Anime Is Mainstream Now (And That's Okay)
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Anime is becoming and or is mainstream now and as someone who grew up watch anime when it was considered unpopular or just a generally nerdy thing to do its quite the sight to see now that anime is popular some anime is trendy and with that has come a lot of ppl I've noticed that tend to dislike this for anime and bringing a lot of points to explain why its bad but for me I tend to disagree and with this video I hope to explain why I think anime becoming more popular or "mainstream" is a great thing we will discuss the journey of how anime became more and more mainstream Going from shows like Akira, Dragon Ball, Naruto to shows like Attack On Titan all the way up to now with shows like My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon slayer we will discuss the problem some anime fans have with others those being the cringe anime fans or my hero fans as some call them and various other complaints hope you like it
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~IP
#Popularanime #anime #animefans
timestamps:
00:00 - I used to get bullied for watching anime
00:25 - The perception of anime
01:26 - Nerd shi is cool shi
02:25 - How did we get here?
06:25 - You were ahead of the curve
08:08 - "fake" anime fans
10:57 - The "weird" anime fans
12:49 - They are not the reason anime is weird
14:27 - ANIME IS WEIRD!
16:41 - I'm lookin at you different
17:01 - Better future for anime
17:39 - Outro
18:04 - Thank you
18:12 - IP BUMP
Music Used:
Outkast - Mainstream instrumental
Kanye West - Through The Wire instrumental
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum instrumental
J Cole - Work Out instrumental
Jay Z - Dead Presidents instrumental
MF DOOM - Doomsday instrumental
Asap Rocky - Peso Instrumental
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop Instrumental
Tatami Construct x Towerz - Good Friends
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bleach, weird anime fans, anime analysis anime Twitter, anitwt, seasonal anime, anime reactions, weeb, otaku, weeaboos, anime community, otaku culture popular shonen anime, shonen anime - Zábava
YOOOOOOOOO the part about watching divided eps on youtube and one of the parts always missing is the truest realest shit!!! I started watching One Piece that way haha. I love you so much, I do feel the same way about Black Lagoon. It is cool that more people are getting into the genre, the super hero comparison is SO good, it´s true, we were deemed nerds for liking comic books and super heroes and now it's mainstream.... and there's nothing wrong with it. Letting go of being bullied, or more lightly, being made fun of is an important step as you become an adult, so people should let go of all that "but back then nobody like it and I DID!!!" It's chill, we know. You were cool all along, you were "right" about that show. Now share that love with as many people as possible, so that they can feel what you felt watching for the first time. And now, to end: I WAS HERE WHEN INTERNET PITSTOP DIDN'T EVEN HAVE 600 SUBSCRIBERS, YOU NEW GUYS ARE ALL "FAKE" IP FANS!!!! Naah I truly hope that doesn't happen to you, like I said above, I enjoyed the content so much of course I told people about it, of course I shared it. Embrace the love ya'll. Don't gatekeep, that shit's stupid. Take care ya'll
Best comment I’ve read on my channel ! You related to the vid Made me laugh with the “fake IP fans thing” and completely understood the video and added to it love your attitude on this subject bro! Consider yourself pinned ! Love ya my guy 🌊
Did that w/naruto and mirrai Nikki that way lol parts 1-24 haha
Yeah watched all of Naruto in pieces on youtube lol
I watched inuyasha like that
I think Spirited Away was also quite important in terms of bringing anime to the mainstream. It was shown in regular cinemas and a lot of people were talking about it at the time.
More like Princess Mononoke, it got released before Spirited Away and it was a massive success. That's the movie that paved the way for the other Ghibli movies in the whole world, and by extension, to anime movies in general.
@@shizukagozen777 Princess Mononoke had a poor box office performance outside of Japan. It increased Ghibli's reach, but it didn't punch it into the mainstream. That was Spirited Away. And yeah, sure, you could say Spirited Away wouldn't have gotten a release if Princess Mononoke hadn't existed, but you could follow that chain of causality all the way back to the invention of the pen.
But why in other countries anime was always loved???Latinamericans were always fans, and of course I would.think Asia. Have.to look for Europe's opinion. Saludos.desde Panama.
My main concern is anime going mainstream would cause all anime studios to make their stuff to appear to the mass general audience instead of keeping to what made them amazing in the first place, their uniqueness.
I want Japan to keep pushing Japanese stuff out. Its a nice fresh thing instead of westernized stuff all over.
Its not a concern, because the majority of it is mediocre anyway. Most shows that come out are some variation of isekai, and they've been doing that shit for over a decade.
well your lucky, Japan doesnt value Streaming as much as DVD sales which most outside of japan use to watch anime. and the main site crunchyroll not really funding the studios.
Some anime tropes need to die tho, mainly highly sexualized female characters and cringy generic main characters that can't talk to girls and are all underdogs who unlock some random power
@@The_MEMEphis nah those are the best ones, especially when the mc is in a all girls academy for some reason and hides his power
@@The_MEMEphis First of all, expand your anime knowledge beyond mainstream shonen. Second, I much rather have a sexualized female character that's actually a good character despite that, than a non-sexualized one that's terribly written.
I remember walking home with a friend back in around 2012 and telling him that I felt anime was right on the precipice of going mainstream. To a certain extent it already had, but at that time it was kind of in a point of transition. It didn't seem like it really achieved mainstream status until the mid to late 2010's.
I'm well aware of the "anime fans are nerds" stereotype in the US but I think something happened in the 2000's that kicked it into overdrive. I started high school in 2000 and the biggest anime fan I met after the first few months was a Mexican guy who would play stuff on a laptop for friends during lunch and would smoke after he got out of class. He was cool, but not in the "varsity sports player with rich parents" cool.
I blame the greater exposure of the medium, from Cartoon Network's Toonami to various Saturday morning blocks. The latently weeb masses ended up overwhelming the liberal-minded artsy and college types and Star-Trek watching sci-fi fans who mostly consumed it in the 90's
It's so funny. Nerds use to cry into their pillows wishing they could share their hobby. And now they want to gatekeep. Great vid btw.
It really is weird lol and thank you boss ! 🌊
I personally see it as a honor to open the gate for people. Like "o you also enjoy pretty boys doing things well? Or giant robots? Brain picking hyper science? We. Got. You. Bb.
They gatekeep because people are not technically open minded. Now anime is shared as a common thing, the mainstream aren’t still not open with the culture; just watering down anime that was once special with DBZ, Naruto, and One Piece without trying outreach other anime than the essential.
If y’all also say SAO, AOt, Baki, MHA, Demon Slayer, Seven Deadly Dicks, Death Note, Sailor Moon, Highschool DxD, Neon Genesis Evangelion deez nutz, Pokémon brokassmon, Akira(stab my eyes out), YuYu Hakushutthefuckup, Tokyo Ghouls, ONe Punchyouinthe face Man, Fooly Cooly, Cowboy Bebopyour brains out, ect.. so
The list goes to say “okay you got it, but can you Mf try harder with your anime selection?”
The point of the old way of anime is liking something that fits you and not by what other people recommend or to appeal with normies deem as acceptable.
People that gatekeep is people who saw potential in their interests but shun by the public because people back then can’t understand the unknown.
they gatekeep because they were bullied for the things they liked
Growing up and going to school in the 90s as a nerdy anime kid, much like comic book nerds in the 80's was less "You're branded weird" and more "liable to get physically beaten up".. It was like the dark ages, getting your one cool uncle to mail order VHS' that you can't understand because nothing was subbed or dubbed well
For me, growing up and going to school in the early 2000’s, there were two types of anime fans, the “nerds” who usually get picked on, and the more rougher, “ghetto minorities” group, who will fight back against bullies! I hanged out with both groups at school and often talk about anime with them! Good times! 👍
Anime is weird, and it going mainstream means more people can enjoy the weirdness. But it also comes with a responsibility to gatekeep non-fans who seek to destroy it because they don't like the weirdness. If they don't like our anime, then they are welcome to make their own anime. Just don't steal ours repackage it with shit and then hand it over to Netflix.
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Amen
Honestly, more power to people getting into anime for the first time, my only problem is when shounen fan boys wanna act like they're superior to me and act like I'm trying to be a hipster when I say I don't watch shounen. Let me watch Precure and School Live in peace, damn. I'm not avoiding Naruto and Demon Slayer cause they're "popular". I just don't like fighting anime 😭
Okay I know your comment is a few months old, but I really have to ask. Is it really fair to write something off just because its "Shounen"? Not all Shounen is "fighting anime". Bakuman is Shounen, but its about various inspiring manga artists trying to realize their dreams of becoming authors. Haikyu is also another one based around Volleyball and doesn't have any fighting. Often times, Shounen is the very best at exploring character arcs.
@@coltonowens2742 I think it's typically fair to write off whole genres as not being your type. I'll give a show a shot, but time and time again every shounen I watch is just boring to me. Just like how I don't enjoy reality TV or RPGs, and youtube make-up tutorials, I'm pretty skeptical I'll enjoy things similar to what I've loathed in the past. I'm positive my tastes are boring to a good chunk of people, watching 4 girls sit around a cafeteria table discussing snacks is probably as attractive as watching paint dry to many and I wouldn't push it on people who seem to think so.
@@TombaFanatic I'm really not asking this to be a condescending asshole, do you enjoy any piece of media that centers around characters on some sort of journey, trying to accomplish some sort of task, and watching them grow and develop along the way? That's most Shounen at its bare bones. The LOTR trilogy isn't Shounen, but it very much has those elements, and those elements are pretty universally enjoyed by most everyone, so unless you find absolutely everything with those elements boring, I imagine its really hard to not find at least one series you like. Your taste described above are allot more broad and defined vs Shounen, so its kinda hard to compare the two. Hell as much as I hate Clannad, it has a very clear overarching plot, with things and events that happen along the way, that have a very broad appeal.
Same i am into iyashikei and slice of life anime most of the time. Sometimes i do watch shounen though. I am not trying to be "different" its just what i am more into. Especially after a long working week, i just want shows that can instantly heal my tired soul, not shounen that rise my blood pressure 😂😂
it's so interesting that yu-gi-oh was seen as a weird thing on your end, most kids played it in my school and same with beyblades. I feel like those would've been seen more as traditional cartoons which are widely more accepted than that nihongo animation. Pretty cool seeing it go mainstream now though, was about time I could go outside with my toy katana without anyone looking at me weird
Really ? Well it was but that happened specifically In like 3rd or 5th grade and I think at the time those kids were treating cartoons or anime as kid stuff that you should get growing out of idk it’s weird lol I would say dragon ball was usually the one you could get away with typically in my case
Yeah I don't really relate to this at all. Maybe it's some American shit. Beyblade was common with younger (1st to 4th grade) kids but Yugioh was played by kids up to 6th or 7th grade.
Granted that was during the height of Yugioh's popularity in the west so maybe you're somewhat younger? I'm 29 by the way.
But I also think maybe anime in Latin America (and Europe also) never had this weird stigma it has in the US. This past week I stumbled upon a video where someone claimed anime started getting mainstream with shows like Attack on Titan, thought it was just someone with a very stupid take but that prompted youtube to start showing a lot of videos of Americans talking about anime getting mainstream in the 2010s and not the mid 2000s with stuff like Naruto hitting western television. Like a friend put it, "to me anime is mainstream when my dad could recognize Naruto and he doesn't know what an anime is".
@@42Caio its more of an age thing cause elemetary is when it's fine to be a fan of anime and card games but as soon as you get to highschool and Uni that's when you get made fun of. That's also one of the reason that im closeted since it's still kinda hard to be open with my interests since Anime and Manga being socially accepted still varies on what age group you're from.
Example you're a young Mellenial or an older Zoomer. Anime is somewhat socially accepted and it is mostly socially Accepted by anime fans from the start till now and for the people who have watched Anime when they were kids and are coming back to it now that it's more wide spread. But still some if not most of the people in this age groul that never got into anime still don't find it socially acceptable.
@@42Caio please don’t tell me you think Europe embraced Anime b4 America. The way your talking sounds like your implying America is behind the curve on the rest of the world, is that what your saying? Bcuz you’d be wrong. Very wrong. American Culture/Media has been influencing, supporting, and being influenced by Japanese culture/media since the days of Walt Disney and Osamu Tezuka. A lot of the early influences of the forefathers of the genre were American works and alot of influences found in Hollywood and American music come from Japan as well. The relationship between the two nations culture is very significant and America isn’t behind the curve like your suggesting, far from it. The 2 biggest comic n cartoon markets have been America and Japan for the longest time (really the entirety of animations history)
@@ez6888 I'm absolutely saying Europe had anime before America. You have to be completely ignorant to say otherwise. Europe (Italy and France in particular, and to a lesser degree Spain) and Latin America have imported Japanese television shows, both animated and live action, since the 70s. America started later in the 80s and for the most part edited the shows far more heavily. Old European dubs tended to change names but changing the entire branding and basically making up an entirely new plot like you see in the American version of Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets) or Robotech was far less common.
America is very much behind the curve when it comes to respectful contact with Japanese media, regardless of how much money it makes;
Anime has become the millenial "back in my day we used to travel 80 miles to school in furious blizzards fighting bears" and I love it.
I told a kid while waiting for a haircut since he was getting the new Pokémon game for Christmas “Oh, let me tell ya, kid, back in my day, we had 150 Pokémon, and Mew was under the truck! Oh those were crazy times! Wait, I haven’t told you about Missingno!”
I guess I'd be considered an "Og anime fan" I even have some shows on vhs. But I love that more people are getting into anime the amount of coworkers in the ER that I have found that also enjoy anime makes me so happy. I even had a 70yr old ask about shows. It always nice to have more people to share your interest with.
Your story about bringing Yu-Gi-Oh cards to school is beyond irony to me, I brought mine to school on accident in 5th grade and everyone told me they had some too and it began a black market for Yu-Gi-Oh around the school to the point teachers would snatch decks and hold them until the end of the year.
It's definitely bizarre to see all of my once normie friends and family slowly get into anime, but yeah I agree that overall it's a good thing. Even though the conversation is shifting from "oh you watch ANIME?" to the arguably more obnoxious "oh you only watch POPULAR ANIME?" I think we're at least headed in the right direction. Loved the vid man, keep up the fantastic work!
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The one thing that I still notice with newer fans is that they have this ego. I love showing my friends new stuff, I think it's amazing that they are so open. The problem I have is when they have this authority that they gain. I show someone a show like votoms and they act as if it's not worth the watch because it's a little older or disregard an important creator that influenced it and the industry. You don't have to watch but a level of respect is needed. I read from a famous critic in japan that liking some anime and loving anime in general can really define somethings and to disregard is in poor taste. You need to understand that there is truly no God awful useless anime, its just not your taste or was made with different standards. I just hope people understand that and can just be open to everyone's tastes.
That’s an honest big fear of mine I hope that with more widespread love for anime also means more anime fans who really care about the genre enough to enjoy things that might be older but are culturally relevant to anime itself like you can’t say you’re a movie fanatic if you disregard and not even at least respect classics like The Godfather same goes for video games and really any genre of entertainment
@@InternetPitstop yeah I'm out here trying to get people watching ideon and ashita no joe and the level of disrespect was hard because those shows helped create megalobox and eva. But I understand they are old but it's all about the respect.
"I read from a famous critic in japan that liking some anime and loving anime in general can really define somethings and to disregard is in poor taste. You need to understand that there is truly no God awful useless anime, its just not your taste or was made with different standards. I just hope people understand that and can just be open to everyone's tastes." Holy shit thank you!
I had that nagging thought in my head but couldn't put it together like you did, again thank you.
Will probably use this quote from now on lol, obviously I won't take credit.
I feel this man, I watched anime all through my childhood like the DBZs and Naruto’s but I used to stay up really late Friday nights to watch things like Gundam and Bubblegum Crisis. When I got “back” into anime as an adult I started rewatching the classics again, but also dabbled into that old school stuff like Berserk and Trigun (Trigun is insanely underrated) and I feel like watching stuff like that really gives you a full perspective of the genre and allows you to appreciate it a bit deeper.
Agreed. Since many new anime fans get into the medium through shows like AOT and Demon Slayer it seems like so many expect that level of animation and if a show doesn't have it then its not good. Similar to why many people disregard old video games because of graphics. I had this opinion for awhile as I got into anime through shows like the Fate series and JoJo's but as I actually went back and watched some older shows or shows with a different art style my opinion changed.
“I was into Anime back when we called it Japanimation.”
that sounds so much cooler wtf
I know for sure in the reading department manga is literally destroying the american comic books so hard! For many reasons especially the “where to start” question it’s literally so easy Vol. 1 instead of start on “X” issue but you need to read “X” series but this one is better.
Things started blowing up with the introduction of Anime Forums and anime torrents in the early 2000’s before the technology of streaming. Once Naruto episodes were being pirated at a blistering rate circa 2003 everyone knew anime was going to eventually be mainstteam
My mom was the one who got me into anime. And growing up I rarely had friends that liked anime, it never really deterred me because anime is just it's own ocean of personality and genres, so my thought process was, " Lol who needs friends I have anime." Of course, I still got the friends I had to watch anime even if they hated it. But to talk about normies watching anime. Personally, I don't really care what anime people like or how many ect, because even if I don't agree it makes them happy and why should I stop them. But recently I've been encountering " fake anime fans " and it actually made me uninstall TikTok because it was just pissing me off. And it's not petty shit, this is, " Yea I watch anime but if you watch more than 50 shows or collect figures," stupid shit like that. It doesn't make me want to gatekeep or anything but yea these bitches really do be watching couple CZcams then calling me weird for watching like +300 shows.
Your point about gatekeeping, and the whole "not a real fan" is interesting because I think some of it comes from people wanting others to watch more of the medium, and to explore what it has, but with the people you showed, who I've seen plenty of too, yeah its definitely not a good light. I've seen the more positive version of this in other communities, like gaming communities for long franchises (Persona, MTG, etc) I can go into it only having played the latest entry, and more enfranchised people are happy to talk about it while also giving me recommendations and suggestions if I wanted to explore more, but its never looking down on me. Of course it goes both ways, there's bad in gaming communities, good in some anime communities. It's definitely growing pains, and we'll have to deal with it for a while, but hey, at least not everyone is like that, the people genuinely wanting others to discover more stuff and are welcome and supportive are great.
Crazy how we went from getting our asses kicked for liking this stuff to having 12 year olds harassing manga artists on twitter(rip Kubo and Horikoshi). What a time to be alive.
Anyways, I like that anime is growing because that just means more for me, personally. But, like with anything that gets popular, there's always gonna be "those" people that try to ruin shit. Cringe weebs are fine because they're fans like everyone else, just mega weird, they're everywhere and that's ok.
The people everyone needs to watch out for are the no lifer's that bash on anime and it's fanbase simply because it's different. They'll be outright malicious in most cases or, as one of the dumbest ideas ever to exist in history, pretend to like anime so that they can "take control" of it like it's a singular object(not how anime works but ok). They never win but they keeping trying anyways, if only they put that much effort in touching some grass.
All in all, anime is currently a phase for pop culture just like how comics and videogames once were. The people that like it will stay and the rest will move on eventually. I'm just glad that the "us" of today's generation will have an easier time experiencing the same excitement we did when we first started watching.
Throw back to watching part 3 of an episode on 480p 😂
the struggle was real lol
I watched the grave of fireflies in 144p
480p was the 4K of that era, you would be lucky if it was at 360p, or HQ quality as it was known back then.
"you had to defuse a bomb just to actually get to watch the anime" so true
I've been into anime since 2016 and it's wild how much the culture has changed even since then. I joined at the tail end of the "aot season 2 when" wave and was totally bullied for being into anime in middle school. I used KissAnime constantly and the CZcams thing was real. Imo it's really been with Demon Slayer and JJK that catapulted anime. That and oddly enough EVA getting put on Netflix. The amount of people I know who've watched like 3 anime but one of them being Eva is wild.
I dont know why you're not more popular. Your editing is so good and you're so cute and likeable. You're gonna blow up some day man. I love you!
Lol thanks it’s good to hear that I’m likable sometimes I worry the opposite so thank you for that 🌊 and much love to you !
@@InternetPitstop It's a fine line you're walking. Obnoxious and cute are so close together.
When I got over Miyazaki and started to dig into anime with my friends, I, and well, all 3 of us, felt as elitist. We were SFDM (Searching for deeper meaning) as if anime is a zenith, a peak of art and culture.
And yes, the best movies and TV series I've seen are mostly anime. But there are mediocre and even shit content. And other media are not below anime, they are just different.
And watching anime doesn't make you superior to others...
Nowadays I chill. I can watch anime, I can read manga. I can drop it all and entertain myself with some books or movies.
Though I am sure I will be reading manga and watching anime in 3 years and in 30 years.
exactly my guy I think we all grow out of thinking we are superior to others because of our taste lol and we hopefully become just chill ppl who enjoy what we enjoy
I'm still 50/50 when it comes to anime being mainstream (to the point that I'm reading manga) sure it's good to see something you like my other people and getting appreciated but you're also going to get those bad apples where some people just see it as annoying or just too weird to get into it. And 90% of the fan base is being just pain in the ass to deal with but if you can ignore them and have a good time with some friends and having a watch-a-thon for some anime and that's good
Watched anime since ‘98/‘99 in fifth grade renting a vhs of Evangelion from an indie video store, the fifth volume so it was ten episodes in and had no idea wtf was going on but those two episodes pretty much had all the tropes. From there it was like a whole new world opened up - discovering anything with an anime art style whether it was video games or anything on tv was like an exciting treasure hunt. Thinking how niche it was back then due to the limitations of the internet at the time kind of crazy in retrospect…
It really is crazy ! I remember having 2 different vhs tapes of dragon ball one for the first arc with pilaf the other training with Roshi and both were dubbed by two different companies but i was still hooked the openings of those early dragon ball cartoons were so great I became a huge db fan after that and moved on to other anime pretty much following whatever my older brothers watched
Btw 5th grade watching Evangelion sounds like a trip omg that’s awesome
What kinda anime style games were you playing if you don’t mind me asking ?
@@InternetPitstop For sure man… I remember that video store had the whole DB anime collection, which was crazy because Toonami at the time only showed Z. When my older brothers friend discovered the amount of boobies shown in Ranma 1/2 we just went through every series they had on the shelf, from Tenchi, Golden Boy, even the hentai tapes they had that my brother managed to trick my dad into letting us rent. It was a good time finding so many shows but it for sure was socially isolating lol
@@InternetPitstop PSX games mostly JRPGs and fighting games… Wild Arms and Rival Schools were the big ones for me due to the anime cutscenes, same with Xenogears
I got my friends recently into anime, bc they were that naruto only anime fan lol, where I have seen about a 100 different ones, they have seen 5, I just wanna talk more about with them 😂
thats amazing I hope they watch more and you can have those convos my guy!
Let’s all admit as crazy anime fans are they are not nearly as toxic as some music fandoms.
Your edits are great, man. I just wanna give a shoutout at the amount of time and effort that goes into this kind of videos. Keep it up! And any anime fan, regardless of if they're starting, if they only watch what's popular, or if they've been hunting down Ninja Scroll VHS since the 90s in shady places, is an anime fan. All are welcome!
Also thank you for introducing chain saw man to me, just checked out the trailer n damn man I’m so hyped! The animation is tight with those action scenes! Very impressed with how fluent they feel, not like castlevania striga levels but amazing! (What I mean is, when she fights, there’s a weight behind her sword where it feels like actual effort and resistance behind them, most animes make it feel like the character is cutting through butter. Which is cool an all but there’s a certain impact the animators in castlevania had behind that scene)
It's true we felt that way. I'm still coming to terms with it. With the new generation, I thinking it's cool that they are getting into anime and explore what's out there.
Love your videos!!
They're so fun, deliberately made, and to the point. Great job!!
tbh most of that "cringey" anime fan stuff just looks like fun, like those cosplayers dancing around were probably having a hell of a time - I think pointing and laughing at them is unnecessary and sad, also why should they care?? there really are worse things in life than being 'cringe' and life is too damn short to give a damn! Be cringe and be free, y'all.
Exactly ! Anime is weird! No point in acting like some cringe fans are “ruining” anime they’re just livin life
Want to say I’m super happy to have found this channel. It’s insane to me see how many similar interests we can have in common with people we’ve never met. Anime, fashion, hip-hop, art - all of it. Shit is crazy to me. Feels like I found a community I can truly vibe with haha. I remember watching your handheld video and you bringing up stuff like Golden Sun, and brooo… felt like I met a best friend or something haha. Keep doing what your doing, brother.
Thx man! Happy the channel can make ya feel that way bro!
I really hope your channel blows up in popularity. There’s something extremely comforting and entertaining about your videos.
Great video as always! I'm also in the boat of waiting for Black Lagoon updates 😭
You're killing it with the videos IP! Really loved this one and the Anime fashion video you put up. Gambatte!
Thank you bro ! 🌊 love your dance Session videos takes me back when I used to choreography and dancing myself
New Fav youtuber. I was that big brother who played Broly in DBZ BT3. It feels good to not be alone.
I just found the channel last week and I've really been enjoying binging through the backlog.
As for anime becoming more mainstream, I agree that it's a good thing. It's so much easier to access new shows now and it's more of an acceptable conversation topic when it's brought out. Pretty much everyone has seen some anime these days and that's just one more thing I have in common with just about everyone, kind of like being a fan of the MCU and comics.
There's an added layer now of having experienced early anitube and all of the shows that were popular to talk about during the early 2010s like Trigun, Eureka Seven, Welcome to the NHK, Wolf's Rain, and countless others that don't get mentioned as much anymore because of the currently popular shows. Like you said, we've got this whole library of shows to recommend to anyone who's interested, a lot of which are still fairly accessible thanks to the Crunchyroll/Funimation backlog. It's up to us now to welcome newer people in and create a community that's not as toxic as it could be.
Got any recommendations? I'm about a week away from finishing Mobile Suit Gundam, and in the long-term, I'd like to watch some more mech anime. In the short term, I'd like to watch something pretty different though.
@@henryfleischer404 It depends what you're into. I can recommend Full Metal Panic up through The Second Raid. I haven't seen the latest Season yet. I think it might be on Crunchyroll by now or maybe still at Funimation while they transition. It's half-mecha, half-romcom. The dub is excellent.
Baccano is supernatural mafia show told out of chronological order, but the storylines intersect. The dub is excellent. This is also either on Funimation or Crunchyroll.
Trigun is a space western like Cowboy Bebop that came out around the same time. It's definitely a must-watch. The dub is excellent. I know for sure that this one is on Hulu.
Let me know what specifically you're looking for so I can give better recommendations.
Enjoy Gundam!
I just discovered your channel yesterday, but I must admit you have some insane content my guy, also love your implementation of 90's to 2000's hiphop
We have to thank the weird anime fans. They were the ones carrying the torch for decades before it became mainstream. We wouldn't have modern anime Fandom without them.
came from shaybs video and im loving your style of content! it gives me nakeyjakey vibes and im all for it
Glad to have you here and thank you he was a big inspo 🌊
bro, you are hilarious!
really love your editing style, humor & topics. With most things I had the same opinion but never thought through the whole idea/concept. I love the video topics & narrative, keep on going my man, love from switzerland❤️
Just discovered you and man I love your content! Your editing is also chef’s kiss. Idk why but you’re like the frugal aesthetic of anime.
Thank you my guy! I love Frugal I think him and me both got the style of green screen editing from NakeyJakey
yu-gi-oh was really popular when i was a kid in Ireland everyone had them
been binge watching ur vids, easily my new fave animanga creator
This is an important video. Thank you for putting this out there. Much love
Everybody calls Yu-Gi-Oh! a children's card game until they have to break a 4 negates board. Shit's sometimes complicated as F.
Great video. Props for using Mainstream...my fav Outkast song
I found your channel like yesterday and I’m hooked. Thanks for making awesome content for us, really loved your anime fashion vid, looking forward to more!
I’m so thankful to live when nerd life and otaku culture blended and blossomed to something the normies can’t deny
Idk how anyone can feel bitter about anime becoming mainstream, that literally means we won, we were right all along! lol
Yes! Exactly!
Bro your vids are too solid. Never stop
Another banger fam. I remember in grade school I used to feel embarrassed to admit how much I loved anime and it was a guilty pleasure to watch and listen to anime openings on repeat. But DBZ was always a common ground interest. As i grew up and stopped caring what other ppl think, anime was slowly becoming more mainstream at the same time. Now I be listening to Asian Kung fu generation out loud like it’s bad bunny lol I’m glad it’s more popular and more accessible 💯 it only means we get to eat good. Btw I just watched Black Lagoon for the first time and that shit is a banger. This was such a well rounded video 👏🏽 I agree with all this ish 😂
Hey bro thank you for the comment ! And bro you gotta listen to Asian king fu generation as loud as possible they don’t miss ! Lol I’m glad you enjoyed the video 🌊
Just to let you know, I'm from Argentina and speak spanish. I'm actually learning to speak in English and I have to say that watching all your amazing content is a gift and reward for all of this. Great man, great videos
Revy from black lagoon is the first time I was a woman in anime and was like "o fuck, that's what a waifu is"
Ps: some people don't know that some cosplays are MEANT to be bad. Its funny.
really like your stuff. keep going man
I absolutely love your videos and this is the first time watching a youtuber has made me want to start making my own videos about the shit I like. Thanks so much!
i didnt know i needed this
Homie back at it with another banger!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
YESSIR!
This video goes ham on this topic 🤝 VERY well said.
Thaks for this vids. Keep up the good work❤
Just found your channel man I love it. editing it top notch; I don't understand how your channel haven't blown up yet.
Glad to have you hear bro ! Hope you enjoy your stay at this corner of the internet 🌊
I had a kinda strange introduction to anime. I was introduced to it by Miyazaki movies and Robotech around 2005-ish, and then didn't really watch any more than that until around 2020, after being into Vocaloid for a while, and Touhou for a few months.
Because of how I was introduced to it, I'm pretty at home watching older anime, despite being fairly new to anime in general.
Some of my favorites are Girl's last tour, The saga of tanya the evil, and madoka magica. Those top two really make me doubt my taste due to how similar their character designs are, but eh, they are both good anyway.
Most recently I've been watching Mobile Suit: Gundam. It's interesting seeing one of Macross's inspirations, and I'm mostly really liking it. I like the character and mech designs, and also the characters in general, and I love the animation. Vocaloid gave me an appreciation for showing a lot of action for little to no budget, so all the little details of how people and objects move in space have a tendency to catch my eye, in a good way.
I'm thinking about watching Shadows House next, but my brother, who I watch anime with (this is pretty much the only way I can actually finish a series), wants to watch Trigun next. I've also been thinking about watching Cyber City Odeo and Vampire Hunter D soon.
Doing my absolute best to gatekeep Internet Pitstop. Keep up the good work!
Also, for as popular as it is, I don't think enough people recognize how influential Sword Art Online was to the medium as well. It was definitely huge for fans of anime, but it reached mainstream success and brought a lot of people in.
P.S. My dumbass just realized the ending bumps are subtle hints to your next video :o
Lmao I love how you put the image of oda as the Zelda creator
Bro I searched and that came up it had so weak I had to keep it
I miss the og Dragon Ball Z that aired on Toonami originally back in like 2003. The ocean dub. It’s like literally the only og anime I have a hard time finding. That one and the DIC dub of the og Sailormoon that aired back then too. It’s also impossible to find. 😪😪
That Doo Wop instrumental came outta left field but damn was I jamming for the rest of the video. I fuck with your music taste brotha keep up the videos :]]
How do u have only 2.9k subs?! This shit fire! I’m gonna watch a lot of your stuff for algo support. This presentation is good 😌
7:46 damn never thought of it like that...
Enjoying the video and had to mention I chuckled at the part about everyone knows some guy named Kyle part. My name is Kyle and I certainly was competitive in gym class. Cheers 🥂
love your vids man!
Man, im a brazilian guy watching your videos and it's AMAZING. Keep on this bro, you're fucking great 🇧🇷
There's nothing normal about being forklift certified my guy. That being said I hope anime keeps getting popular that way they'll make more episodes of Gunsmith Cats. Great content man. You'll have a million subscribers in no time.
Awesome instrumentals in this vid
Just need to say your music taste is immaculate, awesome background music choices
Great vid as usual
Yup back when I was in high schl 2012 I was embarrassed to say I was into anime and barely said I was. Super nerdy back then lol. Now it’s everywhere n lockdown got many kids into it. I’m a teacher now n had a one piece poster on the wall for a number of years and only within the last few did kids notice it
Dude, your channel is so good, instant sub, hope you get more subscribers!
Hey I’ve been binge watching your vids since I found you and there awesome love the style and vIbEs The whole anime is weird section really makes me think of double speak I don’t really understand it enough to explain it but it’s just how our language is changing in a bad way kinda idk any who love the vids
I'm glad I saw this video I feel related back then in 90s most of peaple including me we call cartoon instead of anime, and as anime fan back then I avoiding talking about listening anime music cuz the mentality of listening a anime songs is wierd and idiot cuz they don't understand the language even me. and some of anime that shows the trailer has been cancelled because it's not for kids, there's alot of news back then that anime is bad and poisoning mind of the children, even a pastor said anime is created by demons and as a child in 90s I feel I got sin cuz I love watching dragon Ball, Zenki, BTX and gundam-W neon genesis evangelion sailor moon etch.
now everything is way different people love K-pop even though language is way different.
I'm your new Subscriber
Keep up bro 👍🏻✨
I love your videos and style. Reminds me of nakeyjakey. Subbed bro
On a roll with the uploads! I love it. One of my favorite channels. :)
tryin my best I promise lol
@@InternetPitstop Never change. You're the hero this world needs but doesn't deserve.
@@anavaeru aw gee you're too much lol thank you for always supporting me you're always usually the first comment and I couldn't appreciate that enough
Your instrumental choice is S tier
I should mention a lot of the quote "weird anime fans" most of them including myself are neurodiverse, most of us are harmless and were just messing around. As long as were not hurting ourselves or hurting anyone else than its all good. So idk let people be weird, if they wanna do Tik-Toks and act out as there favourite anime characters there not hurting anyone and it sucks when they get picked on because there not doing anything wrong persay. This is also just in general to just be nice and understanding to those that are little different that is all.
I mean I was bullied both emotionally and physically by people my entire school career for liking anime and now those people like it as well so no its not ok.
I’m sorry about that, fuck em! but the fact that they watch it now means you were right ! They were wrong anime was cool and you were on it before they were they only caught up to you after it became more mainstream meanwhile you knew that shit was cool and now that it’s more popular than ever they’ll be a lot less of kids growing up who get bullied for it I guess all along you were the cool one
You're making it to 100k subs within a year im calling it now
He’s got a point. In the last year and a half or so I’ve generated pretentious weeb traits tbh. But it’s not because I hate newcomers to the fandom, it’s because I think a lot of us are afraid of our niche hobby being contorted into something that appeals towards a huge group of people in meh/lower quality than something that’s near perfection made for a small audience. Though I will admit, finding out a few of the most popular kids at my high school were huge anime fans had me climbing the ranks to dab them up fr fr. This video has some true points that I’ll definitely keep in mind.
I remember watching anime in 4th grade from weird sites, and tell my bf to get her into anime. Eased her into shoujo and then into shounen. I have never had this feeling of gatekeeping cuz I always wanted to talk about it as it is my interest. It's a great conversation starter lol
Im ready fr ur channel to blow up man. Good luck on ur yt career. Ur genuinely one of the best Otaku utubers I have seen
That’s a honor thank you 🌊 and it means that much more coming from a berserk fan berserk fans are always the coolest ppl
@@InternetPitstop no prob man IL be there watching every video u make supporting u👍
You introduced me to J Dilla instrumentals. Thank you
I’m so happy you’re listening to those now
I find it weird that people would bully you over Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Might be different here in Western Europe, but when I was in elementary school and the show aired on tv (it did between 2000 and 2004, I'm 29) all the boys were into it and we'd do battles with the cards. Granted, the situation might have been different for people who'd take their Yu-Gi-Oh cards to highschool, but by that time I wasn't into that anymore so I don't know.
Continue what your doing dude your gonna be the next best youtubestar
Me parece loco que menciones que solo encontrabas episodios divididos con subs en español, a mí me solía pasar lo contrario: with ENG SUBS haha, great video, Pit!
i think it’s a good thing while also simultaneously chuckling a little bit whenever i see one of my middle school bullies wearing a demon slayer shirt
It don’t bother me. As an mcu and anime fan, it’s awesome getting yo meet up with a bunch of friends talking about the latest episode or trailer n I’m just real glad we can finally find more than one or two to share that interest. Yeah I miss having that nostalgic feeling of being kind of outcasted with a couple freinds at a lunch table in school bonding over somthing very few value, but I’m okay to let that go. Cause now there’s a lot of us and no one can really say sh!y without looking like the A hole
You have tripled your subs in just a few months, keep it up!
We grindin bro !
i was the kid who used to talk about dragon ball z in class when my classmates were going through the 'grown up' stage, there was also this other kid who was a narutard and would challenge me to a debate on goku vs naruto, he had a few other kids on his side and we would debate nearly everyday, it's funny because my only argument was, 'goku is a planet buster' and his 'sealing jutsu' still great friends to this day