How INDIE Animation is Outshining Hollywood 

The reason why indie projects are more fluid is because of patience.

A great indie animated show that not many people talk about outside of ‘cool undertale show’ Is Underverse, which is not only written and animated by one person, the audio and soundtrack made by one other person, but is also one of the best animated best written shows I’ve ever seen. (The first few episodes aren’t too good, it’s really 0.3 where the story begins to get really good and 0.4 where the animation starts to begin to really stand out.) Love the video and love all of the shows you mentioned :3

Here’s some recommendations for those who want more content: - Inanimate Insanity (DON’T SKIP THE FIRST SEASON!!! I KNOW IT’S BAD BUT IT’S IMPORTANT) - Battle for dream island (first few seasons were written by kids so they aren’t perfect but it gets better as well) - Metal Family (Russian but there’s a dub) - hfjONE (Good luck) - Escape from divinity (animatic series but is super underrated and deserves a mention) - Welcome to Dream World - Murder Drones - Alicia and the Kingdom of Starlight (a full Wish rewrite) - Spooky Month - Atlas and the Stars - Hugo’s Mind Palace (Only a pilot) - Mall wizard - Sublo and Tangy Mustard - Welcome 2 Hell - Satina - The Walten Files (also good luck) - Lacey games (Does this even count? Idk I’m still putting it. Covers really heavy subjects btw so watch at your own risk) - Warrior Cats Animated (WCA) - Fools Gold (again, starts out slow but REALLY good) - Epithet Erased - Dnd Story (Creator: Zannianator) - DHMIS two of us (not sure if this one is canceled or not but still) - Motley’s Mathhouse - GRUFF (short film made almost entirely out of paper) - Bugbo - Lackadaisy OK IM DONE Tell me if I should add anything else lol

"Inclusivity and diversity as a bandaid for bad writing." THAT'S LITERALLY THE OWL HOUSE.

Murder Drones and Helluva Boss are my two favorite. But Ramshackle is pretty good so far (the pilot is out now)

Oh my gosh I've had this video in my watch later since before the pilot for Ramshackle came out. Gosh I wish I had watched it sooner so I could have known about it!

I really love anything DeadSound makes (Thats their RU-vid user name) It's all super like dystopian and creepy, and amazing.

Daria Cohen's Vampair series is pretty amazing and visually beautiful.

I feel like indie animation can thrive alongside major cartoons, acting as a supplement, instead of it being one or the other.

If you want a good indie animation experience, you must try object shows like BFDI or Animatic Battle

Murder drones the most recent episode hit like the most beautiful brick, sweeping me off my feet and making me fall on to my own ass just to keep rewatching it. One of my favorite Indie animations by far. :) As a small young creator (animator and comic artist) Indie animations is my main source of inspiration. I don't think I've ever watched something (besides rottmnt or steven universe) that wasn't indie made which actually made me think oh wow that is super inspiring.

ik this videos old, so obviously it wouldnt have been known about, but this year we’ve gotten a few rlly good indie animations coming out! like the first episode of dream catchers came out yesterday and im already in love, and pieces of powder is SO underrated, and the kickstarters ending soon so go watch it and pledge if you can!

U YAPPING ABT HOW MUCH U LOVE THESE SHOWS IS SOOOO ME

RAMSHACKLE MENTIONED ‼️‼️‼️

AND there is an indie VIDEO GAME in the making which ALSO features Michael Kovach and Ashley Nichols! It features queer and neurodivergent characters. We've only got pieces of it done, and yet it has garnered well-deserved love.

It makes me sad that super science friends was forgotten. It's a great indie animation.

Anyone here heard of the biggest named advocate for Indie Animation name Saberspark?

The earth guy is a great series on RU-vid. Would like more people to see it.

Monkey wrench has to be one of my favorites

Vivziepop is one of my biggest inspirations for my art. I love her shows and her art style and I try to show it my work. As a matter fact, ive been developing a web comic called Machine Locked that with some help, I plan to turn into an indie show someday. My project is about a princess named Katie Kortexa who comes from a post-apocalyptic digital kingdom called Electronia and takes place 1000 years in future where robots have become the only form of life due to them taking over and being able to develop human traits. Katie's mission is to protect her subjects from being corrupted by the hacker empire and keep them mentally stable by starting the mind reset program and taking all willing applicants into the S.W.I.T.C.H (suitable working insanity treatment control house) I basically wanted to the story and characters to be a close parallel to Hazbin Hotel if you could tell by this description. I really look up to Vivziepop and i hope to achieve my dream of becoming a successful indie creator like her someday. 😊💖

You missed MonkeyWrenched! It already has 3 episodes! Right on youtube!

12:28 you forgot spooky month it’s a rlly good one I recommend watching it!

Atlas and the Stars is really good

You forgot to mention Murder Drones parents. Internection Cube and Cliffside. Bye Liam Vickers himself. Then again Internection Cube is only an animatic series.

Indie animation has potential which Hollywood failed, especially Disney. The reason Disney have so many flops coz they kept using live action and sequels to keep them going, instead of creating a new type stories based on different Grimm fairy tales or Hans Christian stories. Or any other creative idea that doesn’t involve live actions or sequels. The reason indie animation became successful coz you have teens who have so many creative ideas and stories. Like Lackadaisy, TADC, helluva boss, ramshackle, and murder drones. You can tell the details and hearts that they put on these fine works of art. And efforts. Not only that the writing and storyboarding is amazingly done. Hollywood never pulled that off. Again their only creativity is to make more sequels and live actions.

Being a Vivzie fan really teaches you patience 😫

Hazbin hotel is feelings.. Immature when compared to "Scavengers reign", "Arcane", "invicible" or "Blue eye samurai". I hope the full Amazon show itself can introspect better on it's themes.I like the pilot but didn't feel like it was very "satifying" for an episode of a TV show. Especially when the setting is so loaded with meaning, the story is BEGGING for interaction with evil and what that means. Right now I don't think the creators have any interest in that side of the story, indicated with "helluva boss". I am biased since I like the more gray storylines and characters in a story.

I dont know if its fair or not to compare indie animation and disney because most of indie show are for adult and big company like disney is for all ages maybe its hard for them because they have to censored their show to fit it for kids

Hazbin hotel is an indie cartoon and it's very good infinite flop

WHY DIDN'T YOU TALK ABOUT MURDER DRONES ITS ALSO INDIE AND HAS MICHEAL KOVACH

Indiewood

stop being mean to rachel zegler she didn't write the movie do you want to be mad be mad at disney i’m sorry i don’t mean to be rude rachel zegler don't deserve this much hate anyways i really liked your video good job and again sorry

Owl House got un-cancelled though

Why do people like demons, i'm serious why would you stray from gods holy light?? please some one explain.

Not indie animation: build it in minecraft, indie animation: go to bad piggies get some parts that are detachable and at a bomb, also add a plane for an air bomber and there ya go! Bomb your enemy even though there is no enemys, well now you got a bomb dropper so fuck off, (i make comics so i think i should add that line

Can you do a part two? :D

Indie shows don’t work on a terrible budget by a company so the creators can go CRAZY if they wanted too

You didn’t mention MurderDrones😢

Indie does what Hollywon’t

you forgot Cliffside, which is from the same person who made murder drones.

Note to self: Make sure to hire Ashley if I ever make an indie cartoon in the future lol

The big problem with other shows is that stuff such as Disney cancelling The Owl House happens, and that causes a lot of hate towards Disney from the fans. Indie hasn’t really let us down like that yet

You forgot about monkey wrench and godspeed by Owen Rogers Monkey wrench already has three episodes out right now PORT BY THE SEA and also SET SAIL FOR CANDY

Hollywood’s problem is that corporate is sticking their noses where it doesn’t belong. They need to leave the artists alone and let them go crazy. Kung Fu Panda 4 is proof of that. Corporate thinks rushing the artists and putting limits is a good idea. They are morons. The Indie stuff is top tier because the artists have no restrictions. No deadlines. Fans are willing to pay for quality AND wait for it. Hazbin Hotel was a four year wait and as expected…. that show blow the roof off. Give the artists time and spaceand they WILL deliver.

Long Gone Gulch is another great indie. It's a supernatural Western. Tonally, and in pacing, it feels like the cartoons from the 2000s. Fast, quirky, energetic, funny, and very entertaining to watch. The women that voices Buttercup, even voices one of the main characters. While the music is done by Kreeps (RD 1 & 2).

A show that came out before the big blow-up of indie was poor My Pride. It has gone so unnoticed in all this praise, and the creator was on the verge of a mental health crisis by the time the first season finished 😭

You mentioned it but I love Murder Drones! Fun fact: Micheal Kovach is N in MD

The gaming sphere is in a similar boat. Indie gaming is just as strong as its always been. With no signs of slowing down anytime soon. For anyone besides Nintendo, AAA gaming is crashing and burning. Development costs are getting higher, development time is taking longer, and the prices are getting more and more expensive. And when a single game doesn't meet expectations, the higher ups get golden parachutes while hundreds of their devs are laid off.

Yet another video about indie animation that doesn’t mention Monkey Wrench. It’s a great show and I encourage you to check it out.

2:48 but…. They were also done in ToonBoom, what you named are called puppets and rigs

one thing i also love abt hazbin is that the song are SOOOO GOOOOD and SOOOOO CATHCYYYYY like welcome to rosa (i think thats the name) from wish has never been stuck in my head, in fact...i barely even remember the song! but hell is forever hazbin *pun intended* stuck in my head for the last 3 DAYS cus its so goooooddd

Michael KovaCK? Not Kovách?

man i would write an entire essay on the state of the animation industry atm in both the good and bad aspects. i recently realised that the reason why ive been so into indie animation is because the amount of good stuff that the industry has been making hasnt been enough to feed my hunger for good content. like yes theres across the spiderverse which is so high quality and creative that it brings a tear to my eye, and theres also nimona that released soon thereafter and then TMNT in august. but when was all that released? last year? yeah. and i havent seen another new and innovative movie since. its all cash grabs, sequals, and just uncreative woke junk (woke as in they try to appeal to minority audiences but its just completely souless). the only movie thats releasing this year that i have high hopes for is the wild robot, maybe inside out 2 (not sure) and sonic 3. but then we go over to the indie scene, theres the main shows that are paving the path for creators to make their mark like The Amazing Digital circus, Murder Drones, Monkey Wrench, Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss and Lackadaisy. but then theres smaller shows that may not even be pilots yet like Ramshackle, Atlas and the Stars, Heathens (which so far is just a trailer), port by the sea, spooky month (this is going to go for a while these are literally all the shows i know), Satina, Hidari, Far Fetched, The Lover, and Godspeed (i seriously recommend atlas and the stars and godspeed). this made me realise the extent of this obsession. and i thought i was going to go fine making a tumblr masterpost of every indie project i know AND more. ive got a lot of work ahead of me...

I love TADC and Hazbin Hotel so much. Hazbin and Helluva boss just encapsulate me due to the characters, themes, and the SOUNDTRACK OH MY GOD. I do find myself getting bored and unimpressed with a ton of modern music from Hollywood companies, but these shows were the biggest breath of fresh air. And digital circus, I absolutely love the music, themes, and jokes. Those 3 shows may make me seem weird, but I don’t care. It’s amazing. And I always get excited when new episodes come out. (Also can we be friends, not a lot of people gush about my favorite shows for 8 minutes:D

Michael kovach actually voices n in murder drones so basically he's everywhere at this point especially when it comes to animated pilots first angel dust then n then Jax and now Rocky this guy is everywhere at this point and he's amazing

Another great indie series would be "Vampair" by Daria Cohen. Even if the show dosent have real voice acting, and instead uses already existing songs such as The night by Voltaire, it is still able to tell the story trough stunning animations. As a long time fan of the series Im really proud to see how far it had gone, since it's all made by only one person, and i 100% think it deserves more attention.

Great video, I've been loving the rise of indie animation and hate to see people bashing on it just because it stays on youtube instead of on bigger streaming services.

I hope you are not calling hazbin hotel Hollywood because it is NIT HOLLYWOOD ITS DEFINITELY INDIE!!

heres your answer in three words: passion and hardwork

You didn't mention Alicia. Godammit. That was the best thing I have seen and it's only storyboards.please make a video about this and Miravulous Office AU

Meta Runner & Sunset Paradise. 2 shows also made by Glitch Productions

Pretty nice little video. I know of a few indie animations myself that could use some more love. Of course most people here know about Monkey Wrench and Murder drones, but besides that the first one I really reccomend is Tales of Zale by Sif Savery. They have a few shorts but the latest one, "Flickering Lights" was in the works for 3 years and is absolutely beautiful and works standalone as well. And like Viv with Hazbin Hotel, Sif is currently working with a broadcaster to get it turned into a full series for TV and streaming. Heck Viv is a pretty notable fan of Tales of Zale herself, she has praised it a few times on twitter and you often find Tales of Zale stuff liked by her. Aside from that theres also Sublo and Tangy Mustard by Aaron Long, who has actually worked on both Bojack Horseman and Tuca & Bertie. This is really one of the OGs and most underrated indie shows. Hugos mind palace is also a pretty neat little production. One I havent gotten around to yet is Spooky Month by Sr Pelo. And as for future productions, one of the big ones Im lookong forward to is "The lovers" by the Philippino indie studio "Studio Heartbreak". Either way I hope you enjoy these recommendations.

Indie animation and videos games are amazing

Yes I agree Hollywood is making making many flops year after year since the mid to late 2010s and I think they need to stop trying and give up and change they're occupation to something else but with indie animation on the rise and making wave after wave on RU-vid I believe that young artists like Viv and gooseworx and others are not relying on Hollywood anymore because of AI and lack of patience with big corporations like cartoon network and others people are just saying to heck with this will just move onto RU-vid and make our own shows and do what we want with it

You guys should really check out sauria or dinosauria if you like indie animation

How about LeatherIceCream's "Poor 4" (and the spin-off game "At Least There is Čeda Čedović")? He first created the main characters back in 2009 and I actually find it's shitpost style humour to be genuinely funny. (I first discovered the series through ShadBad88's YTP-esque fan series "Smash Bros. Lawl Beatdown", which is also inspired by chincherrinas' (creator of the crossover fan series "The Frollo Show") "Smash Bros. Lawl".)

4:12 I mean, it's hard to be involved in your fanbase as a billion dollar company than as an Indie animator. Yes, they did take action on a father's request to put Spider-Man on his dead son's grave but Wish didn't have anything to do with their fans. In fact, the main reason it was mid was because of executive meddling (See the concept art for proof). 9:37 Why would a big production company like Illumination do a live stream about animating their next movie and risk spoilers? The closest they could do that is live panels about the process of animating their movies.

What's sad is that you can't even call Arcane Hollywood. It was made by two Riot Games Client Service employees the Fortiche studio is a french animation studio that worked alongside them on many music videos that they helped build up to get more manpower to build the show. The composers Alex Temple, MAKO, and Sebastien, also Christian Linke(who is a writer on the show) are from Riot and I think the only outside Hollywood help they had was getting other writers on, and the producers, not counting the music artists that came on the project obviously. Practically the only show or animated thing I'm looking forward to this year. Good video.

7:19 The remake’s end result? Made me actually vomit, I’m not joking, was sick for days.

This is a fantastic overview of the Indie animation renaissance, celebrating the rise of independent creators and studios like Vivziepop, Glitch Studios, and more! You've highlighted the unique appeal of these projects perfectly - from the creative freedom and bold storytelling to the unforgettable characters and original soundtracks that resonate deeply with fans.

underrated!

Quality over quantity. That's the indie animation's motto. Don't stop creating. :)

Great Video 👍👌👌👍 Actually why is it everywhere that Indie almost always wins ? I mean indie games are one of the best games of all time (FNAF, BATIM/BATDR, Garten of BanBan etc) Indie Animation is literally on the top And Indie Music is pretty great to (I listen to mostly Indie Music IG so yeah)

All of the osc is doing great for itself

you didn't mention monkey wrench. it's a small indie show about 2 alien mercenaries trying their best to make money and usually failing spectacularly. they've got a whopping 3 episodes so far, and I think they even got Gooseworx to help them with not only the soundtrack, but voicing one of the characters that appear in episode 3. there's also a cast of characters that reappear in later episodes often, which leads me to assume they're somewhat relevant to the plot. there's also a lot of worldbuilding that happens in the show too. I seriously recommend giving it a watch.

I'm just so glad we have an outlet that takes us away from the Hollywood noise!

Why do people keep comparing Hazbin Hotel to other indie shows on RU-vid? It's not even an indie series anymore lol

Don't forget shows like Monkey Wrench, Godspeed, and Port by the Sea. Those are good ones.👍

no happy tree friends, no eddworld, no homestar, no bfdi and no making fiends :(

I went FERAL for poison. Its the best song from hazbin hotel ugh i love it so much

yes you forgot object shows like battle for dream island :D

Indie blows this animation fan away

Honestly indie I would say has been cooking things since at the very least 2016 (when wolf song the movie came out (yeah its not as well known as the others but the fact that a single person wrote and did 99% of the animation of a full length animated film with a proper storyline, good soundtrack and characters that for the most part don’t seem like they were plonked in there for the sake of it and are actual characters rather than mere plot devices. It’s no where near perfect, but it’s still better than what modern studios seem to be pumping out these days))

Here’s some people who I think deserve lots of love for their animations!! : And I know, it’s a lot but please if you see this comment check these out ‼️❤️ - Mirandamations - With their pretty new pilot of Atlas and the Stars - Daria Cohen - With the Vampair series that has been going on for 7 years already - Alistocat - With the pilot Hugo’s mindpalace and Mall Wizards - PFINNEY - With a very fresh pilot of Sludge Brothers - MonkeyWrench - With the first episode “The Ghost Egg” of their series - Metal family - With already season 2 going on - Studio Heartbreak - With their upcoming short film “The Lovers” - 5wordsman - With their pilot “In Limbo” - Ryoodraws - With several CalArts Films - Partulla - With “BUBO”, “Punk rat poison” and “Spiral Escape” - Kate Costello - With several lovely animations - filthyguts - With “Adam and Eve in the kingdom of animals” and many more - Winding Snake Productions- With “Marmelade is Missing” - Studio Flimpo - With “The everything is ok show” and more!! Be free to reply artists, animators and studios you think deserve more love :D!

8:20 100 people... it is not so indie at the end :P

The only way that Hollywood make so many bad flops but one person made indie animation for having a good choice was so badass. I hope Hollywood would have a battle with indie animation🔥

bro thinks hazbin is hollywood slop 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

the hazbin hotel glaze is crazy 😭

I have a plan to make my own indie show actually! I'm really proud of the character designs and plot ideas I've made so far, but it will likely be years before anyone sees even a glimpse of a thesis film/pilot and what I'm working on😕

You didn’t mention Hobo Hobo!

I do want to make my own Indie show actually! I have some good character designs and story ideas so far, but it will likely be years before anyone could see even a glimpse of a thesis film for what I'm working on 😕

Wait what the fuck. This year? 11:11

Some indie shows i recommend Battle for dream island Inanimate insanity ONE The pb and gb show Yes i know all of them are object shows but i like object shows ok

I like adaptations because it allows me as a gamer to share worlds that I love with friends who dont play videogames, but I dont think that thats how theyre being treated fan animations are way better

Indie animators creates because of passion. Hollywood creates because of money.

Stop what you’re doing right now and watch Ongezellig. It’s an animated pilot that got very little attention.

Would.d just like to say I have a peak Angel dust impressipn and sing poison daily I freak my bro out 😂❤

I might just make a streaming service for indie animation and cancelled animation and allow them to also post on youtube but a week later

You missed Monkey Wrench. I watched and enjoyed the first few episodes.

@Lalo and of course the makers Kevin and Luke are also doing sketch video's on smg4