>>153256290
I have no idea I don't spend time with kids.

>>153256290
I think the current young generation doesn't want anything "child appropriate." Everything they watch is for teenagers and 20 year olds. They don't watch kid's cartoons. If you tried to make a family friendly indie cartoon, not only would kids reject it you also wouldn't be able to make any money off it.

>>153256290
I genuinely believe the typical 6-12 cartoon is dead.
Anons like to say that action shows will bring them back but the truth is that kids are into far different shit. Anime in general is a lot cooler than western action shows ever were or will be so they have no reason to go back to Western ones. They're also into brainrot as you said. The demo is lost and will never return. I fully expect 2D tv animation to completely die out in america outside of indie shit.

>>153256290
There is
However if you tried to do it people will call you a groomer and pedophile because you are intentionally seeking out kids

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>>153256370
How do I reach them without making my cartoon TV-MA as that is simply not my interest?

>>153256314
Good

>>153256290
i blame the current generation of parents who shove a nightmare brick with unlimited internet acces to the hands of their children to shut em up when they cry or scream too much
thanks to them the online environment is constantly degreading and devolving with year that passes after the pandemic lockdowns

>>153256290
Kids cartoons sanitized themselves so much that no kid would actually be interested anymore
The amount of edginess was near perfect in the 90s, alright in the 2000s, got slightly better in 2010 (on CN) and then plummeted into toddlerslop by 2013

>>153256405
You can make something dark and serious without a TV-MA rating.

>>153256405
Mild swearing like hell, ass and damn
Also guns and beer

>>153256405
Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss

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>>153256290
here is your answer
while not indie, kids shows on youtube get as little as a few thousand views at most, and this is even with the real world advertising build-a-bear is doing.
Max & Maple's first four episodes have a hundred thousand views, but I'm unsure if those are legitimate due to the algorithm pushing them later, or if they bought viwes. When the channel started Max & Maple episodes struggled to even make it past the thousand mark.
All that's to say is, neither of these corporate shows made for kids for youtube only are doing well, so why would an indie kid series do well.

>>153256370
Always did

>>153256555
Not OP but what the fuck are kids watching then?

>>153256574
TADC and whatever nightmare AI trend arrives in TikTok

>>153256574
ai slop, twitch streamers, and gamers

>>153256574
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_Love_Island

>>153256616
What the fuck, I thought this was a meme

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>>153256574
Real Answer: Endlessly scrolling through shorts
I have younger cousins that I checked their watch historial and found so much Phonk ass and shorts of almost everything, even russian shit was on their timeline, but they also like to see cute things like Bluey

They tried to show off their music and this is what i got: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGyCwFaiUgI

>>153256574
K-Pop Demon Slayers

>>153256685
Nobody likes Gay Poop Semen Cunters

>>153256574
Who fucking knows, their parents clearly don't a give shit if they gave a 4 year old a phone with youtube to watch poppy playtime

>>153256571
It's different now, kids don't want any traditional media, regardless of rating
It's all brainless ai generated content on their phone

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>>153256574
https://davidjonesvba.artstation.com/projects/b58bar

>>153256574
TikTok

>>153256555
Makes me wonder why they bother making these

>>153256574
YouTube

>>153256574
You can feel the insane seethe from all of these answers that anime is more popular with kids these days than American animation.

>>153257308
Nobody's seething, kids really are watching phoneslop

>>153257308
>"K-Kids watch anime over cartoons!!!"
>Kids actually watching anything but anime and cartoons

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Does anyone on this damn board actually have any children of their own or are they just saying shit for the hell of it?

>>153257308
ywnbj

>>153257420
Cope all you want, but this genuinely is the case. Anime took over western animation's spot with only indies staying relevant. The only western cartoons I've seen represented out in the west that aren't literal preschool shows, are Murder Drones and TADC

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>>153257308
Meanwhile, what most of Fortnite's revenue is going to for the explicit purpose of attracting the child demographic that's being lost to Roblox:

>>153257530
This thread is about indie cartoons, not industry

>>153257481
I know people in my family that have kids but they aren't allowed on a phone at all

>>153256405
Fortnite dances

>>153256370
This but this has been a thing for awhile.

It is why kids use to sneak to watch Simpsons and South Park (and the ones who didn’t sneak because their parents didn’t care).

It is why kids liked Mortal Kombat in the past.

It is why kids like the dark lore of FNAF and Poppy Playtime.

Kids are attracted to adult things that they feel they aren’t allowed to watch/play.

>>153256697
Anon, every little girl in neighborhood was dressing up as them for Halloween. The music for the movie is also everywhere.

>>153258336
Kids aren't watching any of that now, they don't care about tv period anymore
Also FNAF is for kids and everyone knows it. Any "adult" who actual plays or watches that has mental problems

>>153257481
They’re saying shit for the hell of it
No one bothers to know their audience they just want to know which slop trough they can use for a payout

>>153256290
Children's entertainment is a thing of the past and pursuing it in the modern area is pointless

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>>153258367
I swear that most adult cartoons these days are really just meant for 12 year olds. Not even by coincidence but purely by design. Obviously I can see an adult watching Simpsons, KoTH, Family Guy, South Park, etc but I have NEVER met any adult who watches TADC, Hazbin, or Helluva. I honestly do in fact consider TADC a children's cartoon, I dont care how le dark it is

>>153256290
No

>>153258367
I'm an adult and I don't have any mental problems, I even have a job and a degree in computer science

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>>153259934
>a degree in computer science
>I don't have any mental problems

Anon... I...

>>153256290
I think there is. I think saw a Tumblr or Twitter post about it.

>>153256290
>I'm talking a 2D nicktoon/CN-like show.
I wonder If people had done that as well.

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>>153256290
The Amazing Digital Circus wouldn't've had NEARLY as much reach had it been 2D..

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>>153256290
Gummigoo...

>>153256290
Probably a cartoon not aimed at kids for better monetization, but that the whole family might enjoy since kids are viewing via family accounts often anyway, has a chance of success with that demo

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>>153258393
There will ALWAYS be children, anon. How else do you think SpongeBob still prints money?

>>153265080
Last SpongeBob movie barely outgrossed the 2004 one and that's not accounting for 20 years of inflation.
I work at a school and never hear kids talk about SB like they did in the past

>>153256290
Other than sometimes mentioning sex how is tadc an mature show? It's adult the same way a sitcom is. Something like Violence Jack is what I'd consider "mature"

>>153265213
Because spooky faces and therapy monologues according to fans
I know, it's dumb