Animan
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| Animan | |
|---|---|
| File:Animan-Studios-Logo.pngAniman-Studios-Logo.png Animan Studios logo | |
| Born | San Diego, California |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| Other names | Robert Young |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Gay erotic art & pornography |
| 🌐 Website | mranimanstudios |
Animan (also known as Robert Young[1]) is an American illustrator and filmmaker known for his erotic comics and pornographic short films for gay men.[2] He has produced more than two dozen animated shorts under his Animan Studios label.[3]
Biography[edit]
Animan was born in San Diego, California. When he was five years old, he stumbled upon Tijuana bibles (pornographic comics) belonging to his parents.[4] He came away from the experience "a changed boy," and as he entered his teenage years he fantasized about animating those comics with an all-male cast.[4]
At 13 years old, Animan began drawing erotic art and teaching himself animation.[2] At his urging, his parents bought him an animation kit from Disneyland as a Christmas present.[5] He initially drew on paper,[6] but switched to animation software when it became available.[2] Many of his videos draw inspiration from the visual design of the 1950s[7] and 1960s,[8] on which Animan noted in 2011:
"An inelegant feature of the U.S. 60’s was the rampant anti-gay sentiment which did a lot to spoil the decade. I suppose that in my humble way, I’m taking modern day tolerance and superimposing it upon an idealized past image. It’s my own little way of re-working the era, rewriting history if you will."[2]
In the early 2000s, Animan released his first complete video, School Fantasy,[9] about a high school student sleeping with his coach.[10] Animan initially released videos for free, but he began selling his later films online at $7 each.[9]
Several of his films have found notable success. In 2011, he published The Twist Party,[9][11][unreliable source] about "a 1960's twist party turning into a gay gangbang,"[9] which circulated widely on the internet. In 2011, A Day at the Beach was featured at the 2011 HUMP! film festival.[2] And in 2023, his film Axel In Harlem (2016) went viral.[3][12][unreliable source] Queerty praised Axel In Harlem as "especially notable because it presents Black men of size as desirable, something that never happens in mainstream gay adult film."[3] Animan amassed nearly 150,000 followers on Twitter before deleting much of his content.[13][12]
In addition to producing erotic short films, Animan is a pianist and teacher.[14]
Animation Process[edit]
In a 2011 interview, he described the animation process as follows:
"I draw directly into the computer, frame by frame. The current trend in TV animation is the “cutout puppet”, which is sort of like a flat marionette. You draw the object only once; then you tell the computer where when and how that object should move, and it performs the task. I often use that for simple actions, such as a character raising an arm. But when my characters are having sex, I like to draw each frame of the action separately–that way I can add the little naughty touches, such as jiggly body parts! Working in this way, it takes about 2 months of daily drawing to produce 5 or 6 minutes of screen time."[2]
Filmography[edit]
The below list is not comprehensive.
- Animan's All-Stars
- Axel In Harlem
- Bottoms Up 2
- Carmen
- Coach Ben's Big Beach Adventure
- Coach Kuntzmann's Man-Cunt
- Country Club
- A Day At the Beach
- Dr. Lex's Tips for Dealing with COVID-19
- Drippin Dads 1 - The College Grass Cutter
- Drippin Dads 2 - What's New, Drippin Dad?
- Drippin Dads 3 - The Filipino Professor
- Drippin Dads 4 - Big Uncle John
- Drippin Dads 5 - Beach Dudes
- Drippin Dads 6 - Bottoms Up
- Drippin Dads 7 - Pounding a Beat
- G.I. Bananas
- Gentleman's Matinée
- Heracles
- Junior College Mens Camp
- Lex Stern, M.D.
- Poker Game
- School Fantasy
- Sex Ed
- Sheriff of Lone Gulch
- Spanish Teacher
- Superhero
- The Swimsuit
- Twist Party
References[edit]
- ↑ "From Out of the Past". Animan's World. 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Exclusive Interview: "Animan" the man behind the HUMP hit, "A Day at The Beach"". Seattle Gay Scene. 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Villarreal, Daniel (2023-02-09). "This NSFW gay cartoon gangbang has gaymers feeling hot to trot". Queerty. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Genesis of Animan--Tijuana Bibles". Animan's World. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "Animation Kit". Animan's World. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "It's March, and Time Marches On". Animan's World. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "Man in Space". Animan's World. 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "Happy New Year, 2014 from Animan". Animan's World. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Download the Freebies (All Links Have Been Updated!)". Animan's World. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "Welcome to Animan's World". Animan's World. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "Animan | Director, Animation Department, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Animan Studios / Axel in Harlem". Know Your Meme. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "@AnimanStudios". Twitter. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "User Profile: Animan's World". Blogger. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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