Why You Watch Bad Anime

[@cris931609]

Doing art is just a constant battle between surviving economically and surviving creatively.

[@StanTheWoz]

I always find the "analysis makes me like things less" argument really interesting, because I went through something that was kind of the opposite when I was younger. When I was young I just enjoyed a lot of media, didn't really critique it much or look for that kind of thing, but around age 16 I noticed myself becoming more disappointed with a lot of movies and shows in ways that I wasn't before. I sought a more analytical understanding of media in large part because of this, because I wanted to understand what made the stuff I loved really work and the stuff I didn't like so much fail, at least in my eyes. There was never a moment where seeing something taken apart made me like it less; in fact, as I learned more about what makes stories and shows work I started seeing aspects in my favorite shows that made me love them even more.

[@onimaxblade8988]

I think I have liked certain things less but I agree 100 %. I'm 18 going on 19 soon amd that exact thing happened to me.

[@Zesprit15]

I’m finding myself wishing that my English classes were better taught when we got into literary analysis, because now I’m finding shows and stories more interesting when I can dive into the ideas in them. Sure, some shows I love because they are comfy or are hot girls doing sexy things, but even there, I can find reasons that I like some shows more than others.

[@AxiamWolfe]

We can only really pin down an idea or feeling if we have the terminology to describe it. I suppose analytical videos here on KZbin are what made me learn how to view it as such, much more than that literature class I had back in school.

[@NihongoWakannai]

Zesprit15 Funny you say that, my english classes focused *way* too much on literary analysis. I wish we had been taught even an ounce of application.

[@Zesprit15]

Jozzarozzer Oh we did too. Most schools teach it badly. “Write an essay on color in Jane Eyre.” Blue is sad, red is passion. Anything else is too circumstantial to make anything out.

[@AtenaHena]

I watch anime weekly and I never participate in any forums or discussions on anime, nor does the anime fit well in my schedule, help me digi

[@KnightElSneed]

You are a based and redpilled gentleman, you don't need any help.

[@nasa1722]

Nice

[@111vincento]

Same goes for me.

[@bleachbleachBLEACHER]

I watch anime weekly because I suck at binging.

[@amancealexis7360]

I bet you are most likely watching something else that is not seasonal and that you watch anime just to enjoy it

[@lenk2204]

Watching bad anime makes Digibro rich ; )

[@Pyroproductions10]

He wishes I'm sure

[@henrytang7025]

All these comments about why they watch bad anime, and the actual content of the video was basically how to promote yourself as an artist. It's pretty funny.

[@booklover4330]

That's his fault for having a title like that.

[@booklover4330]

Hell it ended up not being about anime by the end and just talking about people getting more connected with each other on the internet, creative people doing more ect extra. So it should have been: I talk about Work Force/Or I talk about Get more invested/connected or something like that.

[@ilovecody7514]

@@booklover4330 You realize this was intentional right?

[@booklover4330]

The Swami I do, yes; especially since he even mentioned it in this very video; still very annoying.

[@ilovecody7514]

@@booklover4330 Eh, not really. Digi has always been like that for a while. Plus regardless you Know Digi isn't going to give you throwaway content. If you're just going off of the thumbnail and title maybe yes but that's just to troll/bring in viewers who fall for it. I don't care because it doesn't affect what I'm getting anyway. It just has the illusion that it is because I don't know what to expect.

[@ilovecody7514]

Not gonna lie this was some good ass clickbait. I'm actually impressed.

[@IkaMusume813]

Every time I watch a digibro after dark video I have an existential crisis.

[@Hawkbreath36]

A classic After Dark style vlog. God I've missed these

[@venturelord32]

Yeah I'm excited for what the internet has the potential to become. Some of my favorite artists today are ones who thrived on a freer model before social media took over (stuff like Dresden Codak and Gunnerkrigg Court) and I feel like you're right, the new wave is gonna have to start again in a freer state. Glad you're talking to us about the possibilities man, no one else but Tom and you seem to be doing it.

[@TomatoFork]

Funny how all of the comments so far are addressing the title but not any of the stuff mentioned in the video about P2P.

[@w.q.5867]

Most of them. But there's a clear reason for that - people tend to leave comments on KZbin before finishing (or even starting) the video, so that's predictable.

[@lorddashdonalddappington2653]

I mean, the actual message of the video is mostly boring as fuck. I came for the title and sat through the entire thing, and it honestly bored me deeply.

[@CecilyRenns]

commenter fucking rules

[@Abyss3223]

I mean its about SAO bashing right?

[@27TheMunchkin]

Daidōji no

[@bygon432]

This is why I continue to watch you. I'm barely a creator myself (just got a twitter yesterday) but damn if I'd love to see the web evolve into something like this,

[@amirbutcher2147]

I feel like everybody whose commented so far hasn’t actually watched the video and realized the title isn’t really about bad anime..

[@AnimeOverdose1]

Early to get those likes and attention

[@midknight19]

Exactly

[@shotsniper009]

Happens every time everywhere without fail. lol

[@booklover4330]

That's his fault for having that kind of title.

[@Skywohka]

hahahaha

[@Voltanaut]

I'm a novelist (written 10 so far) and I read bad novels and screenplays (and watch bad films and tv shows) to learn what "bad" is. I watch "good" stuff to learn what "good" is. The most important novel I have ever read is also the worst novel I have ever read. It's premise is excellent, but its execution is so tragically bad that it literally inspired me to write a better novel when I was 16. It's good to know how to do something, but it's also important to know how not to do something. I'm interested in anime because I love animation, and I'd love to write an animated show or film, though I have written a 22.5-minute pilot.

[@tdfern1]

What kind of books have you written? Tragedy, action-adventure, or just romance drama? Anyway it's cool you are a novelist, I am also aspiring to becoming a writer or a creator of sorts but it's going a long way.

[@mikethedriver5673]

HarryIsTheGamingGeek where can I find your book?

[@upg5147]

You took the words out of my mouth. I'm exactly the same in nearly every way. I'd love to chat if you have the time

[@fatelyre]

What was the worst novel that was so important to you, out of curiosity.

[@Pokemonleafmon]

I'm joining this comment chain in order to learn the answers to these questions

[@MrSonicDoctor]

This video just reminded me how I felt insulted by Pacific Rim Uprising. Terrible writing, awful designs and unnessary pandering to the foreign market. I loved the first film because it was Del Toro's love letter to Nippon and fellow mecha lovers.

[@soukenmarufwt5224]

Waifu Speedwagon SAO is still the worst anime period. (not including banned and meme anime)

[@nnk_ll2]

"The foreign market" What would that be?

[@Sakaki98]

StarManOfAtmora I agree. KonoSuba’s the worst show ever.

[@skabicus8796]

@@nnk_ll2 China, they are fundamentally changing the market, or at least the mainstrem lowest common denominator

[@UmbraHand]

julian12465 Nah

[@Nahaga13]

This video is quite the call to action for expressive creators made cynical by the current platforms. Those that want to make art for the sake of art. And in a decentralized network. There's a lot to chew on here.

[@zoidsfan12]

Not even gonna lie got the warm fuzzies when you mentioned fans that send you letters. Made me realize the hole that has been in my stomach for a bit. I love creating stuff and getting my voice out there. Recently my PC pretty much died and I was pretty much focused solely on not being able to play games with friends. Without taking into account the laundry list of projects I can't work on now. I have an overactive imagination so creating is a way to filter them. I usually fully act out scenes before writing them, just easier that way for me. To me writing a story is often just transcribing something I have already thought through or acted out. I remember through middle school choreographing fights by just imagining myself in the moment and Shadow fight, including throwing myself around. Oftentimes for me my stories were little world's I could escape to, something of a save haven I could occupy my brain with when I was bored or distraught. That's not addressing a plethora of other mediums I spend time working in, my passion is getting my voice out there.

[@joemuis23]

i wonder if digis talks about that imagination with that meaning to create. i tend to not spend much time imagining unless i allow myself to or just thtough putting a pencil on paper and seeing what arises out of that. i used to draw comics a lot to make up for my lacking imagination but now i often just consume since that is often good enough to make up for my minds eye

[@zoidsfan12]

@@joemuis23 ever since I was little I would come up with stories and fights. I can remember not even knowing how to type but wanted to make sure my stories were safe so I would go to my grandma's and type them up. When it comes to drawing I rarely can recreate what I'm seeing in my head. To recreate what I see when coming up with these stories I would need to create and entire VR game. So when I draw often the more satisfying stuff is just letting my pencil go where it wants. Occasionally I am stricken with a Quicksilver drive and spend a whole night laboring over a drawing that looks exactly as imagined.

[@YakoffShmirnoff]

The p2p idea is very interesting and enticing. If they can create a user friendly system to browse media, it might be a hit.

[@macaronivirus5913]

p2p has it's limitation, if nobody is online who has the files downloaded, you can't get the files. This can be overcomed by some p2p hubs which downloads and stores everything automaticatically, but the idea of p2p is to get rid of such hubs. Maybe there is better approach already exists.

[@lori4817]

Man this was a good video on very interesting topics. Thanks a lot Digi.

[@someoneelse5005]

"modus operenday" my ears have lost virginity :'(

[@LimeyLassen]

Congrats

[@toa12th4]

He said it correctly, I have no clue what you're talking about

[@TheComiKen]

If I see one more analysis vid on the power level of Goku's left ballsack, I'm gonna freak. I'm starting to understand exactly what you mean. Content creation is no doubt on the cusp of major change, but I feel like it'll be a long time before we see actual progress. This vid has raised many intriguing questions though...

[@TheCreepypro]

as a man who never participated in the social media experiment this sounds very enticing this could be the solution to youtuber burnout that you constantly hear about if you ever do move over to this "new internet" I would be down with following you even though the concept of no rules kind of makes me nervous cause we need some rules but that is something that we can hash out over time looking forward to the future of this fascinating topic

[@HxH2011DRA]

This video helper me realize that I don't belong anywhere and that's OK Thanks Digi👍

[@modeak47]

Not even anywhere

[@Red5rainbow]

Didn’t tell me shit about why exactly I watch bad anime other than a couple lines. But goddamn if this isn’t one of the most impactful videos to me. Really spoke to me. Love you and your content Digibro! Hope I can find more ways to support you!

[@_Claus_]

I feel like it's because anime is a very "small" community. Sure, it's more open and "accepted" now a days, but it's still something a lot people are fond of and they feel the need to communicate with others, perhaps they don't have friends irl who they can share this with and so they use online fandom websites. So I guess it pains them when someone comes out and they start questioning if what they watch was even good to begin with. Not to mention how anime is all about seasonal releases and is now more open to people, as long as they have an internet connection. Meaning they won't think as much about what they consume and won't search lesser known shows because they just want what's in front of them as long as it's good enough and that other people are talking about it online.

[@Boopadoopap]

Your comment on how you feel your on the same wavelength as the creator of dragon maid describes you for me, I mean your description of why Kobayashi is a software developer made me realize why I chose that major. I think this video hit the nail so perfectly on the head you split the board in half. Thanks for all that you do!

[@LucyPero]

Digibro, look up "Money Button". Super convenient way to get donations. Thank you so much for speaking about these important things that nobody else is addressing. We need to move on from KZbin. That part is very clear

[@JaneLisbonOTP]

i don't like or watch anime but this video and the points you make in it transcend the medium. seems like people rarely focus on the mutual understanding creation brings to communities, and you've well articulated how important that feeling is here. i hope that the line between creator and consumer soon blurs to the point that everyone is contributing to the ever-evolving mass of content just by getting involved in the ways you describe.

[@susususu6778]

It's getting there. I personally don't like the term "consumer", and I feel that our mainstream culture sort of molds us into that role.

[@TwentySeventhLetter]

I think one version of a peer-to-peer KZbin replacement would emphasize one feature that was removed long ago: Video Responses. Imagine it, if instead of a comment section, there was just the option to record yourself and your thoughts about someone's video, creating a sprawling pyramid of responses and re-responses, with the most popular videos not being acknowledged for view count, but for response count, or length of response chains. This could of course go heinously if the responses got inflammatory or otherwise out of hand, but measures could be taken to mitigate that, measures far more focused around achieving the goal of civil discourse rather than KZbin's bottom line of $$$. Despite the fact that this video didn't end where it began, it still felt like a logical stream of consciousness and I still learned about Why I Watch Bad Anime, I just learned a lot more (like after watching a Vsauce video).

[@TwentySeventhLetter]

Upon further reflection, I think the core idea that I took away here was that, generally, when I sit through something of subpar quality, it's usually because I'm not watching it as the Creator in me, but often as someone seeking conversation with others _over_ whatever I'm watching. At the end of the day, though, I always find that the Creator's opinion erodes whatever others I happen to form in the short term, because only the Creator's opinion sticks with me and affects how I perceive the world. I can't watch the same bad show twice without realizing how painfully bad it was; it's just like how watching a good show twice makes me appreciate it more, watching a bad show twice makes me despise it more.

[@onimaxblade8988]

I feel the main point of this video is something like this: Go out and be creative, and try and find the shit you like. That's essentially what browsers like these endorse. And that's what you endorse, and what hardcore fans of yours endorse as well, which btw, the way you described your content is pretty perfect to me, bravo. You don't want to watch bad things unless there's nothing better or you want to partake in the buzz around a bad thing. So stop watching the bad things for the former reason and go find the better stuff, and for online stuff, these new browsers help escape the old, limiting systems and platforms.

[@mablungbalrog424]

I think what I'm getting out of this is distributors, like youtube and crunchyroll, only choose to endorse or show the bad stuff because it makes them money. And to find good content creators we need to look to different and unique sites that are unlike the mainstream and not effected by money but by the sharing of ideas. This is a thickly veiled allegory for "just pirate anime"

[@onimaxblade8988]

@@mablungbalrog424 Oh yeah, true. Some of the video was definitely dedicated to "You need to actively seek out content you enjoy" and... Current Social Media makes that kinda tough sometimes, unless you pander or tailor content to draw in people, which in many cases turns art into a day job again instead of art, and often makes the content cheap or bad.

[@Trollitytrolltroll]

I feel like a good part of the video is the practical push for people to build decentralized networks for the people, instead of those run by major platforms which all place their profit over their creators and viewers.

[@maxayre4428]

There are reasons other than the writing to watch a show.

[@ricebowoy]

Those are pretty good mirrors, can I have one in big?

[@AndroidOO3]

But, how do you make money on peer to peer?

[@lunalanding9127]

I've been thinking about this for a while: what the next internet thing is. I have been searching occasionally for the next thing, so thanks for telling me about peer-to-peer stuff! I'm gonna take a look at it.

[@rumfordc]

digibro: "good and bad are subjective and ultimately don't exist" also digibro: "i go out of my way to find the good stuff, and there is always good stuff"

[@NihongoWakannai]

You imply there's a contradiction but I don't see one. He goes out of his way to find stuff that is good by his own standards.

[@kherossilverlight8400]

I can relate to that random comment; because of your commentary on A Place Further than the Universe I almost skipped it entirely, but I gave it a change out of boredom and it became one of the best shows I've ever watcher. After that, I understood that it was mostly because, on one hand, yes, the big boob girl was totally a plot convenience for the writers, but I haven't watch so many animes like that that it becomes insuferable. I could let it pass and see what was beyond, and I really loved it. Since then, I watch these analytical videos being aware that Digi is at a very different point from mine. Of course, his arguments make sense and they could be correct, but at the end what set apart the shows we like to the shows we don't is if the bad parts are things that we can let pass trough or just simply deal breakers for us. As you grew older and watch more and more anime, you become much more aware of the tropes of the industry, and so they become less and less tolerable. I am NOT there, I watch probably 5-6 anime per year, some because I think are interesting, but also a few just because the protagonist is cute or whatever silly reason, and is in those cases when I am more aware that what I watch is probably somethin that I could get to dislike, but I simply can pass trough the shitty parts, because... I'm bored, or because I don't look anything in particular from anime sometimes, just mere inoffensive (maybe sometimes a bit indulgent) entertainment.

[@joemuis23]

also great video digi that kinda resolves a personal arc for me. I saw you as an excuse for my lifestyle for a long time after i failed classes in highschool and it made me seek to emulate you. I developed an interest in analysis even though I did feel like you kinda ruined that intense emotional feeling I got through narrative with the spoilers. I went along anyway since I admired you. It did make me more levelheaded in the end but I kinda miss the feels I used to get. But to be honest that could've just been puberty. Fast forward to now I don't cope that well with violence at the moment so I more actively seek out what to watch. This new conundrum has also gotten me to stop viewing well known media as things I shouldn't get spoiled for. (To many fish in the sea and all). Consuming media feels less exciting than it used to but it also feels like I found a new stability through getting thought analysis. I especially thank you for the video on art all being the same but just having a different fetish. That really helped me learn to respect what I like personally and skim the crap.

[@MishaMishaMatic]

Wanting to discuss with other otaku has always been my main draw to wanting to watch seasonal shows, which I still fail horribly at as only so many good shows will come out each season. The more you watch the more you have to dig to find series that resonate with you... I find myself watching bad shows sometimes because I'm looking for something in it to relate too.. or if something is popular try to understand what others see in it. As for the artists supporting artists bit, I love the idea of bitchute I had heard about it before but wasn't aware it was gaining steam. I personally hope the otaku community can grow in that direction!

[@iyxon]

Funny how most of the comments are abt the first half and not the way more interesting second part of the video.

[@PaperPatriot]

Well I have a different perspective here. It so happens that my creative vision lines up a lot more with what's suited to current platforms than the abstract art house content you seem to be speaking of. I'm just really grateful right about now that my interests happen to be pretty popular.

[@alexodonnell8799]

i try and explain everything you say in this video to friends all the time but i’m never able to find the right words and express my thoughts in a clear and concise way. thank you

[@F1rstGrandOrder]

do you have to "clickbait" your videos on afterdark when basically everyone subbed to this channel will watch what ever you upload here i mean i watched response to (x4) Digi's thoughts on goblin slayer

[@caiopatric]

Yes. Creating attractive titles is part of his mantra. It would make no sense not to do it, no matter the situation. worst case scenario, someone writes a comment like yours. it'll still attract more people than a video with an unnatractive title, and keeps his clickbait game on tight exercise. i feel completely neutral on it btw.

[@BADGRAPHIX]

It's not like the title is misleading. That's the jumping off point for what he's talking about.

[@zukrad634]

x3*

[@Turisteiro291]

I mean, he's talking about media in general

[@ninto55ssequesterrecording8]

If you look at the views you'd see that is clearly not true. If you look at the most recent of the generic vlog videos like "Gender Is Irrelevant" "Explaining -Autism!!", and "Fascinated with Bardock Obama's Tactical Drama" those have 25k, 23k, and 41k views respectively. Compared to the 72k subscribers, a lot of people don't just watch whatever comes out on here. Even the Goblin Slayer stuff is at 30k at most. The point of the clickbaity stuff or misleading titles is to draw people in. It needs to draw in the subscribers who don't watch (likely a lot of them are older fans who fell off, or are more casual fans who like the main channel, then subbed to the side channel but don't watch much of it because it doesn't appeal to them), and it needs to draw in the people who aren't subscribed (if this gets posted somewhere it needs to draw those people in, and if it ends up in someone's sidebar it needs to draw them in).

[@tieffsound]

Okay, I make music and post it on a big sites like youtube, soundclound, bandcamp, but the music I make will probably never be popular and make me enough money. And it's not because my music quality is bad, I put 30-50 hours in one track to ensure it sound as good as I can make it and all my ideas was translated into my music. p2p will not really make my kind of music mainstream or popular. Or maybe I'm just bad at marketing and stuff. Interesting video anyway.

[@D-Havoc]

It's like I was able to feel a piece of Digibro's heart in this and other videos like this.

[@w.q.5867]

So basically Digi just slammed this clickbaity title to talk about cryptoanarchism and p2p-networks (and that's cool, this stuff is worth checking out for any Internet user) Btw, Digi's channel on Bitchute was mentioned in the video. Any link?

[@TheRachaelLefler]

The reasons I watch bad anime: - When I drink, I don't have to worry about not comprehending the show. - I can feel superior to the writers and that's encouraging to me as a writer. - Making fun of bad anime together is a fun pastime for me and my SO. - I don't have to worry about talking over it, missing it, or being interrupted. I know what's happening. - I know what to expect and that's comfortable. - I recognize that not everything I watch has to be a mind bending awesome foray into the dark depths of the universal human unconsciousness, or an exploration of weighty concepts, or a dEcOnStRuCtIoN. In fact I'm much more sick of anime trying to be deep and failing miserably, like say, _Magical_ _Girl_ _Site_ , than an honestly mediocre anime that's not trying to be more than it is and still ending up Ok. - I want dumb entertainment where I don't have to think too hard sometimes, especially when stressed, having depression symptoms, worrying about money, etc. I need distraction and escapism more than I need the intellectual stimulation most people consider to be a critical part of a "good" anime. Don't get me wrong I like good anime too, but for one, the definition of good and bad is so murky, taste is subjective, and sometimes you just want to see panties and cute girls eating bread.

[@scroptels]

Hey Digibro, thank you very much for sharing with me a new alternative which i had no idea it existed, you help me by extending my life and possibilities

[@aii5748]

I appreciate the second half of the video that talks about the new internet. it's my first time hearing about it. I'd like to hear more about what you mean by seeking your own audience on the new internet and how that would work. Thanks. 😊

[@pokemaster374]

As someone who wants to become a animator in the future, you really given me something to think about

[@natesavage3576]

Digibro you the real MVP.

[@Mir_Teiwaz]

I like watching people like you tear the stuff I like to shreds. I don't know why. It doesn't make me hate the stuff I like because of it. Getting other people's opinions on something is always interesting to me.

[@NumptyGamer]

I find it interesting to compare my perspective on a show to others. The differences between why I like it (or don't) and why they like it (or don't) and seeing how the show accommodates for either both of us or one of us.

[@ihsaningersoll9232]

The reason I’m watching JoJo weekly is because part 5 is my fav and I wanna see it adapted ASAP. I don’t want to wait, and since I already know where the story is going I don’t have the problem of waiting a week to see what happens. I wait a week to see if it’s adapted well. Just something to think about, another reason people may watch weekly

[@LordXamon]

I did not have criteria before. I enjoyed almost everything. One of my favorite animes for several years was SAO, I even have several figures. Everything changed when I discovered that video last year. My friends did not react similar to me, they were with that attitude of "no fucking idea, is a hater, etc etc" against Digi. But it affected me a lot, I found it fascinating. That something that seemed so great to me had so many gaps to the point that it could be pulverized into a well-argued speech of an hour ... Suddenly I became very interested in the criticism and for a few weeks I explored youtube in very intense ways. It was no longer a place to see gameplays, it was a portal to another world (unintentional joke). Eventually, as I assimilated what I learned on KZbin, I consider that I started to gain a lot of criteria. And from then until today most of the animes that I had liked always stopped liking me. On the other hand, I discovered an inconceivable amount of new and varied animes that I am passionate about and that I probably would never have known if I had not been actively interested in "looking for the best". Yes, now I enjoy many less animes. But the ones I enjoy practically I love them. It is certainly worth.

[@RewindReplayRepeat]

Ode to Hippocrit

[@lordsurvivor5663]

i try to talk to people about why i don't like or why i do like or what i liked about a series and what i didn't like to people on the internet and i always get the impression that my opinions come off as toxic and aggressive or just hate speech or like fanboyish cause i complain or praise with my heart and mind, i have experienced a thing, i am not a professional critique but this is how i feel. I like Digi's content cause i feel when he leans one way or another on something that he's genuinely honest and he doesn't play up his opinions for the camera or at least that's my interpretation in a sense that the way we interpret things effects our enjoyment of something, like why i like Berserk over Goblin Slayer, it's not cause one is visually or sounds best then the other but rather that the themes portrayed were handled better and helped add not only to the atmosphere of the world but also the characters within, when something bad happens to Guts, it effects him for the whole story, when something happens in GS it is either instantly remedied or just gotten over once a source of comfort comes along, never effecting the characters or setting. Calling your series Goblin Slayer vs Goblins really limits what we'll see, cause with a title like that it tell the viewer you're gonna see a lot of goblins, yet we know the only reason goblins are still around is cause no high ranking mercenaries care about dealing with them, not because they're actually any real threat, the rape and gore and lose of people due to goblins only happens cause one man cares to do something about them and in show called Goblin Slayer vs Goblins you should make the main thing the guy fights an actual threat if your gonna keep reminding us, but they don't gore or rape anyone with actual skill. GS IS WAILED ON AND PINNED BY GOBLINS FOR A GOOD MINUTE AND THEY DON"T GORE OR RAPE HIM!!! Now Berserk, the title doesn't tell you what Guts will encounter it just gives off the impression that shit will hit the fan fast, at first we start with simple wars against humans and that's chaos and death and carnage enough to pull you in, we see what that alone does to Guts... then demons show up and they body all the humans and Guts despite all his worked for strength, so when he is left alive to ponder the betrayal of Griffith and the deaths of the Band of the Hawk swearing revenge, his crusade against the demons feels earned and genuine, it's not from a hatred of the demons but rather fueled by his betrayal at the hands of a man he trusted and cared an issue Guts has had with all of the men that are close to him in his life, Guts struggles and gives a lot to gain the skill needed to challenge literal demon gods, i have spent enough time in this man's shoes so i can understand when and why he would be angry enough to fight the monsters, you gave me enough to pull me in and a good pay off to stay, i want Guts to win. idk other animes to compare GS, i don't tend to watch that style of anime i just hate when mature themes are only incorporate cause you want to darken the tone, you didn't do anything to earn the tone in GS you just had noise and gore and violence against women cause it's the middle ages man shit be kray!!!... you could've done so much more! (i'm a nerd sorry D:)

[@HimerPr0]

Great video, I don't watch anime but I can still get great content form this channel. You could easily speak beyond anime community. Keep it up.

[@dragoniraflameblade]

The P2P is really interesting. As an artist who has tried to break 100 followers on Instagram and Twitter for 2 years without doing a ton of fan art or any tutorials, let me tell you - it's HARD and next to impossible. I'm shifting over to KZbin, but I don't even know if it's worth it half the time between the oversaturation of artists plus the fact that YT is practically a sinking ship. I'm considering doing a bunch of fan art close to the holidays to attract more people. It's not that I think it's some compromise of integrity or whatever, I just don't want to waste time on fan art.

[@mugurel1357]

It's so hard for digi to understand that some people watch weekly anime becouse they like it , and not for comunity or other shit like that ?

[@animewatcher102]

The first thing I would worry about is the security risk which is something P to P is prone to. So unless the security is robust enough to prevent a bad actor from messing with stuff it will take a bit to make it workable.

[@goldengoldy0197]

I stopped watching anime around 5 months now. I simply noticed that I was enjoying it less and less the more I was watching (Probably because of how formulaic it is compared to other forms of media), and I wasn't really big on analyzing it or discussing it. But even then, I still watch your videos. Because even if I don't share the passion that you have when discussing, but I respect it, and this video was all I wanted to hear. People should really stop trying to get into something because of the community or the mass appeal it has, and rather they should try and just enjoy a show for what it is, because if you just do it just to talk about it, what will happen with amazing, but niche series? Will you miss on it because your group of friends isn't big on it or it doesn't makes your karma go up on Reddit? This also applies to the companies that try to promote new IPs using the “From the creators of [Famous show]". Let it stand its ground by its own merits dang it. Media is a business, I know, but whenever I see amazing creators doing things much better than a cookie-cutter KZbinr with boobs on the thumbnail. Anyway, I would really like hearing your “psicological blasts" you say you have. You really are the Digi *Bro* after the dark.

[@IgnatRemizov]

Thanks for sharing that beaker browser! Pretty cool stuff :)

[@smokeman2645]

I remember you talked about this p2p on the waifucast with Tom. Nice to see that you finally put it into context so people can start leaning more towards it. Web3.0 lets go

[@GrayderFox]

Damn, I missed this six-hour video on your Patreon. This all sounds fascinating, I wanna see where the fuck this all goes. Necessity is the mother of invention, it seems.

[@jeromefournier9667]

It's something like this that really underlines how people really don't consume media in even close to the same way... I like world building but in somewhat narrow way I like society building, for example the reason i liked the Goblin slayer manga was because it's a somewhat different look into the basic DnD type fantasy world "why are goblins universally hated?" "What causes the human society to both hate them, yet let them exist?" and other things like that, obviously it's not great at exploring these things but it's decent enough. Another example is Steven Universe, the entire thing is mostly tedious to me, I don't really care about the main caste or their conflict with Homeworld... but Gem society as whole, how it works, what causes gems that are obviously manufactured for a very precise end goal to still seek the freedom they do. Are the crystal gems really free from that or do in reality still follow their directives. Those question and the possibility that interesting answers exists to them is what kept me watching it. These reasons you express here are frankly almost alien to me, and that's somewhat interesting in itself. As for the second half of the video... it's like the 4th time you talk about that in pretty much the same terms, but I think vision driven media will always be niche unless you hit a perfect mix of mostly lucky circumstances that carry the vision to greatness, on the other side average paint by number media has statisticaly better chance of being a success but almost no chance of being "great" or "a masterpiece"

[@iamtwoawesomes]

Of course here’s the knee jerk reaction: I watch some bad anime bc one small part of it is engaging enough for my imagination to make something fun out of it. I’ve definitely made my fair share of fanart for shit I’d never bother to finish, because there’s a potential in the beginning that’s not going to be fulfilled. Definitely connected to why I consume so much fanfiction. On another note I’ve never really been keen on connecting with artists I enjoy? I basically have never seen photos of the people who make music I’ll loop for seven hours, and I don’t feel at all able to glean what kind of person the person who writes my favorite stories is. I connect with some things on a personal level but it feels strange to assume that experience of mine even falls close to what the creator was feeling or trying to communicate. I think this view has helped me in some ways but recently I’ve been running into some problems with my art in that when I show a piece to people I just want them to talk on their own about their impressions. I resist the idea of explaining things that viewers could interpret in a totally different way if I just let them do their thing. For that reason I feel uncomfortable talking about it, and it leaves them without a jumping off point. I don’t want to impose my interpretation on them but if they don’t have any context there are too many interpretations for them to communicate anything concretely about it, even if in the first place I don’t feel like I’m making anything that complicated. The question here is: do I engage more to get more engagement back now, use that to inform my direction, or do I keep doing what I’m doing until hopefully I’m making things that engages people just because it’s good when you look at it. end of rambles

[@siegfried7988]

I know all this but it's so intresting to hear Digi's indepth perspective.

[@YakoffShmirnoff]

I watch week to week mostly because it works better with my schedule (dont have time to binge watch) but also because I do like to discuss new shows. That said I've gotten good at spotting what I'm going to like. I do get caught up in the hype of a lot of shows that end up ducking, guilty of that.

[@Vividruin]

A wise man once said, "Too often do we forget that stories are told to raise questions, not to tell us what to think." I would add that that is true of art as a whole regardless of medium, that the quality of questions raised define the quality of the art, and that any work that, in place of supporting this notion, actively champions against it is no art at all. Addendum: at least in my interpretation, the art does not ask the questions. It exists, and creates a scenario of which questions may be asked.

[@raytsh]

I did not like SAO1+2 but I’m still watching the third season. It’s just fun to be in the loop and to take part in the discourse. Also, I want to see all the rant videos close to the release.

[@zenbokuro54]

just downloaded the beaker browser now when i have the time imma try it out and jus see what happens

[@car-keys]

Nice diglette discord advertisement ;-) really tho, the idea of a P2P art community has promise. One issue however is alot of people (college kids, apartments with weird internet rules) live in conditions where p2p is restricted.

[@D0P3ST]

I personally don't have really anyone that likes anime or wants to talk about it with me anymore, and I still like watching shows like SAO. For sure some stuff I don't enjoy anymore after getting out of my teen years, but for sure can enjoy at least one weekly show a year. This year is just SAO 3 and Index 3. I just like watching it, it's relaxing whenever I get off work.

[@Skywohka]

I'm down to watch you on Beaker/P2P

[@yourMoonstone]

Alright. Let's do it. Where we goin?

[@LazyLee]

please link the new browser in description

[@negromancer.2685]

What wisdom are you spouting Digi? This Dat thing is a revelation to me, thanks for the heads up!

[@masonrhodes5575]

The reason I watch weekly anime is for the soul reason that I'm in a perpetual loop of Christmas. I always have something to look forward to.

[@cabreshya]

This has inspired me to just go and be. I maybe late but I feel like I know what I must do with my future.

[@midknight19]

Great video Digi 👍

[@dakotae1457]

The clickbait title worked and I am disappointed in myself

[@dakotae1457]

RIP KZbin

[@bumboy5348]

Existence is scary

[@relgukxilef]

Computer science student here, huge fan of P2P. I want to encourage everyone to look into P2P and decentralized solutions. Even Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, is working on a decentralized solution. It's exciting! However, I wanna also point out that for now it's mostly experiments instead of established "platforms".

[@kokirikid817]

Candid and personal. An exemplar of the cookie cutter After Dark video. Well done.

[@Kalazar321]

I'm curious Digi on what type of art you do want to see? Are you wanting more short films, experimental music/music videos, VR video stuff? I know you have gotten tired of analysis videos, but is it the that type of content in general or just how it's presented? Are you looking for people to make more horseshoe saga type of analysis where it's more personal and niche? I'm honestly curious what type of art you are wanting to see? I watched your halo livestream and love the idea you presented of a avatar discord like chatroom where you can view someones full collection right there. I want that to exist. People wouldn't to worry or at least worry less about algorithms and corporate overhead. With those restrictions gone what stuff are you hoping will come out of that?

[@icecookie2953]

I connect with the characters in the show I watch weekly for the longlasting adventure and for the satisfaction when you finish a good show after so long I dont participate in forums or discussions since what I want is to experience the characters not the people watching it and their influence on me

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

Yes, recently I also realized that by watching anime critique videos etc, that it's somehow destroying or at least reducing the amount of anime I'd watch. Seriously, If I had watched for example Princess Mononoke after watching the trailer, it would be only half as amazing. It's all about the experience. I have to discover an anime for myself, because I'm a discoverer type. I guess there are some connections with the Bartle taxonomy of player types there. (Achievers, Explorers, Socializers, and Killers) About the other thing: I consider myself as a creator (I mean I'm trying to animate my own anime and more), but I feel no connection to the animators or anyone in the anime production industry. For me it's about art and a way to find people with similar taste, interests and compatible personalites. In a nutshell: Find and connect with people who are on the same wavelenght as me :^)

[@ATG913]

Inspiring, Digi. Thanks.

[@kataphraktoi3223]

I dont use the youtube alternatives yet because their discovery features are garbage, cannot find content

[@Alexander-nu9qd]

I'm too lazy to watch akira but I watched ero manga sensei

[@AlexAndriy1995]

Akira is great visually, top tier. But as a movie it is just good

[@mrhondo12345]

''I'm too lazy to watch an anime, but I watched an anime''

[@romulusnuma116]

I feel like when I watch good things I want to be in the right mood which basically means I never do becuase I never feel like I'm gonna watch it well but when watching things I know are shit I just do.

[@AlexAndriy1995]

@@romulusnuma116 I get it, but in that case I watch lp's/streams they're fun and don't need that much attention

[@slifer875]

Isn't eromanga sensei longer than akira (a movie)?

[@DamagePercent]

I have never had someone sum up my taste in anime so quickly as Digi did in the first 10 minutes, some anime I just find boring and I’m tempted to believe it’s because of a lack of interest on the creators side. I’ve recently started drawing and I’m have tons of fun doing so, maybe this is what the creators of anime(s?) feel like. P.S. All of my KZbin stuff is basically garbage, it’s just me messing around in a crappy mobile game so don’t check any of it out.

[@Lonelymonkeybat]

Corporations will chase profits. When profits are your aim everything you look at gets reduced to a consideration of an audiences tastes and how that can be used to get them to buy your product. But corporations don’t consider an audiences actual tastes, what they pay attention to are only the aesthetics of things which people like. Corporations will constantly try to make the loudest, brightest, most surface level attractive media for the smallest possible cost. Generally the easiest and the cheapest way to attract people to buy your product is to sell them something which looks like something they already have a connection with. This could be anything with a nostalgic value, or anything which in some way attracted an audience to buy before and can on the back of its own reputation attract people to buy again. This is why sequals are ususlly so bad, why nostalgia of all kinds is so prevalent, and why so many franchises are reborn, rebooted, and resold, over, over, and over again. However, people return to nostalgia and to things that they like because there was substance in them, and so do artists, which is why we will always come back. But, business seems to holds all the cards, almost nothing can be made without them, and they get to make the decisions most of the time. It’s only by accident, great skill, and occasionally reputation, that artists working under a corporation manage to make anything. And, unfortunately it is only from places of relative solace and peace that people are able to relate to art and enjoy culture without it merely being a way to relax after the 9-5 jobs they work which drain them of every ounce of energy they have before they get home. People don’t want hollow superficial art, but what people are is exhausted, worried about their rent, their debts, an overdue power bill, relationships, etc. Its telling that most people consider work a sacrifice of their life so that they can live in their free time. But, work doesn’t end when their day of work ends, it follows them everywhere and hangs over their head sometimes literally as a threat to their lives if they don’t give it their full attention. Most people are in situations like this. So generally, most people see any culture that brings a quality to their lives that is greater than their usually quality of life as enjoyable, even if that art or media is meaningless and totally superficial, chances are it will bring some joy. Unfortunately compared to things which bring simple joy or just take up time without much investment or thought from us, any art or culture that takes up too much time and energy to enjoy actually becomes painful. This is because art that demands allot take time and energy takes away that time and energy from the work people need to do to survive and keep mentally stable. Although, since art is not a luxury we will always go looking for it even if its painful. We always want to understand ourselves and the world. We need meaning. Not all people are exactly like this of course, but people sit on a spectrum depending on their situation. This is what the general trend looks like, what the general situation is for both makers of art and people who enjoy it.

[@nvwest]

Didn’t have motivation to watch more than 10 minutes of this video but also connecting to characters. Connecting to characters is more important of a reason to me for watching anime. Connecting to KZbinrs and artists is nice too. But if I did it fore human connection it would be the fictional kind

[@Torinett]

I love your The Wind Rises poster

[@patrickfrost9405]

I think that a lot of what can be misconstrued from a person's art is when people look at it on the base level. For an example in the literal sense, you can take manga or comics that are considered uninspired because all they seen was the artist's handiwork, and not the choices they made in making the work. As a person interested in drawing and taken some classes in the subject, there is a very large disconnect in how people draw something and why they drew it. The largest example I can find of this would be the Order of the Stick webcomic, because, critically, the artstyle is kinda trash, especially in the earlier days when Rich Burlew was thinking of simple one-shot comics and not an overarching story. But Rich is a good artist (he claims, I googled some stuff up, but I'm still up in the air whether his non-stick-figure style is really that good), and the stick-figure style is an active choice he made while making the comic because it fits the adventure-comedy mood (and somehow he manages to add heart-wrenching and terrifying moments in a god-damn *stick-figure* webcomic). I define an artist's art style as the active choices one makes while making art. I choose to define it this way because if I didn't, then that would mean that talent and luck can define someone's art more than the important choices they made while making it, and that leads into a completely different discussion on how we view free will. Bob Ross chose to place a happy little tree next to that lake, and chose to give it a little friend. Bob Ross has a defined style because he can make choices on the artwork he makes. A lot of good anime is littered with these choices that define their style, and if you don't understand that they actively made the choices in the first place, a lot of the effect of their art just doesn't work. The reason that Steven Universe's character designs suck complete ass is because when you look at the "artstyle" it's like they were just copying down "Cartoon Basics 101: Western Animation", and the fact that they had guest animators and would constantly "reference" shots from popular anime and manga only cements the fact that the people working behind it have no style. The artists made very little choices in how they made the show, they just went through the motions in what they learned at whatever college they went to. The same goes with High Guardian Spice, no style, just the same clutter in the background and simple designs so that they don't have to worry about animating somebody too much. Contrast to Phineas and Pherb, and then you have the reason why that show's style was much better. When they were looking for designs, somebody said, "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if this guy's head should be a giant fucking triangle, and this guy is just a rectangle with a nose?" Every character design is distinctly shaped and it looks like somebody actually sat down and said "I am going to put style into this character." What I get tired of people saying about art is how good it is, even when it is surprisingly generic. Most fantasy designs nowadays either go for "World of Warcraft goofiness with spikes and everything making it look like we care about detail on our designs" or "Game of Thrones: because if we look realistic, it means our story is better than most other fantasy stuff, because why not". Very rarely do I see some good fantasy designs now because they all look like the same, with either heavy realism or details that mean nothing in the long run. Nothing is interesting about a protagonist with a magical sword because swords have been done to death. Where is my hero with an old rusty halberd, dammit! That people don't understand that an art style consists of more than just a person jotting down ink on paper and more like the active choices that were made when making the picture pisses me off to no end. And now I am at the end of this comment, realizing that all of this has been said before on Digi's Kill la Kill video about Harime Nui. Fuck me.

[@XxjeffersonDkidxX]

The description is the true title of the video.

[@glorton7119]

Pressure pushing down on me Pressing down on you, no man ask for Under pressure that burns a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets It's the terror of knowing what this world is about Watching some good friends screaming, 'Let me out' Pray tomorrow gets me higher Pressure on people, people on streets Turned away from it all like a blind man Sat on a fence but it don't work Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn Why - why - why? Love, love, love, love, love Insanity laughs under pressure we're breaking Can't we give ourselves one more chance? Why can't we give love that one more chance? Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love Give love, give love, give love, give love, give love? Because love's such an old fashioned word And love dares you to care for The people on the (people on streets) edge of the night And love (people on streets) dares you to change our way of Caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance This is ourselves under pressure Under pressure

[@diamondtiara2062]

Sometimes I end up watching bad anime or meh anime because I end up watching a few episodes to see if it ever gets good and then it never does but i'm already like half way through the show so i'm just like welp might as well just finish it at this point.

[@Lelfro]

Present day. Present time.

[@Hunterchuck]

You talked as if youtube was much better before google took it over. I've been on youtube since 2006 and i can confirm that the only thing that has changed is the fact people can now make money from making videos. The problem is that content creators want to make money from their content now rather than just doing it because they love it and this discourages a lot from creating content due to competition. Video games for the longest time have had modders tweak their favorite games with added flavor and shared it with players. But now i'm seeing modders ask for money more and more these days and many modders will even complain and quit if they don't get donations. Seems like the real problem is that people care too much about making money and the genuine creators are fading from this world.

[@sanderm8955]

"Why do you watch anime" I like the art style, and a handful of shows. Seriously though, I don't really touch the broader anime community and watch maybe 2-3 shows a season because I like them on an individual basis. If I could get my fix of good animation elsewhere I'd probably wander off to that medium - doesn't really exist anywhere else though. I Love the passion that exists in the medium

[@jotainfilms]

While watching (well, listening to) this video, i thought: "Wow this is excellent. Why hasn't digi made this video before." This is him talking about why he does what he does and why he likes anime. Why hasn't he made this video before? Just a thought that entered my mind. Excellent video though.

[@jotainfilms]

Correction: While i was watching/listening to the beginning of the video i thought that. Then i realized that it was going to a whole nother direction

[@jotainfilms]

This was embarrassing