The Anime Man Compares Jujutsu Kaisen to Bleach! 🤭 | SMASH CON 2022 Panel

From Let's Fights, to Thigh Highs and Jujutsu Kaisen comparisons, The Anime Man's panel at SMASH Con 2022 was a great time for anime fans
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[@YourKurohime]

Just that intro reminds me that "yes, despite his weird takes...Joey does have culture"

[@nikmerkulov2790]

You can take the anime from a man but not the culture.

[@zetetsu7169]

Well he's right about the inspiration from Bleach. The author of Jujutsu Kaisen is heavily influenced by Tite Kubo because of reading Bleach. He's also really liked HxH, and NGE. So it makes sense the show is like that.

[@thetkennedy]

100% agreed. Took a lot of effort not to shout this out hahaha

[@loleo123]

Thought the author for JJK was a woman

[@loleo123]

@@failuregaming6611 I agree with almost everything u said... But damn, that a crude way to say it.

[@carloskingdomh]

@@thetkennedy when in the video he compares them?

[@gabagandalfoftheweed]

@@carloskingdomh 27:05

[@ime4254]

it feels like fanservice hearing Joey talk so much aboout anime it's been a while

[@jts6134]

Thank you so much for recording this!!! That first take was mine and now I can watch it again but closer!!

[@thetkennedy]

ooooooooh! That's so cool!

[@pennyinheaven]

I actually scrolled down the comments because I remember seeing your comment before that segment.

[@coldbattery]

I haven't heard joey talk so much about anime for 3 years. You literally have to pay ticket for him to talk about anime. What a chad.

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

The thing about agaragi and hachikugi. Yes he does grope her, but its sort of framed in the way of play fighting like how he fights with his younger siblings, so the relationship between the two feels very juvenile. And it's a mix of agaragi teasing her for being cute girl and hachikugi snapping at him for treating her like a little kid. But also she is a ghost that doesn't age and has been for 10 years. As such her personality is far more mature than she looks at times which is reflected in zoku mongatari and see the older version of hachikugi and also when they time travel back in time to save her in monogatari season 2 then travel back to the present day and see the real aged hachikugi if she hadn't of died. Also just the bond between the two throughout the series is just really sweet. Agaragi really looks out for her like a big brother and saves her multiple times. Which is only excentuated by the final scene between the two in owarimonogatari. That is probably the scene I cried the most to in the whole show. It was really sweet.

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

I mean its hard to argue for it. It is problematic looking at it on a surface level. But it's hard to criticise it as the show does a really great job at getting you to love both of these characters. And although the show might have some controversial stuff in it. It's still one of the greatest animes of all time.

[@hyk3830]

I think the time I got most uncomfortable with him was the toothbrush scene in Nisemonogatari

[@axia5563]

thanks so much, sad they dont stream the panels or record it to upload it officially

[@thetkennedy]

not a problem at all! I think it would've been great for the smash team to have uploaded/recorded this themselves, but luckily I was invited as media to be able to record all of these panels from the front row with no issues, which I'm thankful for, considering how many people missed out

[@finalfantasymad]

@@thetkennedy ❤

[@Spark-pe7vw]

@@thetkennedy thank you very much!! We appreciate it 💓💓

[@jeremiahnero6336]

Thanks a ton for uploading this!!

[@thetkennedy]

Not a problem at all!

[@justdoit1423]

Thanks for uploading the full panel, couldn't go to Aus cause of catching covid.

[@unrelatedguy]

I like ur vids bud! The sound are so clean I can sleep with this in the background on repeat

[@adityakundu0007]

The pure anime and manga knowledge Joey has is just pure incredible I love his new content but would love to see some ani content of his choice and at his preference of time 🔥🔥🔥 you are The anime fan for reason right ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@MikeTheGreek]

9:15 Saitama vs Goku discussion for those who want to hear

[@maribear2656]

Thanks for uploading the panel!! 💕💕

[@thetkennedy]

Of course! Thank you for watching!

[@beastyboy101bo]

Joey just can’t help be a pretentious snob 😂

[@Jennypogi]

I love how Joey is a degenerate weeb before and up until now and doesn't try to be more woke just to adjust to a broader fanbase. Monogatari is goated, no amount of whining will be able to cancel a japanese author

[@advancedgarbage]

yeah man the weebs should be really proud of how prevelant pedophilia is in anime

[@TouchMeDono]

bruh that Monogatari question is a bit of a heavy topic and rather controversial but it all comes down to how it is presented and what is the intention. As a Monogatari fan myself, Joey answered it best, it's not that deep and we too agree that the act of groping is disgusting. Problematic media such as Monogatari only had that aspect at the tip of the iceberg and made fun of it. The series has so much more to offer and a lot of people agree on that. I think the video "The Problem With Problematic Media | Monogatari" by Under The Scope talks about it very well and I recommend watching to those who watch the series and didn't know how to feel about the problematic aspects of the show.

[@josir1994]

pushing the western political correctness propaganda into japanese media is cringe

[@othinus]

Do you have Connor's Panel as well? Would really appreciate if you upload it also... m(_ _)m

[@thetkennedy]

yes! It's up on my channel now!! 🥰

[@naniwo4438]

@@thetkennedy Thank you!

[@Majister1232]

Thank you

[@KillerTacos54]

Joey is based for saying Slam Dunk has the best ending of a ShounenJump manga

[@ranelphilip1049]

I came here for Bleach and JJK Stayed because of a guy saying Durian has good smell

[@josevand]

Assassination Classroom has a great ending

[@HebiTan]

It's so weird seeing joey defending jjk

[@AyimeAnime]

Respect for "I" Manga! The Ending of the Manga is truly one of the Best Ending of a Rom/Com Manga

[@dedebaws]

What is it called? I can't find it?

[@walterwhitecookingchannel8912]

I looked up "Eye" romance manga is that it?

[@segment1993]

I've managed to find it (still not sure though). It's I''s on MAL. Is this the right one?

[@asunachan9999]

heresy! 🤣♥️🇵🇭

[@treebush]

is this the full panel?

[@thetkennedy]

Yup! This is full panel!

[@carloskingdomh]

@@thetkennedy what did he said about bleach?

[@user-tp7wi4lt2b]

They really should have played more into the "Trash Taste Era" Joey like with the other boys instead of asking him the same ol anime questions. You can see he was somewhat bored and the audience had no energy either. This could have been way better.

[@pennyinheaven]

Yeah I agree. Joey really wants to move on from anime unless it's a unique question. That's why it's hard to let Joey be alone.

[@mr.shgamingguy]

Cool friend.

[@whybetrayerispoison5413]

Avatar the last airbender and the boondocks are honorary anime and nobody is changing my mind

[@CannonAbuser]

It's ok. If bleach is okay. Then Jo Jo is below mid.

[@mackmenezes4912]

Bleach>JJK anyday These clowns don't understand that JJK was lucky that it is in an Era where demons and curses are accepted in the medium of entertainment Bleach although was way better than JJK in style and in story did not get that attention becoz of generation gap

[@mackmenezes4912]

Jjk got lucky

[@CannonAbuser]

@@mackmenezes4912 I could barely read MHA and jjk manga tbh.

[@carloskingdomh]

bleach is better

[@andrewpeto9842]

He's not wrong. It's well known the author took inspiration from bleach. He's just a fool for not knowing that they're both top tier.

[@Jennypogi]

He hasn't read the manga yet. His opinion on it would probably change once a certain arc gets animated

[@peacefulbystander847]

@@Jennypogi Please explain. I've read a few other battle shounen, and the Shibuya Arc doesn't really do anything particularly new. Sure, it's fun, but people seem to treat it as if it's this revolutionary piece of storytelling.

[@Jennypogi]

@@peacefulbystander847 On the surface level it may seem like that. But once you analyze it you start to see how deep its thematical implications are on the story. Joey is a person who will very much notice these thematic undertones to each fight and will appreciate jjk more because of it.

[@peacefulbystander847]

@@Jennypogi I'd just like to make sure, but how many shounen have you read? Because I once again agree with the points you're making. But once again, I've just seen it done before about as well. I mean no disrespect to you or JJK, but I'm just curious. Because I feel that manga like Demon Slayer and MHA got popular in part due to the fact that a bunch of their fans were new manga readers, and hence were not yet tired of the many repeated tropes prevalent in battle shounen.

[@Jennypogi]

@@peacefulbystander847 Probably around 10. I mostly read seinen and romance. The manga I have read(not including anime) is probably around 40. Fights in those other 2 series that you have mentioned are much more straightforward, in jjk each fight has underlying messages and themes, another reason is how tasteful the fights occur. Shibuya arc is a culmination of what the jjk series has been building up to. Unlike other shonens wherein arcs like these are just non stop fighting. Fights in the shibuya arc actually have a goal and happen when they need to happen. Not to mention all the moments in between fights that characterizes and personifies our characters in lots of ways. Jjk does shonen well, and in the shibuya incident it practically perfects the formula of battle shonen. I really do believe Joey will garner a newfound appreciation for the series because although while the jjk story may not be its strongest point, its execution and understanding of the battle shonen genre is top tier.

[@odgarig8601]

Highschool MC that wants to protect his loved ones: check Has a demon inside him: check fights monsters that are invisible to normal people: check Bankai = Domain expansion Gojo = Urahara The old principal looks exactly like Yamamoto

[@dexter5653]

But if you're doing that comparison, we have to acknowledge that Bleach is just fashionable Yu Yu Hakusho

[@koenma932]

Meanwhile Yu Yu Hakusho…

[@pennyinheaven]

Just saying, the views say which is the least likeable trash taste member but I really liked Joey's panel.

[@wesleyleigh4063]

The best live action remake was ghost in the shell, don't care didn't ask + ratio. yes it's muddles the timeline but much of the message or soul of the story is still there, also was Motoko actually asian? serious question, I suppose i'm reaching for a technicality but what if they just made the android non-particular in their ethnicity? not saying they did or they should my point is what does it matter, who even cares, it's a robot and her aesthetic shouldn't bare on the story or themes anyway, and so even saying she should've looked asian is questionable as well.

[@strowleyyy]

I like how he always throws shade at seven deadly sins by saying meliodas' whole character is groping women (different from groping children btw) and then tries to excuse araragis behaviour in monogatari by saying that he has a backstory and it's just comedic effect 💀

[@jaymi4891]

w

[@thetkennedy]

ahhh yeahhh, I do think he fumbled a little there - he did state that a lot of elements of monogatari are supposed to parody anime and some of the formulas or stereotypes commonly found in anime, and the whole groping thing is something we do see in anime a bit, and it is in fact being parodied in monogatari to showcase that this kind of stuff sucks, in a sense, but it really did not need to be children and the original question discussing how there is almost 0 back lash for this, is quite interesting because it's true! I don't see anyone heavily discussing this aspect and I actually never saw backlash about this until it was brought up by someone at SMASH

[@NobuSouji]

@@thetkennedy The thing about why there is barely to none backslash in comparison to Meliodas is, is because Seven Deadly Sins speaks to a way broader audience than Monogatari. It's harder to get into but utterly rewarding, not like SDS imo. And he also sad "It's not that deep" because it isn't. Sure for some it's strange seeing stuff like this, but the ones that watch and enjoy Monogatari just watch it and thing nother more than it's comedy. It's fictional after all.

[@Majister1232]

I kinda agree with his answer “it aint that deep” because if you have read the backstories. You can tell it’s for comedic effect. I do agree that it need not be children but it is a trope in anime.

[@Zero-qn8mk]

Honestly I think I side with its not that deep. I mean fucked up shit happens in anime all the time Eren from aot literally kills children so I don't think people should get so worked up over fictional things like that. At the end of the day this stuff is all just imaginary so nobody getting hurt.

[@Ludlose]

Talks about Groping children: says feces and doo doo instead of shit

[@takanara7]

Honestly don't really get the appeal of JJK. Just kind of boring.

[@kysfggt]

trash anime like demon slayer and jujutsu kaisen are just bleach wannabees

[@Spark-pe7vw]

And them those so called trash animes are now popular than bleach in such mere yrs only 😂

[@mackmenezes4912]

Well said

[@mackmenezes4912]

@@Spark-pe7vw bleach is coming back so let's see if this statement ages like milk

[@kysfggt]

@@Spark-pe7vw popular where, how? You got any official data or you just talking out your ass

[@pennyinheaven]

Format wise, DS is trying to be Naruto 2.0. With shorter fillers but eitherway, they're still fillers.