Comments on: Kappa Mikey – A Flash Out Of Water http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html Flash Animation Community - Featuing a Blog, Videos and Links Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Smokes http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-7018 Smokes Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:01:44 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-a-flash-out-of-water.html#comment-7018 Is this supposed to be good? I don't know what's beautiful or ugly in cartoon animation anymooore!!!!!!!!! Is this supposed to be good?
I don’t know what’s beautiful or ugly in cartoon animation anymooore!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: somebody http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-5221 somebody Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:43:57 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-a-flash-out-of-water.html#comment-5221 Love this ahow, its really fun and it is getting really popular! Love this ahow, its really fun and it is getting really popular!

]]> By: Anonymous http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-1394 Anonymous Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:55:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-a-flash-out-of-water.html#comment-1394 COMING SOON TO www.kappamikeyfans.net<br/><br/>Our new exclusive interview with the creator of Kappa Mikey, Larry Schwarz. Check out: episode photo captions, fan art, fan fiction, and stop by our forum to discuss the Lilly Mu gang. COMING SOON TO http://www.kappamikeyfans.net

Our new exclusive interview with the creator of Kappa Mikey, Larry Schwarz. Check out: episode photo captions, fan art, fan fiction, and stop by our forum to discuss the Lilly Mu gang.

]]> By: Nick Name:Stef http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-1130 Nick Name:Stef Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:14:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-a-flash-out-of-water.html#comment-1130 Nice,I love you'r site! Nice,I love you’r site!

]]> By: Anonymous http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-560 Anonymous Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:31:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-a-flash-out-of-water.html#comment-560 My problem with this show is that the main character is supposed to be "drawn" in the "American" style - but he isn't.<br/><br/>With the exception of raised eyebrows, Mikey has ZERO facial expressions. American cartoon characters do "takes", they react PHYSICALLY to things, they're supposed to be funny to LOOK at, not just spew inane dialogue from a script.<br/><br/>Ironically, the animé characters in the show are the ones who have exaggerated facial expressions and physical humor and that's because they're drawn by hand. Mikey isn't actually drawn at all, he's a collection of digitally generated clip art. It makes a huge difference.<br/><br/>If the creators of the show had ever bothered to study the American cartoons they're trying to artificially emulate, they'd understand the qualitative and comedic impact of real drawings as opposed to the computer generated graphics they use for the main character.<br/><br/>Imagine if the art direction for the main character had been given the same consideration it had for the animé characters. What if Mikey actually LOOKED and MOVED like Dexter, The Fairly Oddparents, or Billy and Mandy, etc. According to the show's creator, Larry Schwarz, that's the kind of character he's supposed to be.<br/><br/>Instead, the main character (for whom the show was named) has been relegated to being a second-class, cheap imitation of the "Thick Line American Pop Graphic Style".<br/><br/>By the way, if you guys really "redid all wil's crap animation", then why did you use it in the opening sequence and in over half of the first 2 (or will it be 4 or 5) episodes? Maybe it's because you're lying. Maybe you've been over budget and behind schedule since August and the last thing you have time for is retakes.<br/><br/>That's not to say that WIL BRANCA is proud of ANY of the work HE did there, quite the contrary, WIL BRANCA quit after 3 months because HE was ashamed of doing what was REQUIRED of HIM by a bunch of ignorant hacks.<br/><br/>P.S. - You gettin' all this, Mike Gold? My problem with this show is that the main character is supposed to be “drawn” in the “American” style – but he isn’t.

With the exception of raised eyebrows, Mikey has ZERO facial expressions. American cartoon characters do “takes”, they react PHYSICALLY to things, they’re supposed to be funny to LOOK at, not just spew inane dialogue from a script.

Ironically, the animé characters in the show are the ones who have exaggerated facial expressions and physical humor and that’s because they’re drawn by hand. Mikey isn’t actually drawn at all, he’s a collection of digitally generated clip art. It makes a huge difference.

If the creators of the show had ever bothered to study the American cartoons they’re trying to artificially emulate, they’d understand the qualitative and comedic impact of real drawings as opposed to the computer generated graphics they use for the main character.

Imagine if the art direction for the main character had been given the same consideration it had for the animé characters. What if Mikey actually LOOKED and MOVED like Dexter, The Fairly Oddparents, or Billy and Mandy, etc. According to the show’s creator, Larry Schwarz, that’s the kind of character he’s supposed to be.

Instead, the main character (for whom the show was named) has been relegated to being a second-class, cheap imitation of the “Thick Line American Pop Graphic Style”.

By the way, if you guys really “redid all wil’s crap animation”, then why did you use it in the opening sequence and in over half of the first 2 (or will it be 4 or 5) episodes? Maybe it’s because you’re lying. Maybe you’ve been over budget and behind schedule since August and the last thing you have time for is retakes.

That’s not to say that WIL BRANCA is proud of ANY of the work HE did there, quite the contrary, WIL BRANCA quit after 3 months because HE was ashamed of doing what was REQUIRED of HIM by a bunch of ignorant hacks.

P.S. – You gettin’ all this, Mike Gold?

]]> By: Stephen Studios http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-545 Stephen Studios Mon, 27 Feb 2006 01:15:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-a-flash-out-of-water.html#comment-545 This cartoon over does the anime look and its not that well animated. Mikey's animated ok, but the japanesse characters arent animated like real anime characters. Animation collective is lazy with getting in-betweens cause its.. its hard to explain, but its not like you see every frame of them turning their heads or bodies, its like keyframes of it, and like when they turn their head left or right, its the face front then immediatly left or right, no in-betweens. I dont like it that way, and they should animate how japanesse anime is animated if thats how the show is suppost to be. They have to many colored backgrounds and the angry/emotional faces are way over done! <br/><br/>-Steve This cartoon over does the anime look and its not that well animated. Mikey’s animated ok, but the japanesse characters arent animated like real anime characters. Animation collective is lazy with getting in-betweens cause its.. its hard to explain, but its not like you see every frame of them turning their heads or bodies, its like keyframes of it, and like when they turn their head left or right, its the face front then immediatly left or right, no in-betweens. I dont like it that way, and they should animate how japanesse anime is animated if thats how the show is suppost to be. They have to many colored backgrounds and the angry/emotional faces are way over done!

-Steve

]]> By: SmittyCartoons http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-530 SmittyCartoons Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:12:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-a-flash-out-of-water.html#comment-530 "...." “….”

]]> By: WIL http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-501 WIL Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:49:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-a-flash-out-of-water.html#comment-501 "Anonymous" = Coward. A talentless coward, at that. “Anonymous” = Coward. A talentless coward, at that.

]]> By: Anonymous http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-498 Anonymous Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:03:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-a-flash-out-of-water.html#comment-498 it won't stink as bad since they redid wil's crap animation. it won’t stink as bad since they redid wil’s crap animation.

]]> By: WIL http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-flash-out-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-490 WIL Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:38:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/02/kappa-mikey-a-flash-out-of-water.html#comment-490 Wait and see all you want, just don't hold your breath.<br/><br/>On second thought, holding your breath might be a good idea - 'cause this one's gonna STINK! Wait and see all you want, just don’t hold your breath.

On second thought, holding your breath might be a good idea – ’cause this one’s gonna STINK!

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