6 Worst Things Happening In Anime This Decade

[@Bane_questionmark]

"Fuck the dark." -Digibro After Dark

[@ashthedood9169]

"people dying" and as Digi said this, I find out that the news today is Michiyo Yasuda died. The colour master of Ghibli. I think, I need, a nap...

[@Gxmwp]

Are you fucking serious? Three people in one day!?

[@Jepze158]

I remember him more from Hachimaki from Planetes

[@banditbeth7687]

Sho Iwakura Wait which VA? ;-;

[@aetherdraw]

Coach Ukai jr.

[@banditbeth7687]

AetherDraw Aww no ;-;

[@eff-fume]

The psychological genre is also pretty dead. I am talking about pure psychological thrillers and fever trips and not 'mental breakdowns' that Re:Zero tries to do. Though that one was of the best aspects of the show and not even badly done I just want another psychoogical TRIP because that is my favorite genre. I think the region problem is also a really big problem because it just makes trouble instead of helping anyone. Less people will want to have crunchyroll because it is not worth it, and animators are underpaid already and this doesn't help at all. Considering they will get shit from crunchyroll anyway. I really support the idea of induvidual patreons and kickstarter projects. Gladly would pay for that.

[@TrentLouison]

I think I get what you mean. I would never call Re: Zero a psychological thriller show. Subaru's struggles are more about finding the will to move forward despite how everything likes to work against him at times,. He does undergo horrifying events that change him but those things aren't really the overall focus, just a part. I'd consider it more of just normal Thriller. That being said I am all for another Paranoia Agent (Watch it if ya haven't yet)

[@MrSoulChives]

Sayonara o Oshiete ~Comment te Dire Adieu~

[@eff-fume]

Jacques Bega Paranoia Agent is one of my favourite anime ^^

[@TrentLouison]

We'll just have to wait and see what the future holds. Never know when something comes along that is a pleasant surprise. (Heck that's what Re: Zero was for me since I've always steered clear of the so called "harem" genre) By the way, any other psychological anime you would recommend? I hunger for anything I might not have found yet.

[@MrSoulChives]

people just glossing over what i said huh? Well its you who are gonna miss out

[@bratplapper]

1:00 toei nostalgia properties 4:00 franchises overtaking genres 6:00 light novels becoming science 8:10 copyright strieks/region locking 10:40 people dying 11:40 working conditions

[@bartendingcrow6497]

This is why you are best girl!

[@lacunafantasy755]

Thank you

[@denelson83]

Viz Media being an absolute asshole to Canadian fans was one of the worst thing to happen in anime.

[@jojogape]

1:00 I had the best timing at finding this video. Toei just did it again today. They have announced yet another Digimon Adventure, but this time it's taking place in 1999-2000, which means that the status quo literally cannot change. I love Adventure as much as the next guy, but I've had enough. I can't brain how this new series can be good. It's even going to be focused on "solving problems in the real world", which I see as "monster of the week filler slice of life". I don't know. At least we have good games now. PS: The series has been confirmed as a full-on reboot with a different plot taking place in 2020. The animation actually looks pretty decent and they are changing the music and all. Who knows, it might be passable after all.

[@TheTheThe_]

people dying

[@FierceCast]

Imagine a world where everyone could enjoy every single anime coming out every season legally whilst supporting it and having a good trade-off, and as a result, making japan encourage the creators, as they would start having better conditions and be more motivated to make greater shows than ever!... one can dream

[@Gatchu137]

Everyone? Enjoying everything? Sounds boring, honestly.

[@hominid92]

I don't think he meant everyone would like every show.

[@Gatchu137]

*****​​​ When talking about a hypothetical situation, he needs to put "could". So it could be read as everyone liking every anime. He should have put "Imagine a world where everyone could enjoy ANY anime.", but I'm not a grammar freak, just explaining the mistake. I thought an adequate amount about what I read, he just worded it strangely. 

[@fadlyllahuman562]

anime is a gold treasure that is why all the pirates born

[@FierceCast]

+Bucket Suu everyone who's into it. obviously.

[@Simok1234]

This is a pretty universally agreeable and inoffensive list. I feel like most people would go into this saying shit like ""it's all moe slice of life fanservice garbage," but you went in with actual objective issues that pretty much everyone can agree on. Hell, I wouldn't even really call this a negative video, it feels like it's more so like a "here's what we need to improve on" instead of a "EVERYTHING IS AWFUL" kind of video. Kudos.

[@bballhunter2988]

A patreon for studios is really such a simple, but relatively good way to change things.

[@ZontarDow]

Licencing based on region stems from the fact you can most often only sell the distribution rights to one company. Companies who distribute physical copies usually want the internet distribution for their regions as well, meaning Crunchyroll needs to make special deals with those companies separate from the original animation studio to get them for those regions. We're lucky in North America because the US and Canada has rights sold for both as a single market, and pretty much anything that didn't end up on Crunchyroll ended up with Funimation, and now their deal has merged their libraries in a way. It's all about money, and the small distributors want a piece of the pie from Crunchyroll.

[@ZontarDow]

hulknorris Funimation is the biggest, but far from the only one.

[@nerdcity]

Great video man. You're right about the Patreon idea, that would be great

[@Adnamie]

How does this have only one like, also hey Nerd City

[@RoyalCrustle]

The region locking is bullshit. Crunchyroll in Europe didn't get anything from the Funimation deal. No Cowboy Bebop for us. There still isn't even a legal way to watch fucking One Piece here. >_>

[@iamalittleboat]

Download the Crunchyroll unblocker plug-in for chrome, it's legal and I've been watching American crunchyroll completely fine with it, all the way from Europe, - never an issue.

[@RoyalCrustle]

redundant pundit I'll try that. Thanks.

[@iamalittleboat]

chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/crunchyroll-unblocker/dldddkdajilplfikaadakojgjocbnjim

[@reiconsidera193]

on south America too

[@4gamersnetwork336]

its not just Anime basicly everything the us produces is Region blocked... only us soil and the army bases can watch their shit

[@Grudgebearer47]

Erased's effect on the fanbase, both the critical crowd and the casual crowd, was probably the worse thing in anime for me. It was like witnessing a massive World War in the anime community, everyone was hurling insults at one another from left and right. Even critical thinkers were doing the same! Not sure if Re Zero did something similar.

[@jd7507]

Rickety Rickety Rekt son Have you seen the comment section for his re zero video? even if you admit you like the series but don't think it's the best thing ever the fanboys will jump at you like rabid dogs.

[@12Padawan]

The shitstorm that came from Erased was just on a whole different level. A lot of people already forgot about Re:Zero actually, that's just the kind of show it was (from where I see it). The keyboard war was just as fierce but it lasted less I think.

[@jd7507]

Enzo J. Otalora Go look at it, it's still going.

[@LooneyClipse]

i havent watched either yet but whats the keyboard war you all talk abt?

[@syedfaisalfaheem1403]

shitstorm? What?

[@juneguts]

Speaking of region locking, sometime last year pretty much every anime company got all of their youtube videos forever set to blocked in the US. I don't know why. People in the UK can still watch them, it seems, but whenever a new Kizumonogatari trailer comes out, whenever there's Nitroplus news, better look for a reup.

[@WalkingGirlKoi]

It's funny how I have heard people complaining about magical girls shows before Madoka when the shows were a lot more varied. It wasn't just Precure and more shows similar to Madoka (like Magical Girl Raising Project). If you wanted something somewhat light-hearted you could find something like Magic Users Club or Doremi. More serious shows like Princess Tutu weren't as extreme as Madoka, but someone who's not into typical magical girl anime could probably enjoy it. I'm more just annoyed by the ones who take so much from Madoka with shock value, which wasn't the only standout factor of the former anyway. Even with magical girl manga this problem exists.

[@Jepze158]

Cardcaptor Sakura is best magical girl anime

[@jd7507]

I want a frigging magic knight reyearth remake (clamp best work)

[@Jepze158]

That is wierd way to spell Cardcaptor Sakura

[@jd7507]

WalkingGirlKoi It's the best way to spell it.

[@kyokyoniizukyo7171]

I think the main issue is ironicly how powerful and influential Madoka Magica is now... It made TONS of money, lead Gen Urobuki to get admitted to make Fate/Zero and Pyscho Pass which I think made even more, and showed you can put 8 levels of detail into a show and still have it work which I recall from somewhere ONE (of MOB psycho and One Punch Man fame) took a lot of inspiration from. Basically, "its better then most shows, so we must take from it!"

[@XyAnimeGuy]

The voice actor for the Haikyuu coach died and the Vocalist for the person who did the OP for Kiznaiver also just died 😢😢😢

[@evader2281]

i definitely agree with the idea of a direct support to animation studios rather than just buying merch if i could directly pay khara and get the smallest inkling of an update on eva 4.0 i would be giving them $200 every month at least

[@TheBoa52]

Canned Chicken how much would you give me for dressing up as Anno and giving (100% accurate) weekly updates on production.

[@isaacargesmith8217]

I'm surprised they haven't done this too since in a way it ensures people will buy their stuff oto. If a patron pays enough they could just get a dvd of anime free after all, almost like a preorder, since they're basically paying for its funding already. Sorta like how kickstarter backers generally get their kickstarted project by only funding the project.

[@JaneDoe-mf5ck]

Because people actually don't want to beg for money? Some people take pride, people want to sell a product and earn their living over being it given to them as a donation

[@Rs2006REMAKEVids]

+Julian di Jorio Pride? In animation? In *JAPAN*? If pride is working people to death for shitty salaries, they've got plenty of that. This is a _big_ problem in Japan and it has been for years. Animators work long hours to the point where overworking is a risk to 1 in 4 animators, and they get paid far less than they deserve. I don't think that's in any way noble or prideful. If donation helps push their salaries to something acceptable, I would say that is something to take pride in.

[@RokuroCarisu]

Fall Sacrificing your life to a greater cause is _still_ widely considered noble in Japan. Mostly by those who profit from said sacrifices though. Just like the peasant soldiers of the past, the workers of today are basically being told that if they give their lives to further their superiors' goals, at least it won't have been completely wasted. To die from serving your boss is made out to be better than to have no boss to serve. And even people who should know that this is bullshit are still buying into it, because an integral part of Japanese cultural ideology is the strife for greatness. Those who don't have the chance to do anything great themselves still want to be part of a group or support a person that can, because they believe their lives would be worthless if they don't.

[@WickedAnimeTroll]

I am thankful that Toei did not decide to make a new version of Fist of The North Star... I am hoping that if we get one it will be made by DavidPro

[@WinterCedar]

Not only has mecha disappeared from anime, it's disappeared from gaming. When was the last time we had a pure mech game? MechAssault 2? Chromehounds?

[@dreamcaster100]

MasterCheifn343 Well at least theres still Super Robot Wars. A new one, Voyager, will be release soon in the Asian markets with English Subs. Maybe try importing that.

[@WinterCedar]

I've never heard of that series.

[@bebophakusho8581]

This video is 3 years old and arguably more relevant now at the end of the decade then when it was first released.

[@Kayclau]

"Fuck the dark" ~ Digibro After Dark 2016

[@mrupload4381]

Anime studios opening a patreon is a great idea.

[@KingofRock943]

You forgot about the niche youtubers that everyone flocks to in order to validate their thoughts on anime or to steal their opinions to sound more elite when they just sound like they have the same, boring taste in anime or fail to understand why said youtuber dislikes a show. Biggest problem right there.

[@Tooopper]

Right? Good thing Digi-bro is here to set them straight!

[@Temujin18S]

KingofRock943 Agree

[@Shadowpunk2077]

Interesting list, I agree with it. Getting hold of anime can be hard. I live in the UK and Cruncyroll will often have shows region locked forcing me to use third party sites. Something I wish I didn't have to do. Getting anime ost's can be hard to.

[@eternalvoid8153]

sports anime has been the same shit for at least 10 years with the same boring plot.

[@eternalvoid8153]

*****​ And don't forget all the fujoshi cancer pandering

[@warman13x]

Personally I don't really agree with that. While you could make the argument that stuff like shonen sports anime are very similar, and even then I think many of them are still great and unique in their own right, stuff like One Outs, Chihayafuru, Ping Pong, and maybe Kaiji if you count it like I do. All of these are very different from stuff like Haikyuu or Kuroko no Basket, (which although I really enjoyed both, aren't quite as good as the others I listed in my opinion) and worth seeing in their own right. Major and Hajime no Ippo are both really good shonen anime also, and I would definitely recommend checking both out if you ever get the chance.

[@eternalvoid8153]

James Hughes​​​ No sport's anime are trash and unbearable to watch,the shows worth are basically very little it's always the same shit,the mc it's on a fucking school and he must train with his besties to win the same generic championship,Hajime no Ippo,Slam Dunk,Captain Tsubata and there are a couple more tha are basically the exception and the good ones i've seen,the other shit that has come out in recent years it's bland and boring it's just the new shit manufactured to sell husbando pillows.

[@warman13x]

You might want to check out Kaiji which is about a gambler betting his life, One Outs which is similar but with baseball, Major which follows the life of a 5 year old kid until a fully grown adult playing major league baseball, Chihayafuru which is kind of about karuta (a mostly exclusive Japanese card game) and about a young girl trying to become the world champion, and Ping Pong which, while it's honestly barely "about" ping pong at all, is still pretty great and stunning to look at. They're all very different from the sports anime that just exist to sell merchandise, and are all very enjoyable stories in their own right. Kaiji in particular is a ton of fun to watch in my opinion.

[@DamonsMistrisVampire]

Char Aznable I like a lot of sports anime

[@sesesemasondo5206]

The reason why Kissanime and other streaming site are so popular isn't only because they are free, it's because they are accessible to everyone. I would love to have a Crunchyroll subscription or a Funimation one, but there is not point because there is nothing available to me.

[@buckwade1402]

"fuck the dark"...says the ex-hobo Jesus who mostly records in the dark on this channel.

[@leahpark5245]

another great video from digibro, I agree definitely with the copyright and work condition problems... yikes!!

[@black1blade74]

Ideally yes the patreon for anime studios would be ideal for actually making anime but not for all the production companies and stuff and all the other middlemen ect.

[@HxH2011DRA]

black1blade the middle men are the problem

[@DragonMasterGold]

Yes but the middle men are still people who went to collage and need jobs.

[@black1blade74]

DRAGONMASTER That was my point and the middle men are also in control of all the money involved so they would never let something like this happen unfortunately.

[@MrLeemurman]

@The Hunter x Hunter 2011 Dickriding Association - The studios would still need experienced people to reach out about promotion and merchandise, legal rights, and all the stuff production companies do. So everything would be the same, except now those people would work for the studio directly, not run their own company.

[@Michael-mh2tw]

Production companies are not simple 'middle-men', tbf.

[@Ithambar]

Region locking is really painful here in Germany too, I think half of the shows I wanted to watch this season are on Crunchyroll in theory but simply not here. I hate that! Also, even though I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, will there be an Autumn 2016 Anime Impressions?

[@sunnydong9069]

Ithambar Lethenain mother's basement is hosting the weebcast this season, look out for his channel.

[@Ithambar]

Thank you!

[@george867]

You can use a VPN plugin to make your ip look like its from like, usa or something, and then get around all that.

[@Ithambar]

Yeah, I know, but I still think the way anime is licensed in Germany is stupid.

[@george867]

Ithambar Lethenain Oh, no doubt. It's complete bullshit, I agree. It's just not unavoidable.

[@MiniArts159]

Who here has that friend who says "All anime is cancer", then you make the rebuttal "By that logic all Call of Duty is cancer," and he replies "No some of them are good," and you say "Exactly that's my point! Not all anime is SAO or Asterisk War! Look at Cowboy Bebop!" and he just goes back to "But all anime is cancer." Finally, you ask "Why?" and he just says "I don't watch it"

[@notsamantha3484]

Anime is fucking cancer.

[@Athenai.]

^

[@Alienrun]

From there you have to say "Which anime is cancer? Point to it!". And if he responds "I don't watch that s**t you know the ones" just say "Anime is a medium first and an artfrom second, why do you think its still around despite costing so much?"

[@henrytang7025]

Everything is cancer. Someone out there doesn't do it.

[@shuuyakano2390]

Pls make a full video out of the poor work conditions for animators.... Callum is constantly doing that but he's not as famous as you

[@moozooh]

What I'm actually missing is police or military anime that isn't centered around something patently supernatural nor an absolutely stupid/implausible technical gimmick nor teenage boys and girls piloting anthropomorphic robots like it's their second nature. I don't care if it's present-day or sci-fi, as long as it's realistic and well thought-out. The last such title was Psycho-Pass. Other than that there's clearly not enough anime about grown-ups doing grown-up things that don't involve little children or supernatural mumbo-jumbo.

[@dragonrebirth]

Ive noticed some defunct channels from other coentries like Hyadains getting region locked and I think that has to do with youtube red automatically locking anyone who doesnt agree to their terms. Ive seen this with a lot of other Japanese music channels too.

[@OutlawsGraveyardShift]

Completely agree. Very well done.

[@Alienrun]

"Japan doesn't need to adapt to the world, the world needs to adapt to Japan." - Some guy at Konami- 2015 I'm not saying that anime needs a big revelutionary change or whatever, but I think it would be better in the long run to make shows that, like you said, have a more world wide appeal! :D On a side note, when I first found out about you, watching these vlogs felt like a chore, now it feels very natural to hear you talk, and dare I say it I even look foward to it a lot of times! Keep up the good work! You really know how to rant at a given length and get all your points across! :)

[@Jepze158]

But in same time my lolis would get banned and fanservice too.

[@Alienrun]

Jepze Maybe I'm not in the right place to say this because I'm not a big anime fan...but just grow out of it man! There's more important things to spend your life on! lol :P

[@Alienrun]

Aureas When did I say I wanted to change anime lol? I was just giving my genourous "I agree with what digi said in the video" generic opinion. But yes, it would be quite hypocritical of me to want something that isn't made for me to be talored to me...creators can do what they want, and I don't really have a right to change that unless its constructive critisism that helps them out in the long run... :/

[@Alienrun]

Aureas I kinda figured that. But I didn't want misread what you were saying, so to be safe I assumed you were lol. But yeah...defenetly agree with what you said though! :D

[@antwonvalentino9866]

this is actually inspiring me to make a method of which we can pay through and reach all these hard working company employees.

[@HxH2011DRA]

antwon valentino well if you come up with one you let me know alright

[@MrOzzification]

Distribution is the biggest obstacle, especially if you're distributing physical copies. Despite geek culture as a whole becoming more accepted and experiencing increasing mainstream attention, anime is still that weird cousin few want to hang out with. Somehow it's still a niche within the geek niche & you'd never know if it would be worth the cost of selling DVD copies in a given region In terms of digital distribution, streaming subscription services seem to be a working solution but credit is a pretty big barrier to entry that discourages a lot of people as credit is simply not an option for some or they just don't trust the internet. Perhaps if people could buy a physical coupon like the iTunes or PSN Store cards, that could serve as an alternative for people who are willing to pay but don't have credit. Though distribution costs would still be a pain in the ass. Also you'd still have to deal with people who'd rather not pay a cent and use free streaming sites.

[@AnimeCommander1]

I am not sure how I will be able to handle people in the industry dying. When you say "Anime fan for life", that means you literally live and die with the industry you grew up with. Knowing that the voice actors the same age as me may or may not die before does scare me. I can only hope that their voice is carried on by a new generation of voice actors. Not just voice actors, but I hope that animators are able to pass down their techniques to the younger generation so we never lose the old animation styles. Luckily Shirobako gives me hope that will never happen.

[@aidencost7758]

1. most anime doesn't get a English dub .2. Most anime doesn't have a conclusion and only act as shitty commercials to manga/light novels that few care to read.3. a complete disregard for the Western market value of their product.4. terrible fans who actually defend these anti consumer practices.

[@Jepze158]

Who cares about dubs? Is it really that hard to you guys read those subtitles?

[@awsomeboy360]

It's fun to watch anime in English since their very good. Dubs are getting better and better, and I would much rather watch anime then read it when a dub is available. Dub fans have no problem reading sub-titles, but we prefer watching things in our native language. If the dub is the same quality as the sub, then I'll go for dub. If it's a bad dub, then I'll go with the sub. Nothing more to be said. Plus English is a world-wide language, pretty much every country speaks it.

[@Jepze158]

Yeah but i perfer watching anime in japanese and i am fucking finnish so why i should watch dubs and i dont even fucking watch anime with subtitles anymore

[@PirateSometimes]

i used to like dubs, and only watch 'em, but after experiencing much more subs, the English voice acting doesn't even compare to the Japanese.. with some exceptions of course (bebop)

[@awsomeboy360]

Mugiwara Ricky Lots of ignorant sub purists assume Japanese actors all sound great by default due to "yelling" and "emotions", but they don't seem to realize how exaggerated most performances are and assume it's just great acting. They haven't got nearly enough knowledge of the Japanese language to understand what constitutes good and bad acting. And as such, they don't ask for much when it comes to Japanese voice acting. If the seiyuu can emote properly and their voice sounds appealing to their ears, that's good acting. This is what I find to be most absurd. In Japanese anime acting, lines are most often either spoken quietly in relative monotone or screamed at the top of the actor's lungs, without much in between. This is in contrast to acting in the United States/Canada, where the goal is to sound as natural as possible (regardless of medium, and notwithstanding speech quirks that interrupt flow like stuttering or talking over each other), so those extremes are comparatively rare. But when people go on to say that this Japanese version has 'good acting' despite having no understanding of what constitutes 'good acting' in Japanese and that this English version has 'bad acting' even though very few of the criticisms brought up have anything to do with acting ( which is true )... well I just find that a bit weird.?

[@rowletaku]

As someone who is primarily a magical girl fan, I sadly have to agree with you. While Precure is amazing and probably one of my favorite long running anime of all time, I want moreeee! I think it's just the fact that since shows like PMMM and Precure exist and are so well known, people who try to make their way in the genre feel like they're just copying the two. (see: yuki yuna is a hero!) I hope for the day the magical girl genre booms again with creative, fresh material. As a young girl, these shows really empower me and make me feel good! Right now the only thing I have is Love Live, Sailor Moon Crystal, and Mahou Tsukai Precure (｡•́︿•̀｡)

[@deadaccount2968]

Hey! Yuki Yuna was good.

[@rowletaku]

Here we go, Way to go Neputyūnu I agree with you! It was good on it's own, but it does borrow aspects from PMMM that are a little uncanny. It was well written and the characters were really cute, though!!

[@jd7507]

I bet Sao is number 1 ;) The reason they don't put more budget and effort in digimon, dragon ball and sailor moon it's because they know their fans will swallow anything with their names attached to it.

[@WickedAnimeTroll]

It is sad to see how most of them are just blinded by their nostalgia and also defend them by saying things like" You should be thankful to get more of them" .... maybe this is one of the reasons why Fist of the North Star did not get a remake so far.

[@jd7507]

Funny thing is that most of the people that put dragon ball or sailor moon on a pedestal has never seen other works of the same genre so they have nothing to compare.

[@SaberToothPortilla]

I mean, Digimon Tri is decent so far, DBS is mediocre, sure, but Sailor Moon Crystal has gotten pretty good as of late, (took them long enough).

[@SteakBentley]

I've never gotten the sense that adult dragon ball fans don't recognize how deeply flawed even the original series. Most people seem fine with admitting it's just a nostalgia trip anyway.

[@jd7507]

Steak Bentley You would be surprised with the quantity of people (young and adult) that still think that dbz is the best thing ever.

[@fivedudes]

As far as mecha goes, didnt we also have Bakuki Buranki for mecha this year. Which just started its s2(just a continuation really) or is it considered more giant robo?

[@TheUnchosenOne]

Yeah basically they can either fix their availability problems, have a mass campaign where creators start doing crowdfunding, or they can continue to teeter close to the edge uncertain of their future. And I think Japan should have a 6-hour workday. Fuck all the shit they do normally, people work their hardest on a 6-hour workday schedule anyway so their logic is fucking *_WRONG._* You're not working harder Japan, you're working like donkey piss while half awake and destroying your quality of life.

[@VivitheBlossom]

The idea of every studio having a patreon is so... simple and brilliant. That would be amazing!

[@something631]

Has digibro stopped reading comments? idk but I'm still going to post my thoughts. 1. Sailor moon crystal season 3 has improved a lot in it's production especially the animation. There also have been a few Saint seiya released after omega. Didn't watch soul of gold but it got a score of 7.26 on MAL, an improvement over omega. 2. There's a few magical girl shows this season, definitely less comapared to the 2000s but I wouldn't say the genre is dead yet. New fans aren't into mecha I guess, just like how most anime fans from the 80s weren't into super robots and Tatsunoko's superhero shows which lead to the decline of those genres. 3. I agree with light novels being formulaic and similar. However, light novels are already becoming less popular with only 2 light novel adaptations this season. It's not easy for a shitty light novel to get an anime adaptation anymore. I also wish for light novels to go back to being weird and experimental again. 4. Completely agree with you on copyright take down, but undoing region locking is more complicated. You forgot the fact that crunchyroll is not the only company licensing anime. There are companies in Europe who only license shows for specific countries and there's also China, Taiwan and SE asia who are arguably as big of a market as the west for anime. The owners of the anime usually sell licensing rights to more than one company to get more revenue. Getting worldwide license is not easy and most shows won't benefit from giving crunchyroll worldwide license anyway. 5. People die. It's sad but unavoidable. 6. IMO entertainment in general is undervalued. I vaguely remember an animator on twitter said that the horrible working conditions in the anime industry are over exaggerated, I can't seem to find that tweet so take it with a grain of salt. Even if it's over exaggerated, it still doesn't dismiss the horrible working conditions still present. Also, studios like polygon picture are working towards having better working conditions and have been successful. I don't see this problem going away anytime soon but there is still hope. Crunchyroll gave almost nothing to the creators because the money they spent on licensing goes to the corporates instead. The product's commercial success is irrelevant to the creator's pay if they are just contracted to make the product. Buying more blu-rays won't increase the creator's pay unless the studio is part of the production committee. However, crunchyroll and funimation have been a big help to anime recently. Crunchyroll has contributed in funding Ojisan to Marshmallow, Kizaniver and just announced that they are producing a show with Shingo Natsume and Mitsuo Iso as key staff. Funimation also contributed to dimension w's funds. I do think now is the time to support them more than ever.

[@ew275x]

I think it was Bahi JD who was the animator who talked about the industry not being as bad. The other place is inb the Casrtoon Brew comments of the DBS debacle that talked about it being also exaggerated.

[@BologneyT]

I'm hoping Digibro didn't actually forget about the companies and licensing stuff, and just didn't mention it because doing that would make the video longer. I'm also hoping Digibro still reads the comments. And I hope he's heard Sailor Moon Crystal and some other shows eventually got better as they went on.

[@something631]

Why don't you ask JD Bahi instead. Not only is he the guy who made that claim but also a veteran animator in the anime industry. I'm sure he'll give you a better answer than I ever could.

[@alnotbiggaytho7124]

something631 No Mecha is just more expensive to animate and newbs dont like old things

[@michaelblaylock3773]

You make a good point on anime OPs. When Mother's Basement did his Greatest OPs Ever list, I wrote down half of those anime so I could go watch them. OPs are a great way to invoke interest.

[@therobotchickenMLP]

Digimon tri's animation is pretty embarassing. Particularly, in the first movie when Kuwagamon is chasing Tai(chi) and during the fight between Greymon and Kuwagamon, sometimes animation frames will hold for longer than they should.

[@ZipManGem]

Wonder if Case Closed/Detective Conan is Region locked? I have been able to see the first six movies and Funimation has the first 275 episodes, while Crunchy roll has the current episodes. Wondering if the US will be able to get all the movies as well as the rest of the series

[@mildlyinterested705]

no magic girl shows? oh ho just wait til you get a taste of this season of anime

[@iSerginhoo]

He meant kid ones

[@Irisverse]

Flip Flappers seems pretty kid-friendly so far, but we'll have to wait and see.

[@bobmulchaf]

There are so many kid friendly magical girl shows

[@dudesk099]

Did you watch the same show I did? Flip Flappers will turn grimdark, just wait.

[@twilightreaperx8382]

Ladiesman69 he talked about no "pure" magical girl shows. These magical girl anime series this season just seem to be too similar to madoka.

[@gerald222ful]

What is your opinion on Heavy Object? It is based on the light novels of the same name, by the same author of the Zashiki Warashi of The Intellectual Village and A Certain Magical Index.

[@the_blue_flash]

Can't wait for the day Toei no longer has the right to the Digimon license, which is never. At least Bamco is doing great with it. Speaking of magical girl shows, TMS should do a MagiGirl spinoff from Amaama to Inazuma.

[@Arlesmon]

There's the digital sleuth which as far as I know got good sales. And i might get it when it's possible.

[@the_blue_flash]

Yea, but that's Bamco's work. Toei had nothing to do with Cyber Sleuth.

[@RokuroCarisu]

Toei has pretty much been an extension of Bandai's marketing department for the last two and a half decades. In many cases, Bandai designs gadgets to be sold as toys first and then Toei gets to write a story around those.

[@wearethemusicyoumake]

I do understand you not wanting to be too negative but the critical breakdowns of things like sword art online and the asterisk war was why I subbed and I hope you find a way to still be able to bring that kind of content.

[@billclinton26]

I'm surprised you didn't bring up the lolicon pandering. It's definitely making a lot of people who like anime distance themselves from it entirely, myself included.

[@Jepze158]

I dont mind it. I like lolis but i dont want to fuck them

[@billclinton26]

There's a difference between having cute kids in a show and having sexualized kids. The second is what I'm complaining about. Also... calling them 'lolis' is still kind of skeevy sounding because the term was coined specifically by people who DO wanna fuck them.

[@Jepze158]

Well Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura is loli and she mostly for me like daughter and she is very cute. But i dont judge people who want to fuck lolis because they are not real

[@nekomizu5710]

What about monster girls? Pretty sure that's worse than lolis. In my opinion, anyway.

[@Jepze158]

not liking monster girls but those are great especially in porn

[@MLondan]

Now I remember why I subscribed to you Digi. Absolutely no one mentions the mecha genre being treated like crap. Just light novel bullshit is my problem this whole decade. They pretty much are getting too much attention while more wonderful compeling stories are being thrown under the rug.

[@ImranAhmad-rz5oz]

We have a season with 5 new magical girl anime. And none of them are lighthearted.

[@sunnydong9069]

Imran Ahmad I'm still waiting on the new Cardcaptor Sakura show to come out. Please Clamp do right by us~

[@maxwell9430]

I dunno. I can't really imagine the new Nanoha (Vivid Strike) getting especially dark. Though to be fair at this point it feels closer to a sports show than a magical girl show lol.

[@ImranAhmad-rz5oz]

***** :( And we get budget madoka this season. Do they never realize that if every story tries to be dark they just become boring?

[@ImranAhmad-rz5oz]

I just wish Japong would realize how exploitative the anime industry, idol industry and game industry are.

[@WalkingGirlKoi]

+Imran Ahmad It's getting old because these shows aren't doing much of anything different. Being a fan of the genre I usually check out whatever I can find online, but what I'm seeing is practially the same thing constantly. "Dark" deconstructions or just seinen orientated shows where girls constantly die due to the system being rigged/a spin off from another series. I would rather see a middleground where more shows in the genre that come out have a balance of both serious and lighter toned moments than what is out now.

[@sim1234103]

I mean the reason for region blocking is that the majority of companies bank on making more money by spliting up the rights for diffrent regions. And if crunchyroll isnt willing to pay that or if they are out bid for that region then nothing you can do. In the past as well (and still in some case) companies would sell would bundle ditgital and home video rights in one, and in cases where the buyer was only intrested in the home video rights the ditgital would just be sitting there. Happened alot with Manga UK.

[@katsuo7798]

DBS is indeed getting better, the animation and story are actually pretty decent now

[@awsomeboy360]

I wish it was like that from the very beginning.

[@awsomeboy360]

Aureas With the introduction of black Goku, the series quality has improved a lot.

[@nhk403]

I completely agree with your criticism of studios not accounting for social media and advertisement of their content. They definitely need to open up their minds to all the avenues they have to reach the worldwide audience.

[@dj-d2030]

My personal worst thing is still the image that people have of anime fans, mostly because of all of the moe trash and suggestive parafanalia out there.

[@Strange_Petals]

he was talking more over about the industry, not a viewpoint from outsiders.

[@Willowposting]

DJ - D20 My friends laugh at me for liking anime, and while it's a joke most of the time, it gets me thinking about how outsiders think of anime fans. Especially the older people who don't understand it and why it's popular. There was a period of time before I turned maybe 11 or so where my parents wouldn't let me watch anime simply because they saw a part in one of the Naruto movies I was watching where blood splattered on the ground. And the rising popularity of fan-made doujins and pornographic images of anime characters didn't help. But now I do it anyway, although they seem to be fine with it. I guess my whole point is that people tend to see one tiny bit of something and immediately assume it's the entire thing. Which is a big part of why people find anime fans weird. This really goes for any form of entertainment media though. Sorry if that was long and kinda got off track.

[@dj-d2030]

Radtendo that's exactly my point. Well said

[@SasukeChi]

Radtendo very well said. Also, some people get the wrong idea about anime because they might've come across hentai (which I've had the guys in my old shop flat-out call it cartoon porn), or that one show that has a ton of fan-service. I was getting so tired of explaining to them that not all anime consists of hentai after awhile.

[@Necroskull388]

I mean, part of it is also because anime fans have a tendency towards being pretentious as hell.

[@CelestialMelody]

I must inform you about something for what you say around the 9:00 min mark, about how Japan treats copyright. Not everyone takes videos down, only some companies. They are doing it in a smart way by blocking it in some countries, and the second way, by adding adverts on videos so that, with all the free advertisement they get, they also monetize the video they are striking by letting em stay on KZbin. I think that it's a really smart thing to do, unlike some companies who are still intent on striking down op videos which are free advertisement, even for older animes. I guess it just differs from company to company, from publishers to publishers to be more precise.

[@kindaawkwardbro]

Do top ten anime memes next, thanks in advanced

[@kindaawkwardbro]

in the top ten 4 sure

[@HenriqueRJchiki]

To be continued from JoJo #1

[@Yuukecchi]

watchmojo just this lol

[@sythshowedu]

za warudo!

[@snicks34]

They would all be Jojo memes.

[@yugoxgc]

How about a dark Magical girl show that isnt presented as a subversion? Like no Madoka which gets a cutsy bright paint but is very dark. More sth like Vampire princess Miu. Do we have more of those now?

[@iSerginhoo]

Digimon tri was such a disappointment, I'm not even mad about the animation and art direction, but I expected so much more from the story and characters, everything is so boring

[@RikhanaKasumi]

Hey Digi, keep up the good work, I love listening to you rant and rave. :)

[@BuddMcAwesome]

Actually, after a while Dragon ball super got a lot better in terms of animation.

[@criticold]

They only did that because everyone was bashing them for their shitty work and when their attempt of silencing criticism by calling viewers "bullies" went wrong...

[@DragonMasterGold]

Yeah but 100 x 1 is only 100 :P Right now with digital effects coming into play where starting to get anime that have movie quality, while super is still uglier then the original DB

[@DragonMasterGold]

Kaiser Trigger I only used facts...Literally only facts, not like opinions, but all things that can be proven true...........What? Is this real life?

[@DragonMasterGold]

Kaiser Trigger Ooh, sorry wrong answer we where looking for "or is it just fantasy caught in land slide no escape from reality, open you're eyes and see." No, that's not how this works that's not how any of this works. You are honestly stupid, is what i would say if i was a dick, but you are clearly very young and do not quite understand the industry yet, that's okay, we where all fanboys at some point in time.

[@CCSir]

It is still WAY below avarage quality. There's a good episode every 5-6 ugly ones.

[@fitzgigler]

your #2 is SO TRUE. I'm a HUGE mecha fan, and its so depressing how all we get is Gundam. Gundam is awesome, like you said, but we used to get cool things like Dancouga, Fighbird, Brain Powerd, Raxephon, etc. also.

[@austinwiebe3801]

Oh god, the animation of Toei has gotten so bad. The original series of Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon along with the early episodes of One Piece actually look really good while Dragon Ball Super, Sailor Moon Crystal, and new episodes of One Piece look like crap. If DBS had the classic art and if they actually stayed on character model I would probably like the show.

[@jan050375]

9:51 and this is why i watch my anime on gray-area sites, crunchy roll has barely any content for me and on top of that it plays the same fucking ad 5 times in a row till i can watch my anime.

[@theshidder996]

Turn on a light.

[@theshidder996]

Thank god, he turned on a light.

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

When you were talking about the work problems, it reminded me a bit of the weekly manga industry. It's kind of s similar problem, I guess? A lot of mangaka will get 3-4 hours weekly of free time to do really... Anything. It seems to be a worldwide problem that artists and art related work/jobs underpays or under appreciates their artists.

[@redc7146]

Dragon Ball Super never got better. It actually got worse and more inconsistent

[@Temujin18S]

Red Comet Agree

[@hli5457]

Red Comet The animetion got watchable but the storyline became worse and worse

[@theannoyingotaku8113]

@@hli5457 Dragonball has a story? As someone who hasn't watched it, I just thought it was a bunch of muscular dudes screaming and blowing up planets for 50 million episodes.

[@goldenbrigain7031]

@@theannoyingotaku8113 that is almost exactly what it is, and int he tournament of power it was actually pretty cool

[@lacunafantasy755]

@@theannoyingotaku8113 loser

[@danielw3850]

Digi your Patreon idea for the animation industry sounds amazing.

[@wyldenhaemoore8970]

We. Don't. Need. More. Little. Annoying. Girl. Shows.

[@TheLonelyLuneon]

I wish we could get the idea of a donation way (like Patreon or whatever) to all those studios. But I have no idea how to reach out to them.

[@Punisher9419]

Anime needs world wide appeal and they need to monetize that. They already have world wide appeal it's their own fault they don't make enough money. Also overused CGI in anime to me personally is annoying. It's not the death but it makes me want to not what a series when it's entirely CGI. Especially Berserk.

[@Jepze158]

Dude most of world especially west still sees animation for kids

[@vallokius886]

+Jepze Which is sad when you have shows like Cowboy Bebop, Death Note, and Ghost in the Shell.

[@SE_Lin]

You can easily make it so people stop thinking that. My parents still aren't the biggest fans of anime but they'll occasionally chill with me as I watch an episode or just walk in during scenes, and they totally get it. They know I'm not watching kids shows. At a family event my Mom literally explained to my cousin how anime is different from a traditional cartoon when she asked about it, just from what she'd seen of it in passing. Imagine if an anime like Cowboy Bebop was broadcast on a network like HBO. They would hype it up, post trailers for the premeire, and maybe play two episodes every week. There's tons of people who'd get interested, watch it, love it, and have a newfound appreciation for anime. It just needs to actually happen, and I think at some point it will. HBO probably has no interest in anime, I'm just using them as an example. Imagine how insane it would be if HBO put a lot of money behind an adaptation of let's say... 20th Century Boys and then broadcasted it just like it was Game of Thrones. That would take the Western world by storm.

[@Arlesmon]

CGI on itself is not a bad thing. Since studios like pixar and dreamworks use it and their works look gorgeous. And if we're talking about the japanses using it then i bring advent children to the table, since the animation looks good and still hold up to today's standards. The problem with that is that the anime studios aren't experienced in this method of animating, since there have been times when it's done well (AOT in the backgrounds, advent children and if you want fate/series, japanese video games). So the problem is not the tool, but the user in this case.

[@Punisher9419]

Go back and watch the first Toy Story film and tell me CGI holds up as well has hand drawn animation. I don't have a problem when CGI is used in places to cut costs with like cars in the background and characters in the background. I do have a problem when an entire show is just CGI. I have that problem with films as well.

[@WillowEpp]

I think the problem with Toei's reincarnations is the people working on them just don't care. Mecha and magical girls... how much are you expecting there to be? Good point about Light Novels. I remember early on, "LN adaptation" was an indicator that something was probably kind of interesting. Scrapped Princess comes to mind. You know what I love? When official promo videos get taken down.

[@KingCriticRules]

Good video. Hope you can see that I've actually complimented you here. You should be able to unless you decided to shadowban me here like you did on your main channel, simply because I said something you didn't like, AKA, a negative comment.

[@KingCriticRules]

I especially liked your mention of the Japanese work culture. That shit is literally killing off the Japanese. It absolutely has to STOP.

[@johnnydeep7089]

It's possible that KZbin shadow banned you KZbin does this thing where it blocks comments that it thinks are negative until the person who runs the channel specifically selects the comment as ok

[@KingCriticRules]

Johnny Deep I guess. Happened to me on a friend's channel. Some serious bullshit there.

[@wisprising7025]

King Critic someone doesn't know how KZbin works

[@EnigmaPrince101]

You are really bringing the right points about Anime Digi. The work conditions in Japan are horrible and atrocious. Too many animators, voice actors/actresses and directors are being overworked and underpaid, and as long as this standard of practice is continued and encouraged, then Anime as a whole will suffer greatly and will never see a radical change or be reformed for the better. This pratice also leads to the reasonings of these deaths and passings of these famous people that we've heard and loved in some of our liked and appreciated shows, and this cannot continue lest we want all Anime as a whole to dramatically go extinct. Japan really needs to change their ethics and really just focus on making standalone hits that build a profit than constant one hit wonders season after season after season after season. Thanks for this informative and well-needed video.

[@Ayahuasca98]

Re:zero is the worst thing

[@Zeshiro9001]

loser

[@davycroket100]

Joshu lol going for the bait

[@Ayahuasca98]

David Lopez it's not bait the show is poopy

[@jakelewis8805]

Joshu thanks for sharing your opinion, (even though no one asked) now learn to respect others you sh*thead RE:ZERO IS THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST!!!!

[@TheRealOtakuEdits]

It's a mixed bag. Plenty of bitter but pretty sweet sweets.

[@MrHaganenoEdward]

When it comes to Crunchyroll I heard it's because of licencing issues. The problem's that without shows avalible only for USA Crunchyroll isn't worth it. That's why I have to use add ons on chrome to get around the block.

[@muizzsiddique]

I'm beginning to hate the term "free advertising". The way it is being spoken about is so fucking narcissistic and shows the perceived entitlement that these people have, including you. Yes, their business strategies are stupid and beyond outdated, which you just later talked about, but please don't use the phrase "I'm [literally] giving them free advertising". There are already numerous people who already know who these guys are and surprisingly enough we are not their target audience. Some companies may actually gear their series towards us but a lot of these companies just don't care, business wise. They're incompetent businessmen who takes things at face value and whose principals are beyond outdated. Besides, they won't listen to the little man, anyway. If you haven't worked up to being recognised at their level, you're not worth listening to.

[@NykowPalalum]

Plus, the "I'm [literally] giving them free advertising" feels like the videomaker offers something freely to the studio, while in reality, putting the name of a famous anime/movie/etc advertises the videomaker's channel.

[@muizzsiddique]

NykowPalalum I've also seen random children on KZbin who make 30 views per video also use that as a justification.

[@vallokius886]

Mu'izz Siddique Yes, but Digi isn't a kid with 30 views. He's got a good few hundred thousand subscribers and go in depth with the negatives and positives of whatever he reviews. Not to mention that he isn't just uploading the full episodes--he provides commentary and critique on the subject, which falls under fair use.

[@muizzsiddique]

NocturneBeast Doesn't matter how many subs he has, the people who watch his videos are mostly already watching these shows and if people are flocking to watch these shows the views mostly come from piracy and/or streaming platforms like Crunchyroll which don't really give as much money anyway (as Digi has stated). What benefit, especially financial benefit, has Digi given these conglomerates and corporations? A few loose change? The fair use argument is one I don't have a problem with as I believe that should be put more into consideration when thinking about Copyright, but my problem comes from the narcissism that stems from "free advertisement". Of course, the biggest issue here is availbility and the incompetence of these old fashioned businessmen who don't want to expand their horizons to potentially more customers, but they see that as more work (when their entire culture also depends on offloading work onto someone else).

[@ZerogunRivale]

Actually, there are quite a few shows I would have never watched without Digi or someone else on KZbin recommending it to me. For a lot of us, KZbinrs are a great way to separate the chaff from the wheat in terms of what to watch and what not to watch.

[@xoooxthanks6957]

you forgot that more and more series are now only 12-13 episodes and more and more series are not getting proper conclusions.

[@kyransolar8789]

You gon' review Flip Flappers right?

[@thePROcrastinat0r]

Hey Digi, love your videos. You mentioned that Saint Seiya never really took off in the U.S. and I was wondering if you would do a video covering your opinion on why you think think that is. Thanks man, have a good one.

[@Thorntot24]

Is that an LP of Virgin by Manchester Orchestra behind you???? I'm 99.9% sure and it made me enjoy this video about 300% more

[@andy4an]

I appreciate that your two item is humanitarian, and that you have a great solution for it.

[@TushantMirchandani]

Quick question: How good is the market for non-japanese light-novels? Let's say somebody from India or from the West wants to write / illustrate them. How accessible and successful can they be with enough marketing?

[@joseagustincuesta]

I don't think there's a way to publish a light novel anywhere else other than Japan. It's not a media that other countries have.

[@freazeezy]

one problem that turning me away from anime is the increased use of fanservice as a crutch. the writers arent funny enough so they compensate with obnoxious fanservice. or their characters are boring or and the story suck or the producers just dont have enough faith in their show.

[@diamondman4252]

I have been wanting the patreon approach recently. I store everything digitally in a NAS and don't want to clutter up my house with a physical copy of each thing I own unless there is something special about it. But if I don't want the DVDs.... how do I pay for the show? I would much rather donate money straight to the studio and torrent the anime. They don't even pay for bandwidth then!

[@tapedtothewall]

can you do this but with fancy pichers like a voice over and stuff

[@LeGhostX]

0:17 So... you have an editor? What does he edit in this channel?

[@Trynottoblink]

Hey man can you do a video on top ten anime betrayals? Thanks.

[@cherriegetison6093]

I wish I knew how things worked economically for anime productions. In the US, animation is mostly made based upon a LCD for mass appeal. In Japan, things seem to be made for niche markets. My guess is that niche shows can make big merchandise sales off of a smaller amount of devoted fans. And yet the artists on these shows never make enough to feed themselves or remain healthy, and often must have another person to rely on for housing. I think the market is simply over-inflated. I wouldn't mind if it popped soon, if only because I want some higher wages to rise from those ashes.

[@Serjohn]

i found you today i have been watching for 3 hours , i suggest a light edit some videos go too long and i cant watch more than 3 in 1 hour, especially when i work

[@kyleeaton2717]

I was going to reply to your "Most Boring Taste in Anime" video as it doesn't allow comments but all I wanted to do was to ask for advice because I enjoy you as a content creator and I think you delve way more into actually knowing anime than I do. Now I wanted to give you a setup of what I have enjoyed and what I have not enjoyed and I would just kindly ask you to try and see some consistency in my taste of what I should delve into next because I'd rather not waste my time. I'm going to do a list format from here. What I enjoyed: 1. All of the Tenchi Muyo! franchise 2. Date A Live 3. Re:Zero 4. One Punch Man 5. Ergo Proxy (I did go into this because it looked different and I found myself connecting and enjoying the relationships.) 6. Berserk (the new show, I have never seen the older one.) 7. Elfen Lied (was difficult at some points to captivate me and I didn't like the ending but it had it's moments) What I did not enjoy or what I barely even gave a chance to enjoy and quit: 1. Code Geass (I watched about half way through and quit from boredom or feeling like I could be watching something better.) 2. Attack on Titan (I quit in the first episode out of sheer boredom) 3. Naruto (I have a strong Bias against the styling of the characters and the type of personality) 4. Dragon Ball Z (Yet another bias against it for it's squat and yell inducing action) 5. Bleach (It's just such a "modern" name and it's absurd to call something by a cleaning product) 6. Cowboy Bebop (the name is soo absurd that I can't picture sitting down and watching it) 7. Akira 1988 (beautiful but probably the worst anime movie that i've ever seen) That's literally all the anime that I've seen besides the ones I won't watch like Bleach and Naruto and Cowboy Bebop. I don't know why but it's hard for me to construct a mental graph of new and old/good or bad anime. The whole library feels very convoluted on where to look for the things I like and I can just look it up but I get suggestions that just feel like they were plucked out of thin air like i'm in a desert. Any suggestions would be very gratuitous of you and I would very much not like to get halfway through something just to find out that I don't like it.

[@minyaw1234]

About Light Novels Digi, you need to watch Gi(a)rlish Number - it's written by the author of Oregairu and it's a great look into the industry.

[@WickedAnimeTroll]

he dislikes Oregairu...

[@minyaw1234]

WickedAnimeTroll Oh yea forgot - his criticism was exactly what the teacher from Oregairu told the MC if he had watched it to the end. Maybe it's different this time since it's about adults from the beginning.

[@kurosoraryuga191]

well, since some vouched for it, I guess I'll give this a go. Was gonna skip this lol

[@DouViction]

The only thing region locking does is people going straight to their local torrent tracker. On the other hand, remebering how Last Exile (TV1) was dubbed in my country, I'm kinda getting where this might be coming from. On the other other hand (three-handed story banzai) Spirited Away was one of the most freaking beatyful voice jobs I've ever heard in dubs AND local animation (which was actually pretty great up until the 90s). But most likely it's just the same copyright paranioa of theirs. That and the fact that they peobably don't see the worldwide anime market comparative in scale to their national market (I say "probably here for a reason, actually).

[@NotSoMelancholy]

If they're so worried about people taking putting their OPs on youtube and making money off it you think they'd just put it up themselves so that even if they did keep taking them down there's an official one up for you to see.

[@urishima]

Patreon funding for shows sounds very interesting. I think the best way to do it would be on a show by show basis, not for the studios. That way the studios have like 1 or 2 episodes to convince the audience to support them, and if the work is good, people will start giving them money for it. Reward merit, let the shit fall through the cracks. Ultimately it would be the most honest way to go about it. Could of course lead to a lot of unfinished shows, depending on how they go about implementing it into their financial/budget plans. If they start banking on that money to actually make the show, instead of seeing it as something on top as a bonus reward from their audience.

[@yugoxgc]

Yeah the Patreon for anime studios would be a huge help. I mean seriously imagine just having the option for worldwide fans to just throw a single $ to their fav studio or just at the one studio the show made now by, they have the most interest. That would give them freaking millions fast. I hope some big wig in Japan sugests the idea & it spreads to become the future for the industry cause seriously that would be a perfect solution

[@HerbaceousM8]

i'd just like to ask: what thefuck happened to your professional looking set from theDigi Bros Discuss: Berserk 1997 vs. Berserk 2016

[@Calvinfan98]

Un7ucky There was no set. His room was just well lit for once

[@HerbaceousM8]

Calvinfan i know its not a "set" but that is a term used for where he is filming. it looked so much more professional and after seeing that video i went to look at other videos he has done to discover it now regressed to 2003 vloging. i really think it hurts his subscriber count having the set look like a channel that is just starting up

[@Calvinfan98]

Since this isn't his main channel, I can't imagine that he cares too much about that. This channel is mainly there to put random ideas he has out there

[@seeranos]

You've talked about A-1 Same-face before, how it's not bad looking but it's awful how it took over the industry. Has that trend slowed or reversed since then? Is it just not that bad of a problem. I swear I see it everywhere still.