The Pedantic Romantic

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2017
2017x1
Akiba's Trip & The DUMBEST Thing In Anime
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Looking at just how DUMB Akiba's Strip's first episode is (it may not be for the reasons you think)
2017x2
What Anime Does To You
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As he starts the new season of anime and awaits the completion of his good content, a lone weeb falls into a spiral of nihilistic dread.
2017x3
Sword Art Online - How Digibro Killed An Anime [Part 1]
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2017x4
The Birth Of Otakuism And The Gainax Spirit - Daicon IV
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My first (and for now at least) only commissioned video, on the stellar animated works known as Daicon.
2017x5
Why Super Eyepatch Wolf Is My Favorite Youtuber
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A look into what makes the videos of Super Eyepatch Wolf resonate with me so deeply. I promise I talk about actual anime too, that's on the way, lol.
2017x6
Sword Art Online - How Digibro Killed An Anime [Finale]
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2017x7
How Do Anime Characters Get You To Care About Them?
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How do characters fail or succeed to pique our interests and get us invested? A look at varying degree of success in doing so.
2017x8
How To Make "Great" Anime
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Looking at the highbrow perception of what makes "great anime," praising rakugo shinjuu and fune wo amu for being pretty damn great, and looking at how maybe that ideal isn't actually quite what people really want.
2017x9
Analyzing The Assembly Of ADORABLE Animation - A Nobuyuki Mitani Tribute
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From Gabriel Dropout to Gekkan Shoujou Nozaki-kun, New Game to Plastic Memories, Nobuyuki Mitani has been one of studio Doga Kobo's most standout animators. Here's a tribute to him upon hearing of his departure from the industry.
2017x10
Mathematically Proving Digibro Killed Sword Art Online [An Addendum]
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I back up an assertion that drew fairly heavy skepticism...with NUMBERS.
2017x11
Why Do We All Love Tanya Again? - Youjo Senki/Saga of Tanya the Evil
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Why Do We All Love Tanya Again? - Youjo Senki/Saga of Tanya the Evil
2017x12
MFW A KyoAni Show About Gay Dragons Is One Of Anime's Best Romances
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2017x13
Why Konosuba Is PERFECT For A Season 3!
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Beyond the general calls for more seasons of anime we love Konosuba has a legitimate case to make for why it warrants a third, which I lay out here.
2017x14
"INSANE Attack on Titan Season 2 Theory (Why Only 12 Episodes?)"
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We just found out Attack on Titan Season 2 is only gonna be 12 episodes, but will it even come out at all???
2017x15
Kuzu no Honkai - I'm Wishful Scum
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2017x16
Why My Hero Academia Season Two Is Better Than Ever!
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2017x17
Comedy Anime Aren't Funny?
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2017x18
Naruto Online Is The Perfect Game For Me
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2017x19
What Is Anime? (And Should We Even Ask That?)
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A somewhat belated response to Mother's Basement's video on the topic of defining anime. He made a good stab at it, but I still think his definition had some holes.
2017x20
Sword Art Online Has A Chinese Knockoff That Does Things RIGHT
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The King's Avatar is the newest anime in the popular Sword Art Online (badasses being good at video games) genre, and this one comes to us from China! Thankfully for us it isn't a cheap knockoff, and is honestly a really impressive show.
2017x21
Boruto: The Next Generation Of Naruto In Every Way
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Naruto has come to a close and been passed on, and in Boruto we see the perfect reflection of what has occurred in the real world, "the next generation" now having to step up and prove their worth!
2017x22
Empathy Through Animation - Hourou Musuko (Wandering Son)
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We finally get to one of my favorites, Hourou Musuko, a series which beyond any other more personal appeals it may hold is a remarkable demonstration of the power of this medium apart from any of that.
2017x23
Attack on Titan Season 2 Is The BEST (Comedy) Anime Of The Season
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2017x24
Sword Art Online's Top 5 HOTTEST Scenes
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Delving DEEP into SAO to see what it tries to tell us about what exactly is sexy...its stance on that topic may surprise you.
2017x25
SWORD ART ONLINE Is Not What This Video's About
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Using a show about cute boys in order to explore how cute girls shows can make themselves legitimately engaging.
2017x26
The Most Unsettling Scene Of The Season - Tsuki ga Kirei And The Importance Of Storyboarding
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2017x27
The New York Times "Attacks" Anime - Threats, Unprofessional Journalists, And Fake News
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A New York Times article sparked outrage recently, but the true outrage was its writer's subsequent behavior.
2017x28
How Moe Is SAVING ANIME
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Hoping to put one of the nails in the coffin of the misguided meme that Yamada Naoko isn't fantastic, by proving it objectively.
2017x29
My Hero Academia - How This Simple, Silly Series Made Me Cry
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2017x30
The Secret To Incredible Anime: Why Do We Love It?
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2017x31
The Subtle Sexuality of Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyoujin)
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2017x32
Stop RUINING Your Waifus! (SukaSuka's Humanizing Presentation of The LN Formula)
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SukaSuka has respect for its characters, a rare feat that makes a big difference.
2017x33
You DO Have Value - Sangatsu No Lion
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What Rei Kiriyama can teach us about depression.
2017x34
Screw Amazon (But Actually Screw Netflix More)
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...But actually Fuck Netflix, I'm just not gonna put that in the title and get the lower ad rates
2017x35
The MUST WATCH Anime Of The Season (That Crunchyroll Actually Has!)
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They aren't doing too well, but Crunchyroll has managed to snag one absolute gem that no one is watching.
2017x36
Love And Lies (Koi to Uso) Wastes Its Premise
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Love and Lies is the only somewhat popular anime from Summer 2017 I'll have a vid for, so I might as well put out the image of being a responsible Youtuber and get this coverage out now.
2017x37
Koe No Katachi - It's Okay To Feel (A Silent Voice)
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Finally got around to making the obligatory Koe no Katachi video; I put a lot of work into it
2017x38
A New Source Of Cool Original Anime! (Like Princess Principal and Flip Flappers)
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2017x39
The Scars Of My Hero Academia
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2017x40
Origins Of The Abyss REVEALED! - Made In Abyss' Creative Inspiration
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A deep dive into what inspired the Abyss, something I've got specific knowledge of by some strange coincidence.
2017x41
Welcome To The Ballroom, Why Aren't You Dancing?
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Some unfortunate gripes with a series I otherwise love, that takes a natural spin turn of events in light of a recent revelation.
2017x42
Highschool of the Dead's Empowering Ecchi
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Boobs are good actually....sometimes
2017x43
"Get A Job!" (And Love Doing It) - Sakura Quest
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Sakura Quest is kinda brilliant, and not just because any show with women, alcohol, and tons of great outfits is an instant 10/10
2017x44
Angel's Egg & Night On The Galactic Railroad - Two Great, Weird Movies
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Angel's Egg has a good deal of cult notoriety, but there's another brooding 1985 film that's worth checking out if you enjoy this style.
2017x45
The OTHER Anime By A-1 & TRIGGER (& KyoAni & Mari Okada &...It's Complicated)
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A deep dive into an extremely interesting anime that offers insight both into the industry's fascinating workings, and into Mari Okada's fascinating works.
2017x46
The Blissful Minimalism Of Girls' Last Tour
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A look into the unique atmosphere of this endearing little series.
2017x47
The Next BIG Thing In Anime
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2017x48
Recovery Of An MMO Junkie In Denial
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The delightful experience that attempts to hide just how NOT delightful the experience of being Moriko actually is
2017x49
The Voice Acting GENIUS Behind Phos and Kumiko Noises
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