I like art, whether that be TV, movies, books or anything in between (mostly just anime, though). I also have a knack for delving way too deep into critiquing said media, and that's what this channel is all about. This is my platform to voice my thoughts, and with any luck, maybe I can be entertaining enough to attract an audience.
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Late to the party but Bloom Into You is the first manga I've ever read and it hit me like a truck. I adore all three of them, but Saeki Sayaka in particular changed me. Her quote about love being a declaration of faith, that one believes another will always be the person one adores, really resonated with me.
I know Im late to the party, but I've never felt so spoken to by a video before. Sure, Yagakimi also spoke to me, it is one of the most important stories to me ive ever read, but you did a great job on this! I feel like this video, stupid as it may sound, understands me. I wish you all the best and hope to see more of you in the coming years, thank you!
Sasuke is essentially an unsheathed, perpetually ready weapon that is out to stab its enemy- changing targets once it becomes clear how it relates to his clan- initially hating Itachi for killing the clan to wanting the elders and the village dead for making Itachi go against the clan to finally wanting to become the hated target by killing the Kage in order to establish peace by going down fighting before becoming a wanderer. He just lashes out because he has no true connections outside of Naruto and later to a lesser extent, Sakura/Boruto/Sarada. Kurapika is verging on being a perpetually drawn weapon and a sheathed weapon that only attacks in self-defense, with that wavering being the crux of the character.
I finished rewatching the abridged series yesterday and then i moved on to an actual anime series. any time they'd say something stupid, there's a voice in the back of my head being really disappointed that it's taken seriously and not treated the way sao abridged treated its' series LOL
Your conclusion is obsolete. You said it was the best parody seven years ago. It's taken SWE for-freaking-ever to get there but the payoff for Kirito learning Leafa's secret was some of the best damned writing and voice direction I have ever seen in _anything_, parody or otherwise. I did not expect that kind of dramatic gut-punch in a parody. And it was done so, so well for source material that, if not changed dramatically, is just gross.
AAAAAA dude I fucking love you so much for this video… I remember connecting to bloom into you so much and watching this same video a couple of years ago and then again here and there, I’ve listened to all of this and not until this time, it’s completely set in with me... i’ve recently realized that I'm demiromantic and just how much the psychology behind this anime has astounded and always held a special place in my heart. Thank you so much for this vid ❤️
I feel like the conpetitive, trying to be the best story so common to shounen battle series is naturally suited to dealing with characters with deep insecurities. In real life, high achievers usually struggle a lot with never feeling good enough because their standards for themselves are so high.
Togashi's first trans description is not necessarily wrong. Even if there comes a time when sexual minorities are treated as first-class citizens, running society means organizing things. Both LB and T have fixed laws, but many things floating around in the middle between them may be difficult to deal with depending on how you think about them, no matter how good times come.
i like that original kayaba had no motivation because it's unsatisfying. the real world is never fully wrapped up nice and neat. sometimes things happen and we will never understand them. it's supposed to piss of the audience.
even if you could find some reasoning it still feels kinda cheap and repetitive in the story. i don't think naruto is smart enough to pull this off for every single villain in the show, it's just not good writing, not to mention after boruto it makes him look really bad because he never acomplished what he promises to them. (saving the hidden rain village)
Wish I could say I have a big reason for checking out the series.😅 But all I can give is I'm a cis guy who just likes various romances. And fellow fans of Little Witch Academia and The Owl House gave mentions to this often. Went for the manga since it is the story in full, albeit with a gamble getting Volume 8 cause copies were only sold on Amazon through other sellers, but got it a day sooner than estimated.😁 Also got the two anthology volumes.
Listening to other queer people's stories fill me with a sort of glow. Thank you for sharing. I hope your journey of figuring yourself out has been pleasant these last three years. I hope YagaKimi gets a season 2, if only for us to get to visit it again. Next time I visit the storage unit, I'm taking my manga with me and rereading it ♡
Talk no Jutsu is in my opnion just a gimmick for plot beacuse people opnion just doesn't change in an instant. It might shake their resolve but outright change their opnion in the heat of the battle is not thay likely. You can shown gradual change and character slowly chaning their opinions.
You can disagree with the optimism but often the hypocrisy is undeniably proven to the villain. Think Naruto changing his fate against neji, Naruto proving his strength to gaara through his bonds, Naruto reminding pain of what Jiriyas teachings were, Naruto proving that sasuke could never truly abandon his connections, and finally obito being proven wrong about Naruto numerous times and eventually losing the battle when he started imagining himself as hokage. Yeah you can think it’s optimistic but kishimoto does a good job definitively shoving the hypocrisy of the villains back in their face/
Naruto: I've experienced pain like yours Me: Did you know them? Know how they felt. You have the nine tails inside of you, the love of others and even a good friend in sasuke, and YOU'VE FELT PAIN?
Thank you so much for the awesome video. It did clear things out of things that I questioned myself for a very long time. To be frank, I saw myself in Touko's place. Having different personalities in every person I face or group of persons. I have been doing this for a very long time. I am afraid of rejection. Afraid of losing trust. After reading this awesome manga, I felt that I needed to change. I don't need to be covered under a mask just to be liked or to be cared for. I did see also the other perspective on the relationship between the three. It did push me to realise about myself how to approach people, to be more open-minded, and to show care and love. I almost lost interest in love after multiple times as I have feared rejection. To the point, I don't engage one. I pledged myself not to have one moving forward. But it did change when someone confessed to me. But the question was whether would I continue to love this person or just hurt myself in the process... Somewhat I saw myself on the side of Yuu... Sigh... Anyway... It's been a wild ride for me. Reading the manga brings me back to my old self and my modern self where my personality still hasn't changed much which I need to do. Like I said earlier, I need to change, and don't be afraid of it. Watching this video also opens new understanding and self-realization as well. I just finished reading its manga and will now continue to watch the anime and read its novel. I haven't expressed myself completely as I am still reflecting on what I have learnt from the manga and the video. But for now, this is what I can express. Thanks again.
2023-2024 i still see people talking about this. I loved it. I hope in the far future i can see someone who can see past my mask i hide under, and are dedicated in building a future with me.
Randomly started watching this anime around 2020, and it seriously became one of my favorite anime. There’s something about the world of Ranma 1/2 and the characters I enjoy, Ranma, Ryoga, Kuno, Shampoo, Genma, hell, even Akane.
The more I grow up, and the more I rewatch and reread this story, the more drastically I relate to Yuu. Back when I first watched the anime, back during the beginning of the Pandemic, I started my first ever relationship, and... it was... interesting. I don't think I felt love, exactly, during that time, but there was an enjoyment of spending time with someone who was so dedicated and affectionate toward me, and I enjoyed having someone to lean on and who was there for me. They and I are still dating now, in 2024, and it took.... months, almost a year, but I truly, truly started to love them after a while, and it... felt good. It feels good, frankly. Recently, I asked them to marry me, and they said yes. Years ago, I couldn't even dream of feeling this way to someone, but a lot of time and effort made the dull sparks of enjoyment I felt for my partner erupt into a wildfire I could never dream. Back when I first watched this show, I related to everyone, but no one more so than Yuu. Now, having read the book and re-watched the anime and books over a half dozen times, I relate to Yuu even more, but for a drastically different reason than before. I love these characters, and I miss them.
My thoughts on the characters: Touko is probably a graxsexual and grayromantic lesbian (only develops romantic and sexual attraction in specific circumstances). And Yuu is demisexual and demiromantic (only develops romantic and sexuality attraction once a strong emotional bond had been formed). Maki is aro ace (no attraction at all), and Sayaka is fully lesbian. Personally, I relate to Sayaka the most. I totally relate to falling in love with your female best friend, but she fall in love with another girl who she met after you. I also relate to her first love leaving behind same-sex experimentation, and saying “what we did was wrong. I hope you can be a ‘normal girl’ again, too.”
Both are edgy, but for me,Kurapika is better for some reasons: He doesn't hate his friends or try to kill them, is actually a nice guy and not a jerk, does not betray his friends.
first the Narutoverse should've been ended by now instead they are dragging it, I rather have Narutoverse going out with a punch than going mid like boruto.
Kurapika's ability to use all Nen types is _not_ restricted to the Phantom Troupe. That's just a common misconception. Only Chain Jail is limited to the Phantom Troupe (the Chain that forced Uvogin into a state of Zetsu making it impossible to escape). Kurapika's other Hatsu abilities, including his Specialist abilities, are completely useable against anyone, Phantom Troupe or not. This means that he is indeed overpowered. But it still comes at a very terrible cost. Every second spent using his Scarlet Eyes' Specialist ability (Emperor Time) shortens Kurapika's life span by a whole hour. To put it into perspective, by this point in the manga, Kurapika already sacrificed well over half a decade of his lifespan.
