there

[@kittycrow8122]

Hostile ncps: (menacing infinites) Ena & Moony: “Alright, We’re outta here! Come with us!”

[@krysidian]

This feels so official and completely captures the dreamy, surreal and retro atmosphere of ENA. Suuper impressive and inspiring. Really wanna achieve something like this at some point!

[@kattoons5532]

The way Ena just grabs us at the end is adorable oml

[@sporkwizard4131]

Man, this is such a well-told story with so much small stuff to pick up on, but all done in just 3 minutes. Very much in the same vein as the canon ENA vids. This rules

[@quinnmucha3189]

Small detail it took a few viewings to notice: in the temple in the room with the green guy, the "honored guests" are having a disco party

[@Wetyuii]

you really did capture the weirdness that everyone loves about ena with this, absolute banger track aswell

[@dekuscrublord3737]

I am ALL about this. I hope this format of videos really takes off, because I love the worlds being built here.

[@snowflakeowl1762]

Hello I'm absolutely in love with the music and I adore the characters added into the video, the cretin with the glasses is a favorite, he gives me edgy boy vibes, which I welcome. The atmosphere is so enthralling and I cannot stop looking at it, wondering what's going on the whole way. Its quite an experience. Also I love how you animated Muja ;w;

[@sleepCircle]

thank u for letting me use her

[@sleepyfrikii]

AAAA THIS JUST SO COOOL!!! MAN IT LOOKS JUST SO SOOOO GOOD! The characters and the place was just so amazing and interesting! I love it! I was so happy when ENA took us to the train, I didn’t expect that hahaha thanks for saving us ENA

[@sleepCircle]

thank you, i'm glad it had the desired effect :]

[@captainkeyes9913]

This is weird, I had a dream about looking for a missing wallet in a mall...

[@tiagoskinwalk4667]

your profile picture confuses me.

[@VEEVIE_AAA-]

Huh??

[@GloomyFish]

Wow this is amazing! I NEED to draw fanart Also the NPCs are giving me major Gingiva/Middens vibes

[@sleepCircle]

I'm not sure I've heard of those--are they games?

[@GloomyFish]

@@sleepCircle Yeah they're games. They're really surreal, and I'd honestly recommend them to any ENA fan Also Joel G said that Extinction Party was partly inspired by Middens

[@sleepCircle]

@@GloomyFish oh right!! then i HAVE heard of middens. i'll look up gingiva

[@lforlost131]

I would unironically love to play this if it were a game. Good thing dream bbq is coming.

[@rolopolo231]

This is so good! It makes me wonder why ENA pulled us in at the last second, and who those two creatures were. Stunning job!

[@sleepCircle]

ENA didn't actually realize you were being followed, it's just that the train had arrived and she wanted to make sure you didn't miss it.

[@catonamatchbox]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!! IDK HOW YOU WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE THE AESTHETIC OF ENA SO WELL IM GENUINELY SURPRISED THIS ISNT CANON

[@Siggy1943]

Thank you Ina for saving us all

[@Donotlook5]

I panicked when that eye ball thingy started chasing us.

[@genericpancakes]

The ends so cute i cant- 😭

[@afifruzaini6570]

I love Moony's face, it's so expressive!

[@KingChao]

god I LOVE THIS SO MUCH there's a hole in my heart that temptation stairway left me thanks for satisfying my esoteric hunger for ENA content also plz make more of this

[@-ll-l---l-]

This is so well made that I totally can consider this as canon

[@sleepCircle]

noooo don't do that. thank you but it's definitely not canon. if you want to see something i made which IS canon then go to the new dream BBQ trailer and go to 1:32

[@lenuilu]

@@sleepCircle woah, did you make that portion of the game? Kudos to you my friend :)

[@Barakon]

@@sleepCirclehow can something with no canon be canon? Yeah, did y’a ever consider that?

[@sleepCircle]

@@Barakon Are you saying that ENA has no canon? It has episodes with events, these events have explicit and implicit consequences-things which are seen to happen and things which needed to happen to cause what's happening in the episodes-and world rules we can guess at. My video should not be considered a real part of those events, nor should it be used as a basis for any kind of guesswork. It was made without Joel's input and as such is not part of his story.

[@deepfriedgpu]

this is awesome! good job nailing the ENA aesthetic, with really unique character designs litered throughout.

[@user-oh4eb6kd8n]

This is SO GOOD I can’t explain the amount of sheer panic there was when it’s eyes opened, and the amount of relief I felt when the character/us was saved by an ENA. You did a great job capturing the feeling!

[@thetwistedsamurai]

aRE??? WE SURE THIS ISNT OFFICAL???? BRUH.... tHIS IS SO WELL MADE...

[@kirajoker.3508]

0:49 Angry Moony uwu

[@sleepCircle]

(she was a lot of fun to animate)

[@kirajoker.3508]

I love that animation! I wish i could use it as an PMV

[@declantecho1717]

@Digicraftmon the Crystal Gem HUZZAH! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, AUSTIN!

[@todokicat]

THIS IS AMAZING!!!! The character designs fit the ENAverse so well! This is so professionally done I thought it was a real episode! I've been an ENA fan since the first moment Auction Day was released and the fandom has exploded. I couldn't be happier because beautiful animations like this one are made! Also 1.3k likes to 0 dislikes, as it should be. Good job!!! ps. I love how ENA basically saves you at the end, she's my comfort character and that made me so happy. I'm worried we won't see the og ENA for a while because Joel said the characters we expect to see won't be in future episodes.

[@sleepCircle]

same

[@fluffy_cheese7478]

My god I want this to be canon 😔

[@dumb_w4t3rm3l0n]

I like how, when ena's sad side disappears you made it seem like she's a different person, living freely and not sharing bodies with ena's happy side, and you added old moony here too! When she got thinner her old form became a seperate person! Like ena's sad side and happy side. (but even if you didnt intend to make it that way it's just a theory haha)

[@astrooooo]

This is absolutely stunning the sense of dread I feel when the 2 characters are coming after you is something I can’t quite explain. Not to mention the track playing in the background is just perfect going along with the story and characters

[@MondrianPuppy]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! WHY DOESNT THIS HAVE AT LEAST 100K VIEWS??? This was gorgeous, absolutely LOVED how we could see the characters living around and interacting with others, this was amazing to watch!!

[@pyrrhic8867]

HOW IS THIS SO PERFECT THIS DESERVES SO MUCH MORE ATTENTION

[@SnarlyKritters]

I WAS SO CONFUSED IF THIS WAS AN ACTUAL EPISODE AT FIRST, so talented

[@lxHowlxl]

Superb work. This will put you on the map. You've a clear appreciation for Joel's tone and direction, and gave an impossibly difficult setting some additional depth. This is all while capturing the presentation quality we demand as fans. The music could fit in an actual Ena animation! Well done!

[@JoseFranco-xl6pi]

I am absolutely in love with the vibes in this. I feel like everything together fits so well, from the location being a subway with both low-ceiling and high-ceiling rooms, to the time being 7 AM in which normally most high-traffic areas are much more alone and reality itself feels a bit warped, and of course the characters themselves and ESPECIALLY the music bring up the whole thing altogether. MAN am I so in love with this video!

[@retrobat1631]

I was trying to find this video for months. Felt like a fever dream.

[@sourghosts]

joel g gotta hire you!! this is legendary, makes me feel so inspired!! thank you!!

[@kaijukarnage]

what exactly are the intentions of the floating character that follows you near the end? they particularly fascinate me the most, the way their eyes just open and how they start going after you, i can see the sudden fear or panic in the movement of the player. i like it a lot. :} this is amazing bro

[@sleepCircle]

there is a story but it's sort of vague and not-completely-defined, so i'm not sure how much i can explain suffice it to say, the black-and-red shadow creature came there because it knew you were meeting ENA there and it wanted to catch you before you could. it has been tracking you for quite a while now and it was trying to pin you down here (although on that note, "7'00 a. m." is not a time.) the floating creature is equal parts subordinate and superior to the shadow man. it will only do what it's told, but it's also more dangerous and powerful. it alerted the shadow man to your presence and started dogging your path, and the shadow man came over as fast as it could from other parts of the station to get you however the train has infinite compartments, and you can only share a compartment with someone you get on-board with, so even if the two creatures entered the train a split-second after you, ena and moony did, they wouldn't be able to find you because they'd be in a different compartment.

[@RoleplayHost]

@@sleepCircle that's lovely. i love knowing this

[@declantecho1717]

@@sleepCircle I think you should add this to the faq

[@cachemist4149]

@@sleepCircle i absolutely love the idea of the train being infinite. it's not just the atmosphere that's surreal/abstract, the physical objects are thought experiments.

[@lovebug8526]

i wish i knew what was happening with moony over there XD ALSO ALL OF THIS IS LIKE ALMOST EXSACTLY LIKE ENAS STLYE AND I LOVE IT!!!!

[@Aheaddy]

this is rly good!!!!!!!!! i love the characters the setting and the music here!! the animation is great !!!! i love how theres hostile npcs going after you thats something i felt like could be in the actual series, a point of tension in the viewer (something akin to the energy-filled sequence of the beginning of temptation stairway). i like that last part a lot hehe like ena herself is taking me by the hand to get on the train, like who are we in this story?? whats our importance?? its rly cool

[@sleepCircle]

yeah! i always felt like--like in the world of ENA even though there was nothing actually chasing ENA at any point, I always felt like there *could* be. Something about the world feels a little unsafe, you know?

[@Aheaddy]

​@@sleepCircle yeah!! before I found out about ena i recall watching some videos made by ppl where they're doing the same psx/early 90s 3d pc game aesthetic as ena's world but in a more 'horror' fashion where the whole environment feels ominous and threatening and you dont know what could happen at any moment and now that i think about it "maybe they could borrow some elements of those for ena?" its something id like to see

[@quinnmucha3189]

I agree, I'm actually a bit surprised Joel G hasn't done more of that, especially given how well it works here.

[@generalzar0ff]

YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!! I knew this was gonna be good from the screenshots you were posting from your tumblr. Even though the guy only has a few lines, my favorite character in this is the Sunglasses Cretin. Love his model and the way you animated him. I also love how the ending animation turned out. Stunning work!

[@ForeskinGamerSuccAss]

Agree he looks cool af

[@scarthehedgehog8300]

The end tho I have no words Ena just grabs u like "here's the train!"

[@tintop8520]

lol 1 second into the video and i already said 10/10 this is literally so underrated

[@Beastfromthe10]

Feel Green Man's "get the hell outta here" was pretty much a warning. I love this!!! You gonna make a sequel?

[@sleepCircle]

-congratulations! you got the 1000th comment.- EDIT: ok you got the 999th one. I got them mixed up. STILL. rmnk 140's comment is *gone* and that is ALL THAT MATTERS. i am probably not going to make a sequel--at least not for a while. i'm working on another project for another fandom now, sorry :[

[@Beastfromthe10]

@@sleepCircle No worries. Also Rnmk?

[@sleepCircle]

@@Beastfromthe10 oh, rmnk 140 is just some rando who left the 1000th comment and it was literally just the number "1000," and now he has no comment and somebody ELSE has the 1000th comment so it sucks to be him

[@elifdot]

Only 2.600 views in a week, your getting rippt off mate, this is on point animation and ENA asthetics. You deserve more recognicion, I will send this to everyone I know, you deserve more attention for your talent!!!

[@sleepCircle]

thank you, but it's not necessary, haha

[@solstice_soda701]

There was just this building tension and fear from the entire video that had me so on edge like when the hostile npcs showed up i was genuinly terrified and when the statue guy said to "get the hell out of here" i was even more spooked such a good video

[@Monpetit.Repbric]

最高の動画でした！特に最後のENAが手を引いて電車に乗ってくれた所がとても心にグッときて良かったです！👍

[@imkit4856]

best 2 minutes and 52 seconds of my life

[@UltiBeatz]

The fact that ena took me to the train to save me from those monster things made me feel very good for some reason, I really liked this animation! It fits in EXTREMELY well! 100000/10 ^w^

[@lunasong9709]

"Haha, can't you read the room, kid?" *Get the hell outta here.*

[@Vailskibum]

beautiful

[@akrtntlol]

gabagoo

[@anonwolf_]

nga rly thought he was gon get a ton of likes lmfaoo

[@letsalllovelean478]

The sprites, the music, the characters, everything! You did so well on this animation. It looks exactly like an ENA vid!

[@SOMEGUYONU2B]

WOW This is criminally underviewed for the level of detail and work you put in! Please make more! Content of this kind is so precious and hard to come by, and you're so incredibly talented! And thank you so much for this!!!

[@hoshikotoons6765]

I genuinely wasn’t sure if this was a dream or not. This looks fantastic I love it qwercmcmeowj

[@LizzieRFreeman]

Woooah. This is seriously well done! Great work!

[@sleepCircle]

thank u

[@froggutz101]

She has awoken

[@porkymoon]

This is super amazing, Sleep!!!! You did such a fantastic job with the atmosphere and NPCs, it really feels like something straight out of ENA. Keep up the great work, dude! :D

[@sleepCircle]

[@memegorl404]

THIS IS SO COOL!! IT LOOKS LIKE AN ACTUAL ENA ANIMATION

[@luxia5142]

I love how ena realize that i was chased by the hostile npcs and like “oh no we gotta go”

[@nxmeless3]

This is so well made! Looks like something from oficial series. I like how ENA saved us from these weird, scary creatures at the end, that was cute! Great job!

[@sirwoofish4335]

really great video, the panicked movement and closing in of characters was really well done

[@KOKOARII]

1:46 kind of panicked when those were following haha,, this is so cool! I like it a lot >

[@pebbledelor]

Oh this? This is beautiful. I love the amount of wonderful fan-made worlds and characters such creative people are making based off of ENA!

[@talkingrevolver9700]

A friend showed this to me and at first glance the thumbnail looked so official. It's so detailed and matches the aesthetic so well, a real labor of love! Incredible work!

[@TuxedoGin90]

I really want this kind of place to exist. Even for just a little bit.😔

[@cyanity1017]

Ena : pulls person into the train My brain : *SEROTONIN + GAY INCREASED*

[@RoleplayHost]

so true bestie

[@froggutz101]

Facts

[@fredyrodriguez8881]

This was me, I would immediately run off and be like Roadrunner going like “Meep Meep” then running off

[@shrimpboatsteve9487]

I really like this. It is in the "Ena style" and the characters all fit so well with the world. This could more than likely convince people that this is an official Ena video so well done on that as well as the music. Keep up the good work

[@itisadissapointmenttosay442]

just realized you got into the Dream BBQ project, congratulations! i am a very big fan of ENA (and you), so i hope you can go further in the future.

[@sleepCircle]

thank you very much

[@endofsmallsanctuary2229]

I noticed that this Ena is only Blue. That makes me the think “player” is the only Yellow version of Ena. Maybe they got split apart after Temptation Stairway or something?

[@sleepCircle]

my idea was that they did get split after temptation stairway, yeah, but that ena's sad side is now wandering around, looking for the happy side to be reunited with them again. the PoV of this video is just you. your life has intersected briefly with theirs, and you'll be separated again, eventually

[@endofsmallsanctuary2229]

@@sleepCircle Ohhh, that’s pretty cool! I like this a lot!

[@STARZZE_STARZ]

@@sleepCircle but why is moony there?

[@disruption426]

I remember I found this song on Soundcloud a while back and now there's an amazing animation to go along with it

[@rosielav6062]

Ena pulling us into the train made me feel so happy idk why, also nice work this feels like joel g made this

[@enigma-sama2509]

This is one of those videos idk why but i always watch whenever i see it again in my feed