Old-Ass Anime Cast #1: Manabi Straight
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I understand one of the feels so well.
>Watches Lucky Star as 11-13 year old and finds it hilarious without knowing what any of the jokes mean, cries at the idea of the girls never seeing each other again.
>Rewatches Lucky Star as 20 year old and finds it not that great even though I finally understand what the jokes mean, doesn't cry at all.
10 = 2/3 -> Digi confirmed for underage
Meanwhile... 16 is 3/4th of his age
15 years old but been watching animus for 16 :thinking:
Anime beamed into the womb per ultrasound
He just became 25 recently
He just can't do math on the account of being an American.
Just wanted to say, Digi, thank you for not just focusing on what is happening in the current season, or is coming up. Due to your videos, I have just binged, within the past two weeks, on K-on!, Toradora, and Sakurasou no Pet an Kanojo. All great shows I never would have even thought about watching before I'd seen your videos. Thanks, man.
Toradora and Sakurasou are fucking fantastic shows, glad you decided to watch them.
I love digi for praising k-on so much. Before his loving thesis, the only reviews of k-on on youtube were pointless videos about how k-on has no plot, like gigguk's, who made no effort at all to understand the show.
Toradora and Sakurasou are shows that I kind of hate though, and I don't even remember about he ever talking about sakurasou.
Leonardo Fernandes He had mentioned Sakurasou in an analysis about what makes an effective romance anime. I mostly watched it because it was an anime that really showed accurately the effects of moderate autism and savants.
I really like Sakurasou because it really understands what it's like to be a young artist with no real direction, but at the same time the fanservice is kinda bad. (I haven't finished it though, so my thoughts may change once I do.)
I really enjoyed Sakurasou for the struggle of being surrounded by talented people and being shit at what you do, and how you have to deal with that if you want to improve and even keep the friendships you have (even though the main character deals with this very poorly)
I completely relate to that fear of rewatching an old anime that meant so much to me in the past, I prefer to keep that feeling that I had the first time I watched it intact even if the series wasn't really that good, that's why I usually just see every anime once, but I understand that's not easy when you're a reviewer.
I hope you keep this cast, I would love to hear your thoughts and feelings on other old animes and how they had an impact in your life, I really enjoyed this one, keep it up Digi.
d= digi's age
16*5/3>d d10 so 10
FREEDER IS A JAPANESE COLLOQUIALISM
This is everything I love about your work, please continue. I relate to you and manabi so much, I need to think about this.
10=2/3 of his life
17% Algebra test confirmed
I loved this thing. It felt like all the parts i love about you in one video.
I love afterdark because i find you as a person really interesting to follow, and how you think and express yourself and live your life is really entertaining and thoughtprovoking.
I love your main channel because you think about anime in a really different way. Not that your opinions are all that obscure or off the mainstream, but you always come at it from your own direction. I tend to also have my own angle to things, and find you refreshing there.
And i like your droning selfanalysis in your decompression stuff or the more mellow afterdark videos. Because i also think way too analytically about myself alot. And i find you doing to really touch something in me.
And this video was all of those things in one. This is my favourite content idea from you so far. Keep up the good work.
Though still... Nothing will ever beat the Bathos rant!
Your little story about you relating to the character made me think about how I'm doing at the moment. I went to college and studied hard for a diploma in a field I do enjoy, but when I got into the industry I found myself really underwhelmed with it all. Eventually I ended up falling out with management over how things were being run and handled, and I was laid off.
Now I'm back to square one, working on a bar again for half the wage I was on before. And you know what? I'm happy. I enjoy being a bar man. I also love IT networking and computer systems, but I just don't feel happy doing it. It took me a while to realise and come to terms with the fact that sometimes, simple things make you really happy. And sometimes that's all you need.
Good video man.
OMG that was powerful i felt nostalgic for a show i never even heard of!
plese Digi pleeeeeease keep it up i want more of these videos.
This kind of video is exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks Digi.
Wait 10 years is 2/3 of your life?
The effects of watching too much Moe.
Moe stole his soul. He is just a shell of his former self.
He must be Hispanic or something
Digi shouldnt have spent so much time reading manga in his maths classes.
You sure he doesn't mean 2/3rds ot the time he's been watching anime.
*Being happy with whatever you do does not equal not having a stable job.*
Taking in your words, I think Manabi didn't choose to be a freeter just for the thrill of not having a stable job, but rather prioritizing her happiness above her job; which by what we're hearing for the last couple of years, something that you've been doing too.
I don't think re-watching Manabi would crush you. It would crush your nostalgia, but *you have achieved what Manabi set out to do.*
maybe i should wait until the video is over, but holy shit you talking about your high school situation just made me completely stop what i was doing and stare at the video in complete silence.
because i'm in the EXACT situation you were in. i fucking hate school. i'm at this upper-level "smart kid" school and i'm barely hanging on, and i'm absolutely fucking miserable. i don't want to go to school. i don't want to go to college. my teachers give me shit all the time about how i'm "too smart to be making grades like this" or "not trying hard enough". dropping out or not going to college is absolutely not an option for me--i'm from a family of intellectuals who would probably disown me for being the shitty lazy daughter.
fuck man, i don't even know where i was going with this. but it's nice to see i'm not alone in this situation.
EDIT: thanks for all the kind responses, you guys don't know how much it means to me... i was actually pretty worried about commenting this because i know how shitty youtube comment sections can be but i'm glad i did. thank you all
hyacinthoide Same here I studied 3 years of something I didn't enjoyed and ended un with anxiety and depresion because of it. If you can try to take your time and to figure out what you like it will probably be better for you in the long run
hyacinthoide Best of luck to ya
Same... it's tough. Best of luck.
Best of luck
College is different from high school so you might enjoy it more. It's actually because of this, I noticed that people who enjoyed high school tend to hate college and vice versa. Also, you're more likely to make long-lasting friends because you're more likely to find people just like you. I was basically Connie from Steven Universe growing up, a nerdy kid with no friends and over-protective parents; however, I made more friends in college than I made in my entire life. College isn't perfect, of course, but I definitely am glad I went at least. I hope this gives you hope.
I really liked this podcast reminds me a lot of your after dark blogs would love to see more
Go to 3:00 to skip the preamble if you know the suss from After Dark about Digi's fear of revisiting old shows his younger self loved.
I think the ones that can get the most from Manabi Straight is those who have joined a club or work together with someone to organise something at school. The situations described by the show is so real and so relatable, the conflicts, the struggle, the relationship. I don't know about the west but in the east, at least in my city, schools or even university have a tendency to discourage students organizing events. Just stay normal and don't do things outside what a student should is the undoubtable law of the school. It is quite depressing sometimes. It feels like moving an unmovable wall and talking to a stone.
After I watched this show, it really describes to me about what 'youth' is, which many of high school anime want to do. I don't know why but the inspiration and lesson i got from this show feels similar to Tatami Galaxy (which i still don't fully understand). It is a really good show that makes me rethink my school life and my future.
I can relate to the feeling of sometimes wanting to go back to an old show you enjoyed ages ago, but then finding that you don't enjoy it as much anymore or that you decide to better just leave it in good memories.
I like this kind of content. Reflecting on how past anime made you feel, and considering how it might still resonate is interesting, and the life stories are always a favourite of mine.
>writing about anime for 10 years
>2/3 of his life
>10
>2/3
Digi is 15?
SirHat CONFIRMED. DIGI IS A LOLI.
I REPEAT DIGI IS A LOLI, HIS TRUE IDENTITY IS REVEALED.
At his heart.
This is my new favorite series from you! I much perfer to see your personal thoughts on things rather than just a normal analysis. (those are good too, and I do watch your after dark series, but this is VERY unique and interesting to me!)
Would like to see more yes...and talking about Haruhi sounds good too! :D
Digi I love these more personal videos and podcasts from you!
I would hope that this series of videos continues, with or without actually rewatching them.
please make more video's of this style it was so emotionally gripping even though I hadn't even heard of manabi straight I would love more video's about the impact a show had on you not focusing on how good it was but why you care or cared what about it made an impact I related so much to this vid as I till not long ago planned to go to college but have slowly come to terms with why I think that would be bad for my future and a waste of time and money and decided a future that I think would make me the happiest but wouldn't be stable at all anyway got sidetracked but I will say this format of video is one of if not the most emotionally visceral way of talking about anime I have seen(and I have seen alot) heightened to the max by my investment in you, hell it made me tear up a bit
(mind you digi I would recommend you put this on after dark not the main channel as this is long and not overly edited along with alot hinging on being invested in you not the anime)
sorry I made such a long rambly comment. I just loved the vid and would more like this if you want to make more that is, I pretty much love all your content anyway though like seriously this was amazing .
I would love to hear more about older shows. Can't wait!
I'm looking forward to more of these videos, Digi! I was interested in checking out Ufotable's earlier works, but I'm more interested in Manabi Straight now, especially since I'm getting fatigued with school as well.
I think the best part of the video was looking at the comments and realizing that you are not alone, I will watch this anime for sure, maybe the first episode not were my parents can see it, thank you.
I would love to read that story you wrote for your english class. That sounds amazing.
elazer twist The one that convinced his guidance councilor that he was going to kill his teacher or himself? Cause I know what it's about, since he's told his school story multiple times before on other channels that he partakes in.
In what video? Can u link it? The curiosity is real
M a g e n t a Go to the CZcams channel called The Pro Crastinators and watch the 22nd podcast episode and go to 1:17:40. He starts telling it here.
Hey, Digi: Please do more of these! I loved listening to it. I have never even heard about Manabi Straight, I think K-On!'s boring, there's nothing about these shows that particularly appeals to me. But you're fucking excellent at explaining what they mean to _you_, and it's just touching to hear. I'm almost in tears just from the story. I don't expect every show you talk about from this time to be like this, but I sure wanna find out.
Manabi's mindset is what I've been trying to learn how to be for maybe the past few months now? I am in 11th grade atm and I'm also taking a lot of AP/college stuff and not putting in effort and "oh you're so smart you're wasting your life" etc. Depressed for the past three years as well, pretty shitty family situation.
Now, my grades are stable but the mindset I see and the anxiety I see a lot around me in my classmates and what I saw in myself was disgusting. Pinning all your hopes and happiness on a job or grades is so scary, and I see it EVERYWHERE. I've been trying to learn how to be happy with my life w/o needing any of these abstract external factors like school and stuff man. I've been working on making friends, being a helpful and good person just reading and studying how to simply be content with being alive and stuff y'know? Yeah.
That feel when Digi makes a video that makes you question all your life choices.
i think this is one of the most beautiful, moving and heart felt videos you have ever made much like the anime itself good job tbh really good video one of your best.
I only saw the first episode of this series waaaay back when I was in middle School. I don't remember too much about the episode or plot line, but I do recall enjoying it.
you might be a lolicon ♥
I would like to see more of these. I get a similar feeling about re-reading books as you do about re-watching anime. I have this fear that it's going to be like looking at a drawing you were proud of a few years ago but then you take one look at it and realize that it sucks. There are books that I've loved but other people don't and I feel like if I were to re-read them, I'd see their point.
>4 girls
there are 5 girls on the picture
SquidwardAF maybe one of them dies in like the third episode or something
In actuality, one of the girls isn't really part of the student council.
^
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This video is strangely inspiring to me. Will definitely check it out~
I love that this show made you break down, Digi. Not because I like seeing people I like and care about suffer, but because your reaction remind me of when I watched The Perks of Being a Wallflower. (I have read the book, btw. Movie > book.) I also cried after reading The Fault in Our Stars. (Book > film.)
When art and stories can affect you as much as my book and movie affected me, and as much as your show affected you, it reveals their importance.
This was a beautiful video, I think this was much more meaningful to me than hearing your updated thoughts on the show. What you said here has really connected with me on an emotional level. Thank you!
Fantastic video Digi! I haven't watched anime nearly as long as you have, having really been into the medium the last 5 years. I have simular thoughts like you regarding the anime I watched "back then." It was really interesting listening to you go on about a show I've never heard about (and also the earlier days of Ufotable), while also telling us about your life at the time you watched it.
Really hope you make more videos like this, since it's a great way to find older, and not as well known anime.
"I failed Algebra 2 with a 17%"
/r/me_irl
I just finished this yesterday so this is well-timed.
This was beautifully personal and offered a lot of closure on the show for me.
Fantastic start to the old-ass anime cast. Looking forward to seeing more.
Manabi Straight is my touchstone for understanding the concept of mono no aware. I find it crazy how rare it is to find anyone who's heard of it.
I enjoyed every minute of this, the intro and the thoughts on the show. You always present your ideas and your analysis clearly and with very little hemming and hawing. I consistently appreciate your honesty, your balanced views, and your expertise. You're a big part of why I'm so informed on anime news, and I've found some amazing shows through your recommendations. Hope to see more installments in this particular series, if you're inclined to continue.
You could write about this shows and then re-watch them, to see how much your thoughts about them really changed...
This was great, I definitely want you to make more of this!
Ah, it's Manabi Straight! I checked this show out years ago from your blog post about it. What I've seen of it was enjoyable, but getting this notification about this one in particular takes me back.
I am looking forward to more episodes of this series. Definitely my favorite of yours so far.
I like the idea of this series and this particular episode was great. You have my support for sure!
Please continue doing this. It was interesting to listen to you Digi and what you're take was on older anime and why at that point of you're life. I myself thinks that some anime, manga or any media out there should be left alone in the past, not always but sometimes.
Back in 1996 I started to watch Rurouni Kenshin and the kyoto arc gave me an insight how good character development is made. But just that arc, the rest of Rurouni Kenshin I remember very small fragments from. But I will always be greatfull for just that arc that showed me how characters can be done and how not everything is black and white. Will I return to see it someday, maybe, but I don't think I will hold the whole anime in such high regard as I did back then when I did not know any better. At least not the whole part.
Anyway, thanks for a nice video Digi!
Have a good one!
If this means getting to hear you talk about some more pre-2010s anime then I'm all for it!
I'm gonna add Manabi Straight to my "Plan to Watch" because it sounds somewhat interesting...
Michirin9801 it sounds cool because of the "birth rate decreasing" aspect to it, but really it just means budget cuts in the school so they have to work for nice school events.
I'd love to see more videos on this because 2007-2009 is the exact time period i stopped watching anime. Didn't start again really til 2013 and even then only once in a while
Wahahaha, well Digi there we found something we have in common, i can totally relate to the whole 'you could do so much better if you put the effort into it', because when i got interested in something i could blow everyone out of the water but for the most part i just did the minimum i could get away with (in terms of grades).
Definitely do more of this.
I really like the idea of this series, there's a ton of pretty decent to absolutely excellent anime and manga that have just sort of been lost to the void in terms of collective disscusion online that would really benefit from an influx of attention.
I remember reading a blog post of yours where you said at one point Gash Bell was a series that was close to your heart, i'd love to see one of these about it; it's one of the best battle shonen around that's gotten fucked over due to people only remembering the bad localization of the already bad anime adaption.
I'll be honest, I'd find it much more interesting to hear your thoughts on rewatching an older show that you used to love, rather than hear you talk about a show you loved ages ago and don't feel like watching it again.
I'd love to see more of this kinda thing in the future.
I finally understand why I watch and connect with your content
i think people forget how much anime can influence peoples lives especially when we are kids and teens, i love to listen to people talk about anime like this and the impact it had, i can still recall all the shows that impacted me as well and especially the ones that shaped my mind as a kid and teen
i admired the way you talked about happiness and job related things here, it shows how passionate you are about your channel and even made me recall the times when i was worried about those things and the way i thought about it, keep up the great work digi and keep sharing these experiences if possible, its really lovely to listen to and be able to relate
Based on what you said about this show regarding high school, I need to watch it. High school has been really tiring for me so far. I haven't managed to make any sort of meaningful connection with anyone or anything and I don't feel passionate about anything. So maybe this show will make me feel better about it.
Apparently this is the adjusted Manabi Line
anime.stackexchange.com/questions/9238/is-the-manabi-line-a-correct-way-for-estimating-anime-profit-loss
weirdy8 Interesting
That's super great! I've long known of this handy list of how much a bunch of shows have sold, but it's kinda hard to put into context.
forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=109699&page=2
I really enjoyed Manabi back in the day; this podcast made me want to go back and watch it again. I look forward to more of these. You and I got into Anime at exactly the same time, so I bet you'll cover a bunch of my old favorites. I for one hope you'll do Kino's Journey.
Wow this was pretty fun, can't wait for the haruhi one and any other one you'll make!
I would love for this series to continue. Both because I like the idea of the series itself, and because I would love the hear your thoughts on shows from the years 2006 and 2007 in particular.
well... that was nostalgically depressing
I think this podcast series has inspired me to do the same. I've been watching your videos for years that have been pushing me to work on my writing and critical thinking, especially in regards to things I care about. I'm going to pick 5 or so shows, re-watch over the next few weeks and make videos about it. Thanks Digi. Expect some well written analysis.
One of my favorite videos from you! I like the videos where I can tell you really want to say something about it. I didn't mind the rambling or long introduction either. What I'm trying to say is... nice vid man
I know you guys said in a PCP that listening to the author's personal history with a show is not interesting, but here is an example of how it can be the most interesting part. You already knew that though.
>I got in trouble for a teacher thinking I was a threat
are you me?
Best video of you that I've seen so far!
I can highly relate, as I'm in a similar situation (deciding about the future) right now.
I very much enjoyed this and would definitely listen if you made more.
I was going to just listen to the intro, but after hearing it, I couldn't stop listening until the end. It's relatable the feeling of not wanting to revisit an old 'love' (book, anime, game...).
I would like to see more videos like this, for much the same reason I watch Bennett the Sage's Anime Abandon. I want to know more about the history of anime.
I was not prepared for the emotional brick that just got thrown at my face.
definitely like this style of video reminds me of Hippo's GRPJ Series which I love. Just going off the top of your head I think creates a certain style and intimacy with a topic that is not as apparent in scripted videos, so I think it would be cool to see more of these.
This is perfect. It scratches a similar itch that Digi's decompression chamber did.
So I listened to all your Decompression Chamber podcasts, and in one you literally just did this and NHKs episode of the Old Ass Anime Cast and realizing this is something that you pretty much had the idea for, for months, fucking boggles my mind.
I wanna hear this story that made people think you were gonna kill someone lol.
he told the storyon his DigibroAfterDark channel (i think. somewhere he didxD)
Redox Go to the channel called The Pro Crastinators and listen to the episode subtitled "School Sucks". It's at 1:17:40.
So this video managed to convey to me what the appeal of these kinds of shows are way way better than any of your other videos have. I would very much like more stuff like this that gets to the core of what this shit means to you 'cause to me the vast majority of anime is just something I just don't get the appeal of, but then there are notable exceptions where I'm like "this is the best shit ever where can I get more of that", and I really feel like it's just impossible to ask for recommendations because nobody who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of anime gets my taste. So the next best thing is to watch digibro videos all day and have him explain the appeal of all these fucking random shows to me so I can decide for myself if that's gonna be my thing or not. And if not, I can at least understand what it does that makes other people really dig it.
I probably won't ever look at this show, but I'd very much appreciate you talking about more stuff in this manner so I can find that potential diamond in the rough. That said, I'd also be super into a 40 minute long ramble about Texhnolyze because that show is criminally fucking undiscussed and I'd like to see more analysis out there on it, as much as I am a fan of your video on it from a few years back.
Videos like these should definitely be out there.
Things which may not be relevant to you now, or to other people your age, might be VERY relevant for younger people.
Since those shows no longer air, the chances are slim that young people will stumble upon these shows which could change their lives.
So it takes "veterans" to educate the younglings about these shows and hopefully show them a path into the light.
I definitely think this was really interesting and hope to see more~
The techno song in Manabi Straight was my ringtone for three years.
When I watched this show I really just liked this final scene. Is kinda cool to see somebody talk about it...
this anime changed me.
this video changed me.
woah.
I enjoyed the video immensely, and would be interested in more in this style. Especially one on ef.
I do think you should go back and watch the shows where you're concerned about how you would react to them now after the time that's elapsed. Not necessarily before you write your videos about them, but still something you should definitely do. Learning that you think differently now doesn't erase the original experience; it just shows that you've changed since then. Whether the change is something you're proud of or not, you should still face it head on.
23 years kid. You've just scratched the surface.
Goddammit, Digi. I came to the same conclusion you did after watching Manabi Straight. Cheers, man.
I definetly felt like a pedophile watching episode 1 of that show. Those character designs look fucking wrong.
tokyojesusfist yeah, they look like...anime...duh...)
It was 2/3rds of the of the 16 years he's been watching anime that he was writing about it, hence, 10 years.
Thank you for making this video...and for sharing.
I think of myself as having consistent opinions on things. The only anime off of the top of my head that I had remembered meaning a lot to me years ago, then going back and realizing I didn't care nearly as much any more was Zatch Bell.
That being said, I like these kinds of videos.
Maybe you could do both? Choose an old show. Do the podcast of the memories. Rewatch the show and THEN do the more regular analysis.
Wow, Digi warned about spoilers. You can tell this is something he really cares about.
"10 of those years, so, 2/3 of my life"
math?
or are you actually 15?
He was reading manga in maths classes, man.
maybe he meant to say 2/5.
Aaron Lycan he probably meant 2/3 of the time he's been watching anime... Which, to be fair, is the only important part of life.
It's also possible he meant 1/3, I guess.
This is good. Make more of this.
This will probably get buried under Digimemes, but after hearing Digi's school incident I need to get some off my chest
[Some Spoilers for Clannad, Angel Beats and Lovely Complex]
I was in second year of college (but mentally still a fresher), when I watched *Clannad*. I had a deep attachment to this girl in school (not really "romantic") that when school was ending, I couldn't sleep for a night thinking how could I move on with my life without her. So, I tried to do a special goodbye, but she took it the wrong way(because I fucked up), and blocked me from most social media, and never talked to me. I always wanted to try to contact and talk to her, but... This left a _'hollowness'_ inside me. *A sensation that I wish school never ended*
What hit me in the gut when *Clannad* was ending was Tomoya about to graduate, and had to idea what to do with his life, and that _'hollowness'_ came creeping back. But what hit me in the nuts was the Tomoya X Tomoyo side story, because both of those don't mind doing odd jobs, as long as they had the company of each other. I couldn't stop sobbing after that episode.
I'm very conflicted about *Angel Beats*, but the scene where the groups starts graduating and 'leaving', again brought back that _'hollowness'_.
Then I watched *Lovely Complex*. The ending is weak and rather abrupt, but I had grown to like that cast so much, esp. Risa (my fav. female SOL anime protag), that I felt like my real friends were leaving me, and the pangs of the _'hollowness'_ crept back in.
Hey Digi, If you read this, *I appreciate you sharing your personal stories with your animes*, because you many not realize but a lot of people have gone through (and have felt through) similar circumstances.
I have the same fear, that is why I don't see old shows. Hearing your experiencie is really shocking and I'm happy that you share it with us.
I really love the videos where you really speak about how personally a show spoke to you, like your K-On vids and the Girlish Number vid, so a podcast series where you reflect on a bunch of shows that really meant something to you at a particular time in your life is really interesting and cathartic to listen to. Perhaps it would be worth continuing to release podcasts like this past the thirteen you've already recorded. I'd definitely listen to them.
Also, I don't know if you listen to it, but conceptually this podcast series reminds me of Dawn/Usamimi's ReView episodes of her Anime Nostalgia Podcast, in which she goes back and rewatches an old anime she hasn't seen in a long time after reflecting upon her initial impressions of it and what it meant to her at the time. Were her podcasts perhaps an inspiration for these podcasts?
This is genius, best idea you've ever had in your life, please make more.