HOTTEST TRASH Anime - Spring Cleaning 2021

As promised, a belated roast of the Hottest Trash Anime from Spring 2021.
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0:00 Some Late Spring Cleaning
1:14 Rosetta stone
3:12 Speedrvn World Record
7:37 Immaculate Anime Nipples
12:47 "Sexy" Space Sports
17:52 The Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Might be a Serial Killer
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[@mothersbasement]

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[@SoulieCanolie]

In the words of Franku “fuck Rosetta Stone doesn’t teach you shit, all it teaches you is useless shit you’ll never need. Like ‘this is a sea urchin’ WHEN THE FUCK DO YOU NEED TO KNOW TO SAY ‘THIS IS A SEA URCHIN’?” -filthy frank

[@statesminds]

I went from seeing TV commercials for Rosetta Stone as a kid in 90s to seeing anitubers talk about them in a sponsorship in 2021

[@brianmclain1955]

I clicked that rosetta stone link so hard my mouse broke.

[@gatling216]

As someone who tried and failed to abuse the military's contract with Rosetta Stone back in the day thanks to a shitty computer, I'm looking forward to getting back into it. It'll be nice to finally understand my mother in law when she's talking shit in Tagalog.

[@7AM_Tzar]

Tarnish is the opposite of shine :)

[@cecilmalcolmglaffosteele8012]

"When she prettended to die, She did it so HARD, THAT SHE DIED", I know I Died in that moment with a burst of laughter

[@CherryAnime203]

istg she died like Kazuma in Konosuba, it's too hilarious to be taken serious 😂

[@anoninunen]

Q: How are you dead? A: I died by dying... IN PRETEND!

[@northstarjakobs]

My roommate is asleep and I had to try so hard to keep in my laughter at that line.

[@Ramsey276one]

21:40 XD

[@theuncannydag]

Didn't the similar thing happen in Trolls 2, where singing killed Protag's grandma?

[@russetwolf13]

A Hilarious CGI Truck was not the recurring character I expected.

[@Flame1611]

Truck-kun is getting into the 3rd dimension, soon, it will hunt us all down

[@Omnicrom]

It was, however, the recurring character we deserved.

[@Flame1611]

I fear no man. But that, motorized vehicle? It scares me.

[@antondevonlh]

I know it was a whole separate anime, but I'm not gonna lie; I kind of wish the vehicle that drove past the mom who acted herself to death had been bad CGI Truck-kun.

[@thelinedrive]

It’s always focused on what Truck-Kun does, never how what Truck-Kun does makes Truck-kun feel.

[@PennTankerGuy]

"Make him regret becoming a fighting slave." Ah yes. Being a fighting slave. Something people definitely want to do.

[@lillith7257]

goku is signing up immediately

[@koboldparty4708]

There were people who willingly signed up to be gladiators, though I don't think that they necessarily became slaves...

[@bobmcguffin5706]

@@koboldparty4708I thought gladiators were by definition slaves. There are for sure fighting champions that may compete in the arena for glory but I thought that only the slaves were called gladiators

[@ericlamb4501]

@@koboldparty4708 @bobmcguffin5706 This is the reason I don't watch any anime that tries to emulate another country's history. The Japanese seem to understand even less than Americans do about history, which is a feat. Not a good one, but they manage it. There were people who did sign up, but gladiator fighting was primarily a slave sport. That being said, while someone else technically did own you, as a gladiator, if you lived long enough and were good enough, you'd be a goddamn celebrity, and you could actually earn/ buy your freedom. That being said, most slaves chose to stay gladiators because outside of potentially dying, you're set for life.

[@colebrockman9579]

Becoming gladiators was actually something that some people volunteered to do sometimes in ancient Rome. You'd get a shit load of money and a lot of fame and recognition if you were successful. But, not all were slaves and this was not an example of the people who volunteered.

[@nebufabu]

Buff magical boys literally punching the CEO of sexism in a fauvist dreamspace isn't trash... IDK what it is, but it's... Something else. And, from the things shown, it even has production values...

[@ruefysh9576]

Fairy Ranmaru is like, how to put it It's like, not like "so bad it's amusing," or "so bad it's good," but rather it's like watching a good artist draw the most random stuff, like one of those randomiser challenges where tiktok artists go to some wheel or something, spin it, and draw whatever shows up. It's like watching Nicocado Avocado trying to be bad at violin. He is good at it, but he is trying to sound bad. I don't know just a thought

[@DragonFae16]

Fun fact: Gladiators fighting to the death was a rare thing. Like, would you buy a Porsche just so you could crash it? Because owning a gladiator was like owning a super expensive car. It was done for the bragging rights, not to throw all the time and money it took to train them off a bridge.

[@daredaemon8878]

Yeah and if a gladiator died the entity hosting the games had to pay the gladiator's owner a large stack of money in compensation. It was common enough to remind the audience that death is on the line and satiate their bloodlust, but no more than that.

[@princessthyemis]

That's so cool!!! I didn't know that!

[@ltntwafflz9043]

From what I understand in the colosseum in Rome gladiator fights weren't actually that common. There would be a handful of gladiator v gladiator fights each weeks but most of the entertainment came from things like executions, animal fights, and gladiator v animal fights (like lions or bears). Even during gladiator fights there was this unspoken rule among the gladiators to try not fatally wound the other gladiator. Sometimes a particular gladiator would be favored by the crowd and that gladiator could actually get quite wealthy (at least for gladiators) and the people running the arena would make sure that gladiator doesn't get killed.

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

To be clear, there was plenty of opportunity for the Roman citizen to watch actual deathmatches, like watching a condemned criminal be torn apart by a pair of ravenous bears, but those predictably did not carry the same prestige.

[@yuvalgabay1023]

@@princessthyemis from readchers we found even posters and toys of some of them. Meaning its was probably wuit simmiler to mma or wwe probably

[@Darkbeast42]

In regards to the childhood friend romcom, you forgot to mention how the protagonist confessed to the main girl in front of the school where she rejected him as revenge for him rejecting her, before feigning amnesia to escape the consequences of her actions.

[@schokoladenjunge1]

You also forgot to mention how this was just LIKE 20 PERCENT OF THE PLOT AND ITS BOUNDLESS INSANITY I thought after episode 3 there was nothing they could still do but then they gave green clover amnesia and we were good to go

[@noonespecial311]

So basically they're all idiots.

[@metaalboekee665]

Also the fact she forced herself on the mc TWICE

[@Darkbeast42]

@@noonespecial311 not so much idiots as just really bad people. Not "konosuba charming asshole" bad, they're "completely incapable of basic empathy" bad.

[@mjbrownii]

I actually enjoyed that one… everyone’s dumb but had their own kind of charm. But you know it’s in this video for a reason so it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows and the initial episodes were terrible masamune did it better, and so did the healer guy (you know the one😂)

[@Koopacake]

I can't believe isekai-ing is so canonically effective that organisations use them as an assasination method instead of, like, just sniping the guy

[@qiyoobi]

“Art so bad it borders on body horror “ the whole review killed me but that line,the cgi truck and kangaroo were jus needlessly hilarious

[@Krysnha]

The sad part, the original serie, in the 90s, compare with many series and ovas of the time, suck, but compare with modern things is better, at least the old one, didint havve cyber punk terrorist, it have aliens, both were bad

[@Hugelag]

"Remastering the racism" might be the most hilarious string of words I've ever heard. I seriously paused the video and had a good 5 minute laughing fit. You are truly a master of your craft.

[@talphazero1036]

The Anime Pope is good at what he does. Geoff's artistic mastery of dark humour is on another level. And how quickly he can rapid fire some of the craziest string of words together constantly throughout his videos is almost otherworldly. And as you can tell, I'm not as good😵

[@alyb8460]

While that was a great line. The "Jojo Twonk" is what killed me

[@nenmaster5218]

Ugh, so much trash...

[@bendavis6457]

5 minutes

[@mill_ania]

Omakase really just pulled BBC Sherlock "secret childhood friend who he mistakenly remember as a dog" and those other bullshit huh. Legendary

[@wildandbrey]

And somehow it still sounds more logical than the Sherlock finale

[@kingsleycy3450]

Here is hoping the series finale doesn't inexplicably turn into a death game on a set that would make even early Who embarrassed.

[@revelle8605]

I gotta admit I LOVED Fairy Ranmaru. It was a real treat getting to see men be the sexualized, overdramatic characters for once, the fights were interesting, and I was fascinated by how strange and abstract it could get. Never seen anything like it. Definitely worth a watch.

[@ayal92]

It's a pity it didn't have more episodes to learn more about the lore. What we saw of the fairy world and its politics was interesting.

[@ogliara6473]

We love twinks, don't we

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

You may really enjoy professional wrestling then.

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

Like going to a male stripshow it's just bizzarre

[@adamgerald849]

No thanks. Glad you enjoy it but.... yeah it's not for me. Lmao.

[@Cbouncerrun]

Are you sure Fairy Ranmaru shouldn't be on your Best Anime list instead?

[@timothymclean]

It sounds like it has a few too many plot holes per episode to recommend on narrative value, and it's definitely too niche to recommend on broad appeal. And the only formats Geoff has where he recommends anime are "general recommendations" and "entertaining trash," so...

[@RariettyC]

When I started watching Fairy Ranmaru, I was expecting a fluffy fujobait take on magical girls. Instead, I got a hilariously tongue-in-cheek musical drama with fun Madoka-esque battles, canon gay romance, entertaining episodic plotlines about Japanese social issues, and shockingly interesting art direction and cinematography. It's probably one of the shows I finished this year that I'll remember the most past 2021

[@AshepEli-YT]

What's your pfp from?

[@maya_chan]

@@AshepEli-YT it's from Wonder Egg Priority

[@maya_chan]

YES!!!! THIS was my experience with Fary Ranmaru, tbh is one of my favorite animes already, and not even in an ironical way TwT I still can't belive they make my ship canon

[@AshepEli-YT]

@@maya_chan thank you

[@jeannecaelum5167]

Yes same! I will remember this for many years, and it was something to look at certainly. And the ships were just the icing on the cake. Its the best unironical trash for 2021 truly. More people should watch this

[@Brainship.]

The animation of the truck crashing into the building was so bad I thought Geoff had taken the earlier clip of the girl getting run over and half-heartedly edited it into that scene for a joke, but then he kept talking and I realized it was real. An actual team of animators made that scene.

[@andrewowens4421]

That's a dangerous ass truck.

[@flumppod5952]

An actual team of animator, maybe. I hope.

[@luqmanazli4450]

Timestamp? Edit: nvm i saw the scene

[@linusandersen3587]

Dude same

[@romajimamulo]

Gotta love how they framed it the exact same way when it's a CGI model? You know, a thing where you can look at it from different angles and the computer figures out the perspective?

[@callumdobson8637]

“Acting killed my mom” gives off the same energy of when the dude in the troll movie says “SINGING KILlED MY GRANDMA”

[@the_last_ballad]

At least it made sense in that context, as singing attracted a giant who then ate her. That guys mother just kinda... gave up on life by committing to the bit

[@sarathepirate]

Oh gosh, confession events!!!! Okay, this might sound crazy but *it* *actually* *happens* at some schools. I kid you not. A couple years back I worked at a Japanese high school and attended their school festival after-party as a chaperone-I was *shook* when, halfway through the event, boys and girls starting getting up on stage and confessing their feelings via microphone, in front of everyone. It was... wild. Some of them lucked out, some got crushed while about 800 people looked on.

[@r.a.2358]

ngl, I can see that happening lmao at least when your hopes and dreams get crushed you know you're not the only loser in this situation, unlike when you have to confess by yourself. everyone is losing together

[@Brasswatchman]

You're kidding me.

[@melniboneanmenschklavier9965]

how do you bold in your youtube comment? please reveal the mystery

[@plushdragonteddy]

@@melniboneanmenschklavier9965 you put asterisks * on either side of whatever you're trying to bold

[@melniboneanmenschklavier9965]

@@plushdragonteddy *Thanks*

[@ActuallySatan]

I'll admit, Rosetta Stone was not the sponsor I was expecting, but I'm happy more companies are giving the Anime Pope that sweet sweet sponsorship dollarydoos.

[@russellbrown6888]

I remember seeing TV ads for Rosetta Stone when I was a kid back in the early 2000s (I think they were on YTV). It's a surreal feeling to see it advertised here almost 20 years later.

[@NotBagusCarlvito]

"This is a sea urchin" lmao

[@Mysterios1989]

Well - it is a good partner. I looked for japanese online courses (on the German market) for when I have time again to go at this project, and the options are not that great - even during covid. I think Rosetta Stone was, while one of the priciest, still one of the best options.

[@peter_panda3069]

Its a good idea for language services to sponsor anime videos. Chances are high that there are some weebs in the audience that want to learn japanese

[@_oe_o_e_]

But also, like, of course it would be Rosetta Stone tho, right?

[@TheAkashachi]

"Not remastering the racism was also an option" This line, just broke me xD

[@TheNerfer]

As someone who has been in High School before, I can confirm that literally nobody would ever participate in a "confession festival" without being physically dragged onto the stage.

[@ayal92]

With a gun pointed to their heads and probably not even then.

[@angel-of-light-kelly1355]

It feels like a prank really. A “we’ll make fun of our friend for having a crush he won’t confess to” prank

[@AzureIV]

The Fairy anime was like putting Madoka Magica, Persona 5, and Jojo in a blender.

[@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong]

JoJo has done wonders for men in anime

[@godzillionaire9606]

So I'm pretty sure I've figured out how this system works. Amount of trash = how bad the anime is. How on fire it is = how much fun it is to watch/rip on.

[@KnakuanaRka]

Makes as much sense as anything else.-v(“/)v-

[@eliasmg9144]

Depending on who's making the scale, it's either "trash on fire" or "spicy shit"

[@GippyHappy]

But where does the smell factor in?

[@ferrytannoto72]

@@GippyHappy Perhaps how satisfying it is to rip it to shreds?

[@GippyHappy]

@@ferrytannoto72 I was thinking maybe the smell was a measure of how offensive it is, but I'd have to double check

[@Lankpants]

Osananajimi basically just felt like a procedurally generated anime. It's what I'd expect a computer to write about humans if it had access to every piece of Rom Com media ever produced.

[@DetectiveOlivaw]

I wasn’t sure about this Childhood Friend anime but then you got to the backstory and oh my god she acted death so good that she DIED, I am losing my MIND

[@TheJimmybenji]

Hats off for that Summoning Salt reference. I genuinely felt a warmth wash over me when i heard the music and put all the pieces together.

[@iii566]

Yep

[@gaminglakitu]

21:35 This shit is literally just what happened in Trolls to Justin Timberlake. It's literally the same as the "SINGING KILLED MY GRANDMA" backstory. Absolutely fucking gold right there.

[@DoctorGalactor]

I fucking knew i heard that shit somewhere else.

[@appelofdoom8211]

No because if trolls was as insane as this anime Justin Timberlake trolls grandma would've died because she destroyed her vocal cords and got internal bleeding from singing to hard. Instead of the bog-standard ''she sacrificed herself because I was being stupid'' backstory.

[@technodude458]

As someone who has seen G Gundam that is absolutely impossible and I don’t believe you

[@V2ULTRAKill]

No no Its true As someone who loves g gundam I dont know how But they did it

[@santiagogarcia1606]

@@V2ULTRAKill bruh

[@Vesperitis]

I'm positive This show has acquired abilities to surpass G Gundam WITH THE HELP OF KYOJI

[@technodude458]

@@Vesperitis THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! ITS BURNING GRIP TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU! TAKE THIS! MY LOVE, MY ANGER, AND ALL OF MY SORROW! SHINING FINGER!

[@aetherspiralknight]

W H A T

[@lefunghi6151]

“I know writes who use subtext and they’re all cowards” sums up all the trash anime I watched pretty well. Garth Marengi just is one of the most under appreciated writers of our generation

[@zackcampbell1346]

"That's some incel shooter logic" might be in my lexicon for awhile

[@sadirasturdevant4128]

honestly, from the premise " slice of life romcom where the childhood friend refuses to lose" I immediately expected it to be a psychological thriller, so to find out that it went that route on accident is very appealing.

[@cq3r53]

I was dying when the summing salt music started coming in as soon as he mentions the older brother figure getting his death speedran lol

[@virtueisdead]

same lmao

[@harleysaunders4895]

Spotted him in the comments section of Summoning Salts videos before The man knows quality when he sees it

[@samt3412]

And then directly ripping off the intro had me dying

[@jeannecaelum5167]

I honestly liked Fairy Ranmaru, there is barely any fanservice for women out there and its so wacky and wild. Loved it and turned into a personal fave for this year (unironically)

[@asddsa28]

right i agree we need some to

[@Tuskor130]

10:02 "If I had a nickel for every time I saw a Digi Charat reference in 2021 I would have two nickels, which isn't much but it's weird that it's happened twice."

[@SnuSnuDungeon]

"I want you to make him regret ever become a fighting slave" Somebody got paid for that line of dialogue...JFC!

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

She said it like he choose to do it and liked it

[@timothymclean]

"But some gladiators chose to become gladiators, for reasons I'm sure were entirely voluntary and not caused by any kind of outside pressures, which means that we can safely assume _any_ gladiator made a conscious motivated choice to become a slave!"

[@theLikou1]

Someone have to come here and inform us if that line is in the manga. It can change the view I have for the manga of being an trash adaptation or being just a deserving one.

[@ayal92]

@@theLikou1 Since they apparently cut half the story in the anime, it could make sense in the manga. Maybe the guy was freed but chose to came back for some reason.

[@shawnjavery]

Tbf it could make more sense in the manga, that phrase could also mean something along the line "make him regret ever choosing to be a gladiator over death", ie something around the same lines as saying make someone regret ever being born. Pretty heartless, but that's the vibe that was being gone for I think.

[@lookatmydab1482]

I like how he is keeping in theme with the Time Travel animes by going back in time as well to Spring if this year

[@mothersbasement]

Ahaha, yes, just as I planned it

[@maxgoldstein6309]

Bro! 🤣🤣🤣 You're not wrong tho! 😂

[@StylishGhost777]

of*

[@Squantanamo]

El Psy Congroo

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@mothersbasement Keikaku.

[@danielwitt1793]

The fairy boy one seemed ridiculous, but didnt scream "trash". I feel like this video was less "trash anime" and more "cestus and also a bunch of insane bullshit" which honestly is way funnier to watch a video about.

[@ohnonotthemagain7088]

as someone's who's watched the fairy boy one, I can confirm it's completely insane bullshit. but that's why I love it.

[@shawnheatherly]

Not gonna lie, the last anime sounds like it would actually be amazing if properly framed as a horror show.

[@thegeekclub8810]

I love this series. Normally I hate this kinds of “this thing sucks and here’s why” kind of media criticism, but these videos hit the spot for me because there really isn’t any negativity. You present these shows with pure glee.

[@Demonstormlord]

He's the trash sommelier. He's here to help you enjoy exquisite garbage, and it's obvious he's having a lot of fun doing it.

[@antiseth3964]

@@Demonstormlord *swirls glass and inhales deeply* “Ahh yes. Notes of remastered racism.”

[@mrjoe332]

He also makes a point to present is to quality garbage. Nothing here's is just mediocraly bad. It's always some ludicrous stuff

[@timothymclean]

16:00: I thought Truck-kun was a honorable sort of machine, not a hittruck!

[@mothersbasement]

That's actually truck-kun's American cousin

[@Ramsey276one]

Teuck-Kun Assassin Foreigner Where’s the Caster Banner?! XD

[@dappercrow1454]

@@mothersbasement He must be bitter, before now his last job was Maximum Overdrive.

[@nathanrandall7003]

Look, Truck-kun's got a quota and those protags won't isekai themselves.

[@Nzosaba_Matenge]

@@dappercrow1454 he is actually pissed he lost the gig as Optimus Prime's stunt double

[@ethanash1125]

Holy shit the summoning salt intro was excellent. I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Was absolutely not expecting that but when I heard the HOME music, I just started saying "no no no" and then nearly died laughing

[@agogobell28]

Same here :-)

[@PinkGrapefruit22]

Your "Fairy Ranmaru" review had me at the first nipple close-up in the first transformation sequence. I guess I AM the show's target audience :D

[@AussieDragoon]

Gotta say, I wasn't expecting to laugh out loud until I head "acting KILLED Maru's mother!"

[@akinmytua4680]

Best line since "singing killed my grandma!"

[@rougeblackborn]

Remember that time people drew Hawkeye in a bunch of female comic book characters' poses to highlight just how ridiculous and goofy they were? Fairy Ranmaru is that: the Anime.

[@lrgogo1517]

No, when and where was that??

[@dappercrow1454]

@@lrgogo1517 It was about five or six years ago and was called The Hawkeye Initiative.

[@runeanonymous9760]

@@dappercrow1454 I remember some drama about the people behind it being straight men or something? I think that it came to attention when some bi dude said it was Problematic™️ that they weren’t drawing him to be sexy or whatever?

[@dappercrow1454]

@@runeanonymous9760 I don't remember that. I do remember that it kinda fell apart when artist started to miss the point by submitting redrawing of Hawkeye replacing woman in intentional sexual work. like replacing Catwoman with Hawkeye in art were she is kissing Batman. The original point of the Hawkeye Initiative was to demonstrate that putting women in sexualised poising had become so common that it was being dune without the people making the comics thinking about it.

[@AmericanDivaa]

I unironically want to watch it now. XD Just, to understand what guys experience and expect when watching 90% of anime. I wonder if the testes go boing-boing like the titty…

[@felisaeternalis]

I'm so happy you covered Fairy Ranmaru. It's the most beautiful dumpster fire that I have ever seen.

[@ADeeeeeJ]

Acting killed her. She just method acted so hard, she perished 🤣

[@JHUKCHVR]

Geoff’s rating system on a nutritional label would just say “proprietary blend”

[@Great_Olaf5]

What do you mean? It makes perfect sense to me.

[@keroroplatoon3216]

Fairy Ranmaru is a such an insane mess and I adore it. I imagine if it had more episodes (think Utena length, like 30-some episodes), it might’ve been the next big cult classic.

[@Nassifeh]

It's just a smaller and therefore cooler cult, okay? 😭

[@s0of]

fairy ranmaru was one of my faves of the season and I am not ashamed of it

[@aquaabouttogetfunky]

I know nothing about this anime but I am hooked on how wild it sounds.

[@m0k0n4sama]

I need a second season.

[@crazyanimationtime1806]

I agree with this statement 100%

[@princessthyemis]

It impresses me that he can write "this show is bad" in so many different ways and make it fun and engaging to watch and listen to. Your writing is so good, Geoff!!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@vedritmathias9193]

The funniest (/s) thing about "The one where the childhood friend won't lose" is that... They're literally all MC's childhood friend.

[@whalercumming9911]

"It's kind of like G-Gundam, only way more homoerotic and way less sane. Which, if you've seen G-Gundam, you know should be impossible. And yet, here we are." That is a line that really puts the anime fandom into prospective

[@paulgibbon5991]

"Also, Roger the kangaroo from Tekken is here."

[@harinimarchadi1204]

as you explained the whole “mom acts her own death TOO GOOD and actually dies” thing i started CACKLING

[@FeatherFurr]

I'm so glad you mentioned fairy ranmaru! That series was bonkers in all the best ways. I've been recommending it to people as a drunk watch since it first aired.

[@Ruby_Coast]

Idk if it's on purpose, but you make the fairy boy one sound like unironically and legitimately good

[@stevencase796]

Regarding whether or not the complete serious treatment of “acting killed my mom,” was supposed to be a joke or not… I think Folding Ideas said it best in his video on Suicide Squad (2016). The thing about subversion is you can’t be subversive unless you call attention to the thing you’re subverting. So either this instance was not intended to be subversive, or if it was it indicated it so poorly it deserves to be taken at face value.

[@retrohanska4441]

Yep, if only thing separating your parody from a real thing is that you say that it's supposed to be parody, then it's not parody and you're just creatively bankrupt copycat who is too coward to stand behind their own creation

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

Anyone claiming to be subversive in retrospect is just admitting to having sucked in advance.

[@serianangel2667]

So THAT'S what it feels like to be pandered to like this. NGL that feels pretty nice.

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

Same, might buy the manga if I find it

[@chaserseven2886]

Wait wut?

[@serianangel2667]

@@chaserseven2886 it's like Highschool DxD, but for non-hetero cis men. Highly sexualized in a way that's intended for people who find the masculine form sexy (a hetero man would just make them buff and shirtless, for example), male characters that are nurturing and affectionate, with a nice dose of catharsis at the end when you get the support you need to find your own power. Edited slightly for clarity. Changed "hetero person" to "hetero men" because I thought it would get my point across better.

[@liben5052]

HAHAHA ngl i love the character designers who probably had a ball designing those magical costumes but i got shivers the whole preview through

[@DolusVulpes]

@@serianangel2667 you say that as if it's not a thing that hetero women would be into.

[@TheWillOfJ]

I'm delighted to see Fairy Ranmaru get the hype it deserves... As the exact target audience for that kind of thing, it's become my favorite anime to play in the background when I need company for drawing. Sure, I miss large swathes of plot while I'm not watching the subtitles, but it's not like there's a ton I need to be following. I look up when the sexy kiss music plays, I watch a pretty boy become hornier, and I feel peace in my heart. And those transformation designs really are the best... They get NIPPLES when they change into magical boys!!! They get totally different art styles!! There's windows and exposures I've never before seen on any costume! A delightful trash watch, and I hope more people enjoy it.

[@torvurd]

Ah I see Geoff is taking the Bunny Drop approach to The Promised Neverland. Yeah it really was a shame they never made a manga out of Bunny Drop, it just sounds so wholesome you know.

[@bryanterra4566]

I find it hilarious that when Geoff gets to talking about the romcom, he just explains the plot with no jokes until the end. He had me tearing up 😂😂😂

[@theLikou1]

It is way funnier to just explain the plot without jokes when it's dumb enough.

[@AlexTenThousand]

I'm really happy to see a company as big as Rosetta Stone sponsoring you - it's a huge deal, and a very appropriate sponsor.

[@davidmuhs4590]

your video's have unironically helped me out a ton and im grateful that you made them. your roasting garbage anime video's have given me humor and entertainment i DESPERATELY needed. sometimes i think i just need to have fun and theres such a horrendous amount of bland unfunny trash out there that i can not easily find something i want to watch BUT YOU made a really good amount of videos that ive actually enjoyed thank you

[@leonardchurch814]

Holy shit the amount of plot twists in that last trash anime is amazing.

[@santiagogarcia1606]

As someone who watched osamake when it was first streaming. It was a joy to watch even though it was a complete mess, of every character screwing eachother over including THEMSELVES for the sake of being petty or revenge, including that the girl the mc was pretending to be with downright rejecting him even though she did have actual feelings for him but because of her spite she rejected him in the face and ultimately lived to regret it. It’s just an absurdity of emotions at their finest, and I loved it.

[@RyuLightorb]

It was unironocally my #1 of that season and not because it was good because no it was trash

[@santiagogarcia1606]

@@RyuLightorb F 🤣

[@shyguy5473]

I enjoyed the 1st 3 episodes and after that it was trash

[@RyuLightorb]

@@shyguy5473 it being trash is what made it is hillarious

[@shoestringVA]

21:50 “Why do you hate singing?” “Because singing killed my grandma!”

[@ericmarquis319]

I love that the Summoning Salt theme is so iconic at this point that it's become synonymous with "go fast"

[@kimd7835]

I did not expect two seasons of visually weird psychological battles for troubled girls in a row, and I definitely didn't expect that Fairy Ranmaru sounds like the more cohesive work over Wonder Egg Priority.

[@Tronmo]

I cannot express my happiness at your Summoning Salt reference! This was the crossover I never knew I needed.

[@RabeezRiaz]

Almost spit out my drink when the music started playing

[@maxcompton3482]

Geoff calling Rosetta stone intuitive immediately after calling his rating system intuitive is a bold move Cotton, let's see if pays off for him

[@V2ULTRAKill]

You mean you dont completely understand how his rating system works? Ill give this comment one bag of regular household garbage left lidless during a thunderstorm

[@nathanrandall7003]

@@V2ULTRAKill Left lidless inside, or outside? Inside under a leaky roof? Outside under a carport? A metal can left on the roof as a sad, impromptu, lightning rod? A west coast US thunderstorm, which is actually kind of nice, or a Louisiana thunderstorm, where the pressure and humidity are so high it is physically impossible to sweat?

[@MrSwagkill]

5:28 Really enjoy the Summoning Salt reference. Such a great channel.

[@Stormer13]

The mom dying from acting is Danganronpa levels of ultimate talent.

[@crazyanimationtime1806]

I’m actually happy that Fairy Ranmaru was talked about. Personally, I enjoyed this show (judge me as you will) mostly because it took a big-enough different spin on some aspects of the magical girl genre.

[@ThatGreyGentleman]

Here the thing, as much as Geoff shits on these shows, some of them definitely make the list because they were THOROUGHLY enjoyable

[@GoddoDoggo]

He literally says it's great and people should definitely watch it, though, lmao

[@Phantom95179]

Fairy Ranmaru, if nothing else, was a fun mess that I had a blast watching lol

[@ruefysh9576]

fairy ranmaru was the best anime of this season lmao

[@EbinDesu]

Fairy Ranmanru's opening is actually gorgeous.

[@fengshway7992]

Tbh, when I was reading the manga all the other plot stuff was so ridiculous I kinda just accepted the fact that there was an entire festival event where you put both yourself and your crush on the spot in front of like a hundred people just so you can confess your love to them (even if that brings the even bigger question of how you’re gonna guarantee that they attend that event without them being suspicious ab it)

[@cenofwarable]

Absolutely love the summoning salt reference

[@AlexTenThousand]

I was seriously wondering whether or not Cestvs was made by the same animation studio behind Netflix's Dragon's Dogma - the animation style for 3D combat is uncannily similar to the 3D puppets of Dragon's Dogma at times.

[@theLikou1]

There is always a new studio making terrible CGI. I don't know where they keep coming from, but here we are. There is Tesla Note this season making the competition for the 2nd worst looking series of the year, because we all know the first place will be EX-ARM.

[@bluevoltahoge8695]

@@theLikou1 Makes me Happy that Getter Robo Arc despite the Budget inconsistency and going with CGI for the Robots, still managed to blow their other Budgets to the most anticipated parts well-delivered.

[@dorogogogo]

The SummoningSalt bit was masterful, good work Geoff.

[@emanyzal9813]

Just the description of the main character's mother dying from acting too well was hilarious so in a way it succeeded at comedy.

[@PinkSparklyGamer]

I'm a martial artist and I LOVE realistic martial arts anime. Cestvys had great choreography based in real martial arts concepts, like a worse Hajime no Ippo. The kicker comes from its hot garbage of a plot, like when they spent MULTIPLE episodes explaining "Hey, maybe you should flex your muscles before you hit your target?", a concept Ippo learned literally BEFORE HE EVEN LEARNED TO BOX

[@adynat0n]

Yes, the fights and the psychological aspects of them was the best part. It's like they blow all the time, budget and energy solely on the fights. The show was terrible, but I enjoyed those little moments.

[@jessicatatum7769]

yeah its a shame because I actually quite liked the manga

[@gordonm1828]

I think the story and where it’s going is very interesting and this could have been an amazing show if not for the animation. The fights were good the narration of the hits was interesting. This show would have been a must watch if it wasn’t for the cruddy cgi. Such a shame.

[@yuvalgabay1023]

You should have watch kengan ashura..

[@gordonm1828]

@@yuvalgabay1023 I have it’s not bad the cgi gets cringy sometimes. I prefer the story in cestvys more then Kengan lol

[@MGDrzyzga]

So you clearly showed the image, but I feel like you really ought to have spoken aloud the fact that in Osamake, Shirokusa has a doll of her crush that she's always hugging. That's some yandere stuff right there.

[@vustvaleo8068]

that moment Truck-kun became a reoccurring character in Battle Athletes.

[@Ozaryk]

14:16 - Gotta give it a (small) point though... That girl didn't get Isekai'd from that truck.

[@nathancarter8239]

Because I'm a Math™ guy, that first one, Cestus, caught my eye. I'm not sure if it's a tournament or just a "Fight this guy and maybe you'll live" sort of thing, but the tournament one intrigued me. To determine the number of participants in an elimination death match you raise the number of participants per match to the power of number of rounds. This only works if there's the proper number of participants total, and let's just say there is. So, for instance, three rounds of fights is eight total participants in the tournament death match. To have one hundred rounds, there would need to be 1,267,650,600,228,229,401,496,703,205,376 fighters. Or, 1,267,650,600,228,229,401,389,703,205,376 more people than have ever lived, *ever.*

[@romajimamulo]

... woops.

[@emmaolivera3018]

What!?

[@Understandor]

The bane of many a writer, basic math.

[@GrimSavant]

Isn't it just that he has to win 100 fights? There's a lot more than 101 fighters in the colosseum.

[@nathancarter8239]

@@GrimSavant that's probably the case, in all honesty. But I never like to pass up an opportunity to do math. 😉

[@TheNeonCaster]

That plot synopsis about the novel-writing long con in ‘Childhood Friend Won’t Lose’ is nearly beat for beat the plot of Nocturnal Animals. Which also felt uncomfortably psychopathic so go figure.

[@Enigmaessence]

Geoff, I will never tire of your one-line descriptions of anime. Keep doing you.

[@munchratt]

The Summoning Salt bit is fire!! Good Job MB!! 🙏

[@HHmz-rp8ht]

just when selective memory helped me forget about the fact that I watched the first 8 episodes of Osamake hoping it'd get better, you hit me up with a reminder of all the time I wasted

[@shyguy5473]

If it makes you feel better I watched the all 12 episodes hoping it would be fun but was anything but fun

[@Elchinoalto]

Thank you for giving me good content I can watch while enjoying a bowl

[@mothersbasement]

The Highest possible honor

[@Nzosaba_Matenge]

17:08 As an African man, I'd be impressed if could do any of that. Who knows, I might be able to stomach my own cooking

[@jaredohlstein7355]

If there's one thing I love about your "trash anime videos" it's the creative ways that you give their scores. Always makes me chuckle or laugh

[@kristenmccaig1637]

Loving the background music from Code Lyoko. Definitely gonna go re-watch that for the 10 billionth time now. Also, for anyone who doesn't know, Code Lyoko is available for free on KZbin from the official Dub.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

at what point that starts playinG?

[@AmericanDivaa]

I was going crazy for a few seconds, trying to think of "WHY do I know this background music!?" XD Thankfully it didn't take me too long.

[@junheecho9800]

I genuinely can't tell if he likes these animes or hates them

[@juliusweiss5447]

Geoff recommends stuff he genuinely wants his audience to check out. Even if it’s bad, or he may not like it, if he feels there’s a unique quality to it that’s worth watching it, he tells us about it.

[@blackphoenix77]

Probably a mix of both

[@user-hp6od8jw4k]

If, after watching a decent amount of anime, you don't hate it almost as much as you like it, you're probably not paying attention.

[@junheecho9800]

@@user-hp6od8jw4k what do you mean?

[@dvillines26]

he doesn't usually recommend actively loathsome anime in his trash round-ups. If he's putting something here it probably has some "so bad it's good" value, or at least the same value as rubbernecking at the scene of a car accident, ala EX-Arm.

[@michaelconnell1010]

Man, Truck-kun has been developing quite the career since becoming a fixture or Isekai anime.

[@ForDBssake]

"have you ever wished you could watch anime without the subtitles" thousands of hard working English VAs, ADR directors, productions assistants , and many more let out a collective sigh.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

"Hottest trash anime", but I personally think that there's some genuinely pretty good ones in this list

[@ismaelhazim6435]

Gonna comment to see people say "why are you everywhere"

[@krishivshukla5557]

Waiting for the people to come and say "I see this guy everywhere". I haven't seen any of the anime here, but I recently finished wandering witch: Journey of Elaina which everyone called trash, but I really liked it.

[@TheRandomusagi]

I see this guy everywhere

[@Akilla02]

i thought we had the same taste but now i know who you truly are and you need help

[@liben5052]

fucking killed me with the "no no his mom died from ACTING- she acted like she died SO GOOD that she actually died" thats some quality writing right there

[@rarhawkydude9605]

Cestus backwards long jumped it's plot

[@BurningAzure]

As for Fairy Ranmaru, you know you're boned when you handle relatable topics in a more rushed and ham fisted way than D_CIDE TRAUMEREI. Ironically the phrase "Knocker Up" would be more fitting for the former.

[@66Roses]

The last one sounds like someone watched Masamune-kun's Revenge and thought "This isn't contrived enough."

[@michaelauberry1564]

I'm still relatively new to watching anime and reading manga as a whole, I also don't have a Crunchyroll account or anything like that so I mostly stick to reading whatever manga I can get my hands on. I started reading Food Wars because of Geoff's videos and I love it!

[@OriginalPiMan]

You don't need to be paying for Crunchyroll in order to watch the vast majority of new anime on the service. Most new content is free to watch with ads, 1 week after the initial airing. It only stops being free a while later; at least a year, I think.

[@princessthyemis]

Yay!! I'm happy for you!

[@juliusweiss5447]

You should check out an episode or two of the anime. I dare say the rating the food scenes are actually even better animated.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

24:22 I thought Osamake was what happened when someone tried to pull something that was clearly born out as a parody of a genre, and play it completely straight. As in, not being self aware enough that this is supposed to be a parody

[@kg1728]

Geoff - been watching for years, and I gotta say, this really might be your funniest video yet. More than worth the wait. Hope all is well!