"Lordy, 2021 went quick didn't it?"

Firstly, let me say happy holidays to everyone here on Newgrounds. I hope you had a fun time watching Christmas specials, enjoying the holidays, and have set yourself some great plans for 2022. I did a post last year about what I did in 2020. So I thought I give a quick run-down on my animation career and journey throughout 2021. Hopefully, they'll inspire and motivate you champions

Sooooooo let's go! :D

So the TV series, Milo that I am lucky to be a part of has aired on TV and received positive results and feedback.

It's honestly really sweet and finally cool to see your name at the end credits. Knowing that what you worked on is being seen by tons of families across the country and world.

You can watch some clips on YouTube if you are curious. Perfect if you have kids!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Jfk3HwjK4

Shortly afterwards, Milo was shortlisted and nominated for the Best Pre-School Programme by the Broadcast Awards 2022!

I will have my fingers crossed. But I am already stoked and happy that our hard work hasn't gone unnoticed and has been shortlisted. So very happy about that! :)

Two animations based around the Friday Night Funkin game were released this year. When posted onto YouTube. Week Zero exploded where it reached 1m views in a few days...then 10 million....THEN 20 MILLION VIEWS

It now sits comfortably with 26 million views and over 400k likes. This is something that many content creators dream of happening. It didn't sink in until many days later and thought I was still dreaming.

...then it got better.

My YouTube has reached a big milestone. 100k Subscribers. I know it's not big compared to those with millions. But this was a massive achievement for me. I remember back in school that classmates were bragging and dreaming about getting this. For me to be the first in my circle and finally achieve this was an amazing feeling.

It is also a nice reminder and a big "fuck you" to all of my old teachers and enemies who said I wouldn't achieve or get anywhere with animation.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

I've also done a TON of commissions for so many people online. Even catching the eye of one Tarkov Streamer, KaptainKayy. Who wanted a sexy pic for his favorite gun. Honestly, not the weirdest thing I've drawn, but glad it made KaptainKayy laugh and was shown to his audience.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/tarkov-meme-60111253

I'm sure some of my followers have seen a few of them. They have been a big help in paying some unexpected bills and got to know some pretty swell people haha. I would like to continue doing them as a side thing for funsies.

I got to be a judge for the final round of the summer jam 2021. Thanks for the invite @BrandyBuizel. It was nice to see all the entries throughout the summer. Big congrats to @Awful-Ike @Stradomyre and @test-object and to the top ten winners. You guys rocked and have a promising future ahead!

The shirt kicks ass!

Now for the last big one...Resident Evil 2 REANIMATED!

A sequel to 2020 Resident Evil REANIMATED has been announced and is underway. I have decided to host and work on something that is considered by most the best resident evil game in the series. I was really proud of how the RE1 Reanimated came out and highlighted some of the amazing talents in the Newgrounds community.

https://badtwinz.newgrounds.com/news/post/1234110

With just over 100 scenes for grabs. It's a nice bit of fun for those who want to be a part of something big. I would like to use this collab to promote and give as much attention to the artists that truly deserve it. I'm planning on releasing it in LATE-2022.

Overall. It's been a decent year. Sure, I had to deal with some problems like kidney stones, a cancer scare, and saving people from being killed (another story for another time). But overall, it hasn't been a bad year. I've already got something more planned for the future that will be announced soon.

I hope to create more shorts and a variety of animations for my Newgrounds and YouTube pages. I want to try to avoid the trap of being known for one thing and the audience eventually gets tired and moves on.

Big thanks to everyone and everyone on Newgrounds. Stay safe and see you all in 2022!