Experiment designs

allow me to rant for a moment about how people talk about a certain character

angel from lilo and stitch

i often see angel brought up in conversation about how media portrays “the girl version of characters” as being pink, with long eyelashes, wide hips, and long hair.

people have a tendency to site angel as one of these characters. while i won’t deny that she has these features, i think people often leave out the context of why these features are present.

angel’s purpose (when created by jumbah) was to revert any experiments that had stopped being destructive back to their intended nature. she is, by design, essentially a siren.

her introduction is her seducing stitch so that she can sing her song to him. (this does not work because of a flaw in her design, but that’s not relevant)

she is designed to lure in other experiments. that is why she’s traditionally feminine and seductive.

while i’m sure marketing played a large factor in her creation, i think it’s important to keep in mind that she isn’t just “girl stitch.” she follows such similar design principles to him because she’s only two experiments prior (624 vs 626).

there are a bunch of female experiments in the lilo and stitch canon, and angel is pretty much the only one who looks like this.

i just wanted to share this for those who aren’t aware since it bothers me a little when people talk about my girl angel like that. rant over lol.

Happy (belated) anniversary to Lilo & Stitch: The Series and Stitch!

Yes, I know that the twentieth anniversary of the premiere of Lilo & Stitch: The Series (on ABC Kids) was on September 20th. I was sick back then, though. So, I'm celebrating it today on the anniversary of its Disney Channel premiere instead.

Lilo & Stitch: The Series continued our beloved titular human-alien duo's adventures on their home island of Kaua'i after the first film and the show's pilot film Stitch! The Movie. Throughout the course of 65 episodes over two seasons that aired within almost three years (September 2003 to June/July 2006), they went around the island (and occasionally elsewhere) to find, capture, and rehabilitate Jumba's other genetic experiments by giving them a place where they truly belonged. They also dealt with the ex-Captain Gantu, now working for Jumba's ex-partner Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel, as they hunted down the experiments.

While Lilo & Stitch creator Chris Sanders, who reprised his voice role as Stitch in the show (as did almost all of the original film's voice cast reprising their roles), never really intended for his film to go anywhere beyond the one film he made, Lilo & Stitch: The Series has left a lasting impact with Lilo & Stitch fans everywhere that can still be seen to this day. Dr. Hämsterviel and his Python-esque Frenchman-sounding voice became recognizable while giving the franchise a proper villain. Gantu was fleshed out more as a character instead of just being a brute enforcer for someone else, especially through his interactions with the memorably lazy, wisecracking, sandwich-loving, reluctant sidekick Experiment 625, who we know today as Reuben. The second season did crossovers with other Disney properties before it was cool, with the casts of Kim Possible, American Dragon: Jake Long, The Proud Family, and Recess each joining our duo's 'ohana for an episode. Then there are the genetic experiments themselves, with their fun designs and wide and sometimes wacky abilities making a lasting impression on those who enjoyed seeing Stitch and his mischief while expanding on the (admittedly crazy and inconsistent) lore of Lilo & Stitch's universe. One of them, X-619/Splodyhead, even made a cameo in a Walt Disney Animation Studios film in Big Hero 6, while another, X-221/Sparky, who debuted in Stitch! The Movie, became a boss in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. And we can't talk about experiments without mentioning X-624/Angel, Stitch's love interest and mate who became so popular in her own right that she now gets a regular influx of merchandise and has made several video game appearances, including most recently in Disney Speedstorm.

Not to be forgotten, the Stitch! anime series also recently celebrated its fifteenth anniversary of its premiere back on October 8th. The first spin-off made after the original Western continuity, Stitch! had the little blue alien crash-land on a small fictional island in the Ryukyu Islands called Izayoi, where he meets and befriends the tomboyish Yuna. During the first two seasons, which were animated by Madhouse, Yuna and Stitch go on their own adventures around the island, befriending yokai who live in the island's Chitama Forest, and dealing with Hämsterviel, Gantu, and Reuben again. Some of the experiments even return in this show, especially Angel, who became an intergalactic pop star in the (in-universe) years since we first met her on Kaua'i. The main plot of these two seasons is about Stitch getting enough good deeds to have the magical Chitama Spiritual Stone grant him a wish, which was apparently to become "ruler of the universe". However, by the end, he decides that living with Yuna is better. After Madhouse's 56 episodes (which includes two post-season specials), Shin-Ei Animation took over for the third season, retooling it by having Yuna and Stitch move to a fictional Okinawan city called New Town, going on wackier adventures there with her new classmates, while Hämsterviel now goes after Stitch on behalf of a big-eared humanoid alien woman named Delia to gain a power cell within him, using several experiments that he "transmutated" to do his dirty work. The 30-episode (again, including another post-season special) season also had Stitch reuniting with Lilo, now all grown up with a daughter of her own, for one episode. The main series of three seasons ran from 2008 to 2011; they were followed by two more specials, Stitch and the Planet of Sand in 2012 and Stitch! Perfect Memory (or Stitch! A Perfect Memory) in 2015.

Infamously, the English dub of the anime established itself as a post-Lilo continuation from the get-go with probably the worst-chosen opening lines to any sequel show ever, when Jumba claimed (later proven false by Lilo's aforementioned third-season appearance) that Stitch left her because Lilo became more interested in a boyfriend over him; such lines, which weren't in the Japanese original, caused many fans to swear off the anime series as "not 'ohana". However, as the years passed since Stitch! ended, the anime faded to relative obscurity, which in turn caused much of the hate it received to die down. In more recent years, it's now garnered some appreciation in its own right after years of ridicule and vitriol, with those such as Saberspark enjoying the show for what it is and making videos about their more positive thoughts on it.

My friend @angoraram made the drawing at the top of this post for this special occasion featuring Stitch, Reuben, Angel, and several other experiments well-known and obscure from throughout Lilo & Stitch: The Series (plus Dorkifier from Stitch!). She already shared this picture on her DeviantArt galley last month, but she also allowed me to share some special 5K desktop wallpaper edits I made of her drawing available in 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratio versions. You can download these over here.

Happy Halloween to those who love the silly extraterrestrial experiment creatures🎃

revamp of my Lilo & Stitch experiment sona who i ship with Captain Gantu 🤭 bringing back Gantobyte and introducing them to tumblr for the first time 🐬❤️

my sona is technically a fan design for an actual canon experiment, of which i picked from the canon list after taking my usual sona design and "stitchifying" them. i picked one that matched in personality, and wasn't featured in any of the canon media therefore making them fair game! meet Nobyte, experiment 459 - "Designed to eat every food in sight so the food's owner can't get a bite." sounds like me alright x)

he adapts to he/him pronouns despite being referred to as "it" in experiment documentation and being defined genderless. he is 8ft tall, still small compared to Gantu's 20ft. Nobyte's size allows him to knock back ungodly amounts of food, for his intended creation purpose! there's more text on the ref sorry if it's crispy, i cba to add zoomed versions of the text u can zoom in on tumblr pics 🥲

Nobyte was a rare capture for Gantu. upon bringing him back, Hamsterveil wasn't interested in the experiment and didn't request his transportation, it served no purpose to him. Nobyte can speak English fluently, in a British accent (suspend your disbelief, he's my s/i after all)

after some of the usual jibing from 625 (Reuben, Gantu's so-called assistant), Gantu releases Nobyte to devour the sandwich 625 was about to eat in retaliation! Gantu and Nobyte laugh about it together, quickly forming a bond which grows over time - Gantu having a genuine friend and someone who actually believes in him, and Nobyte having someone to feed him and have good conversations with. he provides Nobyte with a smaller version of his own uniform and accepts him as his new closer assistant, much to 625's dismay, as every quip at Gantu now resulted in his lunch devoured before his eyes. Gantu realises over time he's managed to fall for 'one of the trogs' and finds himself not minding the idea of that ❤️

Well uhhhh L&S fandom is pretty dead huh? I hope it isn't! Well I'm going to bring some sort of weird experiment ship into your whatever.

Stitch / Angel Valentine's Day trinket from Kohls 💓

Just a little something I did for the main five experiments of Lilo and Stitch on the top and of my three favorite experiments from the anime that Stitch received in the late 2000's: Cyber, the first experiment Jumba ever made and went rogue, Dark End, possibly the best villain experiment out there, and Experiment 610 Witch, who could possess people.

Going back to the main five, I love them all just the same, Stitch of course being the best. If I were to rank the others, I'd say Angel, Leroy, 627, and Ruben(I love the sandwich boyo alright). Even though Experiment/Project 628 was never revealed at all, I have made my own fannon 628 to be apart of my canon and to join the main five to become the main six.

Name: Mimic

Gender: Female

Experiment Number: 146

Pod Color: Black

Primary Function: Mimicry

Occupation: Street Performer

I saw the template for this, so I decided to try it with Stitch! I had tons of fun doing it. The left one definitely has to be the most on-model I've ever drawn him.

Feel free to yoink the template for your own use!

My sister’s old fan experiment OC’s! These guys are super cute! I especially love the Ribbon one.

experiment sonas for dex and i!

shifty (left) has the ability to shapeshift

sneaky (right) can make some or all of its body invisible

they work as a team, with shifty providing a distraction while sneaky causes mayhem. their favorite activities are stealing and arson.

Happy Valentine's Day, cousins! 💝

Celebrate this heartfelt holiday with your boojiboo with these special Valentine's Day cards drawn by my good friend @angoraram featuring some of Stitch's cousins!

Angora doesn't really post on Tumblr much these days, but you can share your love for her cards by favoriting them over on DeviantArt. You can also download the individual cards over here.

Happy Experiment 628 day! Finally did a proper drawing for my design of 628s original form.

DOING A THIIIIIIING! 11-Series Experiment Contest!

Hello humans! (Or like the 5-6 non-bots following me) I've purged a few 11-series experiments because they were just kinda boring. I re-filled most of the empty slots except for two, and here we are now! I've always been considering holding a contest where y'all designed an experiment, but I didn't know how to properly execute it. Anyways let's get to the deets!

Also just gonna post the 11 series gallery here.

Da Rules!

Deadline is the end of the month, March 31st. Winners will be announced sometime then

The theme for the 11-series is Fun things & Hobbies, so please try to keep the experiment's function within the category but other than that go wild!

Only one submission per person, just to keep things fair

I don't really care if you just sketch out or do colorless lineart of the experiment as long as there was some effort I'll accept it

Don't be gross with the experiment's function (Ex: "This experiment's primary function is to diddle children")

If you're unsure if a concept has already been done before just ask

Make sure to tag me in your submission

Da Prizes!

Winners will have their experiment added to ze list under the numbers 1164 & 1196, as well as a fully colored pic of anything they want (within reason)

I have two ships that look like each other

So, 062/604 but in anxienn outfits