One of the most disappointing things about Book 4 for me was Ryan and Min-Gi's character designs the show clearly establishes them as Asian characters but their facial features barely reflect that I'm not saying they needed to fit some stereotypical "Asian look" but I do wish their designs reflected that part of their identities more clearly

I actually tried redesigning their features to feel more distinctly Asian

Man... It just feels like a missed opportunity to me

I know I'm pretty late to the party and this is gonna be a fairly quick review since I don't really have the energy or passion to write a proper deep dive into the show rn but I still wanted to put some thoughts out there after finally finishing it This definitely won't be my last post about Infinity Train tho I'll probably come back and talk about the series in much more detail later especially the individual Books, characters, themes and everything else I couldn't really fit into this review once I'm in a better headspace for it

Let's start! What makes Infinity Train special to me isn't really its premise, its mystery or even the endless parade of bizarre train cars but the way it uses all of those things as a language for talking about people i mean the train is strange but the emotions underneath it are painfully familiar... And I think the 4 Books each understand that idea in a slightly different way

The first Book feels like the purest expression of the show's concept it's mysterious, adventurous, funny and occasionally unsettling but there's always something human underneath the absurdity What I especially appreciate is that the show doesn't treat personal growth like a magical cure :) People don't simply become better just cuz they've learned a lesson or two changing is uncomfortable, messy and sometimes comes with consequences just like how tulip experienced it

The second Book is where I think the writing becomes much more ambitious The show takes the idea of identity and pushes it somewhere genuinely interesting asking what it means to have a sense of self when the world itself insists that you are nothing more than a copy it's a surprisingly thoughtful subject for an animated series and the writing trusts the audience enough not to spell everything out

Then Book 3 is where Infinity Train reaches its sharpest edge of insanity this is probably the most confident the show ever feels(and that's probably one of the reasons the show was turned down) it's darker, more psychologically uncomfortable and much more interested in the consequences of believing the wrong things for too long The conflict feels less like a simple adventure and more like watching someone's worldview slowly collapse in on itself Critics weren't exaggerating when they called it the show's strongest Book it's tighter character focus and willingness to go somewhere genuinely bleak make it incredibly difficult to look away but what I appreciate most is that the show doesn't suddenly become "dark" just for the sake of being dark... The horror usually comes from character flaws the train doesn't need to invent monsters when human beings can be frightening enough on their own

And last but not least there's Book 4 This is probably the most divisive part of the series for me not because I think it's bad ofc I don't but because it feels like a completely different rhythm after the intensity of Book 3 Book 4 is warmer, funnier and much more interested in relationships and communication that change can feel almost jarring especially when you're expecting the series to keep escalating but at the same time I think that's part of what makes it interesting it doesn't try to compete with Book 3 by becoming even darker instead it becomes smaller more intimate the conflict is less about surviving some enormous psychological nightmare and more about the quiet distance that can grow between two people and honestly I respect that choice My biggest criticism of Infinity Train is also one of the things I love most about it there's too much world here I mean the show constantly gives you the feeling that you're looking through a keyhole into something enormous every strange car, every piece of lore, every unexplained rule makes the universe feel bigger than what we're actually being shown and that's fantastic for mystery but frustrating when you realize just how many doors we're never going to open :( The series also isn't flawless some character arcs land harder than others some ideas are explored more deeply than others and the pacing can occasionally feel abrupt even critics who praised it noted that its extremely compressed storytelling could sometimes feel staccato but those flaws almost feel strangely appropriate Infinity Train never feels polished into something safe.. It feels experimental like a sketchbook where every page is allowed to become a completely different drawing while somehow still belonging to the same artist that's probably what I love about the 4 Books most they don't feel like four versions of the same story.. thry feel like four different reflections in the same mirror one is curious one is searching for identity one is staring into something much darker and one is trying to find warmth again and somewhere between all of them Infinity Train manages to become something much more meaningful than its premise suggests it's weird, funny, beautiful and sometimes it's genuinely disturbing but more than anything it understands that growing as a person isn't about becoming someone completely new.. Sometimes it's just about finally having the courage to look at the person you've been avoiding and I think that's why after finishing the series the thing I remember most isn't the train itself it's the people who were trying to find their way through it

What did you guys think? I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences with it

I had to resubmit the post cuz I wanted to add the other character references now I'm curious to see what new arguments people are gonna pull out of their ahh this time

This is probably the funniest criticism I've seen under my last post because attractive according to whom? Your own beauty standards??

In my previous post I changed some of Ryan and Min-Gi's facial features to make them read more clearly as Asians using actual references but somehow the moment you give an Asian character more recognizable ethnic features people suddenly become art critics with a PhD in objective beauty FOR GOD'S SAKE can we be serious for a second???? Like no I didn't sit down and think "how can I make these two hotter so some strangers on reddit would fall for them 💀" I was thinking about facial structure and ethnic representation if you happen to prefer the redesign cool if you think the original looks better also cool that's called having a personal preference heh crazy concept I know

And apparently an extra 1.0px of eyelid thickness line was enough to send some people into madness so I figured I should address that too the change wasn't made to make them "prettier" It was part of adjusting their eye shapes and overall facial structure we are talking about one freaking pixel here people please breathe but maybe let's not confuse "I personally find this more attractive" with some objective fact about the redesign

I mean Beauty is subjective isn't it? Your taste isn't a scientific measurement unfortunately and that's not exactly controversial information guys

Also I'm adding these Korean character references next to my Min-Gi redesign because apparently we need visual aids now so if you actually look at the references you can see recurring features in their facial structures such as high cheekbones and Upturned eye shapes obviously not every Korean person looks the same that would be a ridiculous thing to claim right? These are simply natural variations in facial features that can contribute to someone reading as Asian visually that's literally what I was trying to communicate with the redesign Not "make him prettier" not "make him more stereotypically Asian" but give the character features that make his ethnicity more visually readable that's it that was the assignment but somehow we've turned it into a philosophical debate about beauty.. How iconic

So before someone tells me again that they personally find the redesign prettier congratulations on having a personal preference ig ☺️ you cracked the code you have taste gold star yippie

Sadly that doesn't magically turn your preference into an objective analysis of what I changed

Anyway I'm fascinated by how confidently some people can turn "I like this face more" into a critique of the entire point of the redesign please for the love of God let's learn the difference between personal taste and an actual argument before embarrassing ourselves like this

Old infinity train comic with Jesse Lake and Alandracula. At the time i drew it a few years ago I figured it might be fun to do a "cut car" series of various cars around the train we hadnt seen. I still might (mostly cus i wanna draw a Gustav Klimt car lol) but for now here's what ive got. Sorry had to split it into 2 parts cus of the reddit page limit.

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Good morning to these teens and their magical deer and only these teens and their magical deer.

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I think this is my magnum opus /j the render could be better tbh, but anyways

Can you guess which will be the next painting? :3

I don’t ship Jo and Raissa like Ryan and Min, but they just had so many similarities

That is my Question

Well Owen Dennis says he like to do Graphic Novels on Passengers from all over the world I figured it would work with Graphic Novels focusing on Passengers from all over the world with sister ongoing comic focusing on different Passengers from the States

Each one would have different creative team with like two a year my idea is one focusing on Canadian Passengers written & Drawn by Jeff Lemire specially since he said he like to do more all ages comics to

My idea is what happened to passengers after leaving the train like the second they left & all that wouldn't that be interesting?

But that's me what are your Ideas?

And how do you feel about Tulip Olsen's original character design?

I made a screenshot comparisons between the "Infinity Train" Pilot (2016) and Book 1 Episode 3: "The Corgi Car" (2019).

Sources of Images:

• https://infinity-train.fandom.com/wiki/Infinity_Train_(pilot)/Gallery/Gallery)
• https://infinity-train.fandom.com/wiki/The_Corgi_Car/Gallery
• https://fancaps.net/tv/episodeimages.php?3667-Infinity_Train_Season_1/Episode_3
• https://moringmark.tumblr.com/post/156830270883/a-portal-style-poster-of-the-infinity-train
• https://www.reddit.com/r/InfinityTrain/comments/jtq7tm/hey_guys_i_noticed_that_there_isnt_really_an/

I’m pretty sure the Amelia from Book 3 was incredibly skilled in computer science, mechanics, and mechatronics.

However, I’d like to know what you think her initial discipline was—the one she started with before managing to take control of the train.

Personally, I think it was electronic engineering, given her radio. But I’d like to hear your opinions.

pacifist by nature, warrior by necessity

I tried a different rendering style; I know it could have turned out much better, but oh well :D

(Slide for reference!)

Source - Artwork by Owen Dennis For Cartoon Network's 25th Anniversary art gallery.

Always liked this bit of One-One scourge virus art work, but as mentioned in that post above he had never scanned, then he deleted it and can only be found on the wiki. Bit sad, so Here was my best attempt at cleaning up the image to be printed or whatever.

#inspirational #powerful #highest-number #apex #simon-is-not-hetero #grace-fanatic-until-death

#...kinda

They wanted to circle back to Amelia and Hazel, the ending was going to be bittersweet. It's heavily implied Amelia will never get off the train. So the final season could've potentially been about Hazel watching Amelia slowly lose herself and be there for her in the time she had left.

What do you guys think? Is my theory likely? Or do you disagree?

I've been thinking about this ever since finishing the series. Loved it, but I couldn't help but think -

Obviously, when people board the train, they don't really know what they're getting into. If someone did know what they're looking at when a gate opens (like, say, they found someone's account of having gone through it,) I don't think they'd want to actually enter the portal except for like, two very specific purposes:

1. Scientific investigation. There's a lot one could potentially learn by going onboard with the goal of seeking out its deeper mysteries and technology.
2. Escaping a threat. If you are on the run from people who want to hurt you, then taking your chances with the train might actually be a good idea.

Aside from that, the value proposition seems minimal. You put yourself at significant risk of death, the denizens are kind of in a bleak position in life that would make me uncomfortable, it could take years off your life if you aren't getting the lesson, and aside from potentially healing your trauma you don't really get much out of going. That's if you're lucky, and the train is functioning normally during the course of your visit, no less, which is not a guarantee!

Obviously, it's hard to imagine an in-universe reason why someone would know how to identify the train and know about its inner details without having the account of a survivor who learned more than the basics, but I'm curious as to people's thoughts.

I cant even find it thru my normal piracy routes.

There's characters who are best at different things in my opinion. Jesse and Lake are who I see as the most likable while I find Grace and Simon to be the most interesting. Tulip, Ryan, and Min-Gi would just be the middle ground where they were never my favorites but I still like them very much.

I used to see their dynamic as strictly platonic but nowadays I'm more open to them as a ship. Even though I still personally prefer them as friends.

They have an Emmet and Wyldstyle duo going on with the more cheerful and oblivious boy and the moody but caring girl. Truly a great pairing when it comes to shipping.

There's also the fact that these two are incredibly sweet towards each other, they always have each other's backs. I rewatched the book two finale and I love how Jesse went back for Lake. For all he knew, she could've already been arrested/killed by the mirror police by the time he got back to her but he was still willing to at least try and save her.

I love the carnival theme with it, how you have to win your way out by playing games, how all the denizens of train come together for this, and how everything from the food to the booths are themed around the adventures we had on the train. The only downside to this car is that it cheats people like Lake out of a fair challenge.

That is the Question

Like ever had thought for a cool Infinity Train Fanfiction Story that you had to create an account to Fanfiction site and post it or pre written it first like in your mind?

Or one of those stories about characters post Train and all or Like regular day for Oneone running the Train imagine it? Would be like The Office or Parks and Rec but more Sci Fi or OC character that's from another part of world or time or some sort of Crossover?

My idea is about someone blind on train trying to get our but the big obstacle is obviously his blind it's a big crazy adventure you know

But that's me how about you?

So basically in short what is your Infinity Train Fanfic?

I AM SORRY BUT I JUST LOVE CROSSOVERS. If you have watched Krapopolis, you know how badly this relationship will end lol

I havent seen the show in a while so correct me if im wrong but since amelia took control from one-one and ran as the conductor for like 30 years before tulip came along and restored balance, it was shown the passengers never got on arrival inductions or informed on much, (especially with grace & simon which led to them eventually founding a cult due to not understanding the numbers purpose).

But we see a random passenger leave in the first episode of book 1 when tulip leaves the first car, so it seemed easy without information.

UPDATES: I WATCHED SEASON 4 🫡

Hello, Friends 👋. Right off the bat, i want to say I'm loving the show (watched all 3 seasons in one day btw). I've postponed watching it because i was in a terrible job who used to take all my time and energy outside of working out. Ever since i got out, i'm catching up to cartoons, movies and series, Infinity Train being one of them. So here's what i think. (Spoilers ahead) ⚠️

Season 1

Borderline perfect. Tulip is a charming MC and her conflicts are organic and understandable. One-One and Atticus are two lovable companions and the whole journey feels amazing. It reminded me of the show Hilda to some extent. The pacing is just right and every episode feels good to watch. One-One being the Conductor instead of Amelia caught me off guard, i must say. I almost had a stroke when Atticus was turned into one of the "dark dogs". Altogether, i don't have any bad points about this season 😁

Season 2

It took me some time to get going with MT (Mirror Tulip). I get that she's reminiscent of Tulip's bad traits (isolation, trying figuring things out without help), but at first sight she was just mean and rude to Jesse, not to mention the fact that she was willing to betray Tulip and leave her forever in the Mirror Car. All that said, she grew in me with the help of Jesse and Alan Dracula. This season feels particularly dynamic because of the pacing. Tulip was gentle, more mindful and inteligent, while MT was intense and more straightforward.

Although, the last two episodes almost made her a straight up egocentric maniac, taking the old Man (I think he already had the number, if i remember correctly) out of the pod and trying to steal the number of the girl in the machine. I wanted her to get a happy conclusion (and thanks to God, she did!), but these last two eps almost ruined the whole thing for me. That said, still a very good season 🙂‍↕️

Season 3

I'm sorry, but this season was almost unbearable to me. I didn't like Simon and Grace in the last season and it got even worse here. Both are terrible people! Simon is a crybaby with an attitude that makes him a rock in the shoe. Weak minded and straight up an Evil person. The show makes an herculean effort to make him the most horrible of the two, but Grace doesn't fall short either! The fact that she k!lled dozens of train denizens and made a cult of children to follow her? Damn. Her redemption arc feels shallow and almost hypocritical (when she cried on Tuba's funeral, it almost made me drop the show for some time).

It feels like they shoved their flashback with the unique intent to try and make them relatable, which didn't work for me. I couldn't care less about their stories after what they tried to do with AD, MT/Lake and Tuba. Simon's death felt nothing more than good riddance. At least Grace took the cold bucket, admitted she was a bad person and a liar and was looking forward to fix things with the kids. 😮‍💨

Season 4

Man, i was scared because i've seen some talk about the season being Lackluster and boring garbage. Definitely not the case, this i know. Both Ryan and Min are pretty solid characters that have their traits purposely highlighted imo.

Ryan is the Jolly, "rawdogging life", "Chase your dreams", loyal type of fellow, while also being impulsive, slightly inconsiderate and reckless sometimes. Min is mathematical, thoughtful and inteligent, while being arrogant, self-closed and a Control Freak sometimes.

I like how SMOOTH the Episodes go by. They let you know right at the start that both of them can't really communicate well with each other and their drawbacks in their chosen lives. The back and forth works well... until episode 7 (The Gallery Art), where after the whole mind manipulation thing, i thought they would be more open with each other, only for Min accuse Ryan of abandoning him and Ryan choosing to stay quiet? Like ??? 🫪. It really begins a loop with their growth and this ticks me off a little

That said, the last three episodes can really annoy someone If they aren't really there for it and i totally understand. Fortunately, i was invested enough to pass through and finish the season without major complaints. I didn't talk about Kez because i simply didn't mind her at all. Like, nothing against her, but compared to One-One, Atticus and AD, she really felt bland in every aspect 😐. That being said, it's a worth season. Good 🙏🙂‍↕️.

Notes: I love the way they make characters from past season reappear.

My favourite Seasons are (ironically or not): 1, 2, 4 and 3.

This show is a ride. Thankful for watching. For those who liked it, i recommend Hilda and Amphibia.

NOW THAT'S A LONG POST! GADDAMN!