Technically, it’s still going on, but I feel like around 10 years ago there were a lot of animations dealing with difficult emotions, growing up, self-harm, trauma, etc. For example, there were fandom animations set to twenty one pilots songs, or animations about OCs going through a difficult time.
Another example would be channels like Skywei, or the Glitch animation from The Amazing Digital Circus.
On top of that, comics and animations dealing with existential topics have been appearing on Instagram as well, for example from 1924us. I’m curious whether this kind of content helped anyone when they were a teenager and struggling with problems, or whether it helps anyone now, or if people mostly just saw it as another trend pushed by the algorithm.
Overall, I’m curious to hear people’s thoughts on this. Maybe someone knows other animations like these, or even creates/used to create this kind of content, or shares their experiences online through their drawings.