Kappa Diary (河童日記): 2D hand-drawn animation
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- a story about a girl who befriends a mystical creature known as a "kappa", inspired by japanese folklore, and made as an homage to older animations from the 90s. intended for audiences of all ages, done for the UCA year 3 "final film" unit.
featuring music by @tapacat (on instagram)
began around october of 2023 and completed 6/14/2024, used audition, photoshop, tvpaint, after effects and premiere.
i hope you like it.
VHS version (the way it was NOT meant to be experienced):
• this VHS tape i found ...
vimeo version (better image quality):
vimeo.com/980071181
please contact me via instagram @neiljeuss_ for a better response time
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I want to clarify and respond to a few things since this got a lot more popular than I anticipated, and I might edit this as more things come to my attention. This might ruin some of the magic of the animation though, as I will also be answering some questions about the storybeats and the making of.
1. The title of the other video.
No I wasn't trying to clickbait. I don't like analog horror, so it didn't even cross my mind people would associate a "found VHS" with it. The reason I titled it that way is literally just because it seemed like a fun interesting way to title it, especially since I was also uploading this version simultaneously, I didn't want to just put "VHS version" behind the same title for that upload. I occasionally like to roleplay with these uploads, most evident in my Instagram posts, so I figured I'd do the same for the title. I also didn't expect these uploads to reach anybody at all, I had like
Wow this is fantastic...
Anyone else find this cute animation after getting the VHS version recommended?
Yep, haha. I had been recommended this one with the actual title a day or so ago, thought it looked cute and interesting but didn’t click. Then just now I was recommended the “VSH tape found in my attic” version, was amused by the title change (hoping it wasn’t a re-upload) and watched it. It 100% worked on me and now I’ve enjoyed both. What a delightful little film .
Yeah, is this the og?
@@cookierat Yep. If you look at the channel you’ll see both uploads one after another.
Crazy how the other version got more push than the original, I guess the title does alot
Yeah
This feels like a Ghibli movie, i love it!
THE WAY HE ACTUALLY EXISTS AT THE END OMG
That is a VERY NICE work! Wish you to bring us more, humanity needs that type of animations. Also I have to mention, that 'VHS'-version looked more charming to me. And here are my additional congratulations for that. But placing '2024' in last frame revealed the trick :-)
AHHH this is so cute, I loved this wholesome ghibli-isc art style and the animations are so
well made and expressive
wish you all the best!
this is such a beautiful and charming story!!! I love the watercolor style backgrounds, it really adds to the overall feel of the film ❤
This was amazing!! Definitely had those 90s vibes, and the animation was beautiful! Not to mention the music and the story! :0 THIS is the kind of stuff they should air in theaters!
After getting recommended the "vhs version"
and reading the description of both.
I guess I'll now be watching this on Vimeo.
I love the water color backgrounds, especially the pink one at 1:11 because it feels so magical. I loved everything but that was my fave part!
This is an awesome work, honestly I thought I never heard about this short 90's anime before. Shortly after I went to my closet to see that the vhs tape wasn't there but also went through some databases online. But I looked both the credit and description to see this was a very recent animation. I was deceived by the quality of this animation.
So inspiring🤍
Saw the VHS version first. I did thing it was a playful thing and reading how much you thought about every detail was really interesting. Thanks a lot!!
(Loved the kappa-gel, pretty great solution and clearly explained ;-D)
amazing animation!!! ❤
I'm glad you found a way to get your film seen with the VHS idea
YOU TRICKED US ALL AHAHA nice one😂❤
THI SIS S IS SO COOL Oh my gosh!! i am glad this was recommended to meand i do hope it gets more attention in the futrue!!
Man this was fucking phenomenal. A genuine little gem.
Very nice
Loved it :D
とても素敵です。全体に日本らしさが出ていて色の濃淡で表現するとかすごいです。魚が池に落ちるシーンの水しぶきとか上手いし。
最初の校門前のカットで「ウェストミンスターの鐘」使う辺り、作者は日本人なのかな？だとしたらとても誇らしいです。これからも頑張ってください。
SOOOO NICE ❤
So sweet! You are a talented artist. 😊
that was beautiful :) thanks
Fantastic animation ❤
cool , wanna see more
A truly wonderful work
KAPPA DIARY BEAUTIFULLY MADE HAND DRAWN 2D ANIMATION - 6.7K VIEWS
VHS I FOUND IN MY ATTIC - 124K VIEWS
the absolute state of youtube right now
Beautiful
woahhh
Underated
WHY IS THIS SO UNDERRATED WHYYY
this was movie quality.
Vhs version is way better