Been on a nostalgic cartoon kick lately re-watching some of the old both Chinese and Western ones I enjoyed. But I never watched any Soviet cartoons having not grown up in the USSR, but I want to! Can anyone make any recommendations? Especially if it has animal characters because that’s kind of my jam.
Technically a full-length animated film, but Бременские музыканты (Bremen Town Musicians) is good.
AMBA is a pretty good sci fi cartoon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMBA_(animated_film)
Isn’t that technically post-soviet?
Oh you’re right, misremembered when it came out. Does have a soviet feel to it though.
I remember someone from a post-soviet country showing me Hedgehog in the Fog and being like “That’s what a Soviet childhood looked like! We only had depressive entertainment! Traumatic!” (they were born many years after the USSR collapsed lol) I personally think it’s interesting, albeit dark in some places, though the artistic medium is definitely worth a shot, as it had many interesting effects such as the segment with the tree.
i gotta ask, is it dark dark or simply doesn’t have exploding colors to trigger all them dopamines in our brain and steal our attention?
Ah ha, well both really. It has a dark atmosphere visually and the storyline is about getting lost, some existential questions iirc, etc.
One of the many things Americans must learn about the world is that not all cartoons are cheap entertainment for kids
interesting, imma checkout later, two animations that is somewhat darkish that i liked is over the garden wall and infinity train
Ah ha, well both really. It has a dark atmosphere visually and the storyline is about getting lost, some existential questions iirc, etc.
Such is life in the Zone, and that’s nooo good!
Such is life in the Zone
I’m suddenly reminded of the Stalker movie, which specifically used black and white for “outside”, and full colour for the Zone
Thank you!
Hedgehog in the Fog is so good!
It (and other Soviet cartoons) helped inspired Hayao Miyazaki, if you’re interested in Studio Ghibli films.
Secret of The Third Planet is one of my favorites! Very strange with fantastic animation and visuals!
Kuzya the little domovoy. I sadly don’t know if it has subtitles (in case of a language barrier). It has multiple animal characters and even a couple sentient trees
Gena the Crocodile
An extremely wholesome and heartwarming series about an anthropomorphic alligator who works at the zoo and wants nothing more then to make some friends. The humor is very well done.
The songs are also beyond catchy.
i grew up on gena the crocodile and cheburashka. i still think its the best and cutest.
Same here, Ну, погоди! and Крокодил Гена were a massive part of my childhood, and they are absolutely incredible.
I still go back and listen to his birthday song each year on my birthday.
ну, погоди! was so good. i had the little game version where you collected the eggs and i played it more than anything else lol
I had it too! We beleieved about the endgame, that will show some new series.
