The length of the words would imply it's the 160 statement, as well as the placement of contractions, up until "Zgvkag?". But after that, I don't know. If the cipher's one to one, that first part can't be 160, bc there's no repeated letter in the first word, (the double l in hello). If it is one to one, R must be L, bc "'ll" is the only contraction ending that's a double, and V must be i, bc that's the only single letter contraction beginning. Now, trying to substitue these in, "gr" becomes "_l", "vmkv" becomes "i__i", and aatslfvv becomes "______ii". None of those fit any plausible words. So either this cipher is more complex than I feel like figuring out right now, the message isn't in english, or there's not actually a cipher, it's just filler text.
"Hello Jon, Apologies for the deception, but I wanted to make sure you started reading, So I thought is best not to announce myself. I'm assuming you're alone; You did always prefer to read statements in pri- Wait. Martin? What are you doing? Martin, put the chair down! Martin! Oh no no nono nonononononononoonono-" i think?
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the gravetone says "here lies nobody" for anyone curious. still working on deciphering the note but i have a feeling its 'apologies for the deception' lol
@@justabeholder4753 so it turns out it was a vigenere cipher which are incredibly difficult to solve without a specific key. but someone else in the comments deciphered it and my original suspicions were correct lmao
I really like the detail of having Martin stab John's eye, leaving it ambiguous if he truly killed him or just cut him off from the eye. That's my working theory for what actually happened in the finale now.
I saw a particularly bleak theory saying that Jon was brought with the fears and was gonna be used to set off a new eyepocalypse in every subsequent reality him and Martin were sent to
fun fact: i decided to start the magnus archives after seeing the first few seconds of this! knocked it out in a month and a half, came back to watch this and cried. so so so good
Yeah ok I'd like to nominate this for the title of greatest piece of fanmade content in the history of fandom as a concept. Assuming I won't change my mind after the glow fades away. This was extremely good for my eyeballs
DREAM SWEET IN SEA MAJOR? IN MY MAGNUS ARCHIVES???? IT'S MORE LIKELY THAN YOU THINK IN OTHER NEWS. I FUCKING LOVE THIS I WAS *NOT* EMOTIONALLY PREPARED
Wow. Ok. So. I'm supposed that I love you more and more. Everyday I need u. U. Only plz. I disobeyed you I don't think you have a problem finding chance's right now in I think uh is that a lie....no. u know. Why. All for. You my lover is forever to be for my memory of this lifetime...
@@ReconWT you will not be ok by the end. This is just a fact. The Magnus Archives is one hell of a ride. It starts so simply with a guy reading spooky incident reports but damn it gets to a lot more
I loved how the artist was able to keep a sense of unease and tension by correlating the art with the music. Letting the music add a tone that may not be present in the scene itself
2:44 for anyone that wanted to know, its a Vigenere Cipher with the Key „STRANGERANDSTRANGER“, the plaintext reads: „Hello Jon, apologies for the deception, but i wanted to make sure you started reading, so i thought is best not to announce myself. i'm assuming youre alone; you did always prefer to read statements in pri- wait. martin? what are you doing? martin put the chair down! martin! oh no no nono nononononononoboonono-“ (Yes this is actually true, and its really fuckin funny imo even if you expexted the Hello Jon)
I know its probably been said before but I love the part where Elias's suspended body reflects in Jon's eyes at the end. Literally the perfect, most symbolically appropriate way to evoke the envy Martin reported seeing in Jon's eyes.
Have no Idea what I was spoiled for, but I loved everything I saw, from the art style, to the colors. Whatever is "The Magnus Archives" is I'm definitely gonna check it out.
It’s important to me that you know I can’t listen to this song on its own anymore without thinking of this animatic, and getting ready eyed every time it gets to “you look quite divine tonight”
Just listened to mag 200 and I am literally not in any headspace to give a coherent comment BUT CHRIST THIS IS SO GOOD??? I LOVE THE EVERYTHING THANK YOU FOR THIS ASKJDFAJKDSAFHLKS
THE COLORS!! THE EDITING!!! YOUR ART STYLE!!! THE SONG CHOICE!!! ohhhhHHhh my god this is absolutely BRILLIANT Instantly one of my favorite animatics, and not just from the TMA fandom! Definitely going to be rewatching this a lot :3
HOLY SH*T- THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE WHERE DO I EVEN START- THE ART STYLE CHANGES WITH THE DIFFERENT MELODIES ARE STUNNING, HOLY HELL, I CANNOT GET OVER THE EDITING THIS IS JUST PUT TOGETHER SO WELL!!!!!!! OMG-
WELL I DIDN'T THINK MY HEART COULD SHATTER ANY MORE THAN IT ALREADY HAS BUT SEEING MARTIN PHYSICALLY STAB JON MAYBE WAS THE MOST DEEPLY UPSETTING THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME. THANK YOU
Coming back here after the launch kickstarted stream of magnus protocol to confirm again that yes, this is without any doubt, one of the most beautiful things this fandom has
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!! Full colour? Your thin lineart style and your geometric style? All of the fully animated sections? This song is so long????? This is so good. Thank you. I'm going to have to rewatch this a million times
Been rewatching this a billion times and I just realized at 4:02 it showed Jon's scar from his handshake with Jude Perry? The DETAILS here, unbelievable brilliant masterpiece
The change in style to realistic collage for the s2 ending.... The little details in the framing of every shot, the beautiful colors and designs. God I'm going to watch this for the next hour
I know this is a few years old at this point, but I absolutely love the detail that the clouds reflected in Martin's glasses at 5:21 aren't the actual clouds in the sky, but the clouds from The Lonely
This is just- visually stunning. Words can’t describe how amazing this is. From the paper looking cut outs to the scratchy white pencilly lines to the clean coours, it all creates an amazing atmosphere in each scene and god you are such a big inspiration to me, you deserve so many more views.
Okay, this is one of the coolest fan things I have every seen. First of, the colors. They are incredibly vibrant and show off the mood so well. Second, the music choice. I have never heard this song before, but its so unlike anything you usually hear in amv's and it really fits. Its both beautiful and incredibly haunting. Third, just the mood in general? That's a amalgamation of all the edits and choices in images, but its incredibly well done. This just oozes with atmosphere and has a pull that almost impossible to escape. I can only image how much work went into this. Just incredible work! Don't mind me while I go on discord and spread the word of it
The music is from an album called Hawaii Pt II, Id give it 10/10 recommendation, it really is these very different songs with different tones and it becomes so mysterious it’s hard to decipher if there’s a hidden meaning/story to it or not
the song is dream sweet in c major by miracle musical in the album hawaii pt ii! it's sort of an amalgamation of all the other songs in the album and it's really cool
This has probably been said before, but I keep coming back to this video and I find it so satisfying that for each shift in musical tone (I guess), there is a new art style, each playing off of that specific auditory style. It’s so wonderful and I can only keep watching.
I wish I could like this more than once, this was MAJESTIC. That last shot is such a gutpunch, it makes the happy scenes with Jon and Martin at the cabin before it all goes to hell even sadder
holy shit the way you drew this?? the style switch at 2:12??? and the animation at 3:06, , ,, and your portrayal of the mood with jon and martin,,, 5:41?? oh me oh my, , god this is making me Insane. thank you so much for this while I procrastinate on listening to the final episode!!
This feels like... like an official credits or an official TMA themed music video for this song. I had so many vibes from this and every one was amazing. The music was perfect, the shift in style for each season and plot beat was amazing. I'm not an artist but I know in my gut that it takes an incredible amount of skill to make all these different styles of art and music mesh so perfectly.
dear reader, hello! i'm a stranger in the comment section of an amazing peice of art! a peice of art that means more to me then even *I* understand. this was the thing that introduced me to TMA, a podcast that i have been been entangled with for the past year and a half. i may not have been there during its original run, but that won't stop me from loving it. thank you Akidachi, you gave me something that i will never forget.
This is literally one of the most well made videos I've ever seen on the internet. This is absolutely beautiful, the colors are amazing, the transitions are so clean, the song choice is great. I love this so much
I started the magnus archives 2 months ago. Ever since then, this video repeatedly appeared on my recommended. I promised myself I wouldn’t look at this until I finished 200. So here I am. Crying. Thank you.
I’m gonna be honest, I haven’t been able to stop rewatching this. Absolutely PHENOMENAL job, dude, this is genuinely one of the best fanworks I’ve ever seen!
HSGHSGCVGDC?? THIS IS SO GOOD HOLD ON I NEED TO GET MY THOUGHTS IN ORDER edit: okay heres my thoughts, sorry if theyre still disjointed im. this is so good and i lack frivolous things like "organized thought processes" 0:00-0:21 okay okay ! starting out strong with a tape recorder and a bunch of eyes. very neat and it all looks so pretty hehe 0:22-0:36 ough that hair is so smooth... the way it speeds up when the scene changes... so good 0:35-0:38 [distant wailing] 0:39-0:41 the colors r so pretty here ,, im gonna be using that word a lot, full warning 0:55-1:08 this is when i realized the backgrounds were going to be super detailed and wonderful i just. yeah :o) 1:11 rip gertrude 1:14-1:49 okay first of all. this is so good etc etc. second of all, did you just do a bunch of normal aspect-ratio drawings and edit them to scroll like that or did u just do one really long one and scroll. cuz if its the latter that is hilarious to me for no reason. just the image of a 1,000px by like. 4,000,000px drawing is so funny. anyway 1:50-1:58 ough ..... pretty gradients.... also blood! death! 2:07 i have nothing to say about this i just feel the need to bring attention to it 2:11-2:12 pretty!! also more blood and death 2:13-2:31 this entire sequence is so cool n creative. jumping from digital to traditional rly sells the ... idk, roughness of s2. works well with the song too. idk if this part made sense 2:33-2:38 green :o) 2:39-2:43 fuck you elias you snotty little bastard. the animation is very smooth tho 2:53-3:05 idk how to explain it but the super bright, thick lined background with the black and white, thin lined foreground and a slight glitch effect is selling the house of wax vibes so well. makes me feel like im going insane but in a good way 3:06-3:08 bone apple teeth 3:09-3:12 im pretty sure this is a call back to the episode where a guy eats his computer but, much like the homophobic vase episode, that one has completely left my mind. i dont remember anything about it. anyway this looks very cool 3:15-3:16 rip qrergb u will be missed 3:17 HUH?? THIS IS ANIMATED SO WELL?? THE WAY JON MOVES IS SO REALISTI C IM . . GOD HOLD ON . I im good. im fine 3:29-3:42 heehee hoohoo see. see look he took gertrudes place. look he. oh god no jon r u ok? 3:54-4:05 pretty... also fruits (affectionate)❤️ 4:20-5:00 :oD what there arent any eyes here. theyre fine, look, theyre okay theyre- 5:01-5:09 -haha thats ominous and foreboding. im sure everythings fine- 5:10-5:15 -so everything is definitely *not* fine, but at least everything looks really pretty. oh my god. its . 5:21 mhm. look at it 5:55- idk how u got the idea for s5 to be like. a video game. but now im never gonna stop thinking about it. 6:19-6:59 okay how did you get this sequence done so quickly? im starting to suspect magic. bc like okay with some of them, yknow, you've had weeks to work on them, its still amazing but at least realistically possible. but u just got like. what. 5 frames done in a couple hours? even if ur tracing over old art (which is fine, btw, work smarter not harder) there is stuff there u couldnt have predicted, right? im simultaneously in awe and in terror of ur power. other notes: holy shit this is 7 minutes long ??? ur patience is immaculate....
You're one of my favorite artists/animators because of your seamless use of so many different and really eyepopping styles and then THIS ANIMATIC REALLY JUST BLEW THE DOORS OPEN??? HOLY CRAP
To be frank, I am a relatively late listener of the Magnus archives and when I first found this video I promised to first listen to the entire podcast before watching the entire thing. It’s been a roller coaster and I loved every second of it. Now I’m watching this beautiful recap of the archives and I’m so glad to have experienced it. I’m even happier that I’ve finished just in time for the Magnus protocols.
This has permanently changed how I feel while listening to this song. the ending especially just hits me so hard and makes me feel the true sorrow of the finale
I just realized that Jon's scar shown at 4:00 is the mark of The Desolation, from when Jude Perry asked him to shake her hand. Very good attention to detail!
This video is what put TMA on my radar. I've watched it a handful of times throughout and having just finished TMA and finally understanding all the scenes I wanna say thank you and you've done a truly spectacular job.
Canonically it's totally possible for anyone in the Magnus archive to have listened to dream sweet in sea major because the album was released on December 12 2012
1. I love everything about this, 2. I know that it's a pretty small detail in the mist of this masterpiece, but having Mike Crew with "believe me darling the star are made for falling" it's just *chefskiss*
this is so fucking good oh my god, the little details, the way sasha got replaced by notsasha, genuinely rly unnerving, and the rolling depictions of easter eggs of characters and scenes from throughout tma, the brief respite jon and martin found in that small house, all before everything fell apart. this is a fucking love letter to tma, this is beautiful.
This is,,,, absolutely brilliant. I seriously do not have the words. The pan shot at the beginning the collageing the consistent inconsistencies I am in awe. Fantastic work, my friend.
I finally finished TMA tonight. I've been putting it off for literal months and I'm just. So sad it's over. This is gorgeous in the most heartachey way.
I have to say it. *I'm no joking that this is one of the best animatics about "The Magnus Archives".* Everything of this video fits so well, looks great, and I really love that style you have. Those were 7 minutes too enjoyable and I appreciate the effort you put into this video for so many months. For some reason, it is very rare that I give a like to a video, since I am very selective in these, but once the video was finished I gave him one right away and I hope that those who are watching this video do the same. *PS:* Sorry for my English. Pero tenía que escribir ese comentario, tu trabajo es increíble.
I've never heard The Magnum Archives, but Dream Sweet In Sea Mayor is one of my favorite songs at the moment, so seeing a video this well done related to it fills me with joy. Definitely might check TMA after watching this, it looks very interesting.
in related news: do yall like ciphers? 🙃
EDIT: hd screencaps are up! have at ya :mega.nz/folder/T180AQAC#huOni8weolR5ZVpmH719Ww
@@crowbrainzz aki you can't hide it from me I _know_ that's the 160 statement.
@@canine8284 but are you *sure* ?
The length of the words would imply it's the 160 statement, as well as the placement of contractions, up until "Zgvkag?". But after that, I don't know. If the cipher's one to one, that first part can't be 160, bc there's no repeated letter in the first word, (the double l in hello). If it is one to one, R must be L, bc "'ll" is the only contraction ending that's a double, and V must be i, bc that's the only single letter contraction beginning. Now, trying to substitue these in, "gr" becomes "_l", "vmkv" becomes "i__i", and aatslfvv becomes "______ii". None of those fit any plausible words. So either this cipher is more complex than I feel like figuring out right now, the message isn't in english, or there's not actually a cipher, it's just filler text.
"Hello Jon,
Apologies for the deception, but I wanted to make sure you started reading, So I thought is best not to announce myself.
I'm assuming you're alone; You did always prefer to read statements in pri- Wait. Martin? What are you doing? Martin, put the chair down! Martin! Oh no no nono nonononononononoonono-"
i think?
@@Lariatt oh, sweet
Ceaseless Watcher, turn your gaze upon whoever disliked this video like seriously screw them
i ugly laughed at this ngl
Yessss!!
I agree!
It appears the dislikes are gone, good job archivist!
Welp, now we know who made the dislike button useless
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4.0 INTERNATIONAL license, smh my head
its the magnus archives is a podcast distributed by rusty quill and licensed under a creative-commons attribution non-commercial sharealike 4.0 international license
'the Magnus archives is a podcast'
-It sure fucking is
/pain/positive
*slaps video* this baby can hold so many secret messages
That’s all or miracle musical
the gravetone says "here lies nobody" for anyone curious. still working on deciphering the note but i have a feeling its 'apologies for the deception' lol
U got it yet?
@@justabeholder4753 so it turns out it was a vigenere cipher which are incredibly difficult to solve without a specific key. but someone else in the comments deciphered it and my original suspicions were correct lmao
@@IsisNiko who solved it
@@justabeholder4753 look in the replies of the pinned comment, a few people have solved it there
I didn't decode it but based on the length of each word (assuming Jon is spelt correctly and not like John) then it is Hello Jon
I really like the detail of having Martin stab John's eye, leaving it ambiguous if he truly killed him or just cut him off from the eye. That's my working theory for what actually happened in the finale now.
And as a literally five headed dragon you must know that there's no such a thing as fanon. So this is canon. Yup. It is.
@@sknfmsmr we all know you're lying, be we would like to believe you're not
wow so cool loved that - eye patch Jon in the au archives
McDaniels for mayor! (also, yes, please, these bois need something good to happen)
I saw a particularly bleak theory saying that Jon was brought with the fears and was gonna be used to set off a new eyepocalypse in every subsequent reality him and Martin were sent to
fun fact: i decided to start the magnus archives after seeing the first few seconds of this! knocked it out in a month and a half, came back to watch this and cried. so so so good
Exactly what I did
Honestly makes you feel like you missed something when you knock it out in under two years
@@noamaddie1211 yeah, it's 6000 hours😅
@@esmay3612fr? I finished listening to the magnus archives in like, a month.
Yeah ok I'd like to nominate this for the title of greatest piece of fanmade content in the history of fandom as a concept. Assuming I won't change my mind after the glow fades away. This was extremely good for my eyeballs
Seriously man this whole video was just so eye pleasingly beautiful
Absolutely
Naaaah. Calm down.
Greatest fanmade content for the Magnus Archives fandom? Sure. In general? Not at all.
It needs to be seen more
DREAM SWEET IN SEA MAJOR? IN MY MAGNUS ARCHIVES???? IT'S MORE LIKELY THAN YOU THINK
IN OTHER NEWS. I FUCKING LOVE THIS I WAS *NOT* EMOTIONALLY PREPARED
IM GLAD IM NOT ALONE HERE
Wow. Ok. So. I'm supposed that I love you more and more. Everyday I need u. U. Only plz. I disobeyed you I don't think you have a problem finding chance's right now in I think uh is that a lie....no. u know. Why. All for. You my lover is forever to be for my memory of this lifetime...
One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite albums together with a podcast I've been obsessing over lately, perfect
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY
I watched this like 30 minutes after I first finished it (I was watching a bad movie with my family) and BOY DID I CRY
THIS IS THE MOST VIDEO EVER
Hell yeah it is
Is this a show or something I wanna know
@@ReconWT It's a horror podcast! They actually have the episodes uploaded to youtube, as well as spotify!!
I agree
@@ReconWT you will not be ok by the end. This is just a fact. The Magnus Archives is one hell of a ride. It starts so simply with a guy reading spooky incident reports but damn it gets to a lot more
I loved how the artist was able to keep a sense of unease and tension by correlating the art with the music. Letting the music add a tone that may not be present in the scene itself
The one dislike is Elias bc he's salty that Jon killed him
There are 5 now
@@justabeholder4753 he made alt accounts 😌
@@justabeholder4753 oh god he’s multiplying.
Now that it's 13, it'd almost fit with the number of fears
It's 19 now AAHHGGG we don't want any more fears!!!
2:44 for anyone that wanted to know, its a Vigenere Cipher with the Key „STRANGERANDSTRANGER“, the plaintext reads:
„Hello Jon,
apologies for the deception,
but i wanted to make sure you
started reading, so i thought is
best not to announce myself.
i'm assuming youre alone;
you did always prefer to
read statements in pri-
wait. martin? what are
you doing? martin put the
chair down! martin! oh no no
nono nononononononoboonono-“
(Yes this is actually true, and its really fuckin funny imo even if you expexted the Hello Jon)
Oh and also the Tombstone reads „Here Lies Nobody“ with a Caesar shift of 23
This is beautiful. I am sad. The Magnus Archives was a podcast. Thank you all for coming to my TED talk.
it really was 😔
Fuck yeah it sure is
It was also licensed under a 4.0 international license
@@hihowdyhellohi5231 And still is, even!
AND produced by rusty quill
4:19 Thank you for the cutest martin/jon interaction ever, really unfortunate that plot happened right after that
So true 😥
That *was* adorable, but the creator of TMA had to ruin their happiness😔
Cute but sadly Elias happened
I know its probably been said before but I love the part where Elias's suspended body reflects in Jon's eyes at the end. Literally the perfect, most symbolically appropriate way to evoke the envy Martin reported seeing in Jon's eyes.
You did it, this is the Whole Podcast in seven minutes
Have no Idea what I was spoiled for, but I loved everything I saw, from the art style, to the colors. Whatever is "The Magnus Archives" is I'm definitely gonna check it out.
did you check it out? 0.0
@@acepace420 sadly no never have gotten around to it
@@TheLoneGamer-ef3vs that's fair, i highly recommend it though if you ever have time!
It is my favorite audio drama ever
it is the best audio drama i have ever come across. there is nothing else like it. it’s a work of art.
Dude! The TMA famdom goes so hard sometimes and this is the fucking epitome of it!
WELL YOU CHOSE THE RIGHT TIME TO UPLOAD THIS, I HAD JUST STOPPED CRYING FROM 200
SAME
BACK TO CRYING IT IS THEN *LAUGHS*7
😁🥺😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
SAME
YOU EVER STOPPED?!?!
My only wish in life is to be as serene and chill as Mike Crew when he's falling at 1:34
The devil works hard but TMA fans work harder
(Also loved the video, you are really talented :DD)
It’s important to me that you know I can’t listen to this song on its own anymore without thinking of this animatic, and getting ready eyed every time it gets to “you look quite divine tonight”
Just listened to mag 200 and I am literally not in any headspace to give a coherent comment BUT CHRIST THIS IS SO GOOD??? I LOVE THE EVERYTHING THANK YOU FOR THIS ASKJDFAJKDSAFHLKS
Not to be gay on main but i did a lil cry when martin looked at john in the cabin 😭😭
THE COLORS!! THE EDITING!!! YOUR ART STYLE!!! THE SONG CHOICE!!! ohhhhHHhh my god this is absolutely BRILLIANT
Instantly one of my favorite animatics, and not just from the TMA fandom! Definitely going to be rewatching this a lot :3
Well, you officially got mentioned in a TMA stream! Incredible work!!
Do you know which one?
HOLY SH*T- THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE WHERE DO I EVEN START-
THE ART STYLE CHANGES WITH THE DIFFERENT MELODIES ARE STUNNING, HOLY HELL, I CANNOT GET OVER THE EDITING THIS IS JUST PUT TOGETHER SO WELL!!!!!!! OMG-
WELL I DIDN'T THINK MY HEART COULD SHATTER ANY MORE THAN IT ALREADY HAS BUT SEEING MARTIN PHYSICALLY STAB JON MAYBE WAS THE MOST DEEPLY UPSETTING THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME. THANK YOU
the hair animation in the first scene is just immaculate omg
I like how the last pair of the fears at 1:09 are the stranger and the extinction, the first fear we encounter and the last one we learn about.
The fact that this doesn't already have millions of views is tragic
Coming back here after the launch kickstarted stream of magnus protocol to confirm again that yes, this is without any doubt, one of the most beautiful things this fandom has
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!
Full colour? Your thin lineart style and your geometric style? All of the fully animated sections? This song is so long????? This is so good. Thank you. I'm going to have to rewatch this a million times
Been rewatching this a billion times and I just realized at 4:02 it showed Jon's scar from his handshake with Jude Perry? The DETAILS here, unbelievable brilliant masterpiece
The change in style to realistic collage for the s2 ending.... The little details in the framing of every shot, the beautiful colors and designs. God I'm going to watch this for the next hour
I know this is a few years old at this point, but I absolutely love the detail that the clouds reflected in Martin's glasses at 5:21 aren't the actual clouds in the sky, but the clouds from The Lonely
This is just- visually stunning. Words can’t describe how amazing this is. From the paper looking cut outs to the scratchy white pencilly lines to the clean coours, it all creates an amazing atmosphere in each scene and god you are such a big inspiration to me, you deserve so many more views.
Also 1.3k likes and no dislikes :)
I have to appreciate the oasis at 6:07... it's a blank space! Indicating it's invisibility from the eye! Smart
Okay, this is one of the coolest fan things I have every seen.
First of, the colors. They are incredibly vibrant and show off the mood so well.
Second, the music choice. I have never heard this song before, but its so unlike anything you usually hear in amv's and it really fits. Its both beautiful and incredibly haunting.
Third, just the mood in general? That's a amalgamation of all the edits and choices in images, but its incredibly well done. This just oozes with atmosphere and has a pull that almost impossible to escape. I can only image how much work went into this.
Just incredible work! Don't mind me while I go on discord and spread the word of it
The music is from an album called Hawaii Pt II, Id give it 10/10 recommendation, it really is these very different songs with different tones and it becomes so mysterious it’s hard to decipher if there’s a hidden meaning/story to it or not
the song is dream sweet in c major by miracle musical in the album hawaii pt ii! it's sort of an amalgamation of all the other songs in the album and it's really cool
2:32 - 2:37 has gotta be my favorite part of this. I love all of the subtle implications and emotional value of this bit.
THIS IS SO INCREDIBLE. THIS REALLY IS A LOVE LETTER TO THE ENTIRE PODCAST
This has probably been said before, but I keep coming back to this video and I find it so satisfying that for each shift in musical tone (I guess), there is a new art style, each playing off of that specific auditory style. It’s so wonderful and I can only keep watching.
Really, the amount of time and effort, the dedication to detail in this? This is stellar and breathtaking. Truly incredible.
I wish I could like this more than once, this was MAJESTIC. That last shot is such a gutpunch, it makes the happy scenes with Jon and Martin at the cabin before it all goes to hell even sadder
I cant believe you got the final episode in the animatic before posting it!!!!! I love it so much it made me cry all over again 🥺 you're amazing!
I think this was genuinely this best TMA animation I've ever watched
holy shit the way you drew this?? the style switch at 2:12??? and the animation at 3:06, , ,, and your portrayal of the mood with jon and martin,,, 5:41?? oh me oh my, , god this is making me Insane. thank you so much for this while I procrastinate on listening to the final episode!!
I love that the tma fandom (more or less) collectively agree on what each character looks like
the depth and 3D effects! the transitions! the music choice! the designs! the colors! everything about this is iconic and i am going to SCREAM
the scottish safehouse part didn't need to go that hard but it did and by god every eye was on perfect beat with the music
This feels like... like an official credits or an official TMA themed music video for this song. I had so many vibes from this and every one was amazing. The music was perfect, the shift in style for each season and plot beat was amazing. I'm not an artist but I know in my gut that it takes an incredible amount of skill to make all these different styles of art and music mesh so perfectly.
dear reader,
hello! i'm a stranger in the comment section of an amazing peice of art! a peice of art that means more to me then even *I* understand. this was the thing that introduced me to TMA, a podcast that i have been been entangled with for the past year and a half. i may not have been there during its original run, but that won't stop me from loving it. thank you Akidachi, you gave me something that i will never forget.
Me at the beginning: Is this gonna make me cry?
Me at the end: *tears streaming down my face* I guess the answer is yes
I have no idea of what The Magnus Archives is but I am surely getting into it
It's been a year bestie, how'd it go
how ya doin
What? Oh, no, that was just the sound of mY hEaRt bReAkInG inTo a bIlLiOn cRuShEd pIEcEs uNdEr tHe hEel of rUstY qUilLs sHoes-
Welcome back y’all, we all know this isn’t your first time here
😭 accurate
That moment when Akidachi uploads post-finale despite clearly promising themself to a dread power to make content this good.
My 8 yr old brother just told me Elias was t-posing and now I'm crying
This is literally one of the most well made videos I've ever seen on the internet. This is absolutely beautiful, the colors are amazing, the transitions are so clean, the song choice is great. I love this so much
I started the magnus archives 2 months ago. Ever since then, this video repeatedly appeared on my recommended. I promised myself I wouldn’t look at this until I finished 200.
So here I am. Crying. Thank you.
I’m gonna be honest, I haven’t been able to stop rewatching this. Absolutely PHENOMENAL job, dude, this is genuinely one of the best fanworks I’ve ever seen!
I think my favourite parts are probably the eyes w the piano chords at 4:38 and jon and martins little walk cycle starting 5:55
HSGHSGCVGDC?? THIS IS SO GOOD HOLD ON I NEED TO GET MY THOUGHTS IN ORDER
edit: okay heres my thoughts, sorry if theyre still disjointed im. this is so good and i lack frivolous things like "organized thought processes"
0:00-0:21 okay okay ! starting out strong with a tape recorder and a bunch of eyes. very neat and it all looks so pretty hehe
0:22-0:36 ough that hair is so smooth... the way it speeds up when the scene changes... so good
0:35-0:38 [distant wailing]
0:39-0:41 the colors r so pretty here ,, im gonna be using that word a lot, full warning
0:55-1:08 this is when i realized the backgrounds were going to be super detailed and wonderful i just. yeah :o)
1:11 rip gertrude
1:14-1:49 okay first of all. this is so good etc etc. second of all, did you just do a bunch of normal aspect-ratio drawings and edit them to scroll like that or did u just do one really long one and scroll. cuz if its the latter that is hilarious to me for no reason. just the image of a 1,000px by like. 4,000,000px drawing is so funny. anyway
1:50-1:58 ough ..... pretty gradients.... also blood! death!
2:07 i have nothing to say about this i just feel the need to bring attention to it
2:11-2:12 pretty!! also more blood and death
2:13-2:31 this entire sequence is so cool n creative. jumping from digital to traditional rly sells the ... idk, roughness of s2. works well with the song too. idk if this part made sense
2:33-2:38 green :o)
2:39-2:43 fuck you elias you snotty little bastard. the animation is very smooth tho
2:53-3:05 idk how to explain it but the super bright, thick lined background with the black and white, thin lined foreground and a slight glitch effect is selling the house of wax vibes so well. makes me feel like im going insane but in a good way
3:06-3:08 bone apple teeth
3:09-3:12 im pretty sure this is a call back to the episode where a guy eats his computer but, much like the homophobic vase episode, that one has completely left my mind. i dont remember anything about it. anyway this looks very cool
3:15-3:16 rip qrergb u will be missed
3:17 HUH?? THIS IS ANIMATED SO WELL?? THE WAY JON MOVES IS SO REALISTI C IM . . GOD HOLD ON . I
im good. im fine
3:29-3:42 heehee hoohoo see. see look he took gertrudes place. look he. oh god no jon r u ok?
3:54-4:05 pretty... also fruits (affectionate)❤️
4:20-5:00 :oD what there arent any eyes here. theyre fine, look, theyre okay theyre-
5:01-5:09 -haha thats ominous and foreboding. im sure everythings fine-
5:10-5:15 -so everything is definitely *not* fine, but at least everything looks really pretty. oh my god. its .
5:21 mhm. look at it
5:55- idk how u got the idea for s5 to be like. a video game. but now im never gonna stop thinking about it.
6:19-6:59 okay how did you get this sequence done so quickly? im starting to suspect magic. bc like okay with some of them, yknow, you've had weeks to work on them, its still amazing but at least realistically possible. but u just got like. what. 5 frames done in a couple hours? even if ur tracing over old art (which is fine, btw, work smarter not harder) there is stuff there u couldnt have predicted, right? im simultaneously in awe and in terror of ur power.
other notes: holy shit this is 7 minutes long ??? ur patience is immaculate....
you did not need to go off this hard and decided to share this beauty with us anyway
holy SHIT AKI THIS IS THE BEST THING IVE EVER SEEN FROM THE MAGNUS ARCHVES FANDOM TO DATE AND I DON'T THINK ANYTHING COULD EVER TOP IT
YES OH MY GOD IVE BEEN HOPING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO ANIMATE TO DREAM SWEET IN SEA MAJOR
this was drop-dead gorgeous. just. wow. my brain's been eviscerated since the finale so i can't do words but this was absolutely incredible
Welp I have a new favourite MV now 10/10 I’ll have this on loop forever
I don't even know the source material, yet this is perfect, The visuals, like, have you seen 3:05?
The Magnus Archives is so good
You're one of my favorite artists/animators because of your seamless use of so many different and really eyepopping styles and then THIS ANIMATIC REALLY JUST BLEW THE DOORS OPEN??? HOLY CRAP
I keep coming back to this. Not only is it a perfect conclusion to Magnus, but a perfect music video for this song.
I might be completely off, but at 3:45 Jon wears a ring on his right hand's middle finger. Might this, by any chance, be the black asexual ring?
it must be
he is confirmed to be asexual as far as I know (pan or biromantic (idk really))
To be frank, I am a relatively late listener of the Magnus archives and when I first found this video I promised to first listen to the entire podcast before watching the entire thing. It’s been a roller coaster and I loved every second of it. Now I’m watching this beautiful recap of the archives and I’m so glad to have experienced it. I’m even happier that I’ve finished just in time for the Magnus protocols.
This has permanently changed how I feel while listening to this song. the ending especially just hits me so hard and makes me feel the true sorrow of the finale
I just realized that Jon's scar shown at 4:00 is the mark of The Desolation, from when Jude Perry asked him to shake her hand. Very good attention to detail!
If i could like this video a hundred times i would. Genuinely think this is one of my favourite pieces of fanwork ever
This video is what put TMA on my radar. I've watched it a handful of times throughout and having just finished TMA and finally understanding all the scenes I wanna say thank you and you've done a truly spectacular job.
I was like "final? Damn, gotta wait until I finish the podcast" but then I remembered that I did .
I feel this, thank god Magnus Protocol isn’t far away.
Also, don’t feed The End too much.
Dude I don’t even WATCH this show but the sheer skill in this video keeps me coming back
Canonically it's totally possible for anyone in the Magnus archive to have listened to dream sweet in sea major because the album was released on December 12 2012
I have a playlist of my favorite music videos, with some big artists on it. This is immediately my favorite. Very very well done 👏
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WHAT?? I honestly love tma and all fan art/videos 😭
I can’t stop rewatching this the person who made this ABSOLUTELY COOKED this is so breathtaking I love it sm 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶
I love the upside-down smile. It’s such a perfect, beautiful visual shorthand for the Not-them.
I have no words, this is too incredible for them
1. I love everything about this,
2. I know that it's a pretty small detail in the mist of this masterpiece, but having Mike Crew with "believe me darling the star are made for falling" it's just *chefskiss*
How am I suposed to return to life after watching this masterpiece?...
I think of this way too often... I need this in my vains 😭❤
this is so fucking good oh my god, the little details, the way sasha got replaced by notsasha, genuinely rly unnerving, and the rolling depictions of easter eggs of characters and scenes from throughout tma, the brief respite jon and martin found in that small house, all before everything fell apart. this is a fucking love letter to tma, this is beautiful.
This is,,,, absolutely brilliant. I seriously do not have the words. The pan shot at the beginning the collageing the consistent inconsistencies
I am in awe. Fantastic work, my friend.
this is probably one of the best directed and edited animatics I've ever seen.
Oh it’s so good like I mean of course it would be given the hell you went through for this project, but wow it’s just so amazing...
I finally finished TMA tonight. I've been putting it off for literal months and I'm just. So sad it's over. This is gorgeous in the most heartachey way.
I have to say it.
*I'm no joking that this is one of the best animatics about "The Magnus Archives".*
Everything of this video fits so well, looks great, and I really love that style you have. Those were 7 minutes too enjoyable and I appreciate the effort you put into this video for so many months.
For some reason, it is very rare that I give a like to a video, since I am very selective in these, but once the video was finished I gave him one right away and I hope that those who are watching this video do the same.
*PS:* Sorry for my English. Pero tenía que escribir ese comentario, tu trabajo es increíble.
Each time i rewatch this, it somehow it gets better
this is the only thing holding me together after the finale ty
A FULLY DETAILED, COLORED, 7:00 ANIMATION UPLOADED IN TIME FOR THE FINALE? MY HAT OFF TO YOU MX
this is incredible i can't even put it into words oh my god
THAT WAS LIKE. THE BEST TMA ANIMATIC IVE EVER WATCHED
This is the greatest animatic I have ever seen
I've never heard The Magnum Archives, but Dream Sweet In Sea Mayor is one of my favorite songs at the moment, so seeing a video this well done related to it fills me with joy. Definitely might check TMA after watching this, it looks very interesting.
I hope you gave it a listen