Hold Up…Russia RIPPED OFF Gravity Falls?!

So Gravity Falls has been making the rounds again so I decided to talk about this bizarre ripoff from Russia because that is my life apparently

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[mask]

That rip off is the literal definition of "we have Gravity Falls season 3 at home"

[Ididitlikethis]

Just as a reminder. There is an episode in The Amazing World of Gumball where the Waterson family fights their Chinese ripoffs.

[Whatisthisgremlin]

That rip off said “instead of Gravity Falls, why not gravity evaporates”

[ShoWel]

Just an FYI, the story of this rip off is that the main character lives in Republic Tatarstan and his parents send him to the countryside because he somehow only speaks Russian and can't speak Tatar, even tho literally everyone else in this cartoon speaks excursively in Tatar, including his parents, and he's able to understand them just fine

[sairey_pillow]

This show isn't really Russian. I mean, it was originated in Russia but we shouldn't forget that Russia is a multinational country and that not only Russians live there. this show is about Tatarstan (a republic in Russia) the mc wasn't just sent to a countryside, he was sent there to learn his native language. This is actually kinda a problem in Russia. that people in cities don't speak their native language

[AriStarr]

It’s important to mention that it’s not actually Russian, it’s from Tatarstan, so it’s a Tatar gravity falls rip-off
I’m from different middle Asian country, but near to Tatarstan, and it’s always very disrespectful when foreigners call our countries “Russian” or “Russia” because many people there speak Russian
I’m not trying to be negative, but I just wanted to clarify this stuff

Edit: Tatarstan is a part of Russian federation, that is correct, but it still made specifically in Tatarstan, and refers to specifically Tatar culture, and most of the characters speak Tatar language, so it’s important

[krimsonklaww]

Alex Hirsch made Disney History when "Not S&P approved" became S&P approved

[JamesLacroixx]

Today on Saber Mispronounces a Name, it's 'soos' not 'zeus'. 'Soos' is short for Jesus which is a common Hispanic name, pronounced 'hey-soos', Soos is clearly from a Hispanic background, hence his abuelita and his last name is Ramirez.

[NixityNullt]

If he calls soos "zeus" one more time im gonna fucking explode

[AdrianToonz]

No, it's not Russia but Tatarstan, which wanted to launch its own Gravity Falls-style series with a universe and characters drawn from its folklore.

[guron]

The letter "ә" is not from the russian alphabet, but the original name of the cartoon says that it is tatarian. So tatars are the etinc group in russian federation, they have something like their own republic called Tatarstan wich the capital city of Kazan. But you spell "вәли" correct anyway.

[JAk-yezl]

The worst part about this is that the show seems to be presenting Tatar culture, which could have been really cool and interesting to see since they’re an ethnic minority in Russia! It makes me wonder if this was some kind of passion project that’s unfortunately brought down by the level of plagiarism…

[trainerred]

It not even Russian, it's Tatar, one of many national minorities of Russia,
Plot about Waly speak russian and having bad grades in Tatar language, that's why parents sent him to mostly Tatar speaking village to his eby, not babushka. And creatures in the intro from tatar folklore and fairytales.

[NothingToSeeHere-lol]

Hearing him say “Zeus” instead of soos pains me

[Animationstudio]

Nah Bill Cipher should’ve taken over this town instead 💀

[RandomDeforge]

Tatars aren't Russians. To me this looks like a fond flattering imitation aimed at their own local audiences, perhaps as a way to hone their animation and writing skills.

[mixk]

The beef between Gravity Falls authors and Disney is both funny and sad to learn about.

[idepur]

I actually heard from one russian youtuber that this was from Tatarstan (or other country, but not russia)
For those interested about which youtuber im talking about, it's sndk (fully Sienduk (sounds like Chest in russian))

[somehistorynerd]

This is NOT the Gravity Falls Season 3 I was hoping for

[minanathans]

Y'know, what's fascinating to me is like- somebody copying someone else's art style and chararcter designs this closely and trying to pass it off as their own wouldn't even fly among _DeviantArt communities._ As a kid, I remember ripping off somebody else's OCs was a cardinal sin. You'd get _eaten alive_ for trying to bite somebody's style like that.
...and here we have a professional studio doing it and actually putting it on TV.