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Epithet Erased (sometimes referred to as just Epithet or Epithet: Erased) is an ensemble comedy/adventure cartoon series created in partnership between VRV and Brendan Blaber, creator of the So This is Basically... and Welcome to... series under the username JelloApocalypse. The show is a loose adaptation of Brendan's Roll20 Tabletop RPG campaign Anime Campaign, it's produced in a Limited Animation style similar to Brendan's aforementioned web-series—excluding a few fully-animated sequences such as the opening, which are produced by Powerhouse Animation Studios—with numerous RPG elements stylistically sprinkled in.

The series is stated to be broken up into multiple story arcs, each spotlighting different members of its gradually increasing cast while tying into a larger plot. The first episode premiered on VRV on November 8, 2019, with subsequent episodes premiering every Friday. Episodes were also made available on Brendan's YouTube channel: JelloApocalypse two weeks after their premiere on VRV. VRV and Crunchyroll merged on May 8, 2023 and Epithet Erased was not included in their new library, leaving JelloApocalypse the only place to watch the series.

A Franchise would spawn from this series, from Episode Commentary Tracks, several songs, and Comic Dubs, among other things to it's sequel novels, starting with Epithet Erased: Prison of Plastic, which was funded via Kickstarter. Season 1 is also being adapted in to novels.

Synopsis[edit | edit source]

Season 1[edit | edit source]

In the world of Sweet Jazz City a lucky few are born with powers attached to their very souls known as "Epithets". An Epithet stems from a single word that can grant its user any kind of power. Words like "Fire", "Coupon", ...or "Soup". A magical artifact known as the "Arsene Amulet" is rumored to be able to steal an epithet from a person, and they say it’s hidden somewhere in the Sweet Jazz Museum... Suddenly, thieves burst down the doors in the middle of the night! Inscribed warriors do battle in the dark of the abandoned exhibits! Dinosaur bones come toppling to the floor! And a little girl named Molly is stuck in the middle of it all. Will her epithet, "Dumb," be enough to save her? Or will her epithet be... erased?

Voice Cast[edit | edit source]

See also: Epithet Erased/Full Credits

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Supporting[edit | edit source]

Episodes[edit | edit source]

Main Article: Episode Guide

Novels[edit | edit source]

Main Article: Epithet Erased Novels

The Epithet Erased Novels are a series of novels adapting and continuing the story of Epithet Erased. So far, the only one to be released is Prison of Plastic, a sequel novel to the series. There's also the planned adaptations of the first season.

Development[edit | edit source]

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Concept and Creation[edit | edit source]

The concept of the series began with Brendan Blaber's Roll20 Tabletop RPG campaign Anime Campaign, and since he liked the concept of epithets and many other elements and characters, it inspired him to make Epithet Erased, carrying over much of what made the series great and cutting what didn't.

Production[edit | edit source]

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Brendan Blaber began drafting the script for Epithet Erased as early as Fall 2018, and pitched it to VRV in October of the same year. Official production is estimated to have begun in approximately March 2019. May 29, 2019, was the deadline for auditions from local and worldwide voice actors.^[1] The series was developed and produced at Sound Cadence Studios and Powerhouse Animation up until the airing of episode 7 on VRV, on December 20th, 2019.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

While the series was in production, Brendan Blaber referred to the series by the pseudonym "Sugar Cookie Jazz," as he was unable to reveal the actual name due to being under a non-disclosure agreement. ^[2]
- The earliest public mention of the series using this name was in a post on Brendan's social media advertising for show artists to be hired. ^[3]
There is a possibility for an Indiegogo for Season 2 onward.^[4]
- Season 2 would cost around $550K. It would be 8-9 episodes.^[5]^[6]
- There was a Kickstarter for the book continuation, Prison of Plastic.^[6]
Epithet’s world doesn’t speak English. It speaks a sort of magic Esperanto-type language that combined all the languages that used to exist in the Epithet world into one, so there are way more words than just for one language.^[7]
At least one character that is planned will discover their epithet mid-series.^[7]
At least one character that we have met so far has unlocked their epithet using an Epitome.^[7]
Plasterbrain, the show's music composer, has released the soundtrack for season 1 on her bandcamp and soundcloud pages.
Each character has their epithet chosen by a randomizer except for Zora. ^[8]
Brendan had to remake all of the characters' stats from scratch due to the old system not having any science sense. ^[9]
An official Rulebook for an Epithet Erased TTRPG will be produced at the Stretch Goal of $330K on the Prison of Plastic Kickstarter.^[6]
On Sound Candence Studios' website, Epithet Erased and Prison of Plastic are listed as being by "Scrubbadubs", and on Wikipedia it is listed as being by "Scrubba dubs"
After almost 2 years, a poster for season 1 is hung up in the Sound Candence Studios.^[10]
Random Access Content has made a Spanish Fandub, which Brendan praised as excellent, especially Molly's voice actor.^[11]
The Eyecatchers are inspired by Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Bomberman Jetters,^[12]
- One of the main rules for production is to have sprites rotate on an off screen axis instead of the center of the sprite.^[13]
Basically every sprite is based off of Jello posing like cartoon characters.^[14]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Main Article: Epithet Erased | Gallery

References[edit | edit source]

External Links[edit | edit source]

Youtube
IMDb
Twitter
Epithet Erased FAQ
"Epithet Lore" Tag on Brendan's Tumblr
- Provides information about the world of Epithet Erased, how epithets work, details about certain characters, among other things.
Official Merchandise Store on Teespring

[1] Epithet Erased - Original Audition Packet! (S1 + PoP)

[2] JelloApocalypse on tumblr - May 27, 2019

[3] CALLING ALL ARTISTS, ILLUSTRATORS, AND CHARACTER DESIGNERS! - May 26, 2019 - JelloApocalypse on Tumblr

[4] Ask:Is the possibility of opening an Indigogo orIs the possibility of opening an Indigogo or... - December 24, 2019 - JelloApocalypse on Tumblr

[:12-5] Epithet Erased on Twitter - November 27, 2021

[:0-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Prison of Plastic Kickstarter

[:1-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 So how does someone figure out exactly WHAT their... - December 24, 2019 (JelloApocalypse on Tumber)

[8] Ask:Hey quick q on your characters, when picking their... - January 5, 2020 - JelloApocalypse on Tumblr

[9] Ask: How would you compute your stats from AC to EE? - January 25, 2020 - JelloApocalypse on Tumblr

[10] Epithet Erased on Twitter - May 15, 2022

[11] Epithet Erased Fandub Español Latino | EP1 - ¡Silencio en el Museo! Pinned Comment

[12] Epithet Erased on Twitter - December 17, 2022

[13] Brendon Blaber on Twitter in reply to Luveygoid - June 20, 2023

[14] Epithet Erased on Twitter - June 24, 2023

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 '''''Epithet Erased '''''(sometimes referred to as just '''''Epithet''''' or '''''Epithet: Erased''''') is an ensemble comedy/adventure cartoon series created in partnership between [[VRV]] and [[Brendan Blaber]], creator of the ''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHACfIDFF66rhd6lplzOG_5oOs-ugb8gd So This is Basically...]'' and ''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHACfIDFF66oWm2Z_f-EqRrVtdZ6l1dOY Welcome to...]'' series under the username JelloApocalypse. The show is a loose adaptation of Brendan's Roll20 Tabletop RPG campaign ''[[Anime Campaign]]'', it's produced in a Limited Animation style similar to Brendan's aforementioned web-series—excluding a few fully-animated sequences such as the opening, which are produced by Powerhouse Animation Studios—with numerous RPG elements stylistically sprinkled in.
-The series is stated to be broken up into multiple story arcs, each spotlighting different members of its gradually increasing cast while tying into a larger plot. The first episode premiered on [[VRV]] on November 8, 2019, with subsequent episodes premiering every Friday. Episodes were also made available on Brendan's [https://www.youtube.com/@JelloApocalypse YouTube channel: ''JelloApocalypse'']  two weeks after their premiere on VRV. VRV and [https://www.crunchyroll.com/ Crunchyroll] merged on May 8, 2023 and Epithet Erased was not included in their new library, leaving ''JelloApocalypse''the only place to watch the series.
+The series is stated to be broken up into multiple story arcs, each spotlighting different members of its gradually increasing cast while tying into a larger plot. The first episode premiered on [[VRV]] on November 8, 2019, with subsequent episodes premiering every Friday. Episodes were also made available on Brendan's [https://www.youtube.com/@JelloApocalypse YouTube channel: ''JelloApocalypse'']  two weeks after their premiere on VRV. VRV and [https://www.crunchyroll.com/ Crunchyroll] merged on May 8, 2023 and Epithet Erased was not included in their new library, leaving ''JelloApocalypse'' the only place to watch the series.
-A [[Epithet Erased Franchise|Franchise]] would spawn from this series, from [[Episode Commentary Tracks]], several [[:Category:Songs|songs]], and [[:Category:Comic Dubs|Comic Dubs]], among other things to it's sequel [[Epithet Erased Novels|novels]], starting with [[Epithet Erased: Prison of Plastic]], which was funded by [[Prison of Plastic/Kickstarter|kickstarter]]. There's also, [[Season 1]] being [[EP 1-4 Novelization|adapted in]][[EP 5-7 Novelization|to novels]].
+A [[Epithet Erased Franchise|Franchise]] would spawn from this series, from [[Episode Commentary Tracks]], several [[:Category:Songs|songs]], and [[:Category:Comic Dubs|Comic Dubs]], among other things to it's sequel [[Epithet Erased Novels|novels]], starting with [[Epithet Erased: Prison of Plastic]], which was funded via [[Prison of Plastic/Kickstarter|Kickstarter]]. [[Season 1]] is also being [[EP 1-4 Novelization|adapted in]][[EP 5-7 Novelization|to novels]].
 ==Synopsis==
 ===[[Season 1]]===
-In the world of [[Sweet Jazz City]] a lucky few are born with powers attached to their very souls known as "[[Epithet|Epithets]]". An Epithet stems from a single word that can grant its user any kind of power. Words like "Fire", "[[Arnold Markdown|Coupon]]"... or "[[Giovanni Potage|Soup]]". A magical artifact known as the "[[Arsene Amulet]]" is rumored to be able to steal an epi#thet from a person, and they say it’s hidden somewhere in the [[Sweet Jazz City Museum|Sweet Jazz Museum]]... [[Banzai Blasters|Thieves]] burst down the doors in the middle of the night! Inscribed warriors do battle in the dark of the abandoned exhibits! Dinosaur bones come toppling to the floor! And a little girl named [[Molly Blyndeff|Molly]] is trapped in the middle of it all. Will her epithet, "Dumb" be enough to save her? Or will her epithet be... erased?
+In the world of [[Sweet Jazz City]] a lucky few are born with powers attached to their very souls known as "[[Epithet|Epithets]]". An Epithet stems from a single word that can grant its user any kind of power. Words like "Fire", "[[Arnold Markdown|Coupon]]", ...or "[[Giovanni Potage|Soup]]". A magical artifact known as the "[[Arsene Amulet]]" is rumored to be able to steal an epithet from a person, and they say it’s hidden somewhere in the [[Sweet Jazz City Museum|Sweet Jazz Museum]]... Suddenly, [[Banzai Blasters|thieves]] burst down the doors in the middle of the night! Inscribed warriors do battle in the dark of the abandoned exhibits! Dinosaur bones come toppling to the floor! And a little girl named [[Molly Blyndeff|Molly]] is stuck in the middle of it all. Will her epithet, "Dumb," be enough to save her? Or will her epithet be... erased?
 ==Voice Cast==
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 {{Main|Epithet Erased Novels}}
-The [[Epithet Erased Novels]] are a series of Novels continuing or adapting the story of ''Epithet Erased''. So far the only one to be released is [[Prison of Plastic]], a sequel novel to the series. There's also
+The [[Epithet Erased Novels]] are a series of novels adapting and continuing the story of ''Epithet Erased''. So far, the only one to be released is [[Prison of Plastic]], a sequel novel to the series. There's also the planned adaptations of the first season.
 ==Development==
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 ===Concept and Creation===
-The concept of the series began in [[Brendan Blaber]]'s Roll20 Tabletop RPG campaign ''[[Anime Campaign]]'', and since he liked the concept of [[epithets]] and many other elements and characters, it inspired him to make ''Epithet Erased'', carrying over much of what made the series great and cutting what didn't.
+The concept of the series began with [[Brendan Blaber]]'s Roll20 Tabletop RPG campaign ''[[Anime Campaign]]'', and since he liked the concept of [[epithets]] and many other elements and characters, it inspired him to make ''Epithet Erased'', carrying over much of what made the series great and cutting what didn't.
 ===Production===
 {{Expand}}
-[[Brendan Blaber]] began drafting the script for Epithet Erased as early as Fall of 2018, and pitched it to [[VRV]] in October of the same year. Official production is estimated to have begun in approximately March 2019. May 29, 2019 was the deadline for auditions from local and worldwide voice actors.<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/posts/epithet-erased-75333895 Epithet Erased - Original Audition Packet! (S1 + PoP)] </ref> The series was developed and produced at [[Sound Cadence Studios]] and [[Powerhouse Animation]] up until the airing of [[Winner Take All|episode 7]] on VRV, on December 20th, 2019.
+[[Brendan Blaber]] began drafting the script for Epithet Erased as early as Fall 2018, and pitched it to [[VRV]] in October of the same year. Official production is estimated to have begun in approximately March 2019. May 29, 2019, was the deadline for auditions from local and worldwide voice actors.<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/posts/epithet-erased-75333895 Epithet Erased - Original Audition Packet! (S1 + PoP)] </ref> The series was developed and produced at [[Sound Cadence Studios]] and [[Powerhouse Animation]] up until the airing of [[Winner Take All|episode 7]] on VRV, on December 20th, 2019.
 ==Trivia==