Strangest anime yet

[@TheComicRelief9001]

We've done it, we've created an anime so strange, that not even Kenny Lauderdale can properly explain it

[@GregReavis]

He's like that one friend who finds some weird video on the internet and has to show it to you. It's great.

[@mysteryman7047]

Nah, that already happened a couple of years ago with his "Chargeman Ken" review video.

[@protoluigi2047]

@@GregReavis That’s what makes him unique from most anime reviewers. He doesn’t follow the trendy waifu ones like most people.

[@michellefernandez3155]

Kenny omitted a BIG chunk of data from this anime. Spoilers: 1-MC (Seki) do a hero himself in the most literal way, halfway the OVA. 2-LI (Asami) was causing the shenanigans because she couldn't control her powers in the human world. (Events inspired by Kimagure Orange Road in a very cheap way) BTW LI VA was a J A V actress. 3-They have a explanation about animus and anima, why everything happened and several songs in between. I concur with Kenny this was made to promote a music band? or maybe money laundering? IDK, these parts seem very off. 4-MCs boss (Sugiyama) was a flamboyant h*** who wanted to force MC to sleep with him, UNTIL he is pulled into the Anima world, where he finds his husbando between random naked people. 5-MC destroys a piramid naked just to find a demi god who in return makes him a fut an ari. 6-In the manga MC sleeps with the short hair neighbour girl from the Tsubasa apartments too. And that's it. This is not as bad as Nora or even Chargeman Ken! and i did enjoyed it for what it is. P.s. KZbin censored my OG comment, go figure: hence the wording.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

@@michellefernandez3155 and you wonder why I was so vague & omitted what you just said. Your choice of words affects how far a video reaches so I can only do so much.

[@Bellonging]

7:40 No wait they almost animated knitting I've never seen any show bother to actually animate what knitting looks like wtf. They were so close too, just needed the thread to actually loop around. That's pretty impressive animation too, since they would have needed to ink the pattern and copy it as it moves and flexes by hand. Maybe these kinds of things are like audition reels, or tests, or similar like someone else suggested... Her tension is way loose tho she's gonna have holes in that jumper haha. She's got a very cute character design tho, good shapes, good colours.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I love that you decided to focus on the realism of the knitting, and I mean that 😂. It's like when those who play instruments can actually tell in an anime when effort was put into the playing and how accurate it is. I can only do very simple crocheting, so I guess I could tell a little if that were ever animated properly 😅

[@commentercommentypants7904]

Oh my god I'm not the only one who noticed. I was just like "THEY'RE SO CLOSE" You don't even get that with modern stuff, man. It still bugs me every time I see knitting unravel from the wrong end, or just APPEAR like it's being printed into the air as long as the needles are moving.

[@Swiss_Bohemian]

The character designs were done by Tori Miki, a manga artist/musician/essayist who is known in Japan for gag manga (I recommend his "Anywhere but here" strips) and for the cover art of some Yamashita Tatsuro singles and albums. Interestingly enough, Majo demo steady was the only anime he ever worked on as character designer.

[@PimentaGamesRetro]

When i saw the thumbnail i thought is that Mariya Takeuchi? Now It makes sense

[@nuclearlad]

anyone who ever worked on this anime has never worked in anime ever again. someone made sure of it...

[@math001]

These connections to other forms of media and a famous person as well really blows my mind. Dunno how you got that info but thanks

[@Bobbias]

@@PimentaGamesRetro yeah the art struck me right away but I couldn't quite place it.

[@shersockholmes6261]

I love how deep dive the comments are in here , it's pretty much obscure hidden.

[@Schwarzorn]

I guess "witch" in Japan is more "magical girls and young women" (hense them writing it as literally "magic girl"), but she still didn't seem too magical.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

well she _did_ just materialize in the dude's bed and then become a sentient pair of panties. It may not be laser beams out the eyeballs, but it's definitely not normal, I tell you what.

[@kennethrapp1379]

Actually yes - the cultural image of a "witch" over there started with dubs of I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched, which inspired the genre in anime.

[@Schwarzorn]

@@kennethrapp1379 That makes sense. They sure took it to the extreme, tho. I don't recall Samantha being portrayed like the Japanese do. But she's definitely already far from a traditional witch.

[@cosmossexiestmanever]

In this, "witch" is "majo" which could be literally translated as "evil spirit woman" or "devil woman", or even "succubus". It's not mahou shoujo, which is a magical (or sorcerous) girl. "Majokko" is the term for a young girl witch, like Kiki. The concept of women turning into witches and evil spirits has been popular at least since the Edo period, when this type of scary story became popular to tell during the summer in urban areas, but probably dates back at least 1000 years.

[@Schwarzorn]

@@cosmossexiestmanever I know that it says _ma_ and not _mahō,_ but I think there's a connotation of magic regardless. Hence why _mahō_ (literally: witch/demon/evil-spirit & method/law/rule/principle/model/system) means magic/witchcraft/sorcery/spell. Or how the magical djinn/genie is called _majin._ Interesting that it's been such a long-standing tradition.

[@weyen1602]

Man, that is one dark premise. So, everyone has this "perfect lover" but they're in another dimension where we can't ever meet or know about them? That's like going to a starving homeless person and telling them you wrote them a cheque for a million dollars, but it's sitting in a suitcase at the bottom of the ocean. Yeah, thanks bunches.

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

I think you just unlocked a new route to Hell.

[@caucasoidape8838]

Even that pervy boss has another version of his employee out there, that has the hots for him back. lol

[@runeanonymous9760]

make it platonic and you have at least two digimon villains

[@lillith7257]

I've legit had dreams just like this It's as heartbreaking as you can possibly imagine

[@BJGvideos]

@@runeanonymous9760 Oikawa and who else?

[@JMarcosArt]

Nora and the "release the bees" anime were both referenced in this video, and I can't stop thinking about how awesome that is 😂

[@Jotari]

This is not like his other videos. Kenny's lifestyle has finally broken him.

[@akaicedtea6236]

“Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”

[@Steel-toad-Jack]

@@akaicedtea6236 x_x

[@Involved_]

Maybe he can pick something more relaxing next time It doesn’t have to be something so obscure, nobody knows for sure if it existed or not, I can probably watch him do an analysis on anything It’s not the topic that’s so interesting, it’s the person who makes the review/video and the care he puts into it

[@Steel-toad-Jack]

@@Involved_ °u°

[@verdakorako4599]

Its a slow descent into madness. He's reached the next level of his insanity.

[@kingcrimsonwashere8736]

I love watching Kenny slowly descend into madness as he talks about an obscure anime.

[@holynightwingfan4510]

Same here. Having him talk about Chargeman Ken and Nora are my favorite ones yet

[@greggthegrimreaper7495]

I've been curious about this anime since forever ago because the box art is so nice. Thanks for your sacrifice Kenny. I hope your next video is on something you like

[@TheRealNormanBates]

No matter what Kenny says, just remember: this still has more effort and makes more sense than *Twinkle Rock Me Nora*

[@fhornmichaelmac]

Same author, though 😖

[@KiyokaMakibi]

Omg, just watching Kenny's video on that was enough. I couldn't stomach watching the whole anime.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@KiyokaMakibi what is funny is that there are KZbin videos where people have tried to "remaster" it to make it work. There is a clip played at 60fps, and another video where someone reanimated Nora dancing with little dude. Does it make it better? Not really... but I find it fascinating and heart warming that people will find the time to give life to anything in the attempt to improve.

[@briansilva3765]

This seems like the perfect thing to watch home alone during dusk in a emotional confused day, where then it will permeate the back of your head for months as you wonder if you dreamed of the whole thing.

[@mrpurple11]

I happened to me and i hate it bc then can't remember it clear enough to look it up

[@TheShinyFeraligatr]

No thanks, that sounds like ICE, and that was a shit OVA too.

[@nakenmil]

One of those cheap-o TV movies that play one rainy sunday afternoon and then you watch it once and never again and you start wondering whether it was real or not. Very relatable.

[@FabricioKMS]

I've been chasing this exact vibe for years. Maybe I should just start watching random stuff

[@fiskburk2908]

Been there, make me a weeb during lockdown, dark sturff

[@mattm7220]

You made me curious to watch this... So I go on Nyaa, and there's actually 18 seeds on one torrent from 2020, I scroll through the comments, and there's literally a comment on there that says "I am here because of Kenny". You're actually reviving dead torrents with these videos about weird anime - keep up the great work!

[@rosskwolfe]

When Kenny thinks the anime is strange, you know for sure it's gonna be something.

[@maximexicorn]

and that's the same guy who sat through the entirety of Charge Man Ken

[@aka-ghost]

5:51 I'm fairly certain that the girl's shirt saying LunLun is a reference to a manga called LunLun Company made by Majo Demo Steady's character designer Tori Miki. Also, it's a light novel adaptation, not a manga adaptation.

[@leress]

Yeah, it even has some side story novels as well.

[@ericssmith2014]

Ah! "My Steady is a Witch" is a very light novel title, come to think of it.

[@tablescissors]

I need more ppl in my life like you. Where do I find them?

[@LightFykki]

when Kenny writes "Strangest anime yet", you know you gotta watch the vid

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

I was thinking and going to write the same exact words :D

[@mlgproplayer2915]

True.

[@randomness4989]

As someone who loves weird animes,yes its right on the top for me,the whole thing felt like a bad trip to me that i thought i might have been dreaming all that time

[@gakolav6241]

The build-up of frustration from trying to explain this show is precious.

[@josh-oo]

Holy shit, it's connected to Nora. He can't escape it!

[@deptofcarstereorepair]

As soon as Kenny said "40 minutes" I was sold! Just watched it and its not good at all, however its still very enjoyable and perfect if you want something totally mindless and uncomplicated

[@deptofcarstereorepair]

its on YT under "Majo demo Steady"

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@deptofcarstereorepair that poster is going to wonder: "Why are there so many people watching my video after it's been up for 10 years?!"

[@randomness4989]

Yes its very chatic but somehow among all the chaos i would say its one of the best ones i watched for a while,not too bad

[@AParticularlyConcernedCitizen]

He may only upload videos every quarter of the fiscal year, but damn if they aren't entertaining to watch.

[@darkcoeficient]

He is becoming the JonTron of Anime

[@maniacaldude]

If there was ever an anime that needed the clip of Krusty The Clown going "What the hell was that?!" at the end, this might just as well be it.

[@shinyagumon7015]

I like the premise of having a girlfriend from the Mirror Dimension. However I think it would be cooler if instead of just being in love from the get go, they originally couldn't stand eachother because the protagonist is kinda a shitty person and it's not until being confronted by his literal reflection that he actually realizes his flaws and becomes a better person with the same also happening to the girl. I probably spent more time on this idea then the people making that Anime.

[@physical_insanity]

I've seen that kind of premise way too many times in anime. If anything, them being in a relationship already makes it more interesting than 90% of all anime out there, since you barely see that at all.

[@endymallorn]

I have a different suggestion - they’re both screwed up, he just looks like the one who’s in a better place because he’s at home and she isn’t. There’s love there from the get-go, but until they figure out the whole dimension thing, and their personal issues, it doesn’t quite work.

[@Audioworm]

that sounds awesome ngl. I want this now

[@nakenmil]

@XxTreXXockxX This made me laugh out loud. Yeah, I think a lot of us like "the premise" of having a girlfriend. I hear it's nice. XD

[@EnigmaticRPG]

@@nakenmil I thought they had cooties though? Sounds kinda sus if you ask me! Not to mention the unconfirmed witchcraft...

[@IoEstasCedonta]

"My Steady Is a Witch" just makes me think of a Bewitched or Bell, Book, and Candle knockoff, which this... er... wasn't. Although I initially heard "My Study as a Witch," and I was wondering for several minutes how it got that title.

[@Belgand]

Same. I'd have thought that it was going to be typical anime fish out of water with magical powers tropes. Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Urusei Yatsura, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Helpful Fox Senko-San, etc.... there are a ton of these sorts of things out there and they tend to be especially common in anime. Even including just showing up out of nowhere.

[@sinofsanity6593]

Kenny finding a rare soundtrack: this anime does not exist kenny now: the people who made this anime do not exist kenny is like a dealer who never answers his phone but when your practically about to lose your home among other stuff and desperate for a fix he's there, after every time you see him you tell your friends the stuff he gave you put you on the most banging bender you've been on in a long time and it reinvigorated your lust for life but what actually happened was that kenny gave you stuff so unapproved by the FDA that the next week or so involved your mother crying herself to sleep at your bedside in hospital absolutely positive that she will soon be burying her child

[@NucleaRaptor]

Oddly specific, but I'll allow it.

[@GregReavis]

Sorry about the goosebumps juice I gave you but please stop posting about me. I don't wanna get arrested. Every drug I sell is a crime.

[@ziotsky]

you okay there buddy

[@RaccoonRevolution]

The final twist will be that anime doesn't exist It never did

[@dbsommers1]

That sounds like a confession.

[@ShirDeutch]

When I was about 6 years old we rented a VHS of some anime and I keep going back to it in my mind but I could never find out what it was. I don't remember much about it but it scarred my soul for life. Here are the few details I can recollect, they're mostly generic but you're the expert on obscure anime so maybe it'll ring a bell: pretty sure it was a movie but maybe it was some episodes strung together or an OVA; it's a post apocalyptic setting, the heroes wander around in some kind of wasteland; There is a town but everything is worn down, like a wild west or a mad max sort of thing; There's some kind of princess or enchantress or something (yeah I know, generic). But here's the most important detail that might help solve the puzzle: in ends with the hero having to sacrifice himself, and then the princess/enchantress is on a beach and she walks up to the water and in it she finds a baby, and the baby is like, the hero reincarnated. I remember it so vividly because that's the part that really messed me up (again, I was 6). Please tell me you know what I'm talking about and that this exists and I didn't just imagine it!

[@ShirDeutch]

Oh, one more important detail: this was in the late 80s so probably from that era.

[@majosefinarendon6340]

I have a strong feeling both this anime and Nora were some sort of animators audition reels. they must have been meant to showcase their talent, more than been an actual anime. maybe they are some type of video version of Doujinshis. they don't look commercial, but they do showcase a lot of talent.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

Nora was a showcase of _TALENT?!_

[@Soufriere84]

@@TheRealNormanBates Remember there are TWO Nora anime: one just called "NORA" and the way more infamous "Twinkle Nora Rock Me". The first one actually has decent animation. Not great, but decent. It runs at >1 fps.

[@harbl99]

"She's spinning naked in mid-air, and phasing in and out of reality..." You've met girls, right? This is pretty SOP for the woomernz. [underwear strewn everywhere] Yep, also SOP.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Id love someone to actually write an SOP for women... on second thought, it would probably end up being some ultra misogynist BS. But a funny concept

[@Abdega]

@@skeetsmcgrew3282 Chapter 5: Garlic Bread Step 1: find out if she likes garlic bread 🥖

[@clared5812]

@@skeetsmcgrew3282 or realistically it would just be not fun for you to learn about 😂 the real girl SOP is just a whole lotta hair removal

[@unimpartialobserver]

@@skeetsmcgrew3282 My friend, I am here over a year later to fill you in: We women do not have a "SOP", because to put our motivations and methodology on paper would require a flowchart so large and complicated, it would catastrophically alter the Earth's rotation just by its gravitational influence. Mostly, we're just winging it. Some of us manage to fit into your alien world of logic and expectations better than others, but even then, we just sometimes have to spin naked in midair, phasing in and out of reality, for no obvious reason. Nature will not be denied.

[@ZeroDurability]

I understand Charge Man Ken didn't explain anything but... how the fuck does CHARGE MAN KEN make more sense than this anime???

[@ZeroDurability]

@@starless267 Those are words I never thought I'd read...

[@JanusHoW]

Chargeman Ken never explained anything because there was no time to do so. This one had that option, and chose not to.

[@Channel-gz9hm]

Damn didn't know The Warden from Superjail got his start starring in an obscure anime from the 80's. Glad it worked out for him.

[@rezorus8832]

Legends speak that when someone writes about the manic pixie dream girl, they have to make a sacrifice to the chaos gods. Doing so channels a small amount this animes power into thier creation.

[@Sorrowdusk]

BUT is the sacrifice to Slaanesh or Tzeentch ?

[@rezorus8832]

@@Sorrowdusk Excellent question.

[@peperoni9974]

I wanted to tell my friend what it was like to be on ketamine when I was having my broken ankle reset in the emergency room. The best way I could describe it was to show her the scene from the end of this OVA where Seki-Kun runs and plunges through the pyramid naked. I thought I'd died and transcended through time lol.

[@SenileOtaku]

Ah yes, hospital drugs. It was bad enough with the weird-ass dreams while on Percoset, I can just imagine if I wad watched this anime before going to sleep... Then again, it might have made sense then (the Percoset would have filled in the missing bits).

[@llamathenerd1672]

That ending was a real twist, but it makes a lot of sense xD

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

Of course. Of COURSE it’s a pair of fucking panties that are left. Not a handkerchief, not a T-shirt or sweater, nah it’s underwear. What did I expect honestly

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I had no expectations at all, and yet somehow they've been completely dashed. What the heck is this show? EDIT: How can you say there are no witches in this, when the girl is clearly magical? She makes stuff levitate and appear out of thin air the whole time.

[@meganechan720]

Ten minutes of Kenny growing more and more unhinged, and I am here for it.

[@animeAJproductions]

"Anime peaked in 1986." Classic. I just thought I'd point that out.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

It kind of did. All the weirdest stuff came out that year.

[@Porkchop1999_]

Kenny returns with an unusual anime that nobody wants to talk about Glad to see you again Kenny, Thank you for another brilliantly put together video with top notch commentary as always Thank you for your hard work I hope the hunt for lost media is going well Keep it up~ I hope you are well and having a great day, Have a nice rest of your week, Be safe and Take care out there wherever you are (^=W=^)7

[@megano2000]

This is the most emotional I've ever heard Mr. Lauderdale sound. Good for him!

[@flaregamer64]

I love how without fail, Kenny slowly loses his sanity as he talks about obscure anime. Every. Single. Video.

[@EGRJ]

I'd love to see a graph of your sanity over time as you watched this anime. Something tells me it would have a downward trend.

[@Game_Hero]

Not with Chargeman Ken around

[@j.maguire5781]

You okay there? Ya sound alittle broken. Don't worry, the Nora production team can't hurt you anymore!

[@HumbleScrib]

Knowing nothing other than the cover art and the name, I would've gave it a rent expecting it was something like an anime version of I Dream of Jeannie.

[@2019AyyDee]

I love how it comes back around to Nora. Because of course it does.

[@kelath5555]

I love reviews where the reviewer is really knowledgeable and experienced in a subject, then just for an entire review is like, "Jesus, guys, I've got no goddamn clue."

[@thefreakmachine]

"Let's copy Video Girl Ai" ...the premise.

[@Allenluvable]

You don't know how much I appreciate you finding these old and forgotten anime and making videos on them. It makes me look like an intellectual when I'm like, "Ah yes, Golden Bat."

[@kennylauderdale_en]

I did this video on a coffee break just because it was so bizarre, don't even worry about it. As I said, nobody cares about this anime and it has next to no historical significance. The main girl was the same person who sung the theme song so i'm pretty sure it's all on point. What a strange anime.

[@Allenluvable]

@@kennylauderdale_en Well you are doing God's work, and I appreciate it anyway. I listen to your videos at work in one ear to help get me through the day

[@thelastroseofsummer2817]

“Spinning naked in midair!” My sides!

[@nyugvo6]

this anime almost ended my love for japanese animation. I watched it years ago, thanks to a different youtuber. I was so out of it by the time it was over, thought I won't watch anything ever again. any time someone asks what's the worst anime I've seen my answer is the same. majo demo steady. I got flashbacks when I saw the thumbnail. won't watch the video, to protect what little sanity this anime left me with. left a comment for the algorithm's sake. you have my sympathy.

[@RetepAdam]

I can’t believe you left out the part where he nakedly stabs his doppelgänger (also naked) in the stomach, and his doppelgänger then bleeds out on the floor before disappearing like a guard in GoldenEye.

[@ThePandaBrawler]

For anyone wondering, the bgm is Zena Lan's/Ray's theme song from the game Cosmic Carnage/Cyber Brawl. Specifically the song came from this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWeqomiXZtV7n7M

[@pidgeo5]

Oh my god, THANK YOU! That tune was an ear worm throughout the whole video! It was part of the reason I kept watching ( the other was to witness the madness)!

[@KingMamojama]

Been waiting for your new video Kenny. I discovered your channel like 2 months ago. Now time to watch.

[@TheChillennial]

It's like these obscure animes are objects from the Cthulhu Mythos where you lose your mind upon viewing them. Thanks Kenny, for taking one for humanity. 20/10

[@coool20]

That boss kind of looks like the Warden of superjail

[@ericssmith2014]

With a title like, "My Steady is a Witch," I would have expected a bunch of Bewitched-style hi-jinks, and I guess that's where the floating dinner ingredients and apparently magical cooking come in. Wouldn't have anticipated the flying underpants, because I consistently underestimate the pervy weirdness in these things.

[@heathercalun4919]

Came here looking for the Chargeman Ken review. I can only assume it was copyright flagged, because things that make me laugh or bring me joy must regularly be erased.

[@Hex.Decimal]

Never stop uploading Kenny.

[@shikonaori]

The algorithm has been recommending your entire back catalog to me and I've been loving it lol. The growing exasperation in your voice as you talk about all these middle of the road OVAs is killing me, truly 😂

[@dejiko]

Thanks for this Kenny, you are consistenly one of the best anime youtubers out there.

[@cxireen2193]

"I don't know what happened to them" *They turned into streaming services*

[@GetBenched2010]

This. anime is basically Wish Fulfillment, The Movie.

[@Themanwithnoscreenname]

10:07 No fucking way. You can't escape that title, can you?

[@xyanide1986]

I like how they went out of their way to rebrand "Cola Cola" but the motorcycle helmet is just Arai anyway

[@DavidCowie2022]

The CD player is DENY instead of SONY. Any others?

[@MagillanicaLouM]

I think this is the first video I've seen where you were genuinely just pressed to find something to say lol. Still, thanks for your work And it seems Nora WILL always rock at least you.

[@spacedog12345]

Speaking of video rental stores, Scarecrow Video is still around, and they seem to practically have everything; I wonder what weird-ass anime they have?

[@Schwarzorn]

Is that a franchise, or only in Seattle? In any case, that's nice that they're still alive. I was wondering that myself just now. It's too far for me to rent from, tho. And the one time I did, it took three trips to return the movie. I forgot it, then forgot that the disc wasn't in the case, so my first two trips were for nothing. At least an hour each way, if not two, cuz of roadwork. All cuz my boyfriend lived in Seattle so it seemed like an easy return.

[@spacedog12345]

@@Schwarzorn It's only in Seattle I believe. I've never been there myself because I don't live in the area, but I'd like to visit someday. I've only seen it via videos on YT. They have their own channel too; I'd recommend checking it out. They have a bunch of rare videos that you have to pay a hefty deposit to rent because they're not currently on any other format. As someone who wants to work in media preservation and restoration, this is right up my alley.

[@Schwarzorn]

@@spacedog12345 Oh, okay. Then it's probably only in Seattle. I didn't know that it's...famous? Is it? No-one here knows about it, seemingly. Maybe people in Seattle would, cuz it would actually be useful for them...? My ex is the only person who's known so far, that I've met. That's why I assumed it died out by now.

[@manimanistatue]

First heard the BGM in a Sonic rom hack years ago and this is the last place I expected to hear it again… Cosmic carnage very underrated ost

[@MiniMight]

The connection to nora was a bigger plot twist than anything I've ever watched

[@SakuraLovesong]

I watched Chargeman Ken back in December after seeing your video on this, then watched this recently after seeing this video. If I were forced to watch one or the other again, I would still choose this because it’s still not as bad as Chargeman Ken. At least this actually qualifies as animation. Hisashi’s boss for real needs to be put on a watch list though and not the myanimelist kind…

[@danilodoclee]

there is a scene at the ending of this anime that looks like a reference to Space Runaway Ideon, which is totally ok

[@kennylauderdale_en]

could be a coincidence

[@mccloaker]

If she's not a witch, what's with the floating vegetables? Why is she spitting ice cubes?

[@pleaserespond3984]

I went and looked up the staff on aniDB, as one does. The dude who composed the music for this anime is Hiroshi Ogasawara, who also did the music for a couple of Violence Jack OVAs and the consensus is they're pretty banging. The voice actress singing the theme song is Takahashi Miki, who has gone on to do some more anime roles and has a successful career as a pop singer. The guy who voiced the main character is Yuuji Mitsuya (who also seems like he looked exactly like the MC back in the day), who at that point already had several roles under his belt and he has remained in the industry up until 2019, even got to voice Popuko. You may also know him as the voice of Yuuji from Choujin Sentai Barattack. Then there is the director. Kobayashi Osamu. He went on to direct Kimagure Orange Road after this. Character design was done by Tori Miki, who did nothing else except the screenplay for Patlabor 3, illustrations for 3-gatsu no Lion and has special thanks for The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan. I'm not sure what I expected, honestly, it's just a list of really talented people who incidentally worked on this one really weird anime. The '80s were wild, huh.

[@Amonimus]

The sass, gasping, and venting of this video... The anime is bad, but you really don't have to try your hardest to make it worse.

[@zackschilling4376]

I literally was just thinking "Where's that bastard Kenny? Can he upload already?".

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Yeah, instead of commenting on every other channel's videos (seriously, I see him everywhere), why not make one?

[@yorth8154]

7:44 that might the most insane and funniest 5 second clip I have ever seen. I've been holding my sides for the past 5 minutes.

[@kobeherbo39]

The boss blows in his ear like Lance Stephenson and LeBron

[@myanimeroom9350]

It's about time you uploaded something.

[@lazydroidproductions1087]

At least the writer did Nora and not of Twinkle Rock Me as their only other anime

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Is the bar set that low?

[@lazydroidproductions1087]

@@kennylauderdale_en you’re the one who set the bar…

[@arch3223]

All I needed was to see the thumbnail and I knew it was a new video. I've watched so much of the anime you've made videos on, this channel is a recommendation channel for me more than anything. Twinkle Nora Rock Me, I've seen more than once. How can an anime have so much good and also so much bad in it at the same time. California Crisis' art is unmatched anywhere else. I wish there were more anime with that style. It's so good. Shounen Bakushozoku has become my favorite anime. I can't get enough of that show. I know no one is going to know about it so when anyone asks me about my favorite anime, I just say it's a biker show from the 80's. Yes I'm watching these all online and not getting the palpable satisfaction of holding these works in my hand but I love your videos Kenny and these videos are the only ones that I click on instantly. Keep up the good work. Also the description for this video is tremendous.

[@oneinathousand2156]

Even though the character designs are very 80’s, something about the animation feels like it should be from the early 70’s and I can’t put my finger on why.

[@reikahakuryuu]

The reveal at the end is like an M Night Shyamalan twist I love it

[@yomejjuan]

You know, you find a girl, she’s nice, then you get married. Then one day you wake up and you wish you had more time to watch anime and play video games.

[@TheKingWhoWins]

Thas so fuckin deep 🪸 🔥

[@Dodsodalo]

6:23 Those look more like zigurrats from Central and South America rather than Egyptian Pyramids.

[@stuffedninja1337]

1. The Nora connection caused a literal jaw drop 2. For an 80’s anime, the animation is actually quite smooth, so it’s almost a shame that they didn’t create more stuff. You’re right that they had technical skill. (Though the proportions of the protag are weird, his head ratio makes him look like a middle schooler.)

[@kinyutaka]

What would I be expecting from "My Steady is a Witch"? Some dating, some witchery?

[@GooTheMighty]

The Nora connection is definitely… something. Like, there’s a story there, lost to time.

[@morpheusbutasasquirtle4431]

Didnt have blockbuster growing up but movie gallery was filling that void pretty well

[@Doomroar]

I see so this is the proof we need to show that not only do we live in a simulation, but it is also a poorly and lazilly coded simulation... and this is our life now.

[@jonathanzabriskie1079]

Bro, I freaking LOVE your videos so much. And I can't describe how happy it made me listening to just how frustrated and flabbergasted you were with this one. Thanks for sacrificing for our entertainment.

[@swampman2670]

To answer your question, Kenny... "We live inside a dream!" Interpret that however you will. We are like the dreamer, who dreams the dream, and then lives inside the dream. I find it hilarious that they wrote the first Nora, but not the second. Because it wasn't written, it was spit out by an AI deep dream generator.

[@BenCol]

Have you been watching Twin Peaks?

[@fhornmichaelmac]

"A girlfriend just appeared, like, out of the LaserDisc dimension that encapsulates his apartment." Is there a sentence more 80s anime than that, I wonder..

[@godsavant]

From the video title I was certain this was going to be about Angel's Egg.

[@harrisonlee9585]

This is about just as weird.

[@Game_Hero]

Angel Egg is beautiful and poetic, this, on the other hand, is just plain weird.

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

Video stores still exist. You just can not rent them. Video stores also sell video games-mostly because it has "video" by the medium name.

[@SinaelDOverom]

Gave me a weird plot bunny of what can be done with same premise,: Premise is the same - loner guy wakes up with a girlfriend that is a witch in a Maho Shoujo sense. He has 2 sets of memories - one where he's a loner, and one where he and this girl knew each other for ages and she lived with him for about a year. Everybody else at his work knows they've been a couple for a while too. But shit get's creepy. On his PC/Console he finds games with save files he remembers from his "loner" life, which he didn't play as much in "current" life due to dating a girl and spending a lot of time with her. Also there are some major hints that something is is very wrong. There are 3 layers to this: 1) The "normal life" - nothing happens, except girl has some telekinetic powers which she uses to make domestic life easier, she explains it as being descendent of a magical girl. It's a coverup for her second identity. 2) Some times MC witnesses girls battles against monsters happening far in the distance or in the sky above the city, they are slightly transparent, as if they are ghosts. There's a lot of collateral damage during the fight since both his GF and monsters use devastating magic, but the "collateral" is "ghostly" too. MC had a ghostly skyscrapper fall on him once, and people walked through transparent debree that didn't affect them at all (neither it affects the MC). But "Magical Girl" is also a coverup for her third identity, made for those rare few that can see magic. 3) Once MC catches a few hints that the GF may be eating her defeated opponents, and that she is in fact some sort of eldritch monstrosity. Since that moment he lives in fear of her, tryng to hide that he knows of her secret while also trying to get in contact with local "hidden world of magic" that he knows exists since he's seen some glimpses of that too, so they could help him deal with her. That's about first 3 episodes. Tension, and thriller ensues for another 4-10 eps. In the end MC manages to assemble a magical kill squad out of his new friends on the magical side and leads attack on the GF. The GF is almost defeated, and is diminished to a lesser state (pretty much a bunch of tentacles caught in a jar by a hunter), kill squad turns onto MC because in a twist - he is the same kind of monster, just very young. MC has to kill (and eat) his new friends to save his life, grabs the jar with the GF (who has forgiven him, and admitted she shouldve been more upfront with him, and will regenerate in a few years), and now they are on the run from magical society. 11-12 episode. Final scene: An undefined amount of time later MC and regenerated GF have fun killing and eating their way through an army of demons. The end.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

This is.... I dunno if confusing is a good word for it but it sure is something. Sorta like some shots from this, I can feel the hidden talent of the animators here for some reason. Well, at least time wasn't wasted watching this vid, it was an EXPERIANCE

[@dragon_ninja_2186]

Honestly that cover art is really good. Like it has no right to be for this.

[@yusukeelric]

well technically speaking, nora is slightly better than this. But only a little And i mean Nora, not twinkle Nora Rock me. That's an ancient beast that should remain sealed in the parallel dimention.

[@SteveBrandon]

I think the ghost alien parasite things that turned the patrons at the gay bar into monsters was a separate mirror dimension, sort of like the Celestial mirror dimensions from Haruhi Suzumiya, and it's just a thing that happened that has seemingly no relevance to the rest of the episode. The duplicates of everyone else showing up was also a random plot point that didn't seem to have any relevance to the conclusion of this OVA. And the guy seemingly stabbed his duplicate to death and the shot lingered a little too long on the duplicate bleeding to death before fading out of existence without Hisashi even having the courtesy to say, "Don't worry, it hurt for me too. We'll deal with it from here on. You just sleep." But it's okay that Hisashi murdered his double because the double just respawned a few seconds later as though it's "Wreck-It Ralph rules" and the duplicate Hisashi only died within his own game. I couldn't help but notice that everyone in the ideal partner dimension (not counting the weird god guy) was female except for the one ideal man for the gay boss, as though it was a dimension that only catered to male desires (straight or gay). Well, maybe a few of those ideal women were for lesbians but there didn't seem to be a single ideal man for straight women.

[@mabiniss2]

The cover art looks like someone zoomed in and traced over the Plastic Love picture.

[@fattiger6957]

Oh the golden age of anime. When even the weirdest thing got an OVA. Imagine being an 80s otaku and dropping the kind of yen an OVA cost back then on this?

[@ryangreen6255]

Please, KZbin. Don't make him take it down.

[@thesonofabob]

Kenny hasn't posted a vid in four months and I feel the only reason we got this was so he could vent his frustrations.

[@StrangeCoincidence]

"anime peaked in 1986 btw, thought i should point that out"