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Using the open world Minecraft platform, a group of gaming creators has invented a new kind of cinematic universe and inspired a new world of fandom.

This video is part of a series of video explainers about YouTube trends, which will all be featured in the global YouTube Culture & Trends Report, launching June 21, 2021. Watch last year’s Culture Trends & Report here (https://www.youtube.com/trends/report/)

Additional artist credits: 00:21 Animatic by cosmicguts (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgmf7uKkX02klM4jIRH37A) 00:56 Animatic by cosmicguts (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgmf7uKkX02klM4jIRH37A) 04:54 Artist: How Do U Art (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAKXuHQ-vedG2XYOTWS2Dfw) 04:58 Artist: MikNic (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA1ew8eoA47NQivk8Pjg_Mw), Character Designs: Cyticalis 04:59 Artist: Defective-Aribot 05:03 Animatic by cosmicguts (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgmf7uKkX02klM4jIRH37A) 05:35 Animatic by cosmicguts (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgmf7uKkX02klM4jIRH37A)

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