MysteryBen: **uploads** Everybody else: *THE RETURN OF THE KING*

2 years ago, when Hellbent was just released, I recall someone saying "See you all in 2 years for the next one". That made an impression me, so now I want to say the same to you all See you all in 2 years, everyone

I like how the girlies are battling it out and the dudes are trying to figure out their emotional issues

I love how this fandom revives every 4 years lol

This series took a turn from Scooby Doo homage to full on Shounen Anime and I am all for it.

Everyone: expects Arthur to die just like Lewis Arthur: boxes.

I adore how at 3:15 Vivi and Mystery's heads stop bopping to show that they think it's over, but Shiromori's keeps bouncing

Mystery Ben tends to average 2 years between animatics, so I hope they'll be announcing the next chapter soon!

"It can't be worse than Hellbent's cliffhanger." *"O h... o h n o."*

The first audibly spoken words in MSA Arthur: Lewis? Vivi: What the fu- Arthur: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!

The hand grabbing mysterys heart at the end looks like Arthurs possessed hand from the beginning of freaking out

love that everyone is having an insane battle duking it out with magic and arthur and his uncle are just trying to not get themselves killed in the middle of all this

arthur: *blinks* fans: WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN

I envy the people who find this series years later when every episode is aired and they dont have to wait like us SNIFFS

For the longest time, I thought Arthur inspecting the locket and seeing it change to the photo of all four of them was Lewis remembering the crew again with it only showing Vivi at first since she was his love, but after watching it so many times and how heart-broken he is from it changing, I think the photo transforms to show your loved ones based on whoever touches the locket so Lewis was feeling horrible since it meant Arthur actually did care about him as much as the others.

Usually I have a weird way of subconsciously predicting when old projects get a new episode. Going back and rewatching a series only to find out the new one gets announced like a day later Well tonight I randomly remembered this series was a thing and rewatched the whole thing, god I still love it front to back. Here's hoping I've done it again!

This is the most well-designed Scooby Doo fan fiction I've ever experienced.

everyone: starts fighting each other Mystery: heart literally breaks from everyone being hurt. That demon in Arthur's arm: oh yeah it's all coming together.

I wanted to point out a nice detail. I love that if you look at Shiromori right after she has to knock Mystery, the kitsune, away from her in self defense, she has tears in the corners of her eyes when she turns around. This shows how much she hated that she had done that, and then after Vivi had obliterated Shiromori, and only her trunk remanded, Mystery looks horrified that his (friend...?) Was dead. I wonder what kind of relationship they had in the past

I don't care how much time it takes, if we get a continuation im happy

This series has more symbolism and character development in 4 5 minute episodes than some animes do with 300+ 30 minute episodes.

Vivi: What the fu-- Arthur: *DEMONIC SCREECHING*

After all these years, I just realized the consistency of Shiro lacking her hand bandage and bracelet on regrown limbs.

These guys must have the most loyal fanbase on KZfaq

Everyone: fighting Arthur: MECHANICAL ARM GOING CRAZYYYYY

Lewis: Don't kill the old man. Don't kill the old man. He's just an old man, don't kill the old man. *[Gets shot]* Lewis: YOU'RE MAKING THIS REALLY HARD FOR ME

I love that whole ancestorial circumstantial simultaneity going on with Vivi where we see both her and her ancestor fight the same battle against the same opponent for the same reasons in the same way. Vivi just seems like she was much more successful in her battle.

I had originally stated that October was something of an ideal goal point in releasing the video since that October time frame is pretty significant for us historically. I did not want to hard confirm that date until I had some better idea when things would be ready. “While progress is still being made on our end, it is not at the pace that would likely make it in time for an October release. Part of that is due to people we have lined up to assist us in production are busy on other projects and until they are freed up there isn’t much we can do until they are available. Since this will likely be our last big project for a while, we did not want to have people rushed on things just to get it out the door. This combined with the fact that we still don’t quite have all of the animatic pieces in place makes it tough to nail down what a hard release date looks like at the moment. As such it is likely best to assume that production will go into next year. Apologies that the August update here is a bit of a bummer. Should anything come up in the meantime or if we need to make a call out to people for additional help, I will be sure to let everyone know. While I would like to have SOMETHING meaty to show off in October, I don’t quite know what that will consist of at the moment. As usual, I want to thank everyone for your continued support and patience. I’m hoping we can get something a bit more exciting out to ya’ll next month.” -Ben For. All those who did not get it who do not have twitter or tumblr :)

Oh god, I think the spirit that possessed Arthur's arms was the thing that grabbed Mystery's heart at the end, which is why Arthur's prosthetic arm was going nuts and why Mystery's eyes glowed green. If that's the case and that spirit is in control of Mystery... The crew is in serious trouble.

The end credits scene: Lewis: *Confusion* Vivi: *Extreme confusion* Arthur: *Vietnam flashbacks*

I really like the plot for this entire series, Lewis comes to learn to forgive and that he doesn’t just love livi but he loves ALL his friends and the dog is just- in another level ig we don’t question the family dog they just quirky like that

It seems like is 1 song for 2 years, there are 2 songs so we waited for 4 years (i hope)

Remember when everyone at the beginning thought this was a funny Scooby-Doo parody?

The good: this isn't the final of the series The sad: Its a cliffhanger and we gotta wait 2 years again I'm happy that this series still continue. Been here since Ghost.

OKAY BUT THE LITTLE CLIP AT THE END KILLS ME EVERY TIME

Can't wait for Arthur to reveal he was only using 2% of his full power in the next part 😂-

OH GOD IT’S HAPPENING. EVERYBODY STAY CALM, STAY CALM!

2014: Cartoon 2016: Cliffhanger 2018: Cliffhanger 2020: Cliffhanger 2022: The world ends

"I always come back"

Funny bit of trivia. The sing your hearing at the very beginning is actually a different song called enemy. And it's for those who aren't a big fan of the animated series 'ghost guy' Lewis talking to 'yellow guy' Arthur. About could you ever imagine becoming someone I'd call your enemy. Its a short song if you want to go listen to the lyrics and how it fits in with the story as a whole. Lewis and Arthur were great friends until the incident in the cave where Arthur was possed by the evil entity which took his arm. There's a lot or story still to come

So was the whole thing with Lewis locket that he didn’t realize he still cares for aruther even after everything he *believed* happened

I love Lewis's reaction to being shot at. *Lance:* (Shoots fourteen 12 gauge buckshot rounds) *Lewis:* "Could you not!?!"

I rewatched this basically once a year. I love how rich the story telling is even without words. You probably get comments like this a lot but that’s because your work is so cool!

Everyone- this is your 2 year fisherman’s call, we should be ready for the next video and day now

The cast: *Anger, sadness, and traumatization is everywhere* Also the cast: They be boppin their heads (EDIT: PPFFFFFFFFFFFT I NEVER EXPECTED THIS GET THIS MANY LIKES. I thought I was some rando who was commenting on this video, and unexpectedly get this much likes. Thank you, you deserve a cookie 🍪)

People: theorize Me: wow animation is nice

Can't believe it's already been 2 years.

TWO YEARS and this is still what i live for

Realizing that this episode wasn't the last one AND ended on a cliffhanger: 🎵 *I could scream forever* 🎵

If mystery skulls gets a TV show, I would watch every episode.

When part 5 comes out, it will be the best homage to scooby doo released this year.

No matter how long it takes I will always come back for another update

Mystery:*bites his paw* Shiromori: Finally,some good f*cking food.

YES ITS FINALLY HEREE!!!! 2020 is so much better now

Heads up for everyone, the next song will be coming late. Best guess that It will release late December or early February

Reached the 2 year mark, next one soon yall. Hopefully ✨️😌✨️

Shinomori was crying after she hurt Mystery so I don’t think she wants to hurt him. Only has an addiction to his blood most likely to survive since it helped the forest grow in the first place

One detail I noticed that noone else seems to have mentioned so far: When Vivi got wounded, not just did Mystery's heart start bleeding blue, he also suddendly grew an 8th tail. After Shiromori dies and he bleeds white, his possessed form had 9 tails. Additionally, his ninetails form in Ghost had 6 tails, which was just as he attacked Arthurs arm. Considering the tails usually signify age or power, this might have some interesting implications on what is going on with him afterwards. You can also see that each of his 9 tails at the end has a color associated with the characters we know plus some more, similarly to the 8 colors bleeding from his heart at the end, plus one more thats most likely representing himself.

It's been 2 years, please man I'm jonesing for another hit...

Honestly this feels like it was release just yesterday... Still keep going back every now and again to rewatch them all, cannot wait for the next one to drop!

Is nobody gonna talk about that post-credits scene? It's HILARIOUS.

mystery: *gets possessed* arthur, vivi, lewis, 1.2 million people, mystery's dog tag: *!?*

3 years later, i hopful thta the last part will be glorius

I'm literally crying right now.. i forgot how amazing the animations were..

I like that everyone else are these super magic japenese folk lore legendary things, and arthur is out here looking like a background character from cowboy beepop running for his life

"What the fu-" "AAAAAAAAAAHHH-" On the bright side they're back together again... And their dog is possessed- 🤔

each episode was released 2 years apart... *we are close friends... perhaps and maybe...*

Here before this video officially becomes 3 years old. Excited for the next animation and no matter how long it takes it'll end up being outstanding!

Poor lewis. He's so conflicted between cherishing his friends and vengeance, since he thinks it was Arthur that killed him.

MysteryBen: this is “The future” Me: dear god MysteryBen: there’s more Me: YES!

We need more than one more. This needs a tv series. This comment is a petition to have this become a full fledged cartoon show.

God sometimes i wish i could dump ALL the money into this project because all of these are SO GOOD

lewis: fire vivi: ice arthur: electricity nice

“What the f- *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* ” Best scene in my life

It's been 2 years... It is almost time...

YALL, IT'S BEEN 2 YEARS!!! IT'S ALMOST TIME 🎊🎊🎊🎊

OKAY BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT VIVI AND HER ANCESTOR? THE IMAGE IN LEWIS'S HEART CHANGING? MYSTERY POSSIBLY DYING AND GETTING POSSESSED BY THE GREEN HAND THAT MOST OF US THOUGHT WAS IRRELEVANT????? BRUHHHHHHHH

So, quick guess theory: Lewis' locket reveals the heart's desire. That's why he breaks down crying when he sees how the picture changed after Arthur touched it. He realized that all Arthur wants is the 4 of them together again.

Ive watched this entire thing (4 episodes for the moment) so many yimes and i see new details every time. Im just super curious how it all concludes. Really hoping Arthur gets his time to really shine.

My theory is that, since we never saw Shiromori's heart destroyed -only removed- it's possible that she will be returning later. as we saw with Lewis, some supernatural creatures can return just from their heart alone (although that may be unique to him since he is a ghost, and not a tree monster).

Characters literally dying. The music, upbeat and happy Me, I'm getting mixed emotions

After all this time they speak and what's the first thing they say? "what the fuu---" appropriate ngl

Wow this doesn’t even feel like it’s three years old.

It's been two years bois, if patterns hold then this year we'll finally get another Mystery Skulls drop! :D

i like how everyone has a superpower except the yellow guy who just has anxiety

This has voice acting. Welp. See yall in 4 years. Edit 12/06/2020: Stop telling me "No it's actually 2 years." I know. That's the joke. Stop ruining it.

this stuffs starting to get recommended to me again so it must be about time for another episode

Been two years. We're waiting

Me: Worth waiting 2 years Also me: *Waits another 2 years*

I just realized that Mystery’s shadow gets a new tail every time his soul is damaged, in “Ghost” he had 6 tails, here after Vivi got slashed he had 8 tails, and after Shirimori died he had 9

I came back to rewatch this series instead of Velma, lol.

whos the ogs who are still waiting for part 5 to come out 😭

Okay but Lewis getting flustered that someone saw his little heart picture with his Vivi is adorable.

Despite everything... Everyone was still vibing to the tunes. That's friendship

come on 2 years already AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Bueno ya pasaron 2 años, ya no debe faltar mucho

see u guys in another 2 years bro the first mystery skulls animated came out while I was in middle school. I'm in college now

When Lewis’s heart changed from a picture of him and vivi to the whole team all I had to say was awwww

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT PART IM SO EXCITED ILL EXPLODE-