Clockwork Outer Worlds

༄ Artfight ‘26 Graphics // Personal

Conan and his kickbutt Ran neechan

Introducing people to alien stage is a pain because they'll never understand what it was like to sit with the implications and foreshadowing and symbolism and lore for MONTHS on end between each round and having so much time to digest the deaths of each character. Like all you have to do to get into alnst is watch it but that's honestly not enough to understand the whole story nor feel the true impact of each plot development. Because each round is so short in comparison to a standard animation episode, I feel like new fans don't absorb as much information before moving onto the next round. It's a privilege to be able to watch everything in one go but I think it comes at a cost of emotional impact. Seeing the rollercoaster that was the final round then waiting for MONTHSSSS to be told hey!! Till actually survived!! was an INSANE yet integral experience to watching alnst imo. Just seeing everything in one go isn't the same because to new fans he just got shot, skipped an episode and hey he's alive again!! Like you don't know the PAIN of reading into every little thing between round 6 and karma to see he's alive or having Vivinos drop a comic of Till and his mom a whole MONTH later to really rub salt in the wound and have it FESTER AND FESTER UNTIL THEY RELEASED THE NEXT EP UGHAUAUGAHAHUH.