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No wonder she’s so Ongezellig 🥺

Maya is 24 years old!

And she is gezellig!

Edit: After some researching, I found out she actually turns 23. Shoutout to u/Gelligverse

Who’s your favorite Ongezellig character?

P.S. I’m not sure how to add the character images onto the template, so if someone knows and could tell me how to do it, that would be great

If Ongezellig became popular and episodes were uploaded onto Netflix, with its finale having a theatrical release just like TADC’s, how much money would an Ongezellig finale movie make at the box office?

Arriving on Netflix all at once would bring it huge international appeal, plus a movie right after would bring huge audiences to theaters.

I predict it would make $50M at the international box office.

The most perfect couple.

They both work together in the school’s news station a lot.

Mymy’s energetic attitude would match well with Stan’s calm demeanor.

They also seem like the type to make fun of each other, but deep down they secretly like each other.

P.S. Tryn x Wiel are also great

Truly a shocker

I’m not even gonna link a photo to what people say about Ongezellig, I’m sure we all know.

Ongezellig hate comes from people who:

1: Never watched the show and only know it through major events (like the shooting) or edgy memes

2: Watched it and said they hated it (while also admitting they don’t like slice of life)

3: Watched it and they loved it so much that it consumed them from the inside and now they hate it

The third reason is completely valid, even I have a love-hate relationship with this show. Not because of malicious reasons, but because of how much of my time and soul this show took away from me.

The people who fall in camp 1 are literal normies, they see a few clips and think that Ongezellig is a show with dark intentions, which couldn’t be further from the truth.

And the people who fall in camp 2 are idiotic as they say “Ongezellig isn’t the show for me”, while also admitting they “don’t like slice of life”. Then why did you watch it?

And there are some people who watched Ongezellig, didn’t like it, but like other slice of life shows. That’s fine.

Overall Ongezellig hate is really forced. People hate on things they don’t understand.

I think Ongezellig’s popularity is declining. It hurts to say it, but it might be true. I’m seeing less Ongezellig content from creators, and more creators and fans leaving the fandom.

Even though the Ongezellig content that we’re getting is still of high quality and many fans are just as passionate as ever, I think the fandom is still declining in popularity.

This was bound to happen at some point, as without new official content, Ongezellig is destined to fall. I’ve noticed countless creators and fans leave the Ongezellig fandom over the years as they slowly gave up on Ongezellig, one after another.

And these people weren’t unknown. They were active members in the community, the ones everyone knew about, and the most passionate and optimistic. And at a certain point, it was too much to handle even for them.

Ongezellig slowly chews on your soul until you’re left with a big gaping hole in the middle of your chest, wondering where it all went wrong. Ongezellig is the best and worst thing to ever happen to us, and it may stay that way forever.

I’m getting emotional about this, I really do hate to see Ongezellig fall.

I’m still hopeful for Ongezellig’s official continuation, but if that never happens, then I’ll still be glad that this show and fandom exist.

May Zellig live forever 🇳🇱

I remember a while back that someone by the name snake0zellig was creating an Ongezellig continuation but it’s been several months since he made “Deel 7” and I can’t find his posts or account on reddit. His account on Instagram is still there, although he hasn’t made any posts in a while.

If anyone knows what happened, please let me know

It can be anyone from Reddit, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter, etc. My favorite is lazyzellig (@1azyzellig on Instagram) because of their unique art (as shown above). Just wondering what your thoughts are.

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Politics aside, this trend is what introduced me to Ongezellig. I saw this gif a couple of times in Save Europe reels, but I thought this was an Armenian character created as an Armenian mascot so I didn’t take much notice of it. I later saw a dutch flag version of the image as well.

I decided to do a google image search of this gif after being curious on where this character came from which led me to discover Ongezellig and I’ve never looked back since.

I’ve gotta thank the people who decided to use Mymy for the Save Europe trend, because without them, I and several others would’ve never discovered Ongezellig.

4chan and The (Z)arty created the most amount of content and promoted the show the most, and without them, most people would’ve never discovered Ongezellig. I know a lot of people hate them, but we gotta give credit where it’s due.

Long Live Ongezellig.

The biggest reason why so many people in the Ongezellig community create art, fanfics, character lore, music, videos, edits, and so much more is because Ongezellig was never continued.

In an attempt to fill the gaps that the cancellation of Ongezellig has left us, we created incredible amounts of content. And not just regular content either - it’s high quality, creative content.

We try to understand every character in depth: how they would interact with other characters, what they are thinking of, and even what foods they would enjoy. And if this wasn’t enough, we create our own oc’s to expand the lore of Ongezellig.

And our fanfics and art are truly something special. Scroll through r/ongezellig, other Ongezellig subreddits, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, or TikTok, and you'll see incredible works of art and fiction as creators spend their time and soul to make the Ongezellig world even more expansive.

No two art styles are the same, as every artist has their own unique way of expressing the characters. And no two fanfics are the same, as every writer has a different vision of how they would continue Ongezellig if they had a chance.

Let's assume Ongezellig was continued...would all of the things I just mentioned exist? Of course not. I'm not saying that we're living in the best timeline, but what I am saying is that we wouldn't have been nearly as creative as we are now if it weren't for the cancellation of Ongezellig.

Think about it: Countless art and fanfics gone, edits of the same 24 minutes reduced to barely anything, AI music covers and 1 hr Ongezellig dissection videos disappearing forever...Ongezellig would truly be something different.

We would've settled for the show-thinking it was the greatest of all time, interacting with the fandom a little bit, then leaving to find the next show to watch-never making all the content that truly made Ongezellig, Ongezellig. It's truly haunting to think about.

I wanted Ongezellig to continue, but in a way, I like the current state of Ongezellig. I don't know how long this fandom will last, but I hope it's for a long time.

May Ongezellig Live Forever.

I searched up Schoppenboer and found out it was the Dutch and Flemish word for “jack of spades”. Not sure if this was intentional from Massa to convey a deeper meaning or if it was on accident, but considering Massa is known to include a lot of hidden details, I don’t think so

What do you guys think?

A while back I made an Ongezellig 4 Season Series + Movie, and I recently made an Ongezellig 13 EP Series.

As some of you know, the 4 Season + Movie had Coco dying in the third season, and many of you guys said her death was unnecessary. At the time I disagreed with this, thinking that the story had to continue like this for character development for Maya, but a comment made me think otherwise.

Instead of Coco dying, she would be cured in Season 3, and this would make Maya realize that she shouldn't be living with regret each day, and to live life fully in the present. This would result in more character development for Maya, while also letting Coco live to see the finale. Thank you all for the support from the 4 Season Series + Movie and the 13 EP Series

Ongezellig if it was a 13 EP Series

A while ago, I made a story outlining 4 seasons + movie of Ongezellig, and this is the 13 EP version of that story. The original story is modified to make it more concise to fit 13 episodes. Technically there would be more content for each episode but then this post would have been too long.

EP 1: Pilot episode + more dialogue from Maya, Coco, Mymy, and Maya's imaginary friends.

EP 2: Maya's 16th birthday backstory is shown. Class representative elections between Mymy and Kiki. Mymy gets help from Stan to create posters, and Mymy and Kiki post flyers around the school.

After the class representative debate, the voting is done by class order and they each get nine votes. Maya is the tie-breaker vote. She is torn between Mymy and Kiki but she finally picks Mymy, making her the class representative.

EP 3: Mymy and Kiki hang out and play some soccer together, but they ruin Tryn's dress. Mymy does class representative activities and gets in trouble for implementing controversial policies. More character development for the main and side characters.

EP 4: Maya asks for advice from Mymy and Coco to become more confident. They say to gradually talk to more people, cut down on negative habits, and to be more clean. Maya showers which reveals her red tips of hair and we get a backstory from her past. In the present, Maya tries to talk to people in her group for a school project but messes up. Maya and Mymy walk together in the halls and they see an autistic kid with a special ed teacher. Maya and Mymy make faces and try not to laugh but fail horribly. This catches Vera's attention and they run away. "At least my day wasn't horrible", thinks Maya.

EP 5: Maya slowly starts to overcome her corn addiction and starts to eat and sleep better and decides to slowly talk to more people, although Maya’s mother, father, and bullies hinder her progress. Maya realizes she has an interest toward music and after receiving support from Coco and Mymy, decides to pursue it.

Maya attends a party with her sisters and overcomes more of her social anxiety but starts to get bullied by long-time bullies while at the party. Soei also gets angry at Maya for attending the party, even though she's fine with Coco and Mymy attending. Ravi listens to whatever Soei says. Maya goes back to black hair.

EP 6: Maya stands up to bullies with help from her sisters and gets over anxiety with interacting with her sisters. Maya sees Vera practicing her guitar and gets the courage to ask her about it. After talking to each other for a while, Vera decides to teach Maya how to play the guitar. Maya, Coco, and Mymy play the board game "Mens erger je niet!" together at the end of the episode. First half of Ongezellig complete.

EP 7: Maya, Coco, Mymy, Soei, and Ravi visit Amsterdam during the holidays and view the fireworks. Maya, Coco, and Mymy recall viewing the fireworks 10 years ago and promise to view the fireworks again 10 years in the future. After they go back to their hometown, Eiko meets Maya and reveals she is trying to find her sister. Eiko and Mymy meet on a chance encounter and they get to know each other after all these years.

EP 8: Despite Mymy's reluctance, Maya and Coco encourage Mymy to hang out with Eiko. Eiko and Mymy hang out, and after Eiko tells Mymy that she and their parents want Mymy to come back to Japan, a huge argument happens leading Mymy to run away. Mymy's backstory is revealed and she overcomes her trauma. Eiko understands why Mymy tries to be 100% Dutch but tells Mymy to never hate herself and gives Mymy her katana.

EP 9: Mymy and Kiki decide to sail to a small island during school break to claim it as their own. There they have a Katana (Mymy) vs Pirate Sword (Kiki) fight. Kiki barely wins the fight and they view the sunset together, planting a VOC and pirate flag on the island. More character development for Maya, Coco, Soei, and Ravi. There are more arguments happening between Maya and Soei.

EP 10: Entire class meets up to shop for materials for the school cultural festival. Maya sees a dress she loves but doesn't buy it due to her budget exceeding the limit (she's scared Soei will scold her). More plot development for the side characters.

EP 11: Coco rugby final match, Coco's team starts to lose but Coco gets a vision of her biological parents. Coco's backstory is revealed and she overcomes her trauma. Coco's National Rugby team wins the Rugby Europe Women's Championship.

EP 12: School festival commences, and many people have their own stations. At the end, Coco, Zoey, Yfke, and Cleo do a performance with Maya and Vera as special guests. Vera is happy again after a long time, and Maya truly becomes confident in those moments. Soei sees this and gets incredibly upset.

Ep 13: Maya and Soei have the biggest argument yet, where Soei says Maya's birth was a mistake. Maya finally stands up for herself, with Coco and Mymy standing up for her as well. The school year ends, and Kiki gives Maya the dress she had seen in the store as a gift. There is a two year time skip to the end of high school. Maya, Coco, Mymy, and the entire class graduate.

A few months later... Maya meets up with Coco on a ledge overlooking the landscape, wearing the dress Kiki gave her. Maya thanks Coco for helping her become fully confident, and Coco tears up and hugs Maya. Mymy comes and hugs both of them. When Maya is alone, her imaginary friends Anke and Epke appear and say she has done well and wish her all the best before leaving forever. Later, Mymy leaves for college, then Coco. Just as Maya is about to leave, Soei talks to Maya and Maya finally exposes the years of abuse from Soei and the neglect from Ravi. Maya says one last goodbye and closes the door.

Soei goes upstairs and sees Maya's childhood pictures. Soei's backstory is revealed where she was abused by her parents when she was young. She met Ravi in high school, where she subsequently got pregnant with Maya. Soei's parents, being of immigrant origin, got very angry with her. After Soei birthed Maya, her parents kicked Soei and Maya out. Soei and Ravi got a place together and raised Maya. However, due to increasing amounts of verbal abuse from Soei's family, she became bitter and started taking her anger out on Maya and Ravi. She harassed and physically abused Maya until Maya became more and more anxious, and made Ravi into a permissive husband. Soei later decided for the family to adopt Coco, then Mymy. Soei starts to realize she is at fault for ruining Maya's life and making the lives of others around her more difficult. When she's about to completely see the truth, her ego gets the best of her and she thinks she is not at fault whatsoever. She never apologizes to Maya.

10 years later...

Maya is now a musician and officially engaged. She also has her true reddish black hair. She walks through the streets of Amsterdam, now able to talk to strangers without difficulty, and to live life without fear, what she always wanted. She meets a girl and they talk for a while. The girl is afraid to ask someone a question, but Maya encourages the girl to do it and she does, which increases her confidence a little bit. When Maya is about to leave the girl asks Maya if she was ever socially anxious, to which Maya responds "Yes, I was just like you, a lot more anxious actually. But I overcame it, and I know you will too".

Maya meets with Coco, Mymy, Vera, and their friends in a restaurant and they all talk about their lives. Mymy has black hair as she fully accepts she is Japanese but still follows Dutch culture. Mymy and Coco got married, and Mymy pokes fun at Maya for "only" getting engaged. They all go to the place where Maya, Coco, and Mymy viewed the fireworks 10 years ago and the camera rises to show the city from above.

The End.

I submitted an entry on MUBI, which is a global streaming service, publisher, and distributor of independent, international, and arthouse cinema.

Ongezellig is now listed for people to discover, and it can get more recognition as a result. The MUBI links will be posted in the comments.

Got a chance to eat a stroopwafel on my flight and all I gotta say is… I can see why Mymy likes them so much 😋

Dutch culture is peak! 🇳🇱

Netherlands vs Japan ends in a draw.

Netherlands (2) vs Japan (2)

Mymy still isn’t convinced that she is completely Japanese. Dutch Mymy lives to see another day.

Netherlands vs Japan ends in a draw.

Netherlands (2) vs Japan (2)

Mymy still isn’t convinced that she is completely Japanese. Dutch Mymy lives to see another day.