diff --git a/pages/gallery/gallery-animation.vue b/pages/gallery/gallery-animation.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4defa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/gallery/gallery-animation.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue';
+
+interface AnimationFrame {
+	index: number;
+	time: number;
+}
+
+interface Animation {
+	frames?: (number | AnimationFrame)[];
+	frametime?: number;
+	interpolate?: boolean;
+}
+
+export default defineComponent({
+	name: 'AnimationCanvas',
+	props: {
+		src: { type: String, required: true },
+		mcmeta: { type: Object as () => { animation?: Animation }, default: () => ({ animation: {} }) },
+		isTiled: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+	},
+	data() {
+		return {
+			canvasRef: null as HTMLCanvasElement | null,
+			image: null as HTMLImageElement | null,
+			sprites: [] as AnimationFrame[],
+			frames: {} as Record<number, [AnimationFrame, number][]>,
+			currentTick: 1,
+			tickingRef: null as ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null,
+		};
+	},
+	methods: {
+		loadImage() {
+			const img = new Image();
+			img.setAttribute('crossorigin', 'anonymous');
+			img.src = this.src;
+
+			img.onload = () => {
+				this.image = img;
+				this.tickingRef = setInterval(() => {}, 1000 / 20);
+			};
+
+			img.onerror = () => {
+				this.image = null;
+				if (this.tickingRef) {
+					clearInterval(this.tickingRef);
+					this.tickingRef = null;
+				}
+			};
+		},
+		calculateFrames() {
+			if (!this.image || !this.mcmeta) return;
+
+			const animation = this.mcmeta.animation ?? {};
+			const animationFrames: AnimationFrame[] = [];
+
+			if (animation.frames) {
+				for (const frame of animation.frames) {
+					if (typeof frame === 'object') {
+						animationFrames.push({ index: frame.index, time: Math.max(frame.time, 1) });
+					} else {
+						animationFrames.push({ index: frame, time: animation.frametime ?? 1 });
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				const framesCount = this.isTiled
+					? this.image.height / 2 / (this.image.width / 2)
+					: this.image.height / this.image.width;
+				for (let fi = 0; fi < framesCount; fi++) {
+					animationFrames.push({ index: fi, time: animation.frametime ?? 1 });
+				}
+			}
+
+			const framesToPlay: Record<number, [AnimationFrame, number][]> = {};
+			let ticks = 1;
+			animationFrames.forEach((frame, index) => {
+				for (let t = 1; t <= frame.time; t++) {
+					framesToPlay[ticks] = [[frame, 1]];
+
+					if (animation.interpolate) {
+						const nextFrame = animationFrames[index + 1] ?? animationFrames[0];
+						framesToPlay[ticks]?.push([nextFrame, t / nextFrame.time]);
+					}
+
+					ticks++;
+				}
+			});
+
+			this.sprites = animationFrames;
+			this.frames = framesToPlay;
+		},
+		updateCanvas() {
+			if (Object.keys(this.frames).length === 0) return;
+
+			setTimeout(() => {
+				let next = this.currentTick + 1;
+				if (this.frames[next] === undefined) next = 1;
+				this.currentTick = next;
+
+				this.updateCanvas();
+			}, 1000 / 20);
+		},
+		drawFrame() {
+			if (Object.keys(this.frames).length === 0) return;
+
+			const framesToDraw = this.frames[this.currentTick];
+			const canvas = this.$refs.canvasRef as HTMLCanvasElement;
+			const context = canvas?.getContext('2d');
+
+			if (!canvas || !context || !this.image || !framesToDraw) return;
+
+			canvas.style.width = '100%';
+			canvas.width = canvas.offsetWidth;
+			canvas.height = canvas.offsetWidth;
+
+			const padding = this.isTiled ? this.image.width / 4 : 0;
+			const width = this.isTiled ? this.image.width / 2 : this.image.width;
+
+			context.clearRect(0, 0, width, width);
+			context.globalAlpha = 1;
+			context.imageSmoothingEnabled = false;
+
+			for (const frame of framesToDraw) {
+				const [data, alpha] = frame;
+				context.globalAlpha = alpha;
+
+				context.drawImage(
+					this.image,
+					padding,
+					padding + (width * data.index) * (this.isTiled ? 2 : 1),
+					width,
+					width,
+					0,
+					0,
+					canvas.width,
+					canvas.width
+				);
+			}
+		},
+	},
+	watch: {
+		src: 'loadImage',
+		mcmeta: 'calculateFrames',
+		image: 'calculateFrames',
+		currentTick: 'drawFrame',
+		frames: 'updateCanvas',
+	},
+	mounted() {
+		this.loadImage();
+	},
+});
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<canvas ref="canvasRef"></canvas>
+</template>
diff --git a/pages/gallery/gallery-image.vue b/pages/gallery/gallery-image.vue
index d1bb94d..31e26b4 100644
--- a/pages/gallery/gallery-image.vue
+++ b/pages/gallery/gallery-image.vue
@@ -5,14 +5,23 @@
 	>
 		<!-- send click events back to caller -->
 		<img
-			v-if="exists"
+			v-if="exists && !hasAnimation"
 			class="gallery-texture-image"
-			:src="imageURL"
+			ref="imageRef"
 			style="aspect-ratio: 1"
 			@error="textureNotFound"
 			@click="$emit('click')"
+			:src="imageURL"
 			lazy-src="https://database.faithfulpack.net/images/bot/loading.gif"
 		/>
+		<gallery-animation
+			v-else-if="exists && hasAnimation"
+			class="gallery-texture-image"
+			:src="imageURL"
+			:mcmeta="animation"
+			:isTiled="imageURL.includes('_flow')"
+			@click="$emit('click')"
+		/>
 		<div v-else class="not-done">
 			<span style="height: 100%" />
 			<!-- no idea why this div is needed but it is -->
@@ -23,10 +32,18 @@
 	</div>
 </template>
 
-<script>
+<script lang="ts">
+/* global settings */
+import axios from "axios";
+
+import GalleryAnimation from "./gallery-animation.vue";
+
 // separate component to track state more easily
 export default {
-	name: "gallery-image",
+	name: "gallery-image", 
+	components: {
+		GalleryAnimation,
+	},
 	props: {
 		src: {
 			type: String,
@@ -51,7 +68,10 @@ export default {
 	data() {
 		return {
 			exists: true,
-			imageURL: "",
+			imageURL: this.src,
+			imageRef: null as HTMLImageElement | null,
+			hasAnimation: false,
+			animation: {},
 		};
 	},
 	methods: {
@@ -62,9 +82,30 @@ export default {
 			// if not ignored, texture hasn't been made
 			else this.exists = false;
 		},
+		async fetchAnimation() {
+			try {
+				const res = await axios.get(`${this.src}.mcmeta`);
+				this.hasAnimation = true;
+				this.animation = res.data;
+			} catch {
+				this.hasAnimation = false;
+			}
+		},
 	},
 	created() {
-		this.imageURL = this.src;
+		const image = this.$refs.imageRef ?? new Image() as HTMLImageElement;
+		image.src = this.src;
+
+		image.onload = () => {
+			// avoid (almost all) unnecessary requests
+			// and make sure the image is square
+			if (image.height % image.width === 0 && image.height !== image.width) {
+				this.fetchAnimation();
+			}
+		};
+		image.onerror = () => {
+			this.textureNotFound();
+		};
 	},
 };
 </script>