The Adventure Zone: ANIMATED!
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Spreadsheet with credits for all participants is in the comments and shared in the channel's "About" section until this account gets verified.
This project was a multi-animator endeavor to animate episode 4 of The Adventure Zone: Balance, a podcast made by the McElroy family. It was started in 2017 and has over 150 participants!
PARTICIPANT CREDITS LINK: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cgYIntn4CvNElxd9efDeGtnsDteG-oXYTMOllamX6BM/edit?usp=sharing
There's no time stamps and the segments seem to be random lengths T.T
Time stamps would be very helpful!!
Are there any more eps planned and how do animators sign up?
This was worth the wait. This was great to watch 🧙♂🪄
I remember seeing little bits of this year's ago. That it was only finished 8 days ago is crazy lol
I love how Taako is serving cvnt in every art style, through the pure audio medium everyone's mind was connected to know this as fact
I'm pretty sure you can say cunt on here
Which would you say is your favorite serving? For me its gotta be the one at the 3:15 mark
Edit: Nevermind 9:58 wins for me
@@Wes9859 I like the Taako in 9:42😊
the constant changing of art style is just such a vibe for the unhinged chaos of early TAZ
I love going back to those early episodes specifically for that chaos
Merle’s “I feel like I don’t know you guys. I feel like we’re grown apart” hits different now 😭
OOOOF
LITERALLY
wait why, someone explain to me
@@greasyweeb massive spoilers for the ending of TAZ
they are all immortal space travellers that knew eachother for centuries before starting the adventure but lost their memories
@@chaolinpescain oh okay, I knew this, I was worried something had happened to our collective dad clint.
Oh my gosh! This was SIX YEARS AGO?? I remember finishing my part 20:36 as a wee babe on my Nintendo 3DS... and now I'm a big big man! What a treasure we've made!
Your part was so cute 😍
omg matt
Not me just starting from the beginning this month and am already done with the suffering game
Hi Matt 🥺
Woah that was cool!
I love the fact that Taako in almost every style that I’ve seen him in has a gap in his teeth. It’s so perfect to me
This whole thing is incredible, but that scene with Magic Brian using Magic Missile was really something.
Animated by the legendary Rustnuttie, I’ve replayed that section over and over catching all the small details
Griffin’s dialogue really vamped into that wind-up, too. That is a masterful 26 seconds all the way around
Yeah my jaw dropped when he did the magic missile like that looked so good.
I love how everyone draws Taako in this it’s so fucking funny
I love how everyone, unanimously, agreed mentally that Taako and Magic Brian ooze fashion and magnetism. Throughout all art styles, all forms of animation, all renditions of these characters, Taako and Brian are peak 👌✨
i love how well justin’s impatience with their pace translates into taako’s constant impatience with his companions
13:07 “griffins oc DO NOT STEAL” im WEEPING so cute
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Ollie Scott
0:09 Beth Witchalls, Geoff King, Sonia Naqvi
0:40 Emilie Kelleher
0:58 Alexander Watts
1:04 Bianca Mansani
1:11 Jaxks
1:30 ChrystalChameleon
1:33 Darcy Morgan
1:48 aikaikaik
1:57 Kaitrin Snodgrass
2:29 Neil Dittbenner
2:37 ChiaraIsLily
2:41 Sylladexter
3:03 Mandersdoodle
3:11 Em Stema
3:33 Ally Schroy
3:37 Brittany Arnold
3:49 Allen Martsch
4:03 Josh Roth
4:11 Nifaux
4:21 Marco D’Anna
4:36 Kichi
5:05 KyleeKayport
5:13 Hayes Chambers (Gilwing)
5:23 Ciara Tyrrell
5:28 Andobiki
5:42 Kaitlin Sutherland
6:05 Pete Wickham
6:16 Eli Ramos
6:38 Snuffysbox
6:46 Tori Richards
6:52 Rachael Kleban
7:12 Alexis Austin
7:20 Zoe Wervty
7:28 Jessa
7:33 Laura Frick
7:47 Mennelaos
8:12 Emma Merrick
8:33 Apollo Avery
8:39 Von Muren
9:08 Tony Vu
9:26 Anonymous
9:37 Sydney Jones
9:52 Kelly McCarvill
9:56 Spec
10:06 Clabon
10:22 Juckport
10:30 Becky Jenkinson
10:34 Jess Brown
10:53 Trinity Quintanilla
11:12 Monica LeBeau
11:19 Rowan Mae
11:29 Morgan Hillebrand
11:40 Andobiki
11:50 The Dink
12:10 Melissa Wolfert
12:20 Carly Auyong
12:32 Amy Terry
12:43 KelCasual
13:09 Yugo Limbo
13:12 Mosu Äijälä
13:27 Sandra N. Andersen, Darragh Herlihy, Helga Kristjanna Bjarnadótti, Donna McAvoy, Sonia Naqvi
13:49 Jessa
13:57 Benjamin Mansur
14:15 Ari Barton
14:32 Kieran Quigley
14:44 Patrycja Cmak
14:54 Johanna Hagstrom
15:00 Cassie Urban
15:04 Emma Friend, Kimberly
15:07 Nathan Fredette
15:12 Murphy Allen
15:48 Sam
15:56 Jess South
16:01 Hijinxx Art
16:06 Tyler Crowley
16:12 Sasha Mutch
16:26 Aristrocratic Bunnies, James Amatus
16:34 Rebecca Knott
16:39 Hannah Justinen
16:47 India Swift, Michael Doig, Tibbs, Lynn O’Reilly, Claire O’Reilly, Jennifer Daly
16:56 Andy Bella
17:14 Scott Hoch
17:42 Sleepyautumn
17:57 Shannon Talbot (Shannondraws)
18:03 EAT
18:17 Heidi Nat Holmeaa
18:30 hammegandcheese
18:38 Leannimator
18:56 Yvonne Kwok, jaden_mangrum
19:09 Ciara Tyrrell
19:18 Catherine @dogdownloader
19:31 Mads England
19:50 Chanseay, Musical Sushi, Jen
19:58 Anita Gaughan
20:18 Kimberly Gouge
20:36 Princewelcomematt
21:10 Shay
21:27 Nathan LaJeunesse
21:40 Shawn Overend (smovs), Kat Curwin
21:56 Phoebe Lewis
22:21 Ryan Boyes
22:27 Emma Friend, Rebecca Knott
22:34 Kat Michaelides
22:48 Clabon
23:11 Jacob McCaw
23:40 Pauline Grassi
23:47 Rebecca Beimers @RebaMedia
24:04 Rustnuttie
24:26 Sarah Tlabot (Sebbdraws)
24:31 Jey Pawlik
24:49 Nathan LaJeunesse
24:05 E.P. Hardy
25:15 Anonymous
25:52 Jan Shaffer
26:29 Morgan kerkhoff @purplechug
26:39 Thomas Poole
26:51 Matthew Margerison
27:03 kenz (kentrl_z)
27:16 Kieran Czyzyk
27:33 Ellie DeSautel
27:51 Katie Elle
28:04 Maplespyder
28:11 Billy Mpetha, Katie Barry, Tim Bentley
28:29 Anonymous
29:02 Anna Starkova
29:14 Tony Vu
29:22 Shawn Branden
29:30 Mecha Bunny
29:39 Jess Brown
29:47 Kalvin Kulz
30:02 LandsharkRAWR
30:06 Jack Sherry
30:21 firefly
30:31 Lime Robertson, Hailey McLaughlin
30:34 Magaly Flores
30:41 Adrienne Bazir
30:48 Anne Birk
30:52 KelCasual
31:01 Cameron Woodard
31:05 Chris Costello
31:13 Rosa Cortez
31:24 Caitlin “Quinn” Sharpe
31:46 Kaja Krzysiek
31:57 Steff Egan
these oughta be mostly accurate, cross referenced the end credits with the participant spreadsheet (docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cgYIntn4CvNElxd9efDeGtnsDteG-oXYTMOllamX6BM/edit#gid=0)
Huge round of applause for everyone involved!
thanks for your work! upvoting and commenting so maybe it'll show up under "top comments" for others
Do not bury this treasure arrrrr
thank you so much for doing this!
31:13 to 31:24 are all Rosa Cortez, and 31:24 to 31:46 is all Caitlin "Quinn" Sharpe. Thank you for sorting through these!
@@tazanimated thanks, added the correction. impressive work from them both!
I love the rapid shift between skin tones, it really shows it doesn't matter what colour a character is, you can easily recognise their attributes.
the segment that starts at 28:29 is credited as "anonymous" so I just wanna say if the animator of that part is reading this I loved the comedy and motion you put into it. especially Taakos head tilts at the last words "15 points of damage taste"
they're anonymous for this? HUH! i actually know the person who animated it, and their animation of this bit was what got me to even listen to the podcast in the first place (which was what got me into d&d!). and then a little bit later i ended up playing in a game with them! it's one of my favorite animations of the entire podcast tbh, and for the reasons you mentioned.
@@gwenhyfarbeati i didnt check the spreadsheet (since it's kind of hard to figure out without timestamps) but the video credits does say anonymous! idk if they just wanna be unnamed or maybe there was an error. either way its super neat you know them
@@tinac6508 they probably want to be unnamed if i had to guess, as i don't think it'd be hard for the person/people who put it together to find them.
i think so! we don't really talk much anymore but i still follow them on twitter and such!
everyone who is credited as anonymous was done so after they requested it specifically. it's one of the things that comes with a project that's been ongoing for over 5 years, I think. for each of them, their art has changed dramatically and they didn't feel comfortable associating with this old work anymore
@@gwenhyfarbeati it's such a shame because it was one of the parts that i went back and watched over and over (as well as sasha mutch's) because of how great and funny it is, and i watched the credits to find them again and was like oh whoops lol. but i get it! i just hope I'll be able to find them (if they're still active which it sounds like they are) and give em a follow
I remember listening to this episode in my first year of high school math class like 6 years ago, having no idea how dnd worked, not a clue who anyone was, constantly didn’t know who was talking, but there were just some of those special moments that had me trying to hide my snickering that got me hooked. I’ve been keeping up with this animated project since it was announced and it’s just so amazing to see it all together and so obviously full of love to the series. 💛
Well to be fair, neither does griffin
Before anything…
I guess I understand what adventure zone is but who are the guys behind it?
So glad to see this finally completed!!! Great work everyone ♥️ I animated my part at 10:23 back in high school and I'm already out of college 🤯 time flies!!!
your part is really cute! I love the lil spin you animated
Wild to see so many folks showing this level of talent in high school.
HOLY. FUCK.
I want to cry? Yeah. I'm gonna cry.
This is the most incredible thing. I've been re-listening to balance for the first time in a while, and it hasn't lost a thing. There's something so magical about what Griffin and his family created.
This? This is... exactly what the whole story was about. How many people, how much time and effort, all went into creating this... unbelievable work of art.
There aren't really words. Just. BRAVO!!
ME TOO WITH THE RE-LISTENING TO BALANCE!!! What perfect timing!!!
I'm the artist that did the scene at 30:34! im no longer afoxinwonderland c:
I'm so happy i got to participate in this project!! it was so worth the wait
This is crazy to see; I remember having an idea this project was going on because I kept seeing individual clips posted on youtube, but that was forever ago! So many of these shots are familiar, and I'm so happy to see them all together. One of my favorite things about TAZ is seeing everyone's different designs for the characters, and this video is amazing for that; I'm so glad there weren't any limitations on the character designs. Also shout out to the person who did from 21:45, because I LOVE that Killian
I loved the whole thing, but the timing on the part where Magic Brian is falling down the hole and he wipes the tear off of his face with a dramatic sparkle is PERFECTION.
What an incredible feat! I remember when the first call came for animators for this project way back in 2017. Everyone has done an absolutely amazing job!!
Good shit, well done y'all. Especially impressed by the huge Disney vibes at 5:46, the great VFX work at 24:11, the neat 3D mech at 26:11 and whatever the hell I'm looking at at 17:14.
I have discovered TAZ listens best while you are near deaths door bein sick AND fresh out of a scalding hot bath/shower. Being clean while having a fever is the perfect setting to listening to this podcast. Trust me, I've done this a dozen times over the years. Currently listening again while having hand/foot/mouth disease...thanks my literal children ❤
Taako's little "Fold Up Into Action" at 28:30 might be one of the funniest animations I've seen in a long time
The beckoning that Taako does at 3:24 is literally so perfect 😂
The little Davenport ad break card was SO CUTE!!!
I know it's a small thing but I appreciated that you edited the sound so that Merle attempts to minister about Pan rather than Marthammor Duin, you can really tell the attention to detail!
I remember when I first saw people posting their parts for this project, I'd constantly check the progress and was always thrilled to see it come together piece by piece. This was everything I hoped for and more, I can't believe how many talented folks came together to organize and create such a huge passion project. Very much worth the wait, much love and thanks to everyone who made this possible
11:46 you can see the fucking monocle in Davenport’s shadow and I almost cried. Like you can’t do this to me my dudes
The artist RustNuttie really killed it with their amazing magic missile cast for Magic Brian. Spectacular work!
Whoever animated 5.40 in on some next level classic Disney level shit! Super expressive.
11:12 that's so cool how they made the dice talk!
Right!? I thought that was quite clever :)
That was me! Thank you. ☺️
SO SO GOOD and so worth the wait!! Brian's death is 10x funnier with these visuals
Griffin said it best at the end. "That was great shit!" This was a wonderful project and it was great to see so many different art styles and takes on the characters.
Oh. The Brian magic missile animation was so damn good. Gave me goosebumps when paired with the audio
17:15 got a serious laugh out of me, never even considered that someone would go that direction. I love the whole vid! lots and lots of creativity ♥️
Holy cow that magic Brian magic missle scene was SO CLEAN, RustNuttie you absolutely KILLED IT!!!
Dang I almost forgot about this project. I remember the first posts announcing the project. Really proud of everyone who was involved in this, good job guys!!
Props to all the artists that worked on this, the final result is well worth the wait! Also the shot at 15:00 is beautiful, I did look at the credits list to see who did that part but unfortunately I’m not sure which part that shot lines up to
If it was Magic Brian, it was Johanna Hagstrom, and if it was Taako, it was Cassie Urban!
taako is devastatingly beautiful
@@liazawiska4114 Thank you so much!! I’ll check them both out
This compilation is some of the coolest shit ever. We should fund a full season.
Ahhhh!!! Yes!! I'm so proud of everyone! This is incredible!!
Thank you so much for organizing this project! It's been a delight and I'm so happy to see everyone's work together!!
My part is at 26:25 and I'm still proud of it, I learned so much while making it :D
Oh I love your style!!
@@MoaisNotmyname Aw thank you! I'm pretty proud of it!
DAMN! This hit me with the feels. I only started listening to Taz in 2020 so I don't have as much nostalgia as a lot of other fans but holy shit this animation was incredible!
I started in 2020 as well! But in a weird way I feel super intensely emotionally attached to it, because it was a lifeline while teaching and designing theatrical costumes remotely and panic learning procreate to do so.
I was working on a show which is partially set in a DnD game, and I had just zero context for that. So TAZ was both escapist delight and a way to experience ttrpg while designing dnd stuff.
And then… I just never stopped listening.
But TAZ got me through 2020.
@@thebadpoet That's amazing! I feel the same way, Taz also got me through some tough times and it still is a big part of escapism when everything becomes a bit too much. Funnily enough I was also learning how to use procreate in 2020! probably not to the same capacity as you, but still it's a cool coincidence!
The inclusion of animating the DM makes this so much better IMO, adore this
This is INSANELY well done, what the heck! I absolutely loved seeing so many different styles and interpretations, and yet be able to so very clearly see that they're all of the same characters. Absolutely amazing, I can't imagine the work and love that must have gone into creating something like this. Thank you so much to every person who worked on this!
Okay the bit at when Merle says "I feel like I don't know you guys" and "I feel like we've grown apart" like obvi a joke at the time but it HURTS. It just hurts.
My uncle showed me this podcast and introduced me to TAZ and I fell in love. This podcast has been with me since the beginning of my high-school years. I'm not graduating and I've finished the podcast and almost cried. These characters and story was amazing and inspired me to go on and write my own D&D story. Thank you guys for animating this and thank you for the laughs, tears, and gasps.
This is the most wonderful thing I’ve seen in a long time - TAZ’s Balance arc holds a special place in my heart, and this work of love has made my day.. no, my *year*
Half the artist draw Tako as the nerd emoji and the others make him fine af lol
Ahhh it’s finally finished!!! This is absolutely amazing
OH SNAP I DIDN'T KNOW THIS DROPPED
I've always loved going through playlists of peoples' parts in this and watching the snippets, it's all so beautifully animated and I enjoy seeing the different takes on the Boys and co. So so excited to see this completed! Thank you all for hosting and participating and bringing the fandom this thing of beauty.
Edit: And THANK YOU for including subtitles!
Edit 2: WOW. Just finished it and laughed the whole way through. Almost felt like experiencing the episode newly all over again, looking for details and seeing artist interpretations of the characters, jokes, and action. Loved the animations as I said, but also the sound editing and the references to other McElroy content was fantastic. Some of the parts were so unique and all of them were creative and fluid. As Griffin said, that was primo.
These designs are INSANE. Some of them are SO good. The Black Spider looked excellent in so many of these styles.
That was so much fun, great work to the organizers, editors, and animators!! It’s so awesome to see this finally completed, it was a long time in the making and it turned out so cool lol. (I was the paper cutouts segment at 19:50, Taako casting Burning Hands :D )
THIS IS FANTASTIC
This is so nostalgic, so many artists I followed that haven't posted TAZ anything in years. So many emotions
this is truely incredible, and just watching this has taken me back to a simpler, happier time in my life. congrats to everyone for creating this!! i cant believe im finally watching this after all these years! thank you everyone from the bottom of my heart for creating this labour of love
This was an absolute masterclass in animation holy shit. They should show this in animation intro classes to demonstrate just how much different styles can affect a story. I am going to send this to absolutely everyone i know, whether or not they've watched the adventure zone holy SHIT
one of my favorite parts of this is all the different interpretations of griffin - dice, ghost, just some dude
This is so amazing! I wish the whole campaign could be animated like this
I love group animation projects so much, this is so wonderful! The only downside is getting attached to a particular artist's style and having to adjust to the next lol
I actually love seeing everyone's different THB designs in this it's so fun to see all the different takes. I'm so happy to see this finished and out in the world!
my timing is impeccable, I just binged Balance and finished a day ago, only to find this today. Every moment is pure gold
Love love love love the huge variation in art styles and artists, love seeing everyone's head cannons!
Since the people at Peacock are taking their sweet time to make the show we were teased years ago, just send this straight to them and tell them the job is done.
I’m so excited!!! Every variation of animation, art style!!! It’s so great to see the diversity but also how it all comes together in a cohesive story. You always know who is who! Distinctive character traits across art styles
I checked the tumblr on a whim today after 2 or 3 years of not checking in and wow! Congratulations!!!!
Brian's death always makes me laugh so hard it's the most overdramatic death. Brilliant work guys really brought thus to life. The animation was so smooth. Makes me want a full season like this.
I absolutely loved all of this, especially the designs for Magic Brian, everyone’s art of him was so silly and expressive and everyone made the episode feel just like it should, and it really brought me back to my first listen of TAZ
I listened to Balance once through, and I'm realizinG how creative Travis was during combat, this is really cool. Also, props to all these amazing artists!!!
This is magnificent. I've just started listening through the masterpiece of story telling that is TAZ Balance again and just got to the first lunar interlude. Thank you for putting all of these amazing artists visions together. I was both disappointed and relieved that the part with the splooge tunnel was left out. 😅
Oh my god, did they finally finish making the whole episode?? I thought this day would never come! It looks fantastic, and it was such a good gift to see on my birthday!
while i'm sad that TAZ didn't get picked up for a series, i gotta say that this is probably better animated and truer to its origin than a syndicated animation ever would've been. massive props to everyone who worked on this.
SOOO many great details! Merle the Beach Dwarf's Hawaiian shirt. Everyone grabbing dice out of the word balloon at "going to initiative". Taako using his wand instead of grabbing one. All the great animation styles, even changing the static effect. So fun!
OO, and Griffin's third eye ( which I always love) also has glasses! Bahaha! And the talking heads, good lip synch and perfect expressions!
I remember when this project was first getting started on tumblr! I’m so excited it’s here. Even though I don’t really listen to TAZ anymore I love these early episodes
Whoever did the animation for Bryan the Black Spider descending from the ceiling did a good job at making it creepy
This was awesome. I credit The Adventure Zone for getting me back into playing D&D so watching this really brought back some memories. And Magic Brian's death still makes me laugh until I cry.
AMAZING WORK EVERYEONE what an amount of love went into this!! Adventure zone will always be so dear to me and I’m so happy it is to so many others
GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE THE DAY HAS COME! THIS STARTED WAY BACK! When I just discovered the McElroys (podcasting in general) in their TAZ golden age. Jeez, so much has changed since then!
Thank you to all the amazing people who have worked on these incredible animations!
Seeing so many iterations of the same lovable characters transition so well is just phenomenal.
I remember watching some of these already years ago and so many more I have never seen.
I love this so much!
There are so many "animatics" on UA-cam. It's so fun to see so many fully animated and polished clips of this amazing show in so many fun varieties! Well done to all of them!
That was AMAZING!! Everyone is so creative and each part is so unique and stunning. It brings back memories, I don't even remember there was a giant robot in that episode! TAZ was my first dnd podcast and it's awesome to see a 34 minute map done of it, I am gonna spam all of my friends with it
That was absolutely amazing!! I couldn't take my eyes off it! Great job everyone!
i watched this a couple days ago and have now relistened to all of balance so. thank you. this rules, everyone!!
This is an absolute masterpiece. Kudos to all the incredible artist and animators. What a giant work they did. This really sent me back. Balance gave me so many laughs and feelings and it was amazing to experience it again!
I love how this show starts out this friggin goofy and becomes genuinely emotionally impactful.
whoa i remember hearing about this years ago when i was actively into Balance, insane that it’s finally out! what a feat y’all have pulled off!
Magic Brian's magic missile is sweet, gj to the one who animated that
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!
THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Thank you all so much!
This was a joy to watch. I can't say how many times I laughed out loud at a creative design or animation choice or simply because I recognized the artist. Thank you so much to everyone who gave their time and effort to put this together.
Absolutely chaotic in the best way. Also thanks so much for adding captioning!!
Holy shit this takes me back. Completely in awe of everyone who worked on this, a true artistic and logistical feat. You all reminded me how much i loved this show and these characters.
This is an absolute masterpiece, thank you to everyone who made it possible!!
It was really awesome to see this come together over the years.
Thank you to everyone who contributed!!
i love all of these art styles so much
I just finished Balance and this is exactly what I needed
I swear to god the “Oh I’ve landed on Bryan” kills me every time
idk how i got here
but damn that was a good watch! props to all the animators who worked on it :D
Such an amazing project!! I remember animators posting their parts agesss ago and I'm so glad to be able to see the final product
This turned out soo great! I remember seeing some of the rough animations wayyy back. SO cool that it's finished!
This is absolutely incredible. Magnificent.
I love the little halfway but with Davenport so much! Every animation here is amazing. Just wow!
Oh this is fantastic, good job to every artist who participated!!