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[Grim Reaper Show 5]

They do look like penises

This was a favorite series of mine, and it seems as though this is going to be the last entry. I guess it is only fitting that the last one deal with the apocalypse. At first, I thought that when the Grim Reaper discussed what would really happen, he would talk about the Sun exploding. It would not be what the Bible predicted, but it would still be the end of the world. BTW, that will in fact happen one day unless we go to another planet. I can tell this is newer as the animation is updated, especiall with how the Grim Reaper looks.

[Depressed Racoon]

Needs work

I guess it did have an interesting message in that it was trying to inform the person about depression. I would know what depression is about, as most of my family members know about it. The problem is, this is simply too short. Next time, I suggest you making this much longer and have more purpose for the raccoon girl to be there. I thought it was an interesting drawing, but it did not seem to have anything unique to it. The music wasn't half bad, but a bit too generic for the topic.

[Gameoverse 4]

Best yet!

I knew I was going to have to give a 5 to something in this awesome series! What's great is that the animation is so flawless and so are the voices. This is also really cool because there are certain points where you do not know where it will end, as I have gotten used to the length of these episodes. I love how the art shifts with the super dolphin and how the T-rex has such a cynical attitude. There are a lot of colorful characters (quite literally). I think this really captivates the full potentinal of this series.

[Press Start: Scheme Land]

Glad to raise it from 3.87 to 3.92!

This was a very fun episode and one of the better. It is interesting to see both the villians and heroes together (even if it was only one villian who appeared briefly). I can now say that I really understand what the basic premise of these episodes are. I could obviously tell this was a "Kirby" parody with the Dedede like penguin. It was cool to throw in stuff like the bullets from Super Mario Bros. Even though the animation is fairly simplistic, this does manage to have a good epic feeling to it, especially with the ship.

[jumping turtles]

Beautiful

This reminded me of the stuff made by the other stop-motion guy that uses drawings. It was interesting with how you could not explicitly see the former sketches, but could see their outlines. This was great fun, simply because it was so simple. It did not make any effort to be flashy or have a lot of crazy stuff going on, it's just bare bones beauty. Sure, it could have been a little more detailed, but there was obviously a lot of work put into this. The "Turtle" ending was also funny and unexpected.

turtleco responds:

the barfing turtleco was my favorite part

[Robot Pirates (Official)]

Nice video

It is weird to hear the Speakonia being used when it has nothing to do with StrawberryClock. Anyway, this was a pretty original concept and I liked the song. The robots seem to have depth to them, even though they do not move much and are on a pixellated screen. The funniest part was probably when "pirates" rhymed with "privates". Robot pirates are always a good idea to use, as I remember them in an episode of "Spongebob Squarepants". I thought it was weird how you linked to your Twitter page and not your Facebook page which you mentioned.

[WHOOKOS Short: Gum]

True story?

Wow, I knew this was supposed to be a slice of life series, but blowing up a giant bubble like that seems pretty unrealistic. Anyway, I think this is interesting because the series seems to be advancing. The last one was about going to school and the ones before were not about school at all. I guess it all lived up to the first real episode that started in school. I think you have really improved your animation style, as this still looks a little rough. It is the longest in your shorts collection, though.

[WHOOKOS Short: Sleep]

Another good one

I was quite impressed by this one, as it goes harder to demonstrate the animation techniques you have made. The car and its rims were very cool looking. I will say that this had one of the lesser punchlines in the short series that you have been making. It is good to know that you are going to make full-length episodes from now on. I am just so relieved to be in college where I can choose the times my classes start. My only complaint is having to get up early on Monday, which is never fun.

[WHOOKOS Short: Gravity]

Best yet!

I really enjoyed this one and think it was the best in the shorts series. What makes this so impressive is that there is so much time that is set up for the joke, even though the cartoon is short. I think the animation is starting to look more like yours from better cartoons. I really liked how the grass looked when it panned out to see the trampoline. It is an unexpected punchline that is so basic, which you would expect from such a short cartoon. While I prefer the longer ones, this was still nice.

[Whookos Short:Train Rat]

Grip, dude!

It is hard to judge something that is so short, but I will try as hard as I can. It is interesting to feel connected with these characters again and see what they are up to. I believe that they are based on yourselves, or something like that. I just think that "Rat" is one of the worst names you could give a person. Although, I suppose a name like "Swiffer WetJet" isn't much better. Anyway, I did not think that this punchline worked as well as it did in your first short, but it was still pretty fun to watch.