WHY DOES LIVE ACTION ANIME SUCK? | Trash Taste

[@kinbariidesu]

Connor relating more to Batman (who is rich) than Spiderman (who struggles to pay bills) has got to be a Privileged Moment for sure

[@squirmy5]

I can relate to both because i have no money and no powers as well

[@merkery1120]

@@squirmy5 no parents specifically no father as well

[@Dorraj]

@@merkery1120 ayy my brother in fatherless, hello

[@JC-hu6wg]

True lol. Also if anyone might want, I recommend to read Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-man 310, this is a random issue, but it shows who and why we love Spider-man so much. Might as well be my favorite Marvel single issue of all time.

[@balabanasireti]

All jokes aside, they're all privilged and clearly know nothing about the real world. Just listen to Joey's takes about people who are socially awkward

[@dorcat2867]

When Connor said he wanted a Batman slice of life, he should definitely read Wayne Family Adventures then

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

or anything from the batman superman buddy comics from the silver age, forget the actual name of the series

[@ViktorErikFade]

Big O is an older anime that's literally evangelion meets Batman lol Wonder if he's ever watched that . About a rich guy who saves the town and also destroys it with his giant mech in the process with also mystery and plot randomly in the background with a sidekick Android lady

[@H2OHydraulic]

Connor... Reading... _In the same sentence???_

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

@@H2OHydraulic And comic books.... especially superhero comic books? Yeah. good luck with that.

[@ethanpochna565]

Batman '66 comic series fiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrre

[@dakotahs.4185]

The boys talking about Facebook being the slice of life of the social media made me laugh my ass off.

[@lurkerran]

Little did they know it also get worse like Twitter LOL

[@iantaakalla8180]

Twitter is the Lovecraftian horror genre of social media.

[@BrandonWhatTheF]

If possible, the TT bois should maybe try and get one of these topical episodes out once a month.

[@jackirwin6823]

Definitely

[@irvingchies1626]

They do need it, realistically they got away with talking about outdated stuff without guests for too long already

[@nanashi7779]

​@@irvingchies1626Sure but most of us aren't here to listen to the boys talk about current news or very topical stuff, we're here to watch three lads joke around about random shit. If that's topical stuff then great but if not then I don't think it's something they "got away with"

[@Turtlegod124]

​@@irvingchies1626That's becuase no one watches them to hear about new but their 'trash taste' hence the name.

[@yourbasicninja]

​​@@irvingchies1626 I would rather listen to an unedited 1 hour of them talking candidly about current things like their live streams, rather them record for 3 hours, have it edited down to 2 hours, and than have it finally finished in over two weeks later with it having old topics in the episode that is either outdated or no one care about anymore.

[@BartholomewBingleton]

connor's like "give me more fantasy" but won't read a fantasy novel

[@northstar6920]

translation: Give us more Isekai.

[@scarlet7960]

Because reading is lame

[@PointlessRantz]

I'm about to finally finish wheel of time and man there are few fantasy experiences better than spending probably 300 hours in a world, able to learn about the intricacies of the world, fantasy shows or movies will literally never compare to that feeling honestly. That being said I am still excited for any potential Brandon Sanderson adaptations just gotta hope and pray it doesn't turn out like how they butchered Wheel of Time as a TV show.

[@v.7733]

The Final Empire would make an amazing series if done right 😩

[@CvpArt]

@@PointlessRantz started The Wheel of Time a couple of weeks ago and am halfway through The Great Hunt atm. Really enjoying it so far. Book 2 is already an improvement from book 1 I think. I know some people say it’s one of the best things ever and I don’t doubt them but so far it’s just pretty good to great for me. When did it become amazing to you? (No spoilers ofc). I feel like I’ll end up feeling the same way as I read more of the series but was actually interested in hearing from other people.

[@ajcliff8642]

Honestly, I am loving this episode. It's pretty fresh and the boys talking about what's going currently kinda reminds me of what TT was in S1.

[@trobihn]

I agree. You can only have so much of the same type of banter until it gets tiring to listen to, so I like this direction of having something new for a change.

[@Anexi]

The issue was just they were on tour, so a lot was recorded close (and months behind)

[@otto_von]

@@Anexithem being on tour is a niche theory and not actually true

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

​@@AnexiAlso, in terms of time-consuming events, let us not forget that Garnt had three weddings, each being in a different corner of the world. And then everyone also just went and visited their families for the first time since the lockdowns. Along with tours, there's been weeks where Connor has been doing travels across Japan for charity events...they've definitely been extremely busy, lol.

[@KeenWoi]

I can't stop laughing at 52:55 when Connor is dead staring at Garnt fidgeting the fans. It's so random lmao

[@belimbingpanas8724]

Npc behaviour

[@imnotgoodwithnames8502]

Its that subway surfer brain, mlnke reacts to any stimulus

[@scarlet7960]

Omg this is the best, he starts at like 52:43 so he holds that stare for a hot minute

[@HelloyouTheSmiley]

me watching the boys fidget every episode

[@Leonlion0305]

I do that, but probably for different reason. Doesn't matter if someone is fidgeting with something or texting. I am not even looking at what someone is typing, but I am just staring at SOMETHING that is not static. Happens more when I am tired.

[@statesminds]

There’s a few good anime live actions films but they need to either 1.) make it completely different to fit with real life actors 2.) embrace the goofiness and be self aware

[@NeutralGuyDoubleZero]

Agreed, but being self aware or goofy isn't enough. You could argue they tried to do that with Ed in netflix bebop lol

[@statesminds]

@@NeutralGuyDoubleZerooo noo that wasnt funny lol

[@dlrowreverse793]

Agree, Edge of Tomorrow is probably the best adaptation from a japanese light novel/manga but it basically just keept the core concept and changed everything else.

[@veliona8920]

3.) Not exist period because certain anime are too stylized to translate to Live Action. One Piece is one of those anime.

[@victoriazero8869]

There was once a GOOD Live Action adaptation of Dragon Ball It was super goofy, pretty much like original DB season And apparently it adapted an original anime movie, not the manga! It was Dragon Ball - The Magic Begins (1991)

[@Jake.Shredz]

Grant talking about short form content in his boomer mode talking about how he can feel his brain changing when he watches too much short form stuff was so relatable. That’s partly why I watch Trash Taste weekly, almost like a palette cleanse because it’s different from the shorts you get everywhere else. It feels even more important to engage with long form stuff today.

[@alaina4070]

Not even a boomer thing. I'm a zoomer, and I feel the same way. I am now trying to stop myself from watching any more shorts. It feels like it slowly rotting away my brain. Shorts are also way more reactionary and toxic than regular videos.

[@masudbillah6196]

Did Connor actually ask what aspect people relate to in Spider-Man?

[@intelli-gent9863]

Well Connor is known to be monkey a lot. Plus it's Trash Taste so it's expected lol

[@squeezyjibbz7407]

I'm saying. Connor has the worst takes.

[@libtardkiller8568]

​@@squeezyjibbz7407na joey does

[@triggerfairy4070]

Modern comic book peters life is misery congo line. Old comic book peter is relatable, modern comic book peter is just sad

[@lolhaipop]

@@triggerfairy4070he’s now getting ntr🥲

[@Mannydude96]

There are certain parts of the DnD movie that are "bad luck" moments. Those are meant to be "bad dice rolls" but they never say it explicitly. Theres stuff like the characters making pledges to share loot, which is a common thing in DnD. Small stuff like that

[@_Tizoc_]

Honor Among Thieves was the best feature film product commercial of the year so far. Let's see how Barbie does.

[@xxpatricklauxx]

Faeries And Phoenix : FAP Elves.

[@Dgrayman1313]

I'm not sure if Connor forgets what makes spiderman more compelling and relatable than marvel heroes. Garnt gets it though. He's a teenager who was hit with so much responsibility at a young age and feels compel to use it to help people. He puts others first before himself even though it's terrible. He has no time for his friends or possible love life. He struggles making ends meet. He has to take care of his aunt since he's the man of the house. These are all points we have all gone through

[@___________0Z0X]

Damn, I never realize this. You struck a chord with me, I never knew why I liked Spider-Man more but now I think I do.

[@raulmason723]

Nah spider-man sucks

[@rayumiller]

Scary thing about live action adaptations is that it destroys your trust of another live action being made

[@Yofushii]

yeah im really really stoked about the one piece live action but hearing peoples opinion about it even tho its obviously not out yet made me pretty skeptical about the show

[@Imbatmn57]

Netflix is trying last airbender AGAIN and i just want more of the animation, the live action costumes really look like costumes, even the first live action had better costumes.

[@thewhutnow5795]

The trust has been destroyed years ago 😂 wdym? Almost everyone has low expectations in live actions.

[@zulkifli4201]

​​@@Yofushii hold the judgement and expect nothing until the series released on august is the way

[@zulkifli4201]

​@@Imbatmn57first live action costume is sh*t

[@shubhamsinghstar123]

1:22:29 Crazy part is that Madam Web arc actually never finished cause the show got discontinued, and it was definitely one the best storylines in the series.

[@___________0Z0X]

Still love that arc.

[@dynesaurus8264]

The dungeons and dragons movie did a really good job. It's fun for non d&d fans and the combat or lore of the world is interesting for d&d fans. An actual movie made for everyone

[@xrichie7924]

Super agree. Although the main character being a bard and casting no spells gave me hives

[@dynesaurus8264]

@@xrichie7924 Yea, but that's also just to simplify each character into a single thing so its easier to comprehend. Like in the legend of vox machina, the druid and bard never heal because it would overlap on the cleric

[@Roxlimn]

There’s a lot of D&D-isms in the movie, but not to the point where it would materially impact the experience of folks who don’t play.

[@hebat45]

It was really good. But it was a flop and didn't do well at the box office unfortunately , so we most likely won't get a sequel and anything similar in the genre

[@AliceLoveCookies]

​@@xrichie7924there is actually the theory that he is not actually a Bard but rather a rogue!

[@DerpyDerpums]

So glad they were wrong about One Piece live action

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

One Piece live action is mid at best.

[@Kenpachi-q3q]

@Abcdefg-tf7cu you conner on an alt account?

[@Whyalwaysm3]

Monster really needs a live action tv-show, Del Toro wanted to do it, please any studios give him money. Also LoGH can be made with the present technology, pay the Battle Star Galactica team to do it.

[@knaditya8228]

I always thought LoGH can become a great live action, I saw a news article apparently a Chinese company that has rights for it has been in the process of making a tv series (it's own by a guy who loves LoGH so much that he brought the rights just to stream it for free for people.)

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

"needs" no it does not

[@knaditya8228]

@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305 you don't get what he means do you, monster is a pretty grounded story and a amazing one. good luck trying to convince a 40 year country side guy to watch an animated masterpiece. I know you will say if they don't want to watch animated things then it's their fault or something. I don't understand big problem of live action if it's bad don't show them that if it's good show it to them it's not like it's erasing the original.

[@megatron410]

Monster needs a Live Action Show. But pls let it be in German with german actors. i cant handle english speaking actors playing german actors speaking english for whatever reason. film it in germany and czechia, hire german and czech actors (and obviously a japanese actor)

[@knaditya8228]

@@megatron410 same with logh

[@Jzen04]

We know that Connor mentions he's using fb to talk to his family and peers but this is genuinely wholesome, Connor is enjoying Slice of Life unconsciously.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

Connor only enjoys "real life slice of life". otherwise he would probabl react to th genre with a "why am i watching it when i could just do it myself in real life?"

[@Jamesboi420]

Can’t wait for Garnt to age out of the “Let him cook” era

[@replayanonymus9569]

Let him cook Edit: I don't think i need to say this but Im saying to Let Garnt Cook. If the joke went over your head.

[@jackirwin6823]

😂

[@balabanasireti]

​@@replayanonymus9569Be quiet

[@jordanpatrick4647]

Love the extra effort you guys are putting in to try and put out some timely episodes - we all know how busy you are (and are going to be this year). It's not that they are bad, but there is definitely a level of disconnect when its 2-month old banked episodes that are being uploaded week after week.

[@willem8820]

If Connor thinks spiderman is a boring chracter he doesnt really know spiderman

[@victoriazero8869]

Spiderman is not boring. Spider "Peter Parker must be suffering like normal blue collar workers to be relatable" man is boring

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

@@victoriazero8869 saying blue collar worker in that makes me think you don't get how keeping him grounded is good for the character. maintaining the status quo is boring sure that's not how you phrased it

[@victoriazero8869]

@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305 It is both. There is not a single universe where RATIONALLY someone as brilliant as peter fucking parker is living on minimum wage, especially if the story used this framing device as center of the plot, to show that despite everything he is still ordinary and suffering for that reason.

[@Azun_Kurone]

@@victoriazero8869Idk, job market is brutal

[@Zimmle]

I love the fact that a Batman Isekai does exist. Samurai Batman existence is so odd.

[@Tuetenfussballer]

These info boxes have been a really nice addition! Thank you

[@Yurii35]

I’m hoping that thumbnail ages poorly and the One Piece live action turns out to be amazing

[@JLHoskins]

Adding onto their slow burn take, I think another reason for why slow movies are rarer is because of how random the success is. Like for instance, Dune and Bladerunner 2049 were both made by the same director. They're both excellent films, but for some reason 2049 was a financial failure, whereas Dune succeeded. And as much video essay analysts try to pinpoint why this is, I don't think anyone *really* knows why this happened. It's like how Vinland Saga's farming arc birthed a meme; Some people thought the slow second season would fail, some thought it would succeed- I don't think anyone expected that it would birth a philosophical meme. Yet here we are.

[@armaanb.6566]

Yeh looks like the entertainment industry math doesn't work

[@AGamingEntity]

it happened due to sony's marketting of the movie

[@malicekerendu3574]

It's luck on top of luck

[@midnight_cravings]

The fact that joey is holding a fan the whole time makes it more comedic somehow 😂

[@animelover08642]

Only the trash taste boys could make me watch in the first minute of seeing a video go live

[@royalfun1031]

Stan

[@royalfun1031]

Weeb

[@MgnHeart]

@@royalfun1031 Pick an insult

[@sketcharmslong6289]

Simp

[@victoriazero8869]

And they say they're not parasocial...

[@calespapi3620]

“If they brought out a batman that’s an isekai you would watch it” aged well

[@Azun_Kurone]

Is there a batman isekai now?

[@calespapi3620]

@@Azun_Kurone a Suicide squad one is in the works so pretty close

[@marc_sed]

As a 27 year old, i loved the boomer talk, keep em coming bois

[@lukeblignaut2445]

Okay millennial

[@malicekerendu3574]

​@@lukeblignaut2445Bro, not even. He's still a zoomer 💀

[@HouseMDaddict]

​@@malicekerendu3574nah anyone born between 1981 and 1996 is a millennial. He's a baby millennial

[@Ghorda9]

@@HouseMDaddict it's anyone born before the turn of the millennium(2000) not 1996

[@izu1624]

Connor talking about Spiderman while missing the whole point of Peter Parker character is painful

[@_A.t.g]

Not everyone cares about hiden meaning and what they are supposed to represent according to the writers. If he doesn't like something he doesn't like it simple as that.

[@emma_nutella58]

I think the issue with most live action is that they try to hard to stick to the anime style but in live action, anime and live action are different mediums and live action needs to play to its own strengths instead of just trying to carbon copy the anime

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

very true, and then the fanboys flip the fuck out when you change anything lol.

[@rayneman6549]

The problem is when you do that, all the basement-dwelling weebs who don't understand that will be complaining obnoxiously about it and the negative word of mouth spreads faster than the positive. See how we have a hugely successful Rurouni Kenshin live action series and all these ignoramuses ever speak about is still Dragonball Evolution. It's damned if you do, damned if you don't with the medium, and one half of your audience will have already made up their mind about your show before they even see it in full.

[@yakobi8434]

Genuinely think that Berserk could be a good ass live action in loving hands. The initial season covering Black Swordsman/Golden Age would only need about the Witcher budget I imagine

[@yous2244]

Yes, that's what I always said. They should just give the script to a good movie director/producer or something and don't let them see the anime

[@newbie4789]

@@rayneman6549 EXACTLY. It's these fans that are pushing live-action behind

[@sneaky4279]

Well good news Garnt. They just announced a Suicide Squad isekai. Lol

[@mr.tophat4242]

Bruh, take a shot every time Joey and Garnt say “you know” 💀💀💀

[@Homunculus97]

I am honestly surprised Connor enjoyed the new DnD movie so much after the complaints about jokes in Marvel movies, the movie is good dont get me wrong but it really had a "Guardians of the Galaxy" feel with its writing, one liners and character dynamics, just slightly family friendly and more traditional.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

At this point, I think Connor just subconsciously hates MARVEL stuff irrationally. He sees it is somehow realted to it, instant hate

[@oOcrownclownOo]

We've had so many Live Action Anime discussions but I've never heard them talk about the Rurouni Kenshin Live Action films. Arguably one of the best live action adaptations that exist, and there's four of them. Also the "uncanny valley" feeling Garnt is talking about is probably the AOT live-action filter that's blatantly obvious on that fish shot, the darkish, smokey shade.

[@oOcrownclownOo]

Also the DND movie works cause luck is a huge factor in the entire film which is what they used to reflect the dice rolls. Luck has always been the hidden factor in everything they do from the very start of the film with the guy being late and all, to the wizard having his foot stuck, even the decisions they make are sometimes "out of the box" but still works which is something you usually do in a real DND game.

[@jesushinojosa7372]

Hey Garnt, since you are not afraid to get into books for new media, I recommend the Mistborn series from Brandon Sanderson. It is a fantasy book that begins on the premise that, what if the dark lord won? The first book starts as a heist to try to destabilize the empire and is a self conclusive book in case you do not like it, however if you do, there are two more books and then another four in a future era within the same world and there are more stories connected in the galaxy should you like to read more from Sanderson.

[@Thraxelon]

Speaking about youtubers’ maturity, I commend Garnt for being an awesome role model without him even noticing it. Over the last decade that I’ve been perusing this platform, there are far too few creators whose content I’ve loved so much for being an inspiration for creativity and passion. His writing and speaking is impeccable. To this day, I still go back and rewatch his video essays on different anime, a few special mentions are the ones he did for the end of Eva, and Your Name. His words and delivery speak volumes of the love and passion he has of the medium. Even his other content that are meme-y and unserious, I find most of them touching and inspirational in a way other creators can’t. Yes we see them act like fools with their trash takes in the podcast and after dark, but man, his personality and talent when delivering his essays have only gone up over the years. He has the eloquence of a poet who likes talking about anime titties who can make you cry from laughing too much or ugly cry from the way he talks about anime. I only have respect and admiration for THE Anime Zone.

[@FloridaTesfay]

He's great and well rounded!!

[@headshot4476]

It's very funny to hear what the boys think about D&D. I think they should have a special where they play or watch one of the old movies or TV shows

[@gmstrbert2982]

I wonder if Connor has watched The Legend of Vox Machina. I feel like he’d REALLY enjoy it, what with it being an absolute banger anime-adjacent show in a medieval fantasy world

[@yuvalgabay1023]

They should sll play the old capcom game

[@philippark9092]

I have low expectations for the One Piece live action, but the main cast looks so perfect in their roles and genuinely tight-knit as a friend group that I'm just looking forward to seeing their chemistry.

[@alicemayumi]

one thing that i'm dreading is the soundtrack, i really hope they use some of the known ost.

[@squeezyjibbz7407]

​@@alicemayumiThe music in the trailer was literally a rendition of We Are 🤣

[@ZeFlicks]

Looks like another dbz live action to me

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

zoro looks perfect to you? really?

[@Vibe1610]

@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305 Yeah. Mackenyu was a great casting choice.

[@Ballacha]

1:10:06 garnt is just casually double flipping us off smh

[@-Strike]

Damn

[@holdthatghost]

Joey: engages in conversation about Batman v. Spider-man as cultural and fandom icons. Also Joey, 35 seconds later: *mocking voice about the nerds who argue Batman v. Spider-man in a comic shop* XD

[@BlueCrashFigurineHoldingWumpa]

You just can't win

[@Irrelevant66]

Yeah Joey is on occasion just a no self aware dick about anything he doesn’t automatically agree with

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

fans of superhero will always be mocked. And fans of tokusatsu heroes (kamen rider, super sentai, and more), have it worse

[@Deadlychuck84]

The biggest factor for early KZbin's low mobile use was more to do with the cost of mobile data and the low coverage of wifi. Most houses didn't get wifi until probably 08-10. I didn't even have a phone that could play videos until 2010, but I started gaming on my PC in 2004, and because of the internet/PC/cable situation, instead of a second monitor, I literally had a small 14in TV next to my monitor

[@KillerTacos54]

I really hope they do a lot more of these more frequently going forward. This was incredible

[@burhanbaik2806]

you cant win with anime fans. if you adapt it exactly, they'll call it cringey. if you ground it to reality, they'll call it unfaithful. that's the downside of having a 2D waifu.

[@yuvrajsinghjodha7306]

The live action talk did not age well , although some of the points they made were pretty accurate

[@RayZ_Yolo]

The one piece fans that are toxic are the new kids. Tik tok op fans. The ogs like you and myself are chill. I watch all the main streams bleach, op, db, Naruto. I think they are all good

[@RayZ_Yolo]

The same thing goes with those toxic bleach and Naruto/Boruto fans that do the exact same thing, all tik tok kids

[@uatom]

@@RayZ_YoloI hate the new op fans that have been fed all their info not from the series, but TikTok Zoro edits

[@OfficialEdwardNewgate]

@@uatom SPECIFICALLY ZORO LMAO

[@hongyuantoh6013]

For the DnD movie if you listen carefully to how the characters speak, you can differentiate player characters from NPCs based on their speech pattern. Some of the events in the movie doesn't seem to make sense, but for DnD players you would get it, e.g. the labyrinth fight where the DM forced the scenario to happen cause he had already setup the battle board; the self insert paladin character that used to be from the DM's pervious campaign he played in; the overpowered staff the DM had to insert cause the players destroyed the only way across the lava chasm; every main character must resolve their back story arc, etc. The movie would have done well if not for the OGL debacle, and sandwiching it between John Wick and Mario didn't help it either.

[@shauncowell6215]

Connor joining the neighborhood watch groups is so relatable. There's one in the area I live, too. It's bored people looking for some excitement and to stir up some drama. Everyone is a Facebook detective and they see everything as suspicious. I'm paranoid when I'm out in public that if i look at someone the wrong way I'll end up in a Facebook post. "A guy looked in the general direction of me and my child earlier, he seemed very suspicious. Be careful out there peeps".

[@crucifixus]

Kinda ironic how they talk about old people complaining about meaningless things and then immediately go complaining about one piece live action.

[@TheKnicks2012]

1:53:02 so true. I think about the popularity of certain things and how they came to be. Majority of the time they just get so big it’s sort of a collection of consciousness between everyone. But with the flow of entertainment sped up and the life spans of those things have 3-6 days of longevity, it’s almost impossible to connect and find that common ground. I do think it’s cool that there’s so many unique people and they have their own things but the relatability and finding that tribe or people is at an all time high.

[@confuddledN]

Honestly I like that we all watch different things because now we all have different stuff we can talk about. we can also recommend shows to each other and contrast what we've seen. Someone describes a show or movie and you've seen something similar, you can tell them about it or recommend it! if we all saw the exact same things we'd just be having the same conversations with people over and over.

[@danielvalverde63]

1:36:47 This commentary from Connor remind me of the tragedy of King Arthur and the Legend of the Sword. That movie was really good and was peak fantasy/magic world, with a lot to expand and explore how to take old Arthurian stories and put it in a new light. Packed with a good story, action, characters and interactions, with a killer soundtrack to wrap it up. Unfortunetaly, it failed in the box office and I can´t accept that I live in a world without those 6 other planned movies in that new universe.

[@ElricZ]

Are you talking about the one from 2017?

[@spencermanning9994]

Agreed. While the movie had flaws (A LOT of flaws), it also had some pretty entertaining and interesting concepts (for example: the whole tower thing may seem pretty generic, but it could also be a reference to something happened in the original story, where Merlin and Vortigern saw the Dragons under it). And while the other movies probably wouldn't have been better, it would've been pretty cool to see a shared a universe about the Knights of the Round Table, like one about Lancelot, one about Gawain and his Brothers, etc....

[@danielvalverde63]

@@ElricZ yep that one with Charlie Hunnam

[@ElricZ]

@danielvalverde63 Oh okay, Yeah My mom loves that one and from what little I have seen from it, It was pretty decent, I'm really surprised they didn't continue with that and make more

[@Vorexxa]

I can't take that movie seriously, the modern costume drip is so ass and jarring

[@zacharyye8431]

this is just refreshing, would love to see them try different things once every often

[@thetaiman5351]

Is it just me or did Joey become the new Connor. Joey has been wearing that safe sweater thingy for a couple of episodes now.

[@XLchilli]

As a KZbin only enjoyer, I'd love to hear what the appeal of Twitch is. The most interesting content in Twitch comes to KZbin without any of the boring moments, so I really don't understand.

[@marshyboy4637]

Believe me, as a 15 year old, I feel out of touch. I don't watch or like tik tok and it's definetly changed people my age. It's like 24/7 people are shouting tik tok trends or watching or making tik tok videos. And I never use Snapchat. It hit my soul when someone my age said WhatsApp is for old people cos WhatsApp is what I use

[@synthiandrakon]

I genuinely miss when every superhero film was in its own contained universe

[@alisaeed3090]

Just answering the title here, I think live action producers/ directors 90% of the time are in for a cash grab, but this time with one piece and having Oda actually being involved in it, I genuinely have high hopes, the actors and production crew seem very passionate about it and I doubt they’ve created huge sets using large budgets, just for commercial success. There genuinely seems to be a lot of care and homage paid to the original series to produce a show that fans can truly enjoy and make one piece’s story even more popular to casuals, and I for one am gassed.

[@gabrielyamatoy.matodraw5570]

I don't mean it in any bad way for you And I hope I'm so wrong that I eat dirt, but supposedly Oda been involve in normal one piece anime movie and supposedly they ended up mid at best, and even without that info, even if he's involved doesn't mean he has the highest authority on the movie. Since literally 100% of anime live action been bad or mediocre at best, I don't expect anything good But again I hope I'm wrong and I'll be praying for you and all the fan that it doesn't turn into a garbage movie

[@sensnowy]

@@gabrielyamatoy.matodraw5570 nah mate. ez cash grap here too. there was no passion in the trailer i seen. i think for me the issue is the actors. they dont look like how i would envision manga characters look like irl. i would personally have gone wtih more asian actors or cosplayers even. like literal cosplayers look more like the manga characters than netflix shit

[@HiroIndo16]

​​@@sensnowyeveryone who says japanese should be the cast are not real one piece fan. lmfao get your fake ass outta here. Oda himself wants a multinational cast, not just Japanese. also, cosplayers can't act for SHIT. it's not your world to "envision".

[@Watburnt]

@@sensnowy The actor are all the the same nationalities that the characters you just fetishize asian people

[@squeezyjibbz7407]

​@@gabrielyamatoy.matodraw5570you sound like a child "literally 100%" grow up

[@The_Sip]

It would honestly be pretty cool if they could get Matt Owens (One Piece Live Action Showrunner) on to this podcast, it would honestly be a fun seeing them discuss about the ins and outs from these past 3-6 years for the live action

[@seba6722]

Ready to fuel the addiction boys

[@nervoustic1997]

KZbin is more like old TV than people think. In the early days of TV, shows had only one sponsor and the stars would pause during the show to give an ad read to the camera. It's fascinating how we've come all the way back around.

[@magmaspacer1967]

Not being able to handle the color changes with the emotions in the movie seems like a skill issue to me. 👀

[@mergentaro]

Ive heard the OP trailer was finished a while ago so I have some hope the show looks a bit more polished upon release. That said, I do like the overall feel of the teaser! I've been reading OP so long the drawn versions of them are engrained in my head and its hard for me to look at it from the perspective of someone who hasnt even heard of OP before. If it does break the anime live action mold and blows up worldwide I'll be stoked! The story built from the characters definitely kept me reading so even if it looks a little weird, it could still be captivating!

[@1candondor]

My real gripe with people saying they don't like a thing just cause it's popular is they have no actual opinions on it for why they don't like or do like something. "Always the same 3 responses. "I don't want to watch it cause X" "I won't watch it because I don't care" or "that's that popular thing isn't it"

[@AGamingEntity]

usually because popular things are made to cast a very wide net and so inherently won't have anything too weird or interesting as to not offend people, so people into weird and interesting stuff just don't bother with them most of the time

[@glittertea2025]

same it comes off so pretentious

[@coffeedude]

Why is not caring about something popular a bad thing?

[@glittertea2025]

@@coffeedude I think it’s more about having such a strong decided opinion on something you’ve literally never seen, and have no idea about.

[@1candondor]

@@glittertea2025 exactly

[@MikeHernandez707]

When Joey said " they're the cleanest pirates in the ocean! " 😂

[@nathankoh7247]

4:52 Connor has adopted Ludwig's laugh

[@bendover7841]

That laugh is like an STD

[@ryvlaw]

I would assume Gollum was the cheapest character to get a license for.

[@Ez.bake_evan]

Alice in Borderland live action adaption was really really good, so I can’t say they all suck. Theres definitely potential for these adaptions to succeed and Alice in Borderland proved that.

[@3esa2003]

The ending is suck af

[@shino4242]

Joey, dont go on about how people SHOULD watch something when you vehemently refuse to watch Arcane.

[@GrizzlyGriffin]

What Garnt was explaining about the Three Body Problem is more a plot point rather than a synopsis, which is probably a good thing because it is WAY better going in blind. Best way to describe it is conspiracy and existential horror without giving anything away. Go read it!

[@justissel]

Love the topical episode! Would love to see these episodes a little more often (but of course if convenient to y'all sched). This also solidified my actions on streaming too thanks to the boys' inputs and takes!

[@janileeanthony6963]

I see Joey is the host of this episode, how very fitting seeing as he probably went through the pool of mid and straight up dogshit live action adaptations of anime 😆

[@Zoetical]

1:06:30 Garnt complaining that the clothes they're wearing the same clothes everyday. The trailer literally shows luffy wearing 4 different outfits

[@swxrn]

Very fitting for theAnimeMan himself to be host this episode :)

[@senzmaki]

animeman barely watches anime kekw

[@swxrn]

@@senzmakifr should be the mangaman or sum 😂

[@armaanb.6566]

@@swxrn josh the manga lad

[@paolob7081]

Im in pain listening to connor and Joey talk about DC movies without knowing anything about it and shitting on it

[@ElricZ]

Their opinions on movies in general is aggravating. They don't know what they're talking about 75% of the time

[@lettuce1626]

Spiderman isn't the most interesting character but what I like about Spiderman better than every other superhero is the action scenes. Spiderman's power allows him to be really creative and visually appealing with his actions.

[@squeezyjibbz7407]

"isn't the most interesting character" Tells me you have a very surface level conception of Spider-Man.

[@yunghana7556]

​@@squeezyjibbz7407Chill out rick 😅

[@lettuce1626]

@@squeezyjibbz7407 thats what connor said

[@lettuce1626]

@@squeezyjibbz7407 actually funny thing is I’ve recently been watching a bit of shorts about spiderman in the comics and the pattern is he always suffer some grueling dilemma which is kinda sad. Uncle Ben’s death being canon But the movies he doesn’t suffer much

[@zack_strife]

Commenting on the Lord of the Coast in the OP Live Action. It looks plainly scary in the live action like any sea monster you'd imagine in your nightmares, but it doesn't really look the same kind of scary in the anime or the manga. Sea Kings usually have a more comical cartoonish face and the fear they're meant to instill is just on their massive size and some of them also have big smiles and crazy eyes like that monster from Madoka Magica. The Lord of the Coast in the manga looks like a grumpy old sailor

[@MSTGamingTV]

There are good live action base on anime and/or manga. I heard they called it J-Drama or Tokusatsu or somthing.

[@coltwgrice]

1:16:28 Finally someone spoke about Toby Maguire's acting, it's not just Spiderman, other movies his involved, his acting felt sniff.

[@treyellison2290]

Really enjoyed the topical content and delivering it in a way where it doesn't feel like an online news show which I find is a trope that happens a lot with topical videos. Very good casual conversation, insight, and opinions.

[@peach_total]

1:42:00 between Dune, Blade Runner 2049, and Arrival, Denis Villeneuve is single-handedly carrying modern sci fi

[@delix787]

I started to realize just because the creator is involved you can’t really fix anything. Sometimes creators themselves cannot outdo their own works of other media.

[@jasashiro2072]

i dont know why but, joey looks like a mafia boss while garnt looks like a gang member and connor is just there like he does not know what he walk into (p.s im talking about their clothes)

[@blxsher]

Garnt saying that KZbin short didn't took off like Tiktok is absolutely false they integrated a famous format onto an already existing and famous website, because of how engaging the format is, judging from stats alone KZbin shorts has gotten 50% more views, more engagement and significantly more hours watched than Tiktok since it 1 year launch.

[@victoriazero8869]

Yeah, because they can't separate shorts creator from other long form youtube creator. Tiktokers are special breed who make their own parties and connections, but shorts makers all grouped with old form youtubers like Garnt. So that's why Garnt's statement feel so dumb, it was entirely his personal view than objective facts. And it still makes sense and understandable.

[@mario98730]

But you have to consider that a lot of the shorts audience were already on KZbin whereas TikTok grew from nothing so its not apples to apples. Reels too. Especially in the beginning when YT and IG were forcing it down your throat at launch so a lot of initial engagement was people accidentally clicking on it. Heck a lot of creators just post their tiktoks on reels and shorts. It’s really just a different of intent. TikTok is the standard of short form content so it has all the clout, Reels and Shorts were just big platforms trying to diversify and give the option of having more short-form content.

[@mejiajadonalberti.4208]

This episode is a fresh breath I might say like it has the vibe of the season 1 TT maybe because they are not pre recorded liek 2 months in advance where it limits their topics like they used to do before

[@Magician2545]

Thank God, a new episode. I was starting to get bored at work.

[@blumae1170]

Between Spiderman and Batman, I like Batman more not because of relativity but because of the stories and what Connor and Joey has said (the set, characters, and lore to name a few), being more interesting to me. I like the cartoons, games and the comics (some of the alternate universe stories are amazing). I enjoy the movies ngl, especially the animated ones. The only Endgame I love is the Batman: Endgame by Scott Snyder (not Zack Snyder), tbh I love his batman run, probably one of my favorites. As a dc fan, I'm so confused why they can't adapt the stories the way the animated ones does. Tbh, hearing their discussion really shows me how influential movies are in creating the public perception towards dc and marvel cause ngl some of the characters do not act like that in the comics at first but the moment it blows up, the character's personality is altered to match what the casual fans liked. Harley Quinn is one of those characters, where istg she became like a female version of deadpool with how much the character does a 4th wall break in the comics when it was not part of her character at all. As a dc fan, I've seen the divide in the Harley Quinn fans. The whole batfam being unkown to the casual fans or the fact that there are multiple flash and Green Lantern. These comic characters has decades of stories so I get why people won't know all but why can't the live action movies atleast show the core aspect of these stories/characters like Superman being hopeful (the lighthearted boy scout who grew up in kansas who does good things and has humanity) or Batman being more detective and serious (can I just say that Batman does have humor, it's just usually very dry and are mostly a witty one line joke/comment.)

[@mschored487]

One of the best thumbnail grabs of Garnt, S-tier

[@stephanisoejono8633]

Connor could just read Discworld

[@lollybirdy]

Because it's really fucking hard to translate anime into live action because they're two different mediums with different world rules.

[@abdullahnurhussein6297]

That was such a good episode I actually sat down and watched the screen the whole time( while normally I would watch the beginning and listen to the rest except specials and guest episodes)

[@SkodenMOC]

Comic books were successful when it came to live action movies. I just think anime is tougher to adapt that into live action with its unique art style and fictional worlds.

[@NateROCKS112]

I think the thing that made comic book movies like the MCU so successful is that comic books were in themselves a shared universe. It was totally plausible for the MCU to just go in its own direction as long as the characters were even remotely faithful. In contrast, there isn't really a gargantuan shared universe in anime.

[@tpsam]

​@@NateROCKS112no the thing is they tried and failed and slowly improved throughout decades and dozens of movies From Adam West to Christian Bale it took a colossal amount of work Anime is still a few decades 1 or 2 removed from their own Adam West era

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

@@NateROCKS112 also, comic books are used to just get "sanitized and filtered to a mainstream media". it is rare to see comic book films and shows that flat out embrace half of the weirdness of comicbooks. and when they do go all out, it can be good or bad. just look at quantumania adapting MODOK. everyone complained, but, it is a miracle they made MODOK remotely work (even if poorly) outside an animated show. usually only animated films have been able to deep into half of the comic book insanity. and most of them are sent straight to DVD / streaming anime is sooo weird, that, by the time you manaed to filter it enough to be a live action product, it feels like you changed it too much (like edge of tomorrow, keeping the main idea, but changing so much)

[@tinyhyukjae_]

I was so scared when they mentioned SpiderVerse I thought they hated it 😅

[@brenoobr]

I'd love if you invited super eyepatch wolf for the podcast. If he ever goes to japan please do.

[@nightspicer]

1:37:50 i have good news for you Connor, "battle of the middle Earth" is basically age of empires in LOTR setting, there's two games in the series

[@gustavo1837]

Connor is twitter if it was a person.

[@Axelblaze1022]

😂😂

[@LAK_770]

Ah yes, the obscure Schneider Cut, known by connoisseurs as the best version of Jumbus League

[@riv7797]

Garnt's Trash Taste jacket is nice

[@newbie4789]

Also, live-action adaptations have a hugely different types of audience expectations. There are people who appreciate how they change things from the anime to fit better with the live-action looks. But there are also a huge number of younger fans who hate that Ussopp doesn't have a weird long nose or Sanji doesn't have the spiral eyebrows or Zoro doesn't have mint green hair. I agree that you shouldn't be directly replicating anime character designs . But there are a huge number of people who want it to look exactly like the manga/anime and this dicoromy among the fans itself is the biggest problem of live-action adaptations

[@PseudoVoid]

WHERE CAN I GET THAT TRASH TASTE JACKET GARNT HAS?

[@normalguy_1268]

Eating Orange while watching trash taste do be hitting different 🗿