Within 3 hours of the Pilots release, it had already managed to hit a million views.
The pilot got over 100 million views within a month, making it the most viewed independent animated pilot on Youtube at the time.
The creator has mentioned that the Harlan Ellison short story I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream was a main inspiration for this show.
(unconfirmed) There is a theory that each of the human characters represent different ways people cope with depression, with Gangle hiding behind a fake mask, Ragatha avoiding her own issues by helping others, Zooble being socially distant, Kinger losing a grip on reality, Jax belittling others for his own amusement and Pomni who has the healthiest approach of establishing meaningful relationships with those around her.
Starting October 21st 2024, a manga adaptation of The Amazing Digital Circus was serialized in CoroCoro Comics & CoroCoro Ichiban in the December issue.