~asuraludu

Holy heck have these past few months been a rollercoaster. But instead of lingering on the hellscape of current events, I wanna send some love and cheers to my two little sisters who decided to add some new, much needed kindness to the world. I am now uncle to Raven and Reagan. One month after the other. so much birthday cake to buy! That being said, I am very happy that everyone got through without too much issue.

Now on to the silly. I decided to revisit the monthly themes, and so lets start things off with adorable if not zany mice. This will be another top 10 of cartoon mice that helped inspire my muse from time to time.

Return of Mouse-mber's top 10:

10- Funky Jan (Devil and Daniel Mouse)- I love musical cartoons, and Nelvana hit it out of the park with this cute little number. I agree with B.L. that she deserved to go to hell. He gave her everything she asked for, and when she was trying to wiggle out, he started to take it all back. It wasn't his fault that she was terrible with reading contracts. That being said, I loved her songs and the many styles they played with in this movie. She doesn't have her name in the title, but she is literally the star. We follow her story. Dan is just there.

9- Death of Rats (Disc World)- He popped into existence when DEATH needed a break to find himself. He shows up in many of the Pratchett books either by DEATH's side, or reaping actual rodents or people with "dirty rat" personalities. He is still young, but you can tell he, much like DEATH, is developing a personality. He is impatient, playful, but never really cruel. I know he rides on a talking crow, but I wonder if he gets to command Binky when the need arises.

8- Ebichu (Oruchuban Ebichu)- Ever wanted to hear Kotono Mitsuishi (VA of Sailor Moon) scream about sex and dildos? Watch this show. Every episode, this adorable anthro hamster will be more crass than your cool lesbian aunt after the third glass of sangria. The art style is a bizarre blend of Hamtaro and Shin-chan. I am rather shocked that Adult Swim didnt seem to pick it up.

7- Mighty Mouse (Terry Toons)- I adored the Ralph Bakshi run on this character. Seriously, look it up. Many big names had a run on this super mouse spoof. I also liked that they gave him his own Clark Kent-esque disguise. I also loved that they never took the hero side seriously. Lots of squash/stretch with a few subtle adult gags sprinkled throughout.

6- White-tooth (Belozubka)- Youtube keeps pulling down the links, but the story of a shrew helping a human who is dying of frost is really sweet.

5- Mushika (Hindu Folklore)- I know he starts off as a demon before Ganesha sets him on the right path, but I say he deserved a little rage out. He was a talented musician that accidentally stepped on a sage's foot. He even apologized and the sage still made him go rodent. I say that grants him at least a year of anger. And the sage that started it all should get turned into a frog for throwing curses around. Being made into the big guy's mount might seem ok, but i like to hope he was still able to find a way to play music if he wants to.

4- Tanya Mousekewitz (An American Tail)- Hard to say which of the three AUs I like more. Original Tanya is classically adorable, Saloon Tanya (from FgW and series) had more personality, and Sequels Tanya was charmingly awkward. If I had to take a stab at a gripe, I would ask why did the writers not make it a gag that folks outside family kept calling her Tilly and not Tanya. Her name was legally changed when they got off the boat. I think it would be funny if she would occasionally have to correct someone. Maybe use it like a pen name when she is doing the reporter thing in the sequels.

3- Lusta Dick (Cat City)- Ok his name was also Lazy Dick, but did you see the hell this guy went through? He deserves way more respect. Not only was he able to survive a monsterous jungle trek, but by charming a family of vampire bats he was able to help the heroes stop the villains. And what did he get for his troubles? a passel of hybrid bat babies and a extra thicc wife. Pretty good if you ask me.

2- Celestine (Ernest & Celestine)- What is it about making mice dentists? I know its a European thing and they are the equivalent to tooth fairies, but sometimes they have to make a real stretch to make that happen. Still i like the cute little artist. The way she cons Earnest into helping her out is cute. She literally sweetened him up.

1- Roderick "Roddy" Rat and Rhubella Rat (TTA)- Ok, so yeah I couldn't decide so i went with a tie here. Starting off as a literal finger to the Mouse Overlords of animation, the fandom thankfully took them under their questionable wings. Its not like the actuall show did much with this duo. They were supposed to be Buster and Babs' evil opposites. I wanna see how Looniversity handles them in future episodes. If the disney lawyers don't lower the boom..

I still find this fun, so i know I'll be making more lists.

Actually, what subjects would you like me to tackle? Put the subjects in the comments below.

Have a wonderful month folks. May the fan chat begin!