I would love to see a video about Survivors, it is legitimately amazing and it deserves more fans. Storm, one of the main characters, is legit one of the best characters ever! And Seekers was good, but I haven’t been able to get past the second book 😢 I want to read Bravelands, but I’m not sure if it’s more Warrior Cats or Survivors in feel, or like Seekers
Interesting timing, since I just started checking out Seekers after not having touched it since it was first coming out. The other Erin Hunter series are so mysterious and have a sort of allure if only because no one has really bothered to read them. (FWIW I am enjoying Seekers quite a bit, 1 and a half books in)
I finished the first arc and haven't gotten to finish the 2nd one, but it is a GREAT SERIES OMGOSH. I read it before warriors, and I'm ngl, I like it a little more than warriors :p
@@FurryBlossoms I vaguely remember checking out various books in the first arc when it was coming out as well as the graphic novels from my local library and finding it a little better than Warriors. I think my childhood-self was on the money there, it feels more "focused" and the worldbuilding feels a lot more tightly-constructed overall. I just like those bears 🐻 I don't remember why I stopped reading as a kid, I might have just never been able to find all of the books at the library after a certain point
I found seekers way more enjoyable than warriors, mostly because it's much shorter and has fewer characters, so the authors can focus on them more and write them way better. The ending really got me; I won't spoil it, but it made me cry
just finished watching the video and i never really comment on videos but i beyond happy seeing this series talked about!! i really wanna make so much content about Bravelands but i can never keep my motivation but so far i made some drawings i didn’t post but i also have a MAP part for it! Whenever I’d seen people ranting about how this series is a Lion King ripoff i would get so upset about it bc they were only focusing on the similarities rather than the differences and there are more ways Bravelands strays away from the Lion King story than it is alike with it but yeah i love this video and i am very ecstatic about Bravelands getting some more attention :D!!
Erin came out with another new book (which no one has been talking about) called bamboo kingdom! I read it and its pretty good! I don't know if there's a second one out yet, but if there is i definitely will read it :D (i also recommend it x)
Tbh I was one of the few people that read this series before warriors. And I’ll admit the first book wasn’t anything special but it didn’t feel too much like a ripoff of The Lion King, but I’m always willing to give something a second chance if it feels worthwhile. Bravelands eventually proved itself as I found the series surprisingly really good. Tbh the first book wasn’t anything special but the second book was a massive step up in comparison and the series managed to become something of worth eventually. And I really wish more people gave it a chance. Tbh props to this series having more balls than warriors when it comes to killing off its characters and the brutality. Ps: Fearless x Keen was arguably the best and most healthiest relationship in the series. Sadly I’m not joking about that.
yeah in the next arc (I forgot who) recalls the first arc’s events and it goes “so and so relayed the tragic romances of thorn and berry, fearless and keen, and sky and rock” so it’s canon
Ive been thinking about reading Bravelands at some point, but I couldn't find any information on it so I kindof forgot about it. I'll definitely check it out now!
I really like Bravelands, even more than WoF or Warriors. I thought the second half of the first arc was a drop in quality, but then the second arc really picked it up and the third one is phenomenal. Can't wait to see how it's going to end, with the last book being released in three weeks. I'd love to hear your thoughts, too!
3:27 I don't think that's fair to Simba. He didn't have enough motivation to drive him unlike Fearless. Fearless knew who killed his father while Simba believed it was himself and had to go into exile, unknowing of how much his pride would suffer under Scar's rule who he still believed to be good.
Hey, if you like Hunter and Sutherland, you might actually like Tui’s smaller book, The Menagerie. It’s a group of three books where this kid named Logan finds a griffin cub in his house and learns that mythical animals actually exist. He and his classmate, Zoe, the caretaker of the Menagerie, a place holding the mythical creatures, learn that someone is sabotaging the place. Together, they search for the saboteur, and find a danger hidden nearby. It’s a really good book series.
A POPULAR PERSON TALKING ABOUT BRAVELANDS!? MY DREAM HAS COME TRUEE!!! Btw Seekers, Surviors, and horses of the dawn are also wonderful books! Especially the horse one:)
This reminds me… I need to finish the last 1-2 books in the third arc. I love this series and it definitely isn’t a ripoff of lion king, feels completely different in a lot of aspects.
I read all the books in bravelands thanks to my libary, and I did like all of them. I like most of the characters, and I did enjoy the second and 3rd arc so far, I think you should review them
I enioyed reading bravelands when i was younger, and found the books interesting. I was so surprised about how book 6 ended with fearless... I bought book 1 of the 2nd arc... I haven't read it yet. Enjoyed the video!
I had always dismissed bravelands, I stopped reading warriors after omen of the stars as I started to really not enjoy their writing but your review makes me want to see if my local library has it. The animals having different cultures really appeals to me as that's something I wish warriors did more to make the clans more distinct. I skipped the plot summary and I'm looking forward to trying the series out. I also really like your art it was nice to watch in the background of your video!
I read Warriors from the first arc "Intro the Wild" in the Early 2000s, all the way until they made that huge continuity error when Bramblestar got his own Super Edition. (I believe modern prints now have it fixed, but I have the original version since I snatched up a copy upon initial release week) I remember occasionally the Erins would try to branch out, like the bear series, and the dog series (I have the first arc of Survivors), but somehow, I completely missed Bravelands? But upon looking back, it's release also seems to be around the time I was finally dropping warriors so maybe that's why I never heard of it. I'm a little surprised that fans thought it would have been a ripoff since the Lion King was not only a retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet, but was also criticized for ripping off the Japanese Kimba movie. I would have imagined this series to be related to the Warriorcats, if anyone remembers the dropped mythology the cats had that they spoke about being descended from bigcats and Firestar leading the temporary, 'Lion Clan,' in the last battle against Tigerstar. I always found the mythology of the cats in the early books to be very interesting, and I'm sad they just kinda wrote it out. Anyways, like I said, I'd have thought the Lion series to go into depth about the mythologies of the Cats, like a collection book of greek myths but for the warrior cats or something.
I would absolutely read these books if I could. It always kinda bothered me in the Warriors books that cats were the ONLY ones with all the cool shit, so seeing different species interact with each other and have different cultures that are mentioned and used to push the plot is so interesting to me
A rouge male taking over the pride is not an exculsive plot device for the lion king. If you know your lions and research that just the nature of life for lions of only the strong will survive and. 14:39 Sorry I didn’t want to be spoiled for I’m actually interested in reading the book and see how I feel about it so I skipped the spoilers
There's another series that was written by one of the members of Erin Hunter called Foxcraft. It's about a young fox named Isla who goes on a journey to find her brother after he goes missing and the rest of her family is killed by a mysterious group known as the Taken. It only has 3 books, but I was abosulutely OBSESSED with this series as a kid! I literally bought all three books, and I was so dissapointed to find out that the series ended at a trilogy when there is so much left to explore. I highly reccommend you take a look at Foxcraft by Inbali Iserles! It's really good in my opinion.
@@herlocksholmes-uv5qw While the Kimba vs. Simba controversy is definitely more complicated than people made it out to be, I admittedly lost any and all respect for YMS after finding out about his worryingly nonchalant opinion on zoos.
But to answer your question, actually no. Though their premises seem similar at first glance, the stories have completely opposite morals and take different paths. The characters that are often compared to eachother are really not that similar at all, they just happen to be the same species (which is understandable given the two stories take place in Africa). The "main antagonist" that Scar gets compared to is literally irrelevant for most of the many shows and movies of the franchise. It's really just a case of people jumping to conclusions without watching the source material for themselves. Also Kimba as a franchise resorts to racist caricatures concerningly often, which I'm not sure is something you can say about The Lion King.
@@geministrial950 I never once said he was wrong about it, just that I wouldn't go around using him of all people as a source of knowledge lmao His logic boils down to "eating meat is worse than literally r**ing animals" and if there's any part of you that's okay with that simply because he made a valid point about the copyright controversy then that's on you
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7 years ago...... YOU'RE KIDDING. it can't be that long ago I remember waiting for bravelands to come in at the libary
This is too real… I remember it coming to the library brand new-
@@mothwingthemedicinecat sorry to be the bearer of bad news but we’re old now : /
I would love to see a video about Survivors, it is legitimately amazing and it deserves more fans. Storm, one of the main characters, is legit one of the best characters ever!
And Seekers was good, but I haven’t been able to get past the second book 😢
I want to read Bravelands, but I’m not sure if it’s more Warrior Cats or Survivors in feel, or like Seekers
@@LeoTheDowl Bravelands is like Seekers vibes but with the political drama of Warriors.
seekers > survivors imo
i liked survivors better than warriors tobehonest
@@theevilbeastmostfoul fair, I just prefer the vibes of Survivors more
@@lightbulbzer that’s a fair point, warriors is just my favorite, but Survivors is honestly so solid
Interesting timing, since I just started checking out Seekers after not having touched it since it was first coming out. The other Erin Hunter series are so mysterious and have a sort of allure if only because no one has really bothered to read them. (FWIW I am enjoying Seekers quite a bit, 1 and a half books in)
I finished the first arc and haven't gotten to finish the 2nd one, but it is a GREAT SERIES OMGOSH. I read it before warriors, and I'm ngl, I like it a little more than warriors :p
@@FurryBlossoms I vaguely remember checking out various books in the first arc when it was coming out as well as the graphic novels from my local library and finding it a little better than Warriors. I think my childhood-self was on the money there, it feels more "focused" and the worldbuilding feels a lot more tightly-constructed overall. I just like those bears 🐻 I don't remember why I stopped reading as a kid, I might have just never been able to find all of the books at the library after a certain point
@@FurryBlossoms same!! I like warriors alot, but it got kinda boring in the 3rd arc.
I found seekers way more enjoyable than warriors, mostly because it's much shorter and has fewer characters, so the authors can focus on them more and write them way better. The ending really got me; I won't spoil it, but it made me cry
@@wrenthewretched3433 yep! I'm starting the 2nd arc:) started crying when (blank) died:(
just finished watching the video and i never really comment on videos but i beyond happy seeing this series talked about!! i really wanna make so much content about Bravelands but i can never keep my motivation but so far i made some drawings i didn’t post but i also have a MAP part for it!
Whenever I’d seen people ranting about how this series is a Lion King ripoff i would get so upset about it bc they were only focusing on the similarities rather than the differences and there are more ways Bravelands strays away from the Lion King story than it is alike with it
but yeah i love this video and i am very ecstatic about Bravelands getting some more attention :D!!
Erin came out with another new book (which no one has been talking about) called bamboo kingdom! I read it and its pretty good! I don't know if there's a second one out yet, but if there is i definitely will read it :D (i also recommend it x)
There are already five books out, the sixth one coming out soon and the second arc has been confirmed.
Can't properly respond cause RUclips's being goofy, but ok! Thanks for lmk!!
I really like it!! Although the plot is super predictable, I think it's entertaining:)
@@FurryBlossoms I love the covers for Bamboo Kingdom so much, especially The Lightning Path. It would honestly be a shame not to cover them.
I had no idea that this was even a book
The Erins don't advertise it much
Tbh I was one of the few people that read this series before warriors. And I’ll admit the first book wasn’t anything special but it didn’t feel too much like a ripoff of The Lion King, but I’m always willing to give something a second chance if it feels worthwhile. Bravelands eventually proved itself as I found the series surprisingly really good. Tbh the first book wasn’t anything special but the second book was a massive step up in comparison and the series managed to become something of worth eventually. And I really wish more people gave it a chance. Tbh props to this series having more balls than warriors when it comes to killing off its characters and the brutality.
Ps: Fearless x Keen was arguably the best and most healthiest relationship in the series. Sadly I’m not joking about that.
Most people have a knack for saying anything involving lions is a ripoff of The Lion King. Most people are not very smart.
I didn't know Fearless was gay, I just though keen and Fearless were close friends
Same
yeah in the next arc (I forgot who) recalls the first arc’s events and it goes “so and so relayed the tragic romances of thorn and berry, fearless and keen, and sky and rock” so it’s canon
@@problemchild465 oh thanks I haven't read the next arc yet
He's now officially my fav character
@@problemchild465yeah they just never make him explicitly gay.
*Fearless is gay but Simba isnt*
Such powerful words.
Ive been thinking about reading Bravelands at some point, but I couldn't find any information on it so I kindof forgot about it. I'll definitely check it out now!
READ IT!
I've read it twice and it's so good, also read ALL 3 ARCS. EEE.
It's really good! Horse of the Dawn is also wonderful:)
I really like Bravelands, even more than WoF or Warriors. I thought the second half of the first arc was a drop in quality, but then the second arc really picked it up and the third one is phenomenal. Can't wait to see how it's going to end, with the last book being released in three weeks. I'd love to hear your thoughts, too!
Thank you! Would love to see you cover the future arcs as well. Things only get crazier and more intense from here.
Its no warriors but I actually quite enjoyed it when I was younger. The only reason I still read warriors is the nostalgia.
3:27 I don't think that's fair to Simba. He didn't have enough motivation to drive him unlike Fearless. Fearless knew who killed his father while Simba believed it was himself and had to go into exile, unknowing of how much his pride would suffer under Scar's rule who he still believed to be good.
I try to get into Bravelands and wings of fire but then i look at my warriors collection and go "Mm one day I'll try them."
Fr warrior cats needs to end before I can truly move on
Hey, if you like Hunter and Sutherland, you might actually like Tui’s smaller book, The Menagerie. It’s a group of three books where this kid named Logan finds a griffin cub in his house and learns that mythical animals actually exist. He and his classmate, Zoe, the caretaker of the Menagerie, a place holding the mythical creatures, learn that someone is sabotaging the place. Together, they search for the saboteur, and find a danger hidden nearby. It’s a really good book series.
A POPULAR PERSON TALKING ABOUT BRAVELANDS!? MY DREAM HAS COME TRUEE!!! Btw Seekers, Surviors, and horses of the dawn are also wonderful books! Especially the horse one:)
I completely forgot this series exisred, but I used to love it so much
Idk what to say yet, I’ll edit this when I when smth to say about the video
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This reminds me… I need to finish the last 1-2 books in the third arc. I love this series and it definitely isn’t a ripoff of lion king, feels completely different in a lot of aspects.
Do think you At some point in the future you could do a video on the rumors that amazon is gonna make a wings of fire tv show
@@amazingdragonboy1202 I already made two videos on it but I might make one speculating on the current production timeline : )
The First chapter or so of the first book reminds me of My pride
I read all the books in bravelands thanks to my libary, and I did like all of them. I like most of the characters, and I did enjoy the second and 3rd arc so far, I think you should review them
Simba was raised by a meerkat and a *warthog* 😭/lh
I enioyed reading bravelands when i was younger, and found the books interesting.
I was so surprised about how book 6 ended with fearless...
I bought book 1 of the 2nd arc... I haven't read it yet.
Enjoyed the video!
Same!! Planning to read the brave lands 2nd arc soon:)
I never knew this book series existed ever and now I’m sad because of this- 😢 gonna put this series on my Christmas and birthday lists now.
I had always dismissed bravelands, I stopped reading warriors after omen of the stars as I started to really not enjoy their writing but your review makes me want to see if my local library has it. The animals having different cultures really appeals to me as that's something I wish warriors did more to make the clans more distinct. I skipped the plot summary and I'm looking forward to trying the series out. I also really like your art it was nice to watch in the background of your video!
Omg i never knew people even read bravelands, i thought i was like the only one lmao. I still have my old fanart of it from 5 years ago
I read Warriors from the first arc "Intro the Wild" in the Early 2000s, all the way until they made that huge continuity error when Bramblestar got his own Super Edition. (I believe modern prints now have it fixed, but I have the original version since I snatched up a copy upon initial release week)
I remember occasionally the Erins would try to branch out, like the bear series, and the dog series (I have the first arc of Survivors), but somehow, I completely missed Bravelands? But upon looking back, it's release also seems to be around the time I was finally dropping warriors so maybe that's why I never heard of it.
I'm a little surprised that fans thought it would have been a ripoff since the Lion King was not only a retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet, but was also criticized for ripping off the Japanese Kimba movie.
I would have imagined this series to be related to the Warriorcats, if anyone remembers the dropped mythology the cats had that they spoke about being descended from bigcats and Firestar leading the temporary, 'Lion Clan,' in the last battle against Tigerstar. I always found the mythology of the cats in the early books to be very interesting, and I'm sad they just kinda wrote it out. Anyways, like I said, I'd have thought the Lion series to go into depth about the mythologies of the Cats, like a collection book of greek myths but for the warrior cats or something.
I would absolutely read these books if I could. It always kinda bothered me in the Warriors books that cats were the ONLY ones with all the cool shit, so seeing different species interact with each other and have different cultures that are mentioned and used to push the plot is so interesting to me
I REMEMBER READING THIS WHEN IT CAME OUT…. the other series deserve so much more attention… i prefer survivors to warriors to be honest
I love Bravelands, the final book is coming out in October. +arc two is amazing, you should check it out
I liked the first few books wjem they came out, kinda tempted to re-read and catch up on them
A rouge male taking over the pride is not an exculsive plot device for the lion king.
If you know your lions and research that just the nature of life for lions of only the strong will survive and.
14:39
Sorry I didn’t want to be spoiled for I’m actually interested in reading the book and see how I feel about it so I skipped the spoilers
I actually love bravelands, I’ve read most of it but I am currently reading the rest :D
Omg I remember reading this series along with the Spirit Animals series!
I higly reccomend Bamboo Kingdom. What an amazing series!
Have you read rest of Bravelands series? There is a hyena and a buffalo in it!
I had no idea theres a second and third arc I used to be obsessed with these books
Please do Survivors next!! It’s really underrated :]
I wish the gays were canon
They are canon! In arc 2, they are listed as famous lovers alongside Berry and Thorn and Sky and Rock.
@@5rcane wait what seriously! W for us gays ig.
@@5rcanealso I really like your art
I used to think that too until I realised I'm not a good role model for kids and this is a bad thing that no one should encourage
@@Serasugee what?
Did anyone else want to see fearless and gracious get close?
There's another series that was written by one of the members of Erin Hunter called Foxcraft. It's about a young fox named Isla who goes on a journey to find her brother after he goes missing and the rest of her family is killed by a mysterious group known as the Taken. It only has 3 books, but I was abosulutely OBSESSED with this series as a kid! I literally bought all three books, and I was so dissapointed to find out that the series ended at a trilogy when there is so much left to explore.
I highly reccommend you take a look at Foxcraft by Inbali Iserles! It's really good in my opinion.
@@theweirdpersonagent3005 I read that series and remember it’s a pretty quick read. It’s definitely on my radar of book series to cover.
hoi
I LOVE BRAVELANDS OMG!!
I like these books, but how they handle their gay characters feels pretty bad…
*Applause* 👏
I saw on your bio your Jewish. Me to.
Didn't The Lion King semi-copy Kimba the White Lion movie?
Not really. I recommend watching the YMS analysis of Kimba as a franchise
@@herlocksholmes-uv5qw While the Kimba vs. Simba controversy is definitely more complicated than people made it out to be, I admittedly lost any and all respect for YMS after finding out about his worryingly nonchalant opinion on zoos.
@@EagleTimberWolf A broken clock is right twice a day. His opinion on zoos doesn't change that he's right about the Kimba vs Simba controversy.
But to answer your question, actually no. Though their premises seem similar at first glance, the stories have completely opposite morals and take different paths. The characters that are often compared to eachother are really not that similar at all, they just happen to be the same species (which is understandable given the two stories take place in Africa). The "main antagonist" that Scar gets compared to is literally irrelevant for most of the many shows and movies of the franchise. It's really just a case of people jumping to conclusions without watching the source material for themselves.
Also Kimba as a franchise resorts to racist caricatures concerningly often, which I'm not sure is something you can say about The Lion King.
@@geministrial950 I never once said he was wrong about it, just that I wouldn't go around using him of all people as a source of knowledge lmao His logic boils down to "eating meat is worse than literally r**ing animals" and if there's any part of you that's okay with that simply because he made a valid point about the copyright controversy then that's on you
JUST FOUND YOU VIA MY FYP!! this is a series i didnt read but wanted to!! i love the vibes of your sona and channel so im subbing!
Is this ALL in teh first book?! i have only red a first chapters! this is so Action packed! 10/10 100%!
A brave move, thank you for your sacrifice 🫡