Introduction
Hello! I am Shadow and I am currently working on a project called The Paramnesia Circus. This is an animated series following the path of a cursed circus and a young girl who finds herself stumbling upon it despite being warned not to go looking for the circus. There are many characters involved in the circus, including Kahuna (the ringmaster), Serene (the jester and healer), Blade (the stunt devil), and Luke (the animal tamer). As a circus, it is exceedingly popular despite the warnings given by those who believe that there is no good energy coming from it. If you would like to contact me through discord, my discord is: Shadow_Nightguard
Right now, I am looking for people in a number of different sections such as musicians, voice actors, writers, and more! This project is in the English language and is the first project for many of the people working on it (including me)! I am planning on multiple seasons of this series so we can all improve and grow together!
Deadlines
I recognize that some of the voice actors, animators, and other people participating in this project have school and outside work to do. Thus, deadlines will be decided by everyone as a whole. For this starting-up phase, I am more than happy to work for several months to make sure everything comes out just right!
What to expect/What I ask of you
As a first-time person working on this, I do ask for some patience and advice from those who may be not so new. I do expect everyone to have fun and really get to know each other, we are a team and essentially a family. This is what needs to happen. I also ask that you have a Discord account so we can all talk together and work through this! Since there's going to be multiple seasons, I do expect people to stick around for a while!
Lore
This is the general lore of the animation. The series happens in the current day.
The Paramnesia Circus was a proud and popular circus that traveled the world and entertained people from all different countries. From Russia to America, no country was left untouched. Everyone was raving about this circus, inviting their friends and family to come and see the show for themselves. However, this popularity would take a semi-dark turn as people would begin to go missing and then their bodies would be found disposed of somewhere within the towns the circus had been in. Most people doubt that the circus was involved, but some people believe otherwise. When the tension was at its peak, the circus disappeared, but the bodies still came. Since people dropped the correlation, the circus reappeared several years later to continue their fame and the cycle started once again. Now though, those who believe the circus is involved push their narrative within newspapers.
Danica, a young adult is living just like any other person, going to school and talking with friends. One day, she stumbles upon a group of students freaking out about a newspaper. Curious, she takes the newspaper and reads it herself. Another student had gone missing after claiming that they heard circus music. Despite her friend’s discouragement, Danica spends the rest of the day learning about this circus. That night, in her dreams, she finds herself hearing the circus music. Instantly, Danica wakes up only to find a winged tiger sitting on her bed. Then, without warning, the tiger grabs her and flies her out the window, taking her to the circus.
At the circus, she meets the four leaders, Kahuna, Serene, Luke, and Blade. Kahuna is noticed to be bright and happy, yet his scar seems to glow- which is completely odd.
On the first day, Danica finds no issue with the circus. Instead, she sees it as a fun and exciting place where anyone could hang out. However, as she begins to interact with others, she finds something off about the main four, especially when creatures that are hybrids of many animals appear out of nowhere. Danica is taken in by Kahuna himself who begins to try to work her into a section of the circus so she could perform by them. Being curious, Danica asks about the scar, initiating an irrational response from the ringmaster who promptly leaves.
Finding herself alone, Danica has to discover the mysteries of the circus and what pain lies below the happy smiling faces. She must find allies within to dig deeper and possibly heal what is bringing the circus to its knees under all the covers even as tensions get higher and more people go missing even within the circus.