(Video) Top 10 Malaysian YouTube Animators (Some You Didn’t Expect)

The Malaysian animation industry has certainly been getting more international recognition since Hikayat Sang Kancil in 1978. However this not only goes to big companies like Les Copaque but also independent creators especially those who gained platform on YouTube.

Here are the top 10 animation YouTuber in Malaysia and some in this list may even surprise you.

1. Wan Mars

This channel has been getting attention due to its original animation and clean design . Founded in 2016, it has gained 134k subscribers with its most popular video is a parody of the game Among Us.

2. Farah Adiba

Consisting of the artist’s cute animation, this channel was formed in 2017 and gained 135k subscribers to date. This channel mostly produces shorts and did a lot of collaboration with other animation YouTubers such as Mokcik Gemok and Mifflue. The style is reminisce to the Gacha life videos on the platform but with a Hijabi main character. Farah Adiba also shares tutorial for those interested in animation.

3. Hakkim Animation

With 160k subscribers, this channel focuses more on meme animation – animation characters dancing to music. Its most popular video is I Like Big Bois which gained 8.8 million views. He has some consistent characters that would make appearance in his videos and his animation has comedy and fun tone to it.

4. Sumie Azil

This channel was founded on 2019 and has gain 177k subscribers. The artist made this channel as vlog / animation platform for him to talk about his life. He has interesting stories to tell combined with his sense of humour. Sumie’s love for animation since childhood lead him to work in an animation company and work on this channel on the side.

5. Artisticookie

With 200k subscribers Artisticookie, also known as Cam, has the cutest animation style. She makes mostly parody anymation of popular characters from games and movies. However, her more interesting videos are ones about her life. Her art style is very polished and inspired by both east and west.

6.Wan Animation

With close to 300k day by day, Wan Animation is definitely one of the highest growing channel in the country. Founded in 2016, this channel mostly talks about life in Malaysia in a humorous way and some social commentary through animation. His commentary speaks volumes about his level to related to the honest feelings of Malaysians especially about culture.

7. Gumbui Guy

Founded in 2018, many thought this channel is a foreign channel. It has gained popularity due to its comedic Minecraft videos. Its most popular video gained 19 million views. Minecraft fans will definitely want to check this one out.

8. AAC Dream

This channel is on a different level than the rest. With its realistic 3D animation created with CGI (Computer Generated Imagery). The artist is extremely skilled with art and has gained 1.6 million subscribers. He also makes Minecraft and Among Us animation. His most popular video gained more than 210 million views which is wildly impressive.

9. Cartoon Hooligans

Like Artisticookie, CarHoo (short for Cartoon Hooligans) also produced parody animations based on popular character. Impressively, this is the first channel in Malaysia to gain 1 million subscribers. Cartoon Hooligans is now proud to have 3.74 million subscribers. Unsurprisingly due to the quality of their animation and ability to follow current trend. It is founded by Bram Lee from Kedah. His highest watch video is quite recent with 2.7 million views.

10. Platabush

We have reached the creme de la creme of the list. Platabush is the third most popular YouTube channel in Malaysia behind Les Copaque and Monsta. It has 5.42 million subscribers. Like Gumbui Guy, this channel consists mostly of Minecraft videos. Its most popular video amassed 69 million views worldwide.

From this list, the future of animation in Malaysia seems bright. We might not make the best movies but the animation is definitely worth checking out.

Source: Faktaw

Adib Mohd

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