The Kagerou Project: Complete Story

This is my birthday present to myself. I've been meaning to do this for a very long time and I think I did alright.
The kagerou project is a mixed media story by Jin.
BGM from:
Dark Souls
Higurashi no naku koro ni
Katawa Shoujo
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Muv Luv Alternative
Little Busters
Steins;gate
Air
Tsukihime
Rewrite
Grisaia no Kajitsu
#kagepro #kagerouproject

[@BreadBoxVideo]

I procrastinated on my own birthday and made this all in like 4 days. Anyways it was a massive pain in the ass but I think it turned out alright. I love the kagerou project.

[@topclown1493]

oh my god I've been trying to understand it for so long and it finally all clicked, thank you so much for making this video

[@katus1896]

Hey man, I currently re-listening all the old vocaloid song and discovered this video on my feed. This is a fantastic video and put me on a nostalgic trip, I enjoyed listening to your voice and the way you present the story. And it's amazing, hope to listening to your voice and video in the future. 👍

[@LibraryofAcousticMagic3240]

I only watched the anime twice before this video. I think the adaptation doesn't do this story justice. With such emotional, compelling storybeats you need to take your time. But the adaptation didn't and therefore I was very confused the first time I watched it and the second time still didn't understand the ending. It was also told in a rather chopped up way. I for example remember there being a shot with Momos brother in the background. In all of the previous flashbacks he was just gone without being mentioned ever again. I also find it strange that the spoiled girl never appeared in the ending, technically leaving us completetly in the dark about her fate. She was just assumed to have been taken to the timeless realm and that was it. All of that said I think the original medium is probably worth reading instead of the adaptation.

[@nikocz88]

Really well explained story in detail. The reason why Shintaro didn't kill himself was, bcs kano and he didn't blame himself for Ayano's death.

[@ene3651]

"Through all the hell he'd seen, with all those people at his side, with everything that he had learned about the world, he creates a plan." _"Shintaro Kisaragi kills himself."_ Outstanding move!

[@larei3979]

Brilliant move! XD

[@oof9762]

Splendid move!

[@uhhhh6563]

@@Wahahajuice lol

[@PiggiiesStilar]

Lmao

[@chibimaster7819]

THE FACT THAT YOU COVERED EVERY TIMELINE FROM EVERY MEDIUM Literally carrying the entire fandom on you back 🥲🥲👏👏👏

[@Starlight-Tale]

Wow. I was honestly worried that you would leave out of skip over something, just due to how complex and convoluted the Kagerou Project lore can be at times, but you actually managed to capture everything and present it in a way that made sense. I'm impressed.

[@psychlops924]

He skipped over the first manga timeline and the Reloaded timeline lol. Although idk how important those are to the progression of the story

[@ddevil0511]

@@psychlops924 Manga 1 is pretty much similar to the first part of Novel Timeline so... maybe not that important. But Manga 2... That is great

[@TheBeattyBeast]

Now if only they could reboot the anime and do like 26 episodes and present it the way this guy did in this order

[@Starlight-Tale]

@@TheBeattyBeast Eh, the anime isn't so bad if you regard it as a later loop in the series. Though advertising it as if it was going to be a straight adaptation wasn't really ideal if it's meant to be a continuation.

[@nitesy381]

after 5 years from my last interaction with the fandom, there was this many retcons?

[@essixthefalcon8657]

ALRIGHT EVERYONE, THE KAGEPRO LECTURE STARTS NOW!!! TAKE YOUR NOTES!!!

[@twanchee206]

Now, after countless listens to the music, watching the anime and reading the manga, only now do I fully understand. I now finally have… …inner peace.

[@420jw]

Same except I'm not as Hardcore I've only heard YD and JE, the former of which I've Listened to more times than I can Remember I'ma ramble rq so sorry, but I greatly Dislike Missing out and I have Trouble Getting into things, easily Overwhelmed by all there is to view, watch, enjoy, know, and so forth I've Repeatedly Checked Wikis and Sources (One of, if not my favourite book is the Dictionary, I'm a fan of being Thorough) during the Video and I think I've had the Best Experience I could've within a Single Day

[@shadowstorm5687]

0:00 Azumi, Tsukihiko, and Shion’s story 9:06 Shion and Mary’s story 12:37 The Snake of Clearing Eye’s plan 14:00 Kido’s Story 16:22 Seto’s Story 17:12 Kano’s Story 18:06 Momo’s Story 19:41 Ayano’s introduction 21:48 The creation of the Mekakushi Dawn (the blindfold gang) 22:33 Mary’s arrival 25:33 The crash 26:27 Ayano’s snake 27:27 The split

[@plus_osu]

lol man really just quit

[@Tasmint]

@@plus_osurespect the grind tho

[@sasi-su-seso]

28:50 Momo + Shintaro 30:25 Shintaro + Haruka + Takane 34:00 Haru and Taka’s eyes 36:00 Resolution 37:35 Start of time resets’ deviation part 38:50 Hibiya and Hiyo 42:25 Ayano rewears clearing eyes’ plan 43:57 Snake’s plan execution 47:00 Ene’s reveal 48:37 Mari’s transformation 50:24 Shin’s plan 52:24 New plan 53:05 Reset + new eyes 54:30 New Time line 55:15 Kenjiro 56:10 Aya Shin Taka Haru 57:20 Ayano’s suspicion 58:18 Haruka’s health 59:10 Ayano’s plan 1:00:30 Depression 1:02:04 Reset 1:03:07 Start of Anime 1:05:22 Konoha + Hibiya 1:06:20 Azumi’s Diary 1:07:09 Kano 1:08:20 A plan 1:08:50 How it actually went 1:12:00 New hope, onions 1:13:15 Reset 1:13:42 Shintaro’s realization 1:14:43 Plan 1:15:59 Conclusion, more onions

[@fullofkk]

@@sasi-su-seso*more onions

[@flickered_flame]

discovered this series when august 15th hit and it was trending on tumblr, 2 weeks later and ive watched the anime, read most of the novels, watched the songs, and am cryin over a recap video

[@_-Nyx-_]

It's a running joke In my family (well, at least between me and my sister) to just make as many Kagepro references and jokes as much as possible every August 15th.

[@_-Nyx-_]

We watched the anime and read the manga together

[@nemuikujira]

I was super confused at first, like “Wait I thought Shintaro spilled soda on his computer and not his rabbits feed” but that’s because… I’m used to the mekacucity actors route 💀💀 it’s the most, “modern” one ig- plus I watched the anime after the songs so I guess that one stuck with me. Anyway it makes sense now lol

[@mooniecake]

and it happens in the first manga route too so most ppl think of him spilling soda instead of having to feed his rabbit

[@nemuikujira]

Ah, makes sense

[@oo_atlas_oo]

The fact that there are still kagepro videos coming out really shows how strong and persistent the kagepro fandom is! Thank you for making such amazing content!

[@Foxodawg]

all the "and thus, boy met girl" moments is really giving me xenoblade 2 flashbacks and im okay with this

[@revshyguy4441]

The Kagerou Project will always hold a place in my heart that nothing else can truly take away. It's a story of loss, love, and above all else learning from mistakes. It's helped me through so much and I love it for that.

[@IchibanOjousama]

You should read Higurashi no naku koro ni

[@mei.thedead1040]

​@@IchibanOjousamaagreed

[@mitsu_yuu]

​@@IchibanOjousamareal

[@Kittensrme]

I love this series but never could piece all timelines and stuff fully together and this finally made everything click 🥺 thank you

[@froggy2597]

I had no clue the story was this deep, this is so interesting

[@sarahkim915]

dude i just randomly decided to learn about kagepro lore after hearing about it for a while and i just realized its august 15th 😭 lowkey scary coincidence

[@silv3red]

rewatching this on kagerou day

[@astrixastrid]

💕

[@reesember]

WOOHOO ANOTHER DAVID TOTH KAGEPRO LECTURE THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY

[@larei3979]

Dam, this is a great video. For a story that deal with more than three timeline, the plot actually fall into place nicely in the end. Not saying it's a perfect story, but it at least have a somewhat satisfying ending.

[@tsukodome6132]

Holy shit. I never expected that you tell the FULL story of the kagerou project, I thought I could do this myself but unfortunatley I think I missed out allot of stuff or maybe I might be wrong about the timeline, It's like trying to fit in a BILLION PUZZLE PEICES, but now this video make the puzzle peices together, and it created the FULL picture of the Kagerou Project. Hell, I don't even know why people care theese characters despite I try to know them, Thank you for making this video. Now I CAN care thoose characters. Kagerou Project was so beautiful ✨✨✨

[@irisobserving]

When I was a few years younger, I liked Umineko and Kagepro a lot (and still do!), and would often play my own rendition of Hope from the Umineko OST on the piano... with a specific twist - turning the last half of the song into a rendition of Summertime Record instead, a sort of mashup of sorts. Both songs were incredibly important to me. So you must understand that you choosing to use *specifically* Hope at the end of this video (and a few other points) hit me with A Great Deal Of Emotions. Fantastic summation video. Great job!

[@ithrowmyfeces]

Mixing summertime record in was a brilliant idea holyyyy

[@reesember]

That was incredible! I don’t even have words to describe how happy this makes me. This work is so concise and clear and beautiful, easy to understand even in such a complex story while having wonderful storytelling. You capture the essence of the project better than anyone and your voice is honestly really relaxing and nice to listen to, like something I’d put in the background of drawing or resting. I’ve watched all of your Kagepro Lecture videos (many more than once) and still enjoy hearing this timeless story told again and again. I’ve said this before, but I don’t think I’d be this deep into the project if not for your videos. And now it’s all I think about. One year of fixating and going strong! You really do the characters justice, keep up the wonderful work in keeping this fandom alive!

[@Illegal_Immigrant]

I really appreciate your affection for this franchise. Its pure. Its wholesome. It makes me love this franchise so much more

[@ddevil0511]

"Manga route 2 is a unique BEAST" I agree 100% It is soooo good.

[@nandi9902]

I was so confused on how to approach this franchise, so this really helped.

[@psychlops924]

That was the best explanation of the ending I’ve ever heard. I love KagePro but that made the part about Hiyori coming back finally click for me. Thank you.

[@reesember]

holy crap it’s animated I’m so excited

[@wr3akhav0c]

Holy shit I just finished the anime but I got left with some questions, got into here trying to understand the whole picture and Oh My God I didnt know its that deep! Thank you for clarifying the whole timeline, it made me appreciate the anime much more now. This is truly an amazing story! 🙌 ❤️

[@an_ananann]

1:16:40 couldn't hibiya set up phone calls with his eye ability so everyone can talk to those they lost again like in the novels though?

[@abigaill2987]

Happy b day! Great video

[@bIuepepper]

Happy birthday, this was really cool

[@scrufs]

This is so well put together. Thank you so much dude

[@Darkclowd]

Happy belated birthday!

[@exper4026]

Happy birthday!🎉

[@Illegal_Immigrant]

Thank you, david.

[@cloudcuddles7496]

happy birthday!!

[@yapayks4695]

Happy birthday! Hope you have a good one. 😆

[@lumizz0]

Thank you so much you made this

[@bandagewastingmachine386]

Happy Birthday BreadBox!

[@gilberthope7970]

gonna rewatch this every birthday, thanks so much for this gift

[@cyfigames2540]

This is an amazing video, I have always loved the Kagerou Project, and happy birthday

[@ryantran2828]

I am so appreciative of this video

[@bilpizza]

i found out about the kagerou project a few days ago so thanks for making this video

[@naya-dw5os]

happy late birthday!! always loved your kagepro content

[@kageprofan1234]

omg omg im so happy !!icant wait to watch this

[@kammycakes2451]

Thank you for this I wasn’t a part of the fandom when the story was first popular and never had access to the manga so I only ever knew of the las time line and had so many questions

[@AW-oo8qp]

Thanks for the lovely concise explanation! I always had issues understanding this plot, but I loved watching it and rewatching it despite knowing hardly anything. The explanation puts so much more perspective that I can appreciate when I go watch it again!

[@rojotm3378]

this was so detailed and well done... thank you for this and your other video on the subject. as a kid i loved the songs, and im glad to be able to appreciate them more completely. :) happy (very) late birthday

[@Tasmint]

I just got out of work and went to the park to lay in the grass while watching this. Thank you for a moment of joy

[@Ene-Chan]

YASSS HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[@neppytunez39]

ahhhhhhh this was such a good storyyy tysm for explaining

[@toere7146]

Loved it. I still have some questions about Mary's monologue right at the end of MCA's episode 12, but as long as everyone's happy, I'm happy!

[@cuentaoficialmentesinnombr3613]

I will be forever thankful for this video

[@quiche6936]

i'm falling back into the kagerou hole lmao excellent video

[@zoidsfan12]

Dude that legit made me feel emotions I hadn't in a long time. My god did jin knock it out of the park with this story

[@bartomolev6682]

all of this is so fucking sad, i wish i never read the lirycs of that damn song every part of it sad, its so fucking sad. and with each minute it gets worse

[@DustunColeman]

I know

[@JeronisLeror]

Happy Birthday! May my song series wind up less convoluted, but nonetheless as compelling, by the time I finally finish it, even if it takes several more years.

[@meatymaggot]

Bro- I expected you to skip a lot of parts of the story but no you got it straight on! Seriously though the story is sad as fuck, also happy August 15th 👋

[@eliospokefan1386]

This is a masterpiece!

[@July...]

What an absolutely beautiful story that is The Kagerou Project…

[@frogfireFantasy]

I just stumbled across this after re-listening to Imagination forest. Who knew that there was so much behind one song about a lonely girl! I'd always heard the idea of 'Kagerou Days", but I never knew that it was all from a bunch of vocaloid songs!!!! This is really cool!!!!

[@jorgeesteban7191]

This was amazing ❤️, I watched the anime years ago but I never read the manga so I only had pieces of information from the MV's and this video was just what I needed, not only it is concise and well made but the characters on screen and the simple animations make it easy to understand and even though it's a big info-dump it's not overwhelming at all! Thank you for allowing me to have a closure with this story that I would otherwise never have finished by myself. Pd: your voice and pacing are perfect for this type of video.

[@chronox3152]

I congratulate you, you made me cry. This was one of THE best videos i have ever seen, great story telling and cute animation. Thank you for this masterpiece!

[@thekagepro24]

🎉🎉🎉happy birthday, I'll leave a better comment when I sit down and watch this properly

[@ene3651]

wooo, finally an easy video i can spam to all my asociates until the watch and understand kagepro

[@nothinghere1698]

I'm blown away doesn't even begin to describe how I'm feeling right now Those songs Jubyphonic covered, I understand them now

[@wanidosdosdosdosdosdos3242]

This is such a complex and full story that believe me when i say i would share this with all my friends Everybody need to know red id the color of heroes And obviously i would came back every August 15th to celebrate

[@hopeshineseternal]

Decided to try understanding kagepro again. Thank you for relating this story I finally get it now

[@ennuidaze]

this was a great synopsis, ty

[@kevinnazareth9983]

Loved every second of this! The story of the Kagerou project is one that I will remember for the rest of my life, it’s a buetiful work of art portrayed through so many forms of media. Thank you so much

[@maybe1968]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY💏💏😎😎

[@etqtay]

Aaand I'm crying again :') This is such a great refresher, I was never able to read the light novels so this makes my highschool heart satisfied and broken once more. ♥️

[@majesticpancake5620]

I'm late but still, an absolutely amazing video. I loved the chibi art used to show the story! I don't have much to say other than how this broke down the time line of kagepro wonderfully. This, along with your end of summer retrospective, really made the series so much more easier to understand. I can't thank you enough for the work you've put in.

[@robocat2205]

ngl this video made me SOB!!! I loved the anime when it came out and I constantly sing it's praises. I have the first manga (made after Mekakucity Actors released I believe), but never read the original novels. The soundtracks are amazing, the anime is great, but now I understand the full depth of the story! This narrative is so heartbreaking and beautiful. It reminds me of the plot of Kingdom Hearts Union X. Thank you for putting so much work into this and sharing the beauty of this narrative! It is so much more accessible and I want to share it with everyone I know ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ipd0043]

thank you. i love this series more than anything. i wish more people in the US/Canada knew of it.

[@FLEURONTOXICA]

I appreciate this video greatly. I am enamored and motivated by peoples' dedication to an IP, a product of someone else's passion for creation. This video in itself is a love letter from one creator to another. Never remove this from the net. This is amazing. Ps. Im neurodivergent and idk what mixing you did for your voice over but it did wonders for my attention span and comfort that i watched everything in one sitting. Everything abt this video is perfect to me.

[@neppytunez39]

im watching right now, at 6:24 and im feeling the story is gonna come now when i heard august 15!!!!

[@link2744]

44:47 he called Kano "Kido" Which.. To be honest, is a fair mistake

[@Absbor]

Thank you very much

[@paulvincent9861]

THANKS YOU

[@Kay_d0es_d00dl3s]

40:12 KAGEROU DAYS STARTS BLARING

[@Aidanco.]

I feel like im having a fever dream first time reading the manga. The timeline feels like all over the place Thanks for the video explanation anyway

[@yumallah]

Umineko music in the background, nice lol

[@DustunColeman]

This was one of my favorites

[@ant7517]

time for the yearly recap

[@fullofkk]

In 2012 or something- i was a kid googling so much stuff and reading forums to piece everything together 🤣🤣🤣. Had paper and pen figuring how the routes work and stuff. Good ol days

[@daiyamondz]

i like kagerou project

[@FLEURONTOXICA]

Everything makes sense but now im mentally in shambles. Im fucked up im in tears

[@DustunColeman]

It always breaks me down too

[@maxdekudess3354]

F for the kids that killed themself thousands of times so their best friend wouldn't die

[@zawarrudo3930]

Thank you thank YOU FUCKING THANK YOU OMG THANK YOU

[@jayd.doubledubs]

Happpy belated birthday!

[@astrixastrid]

YOURE ON EVERY KAGEPRO VIDEO I WATCH MAN loool

[@jayd.doubledubs]

@@astrixastrid You love to see it XD. I gotten into KagePro pretty recently, and I've just been consuming as much KagePro stuff as I can lol. Bread Box and Will Stetson are freaking amazing

[@astrixastrid]

@@jayd.doubledubs ah, gives me memories of when i just got into it :') tho i was quite young when i first got into it so i barely understood anything, i just loved the tunes

[@IchibanOjousama]

Nice DEAR YOU bgm from HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI

[@Safyyin]

happy august 15 everyone!!!

[@hui7012]

Happy August 15th AYYYYY

[@nitesy381]

i came back to this after so long. there was that many retcons? I forgot about the timeloops and routes.

[@oof9762]

Well, this was one wild ride. I don't want to know anything more about kagerou for the rest of my days, bye 👋🏻

[@ThemedNumber02]

now i only realize a lot of the animes i enjoyed in my childhood (2000-2016ish) had some kind of time loop in the plot 😅

[@UwU-uu9ep]

ngl, ive only listened to one song, the one about the 25 year time loop, and this story is si convoluted but its so good AH

[@woofiewill]

This is one of the very few internet haven's where someone might recognize my profile picture I've had for so many years.

[@IllusioneTempus]

damn that manga timeline turns out to be the actual lynchpin of the entire series

[@IchibanOjousama]

Um, it's tragedy that falls upon people, not the other way around

[@crimson1194]

As i prep once agqin to dawn tge momo cosplay, missing my sucks and chais, im watching this amd aggresivly send it to all my friends