When Sincerity and Subversion are Finally Done Right

So, my pronouncements about the state of theatrical American animation may have been a bit premature… If you would like to see more videos from me, please consider supporting my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cardinalwest and follow me on Twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/cardinal_west And if you are interested in new xenofiction, my debut novel, Winter Without End, is now available for purchase from Fenris Publishing in both ebook and paperback format: https://www.fenrispublishing.com/winter A post-apocalyptic story told through the eyes of a dog, Winter Without End follows a Labrador retriever who, after being abandoned by his human family in the aftermath of a devastating pandemic, makes an uneasy alliance with a wounded wolf in order to survive. Additionally, two of my short stories, “Mark of the Stranger” and “The Merchant and the Martyr,” can be found in volumes 1 and 2 of our ongoing anthropomorphic historical fiction anthology, available here: Volume 1 (“When the World Was Young”): https://makyo-ink.square.site/product/when-the-world-was-young-a-prehistoric-anthology/13 Volume 2 (“In the Light of the Dawn”): https://makyo-ink.square.site/product/in-the-light-of-the-dawn-an-anthology-of-antiquity/16 And lastly, here’s the video from Kaiser Xeno that I was inspired by for the post-credits meme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOup755hiwY 00:00 Introduction 02:02 A Classic Hero with Newfound Flair 07:55 The Arrival of the Wolf 12:37 A Legend Brought Low 15:05 Three Distinct Antagonists 18:28 The Dark Forest 24:33 Facing the Past 26:56 Confronting Death 31:59 Sincerity and Subversion 40:29 Credits