Several years ago, I stumbled upon an exceptionally beautiful yet little-known art series titled Canterlot Royal Ballet Academy. While superficially a My Little Pony fan series, to my eyes it stands s... View MoreSeveral years ago, I stumbled upon an exceptionally beautiful yet little-known art series titled Canterlot Royal Ballet Academy. While superficially a My Little Pony fan series, to my eyes it stands so uniquely apart that it might almost be considered original - every element beyond the character names feels entirely fresh. As the title suggests, this series follows anthropomorphic ponies attending a ballet academy.
I can't quite pinpoint why, but this work radiates a surreal, otherworldly aura - a uniquely captivating atmosphere unlike anything I'd encountered before. That first encounter left me immersed in its surreal experience for an entire day. When I stumbled upon it late at night, it felt eerie at first, but that sense of dissonance quickly dissolved into pure admiration. I fell into a beautiful trance, utterly captivated. I experienced an indescribable surreal, ethereal sensory journey, while also catching whiffs of a sweet, phantom scent.
The following morning, I thought it was only a dream, only to be delighted to find it was real. Throughout the rest of that day, the sensation grew more intense, making the entire day feel like a waking dream, subsiding only as dusk fell.
Whenever I gaze upon it, a peculiar feeling arises - as if it were something that shouldn't exist in reality, something unimaginable. Like a fragment of some magical dream miraculously transplanted into reality. Without any backstory, I could fully envision the entire series as if it truly existed. This wasn't a story I'd invented; it felt as though the sensation itself contained an inherent narrative thread. I can vividly picture the dreamlike fragmentation, imbued with a fleeting innocence. I can even precisely imagine how each character's voice should sound - those otherworldly tones seem to transcend time and space, originating nowhere yet carrying an intensely intimate quality.
For years, I've been utterly captivated by CRBA. I scoured the internet for any trace of it, only to discover how remarkably obscure it remains - a profound disappointment. It seems everyone who knows it considers it brilliant, yet for some reason, it never gained the recognition it deserves. AVCHonline's artistic evolution has been equally astonishing. Within just a few years, he ascended from rough sketches to the pinnacle of the CRBA series. Yet puzzlingly, his earlier works garner more attention than his later creations.
I've made it my mission to make people find out about it and (hopefully) experience the same awe that I felt. So I've created a website to catalog all of the artwork in one place (and in the highest quality). Prior to this, it was scattered in many places across the internet, much of it only available in low resolution.
I've also created an imageboard for it.
The main site is here: https://crba.dedyn.io
The imageboard is here: https://ib.crba.dedyn.io
For an introduction to CRBA, I recommend starting with the AcademyLIVE sub-series: https://crba.dedyn.io/?id=181
For the absolute peak of it (all of CRBA is amazing, but I think this one in particular is probably the most detailed and stunning): https://crba.dedyn.io/?id=88
I also recommend checking out his music and animations for the CRBA series here: https://crba.dedyn.io/video
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