Samurai Rabbit Usagi Yojimbo Chronicles a Cultural MESS!? - Gaijin Goombah

[@overlordjames6644]

"For kids" is not and will never be an excuse for a bad show. There are plenty of shows for children that have good stories and world building. You can't say "show is really bad but it's for kids so it's okay". That is insinuating that children inherently are expected to and deserve less quality in work involving them, which is NOT okay.

[@jaketucker2559]

Believe me there are a lot worse for kids stuff out there than this, in fact I’ve made a list. Almost naked animals My gym partners a monkey Breadwinners Sanjay and Craig Anything made by cocomelon Peppa pig Generation 3 my little pony Need I go on, because compared to those few this is butch

[@shanethebrownwolf5575]

Not to mention there are better ways to do shorthand of material for children to understand

[@jaketucker2559]

@@shanethebrownwolf5575 and don’t get me started on little gobi

[@Sniperbear13]

hence why people look at shows like Sponge Bob so highly. its for kids, but they had jokes that were more mature.

[@jaketucker2559]

@@Sniperbear13 I’m not saying the show is citizen cane, I’m just saying maybe give the show a chance to improve in the next season

[@monkeyking9863]

"its for kids" is never an excuse for a show to be written poorly. children are smarter then what people give them credit for

[@warrenbradford2597]

We still should not make it high-quality for kids. They do not care for quality. it is also more expensive and work to do it for the sake of it.

[@monkeyking9863]

@@warrenbradford2597 oh please, as a kid Batman the animated series was something i never missed and even as a child i knew how much effort was put into it and loved it all the more because of that effort

[@TheLadyLiddell]

@@warrenbradford2597 as a child I knew Avatar the Last Airbender was a higher quality show than the average cartoons of the time. Higher quality = longer lifespan because the audience won't grow out of it like they would with a poorly written show that just flashes colors on the screen to keep small children entertained.

[@warrenbradford2597]

@@monkeyking9863 That is most likely because your taste already started to mature at close to your teenage years. According to other KZbinrs, including Sabersparks, kids do not care for quality. That is why there so many poorly-made, terrible KZbin cartoon videos, because they do not have to try with children. Children just want to watch something they can get their hands on immediately. Something accessible. It is Teen Titans Go is successful, because not made for fans of the original Teen Titans. It was made only for kids. It is they do not think about plot holes, undeveloped characters, and consistency. Do not have refined tastes like critics do. I did not care quality as kid. Did any of you?

[@warrenbradford2597]

@@TheLadyLiddell That is just how you appeal to adults, who would notice there is something wrong with show. Kids will just watch anything. They are a lot easier to entertain than you would think. They do have different tastes from adults, after all.

[@MattCaliber]

I liked how they don't portray the yokai as purely evil. Most of them are more mischievous than anything else.

[@alexjewett7455]

Unfortunately, everything else about the show is pure garbage.

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

I'm *sorta* with Goomber in that just because a show is "for kids" doesn't mean it shouldn't still have some quality to it. Heck, kids don't know how shoguns work? Maybe the show can be how they find out!

[@devinnall2284]

They wouldn't even have to explain that much! I can't imagine it would be hard for a kid to figure out that a Shogun is basically just a japanese king.

[@ZMowlcher]

Ninjago is unironically good

[@benkayvfalsifier3817]

@@ZMowlcher which version?

[@devinnall2284]

@@ZMowlcher nice non-sequitur

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

@@devinnall2284 I wouldn't call it one, ninja show for children mentioned on a comment about how kids' shows should still be good shows itself on a video that speaks much on the quality of a ninja show for kids, and twas even a claim of quality as well!

[@astrowolvez]

You’d think after decades of children shows, even targeted at young kids, being treated like any other shows, with amazing writing and fun action scenes networks would actually put effort into cartoons.

[@KrodaStagg]

Why do that when they can just fart out some piece of garbage like Teen Titans Go and market it's tits off? God forbid we get another Samurai Jack or Transformers Prime, lets make tripe like TTG or He-man Revelations.

[@trevorweisberg8470]

If corporations could get away with making a live action series showing a hand jingling keys for 20 minutes, they would.

[@professordreadwin7959]

@@KrodaStagg oh yeah just ignore Owl House, Amphiba, She Ra, Kipo, Infinity Train, Rise of the TMNT, OK KO, or Glitch Techs to make your point and just say everything is exactly like Teen Titans Go

[@TheLadyLiddell]

"It's for kids" should not be an excuse for low effort, cutting corners, or lesser quality. There are plenty of shows for children that are clearly made with care and respect for their audience. Heck, it doesn't even have to be a deep show like Teen Titans, Samurai Jack, or Avatar the Last Airbender. Even shows for small children like Bluey clearly have a lot of love and effort put into making it the best it can be. And just because it's a western audience doesn't mean they have to put in re-election jokes. Kids are smarter than adults give them credit for and things can be simplified without completely ignoring the culture it comes from.

[@asalways1504]

It would’ve been more fitting if they had Kogane dictate his orders from his home via hologram/ communicator a la Dr.Klaw to give a modern twist on the Shogun. And instead of worrying about reelection, I would have him paranoid of being overthrown/replaced with an heir.

[@venom890]

I mean, might sound harsh, but......they have 0 excuse nor reason to treat kids like idiots that wouldn't know what a shogun is by oversimplification, just one scene, the shogun is talking with someone and says this "my family has been ruling these lands for over a 10p years" or something like that, kids aren't idiots, they would be able to connect the way a shogun leads and the way a king leads, or hell, if you wanna use a simpler way, call it an emperor or a king, not the same as a shogun but it makes more sense than elections

[@yungdanny5923]

Probably a way to get the kids eased into Usagi yojimbo and dive in later on. Like wearing floaties in the shallow end while learning to swim. Unrelated, will you ever do a cultural analysis of Xiaolin showdown? Not chronicles though.

[@Marsupial_Enmascarado]

Bro, Xiaolin Showdown was my jam! I had such a big crush on Wuya too.

[@Im_Not_Here57]

Jack Spicer is a God among men.

[@aidanjackson5084]

Oh man. Been a long time since I've heard about Xiaolin Showdown. I still remember watching that a good bit when I was a kid. Still decent, from what I remember.

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

The latter half of the video made me think of that, since while it definitely sounds messy, there seems to be a real attempt to insert some culture. The team just needs a better grasp on how to finesse the areas they aren't delving too much into. Like with the drum gag.

[@finalbossbowser]

Yeah, like instead of explaining the unique types of tsukumogami, they should have started with the general concept. And they could have really hit that home by showing and focussing on more toys that became tsukumogami since kids and adults alike can use Toy Story to compare. Sure, the toys in Toy Story are sentient regardless of whether or not they are loved and cared for, but there are parallels that can be made to understand tsukumogami better.

[@GaijinGoombah]

Thanks everyone! This was a chonker of a cultural dive! (Though on my end I keep seeing a lot of weird skipping. Not sure if that's the player or loading issues...) Please be sure to check out my patron if you want to help keep these videos alive and going! tinyurl.com/4dcek4u3

[@kaiyote7924]

hey gaijin, have you ever thought of looking at the yokai inspiration of hyper light drifter?

[@ashtoncarter8298]

Hi gaijin can you do a sly cooper on which ninja thanks

[@ReagentGray]

Hey Gaijin, awesome video! Is there any chance of you doing a vid on Shaolin Showdown?

[@the6ofdiamonds]

"You're youkai, you're monsters" "Some of you are monsters" Geralt of Rivia agrees.

[@XionEternum]

When a show "made for kids" is also insulting their intelligence and capacity to learn, it's no longer a show made for kids. It's an insult to both its audience and its source material.

[@nebuchadnezzar8683]

We truly need more Usagi Yojimbo In our lives outside of the Ninja Turtles!

[@jaketucker2559]

Yeah we should consider this a blessing you know how many time usagi tried and failed to get beyond his pilot’s

[@ccggenius]

Well, there's always the TTRPG and the Arcadia Quest licensed character pack.

[@nebuchadnezzar8683]

@@ccggenius What about Cerberus The Aardvark, remember him?

[@TharzZzDunN]

Too bad this tripe is all that is on offer.

[@jaketucker2559]

@@TharzZzDunN it could’ve been worse I’ve seen worse

[@dylanlewis5113]

I'd love to see a traditional 2D animated Usagi show. Saki's art would look amazing in motion.

[@adventurejedi2490]

Great video! Here's some suggestions: Silver Samurai (Marvel Comics) Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) Mugen and Jin (Samurai Champloo) Katana (DC Comics) The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa film) The Jedi (Star Wars) Jetstream Sam (Metal Gear Rising)

[@rin_okami]

Oh I would loooooove to watch GG dive into Kurosawa.

[@Hyper_Drud]

How about instead of the Kurosawa film he covers an anime inspired by it: Samurai Seven.

[@TheCow-j1l]

As I kid they taught me about Shoguns in History class, when giving examples of feudalism across the world, I don't believe it would be such a foreign concept to children 🧐 Also, I don't believe it would be that hard to explain in a child's understanding how a shogun works. No need to equate to a modern day mayor or governor.

[@truekurayami]

I will say this as possible defense over how they treated the position of Shogun. In the show's world, Shogun could have been an old term that either stayed culturally relevant to a Governor or Duke for relative position and the name stayed, or history of the world adapted those positions to look more like a Republic/Democracy form of government. This would have been an interesting twist to the worldbuilding but it is clear we are not given that kind of context and I'm curious at how some of this would be changed by localization between national releases.

[@TaoScribble]

Man, I wish I had your kind of history class growing up. All we kept learning every year was WWI, WWII, then a couple weeks on Vietnam and a week on the underground railroad (during February, of course). ...And I STILL barely remember anything because we never actually interacted with the information. Just had a book read to us and took a multiple-choice test that we were allowed to use said book during. No Child Left Behind made my generation dumb AF. XD

[@TheCow-j1l]

@@TaoScribble oh man, anything about antiquity, medieval age or modern age?

[@TaoScribble]

@@TheCow-j1l Ha! Nope! Not even the history of my own state! XD Imagine my shock at realizing that the Cuyahoga River catching fire was apparently common knowledge everywhere EXCEPT the school I was in...and I'd lived in Cuyahoga County my entire school life! I was a senior at the time, and learned about the event from some top ten list (that wasn't even about Ohio). The other students I told were just as surprised to hear about that as I was. But when I shared it online? They were more floored that it wasn't part of the curriculum, especially the ones that learned about it in school _in other countries._ Talk about an embarrassment! Another fun note: I'm just now learning that it caught fire _multiple_ times. Man, no wonder the water tastes weird whenever I go out of state! XD

[@themonish4961]

This is distressing to me. I'm a huge fan of Usagi Yojimbo, and it seems like much of the depth, themes and most importantly trust in the intelligence in the audience present in UY were gone. It's also worth remembering that Usagi Yojimbo is a series that is for both kids and adults, I know people who started reading it in elementary school and continue reading it to this day, and revisited early content to understand it on a new level. I introduced people in elementary and middle school to it, and they stayed fans into college. This seems like they made a show for kids. Also, Usagi Yojimbo is made for westerners! It's original publication was in English by Dark Horse comics. Writer/Artist/Creator Stan Sakai was born in Japan, but grew up in USA. This whole thing just makes me sad...

[@Rixec2]

Usagi's various appearances in the TMNT cartoons were how I got introduced to him, which led to me to start finding the comics because I wanted to know more. Truly amazing and I look forward to the day I've gotten all the collections.

[@angellara7040]

You know most kids can understand how a king works. They can understand a shogun

[@Gochen86]

I actually had a dozen or so of the issues of the comic from 1989 to '93 when I was little, and it was the adventures of Usagi that led me to want to learn more about Japan. Sadly, though, I no longer have them, as they were destroyed in the massive flooding the Red River Valley had back in '97. While the physical items were lost, though, my love of the Land of the Rising Sun has never faded. One of the adventures I remember better than most is Usagi having to deal with both a kamaitachi and an umibozu. I've loved the little sickle-weasels ever since.

[@nettune9980X]

Hopefully you’re alright and along with everyone in the world.

[@Gochen86]

Relatively speaking, I'm as fine as can be. I mean, it's been 25 years since that particular flooding event.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

It’s 2022 and we still have Americans still Acting like it’s the 2000’s where kids were subjected to freaking 4Kids.

[@-K_J-]

Corporate board people really like making weird decisions because they’re all old and out of touch. They have this very warped idea of what the people like that’s just not quite there, especially depending on the production company

[@dawnmcauley6411]

It honestly feels more like a producer/investor problem then a creator problem. The boots on the ground, the ones writing and actually creating the show seemed to know their way around and the stories and concepts they wanted to tell. The problems that come up seem more related to rushing, the Netflix wanted the show out of production as quickly as possible.

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

I also felt like a pinball in a pinball machine during this first season. I went from 'yay' to 'no' to 'cringe' back and forth in random directions. All in all enjoyable to watch.

[@IaconDawnshire]

Never underestimate Netflix to screw things up

[@jaketucker2559]

Centaurworld, the cup head show, kipo, stranger things, love death and robots, seriously I’m surprised Netflix even survived this long.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Netflix has messed up a lot, but I don't think they are to blame for some of the show's creative failings. A lot of great animated shows have also come out to the service.

[@KrodaStagg]

@@jaketucker2559 He-Man.

[@wafflemutt6281]

The show lost my interest. Little G is right about the writing being kind of bad. I couldn't sit through to catch all the Folklore and culture stuff. Blame Netflix for mucking it up, they have been failing hard lately.

[@madnessarcade7447]

You guys are being way too cynical it’s fiction it’s wholesome different universe different rules

[@madnessarcade7447]

No one sets out to make something bad intentionally just cuz u didn’t connect with it doesn’t mean that someone else didn’t We should be kinder to media we consume Because art is subjective

[@Demonslayre]

All things considered, Netflix originals go one of two ways. Excellent, near perfection! Or a raging dumpster fire

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@Demonslayre I haven’t seen a bad one yet

[@robno1033]

@@madnessarcade7447 "It's fiction" and to additionally age demographic are not an excuse for bad writing. You now what kind of shows exist that target the same age demographic as Netflix Usagi? Avatar the last airbender, Teen Titans (the original), 2003 and 2012 TMNT, The Owlhouse, and Amphibia. All great shows made for kids that still have top notch writing and storytelling without the need to "dumb down" for the kids. Kids can comprehend a lot more than society lets on, and dumbing things down/bad writing isn't doing them any favors.

[@New3DSLuigi364]

I Love How the show Refers to Yo-Kai; SPECIFICALLY as Yo-Kai; Not as Monsters; Not as Demons; But Explicitly mentioned as Being Yokai; though I was surprised that the Biwa-Bokuboku was Hostile in the show; Considering that Gaijin said in his Nioh video about yokai that aren't evil; that the Biwa Bokuboku AREN'T Malevolent entities; That the only problems caused by Biwa Bokuboku is Keeping you up at night; NOT TRYING TO MURDER YOU like some of the more Malevolent Yokai like the Nekomata, The Wanyūdō, Oni, or The Tsurube Otoshi! Seriously; When I first Watched the show; I Found it inconsistent How the Biwa Bokuboku was shown to be more Hostile than Gaijin Described it as being in his Nioh Video!

[@reecedignan8365]

6:25 ehhh… maybe for you yanks the whole “can’t know about bloodline pass down laws” but in Europe we had knights and kings who’s literal inheritance is passed down from father to son. They can understand it.

[@gail3766]

I love listening to your voice when you're enthusiastically talking about a subject.

[@Quirky_Robo]

This show has so much potential,freaking R.I.P.

[@Blood-PawWerewolf]

Netflix exclusive. It never had potential

[@chrisrockett5897]

@@Blood-PawWerewolf RIP The Dark Crystal series. It got done so fucking dirty bro.

[@Quirky_Robo]

@@Blood-PawWerewolf Good point,it was doomed from the start.

[@jaketucker2559]

@@Blood-PawWerewolf Centaurworld, the cup head show, kipo, stranger things, love death and robots, bunch of no shows really

[@Blood-PawWerewolf]

@@jaketucker2559 those shows are like the rare gems. But knowing that Netflix screwed over two of those shows (cuphead and LDR) by marketing “seasons” as not seasons but batches so they could not pay the studios that made them, they still are victims of Netflix’s meddling

[@AdamYJ]

So, it seems to me that they focused most of their effort on the one part they figured kids would be most into, the monsters (or rather, yokai), and kind of just phoned in some of the other stuff which they figured kids wouldn't, like the politics of the shogunate.

[@TharzZzDunN]

Marketing loved swords, throwing knives, and drums.

[@cietalvon6850]

as jarring as it was story and art wise, the cultural references were spot on indeed and i hope that this show gets enough love to hopefully improve thoes two aspects. I also hope it continues because this is our first and only show about yojimbo not as a side character to the tmnt!

[@Jerrysteward59]

I like how you present the comparison and contrast duality with your two personas. Your human persona as the analysis. And your animated persona as a critical thought. It's a nice cooperative blend of entertainment and info lecture. I've learned a lot from you and I guess I'll continue to learn the more you make videos.

[@Next0gen0]

I decided to watch the show since I was curious how it would handle Japanese culture. And yeah, it's definitely a mixed bag. Feel's like there's definitely effort put into some aspect's, but it definitely feel's like some writer's only have second hand knowledge of what they're talking about sometimes. (and yes, the jokes are VERY cringey at times, even for a kids show)

[@xblade149]

They should've made a pg 13 version instead of a rated G version seriously. But I'm not surprised it's Netflix bullcrap.

[@jaketucker2559]

Yeah shows like Centaurworld, the cup head show, kipo, stranger things and love death and robots are real stinkers, I’m surprised Netflix went on long enough with them

[@warrenbradford2597]

@@jaketucker2559 The Cup Head show is bad? Why? I enjoyed that show and my mom enjoyed Stranger Things. How are these two shows real stinkers?

[@jaketucker2559]

@@warrenbradford2597 it’s called sarcasm I was trying to make a point

[@warrenbradford2597]

@@jaketucker2559 I see. That was all just a joke. I got it now.

[@blackRXrider]

Not defending the writing of this show, but I'm getting tired of adults thinking every cartoon should be made for them.

[@christophersirotek2679]

I'm not surprised, Netflix makes a lot of questionable creative choices *cough*Bebop*cough* when adapting intellectual properties.

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

one of the writers said they would correct the mistakes of the anime like Fey's outfit -_-

[@blackRXrider]

Fist of the North Star and DragonBall the magic begins Are far worse.

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

Given that this is Netflix, I think you gave the show's creators FAR too much credit... Still, I'm always happy to hear your take on shows like this, and will always look forward to your next video!

[@jaketucker2559]

Netflix has good shows you just have to look hard, in fact here’s my list Beastars Aggretsuko Centaurworld The cup head show Stranger things Brand new animal Seven deadly sins Need I go on

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

@@jaketucker2559 Most of those are imported anime, and as for the rest, "even a broken clock is right twice a day."

[@jaketucker2559]

@@shinigamimiroku3723 oh so now you’re saying because they’re imports that automatically makes them good, we’ll let me introduce you to a little known import from china that was most likely an original idea because only a psychopath can come up with it, it’s a little Christmas movie called little gobi, you can check out the review over at bobsheaux but let me warn you the review alone will break you

[@CoolVictor2002]

@@jaketucker2559 ah, anime where they put more effort into work unlike most American cartoons.

[@jaketucker2559]

@@CoolVictor2002 the original teen titans, duck tales reboot, courage the cowardly dog, pre season six SpongeBob, americas animation quality was never good

[@justicetaylor3050]

Kitsune is automatically my favorite character. I’m an anthro artist. Seeing a fox girl smile and hearing her laugh is the epitome of where I want my art to end up.

[@kaimagnus5760]

Just looks like another cartoon that treats kids like they're stupid to me. When I was 4 to 6 I was watching shows with actual plot lines that didnt need to make a random gag every 3 minutes. And I had no issues keeping up with what was going on. And that was before the internet was widly available.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

Kids may not get the intricacy of the Shogunate, but they'd certainly understand the basis of monarchy, which is much closer to the Shogunate than democracy.

[@listener709]

It being for kids really isnt an excuse cause teaching kids though a fun show is something way better

[@darkwolfoflight6753]

Netflix seems to have a bad habit of producing a lot of shows with poor and rushed dialogue, animation, and plots, especially when aimed at children, like you said about this show. But it's good that the writers of the show were able to at least take care to include so many details of the yokai

[@ptassa270]

For me at least, another positive for this show is the outfit designs. It's this rather interesting blend of traditional Japanese clothing mixed with more modern styles, and everyone, even the background characters have a very appealing look.

[@micshork]

Everyone is talking about Usagi Yojimbo… But who’s gonna talk about Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa? They crossed over with TMNT. Where’s the love for them?

[@ericford911]

Damn Gaijin, as always love your content. I may actually check out the show now.

[@RukoHanaji]

I'm going to be honest, I liked the series despite myself. At first when I heard about Usagi's descendant being the main character I dreaded it would be more related to Space Usagi (which I do NOT care for) but was pleasantly surprised. I'm a fan of the neon feudalism (is there a name for that trope?), Sungwon Cho's voice acting is freakin' amazing, and the Youkai are awesome. I'm hoping that a second season will elaborate more, and the first season was just setting the stage.

[@redkingrauri3769]

The animation of the show definitely annoys me. Everything looks so slow. Usagi catching that dart didn't look like a showing of his speed, it looked like the dart was moving at a snails pace. And the run cycles make some of them seem like they're no faster than walking. Limb breaking or smears would easily fix that.

[@ccggenius]

I expect it to get better if they get more seasons. The CGI TMNT show started off really floaty, but it improved as they had more experience with the tech... and worsened as they added new characters that needed combat animations...

[@mattwo7]

I first heard about Usagi from TMNT 2003 (which I don't remember very well but I instantly recognized Usagi Yojimbo, even though I discovered the Usagi in this show is a different character from Miyamoto Usagi). Weird how he wasn't in Rise when he was also in the 80s and 2012 cartoons, making Rise the only TMNT cartoon (not counting the Supermutants OVA or spinoffs like Half-Shell Heroes) to not have him.

[@TheHeadNinjainComics]

I’m so glad you did a video on this show. There were a lot of areas in the show that caused me to either raise an eyebrow or wince. But I didn’t want to say anything until you commented on it because Japanese culture and history aren’t my field of expertise. But after watching the video I can say I had some of the exact same sentiments you did when I was watching it.

[@kendradupree1094]

i'm guessing the problems come from " to many cooks " to many people with different ideas on how it should go and what it should do add a time crunch and that what you get

[@IamJacksSTD]

Gaijin summoning that Misato energy to announce "Stay tuned for more fan service in the next episode."

[@GaijinGoombah]

Look I gotta get people's attention somehow. 😅

[@IamJacksSTD]

@@GaijinGoombah I'm all in for it! MORE FAN SERVICE!

[@semajz5724]

I've only ever read about 3 of the original comics when I was a kid and I loved them.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Though different, I'm happy Usagi got a series in general. It does show some aspect of classic Usagi to get those curious interested- but gives us longtime fans something to look forward too. I'm glad Usagi is just getting more exposure! Who knows! Maybe more will come of Yojimbo's classic tales in time!

[@letsgodown1270]

9:15 I thought Mogura was a Monkey at first, but until this part of the video. He was a Mole.

[@chettonex]

When I was a kid/teen I loved watching Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin), and despite having 0 knowledge on japanese history I really apreciated the realistic background of the show. As an adult I really appreciate getting to know what was the Meiji Era when I was a kid.

[@sylvanstrength7520]

I genuinely enjoyed the show! Stan Sakai himself was posting about the show in the Yōkai Attack Facebook group and he seemed to be posting positively. I absolutely adore the way they handled yōkai and the social commentary behind them. Great video!

[@kingworldadventures]

Facts

[@Scardy]

I just want a proper animation of some classic Usagi Yojimbo stories. Is that so much to ask?

[@nicolasvillasecaali7662]

6:17 Im sorry but that is NOT an excuse EVER! a kid show should allow you to learn new stuff, it could be a chance to reflect how different societies manage their leaders and the concept of traditions that mold society, if something is "too complex for kids" then it straight up should no be present in the writing (and seriously, kids are not dumb, why people think that? they will come with questions and, arguably aside from entertainment, that is something that a show for kids should look to do: make them interested in something worth learning!)

[@bluethesabertoothrat4892]

It's actually Netflix's fault that they show is like this, they said they wanted their animated shows to be more like the boss baby spinoff series.

[@alextalbain9269]

anyone else feel like this should have been on his Yokai Catchers list?

[@geardog24]

I kind of like it, mostly for the character designs. I know it's not even close to the quality of Ninja Turtles or the original Usagi Yojimbo, but it could've been much worse.

[@TharzZzDunN]

That's an even worse excuse, it could've been much worse. It could have been so much better too! Even retelling the original would have been better than this riot of colorful vomit.

[@origialtych]

would Kogane work as a Magistrate rather than a Shogun? I am just asking not really expecting an indepth answer

[@dustinvance243]

Not really. magistrates are basically lower court judges. They administer laws, but only in courtrooms. They wouldn't be doing the things we see Kogane doing in the show.

[@origialtych]

@@dustinvance243 I guess its hard to link what he is to a figure from history I mean I suggested magistrate cause old kung fu movies and chinese dramas isn't always a magistrate that gets a "outside the normal context of the law" protag to help with investigations or something someone who would be under a emperor or shogun and that can be removed and is a elected to his position official

[@HerbHappyEm]

I'm surprised you haven't done an analysis on Dislyte yet Gaijin, you're sure to have a field day with it!

[@Replica_Rabbit]

TMNT (2012) was way better animated, I wish Netflix give more time to the people who work on Usagi. I hope the Rise Of The TMNT movie (that coming out this year) was given better time Anyway, thanks Goombah for giving a well balance view on Usagi. I getting a little sick of people just trashing shows, and act like their no good to them

[@Gotmilk0112]

About the animation, lots of CGI TV shows suffer from the same problems. Especially for TV shows that are based off of movies. The Kung Fu Panda TV series has the same kinds of mediocre animation, which just looks even worse when you compare it to the movies. Typically, yeah, they have much smaller budgets and much smaller animation teams than CGI movies.

[@KrodaStagg]

2 shows that were CGI that I'd recommend are Beastars and Transformers Prime. Beastars by far has some of the best cgi in the business, and Transformers Prime is probably the best version of it's source material to date.

[@scarletletter4900]

Let's keep in mind that many children's media creators are both still actively creating content and holding children in giggling contempt.

[@halogamerghost97]

I’d like to see you cover how samurai the iterations of usagi yojimbo are outside of the Netflix series

[@davidpotts7116]

Honestly, the use of taiko as a fighting style would have been right up this show's alley... too bad the writers seem to have very little competence on how to use the elements they've been presented with. Imagine a character that uses taiko drums to emit sound waves that either launch allies forward or push enemies back. That would be a really cool way to expand on a tradition than... what the show has done...

[@ccggenius]

Isn't that literally just one of the one-shot villains from Demon Slayer?

[@davidpotts7116]

@@ccggenius the only similar thing was the use of drums. The demon in Demon Slayer warped space to shift the rooms of his mansion and attack with a claw-like distortion.

[@nine_tails137]

This makes me wish modern day kids shows were sophisticated, and not watered down because of the whole: "We don't need to put effort into our shows, because kids are stupid." excuse.

[@ccggenius]

Survivor bias. Most of the old stuff was garbage too, you just don't remember the crap that got canned after 6 episodes.

[@nine_tails137]

@@ccggenius I can't deny that. I mean, I rewatched VR Troopers when it was still on Netflix, and that show does NOT withstand the test of time at all! My main problem with modern day kids media, is with only a few rare exceptions, most of them tend to be nothing but needless pandering with little to no substance.

[@robind506]

the immense lore of taiko drumming is forever interesting

[@Br00dz]

I work in localisation and have worked on subtitles for Netflix so I might be able to shed some light on the sound descriptor for this show. The script may of been provided to the subtitle team to help them create the subtitles but scripts still need a lot of work to convert into subtitles, even if it was supplied. The transcriber probably had to make a call on this section of dialogue to deside if it was song lyrics, onomatopoeia or foreign dialogue. Being an english speaking show (by the looks of it) the transcriber would of likley been english speaking as well and very unlikley to know Japanese or know the difference between dialogue and Kuchi-shouga. They may have checked the script if it was available or they might of made the descision based on the contect of the scene, but the audiance technically does not 'need' to know what the dialouge means as it does not impact the narrative. This would of lead to the generic [chanting in Japanese] sound descriptor, as it covers that the character is making noise (mouth moving) but theres no transferable information for the audiance. This covers the spec guide but obviously isn't as accurate as some would like, subtitles are much more accurate than they used to be but they still have a way to go. I'm sure the transcriber would of loved to of made this more accurate but probably didn't have the time or resources for it. I appreciate why this would be of perticular annoyance for you though. Even if I never get to watching the show I feel I've learnt something as always with your videos, so thanks for that. Enjoy!

[@OtakuJuanma2]

This show has a Gashadokuro called O-Dokuro?... They played Adventure Quest Worlds.

[@joshuaestrada6042]

14:47 does that mean that the toys from toy story are gonna be murderous yokai

[@blackRXrider]

Are we just going to ignore the cool flashbacks of Usagi that were faithful to the style of the comics?

[@masterofchaos7282]

More Samurai? Awesome can’t wait to see more if it. Personally i want to see an episode on the samurai of Final fantasy like Cyan and Auron.

[@Barakon]

6:33 but fucking medieval kinghood is totally fine & not just as complex & potentially too mature to portray to kids. As to say, if there are kings in cartoons, then also have shogunates.

[@blind0raven356]

The only thing that kept me to keep watching ugh... show, was Tengu lady She's awesome and man has a cool design

[@DemitriVladMaximov]

Is it me or at 8:31 that symbol on the walkway above Usagi's head is the Foot symbol from the 2001 TMNT cartoon?

[@gabriellavedier9650]

I binged both seasons. I have different opinions but that's okay. We're all allowed them. What really got me was this delivered something that few things do. Aside from Japan-made media. Ethnicized futurism. This is something so important to my messed up spectrum-y brain I had a dream about it that I remember with great detail. The future always seems bland, because it's uniformity via a kind of hyper-aggressive winnowing, streamline moderne meets Soviet constructivism and a pinch of Brutalism as designed by Frank Lloyd Wright sponsored by Glass LLC and SteelCom Inc. It has no ethnic or cultural identity. But Neo Edo has personality. It's traditional Japanese motifs translated into synthetics and concrete. I dreamed about similar techno-cultural things like a cyberpunk mead hall and some kind of decoratively traditional Indonesian building, with futuristic features but a culturally coherent look. As far as aesthetics, this was a dream come true. Literally. My only complaint was deeply selfish and personal. I wanted someone to get together with someone. Leaning to Usagi and Kitsune. Would have been fine with Chizu and Kitsune. I also wanted clarification about the shiba doctors. Are they crazy or not? They seem competent and their surgeries apparently work, but... I don't need sleep I need answers.

[@kingworldadventures]

Sh I was thinking chizu and usagi rmeber that one scene when bro got knocked out 😏

[@1MoreSonicRobot]

I can say I watched through this show and this show got me interested in the original stories.

[@Blood-PawWerewolf]

Ive always said this: “if it’s exclusive to Netflix, it’s going to be trash”.

[@EclipsisTenebris]

Castlevania.... like... just... Castlevania.

[@jaketucker2559]

Centaurworld, the cup head show, stranger things, beastars, aggretsuko, brand new animal, kipo, love death and robots, arcane, need I go on

[@Kazuma11290]

Hey GG, what's the name of the music you use at 10:35? I've been wanting to actually listen listen to it lately. In fact... what are all the songs you typically use across your channel?

[@dychrisshandonsmith1242]

Keep it up on your work and this video and channel

[@random389]

a shows for children can be good and can be bad but saying "its for kids" is not a excuse for how bad is a show

[@GabrielOliveira-ze7jd]

my brain folded 10 times after this video, thanks as always GG

[@jaketucker2559]

Well I liked it I wasn’t expecting citizen cane or Casablanca level writing, nor studio ghibli level animation, but i agree with you on one thing this show did yokai good, and that’s the reason I like it, some of the characters were at least to me pretty good too, basically what I’m saying is no show or movie is perfect because perfection is subjective, and this show is flawed but I’ve seen worse. I personally can’t wait for season two

[@MelodyBarrens]

The Shogun thing can be explained as a modern take on an older concept. These things evolve over time to change with current needs, why do you think they'd stay the same for over 1,000 years of culture evolving around it? That doesn't explain everything else though... Plus, it'd be nice for the show to acknowledge this is this is what they were going for. I'm not going to add to the "bad for kids is no excuse" I see all over the place already, but I will give a counter example. Avatar: The Last Airbender. That is all.

[@Apophis324]

You weren't late to the party, you were EXACTLY on time! I finished watching the show yesterday :D

[@41tinman41]

This show has promise. I just hope that they take more consideration on the blatant inaccuracies and develop the folklore and culture they're suppose to present.

[@gamerbear84]

I watched the couple first episodes and the series just lost me. I love Usagi Yojimbo, it's one of my favorite comics of all time, but I just did not feel like seeing more Samurai Rabbit. Good to hear they got at least something right.

[@seasaltcosmos]

they said they were giving us usagi yojimbo but all i got was *CHEAPY THE CHEAPSKATE*

[@Cartoonlover-sk5pq]

Fr I thought this was gonna be a 2012 usagi spin-off or somethin, maybe even 2003 like what is this 😐

[@qtcollect4608]

4:16: The Grandma is a Samurai.

[@UltimatePerfection]

4:15 Is that King Julian?

[@VerdantRange]

I get the feeling that there may be a Which Ninja that talks about why Chizu's pretty bad at it.

[@MrJuCes]

You know i want to say awesome work on something that isn't usually mentioned, you got good acting skills in your video and writing. Having you and goomba argue really makes just fall in and forget it's just one person for all of it

[@alvinhatzasoesedyono289]

Can you do the Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja.

[@hectorh.micheos.1717]

Hopefully you are feeling better, dude. Great episode.

[@WarmLillie]

Demon King Lord Joker Tip, If you have to explain a joke. Then there is no actual joke. Remember the ninja tip you have one chance to surprise, once your failed you are done.

[@IchiroFuma]

At least it doesn't have "jelly donuts" lol

[@tyrant-den884]

It's Netflix series: how would anyone know this exists without your video?

[@wallycastagnir]

if i may say this in my eyes the animators are never at fault onnly the company behind it