What Makes A Fight Scene Interesting?

[@ToozdaysChild]

"There's even several series with great 'fight' scenes where physical confrontation doesn't even come into it." Jotaro vs D'arby says hi

[@desdinovaincarnate9703]

Bluff someone to death is the best strategy!

[@davidhong1934]

You going to call or fold, D'Arby?

[@gian.4388]

@ Yeah, but actually it's only one "big fight" between two characters that lasts basically the entire anime, I guess (?)

[@50fable50]

@@davidhong1934 OoO ... (never calls)

[@DHAYProductions]

@@gian.4388 Pretty sure he's talking about Light vs Potato Chips. Great fight scene.

[@SauceNinja]

All Might also shows up to every fight with a huge smile on his face because he wants to be a good example for the world. But when Nomu and the villains have been beating up on his students, that's the only time he snows up for a fight looking pissed as hell. It's such a good touch

[@jayku1624]

I think another one would be luffy vs luchi

[@swizzlesticks4661]

Jayku 162 Yeah, and all of that to save his friend

[@qquuro8760]

love it when a usually calm character, just, loses it. Like Izuku trying to stay peaceful bUt WHEn someone else's life is on the line then Izu is automatically in full "I must protect this person" mode

[@Skidoodle18]

mhaven I bet you loved the Deku and Eri Vs Overhaul fight then! (I know I did)

[@thewinner4319]

@@qquuro8760 true XD

[@saadiftikhar3317]

no wonder why Mumen rider vs Deep sea king is so entertaining.. it conveys more than just an exchange of blows.

[@JohnDoe-tt5dl]

you mean, blow (singular)

[@andyminor7469]

@@JohnDoe-tt5dl Bruh

[@lightvoid7089]

John Doe lol yeah, there is no exchange, just a delivery

[@RunwayH]

Shit is kinda boring unless youre a philosopher really looking into anime for some reason ...

[@Kev7035]

@@RunwayH well not everyone watches shows without using their brains

[@notlair1805]

"What makes a fight scene interesting?" Jackie Chan: "Furnitures"

[@fakeextrovert2240]

Lol

[@blyat8832]

Man is a master at improvised techniques lol

[@modestrocker1]

jackie chan: "disowning your lesbian daughter"

[@fakeextrovert2240]

@@modestrocker1 why u care

[@theFakeRed]

Okay but using the environment to your advantage in a fight scene is actually super cool, tho

[@DragonoftheDarknessFlame]

A great emotional "battle" was Roy Mustang vs Envy. I put it in quotations because it was a one sided slaughter

[@Rhino123freak]

Hiei Jaganshi The most satisfying thing I've ever seen in anime. Period.

[@ahmedparacha3708]

Loved it to death but sasuke vs naruto, obito vs kakashi, con vs pitou was also equally cool

[@RetepAdam]

FMA: Brotherhood did a great job of building characters up while keeping them apart. Solf J. Kimblee had, what, one fight scene in the entire series? But you had to be excited for it when it finally arrived.

[@thakillman7]

Probably the most disturbing fight i've ever seen.

[@TigrMchine]

What in professional wrestling would be referred to as a "squash."

[@ilovethelegend]

I remember reading once, that if your entire fight scene can be boiled down to the phrase "They Fight", you have written a bad fight scene.

[@medsidimed5992]

you didn't read that , you heard it from a chris stuckman video about action movies today.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

Med Sidimed actually it was from his review of The Matrix where he brought up how every detail was pre-scripted right down to the choreography

[@Genevieve1023]

I think someone said that about the Star Wars prequels. George Lucas literally wrote "they fight" for the fight scenes.

[@Philweasel]

It's not always a bad thing. If the author has established the emotional narrative prior to the fight, the chorographer should be able to construct a technical narrative to match it. I don't think you'll ever get a GREAT fight scene, but you can easily get a good one.

[@Narkafet]

Are you referring to "Why Pirates of the Carribean is the best movie by Shark Punch Studios"?

[@redgefleming1535]

1. When something is at stake? 2. When there is a purpose for it? 3. When the Mc is clever enough to turn things around.

[@vDorgengoa]

redge fleming 1 = 2

[@supermal112233]

What?

[@boslyporshy6553]

What about build up and emotional tension?

[@JunDageki]

@DunklerJägerZach no dude you are watching Hisekai or literal harem genre. it's the shounen manga that has the 3.

[@reinashbell5041]

Point No.3 remind me of Joseph

[@kateworm]

IDs for all the clips. I only ID a show/film/game the first time it shows up 0:00 Nisemonogatari 0:03 Katanagatari 0:05 Cowboy Bebop 0:09 Hajime no Ippo 0:13 Taboo Tattoo 0:16 Akiba's Trip 0:18 Ben-To 0:22 Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation 0:28 Summer Wars 0:34 Avatar The Last Airbender (Unaired Pilot) 0:38 Dragon Ball Super 0:45 Fist of Fury 0:48 Naruto 0:52 Mob Psycho 100 1:00 One Piece 1:05 Hunter x Hunter 1:07 Kong Fu Girl vs Samurai Girl by F.cp 1:10 Naruto Shippuden 1:42 Tekken 4 (Opening Intro) 1:46 Jackie Chan's First Strike 2:02 Miracles 2:24 K Project 3:08 Hunter x Hunter (2011) 3:27 Way of the Dragon 5:06 Yu Yu Hakusho 5:16 Kaiji 5:23 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5:26 Yu-Gi-Oh! 6:13 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 7:26 Toradora 7:51 My Hero Academia 9:26 Dragon Ball Z I'm not going to ID every individual wrestling clip sorry lol 12:24 The Asterisk War 12:38 Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

[@copejustalittleharderpleas7128]

Much appreciated

[@gandharwaingankar369]

Thank You

[@rafaelo1013]

Thanks, bro

[@ihaventshoweredforayearbut247]

All I can see is an elite level weeb

[@blueyblack2793]

what about these ones? i can't tell if they were already mentioned. can anyone tell me what they are? 3:16 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHbRYatneaieaqM 5:45 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHbRYatneaieaqM 10:17 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHbRYatneaieaqM

[@gerykelf]

If fight scenes are like argument no wonder Saitama always wins. He is just like "Ok, I don't give a fuck."

[@Mewseeker]

Actually, against Garou, it's : "Dude, what's your deal, you're not making any sense!" and the pay-off is great. :)

[@limazulu6192]

Niizuma Eiji. He wins all fights be the virtue of the fact that his role in the argument is to pull the rug right under theirs. He wins because everyone else is too selfabsorbed and in aw of their powers elevating themselves from the rest of humanity while saitama realizes that all they truly have going for them is their unmatched power. Saitama wins because he's above everyone elses dick measuring contest because he realizes that its useless in terms of improving life conditions and finding fullfillment. Saitama wins because while everyone including saitama is obviously empty inside he neither tries distract himself from it nor does he kid himself that he isn't. Instead he chases after it bit it just so happens to be unclear for him where it lies and if something like fulfill ment even exists.

[@prismmaster2548]

Lima Zulu Similar to Mob from mob psycho.

[@LuisPerez-dn1mg]

Lima Zulu Yes That's another way of saying it

[@christiansmith3438]

Angry nigga the point You

[@seer1598]

1: screaming one word over and over 2: consecutive punches 3: posing 4: construction equipment

[@omniscientcammaleon9477]

Jojo's?

[@seer1598]

@@omniscientcammaleon9477 perhaps

[@greedydevilsplayground7936]

ROAD ROLLER!

[@b4thewar540]

You forgot counting and insane screaming

[@dad5draco]

Also sharp projectiles being thrown.

[@Kevin-ug5sg]

Ok instant like after the tortoise wearing a cotton hat joke

[@sivasankaransenthilkumar123]

XD

[@blank003]

Kevin Karakaya I don't know, learning using a turtle shell can make u strong enough to destroy universes.who knows what a tortise shell can do.

[@substituteaccount1915]

coco jumbo

[@draingaming4518]

@@substituteaccount1915 mr president

[@xXBoykisserXx]

The three laws of ultimate power: 1: more hair 2: less clothing 3: uneligible screaming Edit: guys it's been 2 years for the love of god stop saying Saitama

[@Hazelbeso]

A hat?

[@claudioestrella1160]

@@Hazelbeso hat hair

[@blitzu6501]

@@Hazelbeso Physical manifestation of your soul.

[@xalivent5460]

@@Hazelbeso battle cries?

[@am_andrew3005]

Saitama intensifies

[@eddardstark6274]

rock lee vs gaara an the chunin tournament was th shit back then.

[@droberts4791]

yeah I loved that fight. My favorite moment has to be when Lee drops the leg weights, gives me goosebumps every time.

[@JobeStroud]

It still is the shit. Not was.. Is.

[@JuFated]

I dont watch Naruto but the one episode I saw while surfing was that fight and I was close to tears when it ended.

[@jensvide777]

Best fight in Naruto,

[@videogamemusicmasterpieces8159]

Pain vs Naruto is the perfect example, so much is on the line and both are fighting for so much. It describes the exact thing he spoke of perfectly.

[@riceytwundle]

"Professional wrestling" me: *fuccin slams that bell*

[@ceriani1234]

Mr. PancakeMan STONE COLD, STONE COLD

[@THElarry27]

more like aggressive acting

[@alfa01spotivo]

@@THElarry27 still professional wrestling

[@tonysoprano200]

9o

[@willmk4042]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Miranda-ph5dt]

i think my favourite example of this is alphonse vs. kimblee. he's the more pacifistic brother, who had until that point refrained from using a philosphers stone, but now found himself and his mortally wounded friend in a position where they were too injured to continue and the only way to keep themselves alive was for al to not only charge into battle alone against some of the strongest, most deadly opponents in the show with no promise of victory, but also to compromise his morals (using the stone, fighting to kill). the choreography is insane, fluid, tight; and there's a ton of intense back and forth between them. i could go on at this length about the greedling vs bradley fight too. fmab is just wild.

[@jeremiahvaleska8464]

Miranda FMA:B is one of the best shonen anime, period.

[@adrithmanvik1853]

@@jeremiahvaleska8464 without a doubt

[@heartofdawnlight]

"a string of potential gifs" thats about the best way to describe a fight for the sake of cool.

[@ivcxmcm7682]

Professional Wrestling is basically Live Action Shounen Anime.

[@mattlucas169]

Listening to this is something ,I should check one

[@shady6131]

IVCXMCM pro wrestling is an art. when u look deeper into the matches and the two wrestlers who are wrestling, it can become so much more better and beautiful.

[@MegaBox77]

IVCXMCM pro wrestling is an underrated way of art and sports entertainment. Many people can say that is bad because is fake. But is really satisfying when you see your favourite wrestler finally getting the gold. It's something you rarely see in actual fight sports like MMA or Box, maybe you have a favourite that is the favourite of many others, but that doesn't mean he will win.

[@goldenlotus3598]

Fake or not, it's always a blast lmao

[@mommyslilstinker]

oh my god. ....it's true

[@deadmeme4276]

is such a satisfying thing to see your channel grow.

[@pandacat2394]

I am Cancer totally, especially as someone that's been watching him since 400 subs, seeing such a fantastic channel grow so fast is is definitely something to celebrate.

[@optimuscries9869]

I'm really happy for John the creator of SuperEyePatchWolf for coming so far. If only people would also check out his podcast "Let's Fight A Boss."

[@11informer11]

It also says a lot about the apparent paradigm shift of the populace. I know I wouldn't have apologetically watched nearly as much anime about 5 or 7 years ago as I do now.

[@joshintheshell]

Your description of the Way of the Dragon fight being dialogue hits really close to home. On the one hand, as a filmmaker that is absolutely what a fight needs to be. It must further the plot or be some interaction between characters, not just pretty action. On the other hand, as a martial artist, I always tell my students that a fight is like a conversation.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

Josh in the Shell sometimes a fight is like a debate and other times it’s malarkey

[@arlosteiner8382]

Sometimes it's just getting the tar wanked out of you

[@alfa01spotivo]

@Hollow Skull not very relevant

[@crimsondespair_9505]

'scream until our hair changes colour' If I screamed for long enough, my hair would turn white because of all the pain I would feel for screaming for so long.

[@bandabanana4939]

Bruh, You just reached Mastered Ultra Instinct mate.

[@aravsingh2868]

Like Dabi

[@xForts]

What Makes A Fight Scene Interesting? Stands.

[@selenama]

That moment when Stands are basically the answer to everything.

[@tr4inr0id33]

xForts *chew*

[@harryread7663]

Love you man!

[@EdanR]

Stands have ruined superpowers in other stories for me.

[@t850terminator]

When the duwang is beautiful.

[@MrSecretSentai]

This pretty much explains the reason why I love One Piece the fight scenes aren't always amazing but its the outcome that matters

[@glennb6020]

I still don’t know how in retrospective did they have a genuine emotional fight over Luffy protecting a dog’s food.

[@iangonzalez4661]

@@glennb6020 it’s just the glory of one piece

[@bandabanana4939]

Dragon Ball is almost the same Until the godly animation in the super Broly came out

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

The fight scenes ARE always amazing, no idea on what you're saying here.

[@Timmy-mi2ef]

​@@Gadget-Walkmen It's really not

[@WritingOnGames]

You had me at the Tekken Tag music.

[@mondocool5670]

The music of glorious beatdowns

[@TheSlinja]

Writing on Games now im waiting on a tekken vid from you

[@kakakrabbypatty6160]

Exactly which one? I'm trying to find the OST for a while now.

[@mikaelamonsterland]

It's the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Intro theme.

[@bacarrakris5432]

Writing on Games your sunset

[@Balileart]

W- weight E- Environment C- Composition C- Character

[@vaclavjebavy5118]

wecc as hecc

[@junkyyard2273]

Story too

[@stephan_from_library]

@M Y T H I C A L N O V A .

[@isisploegaert1010]

@@junkyyard2273 So...... swecc? S- story W- weight E- Environment C- Composition C- Character

[@iminyourwalls6968]

The fight was wecc

[@shadowboii]

"Professional Wrestling is anime" - Super Eyepatch Wolf 2017

[@Auvisome]

*sees Bruce Lee in the thumbnail* *clicks video*

[@picolascage7762]

diiiittto man

[@DavidHernandez-ug9gb]

same

[@zakinour2732]

same

[@elumiomerk4013]

This is for you if you're interested in Bruce Lee's art: kzbin.info/aero/PL641aY_aoNrNYRrDgVc4gIrCRz7zWY320

[@tonysoprano200]

Ok

[@thesurvivorssanctuary6561]

I'm at 4:48 in the video, and your comparison of Martial Combat to a conversation blows my mind! I'm a Martial Artist, and I've never REALLY understood the comparison of Martial Combat to dancing with a partner. I'm not a very good dancer, and I've barely ever danced with a partner. However, I consider myself a very good conversationalist! The comparison of Combat to Conversation now clicks in my head extremely well, and now I understand the missing element of the dance metaphor! Thank you for opening my eyes, :D!

[@Patrick-ho3st]

"fights without physical interaction" Every game of Gungi between Meruem and Komugi. With every one building on the tention established in the ones prior.

[@TheLastSliceOfPie]

D'arby vs. Jotaro still one of the best non-physical fights in anime

[@firstlast-sq2gc]

Gambler D'arby or Gamer D'arby?

[@alfa01spotivo]

@@firstlast-sq2gc i preferred gambler d'arby

[@risottopose9970]

*Rock Paper Scissor D’arby*

[@waffles6280]

@@risottopose9970 That one kid that tried to steal Rohan's stand?

[@risottopose9970]

Waffles Yes

[@TobyKBTY]

I love how you mentioned the All Might and Nomu fight. My God, that was one of the best fight scenes I've seen in recent times and I was totally hooked.

[@rahulvrma95]

I'm so happy about that little nod you gave to Nakamura being the best at combining technical and emotional aspects of a fight. Dude is a freaking legend.

[@gmkgoat]

So glad you brought up that fight in Toradora. It's my favorite scene in the show.

[@omarcillo060]

And a pivotal point in the plot!

[@snivy400]

I know this comment may be a little late but I think sasuke said it best at the calley of the end in his first fight with naruto. "When two shinobi are powerful enough they can read each other's thoughts merely by an exchange of fists without ever uttering a single word..."

[@psycholonya]

I knew you’d include the All Might vs Nomu fight before you actually mentioned it, I can’t watch that fight without having the shivers on the spine or tearing up.

[@qquuro8760]

Daddy Skee legitimately almost every fight in bnha just kills me lol,, every Izuku fight has so many levels

[@Bighomie39]

I don't know why, but that is STILL my favorite fight in the show. It's probably that All Might's speech he gives to the League of Villains is incredible (especially in the dub), or just that it is immensely hype

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Debate clubs in the anime world are essentially Fight Clubs. First rule of Debate Club, you do not talk about Debate Club...

[@josho8436]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache how r u jellal?

[@contentsailor5764]

I don't git it.

[@sisnegelicayan8266]

You broke the rule

[@Ajehy]

I failed that one hard in High School... I was always pumped about Debate Club and I showed it.

[@chad6846]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache what debate club?

[@xTraexEdge]

The use of professional wrestling was really good for an example and I'm always happy to see NJPW footage.

[@willmk4042]

Hell yeah 🔥

[@grump1537]

I love pro wrestling so much :3

[@matthewlee4834]

2:16 Wtf is this scene from? I've seen every Avatar episode several times over and I don't recognize this fight AT ALL

[@LJ-hk4tv]

Matthew Lee It's from the unaired pilot. Lol, I asked the same question but no one bothered to answer.

[@blank003]

LJ I think it was released as a DVD special.

[@blank003]

LJ real questions:why does an unaired pilot have that good animation,better than actual fights.

[@landendrake1696]

Broo. The animation was so clean. Look at the angles😭😭. Would've made the show a million times better than it already was.

[@harrisonmorgan1120]

Matthew Lee Dude thank you, I was watching this on PS4 today and saw that scene. Paused. Opened up video on my phone just to scroll the comments to see if anyone else noticed and where to find more of that!! Where did that scene come frommmmm if anyone finds out pls comment

[@Zetra7]

My favorite fights are in HunterxHunter, especially the later ones which get very technical but are almost always emotional whether in their development of the main characters or the sheer disparity of one of the fighters. Some of my favorite ones are fights that don't even involve much fighting, like Kurapika vs Chrollo and the spiders. He does fight Uvogin but when he got Chrollo that was the high emotional aspect of the very technical way he fought Uvogin who many more experienced fighters stood no chance against. Also the dodgeball fight which was just dodgeball to the extreme but it was very good.

[@mattlucas169]

Gave it like

[@micahpheonix5936]

Zetra7 one of the very few series that beat HXH for me is Fate zero. emotion drives almost all fights, there's tons of strategy, and to top it off they all look amazing

[@optimuscries9869]

That Tekken Tag Tournament music was a nice touch. Dude loves fighting games way too much! Lol

[@kakakrabbypatty6160]

Can you tell me the name of the track?? I've been looking for it everywhere.

[@optimuscries9869]

The song SEW uses in the video is from the Tekken Tag Tournament's intro.

[@donflamingo795]

You forgot to mention just one more thing: Camerawork The 'boring fight' in K is mostly because of the lack of close up shot, not because the fight is bad; as you said it was choreographed pretty good Now compare to the fight of Hajime no Ippo and other battle manga, they actually include a lot of close shot and middle shot from different angles; camera angles also play an important role in fighting scene especially in fast paced fight Otherwise, it's a great video, keep it up

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

donflamingo795 those are actually medium shots. A close up is fairly closer to the focal point (tl;dr version of a Film Riot video I saw)

[@chrisossu2070]

It also has to do with neither character's emotions really coming through in the storyboarding or attack effects. Misaki at that moment is straight-up pissed and confused at seeing Saruhiko, while Saruhiko is absolutely obsessed with maintaining Misaki's attention. Neither is really conveyed through the way they fight.

[@rdsasuke1]

You're talking bullshit.

[@ДенисПолищук-я2у]

I personally find one Berserk moment especially important to mention. It is when Guts was trying to leave The band of Hawk and Griffith himself dared stop him. The quite and still sight of snowy hills on the background, friends keeping their breath in awaitence of the battle and in the end the onle swing of a sword made the difference between Guts's life after and afore. It was not about technical part of the fight, because it was quite one, but it was about an immesurable emotional link among those characters

[@Blueline3691]

I interpreted it as a challenge of eachother's resolve for their dreams. Guts wanted to search for his own purpose so that he could stand as an equal whereas Griffith was not willing to give up his best tool for achieving his dream of building an empire.

[@localangrydad2590]

I died when you said the name of the Naruto's author- "MASAHAI KISHIMOTO" NANI?!

[@Rhino123freak]

Just Aguy yeah lmao

[@LightningAsh]

NANI!?!?!?! But all honesty, nobody should give a fuck. Kishi's a bitch-boy anyway.

[@avenge2168]

Just Aguy omae wa mu shinderu

[@ahmedparacha3708]

Thugs Bunny why?

[@deadmanperipherals]

ikr

[@_M_4]

What makes fight scenes interesting? -OP main character -flailing arms around -EXPLOSIONS -LASERBEAMS -announcing/explaining every attack -taking 10+ episodes -asspulls -boobs -butt shots -screaming -blood No, seriously though. Establishment of power levels, motives/ideology of the characters, high stakes, fight choreography/animation and fast pacing make fights interesting for me.

[@micahpheonix5936]

Marcelo Guerrero if you haven't I recommend Fate and Fate stay night UBW. they fit your specifications perfectly.

[@lemmys.kelton8183]

what about the obligatory baseball episode

[@tanten191]

Marcelo Guerrero hey, does anyone know the name of the anime from 00:29? It looks soo dope! Thx

[@tanten191]

Nvm i found it thx 😅

[@doodleonwalls]

Summer Wars is one of my fave feel good movies. you should def check it out ;u;

[@charlielomanto3177]

To me, the best fight in anime was the Luffy & Usop Fight. -Emotion -Dialogue -Action

[@nogarashi]

Ik its late but... Oh i see you are a culture man

[@mr.regular589]

@@nogarashi I get that I'm even later than you XD But I agree, he is a man of culture.

[@Pestilentdeathx]

That fight was everything

[@SomeHeroAlex]

Seeing the snippets of the Summer Wars fight really made me happy. The sound design mixed with the conflict against Love Machine made it feel so weighted and meaningful.

[@manolito.7zip]

You forgot about the "tension" of the fight, there is no "tension" if you know they can just get the characters back to life if they lose or that the protagonist will just get a new power-up when it seems like they are gonna die or lose so the fight doesn't feel important

[@KajinDMV]

I can easily state the obvious and say Dragon Ball *COUGH* *COUGH* SUPER! But all I'm gonna say is I stopped watching Dragon Ball Super after episode 100 for good. Ok , *DRAGONBALL* *SUPER* ....

[@davidb5205]

He basically covered that in the Emotional Narrative arc and the example of My Hero Academia. The emotional narrative essentially asks: what is at stake if each side loses?

[@KajinDMV]

Xion Bagel not counting overall, if you could take the best moments from GT, and the best moments from Super where do you rank Gt and Super on a scale of 1-10??

[@KajinDMV]

Xion Bagel I feel the exact same way, couldn't agree more. GT had very creative concepts, just sub par execution. Plus the beginning half of the series was.. was.... well, it was boring af. GT still imo had more memorable moments and more timeless events than Super has produced. Just not enough "umph". Super has had its impressive moments and concepts, but overall I feel as if I'm watching a fanfic or a very bold and adventurous video game alternate story line. *GT* : (6.5/10) - (GT just left a very somber and bittersweet tone. So even though I applaud them for killing characters off and having permanent consequences, often times it felt as though much of the universe we did love about DBZ was lost and forgotten.) *SUPER* : (6.5/10) - (Super does well at giving fans exactly what they want, only, it comes at the price of (cliche incoming) the soul of the dragon ball we know and love. The essence and consistency that we grew to love has become expendable, for whatever the newest "wow" moment can be to top the last big "wow" moment.) We can only hope Super goes further into the future, past the end of 'Z' and redeems both, the non canon and canon continuations we've gotten thus far.

[@yoursonisold8743]

Battles arent always deathmatches and sometimes not even anything of true value is on the line, yet there is still tension. When the personal reasons or the circumstamces force the fight it gives it a mix of tension and also hollowness. But the good kind. "A meaningless fight" is sometimes more effective than a standard battle with a clear goal. It all depends on the emotion.

[@NinjaFrog65]

Luffy vs Rob Lucci is possibly my favorite example of this.

[@zeph769]

"I won't fall until I kick your ass."

[@mrdropkicker1]

Benjamin A few that stand out for me are Luffy vs Lucci Naruto vs Sasuke (all fights) Jonathan Joestar vs Dio (yeah, that battle was better than Jotaro vs Dio imho cause it had a greater emotional narrative) Roy Mustang vs Envy Sanosuke vs Anji the monk (Kenshin) And Spike Spiegel vs Vicious

[@swag-dz4lv]

COUGH Ussop vs Luffy COUGH

[@swizzlesticks4661]

Hopefully one day we will get luffy vs shanks, that would be inspirational

[@kevinodom8708]

I really appreciate you making this. I wanna animate a show or at least something with an action vibe before I die. This is good info you put out, thank you!

[@curseofcrits1567]

Yunno, this channel is good for finding anime’s as someone new to anime.

[@resistancepublishing]

The fight scene between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris is a great example. When I saw it as a kid, even at that age I understand what each character’s weakness and strengths were just by watching.

[@TkevTV]

I always find MHA's fight scenes great Especially because they don't last really long but are quite powerful It's rather about the narrative behind it Anime or manga, the battles last mostly for few seconds but I always felt like it was way more, they are that impactful And of course Naruto was just always beautiful in fights

[@Ashers_Is_Gone]

I actually absolutely LOVED your video about what makes a good heel! It’s actually among my favorites, not just of your videos, but of all the videos I’ve seen on this platform! I wish you’d make more! 💜

[@WickedAnimeTroll]

I know this is not exactly what the video was about but... hand to hand combat >>>> energy beams this is why I prefer retro shounen because they are more martial arts based and not not so much about planet destryong ablities This is also the reason why some series got less interesting over time like Naruto or DragonBall because they changed from the former to the latter

[@yourmom9931]

WickedAnimeTroll energy beams are cool when done right.Gohan vs Cell Goku vs Vegeta ec

[@Killerqueen2000]

this is why I dislike dragon ball. only jojo can pull an energy beam and still make it interesting

[@brandonontama2415]

WickedAnimeTroll PREACH!!!!

[@crzyboy190]

killerqueen2000 Jojo doesn't have energy beam not that I remember.

[@randominternetsurfersurfin7595]

crzyboy190 super fly vs josuke,sheer heart attack,and others I can't recall or don't know of yet.

[@gabrielmerchant]

I'm developing a webcomic and several other stories I plan on turning into games at some point, and every single time I watch one of these vids from you, you instantly inspire me to work on my projects (normally similar videos take a few tries but yours seems to always hit that mark in one go). I love your work here and I'm upset I'm too poor to donate money but know that if I could, I would be donating as much as possible. Each one of these videos is an eye-opener. I hope you never stop creating : ]

[@maskofice9432]

I'm coming back to this video shortly after having watched Chihayafuru, a prime example of a non-battle battle series, and I'm realizing one it's big strengths is how much narrative weight it can put on each fight. There's a technical aspect to that it explains, arguably overly so, but how much emotion is put into it is really part of why the series shines. And it's why there's two fights within about 4 episodes of each other that got me so invested I almost cried at the results.

[@isadora6092]

am i the only one who watches his videos as an asmr while working? srsly, the relaxing voice + interesting subjects + accurate points combo is just the best thing on yt

[@AffyMoon]

Doppio vs Risotto, a perfect example of a gloriously written fight scene, with their unique abilities interacting in unique ways and both trying to find a way to outsmart the other.

[@All_Powerful_God_Enel]

Damn this was too short, time flies while watching these.

[@drakesmith7561]

*Plays Video* This isn't a Super Eyepatch Wolf Video without a reference to JOJO so it better be here *See's a reference to JoJo* YES YES YES YES....YES

[@drakesmith7561]

Also Congrats on 100k Subs been watching you since your first video

[@Carlos-Mora]

And let's not forget the amazingly questionable grammar, "technicle"? really?

[@amuro5992]

This is my favorite video from this channel by far. Thank you for explaining in detail just what it is that excites and moves me behind all the superficial eye candy during a great fight scene. Like most good things in life, the crux of it lies beneath the surface.

[@klik9134]

Me, listening to the video as a background noise: Video: "Phoenix Wright-" Me: *enabled*

[@tiramitsuko]

*slams table* oh wait I agree with that I don't even have any objections

[@haiuchi]

"Two beautiful dudes wailing on each other" hahaha I laughed more than I should have.

[@LtDarkWing]

This is exactly why Fate Stay/Night fights are so enthralling and deep.

[@archiealexandre828]

I legot cry every time the fight between nomu and all might do their fight scene. It's so emotionally driven with EXCELLENT dialogue and voice acting in both subs and dubs. All Might's ark, in general, is a very intense and emotional arc which gets to me every time.

[@JaxonHex]

One of my personal favorite fight scenes, Luffy and Katakuri. It's just so good with the art and flow are nearly perfect.

[@TheRevanchists]

professional wrestling is absolutely awesome to watch, precisely because of what you describe here. People can mock wrestling all they want, for whatever reason besides being scripted because 99% of all TV is scripted.

[@buffoonustroglodytus4688]

Professional wrestling is stupid

[@WinterCedar]

Macho Man Randy Savage is the best anime character

[@daegan_ftw]

It's really just longform live theatre in the action genre with a sports aesthetic. Say what you will, I still enjoy the special event matches.

[@BGatts666]

Because the script in this kind of wrestling is just too apparent, for some people at least.

[@MycroDaug]

TheRevanchists Ima subscribe just to unsubscribe

[@zeenie_weenie]

I'm getting as excited about every One Piece scene shown as my dog gets excited seeing me coming home after school :3

[@dreghblessed]

Came back to this video almost 3 years after it's come out and I love seeing where we first got to see this man's respect and love of wrestling but not being sure we were interested, to now having full videos on it. Keep it up my friend

[@brendanshea9460]

Naruto vs. Pain has some of the best fighting I've ever seen in an anime, the animation is just beautiful

[@brendanshea9460]

CoolOrange4 Ye I know I was joking

[@spinceiling7442]

Shirno Honestly aside from the 'my pain is far greater than yours' scene I really enjoyed the fluid animation in that fight

[@S.A.O.D.A]

Black&Blue Same.

[@adilky]

I really liked naruto's entrance. It got me really hyped which made the fight that much more disappointing

[@sonicmagnets]

Shirno lol

[@3da283]

For me a good fight scene is when two people come to the conclusion that fighting is the only thing left

[@talionunnamedkys1145]

Of course you amazingly covered the emotional and physical aspect of a fight scene but i think when it comes to the entertaining aspect of a fight its a whole different story.I think most modern films ruin fight sequences by trying to follow every single move a character makes during a fight (punches,kicks...etc) by either shaking the camera every time the somebody hits someone else or by having the camera being really close to a character.But I think every fight scene between two people should have a wider camera angle.Take most of Rock Lee´s fights for example... in every single one you can always see (if lees combatant is a melee fighter) lee and his enemy all the time, this creates a epic sense of....well....epicness to the fight and that is what I think makes a fight scene truly great!

[@Motorata661]

Watch this video its about Jacky Chan style of directing and acting and here explains that he is a bit mad about western directors for being unskilled in that regard kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGKzdKd_lrKSfbM

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

TALIONUNNAMED 4050 martial arts action vs action with martial arts added Martial arts action: demonstrates what a resisting opponent will do Action with martial arts added: shows how to trip someone who lets you trip them Martial arts action: dodging a barrage of knife thrusts is its own set piece Action with martial arts added: dodging doesn’t exist Martial arts action: fight scenes are about various attributes Action with martial arts added: fight scenes are a d**k measuring contest (cough Bourne films cough)

[@strystyl]

I still check up on this video for reference month after month after month. This is probably my favorite of your essays man. Keep it up. Please don't stop analyzing things cus your insight and focus on topics is top tier.

[@waterdrinker90]

This is why the fight between Goku and Piccolo Daimao from the original Dragon Ball is one of my favourite from the entire series. It is both a technical and emotional chalange for Goku, who is facing the most unbelivebly powerful being he ever encountered (up until that point, of course) and also the monster who was responsible for his best friend's death.

[@peynnep6483]

you mean that 1 friend that came back to life? :D

[@SheppyBoi202]

True.... but during king piccolo vs goku, shenron had been killed by King piccolo, so at that point Go just thought that he could never bring back krillin

[@ProjektTaku]

one of my favorite fights in all of anime is one I feel no one would pick, and that's ken oyanagi vs rohan where they play RPS. While it seems average at first, it perfectly conveys how ken try's to live up to rohan and shows his mental fortitude, whilst showing rohan's confusion but also his underlying genius. Also its just really entertaining I love watching it.

[@Nate_the_Nobody]

12:13 Kakashi's hand tremor as he lets go of the kunai, just mmm that's the stuff You can feel how much pain he's in from having to kill the friend he couldn't save.

[@angelmakima]

Toradora Tiga fight scene is the best scene ever

[@emilleanthonette]

I don't even know the context of the fight, yet I am highly aroused by its choreography.

[@vaurius5644]

ADAM GENESIS I skipped it

[@steelblake]

Oh i'm presenting a "why you should watch/read My hero academia" in the near future... because that would be awesome

[@mattlucas169]

Season 2 is coming this spring .So I'd guess he had to watch everything

[@steelblake]

Or read it. I like the adaptation, but if it is 12 episodes again, you know... they´re not going to reach that part

[@TheWartortleSquad]

He said he cant really get into the series in one of his videos.

[@chartheredcometaznable2345]

First reason....its a shit anime and can't compared to the marvelous JoJo or Gundam

[@FPW20XX]

Your content is amazing to hear, coming from someone who's trying to get off the ground as a writer...but, mentioning Pro Wrestling sealed the deal for me! You got a new sub!

[@fjdjsbcfhfgfgdgdvdyg]

I love how you can make a good fight scene into an even better fight scene with the amount detail you give.

[@spartanB0292]

2:00 I fucking love this Naruto ending. It brings so much nostalgia into my life

[@otakulu4076]

"In their own way, fights are also a valid form of communication." Araragi Tsukihi (Nisemonogatari)

[@XanBcoo]

One of my favorite anime fight scenes is in Rurouni Kenshin, when Saito reappears in Kenshin's life to test his abilities. The way that Kenshin's "Battousai" personality begins to surface is chilling. One of the best skin-tingling emotional moments in the show

[@madisonpetri7361]

So I watched this video and thought it was really cool. The next night, I watch John Wick for the first time, and I can tell this video truly impacted how I read the fights scenes in that movie. Kudos to you for making this!

[@fridge6836]

What makes a romance intresting please? i can't find any good ones ps congrats on passing 100k!

[@MohammedAli-vr2gc]

FlamingCookie try the anime movie your name (you will thank me)

[@Drizztgeass]

watch or read Touch or Cross Game

[@MohammedAli-vr2gc]

Dream High Animation like the end of bleach it was not forced at all

[@dedicateddark]

All I can think of are mangas unfortunately. Anyway, to get good romance you don't watch romance animes. Anyway here are a few I like in anime: Kara no Kyoukai -my favourite. Steins Gate had good romance. Baccano had some nice couples. My fav. being the burglars from the opening(the opening is awesome). Whispers of the heart -its a romance movie and corny as fck. I like it. That's all I can remember right now, these are the ones where romance was prominent and was good.

[@luksgar97]

White album 2 (Not the second season)

[@n0ame1u1]

"A mere 17 minutes" yes, because 17 minutes is ridiculously short for a fight scene.

[@Tiralmos]

n0ame1u1 Do you even Dragon Ball bro ?

[@jrobi501]

n0ame1u1 You should try magical rising project(Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku) awsome storytelling and animation. And brings technical and emotion fighting in one Its on youtube and Crunchyroll

[@sdmg9059]

Do you know anime? Fight scenes are around 30 to 2 hours and if you have a problem with that then just don't watch anime.

[@n0ame1u1]

It depends on the anime. A long-running shonen anime will have extremely long fight scenes, but outside of that you barely ever see fight scenes lasting for more than one or two episodes. I'd say that most fight scenes are far shorter than 17 minutes, especially considering that many anime are only 4 hours (12 episodes) long. I mean, just look at Mob Psycho 100, or the Fate series, or the Index series, or DanMachi, or Fullmetal Alchemist/Brotherhood, or the Magi series, or Nanatsu no Taizai, or basically any show that's less than 50 episodes long. Most fight scenes are resolved within 20 minutes, almost all are resolved within 40, and none that I can think of last over an hour. EDIT: I realize that FMA Brotherhood is over 50 episodes long, but whatever.

[@snivy400]

n0ame1u1 well actually the fight is only about two and a half minutes

[@Enzo_Matrix92]

''I love the kind of Woman who can kick my ass'' - Spike Spiegal.

[@mattlucas169]

Wow .Everyone feels like they really take their fight scene is supposed to be memorable

[@ehmiguel7602]

Matt Lucas what?

[@mattlucas169]

+EH Miguel I was trying to say that when people take a lot of action or fighting moments in tv or anime ,they really want it to be badass

[@ehmiguel7602]

Matt Lucas true

[@alphabladelm2011]

I had a PM chat with a guy who recommended this video. I was not disappointed. As a potentially aspiring writer, this is definitely going to help with future stories. Thank you.

[@jo53ha]

Shokugeki no Souma is another example of a non fighting anime with amazing "fights".

[@mattlucas169]

Really that anime so much.

[@HxH2011DRA]

Star Remnant Food GOATS

[@Chance57]

The GitS SaC boxing scene was tits AF in a non fighting anime.

[@DanVideos]

Fucking amazing. Eizan vs Soma was particularly awesome

[@fatfartish1]

Matt Lucas Wat?

[@tennesseejermyn7705]

I'm hyped for this bakuman video...

[@mattlucas169]

Oh boy .Me too I want to hear everything about the weekly shonen jump .Good job super eyepatch wolf

[@firegodmc1080]

honestly, you talking about wrestling is the best. it seems like one of those things you love so much, yet can't talk about on the channel very often. i wish you had the opportunity to do more

[@jeangentry6656]

To me, a good fight scene is one that tells a story through it's violence, we get to see into the mind of the fighters. Two of my favorites is the fights Roy has against Lust and Envy in FMA, because they tell us so much about him and about the sin he's facing. In the Lust fight, we just just driven Roy is, how fierce he is as fighter, and how straight up BRUTAL he can be. In Lust, we see her sadism, which is also her fatal flaw- had she just made sure Roy and Havoc were dead, she could have finished Riza and Al easily. With Envy, we see Roy truly become the personification of Wrath itself, we see how cruel he can be. We also see Envy actually in FEAR, even as he shouts at Roy not to look down on him. We also see that he is always scheming, and that being understood by Ed struck a more fatal blow than Roy's flames did.

[@xerospacious4024]

Meruem Vs netero 👌

[@chelsea9j]

Congrats on 100k subs btw 👍🏻

[@rhys5197]

you really helped me look at fighting in tv and movies in a whole new light. Thank you!

[@willy_th3_walrus257]

I think kakashi vs obito is the best example of this and no I'm not a narutard I dropped shippuden Edit: fuck never mind you said that too

[@takeru3159]

I checked out your patreon and I am interested, I just like an explanation on how the donation per video model will work because I am use to patreons donating by month.

[@supereyepatchwolf3007]

All it means is that whenever I post a video, you however you much you pledged gets donated, so if you post 1$ and I post 3 vids a month, then that's 3$ a month.

[@tomasroque3338]

whats the name of the anime at 0:28?

[@randominternetsurfersurfin7595]

Super Eyepatch Wolf no,don't do that. I don't want rushed videos.

[@wheremyshrimpsat6433]

summer wars

[@the_snakelicious]

I think unless you have a clear video schedule so that people know exactly how many videos you'll make a month, and thus how much money they will be donating a month, this system isn't good at all.

[@Algorithm_Poison]

The greatest action scene I've ever seen was of a psychopath devouring a bag of potato chips

[@iangonzalez4661]

I mean your not wrong

[@iangonzalez4661]

Also fight scene not action

[@hollowsid9623]

death note?

[@officegossip]

i look back at this video often whenever I need inspiration for writing my fight scenes. A great resource for convincing fight scenes. Thanks much.

[@miselojaime2214]

*sees Toradora in the thumbnail* Me: Oh cool Also me: *smashes left click button and breaks mouse*

[@lylevillanueva8624]

ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ

[@Puffle573]

[Breaks screen]

[@motivated2473]

Wasn't Toradora a really toxic aproach to relationships?

[@Cynoxxus]

@@motivated2473 What? Why? Toradora is a story about growth for those who are around their teenage years to find out about their true feelings because they are not equipped to understand it yet. Why is it toxic?

[@CarlosCraft1469]

@@Cynoxxus To me it simply felt like Taiga was way too violent towards Ryuuji (you know, the guy that did literally EVERYTHING for her!!). Like, at least in the first 4 episodes (the ones I could manage to watch), she didn't pass an episode without calling him names and/or physically abusing him.

[@jeffersonsantos5425]

Where are the Aang vs Zuko clips from? Definitely not from the show

[@droberts4791]

I would like to know if as well

[@DukeNukem3D0]

Jefferson Santos it's from the pilot in the DVD extra