AMON 🐈‍⬛ (CalArts Film 2024) 

Toh, i just want to say, you are a huge inspiration to me. You totally deserved the award, from the story to the soundtrack, it’s all so so beautiful. I hope you don’t stop doing art. Thank you for sharing your work with many people!! Maybe someday, i’ll see your work in a theater

I feel like I just watched a whole Ghibli film in 8 min. The music, the atmosphere, and the characters were so cute and so well done I love Amon sm 🥹

"was it number 2" with the double meaning is one of the top tier comedic + meaningful endings ive ever seen.

the way your style has been so consistent that one could immediately know by the thumbnail that it was the one and only Toh that blessed us with another cute fairytale childhood nostalgia piece of animation. the growth is amazing

This is one of those rare short films that move you so deeply. This may be too personal, but I cried watching this. You are an incredible storyteller and you deserve the world, just like Amon did

I love it! What a fun way to show how being in total control becomes boring. You get there by wanting it all, but once you're there it's empty. Having all the pies all the time takes away the specialness of a birthday pie. Much of the joy in life comes from the barriers we face, adding resistance, pushing us to be creative and savor the moment.

One of the cutest things I’ve ever seen. The Amon song could literally be an OP for a cute show

This reminds me of the times I would watch those lil kid shows on the weekends and when the first song played I felt as if I heard it from someone. It felt nostalgic The art style is so cute and how he went back with everyone is so 🥺 If this was a show I probably would binge it 😆

this feels like a mix of those older animated shorts that was originally a book, but then adapted into a lil film to watch during calm time in kindergarten, like The Secret World of Richard Scarry show, The Snowman, or The Very Hungry Caterpillar short it really encapsulates the feeling of "the world is good, I feel like im glowing, everything's gonna be alright, and i know im safe here" this is severely underrated i really hope this gets picked up in the algorithm soon, thank you so much for making such a healing and adorable short 💚

The way I would pay to see this in a movie theater even if it was only 8 minutes long and I would still be just as satisfied as having seen a full-length movie, if not even more so? Unmatched. Have my like, you've earned it! I truly hope this reaches as many people as possible, it's simply delightful, and everyone deserves the level of joy a cute little story like this can bring.

Live laugh love Amon He’s our king

I genuinely cried, this is the type of short film I aspire to make, beautiful work as always

All hail kind Amon 🙏

idk what i love more about this. the llighting, the art, the writing, the ilumniation or the fact that before this video there was a cat ad

I have tears in my eyes this is the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time. You’re such a big inspiration to me as a creator. Fantastic work as always!!

This is so beautiful and amazing. I always look forward to this time of the year to watch the animation students work. I never got into animation school, but I still have a passion for animation. So every year I did the same pretending I was in these animation schools. Even if they aren't as good as the real students, I'm proud of what I create. Thank you for being a huge inspiration to us animators.

Cutely Amazingly Nice 🐈‍⬛

they look so squshy

This was so so wonderful! What a cute story, what loveable characters 🥹🥹🥹 your style and coloring is amazing and your backgrounds ughhhh I loved this so much

i keep coming back to this film, and even though im sure this is obvious to most, i'd like to put my observations (and thoughts!!) about the story of this film here: so what amon's dream is at the very beginning is his own kingdom where he'll never die, and he has the freedom to do whatever he wants (like eating a hundred pies). there's even a whole song about it once he enters his kingdom, and this song includes the line "you'll never be alone" but that's weird, right? because he IS alone, and that loneliness (touched on later) is what motivates him to go back to his own world. i think maybe this line was intended as some kind of foreshadowing bc at the end there's another, shorter rendition of this song that's JUST that line ("you'll never be alone"). about amon's stuffed mouse toy: i think it's meant to represent his childish desires, and, at times, his past memories/childhood. in the beginning, he promises to find it a really good mousehole, which i think is a metaphor for not being able to let go of his true dream, which he realizes in the end. when he gets caught up in his daydream of being a powerful king, he loses the mouse toy. when he finds it, it reminds him of the people he cares about the most, and he abandons his dream to return to them. at the very end, he ends up leaving the mouse toy (his childhood/childish desires) behind, in the garden at his preschool. that's why i think that ultimately, amon is a film about growing up, maturing, and realizing your heart's true desires, which, in many cases, surpass desire for material things and power.

CUTNESS OVERLOAD

YAYY ANOTHER TOH FILM TO GET INSPIRED BY

another year another stunning film!! so adorable with such endearing characters- your passion for the art is so apparent, i hope you keep making things you love ✨ congratulations!

This makes me happier than words can describe, just everything is beautiful and done wonderfully delicate 😭💕

Ok I legitimately cried for the majority of the film thanks

This was so sweet and funny and absolutely a pleasure to watch, the childish innocence is captured so perfectly. It's amazing to see how your work grows each time, thank you for creating and sharing it with us! Congrats on finishing your thesis!

THIS IS SO ADORABLE!!!! The art style and backgrounds everything Amazing work and dedication ‼️‼️

EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH THIS 💥❤‍🔥

im not crying, youre crying THIS MADE ME SOBBBB

OMG OMG OMG, I remember when I was 7 I made a short story similar to this. The lil mouse plush tooo, I had a pink mouse doll aaaa. This is sooo cuteeeee!! So pretty and brought up many childhood memories for me. I hope I get to see more of your work in the future! Much congratz on your award! The work your team and yourself have done is amazing ✨💥💕

Amon is magical. What an achievement. I'm so happy RU-vid pointed me here

this is so so beautiful and sweet, the art style and color palette are so soft and comforting, and the soundtrack is amazing!! you 100% deserved that award!! just curious, though, will you ever make a behind the scenes video of this animation? im curious as to what frame rate you used to achieve such an interesting (/pos) effect here

THIS WAS SOOOOO CUTEEEEEE!!!! i srl started crying😭 keep going I can't wait to see more of your art!!❤

This is the most sweetest animation I've seen in a while. I really enjoy it

This animation made my day, purrfectly done, very consistent artstyle and soooo cute !!!

This has got to be one of my favorite animations ever, its short and sweet and I love it!

This is so beautiful, I love everything about it, the style, the story and the soundtrack, it's all so good!!

como estudiante de ultimo año de animacion que ha seguido el desarrollo de este canal es muy bonito ver este corto, es demasiado persona, gracias por hacerme sentir acompañada en la carrera a pesar de ni conocernos 💛

Toh! Omggg, the second I saw that u posted a video, I clicked so fast 😭. Amazing work like alwaysss!!

Beautiful. This was such a sweet film, and your color use is just phenomenal. Everything was so pretty to look at, and the characters were so well designed. Amazing work!!

I really aspire to be like you one day your work is so pretty every color is beautiful... And the little commentaries are wonderful

this is so good ! i hope i can get into calarts when i’m older , i hope you got the award you deserve it ❤

you're my inspiration! i love you're animation so much, you're style bringing the warmth soft childhood vibes to me. ! love the story so much and how amon is really fluffy that makes me wanna hug him so bad.... congratulation for the award!!! You're my favorite animator XD

Man your animations and stories are so good I love them so much Dear Little King Amon I hope you find new adventures either way your friends! Man I really wanna write stories like this…(I admire you a lot!)

THIS IS THE CUTEST THING EVER I TEARED UP AT THE END!! EVERYTHING IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND I LOVE THE MUSIC AND THE STORY❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Toh, thank you for always providing us with amazing animations and stories ❤

THIS IS AMAZING!!! thank you for putting this into the world

This comforts me after a long work day. Well done! It's great.

Love it soooo much...your works are so warm and lovely...❤

I’m so in love with how cute this is

🥲 ahhh, this was so cute! The memory scenes, ouchie 💗

Beautiful.

every time i watch this masterpiece i cant help but cry. its a beautiful story about lil friends, and i love amon's cute design!! ive got a tux kitty too :3

this is so gorgeous !! so cute and nostalgic and the artwork is stunning :)

Bro the opening gave me the short film, “Best Friend” flashbacks. It starts the same way but ends gruesomely

They are sooooo cuteeeeee

I am touched. such amazing storytelling and animation arrangement. Thank you (cried

I got this in my recommended and of course I had to watch it cuz not only did it look cute, but also cuz Amon is also my name! And I genuinely adore this animation! Unbelievably adorable

OOh this is so cute ! Amazing work !

You are an amazing artist, all of your works are a delight to watch, subed after your first calart film and so happy i did

its so adorable and prettyyy 😭😭😭 cant wait to see what ull do next!!

Oh yeah ur def going places. This is awesome.

cute! love the colors

I have been waiting for this for so longgggg😩

this is so cute i want to cryyy, this must be soooooooooooooo much workkkkkk awwwww

This is great, honestly the calarts film 2024 label makes a disservice to your work!

Aww ❤

This was so adorable and beautiful 🤩🤩. You are so talented!! I hope you release a process video...always love to see those

Hail King Amon

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

Omg I just wanted to say that I loved this!!

I am in love with your animation style.

Was it number two🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

its so cute the voice the character everything so cute im dyingggg

This is better than some stuff I’ve seen in theaters!

THIS IS SO CUTE I LOVE YOU TOH THIS IS SOOO CUUTTEEEE

Awwww that’s so cute!!!! 🥺😭

I CRIED TF THIS MADE ME CRIED

THAT WAS SO GOOD

Toh, this was beautiful 😭

This is so cute!

delightful

i hope one day i could see your film on the big screen...

OH MY GOSH ITS HERE

Oh my god amazing

this is so cute!!

Tear jerking material

Hail king Amon ✨

lovely

YUSS THIS IS SO GOOODDDDD

okaayyy oscar calling ☎☎

Aww

❤❤❤❤

Amon looks like Uni

I wish, I wish!

Wtf that was awesome

Toh= The Owl House

Это очень красиво!

The beginning reminded me of something else

Nice!!! What software was this illustrated and animated in?