I just noticed it has a mic after i read this o tought they we're just casualy holding a knife XD

​@@annoyedwitch5321 like ok guy's who ever holds the nife gets to speak 😂😂😂 I wouldn't but it past them tho 🤣🤣🤣

this 100%!

Yo, I was like, I know that profile picture! Nice insight!

Absolutely, this is an amazing idea. Like Patreon but it's an investment in IP. Each of their story ideas were sooo good too!!

BIG FACTS

This idea is amazing but might have some severe downfalls. For one, cryptocurrency is not regulated. This can become an issue in itself. People might be placing bets on content thinking that they will get rich easy. Important financial warnings should be developed. Secondly, if the fans dislike the show or any form of controversy is generated the value is lost. A sufficiently large number of saboteurs could also destroy the show. Everyone who works on this project: Animators, producers, artists, writers all lose their job. Thirdly, the creators might be unable to tell their stories if the fans constantly force them to change their works for fan service. Finally, the freedom of this platform could be a double-edged sword. It could allow for evil content with horrible messages which end up paradoxically leading to ideas that are intolerant of others. Nevertheless, I would love to see this succeed, albeit for a selfish reason. I am an engineering student that does not have time to dedicate myself to writing stories. I have been meaning to write engineering themed stories. This may not be popular with large studios but could work quite well with this type of platform. I wish this comment could be reviewed by Mr Becker to see his take on this issue.

Fingers crossed that it works out!!

As long as you're enjoying what you make and taking constructive feedback with a grain of salt you will succeed eventually. The Metaverse is the biggest economic opportunity ever, for most of humanity.

Jumping on this comment to tell everyone to go to the link in the description and sign up for the email newsletter so you can get updates!! I just did, I'm so excited to hear more about this

Without limitations of big studios but with limitations of tighter budget, smaller workforce and less skilled workforce (not to bash at anyone but if u have big names like Disney, DreamWorks or Sony some rly talented ppl will just go with the money or prestige that comes from working in such high profile studio)

Agreed

It's one of the main things I latched onto as well. I was the oldest and I grew up in an abusive household too. It was the most difficult decision to accept, to leave my family for the moment and go off to grad school. My advisor said it was for the best, I needed to do this for my personal growth, but everytime my sister called in anguish about something going on back home, I was filled with so much guilt for taking the "easy way out". People told me I shouldn't feel guilty and responsible but would they say the same thing if they were in my place? Would they feel no guilt abandoning a sibling who's as much a victim as myself, the person who best understands the anguish our parents left me with because she was there too? I'm so excited for Ethan and these projects. I latched onto Steven universe when it was coming out because it tackled a lot of tough relationship issues between friends and family that was rarely talked about at the time. It helped me cope and work through my own issues too. Stories like these are valuable.

I am the youngest. But my older brother is mentally ill and dependend and my other brother would shut himself out. So while we lived sadly with our parents, I was the only one with plans. Wishing my mom and my siblings would help me. But they were mentally so dependend on our abusive dad... Me as the youngest went out of there first. And I still wish I could do something for them. Lost adults now... urgh

As a youngest, I had my elder brother went out of emotionally crippling household first. I personally was so happy for him (also meant a little bit space, I got his old room before that I didn't really had anywhere in the house to go) but also vastly envious. I had some of my worst fears came true after he left but honestly I don't think I can blame him since he can earn money now and can help with my education fees (my parents aren't well off) so it is definitely worked out okay. I hope someday to follow in his footsteps and leave honestly.

What’s interesting is for me as another first born, is that thankfully I never grew up in an abusive household. My dad did, or he was around it a lot and as an African American witnessed firsthand all the stuff Ethan’s going to cover in Delinquents. Including on growing up after the kings riots in Washington DC and the crack epidemic. But because if my dads experiences, he taught me about them so I would understand the struggle our people and family went through so I wouldn’t forget. But I feel this overwhelming sense of survivors guilt for not being “a part of it”. I hear all these terrible things and know they still happen. People I love, and people with so much potential, like all the characters in Delinquents, go through these experiences every day. And my dad did an excellent job of protecting me from it, but because of that I feel a sort of isolation. By no means am I saying I want to go through any of those traumatic experiences. It’s just difficult as an artist for me to try to convey my experiences in a realistic way when it’s an experience only I have or share with a few. Literally only one other person I know who I feel experiences what I do. If I’m being honest, it’s really that I’m afraid people won’t understand me because they haven’t in the past. My life is just so different culturally then all the other people I’ve met. Despite all that I want to share what can come despite the trauma that has happened in the past. I started drawing so other people could see what I thought was cool, but how can I if no one understands my experiences. Like people understand what Ethan’s writing because it’s happened so much, it’s unfortunately a part of our culture. It’s real. For some reason my own experiences feel more like a fictional show then his does. Please respond if you feel compelled to. This is something I’ve been thinking about for the longest time. I’ve been working on using words to convey my feelings and I’d love to hear another humans interpretation. Hopefully someone out there can resonate with this.

I want this story to come to life as well. I'm writing a book right now about a similar story, however the elder sibling doesn't leave. Either way its a hard decision to make.

Hello meppity! Suprised to see you here

Agreed! Animation will change alot in the years to come 🔥👏👏👏

Arcane can’t be considered a “classic”...

@@sz4930 Not yet.

fr. this is gonna be awesome

Everyone has expectations and boxes they’re put it

Yeah It's nice to not be pidgenheld something whites can't relate to but If more poc represent themselves maybe we can educate them.

@@appledough3843 nope.. stop. You missed it. Don’t do dat. 😒

@@ikamille Not a fan of truth I see

honestly, that's how life works really the stiffed studios created a evolutionary pressure ''you either adapt to our way or move out'' these are the artists who moved, but they moved upwards and that is so fucking beautiful to see happening

Well, that’s because in the west, until recently, animated series were mainly for children, so it makes sense why the content can’t be grimderp and excessively graphic. But also, I don’t like that shit much in animation. I think it’s a cop out like modern horror, replacing good story telling with cheap shock value and graphic scenes. Maybe some of that can be brought in once you establish a GOOD story, as seasoning, but it kinda sounds like you’re just into super graphic and dark stuff for the sake of it. Good stories are good because they’re well written, not because they’re dark and graphic.

@@zenthulhuofficial3947 This 100%, even before I got into writing I noticed and felt that. An "adult" show to me really just means uncensored. Censorship ironically is the biggest reason western comic/animation has been behind Japan since arguably the late 80's. The only arbitrary censorship you can't really get past over there is fully depicting genitals (even then, it's a law), and they have like 2 genres dedicated to getting away with as much as possible on that front. America and europe industry is extremely repressive by comparison, but then the few who escape and find independance in the internet cash in on the shock value from being uncensored rather than make a compelling story that can rival popular anime/manga. Whoever can combine the color and quality from the west with the creativity and variety from japan will rule comics/animation for decades to come. (please somebody take out marvel and D/C already)

Nickelodeon rejected Adventure Time and Phineas and Ferb. Big studios don’t know wtf they’re doing.

I agree. That one is going to be absolutely banging in the most important ways. The other shows they were talking about really are the kinds of shows i wish MY SON could watch beacuse he just doesn't get things because he's in or relates to situations like these but doesn't understand what to do or how to feel about them because shows like these don't exist. I am so damn excited to see these made and as long as the characters are portrayed right which it sounds like they will be, i'll be so happy to have my kids watch them. It's time the world stopped sheltering the innocent from evil like this when so many innocents are already introduced to this evil.

I hate seeing shows where I see a relatable situation for a character but then that character is super bratty or has attitude you wouldn't condone and so it's a 50/50 character. They have some things that could help, but other things you wouldn't want your kids to be like and then you're left wondering if you really want them relating to the characters at all. It was unnecessary charcater filling that didn't really make sense. Or rather, there's no opportunities showing the charcaters that they should grow out of those behaviours and are instead leaned into for more entertainment purposes, it's stupid.

Go watch Michiko and hatchin and carole and tuesday

I’m a black woman and I’m a board artist, I’m trying to pitch a show about my biracial experience but from a fantasy theme. If u are not a white man it’s so hard to get ppl to even look at you….

@@quincyjones5676 that’s a fact! I am wishing u the best of luck!

@@DeadlyTsuki thanks so much!!! I’m tired of seeing all these cartoons with black characters and the creators are white 🤬🤬🤬🤬😑

@@quincyjones5676 I don't think it matters too much what colour the creator is, as long as they represent them in a good way I think.

I have fewer than 1 friend in the World. That's right. Everybody disses me for making bad videos. I think they are perfect though. Who is right? My dissers or me? Which side are you on, dear an

I'm comfortable 😊

I’m comfortable as well

Also what is happening here at 01:54 my heart can't handle it

@@emberchord adjusting the jewels

I don't even know why studios redline this stuff. Everyone wants this stuff! We all want it. Just goes to show you how fucked up the industry is. It's like they're intentionally putting out the dumbest and lamest stuff

Literally 💗

I’m excited to see good character period, regardless of skin color.

@@appledough3843 there's plenty of that already. We're happy to see non white characters being more than stereotypical and not as side kicks

@@ImNotImpressed01 If you support someone because of their skin you don’t support them you support their skin. You’re putting the value of black skin above the value of the person themselves. Shallow and narrow minded.

i kinda would to but then at the same time you kinda don’t want to see people living cold hard reality but i mean it’s still be good

(edit: bro im so sorry i had no idea it’d turn out to be this long ghjkajalsk, uh anyway, have fun reading? theres a tldr at the bottom ig) Yes! It’s understandable that it may be too daunting to get into something so emotionally taxing, or too ‘real’. But sometimes (to me anyway) it’s comforting to watch and read a character struggling through a chaotic environment and taking the audience through a journey of their hardships, only to find that in the end, life is life; it’s unpredictable, sometimes there isn’t even a ‘good end’, the conflict forever unsolved, ongoing, and much more that gives the work it’s ‘harsh reality’. Personally because of this, I feel that works like these also have the potential to challenge people on their current perspectives on life and provide a new one- just something to leave them hanging on, like some sort of fucked up ‘food for thought.’ The topics mentioned here (Ethan’s notably) is iffy for me, especially growing up in a relatively healthy environment where I haven’t experienced this kind of tragedy, but I’d love to read it solely because it’s new. Many stories and entertainment have been sugarcoated in attempt appeal to the larger demographic; I can’t exactly list or describe it- something like how in almost every story (keyword: almost), the characters would always choose the ‘right decision’ morally which, in a kerfuffle of plot and events, leads to some grand ending. But when Ethan talked about that snippet of his life, his ‘right decision’- it may be far from ‘morally right’ to leave his siblings, but he too was a victim. It’s not everyday you hear that side of the story of where instead of staying for them like some big hero, he’s gone elsewhere, and left them to who knows what. It made him feel and sound so human. anywho that’s just my really, really unnecessarily long take on it lmao- tldr: what u said but fatt

Yoooo, its you the guy that guy!

This idea is amazing but might have some severe downfalls. For one, cryptocurrency is not regulated. This can become an issue in itself. People might be placing bets on content thinking that they will get rich easy. Important financial warnings should be developed. Secondly, if the fans dislike the show or any form of controversy is generated the value is lost. A sufficiently large number of saboteurs could also destroy the show. Everyone who works on this project: Animators, producers, artists, writers all lose their job. Thirdly, the creators might be unable to tell their stories if the fans constantly force them to change their works for fan service. Finally, the freedom of this platform could be a double-edged sword. It could allow for evil content with horrible messages which end up paradoxically leading to ideas that are intolerant of others. Nevertheless, I would love to see this succeed, albeit for a selfish reason. I am an engineering student that does not have time to dedicate myself to writing stories. I have been meaning to write engineering themed stories. This may not be popular with large studios but could work quite well with this type of platform. I wish this comment could be reviewed by Mr Becker to see his take on this issue.

@@ricardobautista-garcia8492 geez

@@megamaggotman7025 I think it is a valid concern. I still think it is an idea full of potential.

@@ricardobautista-garcia8492 k

Exactly

Black people themselves are complaining about how all black characters get to be the protagonists of are stories about racism or stories about slavery. They're itching to see them in normal stories, not "black" stories, not stories about being black. But token representation demands that the minority status of the character be the most important thing about them, and often the only thing of note, with no personality traits beyond being black. It's almost dehumanizing. Before being black, they are human. Put them in human stories.

@@CyberDagger003 exactly. Whoever is the first to mainstream regular black stories is going to make a ton of money because this is what we all want. I'm tired of the slave, down trodden, stories. Black story telling is missing romance. And not the lovey dovey stuff but the whimsical, otherworldly, breathtaking type of stories that white and Asian media is chalk full of. And obviously we as black people love this shit because look how much we love anime. But I'm tired of watching stories about white and Asian people. It's nice but I want to see romantic black stories

Facts 💯 some of them be representing us minorities wrong like why is it hard for them to have POC characters with good story lines 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

@@ImNotImpressed01 facts💯

Omg I was about to say he looks so alpha in them tiny red shorts 💀💀

Great dream but the amount of money it’ll take to make it true is too high idk if they’ll be able to do it

@@appledough3843 yeah there is a risk, but honestly it's about time we see more people being allowed to take risks in this God forsaken industry, even if it fails at least they tried.

if they at least get enough money to make a successful pilot...it shows that they have an audience...then it's more likely to get picked up by Netflix or such as is...the problem with studios is that they never want to take a chance on things that could fail...so they try to appeal to as wide an audience as possible but if they get a project that has a built-in audience, it's less risky cuz it guarantees those views...for example, Cannon Busters and Yasuke wouldn't have happened if LeSean went directly to studios...he needed it to get crowdfunded in order to show its worth

Thing is that if you want to create realistic story, animation is more expensive. When you want to create some more crazy speculative fiction - science fiction or fantasy - then animation is cheaper.

​@@FlauFly I... don't think that's true? The budget doesn't care what the drawings are about, it cares how many you're doing and how much time you're spending on them. That isn't defined by genre, it's defined by aesthetic. You can have a realistic story with minimal animation as much as you can have a sci-fi story with high quality animation.

@@lttim Yeah, I agree with you that budget doesn't change much with genre, but rather with aesthetic. But that's my whole point. You need to use the same budget doing realistic story and completely bonkers fantasy/science-fiction. With live action movies/shows it doesn't work like that and realistic story is way way cheaper than science-fiction/fantasy, especially if there is much fantastic elements.

Dude south park was made on a piece of toilet paper, if you know what I mean

I wish you the best of luck in your situation! Live your passion, and I’m sure your future self will thank you

@@sushih3302 thank you so much!🥺❤️

@@emerie. no problem!

I hope things will get better quick! Don't give up on ur art :D

I second this

Bruh you are on to something..

Those are my concerns too. They mostly talked about their motivations for making this platform, which is great and I can relate to a lot, but I have seen a lot of projects that seem like a revolutionary idea go up in flames because the business and legal sides weren't taken into consideration enough. The big red flag here is that, by implying they are selling actual partial ownership of the ips, if things go south, there are a lot more people in the boat with them suddenly who might not have been aware of the risks this whole deal has. There is also stuff like "who owns the copyright" and "who is liable in case of fraudulent behavior" also what consumer protection is in place, who can pitch projects on their site? Is it open for all? Are there any background checks? What if someone decides to exploit the site to make a quick buck like they do with other crowd founding sites? Who is actually in charge of the finances? Do the individual creators manage this? Is there any support for new creators to make sure they don't mismanage the money? There are a lot of questions that don't really get answered here

On Rad’s Twitter he did say they’ve been working with lawyers and law folks for the last year to get to this point. So I’m sure they’ve thought of all these questions and will answer them.

Arcane is a bad example for a couple of reasons. It has an entire brand behind the IP which has appeared in a number of products over the course of more than a decade. It has a huge built-in fanbase and is a property owned by a very successful company. The entire point of this video is that they're trying to produce great, original work that DOESN'T have that sort of thing -- the stuff studios don't want to gamble on because it has no basis in an established IP or fanbase, and therefore is a complete unknown quantity in terms of potential success and profit. Arcane is not even remotely in that category.

@@riddlewrong I recommend checking out Senpai Club and Hikari~be my light. Both are animated by really small groups, the former around about 10 people (?) and the latter being animated by one person.

@@riddlewrong I think they're making a comparison to how great Arcane is as a series in terms of storytelling and unique characters, which isn't super prevalent in animation, and not about how it was produced but I get what you mean.

I was thinking of one where a bullied kid and his(or her, I'm on the fence) bully would be trapper in a book, kinda like a Narnia thing

asian companies can do all that work 😉

@@blurryflag6466 Their point was that they want to do this on their own. I don't think they're shipping this work out to Studio Mir in Korea to animate or something like that. If they did, they'd probably have to be an established studio to begin with.

@@SillverBel what I understood was that they want to "tell" their own stories. Not necessarily do all the work from start to finish on their own. Outsourcing different parts of the project still fits within this Visio

*vision

The point is, they don't want to have to pitch to studios because they want to make projects studios won't accept

Does this use crypto?

@@MatthewRobinsArt My bad, it might not be crypto as I thought.