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[Catching Up (Pilot)]

The animation overall is really good. An animation this length, of this polished quality, is an impressive feat in itself for an independent project. The voice acting is excellent. The character designs are cute and cartoony. The lip sync is well done. The facial expressions and body language are nice and emotive. The slapstick is well executed. The backgrounds have pleasing color palettes, an appealing art style, are nicely detailed without being overly cluttered, and an appropriate atmosphere.

The only thing I don't like about the animation is the shading. I personally think the characters would look better without the rim lighting. Maybe it would look better cel shaded. The soft shading doesn't really suit the flat 2D stylized designs of the characters. It sometimes is inconsistent with the direction of the light source. And the when the lighting bleeds over the black outline, it looks messy and makes the characters feel detached from their environment.

The biggest detriment to this episode is the writing and I'll try to be as constructive as I can instead of just saying it's bad or boring.

The main characters and also the clubgoers who antagonize them have really unlikable and uninteresting one-dimensional personalities with few redeeming traits. The episode is too long and very tropey and predictable.

The way the story is structured makes me feel like as the viewer I'm meant to relate to and sympathize with the quirky socially awkward losers. Maybe someone who is even more antisocial than I am would find these characters to be relatable and funny but I just find it overall uncomfortable to watch.

[the Quest of Ms. Pac-Man]

It's great to see this animation in homage to Ms. Pac-Man especially since it's looking like we won't be seeing anything official from Namco with her in it anymore.

The unexpected friendship between Ms. Pac-Man and Clyde is very cute. I like how you included gameplay elements from different games into the scenarios. And the high contrast color pallette looks very stylish.

And even Kinky is here!

HOwLiNG-MAdFoxHatter responds:

Thankie! : D

Did want to make something that could not just honor Ms. Pac but something that could be a love letter to the whole franchise, especially the entries I played the most~

[Glove and Beanie with Bait - Animated Film]

Thank you for the furry bait

[ACTION DOODS]

Got a genuine chuckle out of me and that's uncommon. kudos

[Charlie Brown Asks A Question]

I really like how these characters look in your art style!

[BUNNY³]

Wonderful, I love it so much!

[Summer Times-Newgrounds anime shorts-[VHS]-{sub}]

Woohoo a beach episode! the retro anime vibes are charming as always and it's a delight to see these lovable weirdos enjoying the summer in their own way

[Vagrants of the Shore: Fechin's Castle Coop]

I love this fun character, lots of personality on display here! Well animated and well acted

The shaky cam is dizzying

[The Magician's Brick]

Very nicely done, nailed the art and animation style of games like King's Quest, with a funny well executed gag.

[LEAVE IT IN THE GROUND (music video)]

I love the song a lot, and the video is pretty cool too, though I had to watch it a couple times to get what was going on. This is my favorite thing I've seen from you since Something's Up. It's so awesome that you make your own music videos!