Reanimated collaboration

A **reanimated collaboration** (also **reanimated collab** or **reanimate**) is a remake of existing media where multiple people animate each section their way. Usually, these are unofficial and done by fans for no profit.

These are often for media from 10 years or earlier. Reasons include internet memes, nostalgia and the death of someone who worked on the original media.

## Notable examples

- _Moon Animate Make-Up!_ (2014) – A recreation of the 38th episode of DiC's English dub of _Sailor Moon_, "Fractious Friends" (1995), by more than 250 animators. It is said to be the first popular reanimated collaboration and have helped make that type of video more popular in the late 2010s. A sequel, _Moon Animate Make-Up! 2_ (2016) recreated the original Japanese version of the 68th episode, "Protect Chibiusa! Clash of the 10 Warriors" (1993). It has more than 2 million views on YouTube.
- _Mama Luigi Project_ (2017) – A recreation of the 11-minute _Super Mario World_ episode "Mama Luigi" (1991) with 255 scenes from 227 animators. It is a tribute to the voice actors of Luigi (Tony Rosato) and King Koopa (Harvey Atkin), who had both died. It is said to have made reanimated collaborations more popular. It has more than 7 million views on YouTube.
- _The Dover Boys ReAnimated Collab!_ (2018) – A recreation of _The Dover Boys at Pimento University_ (1942) by more than 90 independent animators. It was created for its 76th anniversary. It was curated by animator Josh "Zeurel" Palmer and released on August 27, 2018. It has more than 3 million views on YouTube.
- _Steamed Hams but There's a Different Animator Every 13 Seconds_ (2018) – A recreation of "Steamed Hams", a segment of the 1996 _The Simpsons_ episode "22 Short Films About Springfield" that became a popular meme in the mid-2010s. It was directed by Andrew Kepple of Albino Blacksheep. It has more than 12 million views on YouTube.
- _Shrek Retold_ (2018) – A recreation of _Shrek_ (2001) by more than 200 animators, songwriters and voice actors; some of them are David Liebe Hart, Michael Cusack, Ratboy Genius, Anthony Fantano and SiIvaGunner. It was hosted by 3GI, who hosted the Shrek-themed festival _Shrekfest_ in Milwaukee, WI every year from 2014 to 2023. Styles include 2D animation, 3D animation, live action and stop-motion. It has more than 11 million views on YouTube.
- _Kirby Reanimated Collab_ (2019) – A recreation of the English dub of _Kirby: Right Back at Ya!_ episode 49, "Cartoon Buffoon" (2003), by more than 300 artists. It was directed by Roya Shahidi. It has been taken down multiple times due to DMCA copyright claims, which Nintendo says they did not do. The video is dedicated to animator Michael "Mikey" McBride (credited as AngelXMikey), who worked on it and died from cystic fibrosis the day it was released. It has more than 5 million views on YouTube.
- _The Zelda CDi Reanimated Collab!_ (2020) – A recreation of the cutscenes from Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (1993) by more than 200 animators. These became well-known in the mid-2000s due to YouTube Poop parodies. It was hosted by PatchToons and is 21 minutes long. _Nintendo Wire_ said: "The ever-shifting mediums and the contrasting animation styles, ranging from professional and sophisticated to intentionally goofy and exaggerated, lend themselves incredibly well to cutscenes that were already chaotic and bizarre to begin with." It was shared to YouTube and Newgrounds. It has more than 1 million views on YouTube.
- _The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Rehydrated!_ (2022) – A recreation of _The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie_ (2004) by more than 300 artists. It is a tribute to SpongeBob's creator, Stephen Hillenburg, who died of ALS in 2018. Both it and _Shrek Retold_ changed the audio to bypass YouTube's copyright restrictions. However, Paramount took down the video more than 30 minutes after its premiere. This was reversed after fans and participants of the project fought back, including with the Twitter hashtag #JusticeForSpongebob. It has more than 8 million views.
- _Shrek 2 Retold_ – A recreation of _Shrek 2_ (2004), also hosted by 3GI. It was announced in an April Fools' Day video, also named _Shrek 2 Retold,_ which talked about the making of _Shrek Retold_. Trailers were released on Shrekfest 2019 and the twentieth anniversary of _Shrek 2_ (2004). An early version of the film was shown on September 3, 2023 at the Oriental Theatre MKE for the tenth Shrekfest. On September 20, 2024, it was announced the film would no longer have a set release date. On January 29, 2026, it was announced the film was still being made.

## See also

- Animutation
- YouTube Poop

### Primary sources

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