I initally saw this via the YouTube recommended page, and it was like love at first sight; in the sense that this short was stellar from start to finish.

Where do I even begin? The featured characters are awesome - their appearances nail the basic guidelines of strong character design to a T, and the VAs assigned to each one perfectly encapsulate their vibes. I adore Hagriss' silly whimsy energy, Leonard's attitude is perfectly executed, and Magis is like a budget Caine (but in a really good way).

The animation's well done, too! For being mostly an animatic, the 3D background and small details - like Hagriss' brief second of smooth lipsync - gives the short an air of quality that most animatics inherently lack. And that's not even mentioning the humor; the way the characters interact with each other lays down the foundation for some neat comedic moments that appeals to my sense of humor a lot.

Lastly, the artstyle. Something about it envokes the feeling of watching a cartoon from the early 2000s, doubly so with the sublime choice of music during Hagriss' introduction and the end credits; the latter especially. That "spider with a skull on its back" track from bagel fanclub goes hard.

Overall, this short is amazing! It's achieved a similar thing to Macabre1031's Necro Nancy 64 series, where it greatly appeals to the viewer at first watch - and in some cases, is appealing enough to spawn a new hyperfixiation; which I may or may not have gotten from reading the Hagriss webcomic after watching this.

I am very eager to see where Hagriss' story unfolds from here. To reference a scene from The Phantom Menace, "I will watch your career with great interest".

This appeals to my sense of humor a lot; Droopy repeatedly slapping her minion got me chuckling from start to finish, like those "subtle foreshadowing" memes that've been blowing up, recently.

This collab was amazing, to put it simply. I enjoyed the overall humorous vibes of the other participants' submissions - especially some of the animations at the end; few of 'em gave off early 2000s internet animation auras, which I personally like.

The intro to this collab was also goofy af. Reminded me of the In Loving Memory bits at the end credits of every Smiling Friends episode.

I usually don't look through the audio side of Newgrounds, but the title drew me in, and I can confidently say that this Rick & Morty-themed birthday message is an absolute banger.

The voice impressions for Rick and Morty are pretty spot-on, and the dialouge exchanges between the both of them feel in-character and accurate to how they'd be written in an actual episode of the show.

If you ever do more Rick and Morty skits like these, I'm eager to see what kinds of wacky antics you'd come up with.

Happy Bday, dude!

This piece does a great job at encapsulating the experience of overestimating oneself when lifting weights in the gym. Mildew's expression and the brief description accompanying the art itself really sells the notion that one of two things will happen: Either the weights overwhelm Mildew and she gets crushed, or the muscles in Mildew's legs suddenly lock in, and she does indeed manage to jump so high.

Feels like I'm seeing a recreation of this cup in 90s CGI graphics - like a test model for an upcoming Nintendo 64 title being presented at E3.

It's ethereal in every sense of the word.