The Next BIG Thing In Anime

[@RogerSmith2004]

I won't ever be deceived, I'm a girl that sees through lies.

[@slapdashscott9192]

Cause I know, know it all,

[@lovedeluxe2154]

Best OP song of the year so far. Hands. Down.

[@pierrecurie]

A girl named Roger Smith. Right.

[@ntm4]

To be fair, I doubt you are esteemed physicist Pierre Curie either. :P

[@boergerplays8353]

pierrecurie was that a American Dad reference!?!?!

[@genkikio4543]

A lot of the problem with mobile game stories can be sum up to these 2 points: 1. The basic premise is always extremely safe and samey. 2. The story is written in such a way so that it will never have an ending. I've played over a dozen of mobile games, and their story always follow those 2 rules. ALWAYS

[@CripplingDepression]

There's a new one called Alchemist Code; I think this one is taking a pretty unique spin on it's story, it's centered around boys.

[@leewenzhao4583]

Though the characters in the game is pissing me off, especially the brain dead protagonists. Wish they add a tiny BIT more care for the story, ex. Don't irritate the players when playing the story quests.

[@GunNlazor]

Fate/GO had a story set up to have an ending, then it had its ending and is now continuing into a sequel. Didn't stop the story from being safe and boring for a little over half its run, but it actually reached an ending.

[@pierrecurie]

Valkyrie Connect/Unison League are both hinted to be nearing the end of their "main" story. However, it's also hinted that a new story arc is starting afterwards.

[@CripplingDepression]

pierrecurie Oh man, I sure wish I could have my Valkyrie Connect account back.

[@nyaachan3083]

Dude you are on a fucking roll with the amount of content you've been putting out lately, keep up the good work!

[@AnimePhilosopher]

I hope you get that Crunchyroll link mate, you deserve it

[@HowardWimshurst]

this look at the economics of the industry is so useful and fascinating! Thank you so much, hope you make more of them!

[@cbbblue8348]

Howard Wimshurst Wow,its surprising to see you here Howard! Eventho unrelated but keep up the good tutorial you provided us!

[@HowardWimshurst]

cheers man 😄

[@BakuSenpai]

Came for the academic analyses of the anime industry, got a cheesy pokemon one liner as icing on this source material cake. 10/10

[@78deathface]

I admittedly have no real insight into the business side of anime or how the industry functions nowadays, but it seems insane. I just kinda wish they could move in a "less is more" direction, like quality over quantity. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of great anime being made every season, but there's just SO MUCH anime being cranked out. It's like the entire industry is just scrambling to throw anything and everything at the wall and hoping something will stick. So many great shows that don't catch on immediately are cast aside after 12 episodes when they could grow a fan base more gradually over several seasons. Buuuut... I'm not the one paying the bills (although I do try to financially support the industry as much as possible) so I can't complain... (I'm also nowhere near the target demographic of most anime and I admittedly like "boring" shows, so there's that...)

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

It's always been this way.

[@grrr1351]

Isn't steam also like this? Only with asset flips and the likes.

[@White_Sonja]

lot of great anime being made every season I really don't agree with that. Happily some studios do get some great anime out, but they have to make money first with other shitty animes and even have to cowork on anime like 12 episode this studio 12 episodes this one wich sadly can even make good anime crappy.

[@nerdpiggy]

I can see where you’re coming from. Right now anime studios are so desperate they’re just taking a fistful of darts and throwing them all at the board at once, and a majority of them fall off the board, only a couple stick, and the closest they got to the bullseye was 3 or 4 rings away.

[@princessthyemis]

Wow that's a ton!

[@WickedAnimeTroll]

Anime should get away from the fact that it is now treated just a medium to promote other things...

[@shawnjavery]

Anime has always largely been a marketing tool.

[@aulusagerius8540]

WickedAnimeTroll Changing that would require a change in revenue division,share holder responsibility,and fundamental work culture in Japan,so outside of top-down government mandated policy I don't see the industry changing their business model radically any time soon.

[@justiceforjoggers2897]

That's my plan anyhow. Thank Christ I'm young enough to learn what to do

[@cbbblue8348]

Romano Coombs how about even better Sell out,i mean "rent out" their animators to teach people animating

[@aninjathtpwndu]

Damn man you’re really cranking these out. Keep it up, proud of you

[@Yuukecchi]

princess principal is underrated and is overshadowed by shows that don't stand out

[@White_Sonja]

Because it's not that great we dropped it after the first episodes.

[@Weskalia]

Who are we? Do you speak for everyone or just yourself?

[@isaiahtorok7079]

I've never seen it but i apporve of the kagero

[@CogniVision]

It's just another generic moe loli girl trash show for the weebs.

[@Weskalia]

lol sure whatever floats your boat buddy.

[@nick-bot4554]

BUT WHY IS THIS VIDEO NOT THE UFOTABLE RANT???

[@yendis902]

omg another great vid little while back I was losing interest in your content but recently you have produced a shit ton of great video's in such a small amount of time. even if you slow some as long as you regularly make video's like this one,girls last tour one and the black rock shooter one you will be one of my favorite youtuber's keep it up you deserve alot of pats on the back man:).

[@brutalnobody5240]

This also allows for more creativity as they don't have a manga to follow they can do what ever they want with no waiting for more manga chapter. This is a doubleedge sword tho

[@pheonixrises11]

W R I T E R ' S B L O C K

[@justiceforjoggers2897]

No kidding. I've been struck with it pretty bad. I'm only good with writing and a couple voices. I hope I can make this dream happen, but how? ;-; One day, I will bring honor to this industry

[@DG-nv4pf]

First video, Very impressed so far. Keep up the goodwork.

[@TheManofThings777]

Anyone who hasn't seen Princess Principal, watch that show. It's really good.

[@NFLDRAFT2018]

Desphinx you sure

[@TheManofThings777]

King Nate Yes, last two episodes were a bit lackluster, but everything before that is so good, I let it slide. 8.5 out of 10.

[@Slimcognito2012]

ehhhh. It's like a 6.5. One of the better shows of its season, but hardly as good as everyone makes it out to be. Go into it with low expectations and you'll have a good time.

[@TheManofThings777]

Miki's Stopwatch It depends on what it is you're looking for. It's not a great show by any means if you're looking for constant action, or super complicated storylines. The show's strength lies in two things: The way the characters interact and play off each other. The aesthetic. My biggest issue with this show is that it did not get enough time to deliver a satisfying storyline with the world it created. In other words, this is a show that NEEDS a second season to be truly compelling.

[@KobayashisEgo]

Chise best girl fight me

[@Xari.04]

Hey man, greetings from Chile. Much love and keep doing the great work, your videos are always amazing

[@SumThingFawful]

Just waiting for the lootbox anime wave. Character have a random chance to acquire the necessary tool to proceed, where the main characters purchases of £5:99 are always successful.

[@SumThingFawful]

ThePedanticRomantic You see the intent of an ending is to provide the watcher with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking the true ending after 12weeks of watching

[@FullM4ne]

Did you mean: S Rare Soubi no Niau Kanojo?

[@SumThingFawful]

Louie The Mangasaurus Well it is gatcha system the manga, is that getting an anime (please say no)

[@FullM4ne]

No. Not yet at least.

[@Xick]

Ultimate Survivor Kaiji: Lootbox-hen

[@ReyatRamtahal]

Lets Start #GetThePedanticRomanticACrunchyRollLink Keep going bro

[@Ghost3210]

So the next big thing after that will be VR anime, where you see the story from the eyes of the protagonist?

[@deadgavin4218]

I love the way you say "on the raise"

[@stopfidgetting]

I'm still waiting for a 10 Billion Wives anime...

[@Drstrange3000]

Caudex Oh God... 😶

[@excel0853]

😂

[@cbbblue8348]

The ultimate harem anime

[@piousmuffin5285]

Totally agree with what you said about Touken Ranbu. After a whole episode, it hadn't given me a single reason to keep watching beyond pretty visuals. I had no idea what the hell was going on and why I should care about anything or anyone.

[@Acecard-jl2py]

Anime has gotten very lifeless lately. I started playing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on the Switch and I was astounded on how the adventure and characters reminded me of the days of great animes. How the hell did this game bring back what I missed so much of? I want likable characters that I want to help and find happiness, not lifeless husk that only exist to fill in a void that can never be filled. I don't want an all girl cast that tries to push in secret yuri subtext or STRAIGHT up Yuri in my face. I don't want stories that constantly rehash the same idea without trying anything new to put a spin on it. I don't want so many shows of the same god damn nature plaguing the industry in bulk every god damn season! TAKE MORE RISKS AND PUT LIFE IN YOUR WORK!

[@illdie314]

3 videos in 4 days This feels like quite the spike in the schedule. Glad the video quality is still just as high as usual.

[@Hailstormful]

Wait... 60 anime airing at once? Saturation much?

[@golgarisoul]

18if is a interesting phone game anime adaptation. The game was a 3 connect, but the anime was very experimental at times.

[@njm92495]

the future of anime relies on the anime prod cutting down to 10 per season and all companies working together

[@Atlessa]

I mean... if there's really 57 this season, then even cutting it down to 20 seems reasonable.

[@justiceforjoggers2897]

I rewatched the video just for a clip of a name you stated, because I wanted to see that scene of the chick in the car, looking at her sterring wheel

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

Thankyou for pointing out some amazing looking anime, yeah if she can walk around brazenly in high heels while carrying those two huge guns then she is definitely a baddass.

[@gabrielwilliams4832]

I think the situation you've laid out has the potential to help the industry on the whole, or at least to give studios more leverage. There is only so much developed talent that can be put to use in animation studios. Another source of people wanting anime adaptations made increases the demand for this limited pool of talent. These people can only make so much anime, though, which will lead to an increased price to hire people capable of making these adaptations. I use price abstractly here. It could mean a few things depending on how studios play their hand. Maybe they just get paid more. maybe they bargain for more creative input. maybe they have no idea how to negotiate, and nothing changes, but at the least, there's some potential here for good things, and few new problems. TL;DR: I'm pretty sure that more demand for the workers in animations studios can only be good for the studios.

[@tomjack1000000]

It makes be glad that you are sustaining and doing well

[@TBoneTony]

Leviathan Last Defense was a mobile game originally before release. I liked that 12 episode series and was sad that they didn't expand the story to make further seasons.

[@jduniam98]

I can't really see this as sustainable, mobile games are by and large re-skined copies of each other, which will only become more apparent if the trend picks up, which won't give consumers an incentive to actually go and download the games funding the Anime.

[@stormbringer2189]

"mobile games are by and large re-skined copies of each other," The can be said about shooters and fighting games but they are still popular.

[@sleep3417]

You overestimate the average consumer.

[@raytsh]

Thank you for pronouncing UFOTable right, finally someone gets it!

[@jiche2421]

Idk why but your voice is satisfying as fuck to me

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

anything boosting the mobile shilling machine is terrible in my opinion.

[@harperl2]

ThatBugBehindYou good point. I wonder how long everyone can rely on Whales.

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

+Steve Silva Until their dead most likely, who cares that these major company profits are only due to addicted sums shilling to keep their gaming fix.

[@cbbblue8348]

Anime promoting gacha whale game is not enough, If the anime became famous enough,youtuber is going to review or even start the game series of it

[@cbbblue8348]

ClipOnSunglasses You know its sad that most of the people even considering playing games on their mobile just for the emulators

[@haldir108]

i don't know what it is, but your voice is not only "not kinda unpleasant to listen to", but it might even be moving into "slightly confortable to listen to" terretory. I compared with Your video on Galko-chan, (where you had upgraded your audio equipment) and the difference is still striking. Maybe you're more comfortable with talking, maybe your mixing is better, or maybe it's equipment, maybe a combination. In any case, where i found presentation to be something i used to believe you'd never be good at, you're proving past me wrong. Way to go.

[@OtakuDaiKun]

I like the loose premise with lots of originality. Stuff like Granblue fantasy makes me sad though because mobile games are almost as unlikely to have a definitive ending as manga. More faithful adaptations will never be complete.

[@viorp6982]

4:30 The guys who did the two "Shingeki no Bahamut" are a God-sent blessing uppon earth. Season 1 of Shingeki no Bahamut is one of my favorite ever with Season 2 not lagging far behind. It really boggles my mind how a glorified commercial could be so good.

[@viorp6982]

PsyGame Pictures is my vavorite sutdio now. I don't like Grand Blue Fantasy, but SHingeki no Bahamut is the best.

[@xCCflierx]

I like when anime have deep base content. Light novels can fit a lot of text and details but I feel like games are much better at containing lore as a scribble of text on a passing level can contain a ton of lore, but mobile games are usually less rich in lore and harder to sort through when an update is able to completely remove characters.

[@hexazalea]

We need to Get the word out for Princess Principal. Amazon is strangling its greatness.

[@daltonriser1125]

will we get some of those new characters introduced in princess principal's mobile game in season 2? if that ever happens?

[@matthughes2322]

Personally love Cygames. Huge fan of Shadowverse, Rage of bahamut (both seasons although the second season was much better in my opinion) and Granblue Fantasy, the anime, was a fun and cute adventure story that made you feel like you were watching some final fantasy type game. I haven't been disappointed with any of the media i've consumed from them.

[@WastedMeerkat1]

Goddammit that abrupt transition to Patreon shilling was on point

[@Haemokinetic]

Aww... I didn't expect you to call us thaaat. Love you too Pedantic.

[@silvermangawolfygirl]

hmmmm. well.. i really don't trust this at all. I'm in the female audience anyways and cute girls have never been a thing to draw me to a series on their own thus I might be biased on this but... using mobile games as source for anime sounds like a terrible idea that'll probably end up producing an even bigger plethora of useless trash than the light novel trend :/ style and soulless moe without plot can never get very far really...

[@silvermangawolfygirl]

ThePedanticRomantic (oh wow thanks for the reply man! :D ) Well I don't doubt that. Fanservice for dudes is still more difficult to not come across even in more mainstream titles, but the problem with this type of pandering, even if you do switch the demographic for it, is still the same. You might get some awesome stories but I am very certain it'll be very few and this source material will provide an even bigger excuse to have less effort put into the anime projects. After all, mobile games biggest appeal is being a polished time waster for relaxation, which brings it to the opposite spectrum of compelling and interesting stories. My fear is the possibility of this leading to the anime industry deteriorating in quality even faster and further :/ IDK I hope I'm wrong

[@Unf0rget]

Id recommend giving the rage of bahamut anime a spin. Cygame's granblue fantasy is also a pretty enjoyable and generous gacha game if that's your thing. Tons of limited time cross over events with other anime. They did card captor sakura back in october. Attack on titan next week. The stories arent amazing but its acceptably fun and has a strong art style which is how I found it. Very colorful and nice. A really extensive sound track for a phone game too, every major boss has their own theme and there are dozens of them. Loads of free stuff, most of the game cant be circumvented with cash etc. Im really plugging it hard but as a stingy grind gamer Ive found it pretty amazing compared to other gacha games like FE heroes. They're my personal pick for most likely to do more worthwhile anime with all of their gacha money.

[@stormbringer2189]

Anthesis sorry to break it to you but that moe approach brings in the most money for the company. As the old saying goes "Sex Sells" its cheap but it keeps the company afloat.

[@Drstrange3000]

I'm a gay man and I have the same biases. Although if they were replaced by men, I would also feel the same. Free seems really awkward to me. I need something that isn't a power fantasy for the teenage male boy o put himself into to feel special. I want to learn something, gain perspectives, be engrossed, and be told an actual story that isn't the same thing I watched 100 times already.

[@cbbblue8348]

Tbh,dressing em up game is very crazily famous among female, But how can they adapt this without being stuff like lovelive 😂

[@Roockert]

i dont really mind where it comes from as long its not unethical and the anime itself is good. it doesnt matter if its from mobile games really.

[@mor4439]

Pedantic Romantic watches Mr. Meatman and possibly Mumkey?! Hell yeah!

[@MegaTang1234]

This episode is the funniest one yet.

[@Unf0rget]

Cygames is the creator of the one gacha game I enjoy. Which is granblue. Been playing it for half a year. Its got gacha, a whole lot of it, and the potential to spend money is huge. Found it through the rage of bahamut anime and its kinda nice to see a game thats gacha but so surprisingly generous. They still make fat stacks off of that gacha but also have a whole game to play where the gacha isnt really a big deal. The amount of free stuff and draws you get is pretty solid and they have so many events and cross overs its kind of surprising. AoT cross over next week. Top it off with them spending that cash making awesome anime and Im pretty impressed. Beats the heck out of any other gacha Ive tried, like FE heroes. So props to cygames for doing something productive with all of that gambling money.

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

When he asks about the Time Retrograde Army the other guy should have brokethe 4th wall and said the audience will find out in a future episode. Lol

[@TheMaplestrip]

Awesome video, Lachlan. Really great work :3

[@nicholas7385]

I find it odd that so few people have made videos regarding Juuni Taisen, I personally love the anime

[@AvangionQ]

Video games based on successful anime franchises ... I actually like this idea, as it gives the opportunity to get more content from a beloved series ...

[@javelinmaster2]

This is also exactly why the whole model just has to go away. Studios should decide on their own what they want to create, this model only restricts them and uses them as slaves.

[@phoebeeileen6176]

No wonder I never made it past the first episode of Touken Ranbu

[@Dslayer62]

9:01 was so immersion breaking but thanks for correction

[@nlb137]

I can see a lot of potential for "adapting" mobile games. Because a lot of such games have so little plot to begin with, it's essentially a revival of original works. The constraints on a mobile game adaptation could be as loose as the "elevator speech" laying out an original concept. "Here are your main characters. This one's got blue hair, this one's got red, this one uses a sword. They fight demons 'n' shit. Make an anime around that."

[@gingganggoolie]

Make that rant, rip em a new one girl

[@XastherReeD]

Which anime is the scene at 7:50 from? Or is it a cutscene from a mobile game?

[@zalii3306]

Gonna leave a comment here because i'm too lazy to note the name elsewhere

[@logicalpopz]

Now i really wanna watch the UFOtable rant

[@karidyas00]

The fact that there are very few anime studios that actually have complete creative control of their products is revelatory to me... But then is it that different in the US? I suppose the difference is that funding usually comes from one source, usually a TV network, rather than lots of little sources who all want their own say.

[@xoqvuz]

Princess Principal is a bit different, it's an original anime with a game as a side project. Every original anime has another medium tied to it, which may be released up to shortly before to increase marketing. Usually the side medium is manga (like with DarliFra), but PriPri had a game. & every anime is guaranteed an OST as a side medium. Then there are mixed media projects like Endride, basically multimedia tie-ins from an original story. Original anime & mixed media projects tend to have more flexible stories, since the stories are original, unlike these mobile game adaptations where the studios pander to fans with the characters. Obsessively trying to pander to fans is the problem.

[@MudanTV]

ohhhh ufotable, you should do a rant about them though

[@lovedeluxe2154]

Touken Ranbu suffers from the same problem as a lot of Ufotable stuff; style before substance. That being said, it scratched my itch for gorgeous rain, water, smoke, fire and lighting effects last season. Some of the battle scenes were nicely animated, and as always their effects work was very strong. If all a person wants at that moment is a pretty-looking show to ooh and aah at, and also yell "just bang already" at the 'characters' (I hesitate to use that word for these bland dullards) it can be worth checking out. Story and characters get a 3/10 at most, effects animation is a straight 10/10.

[@MaeGambler]

9:39 whats the spelling of the name of this anime?

[@danielgordon84]

You know what? I think I'd like to see that Ufotable rant. If you're up for it, bring it on.

[@WavereeKamaka]

What's the anime shown at 4:49 ?

[@EduardoDanielFerreira]

as someone who isnt a weeb and only watchs animes that get reviewed really well after the hype as gone down this doesnt really worry me

[@twiggyjali]

I wonder if that means we might get a Pokemon Go anime

[@shizukaryujoukai2465]

3:36 What anime?

[@slapdashscott9192]

Will there be a UFOTable rant?

[@kaysonlee1031]

I'm still waiting for Brave Frontier to get an adaptation.

[@NN-mh4bj]

whats the anime at 7:47

[@kenny-zc9ti]

Please do a review on blend s. That anime is underrated

[@stevemanart]

When can I add a PedRo-senpai to my collection of cute anime girls?

[@TheDragonfriday]

Who that character in the thumbnail?

[@elgatto3133]

So, what about Chain Chronicle?

[@tomjack1000000]

Rage of bahamut was originally a mobile game, they actually didn't interact much with the cards and made an original anime with it and It was really good although views are mixed

[@WalkingGirlKoi]

From my understanding this trend has been going on for awhile, espcially with series like Aikatsu and a bunch of other examples that aren't coming to mind now.

[@charmingdruid9]

While I can agree with you that this will bring more money to the anime production I cannot support such predatory tactics such as loot box’s and within this it’s almost throwing the gaming community under the bus for our benefit

[@tengenforger4944]

Gundam video when?

[@MRfDestruction]

Yo this nigga pumpin theses vids out

[@Kuudere-Kun]

IN another world with my Smartphone is the next vital step in Anime. A Harem that truly takes the non-monogamous option.

[@goldenfantasy9251]

Thumbnail?

[@tvsonicserbia5140]

I knew this would be about mobile games! I feel smart now!

[@tvsonicserbia5140]

And now I see it's almost 2 years old and feel dumb

[@lizardlord4k]

The pain for KF won't ever heal.

[@SkullivanBones]

I personally enjoyed touken ranbo (pretty sure thats how it's spelled). Once you get past the first couple episodes it starts to do a good job of explaining things.

[@SkullivanBones]

I havent actually finished it yet, but thats more due to lack of time than anything else.

[@faint7007]

What’s the thumbnail

[@HxH2011DRA]

That bubbles bout to pop~

[@jessegenao3290]

Did you watch Houseki no Kuni? Decent anime, I think you'd like it.

[@LoDaFTA]

What about crowdfunding? Could this give some sort of independence to artists express themselves instead of having to bow down to executives? I'm sure there will be plenty of passionate otaku who would give half their wages so that they are able to se their favorite characters come to life, or fans of directors and studios who would love to support them in the process of making a masterpiece. Do you think that would be relevant?

[@LoDaFTA]

ThePedanticRomantic I see. Very unfortunate then. We see some crowd funding projects get so much attention and investment that I thought it possible in the case of anime as well.

[@chardrive]

What was that franx anime?

[@drincmusic2769]

1: start going to producing anime for theaters 2: start trying to get more people to pay for your anime. This is how the market will make you money. this is how you will get better quality. pay for your anime.

[@kaopin14]

I just found out your Net-Juu video got removed. Fuck those guys, hope it works out for you.

[@TheHelpful2]

Basically, Mobile Game Anime can become the next LN anime adaptations. Alright.

[@omerplayz2906]

What's the anime in thumbnail?

[@arsia.]

all i know about touken ranbou comesfrom a crossover event i played in granblue fantasy lol

[@eff-fume]

Funnily enough, I am unfamiliar with Touken Ranbu, but enjoyed Hanamaru a lot and got what Touken Ranbu is all about without research. I think Hanamaru did a decent job in establishing and fleshing out this *massive* cast as well as they could. The ufotable one was not engaging enough to keep me going, and the action direction was awful, so I passed. Also Hanamaru was suessful enough to get a second season, which I look forward to. Good video. I did realize there was an odd huge amount of mobile adaptations (and fetish porn/short but whatevz) but now i can also see the reason why that is the case.

[@jnes3736]

Huh, I didn’t expect Mobile Games to be the next big source of Anime adaptations. Hopefully more of these adaptations can be aimed to bringing new customers in, rather than appealing to their already established fanbase.