So due to a stange situation and a look for something new ive been pointed to the series Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss and given the chance to watch it as a cartoon that introduces queer elements... finally. I have a few thoughts.

Overall, it is a mild relief to see a show that lack the total eptiness of modern cartoons like the animaniacs and the tiny toon reboots, space jam etc pretty much everything. I am still critical at how flat the cartoon art appears, seems like all 2d cartoons are troubled by this. But the characters are creatively designed and animated and ill give it that for sure. Stylistically i see that it does do the 2015 era pretty well and i do like the choice of subject a lot with its gothic overtones. My other high praise is that this cartoon is an american adult cartoon, but one that FINALLY escapes the long long tired out 'oh isnt this so crazy how much adult content were doing on cartoons which are like kids stuff!!!?? just random violence and sex and swears just cause we can it so funny our adult cartoon guy is a mad as fuck badass!" In this show there still is plenty of adult content... but it actually services a story and character development for once.

I think i became aware of Angel Dust because i saw a raunchy music video of him at a gay bar. I assumed he was actually female. But then discovered that hes male and the first notable non human gay char who has a major role to play and is not restricted in his sexual expression... Hooray... Im smiling between the tears here. Cause you know as a furry i have what i think is the hottest when it comes to animal chars and for Angel they made him.... a SPIDER. Arthropods being the one group of creatures i dont have a powerful furry attraction to and in fact tend to be grossed out by :<<<< Now knowing it im just disconneced from seeing myself in the char. :/
Its a bit absurd but i guess thats the nature of personal affection. Im reminded of similar gipes ive had about style changes and the new eras where what i found to be most relatable in a characters identity or sexuality have changed from what was. Im not a fool though to imagine that im entitled to demand that people obey my tastes or that furry styles should be prevented from changing. For the most part that is.
Anyways even if he is an unsexy spider bug to me, at least hes a prominent true gay character. Now we need to make more. Maybe a new one will come out that fits me better. Hopefully Angel wont be the last example of this. Maybe if we broke up media monopolies and algoritimicly informed productions, we can have really crazy or interesting new works. ones that dont simly just try to 'do something new' but also reinvigorate media thats literally been lost or forgotten. Much like what Cuphead tried to do. And we will see also a new lineup af LGBTQ characters too

Also yes the shows have good writting and really creative gothic like charaters.... but FUCK me if the music doesn't suck!!!! For such edgy themes the soundtrack is so bland and mainstream!