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File:Hyakugojyuuichi.jpg
A screenshot from Hyakugojyuuichi!!, an early example of Animutation

Animutation or fanimutation is a form of web-based computer animation, typically created in Adobe Flash and characterized by unpredictable montages of pop-culture images set to music, often in a foreign (to the intended viewers) language.

History

Animutation was invented by Neil Cicierega (Lemon Demon). The term animutation was popularized in early 2001 with flash animations such as Japanese Pokerap, and more notably, Hyakugojyuuichi!!. The popularity of Hyakugojyuuichi!! quickly made it an Internet phenomenon.[1] Since that time, others have adopted a similar style and communities of similarly-minded animators have sprung up around the web.[2]

Traits of animutation

Characters

Many animutation videos feature common characters and pictures. The most commonly used character in animutation is Colin Mochrie; he is known for his prolific TV appearances, mainly from the TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. The most notable usage of him is in the animation trilogy "Colin Mochrie vs. Jesus H. Christ" Other characters include:

Audio

Animutations can be based on songs of foreign, independent, or mainstream origin. Japanese songs were used in many of the original animutations by Neil Cicierega, but newer animutations use songs in a wide variety of languages, including English and gibberish. Some bands/singers who have performed a song in at least one animutation include Rip Slyme, Rammstein and Imakuni? (as part of Suzukisan).

Screen shot from Irrational Exuberance, a popular animutation using the Japanese song Yatta, known for classic examples of mondegreens from "misheard" English lyrics

Motifs

Many fads and motifs recur among Animutations. A list of Animutation characters and concepts is maintained at FanimutationWiki.

See also

References

  1. ^ "All hail Neil Cicierega". Salon.com. Retrieved 2006-08-19.
  2. ^ "Mutant Genius". The Austin Chronicle. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accrssdate= ignored (help)
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