#htwins

Michael Huang has just announced that he will be stepping down from his involvement with the "Battle for Dream Island" series following a controversy surrounding the unearthing of a deleted Twitter account that was purportedly owned by Huang.

The account contained tweets where the owner would make disparaging comments towards "BFDI" crew members as well as other object show creators, such as stating, "god the new episode was so bad it killed my grandma" about Inanimate Insanity.

Mr Huang has yet to confirm or deny whether he was indeed the owner of the account in question and while public opinion is split, people seem to believe the account was owned and operated by Michael Huang.

the sheer amount of care, heart, and thought put into every little thing- from the minimalist but gorgeous backgrounds to the animation that’s just oozing with charm, to dunkel’s breathtaking 3d background modelling in exit that’s basically photorealistic to the hilarious and distinct voice acting, to the simultaneously clever and goofy writing to the absolute bangers that are its original soundtrack made completely by michael alone........ for me, it all just. really shows.

the fact that something that started as a little hobby for two kid brothers barely in middle school could still be going on so very strong to this day and only getting better and better as it does so is the most inspirational thing. they could have easily abandoned the series entirely as they got older, as life became harder and more complicated- but no. here they are now, in their early 20s, and still creating this wonderful little show; with a proper crew behind it now to boot, all working together to create something that, if produced for tv, would have a staff over five times as large.

animation on its own is hard. but piecing together a long, cohesive story with character interaction and voice acting and storyboarding and music?? that’s an entirely different beast altogether.

i don’t usually see people talking about bfdi as a series like this, but i just. i just appreciate this show so much, on so many different levels that i can’t even properly articulate in text. and for a lot of people, this stuff isn’t usually considered- and that’s cool, too! i know you’re not usually going to step back and overanalyze something that’s much more of a casual interest, and i know that’s what bfdi is for a lot of people. i just think about these things a lot, especially with how involved the crew is within its community, and just how rewarding it is to be the person who gets excited and giddy catching subtle tie-ins and references to episodes long since past.

for me, it’s a whole lot more than just another animated web show. it’s inspiring. as someone who’s wanted to animate since i was around the age that cary and michael were when they first started the series, seeing them continue on with it with such care fills me with hope. and in a sense, i think just how long bfdi has been running is a large part of why it instantly felt ‘like home’ to me.

because no matter how far it advances, it never forgets its roots- and isn’t afraid to be completely ridiculous and silly. and i really...... really appreciate it.