I am certainly following The Amazing Digital Circus. Though I'm having a hard time feeling like there's a fandom for something that is only four episodes in and which the creator has implied will only last for a single season.
Pokemon would be my most obvious. Even if the most recent games have been a little on the "meh" side, I still respect all the effort that has been put into worldbuilding for the franchise.
Also been closely following the Helliverse (Hazbin Hotel / Helluva Boss), Zootopia, The Lion King, and DreamWorks' Dragons).
the newest epidode 5 released just yesterday, but youll be surprised theres a HUGE fanbase around ADC so far!
as for pokemon yeaHHHHHH. hold on DRAGONS awe i gotta poke you about those! favorite dragon right now go- mines the Flightmare
Personally, the ones I like the most are the ones that seem plausible (at least more so than others).
As I said, I admire Pokemon most for its world-building. One part of this is thinking of Pokemon well beyond battle mechanics and being willing to include "redundant" mons just to make the world feel more fleshed out and diverse in general. A lot of people complained, for example, when pelipper, swanna, and cramorant were introduced because "Oh, dur, we don't need another water/flying type!" To which I thought "Yeah, well, air and water are two of the most abundant things on this Earth, so buckle up, kids: There's got to be more."
I mention that because it also explains which dragons I tend to appreciate the most. A lot of dragons, when you look at their designs or descriptions, look like they were just meant to be something to fight or menace the vikings. The ones I tend to like the most, in contrast, look like they were designed to survive -- to fill an evolutionary niche and survive in ways others do not. Most of the originals could be described this way, but I'll give a special nod to the Gronckle, which a lot of people dismiss as a comic relief dragon, but which I see as being the dragon equivalent of a hummingbird -- a dragon that evolved to fly accurately instead of hard or fast so it can navigate trenches or ravines and nest on cliffs too narrow for a large or fast dragon to possibly navigate.
Other standouts outside of the classics (Night Fury, Deadly Nadder, Monstrous Nightmare and Hideous Zippelback) include the Scauldron, Featherhide, and Terrible Terror. Because, again, these don't look like dragons that were designed to be a boss fight for the vikings. They look like dragons that evolved a certain way to survive.
Pokemon would be my most obvious. Even if the most recent games have been a little on the "meh" side, I still respect all the effort that has been put into worldbuilding for the franchise.
Also been closely following the Helliverse (Hazbin Hotel / Helluva Boss), Zootopia, The Lion King, and DreamWorks' Dragons).
as for pokemon yeaHHHHHH. hold on DRAGONS awe i gotta poke you about those! favorite dragon right now go- mines the Flightmare
As I said, I admire Pokemon most for its world-building. One part of this is thinking of Pokemon well beyond battle mechanics and being willing to include "redundant" mons just to make the world feel more fleshed out and diverse in general. A lot of people complained, for example, when pelipper, swanna, and cramorant were introduced because "Oh, dur, we don't need another water/flying type!" To which I thought "Yeah, well, air and water are two of the most abundant things on this Earth, so buckle up, kids: There's got to be more."
I mention that because it also explains which dragons I tend to appreciate the most. A lot of dragons, when you look at their designs or descriptions, look like they were just meant to be something to fight or menace the vikings. The ones I tend to like the most, in contrast, look like they were designed to survive -- to fill an evolutionary niche and survive in ways others do not. Most of the originals could be described this way, but I'll give a special nod to the Gronckle, which a lot of people dismiss as a comic relief dragon, but which I see as being the dragon equivalent of a hummingbird -- a dragon that evolved to fly accurately instead of hard or fast so it can navigate trenches or ravines and nest on cliffs too narrow for a large or fast dragon to possibly navigate.
Other standouts outside of the classics (Night Fury, Deadly Nadder, Monstrous Nightmare and Hideous Zippelback) include the Scauldron, Featherhide, and Terrible Terror. Because, again, these don't look like dragons that were designed to be a boss fight for the vikings. They look like dragons that evolved a certain way to survive.