FILMMAKER REACTS: HONKAI STAR RAIL | ALL ANIMATED SHORTS!! + BREAKDOWN

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[@kexuanlin5453]

cant wait for your STAR RAIL character trailer

[@SunnySzetoSz2000]

hi,I think you watched the wrong Sparkle video

[@SunnySzetoSz2000]

also the Acheron video is also the wrong one

[@SunnySzetoSz2000]

those two are the best, so I think you need to have a look

[@popularatom463]

Two trailers I recommend you go over are "Your Color" Acheron trailer since it will be more satisfying than watching the in game ad. Since the ad is directly connected to that trailer. The second which is probably that you were bugged about it sparkles' trailer "Monodrama" which has a great score. It could also be about the Myriad Celestia Trailer - "Sparkle: Behind the Curtain" whish a fully animated trailer which is interesting. I would love to see a deeper analysis on these, since while I like them, I want to know what makes them so enthralling.

[@Coramelimane]

A little explanation in the Black Swan/Acheron animation Black Swan, as a Memokeeper, is a living Memory, a meme that can take physical form. When she looked into Acheron's memories, she glimpsed the True form of IX, the Nihility, which is a black hole. In that instant, Black Swan was very nearly close to the one thing that could destroy memories. True Emptiness.

[@silverlord7931]

correction, memokeepers are followers of Fuli, not dreamscape memes

[@rivernlong5979]

@@silverlord7931 Yep, but Black Swan is a memokeeper - which, if Welt can be trusted, means she doesn't actually have a body. She's a memetic entity, similar to Penacony's memes, or the Memokeeper aboard the express. Well, I think she's actually Cremator based on some of her statements in the short, but she'd be a memtic entity regardless. Unlike Penacony's memes she has some control over memoria, meaning she can exist outside Penacony.

[@yuricecconi561]

​​@@rivernlong5979 her existence is based on remembrance, not on memoria. She exists in memories, not in dreams per se. As a consequence, she can manifest in penacony, since what are dreams but reprocessed memories.

[@Seren_dippy]

Hoyo animators go hard, glad you found them. If you're looking for more in that universe, there are a number of Star Rail character trailers that have a lot of cinematic depth. They are 2-ish minutes, and graphically, much closer to what you'd experience in game. There are a lot of these trailers, some not quite as deep, but the top 5 (imo), Acheron, Kafka, Blade, Sparkle, and Silverwolf, are excellent and well worth a watch.

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for letting me know and sounds like I've got more watching to do! KZ

[@aglargalad]

Jingliu smiled at the end. Very subtle line art but you can catch it. Wow.

[@LadyWgun]

Rondo (dance) animation is just the best video HSR ever done

[@kaizammit]

I loved that one too! Thank you for watching, KZ

[@ThePerfectKagome]

Two other animated shorts from Star Rail I recommend watching are "Monodrama" and "Your Color", in that order. Monodrama is about the girl (Sparkle) with the mask and the fish, and Your Color is about Acheron, the girl that demolishes Black Swan in her memory. The art is striking, and the music is superb.

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for the recommendation, I'll check them out. Kai

[@exigentspr.4899]

Fun fact both English voice actors in The Flash are KZbinrs who are friends, CY Yu, voices Jing Yuan, the guy, and Monarch also known as Amalee voices the women, Jingliu.

[@zatyadi6213]

You should check the Myriad Celestia trailers, some of them are really interesting visually 😊

[@kaizammit]

If you guys like this video then sure, why not right! If that's what you want. :D KZ

[@EngkongTua]

@@kaizammit some myriad celestia trailers tell lore in abstract way. Without knowing the lore you may get confused. Still cant wait for another star rail video

[@JM-nothing-more]

@@kaizammit the Myriad Celestia highlight one of Hoyo's strengths well - they are exceptional at faking 3D in 2D/2.5D animation

[@0v_x0]

​​​​​@@kaizammitmyriad celestia as well as character trailers! there's a depth of quality here, I daresay some of the character trailers are the best trailers they've produced. character trailers are less plot driven, but the composition and production are top tier and the visuals tell a more subtle story with lore implications and there's still a lot to digest. the celestia trailers in particular will be right up your alley for sure.

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

Ain't no way you posted this during the same week I've been getting into Honkai Star Rail. Love your content either way though!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much! I've had it on my list for a while and was completely lost where to start. Thought this would be an easy way in.

[@Keiki-kun]

at this point I recommend reacting to anything from Mihoyo being Honkai, Genshin, Star rail, ZZZ They all have the Mihoyo quality seal

[@kaizammit]

So dable with all of them then?

[@Keiki-kun]

@@kaizammit It's your choice but I can guarantee that they are all excellent

[@cyrene03]

oh! would love to see you react on the character trailers too! love your in-depth analyses as always

[@kaizammit]

It will happen because it's what you guys want. Always happy to listen. KZ

[@dimonstools]

Next Honkai impact animated shorts?

[@mileniumshadowvn6652]

Up, I hope he react to Honkai Impact

[@kaizammit]

I will now thanks to you letting me know about them. Thank you so much for watching! KZ

[@AkitoKiryu]

They even better ❤

[@Cakehai]

Honkai Impact doesn’t disappoint with the animation

[@glacialfoxx7361]

Yess! Looking forward to that one! :)

[@Craftwork55]

It's kind of funny how random a lot of these must seem without any context at all. They're doing a good job at making the narrative as clear as possible within the short itself but ultimately there is still a lot that gets lost if you're not familiar with the story.

[@aliwi3476]

That's true but it's normal

[@KaedeKoyo]

As everyone else says, the character trailers are incredible too, but I highly recommend "Acheron Trailer - "Your Color" | Honkai: Star Rail". It'll add context to the advertisement animation, and it's one of if not the best character trailer out so far. Loved seeing your reactions to these animated shorts!

[@0v_x0]

Hopefully he'll do all of them as well as myriad celestia

[@exigentspr.4899]

Honkai impact 3rd animations are typically mixing 3D CG and 2d in a creative way to make the animations look good, note that these animations are much older for the company and you get to see how the animation teams got better over time, from a small indie mobile game company with no PC ports to a billion dollar company that is top 10 private companies in the world. With triple A games. Honkai Impact 3rd is probably the best indicator of a team that has developed over time while making a sad yet hopeful story giving us great connections with the main cast. (I highly recommend using a user-submitted Playlist rather then the offical Hoyo one to go in order)

[@weertangel7231]

This is a big hole u are about to fall in couse both Honkai Star Rail and Honkai Impact 3rd animated shorts are mindblowing both in how they tell stories and the amazing music. In case of HSR, the Animated shorts are there to cover some gaps in lore or to tease the players with upcoming content. I suggest u check out the Character trailers of this game as some will make some of the shorts make sense but also becouse they are master pieces in every way. The myriad Celestia trailers are also very facinating since they show lore but are there with the rest when it comes to visual and audio storytelling.

[@kaizammit]

Amazing to hear and sounds like something I should learn more about, I loved my time with these and if they are hitting the same creative energy as these, oh boy! I'm in for a treat. Thank you for watching!

[@Zolwiol]

@@kaizammit Honkai Impact 3rd is where they started doing animations so you'll see massive techical improvements. But also that someone there really knows how to frame a story even from the early days. Also important note is that while Star Rail animations don't happen in the game. HI3 animations are actual parts of the story that usually play as a conclusion to an arc.

[@PositiviteaTheFirst]

If you wanna see an anime director who tries to make every scene look like it was shot by a real camera, look no further than Naoko Yamada. The movie, Liz and the Blue Bird, is what happens when you give her free reign. She makes excellent use of diegetic sound in that film too. I recommend watching Sound Euphonium before the movie though since it's part of a larger series. She and Kyoto Animation do stunning work.

[@kaizammit]

Epic information, thank you so much! KZ

[@dragonmaster3030]

One title, "A silent voice" I think is the best showcase she has with her style. The way she likes to use individual parts to emphasize every emotion and the detail her teams put into stride of frame is astounding

[@themetronomian7239]

Character demos ALSO LESSGOOOO, we need

[@tite93]

You should do the character and Myriad Celestia trailers as well! Gives a clearer idea of who these characters are and there's some amazing cinematography and music in them

[@VendettaSoundtracks]

It's awesome to see you reacting to Star Rail! I highly, *highly* recommend also checking out all of the individual character trailers, too. You'll love them just as much. Mihoyo's channel has a full playlist of them, in order.

[@kaizammit]

I'll check them out, thank you for watching 🙏🏻

[@DannyJ3636]

Okay, now he HAS to react to Honkai Impact 3rds animated shorts.

[@naomikirisaki]

That one Ads, you'll slightly understand if you watch the Acheron Trailer. But yeah, love your reaction brother! 😂

[@haroldtheylez]

The JingYuan/In a Flash animation is still so good. The best introduction to this game imo

[@angelboy2592]

This video was great, hope you check out the Honkai Star Rail character trailers. They are just as beautiful and show what the in game artsyle is. My personal recommendations would be all of them haha but if I had to pick a few I would say the trailers for Kafka, Black Swan, Sparkle and Acheron stand out the most to me personally. They trailers are usually around 2 minutes each give or take. Hope to see more!

[@kazuhah1743]

much to learn from this in-depth analysis. Also I'm glad they did these anime videos because they (well, how to put it in a positive way) augment and elaborate on the story telling in-game

[@mejirobird2175]

I LOVE your discussion and comments to the material. They’re insightful yet not overwhelming, and you catch so many little details. Thank you!!

[@SMashborn]

Ohh good timing Honkai star rail is currently celebrating its anniversary week April 26 is anniversary today they just did a live concert 😍

[@kaizammit]

Oh really?! That was some freaky timing then. Has it been a good week for the Honkai Star Rail community?

[@SMashborn]

@@kaizammit yes the concert is a banger Well hoyo games have some insane music 🎶 so no surprise Just from this shorts you can see they know what they are doing with their music

[@LordDial]

Wow. I knew a tiny little bit about Star Rail and the universe from a friend, who likes to play 'Anime' games and JRPGs and such. Generally not for me, but I do appreciate anime styled videos, movies, shows, ... And while I won't end up playing those games, I think I need to have a word with my friend, bc he never told me about those shorts and trailers ^^ They are really epic and cool, really wasn't expecting that :P So, thanks again for introducing me to that ^^ (and again, mandatory For Honor asking ;P)

[@kaizammit]

Haha! I filmed two For Honor videos today so stay tuned. If you want them the moment they are edited then Patreon is where to go. There's an Orange belt tier for $2 which will give you access to the crazy amount I'm filming, editing and uploading this month. The content will then be spread out over KZbin in the coming weeks/months.

[@LordDial]

@@kaizammit Finally had the time to come back here again. Already looking forward to those For Honor videos :P I admit I don't do much with patreon, but you delivered so much good content on YT that I at least will check it out :)

[@CelticBotansDigitalArt]

I really loved to hear your opinions on composition and animation / direction, as an illustrator, it's always super cool to watch videos like this! It's also really nice to see that all of my years learning illustration and appreciating animated movies really paid off, bc I caught a lot of the little details you pointed out! I played only a bit of HSR but I always watch their animations and trailers, they go super hard and I love it - "Rondo" and "The Flash" are my favorites from this batch

[@TarrDan]

Wow this is genuinely such a fun reaction to watch The way you get the story immediately and even predict what’s coming next is sooo fun!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much for watching and I hope you stick around with the channel. KZ

[@radwanahammedtanver6666]

At 24:40, She's actually a popular person. Doing adds in the game.

[@bryanbryanbryan9034]

I can't thank you enough for taking the time to watch these, and share your amazing filmmaking commentary with us. It's incredibly validating to watch game recognise game, I can't get a single one of my friends into Star Rail because of the anime style acting as a barrier. Their loss I guess, Hoyoverse checks every single box I can think of in terms of art! Thanks again, your video made my night 👍🏻

[@orein1880]

If you liked these animated short i bet you would love to see the myriad trailer and character trailers. These animated shorts usually are for VERY important characters (1st one with the white haired guy, 2nd one the water dragon guy, or the gambler guy), an advert or a celebration. while the myriad trailer usually is more for world building and lore stuff, things that expand the game's universe. And finally the character trailers where its one of the best thing to watch if you wanna know about a specific character, how they play in game, show parts of their lore or teases what they do in the story

[@orein1880]

Also love the way you talk and the insights that you give on your reactions. It always so much fun seeing people share their knowledge in a aspect they know that they can focus on be it music or in your case cinematography and fully explain how or why you feel certain things when watching these

[@kaizammit]

@orein1880 thank you so much for watching 🙏🏻

[@willsell456]

Honkai Star Rail, Hydroverse, Genshin Impact, and AFK Journey have some pretty cinematically interesting ads especially the ones shown on KZbin. They all have this 3D animated 2D style.

[@Kris-re7mg]

Thank u for your reaction, waiting for your next Honkai star rail reaction

[@philippeeldag4120]

I would very much recommend the character trailers and myriad celestia trailers for star rail! They have different art styles, amazing sound tracks and great development in terms of technical and creative quality.

[@Kasraken]

Great video! I enjoyed hearing your thoughts on these Honkai Star Rail videos!

[@kaizammit]

Glad you enjoyed! More to come. KZ

[@SonnyZhu1111]

Great explanation!

[@doockling]

as a fan, im glad you liked them! I know other people have said it already, but you should definetely watch the character demos and myriad celestias!

[@NamDer_17]

Since u checked out all HSR's animation, I'd like to recommend u to check all Honkai Impact 3rd's short animation too, it's from the same company as HSR

[@kaizammit]

You've got it!! Thank you for watching this one, means a lot!

[@maxneoton]

"bloke with the water powers" got me 😭 HAHAHAHA

[@maruftim]

hope you'll be doing the character trailers as well, Monodrama and Your Color is just so insane to miss out on

[@kaizammit]

I will be covering the character trailers eventually. There's also Impact to cover too.

[@maruftim]

@@kaizammit nice! cant wait for that

[@So_Viet8032]

Hope you will check out the character trailers. The more they go, the more cinematic they become

[@kaizammit]

I do plan on it, I hope you come back and watch :D.

[@Blackout_]

34:40 be like Jingliu: It’s over Jing Yuan. I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!

[@Aizen2468]

I really enjoyed your insights on the animation for the Flash short. It was fascinating to see you point out details I never noticed, even on repeated watches XD If you found these interesting, a lot of Honkai Star Rail character and myriad celestia trailers are quite good watches as well. Some of their early trailers are a little lower in quality, but you can notice that they started gaining their stride (and budget XD) as they made more trailers. Plus! If you found some of the characters here interesting, those trailers would fill in a lot of gaps for you with their storytelling I think

[@alexyuto6629]

Masterful analysis💯 earned a like and a sub good sir

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it! I hope you can apply the information I mentioned to your own work whatever that might be :D. Thank you for watching, it means a lot.

[@user-xm2vy9to5c]

i think you would really enjoy the myriad celestial trailers and even some of the character demos especially the recent ones

[@Sinyao]

Under 49:00, you could say that her face seems to become feature less because she's become a monster. No longer human, no expressions left. And knowing that is why Jing Yuan finally has the resolve to fight her with his full power.

[@matthewstone500]

If you’re of a mind to, I’d recommend checking out Honkai Impact 3rd animations and cutscenes from Genshin Impact, two other HoYoverse games. Most HoYoverse games are 3D models with an anime style, so different from the animations, but the characters are visually the same. Honkai Impact 3rd and Honkai Star Rail are more sci-fi leaning with some mythological elements, while Genshin Impact is more fantasy that just recently started adding some more technological elements.

[@kaizammit]

Any good places to start as a jumping off point? I found it a little daunting even figuring out where to start .

[@matthewstone500]

m.kzbin.info/aero/PLqWr7dyJNgLICZACs2Fge9bkhlvdE_Y70 Genshin has a playlist called Story Teaser (link above). The videos go from most recent (top) to older (bottom). There’s currently 41 videos in the playlist, so that’s probably a bit daunting, but looking through them, it’s hard to cut any out that I don’t think are great. Perhaps watching the oldest 10 or so to dip your toes in? This will cover some in-game cutscenes, some event cutscenes, and some promotion videos. That way, you can decide if you want to watch more without taking up too much of your time. m.kzbin.info/aero/PLLX1bpH-W3ZCOeiqs3VciU_-R0geeK2XV For Honkai Impact 3rd, their playlist called Animated Short (link above) is the one to watch. There’s 33 videos in this one, but most of them are doubled up, one in Chinese, one in Japanese, but the animation is the same. Some of these are also teasers to videos on the same playlist, so watching those aren’t necessary. Hope this helps, I know it’s a lot, and please just take this a suggestion. If you just want to jump around to ones that you think look interesting, by all means.

[@matthewstone500]

Forgot to add that the Honkai Impact 3rd playlist is ordered the same way as Genshin Impact, but due to some story shenanigans, the chronological order of the story in the playlist is a bit whack. It’s fine, as they mostly play in order and each video can be regarded as its own story, but some videos will build off things from previous videos. Unnecessary to watch for enjoyment, but somewhat necessary for story context.

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much for the links, that's given me some homework to do! 😭

[@matthewstone500]

Sorry! 😣 Hopefully enjoyable homework, though.

[@captshavers]

I love Jing Yuen's short, it's so good, I love both characters (Ignoring ice boy for that compliment; he's fine, but not a fav of mine), I also still can't believe they got Monarch (Amalee) to voice Jing Liu. Also it's really cool to see some of the in game abilities depicted in the anime art style. Have you done the Cinematic trailers too? They're really good. Also, Sparkle's cinematic is kind of part of a trilogy of cinematics they released, with her origin story, the cinematic trailer and then the one about her not being a "main character." Something else I think is interesting to note is how much they've improved in their cinematic trailers since launch, as they seem to get more and more masterful in their cinematography over time. Wonder if the people involved learned and got better, or if they acquired new talent specifically to make their trailers more impressionable.

[@azrielackerman4659]

My guy, you absolutely NEED to look at Myriad Celestia: Transcendent Ruan Tunes, Blushing Mei Blooms", and also Myriad Celestia: Fables About the Stars Part 1. Both are absolute works of art in such a short amount of time, especially the former.

[@kaizammit]

I'll check them out, thank you!

[@Chocobooo92]

I respect that type of ads. Its very important topic (at least for me).

[@kaizammit]

Me too and helped me a lot in my personal life as I mentioned. I hope it's working out for you too! KZ

[@FloeticsPH]

Before you move on the Honkai Impact 3rd Animations, i suggest you check out some of the Character Trailers and Myriad Celestia Trailers for HSR too. I've been here since Overwatch and i have enjoyed your Journey through out all of Different Games you've seen so far. Much love and Take Care good sir.

[@austinmartin612]

With the Lion and Dragon animation, the Dragon respresents "the boy with the water powers" and the Lion reprensents "the white haired guy from the first animation." Right before the water magic comes in with the save you'll see Jing Yuan(white hair) give a quick glance/nod to Dang Heng(the dragon guy). And they can share that wavelength because before his reincarnation Dan Heng was best friends with Jing Yuan; truly the story of the Lion and the Dragon

[@runelt99]

The advert is seen in Acheron's character trailer.

[@0v_x0]

If you like games with deep lore and complex as storytelling definitely give it a go

[@h3xam]

Great watch! To add to others requesting an analysis reaction or just reaction to the Honkai Impact 3rd animations, please use a custom playlist for the Honkai Impact 3rd animations such as this one: kzbin.info/aero/PLRSol-DADPHqm2rX_LdqOyJXhN9UNs56g The official playlist has a bunch of duplicate videos, missing videos, and are sometimes out of order which can be confusing; and nobody recommends using it. If you want a more concise playlist of just the best animations due to time constraints or whatever, let me know and I'd be happy to make one for you. Or maybe you could make a bit of a video series out of them. There are also many other lore-related videos outside of the above playlist that are not included, but you can largely follow the story just from the animations themselves. These animations play in-game at the end of a story chapter, so you'll be missing some context. Also, Hoyoverse owns all of the music in their videos and does not copyright strike anyone for reacting to them. You may see the company name "Mihoyo" as well; Miyoho is the name of the developer studio in China that created the global brand "Hoyoverse", so they're essentially the same thing. Lastly, here's the official playlist link for the Honkai Star Rail character trailers that others have mentioned: kzbin.info/aero/PLi18Roijwy3NkAS9DbMKgmmd9E9MubrN4 The playlist is listed from newest to oldest, so if you want to watch in order start at the bottom and work up.

[@iamranch]

id love to see you react to the myriad celestia trailers they are amazing, also potentially the character trailers. i love star rail's art directions.

[@crimsonrainsoughtflower2593]

Wonderful reaction and super interesting to hear your perspective as a fan of hoyoverse since many years. Id love to hear your thoughts on two of the genshin impact (their game before starrail and the game that made them well known internationally) animations: 1) the song burning in the embers (amazing story telling and character introduction within a short period of time!!) 2) the newly released (literally a day ago) animation "the road not taken" which was just incredible and explains the underlying story of genshin pretty well

[@jalcome4201]

i recommended Honkai Impact shorts a while ago, hope he gets there some time next!

[@kaizammit]

I will, I'll also check out these character trailers too!

[@azrielackerman4659]

I think the most powerful part about Rondo Across Countless Calpas is that it's Black Swan (the main character with the hood) is that it's so erotic because she is quite literally invading the "memories" and the mind of the other woman. It's inherently a very intimate task, and yet it's utterly turned on her with that incredible predatorial imagery.

[@DJRaffa1000]

the smile at 3:37 is what breaks me every time

[@JaydenAi]

Genshin animations, such as "The Song Burning in the Embers" Full Animated Short are worth a watch

[@handsomebanana309]

All i can say about this is "ABSOLUTE CINEMA"

[@-miaumiau]

If you have the time I think you’d like the character trailers! They’re absolutely stunning and just get better and better

[@kaizammit]

I'll check them out, thank you!!

[@alexlange701]

The Animated Shorts Hoyo makes are really good. If you are interested there is also a whole playlist of Animated Shorts for one of Hoyo's other games Honkai Impact 3rd which i would recommend. Those go hard aswell and most of those are in game and happen at the climax of specific story arcs.

[@w1nther930]

Should definetly also check out all the myriad celestia! The first one is an absolute treat of a trailer to a game that shows all these godly beings an speaks in riddles

[@KeqingMain278]

YO amazing reactions! Loving it! Will you do more for Honkai Star Rail or even Genshin?? (character demos, trailers... etc.)

[@kaizammit]

Yes I will, I think I'll do character trailers first and then move onto Honkai Impact. What's Genshin, is that another version?!

[@KeqingMain278]

@@kaizammit 😅😅Genshin Impact, the game that made Mihoyo/Hoyoverse famous. You got tons of trailers, character demos, cinematics there...

[@KeqingMain278]

@@kaizammit Can't wait for your reaction to character trailers from HSR!

[@nicholasrolo886]

KZ your voice calms my anxiety in a way only listening to david Attenborough does ❤

[@kaizammit]

Really!? I'm glad I can help in one way or another 🙏🏻. Thank you so much for watching. Kai

[@azvainia]

i’d love to see you react to Sparkle’s trailer “Monodrama”!! I still go back and watch it because of the excellent editing and music

[@kaizammit]

I'll have to check it out for you then! Thank you for watching.

[@imYangi]

The Honkai impact 3rd cinematics hit REALLY hard and have amazing soundtracks too I'd love it if u could check them all out but if i had to pick one I'd go for “ Ever lasting flames ” or “ Final lesson ”

[@jevanni]

you have a very cozy room ;)

[@kaizammit]

Thank you!

[@AnotherAyushRaj]

Everyone loves King Yuan

[@rainbowqu33r]

"that was the best four and a half minutes I've seen in ages" *Is about to watch more and story-wise better ones*

[@xenovious]

Do check out the character trailers & myriad celstia trailers aswell all are cinematic masterpieces 👀

[@andreaknudsen6543]

I would love to see more of this from Hoyoverse!

[@kaizammit]

I will be covering more so don't worry about that. Character trailers and I've also got Honkai Impact to look at too. Fun times ahead 😉

[@JM-nothing-more]

the game does unfortunately not look like this, it's very stylized but 3d it's actually a sci-fi game, but more in the sense of Star Wars where there are still magical elements sort of like the Force, as well as god-like beings and such

[@JM-nothing-more]

to explain the two least obvious trailers a little: Rondo was a bit of a bait and switch with the rather intimate tango section, but it makes the juxtaposition with the second half all the more impactful the narrating character, Black Swan, can read people's memories by getting close to them, so she used the dance invitation to do just that but got way more than she bargained for the Your Colour advert was indeed an in-universe ad played within a 3d trailer of the same name for Acheron, the second character in the Rondo animation

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much for telling me. Do they all have powers to some description?

[@JM-nothing-more]

for the most part, yes, although in some cases the characters also use tech the in-universe explanation is that if someone aligns their own ideals very closely to one of the aforementioned godly beings', they can draw power from it e.g. Black Swan aligns with Fuli the Rmemebrance, hence memory abilities

[@Nytesplat]

You should do all honkai stair rail cutscenes

[@kaizammit]

Do you mean the character trailers?

[@gregstunts347]

If you love these trailers, then you’ll definitely also enjoy the individual character trailers. They use the same 3D style that is present in the actual game. A lot of the music in them is even better than in these animated trailers. There are even game version trailers. The one that I definitely would recommend watching is the 2.0 trailer for the release of Penacony.

[@mercutiodrakmord5291]

I believe you would also get a good kick out of the playable Character trailers as well for HSR if you haven't already! Can see the evolution of the character trailers from March 7th to current and see how they improved!

[@kaizammit]

I'll check them out!

[@isbammoi3358]

Never gonna play these games but I will gladly enjoy others enjoying them lol

[@josejavierjorge3994]

You really should see Characters Demo, StarRail its amazing

[@kaizammit]

They are on my list to cover so stay tuned ✌🏻

[@marinal8214]

Thanks for amazing video and detailed explanation, I had great time! Though animated shorts aren't everything in Honkai Star Rail - please react to some (preferably all) character trailers (from old to new) - especially Kafka and more new ones Black Swan, Sparkle, Acheron and just play the game - it's on par with some great movies in terms of story telling and character development! P.S. Just yday was special anniversary concert and also jazz fest for game music - it's something worth cheking as well

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much for watching! I do plan on covering the character trailers too so hopefully, you'll come back. KZ

[@5000diegox]

Amazing breakdown!!!!! i hope you react to all the animations from Honkai Impact 3rd, they are awesome!!!!

[@Lookiechan]

If you liked these animations, you should check out the Honkai Impact 3rd ones. They're even more epic and emotional than these ones.

[@dilili4168]

These animations are also beautiful and emotional, so don't devalue them. If you like Honkai Impact 3rd, then that's up to you.

[@aliwi3476]

I recommend check demos HSR and Genshin

[@oopsididitagain2077]

"there's something missing..." oh god he's so right for all the reasons he doesn't know about

[@kaizammit]

If I watch the character trailers, will I find out?

[@DJSayori]

I would love to see you react to the rest of Star Rails animations, as there is so many more, but most of them being 3D. I would also love to see you react to Hoyoverse other title, Honkai Impact 3rd, as some of my favorite animations comes from that game :D

[@Blackout_]

Cant wait for more reactions to HoYoverse stuff

[@kaizammit]

More is coming!

[@aoi9498]

I would love to see you react to genshin trailers or demo too!

[@josemiguel2632]

React to their Character trailers please, would love to watch your reactions

[@kaizammit]

I will be taking a look at the character trailers but not sure when, soon I hope.

[@josemiguel2632]

@@kaizammit ok thank you for the notice, I gotta be stay tuned then❣️

[@renatowalker1423]

Welcome to the Mihoyo animation rabbit hole, please enjoy your stay!

[@DannyJ3636]

You really should react to Honkai Impact animated shorts too

[@kaizammit]

I will now I know they exist. I hope you enjoyed the video :D

[@azrael7582]

The first one is a Fight between Jing Yuan (the White haired Man) and Jing Liu (The white haired girl) she has Red eyes to begin with, but when she got Mara Struck (which is the main point here) she got the deep red eyes. you See the difference in the "Flashback" of her training the very young Jing Yuan, that there is a difference in the Eyecolor. she is proud of him because he is still follow the promise they made Jing Yuan has 2 eyes, dont worry, but his Bangs are always covering his right eye. in the Scene at 50:45 he is saying "Farewell Master, your gift of instruction, i´ll repay in this Strike" at 11:35 the right most Girl is the Female Trailblazer (Main Character) for the 12:20, her Name is Sparkle, in JP its Hanabi (Firework) shes of the actual Story Progression, and yet to take much action. 14:05 , thats basicly only for the Chinese New Year, the Lantern Rite, but it also tells the tale of that World we traveled and the Boss fight. The Lion represents the Big White Haired Man in the First Animation you watched (Jing Yuan) and the Dragon represents the black haired one from the Dragon Animation. Both are showed after the one girl (Guinaifen) nearly fell. The Dancevideo, well, everyone got caught by surprise how it turned out. Black swan (The Girl with the Veil) tried to look into the Memorys of Acheron (the other girl) but she found out that the Hunter (black swan) became the Prey insted of the other way around. for the "Advert" you would need to see the Acheron Trailer "Your color" because its in that essential. the one at 25:50 thats an a Story Segment of the 2.1 Version Story Part which got Animated yes there is another Honkai Game, Name is "Honkai Impact 3rd" if you want to have a blast (and content) watch every Animation short, there are many, its lovely and even more you WILL get Emotional at some point. Everyone gets Emotional at some point in any of the 3 Big Hoyoverse Games (Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact 3rd or Honkai Star Rail). Sorry for the Textwall but i thought you might want or enjoy a bit of story or facts behind it

[@kaizammit]

I love it and it sounds like I've got to bring some tissues! Thank you for the information. KZ

[@azrael7582]

@@kaizammit yes, hoyoverse is doing such a great job for story and emotions its second to none. But as a little tip, if you watch more and want to know what happens because some are maybe in Japansese or Chinese, especially the Honkai Impact 3rd ones (they dont have a English voiceover) then enable the Subtitels, many do have them. I love your content by the way so much because you just give a completly different View of the Animations

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much for saying so, I'm glad to have you here.

[@azrael7582]

@@kaizammit Well to make it easier for you kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGnPZKCmadhmq9U This is a playlist in chronical order for all Honkai Impact 3rd. you can skip every "Chronical" because they are Lore Videos to a specific Character, you could watch the first one if you like, because its a worldbuilding one (to get the hang on whats going on) but its not focused on animation .

[@azrael7582]

​@@kaizammit for a bit of help kzbin.info/aero/PLFLMQ-vLoj0FpOjgVd1miLxjDuUyyi0M_&si=fcve0DlAjUN-sOwt Here i got you an Playlist of every Animation of Honkai Impact 3rd up until i think April 2024 in choronological order, There are a few "Honkai Chronicals" in it, which are purely lore videos without any animations, but if you wanna learn about the world and whats going on, the first one in the playlist is the right thing to watch for it.

[@allanwu4932]

I believe the same team of animators animated Honkai impact 3rd's animations. You should check those out!!

[@StrangerWorld77]

I hope you will see Honkai Impact 3rd animation shorts as well!! Believe me it is worth it.

[@asehastly]

18:26.... Unfortunately, it's not even on crunchyroll... cause it's a video game... a free 2 play gacha game, in fact... which doesn't cost anything at all.... ... ... ... ... sort of...

[@kaizammit]

Oh I meant back to watching some Anime again.

[@user-wm7lv9yp5f]

React to SAM boss theme from honkai star rail this one is the best ost from honkai star rail

[@noox13]

From the comments it sounds like you might do more Star Rail. And maybe look into HoYo's other games too! If that's the case I'll definitely sub and stick around!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much!

[@ketansingh5220]

Bro try samudrarath too