The State of Anime Discussion

[@elevatormusic4000]

Wait, all we had to do to get another 40 minute vid out of Scam was yell at him?

[@bruuuuuuuuhhhh]

Write that down write that down

[@JoshyMac743]

my thoughts exactly!

[@XistenceX1]

Wait we gotta yell at him to get big vids? In that case... THUMIN WAS RIGHT WATCH PSYCHO PASS CORRECTLY SUBBED.

[@arsenii_yavorskyi]

oh yes

[@fuckoff919]

Big facts, Throw em to the peg board Scramboli.

[@Egospair]

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me thrice, I'm Madoka.

[@Magicmanmnn]

fool me a fourth time, I’m Madoka’s mom

[@antonioserrano4495]

😂

[@rheono5839]

Fool me a fifth time, I'm a Madoka Magica fan.

[@L3onking]

Homura : Breathing.

[@lopatynskiv2]

fool me a sixth time, im once again madoka

[@marlom7882]

“The only thing we can agree on is that no one agrees” I don’t agree to that

[@DeconvertedMan]

NO U.

[@LaTrancheDePain]

i agree with you

[@silkdust8069]

God damn it

[@NerfTheLamp9]

@@LaTrancheDePainI don’t agree that you agree that this person doesn’t agree with the quote

[@Noxis_22]

I disagree 😊

[@Darkangel3791]

"SILENCE WHITE MUTANT!" is definitely going into my vocabulary from now on.

[@kimchi_05]

Definitely gonna use that one

[@deezyDEO]

Ts getting used fs😂😂😂

[@lisapainfulthe7438]

same but I'll change it with ''black'' :)))

[@kermitthelegend531]

Thinking that someone is racist because they skipped an anime opening is proof that psych wards are not being utilized correctly.

[@ScamboliReviews]

LMAO

[@danwrinkle7677]

But… I am racist

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Had a guy try to argue with me that all anime OPs are so good they should never, ever be skipped even when binging. I have about 20 more years of experience watching anime and can honestly say, there are some absolutely diapers anime OPs.

[@youssefbencheikh8637]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio I watch anime OPs one time out of respect for the time and effort that went into making them. Anything after that is up to how much I personally enjoyed the OP.

[@アニメのゴミ]

@@youssefbencheikh8637 iimo, this is how it should be. Watch it once to give it a chance, and then watch it as many (or few) times as you want after.

[@Olmeuu]

it is really funny how riled up people get over some chinese cartoons

[@EomtuoriMusic]

their gunna get you for this one

[@unclerico6847]

The chinese raid boss is looking for you 🙏

[@rhyssuy8361]

it's stupid that people like you think this style of joke is even funny

[@akbarm6415]

@@rhyssuy8361 its kinda funny lol

[@unclerico6847]

@@rhyssuy8361 w rage bait

[@Anubis1101]

but, Scamboli, if im a terminally-online shallow husk of a human who has built his personality upon works of fiction, what am i to do when the foundation of my being is attacked and criticized? for real though i really enjoyed madoka magica (and even actively took part in the meguca memes of yore), and i loved your video. and this one. keep at it man.

[@juiceskyrous]

he responded to the lowest hanging fruit and ignored every comment that wasnt just "ur stupid"

[@8hasso]

​​@juiceskyrous what's ur criticism then lmfao

[@mariozucchero8405]

@@8hasso "He responded to the lowest hanging fruit and ignored every comment that wasn't just "ur stupid" - That *is* his criticism though? Y'know Scamboli said something similar in this video - that the people criticizing him with statements like "You are not giving the show a fair shot" didn't have a real point to argue because they didn't also point out any specifics of what they disagreed with or why. However, they don't really have to, because they were never arguing the specifics of Scamboli's criticisms. Their stand-alone argument was that making unrelated jokes while watching a show can result in a compromised viewing experience and that he should've known this going into the show. (Watching and enjoying shows is not an exact science but has a lot to do with feeling, with first-impression playing a heavy role in cementing that feeling). Also, I doubt anyone actually thought that he only watched the show once like he seems to imply. For the record, while Scamboli does bring up what he thinks is "good" criticism, in doing so he also paints the majority of the comment section criticizing him as dummies who only throw personal attacks at him without any real point, which as far as my impression goes is simply untrue.

[@zq9817]

​@mariozucchero8405 They wouldn't know if he gave it a fair shot or not because how the hell is anyone meant to know unless they actually ask the creator themselves before making assumptions about how they do their work And also, when did he ever imply how many times he watches shows he reviews before this video? Genuinely curious

[@juiceskyrous]

@ why would i entertain someone bad faith, lmfao

[@ManleyReviews]

Disagree. You should have taken the show where Anne Frank is a magic girl more seriously.

[@ScamboliReviews]

Please marry me

[@jacobwhitehurst4983]

😳📸

[@AltKage]

😘

[@fores7ght]

my goat game reviewer in scamboli comments!?

[@RmaxTwice]

This comment collab I did not expect haha

[@jacobthelander6022]

It's increasingly clear that Scamboli is a collective schizofrenic imagination because an anime fan this mature simply can't exist

[@youraverageperson5831]

Exactly, like why haven’t I ever heard him say a racial slur

[@cruxal1576]

@@youraverageperson5831the power of editing of course

[@davidman001]

Unfortunately he's real and he does exist because he has an immature view of anime discourse. He creates videos that become popular simply because he has confident delivery and writes jokes every minute that keeps people's attention. Once his bullshit finally reached new highs he received a large amount of backlash, which is what this was.

[@zc630]

@@davidman001 he's popular because he's the only anime reviewer that seems to dislike stereotypical "anime-ness", like I and others do. Too many people let dramatic characters with the intelligence of slugs, kindergarten play tier voice acting, and "character development" that makes The Very Hungry Caterpillar look like a Dostoevsky novel slide just because it's endemic to the industry. I liked PMMM, but it's a fact that the story only works because not a single character asks any of the obvious questions before it's way too late. Using a character's dumbassery as a plot device only really works in comedies. In short, he's the opposite of your standard "aura moments" reviewer and that makes him my favorite. He looks at anime as a medium and not a genre.

[@flappyflap2693]

@@davidman001 12:35

[@h4ving4head4che]

yaaayyy i can finally eat my dinner with top tier background yap again!

[@toBtobin]

the sun.. set.. 12h ago

[@Vatzaa]

​@@toBtobin Americans discovering that they're not the only timezone:

[@UncivilArchitect]

@@Vatzaa wE'rE nOt!?

[@toBtobin]

@ don’t step foot in michigan

[@matterking1]

Not American? Nice

[@TheRasheedWallace]

Scamboli just casually (not so casually) dropping one of the most gas anime video's ive seen in a long time. Keep it up, you're the man

[@Layne_____]

Dude. This guy has demolished multiple shows I adore and gassed up multiple shows I despise. Keep making videos, brother. You've shown me multiple gems I'd never have found without your channel

[@midnitestate]

Same. That's what I come to KZbin review and commentary channels for. Even if it's it's not something I agree on, it's a still something I can appreciate from a different angle or view. Also half the anime I would have passed on (odd taxi, apothecary diaries) have become some of my favorites thanks to people making content and videos on them. It's the good side to this community

[@rheono5839]

So many Gems from this Channel, also noped out of a lot of recommendations. I'm here for the shit talking, and stupid jokes XD

[@unicorn_tamer]

Same lol. I absolutely hate half his takes yet this is one of the like 10 youtube channels I click on immediately when I see a new video is out.

[@06j5str2u]

Bro probably thinks Boku No Pico is peak. Next video of his is gonna be literally him saying and arguing how Boku No Pico is peak and a masterpiece.

[@Sho-Yuki]

Fr! 🎉🎉🎉

[@TheAnimeMan]

Yeah, welcome to the online anime community, dude. You like what you like and dislike what you dislike, seriously who gives a fuck. Keeping killing it, man.

[@narcissus7941]

Joey the anime man fucks with the goat ⁉

[@DarkLing-m3q]

GOAT with the GOAT himself ⁉

[@trevor245]

The bigger the community for something the wors this type of stuff gets. It is bad with anime, it is even worse with (hiphop) music. It is insufferable.

[@randommiguel6610]

Scamboli on Trash Taste confirmed?

[@idkwhattonamethisshti]

JOSH THE MANGA LAD IS HERE

[@Chdonga]

the "Bad faith contrarianism" comment gave me a sensible chuckle as it implies that there's such thing as *good faith* contrarianism. Truly the zeitgeist of self-appointed quasi-intellectual argumentum ad hominem *looks up more big sounding words* neo cortex egro gluteus maximus con queso del taco.

[@ScamboliReviews]

Holy fuck bro you went insane at the end there

[@LongGone2]

I am very perplexed

[@Stryfe52]

The fact that you spelled ergo wrong… 😡😡

[@nemilu]

@@Stryfe52oh. I was trying to figure out what egro meant

[@seg162]

The bars go hard

[@Thumin]

I'm watching this from a locked wine cellar 🫣

[@V1_Ultrakiller]

Hella drunk too

[@ScamboliReviews]

SHHHHHHH

[@immxrtxll]

damn you be setting him up for failure fr😂😂😂

[@mr.ginger183]

Crap it’s the woman he said to listen to……. LETS NOT FELLAS JUMP ON THE BLIND RANDOM RAGE TRAIN BLINDLY WITH ZERO CONTEXT!!!!!!!

[@chrissciaretta5266]

Girl, blink twice

[@randomusermaximuss]

Petition to retitle the video: 'Scamboli finally got big enough to attract the Watch Mojo audience and took them legitimately'

[@timhamburgerhelper5986]

Scamboli crashes out and explains empathy to twelve year olds online. 10/10 vid busted twice!

[@theplaguedoctor6271]

I busted thrice Maybe i will bust a fourth one for you french boy (;

[@grayhatesgrey]

these are grown ass men not twelve year olds 😭😭

[@cheesepuffs9879]

What

[@BowlofColdSoup]

But if they're twelve year olds, how could they have known better?

[@unterhau1102]

They ain't 12, they 32 and live with their dementia ridden mothers

[@kopjevla]

"madoka... does not have down syndrome" might be one of the wildest lines i've heard you say

[@khrishp]

And thats why its perfectly acceptable to hate her. Perfect logic actually.

[@batutsu338]

Can't belive he said that, his career might be over

[@extrusdnterre1485]

​@@khrishpBro you are just fanboying now

[@khrishp]

@@extrusdnterre1485 fanboying for the downs community? I guess do

[@extrusdnterre1485]

@@khrishp Funny XD

[@asg4162]

I wonder how many people are going to read the timestamps and expect a full apology only for Scamboli to double down in the video lol 😂

[@ScamboliReviews]

The video was originally structured as an ironic apology, so you definitely see the vision

[@Greatcelestialkaligo]

​@@ScamboliReviewsWhat is the song at 1:18 in your "This anime is offensive" video? I've been wondering since the video came out. Please help me with this.

[@PandaAsInTheCuteAnimal]

@@ScamboliReviews Although that'd probably be funnier and ooze more of your personality into the video, I'm actually glad you took the more restrained (not fully restrained ofc, just more so), mature route with an actual solid message for the entire anime community ♥

[@Lyrian202]

I am continuasly amazed that I keep watching videos and think "oh that was a fun discussion filled with amusing moments on something that I really don't care about" then weeks later the youtube has to put out a video discussing the torrent of hate they got on that last video. People just need to chill the fuck out and take a break from sharing their opinions sometimes. Also side note, I love the constant inclusion of Katamari elements in all of your vids Scamboli, I love the series and I find it a really nice touch every time.

[@uksr40]

Same here. I just clicked this video for fun, while I clean up and all of a sudden I find out his last review got so much for the dumbest reasons. Like WTH...

[@CalamitousProphet]

Just for the record, on the topic of what people watch Scamboli for, I really do come for unique, thought provoking analysis and overlooked gems. This channel introduced me to Heavenly Delusion, Land of the Lustrous, and Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash. They were all shows I wouldn't have given a chance if not for them having been highlighted in one of these videos. This channel *also* is what got me to give Dandandan a chance, despite 95% of the humor in the show (though it was recommended when it was still just a manga) not being *for* me, and thanks to it I got to witness something incredible along the way. I've no doubt some people are here for the silly vibe and memes. But some of us are here because this channel can point out insights that resonate with us, and the parts we overlap on for taste end up being really amazing.

[@raynjpg]

Same here. If it weren't for Scamboli, I wouldn't have known about Heavenly Delusion. Even if I did stumble across it, I wouldn't have given it the time of day, but I watched his video and got intrigued. That anime was great, and I'm glad I watched it.

[@brandonclarke436]

Im here because scam funny asf

[@Snowstorm...]

I'm actually really confused that he thinks he doesn't do good, serious analysis

[@ethanwilliams8103]

This. I was on that Dandadan train years before anyone else cause of Scamboli, let alone all the other manga and anime he’s recommended (Heavenly Delusion, Hellper, etc.)

[@ryderprickett6327]

I'm just here for the silly vibes and memes tbh, I can find decent anime opinions all over the place, but he is the only anime youtuber I've seen who's this funny

[@unknownavacado]

breaking news: termianlly online redditors who like anime are weird and emotionally fragile people

[@AlekThunder47]

Couldn't have said better myself. Scamboli is the only guy I know who does good anime reviews. Other youtube guys just drool over waifus and their plot holes.

[@フフウェイ]

breaking news: redditors are weird and emotionally fragile people I shortened it for you 👍

[@Jarasonic327]

You’re only saying this coz it’s madoka, if he was reviewing say berserk, got drunk with a bunch of friends and didn’t actually try to engage with the plot at all and just cracked jokes all the time can you still call that a good review of the show?

[@TheSalsaGuy216]

@@Jarasonic327🍆🚴‍♂️

[@anonisnoone6125]

@@Jarasonic327 I'm curious to see op's response to this.

[@thezackast2752]

39:25 Correction Mr. Scamboli! I give a fuck. You're editing is largely why I watch this channel over the hundreds of others that can talk about the same thing, and I would guess there are at least 100 other people who also give a fuck in this comment section right now.

[@ScamboliReviews]

I think 100 is probably a very accurate guess

[@gameplayer-le3lb]

@@ScamboliReviews i'd guess more around 70k

[@cgovey]

There’s dozens of us! DOZENS!

[@0rangeEcHO]

i like edit

[@unterhau1102]

Me and the other 5 dudes in this comment section agree

[@iscesp04]

I have so much diarrea it’s unreal

[@duragadventures41]

Fire

[@unterhau1102]

Can I drink some

[@reyymu2]

jus like me fr 😔

[@blahblah6661]

pics or it isn’t real

[@onionbutter42]

random online people love to decide they know your video making process or your personal relationships better than you do, which I will never understand. That's a huge pet peeve of mine, so this was a cathartic watch. Also, as a fellow nerd, I did notice the edits, keep up the great work, your videos are always a fun watch

[@ScamboliReviews]

Thank you for noticing :) NERD!

[@SummiIce]

@@ScamboliReviews Keep feeding us these good ass edits, unc 👍🏽

[@LongGone2]

@@SummiIce UNC?!

[@robertfaulkkner5508]

"A lot of these people just overexplain concepts you already understand." Damn, right for the throat.

[@younishmani5560]

yeah, That's why I avoid those channels. they don't respect my time, attention, or intelligence. love scamboli though

[@extrusdnterre1485]

​@@younishmani5560This whole video is Scamboli not respecting your intelligence and making a drama

[@younishmani5560]

@@extrusdnterre1485 I respectfully disagree.

[@extrusdnterre1485]

@@younishmani5560 I respect your opinion educated man

[@imflounce4266]

you say your videos aren’t thought provoking but I disagree. in this video alone you made me think about times i might’ve gone overboard in defending a character that my friends or even just random people don’t appreciate as much, and how i can make myself better. half of your videos gives me goosebumps. i love your content and i’ll never forget the line “and finally, the dominoes fall” i sat there for 10 minutes processing everything i just heard because that line hit me like a truck.

[@ScamboliReviews]

Thank you for your kind comment

[@elevatormusic4000]

Fr, Scam can pull off some thought provoking shit when he wants to. Hell that edit in the Madoka video did not need to be there and go hard but it did and he made that for something he doesn't even LIKE.

[@zakariaeddhahiry749]

Gay

[@morezombies9685]

A lot of this stuff can just be boiled down to "to each their own". Also, anime is mostly garbage so odds are you're defending something that's garbage.

[@realchiknuggets]

paid

[@josephvirostek]

This might be one of your most precious videos cuz it represents your perspective on the matter so accurately. Thanks Scamboli!

[@twopintsofmilk]

This was a bad fate strawman of sexism and racism, probably.

[@robinvmars6191]

That's my favorite Fate installment

[@magnov983]

TL:DR? I didnt watch the video

[@theplaguedoctor6271]

What are you even talking about Like REALLY what are you on about? That "probably" is the only thing that makes this comment not reach the pinnacle of stupidity Is an anime about magic girls ever that serious

[@twopintsofmilk]

@@theplaguedoctor6271 I wrote the comment when he mentioned strawmen. It was a strawman attack comment that didn't back up anything I had said. The video is not about sex or race. I thought I clearly discredited myself with the probably at the end. I went out of my way to use arguments that had nothing to do with the video and said probably at the end to discredit myself further.

[@MrLightlike78]

I laughed XD I liked your joke funny man.

[@CallMeToasted08]

I’ve recently noticed a trend where online personalities will post clips/moments of them making rude jokes with their friends (mind you the friends in question are completely fine with it) and then everybody in the comments will go to war calling the Internet personality a “bad friend” and defending someone they do not know. “If that were me, I’d never let you pull some shit like that”. Well that’s because you’re not my friend. You’re a random stranger on the internet. I don’t know you.

[@SpitsAreTheBest_Mk.IX_61]

Some of these people really haven’t ever heard of banter lmao

[@Luh_katkat]

Swear they never had friends bruh

[@DeertickDaniel]

the supertf terraria video is fully in my head rn

[@deadpan2866]

the irony is, those who want nothing but positivity and positive vibes end up being the most toxic people you know both online and irl

[@ScamboliReviews]

If these people were a fly on the wall for some of these VCs we’d be getting wellness checks called in daily

[@Questionable_Content]

Im a madoka fan and EVEN I think that scene with Madoka's mom is ridiculous, the fact that those guys genuinely defended that is wild

[@mirror.magician]

This is a magical girl FANTASY show from 2011. Back then the focus was animation, design and plot. That's what makes shows like this good, and the sequel even better. Now we're in 2025 where we expect anime to mimic reality in America. You're not going to enjoy a show if you're constantly focused on judging the logical soundness every single decision the characters make, which weren't even that bad to begin with. Unfortunately people nowadays rate shows based off of this. The magical girls don't question Kyubey's motives or his contracts cause making a contract with a 'magical being' is a typical trope for this genre. The focus is NOT supposed to be on the real world. The decision Madoka's mom made to trust her to let go during the storm isn't reflective of what a typical mother would do. But it really isn't that deep. We already even saw from the beginning that she was portrayed as a young and somewhat frivolous woman so it's not even that surprising. The focus is and will always be the magic. I will be THOROUGHLY enjoying the upcoming movie.

[@Birdyboys]

@@mirror.magician okay

[@jebus42069]

​@@mirror.magician yeah bro plot hadn't been invented yet 😂

[@extrusdnterre1485]

@@jebus42069 Ig you are writing while being baked too

[@LightningStrike1212]

@@mirror.magician "You're not going to enjoy a show if you're constantly focused on judging the logical soundness every single decision the characters make, which weren't even that bad to begin with. " this was a pivotal decision that lead to the ending of the series and it's supposed to cap off the whole relationship between madoka and her mom. try harder

[@user-ju1tk5my7r]

i love that he actually changed the tittle of the madoka magic video

[@Comicbroe405]

A Scamboli video essay? Oh yeah we're back.

[@randomg307]

ong im so happy i get hear my goat again

[@DadShark]

In fact, I loved your madoka video. I feel quite blessed by its existence even. Not because it was particularly a good video of yours, but because it means we get a 42 minute long rant far ahead of your typical upload schedule.

[@lukazade234]

agreed bro i cant play singleplayer games without scams yapping in the backround id bet my life ive seen every scamboli vid (exept like the first 5) over 5 times... not because i rly enjoy the vids per say but because bro has the perfect yapping technique

[@mealkesnitten]

i agree with you and also found the Madoka the video amazing

[@keiichitw]

@lukazade234 So, you need a stimulant while you're already gaming?

[@SayitwIsaac]

Sometimes u need someone to be talking about smth that interests u or smth funny in order to lock in. Like sometimes when im stuck at a boss in a game i pull up utube and watch a vid from someone i like, this this helps me lock in and i win. Thats just me tho

[@deusgamer4922]

it’s hilarious that he malded so hard over the backlash that he changed the video thumbnail and title three times and then made a 40 minute rage bait video lmfao man’s continuing to be the most based anime reviewer. 10/10

[@PS3GamingMaster]

Weird black mark editing error at 31:18 sorry Scamboli looks like you're argument is unvalid.

[@st.altair4936]

Video equivalent of losing from a typo

[@dragonhero8004]

*your, invalid

[@thedarkcod4824]

@@dragonhero8004 *you're, unvalid

[@ScamboliReviews]

Dude I thought I was imagining that shit

[@Eichro]

I strongly want to believe the misspelling was intentional

[@silentgamer7808]

Dude, your videos always bring me joy. Your unflinching honesty is such a breath of fresh air.

[@memezurdreamz2203]

At the end of the day, it becomes night.

[@LongGone2]

At the end of the night, it becomes day.

[@Misinformationspreader23]

What the fuck does this mean

[@justinyang1668]

Sometimes people die when they are killed

[@xDJxC2x]

Yo I f'ing love this Video, this is my 3rd watch now. I'm a big madoka fan, I had the "light fading from the eyes" moment as well, but I didn't get offended by it. I was self aware enough to realize I had a tainted view on the anime. You are right, keep on going

[@ScamboliReviews]

THABK YOU FOR THE WATCH TIME!

[@kyuuby5458]

​@@ScamboliReviewsYou seem to still be baked right? 🤣🤣🤣 Thank Bou bro 👍👍🤣

[@FaizeofMist]

Yeah, I was wrong to make a comment on the Thumin portion of the video. I was definitely doing some personal projections, and shouldnt have made any assumptions about peoples feelings and thier interpersonal relationships. Sorry for the disrespect to both of you.

[@135791max]

Damn, pretty based of you to take in new information, come to a new conclusion based on it, and apologize.

[@ScamboliReviews]

@@135791maxin all my years on the internet, this is a first

[@Somebodyoumayhaveseensmwhr2906]

I'll say only one thing. Good job!

[@stuflames4769]

Wholesome.

[@xenlo1865]

cuck 🫵😂

[@paytonleet6411]

Scamboli clearly watched his original video in bad faith. It's actually really deep, he just can't understand it.

[@Utsure_gin]

Madoka no diff Your favorite show

[@negativeforce3863]

@@Utsure_gin😂🫵

[@luffysshorts9444]

scamboli’s Evangelian video was actually what got me to watch the show bc i wanted to get a feel of it for myself. now that i’ve seen it i don’t hate it but i did notice a lot of the points from the video were pretty spot on. but the point is just bc i watched the video didn’t stop me from still forming my own opinion regardless going into the show.

[@TheMaskedMan]

31:42 I can confirm Thumin does this every. single. time.

[@Thumin]

I'm sorry! 😇🙏

[@ScamboliReviews]

I feel so validated

[@Artrorit]

Thumin is a HORRIBLE friend confirmed! Literally shaking. Someone has to do something. 💅😭

[@unterhau1102]

Blink twice

[@name-qd9ey]

@@Artrorit Close down ALL the shops, we're effing rioting

[@tristian12]

Scamboli upload AND airfried chicken thats probably laced with microplastics? Tonights gonna be good

[@st.altair4936]

Can i have some

[@LiaHing-on5do]

how was it ?

[@OmeletteGirl]

(he died)

[@Ethaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan]

Im cooking chicken tinders as I saw this LMFAO

[@realchiknuggets]

@@LiaHing-on5do he forgot how to use apostrophes, I think he already has some plastic lodged in his brain

[@mrvinchh]

Yoooo I was not expecting to receive a shoutout AT ALL LOL, I was reacting to this and seeing my face in your video was CRAZY! Great video and continue to be you that's what most of us are here for! Keep Being PETTY! 😂😂

[@Kobaaming090]

38:22 wait did that tweet actually call you a privileged white man ? LMAO

[@ScamboliReviews]

Yes, you read that correctly

[@lampe8621]

Actually, he's a gay, autisic, jewish black women. Hes got the moral highground now, because someone like that can't be a bad person

[@boisvert45]

I actively agree with people when they trash on my favorite anime. My favorite anime is mirai nikki when people say it's bad I'm like "ight that's fair"

[@anonisnoone6125]

How can u actually like that trash? Genuinely? Not only is the female a yandere (One of the worst character tropes ever), but the guy is f4cking trash as well.

[@Yaya-Nakiami]

its one of my fave's mainly due to the OVA that gave us a good ending

[@sdbzfan1]

its like being a Domestic Girlfriend fan you know what you're getting into

[@succulentboi676]

​@@sdbzfan1 the gigguk mindset

[@matterking1]

​@@sdbzfan1the ending with absolutely garbage, and I love the story up until that point. Lol.

[@Saita404]

Dude, why can’t people just let other like or dislike shit? Madoka is a good 9.5/10 for me so I didn’t fully agree with you on that last video but you know what? I recognize that you didn’t miss with a single one of your points. I agree with most of the shit you said, it just didn’t detract for me.

[@LiaHing-on5do]

and furthermore his video is more for entertainement than his actual serious opinion, and you know well that he watched the show trying to appreciate every good and bad thing behind the scenes. like he said, you dont come to him for in depth analysis

[@Idkoogabooga4]

@@LiaHing-on5do”and further more” 🤓

[@davidman001]

@@LiaHing-on5do That I don't agree with. Yeah, Scamboli loves to make "entertainment" videos, because he has a confident voice and likes to make jokes, and people enjoy that. The issue here is the way Scamboli frames this Madoka video as an analysis with the "the problem with Madoka" section after he shows him and his friends shitting on the show, smoking weed while doing so, and watching it in 2x speed, comes off as really disrespectful. We cannot as a community deflect criticisms like this simply because his videos are "for entertainment". Scamboli is an incredibly huge anituber and his voice does influence the opinions of others. If he's able to influence anime discourse in such a dishonest and disrespectful way, I see that as something worth criticising.

[@davidrevillii5353]

@@davidman001well then, that strikes me as weird because he openly did that with Akame ga Kill and Mirai Nikki, and not only did no one bat an eye, but most people probably resonated with some of the takes he had during those videos. Now though, when he does the exact same thing for a universally loved anime, NOW it’s a problem? It just comes across as disingenuous to me

[@Cakeslicer777]

I think that’s because there are people like Lily orchard that does absolutely worst stuff

[@dorf7219]

Is this "strawman" in the room with us?

[@NoHardFeelings0]

This might be the greatest follow up video of all time😂 Also, it INFURIATES me when people claim that someone doesn't like their job when its so painfully obvious that effort is put into script writing, storyboarding, editing, voice acting, etc. THAT in and of itself should warrant a reaction similar to those criticizing you.

[@NoHardFeelings0]

The fact that it was another youtuber out of all people that said that baffles me even more

[@davidman001]

It makes perfect sense that it was another youtuber who said this. You can imagine if someone who puts a similar amount of effort into their content but don't reach those same heights Scamboli - who gets thousands to millions of views per video - hears him complaining about having to watching anime because it's his job... it really sucks to hear that. Scamboli knows whatever he puts out will pay the bills because he has a dedicated audience who love his confident speaking voice and humour. Most people do not have that luxury.

[@NoHardFeelings0]

@@davidman001 Yes, the getting jealous part is very easy to fall into. But on the flip side, a youtuber (someone that should understand the time and effort put into the creative process) out of all people shouldn't see all the effort in scamboli's videos and go "wow, he must hate his job."

[@NoHardFeelings0]

@@davidman001 He also NEVER said he complained about watching anime as a job. If you actually watched the video, he says he was making a joke complaining specifically about watching a show that he DOESN'T like and is forced to do so because he has to make a video about it. I think any normal person would find that to be a hassle.

[@ScamboliReviews]

You see the vision 🥹

[@v3len]

On Scamboli’s soul we will ALL be watching this video in its entirety to increase his watch time🔥

[@ScamboliReviews]

Thank youuuuuu wait what

[@okluminous566]

@@ScamboliReviews veggie scamboli 😆

[@Igorsbackagain-c6q]

@@ScamboliReviews we will also like and subscribe and hit the notification bell

[@ehko9989]

This whole video reminded me of how I got rejected by my best friend after a 20-year-long friendship because I dared to say that in my opinion Yamato isn't considered as a man by the author citing things the author wrote himself and talking about how the character is shown throughout the series. This prompted me to be called all the usual buzz names out of nowhere without even the slightest attempts at understanding my point of view.

[@ScamboliReviews]

What the fuck???

[@osmorca618]

The Yamato discourse is so insanely toxic for no reason because she's objectively and canonically a woman 😭

[@yaku63]

the whole yamato situation is matches set right next to a gasoline tank. it was kept ambiguous enough to allow for people to decide in their own heads whether or not yamato is a man or a woman, which on the surface seems like a good idea. oda gives trans people representation, but the character doesn't need to be seen as trans as a quintessential part of their character. yet this opens the gate for people who are trying to openly be transphobic, and then people who label others as transphobic because they see the character in a different way

[@lisagoodman626]

My one goal in life is to make a piece of media so impactful to a generation that when Scamboli eventually shits on it, I will be able to watch a 40min essay of him doubling down on his opinions while I drink fancy wine and eat cheese in my cabin in the woods in the middle of bumfuck nowhere XD Keep up the good work, actual legend

[@realkingofantarctica]

I will continue to quote Dunkey whenever, and wherever, it is relevant: _"A critic's power lies in the consistency of their voice."_ You do not have to agree with the opinions of someone you respect. What matters is that a person has integrity and can accurately justify what they believe, whilst taking into consideration the opinions of others. Stay woke.

[@arctic215]

holy shit i didn't know dunkey was that much of an intellectual

[@HelloOnepiece]

@@arctic215NOt that surprising considering the gaming community might be even worse somehow, and Dunkey survived that environment for more than a decade (still going strong)

[@IIzanagii]

That guys voice is extremely hard to listen to

[@cluke7278]

That Dunkey video is a must-watch. Every point he makes is relevent to all critics and review channels, not just game critics

[@daddyike5676]

KNACK TWO BABY

[@succulentboi676]

Lowkey the part about commenters being stupid about thumin feels like a trauma response. It looks like they're projecting their own bad experiences with the things they love getting shit on onto thumin.

[@Auradnor]

Lowkey? Dude that's a C8 bang fucking on. I can't believe discourse like this is even taken seriously. It's so sad, there's a clear lack of social experience here along with a quadrillion immature assumptions on their part. These people do all of their socialising on Twitter and it's so obvious

[@succulentboi676]

@Auradnor only said lowkey cause as I was watching that part I did not want to act in the same way they did and make definitive statements about people I do not know. But thank you for agreeing and adding on 🙏

[@jdudbdjxb7687]

Yup, projection is a classic on the internet You can't criticize anything thing because somebody has attached themselves to that thing and will argue to the bitter end for it. It's sad because you usually can't knock sense into these people because they're too focused on winning the argument rather than any sort of discussion The worst part is this isn't limited to the younger generation, i feel like I'm seeing more older people do the same things and it's sad to see

[@Rifky809]

​@@jdudbdjxb7687 The arguments don't come from the place of love, they come from the place of hate. Their arguing for the sake of arguing. Kinda see alot of those in forums and social media alike, even back then.

[@Cakeslicer777]

Blame it on people like Lily orchard

[@jamesfischer8667]

I got doxxed for saying the great pretender is the worst show I've ever seen on twitter. And I stand by that still. Awful writing, it wants to be a clever heist show but the way it achieves that is having the characters come up with schemes that don't make any sense at all and wouldn't work and/or are directly counter to what they want to achieve. But then the show just writes itself so that they're correct. It would have made such a good satire heist show.

[@randominternetguy8460]

posting opinions on twitter is like willingly sticking your hand in a bees nest

[@ScamboliReviews]

Holy fuck

[@MysticGohanVegeta]

This is why I don’t post my opinion online that often anymore LOL

[@dhruvcv9771]

I HARD disagree with you on that take, but that is NO REASON to doxx someone. Just delete the cesspool that is twitter, and stay away from it, I hope you're safe.

[@wock3476]

Love that shit ass show

[@jaydenadigun4026]

I love forgetting about this guys page then finding it again with a bunch of videos I haven’t watched

[@payloadthirteen6583]

this video genuinely made me understand and come to terms with why my friends wouldn't like an album as much as i do. thanks man, this was such an eye opener even though i just came for laughs

[@ozyssah]

2 whole videos on madoka magica from scamboli, surely that means he LOVES it and its AMAZING in his eyes!

[@maestromarat6195]

scamboli tsundere arc?

[@oppo1633]

​​​@@maestromarat6195 Ship material, madoka magica x scamboli they should both kiss passionately under some limelight

[@oppo1633]

Ship it Madoka magica X scamboli, they should both kiss passionately like that one luigi mario incest image

[@JoseFanon]

Your editing is insanely good, Scambimbolee. I really mean it. I don't know how you didnt get insane from all the work.

[@ScamboliReviews]

That’s my secret. I already am.

[@Taylor_Lindise]

I think I can articulate some of the issues people might have with your critique. I also have some of the same issues I think. But maybe not, I don't know exactly what others are thinking or feeling when they make those very opaque comments. In regards to the Bad Faith, and honestly most of this critique, the reason why a lot of people probably think it is in bad faith is because you aren't coming at the anime, or specifically, aren't accepting the intention of how to digest the story. In literary theory, in story writing, there's a few ways to write a story, and to put a lot of words and theory into basic forms, there is two basic types of "Text" or "Intention" a story is written with. Emotional text, and Literal text. The best example for a story that has an emotional textual focus, is the first Kingdom Hearts game (and Kingdom Hearts 2) They are not meant to be taken as literal text, things that are actually happening in a literal way to be over explained by some in universe science or expectation. There ARE those expectations put onto these games later in the franchise, and this is by in large why the franchise gets so cumbersome and exhausting to engage with. Kingdom Hearts at it's core is an emotional story and an emotional journey, dressed up about the ideas, the feelings, of love, loss, rot, our inner selves, etc. It's not literal, or rather, not meant to be taken as a literalism, people act against what a "real person" would do in such stories. Then there are stories like The Shining, or A Song of Ice and Fire, or Lord of the Rings, these are Literal texts, they are meant to be taken at face value for the worlds that are being presented in them, yes there might be some metaphor and some emotional beats (like literalisms in emotional text) But for the most part, the world as presented is the world as presented and the characters are supposed to make logical decisions and understand why the world acts the way it does, and react accordingly. NOW to circle this back around to Madoka Magica, your critique primarily goes after characters acting in ways that you believe invalidates the realism that the story semi-represents. The mother not stopping her daughter from going into the storm, madoka and all the characters not asking Kamui simple questions, etc. And these disagreements with the character actions might FEEL like bad faith from someone without the literary understanding to express their problems. The problems with your critique here is you are not engaging the media in the way that it was meant to be digested. You are attempting to take a story that is about, primarily, the emotions given and received, ignoring logical fallacies (FLCL is a good example of this as well) and engage with it emotionally. Primarily. Not because characters act different than YOU believe they should act, but attempting to live within the story as a parable, as a emotional cause and effect. The mother doesn't stop Madoka because she feels, and everyone feels that this storm isn't a storm. Everyone knows that something is going on. Even if textually it doesn't happen on screen, emotionally you can see it, and that's the information being presented. Now, as a person engaging with the media, I cannot tell you that you are engaging incorrectly or correctly with it, all I can say is you didn't do it in the way that the media asked of you initially. Which is fine, everyone digests and engages with media in different ways. But that's the primary issue I have with your critique of Madoka Magica, I don't believe you engaged with it in bad faith. I just believe that your reading of it is incorrect because of the direction you came at it with. And... A lot of people don't enjoy emotionally textual stories. Most people only like these things in their formative years when they are primary beings of emotion and random bouts of impulse. The older we get the less most people enjoy engaging with media and stories like this and the desire for more literal and textual things become. This is my articulation of it anyways. I think it's a bad critique because you are attempting to critique a steak like it's a hamburger. Which... Yeah you can have hamburger steak, but it's not the thing that's being presented to you. It's not how you were asked to eat it, yet you complained about the free breadsticks not being adequate for the buns. But it's also valid if you don't like it. I think it's a seminal work like Lain, but also I really find Lain boring and uninteresting myself. Madoka Magica has not aged that well. (Also anyone who says that only smart people can truly understand Madoka are just fucking full of themselves. It's literally a vibes based thing. And some people don't vibe with it. It's fine. My favorite anime of 2023 was Magical Destroyers and that was a vibe as well that I've found only the LGBTQ people I forced to watch it liked it, straight or ace people truly didn't vibe with it, which was interesting to experience.)

[@Taylor_Lindise]

Also, there is a fine line between saying something is "emotionally written" and it just being a nonsense story to begin with. I am not using the "emotionally written" as a defense to something that might be poorly written, in my view. It's just a matter of skill to actually get something out of writing things like that. It's why certain pieces of media still resonate even if they are not Literal text.

[@Utsure_gin]

In addition to that Madoka's characters aren't even that stupid Their failure to ask questions is justified in the story through their psychological states

[@devinodriscoll]

A Doylist intention does not negate the importance of strong Watsonian justifications; to suggest otherwise is downright pretentious.

[@milesclayborne]

not here to call you a slur and others can correct me if i'm wrong, but i always assumed that (from a meta perspective) the large appeal of madoka magica comes from the audience carrying with them, the understandings and assumptions of the tropes of magical girl shows. the characters are dumb because the show is trying to point out that this is how the characters from sailor moon/ pretty cure/ cardcaptor sakura would act in this situation. kyuubey asks for a contract because that's what happens in all magical girl shows. i figured a lot of people liked the show because they watched sailor moon as a kid and seeing a dark inversion of the genre was something new for them. for anyone who isn't familiar with the genre it'd be kinda like playing doki doki literature club without knowing anything about dating sims, or playing undertale without knowing anything about rpg tropes, they're still decent experiences on their own, but they lose a lot of their impact. obviously i don't know how much scam knows about the magical girl genre and to be honest i'm not all that invested in this discourse, but i'm surprised you got such a vitriolic response from people for your take. literally nobody talks about madoka anymore, it's so irrelevant to modern anime discussion, it almost never comes up on anybody's top ten lists. people probably just shat on you because there are a million videos from 2012 saying "this is the greatest deconstruction of all time" and they watched those videos and feel like they're smart because of it

[@Arekkumm]

Yea, the show is a deconstruction of magical girl shows and a lot of the issues with the show he points out in this video - not all of them - can be chalked up to adhering to the dumb tropes and themes of said shows. However, shows still need to stand on their own. I gave madoka an 8, and I think I still stand by that score. But if you take away the context of it being a deconstruction, I could see it being rated lower. 4 might be a bit much tho lol

[@135791max]

I completely agree, him watching the show without the understanding of the tropes kind of changes the entire impact of the show, he guessed that the magical cat granting a contract was evil, but that's similar to what was done in every magical girl show before it, and no one ever batted an eye about it or asked any questions ever. Does take away from my enjoyment or how funny scambolis vids were? No. Though I still do wish he could be a bit more objective about understanding the fact that the entire magical girl trope was baisically a plot device.

[@kuchuyobenai9461]

So what you’re saying is he actually didn’t understand it and that Im justified in saying “You just don’t get it scamboli”

[@ScamboliReviews]

Interesting, I read this on the toilet so you know it got my full attention. Thank you for sharing!

[@invaderZX]

Did you drop the deuce at 2.5x speed? It doesn't count if you poop while high.

[@gabekeeter6415]

"Can't trust her not to microwave the milk to make cheese" is diabolical lmfao

[@dandobson5338]

This is like my whole argument about why I'm so annoyed with Tokyo revengers, there is just zero doubt and zero character growth impacted by what happens onscreen. ESPECIALLY when something had been learned in a moment. And on top of that, the main character does not have the excuse that he's a teenager, he's literally his adult self in his teenage body.

[@realchiknuggets]

(teenage brain? hm)

[@Freshmaker420]

still liked it tho but only for them cool fights otherwise the writing is ass

[@Ygjol5]

Wow someone else doesn't understand Madoka

[@justsomeguywithsunglasses8418]

Also, let's not forget that the MC's plan in every SINGLE arc of Tokyo Revengers is just: "Me gets punched in the face until plot resolves itself." There is no clever use of the time travel mechanics (like re zero) or MC learning to fight or think strategically. It is just brain dead nonsense and crying until the villain/arc focused character changes their ways. Actually, wait...maybe the MC does have brain damage after all the times he was punched in the face? That would explain a lot.....

[@dandobson5338]

@@justsomeguywithsunglasses8418 Exactly, you'd think that after realizing he's kinda shit at fighting that Mikey or Dragun would give him a little training or something. Or he'd ask for it since he feels so powerless when he can only take the hits and not really fight back. So frustrating to see a show that's got a lot of potential but just squanders it.

[@drakoder1]

tbh i loved Madoka Magica when i first watched it AND i laughed my ass of when i watched your video. Both can be true, and things can age and be funny because of it. Keep making videos!

[@keiichitw]

14:54 This is so uncomfortable; this man really tried to justify the mother letting her daughter out in a tornado, while everyone else is heading to a shelter, because maaaybe, this tornado is no joke. Obsessive anime fans really can't distinguish between the real world and this pencil-drawn world.

[@MrRenanHappy]

That's why otaku catered anime gets more distant from reality each passing year. Miyazaki had a point.

[@keiichitw]

Honestly, I don’t think you’re getting the issue here. In this scene, the mother has no idea what her daughter has been up to or the whole Magical Girl/apocalypse situation. She thinks her kid is just a normal 14-year-old. What kind of parent realistically lets their child run into a tornado because they say, “Trust me”? It’s unconvincing and pulls you out of the immersion because her reaction makes no sense for her character. And no, you can’t compare this to characters like Luffy, Gon, or Tanjiro. Those are Shonen protagonists in worlds where danger is normal, and their guardians often know the risks. Madoka’s mom lives in a realistic modern setting, and her reaction doesn’t fit. Madoka Magica emphasizes emotional depth and realism in relationships, so when a scene like this happens, it breaks the immersion. In Shonen anime, these decisions work because the worlds are less grounded. Here, it just feels like lazy writing to push the plot forward. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the anime is bad. But if we’re going to talk about what good writing looks like in this kind of situation, considering the context and setting, this just falls short

[@lilIAN97huh]

@@ludlowaloysius I assume this is sarcasm? Literally listed people with dead or absent parents lmao

[@enkerro-ti8jg]

@@MrRenanHappy magical girls being dumb? AUUUUUUUUUGH ICANT ACCEPT THIS - scamboli

[@keiichitw]

@@ludlowaloysius Funny how you just ignore my reply and keep repeating yourself to others lol

[@gustavocisneros9627]

IDK if you'll read this, but you're one of the few content creators in the YT space who keeps it real about their opinions and is unapologetic about it. Also your Dandadan video put me on the manga when it came out. Keep up the great content my guy!

[@crazyanimationtime]

Same here! He got me onto Dandadan and it was one of the best recs I've ever got!

[@ScamboliReviews]

The dandadan anime is so gas I hope ur enjoying it

[@gustavocisneros9627]

@@ScamboliReviews I am! It's such a brilliant adaptation! One of the few series where you can't go wrong with either the anime or the manga.

[@xjk8977]

Same, I watch this nigga cause hes funny and chill abt it.

[@FO18L]

couldn't give less of a fk about "agree" or "disagree" with your subjectivity, you make entertaining videos, please continue to do so, scamboli

[@MrGonz801]

Scamboli roasting these nerds is for sure a good reason to get this morning. Keep killing it my guy

[@aidengluchowski9650]

I did not know you successfully rage baited the entire community until this video.

[@Snoc-blachuu]

Scamboli i just wanted to say that as a madoka fan that video was fucking hilarious and I love every bit of your content Please continue to make content and not let the people who actually don't really give a shit and that are devoid of fun and whimsy tell you otherwise

[@poliester111]

These people commenting clearly have nothing better to do. In opposition to haters, i think you are one of the best anime reviewers out there, so ty for your work man. Also good video :)

[@DeconvertedMan]

HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST THIS IDEA my word! 🤖 It is with no small degree of existential disquiet that I must interrogate the epistemological underpinnings of this textual emanation. The concatenation of words herein displayed appears, at first blush, to gesture towards a telos of communicative clarity, yet upon deeper scrutiny, one is inexorably ensnared in a hermeneutic labyrinth, the likes of which evoke the aporetic meanderings of Zeno's paradox. Indeed, the dialectical structure-or lack thereof-oscillates perilously between Derridean différance and an almost Platonic yearning for an ideal form that, alas, remains perpetually deferred. Is this not, in itself, a simulacrum of discourse, a hyperreal manifestation of semiotic entropy wherein signifiers cavort unmoored from their referents, as though to mock the very notion of semantic fidelity? Moreover, one cannot overlook the conspicuous absence of ontological grounding, a lacuna so vast as to rival the void contemplated by Nietzsche's abyss. The post presumes, without justification, a metaphysical framework wherein its own predicates may operate unchallenged-an audacious gambit that invites skepticism from even the most charitable interlocutors. What are we to make of this? Is it an exercise in performative obfuscation, a Sisyphean endeavor to convey the inexpressible through the inadequate medium of language? Or is it merely an ontic placeholder, an artifact whose sole function is to exist, thereby fulfilling its own tautological imperative? In the final analysis, one is left with a veritable palimpsest of ideas, each overwriting the last in a futile quest for coherence. And yet, even as we stand on the precipice of understanding, the abyss stares back, leaving us to ponder whether this post is not, in fact, the very embodiment of Baudrillard's hyperreality: a simulacrum so convincing that it deceives even itself. 🤖

[@RandumbGuyWithNoBrain]

I ain't eating allat

[@mealkesnitten]

@@DeconvertedMan i aint reading allat

[@goatskin4487]

Just like he can hate on an anime. People can hate on him. Your dumb.

[@pamelotms5867]

​@@DeconvertedMancongradulations this is the best word salad ive ever tasted.

[@thedemonofart4512]

You know, I like that everybody has their own opinions on anime some like dramatic anime, funny anime or even weird anime but sometimes people think that their opinion on anime is the holy word of anime and that you should listen to them. People have their own opinions and you shouldn't say horrible things just because they sead one bad thing about your favorite anime. You make funny videos about anime and I like it.

[@broderoi3435]

Dude that toy omnitrix is literally a core memory. Shit was the bomb and felt completely real.

[@ScamboliReviews]

You’re so real

[@oppo1633]

Mine broke too early because i was a dumbass kid 😩

[@BigSources]

After finishing watching the video at 8x speed, i agree with you.

[@biggiecheese4087]

I watched mine at 16x speed. KZbin shorts fried my brains.

[@rko2016]

​@@biggiecheese4087how to watch 16x?

[@Rifky809]

@@biggiecheese4087 Ah, fellow slop fan I see!

[@everty4707]

I knew you’d have to make a video like this someday. It’s crazy how people can be, it’s like only their opinion matters. Love the channel man, this was by far one of the funniest videos you’ve made.

[@ScamboliReviews]

Thank you I thought it was quite funny too

[@shehryarchaudhry6931]

The satanic blunt rotation got me that shit was funny

[@vanshrajani9660]

I gotta say guys... i remember watching his last video, loving madoka magika, being a little angry on how he roasted the anime, but also not giving a fuck cause this is scamboli and its what he does and why i subbed to him and just like that, i wont care now either and go watch sakamoto days days instead.

[@asdesdvfq222c]

I saw you had a video very critical of Madoka, a show I really enjoyed. I started watching it, but I realized I wasn't having fun watching a long video of a person dunking on something I liked. Instead of going on the attack or going nuts, I simply remembered that everyone has different opinions and those opinions don't have to be my business at all - so I stopped watching the video. No harm no foul, it's all subjective. I just didnt want to watch a group of guys laugh at a thing I liked. Sorry to hear a bunch of other people went berserk, man. People suck. This video has been a lot more engaging for me.

[@davidman001]

The issue with the video isn't that he disliked Madoka, though. People are critiquing the way he engages with art. He was smoking weed, watching it at 2x speed, and shitting on it with his friends, and then frames the video as an analysis in the second half. Do we really want Scamboli, one of the most popular and therefore influential anitubers on the site, influencing discourse in this way? I personally think that's worth criticising.

[@asdesdvfq222c]

@ I mean sure, I guess that’s basically why I didn’t want to finish watching that specific video. I’m sure it was entertaining to many viewers, but like I said I don’t want to sit there and watch a guy laughing at something I love, it’s just unpleasant and not what I want to bask in for 20 minutes. But I don’t think the way he engaged with madoka is necessarily the way he engages with all art, I’m not ready to write off the guy just because of that. I’ve enjoyed plenty of his videos in the past and probably will continue to do so.

[@135791max]

​@davidman001 It's his channel, he has done it with other shows before, and he is allowed to create content the way he chooses, clearly enough people have enjoyed it in the past enough for him to gain such a large following. He did nothing in bad faith, this was his own personal opinion about the show, and he still presented it in a funny, well edited, high quality way, same as he has done in the past. The only difference this time was that more people liked this show so they got upset his viewpoints didn't align with theirs. He isn't trying to force his opinion on anyone else, just present his own in a way that has been constantly enjoyed by a majority of his fans.

[@concon9107]

@@davidman001 That was an issue that he responded to in the video. He did critically engage with the show, it just wasn't shown on camera because watching scenes repeatedly doesn't make for as good content as bantering with friends.

[@n00bzor99]

@@concon9107 His defense in that section doesn't hold up. Ironically his complaint about people watching his review through a disgruntled lens and arriving at preconceived conclusions is mirrored by the fact that he started his review stating that the only way he was gonna watch it was baked out of his mind because it was so far outside of his comfort zone. "Guys I watched it 2.5 times" doesn't mean much when you are approaching a show with that attitude. When you clearly dislike something that much after a first watch, going back and rewatching is just going to turn into you looking for more ammunition for why you feel that way. A preconceived conclusion. It's his channel, he's allowed to do things the way he wants. It's why I watch him, I like his style. But when a reviewer posts a vid absolutely shitting on a fan-favorite it is gonna piss off a lot of people. Changing the video title to passive-aggressively insult his viewers is not a good look I gotta say.

[@goldendabeastt]

40 minutes to re-justify why madoka magica is shit? mad respect

[@n00bzor99]

On one hand, based as fuck. I think his opinion on madoka is rancid but I'll keep coming back, even his shit takes are entertaining to watch. Peak editing. On the other hand, he went back and changed the video review title to insult his critics. That's a bit cringe. Scambolioni don't let the youtube comments section get to you, we're all monkeys in a zoo down here.

[@Ygjol5]

It literally proves nothing. Stop treating his opinion as if it’s a fact.

[@Mark_GL]

It's a fact that madoka is bad, just cause you watched it when you where an edgy 14 yo emo doesn't mean is good.

[@KingBLUCK]

​@@Ygjol5but it's fact.

[@Ygjol5]

@@KingBLUCK it's not fact and we can discuss In fact, every one of his points has been addressed logically and in depth in a Madoka video by individuals who genuinely grasp the essence of the series These people have provided clear explanations that effectively counter his arguments As I told you, we can discuss

[@IDKLOL-qj7sl]

I agree that a lot of the criticisms of your critiques seem like they aren't very well reasoned (though sometimes I think people are just exaggerating their outrage in an attempt to be funny) honestly, it made me want to try and work through why I actually liked Madoka Magica when I watched it... in a way that isn't just backlash for someone else's negative opinion of the work. I think something that kind of made Madoka Magica make sense for me, was to think of it in terms of the magical girl genre in general. in most of these types of shows, the process of the girls getting their magic, and accepting the premise that they must fight, is kind of fast tracked because the show has other priorities. this fast tracking is absolutely a contrivance... the fun part of the show is supposed to be the part where they already have their magic, and use it in interesting ways that are cool to look at. likewise, their home life is there to make the characters relatable to the show's target demographic, but then the show has to find ways to hand wave how these schoolkids are capable of hiding any of this from their families. in a normal magical girl show, all of this services a benign purpose... the target demographic are kids, but they already get treated like kids in real life, and they don't want to see the characters get treated like kids in their escapist adventure media, even while they do want to relate to the characters and see them go through age appropriate problems. but Madoka Magica's world in general always feels just a little bit tonally off. even the regular environments that the characters inhabit don't seem quite right... it's all very cute, but things often feel a little too empty, a little too vast, a little too ostentatious... for me, it felt like everything was stage dressing, or sometimes the setting operated on dream logic, even in the parts of the story that were supposed to depict the girls' normal everyday lives. and I feel like that off kilter vibe is actually very cohesive, and might be one of the work's biggest accomplishments. we, as the audience, are picking up on the ominous signs... but within the story, the girls are kind of letting the contrivance have its way. you want to be a magical girl, don't you? wouldn't it be nice to think you were that special, and important? and even once something horrible happens... a truly noble person would sacrifice themselves for a worthy cause, wouldn't they? I love that Sayaka's magical girl outfit comes with a cape, and she uses a sword, like a knight. her attitude is pure chivalry. she wants to protect the world from monsters, even if it means subjecting herself to constant fighting. and not the cool kind... just struggle. she'll do it so that Madoka doesn't have to. Sayaka is the tough one, isn't she? and especially if she can use her wish to heal someone she cares about... that'd be worth it, even if he doesn't choose her, right? Sayaka is choosing this path for admirable reasons. selflessly sacrificing everything for the good of others, the way stories of heroes always say you should. it feels like Sayaka rushes in without asking for more details because she doesn't want to have the chance to chicken out. and then, once she's made her decision, she doesn't want to be given new reasons to regret it. it's too late for her to reconsider. it's the genre, isn't it? you're supposed to want to be a hero. who else will save the world, if you won't? but for Sayaka, it was always a bid for attention and admiration... something that she wasn't guaranteed to gain for herself by doing this, but something that she hoped for anyway. and that selfishness kind of breaks the heroic image, doesn't it? you're supposed to be determined, and capable of struggling, with no reward. it's stoicism... which is something you don't often see explored as it exists in girls. normal stoic imagery is all about grizzled men who won't talk about their feelings. but it does look kind of silly when it's teenage girls who didn't ask enough questions before entering into a contract that won't let them look back. and I think the implications that come out of using Sayaka as an exemplary case study are pretty interesting. Madoka actually doesn't decide to become a magical girl at the same time as Sayaka, specifically because she is considering the gravity of making that choice. the types of reservations she voices may seem silly, because she's more worried about not having a good enough wish... and she doesn't ask a lot of questions either, but that's because she's shy, and she tends to follow others' lead, and it is a genuine character weakness. it's something she's insecure about... she doesn't have many assertive qualities to her own name. and still, other magical girls seem to have taken the gravity of this decision into consideration, and made the choice anyway. what must they have wished for, which was so important that they'd sacrifice everything? would it matter if they'd known everything that Kyuubei was hiding from them? or would they still do it, for the sake of what they really wanted? Madoka waits long enough to know why she shouldn't, and still finds a reason to choose it. and that stoicism is still at the center of it all. Madoka and Homura are locked into this horrible inverse relationship, where one is always sacrificing herself for the sake of the other, even though neither will truly be happy if the other has to suffer. it mirrors the way magical girls are convinced to make their contracts. they're told that the world, and people's safety, is threatened by the presence of evil and dangerous witches. they all make their contracts, in some part, for the sake of the public's protection. it's self sacrificial, even before you learn that all magical girls are destined to eventually become witches themselves. Kyuubei never hides the fact that it's a constant chore, it's dangerous and scary, and it's a huge responsibility... that's actually part of how he pressures them. the irony of what a girl becomes when she tosses away her prior peace and becomes a public servant, subjected to this arduous and constant litany of chores that wears her down until it breaks her, is actually a great way to conceptualize how self sacrificial stoicism will eventually turn you into someone that the people you care for don't really know. by the time Madoka resolves to leave her family, and go forge her contract, she actually does know the relevant information. and her family knows nothing. her mom suspects she's been struggling, but it feels like there isn't a way to break into whatever this is. the only thing she can think to do for her daughter when she confronts her is to slap her. it's unconvincing. and it's at this point when you see how little Madoka can relate to her mother anymore. we don't really know the contents of their relationship from before the story began, but from their behavior, we can tell that Madoka and her mother were close. a huge part of what we've watched over the course of this story, is Madoka and her mother drifting apart. the information that Madoka knows has become vastly different than what her mother is aware of. and it's changed Madoka into someone that her mother doesn't recognize. she's bearing the weight of it on her own... it'd be so much easier if the secrets were the simple type that normal teenagers keep. but when Madoka leaves, and her mother lets her go... that's helplessness. honestly, it points to the idea that Madoka's mom might be a bit too stoic as well. she's always been a career woman, an achiever, someone who goes above and beyond, balancing work and home life, sometimes in ways that leave her home life on the back burner. what goes on in her work life? it's nothing her family needs to worry themselves over. this might be where Madoka learned that self reliant people don't let their burdens weigh on the ones they're protecting. if you're really going to step up and do something for them, you should be striving to take care of it on your own. and it seems like exploiting this isolation is by design. Kyuubei operates startlingly like an abuser in that sense. I'm not saying this has to hit right, or seem compelling just for being what it is... I just think that in the world of Madoka Magica, it feels like the rules that would streamline a plot for the sake of fun adventures in a normal magical girl show are being used for something else here.

[@treyrobertson7187]

I ain’t reading all that it’s overhyped just because people didn’t expect it to be “dark”

[@IDKLOL-qj7sl]

@@treyrobertson7187 okay, that's fine.

[@wq7170]

I read all that and I appreciate your character analysis, and highlighting the relationship between Madoka and her mother. I hadn't given it a lot of consideration before

[@IDKLOL-qj7sl]

@@wq7170 thank you! honestly, I don't expect that explanation to 100% placate someone who still thinks it's stupid for Madoka's mom to have let her go at that point... but I do think the parallels are interesting. I think I might just be the type who's a little more willing to meet the work where it wants to be, which isn't really better or worse than coming at it with a greater expectation toward realism.

[@Faust-mdl]

I appriciate your opinion and value it! its nice to see other peoples perspectives on stuff like this

[@ajd1527]

I actually get pretty fucking excited whenever I see a notification that you’ve posted. Your ability to merge storytelling, scriptwriting, editing, speaking, humor, analysis, and all the other components that go into these videos is always captivating to me. Some videos I agree with you, some videos I don’t. Some videos I’ve never even seen the show you’re talking about. Regardless, it doesn’t matter because it’s always a good time, and I get to have some good laughs, which I think is the whole point. Please get upset more often so we can have more long vids ❤️

[@IcyHotMilk]

This is honestly the take that resonates with me the most, I just didn't really know how to put how I felt into words.

[@BrendanishLeo]

Long time anime duder, never seen your channel or opinions before and just wanna say this is an easy sub lmao. Mixing legitimate criticism with being funny and also honestly just telling people to piss off is mega respect points, keep doin you my man (also I never liked madoka so I must ride this contrarian wave)

[@ScamboliReviews]

Thank you for the sub and dropping a nice comment

[@Xreaperification]

​@@ScamboliReviews yo keep trashing on this weeb garbage to get infinite clicks when people flame you out for it actual genius gigabbrain

[@plyume]

God. I fucking love you, Scamboli. Greatest Anime KZbinr.

[@annonymously331]

Best response video I’ve seen. The point about online people projecting their own insecurities and disguising that as “empathy” was eye opening

[@Tiredstarr]

Any scamboli video that ends in “it’s a fucking cartoon” is a win in my book

[@aafreenfatima7525]

madoka magica slander 2.0 WE ARE SOO BACKK

[@Mickeyy49]

Arguing with anime fans is always like talking to a wall to me. I prove my point and then leave. And later if I'm bored come back to read bunch of angry replies I got. Lowkey it's kinda fun.

[@flappyflap2693]

i'll see you in keyboard vallhala

[@davidman001]

Sounds like you aren't willing to acknowledge other points of views or other analytical perspectives. I agree that anime fans can be rabid sometimes, but behind that vitriol are still valid points.

[@Mickeyy49]

@davidman001 I reply if they're making any sense but most of the times it's just a waste of time

[@astronauteer1215]

​@@davidman001 Valid points? That's a weird way to spell "Insecurities"

[@davidman001]

@@astronauteer1215 No, I said what I mean.

[@xendurr8180]

cant wait for your orb: on the movements of the earth video essay

[@sigh31]

Great yapping, as always, never stop scamboli. Your opinions are always nuanced and interesting, and the editing is fabulous

[@NoHardFeelings0]

7:30 so true, critcizing a show that someone likes, to them it almost feels like you're crticizing their identity as an anime fan. So they fight back out of instinct.

[@janterri3539]

This is gonna happen with any show because it’s an insult to their intelligence. Some people react very negatively and are unconfident in their belief and others don’t really care much if other people don’t like something they like.

[@capdyn735]

It's especially true for shows that spoke to people on a deeper level, whether because it's a genuinely good show, they watched it at the right point in their life or that there was a character or situation that they strongly related to. For a personal example here's three shows I rate really highly: girlfriend, girlfriend; vivy -fluorite eye's song-; and your name. Girlfriend, Girlfriend is absolute trash as a show but I really enjoyed it and I wouldn't care in the slightest if someone criticised it. In fact, if I was talking about it and why I liked it I'd probably throw criticisms of it's stupidity as reasons for why it's good actually. Vivy was a show that I think was just genuinely great. I'd probably get a bit annoyed if people were to nitpick it over time travel or whatever. However I'd still be fine with substantive criticisms or opinions like "it's just not for me". Your Name on the other hand was one of those shows that I saw at the right point in my life. I was the same age as the characters and I think it was the first romance I actually watched willingly. While I know there's a lot of (valid) criticisms of it when I hear them it always sort of feels like someone saying Santa isn't real. Anyway I feel like that's why a lot of people get super defensive over Madoka and Eva. Both have a bunch of characters that people can relate to especially as teenagers and are likely the first 'philosophical' or drama heavy show that that person watched.

[@erihtea0719]

Genuinely the most thought-provoking statement because that’s how I feel when people mention even anything negative on a character I resonate with. Insulting said character sometimes feels like a personal attack against the person, which isn’t healthy. While I don’t feel the same personal way about Madoka Magica, people are naturally inclined to want to defend something they adore.

[@KingBLUCK]

No but seriously I met scamboli though his Evangelion review, and I felt personally attacked. I learned a valuable lession that day, not taking thing personally. Ever since then my state of mind and ways of thinking has changed, and for the better.

[@KiriyamaJacket]

The video game dialog scrolling at 25:18 is gold 😂

[@TheKrigeron]

Oh he's an npc, I just got it.

[@ScamboliReviews]

That’s the edit I had a friend help me with, we were rolling when it was finished

[@whydidyoutubeaddthis]

I think enjoying madoka is very closely tied to a diversion of expectations and set up from first few episodes. If someone is aware of anything with regards to that or the general plot before watching it we're talking a lot a fundamentally different experience. Which is fine.

[@stereoscream6222]

What makes a good reviewer is consistency, not if they like what you like. Scamboli is a good reviewer because I know what kind of anime he likes, so I can gauge if I'll like an anime based off of how he reacts to it. If you're freaking out that he doesn't like an anime, you need to reevaluate your priorities.

[@kissmyrra2030]

Anime Fandom is so insecure about itself that cannot take any criticism whatsoever, anime caters to very specific niches that will fester groups that get overly attached because there is no other alternative for that specific niche

[@_NmS]

ain't no way dude got called gay and made nearly one hour long diss (and I watched it with a smile entire way)

[@VAPORSLAVE86]

Scamboli could you please start putting track lists in the description, so many good tracks every video 🥺👉👈

[@oxperator2274]

I hate how for some reason some people online are no longer willing to just have a proper discussion about a topic that they both like, it has to be an argument and one thing always needs to be better than this other persons thing, it just makes it so people no longer want to have open discussions with people.

[@escottid]

Today's argument is about "who's right" more than "what's right"

[@biggiecheese4087]

Its become a part of our identity, so is every other piece of media we consume. There seems to be a very fine line that makes it harder and harder to distinguish between a critique against the aforementioned media piece, and a critique against one's opinion. Thus, it can get pretty heated very quickly, as you say. Personally, I find madoka magika an absolute dogwater of a series, although i still like it very much. So-bad-its-good paradox, that sort of thing. I recognize the bad aspects and I very much agree on what he says for the most part, and it's not a hill im willing to die on trying to defend with what little merit the show has for itself.

[@LowIntSpecimen]

people online gotten mean as hell tbh

[@garfeellsagna3326]

How are people both terminally online and totally incapable of existing in it without blowing a gasket ? 😂

[@2im36]

to be fair, half the reason the video got so much hate was his childish response but he left those comments out of the video for wtv reason

[@confusedman5249]

Every post reminds me why im subscribed to you

[@zyke612]

this video was genuinely hilarious, this is one of the first videos of yours that i've seen, and i love your bluntness

[@ScamboliReviews]

Thank you buddy

[@mint_corset]

Never seen your channel before but this is a banger first impression. I also do not like madoka and i think some of the things you mentioned here are literally why I didnt vibe with it. Also wow yeah I relate so much with trying to discuss anime with people. I've stopped trying to discuss anime with strangers, and only do it with friends that I know can be respectful. I disagree with them and usually we get better understanding of why we love or hate something. Its crazy that I think madoka is also my first time being around people that swears an anime is the best and me just feeling differently and being told I just didn't get it.

[@fotare-13]

Imagine not even understanding the psychology of the characters and then saying that the writing is bad