This is a video of Rasul Hasan providing a tutorial for how to use the AnimeGAN2 neural network to render real-life photos into anime-like scenes. In this case, Rasul trained the neural network with data sets from the movies of directors Hayao Miyazaki, Makoto Shinkai, and Satoshi Kon. Like working

This is a tribute to Calvin And Hobbes in the form of a short Spaceman Spiff animation created by fan Joseph Conover. It’s pretty cute and, like any good dessert, left me wanting more. Speaking of — last night for dessert I had a chocolate chip cookie sandwich with white

These are the SpongeBob themed tiki mugs sculpted by Ramirez Studios and for sale by Mondo. Each is available in three different finishes, with 32-ounce SpongeBob costing $50, the 25-ounce Patrick Star $60, and 30-ounce Squidward’s Moai house $55. I think I’m going to get the brown SpongeBob variant, then

This is a video of the original 1985 ThunderCats intro faithfully recreated in stunning CGI by filmmaker Mike Booth while teaching himself 3D animation so he could “do some simple effects” in his films but “got carried away.” So is this what happens when talented people get carried away? Because

This is a comparison of the original DuckTales intro and a remake created entirely from stock footage by Youtuber Matthew Highton, who we previously saw give Friends and Buffy The Vampire Slayer the same treatment. I’m not gonna lie, young me probably wouldn’t have been too impressed with the stock

This is a chart of every dress worn by Ms. Frizzle on The Magic School Bus, as created by biology student, artist, and future dress designer Laura Ulrich. Some more info while I try to remember anything about 1994 – 1997 besides I was young and dumb, albeit nowhere near

This is a video captured by Youtuber Michael Overstreet of the 60-foot tall moving Gundam nearing completion at the GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA (links to official page with more info) at Yamashita Pier in Yokohama, Japan. The video captures engineers testing some of Gundam’s various movements, including taking steps. Due to

This is a video of very talented cellist Samara Ginsberg performing the He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe theme as arranged for eight cellos by herself. Now, as a boy who’s been mastering the universe since a very young age (Instagram proof here), I’m into it. Sadly, I remember