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A fact from The Amazing Digital Circus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 June 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
We do know that GLITCH is Australian but Gooseworx, who helped produce it is American and so are most of the voice actors. Uxfifig (talk) 16:37, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(Note: this is a recreation of the original "Adult Animated?" that got deleted.) I know Gooseworx herself confirmed that it is adult animated, but the series' main audience is younger people. Should we put that in the lead? Uxfifig (talk) 14:51, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Uxfifig I understand your perspective, and it's true that The Amazing Digital Circus doesn't fall strictly into the category of "adult animation" in the traditional sense (like BoJack Horseman or Rick and Morty). However, I think some people refer to it that way not necessarily because of explicit content, but due to its psychological themes, surreal tone, and underlying existential questions that resonate more with teens and adults than with younger children. AntonioLemos12345 (talk) 17:30, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Uxfifig In the Netflix link, The Amazing Digital Circus is considered "adult animation" but Bee and Puppycat are also considered to be so (both programs are 13+) and several web series that are 13+ on Wikipedia are not considered "adult animation" despite there being a page listing web series for adults (13+ programs are included that on their respective page are not considered "adult animated" and also adult animation is not a genre and is only descriptive). 152.230.99.151 (talk) 22:56, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@152.230.99.151 I noticed that but Netflix says it's TV-PG. that means it can't really be considered adult animation, but yeah some aspects of the show aren't for younger kids. Uxfifig (talk) 23:03, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Per Wikipedia's MOS:GENRE guideline, the main deciding factor for whether a series is classified in an article with some genre label is if that label "represent[s] the genre(s) specified by a majority of mainstream reliable sources." The argument here that 'series X doesn't use this genre label, so series Y shouldn't either' is rendered moot if series Y is indeed being reliably described using that genre label. In the case of TADC, if a distributor for the series (Netflix), news/review sources covering the series, and the creator of the series all describe the series as being adult animation/adult-oriented, then it is justified to label it as such in the article.
In regards to discrepancies between individual series articles & the List of adult animated web series article (which I assume is the one that is being referring to), then perhaps the "adult animation" genre label should be added to certain of the series articles, and/or certain of the listed articles should be removed from that listing, but that would be on a case-by-case basis of whether "a majority of mainstream reliable sources" do or do not describe each series as being adult animation/adult-oriented. But that would, of course, be a discussion for Talk:List of adult animated web series & any series talk pages, rather than here. (That would include Bee and Puppycat, which does in fact appear to have secondary sources labeling that series as adult animation. But again, that would be a discussion for Talk:Bee and Puppycat rather than here.)
Something being oriented/targeted toward a specific demographic does not automatically equate to being fully objectionable/inappropriate to people that fall outside of that demographic. What defines adult animation is that they are animated works that are "mainly targeted and marketed towards adolescents and young adults, as opposed to children or all-ages audiences". This can sometimes entail the presence things such as swearing, nudity, crassness, etc., but not necessarily or automatically. — Jamie Eilat (talk) 01:00, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Additionally, even then, the claim that TADC has nothing that would potentially be inappropriate/objectionable for younger audiences is not exactly the most solid; there are two separate citations detailing the exact opposite assertion (including from the series' creator). — Jamie Eilat (talk) 01:36, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jamie Eilat Gooseworx is just their target audience (e.g., I created a series aimed at people aged 8-14) and I would say that my target audience is curious people who are in their 10s 152.230.99.151 (talk) 01:58, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This is a Glitch Productions series, they originally made SuperMarioGlitchy4, which is an adult sitcom parody of Super Mario 64. This series is no different just because it says it is. It's far too intense and tactless for a child to watch it and not be freaked out by it and it clearly follows the same style of dialogue and comedic setups to be considered as "for children". Caine saying that it's all-ages is also a lie and only applies to the in-universe Circus - which, might I add, has audible cursing censored within it. The characters actually curse, it's just censored because it's part of another gag. Comment Spae (talk) 01:42, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, because this article is written in Australian English, all dates mentioned in prose are written in the DMY format (e.g. 9 June 2025), but the dates in the infobox (which indicate the show's release dates on both YouTube and Netflix) are written in the MDY format (e.g. June 9, 2025). Should we change them to the DMY format, like all the dates in prose? 1isall (talk/contribs) 23:28, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. SleepDeprivedGinger (talk) 18:31, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
Done Infobox date format changed to match rest of the article. — Jamie Eilat (talk) 23:38, 9 June 2025 (UTC)
