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Now I'm definitely going to accidentally say things like "The Starshit Enterprise."

The fact that Elfangor's first Dome ship is called StarSword rather than StarBlade implies that Andalites either have swords or obsevered another species using them and admired this greatly. Which... like... why?

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"StarShit" would be extremely on brand for Michael Grant. I accept this as fact.

The fact that Elfangor's first Dome ship is called StarSword rather than StarBlade implies that Andalites either have swords or obsevered another species using them and admired this greatly. Which... like... why?

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The fact that Elfangor's first Dome ship is called StarSword rather than StarBlade implies that Andalites either have swords or obsevered another species using them and admired this greatly. Which... like... why?

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Also, it was the 90's. I snuck out/had parentless adventures on the reg as a late elementary schooler. The characters were supposed to be in middle and high school at that same time. I think social norms were just different. It was realistic in the setting.

It's funny when people overanalyze, like, basic genre standards

Like someone mad at how "unrealistic" it was that their parents in Animorphs would let them just sneak out and. I don't know how to tell you that the kids sneaking out to have adventures genre requires kids sneaking out to have adventures

If you can't take that at face value maybe it's not the genre for you

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My dad found me a disability activism pin from the 70s…aaaand I love it.

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I did not say any out loud just now, but I'm reblogging because I wasn't sure how to pronounce "Tobias" until the TV show came out. In fourth grade I thought it was "TOE-bee-us", like "Toby." Also, apparently KAA emphasizes the FIRST syllable of "Elfangor", so I don't even know what to do with that.

Which of Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, and Marco does Ax find the most fun to say? Or do you think sometimes he morphs human and has a grand ol' time saying his own name?

I'm inclined to say "Tobias" is the nicest to say, simply because it has the most syllables. But by that same token, "Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill" has, like, nine syllables. So that's pretty fun too.

But they're all potentially fun. "Jake" is really easy to draw out, since it forces you to open your mouth so wide. "Rachel" has that same long aaaaaaaayyyyy at the beginning, with a bonus tongue curl at the end. "Cassie" is so breathy and tickles your tongue a little. "Marco" still sounds right even if you put the hard-C sound on both syllables, making it delightful to say slowly.

And if you just said at least one Animorph's name out loud to yourself, you're contractually obligated to reblog.

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andalite gender roles are so funny theyre like ewww youre good with computers? like a GIRL? oh, youre a biologist? like some sort of woman?

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I've spent a lot of time in Aberystwyth and can confirm there's not much else to do.

Girls racing sheep in Aberystwyth, Wales. 1965.

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The banner on the top right just made me laugh EXTREMELY LOUDLY in public. A+, forever.

Also, that's how I picture him as a human (except not a cartoon) and I thought I was the only one!

loren & elfangor again

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I would actually hang this up in my house. So lovely.

I would have to fight sometimes. But being an Animorph might also let me find other small victories for peace. Amid all the conflict and fear and rage, I could still look for the enemy who might become a friend.

Cassie is such an important character 😭 the departure had such good development of her character I just had to draw my queen

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I truly thought the blue tag was a themed condom for a moment. To be clear, I would buy it.

Animorphs 1998 orange backpack with cheetah print inside (source)

The backpack exterior is orange with an Animorphs ‘A’ logo on the top, a zipper pull with ‘Animorphs’ written in the book logo font is attached to the zipper of the smaller pocket, and the inside of the backpack is a fuzzy cheetah print.

The tag says “Distributed Internationally by Nickelodeon” and “©1998 Viacom International Inc.” so this backpack could be considered promotional merchandise for the TV show, and the use of the word ‘International’ suggests this item was originally sold in countries other than the US, even though that is the location of the ebay seller.

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Fact: if Elfangor had been with Cassie, Rachel, and Marco in #14 and also had to give a fake phone number, his would have been 867-5309.

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Adorable fluffy mass murderers with a superiority complex.

andalites are like cats to me. Hope you understand

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And they swam through his veins as teeny tiny sharks. But so many weird things happen in Animorphs that I forgot about it .

hey remember the animorphs book where tiny aliens invade marco’s body and the animorphs have to fight them from the inside while marco hangs on in there, and at the end of the book it’s revealed that marco almost died from rabies? messed up

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Crap, maybe he just needed to be a cat lady (and admit that he wanted to bang Aldrea and Elfangor) and we could have avoided all this trauma.

Visser Three just stinkin LOVES animals.

When we meet him in the Andalite Chronicles, he’s like ‘here are my pets Feebus and Dweebus, aren’t they beautiful, I love them so much 😍’. He loved them so much that he was able to recreate them perfectly from memory while fighting for control of the time matrix. He didn’t even know what was happening, he was just gonna make sure his dogs were gonna be there.

In the Hork-Bajir Chronicles, he is learning everything he can about Andalites. They are fascinating! He must have one! It’s the equivalent of wanting an exotic pet that you can’t properly care for, but he’s young and excited!

When he gets to Earth, we all know how he feels about cats.

But that’s not all! This man loves animals so much that he genetically engineers a ravenous little organism into a storm cloud of Andalite-hunting fury, and he names it Spot.

You know how he describes the creatures he morphs from other planets. He’s ecstatic! He’s over the moon about each one! He can’t keep his knowledge to himself! ‘I got this here! This is what it likes to eat! Here’s it’s special ability! Lovelovelovelovelove!’

In conclusion, given a different upbringing, Visser Three could have been Space Steve Irwin.

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The truth is out there.

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I had the only Animorphs dream I can remember in 25 years of being a fan. I was talking with Cassie about how we have to elect an insurance policy this week because it's open enrollment time for our company. We agreed to have the same conversation tomorrow because neither of us would get around to it today. In conclusion, my subconscious is deeply disappointing and being an adult is boring.

(I am aware that access to healthcare is, barbarically, a privilege in America and I'm definitely not complaining about having that access.)