Wow, you have a great concept here. I really enjoyed watching it and it was really entertaining. Your frame by frame was pretty good, but when you tweened, it was only mediocre. Other than that, this was original and I think that while yes, some may consider your color concepts a shortcut, I viewed them as talented work because you made them work so well.
First submission I've seen for the tournament this year but I would love to see you make it past the open round.