Horrid Henry (Ape Transformation)

In this episode ("Horrid Henry's Hideo-Video"), bratty Henry imagines himself transforming into a King-Kong-like ape monster. EDIT: The link is dead, but all the transformations from this series can be viewed at Shadowlord Inc. 

Horrid Henry (Dinosaur Transformation)

Horrid Henry is a British cartoon about a bad boy prone to temper tantrums. During some of these he turns into nasty looking animals, though the transformation is entirely imagined. In the show's credits, he's briefly seen transforming into a Tyrannosaurus Rex. 

EDIT: the original link is dead, but all the transformations from the show can be viewed at Shadowlord Inc.

Lego - Phases of the Wolf (Werewolf Transformation)

LEGO - Phases of the Wolf, a photo by Slayerdread on Flickr.

I don't usually feature toys on this blog, but this was too ingenious to resist...

A quick site update: an alternative video link has been added for Evil Con Carne, just in case you can't view the yummy original. Evolution is good, but devolution is better!

The Amazing World of Gumball (Age Progression/Growth Transformation)

The Amazing World of Gumball is a neat little cartoon that adeptly mixes different animation styles. In an episode titled "The Mustache," Gumball goes through a very fast and rather hulking form of puberty. Cued for your convenience.

Wakfu (Dragon Transformation)

Wakfu is a quasi-anime series produced in France. In the 24th episode of its second season there's a nice dragon transformation, one also notable for well-animated muscle growth. The latter explains why it's featured by Youtuber Gelty Drake, whose account has many other growth scenes from various cartoons. The video below is his, and I thank him in advance for his good work.

Legend of the Werehorse! (Horse Transformation)

You might caught my earlier post about Mambliss, one of the great online TF artists, who has prolifically and proficiently gone about her craft while so many other TF artists have burnt out. She (or is it he?) has a unique style and specializes in adult-themed content, and her latest opus is no different. Perhaps I should say magnum opus, since "Legend of the Werehorse" is an epic-sized comic of over 50 pages, detailing the full-moon transformation of two young men into equines. (I should warn you that the comic is not work safe, and is not for people who get squeamish at the sight of two dudes rockin' the casbah.) Mamabliss has made "Legend of the Werehorse!" available for download here. You can also read "Legend of the Werehorse" here. 

The Lycanthrope (Werewolf Transformation)

One of the great explorers of werewolf lore is someone known only as "Dig," who posts semi-regularly at the Werewolf Cafe with fantastic news of werewolf-related movies and TV shows no one else has heard of. His latest scoop involves a short amateur film, and as Dig says, it's "amazing what you can do with a very small budget." The Lycanthrope was made way back in 1990, but its homemade prosthetics put most modern Hollywood FX to shame.

Adventure Time (Werewolf Transformation)

Adventure Time is an extremely idiosyncratic and deservedly popular surreal fantasy cartoon. The most recent episode, "Hug Wolf," features the most hilarious twist on werewolf lore I've ever seen. Main character Finn transforms into a ferocious, bestial monster who goes around...hugging people. Driven by an insatiable, savage lust for giving affectionate embraces, he embarks on a loving rampage! To see the TF, scroll to the 06:15 mark.

Moonspell: "Licanthrope" (Werewolf Transformation)

According to wikipedia, Moonspell is a Portuguese heavy metal band (I didn't know there were any!). In their music video for "Licanthrope" (sic), the lead singer is shown turning into a werewolf (why doesn't that happen more often in music videos?). The transformation is a combination of prothestics (the foot turning into a paw) and cgi (the back ridging). Unfortunately, the design and make-up of the fully-transformed werewolf is a disappointment.

Bad Moon Rising (Werewolf Transformation)

Bad Moon Rising is a short film from Australia now making the rounds of film festivals.
The premise: "During a bruising interrogation, a young man waits till moon rise to turn the tables on his captors." A one minute excerpt is online, and I have to say that for a short independent film the special effects are very good. The director has plans to expand his short into a feature film. We wish him the best of luck.

News Update: 100 Posts, Massive TF list, and a Request to Readers

Huzzah! Male Transformations has passed the 100 post mark! To be honest, it should have passed that years ago, but I feel that only in the past year have I really hit my stride. To celebrate, two very large posts are planned for next month, one involving an Argentinian soap opera and the other four versions of a classic anime series.

In the meantime, I've come across the motherlode of Transformation alerts--a Japanese TF site has put up a massive list of anime episodes that feature transformation scenes. Even better, most of the entries have video links! See it all here. The only problem is that it's all in Japanese and there's a huge amount of material to plow through. I've started work with google translate and I'm a tenth of the way through.

So, I have a request for any readers who happen to know Japanese. If you have free time, please take a look at the list, and if you see anything good, let me know! By "good" I mean any transformation involving male characters that are not of the "poof!" or instant variety. And just to warn you, it looks like most of the TFs on that page are instant. Additionally, I'd prefer not to post any TF videos that can be found on Dutch Bull or Stonegate's sites. So, now that that's out of the way, have fun!

Gokudo (Age Progression Transformation)

 Here's an age progression scene from episode 24 of the comedic fantasy anime Gokudo. It's quick but features some nice clothes-bursting...

News Update: Update at Dutchbull's!

Drop what you're doing and head on over to Dutchbull's site, because he's updated! Make sure to check out his videos from the latest seasons of the British and American Being Human. The latter is still inferior to the original, though it did have one good idea: introducing purebreed werewolves (i.e., who have been born that way). And unlike that mopey bore Josh, the purebreds are quite happy being amoral superbeasts. One was played by an actor who looked like a depraved Adonis and gave an ample demonstration why evil is sexier than good. Instead of keeping him around, the show got rid of him of course. Let's hope the new season of Teen Wolf does better on the televised lycanthropy front. In the meantime, mark your calendars for Dutchbull's next update in July.

Fantaghiro: The Cave of the Golden Rose (Monster Transformation)

From what I can tell, Fantaghiro: The Cave of the Golden Rose is a fantasy miniseries. Its antihero is in love with the heroine but has nasty problem--every time he tries to kiss her he turns into a monster. (He looks something like a cross between an ogre and the wolfman.) The TF is mostly facial but relatively detailed.

Here's the first TF:



 And here's the second:
 

Burger King Commercial (Werewolf Transformation)

Yeah, it's a slow day....

Burger King 'Werewolf' from BOLD on Vimeo.

Karlo Humor (Werewolf Transformation)

 Here's a cute little comic that proves even werewolves can be lazy.

Reader Contributions VI: Justice League (Gorilla Transformation and extras)

Makaio has also written in to recommend posting this scene from the Justice League episode "The Brave and the Bold", wherein the Flash suffers hallucinations at the hands of the fiendish Gorilla Grodd.
Makaio writes:  "One of my favorite TF clips. In this video is a weight gain (pretty sweet), head inflation, puppet TF, and finally my favorite, the gorilla transformation. I love how he goes from this skinny guy, suddenly hulks bigger, and finally his six-pack pushes out into huge round gorilla gut."
I have to agree, and will add that transformation scenes are often more detailed and vivid when played for nightmare/horror value, whereas comedic TFs are often of the "poof" variety, unless they're deriving comedy from the character's discomfort and humiliation during the transformation process. And those aspects can be played for horror with very little adjustment...




Makaio, whose blog I've added to the links sidebar, makes TF videos of his own. He points to two homemade TFs made with a gorilla suit (which can be viewed here and here). Makaio writes "I tried to mimic the camera techniques with the incredible hulk TFs with close-ups of the rippage and such. The goal was to make it look like I was actually outgrowing my clothes becoming a gorilla without using my hands to pull off on the clothes. Unlike the hulk, this gorilla tf managed to get in some nice pants and boxer rippage..."

My thanks to Makaio for contributing--such gestures make this blog truly worthwhile. I hope other readers won't feel shy about pitching in suggestions.

Reader Contributions V: The Incredible Hulk (Monster/Growth Transformation)

Makaio has written in to recommend posting the very first Hulk transformation from the Incredible Hulk series that ran back in the 70s. As Makaio vividly describes it, this "is by far the most elaborate hulk transformation as is usually the case for any 'first' TFs...what's nice about this hulk-out is it shows a fair amount of rippage, brow growth, DNA mutation, and a slower progression of David's face to the Hulk's...The [clothes] rippage is hot, but what I like the most about this sequence is the sound... [it's] the best element to this transformation, because it reveals more than what is seen. If you closed your eyes and listened to the audio, you'll hear that the clothes ripping sound is very continuous, even after most of the shirt has been prominently ripped up. This hints that rippage is occurring to the pants as well..."



 Makaio recommends the transformation  from the episode "747" as the show's second best TF scene. He writes: "From the point the TF is triggered with David's white eyes (1:26) to full-Hulk Lou Ferrigno (3:01) the transformation takes one minute and thirty-six seconds... I'm sure this was due to David Banner's futile efforts to control the transformation from happening so he could pilot the plane. Needless to say, the effort only served to allow the Hulk more time to flex his arms out of his sleeves, and feel the buttons pop off his chest. The Hulk always wins this battle in the end." You can see the clip here. Thanks very much Makaio!

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Age Progression/Monster Transformation)

The always fun Batman: The Brave and the Bold features an episode called "Death Race to Oblivion!" The teaser has an appearance by the villain Blockbuster, aka Marl Desmond, an evil child genius who concocts a serum that makes him grow up very quickly...

Bloomin' Faeries (Age Progression Transformation)

One strip of the NSFW webcomic Bloomin' Faeries features a bratty prince age progressing into a stud. Short but sweet, and viewable here.

Hyrcania (Werewolf Transformation)

Here's a neat little surprise from France: a short indie film called Hyrcania, about a soldier who returns from the eponymous mythical country with a surprise in store for his wife.



The special effects are surprisingly good for what must be an independent film on a shoestring budget (there's even snout growth!). Having griped about The Vampire Diaries in my previous post, I'm impressed to see a director do a good TF job on a much smaller budget. Hollywood could take some pointers...

Reader Contributions II: Vampire Diaries (Werewolf Transformation)

One of the great joys in running a blog is when readers show their appreciation by participating. This week I'm honored to feature the contribution of Mike, who wrote in to alert us of recent werewolf transformations in The Vampire Diaries. Some readers will remember that I covered a werewolf TF from the show about a year ago  (here). The newest TF features the same character, Tyler (played by Michael Trevino), though he's now a vampire-werewolf hybrid to boot.

 You can watch the new clip here. The TF starts around the 1:28 mark. As in the earlier VD clip, Trevino's acting is terrific--his screams and contortions deftly convey the pain he's feeling as his body changes. But like the earlier clip, the sparse special effects aren't up to his acting, and after several minutes of screaming and bone-snapping sounds, we just get a couple seconds of hard-to-see morphing. It's sort of like two hours of foreplay followed by a minute of sex. Still, Trevino's acting should aid anyone with a healthy imagination, and we can hope the show will offer future TFs that show more. In any case, a hearty thank you goes out to Mike, for being both an enthusiastic reader and contributor. I hope more readers will follow in his example. Thanks again!

A.T.O.M (Monster/Hulk Transformation)

A.T.O.M. is the title of cartoon and stands for Alpha Teens On Machines. (One hopes the show isn't as stupid as its title.) Anyway, in episode 6, "The Experiment," one of the Alpha Teens, a big buff guy named King, gets captured by a mad scientist and turned into a hulk-like monster. The transformation is rather brief but occurs in two stages.
The first part is here:

(You can stop watching after 55 second mark.)


And here's the second stage TF, which is unfortunately very short:

(The mad scientist guy transformed into that icky white thing at the 2:51 mark by the way.)

Mamabliss' "Equine Solution" (Horse Transformation)

Happy New Year everyone! Let's start the year off on the right (transformed) foot with some TF. Here's a horse transformation comic by Mamabliss, who graciously made it a freebie.

As for the new year, I hope to increase my posting rate and add at least 100 new entries. As always, if you have any contributions or TF alerts in mind, I'd love to hear from you.

Archipelago (Wereshark Transformation 2)

The wild and weird webcomic Archipelago features a pair of twin brothers--one is a fully-fledged wereshark, while the other is sharky but not able to fully transform. Last August I reported on the wereshark brother's transformation. Now the other brother has transformed, but his form is a lot less...pretty. The TF starts here. 

"Weird," "House of Mystery," and "Tales of Evil" (Werewolf Transformations)

This post is devoted to werewolf transformations from three old horror comics. The first and perhaps best of the bunch is from Weird (Vol. II No. 1, March 1978) and can be read here, at the blog The Bloody Pulp. It's the second story on the page.

 Next comes "Curse of the Werewolf," from House of Mystery #214. It's at the blog Grantbridge Street & Other Misadventures and can be read here.

 The last comic is "Requiem for a Werewolf!" from Tales of Evil #2, and hosted at the same blog. Read it here. Transformation-wise it's a bit disappointing, but it's novel for a twist rarely seen in werewolf stories. Since revealing it would be a spoiler, I'll discuss it in the comments section. Meet you there...

Hunter's Moon (Werewolf Transformation)

Miranda Lee is a webartist who mostly deals with female transformations, but one of the characters in her webcomic Hunter's Moon happens to be a male werewolf. You can see him change starting here.

Pink Panther and Pals (Werewolf Transformation)

This is a pretty neat TF, taken from the episode "Remotely Pink." The set-up: the Pink Panther finds a remote control that can control more than a TV. He can change practically anything with it...

Shaggy & Scooby Doo Get a Clue (Werewolf Transformation)

The original Scooby Doo has to rank among the worst cartoons ever made, but the 2006-7 reboot Shaggy & Scooby Doo seems to cut from a different cloth, if the amusing clip below (taken from the episode "Super Scary Movie Night") is any evidence. And hey, it also features a dude turning into a werewolf! His name is Rusty, and in human form he's even kinda cute, in a very shaggy way (he looks a bit like Shaggy too) and wanders around rather endearingly on all fours. The transformation is quick but interestingly animated--if you pause to look at the individual frames, you'll see that the morphing is staggered, so that it waxes and wanes from frame to frame, giving the TF a shivery look.

Johnny Test (Hulk/Monster Transformation)

Johnny Test is a (rather lame) cartoon about a bratty kid whose genius sisters perform all sorts of scientific experiments on him, often transforming him into different animals and people. Almost all of the transformations are extremely brief and of little interest. The episode "Johnny Testosterone" involves him taking too many growth hormones and turning into a Hulk-like muscle monster, and the TF here is slightly longer than usual.

EDIT: The file was taken down. I'm currently searching for a replacement, but in the meantime, here's a Spanish-language version of the video.

Overheard yesterday...

On Halloween afternoon I was in a cafe in San Francisco and heard someone behind the counter tell a co-worker "I was gonna come as werewolf." He had a shaggy jet-black hair, a short but thick goatee, the blue eyes of a Husky, a short but well-muscled build, and darkly Italian good looks.
His co-worker didn't hear him, so he leaned forward and said "I was gonna be a werewolf."
She laughed. "You would be an awesome werewolf!"
I fully agreed--he could come as a werewolf anytime.

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Now a note for our readers: expect an update later tonight! How was your Halloween by the way? See any good-looking guys dressed up as werewolves? If so, let us know!