#UPA animation

[weirdellis]

Sketching, doodling. I need about 20 or 30 good graphics to make book trailers for my Fantasy Western- THE LOCUST BRIDE. Coming SOON.

[princesssarisa]

A Christmas Carol Holiday Season: "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" (1962 animated musical)

Now we reach a pop culture landmark: the first animated Christmas special ever produced for American television. Before A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, or any other similar classics, there was this 1962 cartoon musical from the UPA animation studio, starring their most famous cartoon character, Quincy Magoo. A character rarely seen on TV today, because the comic mishaps caused by his weak eyesight aren't politically correct by modern standards. But this special, with songs by legendary Broadway composer Jule Styne (Gypsy, Funny Girl, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and more) and lyricist Bob Merrill (Funny Girl), has never lost its popularity.

The framing device of this Christmas Carol is that Mr. Magoo is starring as Scrooge in a Broadway musical of Dickens' tale. While the opening scene of Magoo's arrival at the theatre and the final scene of the curtain calls feature the standard Magoo slapstick, the Christmas Carol itself is played surprisingly straight, with only a few small gags hinting that Scrooge needs glasses. For the most part, it's a faithful, if abridged version of the story. There are only two really notable changes: (a) the character of Fred is cut, and (b) the order of the first two ghosts' visits is reversed, so that the Ghost of Christmas Present (voice of Les Tremayne) comes first, and then the Ghost of Christmas Past (portrayed as an androgynous golden-colored child, voiced by Joan Gardener). I can only assume the latter change was made because the Christmas Past sequence is more emotional for Scrooge than Christmas Present, so they were re-ordered to create a "rising line of tension," so to speak.

The result is a Carol that's both funny and emotionally effective, which both children and adults can enjoy. Especially worth appreciating is its poignant emphasis on Scrooge's lonely childhood, since so many other versions downplay or cut that plot point. UPA's impressionistic style of animation, simple yet colorful and vivid, suits the tone of the production well, and the voice cast is first-rate too. Jim Backus, Magoo's iconic voice actor since 1949 (also known as Thurston Howell III on Gilligan's Island and James Dean's father in Rebel Without a Cause), is a vivid, engaging Scrooge throughout every stage of his character development. Meanwhile, standouts in the supporting cast include Jack Cassidy as a warm, rich-voiced Bob Cratchit, Royal Dano as an imposing Marley's Ghost, Jane Kean as a touching Belle, and Joan Gardener doubling as an ethereal yet wry Ghost of Christmas Past and an adorable Tiny Tim (who looks like another popular UPA character, Gerald McBoing-Boing). Last but not least, Styne and Merrill's songs – "It's Great to Be Back on Broadway," "Ringle, Ringle," "The Lord's Bright Blessing" (a.k.a. the "razzleberry dressing" song), "Alone in the World," "Winter Was Warm" and "We're Despicable" – are all memorable and strike an excellent balance between childlike simplicity and Broadway quality.

The first-ever Christmas cartoon special is still one of greatest.

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[hiirenvirna]

Hi, prefrontal PIs!

[paitopastry]

please nanbaka people be alive.. i offer nico cause he’s soy awesome and cool

[razzafrazzle]

i can imagine anything as yuri

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[payasita]

rollin' back the clock just a bit

[a-spacecadet]

Made these backgrounds last year inspired by Clone High backgrounds.

(Yes, those are supposed to be JFK’s and Abe’s cars)

[yuubaehachi]

23 years have passed... And "A kitty bobo show" finally will be receiving the love it so desperately needed! Comic reboot of the second pilot episode In collaboration with @megdunn13 , Has officially hit production! pic.twitter.com/Y8CtyrQDqe

— 𝙏𝞒𝞘𝙓 (@TriatelX) May 31, 2024

Big Pick Pilot "a kitty bobo show." is coming back as a comic!! This is huge news, and there's an official discord with progress updates as well!

come join the party at the new kitty bobo discord server! https://t.co/XHuSHxCL4c pic.twitter.com/Bl8usAbUZP

— 𝙏𝞒𝞘𝙓 (@TriatelX) June 18, 2024

If you're a Kitty Bobo fan, or just a lost media fan in general, please follow along with the new Kitty Bobo webcomic! (Color version of promo art under the cut)

[redrumrose]

"Now where did I put that damned- OH!  You're not my bone saw."

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Naaw, his hospital isn't known for malpractice, no way!

[redrage71890]

HEY NANBAKA FANS!!! Has anyone ever thought about the linguistic skills everyone has? Concerning the fact that the cast is largely international with the inmates primarily besides the guards since majority of them are Japanese (except for Building 5 that's mainly Chinese).

Big Note: I'm not fully caught up in the manga and just basically started it, so this is all coming from an anime watcher. If its somehow explained in the manga then someone tell me please...

Though staying with the primary cast of Building 13, 3/4 of cell 13 are foreigners from specifically English speaking countries being America and Britain. So are the three of them fluent in Japanese? I guess they would because Nanba Prison is in Japanese waters with majority of everyone being Japanese. I understand that the foreign guards would have to know Japanese for obvious reasons.

So here are my personal headcanons/thoughts for the each of the primary characters in the anime (because I haven't finished the manga):

Inmates

I think it depends on the pasts and learning abilities of the inmates for them to have a better understandings of learning another language and retaining that.

Jyugo: I find it hard to believe he would be able to learn another language easily or even moderately. He probably tries to copy how someone pronounces something but he struggles with reading and writing. From all the prisons he's been to internationally, he probably has basic English that was kind of refined from Uno helping.

Uno: Out of everyone in cell 13, Uno would most likely be bilingual with English and Japanese. I don't think he would be completely fluent however, he might struggle with more complex sentences or words he's unfamiliar with. (Also who doesn't think Uno might slip into some angry British English or something...)

Nico: I think Nico would be able to speak more Japanese than English because of watching anime. He can't read so he's going off hearing, so he might have picked up on words from how they're used in phrases and puts them in his everyday. Along with all the guards and Jyugo probably teaching him in some way.

Rock: Honestly, I see Rock using more English than the other three. Using it more emotively especially when he's angry or frustrated, mainly to himself. His Japanese I'd say is decent but not as fluent.

Tsukumo: Definitely bilingual and possibly trilingual. Japanese and English and I'll say Chinese that his 'mum' encouraged him to learn because of possible roles. Probably maintains them by trying them with English and Chinese speaking inmates.

Liang: Japanese and Chinese straight up. Doesn't know English well at all because of the environment and situation he grew up in, but he probably doesn't care about learning another language and just keeps Japanese and Chinese. Too busy training anyway.

Upa: Same thing with Liang. Don't really care and too busy training. English? I think he'd be really competitive against like Liang to see who's better at English.

Qi: Trilingual. Qi is pretty smart so I'm not surprised he would know three languages or so. He might've had foreign clients before he went to prison so he'd have to know English at least. Its Japanese, Chinese and English he knows to spell it out.

Musashi: Most likely the most knowledgeable out of the inmates, considering Musashi went to college so I'm saying trilingual. For all I know he might not be fluent in Japanese but he’s certainly fluent in German and English for obvious reasons (he’s German if anyone forgot).

Honey: Bilingual. He’s half Japanese and American but we don’t know anything about his family so who knows if he was actually taught Japanese at a young age. But Honey is quite smart with his bullets and the thread so I’d say he knows English and Japanese well to near fluency.

Trois: Most likely also bilingual but possibly trilingual. Trois is very intelligent considering his somewhat sadistic self with machinery, in my mind he probably has enough brain space for two at least languages. French is one and the other is Japanese, I said trilingual because I'm not sure if he would know English somehow.

Guards

They gotta be smart in a way and physically strong enough to keep these inmates from escaping. Not to mention the foreign guards having to learn another language to work at Nanba.

Hajime: Strikes me as a man that at least knows decent English but not fluent. I think he's very knowledgeable in other languages but he's too busy to study them or learn them.

Yamato: I don't think Yamato knows a lot of English or any other language besides Japanese. I'm not sure how he met his wife since she's Russian but I think she's bilingual while he isn't really.

Seitarou: Shy English speaker and isn't that confident in his skills, but he knows it decently. Though he doesn't give a vibe that he knows anything other than Japanese or English.

Samon: For obvious reasons he's bilingual with Japanese and Chinese. I like to think that the Chinese inmates and guards talk to each other in Chinese as a way of retaining the language. I see Samon helping some inmates retain their Chinese if some happen to forget like writing.

Inori: Again, bilingual. Highly doubt he would try to learn another language. Would he speak it at Nanba with anyone else? Honestly, he might but probably not often at all yet he somehow still remembers his Chinese.

Kenshirou: I'll be honest here, Kenshirou most likely knows the basics for a bunch of languages from his years in the police and he might of had to pick up basics for other languages for situations or so. Currently, I see his linguistics being a bit broken from not using it and or he forgets because of his work.

Hitoshi: Probably really knowledgeable on linguistics and other cultures but might have trouble speaking. Is very curious about other cultures and actually wouldn't mind learning from the people and feeling a great amount of appreciation for them. Considering the fact that he remembers that Hajime told him that Germans like beer a lot so I think Hitoshi wouldn't mind learning about other languages.

Kiji: This is hard. But I don't think Kiji would be extremely good with learning another language but I think he would know a few words. Like random words he can use and say in the correct times, though he probably would be too busy with his duties

Mitsuru: Ironically, probably knows many languages and surprisingly doesn't butcher any of them. Most likely favours English the most and is most likely fluent. Reason I'd say is from music he listens to or just saying shit for the jokes and memes.

Momoko: Relatively knowledgeable on other languages but isn't fluent in those languages. I'd say as the warden she'd have to encounter many foreigners so she'd know other languages for conversation and what's necessary.

[qwilman]

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this week’s warmups! music: I’m Not Laughing Anymore by Left at London

[lumber]

❤️🎂🎈💯🎁🎉💕 Gene Deitch At 100!

Here or Link in Bio: https://tinyurl.com/Gene-Deitch-at-100

Gene Deitch At 100 is a celebration hub page for Gene's upcoming 100th birthday- Gene was born August 8th, 1924!

It will be a central celebration hub and a chance for his many fans and friends to post their favorite Gene stories, memories, cartoons, comics, tributes, photos, and more!

[ducktracy]

idk if it was ever animated but theres a cute sequel song to alvin's harmonica called alvin's orchestra and i think the voice deliveries are wonderful

IT WAS INDEED ANIMATED!! i just posted it a few weeks ago! it's what's gotten me on this Chipmunk Adventure, i am SOOOOO ENTHRALLED WITH IT oh my goodness!!! i'm completely endeared with the songs and the production design especially. absolutely love Dave's screaming in this one, the rawness of "STOP LEADING THAT ORCHESTRA" is so visceral HAHA

this is another one i've been singing to myself the past few weeks, so so so charming and cute

[pakeithpsy]

crying bc I'll never figure out how to draw in that thick-line UPA style

[mifhortunach]

plotting peanuts shit

[falling-star-cygnus]

~ooh~ you wanna watch Nanbaka so bad ~ooh~ here's some dub moments that i think are pretty funny :D

"I was beaten into a coma!" <- Jyugo "Yeah, well- my body's pretty sore too >:(" <- Uno, after Jyugo came back from solitary

"DON'T PULL MY HAIR UNTIL WE AGREE ON A FRICKIN SAFEWORD! GET OFF ME!" *funky music plays* <- Uno, not realizing his hair was being tugged on by a surveillance doll

*jyugo, uno, and nico fall through the floor after laughing at a caged Hajime* "...that's what you get." <- Hajime, flipping them off after they fall out of sight "You should be worried, damnit! 😭" <- Nico, Uno, and Jyugo

"Obviously not. We're like- double in prison. Hence the cuffs 🙄" <- Upa

"Dude, thats... so not nice 😟" <- Uno "Shit happens, man 😒" <- Jyugo, on the subject of someone else's murder