It's not immediately clear how the animation first crossed over to TikTok. The original Ankha animation was posted on Zone's personal website in January 2021, but memes about it started to spread on TikTok earlier this month. 'It usually depends on whether they were seeking it out in the first place.' The animation went viral on TikTok this month
'New people discovering my work has always been pretty much the same and responses to it always vary from utter disgust to adoration and praise,' Zone, who has never disclosed their personal identity during their years maintaining an online presence, told Insider. The full film, titled 'Ankha by Ankha,' was created by an artist who goes by Zone or Zone-sama online and frequently creates not-safe-for-work (NSFW) art featuring cartoon characters.
