This is rough to hear, and I'm sorry you have to confront this injury. I've been a fan of your work for almost my entire life: I think I saw Rawest Forest and Brawl Taunts when I was still in elementary school, and I followed TOME into my early teens. (I watched the whole series again just last month.) I love your voice work just as much as your animation: I remember getting so excited when I recognized YOUR voice in Therion and Reigen. You've been a lifelong inspiration to me, and I doubt I'm the only one. I think about your work basically every day, Chris. Just know that, whatever you do: animation or voice acting, massive works like Balancing Act and the TOME game or smaller-scale works like your Kirblogs, that you'll inspire all of us either way. You're incredible. I hope your surgery goes well, and I know that you'll continue to be an incredible creator no matter how much this injury slows you down. Best wishes, man.
All my hopes and prayers Chris, even if you end up not being able to work as much as you used to, TOME and all the rest of your projects will live on and bless many more people's lives, on top of all of us. Good luck mate, hopefully this doesn't last forever
Maaan, that sucks.. Good luck with this third surgery. Even if it won't fix everything, I hope it does do enough. Just listen to your body too, take the time you need when working on things, but also take time for breaks!
Sorry to hear about the unfortunate news but hopefully you can mitigate it as much as possible and keep chipping away at the work we know you love doing
Did see the last video popped away lol. I'm sorry that this whole arm stuff is hindering your work and passion. But I'm glad to see you're staying strong and not giving up. Been a fan for a long time. A lotta my interest in art has been very inspired from you. That's how much of an impact. But PLEASE do not push yourself. You deserve the rest. Stay strong, Chris ❤
Lots of hugs 🫂 chris, I sincerely hope things get better as the best it can, as an artist who didn't properly take care of his shoulder please take your time, don't try to rush anything and focus on yourself and your health, ❤❤
Question as someone who is learning about your situation from this video, but couldnt you train your other hand to compensate for your injured hand and essentially find a balance? Still please dont push yourself to hard.
Sorry to hear this news. Not being able to do what you enjoy because of your own body is something I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I think you should turn this into a learning experience, not just for yourself, but for others as well.
Hope your situation improves. I’m curious, do you feel that going to the gym has helped with your injury? I actually got a similar one in my right hand that has been pretty uncomfortable these past few months (hit a wall, pinky and ring finger haven’t felt the same since), and I’ve avoided the gym in fear of making it worse
I’m sorry for the unfortunate news Chris, I’m relieved to know that you haven’t given up though, deep down as you said there is something stopping you crumbling and that strength is your best quality. It’s one of the many reasons I loved your animations and works like the TOME series cause I can tell you LOVE what you do it’s driven by a passion and a goal you see and sought out without letting anything hold you back. I wish you the best in your recovery….and I want for you to keep yourself safe and hopefully not be to hard on yourself because of this. You’re my role model when it comes to someone with an idea and they have it take shape. I can’t think of anyone as driven as you are, so driven and I know this won’t stop you from doing the very thing you love to do. Please pace yourself…I wish to give you nothing but my best wishes and prayers…..continue to stay strong and keep that fire going.
Hey man, I just wanted to say that your Super Mario RPG music video played such an integral role in my childhood. I first saw the video when I was like 10 years old, and to this day, that song is one of my favorites. Hope you're doing okay.
Take all the time you need dude hope you get well and hopefully you will recover I had a car accident 3 weeks ago and I am way better than when it happened but I kept thinking never ever give up dude. Hope you come back full speed
Fact is, many creatives encounter creative decay, where they can't even come up with new ideas anymore, they feel washed up, many even have to pick up typical day jobs. You are lucky in that you have creative flair still, and may you never lose that in your entire life. Come what may, you can still do more. worst case scenario? Crowdfund.
Keep your head up, we all hope that you get better! It can definitely be scary to have a permanent injury of any kind, we'll always stick with such a great guy and a great swordsman.
Sorry to hear about the condition and how it is affecting something you love to do so much. I'm glad you have not given up and I have confidence that you can find an outlet to be creative that doesn't damage your body further.
I’m really sorry about the condition you’re in, kirb. I’m praying that you’ll be able to continue to keep being able to do the things you love, even with the hardships you’re going through. Please take care of yourself.
I've been following you around on the net since 2007. I've always been impressed by your insane output. You're a true inspiration to me, Kirb. I'm sorry you have to go through this.
I've been following your work since the days of TTA where you'd link to each new episode on REO - my brother and I used to love sitting down together to catch each update as you churned them out at an absolutely insane speed. Your dedication to the craft of animation and storytelling was a huge inspiration to me when I was younger, and watching you grow as an artist over the past 20 years has been such an honor and a pleasure. While things may never be exactly the same for you, I have no doubt that you'll find a way to press on. Please take all the time and rest that you need, Kirb. Whatever the future holds for you, I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that you'll have no shortage of love and support along the way. ❤
I can only hope for the best dude, take your time dude. I am reminded of what happened when PieMations was effected with something simular. I seriously hope you take your time with this and always remember. Never overwork yourself
You need to focus on yourself LONG before your work, ok man? I know you know this, but just keep that as your primary focus. You can still write and direct at your full power, just don't ever hurt yourself, ok? You're an inspiration and a genuine beacon for alot of the current content creators, even if you don't see it. Focus on YOU, not us. We all got your back, like a universe charging YOUR Spirit Bomb.
Best wishes for the outcome of the third surgery and your recovery, and glad you're still determined to move forward and do what you can! Just remember to always listen to what your body is telling you, especially as you get older, since your joints and bones will start to naturally wear down and recovery time can take longer. (Unfortunately, I have some experience with this.) Your disappointment and frustration with how your situation has unfolded is also very understandable; realizing that injuries and chronic issues are starting to impose limitations is A Lot. Just do what you can to take care of yourself physically and emotionally/mentally, and work accordingly to balance your passions with your needs as best you can.
That's sad to hear, but I hope you will be able to animate, even if it takes longer than you're used. Take it easy, don't injure yourself further and stay healthy.
I can empathize, Chris. My shoulder has been hurting albeit from a combination of exercise and having a physical job. I ignored my body’s need for rest and it’s been hurting. Granted, I haven’t needed surgery but the point stands. I hope your life improves along with your shoulder. Chronic pain is never fun to deal with. Especially when it prevents us from doing what we love and limits our potential.
I can’t even begin to imagine what you’ve been thinking as all this as happened day by day and appointment after appointment. I can only hope it gets better from here onwards as well as your passion project. Do take your time and take as much care of yourself
Oh no Chris!! I'm so sorry to hear this. Maybe you could focus your career more on voice acting or live action film making. Or maybe you could use ai art to help you create despite your injury. I know a lot of people are morally against ai art, but in this situation I think we can make an exception. You could also keep making animated films with motion capture
Hey, my favorite actor and my favorite RU-vidr creator. How is it going now? I’ve seem to see that you have gone through a lot of different several different scenarios and different packages elsewhere and you have gone through a lot. Hugs and kisses and you know fist bump for you but you know there are times when we can relate to your feelings and all of your past, dramas traumas between scenarios of people that you can trust and people who believes you, but to be honest, you’re really not alone and you’re not the only one who has gotten to that dealing situation, but I believe we can still see that the world is a different place, but I have to say that you can still make things work. You got what it takescan still stand up and rise again don’t really don’t believe what everyone else says make your mark start to make your next move
Not a single hate comment in here, interesting.... I expected a singular folks to say things along the lines of "Serves you right!" And "GOOD" but it doesn't seem to be the case.
Stay strong, Chris. 🫂 give yourself the time you need to heal, and pace yourself during the aftercare process. Despite the setbacks and new challenges you have to overcome, the fact that you continue to show resilience and keep letting yourself continue to thrive and adapt is a sign that you can and will get through this! ❤
I don't know if I can remember how much for a kirblog again, but once I get paid again maybe on next Friday I got one for you and I to talk about if you still have the good Fair mood to talk about it known as Tome Fighter the fan made a game. I made good images about the fighters on Discord and I'm still making your character sheet Christopher so once that's done we can put some images about the plans and talk about them cuz I'm sure I made plenty for Tome fighter And Tome Fighter Alpha, so once I get the money and get two image sheets done and if I can remember to pay it too for the kirblog then I'll be ready one day, please do stay alive for us, please🥲🙏
