Top 5 WORST ANIME of 2022

It's finally time to look back at perhaps the greatest year in all of anime history... and ignore absolutely everything that made it "great," "good," or even "tolerable." This is the Worst Anime of 2022, Brought to you... by me!
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Chapters:
00:00 - A Sh*tshow for Sh*t Shows
02:01- BUY MY ME!
03:14 - Worst Isekai
08:13 - The Vadgerock Award for Being Called Vadgerock
09:22 - Was That Anime Even Real?
13:56 - Most Forgettable Sportsball Whatever
16:36 - Most Disappointing
21:51 - Number One Big Kahuna Worst Anime of 2022
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[@Garhunt05]

Harem protagonist therapist actually sounds like a pretty decent idea for a manga

[@ovalteen4404]

In a way, Isekai Ojisan's nephew (and unofficial GF) kinda take on that role.

[@battlesheep2552]

"I have a crippling fear of women because in high school, I was constantly surrounded by women who would beat me for every perceived slight"

[@MrGksarathy]

​@@ovalteen4404It's kinda funny that the nephew is the typical Isekai protag wannabe stuck hearing stories from his oblivious uncle.

[@WateryAbyss7000]

Can I please steal this idea for a short story

[@Garhunt05]

@@WateryAbyss7000go ahead

[@ScozzWasTaken]

The most important takeaway from this video is that by Geoff's current definition Futurama is also an isekai. And objectively the best one.

[@mothersbasement]

Which makes Bender’s Game a Double Isekai

[@MrZer093]

Yeah actually funny enough it is. The original concept is loosely based off of Buck Rodgers which had the same base concept and is seen as one of the pioneers of the genre.

[@Oneforus21111]

Sonic X is reverse isekai and isekai

[@justinkashtock333]

I'm not really down with reclassifying fish out of water shows as Isekai, but I still understand why people like Geoff feel that way; I just happen to disagree

[@wiselioness322]

You are technically correct, the best kind of correct.

[@carbodude5414]

Can't believe that there's a season 2 of the author's barely disguised attempt at justifying adultery

[@jamespryor5967]

Which show?

[@MusicaNota]

​@@jamespryor5967 Peter Grill

[@GamerGrovyle]

Ironically, the manga has some really fun parts and references to other manga. There's a whole, not a Stand battle against an evil spirit that stalks him and causes him to have "Lucky Pervert" moments

[@JackgarPrime]

I was NOT ready for the NFT reveal, holy shit. Yeah, that counts.

[@jasonguarnieri4127]

Congratulations Vadgerock for winning the 'Being called Vadgerock' award. I knew you had it in you.

[@claytonrios1]

Biscuit Hammer really should have gotten a better studio behind it than the one that gave us My Sister My Writer!

[@mothersbasement]

The state of it is an actual crime

[@bthsr7113]

-hurk

[@argnator]

It feels like there's a whole documentary of behind-the-scenes that led to this happening. This isn't just a normal failure, it feels like Advanced Japanese Business Politics inspired failure. Like a "you're not allowed to leave this closet until you quit so we don't have to give you severance" level of fucking around on purpose to make it fail.

[@filipaleksiekczuk3712]

@@argnator i live an hour away from the most well-preserved salt mine in Europe yet HOLY SHIT

[@neog8029]

I watched My Sister My Writer recently and good lord. The amount of times I could pause and find an inconsistent off-model gremlin face was so often I made a drinking game out of it.

[@TacetCat]

Silver lining: I never heard of Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer until you roasted the adaptation. The last time I remember hearing that much effusive praise for anything on this channel was Anohana, and you certainly didn't steer us wrong there.

[@kaylakthulhu8623]

My boyfriend started the anime with me and we were both so disappointed. He ended up reading Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer on the Crunchyroll Manga app and was honestly impressed by the story telling. I definitely recommend it!

[@Bobis32]

i mean i got dragged into Intital D because of Jeff so im probably going read that manga he recomended

[@Outshinedsg]

I would encourage you to read the manga. The manga is honestly fantastic and the anime adaptation did the story a huge disservice.

[@javonyounger5107]

Honestly, many of the reasons he liked Biscuit Hammer are things that made me find it unappealing.

[@dimensional7915]

when I started watching the Muv-luv Anime on CR there was this absulte chad in the comments who never failed to give a complete breakdown of the needed facts to help us anime only plebs understand what happened in the episode.

[@aryapratama5648]

Ahh this make me remember when I watch ToAru series from Muse, there will always someone to explain what happen in that episode Bless that person

[@sonofagun4125]

I didn't even watch it but I clicked on one random episode once and even I saw that guy in the comments. There was somebody else who did the same thing for 86. Bless those folks

[@tweetugwe1270]

Any adaptation for a gacha games always have that one guy in comment section. Thanks for their service.

[@JamesBrown-sn6le]

That guy also got booted from the semi-official Muv Luv Discord for picking fights with people who didn't like the Anime. They take their love of the series to obsessive levels that aren't really justified.

[@r3dp9]

@@JamesBrown-sn6le There are worse flaws for a person to have. It was still nice of them to be helpful in the episode comments.

[@danielferrieri7434]

Video Idea: What Makes A Good Anime Dub

[@nate6648]

Easy. A dub that takes itself way too seriously with great voice acting, or a dub that doesn't take itself seriously at all with great voice acting.

[@deltaquarayza]

Kill la Kill

[@zach3775]

W idea

[@Raebo911]

Why can't EVERY dub be as good as Chainsaw Man's?

[@Truck-kun11]

In my opinion a good Dubbing depends on a very fine line, if they try to leave it identical to the original it ends up getting cringe or looking like a Fan-Dubbing, but if they change too much it looks like another anime entirely. A certain level of localization is necessary to maintain what the original wanted to convey but at the same time adapt to a new language and even a different culture, as many terms, jokes and references are lost in translation.

[@alchemistofsteel8099]

I love how these have gradually devolved into unhinged rants over the years

[@kaistephens2694]

6:14: Forest of disgusting JPEGs 8:13: Bad-gerock 11:55: Freaking why????? Angels 13:58: Futsnore Boys 19:00: Lucifer and the Shuddering Stop

[@walterbunn280]

Is that a time stop brave reference?

[@kaistephens2694]

@@walterbunn280 where?

[@walterbunn280]

@@kaistephens2694 Lucifer and Shuddering Stop. Time Stop Brave ends every chapter with "and Stop". .....

[@kaistephens2694]

@@walterbunn280 I didn't know that, I don't know what Time Stop Brave is🤔

[@walterbunn280]

@@kaistephens2694 Honestly, it's not worth looking up, but it'll definitely be on This particular awards show when it gets an anime adaptation.

[@crazygamecrafter8830]

18:30 god bless that one dude in the comments who always gave detailed explanations of all the lore the show missed💯💯💯

[@sleshstamp]

I remember watching the shoot goal to the future premiere at Anime Expo. The entire audience was laughing at it the whole time. Amazing experience.

[@mothersbasement]

Oh god I hope no one from the Japanese studio was there lol

[@sleshstamp]

@@mothersbasement The crunchyroll staff member that presented it went on stage and said, "Well... it sounds like you liked it?..." with a really awkward smile.

[@nenmaster5218]

20:30: Cause of this video, i just went and watched 8 Chapters and its literally what he describes the anime as: 'God awful Pacing And Storytelling'. The Author is clearly a Noob at all kinds of 'conveying information'.

[@arac_modeyt9467]

@@sleshstamp 😂😂😂😂 nahhhhhhhh that’s too good 😂😂😂😂

[@andrewlevin7586]

@@nenmaster5218I’m torn between praising your commitment and questioning the amount of time on your hands. But, as someone who watched all twelve episodes of Domestic Girlfriend, who am I to judge?

[@robertfaulkkner5508]

At least the openings and endings for Biscuit Hammer were alright. But it’s good to know that Geoff can always calm himself down by advertising himself.

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

i know nothing of the manga I just saw the cover of the show then heard people shit on it XD

[@timothymclean]

The way that Geoff was _just_ crass enough with that ad to cross the line exactly twice, making it funny instead of cringeworthy, is a testament to his skill as both a video essayist and a shillmeister.

[@arac_modeyt9467]

The first opening is a bop. To bad the visuals are so ass I can’t listen to the song without being reminded of it

[@marocat4749]

@@senritsujumpsuit6021 Becaue the author is really good, my favourite of his is spirit circle thats just great, but its definitly very good as well as his other. The hate comes from love, ffor th author, he wholly deserves.

[@epicgam2317]

God damn it. Why do I laugh uncontrollably every time Geof says vadge rock?

[@stalincat2457]

If Volkswagens could suffer from kidney stones...

[@TeryJones]

Because it demonstrates beautify that some motherfuckers are too busy ice skating up hill to actually think things through XD

[@BenMarcWilliams]

It sounds like some sort of product to help with a woman's time of the month.

[@Cesaryeyo]

@@BenMarcWilliams it sounds like something in Gwyneth Paltrow's shop

[@chillhour6155]

Reminds me of zombie tits, both useless

[@KonkaBass]

I know it's a sillydumb joke in the script, but Geoff forgetting who won Most Forgettable Anime is fucking hilarious to me.

[@zerofox641]

When we’re all enjoying our New Year’s drinks, don’t forget to pour one out for all the Biscuit Hammer fans and the poor mangaka whose work just got dragged through the Walmart bargain bin filter

[@rowboatcop4451]

I remember watching one of those generic soccer anime at the beginning of the season thinking it was Blue Lock and legitimately not lasting 5 minutes before closing it and becoming deeply confused what all the Blue Lock hype was about. Luckily, i later found actual Blue Lock, and now it's one of my top Sports Anime!

[@Saltyoven]

Please don't let all those other horrible football anime prevent you from checking out Ao Ashii. I think it's better.

[@364-unbirthdays8]

@@Saltyoven Hey, nothing bad with checking out and appreciating both

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

you want SK8 with angst an high octane action watch an raed Air Gear a Rollerblading experience the Manga goes beyond Blue Lock an has murder

[@rowboatcop4451]

@Saltyoven dude i was obsessed with Ao Ashii, another amazing soccer shiw this season

[@chillhour6155]

Tsubasa is King of soccer anime

[@lancerguy3667]

It’s comforting to know that, even though so much of channel awesome has aged so poorly, hearing Spoony shriek “BETRAYAL!” will never stop making me chuckle.

[@eagletrigger]

Thank you for the "BETRAYAL!" reference. That will never get old.

[@prod.a.b.i.l1930]

The fact that Fruit of Evolution is getting a second season with another anime studio and we still can't get a decent enough Berserk adaptation boggles the mind

[@jakey14344]

It depends on the production committee. And the Japanese masses' taste.

[@lookingforlove839]

Berserk manga was never finished, right?

[@jakey14344]

@@lookingforlove839 it has not yet ended. But since Miura passed away, Kouji Mori took over.

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

if Berserk was done by a Chinese studio it would go so hard look at 2:10AM animation's work an image it being Berserk

[@sozaj]

How about instead of asking for a Berserk anime we beg and plead From Software to make a Berserk GAME?

[@redridinghoodie34]

ngl, when you announced "Worst Isekai", i thought, "surely nothing could be worse than the multiple slave harem isekais Geoff's reviewed in the past couple yrs, all of which made my soul convulse into itself & die", but then you said "Accel World rip-off bestiality NFTs" & suddenly i was proven incredibly wrong 💀 unrelated sidenote: this video finally convinced me to add Biscuit Hammer to my list of manga to read next year!

[@129das]

The NFT was a fucken joke from an Anime making fun of the Isekai. Yes that does mean the NFT's are not real. They trolled the internet.

[@aliince9372]

12:07 I'm so happy to rehear that quote. Thank you MB. An actual professional voice actor delivered those lines... that's what kills me.

[@BenMarcWilliams]

I don't think _any_ voice actor could've made _those_ lines sound dignified or sane.

[@aliince9372]

@@BenMarcWilliams Nah, I think she did an amazing job. But I imagine her like Sir Ian McKellen, breaking down and crying between shots during filming of "The Hobbit"

[@BenMarcWilliams]

@@aliince9372 Yes, but "Apocal-pregnant" still sounds idiotically insane, and her best efforts could never have changed that, is what I'm saying.

[@michaelramon2411]

Full disclosure, in Geoff's original video on the subject, I thought she said "a poggle pregnant" and assumed that was some British-ism for "a bit." I suppose my brain had auto-correct on.

[@aliince9372]

@@BenMarcWilliams I feel like it's the same as Tim Curry's delivery of "...SPACE!!!" She MUST has know what it sounded like, and went "...fuck it".

[@johnmackenreillytag5692]

They done Biscuit Hammer so so dirty with that travesty of an anime adaptation, but at least we’ll always have the manga. (If you haven’t read it yet please give it a look, you shan’t regret it!)

[@PrincessSunbutt]

Was the travesty on par with Berserk 2016?

[@Arrowdodger]

@@PrincessSunbutt Worse. Zero hesitation in saying it, this is worse.

[@PrincessSunbutt]

@@Arrowdodger Yikes

[@commonviewer2488]

The still panels of Biscuit Hammer's golem has you asking 😨 "what the **** is that?!" While the anime in its inglory has you asking 😂 " WTF _is_ that?!"

[@mariuspuiu9555]

When i heard that Biscuit Hammer is getting an anime i almost had a heart attack because of how excited i was. And then i almost had another heart attack when i saw some scenes from the anime :(

[@nenmaster5218]

20:30: Cause of this video, i just went and watched 8 Chapters and its literally what he describes the anime as: 'God awful Pacing And Storytelling'. The Author is clearly a Noob at all kinds of 'conveying information'.

[@Kalatash]

In case you don't know already, Satoshi Mizukami made some (now deleted) tweets about how Bisquit Hammer ended up how it was. Enlightening, at least. _Edit:_ I will be quoting someone else who translated the comments that Mizukami here. - I'll say this because the anime is over now. - 2 years ago, a certain famous animator joined as a core member and wanted to do anime original developments. - The project collapsed two times, when he joined and left, so they ran out of time. That's how things went. - By the way, one of his ideas was to turn Yuuhi into a former assassin and his mother into a serial killer.

[@caosisaac]

Remember at all what he said? I sit down and reread hoshi no samedare every couple years due to its greatness and the 1st anime pv was just.... soul crushing.

[@Kalatash]

@@caosisaac I edited my base comment with what was said. Or at least, what someone else said was said, since I can't read Japanese.

[@landydot6296]

If it makes you feel better this video’s made me start reading biscuit hammer

[@mothersbasement]

That does make me feel a lot better thanks!

[@Dragnfly_mynamewastaken]

Fellow Biscuit Hammer fan here. I skipped the anime because I was delayed starting everything so I heard of the disaster. I'm hoping it gets a total redo by a different studio, tbh. it's super rare but it does sometimes happen and I'm unable to think of a time when the follow-up redo wasn't really good. Here's hoping.

[@nenmaster5218]

20:30: Cause of this video, i just went and watched 8 Chapters and its literally what he describes the anime as: 'God awful Pacing and Storytelling'. The Author is clearly a Noob at all kinds of 'conveying information'.

[@UGNAvalon]

@Nen Master5 You must be the only person in this entire comment section who hated Biscuit Hammer, since you’re so insistent on copypasting your thoughts onto Every Single comment that hints at enjoying the manga. Also, you like your own reply. Shows how desperate you are for validation. :P

[@pills-]

TBF, the bar is so low with this current adaptation that it would be hard to make it worse.

[@Geek0ftheWeek]

I was going to comment that the fruit of evolution was from last year. However, Geoff deftly explained how and why it should also make the cut this year. I shall never again doubt such a knowledgeable and refined sommelier of anime trash as Geoff. Were I rich enough to employ one of such pedigree I'd proudly rename him Sebastian and keep him by my side at all times. I may have to content myself with a tiny replica while supplies last.

[@mothersbasement]

May he attend to you dutifully, kind patron!

[@Solus749]

fun part with the fruit of evolution is that it is a full on parody and critique of isekai tropes that get more and more insane as the story goes on in the LN. I mean that LITTERARY, below will be some LN spoilers so skip if you want blind experience. Ok since you read this far here are some spoilers, there is an evil god and the blood/powermanifestation of him on said world after he got imprisoned and the gods abandoned the world manifets as those fruits. The effect of those fruits allow a individual of a species to become a super individual and if you eat the limit of 10 of them...well shit happends. Shit like getting an automatic evolution trait to deal with threats and in our human protagonists case he gains the ability to speak with ANYTHING ( yes even the spirit behind magic energy and the world itself much to his chargrin ), the ability to learn ANY magic once he discover it ( aka walk into a library and read magic tombs which he can because talk/understand EVERYTHING ) which makes him master every magic in the world ( again much to his chargrin ). Last but not least he gain the ability to butcher anything owned from what he defeats/kills .....this include their ENTIRE trained skill list, their life diary with all the knowledge in it AND their stats. Combine this and you get a protagonist that is so scared of even opening a book and avoid combat just to crush any challenge without trying. Even his personal stat window ( all people have personal stats ) decides to give up on him and goes on a personal journey of discovery. He gets that level of stupidly broken throughout the story that the seas spiritual existance notices that the can't swim and out of the desire to not harm him evades him when he visits the beach. He then talks abit with the spiritual existance of the ocean and the world and they decide to allow him to walk on/through water. Last but not least remember the absurd learn magic part..well part through the LN he stops casting magic entirely and just talks to the trees/earth etc about if they can do x and it happens because the existance of the world likes him. Magic and weapons refuse to harm him to the point that a holy sword bends and hurt its own user rather than be pointed at him. He has a personal chat with the essence of death etc....essentially he becomes God. All this happens while you get to experience his inner dialogue of the absurdity going down, if that isn't a satire that makes fun of isekai tropes I don't know what🤣

[@justinkashtock333]

I actually liked Fruit because it is a takedown of Isekai tropes that doesn't take itself seriously in the least. It's one of those "so intentionally bad it's good" shows.

[@justinkashtock333]

I'm right there with you on that - Fruit isn't meant to be taken seriously, as it doesn't take itself seriously. It's fully tongue in cheek and I love it for that

[@tardyrenegade3262]

geoff going full avgn AND a spoony reference all in one video....that shit made me so happy lmfao

[@mothersbasement]

Did you catch the nostalgia critic reference?

[@chillhour6155]

@@mothersbasement I guess he meant channel awesome

[@spiralphoenix9839]

I’ve tried to read spirit circle at least twice and both times I’ve dropped it and instantly forgot everything about it until one day I see something about it and get hit with deja vu and go read it again where I yet again subsequently drop it yet again and instantly forget. Honestly, I feel like I’m the characters in the story yet rather than meeting each other I’m meeting this manga. It feels like a fever dream every time I see it again. Anyway, I’m going to go forget all about it again.

[@squeegee-c]

We are actually the same person I think

[@trazyntheinfinite9895]

You guys should see a doctor

[@MegaLakona]

The spoony betrayal cut caught me off guard in the best way. Great video as usual

[@Charok1]

I heard he is coming more out of his shell.

[@Tuskor130]

"Girls Frontline, which sort of sounds like how a toddler would describe the part of Vadgerock that's not rock" Ending the year with one of the funniest things I've ever heard in my life. You've earned yourself a figurine purchase, that's the greatest joke I've heard all year.

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Girls Frontline is filled with content yet Japan fuked it up so hard look at any promotional videos for Girls Frontline 1 or 2 an dang its crazy

[@ShenSeiken]

I don't know about the greatest I've heard all year, but man, it sure made me feel like a child for laughing so much.

[@yogi_gs]

They should make their own studio like yostar do to animated Arknight. At least they do it far better than the girls frontline.

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@yogi_gs The issue is that they treated it like a different IP unlike ArkKnight adaption

[@Terranallias18]

@@yogi_gs God did the music choice suck ass, they didn't want to pay royalties for the game's ost, so they made like ten songs and used all of them wrong

[@_Uptilt]

Damn, the Spoony reference was a blast from the past. Also, you started sounding like Spoony yourself when talking about Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer. I'm so thankful I never got to watching that show. Thank you, Mr. Basement, for both warning us of the horrors of the anime landscape and giving us the gift of laughter at the end of a very draining year.

[@nishidohellhillsruler6731]

Akiba Maid War hit me hard, man. I have no way to justify how it's that I understood why things went down like they did...

[@SienAppelsien]

I've been binging your content lately, im so excited for this one

[@riemaennchen]

My favorite time of the year. "The Worst (insert name) of (insert year)" are always way more entertaining than the Best Ofs.

[@vxicepickxv]

The Jimquisition recognized this very fact, and put it as a statement in the best of video.

[@Vladstronsy]

You know, I went back to read Freak Angels the web comic because of that adaptation. It surprised me how (aside some cringe) it becomes about evolving out of the edge. Literally walking back the whole apocalypse thing and being unable to actually kill each other. It obviously cuts things early, fumbles a fair bit, but I kind of found it admirable in a way.

[@LexYeen]

Okay, that merch plug was _smooth._ And titling it "BUY MY ME" in the chapter list? Inspired.

[@oldharlock7760]

Brütal Legend option to beep the swearing? Respect, Geoff.🤘

[@mothersbasement]

Been replaying it on my steam deck, and that inspired me!

[@oldharlock7760]

@@mothersbasement That's awesome! It's one of my all time favorites, too bad it didn't do so well with the generell audience. It's just too metal to be mainstream, I guess. Whatever, have fun. For Lars and Ironheade!^^

[@chillhour6155]

Bleeps I always find more entertaining then just random sewer words

[@Dermathil]

What happened to Muv-Luv Alternative is absolutely tragic. On one hand you've got stilted pacing and low quality character animation for over half the series and on the other you've got the best mecha CGI I've seen in years with the fan favorite arcs getting treated with much more respect and care. So you've got a disappointing product that at the very end decided to show just a glimpse of WHAT COULD'VE BEEN. If the whole show had been treated with as much care and time as the final arc got we wouldn't be talking of it here. 😭😭😭😭

[@jjhh320]

And if there's no season 3, it really will be a tragic case of what could've been. The action is epic in that show, regardless of the poor directions they took elsewhere

[@poseidonson13]

What makes Fanfare of Adolescence more frustrating than forgettable for me is that even with the often jank horseriding animation, you have such a cool, unique sport to work with! You have a built-in relationship between horse and rider that even the doofiest of horse girl (not to be confused with horsegirl) movies tapped into. But instead of doing that the show is about the main character being an ex-idol whose manager has like, turbo-illegal amounts of control over his life and keeps trying to manipulate him back into showbiz. It's like they actively didn't want to make a horse racing anime but were forced to at gunpoint.

[@speedfreak58]

It was thanks to your vids that I got introduced to Satoshi Mizukami and all his amazing writing, so when I heard Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer was getting an anime adaptation I was so excited. Then I actually watched some of it and my brain pretended it never heard the announcement till it saw this video. We're ending 2022 not with a bang but a whimper, boys

[@shoestringVA]

17:20 I appreciate the callback there. I’m legitimately glad that Noah is doing better and starting to open up again.

[@danielramsey6141]

Oh definitely.🎉

[@iandakariann]

Holy I got nostalgia vibes from that reference. He's getting better? That's good to hear.

[@Sebastian-tm6hk]

Wait, is he finally reaching out to again? It's been so long since I've heard anything about him.

[@danielramsey6141]

@@Sebastian-tm6hk He’s mostly been doing Let’s play.

[@platsu5546]

I felt so old for a hot second, cause I remember when that actually HAPPENED.

[@dorksanddragons]

I read the Biscuit Hammer manga after the last time it showed up on a trash list. It was one of the most wonderful stories I've read and pulled legitimate emotion from me. To hear that it's adaptation is terrible is still heart-breaking because so many people won't want to give it a chance.

[@Zman201]

I know, I read the manga instead of watching the anime, the manga was so good it got me emotional 😭

[@Space_OdJobs]

Every Mother's Basement video that came out with 'Worst' in the title is bound to be an instant classic

[@dustincompton992]

The most baffling thing about Legend of Mana was how they managed to botch the ending that badly. It was almost impressive just how badly they handled it.

[@asriusdoesart]

NFT hate in the first 10 mins???? I couldn't ask for more

[@GhostlyTekk]

This feels like a internet today thumbnail but I love it

[@nenmaster5218]

20:30: Cause of this video, i just went and watched 8 Chapters and its literally what he describes the anime as: 'God awful Pacing And Storytelling'. The Author is clearly a Noob at all kinds of 'conveying information'.

[@UGNAvalon]

@Nen Master5 How do you “watch 8 chapters” ? Did the images move & talk on their own like in Harry Potter?

[@blarg2429]

@@UGNAvalon Some shows use non-standard wording for their episodes and/or seasons, with "chapter" and "volume" not being uncommon among them. I'm not familiar with this one but it could be like that. Edit: I checked and the anime itself is _named_ Eight Chapters.

[@HarleyTBS]

The inside flap of the YouTooz box was an incredibly funny way to do the outro, well played.

[@twaggytheatricks4960]

19:01 Okay so I _actually_ recoiled a little in my seat while reaching this part, and had to pause the video to say it. I hadn't watched Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer's anime adaptation yet because I was busy re-reading the manga in preparation for watching it (then I got distracted by older animes, and also Gundam). ...Oh man. I'm scared. I may need to go rewatch Planet With for comfort. XD Edit (after finishing): NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@CiaphasKirby]

Im glad Spirit Circle hit Geoff as hard as it hit me. After I first read it, Spirit Circle was the only thing I wanted to talk about for the next couple weeks.

[@DeRoche022]

Real missed opportunity to bust out one of those tuxedo t-shirts. Holy shit, that betrayal clip was an absolute blast from the past.

[@rageproductions3004]

Awesome, a 26 minute ad for youtooz, god damn it.

[@frontrowattheshitshow8849]

11:53 Wait wait wait, what was that? 22:49 Also, loved that bit lol 24:46 Trophy boy Geoff, pitching hard to sell us his body

[@chameleonfoot]

I always struggle because I actually like the premise of isekai, the idea of seeing a new world through a familiar set of eyes appeals a lot to me. But like. I’m not all that attracted to women? Or at least the fan service most women in Isekai provide. I like interesting characters and seeing them challenged. Though I’ll admit sometimes a good male power fantasy can be great. But I can never say “I like isekai” because like. Additions in the genre like harems are just…. Not my cup of tea? I dunno. Wish there was another word for just the premise part.

[@ericamborsky3230]

I'm still hoping to see an Isekai where the protagonist is reincarnated into the body of person old enough to have an established circle of friends and acquaintances and for whom making a faux pas would have consequences, without the memories of the person whose body they occupy. The point being that they must fit in as this other person, figuring out social customs on the fly as well as not arousing suspicion from friends and family.

[@chameleonfoot]

@@ericamborsky3230 see that sounds so fun!!! I’d watch or read the hell out of that!

[@MCArt25]

There's always Escaflowne and, really, most of pre-1990s European fantasy literature

[@mightytoast2693]

Have you tried Faraway Paladin? I haven't watched the anime, but the manga is pretty good and it is an isekai in an interesting if very classical fantasy world with no harem shenanigans.

[@dvillines26]

I think it'd be funny to do something that's kind of like Romantic Killer, but for someone reincarnated into a situation where they're supposed to be destined to be part of a hero's harem, and the poor girl has to dodge destiny's dogged attempts to put them together. The harem fantasy genre itself is the antagonistic force that must be resisted.

[@felipehupps6488]

I just love how it's impossible to tell when the name of certain anime ends and the comment on it starts. It all blends seamlessly in the same paragraph.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I think I only watched about ten shows this year (one of them being Birdie Wing, thank you so much for that recommendation!), so I wasn't aware of all this garbage. It's why I appreciate these yearly wrap-ups. Happy New Year's to you!

[@raikaria3090]

*Gets our skewers and makes a fire* Time for the annual year-end roast. I'm ready.

[@frostfire6579]

Truly the quality levels of each year's anime keeps reaching new levels of extremes

[@UGNAvalon]

@Frostfire As the glorious Light strengthens…. So does its Shadow….

[@JoeIsCrazyWillman]

Literally just finished the last episode of Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer last night. I had it rated pretty low on MAL, but just for the hell of it I suffered through all 24 of those bloody episodes. Not sure why, I guess I was just so I could cross one off because personally I hate dropping something if I've invested more than a few episodes

[@gman1515]

Friends don't let friends sunk cost fallacy themselves. If you don't like a thing just drop it. You can always go back later if you find out you still actually care.

[@JackgarPrime]

Sunk cost fallacy can be an insidious killer.

[@imsentinelprime9279]

Good job wasting your time. It's funny hoe you watched the whole thing. Yet say it's bad. If I see something is bad I drop it. What got you invested anyways if, it was garbage from the start? Be honest with yourself. Deep down you liked it. But you see everyone else shitting on it so you feel like you have to think the same way.

[@JoeIsCrazyWillman]

@@imsentinelprime9279 no, I'm just stubborn. There's only a few things I've dropped. They were just definitely not even a little bit my thing or else just terrible. I gave this a 5 on MAL. Was it a waste? Well, for the most part, but again, I'm stubborn, and sometimes I'll just watch for the culture. So I have stuff to recommend (or not) to others, and extra stuff to talk about, be it positive or negative. I don't even count it as dropping if I don't even get it through the first episode. I usually try to give stuff a chance, but there's some stuff that's just like no... Can't really drop it if you haven't even started. But if I've gotten more than a few episodes in, then I might as well finish it, especially if it's not a big series. One of the few that I've dropped was pop team epic. I know it's quite popular so I tried to give it about three episodes and just could not get into it like at all. At least Lucifer in the biscuit Hammer was enough to be something I could watch without just being like ughhh I don't get it.

[@imsentinelprime9279]

@@JoeIsCrazyWillman Your not stubborn. Stop lying to yourself. You enjoyed the show. And that's OK, you like garbage anime and that's your right. You can like whatever you want it's your opinion. I just don't like liars.

[@michaelmadsen1830]

Your videos are always amazing. I love the positivity and critical view you share on the media I love. That being said, your feelings on the Worst of the Year Winner were so perfectly incidental to mine I wish I could give you all the likes.

[@mothersbasement]

Good news! While KZbin does not currently allow for more than one like per user, I have calculated the approximate monetary value of all the likes ever at exactly the price of one YouTooz figurine! So you can just buy one and we’re square

[@mothersbasement]

(Kayfabe break: I am doing a goofy bit trying to hock figurines in the comments. don’t feel obligated to buy one. This comment alone is worth all the likes for real. Thank you!)

[@michaelmadsen1830]

@@mothersbasement Jokes on you. I was already buying one because your videos are so awesome. While I have some figures I'm not a big collector. Still super worth it for a MB figure.

[@pedralves1988]

Two thing that I wait every day: Part 3 of the cookie cult anime And roast of Karakuri Circus.

[@youdontknowme236]

I truly hope the next one is literally just the founder starting the cult himself. No sugar coating or nothing just him starting cult using his superpowers

[@Swat_Dennis]

What? No Rent A GF season 2?

[@michaelmcguigan8223]

Didn't qualify because Geoff has sworn off watching any more of it.

[@chaserseven2886]

​@@michaelmcguigan8223 what a coward

[@dvillines26]

I think the issue is that it isn't yet at the point where the manga got disastrously bad. So it's just kind of a middling turd with solid production values. Season 3, baby!

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@dvillines26 I find it fun still like how Gantz loved Domestic Girlfriend

[@swells1]

I couldn’t finish it either

[@yuuichi4356]

" 2022 was actually a very good year for anime "

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

add in Donghua and its even this late in the year giving us more content watch Lee's Detective Agency its so charming

[@stormfall1130]

It was

[@cervicalvertebrea]

Your discussion of isekai stuff reminds me of r/otomeisekai where stories that are not actually isekai, but have vibes from the setting (a lot of which involve time regression) are counted.

[@user-cs8pb5mi7n]

Im eyeing "OI-Themed Prompt List" from this sub, and feel called out.

[@bugsquashinghero891]

I bet he wanted to shit on Isekai animes but he didn't find enough bad Isekais this year so he decided to include non Isekai animes in there

[@nonamepasserbya6658]

@@bugsquashinghero891 Too bad his plans are thwarted. Love it

[@tinyetoile5503]

I like to classify those stories as isekai-adjacent, where a story/emerging genre (like "villainess time regression" or "my weak skill is actually OP" stuff) is obviously taking inspiration from isekai stories, without the actual "being sent to another world" bit. Like there's a clear taxonomical relation here.

[@CptLang97]

@@tinyetoile5503 yeah, one could consider Isekai a large subgenre of the Fantasy Power Trip sort of genre. A lot of those Isekai adjacent series hit every box on the Isekai checklist except the one actual part that makes it Isekai

[@Rupert3434]

I reiterate that, as someone who both read and enjoyed freakangels online when it was coming out, the anime legitimately had me asking myself "was this ever actually even good?" Now that is top tier shit.

[@Elder_God_Demonbane]

As a sage once said: There's no bad alimoe, just trash fandom

[@nozzlium]

4:09 me when I see someone arguing about how Dr. Stone is not an isekai

[@francjirachi]

you can say its the biggest isekai, since the whole human species gets isekai'd

[@marocat4749]

Te entire world changed, it isekai

[@TheTank1900]

Another excellent showing, although I’m still wondering what happened to the roast of the crazy cult superhero trilogy we were promised so long ago, leaving roasting a cult only 2/3rds finished feels empty

[@treblegames84]

Yuri on ice fans were ready to pounce for a sec

[@Tyberes]

I'm glad that you and John can bond over beautiful rich manga that have been just absolutely slaughtered by their anime adaptations.

[@LUMRei]

After watching that one video where you "recommended" love flops and actually going through the "experience" that is this show my resolution for 2022 is that we NEED a video about it

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Shows chaos fun an that is all it does not deserve a super high MAL rating but its nice time

[@LUMRei]

@@senritsujumpsuit6021 you are totally right the Mal score is suspiciously high :3

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@LUMRei while stuff like Mysterious Maid a real emotional an very silly show about a kids loneliness after losing his parents is helped by a Maid who has a history he does not know of

[@babaskerville]

Never watched or read Biscuit Hammer, but your agony resonates all too well with me. Too often, i wake up and think about how much of a travesty the Pandora Hearts anime is and how unlikely it is to ever get the adaptation it deserves 😭.

[@kinigget100]

At least it got the soundtrack it deserved. And if nothing else it got me to actually read the manga. So there's that.

[@IWantYourBrainz]

Was not expecting a Spoony "Betrayal" clip in 2022. That's some good nostalgia right there.

[@freakyzed8467]

Is that Steambot Cronicles on the shelf behind our boi? What an odd game!

[@realinvalidname]

“A relaxing, non-linear adventure! Steambot Chronicles.”

[@liberalsockpuppet4772]

"Last oily squirt" Dude, I'm dyin over here!

[@tylerbriggs2747]

Dang wasn’t expecting a spoony cameo! Crazy times, keep up the good work.

[@Sylarah15]

That Spoony clip made me feel ancient.

[@mothersbasement]

I was actually working for blistered thumbs as a volunteer reviewer when that went down lol

[@rsalvi3000]

To me worst anime of 2022 was Rent a GF S2

[@darcerin]

Apparently it hasn't even gotten to the worst portion of the manga. I couldn't even finish the first season.

[@mdraj5655]

​@@darcerinCh 218 is peak Dog **** but fitting for rent a girlfriend

[@Ellisepha]

I love how the poster behind Geoff's head makes him look like he has insect antennae sometimes lol

[@UnknownG2000]

Funny, was just wondering if you ever covered the Junji Ito collection, and then I notice your shirt

[@jonathancampos2236]

The Brutal Legend reference was GOLD!!!

[@cmzpim]

That line about being a harem protagonist's therapist was hilarious 😂

[@thema1998]

You basically turning into the AVGN over the terrible "Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer" anime adaptation nearly had me dying from laughter! 😂

[@sentimentalcircuscurator]

Happy New year to you !!! : )

[@davidturner7577]

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer was so great a manga that when I heard it was getting an anime, I was confused why they were doing a remake. I read it with such attention that I animated it in my bloody mind and convinced myself it had an actual anime already. Maybe that means any attempt to actually animate it would end up disappointing me, but fvck this abomination!

[@Technodreamer]

I would prefer to watch your version

[@Pseudo921]

I don't know how to say this, but hearing you talk about biscut hammer made me want a spirit circle video. It was the first manga I've ever read and I absolutly loved it, I really want more people to know about it

[@marocat4749]

Truie its just, its really impressiv how its goping through the genre, all that concept, yet its personal and , funny, tragic, entertaining, philosophical, romance, inda high concept and all comes together perfect. And and yeah the villain is great too, so fun. i mean their tragic intervined fate is it, but fatima, is fun. But he didnt mentiomn sengoku youko that some aprupt shift in season 2 start , that sets of great charactr work yeah its great too.

[@Junior-ts1xg]

I love your passion for Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer! I've recently gotten into buying manga to actually read instead of just watching anime. I gotta say that actually seeing the art that someone has created and understanding how they thought through a story is such a rewarding experience. Hope you have a good year Mother's Basement!

[@axiomostanes]

The big black lines on the poster right behind his head keep looking like bug antennae lol

[@sanitarycockroach9038]

What they did to Biscuit Hammer is like what Amazon did to Tolkien.

[@stephaniesimpson-white3293]

I knew nothing about Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer before starting to watch it and it became immediately, brutally, abundantly clear that the story it was based on is AMAZING. I keep seeing glimpses of it, screaming desperately from the cracks. Those glimpses are trying so hard to keep me in. But it's not working. And that makes me sad.

[@greetingcard9111]

This is the first time since now you see me that I've been completely nailed by "the tape knew you would say that"

[@Bmontepeque11]

Is that a MegaMan Volnutt statue at 11:52? :O, You are a real one Geoff :') ❤️

[@MultiMal3]

Just for the record, the Isekai Bros. Moving truck just brings the entire figure together. Really first rate.

[@magicalgirlmania]

i am soooo excited to get my mother's basement figurine. finally, the ultimate weeb trophy

[@laurenblack8274]

Gosh darn it, you are just so hilarious. Here for the tirade at the end

[@bloodrunsclear]

‘I’m probably apocopregnant’ That’s a future anime title there!

[@chloebaker3151]

The announcement for Biscuit Hammer had me excited...but then 2022 clearly had to exist. hopefully 2023 is a lot better, the line up for January seems promising so far!

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Buddy Daddies first day of the new year makes me so happy that shows gonna rock