Why AniTube is Dying QUICKLY

[@CaribouCoon]

For the record the whole interview was awesome and before watching your response I want to mention the possibility that I address/elaborate further than what was teased in the 9 min vid (it was like a 2 hour discussion about a lot of stuff not just anime youtube) Can't confirm tho it's not out yet XD but anyway thanks for this!! You're right that essay videos are saturated right now and only cater to the niche of the niche without putting anything of themselves in it. I imagine the success of these older anime channels back then in part was because there was actually a fair deal of themselves in their content, how THEY felt about X,Y,Z. I just realized hearing from you that MAYBE part of the reason my Doremi video has done as well as it has (relatively speaking) is because of the reception I've gotten where it's a lot more emotional and personalized (tho it's not marketed that way of course).

[@Sutidamuskun]

Ayyyy the man of the hour 😤😤 I plan on watching that full interview when it releases; even this 9-10min chunk was fantastic. Ik exactly what you mean by seeing emotional, personalized vids blowing up much more than you'd expect. My Utaite made me give up on Anime vid is by a mile my best received video (not most viewed, but i believe most engaged), and the comments are just filled with people talking of their mental health struggles & the effects multiple utaite had in solving them. What's funny about that particular vid is that I always hear that the first 2 min or whatev are obnoxious, but that ppl stuck with it because they saw how much everyone in the comments empathized. Empathy is a very strong tool.

[@ArcticZombie]

I completely agree.

[@RogerSmith2004]

This was quite interesting to listen to. Quite frankly, I do agree that there's a massive challenge. There is this general understanding that because one is uploading videos to a huge platform, they need to be an expert on the subject to justify their success. After all, you call yourself "The Anime Man" yet you don't know this important information? But ultimately that's not really what the audience wants, it's missing the forest for the trees. Like I don't think the audience is against someone who knows a lot per se, but they truly want someone they can relate with and connect with. A lot of times they want someone just like them. I can go on about this and that until I'm blue in the face, but it is kind of a fruitless endeavor if I want it to actually reach an audience. Like you need an actual personality and charisma, even if it's a controversial one, it's still one that stands out and makes itself known. Some of it is in marketing the videos as well, undoubtedly, basic title and thumbnail, all that. I don't really know what is the correct move to make per se, I'm certainly no marketing genius or anything close to the sort. However I think it is one of those things where you can't trust the information itself to be interesting enough to the audience on its own. Because the fact of the matter is most people don't really give a crap about these random old titles. They want something presented in a way they know and understand. It's true in a social setting and it's true in video format too.

[@Sutidamuskun]

Perfect summary. You can't just trust the information because generally ppl don't care about these recondite anime shows from the 80s or whatever. If your content doesn't provide value to those outside of your spectre or sphere, then you can't expect large success. More ppl go to the market than they do a small one-man stand dedicated to speaking about the history of apples and other weird fruits -- going to the market in that scenario just has more widely applicable value.

[@AnimeFriedChicken]

Good thoughts.

[@Sutidamuskun]

Thanks homie 🙌🔥