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#Hiroshi and Misae are genuinely one of the greatest cartoon couples ever i love the Nohara family dynamic so much #i love how Shin's 'euuuooohhhhh' noise in the third gif transcends the sound barrier #csc

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What is Daffy Duck, if not someone who gives people a hard time 🙏😔 we pray 4 u

TRULY!! THIS IS TANGENTIAL but this ask makes me smile BECAUUUSEEE... i've said it before but a very big part of my art process is connecting and communicating with the characters. making sure the characters i draw are authentic and feel like i'm drawing THE character (rather than presenting a drawing of the character) is one of my biggest artistic priorities. and to achieve that, i try to get into the mindset of the characters as much as i can. sometimes that's thinking like them, thinking of their mannerisms, and thinking of how they would react to me drawing them. i think of myself as a director telling them how to pose or what to look like, while also putting myself in their shoes and thinking how i would react to that

THIS IS A VERY CONVOLUTED WAY TO SAY some characters obviously take direction better than others. i think i'm mainly saying this because Daffy is my bread and butter, i have higher standards drawing him because it is extremely important that i get him right! so of course i'm going to struggle more in the process. but when this happens, i always chalk it up to him being "difficult" because it's certainly in character for him. of course he would be uncooperative! this is silly but it gives me a lot of amusement and also takes some of the edge off when i want to put my fist through the screen LOL

BUT YES thank you :) the good news is that i'm making progress! i've resigned myself to understanding that it's gonna take however long it takes. i'm only ever gonna review this once so i might as well make it count! likewise it's a very very important cartoon to me, so there's more to blab about so obviously that's going to take longer. when i was starting out i was getting 5 reviews out a day, but i need to remind myself that this entire project has exploded into something so much more than what it used to be in the 4 and a half years that i've been doing this HAHA.

thank you for your patience regardless, it's been fun to write in spite of all the hurdles and i can't wait to get all the screenshots together. look at him

#my director says i'm really good at getting into the psychology of the characters i draw and am very mindful about intent so. i take that to #mean it works #anonymous #asks

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i love stumbling across old posts like these, embarrassed as them as i may be now. i made this just as i was getting into LT and realizing that golden age cartoons were my missing link--i was at a very low and messy point in my life, lot of changes happening and i was in a pretty deep depression and didn't have very much motivation to keep going on

and now i'm glad to be at a period where i can look at posts like these and be like "GUESS WHAT!!!!!" no, i did not live up to my hilariously stupid expectations that my first industry gig would be as a showrunner with no prior experience in anything at all beforehand, but i am working my literal dream job of being a storyboard artist on SpongeBob, have worked on multiple SpongeBob properties, been invited to speak on an official Nickelodeon podcast, have met and mingled with the voice actors--some multiple times--and gushed about how much they mean to me, have worked with so many gracious and kind people, some lifelong inspirations who have returned the favor and said i was an inspiration to THEM!!! every day i get to sit down and draw cartoons, hash out ideas with coworkers from all over the globe, get to sit in on storyboard pitches and see as our episodes eventually come to life and hope that it makes the kid or adult or some other third thing watching as happy as it makes me.

i've received other dream job offers, i've been lucky enough to have the opportunity to travel to LA and put my face out there and meet so many great peers and inspirations. my love of cartoons is only growing stronger, my language and articulation of how and why they mean so much to me has only grown with my experience with work and doing my cartoon analyses and write-ups (which even my coworkers who i haven't seen in over a year are talking about as i meet up with them in LA!!). i'm drawing daily and can feel my skills growing more and more, every day i make a point to watch a cartoon i've never seen before, i get to find new ways to inject and spread my love and hope that it can inspire other people to do the same...

it's just touching. really touching! i am incredibly vigilant about not taking any of my circumstances for granted, but i can still be very hard on myself just the same, thinking i'm not drawing enough art in my free time or that my reviews are incoherent or that i'm not meeting my own quota for them, that i'm actually a HORRIBLE HACK FRAUD OF AN ARTIST AND AM INCHES FROM BEING FIRED AT ANY TIME! GASP! i'm usually good about not projecting these insecurities because i know it's just the ol' noggin being dumb, whining about it certainly does no favors, and the only thing i can do to remedy any of this is to keep on keeping on. BUT! i say that because as much as i get wrapped up in that thinking, it's important to sit back and analyze all that i've accomplished, whether in the past 10 years, 5 years, or even 5 minutes from now

just very thankful to be where i'm at. glad to be in the position to even be writing this in the first place! glad that i even have people who care enough to take the time to read this. i have succeeded in my mission of becoming a cartoonist--a professional one!!--and i at least hope i've succeeded in making other people laugh and/or happy. i'm going to pursue both for as long as i live. it will get better, there is a future worth living and pursuing and fighting for--just because you can't see that in the moment doesn't mean it's not there. fate does exist. i know it may seem easy for me to be saying all this right now given all of what i typed above, but there was a point in time where all of this wasn't the case! iunno. but in spite of it all, i'm happy to be doing what i'm doing and hope to be doing it for a long time. hope this could give anyone who needs it a little boost, or at least a reminder that things do work themselves out in mysterious ways. we're all in this together

fuck i can’t wait to be a cartoonist and have my own show and i can’t wait to inspire others and can’t wait to make people feel happy and make others laugh i don’t care if i’m a woman i’m stubborn as all hell and i am going to be a cartoonist if it’s the last thing i do. i got this and i can’t wait to see where life takes me

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Mikhail Bitny, 1973.

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This has accidentally become one of the most complex “this ear worm is driving me crazy and I need to creatively satiate it NOW”-isms I’ve ever done… but we made it! This time it’s the song from Polar Pals (which I highly recommend a listen if you haven’t, but do be warned that some of the language hasn’t aged well in the past 84 years)

#still on the topic of GarageBand i am STILL so supremely tickled with this #i need to do these more they're so fulfilling and another way to creatively manifest the deep love i have for these cartoons #auditory fanart one could say #plus it's great practice for studying the structure of these songs and music in their respective eras if i were to replicate that for a #future project

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simple GarageBand cover from last year that i never posted since i thought it was too "insubstantial" to post, but that's dumb!! surprisingly not LT related this time around, but Popeye instead. this song is one of my most frequent earworms. (and also do yourself a favor and watch the Popeye cartoon A Clean Shaven Man)

#popeye #a clean shaven man #garageband #kneitel #Youtube

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#i've gotten many fascinating asks and comments about this through the years and i'm curious to hear what the consensus is #also yes gaia yours fits i don't know how to explain other than its purple and chill and cool like you :)

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unsure if i’m fond of where this is going

#yes i did name my town after Frank Tashlin. my New Horizons island is called Clampett. so #ac

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Do you own any Looney Tunes production art?

i’m incredibly fortunate enough to say that I DO!! i own this wonderful photostat model sheet from Porky the Wrestler!

a photostat is essentially the ‘30s equivalent of a photocopy, so it’s not THE actual model sheet drawing, but it was still in the hands of at least one of the animators who worked on the short! if you hold it at a certain angle and get the light to reflect off of it, there are actually some indentations of writing, as if someone was writing on a piece of paper on top of it… and of course the hooves and side snout drawn in marker which aren’t meant to be there (maybe it was a slow work day?)

i actually still haven’t gotten it framed, i need to… but i also just really enjoy being able to hold it in my hands and try and make out the writing indentations on top and also lose my mind at Oh My God Someone In The Tex Avery Unit Touched This At One Point. plus, the material is glossy/has a cardboard sort of feel to it (like a more sturdy printed photograph) so it’s not as delicate as animation paper and gets along fine sitting on my shelf as is HAHA. still, definitely want to find a proper means of displaying it sometime!

#it’s the oldest item in my collection :) i presume from sometime in late 1936 since the short was released in very early 1937 #second oldest is my 1938 Porky’s Duck Hunt book #thennn a Porky compilation comic book from 1942? then things get a little ambiguous with the age but generally span from the mid 40s #such as my Porky coasters Porky and Daffy pencil stand and piggy bank respectively and ceramic Daffy figure #i have a LT record album from 1947 and then a Bugs Bunny little golden book and Dell comic book from 1949… and two other Dell comics from 1 #1950 and 1951. aaand a Pepe Pepsi glass from the 70s #and that’s the extent of my vintage collection! #anonymous #asks #I FORGOT MY PORKY SQUEAK TOY! i have a rubber Porky squeak toy from sometime in the 50s also and he is very cute and makes me happy #he stands proudly next to the ceramic Daffy figure as they both keep the peace

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the voice direction for Marjorie Tarlton’s Sniffles is so especially great in Lost and Foundling, really love how affectionately stilted her deliveries are. i think of woosterwoostersyestershire constantly. (also helps that it’s an especially great cartoon in general)

#i am no longer seething because Sniffles is good and my friend #i’m in the minority of Sniffles lovers but to all you Sniffles Fence Sitters out there i highly recommend this short first and foremost #it has the best balance of the warmth and earnest of the earliest efforts as well as being coupled with the humor and snappiness of the #later Sniffles efforts #and it’s just incredibly well directed #The Unbearable Bear is fantastic too but not a short i really watch for Sniffles #other Sniffles short recommendations are Little Brother Rat (the ending made me cry once) Bedtime for Sniffles Sniffles Bells the Cat and #The Brave Little Bat #lt #lost and foundling #jones #vid

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look i’m dancin’

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i am literally so mad that i have waited years to write this review of Daffy’s Southern Exposure and when i finally do i get the worst cold i have had at least within the past 5 years and am too sick to write a substantial amount. like come on. COME ON! i would almost rather it be COVID because that’s at least a valid excuse!!!!! sorry this post nasal drip made me nauseous and then i got mad that i was nauseous because i also had a bad stomach bug two weeks ago that also prevented me from writing. needless to say i hope you all enjoy the review when it’s out because my goodness it is giving me a hard time. thank you for your patience again 😤🙏

#i’m so maddddd i was writing a good amount today too and then bam nausea because of my stupid sinuses draining!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #i have lemon ginger tea but i can’t even taste it because i’m so congested #this has been worse than the two times i had COVID because my COVID symptoms manifest as fever and aches and fatigue and i can at least just #sleep that off!! not with this stupid cold!!!!!!! #i used to get colds literally every month when i was still in school and my drama director once said i had the immune system of a gnat which #is true. so i’m lucky that i haven’t had a cold this bad/maybe at all at least since i graduated high school since that was pre covid times #but since i’m not not used to being substantially sick anymore it means i’m gonna complain about it when i am sick so there 😤 #okay. sorry. just needed to bitch. back i go to playing Animal Crossig and Pokémon i guess since my body can’t handle any more than that!!!!

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she asked what use i would have for wristwatches and i said convenience. that’s all. she’s lucky she’s my favorite AC character because she is far sweeping the bullying competition.

compilation of my villagers bullying me. this will be a growing collection. these are all from today alone.

#delta emulator rules by the way playing ACWW on my ipad is heavenly #and i lucked out by getting her. AND Benedict. they were both in my first ever town #i used to be scared of Benedict as a kid though because i didn’t like his design but i’ve made amends now

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Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure in Henderland (1996)

Directed by Mitsuru Hongo Written by Mitsuru Hongo and Keiichi Hara Storyboards by Mitsuru Hongo, Keiichi Hara and Masaaki Yuasa

#PLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND WATCH THIS MOVIE #it refuses to leave my mind #i think it's genuinely one of my favorite movies ever #and all of my Shin-chan expert friends say it's a very good starter Shin-chan/you don't need to go in knowing much of anything since the #dynamics are all made very clear in it #even gifs don't do it justice #it's so good #shin-chan #it is 12:30 am so ill probably reblog this again for visibility since it took too long to do this LOL #csc

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Recovering from a stubborn cold so unfortunately I don’t have anything more elaborate, but I was getting increasingly bothered at the prospect of not commemorating this very important day. Still doesn’t look a day over 83!

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Recovering from a stubborn cold so unfortunately I don’t have anything more elaborate, but I was getting increasingly bothered at the prospect of not commemorating this very important day. Still doesn’t look a day over 83!

#i was literally sweating and shaking drawing this but i would not be ab #le to rest otherwise #happy 87th old man #daffy duck #lt #looney tunes #not bad for a guy that never took a lesson in his life!

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still maintaining my promise of getting back to Mel Yell polls! and reviews! and art! and a general sense of normalcy! i had a blast during my trip to LA and then immediately came home to get my ass whooped by a bad cold after i spent last Sunday bedridden with a stomach bug!! the universe does not want me to shill cartoons. but i will. and i swear to answer all my asks. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE