Japan's STILL making fun of it

Kenny lauderdale (me), goes insane watching Chargeman ken, the most legendarily bad anime ever created. It's so bad it may actually be the best anime of all time. Dive into madness at 2 frames a second as chargeman ken defends the earth with all the animation of a tiger electronic wristwatch. It has every error in the book. Hilariously bad animation? Check. Badly DRAWN animation? Big check. People's mouths don't even match what they're saying, & this anime was made in JAPAN. They didn't need to dub it into english & they still couldn't get that right. The length of the episodes doesn't even make sense. The AMOUNT of episodes in this anime series doesn't make sense. NOTHING about chargeman ken is normal. Just being in the general area of this anime makes anime you thought were bad into masterpieces. Maybe if you watch this video, and that's what it is cause it sure isn't a review, it might make a LITTLE more sense. I doubt it though. I really do. So bad it's good? The most terrible anime ever created? Worst anime of all time? Maybe it's all three. You decide.
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[@kennylauderdale_en]

I exaggerated NOTHING. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYm5mmyhhMeWpZo

[@tashkent561]

Indeed.

[@GraniteFaun]

That's true. It's really the kind of trash you have to watch on a watch2gether trash evening xD I just love how on the official website it says "this website is unofficial". Also the explanation for it given on Wikipedia is that they were given so little budget that they grew apathetic to the production, just done whatever and chilled on the beach most of the time

[@SerbianSpark19]

charge man ken is an absolute giga chad

[@SerbianSpark19]

Ans so is kenny cuz he is still sane

[@TryinaD]

Thank you for introducing this beauty to my life

[@hueypautonoman]

According to Wikipedia: "The low budget caused Knack Productions's staff to become apathetic toward the show and largely skip work on it in favor of going to the beach."

[@chippy2023]

Dang, it was that bad? •-•"

[@tacticsogreman]

​@@chippy2023 Apparently the budget was 1/10 of what one would normally have for a regular anime.

[@hellbunniez3]

that random factoid and the way it’s written cracks me up lol

[@UBvtuber]

Bruh idk if this was normal for 70s anime, but it looks like a bad attempt to merge old anime with scooby doo. I know that american animation was going through the dark ages at that time, but dear god.

[@popodumman6816]

@@tacticsogreman 1/10th of the budget for 1/100th of the effort

[@wingdingfontbro]

It was so bad that Japan made it a country wide meme that has lasted longer than rickrolling.

[@emancipator6364]

Ya I recently discovered the culture of people creating MAD vidoes of this anime. It's incredible.

[@k-leb4671]

Rickrolling's still a thing.

[@wingdingfontbro]

What I meant was that this meme existed before rickrolling and so “it has lasted longer than rickrolling”

[@Joko-zt8ui]

Get chargeman-ken'd lmfao

[@SakugaAsu]

@@emancipator6364 What're these mad episodes?

[@logger1176]

that transition at the end when he went from ranting about how bad chargeman ken is to talking about how it's the best anime ever created was so smooth

[@millianarakuzen]

Man's sanity has broken so much he develop Stockholm syndrome 😂

[@gabrielesolletico6542]

@@millianarakuzen Yeah! Aahahahahaha!

[@booyaboibob]

😂😂😂

[@petykash]

This show sounds awesome 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@runeanonymous9760]

I remember reading a theory that Ken killed the real Dr. Volga, and the reason the ship exploded wasn’t because he was a bomb, but just because the Juralians are too incompetent to make spaceships that don’t explode; the one that got kidnapped was the fake, and the “bomb” he heard was Dr. Volga’s pacemaker.

[@SheepDog-hj4jx]

What the actual fuck? 😂

[@gregthehedgehog0956]

X'D

[@SsnakeBite]

I choose to believe this is canon.

[@Devilot109]

Well, they were supposed to be the same Dr. Volga, just after being modified.

[@kathrineici9811]

“He shoots first, and never asks a single question.” That’s probably accurate to what would happen if you gave a 10 year old powers

[@juancarloscuaocastellanos8813]

Is like a japanese Jim West! 😂

[@odwrksboxedtrash3730]

I mean it's also accurate if you give someone wearing blue a gun too.

[@reverbthevocal421]

@@odwrksboxedtrash3730 You mean yellow.

[@odwrksboxedtrash3730]

@@reverbthevocal421 No no, I meant what I said.

[@reverbthevocal421]

@@odwrksboxedtrash3730 My apologies. I had no idea you were colorblind.

[@Mythical4227]

The fact that they forced the kid to light houses on fire because it was funny is the most realistic reason anime has given.

[@saddocatto9245]

well... now with all of those insane tik tok trends... it's not suprising if that happened all over the world

[@shrimpshufflr7745]

@@saddocatto9245 so far I’m wining 😩

[@lasskinn474]

A lot of the plots as one sentence aren't that far off from tmnt or something

[@Mythical4227]

@@lasskinn474 I think it’s funny because of the quality and the time it was released, tmnt was more put together lol

[@shadowcruiser874]

I waited my entire life fo that moment kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHSTo6J7oNB-obM

[@Surfink63]

The amount of criticism you gave it in the beginning to the sudden abundance of praise at the end gave me the same whiplash as an actual Chargeman Ken episode

[@jamst5913]

Props on you for pointing out the hair and then never letting it show up again.

[@knellpeek1920]

I can't believe Chargeman Ken invented the Wikihow artstyle

[@idrlc2123]

Oh my God your right

[@SirChubbyBunny]

Someone should make a meme with that, but replace the article thumbnails with Chargeman Ken stills.

[@TheBonkleFox]

@@SirChubbyBunny "part 1: accepting your death" *shows still from Dynamite In The Brain*

[@SirChubbyBunny]

@@TheBonkleFox part 2: embrace it and get ejected out of a plane at maximum overdrive speeds.

[@sai_lg1070]

*OOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFF* *OOOOOOFFF* *OOOOFF* *OOF*

[@Outside998]

"Not because they couldn't do it, but because they thought it was funny." You know, I respect that.

[@MrJemoederopeenstokj]

Man's clearly been rolling around in the filth that is the normie side of internet his entire life, pokes his nose out once and goes 'insane'. What an insufferable normie

[@Nell_Hell]

indeed

[@Reddotzebra]

I mean, it's what I would do if I was an alien with unspecified but malicious intentions. It's right up there with "give competing warlords supertech weapons that stop working after two months and watch the fun."

[@VeryPeeved]

@@Reddotzebra wait, do you tell them they stop working after two months, or do you keep that a secret?

[@Reddotzebra]

@SecaKaizen But since they get the cards back it doesn't seem as if any aliens got the hint.

[@BierBart12]

I fucking love old shows like this where the protagonist is just an absolute maniac who simply does not care about morality. Speed Racer is another favorite

[@AGoofyJester]

Those types of characters are the ones I write about

[@3AHoles]

The creators were playing the long game. They made something so awful on purpose in anticipation of meme culture rising 40+ years later so they could live off of the royalties in retirement.

[@user-xz6qc5ej2r]

it's a fun thought experiment. but Anime was just like this, dude. look at white lion kimba show

[@3AHoles]

@@user-xz6qc5ej2r it was also a joke. They obviously didn't anticipate things like the Internet or meme culture. They just made a shit anime with no money.

[@nappeywappey]

The creators uploaded the entire thing on KZbin so your theory is right lol

[@GIRru11]

Chargeman Ken is literally that one kid at the playground who says he wins at everything because of his made up rules that he changes on the spot to suit his needs

[@firegodessreiko]

'My power is to have ALL powers!'

[@Kat-bq8dc]

I was just going to say that this anime is a 10 year old boy's power fantasy. It doesn't have to make sense, and the protagonist is always right using the greatest amount of force possible.

[@tuluflulu]

And Jojo's

[@good__person]

Can we add "Chargeman Ken" as definition of Gary Stu?

[@tuluflulu]

@@good__person He's more like an accidental Villain Sue.

[@CaitieLou]

This looks like an anime that would be on the TV in the background of another anime.

[@Tiffany-ov2jf]

Lmfao

[@GenericProtagonist118]

This is like a parody anime like you would see playing on adult swim.

[@Emerald29]

It looks like the background of a anime that is also a background of a parody anime from adult swim

[@SNUPE_FOXX92]

Fr, some shit Shin Chan would be watching 😂

[@preetimantborabhowal704]

Action Kamen is better

[@jaodasilva7993]

Kenshiro, Goku , Guts , and the Doom Slayer look under their bed for Chargeman Ken.

[@ahwhite1398]

That scream sound at 9:34 needs to be sampled an become the new Wilhelm scream. It's... beautiful.

[@Erok9]

"How is that 10 year old so good at killing us?" Says alien species with literal targets on there chest.

[@alvaronavarro4895]

Bruh LMAO

[@mr.cauliflower3536]

*their

[@stalecheez-it1034]

@@mr.cauliflower3536 Cool

[@pottasium7117]

chargeman-ken is truelly inovative and ahead of its time. Literally 2020 shitpost but anime

[@chrisw7047]

I agree. It basically forsaw Zoomer humor, 2020 nihilism, and meme templates.

[@MMumbles]

And it came from the 70's. How.

[@X3n0n36]

It came from the japanese, the founding fathers of internet meme culture, it probably has impacted today's one. Memes are just a distorted mirror of the past.

[@thetoad4912]

This comment has the like number of the beast, please don't like it any further

[@NeostormXLMAX]

literall pioneer of the internet

[@faenethlorhalien]

The reason why this anime came out on April's Fools day is more pedestrian than you would imagine. Japanese school year and fiscal year both start on April 1st (in ancient times, the year started in April 1st, it's not as strange as you'd think, the Brits did something similar up to medieval times or so), so if it coincides with a Monday or whatever other weekday, then odds are an anime will be released that day, because it's time to start new series for that schoolyear.

[@IceGoddessRukia]

This show made the whole "main character is a villain" thing before it was cool- and did it unintentionally! I can't believe Hanna Barbara has more frames than this anime too. Breathtaking! :0

[@pollyisagoodbird]

"I forced an AI to watch 10.000 hours of anime from the '60s and '70s, then told it to make an anime of its own. This is the result."

[@ricktenner1336]

I chuckled to this conment because it is accurate lmao

[@strider4life696]

And you created Skynet

[@1337w0n]

"I forced an AI to watch this. Halfway through, it killed itself."

[@mateololero4091]

After that i put it on a maze, three days in he still couldn't make the exit, there was two fake paths and one true

[@FlowUrbanFlow]

It seems accurate

[@kelinator2000]

To be fair to the Aliens the concept of Aliens forcing children to commit arson for no reason is pretty funny.

[@exzyyd392]

I feel like "pretty funny" is a bit on of an understatement. Shapeshifting, space faring aliens infiltrate human society and use their otherworldly powers, technology and wisdom to make a random kid commit arson WHICH HE WAS ALREADY DOING

[@krunkle5136]

Seriously most of the ideas from the show could be legit with better writing.

[@azuroslazuli6948]

*[Chargeman Ken wants to know your location]*

[@arx3516]

@@exzyyd392 imagine the trial!

[@BitOfUltraviolence]

This anime is awesome. It makes no sense but it is wacky. Jojo makes zero sense for most seasons yet pwople love that. I prefer Jolyne's season than the rest.

[@keithg5473]

Happy 50th, Chargeman Ken! Rest in peace. Please, PLEASE rest in peace...

[@KLegyyn]

50 YEARS OF CHARGEMAN KEN! . .

[@TheAlmightyJello]

"Should we be drawing Ken as a 10 year old boy or a 30 year old man?" "Yes"

[@jerrybaker9855]

or maybe a woman

[@arx3516]

A really short 30 year old man.

[@xfirexrainx6668]

This is an appropriate use of a mathematically correct answer

[@emilianoborselli9787]

Yes

[@poilaaliop]

Definitely a hobbit. He looks like a young version of Frodo from Ralph Bakshi's animated LOTR with way too much mascara on

[@StudleySnargle]

Chargeman Ken is like when a villain tries to make a film that portrays himself as the good guy.

[@JHenry-nz7hy]

This is straight outta "Starship Troopers"

[@koichidignitythief7429]

Like Ozymandias?

[@sena167]

@jpala821 let it go buddy

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

Likes Friend from 20th century boys

[@adamaus8770]

@@sena167 don't ya love it when anti SJWs act entirely like SJWs and bring up their social injustices up in situations that have nothing to do with what their offended by?

[@annnichols3091]

I'm a 68-year-old American woman whose anime experience goes back to "Astro Boy" in 1963. Given the American made-for-TV cartoons that were available during my childhood, I'm sure I could handle "Chargeman Ken".

[@wedran9225]

Since making this comment, have you tried, and if so could you? I need to know!

[@annnichols3091]

@@wedran9225 I just watched the first episode and was not fazed in the slightest.

[@wedran9225]

@@annnichols3091 You absolute champion.

[@annnichols3091]

@@wedran9225 Heh. Look up made-for-TV barely-animated cartoons of the 1960s. That's what I grew up on -- yes, even the infamous "Clutch Cargo" and "Space Angel".

[@JanusHoW]

​@@annnichols3091Your next challenge is to watch the whole thing.

[@numberseven1358]

I think a studio should make a sequel to this that just fleshes everything out. It’s quality is like 200 out of 10. Story, animation, and all that is basically perfection, and at the end of the season they direct watchers to this as the definitive prequel for what they just watched.

[@user-fv8yo2eo7x]

On the reason on why it’s so bad, according to the Japanese Wikipedia page, it said the staff didn’t care for it so much that some staff went to the beach instead of working, I doubt this is the only reason though, it’s too magical to be this bad

[@cc0767]

This is my favourite trivia ever now. Japan the land of obnoxious work culture "lol thats trash lets go to the beach!"

[@mazimadu]

So, this was made by Yakuza?

[@Krystalmyth]

"Hey, what are you doing at the beach don't you have an episode to finish?" "Yeah but, I got Ligma." "Ligma?" " ⎝ ͡⎚◡⎚⎠ "

[@MarquisLeary34]

OH LAWD, now I wanna see a documentary about the making-of. It's probably even more cocoa pops than the show it'self, I'm talking Minky Momo levels...

[@KanchidoShinokyoufu]

From what I remember about this show was that it was meant to be just filler between two shows with weird run-times. Just like The Fuccons were.

[@terryeubanks8797]

"Why does everyone just let Ken do what he wants?" The real question is who could possibly stop him.

[@heartattack8491]

Another Ken

[@SpheroJr3289]

Rui Carvalho *Intense head nodding*

[@vbgvbg1133]

SpheroJr 3289 Single frame explosion time

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

Reminds me of the Twilight Zone movie segment where a kid is in control of everybody because he warps reality in horrifying ways if you cross him.

[@joadarium9605]

Shit I'm convinced that not even Goku, Kenshiro, Saitama, or ANY powerful anime MC could stop the madman that is Chargeman Ken.

[@Andulvar]

I was introduced to this series a few decades ago at an anime convention which was around the same time I was introduced to Otaku no Video. There was always one person at the club who would always be like "I want to show you how great this old anime was!" and proceed to show you stuff like this.

[@DeathMelodies]

"Your life can only improve after watching it-" as i sit in a depressive episode, this was weirdly very encouraging. Thanks for the laughs! i appreciate your air of pure frustration and mania.

[@xelestial_sky]

"Why do the aliens have targets on their chest?" So Ken knows where to shoot.

[@salimamari5371]

You just solved the most complicated thing ever

[@EarleTKG]

bravo! I would be offended if you didn't take my like.

[@hanakochan6597]

das ist gud

[@fairyfair6395]

He doesn't even hit it either!

[@thisisahumanlol8255]

699 likes NOICE

[@mateololero4091]

The secret to saitama's strength is that he's wearing chargeman ken's suit

[@gabsy_ferreira]

FBI OPEN UP

[@zairephenom1435]

No

[@derrenwood-peterson8518]

You might ACTUALLY be right, though.

[@bronzejrpg3125]

Delete this now!!! They can't know his secret

[@joaliyjudy3150]

One punch man is like the better mordern version with an adult instead of a young child.

[@kankeydong2500]

I'm starting to believe Chargeman Ken is actually an SCP specimen.

[@Lumberjack_king]

He would be a great scp

[@jonathanwilson4286]

Two years ago, I saw this video for the first time. After now having watched the series in its entirety twice now, I can say with absolute confidence that this man is speaking the gospel truth here 100%. Kenny, I applaud your courage to lay it out and tell it like it is. Bravo.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

So instead of making a decent product that would eventually get forgotten over time, they made something so terrible that when it's terribleness becomes widespread, it becomes immortalized into Japanese culture forever as an icon of memery? Geniuses

[@TheTrueDiablix]

This 4D Chess move was outstanding on their part

[@moosesues8887]

Well yeh

[@flareongirl3606]

*outstanding move*

[@leme1294]

In other words, this anime is so bad that is successful in its own way.

[@RiderWithTheScarf]

They give Aizen a run for his money regarding their long-game keikakus

[@narf-narf]

This anime is like the kid that makes the _bare minimun_ for the school project.

[@emancipator6364]

Least there are creators who are putting full effort into creating insanely trippy videos based off this anime. I have a playlist of some of them check it out.

[@Siliziumwesen]

Like making the project while presenting it

[@user-xb1wh5mt4l]

I once wrote a last-minute essay at school and got an A! Well, in Russia we have a different system, like A is 5 B is 4 C is 3 D is 2 E is 1.

[@sirurchin7187]

@@user-xb1wh5mt4l ABCDE

[@alfalldoot6715]

Oh so I made this show then

[@lotto5498]

Listen, aliens forcing a kid to be a pyromaniac for sh*ts and giggles has gotta be one of the funniest things I've seen. Or even heard 💀

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

I gotta give credit where its due- which is miniscule for this show- I kinda dig the realistic art style. Wish it can pop up again in modern times.

[@bumblebeepicnic6917]

Nearly 50 years ago, a Japanese animator accidentally took a picture of his hand while rushing an anime to completion. For all we know, this split-second frame could be our only evidence of this person's existence. We don't know who he is or if he's even alive. All we have is a hand. Just imagine, your lasting legacy being tied to an animation error in Chargeman Ken.

[@farkbett699]

That's spooky

[@butterbungnaked1440]

@Salmon Ella why😕😕

[@user-gl7ry9pm5j]

@Salmon Ella Is this a jojo reference

[@Ramsey276one]

Good thing it was just his HAND...

[@NeostormXLMAX]

man thats sad i must do somethign to make people remember me

[@outfoxies]

Aliens: *exists* Chargeman Ken: So anyway I started blasting

[@Blackshadow164]

Fatt Mox nice meme

[@faisfaiz4353]

Gorefield: *exist* *Plot armor leave the chat* Gorefield: bullets don't work ken

[@AssistantCoreAQI]

ChargeMan Ken Is An Accurate Representation Of The Entire 40k Fandom.

[@lolno8370]

Lmao 666 likes.

[@jabberw0k812]

They literally have targets painted on their chests.

[@OnionManSteve]

I think that the order that it was released on DVD was different to the initial broadcast order (for some reason), which is why the episode about him losing his powers in the dark is before the one where the aliens try to figure out his weakness. This entire thing feels like I've eaten 3 boxes of Benadryl, even the Hatman doesn't know wtf is going on

[@GlobsterAGoGo]

Ken holds a special place in my heart, always and forever. ...No, wait. Oops, that's actually dynamite. Looks like I've been turned into a human robot. Nice knowing everyone.

[@user-zu8jn1fj4w]

Oyurushi kudasai!

[@jasonwhigham335]

Chargeman ken feels like something that would've got picked up by adult swim and given an overly goofy dub

[@Earthstar_Review]

Maybe that's what drove them mad enough to take the cartoons and replace them with live action.

[@NoahGooder]

@@Earthstar_Review god the whole live action conversion for adult swim pissed me off for the longest time. till I found that some of the shows are kind of decent.

[@rita8274]

I don't even know if it would need a dub, it just seems like something I would see on LATE night adult swim loooool. I'm going to show my husband it bc he likes stupid stuff like this.

[@glennaschoeler]

imagine if it got the Ghost Stories treatment HAHA just let the VA's run wild

[@marie-camilleschaap2708]

Like in the ghost stories dub

[@gibblet7041]

I love how exasperated Kenny sounds throughout the whole thing, like this is his magnum opus and he's going to expose it to the world.

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

Can't wait for him to discover more hidden garbages. I loves this channel.

[@mikabreto]

This is how I want all video critiques to be presented from now on.

[@skullduggery6665]

@d0lanCL Same he made this sound like it was more insane that it actually was. This is nowhere near that insane

[@galaxy9310]

@@skullduggery6665 I'm curious but, you watched it?

[@skullduggery6665]

@@galaxy9310 Yes. His review and the cartoon

[@AwesomeJellyBean]

Love how it sounds as though you’re genuinely losing your mind as the video progresses. That’s the kind of passion I like to see in a video essay.

[@eeriekekashi419]

I bet the animators of that show saw the success and were like “what the fuck”

[@taniaroman5857]

Chargeman Ken in a nutshell: So aNyWaY, I sTaRtEd BlAsTiNg

[@slbrah7375]

100th like

[@echidnut6602]

Its literally what will Charlie make if he became a mangaka

[@Zancibar]

Perfect comment. Underappreciated.

[@staydetermined6717]

Lmao

[@applebonker141]

@@echidnut6602 Nightman: the anime

[@CharlieFoxtrot]

A boy named Ken who is age 10... Ken10

[@MMumbles]

And he even fights aliens.

[@copy-rightedname]

Wait ben10!?!?!

[@BloopBloop-jb7ko]

hOLY SHIT

[@EightyFourThousands84000s]

A ten named ken whose age is ben

[@lungse.2565]

SHIT

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

I planned to listen to this in the background while working, but what you were describing was so unhinged and insane that I kept tabbing back to this video every 10 seconds.

[@williamnailen6640]

Chargeman Ken is actually an incarnation of the King in Yellow. It's obvious. And now you know. Not that it helps. Nothing helps. All hail the King in Yellow.

[@choog2752]

Imagine you are at school and this kid in a yellow shirt with a K on it his helmet and pulls out a gun while saying “THERES A ALIEN HERE”

[@VidelxSpopovich]

And then he shoots your Puerto Rican friend.

[@thehermit8618]

Chargeman Ken is the quiet kid confirmed

[@tablescissors67]

Excuse you, undocumented Earthlings.

[@wolfegirl1013]

Ah I love America; happens every day

[@marialuke2116]

Im certain the classroom snark would go "Yeah, im looking at him" and the other kids would laugh. (and then we'd all die because angry kid with gun)

[@E100Omega123]

"We forced an AI to watch every anime from the 1970s. This is what it created."

[@simont390]

Tfw the anime is so bad you have to use force to make even a computer watch it all 😂

[@moochtheyarddogg9795]

Thus the increase of sentience in robots, who someday will murder us all.

[@specterknight873]

Ah so that’s how Glados went insane.

[@randomtinypotatocried]

I'm pretty sure that would be considered abuse to AI systems everywhere

[@rahulrt6396]

No wonder Skynet launched those nukes...

[@Kyndurr01]

This video intrigued me so much that I wound up getting the bluray for Christmas. Thank you for expanding my horizons (for better or worse)

[@anonymanonymus4706]

12:59 Please give me some context, did that horse just despawn?

[@cursedcancersurvivor]

When he said hair I thought "Hmm just looks like average anime hair." But no. He meant *hair* on the *film itself* I lost my shit.

[@vay5540]

H-how does that even happen??? Tell me, how?!

[@innactive8909]

Same here. And when I did see the hair, I thought it was on my screen and tried to wipe it off.

[@lv26Phoenix]

@rexsupreme1840 considering these were only 5 minutes each, I would say it's very possible they scanned them in batches.

[@bashfulwolfo6499]

I didn't even notice the hair at all, I had to go back and rewatch the scenes because of this comment

[@Bane_Amesta]

I had to hide the subs to look for it, and now I CAN'T UNSEE IT xD

[@Garrettcube]

Chargeman Ken: “So anyways, I started blastin’ “

[@ewancreskeyallan1403]

But I don’t see too good, so I miss.

[@mrjanemba]

Anyway, you guys all think i'm a hero, and i'll accept that responsibility.

[@roger_combatevolved]

Someone photoshop this meme.

[@justinnelson5960]

@@ewancreskeyallan1403 and then i fired, and i missed. and then i fired, and i missed. and then i fired and i fired and i missed. i missed both times!

[@ewancreskeyallan1403]

And then I ate a popsicle, and then I passed out

[@opo3628]

I can't stop laughing how the aliens are designed with *LITERAL TARGETS* on their bodies.

[@rapusukarion2043]

9:32 first off great video, makes me want to watch the entire series. second, when you mentioned the screaming an ad for gopro played and a bunch of people were screaming; that was perfect ad placement and will probably never happen again lol

[@anxiousArtisan]

Honestly, the plot of this anime makes perfect sense if you just imagine it was written exactly as dictated by a four year old.

[@anxiousArtisan]

@@mathismagic7428 sir this is a wendy's

[@dwqafaefa...]

@@anxiousArtisan no it isn't

[@anxiousArtisan]

@@dwqafaefa... oh :(

[@damekielgrant]

​@@dwqafaefa...yes it is

[@dwqafaefa...]

@@damekielgrant prove it

[@penguasakucing8136]

So THERE is the origin of the girl with the knife

[@theonlycatonice]

Your pfp matches this comment

[@SpencerLemay]

@@theonlycatonice When did people start saying pfp instead of avatar?

[@verdakorako4599]

@@SpencerLemay just now.

[@SpencerLemay]

@@verdakorako4599 The first time I saw it was 2 days ago and now I am seeing it again. I don't like it.

[@stefanm.734]

@@SpencerLemay The image next to a person's name has always been called a profile picture. Shortening it to "pfp" is a more recent development, with the first time I saw it being sometime back in 2016.

[@XxBruh2xX]

I saw this guys banner and then immedietly subscribed

[@Crysis1soldier]

I very much enjoyed this record of your descent into madness. I feel I have learned everything I could possibly want to know about this Anime and I thank you for suffering through it so that I did not have to. God Bless...

[@helliagaming6255]

can we just appreciate Japan's response when Chargeman started leaking online, they didnt avoid it, they embraced it and celebrated it for being Terrible

[@Ramsey276one]

Kono kanji TFW XD

[@emancipator6364]

Ya those MAD videos of this show are a true blessing on this Earth. I love them!

[@carlycrays2831]

Japan: We are so, so, so sorry.

[@k-leb4671]

Why would they avoid it? We don't avoid stuff like The Room.

[@FoxIord]

@@k-leb4671 By "we," who do you mean? Because I legitimately cannot figure out what nationality Tommy is. I've tried, but his accent cannot be placed.

[@Vieweer]

"No fucking way you met a nice boy, he's gotta be an alien." Ken's sister: "Ken please 😢"

[@nemnem2342]

Rule 1: don't fuck with ken's sister

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

"No sister of mine is gonna be happy!"

[@kspsafe]

@@nemnem2342 You... Might want to rephrase that...

[@nemnem2342]

I meant what I said.@@kspsafe

[@ArtisChronicles]

​@@BioGoji-zm5ph you don't fuck with Ken, but you especially don't fick with Ken's sister

[@user-zu8jn1fj4w]

The person who wrote and sang the lyrics to Volga Dynamite also wrote the lyrics to Pekora Usuda's music for hololive.

[@JonathanThe501st]

My favorite trope in this show is when someone has their head messed with, they look like their writhing in agony. Feels like it could be projection from the animators

[@serhiid3758]

About "hair at the edge of the screen" - That is not a hair, actually - it's a threads from pressure frame. When you do a classic animation, you put a transparent sheets with drawings on a photo table, and use a tool, named a "pressure frame" to put them together. It has soft borders to prevent damage of the sheet. In USA, France, Germany and Soviet Union this soft borders were made from rubber or some synthetic materials like latex. But in Japan, for some reason, they were making them from few layers of silk cloth. And after some use, it can give you this result.

[@NarffetWerlz]

Way to bring everyone down with a knowledgeable, fact-based explanation that actually teaches us something and makes us better people. You bring shame and dishonor upon Chargeman Ken.

[@elleofhearts8471]

the little silk thread is like a hidden Mickey. it doesn't change anything relevant to the show but it's just neat to seek and find it.

[@Digitaaliklosetti]

I have no idea whether this is bullshit or not, but I will spread it as fact from here on

[@Phantomsangel]

That makes me feel less grossed out lol.

[@Bellonging]

oooo Intresting!

[@thedeadcannotdie]

"kids eating mushroom in the woods" I feel like the writers got inspired by their own experiences while making this anime

[@Xport9]

If you were to think about it, up to modern era, no one would've thought about it. But lo and behold, we got one from Japan in the 70's. They clearly have surpassed the future.

[@alphaeligon9540]

Marijuana?

[@nothing00164]

I visualised that bad

[@rembrandtdavinci6410]

Ayahuasca or one of those psychogenic mushrooms.

[@rossthebesiegebuilder3563]

I'm surprised there wasn't one mention of how much he looks like Speed Racer.

[@tjzero0008]

This video's still worth a rewatch, this video introduced me to this channel and a whole swathe of anime I'd have never heard of otherwise. Chargeman Ken always makes me smile lol

[@abyssbun444]

This deserves a ghost stories level of dubbing. Or a horror remake where Chargeman Ken is the villain and everyone is scared of him.

[@Nothing-1w3]

Lmao yes

[@Ghostbat007]

Someone do it please

[@Silver_Sonic_23]

He is definitely a psychopath

[@elgatochurro]

Fans should do that, it'd make more sense of the plot

[@Silver_Sonic_23]

@@elgatochurro what plot?

[@hewhodestroysmorale764]

Kenny attempted to understand Chargeman Ken. He hurt himself in his own confusion.

[@cokaina]

I love this, thanks for the recommendation, this is now my favorite anime

[@spikedwallman]

"I've never seen an anime series air the episodes in the wrong order" haruhi suzumiya did it deliberately

[@Nyerguds]

Was looking for this comment, lol.

[@DarkwingSnark]

You know, I almost wish the reason the anime's plot was all over the place, was because the whole series is actually Ken writing his self inserted stories.

[@proverbialloaf]

He is not concerned with a cohesive plot, just the parts when he gets to blast stuff

[@lesigh3410]

The plot reeks of being written by a ten year old anyways

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

@@lesigh3410 it does seem like it.

[@shmillbe3390]

Or maybe he's actually a diluted genocidal murder and is rewriting his own life, to fit his own delusions

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

Not gonna lie this sounds like the percect anime to watch while high on drugs

[@antisga]

Aliens: *exists* Ken: "I'm sorry, but your free trial of living has already expired."

[@MissingNo0001]

he wouldn't even apologize lol

[@faisfaiz4353]

@@MissingNo0001 alien: hey Garfield can you eliminate chargeman Ken? Garfield: no I try to sleep Alien: lasagna as a reward Garfield: *turns into gorfield* okay deal.

[@dnh106]

@@faisfaiz4353 cringe

[@faisfaiz4353]

@@dnh106 gladly not cringe as charge men *CHIC* ken

[@decalcomanie123]

"you may be a victim of CHARGEMAN KEN"

[@Brumuzaki]

The best of this video. Even after 10,20,30,50 years. It always *COMEBACK* for me

[@Clarity_OSRS]

I appreciate the editing here! Talking about music, show the characters covering their ears and a record playing. It matches well.

[@sleeplessindefatigable6385]

It looks weirdly western, though, and that's the strangest thing to me. Like somebody saw Jetsons or Scooby-doo and said "we want that, but so much worse."

[@rubyy.7374]

Well anime in general started off as a cheap knockoff of American cartoons before coming into their own - look at Astro Boy or Speed Racer, the western influence really shows.

[@sleeplessindefatigable6385]

@@rubyy.7374 Huh, well I learned something new. I always assumed anime just kinda happened in a bubble.

[@Shimlarian]

Betty Boop was a big influence in anime.

[@rubyy.7374]

Sleepless Indefatigable I’d recommend Fredrik Knudsen’s Down the Rabbithole video on the topic. It goes into great detail on what spawned the genre.

[@rubyy.7374]

Sleepless Indefatigable Also, it didn’t start in a bubble, but with a mushroom... Two actually. Anime stems largely from the American occupation of Japan in the postwar 1900s, where American media seeped in through cultural osmosis. Would anime exist without the world wars? Probably, but this definitely sped the process up. Same with America busting through to yank Japan out of its 200 year isolation and into an industrial revolution. I’m beginning to see a pattern here.

[@Mukyoukai]

The joke (as in Keroro Gunso) of Ken being insane has given rise to the meme that the "K" on his shirt doesn't stand for "Ken", it stands for "Kichigai" [気違い] (Madness)

[@gerardsaintosirisch]

so that's the reason I often see Ken being called キチガイ

[@genericyoutubechannel6180]

This is amazing😂🤣

[@ClayDress]

Or krazy…

[@AE-jo2fy]

No joke I googled the Japanese text and a Chargeman Ken image was the second result 😂

[@kinglymajor1465]

Haha thanks for that information

[@morpheus_uat]

I like how you articulate each sentences, cheers my man

[@kingsleycy3450]

I love that Ken seemingly dropped the robot professor out of the sky before the professor even processed the revelation

[@paulyguitary7651]

I feel like Adult Swim missed out on not airing this as one of their April Fools pranks before it became a cultural phenomenon in Japan.

[@OscarLangleySoryu]

In 1974?

[@paulyguitary7651]

@@OscarLangleySoryu according to the video it only fairly recently became a cultural phenomenon.

[@MartianCandies]

@Amalaric GoTH which one are you referring to in the last one lmao

[@megahedgehog2039]

@@MartianCandies i think the 2012 toonami reboot

[@oniplus4545]

the biggest mystery of this anime is ken's sister, knowing that around 90% of humans in this series are shapeshifting aliens and ken is literally feeling suspicious to people with slightly off hair color but he isn't even being suspicious with his sister having different colored hair in his family, not to mention she tried to kill ken with a knife once before in an episode

[@lilyhudson8470]

😂😂

[@Bubbble_Bear]

my headcanon is that ken and his family are so insane that they kill innocent people and to cope they perceive them as the same shapeshifting aliens they hunt everyday

[@rembrandtdavinci6410]

@@Bubbble_Bear That could actually be a good concept for a David Cronenberg type movie.

[@elmersbalm5219]

@@Bubbble_Bear that perfectly describes far right conservatives in the 50s to 80s. Shape-shifters and zombies were placeholders for 'communists'.

[@mydogbrian4814]

> Nothing that *FAMILY GUY* doesn't do on a regular basis. - We see Stewie killing his mother. Mother killing her infant sun. Dad shooting his family dog in the head in the car. All done for laughs! *> So why am I not laughing?*

[@mountstneonstudios]

Holy shit Hahahahaha! As an animator, I am BEYOND excited to watch this series. I'm also going to share your analysis with my colleagues. Thanks for making me hip to this!🤣🤣🤣 Also, I can't help but think of the show as a "What If?" but for Mega Man/Rock Man.

[@dummysalami]

I keep coming back to this video sometimes because the commentary is sooo funny.

[@srbarkerchan]

"Why do the Juralians have targets on their chests?" Simple. To make it easier for Ken to shoot them.

[@yukiandkanamekuran]

I felt like i had a stroke seeing the alien name typed out

[@kaijupvppy]

honetly I'm not surprised that I did too at this point

[@Cami-wd4rw]

In the whole anime he never missed.

[@takengrinendmmar]

"Juralians" That's gotta be the most stupidest sounding name for an alien race I've ever heard of. And it's not like the anime explains why they're called the Juralians right? Besides, it doesn't sound the least intimidating :/

[@LordZolgonark]

The way Japan took to this really reminds me of those 60's spiderman memes that cropped up back in the day.

[@maxwellbowman4084]

Or the Japanese remixes of the “Cheetahman theme.”

[@VorpalStorm]

I was making that comparison the entire time I was watching this.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

I wouldn't be mad if anyone decides to just meme the shit out of this anime.

[@manhathaway]

They had it on Netflix for a lil while

[@redking36]

This reminds me of Japanese Spider-Man.

[@robotdeer]

You did a great job of making this sound like the best thing ever made.

[@cecemepls0]

The clips playing in the background while you explain how crazy the show is are just…….INSANE lmaooooo Explosions, orphans tied up, a guillotine, the mental hospital patients, a young girl with a knife, I could go on for eternity with all the weird shit I’m seeing 😂 Thank you for bringing this anime to light because I had no clue of it’s existence.

[@SherlocksLeftNipple]

Not going to lie, a lot of those alien plans sounds like plotlines from Totally Spies.

[@LaineMann]

Except that show actually makes sense.

[@monikamatas9340]

Don't insult Totally Spies, that show's a treasure

[@MrAnonymousme10]

lol i cant remenber how many times i jerk on that cartoon.

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

@@MrAnonymousme10 you made a good idea

[@charleslynmartin795]

At least Totally Spies had some decent plot and storyline.

[@Fanimati0n]

"Dr Volga. You were murdered!" "What?! When!?" "Right now!" *ejects Volga from his ship*

[@Marisanrisa]

“Dr. Volga, Please forgive me!!”

[@elafimilo8199]

😂

[@darkheartdeath]

Lol

[@sparklingraine]

Margaret says gay rights

[@pomelo9518]

obligatory 'volga sus' comment

[@247HOPALONG]

I forgot this existed for, like, 3 months. Now it has planted itself in my mind for a bit again...

[@tylermitchell185]

The audio driver on my computer crashed and I thought it was just part of the existential dread building up in the video

[@ChristianRodriguez-hz2qb]

All the aliens even have a target on their chests. They just asking for death at that point.

[@crackedemerald4930]

At least their god is merciful.

[@irfanburningowl]

basically MMPR right?

[@guytorie]

Kenny: "So lemme talk about the hair" Me: "Cool, let's discuss the chicken-scratch lines on the badly drawn hair." Kenny: "It shows up on the screen randomly" Me: "Oh wait."

[@lrgogo1517]

I took me a while to realize he wasn't talking about in-universe hair. That could have been resolved early on with at least one zoom-in effect on a hair.

[@Pheonixco]

@@lrgogo1517 why ruin the surprise?

[@MathewRenfro]

help me out here; i dont understand the hair bit...

[@redholm]

@@lrgogo1517 Same. I was looking around to look at some strange hair style.

[@MF2X360]

@@MathewRenfro One of the animator accidentally left REAL hair in the scene of the animation and recorded it on-screen.

[@Mick_92]

0:53 looks like a mix of Speed Racer and that bad cover art for the original Megaman game.