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Ok so basically this one s also for nightmare (day 27) from @ilikeyoucatradora
It s Adora nightly (day 30 of @mendhioficial ) dreaming of her past (week 1 of @lemonilli ) as a cadet (day 29 of @ilikeyoucatradora )
In this dream, she s loosing the catra she once knew in her past. It s her longing and nostalgia for cadet days and catra (day 19 of @rinniiart )
@iamthebluefairy made me realise how much this song fits <3
So this is how the idea born and what i kept in mind and thinkimg about while drawing^^
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At long last, my analysis on the down fall of the cartooning industry.
Cartoons have long been a medium of storytelling for all ages. You’ve got things ranging from Dora the Explorer to Family Guy.
And you’ve got all the in between’s that (while not rated for all ages) everyone can watch. Like Miraculous and The Owl House.
Cartoons (or animated series) as a whole have always been made for everyone. The use of beautiful and fluid animation is a great way to draw in viewers and get them engaged. And then in most cases, the plot comes through and gets viewers hook, line, and sinker.
Unfortunately as this form of storytelling gains popularity, the stigma around it continues to grow. That stigma being that Cartoons or animated series are only for children.
The idea surrounding that stigma is false. You wouldn’t let a child watch shows like Family Guy or South Park or even Camp Camp. And those are cartoons.
With the rise of more child friendly cartoons though, the misconception continues to rise as well.
The most prominent example of this in the Modern Animation Era? The Owl House.
Despite the creator, Dana Terrace herself, tweeting about her target audience for this show, many still believe that this show is for kids only.
This was only proven false though when Kids weren’t tuning in though. In fact, a majority of Owl House fans consisted of people ages 13-25. Not the audience Disney expected.
Unfortunately it wasn’t the audience they wanted either. In 2021 Disney announced it would be canceling the show and shortening its third and final season into three, hour-long specials.
A lot of Fans (and even the creator herself) speculate it has to do with Homophobia seeing as the show featured Disneys first WLW/ Sapphic couple in a children’s cartoon. And while I think that definitely contributed to their decision, I think there’s a bit more to it than that.
The Owl House, from the get go, set itself apart from other Disney Series. It jumped in with its darker concepts and art styles. The color pallet was different from Disney’s typical pastels. The character was relatable to audiences and portrayed the struggles of growing up different and weird.
Then, after a good Season 1 A, the second half came in. Here’s when the plot developed. This is where I believe Disney began to have problems with it.
Because of the complicated storyline and development of actual plot they couldn’t just air it on the Disney Channel on cable.
Which means they couldn’t get children to sit still and watch when it was on. Which means less people watched the Disney Cable channel.
Essentially what is happening is Disney as well as other streaming and Cable services are “kidyfying” Animation to make it cable worthy for children.
Hence The Owl House “not fitting their brand” and being cancelled while shows like Big City Greene and The Loud House have been, and traditionally are, aloud to run for multiple seasons one after another.
And shows like Infinity Train and The Owl House get cancelled or shortened.
I believe the act of doing this will truly be the downfall of the cartoon industry.
By reducing cartoons and animation to be kids only your depleting 75% of your audience. The 75% that is able to go out and buy mercy or go to see movies produced about the shows or convince adults to continue paying for services to watch these shows.
They’re killing their biggest sources of revenue and with it killing one of the greatest forms of story telling through television.
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