Game Mechanics as Metaphor in MMO Junkie

[@ExplanationPointAnime]

Guys, I know that Log Horizon has a second season. I put the key art for the second season in The Bucket We Don't Acknowledge, alongside Dexter's eighth season and the live-action A:TLA movie. Stop saying I meant "third season." I didn't.

[@Sterl500]

Log Horizon's second season was just like Overlord's second season IMO. Good for world building and setup for a third season, but rather disappointing in most other aspects.

[@SlimTony]

You forgot to put the 2nd season of Black Butler in that bucket

[@addisonjones2712]

What was wrong with season 2 though? Like isn't it just more of the same stuff but maybe a bit slower paced.

[@RichterVonFuchs]

I wish there was a tsukihime anime.

[@martinpat94]

Okay but still would love a third season for it. Especially over another season of SAO

[@InquisitorThomas]

I’m pretty sure French Bryant declared war on me and my kin for the next ten thousand generations.

[@touketsuaoienkour12]

You're an Englishman aren't ya?

[@Jmotist]

French bryant actually asked if he could be the one talking in the next video.

[@veroncia5218]

I honestly can't blame him OwO

[@yeahyah11]

dont worry about it man, he's french. he'll surrender the second you appear for a fight

[@sebastianrebiere9017]

No ! French people don't surrender that easily ! Look at the French Revolution, for example... Who won the hundred year war : France ! So it may not be the most bad ass army ever, it still hangs in there !

[@GavinHohenheim]

"Interpersonal connections" It just HAD to be Shou Tucker. Did anybody ever tell you that you can be savage af?

[@vencedore1000]

GavinHohenheim LOOOL i was looking for someone who had noticed that! Such a legend

[@DaggersandDiplomacy]

I would totally play shellfish online over sword art online.

[@badassoverlordzetta]

Probably a good choice, at least Shellfish online can't actively kill you for your failure to Dark Souls properly.

[@jaschabull2365]

It's an MMO spinoff of splatoon where you get to play a bivalve rather than a cephalopod.

[@Roeclean]

Nah IMMA RISK IT

[@austinryder2622]

I love the Starkid references you throw into your videos now and again! makes me happy to see more people love their shows!

[@stardreamwriter]

“Have a donut” My next immediate thought? “Jelly filled are my favorite”

[@RefinedSkye]

I just realized something.... Morioka is basically adult Tomoko. I mean she's alot better off for sure, but somewhat similar. That must be why I like this show so much.

[@elenpena42564]

I got distracted for about 30 seconds with that Night Vale reference

[@autumnson]

J'attends avec impatience la vidéo présentée par French Bryant :)

[@rrtkddigimon0]

I would have guessed that Fruits de Mer meant Seafood. Like, in Portuguese "Frutos do Mar" are basically any seafood. And at least in Spain I heard "Frutos del Mar/ Frutos de' Mar" used in the same way.

[@zayaweight9579]

Man, I absolutely love your content. Your sense of humor is exactly what I need & the stuff you talk about is fun & interesting. Keep up the excellent work.

[@TheMike0088]

2:05 a donut? oh gee, jelly-filled are my favorite!

[@Zetra_the_meh]

That skit with french briant is the funniest thing i have seen in a long time

[@nack287]

Way to rock that regular schedule, Bryant.

[@kirknay]

It took 5 seconds for the connection pun to sink in. Why am I watching this on my lunch break?

[@robiacobus]

"Good have a doughnut" shows Brock holding Onigiri. Ahhhhhh i lost my shit gotta love that Pokemon dub

[@Miju001]

6:54 I'm a simple woman, I see Petscop, I like

[@Ren-nf4pz]

Great job as always Bryant. You are a beacon in your field.

[@captain4480]

i was smiling when you said i was a good child until the donut part.

[@SlugKingsly]

Holy shit a KZbinr mentioned gender and they didn't get 9 million dislikes!? Please tell me it isn't still April Fools.

[@akiamendoza8859]

I like how you mentioned the donut pokémon meme

[@SakuraAvalon]

Enemy Controller! "I pay 1000 Lifepoints and take control of your monster, Yugi!"

[@Otokogoroshi]

I have not seen MMO Junkie. Maybe I'll watch it now!

[@missmisstery7337]

Can we talk about Koiwai's name for a bit? His name literally means "love celebration" that's adorable!

[@cearro6688]

the author of the light novel for this anime actually plays a mmo called mabinogi and based some of the light novel off of it.

[@crowprincess656]

I was actually eating a donut when you said "eat a donut" (and no I haven't watched MMO junkie I'm trash)

[@DJ2WYCE]

Another awesome video. Can't wait till next month when you release another one : ^)

[@nomukun1138]

Just noticed a pic of Ja'am the dog that kisses back at 1:13

[@mystic_spider]

Explain it like you mean it, Bryant.

[@luco5769]

Wait was that a starkid reference? You are my new favourite person. How?

[@mechajay3358]

That "shellfish" translation though

[@sethbudrik8906]

You know a anime you might enjoy talking about? Death March to Another World Rhapsody. It's not the best, but I love the game mechanics in the anime and it has me very curious about the world

[@samBrightuel]

Hey I really like your videos I was wandering if another one will be out soon

[@wheeledjustice7381]

I JUST GOT THAT SONG OUT OF MY HEAD HOW DARE YOU "fuck...you...Victor Entertainment....dunanana..."

[@guadalupemontero902]

1:59 ....Have not watched it, so... Be right back then.😣

[@bandanaBrosDandB]

1:57 I feel attacked

[@charlx8979]

Wow thanks, i love jelly donuts!

[@zapdragon23]

I KEEP TRYING TO WIPE HER MOLE OFF MY SCREEN! WHY WON'T IT GO AWAY! AAARRRRRRGG

[@imaginaryboy2000]

Damnit, I have to watch this before continuing. Marking it at 2:04 for memory

[@imaginaryboy2000]

Thanks me

[@Wildclaw07]

1:06 do I see Griffin and Justin McElroy's beautiful creation Jaa'm: The Dog Who Kisses Back?

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

I kind of want you to touch upon How Not to Summon a Demon Lord after watching this

[@toadstooldarling9937]

*O͟H͟ R͟I͟G͟H͟T͟ I͟ O͟N͟C͟E͟ W͟A͟T͟C͟H͟E͟D͟ T͟H͟I͟S͟ A͟N͟I͟M͟E͟*

[@JackDout]

THEse DONuT are grEAT, Jelly fILLED are MY FAVORITE . NOTHING beats a JELLY FILLED DONUT

[@DragonsFlame3476]

I never really considered koiwai as pursuing morioka seriously. I felt more like he was inserting himself to get the two of them together.

[@KaguroDraven]

Fact: Long hair, baggy eyed Morimori is cuter that short hair Morioka

[@Ilinca6]

this guy expects me to watch the actual anime, in order to see a good analysis on it, LMAO btw, you could translate the mmo game as, ”sea fruit”

[@sachitechless]

I wanna be an emotional DPS one day

[@kentcasandra5282]

French never stops sounding sexy

[@darthpotato3566]

I shall sacrifice 3 sheep to the god of online entertainment and mashed potatoes in honor of this video

[@schippai3308]

Love your videos.

[@nicohai6597]

The log horizon writer was arrested

[@bowebryce735]

I don't deserve the donut

[@badassoverlordzetta]

Sooo... if we support your patreon can we have gaming streams with French Bryant???

[@gunrecon1143]

Hey Explanation Point, will you check out and make a video on Tokyo ESP? And Ga Rei Zero?

[@randomness6676]

I literally stopped watching this and watched the show because of that part saying that'd we already watched it and came back to that part

[@lolly1898]

Was the ethernet joke intended to be a reference to Accel World's Neuro Linkers

[@BoostavaTheGreat]

Okay, not even a minute in, and two things: 1) Log Horizon has a second season, 2)How the fuck dare you.

[@MrMichaelLaw2011]

Log Horizon did have a second season.

[@thaddeushamlet]

I think with something lile fruits de mer, some people would say it wrong, but there would be a ton of people correcting them every single time they said it wrong until they didn't anymore. Hell, the advertising would have obviously been done with the proper pronunciation. I appreciate the insight into this decision, I just don't think that was the right place to do it. Course I haven't watched mmo junkie yet cause I have not been a good little boy or girl so I don't know if there would have been anywhere else to do it.

[@andrewzakhem6265]

decent enough french but sadly in France they speed that up and shorten everything or just make up slang. French is my second language and I spent 2 months in France where the first few days was just adjusting to the speed

[@cameronporter7987]

Log Horizon's author is in prison for tax fraud. That's the reason it hasn't progressed(mainly).

[@rafaelcastor2089]

Oi, m8. U close to 100k, post a new video already so we can celebrate

[@ILikeIcedCoffee]

Log Horizon has 2 seasons...

[@sir.grumpypawson6598]

fruits de mer is any seafood that isnt fish

[@Dave-C21]

Also. HeroAca S3. When are you gonn acover it.

[@nikkorin]

Fruits del sea (? I just can't even xD

[@axeburningfire2507]

i mean, "their in game gender isn't a reflection of their identity or sexuality" but you know later in that relationship sakurai's ass is going to hurt. ha ha heheHEHE!?! ok i'm going to hide now

[@PabbyPabbles]

"Seafood"

[@MrServantRider]

Wait, you don't like Log Horizon season 2? And here I am still waiting on a season 3 despite knowing it'll never happen. Log Horizon was something special.

[@lauratatum509]

“I’m gonna assume you’ve been good little children and have watched mmo junkie.” -! “Have you been flossing?”- my dentist “Yes”-me, totally not lying.

[@untrustworthybagel]

Laura Tatum watch the show already it’s goooooooood

[@lauratatum509]

Untrustworthy Bagel It’s on the list. Unfortunately, it’s a long list, and I have a short attention span.

[@untrustworthybagel]

Laura Tatum well if you’re ever burnt out on intense dramas or action shows, this is a good show to relax and follow. I’m not saying it can’t make you emotional, it’s just a lot calmer and more down to earth than most anime these days

[@lauratatum509]

Fair enough. Will do

[@Zaxomio]

Why would you lie to your dentist? They're a doctor trying to take care of your teeth. When my dentist asks me I just say no and when they say I should I tell them I won't because I can't be arsed.

[@Ren-nf4pz]

Great job as always Bryant. You are a beacon in your field.

[@asteteamekstasy5719]

Jesus I laughed so hard when you spoke french ! Feels so good to finally hear someone who can pronounce basic words right. And that singing "Merciii" at the end. Aaaah so good. A like from France bro !

[@Mrjcraft00]

Aste TeamEkstasy j’attend pour la vidéo présentée par Bryant Français. C’est dommage.

[@Phantoml25]

It's more that hayashi's kanji means a small Grove of trees while adding the third part on top makes it designate a whole, large forest. Possibly about how hayashi only shows a small part of morioka's traits

[@HxH2011DRA]

Kevin A Thanks fam

[@kindredspirit9703]

Dang, that's kinda deep and poetic

[@timothymclean]

I had to pause the video halfway through to try and figure out what an emotional DPS or an emotional tank would be.

[@Yal_Rathol]

Timothy McLean someone who solves your problems for you and someone who uses themselves to shield you from your problems.

[@cobraglatiator]

dude,you're starting to be fuckin everywhere man!! lol, we seem to be into a lot of the same shit...ya got good taste my man.

[@Yal_Rathol]

cobraglatiator to whom do you refer?

[@sknif1]

someone who damages you emotionally and someone who takes damage from you emotionally

[@GigaOtomia]

Emotional teamkiller.

[@yorokbitheotaku333]

Fun fact: a lot of the game mechanics used in Shellfish Online are actually taken from a game known as Mabinogi, the title/logo/some images of which can actually be seen a few times in the convenience store as an advertisement. Shellfish Online shares many similar visual and gameplay similarities from the character creation, to quests being dropped by a bird and even to the quickbars design at the bottom of the page.

[@DrinkyBeery]

I don't have anything clever or insightful to comment but I just wanted to say I really enjoy your sense of humor in these videos. The jokes hit so hard and fast and are completely moved past often by the time i have a chance to react. Brock and his donut had me pausing the video to laugh.

[@charlieann7100]

This anime was just adorable. Thats it. *Fucking Adorable*

[@MasonAttano]

Ikr. I just finished it like 10 minutes ago. I honestly can't fucking breathe. This show gave me heart cancer, but in a good way.

[@CJWproductions]

So does Froots De Mer hold the same connotation in French as "clam up" does in English? Of withdrawing into one's shell?

[@Pablo360able]

I think it has the same connotation as “shellfish”

[@Nickfumi]

Haven't seen MMO Junkie yet, so had to stop when you called us out at 2 minutes in lmao, but I'm officially interested in it now ;D will save this video for the near future after a watch~

[@TainoMoya]

Checking in, did you watch it? Its a very good wholesome show

[@DivineXdarkness]

I was a bad boi. I didn't watch Shellfish yet, but I will! Don't be mad at me. This second video has convinced me.

[@mynr0]

Wait, are we doing the *"Tsukihime HAS NO ANIME"* thing with *Log Horizon* too?

[@hli5457]

What do you mean??? Tsukihime has no anime The only type moon adaptations that exist are from ufotable YOU HEAR ME, ONLY UFOTABLE HAS DONE ANYTHING TYPE MOON!!1!1! DEEN-STAY NIGHT ISN'T A THING NOR IS TSUKIHIME

[@mynr0]

G'ah!

[@InquisitorThomas]

Raksh Well Dean Stay Night wasn’t awful for the time it released.

[@hli5457]

Inquisitor Thomas yeah, I'd say it even passable today but saying "The deen UBW movie" wouldn't be as snappy

[@mynr0]

In conclusion, Type-Moon adaptations are a land of contrasts.

[@razputinepanzerfaust]

You know french, so I appreciate the funny route you took with translating Fruits de Mer, because the way they used it probably was a LITERAL translation of those words into English which would have been "Fruits of the sea" but Shellfish is way funnier.

[@re-crafted2993]

Glorious, well articulated, and fucking hilarious

[@phagesuffersatgaming.3797]

Hey, can i get the source of your profile picture?

[@typhoonzebra]

Greed Island from Hunter X Hunter is one of the best anime MMOs but it was written before MMOs were popular.

[@MathWizHQ]

We gotta kill that "hasn't watched Hunter x Hunter meme" first, but yes, Greed Island is great.

[@marroch364]

TyphoonZebra indeed

[@MamiK00]

TyphoonZebra greed island is the only part of hunter x hunter I've watched and I liked it a lot. It was a fun arc and I really loved Biscuit

[@typhoonzebra]

Titilayo Aderemi-Williams why haven't you watched the rest? Get on that. The chimera ant arc is awesome.

[@curiousKuro16]

Interpersonal connections omf. Does that mean you've been watching FMA?

[@ironalex28]

If you wanna go by the literal translation for fruits de mer it's "Fruits of the sea" which in Europe includes but is not limited to shellfish

[@CSDragon]

I could swear, Explanation Point, you're the most wholesome anituber on this site.

[@TheUnspokenKibbles]

I appreciate that this essay is completely different from the Extra Credits episode of the same name. It's a different medium under the microscope, so perhaps that's inevitable, but I still find it amusing.

[@nyvirea1420]

The only thing not perfect about this video is the lack of musical masterpieces. Seriously though, I loved you videos about MMO Junkie and your two music rants aswell.

[@kingturboturtlednoc5722]

"you watched MMO junkie first" Me: Yes. Absolutely. Without a doubt. So could ya maybe explain anyway? Asking for a friend

[@tovekauppi1616]

Really? Shou Tucker for interpersonal relationships? Was that necessary?

[@teapouter6109]

Yes, it was.

[@Dave-C21]

I love your description of MMOS: Alone but not lonely. That seems to fit almost all the multiplayer games I've ever played. topkek

[@odysseusinspace9704]

Sweet, sensetive support class. *Shows Medic (TF2)* HA!

[@traplover6357]

I don't wanna play an MMO on an enemy, I mean, game controller.

[@mikeyhoban7392]

log horizon needs 3rd season

[@jordanl7685]

12:19 You can’t just casually put that monster on screen. The rage I suddenly felt...

[@owenpeters1823]

8:30 SHE WORKED FOR STREX??

[@Juliame]

Yes, of course. I have watched MMO Junkie. … *cough*

[@metageek7878]

She's actually cute tho... Why she think she ugly

[@ZontarDow]

The American French accent is pretty funny to hear when I'm so used to native speakers.