Nostalgic Artist Redraws Digimon As Retro Cartoons from the 1920s

Did you know that Digimon was created as a response to Tamagotchi's success? Because the Digimon franchise was largely popularized by its successful anime, many people assume it was created to rival the popularity of Pokemon. Eventually, it did attempt to do so. However, the first Digimon product was something of a rip-off of the Tamagotchi toys. They were tiny, portable toys that housed digital monsters that kids could carry around and interact with. However, unlike Tamagotchis, which were marketed to girls, Digimon were marketed towards boys. While young girls were expected to feed and care for their digital pets, boys were meant to feed their little monsters so that they could become big and strong enough to engage in battle with other monsters.

If you were more of a Digimon kid than a Pokemon (or Tamagotchi) kid, and you are partial to early American cartoon aesthetics, then boy, do I have a treat for you! No AI here, just one artist that has completely nailed the popular vintage style and loves Digimon!

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These drawings wouldn't look out of place in early Mickey Mouse cartoons, Felix the Cat, or The Cuphead Show. This early cartoon style was called “rubber hose animation" because of the bouncy, exaggerated way that their long limbs moved.
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