What Is Your WORST Opinion on Anime? | Asking Weebs in Japan

[@PanicMania]

I love that some of the people who were like “this popular anime is bad” were also like “mmm yes domestic girlfriend”

[@ImUppish]

Domestic Girlfriend > AOT

[@Slayer9568]

@@ImUppish I would rather re-watch Domestic Girlfriend then Attack on Titan

[@Slayer9568]

@RiptideRambo Yes it is

[@Halterung01]

they're right tho

[@Lysius]

@@ImUppish W

[@_Lisa_12]

This should totally turn into a series. It was very fun, as well as aggravating to watch, and kept me wanting to watch.

[@galaxy_kitten95]

The only part where I cringed and got annoyed hardcore was the guy saying Domestic Girlfriend is a more solid series than Cowboy Bebop. Like…what? 💀

[@Hoopladoopa]

Yeah isn’t this the first time Joey has done a street interview format? He’s good at it. Plus I think many of his audience want to see the discussion of anime culture from ppl living in Japan.

[@rbn1111]

Damn right

[@noelchristian8373]

​@@galaxy_kitten95PPL shit old anime for no reason!

[@livinghuman2085]

@@galaxy_kitten95 Ehh,everyone's different so... u can't blame him

[@justanotherguywithADHD]

"Domestic girlfriend is like pushing boundries"😂😂😂 believe me my guy boundaries is not the only thing that's pushing

[@rochakniraula891]

😂😂😂😂 ongg

[@DameOfDiamonds]

Some boundaries don't need to be pushed

[@kawaiipotatoes7888]

Those who hates Domestic girlfriend secretly likes Domestic girlfriend.

[@paulovinasrocha6166]

@@kawaiipotatoes7888 reflecting much

[@piwi2775]

i wonder when that part's gonna get animated 😂😂

[@Bananaman11309]

"it has incest *long pause* which is not good but it pushes boundaries" I'm fucking dead 💀

[@Moumszk]

He literally thrashed himself ahhaha

[@melonmusk8924]

But is is it really incest? Like the only relation they have is that their parents have a paper that they're married. Not blood related, didn't grow up as siblings (as far as I know). It's still was boring to me, I read until chapter 60 or something than dropped it.

[@dokidoki5850]

Its story was.... Just ok. Scums wish was better

[@GuntherTheMystic]

Joey said: 😨

[@lolohets6467]

Dude that guy's opinion was the most absurd shit I've ever heard in my life, who the hell gives Cowboy Bebop a 4 while simultaneously gives Domestic Girlfriend a 7. It's unheard of but low and behold.

[@chuuya1433]

this is awesome content joey u should do more of this. being able to speak japanese and english is a cheatcode for street interviews. love it

[@TheOtakuDude]

I agree and this is similar to what That Japanese Man Yuta did!

[@buttermilkgaia]

god please no this content is so boring and lazy

[@kingdoom5022]

Monster end is so bad and johan is an overrated villan

[@BakaTaco]

Absolutely agree, I'd LOVE to see more interview-esque videos with random people on the street. It's interesting, and often hilarious, to hear different people's opinions and experiences, whether I agree with them or not.

[@galaxy_kitten95]

@@TheOtakuDude Its pretty much what Asia Boss does with their content.

[@aammoojanhastam3397]

"there's incest" Realization "Which is bad, which is baaaaaad"

[@minzblatt]

Hahahaha... you can literally read his mind though. That train of thought definitely had a silent "WIN" at the beginning if you know what I'm saying.

[@realswobby]

​@@minzblatt He was more like "Oh shit I have to specify that this is bad, otherwise nobody will guess my correct intentions!"

[@Civ33]

The story aint even incest though. They were step sibilings who essentially started their relationship before their parents even got married

[@xxxxxx-h6s]

oreimo/eromanga/domestic girlfriend = the goat

[@stingera5256]

Joey asked for bad anime takes and then got shocked whenever people's takes were actually bad that's hilarious

[@kenmaru777]

Bruh guy calling Kiryto as a Black Swordsman MUST BE A BAIT

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

That guy who said original full metal is better is crazy.

[@Hoppitot]

@@aaronmontgomery2055 Okay look, the first FMA does have a better initial vibe. However the story progression is what makes brotherhood surpass the original. The best FMA would be a combination of the feel of the original with the story of brotherhood. Also heres my hot take: 86 season 2 sucks balls

[@AnguishXA]

@@aaronmontgomery2055 FMA03 is better imo. The characters, mainly the homonculi, are way more interesting in 03. On top of that, I feel like Brotherhood has so much "comedy" jammed into inappropriate moments. Also, I know that Brotherhood kind of assumes you've seen or read the story up until the point where 03 diverged, so the pacing is way too quick in the beginning for my liking. I honestly thought that 03 had better cuts of animation when it came to fights, or at least on par with Brotherhood there as well. I just really preferred the darker tone throughout of 03.

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

@gooperman the problem is the plot issues. I couldn't deal with the inconsistencies. But I am the type to prefer story and plot. My favorite anime is monster still.

[@rizqiefajar]

Look how nice it is when people give their unpopular opinions without being relentlessly attacked on twitter

[@_Hayato-]

When we stumble across a bad live-action adaptation of an anime, we often ask ourselves "Who asked for this? Who is this even for?" We did it boys, Joey finally found the guy who asked for it.

[@TheFourthWinchester]

But he ain't wrong. If HBO made Berserk, then it would be epic.

[@_Hayato-]

Honestly I'd even take a live-action adaptation of berserk over the 2016 CGI fest one

[@minzblatt]

@@TheFourthWinchester HBO is not Netflix my dude. They wont touch it unless the source material sells sh.t.

[@h2ophreak]

He asked for it because he's in the industry, dude just wants job security

[@MrYounis26]

@@TheFourthWinchester i dont think berserk will keep up with House of dragons

[@GregerMoek]

Ok this is a GREAT way to evolve the "I roast your bad anime takes" it's actually so fun just seeing some people prepare mentally to reveal their spicy opinions on anime.

[@ClydeOnPluto]

“Incest is pushing boundaries” 💀 I died at that comment

[@bigiuclau]

Boundaries of mortality

[@Vicioussama]

That dude was a moron lol

[@sarah.05]

@@bigiuclau LMAOOOO

[@markisreal775]

exactly what ppl from the past were saying about anime and what it does to ppl and why they shamed these degenerates now the weird and perverted has become popular because no one care's anymore and geeked losers are out pushing the boundaries of f*cking incest truly showcasing why shame and boundaries existed in the first place

[@mihos_monarchy]

The lady who were talking about that cat anime she couldn't quite remember the name of, since she gave the hints of being multiple cats and that at least one of them were teaching history, my guess is that she was referring to the anime Neko Neko Nihonshi (Meow Meow Japanese History) 🥰

[@vsbattleverse]

I thought the same

[@fettwampe]

The video got the subtitles, joey with a weird mic on the streets, all that's missing for the real JP experience are reaction boxes with Garnt and Connor. Please make it happen.

[@jameskoss]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@gkanai]

It is a Rode Reporter which is the exact best mic to use for this situation where they need to interview many people. Its a reporters mic with a long handle.

[@Arcanua]

You forgot the added sound effects! We use them a lot here :D

[@saikooki5081]

chant NAM MYO HO REN GE KYO this is only way to be happy convert to nichiren shoshu

[@InauguralAgate6]

As much as I would love that, I perfectly understand the need for Joey to make content where his personality and style drives the focus. Since we're on his main channel, I think that I'm perfectly fine with having primarily Joey-driven content

[@japanonyt]

I’m so happy you put me in the video! This was great you should definitely do more videos like this!

[@GinJ1337]

it's the fox guy who's all over my KZbin shorts 😂

[@japanonyt]

@@GinJ1337 taking over the world one short at a time 😂

[@zokora3656]

Hey. Atleast your take wasn't as garbage as saying Sao is a good anime!

[@paballomolata8844]

Holy crap u really are here.

[@simpleguy168]

The guy who said that Berserk could get a good live action adaptation kinda has a point there for sure Edit: After reading y’alls comments, I have to admit, that nothing could do the original K. Miura manga justice, however if a big company such as HBO made it, and really got the grasp of the original artwork with the right amount of money (which is absolutely ridiculous, if we take into account a show of similar caliber such as HOT had to deal with paychecks 2mil per episode) and a huge fanbase having their back, hyping up the adaptation, that huge risk may pay out.

[@zap7737]

for sure, but it depends. With a good company making it and mad funds, like if HBO made it? then yes live action would be amazing, cause its just fantasy shit. But with "no funds", or at least less than HBO has? its easier to make an anime

[@oreborg]

Berserk fans are just so desperate to get one worthy adaptation that they would be ready to go to such lengths.

[@LynnLyns]

He got a point, let him cook.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@oreborg drastic lengths is an anime adaptation

[@Bft149]

He is on to something; however, one big reason for GOT or HOT doing good is the massive budget they get. House of Dragon had a $200 million budget for its first season, about $2 million per episode. A tremendous commitment for even a big studio in Japan. However, if a studio does take a risk and lands, it will likely encourage others.

[@ethanel4222]

The Berserk should have a live action series actually sounds brilliant

[@yeetwchybaban]

Frfr

[@okayfine3728]

with a good budget and casting yes I think it would work pretty well.

[@HeavyTopspin]

...and then you realize that it could fall into the hands of Netflix or Amazon...

[@Kiuvols]

@@HeavyTopspinAmazon could do a great job with a boost of budget, since The Boys is a really good live action series which comes from a comic

[@HeavyTopspin]

@@Kiuvols Possible, yes, but far more likely to wind up an awful mess like Wheel of Time or Rings of Power.

[@jewii3824]

The fact that so many ppl immediately trashed aot actually shows how popular the show is

[@Mafetan]

Most of those people are just saying it to be different, anyone who doesn't have an actual excuse as to why they don't like it are just saying it because they know it'll get a reaction, it's quite sad.

[@leleo2219]

@@Mafetan "They don't like my favourite anime so they're just trying to be different and are lying to themselves" there, fixed your comment

[@Arkanna96]

@@leleo2219 "I personally don't like this" and "it's not good" are two different things and people confuse them way too often. It's fine not to like something that's popular, but saying it's bad because you don't enjoy it is kinda dumb, at least bring some semi-objective arguments. It did sound like people just picked the most popular thing and called it bad cz they knew it was the most controversial thing they could do.

[@windrider970]

I held off on watching AoT but when I finally watched it I realized how amazing it was... in the first 3 seasons, then it was a steady decline. Then after MAPPA took over and it's garbage since, but it's probably not MAPPA'd fault, just the story turned bad

[@user-ud7gv3br5d]

popular things arent popular because theyre necessarily and objectively good, they are popular because they cater to the biggest audience possible, most music lovers hate pop songs, not because "they are famous thus i should hate it to be more special" but because the popular stuff tends to be bland and digestible so that it can reach a bigger audience, the same goes for every other form of media

[@shinkinshin001119]

Berserk having a good live-action is a take I've never heard. That's actually interesting. If we take a somewhat closer comparison like the Witcher (season 1), it might actually kinda work? Obviously not 1-to-1, but bring a unique version. They'd need to nail the emotional parts hard though, and probably won't ever happen in our lifetime due to Miura's death, and not knowing whether or not it'll be okay.

[@shinkinshin001119]

Fans would definitely crucify the live-action concept immediately, but if worked by a big studio with deep passion towards Berserk, I can see it happening.

[@HolyRamanRajya]

Witcher was the first thing that came to my mind too.

[@balladbay2037]

I am actually surprised to see no one thought of this before. Berserk needs to have a proper live action adaptation like first few seasons of game of thrones.

[@eddiecampos]

I’ve been saying this for years. The first project that came to mind that a Berserk live action could borrow from was actually the film “the Northman”. I think it’s tone, atmosphere and revenge plot is very close to berserk’s. 8-12 45 minute long episodes should also be enough to adapt Black Swordsman and Golden Age arc at a good pace without sacrificing any emotional beats relevant to Guts and Casca’s relationship like they did in the Golden age movies.

[@armaanb.6566]

You have never heard of it before because berserk fans just like to shit on everything thats not the manga mindlessly. Otherwise its not that hard to deduct that if the anime is very difficult to nail then the live action should be the go-to.

[@elecktro-punch5292]

The Frenchman who said "SNK is a mecha anime" is absolutely right

[@MahaXad]

If Neon Genesis Evangalion is mecha, then ATO is mecha. Steampunk mecha, but still mecha.

[@narogsilva2156]

people call it meat mecha

[@trancepeirce3107]

SNK started as meat MuvLuv and ended as meat Gundam.

[@carlosleo4485]

I've just watched aot for the first time and can confirm it is

[@catzor4795]

Ew, French.

[@kriichan6100]

Nah I agree with the girl who said fairytail wasn't that bad. It's nowhere near a masterpiece by all means and the fanservice is too much, but it's just a fun little shonen anime. Not all shows have to be deep they just have to be enjoyable.

[@AussieDragoon]

Exactly, I'll never get how anyone has any kind of notable negative reaction to Fairy Tail. It is what's it's trying to be, and it's fun.

[@CatsRul85]

Yeh. It's a fun , very much power of friendship/family series. Some people have no sense of fun I think

[@markisreal775]

what did u mean by the fanservice btw

[@stevenbrown4001]

I’m not afraid to admit that I like every second of the fan service. I guess if I was gay or a girl then maybe it would be too much, but it is a shounen after all.

[@maki_zenin-z7t]

​@@AussieDragoon I am not into the "Power of friendship" bullshit and I find all of that to be boring so yes, I have a negative opnion on Fairy Tail

[@maboo289]

Definitely do more interactive interview style vids like this. You get the best of both worlds with English and Japanese 👍

[@Mipon_en]

What an honor to be interviewed by a legend. Thank you Joey! 06:32

[@haziqmajid1604]

which one are you my guy

[@kukuki5000]

'An' honor, unless you pronounce the 'h'.

[@ramsoomair]

Getting interviewed by Joey The Manga Lad is an honor.

[@saikooki5081]

chant NAM MYO HO REN GE KYO this is only way to be happy convert to nichiren shoshu

[@1.4142]

@@haziqmajid1604 6:27

[@idontevenjd3598]

"NHK is a good anime" When I heard that I was like... "Wait.. Am I weird for liking that show?" Then Joey says that's not a hot take. A sigh of relief. Hahaha

[@caspianbchalphy]

same

[@ElMadera115]

Who said it was weird? I like it too!

[@h1tm4n96]

Well does it matter if you like it you like it I like jojo part 1 and 2 And i dont like part 3 Thats a hot take but i dont care because its what i like

[@saikooki5081]

chant NAM MYO HO REN GE KYO this is only way to be happy convert to nichiren shoshu

[@DarkCastleBoy]

Man Welcome to NHK hits so hard and it has that awkward vibe and chills that makes u feel so relatable

[@ayzix-polytopia3854]

First time I watched AoT I thought it was boring and stopped in season 2 (right before THE reveal). 4 years later I rewatched it and it became by second favorite show of all time, anime AND standard tv shows combined. So when people say they thought it was boring and stopped in season 2, it’s just sad because I did the same and they’re really missing something

[@fishstickz8769]

Ain’t missing anything with that ending, AOT peaked at shiganshina arc

[@Krylon127]

The fact that everybody talked about attack on titan just proves how influential that show is

[@Chex_Mex]

Also the fact that many of them never got to season 3. I won't lie, I totally get why someone would drop aot at season 1 or 2 if they aren't into the edginess

[@KagatoAsuka]

@@Chex_Mex Season 2 and 3 are the best seasons in the series.

[@its_myo]

its not even a hot take in my opinion. what i'll give to aot is the animation is good. otherwise i didnt like it for mutliple reasons.

[@Lairdom]

Not that surprising since its the anime everyone seems to hype about. If you get asked about your hot takes the first things that come to mind are the ones that go against the big ones.

[@Faaaaaaaay]

Bro, the fact that a lot of them mentioned domestic girlfriend is wild af

[@HeisenbergFam]

9:43 Joey being surprised at "cat teaching history" is sweet, Japan really is built different, love to see you talking in Japanese

[@Natsuki_Sufferu]

Why do I see you all the time. Waltuh hwayt

[@AHappyCub]

*Just like their war crimes, still goes unpunished btw*

[@mydrillasanjay5397]

@@AHappyCub skill issue

[@AHappyCub]

@@mydrillasanjay5397 wat

[@arrtvyewer3368]

@@AHappyCub They said "skill issue"

[@Takoala]

Hearing "Berserk should receive a live action" felt like someone punched me in the guts

[@vt_hikaru]

I see what you did there 😅

[@Takoala]

@@vt_hikaru 😬

[@eternally.confused]

Like in a good way or a bad way...?

[@swapnilabey2873]

@@eternally.confused i mean even if berserk gets an amazing live action adaptation regardless, we're just gonna get traumatized more than in the manga

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

We can all agree that saying "Berserk is bad" at an anime convention is like being white and saying the N word hard R in the middle of Harlem

[@kyawthant7004]

8:49 Glad someone still know and appreciate welcome to the NHK. It is an anime about Hikkomori struggling to live in the society and conspiracy. It really hit deep in the feels if you are a long time shut-in. This interview video is better than the rest where they usually talk about mainsteam animes

[@SolvingOurKreation]

Best Anime OP next to Nichijou's first one. I own 2 copies of Welcome to the NHK on DVD. It's so amazing.

[@LordNNero]

The first thing I remember from the world Hikikomori, will always be Omori. I love it so much.

[@SpencerioQ]

Hi Joey, I think the lady talking about a cat teaching history was referring to “Night on the Galactic Railroad”. It’s an experimental anime movie from the mid 80s, and as much as I love weird anime, I could not get through it as literally nothing of note happens in the first 40 minutes

[@krmendozaa]

I thought it was Meow Meow Japanese History cause I had a hard time watching that show too

[@harshgautam97]

@@krmendozaa You’re probably right

[@hokutology1718]

It's one of the best anime films of the 80's, nobody should be mocking it.

[@SpencerioQ]

@@hokutology1718 It may very well be, but compared to early Ghibli, the OG Vampire Hunter D, Wicked City etc it’s far more slowly paced making it borderline unwatchable for me. I’ll go back and try to finish it 100%, but the second half would have to be a masterpiece to make the exposition crawl worth it

[@hokutology1718]

@@SpencerioQ The second half is where all its heavy themes are explored, so it's well worth going back to. On a side note, it's far better than VHD and Wicked City. I really like the Amano and Kawajiri artstyles, but still.

[@NorwegianNoLife]

I would love to see more of these. Not just the hot takes, but Joey in the streets like that. My hot take is that I haven't finished a single episode of One Piece because I can't stand the art style. I've tried multiple times, but it literally repels me

[@Cekil1]

That's a pretty damn hot take, I think. The style doesn't bother me, but I can easily understand why it would repel people.

[@gtv4005]

I don't think that's a hot take. In fact, that's what a lot of people say repel them from One Piece. That, and the episode/volume count. Art style didn't bother me, though. Always loved cartoons, so goofy shit doesn't bother me. One Piece was the first anime I really committed to. It made me an anime fan.

[@vedbergsmagicalworld]

​@@gtv4005the most awful thing about one piece is thaat 80 % of season is backstory and standing and shouting, it got old REAL fast

[@gtv4005]

@@vedbergsmagicalworld Those aren't really awful to me. Backstory helps me care about characters. Standing and shouting is just standard classic shonen, though (in the anime) it does get more drawn out as the pacing gets slower. But that's why I just binge it in chunks these days. Watching it sparks a sense of adventure and defiance I had when I was a kid. I think that, and an attachment to the characters, is the reason I keep watching.

[@amiracle3390]

I despise how they draw faces and such in one piece it’s so ugly

[@r_ash_uno7508]

Yes, more videos like this please. Loved the video. Would really love a video of you asking japanese weebs their favorite and least favorite anime and manga are. This would give us foreigner weebs ideas about what is actually popular in Japan.

[@eraba661]

Japan got newtype magazines and stuff which had alot of rankings for characters and it may dissapoint alot of western peopl and similarly for LNs they do alot of polls, rn Oregairu (2016), [SAO, Certain Magical Index, Ryou's Work Never Done] (2020), [Classroom of the Elite, Acendance of a Bookworm, Chitose in Ramune Bottle] (2023) are LNs which were so popular that they had to remove them from ranking pools cause they were always destroying them but you can check recent polls on internet or smth

[@imjayhime]

There’s no such thing as a “Japanese weeb.” A weeaboo is a person who’s overly obsessed with Japan and Japanese culture to the point of acting Japanese

[@bunklypeppz]

I share the opinion that Berserk would be an amazing live-action show if it was adapted properly. Unfortunately I would not be totally optimistic about the quality of it if it were announced to be in production, but it had the right people behind it and were backed by something like HBO or Amazon, I think it could potentially be incredible.

[@reginaldforthright805]

Nope. Live action berserk is like Mozart requiem played on kazoo.

[@im_sorry_i_forgot_my_username]

Not Amazon. Their LOTR and Wheel of Time series were absolute dogshit garbagefires, I wouldn't trust them with anything fantasy at this point. HBO though, maybe...

[@amuro9624]

It would have to be a really serious movie, not the classic action Hollywood blockbuster. It would have to be one of those 3h movies where they spend 10min on a guy walking with a nice scenery in the background and shit.

[@bunklypeppz]

@@amuro9624 I would prefer it not being a movie at all, since that wouldn't be the length and format that would do it justice. I'm thinking more of a GoT-style show with hour long episodes which stays as faithful as possible to the source material and that doesn't pull punches with the gritty and dark elements. Even if it was just the golden age arc like the old anime, it could be really great if done properly, because the fantasy elements are relatively scarce and wouldn't require constant use of high quality special effects.

[@amuro9624]

@@bunklypeppz yeah that's probably true. I'm just biased against American series because they tend to blatantly try to extend the shows runtime by just shuffling characters around to constantly create new problems and never conclude anything until it drops so much in quality that it gets cancelled. If they're faithful and know where to stop it might be better than a movie but even then i don't think they would have the budget to do anything outside of the golden age.

[@spiele_maus]

The ANIME Man actually made some Anime related video! Please do more such interviews out on the street!

[@piwi2775]

The anime man evolving the anime youtube content to lengths we've never seen. Thanks Joey for bringing us fresh new content, that also pushes for discussions on the anime medium.

[@catex5452]

I'd love to see more anime related street interviews from you. This one was super entertaining!

[@iantaakalla8180]

My hot take is that Hagakure in MHA should not exist. It is nice to see an invisible person who can only turn their body invisible explore their power, but Hagakure literally does nothing. Her power’s downsides means she can only do reconnaissance meaning she can’t be in major battles. She is not a character with great personality. She does not have her implied separate story. She doesn’t even factor into another person’s story. Heck, for the Aoyama reveal, you can have another person feel betrayed and tell Aoyama off, and it would still work as well. Hagakure has nothing besides that. Hagakure can be excised out of MHA without consequence.

[@friskywhisky317]

Why is everyone going after Aot. Who hurt them 😂🤣😂🤣

[@TdotAntiordinary]

ppl dont like popular stuff sometimes just bcuz they are popular, it gives them a false sense of superiority.

[@ayzix-polytopia3854]

@@TdotAntiordinaryNah I totally get it, first time I tried to watch AoT I found it boring and dropped it at the beginning of season 2. It’s only after I tried to rewatch it 4 years later that I loved it, but season 1 and the beginning of season 2 was definitely the worst part of the series. It becomes amazing AFTER the reveal in season 2 imo, before that it can get boring.

[@flowerdolphin5648]

Cats teaching history, maybe she's referring to neko neko nihonshi. Thing has like 5 seasons and a movie. It's also aimed at small children, so makes sense that an older teen or adult wouldn't be able to sit through it so easily.

[@ELLIS-zz7bk]

wow the anime man is starting to make anime videos for a change

[@sliceofshane]

Love that chihayafuru is getting recognition. So underrated

[@Rukako122]

8:23 Holy jeebus! That's not a hot take. A High budget faithful live action adaptation of Berserk would be an absolute banger. I'd actually pay the subscription for the service it'd get streamed on.

[@faizaanmerchant2237]

I don't think we are capable of making a live action series of berserk. Even if we do it's gonna be so high budget that it's not gonna be profitable production wise

[@KingTez1983]

This was an awesome video! The guy who said "JoJo not all that" was lucky Connor wasn't there! I can picture it now: Connor ready to fight, Joey holding him back, Kaho trying to talk Connor down, Aki recording the whole thing! Hilarious!😂

[@midoriichan]

And Ironmouse laughing in her stream xd

[@k.orberg6367]

I mean, I'll say it in a comment but up front?? nah... that would be too scary!

[@LordSevla]

He is not wrong, JoJo is 9 different stories and some of them are amazing while others are just ok. People starting now might have to watch 150 episodes they don't like to even start the ones they will actually enjoy.

[@pranav3615]

the girl who said CHIHAYAFURU i have huge respect for her

[@krone7544]

Chihaya is just 3-gatsu no Lion but worse in every aspect

[@shujaa3344]

@@krone7544 you're wrong and i hate you.

[@xolax6403]

@@krone7544 haven’t watched both how so

[@mathildasitompul9928]

Agree, I love the anime so much as a kid back then.

[@zt_yaaboi4521]

Was that a girl? 🤔

[@ayelenaylinonatecalfiqueo2584]

9:05 I wasn't expecting that, and HE HAS A POINT

[@scythe9734]

I feel proud by the amount of hatred AOT get, it only means it reached so many people with very varied tastes. I mean when a TV Show is so popular to the point of being statistically voted the most in demand TV Show of 2022 it's inevitable to attract viewers who were intrigued by its popularity without actually being interested in what it's offering.

[@wowftharsh]

exactly

[@enagah]

That's some next level cope.

[@wowftharsh]

@@Eventzz0 yeah one of my classmates said that aot is overrated after watching its first ep only.

[@scythe9734]

@@enagah ....... Why the fu** should I care about what other people think of what I enjoy watching? Does it make my enjoyment of it less? I swear to God new anime fans are weird as fu**.

[@enagah]

@@Eventzz0 They only watched half of it and they're already calling it mid. Imagine how much they would shit on it if they got to the later seasons that even fanboys admit it's garbage. Also why aren't people allowed to call One Piece mid after 100 episodes? How much more time do they have to waste before forming an opinion? I'm sure you and thousands other people have dropped anime after just 3 episodes because they were "boring", but people are not allowed to criticize One Piece after 100 episodes?! And all that when we have masterpieces that are only 13 episodes long.

[@kuroii8951]

The moment the guy said that Berserk should have a live action, I immediately thought of the rape scenes and the horse and wondering how many people would get disgusted by it lmao

[@GrowingDownUnder]

the only live action anime that can work is the ones which require no CGI and the anime which are already the most realistic type of anime. I think Monster would actually make a very good live action anime because it's just humans, with no powers and it's just your typical murder mystery style anime which translates extremely well into live action. No CGI needed, all you need is very good actors and a very good production/director maybe like Tarantino.

[@killaknight12]

Jesus these AoT takes, lmao. While I never continued watching after the season 1 break, because the setting of the show wasn't my cup of tea, everything I've seen so far from later seasons looks amazing and the lore seems very interesting. I could never confidently call AoT mid or even bad.

[@jankram9408]

Of course AoT isn't mid, it's utter garbage.

[@aka1721]

I think its because it strayed away from shonen type beats where action was secondary but honestly thats what I loved most about the evolution of the manga and the later seasons where it becomes kinda darker and more political.

[@adi-qx8ls]

@@jankram9408 fax

[@thepierre396]

@@jankram9408 Obvious troll is obvious

[@ShinJack_]

​@@aka1721 yeah but the ending tho

[@BigJMC]

“90% of Attack on titan is screaming” Uh yeah no shit they’re being eaten alive by giants.

[@user-blank-h6q]

No replies? Lemme fix that.

[@Justanormalperson777]

Lol

[@TdotAntiordinary]

lol the guy was like yea i watched like most of the first season and concluded that yea 90% of this anime is just screaming. i respect different opinions. i really do, but when ppl just talk shit without being able to back it up is just close minded bullshit lol

[@TheKnicks2012]

Definitely need more Japanese opinions. Hoping for more!

[@NCR_]

@Kira Senna Same, or at least that's what I expected lol

[@jqa16]

White people opinion = 😪 Japanese Opinion = 😱

[@xerontokyo]

Well idk how many Japanese people are audience by joey aside from the time's joey speaks japanese/having content with Japanese content creator.

[@mettelhed]

I don't think Japanese people like being on camera as much as other nationalities. They have already discussed it on the podcast

[@victoriazero8869]

If you're Japanese you literally cannot be a weeb. So...

[@thefmdguy1308]

"Chihayafuru is the best anime" This is the type of women I need in my life

[@Anthem34]

LET HER FUCKING SPEAK

[@victoriazero8869]

As a married man raised by shoujo media I gotta say, any woman who doesn't like Chihayafuru is one with hottest take.

[@emprost-kun2388]

Shoujo genre is trash 🗑️

[@Sindakuiro]

We 👏 need 👏 more 👏 of this videos... Hearing your anime opinions was a reason I started watching your videos... Maybe you going outside and talk about anime on the street is a good format because we get to watch other opinions and you can just reply on the spot! Hope we get more of this and Great video! Thanks!❤

[@bryonycraddock5553]

My hot takes: - AOT ending is not that bad - People overhype S4 Eren - Fire punch is better than Chainsaw man - Romance anime gets boring after the couple is together

[@rust0.2]

The romance one is so real Except if it center around the couple and or the anime started with them. Confessing

[@Eiji475]

Love this type of video Joey. Being able to strike up conversations in both english and japanese is a cheat skill you have for most weebs so use it to your full potential. Makes for very entertaining content.

[@RoaringTide]

I get that thinking AoT season 1 is mid, but claiming the show in its entirety is mid when you've seen very little is kinda wild. And I understand people scoff at the "it gets good later, I promise!" excuse, but man, you can't expect the story to be as deep and interconnected as it currently is right off the bat. That shit needs to be earned in storytelling.

[@herlastborn]

Like people who never watch Clannad After Story because of how bad Clannad is. After Story is much better if you watch the original because you see the character grow and the contrast from a magical high school life to a depressed adult. Or people who skip Jojo parts when each part carries an important piece of history for the Jojo family, especially since everything connects back to Dio.

[@kiiturii]

"I didn't get attached to the characters" "oh I never got past season1" my brain was rotting after that take lmao

[@bertrandkane9678]

I don't think it's wild at all. If a show is underwhelming to the point that you drop it midway through season 1, it's a pretty good indication you would consider it mid in it's entirety since it failed to be engaging and compelling enough to hold your attention. Even with a show with as many twists and changes to the status quo as AoT, a story having what you'd consider to be a mid or shit foundation will inevitably drag it down in it's entirety. People aren't expecting shows to start off with several seasons worth of build paying off immediately, they're just expecting characters, plot, etcetera to make them want to watch several seasons in the first place.

[@bertrandkane9678]

@@kiiturii I've only gotten attached to three or four characters at most by the latest season so that seems like a pretty fair take. Characters has never been the strength of AoT as much it's plot in my opinion.

[@joebidenjr5902]

I thought AOT season 1 was amazing

[@turq99]

XD omg, Joey your face with some of these takes were priceless. This probably won't happen but it would be so funny to bring this onto trash taste for group reactions. Especially the one that agrees with Garnt on Domestic Girlfriend lol. I was bummed out someone found FMA boring. I really enjoyed that series.

[@Discerningotaku]

That would be me that agreed with Garnt 😂😂😂

[@turq99]

@@Discerningotaku Lol wow this doesn't normally happen. I just meant I think it would be fun for Garnt to find another person that agrees. It would make him feel good.

[@Soybean13]

Tbh i was thinking the same on attack on titan, i even drop it on around episode 10 on S1.... But then years later i read some meme that said "S4 eren start kidnapping", that's the moment when i decided to continue the story

[@ayzix-polytopia3854]

Same, I retried to watch it 4 years later and absolutely loved it

[@theredblade5327]

Joey really seems to like this anime stuff. He should make another channel about it.

[@melopilled]

the cowboy bebop one had me crying bc no way you'd even compare it to domestic kanojo & rate it higher 😭

[@justinyeung6617]

Bruh domestic girlfriend is peak content lol

[@GrowingDownUnder]

people really gonna just ignore that the whole first half or 2/3 of cowboy bebop were actual mid and boring

[@atharvakokaje5818]

@@GrowingDownUnder Cowboy Bebop's Few middle episodes were maybe boring... But certainly didn't feel mid. It's not a bingeable anime imo. Half the time it gives more sitcom vibes with all the banter between the crew that occurs. Domekano is thrash... But as Gigguk once said about Eromanga Sensei, It's so thrash that it's good! Of course, comparing different genre anime isn't very fair tbh.

[@GrowingDownUnder]

@@atharvakokaje5818 bro it was very mid at least admit it, the episodic parts were as mid as you can get. A good story at least takes more than 12 episodes to build proper character development and give time to world build and use character progession. It's not something that can simply be done in 1 episode without simply being "mid". I feel like the whole first half of the anime was exactly doing that, just world building and fleshing out characters, the last half is the only time though we really saw some character development in the series. It's a shame the first half was so mid though because it focused more on the story episodic stories rather than the character it didn't even feel like the first half spent time developing Spike at all but rather focusing on the missions instead like the people he was chasing after. When it comes to anime my standards are extremely high, episodic anime automatically is mid that's just automatically where they go because no great or good anime is episodic for the reason I mentioned it takes a lot of episodes to really develop a full continuous story with the proper structure and elements needed. The result is each episode being rushed with story telling, there's simply no way to make a good story in 1 episode without rushing it. It's rushed and mid, the last half is the only half which really matters.

[@hokutology1718]

​@@GrowingDownUnder The first half of Steins;Gate is something this also applies to. The amount of character building there is the reason why the second half is so dramatically heavy.

[@mycrochetlifeanime]

i love joey´s facial expression so funny, thank you joey for todays video

[@TheUnamedPerson]

The 「Made In Abyss」shirt guy at 6:54 is my hero- truly a legend with great takes and 🔥 merch ❤❤❤

[@zescoot2590]

4:40 "Shingeki no kyoujin is a mecha anime" truer worlds haven't been spoken

[@therubberduck6178]

11:02 when he said “SAO was the beginning of the black swordsman trope” I fucking lost it.

[@marcioamaral7511]

He had to be joking right? LOL

[@procrastinator6966]

He's fucked up in the head atp 😂

[@MrPickles1987]

Got damn so many horrible takes. Love this video idea! Make this a series.

[@Slenderface01]

AOT being garbage is not a horrible take

[@Bustyn_Anya]

@@Slenderface01 AOT is heavily overrated, but it is enjoyable.

[@rias.gremoryyy]

I don't think I've seen many horrible takes.. I actually agree with most.. y'all only watch mainstream stuff

[@nelsonw9483]

​@@Slenderface01 The fact that it is in the video proves that it is.

[@petrkuklinek5222]

@@nelsonw9483 The video is about hot takes, not bad takes. There is a difference.

[@viniciuslima9430]

How did nobody burnt DBZ?????? How many times they resurrected Goku? Until GT was ok but after that….the fights were great but the story itself boring as hell.

[@triple_tubers3314]

Do more videos like this! Some of them had seriously garbage ass opinions but I enjoyed hearing every single of them, I think doing this with literal strangers or maybe famous KZbinrs would be cool for the next video!

[@marcfclisse5399]

This was so fun to watch! Hoping for more of these kind of videos cause you seem like a natural doing these street interviews.

[@hentisenti]

Finally an Video about anime on the Anime Man Channel

[@zukinu12skinnyp4]

This hurt my AOT feelings watching this video. It’s the show that introduced me to anime and I’ve yet to find something that hooks me in the same way it did.

[@ganeshsrisaipavan5540]

It's the best anime, nothing can beat it, better than one piece too

[@gloomsdoom649]

It’s shit and deserves to be shit on

[@Kait07_]

Watching anime for 16 years and everyone who says aot is trash is just coping that it clears their fav anime

[@BananasPogo]

Try Death Note + Code Geass if you want that darker vibe/MC goes crazy.

[@a7xviaa]

@@BananasPogo well Light was insane since the beginning lol

[@DeckDogs4Life]

4:42 THIS Lmao I remember when AoT started airing and someone pointed out "ya know, this is kinda basically just a mecha anime but with flesh instead of robots"

[@Donderu]

Attack on Titan not having a plot and only being people screaming/dying is a nuclear supernova take, like God damn

[@hoangquanle3310]

Whoever said that just wanna be different for the sake of it. 😂😂😂

[@ira__s]

This was so much fun to watch! It's fun to see the people behind garbage hot anime takes lol and Joey is just natural at making the interactions funny. Great job!! Would love more videos like this

[@Veronicz]

9:30 For the anime where cats tech history, is she talking about Meow Meow Japanese History (or Neko Neko Nihonshi)

[@mr.negative3719]

Man, Garnt and his opinion about domestic girlfriend really influenced a lot of people.

[@idiosyncrasy7703]

Garnt's first domekano vid is still his best anime review video for me, to this day.

[@h1tm4n96]

Why infuenced they are adults and should know what they like And not say i like that anime because a youtuber said it

[@idiosyncrasy7703]

@@h1tm4n96 That's not exactly how influencing mean. You're framing it too simply, if you think about it, it makes sense for even adults to be influenced by people who have some sort of connection with them. Hitler literally influenced germans to follow his lead, you tell me all of those adults were incapable of being influenced.

[@indie_fan69]

Cat teaching English reminds me of that meme video, an anime girl saying “Oh My Gah”, it’s the most hilarious thing I ever seen lol

[@HikoHikoHikoshi]

Azumanga Daioh is legendary

[@يحيىوائلثجيل]

Two anime related videos back to back from the Anime Man!!!! Truly unbelievable surprise

[@shady6131]

I've been wishing for a berserk live action for years. it can be an epic live action like lord of the rings if done right. it needs the enormous budget the story deserves. seriously, with the right budget and the right people behind it, the live action would be legendary. but i would love an anime of it as well. but it's so hard to think of a studio adapting it's art style perfectly. even the 1997 anime didn't had that great of an animation. but the soundtrack and writing was good for it.

[@yeetwchybaban]

yeah

[@Anouar1403]

I love the new kind of approach joey took in this video. Love to see more of these!!

[@BodaciousBrittanie]

Each interaction was lighthearted and fun, so a very enjoyable watch! Anime related or not, I would love to see this become a hot takes series.

[@Tofutomo]

The AoT hot takes are always those who watched one season and assumed everything they know of the series is entirely what the series is. That, or like 3:03 , the other version, not understanding the final season when it gets more complicated than human versus titan.

[@a7xviaa]

The Average AOT hater be ugly AF, and mid.

[@androognoix1685]

Some people watch just one episode, and one season isn’t enough? Ouch

[@ScottyJoe]

10:40 I'm actually a fan of the EVA TV series ending. It seemed perfect. I had watched the entire show in one sitting with a group of anime club friends so maybe that was part of it. The show was over hyped to me before watching it but I was pleasantly surprised.

[@runcorgirun]

loved hearing all the hot takes! it would definitely be cool for joey to do more street interviews now that japan's borders have opened.

[@overthehillotakuunicorn3886]

I am pretty sure that the girl talking about the cat anime was meaning Meow Meow Japanese History (the English title, in Japanese it’s Neko Neko something. Not sure of the second part thanks to my kanji reading abilities being so horrible.) I can attest to the fact that the whole thing is like a huge fever dream!! 😅 Thx for a video like this, loved it!!! It’s always good to know that someone in the world agrees that certain popular titles suck! 😂😂😂

[@krmendozaa]

Justice for Chihayafuru!!! As someone who doesn’t watch much shonen besides MHA, I was happy to see SOMETHING I watch mentioned in this video

[@projjal828]

Fruits basket!!!!!

[@krmendozaa]

@@projjal828 hands town top 3 of all time for me

[@projjal828]

@@krmendozaa Mine too!!! Mine too!!!

[@nutriapeluda]

Really enjoyed this format, you interacting with fans it's always a hoot 😂

[@rambe0190]

This must be a series Joey. It's my most favourite video of yours after a looking time. Everyone's shit takes on anime were funny 😂

[@hugemann4521]

Loved this new format of public interview from you would like to see more of this in the future

[@Osama_Bin_Ladder]

The berserk live action take is actually kinda genius. I never thought about it like that, but I feel like it’s one of the few manga that would thrive as a live action.

[@kiddinnblakk1886]

my hot takes: 1.) YOU DON'T HAVE TO RELATE TO A CHARACTER TO ENJOY THEM 2.) Bleach is the best of the big three and its not even close. manga was best, og anime wasn't that bad. best foreshdowing, best character design, best character lore and world building

[@dancegregorydance6933]

I could never get into Bleach

[@keinen.0824]

Bleach has the long filler arcs ever lol the bleach anime is bad

[@thomasffrench3639]

@Arisu exactly. Most seasonal anime don’t even finish their source material.

[@argy7526]

@@keinen.0824 the naruto franchise (all 3 series) had 502 filler episodes last time i checked

[@keinen.0824]

@@argy7526 yeah that's why both series sucks what about it? Lol

[@KLXz17]

I swear to god the mecha take on Attack on Titan never fails to get me lol, its so random but makes so much sense when you think about it... Also 1.5x or 2x speed anime is a classic tbh.

[@iantaakalla8180]

Honestly, Attack on Titan might as well be a mecha story even if it is a very weird battle/war/military/politics shounen, because the story is so classically Gundam.

[@EmberShot_]

11:10 watching Joey's soul leave his body was great.

[@deboleenshome5806]

After reading chapter One Piece Chapter 1082 12:46 seems goddam right. Buggy D Clown for pirate king!

[@TakoyakiBoys]

I will never forgive you Joey for making a video in Akihabara literally a week before I arrived for a holiday in Tokyo.

[@kameronpan2939]

And I won't forgive him for doing it a week after I left

[@starkids11]

Food wars lady is just spitting FACTS

[@abdul-hadijacobs5661]

MY MAN

[@kevindxniel1681]

W

[@venomff8327]

W+great facts+my man

[@rochakniraula891]

Food G 🎉😂

[@punavalkosipuli]

This was so much fun to watch. Thank you Joey for this

[@R2D2.69]

That girl was pranking him. There is not cat teaching history anime.

[@repthebay]

Love the Chihayafuru love! Let’s go!

[@dakshz]

Crazy how so many people don't even know about chihayafuru. like its such a great story with such a lovable cast and story.

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

Man this is so interesting! Especially the Attack on Titan takes, because my circles it's literally the same. You either love or hate AoT. There is no inbetween. I for example watched it almost weekly when it aired the first season and liked the show a lot. It had the most cinematic animation I had seen until and still is IMO. Maybe if you didn't watch it when it aired you didn't develop this special conncetion. Some friends also mentioned that it was too dark & depressing, which is interesting. So I agree that you should be mentally somewhat stable to watch AoT. But I totally don't remember being scared watching AoT at all. I was so confused that it even had the "hooror" category tag on some sites. To me AoT is one of my favorites and it's pure excitement, suspense, action and very weird humor, but cinematic before anything else. And I just enjoy that a lot. For example The Evil Within is one of my favorite games, because it is also a very cinematic game, even tho it has some very janky moments 😄

[@Nekogasukidesu99]

I became an anime fan only 3 years ago(I'm 32), so I watched AoT all at once (up until season 4) and I got instantly addicted. Hell I'm watching it for the 2nd time. My sister cannot stand it. So I guess.... it's really love or hate.

[@reginaldforthright805]

AoT has the best battles I have ever seen in any medium. Truly incredible. Especially the battle of shiganshina. I do think aot has some weaknesses. The politics are boring and convoluted. The characters aren’t great either, can’t say I like any of them much.

[@gintuner4371]

Yeah people calling things like aot, fma or kny mid, just dont watch much anime. They simply have the wrong scale 😂

[@nezumi6554]

I totally agree that you need to be in a mentally stable place to enjoy AoT. I tried watching it when I was younger and I couldn't handle it, but I'm watching it now and really enjoying it.

[@PlayWithThatBlackGuy]

I watched it when it came out. It's still overrated. The animation is nice, but the Demon slayer is way better The action is cool at points, but I've seen better. The characters aren't really all that likeable outside of a few. The political aspects just feel very botched (I like exploring political themes, but it doesn't feel like it's done all that well) Also, way too slow, season 2 is boring af. Set up so much in season 1 for most of it to be forgotten about until the end of season 3 which is annoying. The peak example for me of AoT being super overrated is during that original season I remember seeing saddest deaths in anime lists and always on them was erens mom and its like she's a nothing character we barely know anything about but one of the saddest anime deaths of all time.

[@Alextherock9]

I love when joey always looks ready to battle rap when he asks that question. 😆

[@rolandoruiz9520]

Joey introduced me to a shit tonne of anime/weeb culture since 2016. aside from the loli shit this man's a legend

[@Jusadyyd]

My hottest take probably is that Lost Children is the best arc in Berserk. I just love everything about it. It captures the feeling and themes of Berserk perfectly. Also Guts vs Rosine is imo the best fight in the whole series. I still like every arc so much especially Golden Age but there's just something special about Lost Children to me.

[@MixMasterLar]

Lost Children is a great arc and a lot of people hold that opinion ....idk about it having the best fight in the series though. Competition is stacked for that one

[@stereo1329]

Not a hot take tbh

[@Nagadirchan]

That is my most favourite arc too, I needed to pause reading Berserk after that for a while, it was just too much to take in