This made me realize that, while the six characters we know are all over 18, we don't know anything about Kaufmo and the other Abstracted. It's entirely possible some of them were kids. I hate this.

I like that part where he looks up at the wall and smiles and you think he is thinking about his friends, but no, he is obsessing about a random drawing of his exit and casts aside the gift from Gangle.

Consider: Kaufmo abstracted out of loneliness. Yes, he wanted to get out. More than anyone else at the time. Why? Everyone else had settled in to their lives and felt a sense of companionship with one another. Kaufmo tried. He tried to blend in and schmooze with the dudes, but it never seemed to work. No one really paid him that much attention, and his jokes fell flat. He'd even have to put up with bullying from Jax. Even in a tiny glass bowl, he was still a fish out of water. That would do anyone in.

It truly hurt me when Kaufmo, instead of running to his new family, refused to accept what was happening to him and eventually went crazy. Poor Kaufmo..

I can imagine this was what he was doing before Jax unlocked his door

I just love how even though we never really got to see Kaufmo it's still very easy to feel bad for him, the poor clown just couldn't take it anymore.😢

That shot of Caine…like, as if HE was the enemy that could fix him this whole time. A kid with a magnifying glass, and Kaufmo is the ant. Love it!

i like the idea kaufmo abstracted right befor pomni showed up. thay could have found the "exit" together and even been friends but goose had other plans.

Bruh the fact how they made him act like a small kid is even more depressing if you think about it😭

poor kaufmo, i think him drawing that picture of his family was his last attempt at trying to keep himself sane, but not even being able to tell what they looked like just broke him, after that point, even a picture of his friends could'nt help him, he just blindly charged at the first thing that looked like an exit, and when it failed...

The part that bothers me the most is that Caine then takes Kaufmo to the "cellar" where there are more abstracted characters. And that's what hurt me a lot, that Kaufmo, in addition to not being able to leave, lost his new body, companions, home, and now he will have to be in a completely empty place and apparently without any possibility of being the same as before. He just lost everything

Definitely the scariest and saddest part of this is losing yourself, no memories of family, your name, who you were, just the realization of how you got there and the fact that you’ll never leave.

I love how the beginning implies that the reason he broke was that he had a vague but big reason of wanting to escape. Makes me wonder is the reason why Jax takes it so well is because he has no reason or someone waiting for him outside

I love Kaufmo no matter how little screen time he got. Honestly- the utilization of this music, making you think “oh maybe this is a happy ending actually” and you see the drawing- then he rips it off the wall… Oh my heart strings…

Bro this hits harder after the new episode

Well done! I love this one

When Caine said,"What happened here?! Oh this was my doing." He was referring to the Gloinks. However... Kaufmo abstracting WAS his doing. He created the exit door in an effort to give the people what he thought they wanted, but it was really false hope and it broke Kaufmo. It nearly broke Pomni too.

OK I admit, that was well done, the fact that Kaufmo doesn't remember his Family, always thinks there is a Way Out and simply goes crazy because of it makes me feel bad for him, no one laughs at his jokes, and most likely he Yeah... just Alone and Depressed deep down, this is really well done and I like imagining this is what happened before Jax opened the Door or something. Really Cool

Ok, this is one of, if not, THE most well done and most detailed fan work of this series for a number of reasons: -Firstly, this person nailed the art style, everything looks like it came out of the show besides being 2d -Secondly, having a Gangle's drawing on his room makes sense since we know Gangle likes to draw and it's a pretty wholesome drawing for it to be made by anyone other than her, also she insulting Jax on the drawing would be the only way she could vent her frustration caused by him because she's apparently too sad to stand up for herself (I thought about this while I was writing this) -I already said this person nailed the art style, but ALL the background is so detailed dude, I could look at it forever -The way it was presented Kaufmo looking at Gangle's drawing only for him to be looking at the exit drawing was amazing and seamlessly done, just wow. -The abstracting scene is very well made and I loved that they drew other scenes from the episode in the beat on the song -And last but not least, the end scene is just the Circus floor, because that's where he's, in The Cellar, I found this genius because they could've just drawn The Cellar, but they added this other cool way of showing where he's now

Caine said that the amazing digital circua is for ALL ages, imagone being 7 and trapped here

It must be terrifying being transported to a inescapable world and loosing yourself. There’s one part of you desperately trying to cling to whatever memories you have of your old life but day by day it gets harder and harder to do that. It’s no wonder the poor guy snapped.

0:30 Bro took "Who needs friends?" Too literally

I hadn't considered that some of the characters trapped in The Amazing Digital Circus were actual children, but it makes sense. While the game is for all ages, it would mostly have been played by kids, some of whom were sucked into the game. If an adult eventually snaps due to being trapped in a strange world with no hope of escape, a terrified child wouldn't be able to hold it together for long.

“I heard a joke once... man goes to doctor, says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh... and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is quite simple. The Great Clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should cheer you right up." Man bursts into tears “But doctor...I AM PAGLIACCI!!!” Ha Ha, good joke... everybody laugh... roll on snare drum... curtains...” - Rorschach, Watchmen, Chapter 2: Absent Friends

This part is depressing, 0:24, how kaufmo looks at the picture of his friends. And instead of realizing there’s more than getting to the exit, he rips of the poster and looks straight to the exit door. This really shows that desperation to a goal that won’t happen can do to someone.

This actually made my cry a little. He just wants a normal life, he was taken away by everything and everyone that he loves, and everyone there just puts him in heck. I feel bad.

この曲マジで好き。いまにも全身から崩れ落ちそうな絶望感、どこか果てしないような感じ、この孤独感、そして決め手は絶妙な気持ち悪さ、の全てがこの曲を聞いてると感じれて、この全てがきれいにマッチしていて、見返してみると登場人物への感情移入がとてもしやすくなったし自分もポムニのような感情になって恐怖とかそんなちゃっちなものじゃぁ断じてない、もっと恐ろしいものを味わった気がしました。こんな神曲を作ってくれたことに僕は敬意を表するッ‼︎ついでに最後のカーズみたいな気持ちになれた(マジでネタ抜きに、初めてエンディング見た時やいつも見た後や最中に数分間思考と体が止まってて、気づいたらポムニのような表情になっていて、アニメーションの制作者さんや、この曲の制作者さんは人間の絶望という感情を知り尽くしていると思う)

Hi! I’m just a fan who made some lyrics to this incredible song, and here they are: 0:00 So- This is your new home Agree we’re going crazy? Replaying dull events, contemplating our existence My will to live is gone I’m losing my sanity Reality’s crumbling away as I think: 0:22 We’re floating in the void With an unreachable multiverse We can fantasize, but the illusion breaks apart Life’s a lucid dream Corrupted from within That’s lost all its meaning: Everything but nothing. 0:43 And now It’s dark- I feel so numb Help me- I’ve given up Can’t bear- This shattered consciousness This is your new 0:54 Home

that fakeout was SO good

Kaufmo had reach his breaking point.

The fact he was looking at the picture of the exit and not his friends is sad

This is literally terrifying... giving up all hope and becoming insane like this... Good animation tho!

He’s like a child wanting to remember his family when he has forgotten what they looked like and doesn’t seem to be keeping his sanity in the process

Before completely losing personality he at least went out with a smile.

Man, this is what I call a masterpiece, even if we dont know exactly how Kaufmo was going through abstraction, or that's wasn't the Kaufmo in the room himself. The work really well done!

I love how the auto thumbnail perfectly captured the frame where the eye was on Kaufmos face

personally, I think this is the best way to show kaufmo's abstraction.

"Its good that kaufmo hasn't completely lost his mind" Kaufmo:

Fun Fact: Kaufmo was supposed to be The Main Cast and Gooseworx was like Nah to many characters we need to sacrifice him

Bro he went so crazy that he thought the picture of the exit he drew was the real one 😢

The bit where we thought Kaufmo was running to the drawing of his friends for relief but it turned out he was going to the drawing of the exit made me feel so sad.

the most heartbreaking part is realizing that koufmo abstracted and no one gave a sh*t about it

If Pomni had stayed in there nearly as long as the others, the false hope of the exit door could definitely have made her abstract. Since Kaufmo had all these exit drawings in his room, that must mean he faced the truth about Caine's creation. He possibly felt that artificial escape was the only hope, and he wouldn't accept it in the end. Hope they can figure a way out together.

This perosn needs to be hired either as an animator or a writer for the ADC series because they were able to convey so much with no dialogue, and have such good animation skills on top of that, bravo.

and now, he's stuck with the other abstracted people for eternity

yeah we all feel bad for kaufmo but can we just appreshiate that gangle drew this incredibly cute drawing for him?

Mfs with peanut allergies when I put them infront of a moving passanger train:

When I looked at first I was sad cause I saw Kaufmo draw his family without knowing who they are. It got sadder when you realize that he was happy with his family in the picture and the fact he drew a small heart on the side is sad

It’s honesty sad knowing that Caine doesn’t unabstract them but locks them up with the other poor souls

Wow, what an incredible animation with Kaufmo's movements, you can see his desperation and how he really went little by little crazy until he became completely abstracted

GOD, THIS GAVE ME CHILLS 😭 great vid!!

The fact that Jax was represented with the name "stupid bunny" is hilarious, especially taking into account that the rest of the animation is kinda dramatic. Thanks for making me laugh!

I still like the theory that Kaufmo tripped on the bowling ball because Jax put it there which is what sent him over the edge. Oh also on a somewhat related note I *really* wish that the abstracted designs had some kind of influence based on their original design, it would be so cool to see abstracted fanart of known characters or even the door characters we dont fully see.

The drawing with mom and dad on it kinda further proves my headcanon that Kaufmo was a kid instead of an adult like the others

This guy makes incredible animations, keep up the good work 👏

In the second episode it was his funeral 😭😭

The fact that at 0:24 there was special look on picture of his friends and then he just runs to the exit door picture and in this time just throws picture of his friends is hurts . . .

Poor Kaufmo only if he realized The people in there with him could be his new family 😢

Wow…. This one…. Actually made me feel things

I have a feeling this show will end in everyone else abstracting but pomni, it would be extremely ironic.

It's really sad though at first you think he's looking at the picture Gangle made for him but he's just looking at picture of an exit. he drew when it does that you feel like your tricked into believing this is an animation if he wasn't abstracted, but I hope in the future we get to maybe see him somehow unabstracted and see him have more screen time if that's the case he might be my new fav character. Edit: Hate to be that person but I've never gotten even one like so thanks to those who did like! 🤩 Edit 2: For those of you who don't know the last two frames are the shots of when Caine is sending Kafumo down to the void.

loved the part when he looked at the painting that gangle drew and ran towards it but went to the Exit painting next to it. Good animation.🙂👍

I just love how even though we never really got to see kaufmo it's still very easy to feel bad for him the poor clown just couldn't take it anymore 😢

The fact that the drawing of Jax originally said "Stupid Bunny" then was striked off and was written "Jax" and what makes it better is that it was drawn by Gangle. 😂

Animation 10/10

I honestly just hope we get to see Caine be able to fix at least one of the abstracted characters, it doesn’t matter who, it just gives the rest of the circus hope (mostly Kinger) that there’s a way to reverse it. WE WANNA SEE THEM Edit: I know it was confirmed that it will never happen but I can dream

POV: you are in a school for 4 years and you are sick and tired of working (except from the weekends)

Man there’s something about this song….

Wow that scene of Kaufmo ripping at his face was viscerally upsetting well done

This animation is SO COOL! It kinda makes me want an episode where one of the characters abstracts. I mean, I love these characters and I don't want them to go crazy but... It would be cool

Hm... ok BRO THAT WAS SO SICK I love the drawing and animation.

Woulda been a very cool scene honestly, this is amazingly well done

Poor kaufmo,he just wanted to get out...to see his family again...ehh..if he meets pomni...maybe he will be happy about this news...well...press f to pay respect :⁠'⁠(

The fact in gangle drawing of his friends is cute. LETS JUST NOT TALK ABOUT HOW HE PUT THE WORD "stupid bunny" IN JAX DRAWING-

All he wants is to go back to his mom and dad 😢 bro just couldn't take no more. I'm going to cry, how it makes me think that Kaufmo was a little kid.

Just like me... i feel just like me... i couldn't be better. Always stuck in memory. My father always treated me as a toy. He always beat me and choke my neck always be. So i afraid to go home after school finished.. i was only 9 years old. That time nobody cared about my life. When i became 10years old. I get mental problems. And after my parents decide to divorce. I just chose mom. While i lived with my 6 depression became bigger than before. My mom put me in mental hospital for 2years. I couldn't handle.. it was. Everyone. Even my friends. There's no hope in this world. Some one. When they turn back to me, they use my weak point for their weapon. Can't trust anyone. Even my self. I hope i decide about my ending soon . I heard this music on youtube. And the video... it got me. I don't wanna be crown anymore..:)

The enture show is the embodiment of psychological horror. All about the human psyche.

If u see this without context you see a sad clown, but with context you see a person who lost everything and is reaching his limit slowly and he cant do anything about it 😔 He just wanted his life back...

YES! The sound goes perfectly with the animation

Still can't come back to this video without crying, the comments talking about him just break the dam everytime

I feel bad for this clown...

What if the abstracted people actually just escaped, and because they escaped the characters don't have a human to play them and they get abstracted

0:05 I love how Kaufmao just draws his family 😭

There was a theory i saw about abstraction, that the only way to leave the amazing digital circus IS to abstract. Once the character abstracts, they have absolutely no control over the mindless, dark, multi coloured eyed being they become, possibly due to the fact they no longer exist in the game anymore, which brought them back to reality. It’s almost a bit like death, you dont really know what happens, it could be good or really bad but there’s no evidence behind it. It almost looked like when he was banging on the exit poster that he realized this and abstracted. Kinda sad to think you need to go absolutely insane just to leave

I remember the scene while pomni was mentally going insane of going through many doors then suddenly the light started to flicker and she yelled would probably mean she almost got abstracted

what if the gang (Jax, Ragatha, and Pomni) saw Kaufmo abstracting infront of their own eyes. *“I’m- sorry, your first day here had to be so.. terrible..?”* well gosh dang golly jee Ragatha it could’ve been WORSE (lol i liked my own comment)

Wow. I love your animated. ❤❤❤

It’s so sad that he abstracted, it would have been cool probably to see him in the show. I feel like him and Pomni would be good friends

I would LOVE the hell out of the show where Pomni got visions of Kaufmo telling her about the exit or somehow driving her insane

I just would have liked to see a little more about this character in the series, I feel bad for this sad clown :(

I could imagine this is what happened when they tried to get in the room kaufmo was in

great fan animation, it brings back good old memories

This animation was cute. I know how it feels to lose ppl you love when you enter something digital (including TADC) but again I like the animation it was really nice and when Kaufmo abstracted it was a piece of cake nice job on this video! Message sent.

You got to compare the glitchy thing with The Darkness, lol. And Pomni with the glitched hand with Pibby, who also has glitched hand on the same side, according to the Learning With Pibby Audit book.

This made me cry sooooo much it’s so sad 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

TADC really nails the horror of being treated like a toy, an object. It’s the kind of subject material that The Owl House really dropped the ball on with The Collector.

Man that feels sad when Kaufmo misses his family it’s just… feel like he wanted to get out of here

This song is too good for how short it lasts.

This so good!

Poor guy cannot hold any of this anymore and finally gave up as he losing his mind