I visited the infamous "Church of Maizono"

[@Fopenplop]

There's an old saying that goes, a man who writes a poem for his woman loves her, but a man who writes 50 poems for his woman loves poems. I suspect it is much the same with waifus and giant paper cutouts.

[@babylonian]

woah…

[@anndroid5147]

I think you summed it up perfectly :o

[@Zarrex]

That's the exact vibe I got here too. Before this video I thought he was just a massive Maizono lover, but after watching it looks like she's just another character in all this, not necessarily the focus.

[@EO-fv3wc]

yo those’re some wise words

[@milkshkae]

a man who creates a giant paper cutous for an anime character loves her, but a man who creates 50 giant paper cutouts for an anime character loves giant paper cutouts

[@SumRndmPenguin]

I still can't believe he's this dedicated to a girl who died in the first chapter of the first game. Literally on screen for like, less than 10 hours.

[@alansaganias559]

even less than 5 maybe..

[@projectmessiah]

Pretty sure it's within like the 1st couple hours nevermind 10.

[@edattacks]

And it's crazy cuz the game tries to push you into reaaally liking her and I wasnt having it. She felt fake from the jump, and I was already trying to talk to Kyoko lol

[@nik021298]

​@Star Wolf 128 idk, maybe they missed that. Maybe they are actually into it.

[@lightning9789]

​@Star Wolf 128 Not the biggest fan of her, but this is just not true They leave her actual feelings for Makoto ambiguous in the OG game, but that doesn't mean she was only trying to trick him Sayaka played the cards she was dealt, not knowing the full scope of the situation (the class trials and everyone dying if the killer got away hadn't been explained to them) In additional material like Danganronpa IF, Sayaka is shown to care about Makoto when she puts her plans on hold to make sure he's okay In any other situation, they probably would've been good friends, like in Talent Development Plan or Danganronpa S

[@nom6758]

Parents are like "He could have been a drug addict, a gambling addict, but instead he spends a 10% of that doing some weird shit thats manageable".

[@malibrat]

Trudat

[@Alex-ii9sp]

Youre absolutely right. Rich kid living in LA with a credit card could have been renting ferraris and doing blow. But instead has an unstoppable passion for an artistic pursuit which genuinely brings people joy. I can totally see why theyre supportive even though they obviously dont understand what's going on.

[@MrVoonix]

@Nom ​@@Alex-ii9sp it's fun how both of you take assumptions. he might is also buying Ferraris and doing blow. He might have a drug addiction :D

[@zilvarro5766]

@@MrVoonix He could do all the waifu cutout stuff as a cover up 😂

[@HerrscherofSentience]

@@Alex-ii9sp I think he's in San Deigo tho

[@elmemearana]

The fact Kodaka (main director of Danganronpa) also recognized this guy's work really says something...

[@erikofskullisland3987]

Was wondering this.

[@050_WeiXian]

wait when and where?

[@gabrielandino8738]

The twist he's never even PLAYED Danganronpa was insane. And the twist he could fund this because his father wrote GREASE was amazing.

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

The anime is a 1:1 adaptation so I can see why he'd feel it'd be redundant. I've never seen the anime because I played the game. He probably did play DR2 and V3 though. Also somehow I get the feeling the son turning their investment properties into gigantic art installments is something the father doubtlessly approves of, who is clearly otherwise suffering from Micheal Townley Syndrome judging from the abandoned state of the property.

[@r4zi3lgintoro65]

rich kids

[@selfefan1]

​@@NotAGoodUsername360 bruh Micheal Townley syndrome? I know people like to play medical experts on the internet but inventing a new syndrome is a new one for me.

[@0uttaS1TE]

@@NotAGoodUsername360 Michael Townley Syndrome is a phrase that should be used more often

[@ShellTree]

I dont mean to be mean but damn does this seem insufferable

[@GoldenPandoria]

I don't even think Tobyn is just "In love with anime" I think bro is in love with arts and crafts and just the process of creating. Such an awe inspiring, genuinely fascinating and amazing individual. He has my respect. Damn.

[@Kat21]

agreed 🫡

[@memeuz8882]

Fr! He’s probably doing this specifically because it’s funny (and also probably because he loves anime lol)

[@major_havok7854]

Hopefully he has his anime awakening one day and begins to create his own art, rather than creating stuff that has already been created

[@ca-ke9493]

Holy fuck he is insane at cutting

[@xxsuperproductionsxx138]

Yeah.

[@chickpea]

Imagine someone trying to rob this house due to how nice it looks and then inside it's just... this Bonus points if the room they break in it's the "weird room"

[@pinkie5963CP]

omg yes!! i bet it'll scare them away once they see what's inside XD

[@DENVERRIOGRANDEMAN21]

But what if there a Leon fan

[@Dani-Claw]

Legit all the rooms would be nightmarish, ESPECIALLY in the dark.

[@namegoeshere2805]

“I’m not trapped in here with you, senpai. You’re trapped in here with me uWu.

[@JrIcify]

I'll never forget your playlists

[@lorgaraurelian6676]

I fucking love how the stairs had printed images of Leon from Danganronpa. So he could stomp on his archenemy.

[@moonrain6184]

*rolls baseball down the stairs*

[@Alky64]

@@moonrain6184I CHOKED

[@Defaultgxth]

Yall are such weeb losers

[@despairotaku]

LOL

[@harmless3449]

It would be one thing if it was your average two bedroom home or apartment, but it's not. Calling THAT a house is being modest. That is an anime MANSION. Edit: I think he changed the title, the original referred to this property as the "Anime House"

[@cobynguyen]

I’m more amazed by the fact he has a place to fit so many god dang cutouts rather than the fact he can make a lot, dude was destined for this

[@infernox1099]

Excuse you, that isn't a mansion, it's a church, get it right :p

[@apenasumabatata4741]

The Shrine.

[@oscodains]

*MegaChurch

[@Ardefisty]

Watching the premiere chat completely explode after the revelation that he never played Danganronpa has been so far the funniest experience I've had in youtube. You could never write something like this in fiction.

[@fixedfunshow]

as someone said, the anime is practically a direct adaptation

[@Lakhshamana]

Pretty common IRL nonetheless. I never read A Song of Ice and Fire series before I wrote my fic. Now it had passed 200k words.

[@Ardefisty]

@@fixedfunshow Yeah, but the weird thing about being obsessed with Maizono is that she's literally the template character that dies in the first hour of story. For anyone to reach any level of obsession, you could infer that said person has at least some emotional closure developed into that specific character. Maybe he played the post-game of DR1 or V3, and THEN he realized that she was the perfect girl for him or something. But no, he literally just saw her, thought she was cute, and decided to show to the world his relentless infatuation for Sayaka Maizono, that's it. And this is a reminder that sometimes there are no big explanations in life, it just happened. As simple as that.

[@fixedfunshow]

@@Ardefisty I think he just found her nice, I doubt he even knows much about her or truly cares

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

@@fixedfunshow I know you can't expect the same pacing but the anime adaptation isn't really a good replacement for the 1st game.

[@firstnamelastname5487]

Honestly the guys an artist, the sheer amount of effort required to do this is insane and clearly he has a vision for what he's making.

[@robo_t]

Agreed

[@EARTH_GARONS]

Phew....Man if this was in the early 2010s the internet will bullied the guy to oblivion :\

[@BlahNetworkBro]

Or he’s just a rich kid

[@Xyvir]

@@BlahNetworkBro whynotboth.jpeg

[@just_a_guy9688]

@@BlahNetworkBro it's partly that, but he also invested in crypto, so it's not like he's just living off parents' money.

[@iancornejo5789]

Honestly, the fact Tobyn’s dad wrote grease makes SOOOO much sense. The original broadway production of grease was a satire and parody about the 1950’s and 1950’s tropes. It seems his son is doing something along the same thing.

[@AstralPhnx]

Like father like son. But holy SHIT

[@P-P-Panda]

Wow

[@Ramses060784]

that's why he has money to waste , lucky dude

[@jigglypuff452]

WHATTTTT that’s so random but ig that explains how he afforded it

[@kamikazilucas]

assuming this is a parody and not just some batshit insane man is very naive

[@kevinlechuga_]

He's self aware, he's passionate, he recognizes his privilege, he seems kind and he is Grease (!?) royalty? I like him.

[@kajmaj117]

Interesting move

[@Remedy462]

Definitely strange...post modern, awesomely bizarre, fascinating....but definitely strange.

[@upumpkin]

Grease royalty...

[@TobynJacobs]

I appreciate this video, was a blast having ya

[@bigotbently9612]

tobyn you’re the 🐐i just want you to know that

[@GrandMoffGage]

o7

[@0uttaS1TE]

You are a king, straight up. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Seeing you at work gave me new motivation to follow my own dreams.

[@GibKay]

Tobyn, you’re the textbook definition of “be true to yourself.” You’re such an inspiration, an icon, a legend. Keep being you, man.

[@tsumikitties]

PRAISE SAYAKA

[@ForgottenSoma]

No! You can't do this, man, don't expose the Sayaka guy! Seriously though, I'm familiar with this guy and I cannot wait to get an insight into his mind. His papercraft work is genuinely impressive. The 3d stuff especially.

[@jobulletchief8936]

Love it.

[@leoneabbacchio9236]

Agreed

[@ichiro.g]

Don't gatekeep him to us.

[@MrFoxInc]

I like his parents' reaction, because it's neither dismissive nor delusionally "supportive," it feels very sober with a mix of "our kid's a bit of a nut" and "we're kinda proud of him". That's really nice. Also, as much as I still think this hobby is a bit off, I gotta hand it to Tobyn that he's making an actual craft out of it. I work in advertisement and before the pandemic, on-site presentations with prints on black cardboards were still a thing (and our biggest misery in the office.) I've gotten pretty good with a cutter knife over the years, but it still pales to what Tobyn is pulling off: seamless, perfect straight cuts along the print, no ruler, and on an A3-sized sheet as well. That's real skill. Good on him!! Thanks for this documentary, Nick!

[@codyanderson8698]

I thought he was deranged. The more I watch, it just seems like art.

[@maruftim]

insanity art

[@arieson7715]

He totally fucking is.

[@Anaea]

so was van gogh's the starry night@@maruftim

[@el_equidistante]

@@Anaea people comparing this to Van Gogh is loosing all sense of perspective

[@Anaea]

@@el_equidistante buddy i only brought up van gogh as an example of mental illness and "insanity" being an inherit part of beloved art pieces which people seem to conveniently overlook everytime they see some other form of art that isnt pleasing to them and point fingers claming the artist must not be well

[@television9233]

24:55 wait... he's literally doing all of this because he knows that this cringe style weird content gets a lot of views and he finds it hilarious that people are cringing at it... he's actually a genius

[@jackthecommenter2768]

Pretty much

[@suspiciousstew1169]

based asl

[@TheWheatless]

Honestly I think it’s good to assume most people are just kinda regular people who think just like we do, even most “internet weirdos”

[@panqueque445]

Imagine if you went back in time to the 60s and told his dad "this is what your son is going to do with the fortune you'll make out of this musical in 60 years"

[@babylonian]

i believe he would respond "Based"

[@Lucifer04289]

I'm sure he would be glad his son could fulfill his passion. His father is also a person with creative pursuits.

[@glassmuxxic]

Invest heavily in Chinese and Indian long-term stocks.

[@joshuascholar3220]

@@babylonian no one in the 60's said "based" or even had a word that covered the same range of concepts.

[@ZaynomR]

@@joshuascholar3220 🤓☝️

[@sndragon5650]

He is “internetionally” considered Sayaka’s husbando, and I don’t think anyone dares to step up to compete. I can’t think of anyone who can monopoly a waifu in such a way. This is so crazy that it’s formidable.

[@tintedpalette653]

There’s also not much competition because no one really cares about this character so the community is happy to let him have her

[@nonsononessunooko4066]

plu s he has money

[@chocoearly]

The only one I can think of is the Japanese dude who legally married Miku

[@Masticator.]

​@@chocoearlyminor correction: the marriage was not legally recognised by japan

[@riverbandit2138]

At first I was weirded out by him, but now I respect him. I kinda wish I had something I could just consistently fall on & enjoy without a worry about what others think. That’s really something special.

[@JeskidoYT]

just money is the problem. his father made MEGA BANK for the guy to live alone.

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

@@JeskidoYT When he said he's 21 I thought "Yep this is a trust fund baby"

[@just_a_guy9688]

@@PipeGuy64Bit apparently he does crypto, so he's not entirely only living of his parent's bank

[@tennenyt5311]

@@just_a_guy9688 Sounds like a good start for him though. If you have a lot of money you can just throw it at crypto stuff until you make more I guess right?

[@МихаилЧернега-й1у]

Not only money ( i have enough (not so much of cause) but I still envoi him because I just stop will passion and love to everything… unlike him… He decorated his mansion with things he like, like somewhere in the past I decorated my room with action figures, but now i just dont care, and its sad.

[@bigiron1311]

He seems much more like an artist than web basement dweller. Truly inspiring honestly

[@horaciohernandez2850]

Yeah, he gave me more "atelier-dweller" vibes rather.

[@carlangasa4622]

¨artist¨

[@ENJERUNEbutLIVE]

You'd be surprised that most artists are usually both an artist and a web basement dweller

[@killallkarens6847]

"artist" 😂

[@Kayther33]

He creates, not only consumes

[@Noxis07]

35:00 "Many people are scared of looking weird by being who they really are, and when you do that your soul suffers as you're not living the way that your heart wants to be" God... That really hit close to home... Man's spitting wisdom.

[@subtleusername5475]

easy to say when you're a rich scumbag.

[@PapoLunático]

There's a fine line between identity and schizophrenia

[@-ef]

@@PapoLunático If it makes him happy, who the fuck cares lol

[@koidayo]

@@PapoLunático Do you know what schizophrenia even is? It really seems like you don't.

[@el_equidistante]

all the weebs thinking this is wisdom

[@jaffa3717]

His dad being one of the world's most famous playwriters was a crazy plottwist but it explains why he seems to have infinite money and space. Other than "autism" being the first word that I think of when I see this, it's just crazy how rich you must have to be to do stuff like this on this kind of scale

[@briannamcfarland5974]

Once they showed the "weird room" I got it. Before that I thought he was just an otaku obsessed with waifus, but his original creations are (horrifying) art. The kind of stuff you might see in museums. And then I realized the rest of it is art too, just not in a form we're used to seeing. Very cool guy and I'm glad someone empathetic like Nick got the chance to show a glimpse of his life.

[@alexjustalexyt1144]

Creating something larger than oneself is natural human behavior, the same reason why the pyramids, skyscrapers, the staute of liberty, and basically any monument is just that. What this guy is doing is not that strange when you look at it from that perspective but instead of doing buildings he is just doing waifu cut-outs

[@EdJonesVideos]

Yeah pretty much this. It’s conceptual art, although I don’t know whether he articulates it like this himself. I’ve seen vaguely similar pieces to the ‘weird room’ at shows before.

[@petecolombo]

As someone who's handled fine art for years now, this young man breaks rule number one: don't run underneath something heavy that's falling down.

[@0uttaS1TE]

Not even Giantess Misato Katsuragi?

[@Genasidal]

How else will he get "stepped on" by his giantess?

[@clownpersonguy]

this man is the reason printer ink is so expensive

[@415-k1ub]

His local IT store probably considers him to be their favourite customer. Or maybe he just buy ink in bulk straight from the factory and the people there thinks that he must be some sort of business owner, instead of a really passionate cardboard cutout maker.

[@felonyx5123]

Those bottles save a crazy amount over cartridges. If he used cartridges the whole economy would be spent on printer ink.

[@ReaperMain]

I cannot be convinced otherwise that Tobyn Jacobs isn't Michael Reeve's long lost twin brother who grew up with another mother and gets dopamine rushes like no other.

[@kellenoconnor4396]

Yeah he is 100% just an alternate dimension Michael Reeves that wormed his way into our dimension

[@prince_of_cats]

Michael Reeves is the STEM version and Tobyn is the art version lmao

[@Flargenyargen]

If he got a large format printer, he'd be unstoppable.

[@luc-eh3ox]

i think that part of his craft is to build the cutouts piece by piece

[@doctorwhofan6340]

He would have unlimited power!

[@xxsuperproductionsxx138]

Yep.

[@Josuh]

that hasn't stopped him yet

[@DezorianGuy]

He doesn't have the money for that. He isn't rich.

[@SkylightCiel]

As weird as it sounds I really respect this man. Anyone who can take a silly bit or shitpost and completely devolved themselves to it ironically or not. I just find it inspirational.

[@silthom184]

I don't think its a shitpost other than the funny domino's CEO and others like that, otherwise he just seems obsessed

[@dwqafaefa...]

(obsession is bad)

[@yeontanseyebrows5588]

@@dwqafaefa... I mean, like at a certain point sure but idk if this is necessarily bad. As long as it doesn’t negatively affect his friendships and stuff, why the fuck not! Life isn’t that serious, why not dedicate your life to making mega big cutouts of your fave chara if it makes you happy and you have the money

[@samkadel8185]

​@@yeontanseyebrows5588 I mean, it seems to be fucking with his relationship with his parents and is using massive amounts of their money while he's not actually doing any commissions. I can't imagine it would make finding friends easy either since the massive cutouts are incredibly off-putting

[@dwqafaefa...]

@@samkadel8185 Thanks

[@KuMo]

Suddenly I don’t feel so weird anymore… when I was 12 in 2002, I figured out that if you print from Paint on the school computer, it prints a picture on many papers. So I used like 50 pages to print a real size version of Yuki from Fruits Basket. And put it on my wall in my room. I also covered all of my walls, every single little space, in pictures of my favorite mangas. Half my room was dedicated to Arina Tanemura. Every inch that wasn’t furniture was covered. It was mostly cause I didn’t like my wallpaper, haha. But yeah now I don’t feel so abnormal anymore. Phew. (I don’t do that anymore though lmao)

[@rachelcookie321]

Did you spend a huge amount of money on that or did your school not have a printing limit? At my school you had some free prints and then you had to pay to print more.

[@ddjohnson9717]

@@rachelcookie321 2002 schools aren;t exactly good with PC controls I guess.

[@Kkk-cc1iy]

The difference is that is a grown ass man

[@dabillya6845]

still crazy.

[@burninsherman1037]

"Abnormal" and "eccentric" people are often the most interesting. I've always gravitated toward the folks that others see as being weird, and the sort of social outcasts who were seen as strange simply because their interest were outside the mainstream, and many of those weirdos are still my friends to this day. If more folks did what they were passionate about, and expressed themselves how they wanted without letting others opinions dictate how they live their lives, I think this world would be a far more kind place, and it'd definitely be a hell of alot more fun!

[@NathanielBandy]

I love this channel, you make whatever is interesting to you and go all out with it. And such an insane connection with his Dad too! What a timeline we live in

[@Parfaitcookiestan67]

hello nathaniel

[@futabaspc]

whats up nathanial

[@jacksonlovesnintendo]

Nathaniel

[@comb99]

aint u nathaniel b

[@EvdogMusic]

We did it, boys! We found Nathaniel B

[@stevengoomba6490]

honestly just a self-aware eccentric artist guy. normally I’d be kinda weirded out by his kind of obsession, but it’s obviously a creative pursuit for him, pretty neat!

[@stevengoomba6490]

HIS DAD WROTE GREASE WTF

[@cyncir]

​@@stevengoomba6490WHAT

[@manasamasno1glazer]

@@cyncir if i don’t mind, what is that book about?

[@cyncir]

@@manasamasno1glazer i dont know lmao

[@manasamasno1glazer]

@@cyncir ok now I do it’s a musical or romance thingy

[@charlie-wt5mt]

Imagine already being a huge fan of grease and the people who made it before watching this video, and randomly the dude who wrote the play turns out to be his dad

[@drpibisback7680]

There's a fine line between eccentricity and insanity, and Tobyn casually uses that line as a jump rope. Truly, "the devil works fast, but Tobyn works faster." (Quotes because it's not my joke - someone @'d Tobyn when the new Hololive members debuted to ask him to do life-size FuwaMoco cutouts, and he responded with a photo of them completed and standing within an hour, prompting that response) Also his original art is horrifying but super cool. This man is clearly an artist and crafter first, anime fan second, and knowing that makes it all make more sense.

[@Noobtolose]

This dude is the most dedicated guy i've seen

[@plsdontbanmeagainyoulibtards]

*well resourced obsessive weeb

[@MiraiChiaki]

@@plsdontbanmeagainyoulibtardsdedicated

[@MiraiChiaki]

Fr, I wish I had even just a quarter of the dedication this guy has

[@AndorranStairway]

I don't know if dedication is the right word. He has rich parents who're funding everything. Give me a multimillion dollar house and I probably wouldn't mind using printers and scissors.

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

The only difference between dedicated and obsessed is perspective.

[@JimiVexTV]

This was a much needed deep-dive on Tobyn. I could tell he was satirical from the start, but the commitment to the bit is even more absurd than I thought - I have respect for the man's dedication. Also, his dad's a legend - so big ups to that.

[@romannasuti25]

A lot of people were giving him crap before and honestly I think Sonichu and it’s maker kinda ruined a lot of people’s ability to trust in the baseline sanity and goodness of most people. Makes it hard to tell who’s satirical and artistically driven or just nuts.

[@Customfurball28]

Whenever he said "I've never played Danganronpa before" my level of respect for this man went up 5 times.

[@shutlap]

: (

[@livtastic3971]

I mean danganronpa is a good game

[@Customfurball28]

@@livtastic3971 i know. it just means he's doing this as a cool ironic art project that he puts in time and effort into, and he's not just insane.

[@danganidot]

@@Customfurball28 he watched the anime???

[@Customfurball28]

@@danganidot it's still funny though, you have to admit

[@lindaliu4929]

He seem like such a sweet guy! Im glad he has such a passionate hobby and how supportive and accepting his parents are.

[@SrPelo]

Mad respect to this guy, The amount of time he has put into this is insane!! it's nice to see that amount of dedication + his parents supporting him all the way

[@MarkRichards4Prez]

Truth

[@Not-important-123]

I was NOT expecting to see you here

[@adenoid_inspector]

Yes

[@tehepiklolz]

wow

[@ligmasugma5081]

Game Recognize game

[@lizzyleea]

If i didnt know any better i would've thought the guy was unhealthily obsessed with waifus but now i know he just likes the art of making papercuts 😂

[@Souls4Roca]

i know right? the 3D Marine was crazy good

[@6Angello1]

This is NOT healthy

[@Sandevistated]

@@6Angello1 whats wrong with having a hobby you enjoy doing?

[@HitoriGnocchi]

@@Sandevistated this isnt a normal “hobby” average people can do, without being rich enough to afford printers and having a large enough estate to store such print outs. this is 100% privileged “hobby”. while the rest of us work a 9-5, hes in his own little privileged world making cute little print outs.

[@TheOnlyCelciAndDontYouForgetIt]

@thecheeztube So what I'm reading is there's nothing wrong with the hobby you're just jealous because it's not easily accessible to you? Even if it's a "Rich" hobby I don't see how there's anything wrong with it, there's way worse things rich people do with their money than making a bunch of paper cutouts

[@aaronkerper4004]

As someone working in print for a few years now, his workflow and process for how he makes these is immensely impressive! At the start I Immediately was thinking "Oh he definitely has a wide-format printer or has a good connection with a local shop." Nope. All done with consumer level materials. A true artist through and through.

[@LynxSnowCat]

I'm especially impressed that none of that was done with a continuous 'plotter format' printer; I'd assumed (wrongly) that was how he started since my school had to air gap theirs to prevent students from *accidentally* making larger-than-life posters with a few mis-clicks (while browsing) w/ the 'fit to page' default left on. (And using up the pigment/ink)

[@crowzine7476]

This video is such a trip, how the twist unravels one by one. And when it revealed that his dad wrote a successful musical, now it made sense why they are very supportive. They understand art very well and want him to pursue his own vision of art.

[@emiliorubione837]

this guy is an artist old school way. obssesed and taking things next level. his own original pieces are quite amazing..what a genius!!

[@averagewhiteguy2]

I am SHOCKED that he's never read Danganronpa despite all the Maizono things and that his father wrote Grease. This is a very unique situation.

[@lollipoprei830]

right? playing the VN is the definitive way to play the game. I did not like the anime at all.

[@xxsuperproductionsxx138]

Yeah.

[@HitoriGnocchi]

what can you expect from a rich privileged kid? absolutely nothing.

[@julien827]

a rich kid whose only example of struggle is to keep a streak of cutting paper is not someone with the sanity required to read

[@moonceIl]

@@HitoriGnocchi What does that have to do with anything? He's still worked hard on thousands of paper cutouts, why don't YOU try doing what he has

[@nathanblackburn1193]

The best part is that this guy at least seems self aware about how bizarre this is and seems to be at least partially doing it for the meme

[@AnaosPoffu]

Most sane Danganronpa fan All jokes aside I genuinely love him and his hobby and it makes me happy to see him do what he enjoys. edit: it makes me so happy his parents don't seem to mind at all. it's so wholesome

[@Karin029_]

This man lives in an actual mansion, a furniture-less mansion. The anime cut-outs ARE the furniture. 11:51 He's also rational enough to follow health and safety precautions to minimise fires and he wears a helmet when setting up his giant pipe-DIY-structure-cutout. I can't, this is great. 😂 He better be planting trees or funding tree planting charities for how much paper he uses.

[@romannasuti25]

Wouldn’t be surprised if he does some thing with his art donating to tree planting charities. He seems very self-aware, for pieces he doesn’t plan to keep around paper mache as a scaffold for his sculptural pieces is a great way to recycle!

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

My issue with his project is that he doesn't recognize the superiority of fabric printers. Practically indestructible and like a tapestry.

[@Lee-fw5bd]

​@@romannasuti25for what it's worth, you shouldn't feel the need to plant a tree for using a lot of paper. the paper companies already do that and if the paper is from the US, the wood is from a new growth forest so you're good. any real environmental impact of using lots of paper would mainly come from the transportation infrastructure that gets the paper on store shelves

[@Noizedas]

Have you ever flown across the country? Have you ever noticed how many fucking trees there are.

[@poeticalvision]

@@Noizedas There is actually more trees in America than there were 200 years ago. But the issue is in other places, where clear-cutting (the process of cutting down ALL the trees in an area) is still allowed. In North America its pretty rare.

[@erei-i]

i enjoy taka as the hall decorations, since he’s like an ultimate hall monitor

[@somesortofeditor]

he is always watching. a l w a y s

[@clikxl]

Imagine going on a hot air balloon trip and seeing a giant paper misato arise from someones house

[@Simkets]

To be honest, all the great and biggest artist were more or less insane. That's what made them creative and go out of their way to make their visions a reality. All kudos to him.

[@thegooeygoober]

This man has singlehandedly undid all the work Team Trees has done.

[@alejjtheninja5803]

LMAO, Tobyn vs Mr Beast in Epic Rap Battles

[@AveGluteusMaximus]

Haha when you put it that way...💀 Not to mention all the plastic and environmentally noxious chemicals behind the manufacturing of the other products he consumes like there's no tomorrow

[@fatbread65]

He didn't cut down the trees that paper is being made one way or another

[@luukvanoijen7082]

​@@fatbread65 what a stupid opinion lmao, if he uses more paper, then more paper ends uo being made. On a global scale, he doesn't use up nearly enough to make a big dent, but if everyone did this, thatd be a massive difference

[@thegooeygoober]

@@fatbread65 😐

[@kirb_1029]

Hes like a younger, less crazy, and more sane version of Michelle Reeves

[@pennyforyourthots]

He really does look and sound like Micheal reeves huh?

[@ALZlper]

I truly thought it was him from the thumbnail. I mean it could be something he'd do.

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

Michael Reeves is far more sane than this serial killer in training.

[@ALZlper]

@@thirtythreeeyes8624 Did you even watch the whole video?

[@Aoskar95]

​@@thirtythreeeyes8624 You obviously aren't familiar with Michael Reeves, the lazy Bond villain

[@relyk.mp4]

This guy was unexpectedly so wholesome. I first pinned him as a cringe weeb like most people did but he's a really sweet self-aware guy with loving parents. Honestly amazing and bravo for making this video!!

[@Guru_1092]

Wholesome, but still VERY cringe.

[@relyk.mp4]

@@Guru_1092 the guy said it himself that there’s a market for cringe content and mans is capitalizing on it.

[@ma.2089]

If it was for a character who everyone likes it would be cringe. The fact it’s for an underrated/scapegoat character means it likely isn’t cringe

[@biggibbs4678]

His dad is a white guy with an Asian wife. Runs in the family...

[@bloodybackfat]

@@ma.2089 no it's still cringe

[@thenickster015]

This was a way more wholesome video than I was expecting. Tobyn seems like a chill person, dude found something that he loves doing, and has the support of his (awesome) family to do it! His quote at the end about being afraid of showing your true self because people might think you're "weird" is definitely something everyone should follow. Do what you love!

[@OCmillion]

I admire this man's dedication to such a mid-tier character

[@CloverPillbug]

Worst than mid tbh

[@SilverTheHedgehog]

Ong. Wasted potential.

[@RedGreene]

@@SilverTheHedgehog That's what makes it good.

[@grafi8430]

@@RedGreene exactly like who would go through all of that for a character that have like 2 hours of screentime (or 2 episodes if you watch the anime)? Exactly no one except him

[@Wakkabutler]

She really was hahaha

[@vivalanina]

If Yayao Kusama can find fame and respect for filling rooms with polka dot covered things, this guy can do the same with waifus. It's all art at the end of the day. Can't wait to see the YSL collab with maisano on handbags and luggage.

[@babylonian]

i love this comparison

[@raspdere]

Yayoi worked her ass off to get where she is and often was mocked or had her ideas stolen from her. Additionally, she broke into the American art world as a woman from a foreign country. She had to learn English and leave her family and comfort behind to accomplish her dreams. This kid was born with a silver spoon and parents who are supportive (which is good), but are also enabling him to allow his passion to overtake their comfort (bad). There is a big difference.

[@controlcon]

​@@raspdereWho gives a shit where someone comes from? Isn't the point of art that anybody, no matter your background, can partake in it? Why do we care if the guy is rich? Why does that affect his ability to make art? Why are people so obsessed with every artist having to go through some insane tough and heartbreaking backstory to get to where they are? Why can't some artists just be appreciated even when they were born with a silver spoon?

[@judit5173]

I love how both of you spelled it differently and missed. Her name is Yayoi Kusama. She is not exactly famous for her mental health, so let's hope this guy's case is better.

[@raspdere]

@@judit5173 It's a typo. I don't type very well on my phone due to autocorrect! I'm sorry for that and have fixed it.

[@SqueedilyD]

I love his parents. They're just honest enough to be like "you're kinda weird, kiddo" but they love him enough to say "alright, you can build a giant paper tank in the kitchen". It makes sense though, considering who his father is. And I can understand why Tobyn has been hiding that history. He probably wants to make his own life, not just be forever known as the son of the guy that wrote Grease.

[@TobynJacobs]

I’ve been trying to escape it being my identity, and the main interesting thing about me. Ye hit the nail on the head.

[@uhhhhhhhhh333]

@@TobynJacobs give me money rich man

[@phantomgrape]

@@TobynJacobs Hey I just wanted to say it's really interesting hearing hearing your story and art process. I've seen a couple of your videos floating around and I always wondered how you made them, so thank you :)

[@InABellJar]

​@@TobynJacobs Well, congrats, you did it. I actually wasn't a big fan of Sayaka, 'cause I liked Leon Kuwata, but I found the cutouts too humorous to keep disliking her for something that nearly all characters in Danganronpa did.

[@SqueedilyD]

@@TobynJacobs I think it's safe to say that you've succeeded in that endeavor. I mean yeah, your dad wrote an amazing musical and that's really cool. But I can honestly say I've never seen anyone else make anything like what you've made. My primary reaction to the revelation about your father was "that explains why he (your father) 'gets it' without actually getting it". I suspected he was also creative, but it never crossed my mind that he might be famous for it.

[@Sharauni]

I think it's super sweet that his parents support him, even if they don't truly get it all the time. He seems nice and harmless, he's an artist just doing what makes him happy. Some of my best friends over the years have been eccentrics, many other so-called normal people thought they were weird or that there was something wrong with them, but they were just living in the world and making their own little pocket of it how they wanted. I think there is something beautiful in that.

[@comradeplatinumacd829]

Say what you want, but this man feels more like some kind of passionate artist rather than a deranged anime fan

[@xciimani7513]

100% deranged anime fan. No need to normalize madness.

[@Bucketstar263]

That’s what i think as well. Feel like a very rough exhibition to me. Tidy it up and redesign the space with some story. It can easy rebrand as an art exhibition lol. Pretty cool. It’s just so interesting how he would do things that big and extreme and i want to understand his story or reason behind it. 😂

[@yanukan]

fr, let the guy cook

[@aminulhussain2277]

He's both.

[@tvsonicserbia5140]

The line is very thin, even Hayao Miyazaki, perhaps the greatest anime artist of all time got into it because of a waifu initially.

[@CycloneFox]

It's fitting that the characters in Danganronpa are stylized to look like cardboard cutouts ingame, too. That army of Monokumas looked just like it would ingame.

[@8BitFun]

In the end, he truly *is* the most sane Danganronpa fan: a creative individual who, blessed with the resources he was given, creates art he intends to share with the world. Awe-inspiring stuff. Thanks Nick!

[@sexygirlmax2019]

Here's the thing.....He's never even played DanganRonpa

[@Bloomkyaaa]

"blessed with the resources" yeah... that's a way to put it.

[@cyb0rgirl]

he is definitely an artist. the "horror vacui" is strong with this one. loving the "crazy room"

[@braystar8578]

The goddamn end reveal that Tobyn's dad is one of the writers for Grease is absolutely fucking insane. I feel like I'm in The Twilight Zone.

[@limelimelimee]

Loved how you painted this video in a positive light. This man is just embracing who is, without a care in the world. Incredible.

[@nintendodslite1]

Based Rhythm Thief Fan

[@limelimelimee]

@@nintendodslite1 yes indeed

[@AdamSmasherReal]

he's a kid with rich parents throwing away money to sate his severely autistic tendencies. The only good thing about it is the money is probably going to someone who needs it more.

[@KadenzJade6447]

It's funny cuz it's a trivia fact that Sayaka and Leon were the first ever DR characters made, and the crew got tired of them so they decided they got out first. And then here we have a guy that's dedicated his life for Sayaka 😂

[@warionumbahone7642]

I tell ya, every long video Nick makes is always something interesting. The twist of him not playing Dangonranpa, and of his dad producing such a popular musical was crazy. And also his parents letting him do it and being appreciative, even if it’s weird, is such a wholesome family relationship.

[@cmnog2167]

Dude, this is insane. This man, Tobyn, the son of the person who wrote the musical called Grease, is a huge anime fan. And the reveal that he didn't even play danganronpa... I just felt like a cosmic event just happened.

[@natasrules]

The twist at the end tho 💀 glad to see their parents are absolutely fine with it

[@AhmirASMR]

If my parents supported me like the way his parents does I'd be a Doctor, Astronaut, Philanthropist, Plumber, Pizza Delivery guy right now

[@aroundth3w0rId]

Sounds like someone I've seen on another site

[@collinbeal]

Johnny Sins 2: Memes are Dreams Boogaloo

[@broootchen]

marios father wrote grease?

[@mon8347]

I SAW HIM FROM HIS OMORI VID WHERE HE PUSHED A GIANT MARI STANDEE DOWN THE STAIRS 😭

[@Binjiboo]

YES THAT ONE!!!

[@Twisttheawesome]

One thing I appreciate about Nick is he speaks with and about these people on their own terms. He never makes jokes that he subject isn't comfortable with, and tries to understand what their life is like without ever judging. Not necessarily treating them as if they were "normal", but treating their eccentricities as just another aspect of the human whole, rather than their defining quality. Excellent qualities for making actually interesting and thought-provoking content.

[@maddices128]

This man can truly inspire confidence. If he can do this and not be cringe, then whatever anime/weeb stuff you’re into isn’t shameful either. Don’t let “cringe culture” ruin what you love y’all.

[@0uttaS1TE]

Cringe is what cowards call people who are confident in themselves and love what they do.

[@chewyrocks]

People think they're too cool to be passionate about the things they truely love. Either that or theyre too irony poisoned

[@AlkonKomm]

but this literally is cringe, anybody who thinks it isn't needs to go touch some grass lmfao

[@chewyrocks]

@@AlkonKomm why should people be discouraged from doing something just because some strangers think it’s “cringe”?

[@AlkonKomm]

@@chewyrocks I am not discouraging anybody from doing anything, dude can do what he wants, I am just saying that spending all of your precious and limited time on this planet placing your commissioned anime waifu cutouts all over your giant mansion and "taking her out for dinner" is the literal textbook definition of cringe, no matter how you spin it or how much the guy himself ironically "embraces the cringe"

[@Zarrex]

I'm only 8 minutes in but I have to know...how the hell can he afford this? That house is huge, all these empty rooms just for cutouts lol edit: holy shit

[@shrgnatlas]

:)

[@bengorraou2602]

Rich parents, thats how

[@Utonian21]

Daddy's money... MBN

[@kris.p.bacon1361]

He could have done so much good with that money but no he made his house into a shrine for his waifu.

[@Zarrex]

who cares if it's his parents money, you know you'd kill to be in his situation and be able to do whatever you want

[@maragazh9993]

the fact he almost broke his spine on the IRONMOUSE cutout, of all cutouts

[@MintyVoid]

God i am so jealous of him, but also so so happy for him. This sort of unhindered creativity and passion is a sight to behold. And something i dream for myself one day

[@NikitaNinties]

I’d rather be poor and broke then be rich and have some mental illness like this

[@murmirr]

@@NikitaNinties eh, i'd rather spend a day with him than with you.

[@romannasuti25]

@@NikitaNintiesidk man, I know crazy artists like this and they’re almost universally amazing people, he’s insanely lucky to have parents who can both afford to support this and see the value in artistic pursuit. What have you done in your life?

[@brood5184]

@@murmirr Mans just green with envy that someone else found what makes him happy and is able to persue it.

[@konstantink07]

I see passion. but creativity? I mean, he's literally just printing art of others for the most part.

[@vlashikito6373]

I went from, "OK another weird Nick Robinson topic I'm going to engage and like"to "I actually admire this artist. He's not weird at all, he's just expressing himslef in the purest way possible, as an artist."

[@HeisenbergFam]

Gotta respect the amount of effort Tobyn put into cutouts, not everyone has that type of will & dedication to such peculiar activity

[@0uttaS1TE]

Dude's an artist. An unconventional artist but an artist nonetheless. I aspire to have his drive

[@aliasfakename2267]

​@@0uttaS1TE he didn't create anything though, he's dedicated I'll give him that

[@ObeyLucifer]

YOU'RE LITERALLY EVERYWHERE

[@GalaxyMonke8890]

Right? It’s surprisingly awesome

[@fatfurie]

poor people: how will i eat. where will i get my insulin. rich people: this is where i store my 80 paper waifus.

[@almanac520]

Seriously. This was funny as a short, but this long form video is disgraceful

[@taza257]

​@@almanac520disgraceful? why?

[@DrSlipstream]

I really appreciate your tone through this. So many others would have taken the opportunity to dunk on him for his dad's wealth, but you navigated that topic really well and pointed to the beauty in it while addressing the absurdity of the whole family situation.

[@averyeml]

This guy seems fun, harmless, and kinda cool. The first question I had upon watching him walk through the halls lined with Kiyotakas was “how do we afford a house that we can line with Kiyotakas or have relatives that let us” and boy the answer to that question was UNANTICIPATED. The giant cutouts are pretty impressive and I gotta know, was Scott made just for you??? And I’m equally obsessed with the Monokuma army. Edit: my dude, you’re going for the NAME BRAND ink for your tank printers? Amazon has some killer generics that have done great for me working in teaching, you could cut your ink costs effectively in half.

[@avkahenna]

As campy as it is he seems like he has the potential to be an amazing artist. It’s easy to write off an artist and their work as less valuable when you can’t immediately understand or relate to it, like the way people have tended to view graffiti. The weird room with all of his original prints was super interesting, I hope he explores that more and leans into the surrealist and abstract nature of his “art” lol. Would love to meet him and maybe even take part in the process. Just wish there wasn’t so much waste

[@sexygirlmax2019]

its nothing compared to NFTS or the waste of caustic resin/epoxy materials

[@juan-ij1le]

@@sexygirlmax2019 why

[@avkahenna]

@@sexygirlmax2019the fact that it isn’t “as much waste” as something else doesn’t mean it doesn’t have an impact

[@Hugovika]

Tobyn is my new favorite installation artist. Those rooms full of identical stand-ups are awesome!

[@magenty_m_axol]

Imagine a rober breaking into a house and ending up in a new plain of existence.

[@StafkiGTN]

out of fear i would leave without stealing anything

[@Sibunafan221]

this guy... i can't help but identify with tobyn. i'm an artist too, and sometimes it feels like i go overboard when i really like something. i can't ever just do something halfway, i have to go all in. seeing tobyn dedicate his life, his whole world, to this craft, is fantastic. it's reassuring to know that there are people who are even more insane than i am in their art lmao

[@zoidsfan12]

I really am so happy after watching this video. Just seeing someone express themselves despite it being cringey and seeing how the parents are ok with it. Like seeing this genuinely gives me hope that if I spend enough time doing something I love it can only yield good results. This dudes environment is primed for this sort of thing but it doesn't change the fact that he has done so much. I'm legit inspired.

[@CalTheHogNosedBat]

Parents are probably like, "well, at least it's not drugs"

[@danganidot]

You guys can’t even hate him, it’s a really impressive art form AND he’s crazy dedicated to it. He puts his appreciation into ACTUALLY doing something, rather than wasting time constantly replaying her part of the game, and I can’t help but want to be his friend

[@nicecube2798]

This isn't art?

[@danganidot]

@@nicecube2798 technically it counts as art

[@ataraxia7439]

Thank you for making this. I remember seeing videos of his rooms before and how my friends and I were slightly creeped out but that was so closed minded of us and I’m glad to have my narrow biases corrected. He’s an amazing person making art with a dedication that’s so admirable. I honestly hope to see more of what he makes.

[@babylonian]

don’t be too hard on yourself - i had the exact same expectations you did based on his tiktoks! was totally surprised by what i found when i met him, hahah

[@guyk768]

The ending of Danganronpa V3 tried warning about this. Joke aside interesting to see what you have to say about The Ultimate Sayaka Fan. I can only imagine what his neighbors think or a repairman going inside the house. Props to Tobyin's for being supportive and very cool his dad wrote the musical Grease. That's so funny thinking about it, the creation of Grease gave us this anime fan content.

[@Bighomie39]

The Grease-to-schizo-anime-cutouts pipeline reminds me of how 9/11 directly caused Fifty Shades of Grey

[@thedigitaldummy3098]

@@Bighomie39 > 911 caused Fifty Shades of Grey I must know how.

[@Erisxnii]

The Ishimaru’s all across the wall was so funny for some reason😭

[@Erisxnii]

Also I wanna steal his Monokuma army

[@s_cabbage]

Ok but seriously, I NEED a cutout of the "you're finally awake" guy.

[@LuigiSantoriniXXX16]

The fact that he he's so obsessed with the character that dies first in the game and only appears in the first hours AND HAS NEVER EVEN PLAYED DANGANRONPA (the anime even reduces the characters screentime) makes me kind of impressed. Like whoa, this is another level of dedication. His whole life is basically changed. And I've got to hand it to them: those are some real supportive parents!

[@Ellipsis...e]

i want more nepo babies like this please. this guy's actions seem totally unhinged at first, but honestly he's not harming anyone so who cares! long live the 30ft anime waifus

[@chickpea]

His house has the same effect as if you set your wallpaper to "tiles" on windows

[@burninsherman1037]

Honestly, I'm all for it. Dudes making huge pieces, and his original shit is cool as hell! I'd love to do massive pieces, so even though his stuff is mostly different from what I'd make, I can't help but respect it.

[@thebeatzmoth]

Art is all about expressing an emotion and this man sure is an artist.

[@camdenadams7499]

This is the dude who makes printer companies think they can charge so much for ink

[@lettuce8463]

So happy to see him do what he likes .. And his family supports him? Damn I'd love to live that kinda life

[@yungpm]

this is just rich chris chan.

[@dabillya6845]

you'd love to be mentally ill?

[@Ashuowl]

The fact I know more about the Maizono guy than I know anything about Grease says a lot lol Just figured he got lucky with crypto or something, but that's some cool hidden lore, nice to see the parents being so supportive