Epithet Erased

Epithet Erased
Information
Created by	Brendan Blaber
Directed by	Brendan Blaber
Produced by	Tom Laflin
Written by	Brendan Blaber
Starring	Dani Chambers Kyle Igneczi Lindsay Sheppard Anthony Sardinha Zack Maher Sandra Espinoza William T. Sopp Dawn M Bennett Cyrus Rodas
Original run	2019

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 are also made available on Brendan's YouTube channel two weeks after their premiere on VRV.

It's upcoming sequel book, Epithet Erased - Prison of Plastic, has been funded via kickstarter. As well as Season 1 being adapted into novels.

Plot

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... 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 trapped in the middle of it all. Will her epithet, "Dumb" be enough to save her? Or will her epithet be... erased?

Voice Cast

Also see: Epithet Erased/Full Credits

Main

• Dani Chambers as Molly Blyndeff
• Kyle Igneczi as Giovanni Potage
• Lindsay Sheppard as Mera Salamin
• Anthony Sardinha as Indus Tarbella
• Zack Maher as Sylvester Ashling
• Sandra Espinoza as Percival King
• William T. Sopp as Ramsey Murdoch
• Dawn M Bennett as Zora Salazar
• Cyrus Rodas as Dr. Beefton

Supporting

• Jay Preston as Martin Blyndeff
• Marissa Lenti as Stink
• Wyatt Baker as Car Crash
• Caleb Yen as Flamethrower and Crusher
• Brendan Blaber as Ben
• Meg McClain as Spike
• Cyrus Rodas as Dark Star
• Sarah Wiedenheft as Yoomtah Zing
• Oliver Tull as Arnold Markdown
• Heath Morrow as Bugsy Pugsler
• Ari Ross as Gorou Shimizaki
• Jordan Dash Cruz as Bartender
• Justice Washington as Howie Honeyglow

Episodes

See main article: Episode Guide

Sequel

See main article: Prison of Plastic

Novels

see main article: Epithet Erased Novels

Development

Concept and Creation

The concept of "epithets" were originally introduced in Brendan's Roll20 Tabletop RPG campaign Anime Campaign, and since he liked the concept so much, he decided to carry over many of the elements and characters to Epithet Erased with slight changes.

Production

Brendan 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 sometime between March and May of 2019, where the series was developed and produced up until the airing of episode 7 on VRV, on December 20th, 2019.

Trivia

• 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.
  • 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.
• There is a possibility for an Indiegogo for Season 2 onward.
  • There was a Kickstarter for the book continuation, Prison of Plastic.
• 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.
• At least one character that is planned will discover their epithet mid-series.
• At least one character that we have met so far has unlocked their epithet using an Epitome.
• 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.
• There could be plans for a Third Season.
• Brendan had to remake all of the characters' stats from scratch due to the old system not having any science sense.
• There are a lot of hints scattered throughout the show that Epithet Erased takes place in the future (for example, the TwoLoween stream hosted by Brendan Blaber, where Sylvie dresses up as the electoral college for Halloween because he thinks it’s scary, and states that they got rid of it because it didn’t work.)
• An official Rulebook for an Epithet Erased TTRPG will be produced at the Stretch Goal of $330K on the Prison of Plastic Kickstarter.
• After almost 2 years, a poster for season 1 is hung up in the powerhouse animation.

  

• Songstress is a future character of Epithet Erased that has already been cast.
  • Her design was changed from purple to blue. This is because Purple doesn't show well in PYMK.

External Links

• Official Epithet Erased Twitter
• Official Epithet Erased page on Sound Cadence Studios
• Official Epithet Erased FAQ on Brendan's Tumblr
• "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

Gallery

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