First off: This is a really cute emoticon..definitely a nice addition to the pixel gallery! I absolutely love the way the red emote starts off slowly then builds up momentum for that huge, final launch onto the blue emote The animation is very smooth (especially the bouncing run) and so is the shading. The expressions are nice..it shows real skill to create such emotion without even providing mouths.

Only thing that bugs me is that the delay between when the red one jumps and when it actually tackles the blue one just seems too long...of course, I understand that was probably for dramatic effect but other than that..it's perfect.