Am I An Anime Hipster??

[@JimFaindel]

Dude, you ain't a hipster due to your taste, your taste is fine. You are a hipster because you are a bearded dude who records himself drinking wine and rambling for HOURS about said taste. Accept your inner hipster, embrace it.

[@TheCryingStatue]

Don't forget the indoor Lennon shades.

[@raycortex3264]

He's right Too bad when you did it,Digi,You looked like a person from Duck Dynasty

[@BromoDragoonFly]

You know that calling out a hipster makes you a hipster dontya?

[@ehhh9426]

This comment is amazing

[@JimFaindel]

And now you are a dirty vaper.

[@rodrigopacheco12]

I really hate when people resort to the hipster insult when you dont like the stuff that they like.

[@katobytes]

It's simply a defense/coping mechanism for when encountering ideas that challenge their own.

[@Rob-mv4wq]

+KatoBytes some people love the echo chamber... ("this person loves a lot of the things I like... except for that ONE anime that I'm married too.")

[@Dat1G1]

Or the other way around when they accuse you of being on a bandwagon for disliking Other M or shit like that. Like there is no way someone can genuinely have the same opinion as the majority, am I right guys?

[@korinoriz]

And I hate it when people call people plebs/casuals for liking more mainstream and "bad" anime. Hasn't happened to me, but I'm just saying it goes both ways.

[@tdfern1]

Rogue Slushy Yeah that seems to be the case.

[@RediceRyan]

yes

[@ThatCreeNative1]

No joke, if I had said this people will be on my ass about it. Fuck them.

[@MikeyBside]

Sure

[@electricant55]

+DashingNative That's the most hipster thing I've heard this month

[@ThatCreeNative1]

***** besides digibro

[@kinozone2073]

Most people's opinions suck, and most anime fans are young. A lot of people haven't watched enough to form a decent opinion on anything. Case in point, Erased.

[@DurzoHighwind]

Erased was good, tho. Not spectacular, but good

[@Jepze158]

+Durzo Highwind No it wasnt

[@kinozone2073]

I mean I clearly disagree based on my original comment. Mind telling me why you liked it?

[@jwrs6292]

I don't think you necessarily have to be young to enjoy Erased. I think there are much better examples of shows that are liked because watchers were young. I think Angel Beats is the best example of a terrible show that is rated high because young viewers like it. I'm sure there are people here that claim they really liked Angel Beats, but how long has it been since you watched that show? Erased is mediocre, but it's not terrible.

[@kinozone2073]

And how is Erased not also a total mess?

[@HoloDaWisewolf]

Liking K-On automatically make you a cultured gentleman with hipster elitist taste.

[@roxas7295]

but k-on is mainstream

[@alfredwinchesterjr]

Wait really? Crap all I know about it is Motherfucking tea.

[@HoloDaWisewolf]

"During a time of struggle, K-ON's beautiful story provided the influence needed for me to become an ideal president. I am now a better man." - Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States

[@HoloDaWisewolf]

The "K-ON is objectively better than Legend of the Galactic Heroes" meme isn't well-known, but already pretty old, maybe I should simply joke about Harambe like everyone else. But hey, Yamada and her team did such a great work with this franchise.

[@roxas7295]

"the story of Sword art online was a true inspiration to me using what i have learned from kirito I will lead this country to victory" - Hillary clinton

[@blaqueup]

Your videos if anything make me reelvaluate how I approach my own MAL list at least. So I have to give you props for I think having a good, thought-out take on a lot of this stuff. Even if it results in all the flamin'.

[@arizona_anime_fan]

digi, thicker skin bro. you'll never please everyone. Frankly I don't agree with your opinion much (if i were more eloquent in front of a camera, or even able to do what you do 1/5 as well as you I'd totally do a throwdown over k-on! or pretty much Kyoani in general, as I simply can't get more then 2 or 3 episodes into anything kyoani has done since Haruhi (s1) aired; though the haruhi movie IS an exception), but you're hands down the best anime reviewer on youtube. Found you through your old Bakemonogatari blob/video, years ago. Thought it was amazing. Wasn't till I stumbled across your "asterisk war sucks" series did I realize you were the same dude who put out that amazing Bakemonogatari blog/video. Top level stuff. the Troglodytes and keyboard warriors on the internet will ALWAYS trash talk anything popular/famous. You're too good at this to pay attention to ANY criticism you get (even this one); I'd not bother acknowledge any critics if I were you. You're the big dog on the block. You don't need to bark to prove you're good. your sub and view counts prove it.

[@nhk403]

I think you'll find Monster interesting. I love your boldness and critique of shows. Keep up the amazing work. I loved K-On so much when it was airing; and now after watching other school club shows (Hibike Euphonium, Love Live, Your Lie in April, etc), K-On still fucking ROCKS! And it still kicks the other shows asses.

[@TheKungfubob]

I gotta say, I think I agree with your recommendations 9 out of 10 times, and the ones I disagree with are a matter of taste, not because they're bad (or good) shows. I found your channel a month or two ago, and I've been slowly working through your list. The shows you recommend that I've dropped have mostly been cute girls and mecha shows, both of which I am just not interested in due to genre, and not because of show quality.

[@Krisoyo]

When I find something obscure to like it usually gives me a boost in enjoyment that I don't get from more mainstream stuff, and I'm often kinda disappointed when obscure stuff I like get more popular or mainstream, even though I love recommending stuff to people myself. So I guess there's a sense of identification and belonging there. And I guess when you identify with stuff you like it creates this sort of space wherein you feel like you have a certain safety and authority. It becomes your 'thing' and your place where you don't need to worry about competition from as many other people. And the others who you know already know about that thing or is there are easier to recognize as kindred spirits or something. So when something gets more popular the identification looses meaning and the space becomes more and more crowded with competition and people you don't acknowledge in the same way, and you lose the ability to show other people the cool thing you discovered since they'll already have heard about it from someone else. I guess my point is, that to me, being a hipster doesn't mean liking lots of obscure stuff, it's more like when you like obscure stuff to feel better about yourself. And then how much of a hipster you are is to whatever degree you let that influence your feelings and decisions. Though maybe I'm just projecting when I say this, since I speak out of what I view to be my own hipster tendencies.

[@GarciaJose.]

TBH, I wish the anime community was more understanding of everyone's opinions and likes

[@LyinBeforeUs]

The language barrier can be a bitch/at fault sometimes. Ass loads of people don't have a perfect grasp of English. Implied sarcasm can go over many people's heads when it's in written form. These issues alone cause annoying amounts of hate comment threads. A cluster fuck, clashing of cultures is never pretty.

[@MrM9819]

*Western anime community

[@Rob-mv4wq]

To be fair it is a little bit of a stigma watching anime and so on; at least in the U.S.. So I can only imagine people built a defensive complex from defending their opinion. It's better now to be sure, with the internet and all, with channels like Digibro... but people still have that complex.

[@muhwyndham]

@@LyinBeforeUsyes, as a non-native speaker it takes a while for me to finally understand some of the nuance and jokes in English, and indeed I'm getting butthurt in many of the hard to grasp jokes. While I'm not that active when it comes to online opinion, I have to think that many of my kind is very much so.

[@aozoraeyes8976]

One of the main reasons I like you is that your tastes are *Honest*. You like what you like and dislike what you dislike and fuck everyone else. A lot of anime reviewers/etc seem a little to scared to be honest about what they really like or just say things that will appeal to the majority of viewers, or just come off sounding dishonest.

[@AhkoRC]

Your after dark videos have been really great lately.

[@ketsen1171]

Is Digibro anime Hitler?? Hide your waifus

[@arthrisis9629]

Digibro did nothing Wrong

[@shiron222]

#DigibroWillMakeAnimeGreatAgain

[@Thegigachad248]

Nah, that's AnimeSnob

[@isaacargesmith8217]

I can't believe Digibro saved Mami's head.

[@buckwade3874]

+RavegousHermage I thought AnimeSnob was the Donald Trump of the anime community

[@Michneko]

I had a feeling that this video will come, I remember you talking about this the pcp.

[@kevins1426]

I haven't watched the original Dragon Ball anime since I was in grade school (I'm currently 22), but I have been reading the manga recently, and I would definitely recommend reading it. Toriyama is brilliant at choreographing a fight on paper; there is a strong sense of flow and continuity between each motion. The panel compositions are simple and easy to follow. I like One Piece, but sometimes I feel like Oda crams too much stuff into a single panel, so I kind of lose track of what's going on. I never get that feeling reading Dragon Ball.

[@zachmontminy]

I didn't find you through SAO, but through your podcasts with Jimi ahaha.

[@FortWhenTeaThyme]

An anime hipster would not rave about HunterXHunter.

[@dimple-sama1948]

there are a lot of comments saying that "hipster" refers more to his attitude, but usually that term is used to undermine digi's reviews on anime. it's implying that his tastes favor whatever seems "unpopular" or "underrated", and i think he was simply refuting that notion.

[@huuballawick]

Will you ever make a video about "Show, don't tell" in anime plot writing?

[@hobobob59]

Haha, for real. it's so put there and obvious though, everybody gets tired of long exposition scenes

[@evangedeon2194]

If I'm not mistaken, the video called "Aesthetic IS Narrative" covers that.

[@boomahwolf1218]

just watch cowboy bebop. soòooooooooooo much subtext

[@evangedeon2194]

Adolfo Flores If I may take this on a tangent: I think the reason why so much of Cowboy Bebop didn't resonate with me, was just how much subtext I missed.

[@yangwenli4878]

Or Legend of the Galactic Heroes :^) Though that does have a narrator to explain a few things.

[@Szadek23]

I found your channel because of your Serial Experiments Lain videos.

[@kh2keymaster]

Do you have any analysis about FMAB? I would love to hear your take on the FMA vs. FMAB debate, or how there are subtle differences to the Elric brothers in each version. Or any orther subject! I just know you could possibly make an intresting video on it!

[@shragl472]

I recently gave K-On a watch, mostly cause of Digi, and it's probably cracked my top 10 favorite anime of all time

[@Robert-ji5dk]

Well I'll be honest it's the descriptive that most often comes to mind.... Right after prick..... (Still one of the better guys on KZbin)

[@AvvilGarrant]

I actually found your channel from the Asterisk rants/analysis, and happen to personally love Sword Art Online. If anything almost led me to not following you, it was probably the fact that I'd always see the SAO videos pop up while watching the Asterisk series. Once I started watching more of your videos realized the nature of your opinions and analysis, though, I watched those and enjoyed those too. I didn't actually disagree with most of what you said, though you also didn't change my mind on the matter. We just weigh things differently. When you made your comment in the Asterisk War and SAO comparison video, about that single image from SAO being better than the entirety of Asterisk War, that really struck a chord with me. That's along the lines of something I would say. You're honestly the first anime critic on KZbin I've been able to stand following, but I wanted to offer a counterpoint to your comment about people following from the SAO videos--you've gained followers from trashing The Asterisk War as well!

[@Alienrun]

My gosh this is a REALLY good comment! :O

[@canalsincontenido]

You're watching LotGH! I hope you make some sort of vlog about it when you end even though it's already discussed to dead. ALSO, when you asked people to motivate you to pick up dropped stuff it was pretty hard to find stuff that wasn't crap. If anything you should make a video explaining why you though most of those were good ideas.

[@Pacal_II]

I wouldn't worry about such dumb labels. I've been posting in the 3x3 threads for years and at first I used to be called pretentious, then hipster and lately boring. The last two kind of contradict each other so you can see those claims are really based on biased and produced by people who get angry and insecure too easily. I mean I remember how someone got really irritated because he claimed someone else was a hipster for him putting a tile on his 3x3 that according to him was "trying to be as obscure as possible", it was actually just the Laughing Man logo from SAC. Also, I know that list you posted at the end and I think there are a lot of interesting works there if you can enjoy anime just for unique visuals. But then some are just great in general like Rose of Versailles.

[@thearrow4203]

I did this with my list and it was between 96-260. That most likely has to do with my love for Shojo style anime as I notice even the popular slice of life anime are higher on the list in rank. With manga it different as all but one book stay in the top 100 in popularity. It seems Shojo novels are more popular then there anime counterparts.

[@thepunisher4356]

Royal Space Force is a great movie Digi. I'm hoping you get the chance to watch it someday since it wasn't crossed out on that list at the end.

[@thePROcrastinat0r]

Hey Digi, love your videos. I watched another vid of yours recently where you said you had interest in doing a list of the most influential anime of all time but didn't feel like you'd seen enough of some of the older shows. You also said that you could point out numerous influences that MS Gundam has had on different anime, so I was wondering if you could do a video where you detail these influences? Any format would be awesome. I'm a big fan of MSG and I've long thought that it was important on a fundamental level for anime aside from just influencing the mecha genre. Thank you for the consideration and I hope you have a good one!

[@redsoda9067]

I will always love those glasses tho.

[@peterbrooke7146]

interesting point about relating more to ruroni kenshin because you can see quality's about yourself in it funnily enough its the opposite for me im an average height dude not really muscular but my fav anime and manga of all time is jojo's bizarre adventure because i find the strong epic dudes in weird and wonderful battles amazingly fun to watch

[@BrinkersMad]

great commentary on this issue bro

[@bully08873]

Can't wait for your re:zero thesis. You know it has to happen.

[@threePwny]

I decided to check some of my favorites which are very obscure among my friend groups (to be fair, anime is unpopular among most my friends) and discovered that I'm not an anime hipster, either. Koe no Katachi, #127 in rank and #147 in popularity, one that I found through an Imgur post and a lot of reverse image searching. Its rank doesn't surprise me, it's really fucking good; its popularity did, though. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, #917 in rank (barely top thousand) and an astonishing (to me) #68 in popularity. It's been a while since I learned No Game No Life is actually quite popular, and there it is at #121 in rank and #15 in popularity. Akatsuki no Yona at a cozy #262 in rank and #198 in popularity. Actually pretty high on my favorites list, at #6. Shimoneta's a tad more hipster at #1,448 in rank and #236 in popularity. Not a shining star, but not too bad, either (it at least ranks higher than SAO II, _thank God_). And basically everything else I've ever liked sits higher. Does this mean I have a really good taste in anime or something? Must be, half of my decisions on next anime are informed by your videos.

[@haldir108]

MAL is not the mainstream. MAL is people enthusiastic enough about anime to go on the internet, sort through the japanese names of anime, find everything they've seen, and score everything they've seen. So many limiting factors obviously means that you sort away a good chunk of people. I don't expect the average 10 year old who watches shounen jump adaptations to be on mal, and that is not an insignificant part of all anime that gets watched. Also, looking at the extremes of the spectrum, like the top shows in popularity, and the shows at the top of your list are obviously going to be unrepresentative. more understanding can be had looking at all the 7 to 8 shows on your list, and comparing it to the MAL population, than from comparing all your 9 and 10 shows. Terrible methodology, probably right-ish conclusions.

[@fidomaster447]

MAL basically represents what a majority of people feel about an anime. Even if these people are not on the site, most people who watch anime are generally pretty into it, and often will have a list. Also even if there are casual viewers who have only seen a few anime, most of them are the popular ones they have easy access to, like Death Note and other shows via Netflix, Hulu, Toonami, etc., which again, very popular and generally well-liked. I can't think of an anime that people I know (who aren't into anime) have seen and have had vastly different opinions on the show than the MAL consensus.

[@muizzsiddique]

There are two levels of mainstream that different people refer to: he actual mainstream that your average person would know at the mention of the name and then there's the extremely popular shows with all the "otakus" and other anime fans.

[@luigiforsthoffer]

Nice invocation of the no true scotsman fallacy. Well where should we look einstein?

[@DangoDelicious]

Except most people watching his videos and calling him a hipster aren't 10 years old, and probably do have MAL accounts. In other words, he's no less mainstream than the people making those accusations. It's all relative.

[@MustachioedBear]

why is it that most titles on MAL are in japanese? is there a way to switch titles to english? i refer to most of the anime i watch by it's english title. plus i am not a big fan of leaving titles in japanese without a legitimate reason.

[@ew275x]

Yeah in the interesting Animetacritic I saw once posted on the Cart Driver (they took the scores of 100+ active anime critics MAL's) SAO was super low. Around 1391/1527. Even in MaL the kost popular shows, the ones that have a 7 tend to be widely disliked by a significant portion of viewers.

[@audiovideo-w6o]

5:07 I found your show through - believe it or not - your Lain analyses.

[@evangedeon2194]

When it comes to long-running shounenl, always read the manga! I marvel at the patience of people who have watched all of the One Piece anime.

[@Icynova]

Bro, DBZ and Cowboy Bebop are even over that mainstream tier you started with.

[@jacobwagner9970]

I miss this room...

[@whensomethingcriesagain]

I mean, a lot of people would probably call me that, since my disdain for a lot of mainstream stuff is pretty distinct. I more often than not refuse to watch a lot of mainstream shows, and I mostly stick to the cult hits. But there's a really good reason for that. The cult hits are the ones that tend to find their niche, the ones that know exactly what they want to be, and thus they're the most focused, directed, and visionary works. Since they don't have to worry about balancing the desires of a large audience, they can just be whatever they want, which often leads to higher quality storytelling.

[@erebuspratini2683]

My guess about the "hipster" label is that it's not so much about if you "prefer obscure stuff" and more about you "frequently disliking stuff that is popular at the moment". Not that I agree or not with that label (taste is subjective and all), but you focused more on the first half of the argument and the "top overall" list doesn't cover very well the broad range of anime that was recently released (it can take a while to more recent anime to caught up in terms of popularity with older anime).

[@shiron222]

I'm kinda curious about Digibro's opinion on King of Bandit Jing...I love the show and it's surreal nature. The villains all being named after alcoholic beverages is hilarious as well. It seems to take the "Gentleman Thief" genre and adds a dreamlike quality to it. It doesn't really tell a deep and meaningful story that I can think of but it's cool nonetheless...

[@Bahamut_Mega]

Damn now I feel like a hipster. I have Zone of the Enders, .Hack//Roots, and Izetta the Last Witch. In my favs. Those shows have 7's on avg and have less then 100 other people that have it as a fav.

[@myfriendscallmeGigi]

I like how your thoughts on being an "anime hipster" correlates with anime being counterculture. Its kinda funny, people say you have obscure tastes in an already obscure media (even in its main country).

[@cvs_en]

wait steins gate is mainstream:/?

[@myfriendscallmeGigi]

to me, in my american culture, and living in a diverse area anime itself is not mainstream so steins:gate kinda is mainstream when everyone you speak to has heard of and seen the top 100 anime of MAL. but idk, that just me.

[@Epicrandomness1111]

Yeah steins gate is pretty mainstream. So are most of the classics. I would say its fine to be mainstream with anime as long as you don't only watch shonen garbage.

[@nyarlotep]

I'm a hipster. Boogiepop Phantom is in my top 10.

[@pseudochel]

Boogiepop Phantom is my top favorite anime. Let's embrace our hipster ways.

[@sageky]

so are you that one guy that eats the spiders that resides in peoples hearts?

[@cherryboywriter6299]

"I don't think my opinions on K-On are that weird for anyone that's actually watched the fucking show and has a brain."-Digibro And the shots are finally fucking fired. About time.

[@Wuffskers]

I actually highly recommend Dragonball, I got into DBZ first as a kid and then I think Toonami or whatever other kind of afternoon cartoon block it was at the time actually started showing dragonball and I thoroughly enjoyed it and got way into it. I appreciated how it didn't escalate as excessively as DBZ and I felt it had a much stronger story and characters in general. I do still have a fondness for DBZ though and it's satisfying on a more shallow fun level, while in my opinion dragonball while still fun too is a little more emotionally satisfying. As just works of art I think dragonball is the superior piece imo.

[@Hrotriks]

You havent seen Wings of Honeamisse? Oh dude you have to see it , specially you being big into Gainax shows

[@Natboy129]

Id love to hear you talk about Bleach at some point. I didnt think you would be someone who enjoyed it after watching/reading half the series, most people complain by that point. Also, this means nothing but I love how your hair looks here, so fluffly... :3

[@Thegigachad248]

There's a video on that already.

[@Thegigachad248]

Look on a video called: "Scattered thoughts on Naruto and Bleach" I would link it, but I can't since this comment is on a mobile phone.

[@Natboy129]

Say whaaaaaaat!!? Thank you!! :D This has made my day! The Dig after Dark channel?

[@renjihammer]

I think your taste is normal. I'm glad to hear your opinions on Clannad and why you dropped it. I also disagree on your opinion on K-ON, but i respect it. For me, it's a show with a extremely well characterization but almost totally empty and 0 character development but everyone can see different things in a show and relate to them.

[@eduardowolf8890]

i started watching your video's at "why good anime is so hard to make."

[@matthewwilson3778]

you're not that popular, but you do well, and your channel rocks. beware of your ego amigo

[@matthewwilson3778]

nevermind, your introduction seemed kind of airy, but I appreciate this vid watch monster dude, what's wrong with you?

[@Mir_Teiwaz]

Dragonball Z was a real endurance match if you watched it on Toonami. They'd air a saga or so and then have to go back and re-run the ENTIRE show they had so far while they dubbed more episodes. I've probably seen everything up through the first Frieza fight at least 4-5 times because of how many times they re-ran the show from the start. I really enjoyed both DBZ and Kenshin as a kid. Kenshin is still totally worth watching. DBZ I would say I liked the original dub more than the Kai version, but that may just be nostalgia talking.

[@truman3437]

Digi when are you going to shred the second season of Ass War?

[@KazeShikamaru]

"Beefy dudes bench pressing planets." -Digibro 2016 I fucking lol'd at that. That is DBZ in a nutshell.

[@Icynova]

Nah man, you're pretty mainstream. It's why I watch you. I can't watch all of the really hipster anime. Plus you gave Kabaneri a fair shake, so that makes you ok in my book.

[@larrynguyenk]

Could you make a video on what is directing? I always hear stuff like this show has interest directing or good directing and no one elaborates. I've been watching anime for 7ish years and consuming anime review and discussions for just as long and still have the weakest idea of what directing actually is. Is it camera angles, use of color, making sure your animators script writing and music creators don't fuck up? I don't know because no ones ever elaborated and just use the cheap cop out like saying "this show had interesting directing" to tack on to the pro list of a show with out explaining them selfs.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I recommend watching Shirobako for at least a general sense of what every anime staff member does. I do think that "good directing" is a cop-out, but it's also kind of everything, since a director is ultimately in charge of everything on a project. I think people usually just mean cinematography though, and can be confusing directing with storyboarding in some cases.

[@patrickdawson6281]

every frame a painting

[@paradiseagent5881]

There's a lot of channels on youtube to explain that, rcanime, Every frame a painting, channel criswell, Rocketjump film school, Cinefix, now you see it etc.

[@Slimcognito2012]

To add onto what digibro says, a lot of times the elements of good directing is only evident if you've absorbed multiple pieces that a director has worked on and gotten a sense of their stylistic flair. For example, Ikuhara's work involves complex thematic ideas told through metanarratives and surreal symbolism that represents abstract ideas (the apple and penguindrum in penguindrum, the interspecies divide, court, and "phantom wuthering" of Yurikuma, and the fairytale that begins every episode of Utena). However, this method of thinking only really applies when we have an "auteur" director, specifically a director whose style bleeds through into every work they direct: some good examples in modern american film are Wes Anderson and David Lynch while in Anime we have Masaaki Yuasa and Hideaki Anno as some other examples. It's not really evident in a vacuum, e.g we look at just one movie or show and say "good direction", but rather something that comes out of a study of a director's work.

[@tsunderella5826]

Director's controll basically everything when it comes to movies/anime. Music, Camera angles, Actors, etc.

[@zachfriedman92]

Sorry I had to let out a real life LOL when you talked about DBZ characters bench pressing planets

[@charlesqbanks]

Here's the thing. I don't always agree with you sir, but I love your depth of analysis, intelligent commentary, and your honesty. I watch your videos, but not even for your opinions or likes and dislikes. I disagree with you almost as much as I agree with you on the level of tastes. I like SAO and you do not, I like Attack on Titan, and you do not. You like Toradora; I despise it. You like Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood...ok, I do like it, but it's not on my top ten. But you know what? I am subscribed to you, and can enjoy your videos, and appreciate the fact that you talk about anime in general on such a deep level. We don't have to be identical to like or respect each other as anime fans, and that is my point. You talk about anime, that being the thing that we both love in common. So continue on sir, do what you do and I'll watch you. Godspeed.

[@nachoolo]

hen you talk about an article, a youtube Channel or a web, could you please put a link in the description?

[@Mrklopapier175]

Leave your beard exactly like that - it's perfect!

[@Knightfall8]

macross is hella interesting

[@S.A.O.D.A]

You aren't _an_ anime hipster. You are *the* anime hipster.

[@frawding9438]

digi has a girlfriend? i have dropped to a new low...

[@keg7991]

yep.

[@poffpoff1]

Speaking of Re:Zero, one more week until you can bingewatch the whole damn thing and hopefully agree that it's a totally decent mainstream anime. Looking forward for your opinion, and I hope you can explain to me why I like it!

[@Sparkys_World-0]

poffpoff1 - Don't worry, I took over 👍

[@BaileyCallis]

Those glasses don't help your case haha, but in all seriousness i agree wit your points :)

[@joewells6252]

1st, let me say you make GREAT videos. Do you come off as an Anime Hipster?.... sometimes. the only way I can say that you come off as an anime hipster is how you Name Drop. An analogy? Well, if we were discussing A Stephen King book, you would also name drop the Editor and Distributor as well. But I guess that's just an in depth love of the art form that goes deeper than most.

[@thenotsobelligerentone]

Hey Digi, I can't help but wonder, how do you evaluate anime in depth? I mean, do you watch it more than once or do you evaluate it based on what you thought or what you remember from watching it on the first time?

[@cpt.kisaragi1200]

Have you tried the BF1 beta?

[@riawaithe6701]

Never been this early...Awesome :)

[@AnimeCommander1]

I always find it weird hearing this question because it honestly depends on where you live when you say "Your taste is mainstream" or "Your taste is hipster-like/non-mainstream." For example, Dog of Flanders. Well-beloved in Japan and some European countries. If I said I loved Dog of Flanders, my tastes would be "non-mainstream" because I live in America, where not many anime fans would have heard of it. While I understand it is an old show, but it does show how licensing in specific locations affect what exactly becomes mainstream. Ever think how things would be if Cowboy Bebop or Gundam Wing or Dragon Ball Z never got licensed in America? The mainstream of America would look quite different and the term "hipster" would be relative to that mainstream opinion. But honestly, my friends just think you are a hipster because of appearance. Sunglasses, full-beard, and being an otaku room makes it look like you are a hipster. Though when they hear you like K-on or Gintama, that throws out the hipster image completely.

[@Bakutakamine]

Thanks for showing off that list in your video, I've wanted to check out a lot of shit like that because I'm a pretentious douche bag. Not trolling, just self aware.

[@G00lden]

I would recommend you watch Dragon Ball in Latin american Spanish with subtitles, it sounds better than the original japanese tapes and it's pretty well acted and it wasn't censored

[@Harmony242]

Tbh I think the shit audio quality of Dragon Ball adds to the charm of it. It has such a nostalgic feel, even though I never grew up with it.

[@weirdy8]

Ok, screw everything else because you NEED to watch Patlabor 2. That is the one time Oshii's cold, quiet, and slow style mixed SEAMLESSLY with an actual narrative.

[@RubySapior]

I don't watch you for your opinions in anime. I just want to gain knowledge from you, as one of the best anime review reviewers.

[@ANlMEMaster]

When's the next Second Chance Broad vid?

[@johnnyjohn5751]

please, a video on MFDOOM

[@TNewGabriel]

I would have preffered if you switched the screens, since a persons face is a lot easier to make out than a crowded website.

[@Kotorichan]

Come on, most people who say you're an anime hipster don't take their opinion as seriously as to mean anything other than they think your /glasses/ and maybe ex-beard are hipster, not your taste. And yeah, like many other people in comments, I watch you because you watch everything and have pretty good analysis of huge shows, and also smaller shows. For someone with a full time job, this is a pretty useful channel to know what I might like to watch in my limited anime time.

[@Wutever]

surprised not to see Kamishimi no Belladonna on the "hipster" list.

[@laughuntilidie]

Came for pony Digi, stayed for anime Digi.

[@444bellboy]

Hey Digi, how would you compare Hunter x Hunter 1999 to the 2011 run?

[@Thegigachad248]

You should make a video on art in terms of literature.

[@jakejestes]

Short answer: yes long answer: yes

[@johngardiner2294]

Samurai Flamenco is one of my favorite shows.... noone talks about it. does that make me a hipster???

[@williancruz9657]

So Call of Duty is one of your favorite anime?

[@CoolStuff-yr8ye]

Naruto, One Piece, are more known than the first 4 shows you mentioned I would say.

[@metaflux2]

Sort of Digi, but I'm self aware of this and still love your videos because they're interesting and entertaining. It's kind of your whole shtick and is what makes your videos so interesting to begin with. What I've noticed is you create a narrative and "cherry pick" to strengthen your argument, while ignoring (or overlooking) anything that might contradict it. When the video is over I'm almost convinced you're absolutely right because of how well spoken and articulated your argument is. Yet, when I really think about it I began to find flaws in your narrative and end up disagreeing with you on a handful of topics (perfect example is the "turning your brain off video"). However, I'm not arrogant enough to scream "unsubscribe!" because your views don't have to perfectly align with my own to enjoy your content. Actually I like having different opinions being presented to me because it's a way to challenge my own positions instead of just having them validated and reinforced. Keep doing you Digibro, I watch your videos almost everyday for your genuine personality especially the "After Dark" channel. My post maybe seem a little unrelated to your original video, but in some ways it's not. You create a narrative and run to the hills with it, and perhaps don't take enough time to look at the counter argument of your position (or how it could be contradicted). In some ways this unwavering dedication to your opinions comes off a little elitist, but it doesn't mean your taste in anime makes you a hipster, and is one of the reasons I watch your channel to begin with.

[@hailzeondotcom]

If you ever go back to Dragon Ball I'd recommend giving the anime a shot, there's not a ton of filler, and most of what is there is written in well and if you haven't read the manga you'd have a hard time telling where filler began and ended. Also, some of the filler episodes are just fantastic. Who knows, maybe by the end of it you won't hate Masako Nozawa as Goku.

[@exteamrocketgrunt6070]

Should I watch Space Brothers?

[@exteamrocketgrunt6070]

MrSomebody54 The anime is almost 100 episodes long. It's a pretty big investment.

[@something631]

A lot of hipster/elitist have popular taste as well. They just don't want to admit the fact that their favorite shows already have a sizable following.

[@OniLinkBrazil1993]

Do you still play Tera Online? Random question, i know.

[@ivangalv]

Digi, for some time I have a question that is bothering me a lot and I think it would be perfect if you were to answer, there are many series that people classified as "edgy" At this point people say it so much that lost its meaning, but I would like you to describe exactly what it is "edgy", which it is and is not. People already use it only for use at this point I would appreciate an answer to this, which is bothering me for some time.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

To me, "edgy" mostly means when a show is going out of its way to be violent or to have dark themes, but doing so in a shallow way that less explores the themes than using them for shock value/to look cool.

[@ivangalv]

"using them for shock value/to look cool" That was the answer I was looking, that explains clear and simple.

[@electricant55]

The problem is that this is sarcastic meaning of edgy. Edgy means simply innovating, pushing the genre forward, on the bleeding edge.

[@Nesuniken]

+Rafał Sobczyk your thinking of surreal or postmodern, not edgy.

[@electricant55]

Nesuniken I'm pretty sure I'm thinking about edgy.

[@RukaSubCh]

Digibro, your taste are normal (Compared to most anime watchers) but you've got through so much anime that what you like encompasses what most people like, so when someone likes a certain anime you've probably already seen a better executed similar anime, thus they call you a hipster for not agreeing with their subjective opinion. MAL rates on popularity. So Mainstream can be defined as mob consensus, it's subjective as individuals have varied taste though all like good things . The mainstream can also refer to what's in the current season or other arbitrary decisions factors.

[@tomjack1000000]

Yes, but that's why I love you

[@ImranAhmad-rz5oz]

People has the right to like whatever they want. Don't worry about it.