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I love the color usage- the colors seem so soft yet deeply contrast with the “dark”, creating a really nice jarring effect, the blue and black create such a nice omen, and how the red is used to symbolize (mostly) violent things (the battlefield, (metaphorical) blood, the rose bride (who has done violent things such as poison)) the swords being (as the song states) of bones and being white, the same color as the Observatory (I think, I forgot the name where Akio does all his nefarious deeds), Akio’s hair/Dios’s hair is so intriguing to me. The fact that Akio and Anthy’s shots (in the observatory/in the garden) mirror each other somewhat is also so interesting. I would analyze more but I feel like I would be misinterpreting if I did 🥲 (I’m confident in media analysis) But nevertheless, I REALLY love this PMV!!! The incorporation of metaphors, symbolism and composition was really good!! ❤❤❤

Oh this is incredible, I LOVE the art style and every lyrical choice. Obsessed with this Weird Guy

This is genuinely so damn beautiful,, I just,, Tim is the character that kinda hits the hardest for me death wise, always has. Tim’s whole character is just tragedy after tragedy and while he always tries to keep it lighthearted, enjoying life for the nice things he has… as the series goes on, all that joy is drained. Slowly until there’s nothing left, until he resents nearly everyone around him left in his life and longs for everything to go back. This video illustrates that perfectly. It’s visually stunning; the contrast, the timing, it makes his life and death all the more difficult to think of,,, Tim Stoker, to me more than anyone else, embodies the true nature of tragedy in TMA. And you have done a fantastic job of capturing that. Thank you for making this.

I LOVE ALICEBAND AND TMA THIS IS AMAZING

i love aliceband so much omgf omg omg

my favourite band and tma I'm sobbing fr

oh my god dude how have I NEVER seen this it looks so cool!! what the hell!! I need to check if you have any other socials waitttt The colours are so good! the compositions as well! dude im in awe

Hold up..I never commented on this?! Fixing that immediately, oh my god. First off, always gotta start with your wicked understanding of color theory because the limited color scheme goes so hard. Of course still loving the artstyle as much as I did when I watched this a while back..the lyrics!! “Do you walk in the shadow of men who sold their lives to a dream“ is such an all encompassing line for Akio, giving up his own wants to be Dios, then giving up the role of Dios to become Akio but still desiring the power being Dios came with, except now he uses that power in a twisted way?? Hes a shadow of his former self?? Maybe?? THE LINE MAKES ME FERAL EITHER WAY. “Do you ponder the manner of things in the dark?“ Utena always asking Anthy her titular questions during their time in front of that huge window, always at night where Anthy’s either vulnerable with her hair down in her nightgown with Utena, or off in the other room with Akio. The stars they see aren’t even reallll its just empty darkness, Utena’s so small against the vast window, against the Rose Bride’s stabbing ground, shes so small compared to Akio’s power, her understanding of everything is small she doesn’t know the truth UGHHH IT MAKES ME ILL. “You don’t remember what you’re asking for“ SHE LITERALLY DOESN’T. “I am flesh and I am bone“ Anthy isn’t really here, she’s still in her coffin, shes also reduced to a concept or an object, something to obtain, she has no feelings shes not human so why would she have flesh and bones?? Or prehaps thats all she has and there is no soul--sounds like a theory the Student Council’d buy into, at least. “Rise up like glitter and gold“ She’s just Akio’s puppet, to him, and she rises up against that notion, Utena helps her have the courage to free herself, to leave him, she rises out of OHTORI ITSELF, she LEAVES. IM GOING INSANE. Anyway, back to standard compliments of the texture used, the brush gives off the vibe that this was drawn in pencil which I find very cool. I love the way you draw hair, it reminds me of how I draw it sometimes, haha. The repeated frames give off the air of an actual Utena episode, with it’s important but reused animation. This song is also super cool and I had heard it before but I’d forgotten the name so when I first watched this animatic I was glad to have learned the title again. Apologies for the long yapping, I’ve just come from rewatching your Mikage animatic to rewatch this one and was surprised to find I hadn’t commented anything here! Had to remedy this. TLDR: LOVE YOUR WORKKK!!

I always come back to this animatic, its just so good! The composition, the color palette, the artstyle, the facial expressions,..and the lyrics match so well with Mikage’s complex storyline. I feel like the way you set this up, even non-Utena watchers would be able to tell loosely whats going on here. Additionally, I just find Mikage fascinating in general so it’s always a treat finding content with him. This song is also a banger--as all Lemon Demon songs are--and it’s on my playlist of songs I’d like to make my own animatics of! This particular one wouldn’t be RGU themed, but I still find inspiration in this animatic anyway. Pretty sure I commented here a while back, but I don’t think I said much other than how cool it was seeing Mikage (or Utena animatics in general) in 2024. So this comment’s my very late way of fixing that! Apologies for all the rambling ^^

thanks for getting me into AlicebanD! It's great to see my favourite characters portrayed so well. I love the colours, the designs (I don't see a lot of people bringing up how cool your Gertrude looks), the way it lines up with the song, and especially the way you portray Helen's death(s). Excellent job!!

this animatic is addicting literally love it sm

oh this is absolutely gorgeous,,,, evokes jennifer's body to me tbh (intended as a big compliment, that movie is super interesting)

I love elevators

Oh, this is a delightful piece of art

IM OBSESSED W THIS

Cool

oh my god. ow. 3:10 fucking broke me "i know you wanted to be here." OW.

I am enjoying sky blue

Oh this was incredible. I love how you draw Helen and Michael. And them unraveling. Jon is very Jon too <3

i only have vague knowledge of Utena through a friend BUT i know a good animation when i see one!! i love the style and limited palette, and the rhythm! the blinks work so well to really tie the song to it. also i know enough of Mikage and the general plot to pick out some things, but even without that i can feel the symbolism and meanings all the way over here and i am eating it up!

I feel so bad for her😭😭

AlicebanD and The Magnus Archives? My lucky day!

HOOOOLLY CRAP HOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS. i want . to shake him by the shoulders. this is so so so wonderfully done. your art style works perfectly for the tone of this and i LOVE love love your use of color.

this is so cool omg. the colours!? i love your art

this is so good!!! black rose arc was crazy

Amazing

THIS IS SO GOOD!!!

bro I’m literally about to cry also your art style is beautiful 🤩🤩

This is gorgeous!! I loved the switching of colours or parts of the image to the beat of the music! Amazingly drawn and edited!

My twin brother and I reference this pmv all the time it lives rent free in both of our heads it's just TOOOOOO GOOD

words cannot describe how good this is. im so glad mikage is getting recognition nowadays bc it felt like I was the only person who cared abt him a few years ago

RUclips please let me leave multiple likes

This deserves ten million billion views

Oh my god you draw these character so well and exactly how I picture them!

You are insanely talented- this is a beautiful piece of art!!! 🫶

Looks pretty amazing :) I have memorized this song by having this on repeat and listening to it and watching the animation, and now Alice, Alice, can't you see? You eat too much before you think. Is eternally stuck in my head

i’m doing a season 3 relisten and came back to watch this . i promise i’ll stop commenting but this is blatant biphobia (I’M A MESS THIS MADE ME UGLY SOB AGAIN)

This was amazinggg!!! Matthiassssssss!!!!!!!!! 😭Your art syle and storytelling was just beautiful….

decided to rewatch ... fuck me man CHILLSSSSSSSS

OMG IM TWO YEARS LATE BUT SQUEUEUEUEUEUE I LOVE SIX OF CROWS AND YOU DID THE CHARACTERS JUSTICE WITH THEIR DESIGNS EEEEEEE

i still Regularly think abt this animatic its So fucking good. also it Singlehandedly got me into aliceband! so thank you for that honestly :D

MIKAGE MENTIONED

Rest in peace mikage you would’ve loved actual therapy

This captures the surreal feeling of the arc perfectly!

MIKAGE CONTENT

😍😍😍 Someday... Someday I will Moderately understand what is happening in Utena... Until then I will just enjoy the baller aesthetics and the loose theories pingponging in my head

This is so gorgeous, really feeding my current utena obsession

This is incredible!!

Simon was incredibly right about the Vast being seductive. It is the best one hands down and maybe I want to be falling in an endless beautiful sky. No thoughts, no ground to worry about, just fall. Breath literally taken away, eyes staring up at the clouds, acceptance in its truest form. Like, it would be so pretty yknow? If I had to choose, would absolutely be an avatar of the Falling Titan. No I will not be taking criticism at this time.