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In July 2017, it was announced that an official My Singing Monsters cartoon would be done by Wind Sun Sky Entertainment and Big Blue Bubble, to be distributed by Skybound. BBB had a booth at the Las Vegas Licensing Expo in May 2018, and tweeted about the upcoming cartoon. The show's name was tentatively announced to be Those Singing Monsters. The project debuted at the 2019 MIPJunior trade show. The series has since been canceled, and no further news has been released.
Synopsis/Plot[]
There was no officially confirmed synopsis/plot for Those Singing Monsters, other than this article from Animation Magazine that was shown in MSMPokeGamer's video.
"The original game from Big Blue Bubble encourages its 90 million current players to collect musical monsters to form their own unique bands, orchestras and symphonies. Those Singing Monsters will build on the exuberant musical stories created by these harmonic characters, lead by music maestro Pom-Pom, who is accompanied on her journeys by her monster friends Furcorn and Mammott."
Art Style[]
From the concept art, the art style was originally going to look very different from the My Singing Monsters, and My Singing Monsters: Dawn of Fire games. The "splash" logo image above, shows concept art for Boskus and PomPom. In My Singing Monsters, the style is somewhat realistic, Dawn of Fire goes for a more detailed style. They both look similar body-wise. According to the image, TSM's original art goes for a more cartoony style, as if it was caricatures for each Monster. The art also shows some fish-like or dog-like creature that isn't in either game.
In May 2019, Wind Sun Sky revealed the first look of the series in a video. The new characters in the upcoming series were also revealed including Mammott, Furcorn and a female Rare Sox monster. The environments the characters are in seem to be a village and a forest.
On October 10, 2019, Wind Sun Sky revealed the brand new look of the series for the future. It had a 3D animation style and the main characters were revealed to be PomPom, Mammott, and Furcorn, who are also the mascots of the My Singing Monsters game.
Monsters In The Games VS. Monsters In This Show[]
We haven't seen very many of the Monsters in this show, in the concept art, most of the ones that we have seen, have some major differences in the show compared to what they look like in-game. In the show, they look more faithful to the game, but more cartoonized.
Boskus[]
- Game: Stands on all fours and has no arms.
- Concept Art: Stands upright on two feet and uses its front legs and feet as arms and hands.
- Show: No image had been shown of Boskus' current design.
PomPom[]
- Game: Has a pink body, pink pompoms, pink ponytails, and pink feet.
- Concept Art: Has a pink body, but the pompoms, ponytails, and feet are purple.
- Show: Similar to the game, but slightly modified features, such as shoulders, and a more exaggerated face.
Furcorn[]
- Game: Has two short legs and two feet, and no arms.
- Concept Art: Has two short legs and two feet, but also has twig-like arms.
- Show: Similar to the game, but looks a little bigger and a smaller face.
Rare Sox[]
- Game: Appears gender-neutral and has silver circles on its tail. The game's Rare Sox stands on four feet like a real-life fox.
- Concept Art: Appears very feminine and has golden circles on its tail, also wears purple lipstick. The show's Rare Sox stands bipedal and has a sleeker body build.
- Show: No image had been released of Rare Sox's current design.
Mammott[]
- Game: Has a white body with arms, legs, and a face.
- Concept Art: Similar to the game, except the eyes are white, and mouth is bigger.
- Show: Same as the game.
Relation To The Games[]
Those Singing Monsters wasn't set in the My Singing Monsters world, but it shared similar elements to the games. Those Singing Monsters had a "little more creative freedom" (according to Monster-Handler Matt). It had a different premise and isn't the same as what people were familiar with, lending itself to lots of humorous situations and interactions between monsters.
Release Date/Cancelation[]
In an interview in June 2018, Damir Slogar (CEO of Big Blue Bubble), said that Those Singing Monsters was in production and expected to be released sometime in 2019. However, it was revealed to have been delayed by Big Blue Bubble, but of course, was eventually canceled.
On July 18th, Wind Sun Sky Director Catherine Winder announced that more information would be released concerning the series later in the year. Unfortunately, no information regarding Those Singing Monsters specifically (not including Fandemonium, which was separate to Those Singing Monsters) would be released, except for an FAQ page on the My Singing Monsters: Fandemonium website that Those Singing Monsters and Fandemonium were two different projects.
On December 6th, 2021, it was unfortunately announced that the series was no longer in production.
Streaming Platform/Network[]
In a confirmed by a reply to a tweet. Big Blue Bubble, at the time, was looking into making it available on different networks, as revealed by their comment on MSMPokeGamer's video. There has been no news since about where Those Singing Monsters would air, or if it would be a television series still.
Gallery[]
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Notes[]
- It is confirmed that My Singing Monsters: Fandemonium is not the same as Those Singing Monsters.
- Epic Sox's bio references the show.
- In a Handler-Hangout (AMA) session, it was neither confirmed nor denied that Those Singing Monsters was scrapped or still in production, since it is a collaborative project with Wind Sun Sky, they at the time couldn't say anything about it.
- Through Twitter, it was confirmed the series was canceled.