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[@Vernafveik]

I love how Bard is above good and evil It's the Cthulhu thing of "being literally too powerful and ancient to care"

[@SomeAdamGuy0]

The first 🅱️ champion 🅱️oys

[@SomeAdamGuy0]

31 more champions before Nickyboi plays Ivern

[@69hahafunny]

🅱️ery good

[@elldarr_9135]

🅱️ampion

[@ethanchoate9566]

Let's 🅱️ucking go

[@demsterclippy4252]

Bard is in the high echelon of champions, like Braum or Jhin. Characters so unique; cleverly designed, memorable and fun that everyone who plays league rememberes them well and most likely respects them. Alot of other champions just dont have that stainless status those 3 have. Im sure there are more, but those two come mind along with bard. Real icons of league

[@frozzenshadows]

I've only seen a single ghibli film which was Spirited Away. I gave it a go because I was making my way through the animtation oscar winning movies and it's genuinely really good. It's entirely wholesome and should definitely not leave you feeling uncomfortable. No fan service just beautiful art and a lovely wholesome story

[@artistaroundtheblock2047]

That’s what is so amazing about Ghibli. The story is good but the ambiance and atmosphere is SCINTILLATING!!! 🍣🍘🍚🈲🈲

[@agadoo120]

"Ponyo" is also an awesome Ghibli film, it's like a warm, comfy blanket :> And "Princess Mononoke" shows in a great way conflict between nature and civilization

[@residentfacehead3465]

personally for me you cant get better than Porco Rosso, although Howls Moving Castle is a close second.

[@fuscello]

Studio ghibli makes movies for kids and adults. Everyone can learn while being ENCHANTED by the world that is displayed in each and every one of them

[@TheKarishi]

The Princess Mononoke is a very serious and not-for-kids Ghibli film that is also excellent, and if you watch it you'll see how it inspired Bard about 1/4 of the way in.

[@KelsieJG__they-them]

I'm also not huge into anime, but the best way I can think to describe something like Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke or My Neighbor Totoro... is you know how there are genres of music you love, and genres you don't care for at all, but sometimes there's just that ONE song from a genre you normally dislike that just hits you in some special transcendent way because it's so good that even YOU like it? That's how I feel about some Studio Ghibli movies. They're just such works of art. (EDIT: And don't worry, no fanservice. That stuff makes me incredibly upset too.)

[@lucacuneo7218]

I absolutely love bards chaotic playstyle. It feels like he has nothing but then he ends up doing the most random stuff and winning

[@cherechesalexdaniel811]

Something really interesting to me is how Bard and Fiddle are portrayed vary similarly. Both of them are incorporeal anchient beings who were born in the first sounds of creation and when they came to runaterra they fashioned themselves bodys out of random junk they could find and became folklorik characters across the entire world. + neither can really speak speak. Fiddle mimics sounds he hears and Bard jingles.

[@byzatsu]

Honestly, in my opinion, this is my favourite series of yours! Not only does it remind me of more chill gameplay videos of old KZbin, but your humour stil tends to shine alot even in these "half-scripted" casual videos! Keep up the the great upload pace! Love from Serbia! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

[@camthorn2088]

I absolutely love how bards kit reflects his character. He doesn't care for human struggles and has a sort of cosmic indifference to things. He is neutral in the world and his kit reflects that through his portals and ultimate. His portals allow both his teammates and his enemies through them and his ultimate affects both teams. If he wasnt a truly neutral being his portals would only affect his team and hiss ult would only affect his opponents

[@armaslohemadu]

As a polypuff enjoyer, bard is indeed amazing in ebery conceivable way

[@midas2323]

based

[@tostupidforname]

Honestly missing out on anime just means you are missing out on some of the greatest stories period. The My little pony example is a bit weird since thats a show/genre when anime is a medium in that both big anime girl slice of life and cyberpunk edgerunners exists. So yeah if you dont want to try it don't but ur missing out. You also clearly enjoy a ton of things in league that are inspired by anime

[@swissgoat4981]

I was honestly understand what he meant. There's nothing inherently wrong within MLP but the community does things that people who get made uncomfortable by fanservice wouldn't like. Beyond kids anime there aren't too many that avoid fanservice that I have seen and the ones that do have communities that frequently do it. Think Mikasa from AoT she's very nonsexual, but the community sexualizes her a lot. Stuff like this is why I was hesitant and am very particular about what i pick to watch

[@tostupidforname]

@@swissgoat4981 Does the community do that? Idk aot is my favourite show and i never noticed because i just dont engage with fandoms i dont like. BIg fandoms will always be wierd especially when its something that ppl that are more isolated can bond over. Undertale is one of my fav games and I have interacted with the community 0 times. Like i can understand why thats off putting but when you are aware that its always a vocal minority there is no reason to avoid amazing art because of them.

[@Breadcutter]

@@swissgoat4981 but thats a show vs a whole genre, besides ghibli i think is some of the most nonsexual content I’ve seen and the community seems the same In general I dont interact with internet communities a lot (he says in a youtube comment), so I can ignore all of the more inappropriate and uncomfortable parts of communities to enjoy the shows/movies for what they are

[@actuallygin]

As someone who despises most anime: Studio Ghibli is very not-anime, which is one of the highest compliments I can give it. Completely different vibe which if you give it a chance you can really enjoy. It's like Avatar for western animation. Very unique, very different.

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

Nicky killed Graves and Heca when healing Ahri because that Echos mythic item he got was what caused it. Basically when you damage a champ you get a stack on the item and then when you heal an ally, the stack turn in a bolt that damages an enemy champ I think. As for the anime reasonings: I get what you mean and it comes down to get an acquired taste of liking anime. I didn’t really get into anime until I started to watch a few anime series which eventually helped me get used to it. Now I do like anime and try to keep up to date. Also yes fandoms can get crazy (like with anything there’s that one part of it that makes it uncomfortable) and certain animes are over sexual, but there are a lot of genuinely. good ones. Just got to try it

[@milespastrick3606]

really loving this series, i enjoy listening to each of their lore, and this is a great way for me to "casually" listen in on it. Please keep em up!

[@thatonescarecrow4692]

Design-vise there's a champ similar in concept of design to bard, but inverted. Fiddlesticks. Same idea, humanoid shape out of random materials, but when Bard looks comfy and somewhat appealing, Fiddle is pure uncanny valley and horror tropes incarnate.

[@jamiesadf5829]

Yeah the anime part is certainly a hot take. You should open yourself up to it a little. Saying you don't like it because its for a "horny demographic" is not a very good way to look at it. Its like saying you don't like anything animated at all because its "for kids". you know, like all those media companies seem to think as they slowly can every animated series they have. But I also havent watched many Ghibli movies either. Not out of avoidance, just because I never get around to it.

[@Ray-wz8sg]

Bard's design just perfectly gives the impression of mysterious but not threatening, it's so easy to make other-worldly characters too creepy, but Bard still looks friendly and whimsical without being creepy (and touching on the anime topic, I'm also someone who never really got into it, there's just not many that catch my attention, but I will say anime is basically just "animation from Japan" and just like any region, anime varies a lot in genre, artstyle, and tone. Something like Spirited Away is wildly different from Jojo, and that's wildly different from like a harem anime, and those are wildly different from Attack on Titan, what I'm saying is there's absolutely an anime out there that will be up your alley, it might just not be the typical anime and might take time to find it, but it's out there).

[@Underworlder5]

that is an important distinction to make. anime just means japanese animation in general. the thing is that japan can be weird at times

[@sachi8483]

Honestly i felt the same way you did about anime a long time ago, Its just my love for animation in general pushed me over the barrier. Is there a lot of fan servecy horny anime? oh way to many, es. But Ghibli doesn't have any, it's pure animated magic rly with good themes and storyteling all over it so i think many can safely say that the Ghibli movies are in between anime and disney esqe animated movies (they are just more mature) Anime movies are far more safer then series like Satoshi Kon, Makoto Shinkai and Hayao Miyazaki's works or many other movies. And there are plenty of non horny quality anime shows out there, they are just hidden cuz nowadays to tell a meaningful story is not smth i consider popular.

[@patt0mega]

Great commentary to listen to, Its hilarious to watch too. Every time there's a jump cut between streams of consciousness during a fight and it cuts to vayne is just dead on the ground as he continues what he was saying. Never fails to send me.

[@commanderdingdong422]

As a Bard main, I’ve been dying to see this Champion spotlight!

[@zwiebeldogs]

The fanart is gonna be amazing on this one

[@superslime0021]

Everyone's art was so good too. I just made a poorly drawn meme lol

[@zedre7633]

Man, I'm happy Bard exists and sad League might not revisit these types of designs again. Season 5 was really just banger after banger champions.

[@ChadianRoyal]

Nicki. My respect for you has grown since you have watched prehistoric planet. I haven't gotten around to watching it yet but I love Prehistoric Planet with all of my soul

[@TwiGongaga]

I can't wait for Polypuff to find this gem of a vid. Keep it up, love your twitch streams and vids

[@Kiki-3578]

The question is: Would Bard team up with Ryze? Would Bard trust Ryze with the worldrunes or would he try to take them from him? Would they fight over the worldrunes, because they are afraid that the other one might misuse it? Also the fact that Bard views creation and destruction as a song could be a reference to the Silmarillion. In the Silmarillion everything is created by song. Harmony created good things while discord created bad things.

[@ThatSonaGuy]

Bard + Time + Skill at Critical Moment = Good Results. He's the champion your support could support like. I'm on a horse.

[@Kunkbot]

I was hoping for more meeps love! Those little guys are so cute like little pikmin. And I love collecting them as the game goes on.

[@rinaity]

honestly this series is one of my fave constants every week :))

[@midas2323]

This series honestly gives me life...

[@thesurprisebox]

I think you should definitely give Studio Ghibli a try, does not feel like your standard serialised anime in the slightest, and I can't recall them ever being horny. They're just pretty, heartfelt and sweet animated movies

[@reno9821]

Did not expect a Prehistoric Planet reference in here of all places. Massive W.

[@orange1890]

les go finally early edit: probably should make use of this opportunity to tell you nicky that you make some of the nost entertaining yt content and me and probably many more absolutely love you for it

[@michaduzyk191]

From talking about Bard to why u dont like anime to talking about dinosaurs Damm i love u

[@danielsniff6405]

Hell yeah, prehistoric planet slaps. You just reminded me that I have to watch the last episode.

[@henryneff6535]

Bard is the whole reason I started playing league, I was like wtf is this cringe looking game but then saw art of bard and thought "oh...oh, hello there" and the rest is history So glad your video is about appreciating him as much as I do (((:

[@ratchems5821]

My boy is here! Finally!

[@UselessZomboy]

LET"S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! BARD CASUAL REVIEW BABY!!! NICKYBOI THE MAN!

[@user-yp2bo2dx6r]

damn cant wait for you to casually review zilean 🙏

[@onlyadog]

Bard was one of my first "I LOVE THIS CHAMP" moments in league. He's just a big floofy goober doing his own thing which I love. First champ I just binge bought all skins for, pretty sure he was one of if not my first M7 as well. I did what you did with Ivern and just took him everywhere and especially mid, mid Bard was my absolute favorite thing to do and if the item rework back in season 11 didn't completely obliterate the ability to do that I reckon I would still be playing this goofy goober more today. I just hate bot lane with a burning passion so sadly he doesn't get much play time anymore but is still easily one of the few characters I have the absolute most fun with to this day.

[@coldsobanoodle7407]

On the Prehistoric Planet bit, YOU WATCHED IT TOO? Banger documentary series, it does such a good job at breathing life into the extinct animals it presents!

[@davidnedved3781]

Honestly, Bard's one of the most fun-to-play characters in the entire game. Objectively.

[@Underworlder5]

as a ARAM main, i have seen both AD bard and AP bard carry games. i always see him as that unconventional champion with a double edged moveset, then he just walks up to me and deletes me lategame

[@BassWakil]

I also just got level 7 Bard last night. After taunting me with one token for AGES, I got two tokens in two days. Bard rewards us when we least expect it, it seems.

[@eric2ill4u]

Byrd, The Bellringer from Runeterra is an even better example than Junk Construct.

[@amazingcuck]

Watching at 6:46. Really Hope that you got that mastery 7! Edit: LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO

[@pLyyCFTF2]

Gameplay-wise, i love that bard has such wacky builds that can work

[@johncargille7722]

I would like to give a huge recommendation for the anime "Mushishi". It is one of the quietest pieces of media I have ever seen, it is beautiful and thought provoking, and it has nothing I would consider fanservice. If I remember correctly, there are some seens where characters have less clothing, but it's handled extremely maturely and is always an intentional choice within the narrative.

[@marinaposting]

there's one anime film which transcends all that is anime, incorporating higher framerate and techniques to look as if it was filmed on camera, and that is Akira, it's a must watch !

[@godzilla0808]

Anime is a medium like how there are movies for children and there are movies for adult, horror movies, comedy, action or psychological thought provoking movies, so you can't really compare something like Princess Mononoke with let's say Highschool of the dead. Thinking all anime are the same is like thinking all movies are the same.

[@madeline8062]

5:34 pro tip, ulting the tower to get the chime would be really funny

[@gabrieldu3474]

next week is gonna be interesting

[@krok2112]

Bard is cool, but I honestly can't wait for Lewis the gator's champ review! :D

[@shinobi21oni78]

I love the bagpipe man

[@jairartis]

1:20 I play maybe twice a week. I’ve played for eight years. Haven’t played ranked in three. I feel this on a spiritual level

[@thatguy9622]

just in time for the goat

[@uhhmary]

Echoes of Helia is athene's unholy grail that also deals damage, very cool and fun item. Also the problem with blanketing "Anime" as a whole like with the MLP example is anime is simply, Japanese animation, there's all sorts of different styles and genres, your mlp example would be like barring yourself from simply any cartoon at all because of MLP. Studio Ghibli films are very comparable to renaissance disney in style and whimsey, a very easy recommend from me.

[@_Necromancer_]

As bard main i like this

[@bigboi889]

The topic of anime, you're not wrong when it comes to their being "fan service" since it's usually involved in id say 70% of anime, but in terms of studio ghibli films, I'm sure me and lots of others would agree on saying how beautiful the animation and story telling can be, even with such mix varieties of ratings, each film tells such an interesting story for how strange it can be. Me personally, id say give them a watch, but if it still ain't ya cup a tea, then it's all good Also congrats on getting m7 on Bard BBYYYY!

[@LeemVonNelly]

Wouldn’t say 70% but I agree it’s a large majority

[@WolfQueenLydia]

I can't wait to see a video of Nicky doing a Studio Ghibli video and say how right we were xD

[@luckypeanut9943]

I completely get you in feeling on edge whenever youre watching an anime in case some random creepy stuff happens. Everyone will recommend spirited away and Howl's moving Castle but if you want something more serious and adult porco Rosso is actually a really good political allegory

[@expensivedebt787]

can’t wait for bel’veth as a bel main next friday🥰

[@witness7544]

Nikki I have a personal rule if someone can get 1k views in under 30 mins I consider them famous and you sir have made it

[@Kerosiin]

The secret to celestial survival on runeterra : become a shirt

[@werst9]

Writing off an entire medium cause some of it is overly horny is certainly a choice......... kinda feels like not reading books because romance novels exist or video games because DOA exists

[@thosebloodybadgers8499]

Yeah, I mean, I can kinda get that because it's a very visible part of the internet community, at least, the more "shitposty" part, but considering the sheer size of animation as a medium, it's definitely an oversimplification, to say the least. At the same time, because of that, I also wouldn't know what to even recommend. Hope he sees a part of the community that'll connect with him.

[@claracclenky]

But…he’s not wrong? I watch a decent amount of anime and yeah the women are frequently sexualized for like no reason other than fan service

[@claracclenky]

Watched*

[@thosebloodybadgers8499]

@@claracclenky sure, it's common, but one could make that same point about most media and then throw the baby out with the bath water in the same way that one would if they didn't engage with any of it at all. The objectification of women is unfortunately rather common in general. I'd more so say that there are particular brands or genres of anime one would have to look out for when it comes to this kind stuff, while the rest it pretty safe. Suffice it to say, if it's shonen - chances are, it'll have a lot of fanservice of that kind. But then you get the fun stuff that internet elitists gush about: Tatami Galaxy, Ergo Proxy, Zetsubou Sensei, Ghost in the Shell, Paranoia Agent, etc. That either doesn't feature that kinda stuff at all or puts it into context that precludes just a cheap male gaze.

[@claracclenky]

@@thosebloodybadgers8499 I mean I guess that’s true, however I do think that saying that while there’s a lot of bad, but some of it is good, can be used for anything really

[@tostupidforname]

A lot of hate for bard comes from high-ish elo where supports start to understand the game at some level and the game gets a bit unplayable/very annoying because of his roaming.

[@konosnota5835]

That champion review could have been done on LoR

[@GarnetDust24]

I swear the chimes whisper. Kardashian People who say they don’t like anime are interesting to me because like it comes in so many art styles, genres, formats. Like I’m watching a murder mystery anime about a dude who works at a jewelry shop with deep BL undertones. You can find almost any genre you want. Anywho BARD IS LOVE

[@allisterthedamned2917]

I was in aram. I faced a Burst Bard. Bard is the strongs mage in game.

[@Trevan2412]

Can't wait for you to reach Redacted to see the community artworks

[@doku6255]

As a belveth enjoyer I hope your opinion slightly gets better

[@HDSpiele]

for the build always always build boots first as bard and than if you have that many kills go nightharvester

[@fallenangel7364]

Hey nickyboy this question don't nave anything to do with bard but if you get to jinx will you talk about the death battle episode I just want to hear your thoughts on it

[@katanikoneko9036]

Studio Ghiblli is barely anime. The American dub is really well done so you don't even have to watch it in Japanese! Even if you don't watch any other movie (I'd recommend My neighbor Totoro for family feels and just really touching story, and Kiki's delivery service for a story about finding yourself and your place in the world) Every Ghibli movie is very much not just directed at kids, but adults too! As for Bard, as an adc main I have a love-hate relationship with Bards. XD I'm sure you can see why.

[@harrythomson3500]

I always thought bard was like a dude holding the cornucopia or whatever never noticed he was a mesh of clothes and items

[@adamnurvddin5230]

I always think of Princess Mononoke whenever I see Bard cause of how much the Meeps look like Kodamas. You should definitely give it a shot despite it being anime, Ghibli films are almost in a category of their own being meant for kids or adults depending on the movie and having no fanservice to speak of.

[@hotmilk7583]

*excited bard noises*

[@fullofxp8001]

5:15 WELL LET ME TELL YOU About my absolutely amazing ryze bard meme deck that got me like 100 lp in masters and Ive no idea how

[@alonsotoon]

Oof, the big old man take on anime had huge "all cartoons are for kids" energy

[@JaceOKami]

What Bard calls music, we can generally interpret as vibes.

[@chillmadude]

I'd highly recommend watching ghibli films, they're typically very wholesome

[@scareprankcreepypasta6716]

So, hi ^^ My name is Tamagotchi, im a Gold to platinum bard onetrick. Ive been playing since season 3, actively playing since s5. And im playing bard since i started. I think theres much more to bard than what people see. He works not cuz hes strong of a champion, he works because the bardian community and every other community actively playing him find workarounds to balance out his weaknesses. For your runes i wouldnt go fleet as that makes him squishy. I prefer to go guardians for matchups like nautilus or blitz and go elektro cheapshot for matchups like seraphine or nami. Secondaries for elektro i always go resolve bone and overgroth or revatilize depending on matchup. My build for him is mostly solari as that really helps him in teamfights and doesnt make him so squishy. For boots i go 99% swifties as mobiboots make him not able to dodge skillshots. My prefered items rn are mostly locket as his first item, RF, force of nature, zhonyas or imperial also depending on matchup. I think echoes is only good in specific matchups. Burst for instance like lucian. Every other matchup would be locket.

[@scareprankcreepypasta6716]

Just my opinion :)

[@Delta350]

PREHISTORIC PLANET MENTIONED WOOOOOOO

[@ryanroswellcacho]

11:50 you should watch Planet Dinosaurs thst documentary has real life fact of events that happened.

[@ethanstyant9704]

10:41 there's actually a name for that effect. Pareidolia Human pattern recognition is too good at finding patterns and "recognising" faces

[@yoelpokeylora9193]

Happens the same to me with the MMR...

[@bobjeezorham7658]

As a former Brony and current fan of various kids media, I can't really relate to your point about being uncomfortable watching a show that you know isn't really meant for you, but I've also never seen anything Studio Ghibli so I can relate to you on that lmao Also Bard is one of the best League champion designs imo, he just feels so otherworldly and divine yet also friendly and cute.

[@mentlegen6326]

You gotta watch ghibli movies. They're magical. Just like bard 😊

[@ChristopherJamesPalmer]

I'd recommend Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away if you wanna watch any Ghibli. I'd recommend Attack on Titan or Haikyuu for some shows that are good shows for a pretty wide demographic. There's loads of different art styles to explore, comparing a whole medium of art to my little pony seems a bit redundant to me. If it's not for you then it's not for you which is ofc fair enough!

[@thefishboiofhell2419]

Coming from someone who feels the exact same way about anime: ghibli is the exception, it really breaks away from all of the anime norms that make me hate it

[@MAMAJUGO]

The mask gives you an otherwordly feel to Bard? To me, honestly, it just reminds me of a shyguy Which is also my personal reason as to why he doesn't speak

[@soul0172]

Anyone else reminder of swagkage a little bit with this commentary?

[@mitimae8420]

Tilín tilín ✨

[@willmakesfilms]

Anime movies and anime series can be quite different. Studio Ghibli is great and I would recommend Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Nausicaa, and Whisper of the Hearty. Mononoke is great too. But there are other great anime films besides studio Ghibli as well.

[@unzkipriime4283]

love bard for the funnies

[@zardthedragon1896]

Bard is a champion i feel like people should go through training and get a permit before playing

[@deinonychus653]

Prehistoric Planet is awesome but it always ends too soon 😔

[@victormarquez9831]

Congratulations on lv 7

[@q.c8674]

Mastery 7 Space Horn Lets Go!

[@valdivieztitan1699]

Here we go again

[@flops1792]

i don't reeaaaaally like anime anymore tbh, but it's the best place to find my favorite genre of fiction, ever, which is subversing expectations in horror (good example: i LOVE madoka magica)

[@danielgomes175]

Studio ghibli is very bright and very pure... If you like bard you would love as well... Also, there are more mature animes, I'm watching Vinland Saga and i feel you would love it