UA-cam is weird because sometimes you find amazing art projects buried in it’s annuals that defy explanation due to their quality and the fact they never went viral.
jon's point still holds though and i blame the memes community. i saw a video recently about how several good animators that usually do "memes" actually try to put effort into original animations but these dont get as many views as their usual low effort "meme" videos. ua-cam.com/video/tR348bUwKU4/v-deo.html
This still remains one of the most well written, long lasting, beautifully animated, independent series on the internet today. Thank you for nine years of your art Warlord of Noodles.
I wonder if the fact that Huey hits his head on the rock when he falls effects his personality in the later parts? Since we are pretty sure that Corn being the last overtaken probably influenced his panicky nature.
He actually acts the same in present as he did before this video took place in the timeline, same with Corn as a baby as far as I can tell. Huey gets plenty of screentime in the prequel comic and he doesn't change personality-wise at all :)
@@honeydroptheunicorn6557 Oh, yeah, that's what I think too. I think that's (part of) why Amaroq is kind of a jerk to Huey. Also he had lots of bad experiences involving Huey trying to be nice and Amaroq getting in trouble because of it.
Also, I might be overthinking, but he's the only one who didn't get COMPLETELY covered with the black tezcatlipoca, so that might answer why is he important later on in the story.
Betsy, I keep meaning to tell you that my 8-month-old son is a huge fan of your work, particularly "And the Raven Brought Fire." I first stumbled across your work on Newgrounds a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. When my son was born there were times when I was busy and needed to entertain him with something. I don't like the idea of plunking him down in front of just any old cartoon - I want the kid to grow up having some aesthetic refinement. So one day I decided to show him the Raven animation. He loved it from the first moment and watches it probably four to five times a week. In fact, now that he's older he actually starts bouncing up and down in excitement when your cartoons come on. He doesn't do that for any other non-Betsy Lee productions except one. So you've got yourself one more fan (two, if you count me). Thanks for the beautiful artwork and for introducing me to some off-the-beaten-path music!
Wow, glad I'm not the only one who had this idea when I first watched this episode. I think an ominous force of corruption like the Black Tezcatlipoca could make a wonderfully dark and mysterious campaign, and immediately after seeing this I spent like 30 minutes writing down ideas for a campaign inspired by it.
I think this one will always be my favorite in the series. The battle between the gods and the Black Tezcatlipoca is essential to the overall plot, and how the land is almost overtaken by darkness forever but is saved at the last moment by the god's sacrifices. Also every time I hear Phil Ochs' rendition of "The Bells" I just get the chills. He did a great job going from uplifting to depressing then back to a happy ending, which this video utilized very well. It amazes me how Poe wrote such a thing that inspires emotions and imagery while maintaining rhythm and rhyme on the one subject of bells. Believe it or not, Ochs' song is a lot shorter than Poe's original poem.
I have to say, after watching your whole series, this second episode still holds up, you’ve done some fantastic work and all of these characters are amazing to see
Yeah I just heard about this being one of his works (= Its clever how he also wrote "The Raven" and how both the raven here and the raven in the poem are symbolism for death.
Assumedly the dark trinkets that were bound to the monkey priests or monks whichever, disabled them. One was blinded, the other, mute, and the lute player, deafened. A sort of scar left by the dark beast. Which would be why the lute player was so sad, he could no longer hear their music. ALSO THIS IS BY FAR MY FAVOURITE MUSICAL ANIMATION. EVER. EV. ER. GREAT JOB.
@Lya The Dork -it was his theory- Oof i already knew that. But what he said could possibly also be a reason why he was sad too. -But i dont know so ehem- -i'll just go with both-
@@speedpaintlover2473 You Are Wrong Sadly. Maybe The Lute Player Used To Be Friends With The Demon's Original Self But No They Trading Off One Of Their Abilities To Banish The Darkness.
I think I have a new favourite song. I discovered No Evil 48 hours ago and I've watched the whole series five times, read No Evil Judgement and watched this song an additional ten or so times.
I got the lyrics if anyone's interested. Quite different from the original POEm (See what I did there?), guess he had to change a lot to make it fit into the tune. Hear the sledges with the bells, silver bells. What a world of merriment, their melody foretells. How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, in the icy air of night. All the heavens seem to twinkle with a crystalline delight. Keeping time, time, time with a sort of runic rhyme. From the tintinnabulation that so musically wells. From the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells! Hear the mellow wedding bells, golden bells. What a world of happiness their harmony foretells. Through the balmy air of night, how they ring out their delight. Through the dances and the yells, and the rapture that impels. How it swells, how it dwells! Oh the future how it tells. From the swinging and the ringing of the molten golden bells, Of the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, Of the rhyming and the chiming of the bells! Hear the loud alarum bells, brazen bells. What a tale of terror now, their turbulency tells! Much too horrified to speak, oh they can only shriek. For all the ears to know, how the danger ebbs and flows. Leaping higher, higher higher! With a desperate desire. In a clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire. With the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells. With the clamor and the clanging of the bells! Hear the tolling of the bells, iron bells! What a world of solemn thought their monody compels. For all the sound that floats, from the rust within our throats. And the people sit and groan, in their muffled monotone. And who tolling, tolling, tolling! Feel a glory in so rolling. From the throbbing and the sobbing of the melancholy bells. Of the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, Of the moaning and the groaning of the bells. Hear the sledges with the bells, silver bells. What a world of merriment, their melody foretells. How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, in the icy air at night. All the heavens seem to twinkle with a crystalline delight. Keeping time, time, time with a sort of runic rhyme. From the tintinnabulation that so musically wells. From the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells!
Wow- far cry from how long those last two verse really were, showing how the long time of despair easily swallow up any happiness- and the replay the first verse to lend a happy ending, as Poe's works were known to have dark and sad endings.
titangirl161 Yeah the last two verses especially were different. Then again I suppose if he kept them or most of the verses the way they were originally then this song would be much too long. Not to mention more depressing than most live audiences would probably care for x3
Years and years ago when I browsed youtube for animations, I saw this video from you and was instantly intrigued. I found you to be such an amazing animator and interesting artist. There wasn't a lot of "No Evil" back then. Years went by and I made a new youtube account and had lost this animation to the void of the internet. No one ever knew what I was talking about and I couldn't remember your name. I'm so extremely happy that you kept going on this project and while I currently cannot support you monetarily, I really adore your work and this series. "No Evil" finally got traction and I was able to find your youtube again. I nearly cried that I had found this exact video. I'm so happy to see this project continue. Bless you, your brother, and your team for the work you guys do. I just wanted to say that I love this series, the mythology you included into it and the work in the animation and characters. Thank you for being you! Thank you to the team you now have too! Lots and lot of love and thanks
Absolute chills from this. It's even more moving when you know what's going on. But content or no, I love the air of mystery it holds by exclusively using visual storytelling. This also left room for the beautiful music track that only aids the feeling of wonder I get when watching.
See so, what gets me is... Amaroq was kind of a jerk in No Evil: Judgment, but here we see he was putting Huey ahead of himself to protect him from the black tezcatlipoca. But in Three For a Death and Conduct, everyone talks like he's some sort of villain. I don't think I've seen him do anything villain-y.
I know he beat up Huey until he was black and blue but we don't know why he was actually banished... I don't understand why he was trying to save Huey in this video... --.-- hmmm...
JackBond1234 I think him saving Huey was kind of a team plan to escape the goo that fell short, not really a heroic sacrifice. As for the ill regard he gets from the others, well, the legendary spirit he is named for was most famous for killing humans.
Yeah... And also you remember how he treated Kitty, when he saved her? I think the only reason he endangered himself to reach her was to see if she could use that machete.
It mentions in the newest episode that, although (and this was mentioned before) spirits "don't work that way", he truly believed he was the guardian spirit for McCoy- which is why he really didn't like Huey. He was helping out in this thing because it benefited "his town" and him as well. I admit to not knowing everything either (I haven't gotten to read the comic yet) but they also mention him being mad at Kitty for some reason regarding fishing- most likely referring to a story about her and Amaroq
When everyone was scared and sad and helpless, I felt sadness, and I cried a little. When hope came through and everyone was saved, I cried a little more. How beautiful, and what a wonderful choice of music. Thank you!
I'd like to take a moment to stop and appreciate that this video managed to shatter the one million views milestone, quite some time ago. "Small Potatoes" (as I believe she described herself as) Betsy Lee made it on not one, but two videos, and well deserved as could be with this one. Keeping the flow of new, and making it good enough for old fans to return so often to old content like this is no small feat. The No Evil community is a heckin' loyal, wonderful one, and for good reason. She's a heckin' talented, wonderful creator and I'm happy to keep coming back for more.
Oh my gosh, where has this been all this time?! I'm so sad it took me this long to find these beautiful pieces of art! In a few minutes and a song you tell an amazing story and it's all so beautiful!
Years have passed and still every time I watch this video it gives me chills. It is by far one of the best animation with music I've ever seen and even as more years pass by I am convinced it will always be. thank you so much for sharing all of your beautiful work! I love the use of mythology and the ease with which you convey emotion and symbolism.
Excuse my ignorance, but who is the spider? She looks important enough to be seen, but only for one video. I would love to know the story of her and how she might relate to the other characters.
She was the one that gave the staff to the raven, she appears in the prequel comics: play.google.com/store/books/details/Betsy_Lee_No_Evil_Judgment?id=HJ0SBgAAQBAJ&hl=en
She is mother spider acording to kitty, when a falling star lands in the webs of mother spider, a spirit is born, and in her webs lies a sword to cut the bonds of magic, and cut the bonds of the black tescotlepolka, but no human shall touch the sword without fainting, and no spirit may come upon it without being stunned by its magical energy.
I'm on episode 28 and going back to this and watching it in retrospect and seeing all the young characters and understanding who they are is an emotion or feeling that I can't even describe. I SO RESPECT YOU. YOU ARE AN AMAZING ARTIST, ANIMATOR, WRITER, ETC. The voice actors are amazing. I love this story. Thank you. I can't wait to watch your how to draw series.
Oh my GOD I lost this for the last few years, I was trying to remember the names of the characters a few weeks back and then my home page blessed me with this. Now I can finally finish the series
Wait this is 8 years old?! How did I not find this sooner when it was 2012\13? Younger me would've love this. Present day me love this projects Story, Art and when it comes in Music.
Having hit episode 35 I can say without a doubt, this is my favorite animation to ever see on youtube. Story, voice acting, personality, music, sound fx, character design and humor is done perfectly! I also truly enjoy the animation as well. Please keep doing what you do. Much love!
Wait I get it now! It's called "No Evil" Because of the the part when they get their shadow amulets things. It means Speak no evil, Hear no evil and see no evil! Now I get it... But so far in the series I haven't seen that spider lady yet...
Corn crying makes me cry, how dare! . . . This is beautiful. I love the animation style and how smooth everything flows together. I can't wait for more episodes
To newbies- keep watching this show is truly fantastic, it draws its inspiration form Aztec/Myan/Mexican mythology, folk tails from the people’s of the shoulthwest, Aesop’s fables, and the southern tails of Uncle Remus and the like. the closest thing I can compare this to is one of those anime about demons and kami wondering feudal Japan only the setting is uniquely American. 5 out of 5 stars would recommend. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I have never seen someone put such clever twists to mix disparate mythologies before. I desperately love this, and I have been flogging my friends with your work all day!.
This one video does such a good job at illustrating everyone's character and relationship, as well as their experience with this event and how it influences their psyche, it's nothing short of genius. Well done, Besty Lee.
8 years later, but... Light domain cleric aarakocra, college of spirits bard hadozee, college of valor bard hadozee, and college of eloquence bard hadozee. Not perfect, but it would work and fit the personalities we see later in No Evil well enough. Just need some magic initiate on the cleric or a dip into druid to pick up shillelagh and use a quarterstaff in one hand and a shield in the other.
She. Is. The. First. Ever. SPIRIT! in one of the episode kitty says " when a shooting star lands in the webs of mama spider s spirit is born." And a sword is in her webs as well. It goes like this "in the webs of mama spider hides the blue tezcotlipoca, with which is cut the bonds of magic, thus cutting the black tezcotlipoca, but no human may touch it without fainting, and no spirit can be within its presence without being stunned by its magic, so the black tezcotlipoca was sealed away, till which the weilder of the blue tezcolipoca is found." I did my reaserch.
I just started watching this with the one titles "Bunny Foo Foo" - watched 2-3 and then went back to the beginning. And now I'm in love and watching them all.
I just watched the last animation you made for this and came back here. This really helps explain a lot of realationships between the characters, but it makes me wonder what all their ages are. I really like this series!
I am sooo freaking happy i stumbled across this I love it. I discovered it at like 25 but after a few episodes I was like I need to start this from beginning 😁 I loooove it and can’t wait to see the story unfold. This is the rare jems u don’t understand why people haven’t discovered it yet.
I've watched the full series so far twice now, and I just can't get over how good the frame composition and fluidity of your videos are! This one is my favorite, mostly because I really like the song to be honest. But all of your animations are really fluid and set up beautifully, I really admire the fact that you can pause at nearly any moment and the frame composition would be great!
"The Bells" By Edgar Allan Poe Hm, sound very nice. But i didn't know that Mr Poe can sing, i thought he was an author... "The Bells" By Edgar Allan Poe as sung by Phil Ochs Oh
So amaroq still had his tail when this happened. And Quetzalcoatl had to watch his friends be consumed by the Ick as it slowly advanced towards him. That’d traumatize anyone
I'm rewatching and just. I really appreciate the work that went into this (Also thank you so much for putting proper captions in- I appreciate it so much) This video just. Tickles me so much, the music is gr8 and the animation super nice to watch!!! I keep coming back
This has got to be one of my favorite episodes. 😍🥰 And I love the fact that the quality of the animation is still so amazing for every episode after this. It makes having to wait so long in between episodes so worth it. I always feel really sad though when I see corn get taken over though. He is my favorite.
I can hear the song over and over again. And I love how they represent the "rules of no evil". Speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil and do no evil. I´m flashed how deep the meaning of every single part of NO EVIL is. It´s worth to be shown on TV! THAT´S TALENT!!!
35 episodes times 5 minutes per episode is 175 minutes. Nearly three hours. That's not a small volume of animation from one person, and that's not counting your other projects. I hope you are doing well. I can't wait for episode 36. Keep up the good work.
Yes, maybe. From watching that sequence repeatedly, it appears (at least to me) that Amaroq was making every effort to lift Huehuecoyotl to safety, but the Black Ick reached Amaroq before Huehuecoyotl could reach the branch. At that point, Amaroq lost consciousness and was no longer responsible for the unfortunate turn of events.
Huh… did Corn never get actually taken by the black tezcatlipoca? We see him aaaalmost covered, but he’s not amongst the fallen figures, and Murder’s sealing of it could be happening at the same moment. Wonder if that has any implications…
I wonder what is the time consumption ratio of "putting ideas together" and then "drawing/ voicing/ animating and so on.." 1 to 100 maybe? Must be a real kick in the nuts not having enough time to make all ideas a reality.. Just got to hold on to our thoughts until the technology is there to create out of plain thought.
As soon as I heard the first pluck, I knew why this series reached my recommendations. I’ve been listening to this song obsessively since I found it a month or so ago!
through all my years and travels thru different fandoms this has a special place in my heart I remember when I came out a long long time ago it was amazing it spurred me to create my own world
UA-cam is weird because sometimes you find amazing art projects buried
in it’s annuals that defy explanation due to their quality and the fact
they never went viral.
I know, WHAT THE FAK JAKE PAUL!?!?!?!
This isn't buried... It's still going...
jon's point still holds though and i blame the memes community. i saw a video recently about how several good animators that usually do "memes" actually try to put effort into original animations but these dont get as many views as their usual low effort "meme" videos.
ua-cam.com/video/tR348bUwKU4/v-deo.html
It’s because people want memes that makes them laugh, and ya you can make that stuff but people should also like the good stuff
I just discovered this series today! And I’m always on the look for animations
Flower on neck is Speak no Evil, flowers on ears is Hear no Evil, and black blindfold is See no Evil, Kudos for the clever concept
*Brain explodes as the title of the series becomes clear*
Thanks friendo.
So glad I wasn't the only one to notice this!
@@Nova_Bovine Same!
I did find the imagery of the crow burning like a Phoenix and giving the world another chance with her mirror.
Traditionally there is a fourth. DO no evil. But no-one seems to remember it.(which, when you think about it, explains a lot!)
This still remains one of the most well written, long lasting, beautifully animated, independent series on the internet today. Thank you for nine years of your art Warlord of Noodles.
I wonder if the fact that Huey hits his head on the rock when he falls effects his personality in the later parts? Since we are pretty sure that Corn being the last overtaken probably influenced his panicky nature.
taureleafsilver It might also explain why he has a glass eye.
That was *exactly* what I was thinking and looking for.
He actually acts the same in present as he did before this video took place in the timeline, same with Corn as a baby as far as I can tell. Huey gets plenty of screentime in the prequel comic and he doesn't change personality-wise at all :)
@@toivoajarakkaus9788 that ain't a glass eye. Huey can just take his eyeballs out and throw them around
@@alexdillon3433 yeah but in that episode was it before or after the black filled the land?
After watching the rest of the series and coming back to this, finally understanding the story, I started to cry. :c
Why did I watch it again now im crying
That's so sweet! I don't really cry that often (not sure why)(eh. I've seen so much death, most of it my own)
Watching Amaroq try to lift Huey into the tree gets me every time. I wanna know what's going through his mind.
Innocence.
Love. (I think they're brothers)
Try to save someone from the Ick.
It's really the first hint we get that he is not what he is made out to be in the earlier episodes
He's not an outright evil guy, even if he tries to act the part at times.
I like how Amaroq is trying to help Huey.
In my head cannon, they are brothers
@@honeydroptheunicorn6557 yeah they kinda look alike
@@honeydroptheunicorn6557 Oh, yeah, that's what I think too. I think that's (part of) why Amaroq is kind of a jerk to Huey. Also he had lots of bad experiences involving Huey trying to be nice and Amaroq getting in trouble because of it.
Honey Drop the Unicorn I don't think they are brothers, amoroq doesn't really recognize him on what we can assume is their first meeting
@@lunatheluma3804 I mean I don't think they're brothers, but just because they never met before doesn't necessarily mean they sent brothers
Young Corn has got to be the cutest thing I've ever seen!!! He's just so damn CUTE!!!
IKR, I just feel so bad that he got scared and traumatized by this :(
And too innocent!
he's a little cinnamon bun
He his character is adorable he is one of my favourites
Also, I might be overthinking, but he's the only one who didn't get COMPLETELY covered with the black tezcatlipoca, so that might answer why is he important later on in the story.
this was done in adobe flash mostly (exported from adobe after effects for the sake of correct format).
Betsy, I keep meaning to tell you that my 8-month-old son is a huge fan of your work, particularly "And the Raven Brought Fire."
I first stumbled across your work on Newgrounds a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. When my son was born there were times when I was busy and needed to entertain him with something. I don't like the idea of plunking him down in front of just any old cartoon - I want the kid to grow up having some aesthetic refinement. So one day I decided to show him the Raven animation. He loved it from the first moment and watches it probably four to five times a week. In fact, now that he's older he actually starts bouncing up and down in excitement when your cartoons come on. He doesn't do that for any other non-Betsy Lee productions except one. So you've got yourself one more fan (two, if you count me).
Thanks for the beautiful artwork and for introducing me to some off-the-beaten-path music!
I'm giving my son Betsy for middle name.
@@saldownik you gonna be a cruel parent
Donut Baker This show actually isn’t totally for kids later on. Lol.
Me: *looks at later episodes*
_This is _*_totally_*_ child friendly content_
Just a Person Eh. At least there’s no swearing or anything.
Imagine a Dungeons and Dragons campaign based off this series, that would be amazing.
Preach
I've been work-shopping this idea for a while now, since my current group has almost finished my first campaign.
selflesswarrior that’s awesome! You have to tell me how it is once you start lol, I’m really curious
Wow, glad I'm not the only one who had this idea when I first watched this episode. I think an ominous force of corruption like the Black Tezcatlipoca could make a wonderfully dark and mysterious campaign, and immediately after seeing this I spent like 30 minutes writing down ideas for a campaign inspired by it.
my campaign isn't based exactly on this but i definitely took aesthetic inspiration from it
I think this one will always be my favorite in the series. The battle between the gods and the Black Tezcatlipoca is essential to the overall plot, and how the land is almost overtaken by darkness forever but is saved at the last moment by the god's sacrifices.
Also every time I hear Phil Ochs' rendition of "The Bells" I just get the chills. He did a great job going from uplifting to depressing then back to a happy ending, which this video utilized very well.
It amazes me how Poe wrote such a thing that inspires emotions and imagery while maintaining rhythm and rhyme on the one subject of bells. Believe it or not, Ochs' song is a lot shorter than Poe's original poem.
I have to say, after watching your whole series, this second episode still holds up, you’ve done some fantastic work and all of these characters are amazing to see
I am now addicted to this song. It's stuck in my head, and won't stop repeating!
At least it's a good song (=
Yah
cant agree more. excellent song
Technically, it was a EAP Poem, but yeah it does make a very cool song.
Yeah I just heard about this being one of his works (= Its clever how he also wrote "The Raven" and how both the raven here and the raven in the poem are symbolism for death.
oh i finally get it
when they gave their senses and one their life
thanks iggy
Ali Pride Immortality, but yeah
@@willowbarrelmaker8269 Bit of a spoiler there.
Hear no evil, see no evil, and speak no evil
The raven ain't dead! Shes human now though.
Raven ain’t dead. In the deal, she gave up her immortal spirit form to sort of buy some time to find a way to contain the black illness.
Assumedly the dark trinkets that were bound to the monkey priests or monks whichever, disabled them. One was blinded, the other, mute, and the lute player, deafened. A sort of scar left by the dark beast. Which would be why the lute player was so sad, he could no longer hear their music. ALSO
THIS IS BY FAR MY FAVOURITE MUSICAL ANIMATION. EVER. EV. ER. GREAT JOB.
It is rather hard to be a musician if you cannot hear what you're playing, hm?
@Lya The Dork -it was his theory-
Oof i already knew that. But what he said could possibly also be a reason why he was sad too.
-But i dont know so ehem-
-i'll just go with both-
I find it makes me think of
See no evil
Hear no evil
Speak no evil
@@speedpaintlover2473 You Are Wrong Sadly. Maybe The Lute Player Used To Be Friends With The Demon's Original Self But No They Trading Off One Of Their Abilities To Banish The Darkness.
as we've learned, they sacrificed their senses in order to seal the blackness away.
Rewatching this after watching through the series makes this even better. I love this series.
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I'M NOT ALONE ;D
This is my favorite episode
Aa same
Same it makes me happy I have probably watched it ten times already
same here lol (;u;)
Same
Agree
I think I have a new favourite song. I discovered No Evil 48 hours ago and I've watched the whole series five times, read No Evil Judgement and watched this song an additional ten or so times.
Almost exactly same, now I just need to buy all the t-shirts, a necklace, and a plushy
+The Jade Prince just one plushy?
+Erin Robinson For now
You still with the series after all this time?
How much spare time do you have!?!?!
I got the lyrics if anyone's interested. Quite different from the original POEm (See what I did there?), guess he had to change a lot to make it fit into the tune.
Hear the sledges with the bells, silver bells.
What a world of merriment, their melody foretells.
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, in the icy air of night.
All the heavens seem to twinkle with a crystalline delight.
Keeping time, time, time with a sort of runic rhyme.
From the tintinnabulation that so musically wells.
From the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells,
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells!
Hear the mellow wedding bells, golden bells.
What a world of happiness their harmony foretells.
Through the balmy air of night, how they ring out their delight.
Through the dances and the yells, and the rapture that impels.
How it swells, how it dwells! Oh the future how it tells.
From the swinging and the ringing of the molten golden bells,
Of the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells,
Of the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!
Hear the loud alarum bells, brazen bells.
What a tale of terror now, their turbulency tells!
Much too horrified to speak, oh they can only shriek.
For all the ears to know, how the danger ebbs and flows.
Leaping higher, higher higher! With a desperate desire.
In a clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire.
With the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells.
With the clamor and the clanging of the bells!
Hear the tolling of the bells, iron bells!
What a world of solemn thought their monody compels.
For all the sound that floats, from the rust within our throats.
And the people sit and groan, in their muffled monotone.
And who tolling, tolling, tolling! Feel a glory in so rolling.
From the throbbing and the sobbing of the melancholy bells.
Of the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells,
Of the moaning and the groaning of the bells.
Hear the sledges with the bells, silver bells.
What a world of merriment, their melody foretells.
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, in the icy air at night.
All the heavens seem to twinkle with a crystalline delight.
Keeping time, time, time with a sort of runic rhyme.
From the tintinnabulation that so musically wells.
From the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells,
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells!
Wow- far cry from how long those last two verse really were, showing how the long time of despair easily swallow up any happiness- and the replay the first verse to lend a happy ending, as Poe's works were known to have dark and sad endings.
titangirl161 Yeah the last two verses especially were different. Then again I suppose if he kept them or most of the verses the way they were originally then this song would be much too long. Not to mention more depressing than most live audiences would probably care for x3
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Years and years ago when I browsed youtube for animations, I saw this video from you and was instantly intrigued. I found you to be such an amazing animator and interesting artist. There wasn't a lot of "No Evil" back then.
Years went by and I made a new youtube account and had lost this animation to the void of the internet. No one ever knew what I was talking about and I couldn't remember your name.
I'm so extremely happy that you kept going on this project and while I currently cannot support you monetarily, I really adore your work and this series.
"No Evil" finally got traction and I was able to find your youtube again. I nearly cried that I had found this exact video. I'm so happy to see this project continue. Bless you, your brother, and your team for the work you guys do.
I just wanted to say that I love this series, the mythology you included into it and the work in the animation and characters. Thank you for being you! Thank you to the team you now have too!
Lots and lot of love and thanks
Absolute chills from this. It's even more moving when you know what's going on. But content or no, I love the air of mystery it holds by exclusively using visual storytelling. This also left room for the beautiful music track that only aids the feeling of wonder I get when watching.
The song is very beautiful. “The Bells” by Phil Ochs if your wondering
See so, what gets me is... Amaroq was kind of a jerk in No Evil: Judgment, but here we see he was putting Huey ahead of himself to protect him from the black tezcatlipoca. But in Three For a Death and Conduct, everyone talks like he's some sort of villain. I don't think I've seen him do anything villain-y.
I know he beat up Huey until he was black and blue but we don't know why he was actually banished... I don't understand why he was trying to save Huey in this video... --.-- hmmm...
JackBond1234 I think him saving Huey was kind of a team plan to escape the goo that fell short, not really a heroic sacrifice. As for the ill regard he gets from the others, well, the legendary spirit he is named for was most famous for killing humans.
Oooooh.... Okay. Yeah I was thinking that if he got Huey up there, than Huey could pull him up. That would make sense...
Yeah... And also you remember how he treated Kitty, when he saved her? I think the only reason he endangered himself to reach her was to see if she could use that machete.
It mentions in the newest episode that, although (and this was mentioned before) spirits "don't work that way", he truly believed he was the guardian spirit for McCoy- which is why he really didn't like Huey. He was helping out in this thing because it benefited "his town" and him as well. I admit to not knowing everything either (I haven't gotten to read the comic yet) but they also mention him being mad at Kitty for some reason regarding fishing- most likely referring to a story about her and Amaroq
And we thought the bird was dead- you fooled us
"Hello, Murder."
technically she DID trade her life. spirits cant die of old age, so becoming mortal is still trading her life. it's just a delayed trade.
see no evil speak no evil hear no evil.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BLEW MY FUKIN MIND. At first i was all like. KICK ASS VISOR BRAH. Now I understand it more.
Traveling Mystic Yup, this series IS called "yes good"
Two Souls I would say it's Speak no evil Hear no evil and See no evil considering the order at which they lost their senses
Do no evil. Forgot that.
v-v...
Watching this again after going through the entire series is really eye-opening. Betsy, you are doing great, honey!
I've watched this series three times in a row and this is still my favourite episode and song.
Always come back to this video after 10 years.
wow, this is an animation with antro animals.... and they ACTUALLY HAVE A REASON TO BE ANIMALS.
When everyone was scared and sad and helpless, I felt sadness, and I cried a little. When hope came through and everyone was saved, I cried a little more. How beautiful, and what a wonderful choice of music. Thank you!
I'm 11 years too late, but this is the greatest animation paired to the wonderful Phil Ochs. I love this so much.
I live Phil ochs
I'd like to take a moment to stop and appreciate that this video managed to shatter the one million views milestone, quite some time ago. "Small Potatoes" (as I believe she described herself as) Betsy Lee made it on not one, but two videos, and well deserved as could be with this one.
Keeping the flow of new, and making it good enough for old fans to return so often to old content like this is no small feat. The No Evil community is a heckin' loyal, wonderful one, and for good reason. She's a heckin' talented, wonderful creator and I'm happy to keep coming back for more.
Oh my gosh, where has this been all this time?! I'm so sad it took me this long to find these beautiful pieces of art! In a few minutes and a song you tell an amazing story and it's all so beautiful!
Years have passed and still every time I watch this video it gives me chills. It is by far one of the best animation with music I've ever seen and even as more years pass by I am convinced it will always be. thank you so much for sharing all of your beautiful work! I love the use of mythology and the ease with which you convey emotion and symbolism.
Excuse my ignorance, but who is the spider? She looks important enough to be seen, but only for one video. I would love to know the story of her and how she might relate to the other characters.
She's known as Mama. She was the very first spirit, and caused all the others to be born.
She was the one that gave the staff to the raven, she appears in the prequel comics: play.google.com/store/books/details/Betsy_Lee_No_Evil_Judgment?id=HJ0SBgAAQBAJ&hl=en
"Spirit are made when shooting stars fall into mama spiders web"
She is mother spider acording to kitty, when a falling star lands in the webs of mother spider, a spirit is born, and in her webs lies a sword to cut the bonds of magic, and cut the bonds of the black tescotlepolka, but no human shall touch the sword without fainting, and no spirit may come upon it without being stunned by its magical energy.
Later on, you see the machete in her web, she'll undoubtedly play a role in the future.
I'm on episode 28 and going back to this and watching it in retrospect and seeing all the young characters and understanding who they are is an emotion or feeling that I can't even describe. I SO RESPECT YOU. YOU ARE AN AMAZING ARTIST, ANIMATOR, WRITER, ETC. The voice actors are amazing. I love this story. Thank you. I can't wait to watch your how to draw series.
I hate the fact that The Raven died but still, it's a good animation.
she is based off of the Aztec god xipe totec or lady murder and that god is a rebirth god who dies and comes back (maybe?)
Both and the "lady murder" is just a nickname as a nomenclature joke not a myth reference.
oh really?
+Gary P True. True.
well it had to save very one
Every now and again I revisit this series and it just keeps getting better every time
I’ve watched the whole thing at least 10 times and it has just now occurred to me that Ixtilton has to sing bc he has no instrument to play
I remember seeing this around 2013/2014.
Now here I am 10 years later and the song and animation is still as good as before.
No evil has a unique aesthetic. It feels nostalgic to me, and I love it!!
Oh my GOD I lost this for the last few years, I was trying to remember the names of the characters a few weeks back and then my home page blessed me with this. Now I can finally finish the series
Wait this is 8 years old?! How did I not find this sooner when it was 2012\13? Younger me would've love this. Present day me love this projects Story, Art and when it comes in Music.
so many years later and it is still such an amazing video. I'm not sure how you made it so emotionally charged but I nearly cry every time I watch it.
Watching this three and a half years after I first discovered Betsy Lee and I gotta say: it’s still a bop.
Having hit episode 35 I can say without a doubt, this is my favorite animation to ever see on youtube.
Story, voice acting, personality, music, sound fx, character design and humor is done perfectly! I also truly enjoy the animation as well.
Please keep doing what you do. Much love!
Wait I get it now! It's called "No Evil" Because of the the part when they get their shadow amulets things. It means Speak no evil, Hear no evil and see no evil! Now I get it... But so far in the series I haven't seen that spider lady yet...
MAMA SPIDER! WHY DOES NO ONE KNOW HER! SHE IS THE FIRST EVER SPIRIT! For the love of the old man. (Its what they call god in this)
Roy Hicks op posted this 3 years ago
I can't BELIEVE this music...! It's so epic, and goes so well with the animation, it's hard to think of anything to compare it to!
Can't belive this is 10 years old already. I started watching your stuff right out of high school, and now my life is underway :)
I rewatch this episode at least once a week. It is so amazing. The whole 'No Evil" series is so amazing and great. Keep up the great work Betsy!
Corn crying makes me cry, how dare!
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This is beautiful. I love the animation style and how smooth everything flows together. I can't wait for more episodes
I come back to this all the time cause of the song and scenery. It is amazing! 😎✨
To newbies- keep watching this show is truly fantastic, it draws its inspiration form Aztec/Myan/Mexican mythology, folk tails from the people’s of the shoulthwest, Aesop’s fables, and the southern tails of Uncle Remus and the like. the closest thing I can compare this to is one of those anime about demons and kami wondering feudal Japan only the setting is uniquely American. 5 out of 5 stars would recommend. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
i love how the singing stays on point even when shit's going down!
I have never seen someone put such clever twists to mix disparate mythologies before. I desperately love this, and I have been flogging my friends with your work all day!.
This one video does such a good job at illustrating everyone's character and relationship, as well as their experience with this event and how it influences their psyche, it's nothing short of genius. Well done, Besty Lee.
The first time I came back to rewatch this after finally understanding the _story_ of what I was watching was a transcendent experience
I’ve watched this over a dozen times and I still love it
Meee too
i spent forever trying to remember what this series was called so i could show my partner and i finally found ti again!! loved this series
I just can't stop watching this! Everything is so amazing! Also as a DnD player I can't help but see this and think "THESE are bards!" Lol thank you!
8 years later, but... Light domain cleric aarakocra, college of spirits bard hadozee, college of valor bard hadozee, and college of eloquence bard hadozee. Not perfect, but it would work and fit the personalities we see later in No Evil well enough. Just need some magic initiate on the cleric or a dip into druid to pick up shillelagh and use a quarterstaff in one hand and a shield in the other.
@@sintanan469 out of all of the possible replies I could ever get on a super old comment, ngl, I'm happy it's this. This is the kind of reply I want
So obsessed with this video... I only found this playlist yesterday and I've watched this specific video about a dozen times at this point.
Some thing tells me that spider will be important
She. Is. The. First. Ever. SPIRIT! in one of the episode kitty says " when a shooting star lands in the webs of mama spider s spirit is born." And a sword is in her webs as well. It goes like this "in the webs of mama spider hides the blue tezcotlipoca, with which is cut the bonds of magic, thus cutting the black tezcotlipoca, but no human may touch it without fainting, and no spirit can be within its presence without being stunned by its magic, so the black tezcotlipoca was sealed away, till which the weilder of the blue tezcolipoca is found." I did my reaserch.
I just started watching this with the one titles "Bunny Foo Foo" - watched 2-3 and then went back to the beginning. And now I'm in love and watching them all.
I just watched the last animation you made for this and came back here. This really helps explain a lot of realationships between the characters, but it makes me wonder what all their ages are. I really like this series!
I am sooo freaking happy i stumbled across this I love it. I discovered it at like 25 but after a few episodes I was like I need to start this from beginning 😁 I loooove it and can’t wait to see the story unfold. This is the rare jems u don’t understand why people haven’t discovered it yet.
No matter how many times I watch this, it never gets old.
I've watched the full series so far twice now, and I just can't get over how good the frame composition and fluidity of your videos are! This one is my favorite, mostly because I really like the song to be honest. But all of your animations are really fluid and set up beautifully, I really admire the fact that you can pause at nearly any moment and the frame composition would be great!
I think I've watched this like 8 times and each time I love it even more
i rewatch this episode on a regular basis, and cry almost every time, its so amazing and beautiful
Gets better each time I watch.
I remember the first time I saw this. And the feeling going through me and the shivers. Years later I still get the same reaction.
Honestly same here this show is just AHSTSYJ
"The Bells" By Edgar Allan Poe
Hm, sound very nice. But i didn't know that Mr Poe can sing, i thought he was an author...
"The Bells" By Edgar Allan Poe as sung by Phil Ochs
Oh
Every so often I return and watch this video and it is legendary every time
So amaroq still had his tail when this happened. And Quetzalcoatl had to watch his friends be consumed by the Ick as it slowly advanced towards him. That’d traumatize anyone
I'm rewatching and just. I really appreciate the work that went into this (Also thank you so much for putting proper captions in- I appreciate it so much) This video just. Tickles me so much, the music is gr8 and the animation super nice to watch!!! I keep coming back
And this is one of only two videos in the series thus far where Kitty smiles.
This has got to be one of my favorite episodes. 😍🥰
And I love the fact that the quality of the animation is still so amazing for every episode after this. It makes having to wait so long in between episodes so worth it. I always feel really sad though when I see corn get taken over though. He is my favorite.
Found this a week ago. I cant believe I've never heard of this amazing series before.
Oh and I've watched The Raven Brought Fire many times now.
I can hear the song over and over again.
And I love how they represent the "rules of no evil".
Speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil and do no evil.
I´m flashed how deep the meaning of every single part of NO EVIL is. It´s worth to be shown on TV!
THAT´S TALENT!!!
Jesus Christ I just got into this and I am SO hooked!!!
I can’t believe it’s been 10 years!!!! I remember when this came out it was one of my favorite songs!
35 episodes times 5 minutes per episode is 175 minutes. Nearly three hours. That's not a small volume of animation from one person, and that's not counting your other projects. I hope you are doing well. I can't wait for episode 36. Keep up the good work.
finding this again because of the nostalgia, bro i can't believe this is 11 years old???
CORN IS SO CUTE OMG HE LOOKS SUPER CUTE LIKE A TURRET AND A CHIBI EEEEK ////>_
IKR I LOVE CORN SO MUCHHHH
I seem to end up watching this every other month or so, and it slaps every time.
Well if anyone asks who dropped Huey on his head as a kid, we know it was Amaroq.
Yes, maybe. From watching that sequence repeatedly, it appears (at least to me) that Amaroq was making every effort to lift Huehuecoyotl to safety, but the Black Ick reached Amaroq before Huehuecoyotl could reach the branch. At that point, Amaroq lost consciousness and was no longer responsible for the unfortunate turn of events.
Damn that was good. I wasn’t expecting much from the second episode in but that animation, those faces, the SONG! Amazing. All of it.
Me: a Poe lover
Me: a country music lover.
Me: "Oh yes please"
this isnt country music?
Howitzer it’s folk, so pretty close. Phil was also influenced by country
@@imgonnasayitnow I feel as if there can be some overlap. And the only country I listen to is Cash, Dolly, and a couple others
Camera Kitty Phil grew up listening to Cash and was a huge fan of his :)
@@imgonnasayitnow I knew I got a familiar vibe
Dear lord the nostalgia. This was, like, one of the first UA-cam series I ever watched, and got me into animation.
Thank you for the memories ❤️
Huh… did Corn never get actually taken by the black tezcatlipoca? We see him aaaalmost covered, but he’s not amongst the fallen figures, and Murder’s sealing of it could be happening at the same moment. Wonder if that has any implications…
there's just so much to love about this, I've watched this like a dozen times already. truly awesome work
I will petition UA-cam for multiple like buttons on videos just so I can like this more than once.
It's still in my homepage video recommendations.
And I still go for it, too.
Help! Can't stop watching so good
Omg I love the animation and the characters its so beautiful!! Not to mention the hard work you put into this!!
I wonder what is the time consumption ratio of "putting ideas together" and then "drawing/ voicing/ animating and so on.." 1 to 100 maybe? Must be a real kick in the nuts not having enough time to make all ideas a reality.. Just got to hold on to our thoughts until the technology is there to create out of plain thought.
As soon as I heard the first pluck, I knew why this series reached my recommendations. I’ve been listening to this song obsessively since I found it a month or so ago!
through all my years and travels thru different fandoms this has a special place in my heart I remember when I came out a long long time ago it was amazing it spurred me to create my own world
The memory of this hit and I had to watch it again
This should definitely be the official animated music video of this song...