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. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Adobe Flash, or simply Flash, refers to both the Adobe Flash Player, and to the Adobe Flash Professional multimedia authoring program. ... Popular culture, sometimes abbreviated to pop culture, consists of widespread cultural elements in any given society. ...

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] Neil Cicierega performs live as Lemon Demon with bassist Alora Lanzillotta, guitarist Charles Chooch Sergio, and drummer Professor iPod (on top of the keyboard) Neil Stephen Cicierega (born August 23, 1986), also known under the aliases Trapezoid and Lemon Demon, is an Internet personality and artist. ...

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: Wikinews has related news: Comedian Colin Mochrie to host Canadian 5th Grader game show Colin Andrew Mochrie (born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish-Canadian actor and improvisational comedian. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

• Bill Cosby
• A plastic statue of Jesus, usually referred to as Jesus H. Christ
• Mr. T
• Alex Chiu
• Zippy, from Rainbow
• Matthew Lesko
• Adolf Hitler
• Dopefish
• Jay Jay the Jet Plane
• Mario
• Pikachu
• Domo-kun
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Hello Kitty
• George W. Bush
• Jack Thompson
• Harry Potter
• Pee-Wee Herman
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Bill Gates
• Pac-Man
• Dave Thomas (American businessman)
• Dave Thomas (actor) (referred to as "I can't believe it's not Dave Thomas")

William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... This article is about the phrase. ... This article is about the actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Zippy (in orange, holding building block) Zippy is a fictional character on the childrens television programme Rainbow. ... Rainbow was a childrens television series in the United Kingdom which ran twice weekly at 12. ... Matthew Lesko (born 1943) is an American author and late-night television personality who has authored reference books telling people about how to get free money from the United States Government. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Several poses of the Dopefish, accompanied by its far less famous cousin, the Schoolfish. ... // Jay Jay the Jet Plane is a childrens butt raping television cartoon fiction series. ... Mario ) is a video game character created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and the official mascot of Nintendo. ... Pikachu ) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Domo-kun (pictured right). ... For the animated cartoon named for this character, see SpongeBob SquarePants Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants is the eponymous character of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Hello Kitty by Sanrio. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Jack Thompson is the name of several persons: Jack Thompson (actor) (born 1940), Australian film and television star Jack Thompson (attorney) (born 1951), American lawyer Jack Thompson (boxer) (1904–1946), American boxer Jack Thompson (football player) (born 1956), American football quarterback from Samoa Jack E. Thompson, British scientist Category: ... Harry James Potter is a fictional character and the main protagonist of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of fantasy books. ... Pee-wee Herman is a fictional character played by Paul Reubens. ... This article is about the video game character. ... For other persons named Bill Gates, see Bill Gates (disambiguation). ... Pac-Man is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution by Midway Games in 1979. ... For other persons of the same name, see David Thomas. ... See the David Thomas disambiguation page for other people with this name. ...

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. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

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

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Motifs

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

See also

• Andrew Kepple
• Yatta
• Veloso
• Jesus H. Christ
• Hatten är din
• Colin Mochrie
• YTMND
• Neil Cicierega

Andrew Kepple (born December 18, 1979), also known on the Internet as Too Much Spare Time or simply TmsT and sometimes King Sluggy, is an animator and cartoonist from New Zealand. ... The cover of the YATTA! CD single. ... Veloso, whose real name is Greg Falcon, is an Internet artist known for creating animutations such as the popular [[YattaIrrational Exuberance. ... This article is about the phrase. ... Hatten är din Hatten är din (Swedish for The hat is yours), was a popular internet meme from 2000. ... Wikinews has related news: Comedian Colin Mochrie to host Canadian 5th Grader game show Colin Andrew Mochrie (born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish-Canadian actor and improvisational comedian. ... YTMND, an initialism for Youre The Man Now Dog, is an online community centered around the creation of hosted web pages (known within the community as YTMNDs) featuring a juxtaposition of a single image or a simple slideshow, which may be animated and/or tiled along with optional large... Neil Cicierega performs live as Lemon Demon with bassist Alora Lanzillotta, guitarist Charles Chooch Sergio, and drummer Professor iPod (on top of the keyboard) Neil Stephen Cicierega (born August 23, 1986), also known under the aliases Trapezoid and Lemon Demon, is an Internet personality and artist. ...

References

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External links

• Albinoblacksheep.com animutations
• Animutation Portal
• Main_Page FanimutationWiki
• Animutations on newgrounds.com
• Neil Cicierega's animutation website
• Copy, Paste, Animate - Toronto Star article
• Colin Mochrie vs. Jesus H. Christ: Messages About Masculinities and Fame in Online Video Conversations (PDF)