Hi all, earlier this month I released the first three episodes of my cartoon "The Unyielding Alchemist" in the form of a 40 minute long compilation video. I'm happy all you guys really liked it, it's currently my highest rated animation on Newgrounds and has over a thousand views. I've even seen fanart start popping up, shoutout to @Gandarga and her awesome drawing of the main villian!

If you haven't already seen it, what are you doing? go watch it!

In this update, I'll be discussing both the status of the next episodes, as well as an upcoming re-release of the 3-part premiere on Newgrounds as 3 separate videos (more on that later on in this update!)

I haven't decided when or if I will post the episodes on YouTube but if you want to see them posted there, let me know!

Status of the Next Episodes!

Episode 4 "Mechs n' Wrecks!" is already fully animated and has been for a while, however I need to re-record audio and complete editing which will take time (this process also took a long time for the first 3 episodes!) so I'll work on that once my 6 week long semester break comes in June/July, so that episode will release in August. Episode 5 is almost done too (although work is currently paused), so that episode will release only a month after Episode 4.

In the meantime here's some screenshots from the next episode as a "sneak peek"! 

A mysterious new character! What's his deal?

Alchemist confronts two alien invaders!

Who are these guys? Find out when the episode comes!

Want to see more? Check the post-credit scene on the series premiere, it has actual footage from this episode!

Status of Release Schedule

In the meantime, with the permission of Tom Fulp, I'll start reposting episode 1-3 as individual videos on here to lower the barrier of entry (easier for new viewers to watch 3 10-ish minute videos than one long 40 minute one!), so I'll be doing that between May and July. 

So the current season 1 schedule looks like this:

Apr - Premiere Compilation released

May - Episode 1 re-release

June - Episode 2 re-release

July - Episode 3 re-release

August - Episode 4 release

September - Episode 5 release

October - Short 1 release

November - Short 2 release

For the re-releases, I haven't picked specific release dates yet as I'm going to try to target less busy days (hard to predict when those will be!) so that we can attract new viewers more easily. 

One more update: We're on IMDb now! If you're feeling inclined, you can drop us a review or just rate the episodes https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32161912/

Good news everyone! The three-part premiere of my series: "The Unyielding Alchemist" has reached the front page of Newgrounds!

We're also very close to 1,000 views so that's really cool too. Thank you to everyone who watched, and I hope everyone who saved it to their "watch-later" list will one day watch it too. I spent a ridiculous amount of time making it so i'm glad that people like it. It's currently my highest rated animation on Newgrounds, ever!

In hindsight I maybe shouldn't have posted it on April Fools day but it's not the end of the world either. To those who haven't seen the episodes yet, go watch it! and tell me what you think in the reviews section too!

As for when the next episode will come out? I'm thinking I'll release the next episode in July as I'm kind of busy with my studies and life and whatnot. But do not fret, for there is indeed a post-credit scene on the premiere showing a sneak peek of the upcoming Episode!

TL;DR:

Watch the Alchemist premiere! and stay tuned for the next few episodes! + the shorts too!

I might talk about Alchemist a bit more on my Newgrounds BBS Animation Thread once I have the time as well.

After a very very long time, I've finally finished the three-part premiere of my series "The Unyielding Alchemist", it's 42 minutes long but I hope you guys like it.

What is this show about?

This show is about a science-themed superhero trying to stop an evil

mad-scientist mob boss, but it's also about the dangers of chasing unattainable

goals and perfectionism. There's killer robots and wacky supervillains but there's

also other stuff as well!

Hello, I haven't posted an update for a while but now I'm here. Remember when I mentioned getting some last-minute feedback on the final product? Well, after that I tried implementing some changes to address some of that feedback in the hopes of improving it before releasing, however I got carried away and accidentally created an entire extra episode! So now this premiere is 3 episodes long and over 40 minutes!

This new extra episode is the new "episode 1", it acts as a bit of a prologue but large chunks of it are actually flashback scenes i removed from episode 2 and 3 so It's not perfect, but it should help the narrative flow a bit better.

I'm currently going through the process of exporting, I'm going to release it today. I've been working nonstop for the past few days trying to finish it up. Turns out, even when you're "almost done", finishing up a 40 minute video is actually still pretty hard. A bit unfortunate that it got delayed so long but I hope the super long runtime is enough to compensate for that lol

Ahead of the release, I'd like to share some stills from each episode in the 3-part premiere (will be released as one long video!)

Episode 1: "The Executioner Strikes Back!"

Episode 2: "Enter the Dark Professor!"

Episode 3: "Android Attacks!"

good news: first 2 episodes are technically done.

although, while I could release it today, I'm still waiting on a few things:

1. feedback from some people (I've already received some feedback but some people have not gotten around to it yet)
2. resolving issues with my video editing software causing minor yet still noticeable issues with exports

Once that's taken care of, Alchemist will finally be released!

for the time being, enjoy these random out of context screenshots of our main character! good ol' Matthew Bohr, the Alchemist.

I may not be able to do the Nov 25 release date as burnout is starting to set in (as well as the physical consequences of grinding everyday for the past week + more). I might still make the planned date but I don't know for sure, but even if I don't make it, expect it to drop not too long after. Maybe a few days later, but don't worry, It'll happen eventually. I just have to take care of myself as well of course. I'll let you guys know how it goes once I have a clearer idea of how things are going to go.

On the bright side: all voice-work is complete. Now the only thing left is finishing touches in editing. However I underestimated how much work "finishing touches" involve (I previously completed editing without voiceover present but now I have to account for how the recordings factor into the viewing experience) which is another factor that makes accomplishing the release date difficult. Luckily I already resolved this issue with Episode 4 and the short, but now I have to do it for the other episodes as well!

Here's a little peek at the process of editing Episode 1!

Alchemist is now planned to release on November 25th! Voiceover progress is going well and should be finished in a few days, the Nov 25 date gives margin for error in case there needs to be last-minute corrections and stuff like that.

Here's a preview of the first 2 episodes:

https://youtu.be/3AF2ILUfG2w

Hi guys, my series "The Unyielding Alchemist" is currently on hold due to exams. I was trying to release it in September but I decided to not rush the voice-acting as that could lead to a negative impression from viewers and also create an unsatisfactory final product. I'm currently going through my HSC exams (the final series of exams required to finish High School here in Australia, kind of like our equivalent of the SAT) so I won't be able to do any further work on it until sometime in November.

After all these years I've finally made it to the front page! but not just once, but twice! back to back!

how crazy is that? this is so cool! thank you whoever it was who suggested me for the front page, this means the world to me!

New art just dropped! Hope you guys like it, I worked hard on this one!