Xiaoxiao and the Stickman Animations
This essay evokes so many memories for me. Nostalgic af.
I grew up watching Xiaoxiao Stickman Animations. His work inspired me of the interest in Flash and action animations. I even tried to make stickman animations myself when I was a little kid. In a few years, I learned how to make animations with Flash and finally earned two animation production rewards.
That was the first time I truly earned some money on my own. And my interest in animation has continued to this day. Xiaoxiao (and its creator, Zhu Zhiqiang) has always had a great influence on me.
I love all of his work. My favorite one is always No.3. It's a combination of Kung-fu, action, elements from the movie Matrix. One stickman can kill a hundred. We can see the influence persists until today in the comment section. I can't imagine how many creators are influenced by Xiaoxiao.
The last time I heard about Xiaoxiao was when he made two animated short films called "Multilator" I & II. There are two episodes: No.7 and No.8. But the story isn't over, there are so much more to tell, but it hasn't been updated since February 16th, 2002. I have been waiting for the next episode for over 20 years. But unfortunately, I will never know how the story ends for the rest of my life.
Day 26.