"Oh Marcy... why did you keep your pain so hidden...? I wish I'd known all this... everything you'd been feeling... why you felt you had to feel it alone... and most of all why you felt you couldn't tell me, one of your best friends, who would've done everything I could to help you through it.
Was it because you didn't feel comfortable telling us these things? Had we hurt you in the past in some way that made you feel we weren't listening—or wouldn't listen?"
Was it because you didn't feel comfortable telling us these things? Had we hurt you in the past in some way that made you feel we weren't listening—or wouldn't listen?"
— Anne Boonchuy, Marcy's Journal: A Guide to Amphibia entry 103
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The Series
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General
- The premise: our main character becomes Trapped in Another World, separated from her family and friends. While she eventually comes to be perfectly safe, albeit after spending days or even weeks in the wilderness hiding from wildlife, her loved ones don't know what happened to her: all they know is that she went out one day with her best friends and never came back — as we learn in "Best Fronds", none of them did. And it later turns out that this was on Anne's birthday, no less.
- The fact that Anne, Sasha, and Marcy's friendship is toxic isn't what makes it sad. The fact being that none of them mean for it to be that way is what makes it tragic. Each of them are genuine in their friendship, and they do care for the others immensely, the problem is just that their individual characteristics have rendered their friendship harmful to not just each other, but themselves as well.
- The opening lyrics to the scrapped theme song "Welcome to Amphibia" have a bit of wistful sadness to them before it kicks into high gear as the singer embraces the adventure.
Chibi Tiny Tales
Family Photo
- When Sprig trips Hop Pop, his camera breaks. He only wanted a good family photo because his previous family photos didn't go too well.
- Doubles as Heartwarming. Anne, Sprig and Polly put pieces of the other photos together to cheer up Hop Pop.
Quicksand
- Anne slowly sinking into the quicksand. After she fully sinks, Hop Pop, Sprig and Polly mourn her sinking into the quicksand. Cue Anne underground, completely unharmed and able to get out.
- Doubles as Heartwarming. Sprig and Anne's reunion even though Anne wasn't stuck in the quicksand forever.
