The Rebels Howl

Content warnings.:  Cartoon Blood and Gore, Death.

Overview
The Rebels Howl is an original animated series released on Youtube in episodes. The show's original production was first started in 2008 and was based on the novel by Noelle Sisneros, also known as cheetahstar2, by the same name. There was one finished episode of the series posted however it has since been removed from Youtube. It was removed for the purposes of updating the animation.

The first episode had originally been animated by PhoenixWolfAnime and was planned to be reanimated by Keby. When Keby left the production the first episode's remake was then handed to TheCynicalHound but ultimately it was never completed. The unfinished second episode of the series and clips of the reanimated first episode would be posted some time later on the channels of the former animators in 2012. The novel can be found both on FictionPress and on the original Rebels Howl site. Along with the beginning chapters of a currently unfinished sequel novel.

The 2008 Production
The Rebels Howl was originally planned to be a team based production similar to SSSWarriorCats. The novel's writer cheetahstar2 or Noelle Sisneros is credited as being both the writer and director for the animated project. The original team featured the talents of animators PhoenixWolfAnime, KeilidhBee now Keby, xAshleyMx now TheCynicalHound, WildWolfDog13, HulluMel, HulluRichie, deluxe cheeseburger, EinonX,  PotatoLynx formerly KatteAslaug1, and PantheraSonya now Panimated Sonja. The series also featured an animated opening credit sequence created by GoldenPheonix101.

On November 20th 2010 a video titled ‘ The Rebels Howl Updates! ’ advertised that the team was looking for more animators, background artists, and voice actors to join the production and asked that those who wished to audition send a video response. An ability which has since been discontinued on Youtube. It is currently unknown if any of the auditioners were contacted for roles. This would be the last video on the first channel.

It is unknown exactly what occurred in the first production of the series or for what reasons the project was abandoned since there was no official post about its cancellation. It is also unclear how the production was divided among the animators. But based on the description in the animator call and from a nearly complete second episode by PotatoLynx it is currently assumed that each animator was responsible for an entire episode's animation from storyboard to final product. A large workload for any involved.

While there was no official post confirming the series cancellation by the production's official channel, videos posted by both PotatoLynx and TheCynicalHound in 2012 confirm the series production had halted. The description of both videos stated that the project had indeed been abandoned for some time. CynicalHound briefly stated in the description of her video that the project had been dead for awhile, possibly dating as far back as to when she joined the team, and had been abandoned due to a number of complications which she did not wish to elaborate on and kindly asked that viewers not ask the team about why the project had ended either.

The Rebooted Production
In November of 2016 a new channel for the series was created by an entirely new production team. This time led by Lightning Reaper as the director and featuring the talents of animators Stale Buttersotch and DrawYourWay, the creator behind the series Broken Fates.

Lightning Reaper apparently granted permission from the original creator Noelle Sisneros around mid 2016 to reboot the animated series and began production on the new version soon after. The newest version has yet to debut but a trailer for the series was released on May 9th 2018 in the video ‘The Rebels Howl Trailer/Sneak Peek’. Another sneak peek for the series was released on October 11th 2018 and showed a scene from the first episode. The series has not yet debuted and not more updates have been provided since this October sneak peek.

Plot
Long ago in a world untouched by human hands, packs of wolves ran free and wild throughout the land, fearing only the rare threats of bears and cougars. They flourished, laughed and loved, ran and howled, hunted and were happy. That is, until Faldorn came to the land. Frah is the leader of a pack who has been captured by Faldorn, a grisly tyrant who would do anything for power. Too bad Frah is a kind hearted and noble wolf who will stop at nothing to ensure the safety of his pack.

Characters
The main cast of the Rebels Howl is Frah’s pack which includes Rowan, Akita, Mekko, Frah himself, Trekka, and Shino. But also includes a large cast of side characters such as Sascha, Butch, Faldorn, Beck, and Karr.

Links
New Channel, 2018 Site, First Productions Channel, 2008 Site, FictionPress Story.