8.10.25
So, there's an officially animated Homestuck pilot being made by Vivziepop's animation studio. Honestly, I think a lot of people are sort of being dramatic about it.

Sure, I'm not a fan of Vivzie's writing... but she won't be involved in the writing. She's providing creative direction and funding, yeah, but the actual writing has already been done. People are forgetting that this is an adaptation of Homestuck, not a Vivzie-funded knock-off.

I'm excited for it, really! I know the animation style isn't everyone's thing, but I think it looks great, personally! I think that for Homestuck, a simpler art-style is key, because it allows for more exaggerated expressions and gags. So, I really like it. I kind of wish they had five fingers, though. It looks weird rn.

I'm also super hyped for the voice acting. I'm still iffy on Karkat and Rose's voices, but I think the casting for John, Dave, and Jade were great. On the topic of Karkat, why.. is he here? Don't get me wrong, I love Karkat (look at the name of the website), but I don't get why he's here. Kanaya is the first troll we meet, and Terezi is much more involved in the early acts then either of them, so why is Karkat the only troll in the pilot's trailer?

My best bet is that they'll do a half/half thing. The first half will be John focused. We get to meet the kids, get the plot of the game kicked off, and all those first act stuff. The second half will be when we meet Karkat. But really, I think it would've been better if Kanaya or Terezi were in it, instead.

I also am somewhat curious as to if they'll make more episodes. My prediction is that it will be like Hazbin Hotel. There will be a pilot, and if that does well, they'll make more episodes. I do think that unlike Hazbin, if they make more episodes, they'll keep the voice actors. Especially Toby. But if more episodes are made, I wonder how involved Hussie will be.

It looks like she's really trying to separate themselves from the comic? Like they don't seem to want people to actually read the comic at all. That with the fact that they're on record saying they don't like being known as "the Homestuck guy" and that she doesn't like her fans, it's so confusing to me as to why he's suddenly working on this?

Anyways, on that note. With the browser version of the Unofficial Collection being down, Homestuck.com gone to shit, and mspaintadventures gone: here's for laptop and here's for phone.