I mean, it's either that or you try and do it on Youtube and live off a Patreon and that's a dangerous game.
It's a risk no matter what you do. It's your call at the end of the day what you decide to do with your idea.
What happened to Parker sucked, absolute bullshit how some idiot violated the NDA just for Twitter clicks. That being said CN is a vampire of a company and will suck and new talent into it and never let go.
And what?
If he didn't do so we'd never be discussing Mao Mao, making fanart, etc.
It would have exactly zero support and he would never be known for anything. And now it has a lot of support
The japanese usually depict tanuki with large testicles, it's not an animal associated with femininity. Though, in my opinion, the design simply sucks. Looks like a concept doodle or first draft.
This. The best shows are the ones where you just can't get enough of the characters. Where you couldn't care less about whatever "overarching story" is developing as long as your favorite characters are still super entertaining. I've recently been experiencing that with WWDITS, and I definitely experienced that with Mao Mao.
>Where you couldn't care less about whatever "overarching story" is developing as long as your favorite characters are still super entertaining
I mean I'd take both
I don't know either. Something about the timing, the VA, the direction, it works when every other attempt winds up obnoxious.
All I know is that Adorabat sidling up to the handlebars calmly and then screaming in terror had me laughing the hardest I have in years.
Yeah, pretty much, there's no reason why she should work, but she does
I don't know either. Something about the timing, the VA, the direction, it works when every other attempt winds up obnoxious.
All I know is that Adorabat sidling up to the handlebars calmly and then screaming in terror had me laughing the hardest I have in years.
The writing knows when there's been enough of her, and always lets other characters acknowledge how annoying she is when she's being annoying. She's allowed to be both in the wrong and right, which means you don't question why anyone bothers keeping her around. Her respect for Mao Mao and the way his character is written keeps her in check too, because he just speaks honestly to her and her character is written so she is willing to listen. I love that fricking cat and his family. I miss this show so much.
Ah, gotcha. I only started the show a little more than a week ago. Fricking hilarious and super creative. Haven't seen the original movie yet, but I will as soon as I finish catching up on the series. Just getting to the S2 finale right now. Guillermo a cute, and I'm madly in love with Nadja.
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There's one or two references you won't get if you watch the series first, one being a cameo from the movie MC but otherwise it's alright.
The characters are absolutely stellar.
Same director as that thor movie that's actually funny iirc, the one with gladiator hulk
2 years ago
Anonymous
Yep, Taika Waititi blesses everything he touches. I was actually first introduced to his work with Hunt for the Wilderpeople years back. Still gotta get around to seeing more of his stuff tho. Our Flag Means Death was great. Def check it out when you can. It's already been picked up for a second season.
>created a smile monster >made an Orangusnake mech that was strong enough to defeat Mao Mao >made Adorabat evil
guess we’ll never know what was gonna happen lol
I honestly think it's the universe mocking me. Hardly enough gets less than 2 seasons, and fricking Mao Mao of all things had to be one of them? And nobody even knows why for sure?
>The person that voices Mao Mao wants to make sure people know he’s straight >The person that voices Badgerclops doesn’t give a frick about what people think
seems fitting
2 years ago
Anonymous
>mao mao tries to teach adorabat that gay people can be heroes too >adorabat comes to the conclusion that he is gay >mao mao goes into a typical mao mao frenzy trying to prove he isn't gay be being overly heterosexual >even flirts with ramaraffe while fighting, just makes the sky pirates uncomfortable and they give up
2 years ago
Anonymous
Ive seen Griffths art. He drew the TMNTs pissing, so I dont think he cares much.
2 years ago
Anonymous
>He drew the TMNTs pissing
link?
2 years ago
Anonymous
Frick, it's been like a year. I dont know if I can find it again, it was just some obscure art blog of his, but Ill try.
2 years ago
Anonymous
Say no more. I found it.
I know Griffith Kimmins is based because he directed most of China, IL, one of my favorite shows.
2 years ago
Anonymous
How the hell did you find it? I googled every keyword I could remember.
2 years ago
Anonymous
Griffith is old-school, so you saying "some obscure art blog of his" immediately made me think BLOGSPOT.
2 years ago
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99% sure I found it somewhere else, but whatever works I suppose.
2 years ago
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>blogspot is oldschool
I still remember seeing ads for it on magazines like it was yesterday.
I think Parker's only problem was shipping Mao Mao and Badgerclops or just assuming they're a couple. Griff himself, even when on their short lived PG rated video game youtube thing, Griff would do gay voices and pretty much said he'd suck his own dick if he could. Griff likely isn't straight though I'm very sure he and Parker are like Mao Mao and BC: just best buds.
2 years ago
Anonymous
>I think Parker's only problem was
that he has a lot of problems.
I've been wondering, why this fandom keeps sucking off the creator so hard, while other fandoms on Cinemaphile turn on their showrunners for much less or shit-talk them for fun?
Even though Parker behaves like an egotistic asshat boomer which is likely the reason why his show got shitcanned, you people just keep coming up with excuses for his cringy behavior.
Is it because this fandom is full of fujos with a masochistic streak, so when you get shit on again and again, it doesn't even register?
2 years ago
Anonymous
Parker would never have a gay best friend. At best Griff might be very slightly bi. Maybe.
>He called the blob "he" when he genuinely fell in love. BC is gay.
Because the blob was transformed into Badgerclops at the time, sort of, and mimicking his actions. Falling in love with it doesn't prove that Badgerclops is gay, it proves that he's a narcissist.
Do you guys think theres an extended version of the opening somewhere that we never got to hear? Maybe a scene in a planned finale that we’ll never get because some hack at CN wanted more shows for toddlers?
>there will never be a season 2 >a great evil will never steal the crystal pure heart >Mao Mao will never go on a years long journey to recover it while Badgerclops and Adorabat protect the town >Mao Mao will never return after the timeskip to find a grown Adorabat stomping monsters like a pro
It hurts
I thought the foreshadow was that the heart was some sort of prison for a great power and it was slowly leaking out? Which is why it powered up the sky pirates that one time
There are three moments that will live forever in my head no matter how much of this show I forget
Adorabat sidling up to the handlebars of the bike and then screaming with the most perfect timing,
Steven Universe Mao Mao ineffectually singing at a huge monster,
and Ramiraffe in the background walking out, seeing her side has lost, and noping out of frame.
It's about Mao Mao, a badass hero who's forced to become the sheriff of a town inhabited by cutesy cuddly creatures. Epic monsters attack, a goofy arch nemesis always comes to cause trouble. It's a fun premise.
Cat Samurai became a hero because he thought it’d make his dad love him. Now he lives in a city full of carebears fighting monsters and pirates with his best buddy and a literal child.
It's on HBO max and it's not a big time investment at 11 minutes a segment.
Skip the pilot, the setup is pretty self-evident. Start on something like outfoxed, not impressed, or bao bao's revenge
Episode 1 isn't great, but that's not a good reason to skip it. Like you said its just one 11 minute segment, after that it starts to improve pretty quickly.
I'm a firm believer that shows with simple or self-evident setups make their best impression with mid-season episodes
Let them watch the pilot when they've developed a taste for the season already
Anyone else notice how weirdly OP Badgerclops was in the earlier episodes? Then some time in the middle of the show they made him about as strong as Mao, maybe a little weaker
Something about 'not being the right face' for diverse creators or something.
Know the show got decent advertisement at the time. Then it just..stopped
I've never seen this show before, and wow, I was not expecting Mao Mao's voice to be this deep and gruff. His character design made me think he'd have a much softer voice.
Yeah, when I first watched the show back in 2019, I expected him to have a kid or teen voice. But no, he has the voice of a grown ass man literally is one (albeit he does act juvenile sometimes). Fun fact, the creator himself voices Mao Mao.
Yeah, I was expecting a voice simlar to the rabbit from Skunk Fu. Instead, Mao Mao's voice sounds like he could be a drill sergeant yelling at boot camp recuits.
Speaking of, every time I come into a Mao Mao thread, everyone's talking about leaks and promos for S2, but I can't find hide nor tail of it. Anyone mind spoonfeeding my clubbed moronic brain?
Yep, there's no point in really hiding this stuff when it's probably never gonna be seen by now. First five episode titles: >As You Command >Help Mao Relax >Badgerglops >Hero Contest >Squatters Rights
Some weird thing happening to this bird monster.. maybe mao mao's sword glowing?
2 years ago
Anonymous
mao mao relaxing
2 years ago
Anonymous
Rufus returns to bother the sheriffs some more
2 years ago
Anonymous
Cartoon Network PLEASE
2 years ago
Anonymous
Pink Badgerclops.. looks like some pure heart shenanigans are going on
2 years ago
Anonymous
Bird monster again, and honey too
2 years ago
Anonymous
Random deer
2 years ago
Anonymous
Another new monster, this one looks reptilian
2 years ago
Anonymous
Mao Mao fighting a herd of monsters on his own
2 years ago
Anonymous
Mao Mao poses
2 years ago
Anonymous
Cute
2 years ago
Anonymous
The very final piece of Season 2 art, mao mao rescuing Badgerclops from a monster in the sky.
2 years ago
Anonymous
Now who do I need to threaten for them to actually release season 2
2 years ago
Anonymous
I don't think Season 2 is even finished, anon. This might've been another Glitch Techs situation where it was cancelled mid-production, leaving us with scripts and animatics that'll never see the light of day.
2 years ago
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Ill take whatevers there.
2 years ago
Anonymous
Is this chart saying Mao Mao is 3 feet tall?
2 years ago
Anonymous
I mean he is a cat-creature thing, one would assume he is a bit SMALL. Or he is just a manlet like his dad.
2 years ago
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Badgerglops, probably the mimic coming back and more Badger than ever. Either BC was going to treat him as an annoying ex or get jealous how he's like him but better. Basically he's him without the sass and is much mode attentive and cooperative.
I just want to know about Mao's sisters bros, not just for horny reasons. What are they like? Are they buttholes kinda like Shin? Or are they sweethearts who coddle Mao like his still their baby brother.
The way Mao Mao depicts them is being serious, uncaring, and professional. But we all know Mao isn't the most reliable narrator.
I kind wish Shin was reveled way later, I really liked the built-up in the episodes before his appearances about him and the sister.
I was honestly surprised he appeared so early, I was expecting the sisters to appear way before dad himself. I do kinda love and hate the fact he is a manlet faking being a god-emperor sized cat.
Makes me wish over 90% of the children's (and adult in some cases) cartoon industry wasn't controlled by three channels that have become pretty godawful and cringe.
Poor Mao Mao is a protagonist stuck in one era to late. He is the perfect 2000s action cartoon hero, that exists in an industry that now prefers sexually confused brown girls and effeminate boys rather then macho (and somewhat edgy) heroes
If the creator wanted to continue this series as a (web)comic or something, would he be allowed to do that? Or no, because CN has the legal rights to it? Curious.
dude is too busy working in the animation industry and being a dad while also still finding the time to work on his game project and other art on the side. I don't think he has enough time to make a webcomic even if he wanted to
>not sure what tumblr was thinking with this one
I actually kind of get it, he hits all the checkmarks for a FtM self-insert character: >cute and smol UwU >daddy issues galore >other mental issues galore >in a faux gay relationship and raising an adopted child with his cute best buddy (or at least that's what it looked like in the early episodes) >hypermasculine in some respects to the point of coming off as overcompensating, but at the same time in touch with his feminine side >his normal speaking voice is very deep, but in his Adorabat disguise and the Pow Pow episode he can pull off a much more feminine one >master of disguise >insecure about his height >teased for his babby hands which he hides under oversized gloves >suspiciously hides a bunch of nasty-looking scars on his belly (where normally some of the cat tats would be) under a wide belt/sash thing, which is reminiscent of breast removal scars and a binder
It's almost too perfect if you think about it. Almost.
Didn't Parker just say Mao and Badger are just friends? I remember that trigger alot of subhuman homoerotic loving shippers. Hell he didn't even say that Mao and Badger where straight, just that they were only good friends
tumblr dropped Mao Mao after Parkers "Im not homophobic, but...." post.
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it would be way more likely for Mao Mao to identify as female so he can fit in with his sisters, not sure what tumblr was thinking with this one
>not sure what tumblr was thinking with this one
I actually kind of get it, he hits all the checkmarks for a FtM self-insert character: >cute and smol UwU >daddy issues galore >other mental issues galore >in a faux gay relationship and raising an adopted child with his cute best buddy (or at least that's what it looked like in the early episodes) >hypermasculine in some respects to the point of coming off as overcompensating, but at the same time in touch with his feminine side >his normal speaking voice is very deep, but in his Adorabat disguise and the Pow Pow episode he can pull off a much more feminine one >master of disguise >insecure about his height >teased for his babby hands which he hides under oversized gloves >suspiciously hides a bunch of nasty-looking scars on his belly (where normally some of the cat tats would be) under a wide belt/sash thing, which is reminiscent of breast removal scars and a binder
It's almost too perfect if you think about it. Almost.
When did people stop being able to separate personal interpretation from authorial intent? When did people start seeing fictional characters as real people with factual histories and personalities that can be victims of abuse instead of symbols that can mean whatever you want them to mean - for you.
I'm just so sick of tumblr/twitter drama over shit like misgendering a fictional character or whether a fictional character likes wiener or whether two close friends in a children's show are secretly having sex
It's like that time Steven Universe fans harassed a teenager over fanart skin tones
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Lets not forget Tumblr have pushed people to sucide for that kind of reasons.
>two dudes in high school are close >people mockingly call them gay >two dudes on the internet/in fiction are close >people lovingly call them gay
There's really not that much of a difference here and I'm tired of people pretending otherwise, why can't dudes just be affectionate towards each other without everyone assuming they crave the wiener? I swear girls can basically molest each other and still be straight, but accidentally touch another dude and you're immediately a homosexual. I don't get it.
>why can't dudes just be affectionate towards each other without everyone assuming they crave the wiener?
This right here is the exact same energy Parker clearly made his post with.
This show has so many gags that are all in the visuals or the read
I'm so sick of cartoons blocked like stage plays with the dialogue being the only source of jokes
No you're not
The show was going to get a season 2 but CN got acquired and new management cut production on basically anything not aimed at preschoolers. Mao Mao's target demo was above their line so it got cut. Sadly big media corps don't just release properties they aren't using on the off chance that they can make some money off it in the future, so Parker can't just take the show to another producer/network.
I don't get it, it has action, humor, bits of lore, and great characters but it seems like its went under the radar.Its also starred by anthros and at times is weirdly fetishy, this had to appeal to someone.
There's still no official confirmation of anything. https://twitter.com/parkerrsimmons/status/1526996566841495552 is the only thing said on the subject.
What sticks out as a really bad sign that it's more than cancelled is the way CN will just not acknowledge the shows existence on social media anymore. It's like the show isn't just cancelled, it's disowned.
>What sticks out as a really bad sign that it's more than cancelled is the way CN will just not acknowledge the shows existence on social media anymore. It's like the show isn't just cancelled, it's disowned.
What's even worse is it's probably ruining his chances for Multiversus. If CN disowned Mao Mao due to some kind of disagreement theyre not gonna allow him in.
You describe this like it's some kind of natural phenomenon. Someone was making the threads, right? A bunch of someones, probably. What happened that made them stop?
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Is it that weird? Like I said, it went two years without episodes. People got bored and left and stopped caring. I dont think its thats hard to accept.
I never wanted the threads to turn into coomerbait generals by focusing on Mao Maos sisters, but in retrospect between that and not having the show at all anymore, Id take the obnoxious coomers.
So does anyone with actual taste.
CN didn't/doesn't deserve this series.
But I do, and I want it.
A cautionary tale to any young animator/director on why you never sign your ideas away to big corpos for promises of money and success.
I still don't get why Parker did it. He worked on Motorcity. Did he really expect his show to go a different way?
Moreso a cautionary tale to be better at PR, which Parker was not good at.
What's the alternative, just never see it get done? Let it rot away as a webcomic?
No. Let it fade away into obscurity on Cartoon Network with no promotion, duh.
It's a risk no matter what you do. It's your call at the end of the day what you decide to do with your idea.
What happened to Parker sucked, absolute bullshit how some idiot violated the NDA just for Twitter clicks. That being said CN is a vampire of a company and will suck and new talent into it and never let go.
I mean, it's either that or you try and do it on Youtube and live off a Patreon and that's a dangerous game.
And what?
If he didn't do so we'd never be discussing Mao Mao, making fanart, etc.
It would have exactly zero support and he would never be known for anything. And now it has a lot of support
>And now it has a lot of support
It hasn't had a new episode in 2 years.
External support.
Having a following is way more important then having more episodes
See Invader Zim
There isn't really that much of a following anymore...people got tired of waiting.
Looks cute but I never watched it.
Tanya Keys is Bae
her very existence refutes the former
though you are very much correct on the latter
Her design still irks me off. It's not feminine.
Parker's learning from his mistakes
This is still not feminine, it needs big irises,eye glint, and eyelashes
The japanese usually depict tanuki with large testicles, it's not an animal associated with femininity. Though, in my opinion, the design simply sucks. Looks like a concept doodle or first draft.
yes
no
maybe
frick this gaygish voreshit
i'm depressed we never to to see mao mao's mom's face. she would've gotten reams of porn
Mao Mao and Dan Vs are my favourite comedy shows of the 2010s
Mao Mao is such a great character. Parker seriously could’ve put him in anything and I still would’ve watched.
This. The best shows are the ones where you just can't get enough of the characters. Where you couldn't care less about whatever "overarching story" is developing as long as your favorite characters are still super entertaining. I've recently been experiencing that with WWDITS, and I definitely experienced that with Mao Mao.
>Where you couldn't care less about whatever "overarching story" is developing as long as your favorite characters are still super entertaining
I mean I'd take both
True.
Adorabat is the only time this kind of character has ever worked. Ever.
Yeah, pretty much, there's no reason why she should work, but she does
I don't know either. Something about the timing, the VA, the direction, it works when every other attempt winds up obnoxious.
All I know is that Adorabat sidling up to the handlebars calmly and then screaming in terror had me laughing the hardest I have in years.
What about Frida Suarez from El Tigre?
I'm gonna level with you, anon:
I only watched, like, two episodes of El Tigre.
The writing knows when there's been enough of her, and always lets other characters acknowledge how annoying she is when she's being annoying. She's allowed to be both in the wrong and right, which means you don't question why anyone bothers keeping her around. Her respect for Mao Mao and the way his character is written keeps her in check too, because he just speaks honestly to her and her character is written so she is willing to listen. I love that fricking cat and his family. I miss this show so much.
I like how the theme song is from her perspective.
I love whenever Mao Mao treats her like a daughter, theres a genuine love between the characters that actually feels real. Shit makes me smile
Becaus there is no shipping in this show beside Tanya or the dog characters that got married
Her voice actor did great with screams
What we do in the shadows is great.
The spiniff series is good too.
I still quote "i was known as vladislav the poker"
Spin-off?
Tv series with the same name as the movie for some reason.
Apparently the first ep of a new season aired literally today, talk about coincidences
Ah, gotcha. I only started the show a little more than a week ago. Fricking hilarious and super creative. Haven't seen the original movie yet, but I will as soon as I finish catching up on the series. Just getting to the S2 finale right now. Guillermo a cute, and I'm madly in love with Nadja.
There's one or two references you won't get if you watch the series first, one being a cameo from the movie MC but otherwise it's alright.
The characters are absolutely stellar.
Same director as that thor movie that's actually funny iirc, the one with gladiator hulk
Yep, Taika Waititi blesses everything he touches. I was actually first introduced to his work with Hunt for the Wilderpeople years back. Still gotta get around to seeing more of his stuff tho. Our Flag Means Death was great. Def check it out when you can. It's already been picked up for a second season.
And mao mao was just a bout to get an overarching story, there was something odd about the crystal heart.
>created a smile monster
>made an Orangusnake mech that was strong enough to defeat Mao Mao
>made Adorabat evil
guess we’ll never know what was gonna happen lol
I honestly think it's the universe mocking me. Hardly enough gets less than 2 seasons, and fricking Mao Mao of all things had to be one of them? And nobody even knows why for sure?
Remind me again, what episode is that pic from?
Uh, the one that mocks TTGo I believe.
I'm pretty sure they mocked Steven Universe considering the ukulele and the pink shirt.
Both.
Sigh.
Correct.
Universe hates furgays.
>Universe hates furgays.
you have no idea what you're talking about
Then whyd the universe give me the best cartoon in the past 10 years
Im not a fujo but Badgerclops always seemed gay whenever I watched
Badgerclops is "whoever will feed me"-sexual
Griffith seems like the type to be perfectly okay with that.
Parker does not. At least, not internally anyway.
>The person that voices Mao Mao wants to make sure people know he’s straight
>The person that voices Badgerclops doesn’t give a frick about what people think
seems fitting
>mao mao tries to teach adorabat that gay people can be heroes too
>adorabat comes to the conclusion that he is gay
>mao mao goes into a typical mao mao frenzy trying to prove he isn't gay be being overly heterosexual
>even flirts with ramaraffe while fighting, just makes the sky pirates uncomfortable and they give up
Ive seen Griffths art. He drew the TMNTs pissing, so I dont think he cares much.
>He drew the TMNTs pissing
link?
Frick, it's been like a year. I dont know if I can find it again, it was just some obscure art blog of his, but Ill try.
Say no more. I found it.
I know Griffith Kimmins is based because he directed most of China, IL, one of my favorite shows.
How the hell did you find it? I googled every keyword I could remember.
Griffith is old-school, so you saying "some obscure art blog of his" immediately made me think BLOGSPOT.
99% sure I found it somewhere else, but whatever works I suppose.
>blogspot is oldschool
I still remember seeing ads for it on magazines like it was yesterday.
What is he pissing at?
Krang. Also, Eggman version when?
Those tiny ears of his are so adorable
More like horns.
Soft and fluffy horns
To take it away from you.
It hurts but Im still glad I had it
He's feminine as it is and he was girly when he was dating the blob. He called the blob "he" when he genuinely fell in love. BC is gay.
Dont tell Parker that.
I think Parker's only problem was shipping Mao Mao and Badgerclops or just assuming they're a couple. Griff himself, even when on their short lived PG rated video game youtube thing, Griff would do gay voices and pretty much said he'd suck his own dick if he could. Griff likely isn't straight though I'm very sure he and Parker are like Mao Mao and BC: just best buds.
>I think Parker's only problem was
that he has a lot of problems.
I've been wondering, why this fandom keeps sucking off the creator so hard, while other fandoms on Cinemaphile turn on their showrunners for much less or shit-talk them for fun?
Even though Parker behaves like an egotistic asshat boomer which is likely the reason why his show got shitcanned, you people just keep coming up with excuses for his cringy behavior.
Is it because this fandom is full of fujos with a masochistic streak, so when you get shit on again and again, it doesn't even register?
Parker would never have a gay best friend. At best Griff might be very slightly bi. Maybe.
>He called the blob "he" when he genuinely fell in love. BC is gay.
Because the blob was transformed into Badgerclops at the time, sort of, and mimicking his actions. Falling in love with it doesn't prove that Badgerclops is gay, it proves that he's a narcissist.
It was just mimicing how it was treated. He called it a he because he wanted to date a guy.
Do you guys think theres an extended version of the opening somewhere that we never got to hear? Maybe a scene in a planned finale that we’ll never get because some hack at CN wanted more shows for toddlers?
Last show I cared about at all. Both it and Glove & Boots vanishing has killed me.
Dialogue really is 90% of a show. Dan Vs is also a great show. Epithet Erased is okay (okay by 2000s standards and good by 2010s standards)
Who knows, maybe some time before the apocalypse someone at WB will greenlight more Mao Mao or release the rights
I just want to see more of Honey.
Cutest character got so little screentime.
Only thing I don't like about Adorabat is how boring her episodes are.
Flyaway was the worst episode, but Adorabat as a character herself is fine.
I loved Bao Bao.
So did Mao Mao.
Parker is a great voice actor, but Griff has the best voice. I miss it.
Her voice is great too but Griff is better.
love it when she uses her wings like a cape
This show would have thrived in the mid 2000s tbh, same it existed over a decade too late.
2019 was too late, especially with CN killing everything not named TTGo, but 2000 feels too early.
If it released in 2014 it would have been successful.
>kitty cat
fatty fat
>there will never be a season 2
>a great evil will never steal the crystal pure heart
>Mao Mao will never go on a years long journey to recover it while Badgerclops and Adorabat protect the town
>Mao Mao will never return after the timeskip to find a grown Adorabat stomping monsters like a pro
It hurts
I thought the foreshadow was that the heart was some sort of prison for a great power and it was slowly leaking out? Which is why it powered up the sky pirates that one time
It's too bad CN won't give the rights back to the creator.
Life Swap is still the best episode.
Mao Mao is the dad to a man-child and a literal child.
There are three moments that will live forever in my head no matter how much of this show I forget
Adorabat sidling up to the handlebars of the bike and then screaming with the most perfect timing,
Steven Universe Mao Mao ineffectually singing at a huge monster,
and Ramiraffe in the background walking out, seeing her side has lost, and noping out of frame.
I don't remember 1 or 3. What eps?
Tanya Keys
Bobo Chan
For me it's
>where's your BOSS, Boss Hosstrich
The delivery is immaculate
What's this show about? A cat ninja going on adventures? Is it any good?
It's about Mao Mao, a badass hero who's forced to become the sheriff of a town inhabited by cutesy cuddly creatures. Epic monsters attack, a goofy arch nemesis always comes to cause trouble. It's a fun premise.
Its Steven Universe if instead of teaching love and friendship and forgiveness they just insulted each other all the time instead.
Cat Samurai became a hero because he thought it’d make his dad love him. Now he lives in a city full of carebears fighting monsters and pirates with his best buddy and a literal child.
It was such a cute little cartoon. It deserved better.
It really did.
So are there unreleased episodes or we done?
There's probably at least a few episodes in a vault somewhere.
One of these days, I’ll get around to checking this show out, even if it’s already dead
Do it now.
https://mega.nz/folder/ZfBn1CgA#O9b8lMQSwsFsxHL3rze3OQ
Thanks anon! I fricking hate MEGA's capped downloads though
It's on HBO max and it's not a big time investment at 11 minutes a segment.
Skip the pilot, the setup is pretty self-evident. Start on something like outfoxed, not impressed, or bao bao's revenge
Episode 1 isn't great, but that's not a good reason to skip it. Like you said its just one 11 minute segment, after that it starts to improve pretty quickly.
I'm a firm believer that shows with simple or self-evident setups make their best impression with mid-season episodes
Let them watch the pilot when they've developed a taste for the season already
It's better to watch as how going uphill than downhill in my opinion.
Forever in purgatory
Anyone else notice how weirdly OP Badgerclops was in the earlier episodes? Then some time in the middle of the show they made him about as strong as Mao, maybe a little weaker
Wonder if the creator got black balled like that Magiswords guy.
what happen to the magisword guy?
and Parker isn't black balled yet
Something about 'not being the right face' for diverse creators or something.
Know the show got decent advertisement at the time. Then it just..stopped
Subtitles can't sell Adorabat's delivery.
Adorabat can't sell Adorabat's delivery.
Makes me wonder, did the actors actually see the animation/board in this show? Becaus the VA delivery seemed better than most other shows.
Like four of the characters are voiced by the creator, Mao Mao included.
her va really helps
I've never seen this show before, and wow, I was not expecting Mao Mao's voice to be this deep and gruff. His character design made me think he'd have a much softer voice.
Yeah, when I first watched the show back in 2019, I expected him to have a kid or teen voice. But no, he has the voice of a grown ass man literally is one (albeit he does act juvenile sometimes). Fun fact, the creator himself voices Mao Mao.
Yeah, I was expecting a voice simlar to the rabbit from Skunk Fu. Instead, Mao Mao's voice sounds like he could be a drill sergeant yelling at boot camp recuits.
Imagine what kind of women she's gonna grow up into, unf
Ew
>Parker doesn't let his kids engage with Sonic media
Just when I thought he couldn't get any more based
What! Sounds really based I hope its real.
He's half joking but he's clearly aware of the dangers and won't let them fall victim to the evils of Sonic
https://twitter.com/parkerrsimmons/status/1546516813508276225
Did he ever recover?
We never saw him again so no.
We saw a season 2 still of him so presumably yes
Speaking of, every time I come into a Mao Mao thread, everyone's talking about leaks and promos for S2, but I can't find hide nor tail of it. Anyone mind spoonfeeding my clubbed moronic brain?
I love how much of a Lawful Good Mao Mao is, who sometimes becomes Chaotic Good whenever he gets a bit unhinged.
Yep, there's no point in really hiding this stuff when it's probably never gonna be seen by now. First five episode titles:
>As You Command
>Help Mao Relax
>Badgerglops
>Hero Contest
>Squatters Rights
Storyboard for the second episode of Season 2
Some weird thing happening to this bird monster.. maybe mao mao's sword glowing?
mao mao relaxing
Rufus returns to bother the sheriffs some more
Cartoon Network PLEASE
Pink Badgerclops.. looks like some pure heart shenanigans are going on
Bird monster again, and honey too
Random deer
Another new monster, this one looks reptilian
Mao Mao fighting a herd of monsters on his own
Mao Mao poses
Cute
The very final piece of Season 2 art, mao mao rescuing Badgerclops from a monster in the sky.
Now who do I need to threaten for them to actually release season 2
I don't think Season 2 is even finished, anon. This might've been another Glitch Techs situation where it was cancelled mid-production, leaving us with scripts and animatics that'll never see the light of day.
Ill take whatevers there.
Is this chart saying Mao Mao is 3 feet tall?
I mean he is a cat-creature thing, one would assume he is a bit SMALL. Or he is just a manlet like his dad.
Badgerglops, probably the mimic coming back and more Badger than ever. Either BC was going to treat him as an annoying ex or get jealous how he's like him but better. Basically he's him without the sass and is much mode attentive and cooperative.
The joke potential with MaoMao drinking tea while he fights is off the charts.
I'm gonna cry why was this taken from us aaaaah
This was one of my fav episodes, really shows that Mao is a no bullshit protagonist who isn't afraid to frick with people.
I just want to know about Mao's sisters bros, not just for horny reasons. What are they like? Are they buttholes kinda like Shin? Or are they sweethearts who coddle Mao like his still their baby brother.
The way Mao Mao depicts them is being serious, uncaring, and professional. But we all know Mao isn't the most reliable narrator.
it really is a shame we only got to see his father and none of the rest of his family
I kind wish Shin was reveled way later, I really liked the built-up in the episodes before his appearances about him and the sister.
I was honestly surprised he appeared so early, I was expecting the sisters to appear way before dad himself. I do kinda love and hate the fact he is a manlet faking being a god-emperor sized cat.
yeah I was really surprised that we saw him so early too, completely unexpected
I'll take the bawd
I assume you mean the one with no pants thats letting her pussy pussy hang out.
Leave some of them for the rest of us
How strong do you think the Maos are compared to each other? I’d guess
Eyes>Scarf>Spear>Hat>Bangles>Mao Mao
I like to each being failures of being a hero in different ways from..
>Housewife
>Criminal
>Incompetent
This image just makes me wanna see more of the sisters and Mao's mom. Post images of them, lewd or not
scarf is my favorite and also she might have face paint/markings if you look close in the episode where mao mao talks about how he got his sword
Frick CN
Joke company
Makes me wish over 90% of the children's (and adult in some cases) cartoon industry wasn't controlled by three channels that have become pretty godawful and cringe.
I miss the mid-to-late 2000s tbh
Me too.
Poor Mao Mao is a protagonist stuck in one era to late. He is the perfect 2000s action cartoon hero, that exists in an industry that now prefers sexually confused brown girls and effeminate boys rather then macho (and somewhat edgy) heroes
But Mao Mao isn’t a macho hero, he just acts edgy because nobody likes him
Ok so he ain't the most macho guy, but he is a pretty shamelessly masculine hero, a rare sight nowadays
Not only 3 channels. But they are one stone toss from each other.
>BC missing an arm and an eye
>Bat missing a leg
What's Mao missing?
A tail.
Fatherly love
>he doesn't know
A season 2
The rare Mao Mao Muzzle.
A true hero never surrenders.
If the creator wanted to continue this series as a (web)comic or something, would he be allowed to do that? Or no, because CN has the legal rights to it? Curious.
Considering how quiet he's been about Mao Mao outside of a single solitary tweet about how CN is keeping it captive, he's probably not allowed to.
It's their IP. He's been working on something that is similar in style, but it's not Mao Mao and isn't even trying to be a knockoff.
dude is too busy working in the animation industry and being a dad while also still finding the time to work on his game project and other art on the side. I don't think he has enough time to make a webcomic even if he wanted to
>Gasp in Gay
Heh.
Badgerclops was a fricking bandit before meeting Mao Mao Mao.
No, Mao Mao Mao was a dirty unwashed pathetic loner before Badgerclops took him under his care. Obviously.
And then he became a Shoverclops when he moved to Pure Heart.
it would be way more likely for Mao Mao to identify as female so he can fit in with his sisters, not sure what tumblr was thinking with this one
>not sure what tumblr was thinking with this one
I actually kind of get it, he hits all the checkmarks for a FtM self-insert character:
>cute and smol UwU
>daddy issues galore
>other mental issues galore
>in a faux gay relationship and raising an adopted child with his cute best buddy (or at least that's what it looked like in the early episodes)
>hypermasculine in some respects to the point of coming off as overcompensating, but at the same time in touch with his feminine side
>his normal speaking voice is very deep, but in his Adorabat disguise and the Pow Pow episode he can pull off a much more feminine one
>master of disguise
>insecure about his height
>teased for his babby hands which he hides under oversized gloves
>suspiciously hides a bunch of nasty-looking scars on his belly (where normally some of the cat tats would be) under a wide belt/sash thing, which is reminiscent of breast removal scars and a binder
It's almost too perfect if you think about it. Almost.
Im surprised to! Mao Mao was pretty popular with both us and the leftoid axis of reddit, tumblr, and twitter.
Its funny how many women on twitter (yes actual women) where simping for him.
tumblr dropped Mao Mao after Parkers "Im not homophobic, but...." post.
What post
I dont have it saved and he deleted it.
Didn't Parker just say Mao and Badger are just friends? I remember that trigger alot of subhuman homoerotic loving shippers. Hell he didn't even say that Mao and Badger where straight, just that they were only good friends
When did people stop being able to separate personal interpretation from authorial intent? When did people start seeing fictional characters as real people with factual histories and personalities that can be victims of abuse instead of symbols that can mean whatever you want them to mean - for you.
Was this pasta'd from somewhere?
Do you need your meds, or...?
I'm just so sick of tumblr/twitter drama over shit like misgendering a fictional character or whether a fictional character likes wiener or whether two close friends in a children's show are secretly having sex
It's like that time Steven Universe fans harassed a teenager over fanart skin tones
Lets not forget Tumblr have pushed people to sucide for that kind of reasons.
Mental illness and unmonitored internet access is to blame
Yeah, but it was seeping in insecurity.
>two dudes in high school are close
>people mockingly call them gay
>two dudes on the internet/in fiction are close
>people lovingly call them gay
There's really not that much of a difference here and I'm tired of people pretending otherwise, why can't dudes just be affectionate towards each other without everyone assuming they crave the wiener? I swear girls can basically molest each other and still be straight, but accidentally touch another dude and you're immediately a homosexual. I don't get it.
>why can't dudes just be affectionate towards each other without everyone assuming they crave the wiener?
This right here is the exact same energy Parker clearly made his post with.
The concept of brotherhood through bond not blood, is a dying concept. Homoerotic sodomy is to blame.
It's brotherhood through love and cum.
Not all brotherhood is like how it is from the Deep South.
No reason it cant be.
You're not a real bro if you don't give head to your bro when he needs it
This show has so many gags that are all in the visuals or the read
I'm so sick of cartoons blocked like stage plays with the dialogue being the only source of jokes
forgot my pic
I'm gonna die not understanding how this show of all shows didnt get a season 2.
No you're not
The show was going to get a season 2 but CN got acquired and new management cut production on basically anything not aimed at preschoolers. Mao Mao's target demo was above their line so it got cut. Sadly big media corps don't just release properties they aren't using on the off chance that they can make some money off it in the future, so Parker can't just take the show to another producer/network.
I wanna hear it from the man himself. Or CN.
Neither of them would have any reason to say as much in public, assuming Parker isn't under NDA regardless.
seeing this show get treated like shit was the final confirmation I needed that CN has gone completely braindead
It's not just CN. Cinemaphile didn't/doesn't really care about this show a ton either, because there isn't a harem of girls to circlejerk over.
mystic quads confirm
I don't get it, it has action, humor, bits of lore, and great characters but it seems like its went under the radar.Its also starred by anthros and at times is weirdly fetishy, this had to appeal to someone.
Cinemaphile wont watch it because no e-girls or lesbians.
Boys wont watch it because no breasts.
Girls watched it but not enough of them.
I watched this when it was airing but haven't checked in on it since. Is season 2 cancelled?
There's still no official confirmation of anything. https://twitter.com/parkerrsimmons/status/1526996566841495552 is the only thing said on the subject.
What sticks out as a really bad sign that it's more than cancelled is the way CN will just not acknowledge the shows existence on social media anymore. It's like the show isn't just cancelled, it's disowned.
>What sticks out as a really bad sign that it's more than cancelled is the way CN will just not acknowledge the shows existence on social media anymore. It's like the show isn't just cancelled, it's disowned.
What's even worse is it's probably ruining his chances for Multiversus. If CN disowned Mao Mao due to some kind of disagreement theyre not gonna allow him in.
I don't think he'll even get considered anon.
He has to. He's an actual fighter and WB property.
>It's like the show isn't just cancelled, it's disowned.
What's CN's problem?
It's in limbo, which I personally find to be significantly worse.
Stuck in copyright limbo
This show had great backgrounds.
Titmouse is ALWAYS god sent
W-wha? A Mao Mao general thread past 10 replies. NICE!
One that is not in trash, they really like Mao Mao there.
Not anymore. After 2 years of no new episodes, it finally died.
Why now? The last member got bored and left, or what?
They just stopped getting made.
You describe this like it's some kind of natural phenomenon. Someone was making the threads, right? A bunch of someones, probably. What happened that made them stop?
Is it that weird? Like I said, it went two years without episodes. People got bored and left and stopped caring. I dont think its thats hard to accept.
I am no longer asking, post more of Mao Mao's sisters!
I like how shitty janitor deleted the equivalent image of Donald Duck not wearing pants while actual porn in other threads has been up for over a day.
wow they really did lol. that's so sad
why is he fat
too much cobbler
wtf how did it all slide down together, is he wearing black pants
au naturale
How is it connected then??
he's constantly puffing his gut I guess
But how is his gut keeping his haidate and greaves on his legs
Both are attached with black straps. Simple as.
Aside from toon logic, Mao probably has phases of fitness. Sometimes he a bit chubby with some muscle and sometimes he super fit.
I never wanted the threads to turn into coomerbait generals by focusing on Mao Maos sisters, but in retrospect between that and not having the show at all anymore, Id take the obnoxious coomers.
I'm still not over the show
I just want to experience more mao mao content
I'll never be over the show until I get something else. There's fricking NO good cartoons right now.
parker i know you're here
just wanted to add and say i love your show too
best cartoon in the past 5 years, the kind we needed but did not deserve
Do you think any of Mao Mao’s sisters have any children, or at least a semi-adopted one like Adorabat?
Not a chance.
I liked this show.
You LIKE this show. Don't let the dream die
it's over anon... mao mao... died a hero...
canon ending: mao mao drowned in cemet in the last episode and the last bit where he freed himself was just his imagination
>mao mao died in a petty squabble with a pathetic villain while in a fully body cast
what a hero
he died as he lived: drowning in cum with his nemesis
h-hot
whats the status on season 2 or is it just permanent hiatus /?
Worse than hiatus, it's in limbo
HBO Max is writing up the contract right now to transfer over rights and give it an extra season exclusive to them like they did infinity train.
One letter a day.
Maybe if CN starts to die off they’ll be forced to sell their unused IPs and we can get more Mao Mao episodes
Too many dumb kids watching TTGo keeping it afloat.
I wouldn’t hold my breath.
I'm gonna say the "C" word.
Cancelled or Cobbler?
>*breaths deeply*
Cobbler.
Child audience pandering?
Cseason 2