Tae Kwon Donkey - Issue 1
Project Overview
Tae Kwon Donkey: The Reign of Crab Maga is an independent martial arts comic universe blending absurd anthropomorphic character designs with emotional mythology, philosophy, consequence, and cinematic action.
At the center of the story is Tae Kwon Donkey....a reluctant martial artist struggling with internal conflict, emotional exhaustion, and the growing pressure of a prophecy surrounding the rise of the tyrannical Claw and Order.
Despite the ridiculous surface appearance of the world, the tone of the series is emotionally sincere and character-driven. The project balances dark philosophical themes, dry humor, stylized martial arts action, and mythological storytelling.
This casting call is currently seeking the lead voice role for Tae Kwon Donkey for use in trailers, motion comic content, promotional material, and future animated storytelling within the Tae Kwon Donkey Universe.
Genre:
Martial Mythos
āMartial Mythosā is the signature style of the Tae Kwon Donkey Universe a fusion of martial arts philosophy, emotional mythology, absurd symbolism, and consequence driven storytelling where every conflict carries psychological and spiritual weight.
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LEAD ROLE
Tae Kwon Donkey is the reluctant protagonist of the Tae Kwon Donkey Universe...a martial arts comic series blending absurd anthropomorphic action with emotional mythology, philosophy, and consequence.
Despite the ridiculous surface appearance of the world, Tae is emotionally sincere, introspective, conflicted, and spiritually exhausted. He is not a traditional heroic protagonist.
The ideal performance should balance:
- quiet emotional weight
- subtle humor
- uncertainty
- restrained intensity
- philosophical conflict
This role should NOT sound:
- overly cartoonish
- overly deep/trailer-like
- overly confident/anime-protagonist
Think:āA reluctant martial artist trapped inside an absurd mythological world.ā
This is a recurring lead role with future trailer, motion comic, and promotional potential.
- english
- male young adult
- Avoid overly cartoonish overly deep or overly heroic/anime-protagonist performances
- restrained but capable of explosive emotional intensity
- Repressed Donkey Energy
- emotionally conflicted
- Grounded
- Think like he has been holding back a Hee-Haw for a very very long time due to a bit of depression that he masks with sarcasm
- Neutral / General American
- Slightly weary
- subtly sarcastic
- introspective
- Any professional or semi-professional recording/editing software capable of delivering clean WAV or high-quality MP3 audio
- Good quality condenser microphone with clean audio and minimal background noise preferred
- Voice Acting Character Acting Emotional Acting Naturalistic Dialogue Dramatic Performance Animation Voice Acting Comic/Motion Comic Performance
āEven if I fight every fight and winā¦ weāve already lostā¦ what weāve already lost.ā (Introspective - recurring theme line for Tae Kwon Donkey)
āSpeaking of saving itā¦ how exactly are we supposed to stop the Claw and Order with a bunch of useless art? ā¦So now weāre gonna kill them with poems?ā (Demonstrating his sarcasm, quippiness, and reluctant energy)
āYou are right, Crabā¦ Iām just a lazy assā¦ and when I say āassāā¦ I meanā¦ DONKEY!!!ā (Beaten to a pulp...his come back moment...breaking out of his nature and finally having a big hero moment)
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