if cartoon characters realized they’re trapped inside a terrible cartoon?

A group of random characters suddenly become self-aware and realize they’re trapped inside a cartoon created by an artist who isn’t very good at drawing… but dreams of making millions from his own animated series. Now they’re forced to keep the story moving, survive increasingly absurd adventures, and deal with whatever ridiculous ideas their creator comes up with next. After all… if there’s no story, there’s no show.

Totaly Normal Series | Pilot

Erjansk is an upcoming horror indie animated show with no budget

Erjansk is an upcoming indie animated show with no budget, but a passionate team of small, talented creators. It is a stop-motion horror comedy mixed with 3D, 2D and live-action elements. 🩸Support the show and its creator:<a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/victoransxd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://buymeacoffee.com/victoransxd</a> Done as part of my Master's degree thesis film at Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Faculty of New Media Arts, Graphics, Multimedia Communication in February, 2026 Upcoming Pilot’s description:A man seeks stability in an announcement board with job offers and ends up discovering something seemingly too good to be true. This leads to him finding out the real lengths he needs to take in order earn the pay: “At The Meatgrinders’“ cook vacancy interview requires him to cook meals that utilize “family” recipes to prove his culinary worth… easy enough? Show premise:The story of Erjansk is about consequence of unlimited power given to man and its capabilities. The city of Erjansk, roots of which lay in medieval ancient times, is now stuck in a soviet-like time period, where progress is punished and evolution had long been paused. The city, smelling of urine and rot - now a playground for beings with godlike abilities called The Other. They come in many forms, usually inspired by the mundane, twisted into something absurd and nightmarish to turn basic human experiences into hell. Human meat is just food, and the skin is no different to cloth or wallpaper. Human suffering is but a trial, a gateway to become just like them. They can wipe out all life but simply choose not to, for it would no longer bring amusement, and pain and suffering is the only thing left that allows them to truly grasp it. To the average erjan - every move may result in death, restarting of life cycle, and every daily activity may end up being their last. Welcome to Erjansk, where every episode is a new experience, location and character filled with absurdity, horror and dread. 🥩 OPENING SCENE CREDITS:🩸 Directed, Written &amp; Edited | Victorans XD:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@VictoransXD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@VictoransXD</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/victorans_xd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/victorans_xd</a><a href="https://www.victoransxd.newgrounds.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.victoransxd.newgrounds.com</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@victorans_xd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@victorans_xd</a> 🩸 Stop-Motion Animation &amp; Live Action | Victorans XD 🩸 VFX | Victorans XD 🩸 Announcement Animations | NeuralWelding:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@neural_welding" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@neural_welding</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/neural_welding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/neural_welding/</a> 🩸 2D Intro Animation | NullyWully:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nully_wully/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/nully_wully/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RealNullyWully" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@RealNullyWully</a><a href="https://nullywully.newgrounds.com/" rel="nofollow">https://nullywully.newgrounds.com/</a> 🥩 3D:🩸 3D models &amp; CGI | Neurospike Softworks:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroSpikeDev" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroSpikeDev</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@neurospike_softworks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@neurospike_softworks</a>(All of Erjansk city buildings, balconies, cranes, ptichik birds) 🩸 3D Camera Animation | Victorans XD &amp; Neurospike Softworks:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroSpikeDev" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroSpikeDev</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@neurospike_softworks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@neurospike_softworks</a> 🩸 Additional 3D help | CatwithaKnife:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CatwithaKnife12" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@CatwithaKnife12</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/catwithaknife12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/catwithaknife12/</a>(Rendering and troubleshooting) 🥩 Art:🩸 Additional character design | NullyWully:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nully_wully/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/nully_wully/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RealNullyWully" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@RealNullyWully</a><a href="https://nullywully.newgrounds.com/" rel="nofollow">https://nullywully.newgrounds.com/</a>(Announcements related characters for future appearances) 🩸 Announcement board artworks:NullyWully:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nully_wully/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/nully_wully/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RealNullyWully" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@RealNullyWully</a><a href="https://nullywully.newgrounds.com/" rel="nofollow">https://nullywully.newgrounds.com/</a>(“Chmaldik”, “Jiuzeppe’s Meatzza!”, “Valera Autofixing Services”, “A one way taxi”, “Any cracks and holes”, “Your friendly Gnose”, “Freshly Baptized”) NeuralWelding:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@neural_welding" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@neural_welding</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/neural_welding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/neural_welding/</a>(“Putting the Christ in Christopher”, “Unfreezing fevers – bone!”, “Flyrket – constantly decaying prices!”, “We’re at the table, merging”) StopItPlz:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jamescollinj/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/jamescollinj/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@stopitplz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@stopitplz</a>(“Warning”, “Paper”, “At The Meatgrinders’ Hiring Once More!”, “Unfortunately, he looks like this.”, “Confiscated Teeth”) Ben W//B:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ronin_group2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/ronin_group2025</a>(“Vampire stakes”, “Chmald your wrinkles!”) Victorans XD:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@VictoransXD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@VictoransXD</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/victorans_xd/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/victorans_xd/</a>(“Silent guests”, “You aren’t mad – they DO watch you!”, “Easy method getting in debt”, “Blackboil’s banana imports”, “Try KROVNAK!”, “Apartment with balcony”, “Shlak n Chmak”, “Please Take.” &amp; all text-only ones) 🥩 Props:🩸 Stop-Motion set | Victorans XD 🩸 Additional props | Sanza Cotton:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/eared_slippers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/eared_slippers</a>(Standing warning sign, barrels) 🥩 Music:🩸 Erjansk Intro music | Tsushinki:<a href="https://tsushinki.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://tsushinki.bandcamp.com/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5hQLwuZVUUUku2EazuddOw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5hQLwuZVUUUku2EazuddOw</a> 🩸 Music Ambience &amp; Additional Sound Effects | NullyWully:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nully_wully/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/nully_wully/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RealNullyWully" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@RealNullyWully</a><a href="https://nullywully.newgrounds.com/" rel="nofollow">https://nullywully.newgrounds.com/</a>

ERJANSK: Indie Animated Show Opening Scene Preview (PILOT)

Upcoming horror indie animated show intro reveal

Erjansk is an upcoming indie animated show with no budget, but a passionate team of small, talented creators. It is a stop-motion horror comedy mixed with 3D, 2D and live-action elements. 🩸Support the show and its creator:<a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/victoransxd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://buymeacoffee.com/victoransxd</a> Upcoming Pilot’s description:A man seeks stability in an announcement board with job offers and ends up discovering something seemingly too good to be true. This leads to him finding out the real lengths he needs to take in order earn the pay: “At The Meatgrinders’“ cook vacancy interview requires him to cook meals that utilize “family” recipes to prove his culinary worth… easy enough? Show premise:The story of Erjansk is about consequence of unlimited power given to man and its capabilities. The city of Erjansk, roots of which lay in medieval ancient times, is now stuck in a soviet-like time period, where progress is punished and evolution had long been paused. The city, smelling of urine and rot - now a playground for beings with godlike abilities called The Other. They come in many forms, usually inspired by the mundane, twisted into something absurd and nightmarish to turn basic human experiences into hell. Human meat is just food, and the skin is no different to cloth or wallpaper. Human suffering is but a trial, a gateway to become just like them. They can wipe out all life but simply choose not to, for it would no longer bring amusement, and pain and suffering is the only thing left that allows them to truly grasp it. To the average erjan - every move may result in death, restarting of life cycle, and every daily activity may end up being their last. Welcome to Erjansk, where every episode is a new experience, location and character filled with absurdity, horror and dread. 🩸 2D Intro Animation | NullyWully:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nully_wully/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/nully_wully/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RealNullyWully" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@RealNullyWully</a><a href="https://nullywully.newgrounds.com/" rel="nofollow">https://nullywully.newgrounds.com/</a> 🩸 Erjansk Intro music | Tsushinki:<a href="https://tsushinki.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://tsushinki.bandcamp.com/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5hQLwuZVUUUku2EazuddOw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5hQLwuZVUUUku2EazuddOw</a> My socials:Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@VictoransXD" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@VictoransXD</a>Newgrounds: <a href="https://victoransxd.newgrounds.com/" rel="nofollow">https://victoransxd.newgrounds.com/</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/victorans_xd/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/victorans_xd/</a>Discord Username: victoransxdDiscord Server: <a href="https://discord.gg/zScx9Kef29" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://discord.gg/zScx9Kef29</a>Deviantart: <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/victorans" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.deviantart.com/victorans</a>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@victorans_xd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@victorans_xd</a>

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