Your Tastes Should Always Be Evolving!

[@demon2441]

A good message. Being a person almost completely surrounded by those who wouldn't give things like anime, MLP, or even just non-action, non-sport related things a chance it really speaks to me as a person willing to try ALMOST anything just to get a feel for it. For these people I near constantly remind them that even for the things they love today, there had to be a time when it was something new that they had never seen/experienced before. On a broader scale it could be said that many of society's problems arise from simply not willing to give some things a chance and/or not willing to try understand that which they are not already familiar with. In these cases it's usually because it's easier to make general assumptions about things/people than to actually know what/whom they're dealing with be it with. Back on Topic! Evolving tastes to suit your growth. Things to live by!

[@nakaion]

It's funny because I'm already exactly this. When it comes to video games, anime, and music, I never truly dislike anything. I can get into almost anything as long as there is something there that is appealing to me. Sometimes I find things boring at first, but instead of completely dismissing it I say that I'll "get to it when it the time is right"- I understood that things might not quite click with me until later on. The only problem is that it gets hard to keep track of all your interests when you have so many- I tend to favour the newest thing I get into and fandom hop a lot. I feel like I neglect and get less interested in the things I used to like, even though I still love them. I just get less... actively involved with it? The feeling of it being a "new amazing thing!" simply isn't there anymore. But drifting away from something and coming back to it after a while can bring back that feel of enjoyment, at least for me.

[@RBHadoShoryuken]

That's similar to how I am, but there are things that I have a definite distaste for in anime (not related to genre). For example I love Gurren Lagann, but felt episodes 4 and 6 weren't up to snuff. I also abhor the animes Girls Bravo and School Days despite my intrigue on a conceptual level. However, I tend to like much, much more than I dislike. If I were to list all the anime I liked that I watched over the past year this post would be absurdly long. Other than that I agree completely. :)

[@Alienrun]

+Nakaion Aquette "The key to happiness is a singleness of purpose" "Your life is precious and is not worth wasting"

[@Lori_P89]

I was worried for a moment there; my taste in music never seems to stay the same, so I was starting to think that maybe there was actually something wrong with me specifically. Kinda random but whenever someone says they "don't watch anime" I kinda wanna look at them and be like "it's okay, I don't watch live action shows". I know I should probably broaden my horizons but sometimes I stick to my guns purely out of spite :P

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I've been saying for a long time that anyone who says they "don't like anime" really just hasn't found an anime they like, or probably has a preconceived notion of what anime is. It's really hard for me to imagine that an entire medium could fail to appeal to someone on every level if they're into other, similar mediums already.

[@Lori_P89]

***** yeah that's my thoughts on the matter too! I've even wrote speeches on the subject back in high school :O

[@KyikoKyubii]

Sometimes I hear people refer to anime as a "genre". It's not a genre, it's an art form which can be literally any genre. There are so many different shows out there and people who say they don't watch anime are seriously missing out on a lot.

[@Lori_P89]

Kyiko ikr? it bothers me so much when people gotta be like that :( As silly as it sounds, I secretly hope that at some point in my life time anime will become as commonly accepted as a medium as say video games or films based off comics. (Though I guess films based off comics isn't really a medium in and of itself, but you catch my drift)

[@asdf1616]

This makes me remember when I first got into anime. For the first year I always felt like there was something incredibly good to watch that I hadn't discovered yet. It was like suddenly discovering Forest Gump and The Godfather

[@MadMunchkin]

Excellent points made here. Broadening your horizons and exploring and trying new things is what being an artist is all about. It is about exploration and discovery, experimentation and creation. Limiting yourself to watching or reading about only one thing may make you an expert on it to a degree but it makes it more difficult to move on and accept something else can be just as good and appeal to you just as much as something you are familiar with.

[@NinjaGamer08]

I feel like watching Eromanga sensei now to learn more about myself and evolve my taste.

[@tweave08]

Loving this new playlist! Seeing some classic videos I would never go back and watch myself.

[@myuziksohl]

This video why I love you and I seek to love people despite having bad experienced. I love you and this video cause it pretty much invites the veiwer to do the two thing I want from people aside from politeness, it asks them to be really openminded, and to challenge themselves with something that may broaden their ability to understand others and themselves. People who do this and people who can ask this in a way that others might comply are why I still try to make new friends to replace the old ones who betrayed me or failed so hard at this that I could not enjoy their company.

[@Dionysus24779]

It's pretty amazing to sometimes look back at how ones own taste in all kind of things has evolved over the years. For me this is especially obvious for my taste in music, shows and games I enjoy but I can also notice it in my taste of clothes and food. I still have most of the songs I've listened to far over 10 years ago and from time to time I take a nostalgic look back and listen to them. It's interesting to ask myself why I enjoyed the song once, what it meant to me and if I still like it outside of nostalgia. So far none of my friends could tell me into what kind of "genre" I am, since whenever I show them my entire collection it is a weird mix of different genres I liked at different points in my life. But as stated it's not just music, for me it is just the most obvious and easiest to see evolution of my personal taste. It's also important to not be blinded by nostalgia, there're many games and tv shows (be it cartoon or anime) I've enjoyed as a child but would have to admit that they weren't, or rather still aren't, that great overall in retrospective and will never live up to my memories of them. Also with the evolution of the internet it is much easier to look for "more of the same" things you already enjoy and while it helps one to refine and aquire a more sophisticated taste there's also the risk of becoming to focused and narrow in their taste and being blind to it. I think everyone has certain "no-goes" that prevents them from ever enjoying a certain piece of media, but some people have so many "no-goes" that they can only enjoy a work only if it is basically a carbon-copy of a work they already enjoy, it just has to be so and so and it has to fullfill these requirements and check these criteria and if it tries to stray from the formula it's unenjoyable to them. For example the video game "Plants vs. Zombies", personally I avoided the game for a pretty long time because it looked like a mobile game or flash game and was basically kind of a tower-defense game, a genre I just cannot really enjoy. Yet once I played the demo I was really enjoying it. A friend of mine didn't want to give the same game a chance because it had Zombies in them (which are so overused) and avoided it for a long time even though by all accounts that friend of mine should've loved that game... which proved to be true after she finally gave it a chance.

[@winterx2348]

Patience is a big part of it, but recently I've noticed that it's largely peer pressure that keeps people from trying new things most of the time. People judge things by their fanbases more than they even realize. We all have an idea of what a Dr. Who fan is like, or a brony, or FPS gamers, or Minecraft players, or anime watchers, etc. How many times have you refused to look at something because of an overzealous fanbase that has ruined it's image for you? I made the conscious decision not to judge ANYTHING by its fanbase and since then I have gotten into so many wildly different things that I never thought I would find any kind of value in. And yet when I try to show someone something I know they might like, all they seem to care about is how liking that thing will mean they have to adopt a label. "I don't watch Hetalia because I'm not a weabo fangirl." "I don't play RPGs because I'm not a socially inept nerd." "I don't like Invader Zim because I'm not a goth girl/hipster." That kind of thinking has been the bane of my existence for awhile now, and I can't help but see the correlation in how people consume their media affecting the way they think and behave in their daily lives and vise versa. It's really sad. The ultimate test of patience and expanding your tastes in new forms of communication: Homestuck. If you can give it a good chance and put your feelings about the most annoying fanbase on the internet other than PewDiePie's aside, you might find something that you were not at all expecting to be as clever and deeply moving as it is. (I recommend watching the Let''s Read Homestuck videos here on KZbin if you are up to the challenge.)

[@jpickens189]

It is difficult to engage meaningfully with all forms of media within a normal productive lifespan, so it is emotionally convenient to form strong opinions based on very little information and stick to them for years on end. And to some extent, that allows us to engage more thoroughly with the media we don't exclude.

[@tobim9855]

this video was ahead of its time

[@Alienrun]

Basically be self aware of when you are bieng closed minded and open minded and act accordingly. Got it! :)

[@WalkingGirlKoi]

I wholeheartedly agree with this video, which is why I find whenever people use the excuse constantly of "I only like this genre/etc." to be self defeatist. Why subject yourself to only a few things instead of exploring what's out there? I have actually noticed that once I let go of a few of my biases, I could enjoy what I was watching more. I feel that my tastes has changed in the last few years, and if I could find all of my online posts and info about anime to show that, I'd most likely disagree with them strongly now. I've found quite a few things I like just for trying them out, and I wasn't disappointed. I was one of those people years ago who claimed to dislike stuff that was shonen, I would dislike slice of life shows in an instant, and I found stuff like GITS to be out of my interest of taste. However, last year I found out that what I really dislike about stuff like shonen is the cliches, not the demographic itself. Slice of life seems to be easier to enjoy as well now, since I can watch Lucky Star and Hanayamata without major irritation of anything major not happening. The interest of mine that did suddenly grow that I most likely had pushed aside unknowingly due to not looking further into the genre was the magical girl one, which has to be my favorite now. Oh, and I have a interest in Gundam of all things, which was something I never saw coming.

[@NinjaNanya]

Brilliant Video! And for me kind'a well timed as today I was soul searching myself a bit and thinking about things in my life somewhat like this and I think it just expands on the idea of what I was thinking about and gives me new avenues to look at it through~ Keep putting out the great works! :3

[@warrare345]

I haven't paid enough attention to these kind of things before. Challenge accepted.

[@AkiAmeko]

While I'm definitely not immune to this myself, it's something that definitely bothers me about a lot of people, even people within the anime fandom. There was a time that I noticed that most teenage otaku only seemed to be interested in their Naruto's and Bleach's, and at the anime club I attended, weren't really willing to try new anime at all. It frustrated me so much that I made a couple of macros online about the issue, and I'm trying to get an anime club started up for teens again that will promote the same thing. (Getting into new anime) If I can get it successfully up and running, I'm definitely going to recommend your videos to give them a good idea of what animes are out there. :3

[@OfficialFatherBeat]

I kinda get this feeling when I recommend Avatar The Last Airbender or Legend of Korra to other anime fans. Firstly, it is my favorite show (shows) of all time, and even though it isn't a Japanese produced show, it is still incredible regardless and it makes me upset when people won't watch it because it is "not" anime.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I totally had that reaction at first, but when a friend had it on DVD and offered to marathon it I figured I should learn why people like it. And boy was I glad I did!

[@Scuro1000]

I agree that it cannot in any way be considered an anime, but that doesn't mean I can't like it. I love this series, and whether or not it can be labelled with a certain word has nothing to do with how good the thing is in itself.

[@midir4000]

Scuro1000 I take issue with this whole "non-japanese animation cannot be anime by definition" stance. Animation has developed so, so many varied styles in every culture. Especially in Japan! Japan uses anime, or animation, to refer to any animation, because it needs a separate category to live-action. Yet, for some reason, Americans violently defend the notion that Anime is Japan-made only. The irony would be hilarious, if it didn't mean very vocal people can keep amazing titles like Avatar, RWBY, and Wakfu off of sites like Cruncy Roll because of their closed-minded bias.

[@PPWSH]

Destin Harmon It is ironic that people refuse to call anything non- Japanese anime when the word "Anime" has its etymological origin in France.

[@OfficialFatherBeat]

Centralmachine Damn, that's pretty interesting. I always assumed it was originally a japanese word from the way it sounds.

[@khaaaled2007]

I've seen people make the claim that one's enjoyment of anime is greater in the earliest stages of joining the fandom and I couldn't disagree more, the more I watch the more I enjoy, that's how it has been for me, I have expanded my horizon and even came to accept and enjoy things with moe and cliched characters which I once hated with a burning passion

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I've been watching anime for about 13 years. Yes, it's harder to get into a lot of shows that aren't very good, but it means I can appreciate the shows which ARE good that much more, because I know how many things are worse.

[@WalkingGirlKoi]

Same here. As for me, I can't remember not watching anime actually (just that when I was little I did not have cable for years and relied on VHS tapes and no internet instead.) Once I grew up and was able to search series of my own, it was all downhill from there XD. This year and 2011-2012 would have to be the years I have enjoyed anime the most. Since I'm now forming more of my own thoughts about factors like animation, exposition, and character development, I feel I can form more well ground opinions besides whether the show is a part of a genre or demographic I favor more than others, making it absent from the unknown factor of whether it'll appeal to me or not. The more I watch anime, the more I like it. There hasn't been any other medium I have searched and dived into as deep as this one.

[@midir4000]

Yes! Its similar with the consumption of any media. Books, movies, comics, tv-series. The more you ingest, the more expectations you build, and the more reaction you get when things deviate from those expectations. Sometimes those reactions are positive, sometimes negative. The absence of typical tropes can sometimes be relished, and other times, even if they were tropes you were sick to death of, or never even liked, you would still get stimulation via their absence, whether you notice it or not. So, over the longer course of being in the "fandom," the more refined your tastes. The more refined your tastes, the more things can exceed or let down those pre-conceived expectations.

[@PPWSH]

***** If something is really really REALLY good, its like you get a jolt and love everything more. I got into anime with Avatar (blah blah blah not a real anime IDGAF) and was really interested in anime, but that petered out after a while. Then I watched cowboy bebop, and the cycle began again.

[@dddmemaybe]

I'm in a slump where I guess I'm too good at telling if I'll like an anime before I watch it.. It's hard to make room for the *really good but rough to get into* shows when there are so many other great, yet less daring, shows to watch or complete T~T

[@ruolbu]

can't listen and watch unrelated yet entertaining video game footage at the same time. O_o

[@pLanetstarBerry]

I find myself getting more open minded towards trying new genres than I was when I was younger- One of my biggest gripes with the longer-running animes was that things would get ridiculously quiet and slow paced after a huge, epic fight. I found the sudden change of said pace rather jarring and sometimes gave up on a series because of how frequently it would happen. I never thought I'd ever like a show like Natsume's Book of Friends until I started watching it- it basically took those pacing things I mentioned and flipped it, making it a quiet show with the occasional action scene mixed in. I find I actually like that concept better, especially since I'm now more open to shows that explore characters instead of just fighting and action. With as stressful of a schedule as I get, it's nice to sit down and watch something with such a quiet pace and likeable characters. Another lesson I learned from this show: quiet almost never means boring! (Although I'm a bit of an introvert, and my idea of a good time is staying home and working on a project or planning one.) I also found that I like more complicated storylines, where the story is less "good vs evil" and more "oh hey, we have conflicting interests. Dammit". That kind of plotline frees me to root for whoever I want, or even all of them and has me waiting to see how it all pans out.

[@logictruth1]

jesus christ this game is gorgeous O_O

[@cryptfang180]

Great video here, i always try to remember that my disdain for something is usually simply due to taste,and it's been something i've been trying to work on, take my taste in games for example, my taste in video games are more along the lines of actiony type stuff and fast paced gameplay, so like sonic the hedgehog, street fighter, etc etc, however I've been attempting to expand my horizon with more slowly paced games, a lot of RPGs and slower paced games, so far my efforts have been mostly fruitless, but this is something i have just started to attempt, and im sure I'll at least become more tolerante to slower more methodical games over time

[@lyrilljackson]

you can expand intentionally all you want, i prefer to bump into things, more so from things I already love. that is if those bumped into does attract me

[@OfficialFatherBeat]

I used to be very good at playing new videogames, there was a time in my life where I tried TONS of new games like Visual Novals, first person shooters, valve games ( this is coming from a nintendo only kid that never played those kinds of games) but lately I have shrunken back into my little hut of familiarity and only play nintendo games again. I am trying to get into new games that I haven't played before but I just dont have the PATIENCE to do it anymore. In other words, I completely agree with you Digi.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I was a diehard nintendo kid growing up too. We finally bought a PS2 because I was also a fan of .hack, and the .hack game was only on PS2. I remember though that what broke the dam for me was when my brother bought Sly Cooper cause he thought it looked cool, and I played through it and thought it was amazing, and then started buying and playing all the big PS2 platformers and found them all fantastic. After that I got into video games in a big way for a while. Now, I'm once again fighting limited taste, as for the last few years I've almost exclusively played Action-RPGs and 2D platformers, so I'd like to expand again.

[@OfficialFatherBeat]

***** Same here. Maybe I should start by playing all those steam games I have haha.

[@NathanBonline]

This is the only explanation I can give as to why I like death step because by many standards myself included its just crazy smashing sounds with big baselines with satanic undertones but its one of my favorite genres of music and is also completely different from all other music I like.

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

But can there be an absolute limit to a person's tastes? Hypothetically if I find a piece of art that I simply cannot bring myself to like, no matter what angle I approach it from or new perspective on it I gain; am I just not coming at it correctly, or is it impossible for me to enjoy the art outright?

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

That's the question I don't have the answer to. I hate Sword Art Online more than anything, but then again I enjoy hating it so much... maybe that's it's own form of appreciation?

[@OfficialFatherBeat]

***** I would call that more of your appreciation on critiquing, SOA is an outlet for that but it definitely isn't the shows doing.

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

OfficialFatherBeat So does that mean that critique itself is a work of art?

[@OfficialFatherBeat]

I guess, there are definitely good and bad critiques, and you can certainly get better at making critiques. So I would say it is.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I have always considered this an art form, but then again I'm hugely biased lol.

[@zoidsfan12]

Honestly in media I can appreciate anything, that is how I have been for a while now. My tastes are expansive and I simply have things which are my favorite genre wise, for instance in anime I can watch anything, however I enjoy action comedies that are stupid yet effective the most. Cue needless, guren lagaan, and kill la kill. there are many things j never though I would enjoy, but after experimenting I came to find out I enjoyed it, that is life, trying new things furthers your character, I am a guy who loves expressing my passion. If I am watching a great anime I will tell people about it, I will play themes for people, I will recommend it to people, and buy merchandise. I generally am passionate about media, however taste is much more than that, different people will have different experiences.

[@shygirl2927]

Totally agree. It's so annoying how people are so impatient. I've never necessarily thought of myself as patient but compared to other people well I look like Mother Teresa. I usually am thinking the same thoughts but I at least give the person like 5-10 min before I start getting impatient but w other people it feels like 30sec go by and they're already tapping their foot. 45sec, they're cursing, a min, they're yelling and so it continues until finally like a min and half comes around and they are storming out or are totally done w whatever. In the end, they never really gave anything a chance.

[@ANDELE3025]

Never forget that there is taste and there is quality, allow taste to evolve and adapt, but also increase minimum quality requirement with the progress of the media (e.g. games not made in 30 fps in 4:3 rez, books made today not being written like game of thrones or lord of the rings which digress and fill half their page count with literally nothing of value for the story or world building just because the internet didnt exist thus it had to be padded, but instead like... well anything written by Terry Pratchett).

[@jarduino8908]

This reminds me of the time a friend had me sit down and listen to "good kid, m.A.A.d city" on vinyl.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

One of my favorite albums!

[@artsyfartsy1998]

I think that part of developing your mind is defining a taste for yourself.

[@danielcross4146]

so what you're saying is, "Watch Sword Art Online"?

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

If you want to feel suicidal for 30-odd episodes, sure lol

[@danielcross4146]

nah mate, just like poking fun since you seem to enjoy it so much [sarcasm if not obvious]

[@SuperOvidiuMihai]

I hate it,not everything makes sense and the reason for why the main character is the best in any game is weak.

[@pokeswapsans4]

Or just ignore its story and come up with you’re own better version

[@RandomwaffleMLP]

For a while I thought you were talking bullcrap, until I realized that what you were suggesting was exactly what happened as I came to appreciate rap music. Granted, a lot of rap still fails to impress me (and somehow seems to become popular anyway), but I've realized that there is rap I can appreciate and enjoy, whereas I used to be the kind of guy who wouldn't even give it a chance.

[@Silenthero66]

Alright fine I'LL WATCH GAME OF THRONES ALREADY!!!

[@yondaime500]

That's exactly what I thought when he said "patience".

[@bronexus7895]

I think that people often understand growing up and evolving as a sign that they should get rid of their old tastes, when the truth is that stop liking something just because "you are a grown up" just means that he left a part of him self away, and is losing tons of opportunities to continuing enjoying what it would be. What I mean by this is that growing up is not losing old tastes, but the accumulation of it.

[@ThePetiteGamer]

This game looks mesmerizing...

[@IkameX]

totally agree. but based on your current output I would think that you don't put this as central as everyone should. just my feeling

[@aguy17]

That was beautiful!

[@Unknownlight]

Digi, it's not so much that people don't have patience, for most people it's that people don't have that much free time to devote to solitary media consumption, so when they have the time they prefer to watch/read/listen to stuff they _know_ they'll like. With that said, ever since you started focusing on anime for this channel, I've watched two series: Psycho-Pass and Noragami (the first anime I've touched since Death Note). I don't know how good those shows are in the greater context of anime, but I liked them. Unfortunately, my options are rather limited because of Canadian Netflix, so I have no idea what to watch next.

[@ThePonderer]

I agree with this SO much.

[@nintendoraikiri]

Taste, huh? Always try new things? That my damn motto when it comes to playing games, listening to music, watching shows, etc. I wouldn't be here discussing this if I didn't watch MLP which is a show I didn't hesitate to dig into. My tastes will always change like the tides according to my whims... But I'll always dislike most competitive FPS games since I suck balls at them.

[@danielladahoui888]

Brilliantly said!

[@KingM1023]

as investing and thought provoking this vid is, I can't get over the fact nearly every suggested video here is about food

[@KingM1023]

that being said, m taste in music is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. in high school I didn't really have a preference. then thanks to the RockStar games I was introduced to Rock and Roll and Metal. soon after that I got in to anime and K/J-Pop. I had a fling with country for a short while and now I found Electro Swing. though my one true love will forever be instrumental of all genres.

[@sargentreflux7815]

Very good video Digibro :D

[@neonseacow]

Beautiful

[@zeadsi]

short & informative.. just the way i like it

[@Shadechaser]

(While Watching) ... (After watching) ... What just happened?... Digibro... playing a game... and information that may have just seeped into my mind... Again... what just happened? (Before a rewatch)

[@buckwade1402]

Well shit, this video nearly convinced me to go watch mecha anime when I don't like them!

[@HungrySohma18]

Well said Digi, well said :)

[@patrickm2191]

I'd love to hear your thoughts on another really great anime this season: Nobunaga Concerto. We seem to have akin opinions on anime, and I adore it.

[@UliTroyo]

Completely agree.

[@lyrilljackson]

life isn't immortal, you know that, so how can you just say people shouldn't limit themselves to certain things and choose? that's what taste is for.

[@darkwatch127]

I like to think that I am pretty open with things that I can watch. The only things I can say that I dislike through experience are the harem and overly Moe genre's. Not really sure if moe should be considered a genre but I digress. I have given harem shows a chance and I can openly say that I do enjoy the Monogatari franchise. Other than that though... The shows that I have watched of that genre were just not something for me. I kept rolling my eyes every minute when I was watching one. The overly moe shows are just not my thing. I do like slice of life shows/ movies. I love Usagi Drop and the Wolf Children movie. It's just the "cute girls doing cute things" which I just can't get into. Other than that though, I'm open for anything. Does that mean that I'll like everything? No. Nah uh. I dislike many shows simply because i've seen through experience what makes an excellent show and what makes a terrible one.

[@OrangeVision]

It's such a silly little thing and I would even call this video condescending if more often than not the kind of narrow-mindedness described in the video wasn't so typical thing to see. A dear friend of mine hates mecha with such a passion that you can't convince him to watch anything that has A robot in it. Even in a minor role? Doesn't matter. I like to think myself as open-minded with all kinds of media. The fact that I can't, for example, name an american rap artists I like I see as weakness rather than hard opinion. I'm determined to research myself one someday, just to prove a point to myself.

[@Hiandbye95]

So.. are you okay with someone suggesting a (very likeable) rapper?

[@TheThoerlChannel]

Well, I don't think not knowing a rap artist you like is a problem at all. As long as you don't say "rap is garbage", there is no need for you to explore every inch of music-genre. And I wouldn't call that a weakness. If you are not interested in rap music, (or even don't like it) but still accept and respect people who make / listen to rap music, your open-mindedness is perfectly healthy. I don't know any either. Maybe one or two eminem songs I can listen to once in a while, but that's it. But I completely respect every fan of the genre (as a fan of the genre, I obviously can't know about their personalities beyond that). I also accept every fan of Justin Biebers music, because who cares.

[@OrangeVision]

Hiandbye95 It was actually a subtle hint, yes. Don't say Eminem though (I kinda like him already). +TheThoerlChannel That's a smart way to look at it too, I wouldn't say I'm closing out this way either. I just feel like most of my indifference of rap comes from the fact I'm not really familiar enough with the standard practices and not because I've looked thoroughly into it and disliked the whole. I feel like it works in very different way to most of the genres I tend to listen (more poetry than chord progression I'd guess).

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I agree, this video is a little condescending, but at the same time yeah too many people exist who put weird deliberate limits on their taste. On an individual level you can try to convince these people that they should expand their taste, but here I'm sort of giving them the broad strokes of why they ought to, and hopefully inspiring them.

[@Hiandbye95]

OrangeVision Well, then, I think Macklemore is the kind of rapper to whom you refer the people who don't like the whole Macho-attitude in Rap - his lyrics are honest, mostly clean, and down-to-earth - but I guess if you like Eminem that is not something that bothers you. Maybe still give The Language Of My World (Macklemores first album) a listen?

[@VictoryFire88]

My taste has evolved, not cause of patience but because I had more time to get into new things and my bf introduced me into a lot of things.

[@Midnight0Harmony]

I have a question that I hope isnt taken the wrong way, And this is based on a blief system. I agree one hundred precent with what your saying but i am also a person to believe in standard's. Like in all honesty I dont think Grand theft auto is an appropriate game for anyone (I am sorry if any grand theft auto fans read this i truly have no wish to offend) My question is this. Do you believe in Standards in media that apply to everyone? Like I said I agree with your video and i tend to keep an open mind about the kind of media other's participate in so my question is much out of curiosity. After all most things can be chocked up to being opinion based so I hope it is clear I mean no harm out of my curiosity. To clarify on my question I understand that people can chose which standard they wish to participate in as well as that there are different standards for different ages. If you see fit this is a question i would thoroughly enjoy seeing you do a video on.... if you deem fit of course.

[@Mixed.messages]

this was fucken brilliant

[@lyrilljackson]

also the opposite to limitation doesn't equal growth, less so evolve.

[@deadlywork]

I can appreciate just about any genre, but there's a limit to what my sensibilities are going to allow and it has more to do with the execution and type of storytelling than the work itself. i'd say this is why i found ping pong a great show when i generally can't get into sports series in general. i'm sure my tastes will continue to change as i grow but i see it as more of a natural process that's shaped by my outward experiences rather than because of concentrated effort. a telltale sign of this is how i've largely stopped watching anime and moved to manga instead as the types of narratives, visuals and storytelling i prefer are found there much more easily.

[@Kayclau]

Recently I bought Inhumanity Awakening, a comic that I had no idea what it was about, and I didn't like it, I felt it boring, now I'm thinking on whether or not buy the next issue, it's a 2 issue story so I don't know, however I'm glad that at least tried to like it because is part of the Inhuman saga (which I only have one issue too) which I do like. Another tale about my personal taste is with an episode of Adventure Time, Donny. I think the episode is good, but I still don't like it because it made feel really sad, the same reason of why I don't like Neon Genesis Evangelion. Evangelion is great, really well done, but it made feel empty and depressed, I don't like when a show, anime or whatever makes feel like that.

[@Dracolyte96]

Digi. I have 1 question thats been kinda going around in my head...so, may I know your thoughts about an anime called ore no imoutou gakunani kawaii wakeganaii ? ( I think I spelled it wrong tho )

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

You mean Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai? (OreImo) I only watched the first season but I thought it was pretty fun. It definitely has its moments.

[@Dracolyte96]

***** okay thnx for the reply. Oh and btw I recommend you to watch the 2nd season. Its rly fun :D

[@SonOfMeme]

Hey, I just noticed there hasn't been a "10 must-see Anime" for this month yet. Is that still happening or what? Your recommendations are what gets me through the month, Digi. I'M SUFFERING FROM WITHDRAWAL ALREADY. Ahem.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

Behind on vlogs due to broken foot. Have you already watched all the other 20 shows?

[@SonOfMeme]

***** Dang, you got me there. :3 I usually cherry-pick the ones that I think sound interesting. The irony of posting this right under this particular video is not lost on me... Sorry though, completely forgot about your foot, rest up and get better, that's definitely a priority.

[@blackroseknight77]

my tastes have changed, i hate music unless, it's something that doesn't make me wanna ram my head into a wall. i am just seriously picky. it's my life and i like living it Thanks :)

[@MAJO284]

the new digibro dont have patient in 3 minutes drop all animes v:

[@NealX]

So... does this mean you're actually going to watch those episodes of TNG now? HMMMMMMMMM?

[@fatmanfalling]

What about things that ignore basic rules of narrative structure without any semblance of self awareness that would make the work a parody or a subversion of basically accepted structures or things that ignore internal continuity but not for the benefit of telling a better short term story? I don't know if I completely disagree or if I'm completely on board with this. Do things that simply do not hold up to considerate attentive viewing apply to this message? Or is this a bias you and I share that we treat as more objective than other biases? I've always said that my favorite genera is "good" But is disregarding the Terra Nova's and the Michael Bay movies (Except Pain and Gain because that was awesome) and the RWBY's of the world bad, because we're biassed towards the classically constructed works?

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

Mmm it's hard to say for sure. Garzey's Wing is one of my favorite anime because it's badly made in ways that are hilarious. I can't sit through a transformers movie, but I also don't have the patience to find anything good about them. The lines between "good craft" and "good despite craft" is thin and based on the individual. Noise music fans for instance like myself will argue that Merzbow or something, which totally defies any conventional songwriting, is still good, but partly because of the craft... even we might not like "badly made" music, unless it is somehow interesting. Bottom line, this is why I think it's okay to dislike things, but maybe not to give up on anything too easily.

[@fatmanfalling]

***** That's a good policy. I always strive to give everything a fair shake anyway. (I don't always succeed though...)

[@Hiandbye95]

Digi! Why would you end the video so soon, you were just about to get that huge crystal! I wanted to see that.

[@l0lmanPH]

ThatAnimeSnob features the pinacle of evolution of taste.

[@demeterhajos7772]

I think, he has no taste at all. He has obsession. (PS: I know you were sarcastic)

[@l0lmanPH]

Obsession with retro space operas? That's understandable.

[@demeterhajos7772]

Roruman Understandable, if it doesn't replace his taste. But it did, and he wouldn't recognize a good anime if it's made after the mid 2000's, even if you rub it in his face. If one of his so called favorites (more like one he obsessed with) would release next season without any change instead of the 80's or 90's, he would hate it, because it's new.

[@l0lmanPH]

Not really, he likes a few recent shows too, like Bahamut and Wixxos, and he prefers some modern remakes of retro works than the original, like Yamato! His point is that modern anime is significantly worse, though, and he does a good job arguing it without bias.

[@demeterhajos7772]

pff... judging by some of his vids, he has some serious bias towards entire genres and hates almost everything. And he is trolling half of the anime reviewers on youtube. Maybe there is a few exception, but he hates some really good show som even as good as some of the classics from the 90'-s. And I'm not talking about the popular trash, there are some rightfully hated series. Btw that's exactly where he is wrong. Anime is not significantly worse, it's significantly bigger. Almost as much new anime released in the last spring season than in 1996 and 1997 together. By the end of this season there will be almost as much new releases this year only than from the beginning of 1990 to the end of 1995. There are significantly more bad anime today but significantly more good as well. There were entire seasons, maybe even years in the 90's when there were nothing worth mentioning among the new series. And now there is at least one or two shows every season that is way above mediocre. But he gets something right. He is a snob. But that's not one should be proud of.

[@echols85]

Preach!

[@lyrilljackson]

erm. if there ain't good taste there won't be good stuff being made cus nobody would care it's cus there are things getting considered good that more good things gets made

[@t3hsourcey]

I took your challenge weeks ago. Now I'm following Argevollen and Glasslip. I haven't watched Mecha or SoL before, but even I can say these are below average

[@hsapin]

I would say that Glasslip isn't exactly an example of a good anime of its genre, so in my opinion it isn't really what you should be basing your opinions of the genre off of.

[@t3hsourcey]

Which is why I'm not basing my impressions of an entire genre on either. I'm also following Barakamon, Hanayamata, Shounen Hollywood, Gekkan Shoujo as SoLs and moderately enjoying them. As for Argevollen I started Gundam 0079 and find it a lot more compelling, it even puts Aldnoah.Zero to shame really. Those are examples of patience as well as knowing how things can turn out badly. That way you can appreciate the good stuff a lot more.

[@hsapin]

V Stanev In my opinion, Aldnoah.Zero is pretty bad actually and I don't know why people enjoy it so much, so I think you're right there although my knowledge of mecha is limited. Your comment sounded to me like you were basing your opinions of an entire genre on one show, and I wasn't really surprised because of how many people actually base their opinions of a genre after seeing one show in that genre, but I'm glad to hear that you're checking others in that genre out. I'm currently watching Barakamon and Gekkan Shoujo as well and I'm enjoying both too, Barakamon especially. I would strongly recommend checking out some of the more critically acclaimed Sols though if you really want to get a taste for the genre.

[@t3hsourcey]

hsapin I'm basing my tolerance for the lows of said genres, not their entirety of course. I've been lurking quite a lot around MAL and have gathered a huge list of shows, plenty of them are SoL. Heck, Great Teacher Onizuka is my favorite comedy drama.

[@risingbob5230]

I think you shouldn´t even judge a genre at all. Sure you can but there will always be some anime that you will like regardless of the genre. And its mostly about what you want to watch. If you want a good story and action don´t watch a Slice of Life anime. Expectations are really important. I watched Gurren Lagann, with no expactations at all. Except Guilty Crown it was like the first Mecha anime I have seen I guess. At I loved it. If I had started watching it after hearing stuff like "best show ever", I guess I wouldn´t have liked it that much. Also, at first I thought Aldnoah zero was ok but after i noticed how people hype it and are like "uhh this is the best anime of the year" after 5 episodes I kinda started to dislike it even more.

[@ernestotorelli1209]

Did he ever reach that giant crystal at the end? No one knows.

[@nerd4lfe]

Is it bad if I still think panty and stocking is a bad anime I mean I've tried watching that anime on 3 separate occasions and I just don't like it l. I can't really find anything to appreciate in it. I'd like think maybe it me not the show or maybe I just don't get it but I just can't find anything. Do I have bad taste or an I just close minded? really don't know.

[@mralbum3256]

The very act of trying something new, even if it leads nowhere, is better than not trying anything at all. For example, I took a fencing class one semester. I wasn't the best, and while I liked the skill required to fence well, I did not have that skill when I tried it. I decided that my enjoyment of fencing was not worth the time to develop my own skill into something decent, and I haven't tried it again. I still learned a lot about the art of fencing, and what it meant to be a good fencer. My horizons were expanded and my knowledge of the world increased, even though I did not continue fencing. In short, don't worry if something you try doesn't lead to anything major or minor. The experience of trying it will still have an impact on you, and it is up to you how you react to that impact. So if you tried the anime, didn't like it, then tried and tried again and still didn't like it, don't panic. Just ask yourself: is this anime worth the time and effort to try it again... or should I try something new? Doesn't even have to be anime, ya know. This kind of thing can apply to most every aspect of life, within reason. (anything that would break the law would be a REALLY BAD IDEA to try, for example, because you could get caught and then punished so severely that your life may not recover, depending on how bad the hypothetical thing to try is defined in the eye of the law. Things that are gray areas where the law is concerned can be risky as well, especially when the law finally makes up its mind how to resolve the gray area)

[@kas00078]

So you haven't seen how Gainax ruined christmas 2010 yet?

[@cAPSlOCKMLPFiM]

I love this video, and the message it portrays, but in all honesty, I found myself focusing on the gameplay upon first watching. The visuals in this video distracted from the actual message, and the audio was taken in passively. I had to rewatch the video with my eyes closed to fully take everything in. Whether edited like your MLP videos or just a vlog, the visual has a method of supporting and sometimes reinforcing the audio.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I agree, but that's why I always link a text version. Honestly I wouldn't do videos like this at all if it weren't the only way to get my work out there. Had this just been a text post, no one would bother.

[@MoSenpai]

Are you telling me I should watch.Sailor Moon Crystal ?

[@victorscorner4218]

Wow, somehow this really reminds me of a certain Fate/Zero character.

[@bossbulldog1134]

i'm not sure to understand, but if you once liked something and later you got tired of it, and someone come at you (random..) and talk with you about that thing you can't say that i should "evolve", i got tired of it, it doesn't interest me anymore, or i don't like it anymore

[@Sparkys_World-0]

I totally agree, now watch clannad after story

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I've seen about 7 eps of it I think. It was better than the first season but still kinda boring for me. Maybe one day though. I know one guy who's a dad that was touched by it for dad reasons so maybe that'll happen lol

[@RBHadoShoryuken]

I think this comes down to be aware of WHY you like or dislike something, because that's fine. I don't really like Man of Steel, but many others do. I don't think SAO is the worst thing on the planet (I really don't like it, though), but does that mean Digi is wrong for saying it is? No. That's perfectly natural. You don't have to like everything I do, and vice versa. Your opinions on a piece of media are based on your experience with them, or possibly lack thereof. I say try to give new things a chance, but don't force yourself to. Forcing yourself to watch something you don't want to is NOT giving a chance, you're likely to end up making your mind up before that piece of media even begins. That's my pointless, half-assed rambling on the matter. Why half-assed? Because I'm a lazy son of a bitch. I'm not proud of it, but I'll admit it.

[@xavcast007]

I just think the same way, people shouldnt deny a product cuz the media it comes from, many people dont like products just because they have the name "anime" or "cartoon" in the title, thats very stupid in my opinion, U know what is the difference between telling a story through animation and through real actors, there is no difference. Okey I know there is some difference, but u get my point, u can transmit beautiful message through cartoons as u can do through real people movies

[@Darth_Insidious]

You've convinced me, I'm gonna go try hentai now.

[@dragunov815]

Oh.

[@nerd4lfe]

Man I should of probably spell checked that last comment

[@naught_]

1:00 I know its besides the point and pretty irrelevant but psychological research suggests your personality is mostly developed/set by age 6. I'm by no means implying that your experiences don't affect your personality, but for the most part personality is genetic

[@Satyrsfied]

I disagree with your point and am unwilling to change my view. >:( No, but seriously, tastes are as you mentioned, for escapism, it's for user gratification, for instance, I'm a sucker for romantic comedies because I'm a terrible human being, but I will watch all of them and no matter how poorly written, acted, sequenced and everything it might be, I'll still probably like it, and hey, that's fine by me, and sure you can judge my garish taste in film genre, but it shouldn't be something that could be called weakness, it's what you like, forcing yourself to watch something you hate in an effort to try and realize what's good about it is sort of a moot point, if you don't like it, you already know what's good and bad most of the time, and that's probably what puts you off, no need for the extensive testing of your own mettle when you know how much it can take.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I wouldn't be satisfying saying "this is how much i can take." When I know that other people like something that's outside my taste, I want to get into their head if I can.

[@Satyrsfied]

***** That makes sense, but...sorry for yet another anecdote, I'm bad with words otherwise, My friends all play Dota 2. While I recognise it's a good game and all that, I'm not into the genre of MOBA's as a playing game, I can watch it and find it fun, but I've played a MOBA before and I don't really want to play it, it's kind of hard even if you forced yourself to, to say which chars you "like" or talk about the ins and outs of each character if you're not playing with the same kind of fervor as a fanatic. Of course, these are just my two cents and I do like that you do this to be able to connect with your friends better, kudos. ((I just realized how condescending both my posts seem and wish to state it's because I'm a massive dick naturally, not trying to be :P))

[@shellyddoesmusic8644]

Great video. We're working on a video right now and would like you to voice about 4 lines. I'm thinking $25.00. It kinda pokes at you, but it mostly makes fun of Redcord. Lemme know if you wanna negotiate.

[@Tacoyaki96]

What you just described was stockholm syndrome

[@marineninga]

I won't be watching Yaoi, but overall I agree.

[@CalamariMatoi]

Michael Nguyen I mean part 2 is basically yaoi and like why wouldn't you have watched jojo

[@Robersora]

Texhnoloyze was a real challenge for me... But it turned out to be a weirdly gratifying experience. I like your approach, Digibro, but I think this should be more applicable to art, and less to entertainment. I'm coming from the fact that I just can't like Game of Thrones. I've seen a few Episodes, but except for the lush visuals I cannot see value in it, other shows simply have done the soap-opera better. I also can't stand Macross with it's (most of the time) god-awful music and even more unnerving characters. My point being, if I know, why I don't like a show, I don't see a point in trudging through it.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

That's understandable, though I think you'll find that it's possible you'll like those shows later. I also didn't see the appeal in GoT at first but eventually, as I got more into political dramas, I found it clicked with me more. It's part of why I have the policy "nothing is dropped forever."

[@PPWSH]

***** >nothing is dropped forever Except dem pants bby

[@jesabr12]

I see where you are coming from but when I give some other genres a try I usually get annoyed watching it.

[@LWolf12]

I tried watching True Blood again... still boring as hell. You either like something or you don't and patients isn't going to change it. I'll admit some shows I enjoy more, some I enjoy less, but that has more to do with evolving tastes and preference as I got older. No amount of being patient while watching something isn't going to make it any better. That goes for food, music, books, and art work in general.

[@zoicno]

what about sword art online ;P

[@booleanbrony5696]

XD

[@shadowpower69]

1:21 "That isn't to say that all media communicates something worthwhile... I do think that even in being able to understand and appreciate failure, we also grow in our ability to communicate successfully." 2:06 "I can fully appreciate the catharsis in disliking and criticizing things that don't fit our sensibilities or even choosing deliberately *not* to appreciate something." I was thinking the same thing and those stuck out to me.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

shadowpower69 That is exactly why those lines were in there XD

[@zacharycarrasco2801]

So you say we should have the patience for things we do not like, yet you have videos of you and your friends hating on sword art online 2, but thats none of my business

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

"I’m not saying that everyone has to like everything, and I perfectly understand disliking things that offend your sensibilities" "I can fully appreciate the catharsis in disliking and criticizing things that don’t fit our sensibilities, or even choosing deliberately not to appreciate something."

[@Smilley85]

I like the idea of this video, but I think with your other videos and aquired fanbase (MLP, non-mainstream anime, videogames), you're running down open doors.

[@Saltyoven]

*reads description* *notices 40% of the words are all buzzwords* Know how pretentious this video'll be.

[@jarduino8908]

It's not pretension if you've got the chops to back up everything you say.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

Which words are buzzwords? It sounds like you're trying to cover your ignorance by suggesting words you don't know must be used just to look cool.

[@Saltyoven]

***** "Post-midnight pontifications" "nature of taste", "patient experimentation". All sounding like something someone pretending to be smart would say, but in reality mean things incredibly simplistic.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

What do they mean other than what the words say? I'm really confused, how would YOU have written those sentences to sound less "smart"?

[@jarduino8908]

Furthermore, why is sounding less intelligent a positive quality in any statement?

[@Next0gen0]

So it's okay to understand and appreciate nazi's? (i'm sorry I had too)

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

I'd more say that you should at least try to learn something about yourself from them, even if it's "I'm not this." That's a form of appreciation.

[@SuperOvidiuMihai]

Call of duty is boring. Battlefield and Medal of honour for life