I Built Real ODM Gear! - Attack On Titan 

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In the anime, they had to train for months or even years to master the ODM. Props to you for trying it IRL.

This is actually insane. You basically made your own movie stunt wires but mounted them to your waist and made them firable that's insane

I like how in the anime , paradise island is supposed to be the technologically weaker nation but has the sickest titan fighting equipment.

In the show, it isn’t just about the wire being reeled in, but also the gas that’s shot out the back for extra propulsion Also in the show the harness goes around the torso and not just the feet - would love to see you do another video on this to make it even more incredible!

I really want to emphasize the fact that when he faced a problem of it not working he looked to the show and found a solution it just showed how incredible the writing in the show is

bro, the swords you made alone were awesome enough to be their own video. the fact that you just tacked them onto an already awesome invention shows how talented you are

This is really great and miracle project. As japanese and a fan of Attack on Titan, I want to give thanks from heart. (I would want you to excuse me If my english is wrong)

Incredible for a first prototype! Seriously, this works better than I ever imagined ODM gear could work in real life. And the great part is I can tell there’s still room to improve the design-for example, integrating the firing/reeling controls into the sword handles like they do in the show. 10/10 work lads.

The training of just hanging in the harness makes major sense now in the show.

There's a reason why the ODM has so much harness throughout the whole body, that's how they balance while being able to have the odm where it is.

At the end with the titan was sick as heck

Your work is fantastic but i'm going to point some things out which could have made it more anime-like : • In the anime the thing that shoots the harpoon can be aimed up and down and the aiming mechanism is in the handles which is just a slider , that is the reason characters don't seem to be bending backwards even though they clearly aim upwards (you can see this if you pay attention). • odm gear also has a nozzle which releases gas from the back which they use for more speed but i don't think you need that its already fast enough. • their blades are bigger. Except that i think its perfect, i love your work. You are probably thinking nobody needed this essay...

I won't lie. I never thought this would be possible in my time. And the fact you include safe working practices while testing and recording just makes this even better

Incredible. You're 90% there. Of all the craziest anime machines this is one I thought was purely fantasy. The only thing missing is the ability to fire continuously. Awesome.

There needs to be a part 2 for this video. The improvements you could do on this gear would make it insane!

This is a remarkable step forward from any functioning prototypes I've seen for any of this sort of gear. It is quite literally so close that I'm sure with two or three major upgrades and some experience using the thing, you might be able to achieve something near identical to what they do in the show, for example, the ability to retract the wire for a second swing.

This kinda makes me appreciate AoT even more. The whole mechanism is absolutely viable and you even accidentally pulled one of those cool spins they do in the show. The fantasy part of that seems to be the humans themselves who have to move with that speed and force while also perfectly managing the mechanisms and handling balance.

Watching J learn how to use the ODM after constantly failing but never giving up felt like I was watching a real life anime character. This is probably my favorite JLaser video ever. You really might be the best engineering channel on RU-vid

This is the kind of conten we really need on RU-vid. Absolutely amazing

I'm just trying to imagine how long it takes, how many tests, and how much all this editing takes to actually get this done because this is legitimately crazy 😂 You're a mad genius my friend.

Truly impressing as always. Not some half assed gimmick. You legitimately achieved a prototype of what could become real ODM gear. It is of course missing the omnidirectional aspect to it. But it's amazing you got THIS far. I can't believe someone actually tried and succeeded to this extent. You're amazing man. I hope someone buys that model off you and they make a refined model

I've always imagined what ODM gear would be like in real life and I gotta say this doesn't disappoint one bit

one of the most coolest videos I've seen on youtube. Thanks for the recommendations wow

Absolutely amazing, much more successful than I would've guessed! This calls for a rewatch of the series

Just imagine having a team of professional mechanical engineers and big company with enormous budget/sponsors etc besides them plus few years of mastering this device. You could really witness an AOT experience. Props to you all guys, well done!

It kinda shows how realistic ODM gear actually is. if you could do it yourself to this degree, imagine if you had massive teams of people developing, improving, and manufacturing this stuff; I'm sure ODM gear would be truly viable in the world of AOT, and could definitely exist in our world if we really wanted it to.

This is fantastic content, the engineering, the coolness, the visuals ... it's super great ! I wish this stuff gets developed even more, that would get craaazy

Just found this channel, these videos are over the top complexity! Amazing! Can not believe these things can be developed in so short time. Like, I would believe they would be way more setbacks, and most of the ideas can never get to work.

I love how this man goes through the engineering process where he shows all of the fails too. Its not just a one and done, and I love that we can see what he does to solve it when it goes wrong

I always thought the tech in the show was impossible, but for it to be so incredibly close to the real life engineering, it's just incredible. Incredible work.

ワイヤーが射出できても巻き取る動力源を個人が携帯できるサイズで用意できないとかって解説を見たことあったのですが、コンパクトなのに全然できてて凄い！ あの高さまで届くのか…驚きました！ もっと扱い方とか練習したらもっと凄いことができそうです😮

Just found your channel and in all my years of watching RU-vid, this is with out a doubt, one of if not the coolest video I've ever seen.

With some tweaking to make it a bit more reliable, I could totally see this being a tool used by rescuers and military personnel to quickly scale buildings! That's so sick!

Crazy to think that after all these years from when mythbusters tested a stick grapple, we finally see a working prototype!

Best thing made yet I love how the swards work

Absolutely insane!!! this is awesome!!!

The dedication to the anime by even building the detachable blades and the containers, that really impressed me

This is inpressive. What’s more impressive is how the design in the show/manga takes into account all of these design obstacles and considerations for the ODM to actually work. 😮 great concept and well-thought design!

This is absolutely amazing. Real cinema

That was fun to watch. Good job on never giving up.

You’ve made some dope stuff but this is 100% my favorite and was WAYYYYY more successful than I thought it would be! Amazing work, amazing dedication, just wow.

As a huge AOT fan this was almost seamless, you did it justice. The equipment looked great, it was legit, and even shows the skill involved, the attacks + whats possible with a weapon like that. Imagine if you could make them in mass production with more help, they are certainly a realistic idea to entertain, and you brought it to life. You considered all the right things, i had a smile on my face the whole time, I want one now

By far the best thing I’ve seen in a while. I’ve recently been absolutely obsessed with the anime, and I couldn’t believe it when I saw this. YOU ARE THE GOAT MAN. Props to you for figuring this out.

THIS IS SO COOL AND I'M FREAKING OUT EVERY SECOND OF THE VIDEO

To improve the ODM gear, you should put a system to lock your rope unless you press a button to release it so that you can keep your height instead of restarting from the ground. As for a new idea, I would love to see you team up with the hacksmith and make a completely functional iron man suit, with most of the weapons, and their version of Jarvis as it’s operating system. With their funding, facilities, and workers, and your help, it could be all of yours’ greatest invention. Even if the flight doesn’t work, the rest would be amazing.

A project that's actually dangerous, and you managed to operate it all and demonstrate it without significant injuries is something. Still it's also quite entertaining when it all worked out. Congrats on that!

he really dedicated his heart to this project😭🙏

This is like an extended cut of the scene where Eren tried to learn how to balance on the ODM gear in training camp. :) Fantastic job and looking forward to the final episode next month!

I remember when AOT first came out 10 years ago and people were already making blueprints or designs to make ODM gear in real life but none of them ever really worked out, it's crazy to think that now we legitimately have a working prototype of a proper ODM gear! It's crazy to think what could happen in another 10 years time, maybe we might see a working 1:1 replica of the ODM gear seen in the anime

How can I appreciate you more!!! You are WAY better than others, like hasksmith, etc.

That was really cool. Makes you wonder if it's possible to have it gas propelled like in the show. Great work and the titan smoking after killing it was a great touch

This is actually insane. Homie built sci-fi gear and scaled up walls and a building totally chill like “this is pretty neat”. Bro amazing job congratulations

This is incredible man! You are all so talented and you deserve the best!

Great! Thank you very much for putting that much effort, it was exciting to see the process! I hope we never really need that equipment, but these days, you never know 👍🏻

9:10 i love where your fingers are in this spot.... good luck!

For the foot harness, you could use a seatbelt locking system and have it mounted at the knee. That way, the torque should make it lock up while also letting you have the full range of motion in walking

I would never believe in my entire life that someone would be able to build, engineer, and utilize the ODM gear in real life. You, sir, have made history! And you also earned a subscriber!

Probably one of THE coolest videos I've ever seen. This makes me so happy.

That was the coolest thing I've ever seen. And the ad read wasn't bad, I actually watched it. Well done man!

Even if it isn't 100% realistic, we have to admit that the ODM gear is one of the best engineered gadget in anime

It might seem a bit simple in comparison to some of your past builds, but I'd like to see a secret door like the entrance to Diagon Alley from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Like where you tap the bricks in a certain pattern and then the bricks move out of your way to reveal the opening.

Bro dedicated more than just his heart to the project. He dedicated his whole entire existence.

WoW Man.. That's so cool! Congratulations for this acheiv! 🤩

As a mechanical engineer, this is extremely impressive

Im just genuinely impressed and blown away, not only visually but just mechanically. Being able to replicate something so complicated and put so much trust in the gear. You earned a new sub today! Great job.

すごすぎ！！！ 再現度が高すぎてめっちゃ興奮した

This is so impressive!!

Little tip. The characters in the show have full body harnesses that run under the soles of their feet as well. So they can attempt to stand if necessary.

Love how you can very clearly see how much he's learned from his web-shooter project

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR YEARS

It’s awesome!!!! Can’t imagine you creating such a great project!🎉

Suggestion you should try and build the one ring that actually makes you invisible (or just invisible to other people)

People tend to laugh at the ODMs like, "Oh, that's wacky nonsense, that can't work" Not only have you proved that it *can* work, but you learning how to actually use it puts so much of the training from the show in perspective. I can see this taking three years to master, I can see a lot of washouts, I can even see some of the thought process behind the early prototypes in Before the Fall. Honestly, I just have one question: IS YOUR HEART ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE!?

THAT WAS SO EPIC

Man, this is completely INSANE! I honestly cant imagine the amount of work that went into this. I always thought that it was impossible but you made it!

This is really unbelievable, your a real inspiration to aspiring engineers

I don’t think you understand how SMOOTH the sponsorships are, like you can slide the sponsorship into any video no matter who it is Unlike other RU-vidrs, who always awkwardly introduce the sponsors in the wrong way and all you want to do is just wait for it to be over Incredible man 👍

I think you could improve it by adding actual gas canisters, its what they use in the anime to propel themselves while also turning really cool replica btw

7:36 If you look at the design for the ODM in the manga, it shows that they extend their leg as they're pulling for this exact reason! also, if you look at their ODM gear, you'll also notice they also have the anchor point forward at their center of mass. Gotta love the author's details

This is surprisingly realistic compared to the show. Usually when people make them kind of projects you get some crappy mimics but this is the real deal.

I can’t imagine how much effort was put into this video, y’all have my respect!

It was absolutely amazing especially the last minute, I am so proud I dont know why

I didn't even think this was possible. you did an amazing job at getting it to look and function as close as possible to the ones in the show

Hats off the the creators of AOT for making a design for the ODM gear that actually is feasible to become a reality.

Great work!

This is pretty cool dude good job

This is like a childhood dream coming true. The fact that it actually works just like in the show is mindblowing. I don't know what to say

I think the most impressive part of this video is even after expertly making accurate, functional ODM gear, you managed to learn it to the point where you can jump up through barn windows and even slay mighty inflatable titans. If you put two years into training with YOUR ODM gear, even considering our worlds physics, I believe you could do some insane stuff. I just think its cool that you made a fantasy anime strat that in other words be impossible, possible. This is the coolest thing Ive seen in a long time, coming from an AOT fan.

amazing how with such a close selection of materials ur alr able to pull these kind of things off, like, i can only imagine if done it seriously (with a company) how cool and how good it would be 🤯🤯🤯🤯

WOW, RESPECT DUDE 🔥🔥

Dude, you are literally so inspiring. You’re making fiction come to life, and it excites me so much! I’m a huge nerd, so seeing somebody use ODM gear and slice open an inflatable titan like a badass is mindblowing. Don’t ever stop dude! You are the future of engineering🙌🏽

This is probably the coolest thing I've ever seen. I'm a construction worker, not an engineer, but I always thought it would be possible to build the rig from attack on titan, just that nobody actually had the drive to do it. So glad you did it, glad I found your channel, I'll have to subscribe.

I think the reason they use two independent motors in the anime is so they can use the two sides in a more precise way. You're currently using the ODM gear completely in tandem, firing both sides at the same time toward the same target. In the show, they can fire the sides out of tandem. They can hit one object with one side and something else with the other. To tie it back to Spiderman, think of how Spidey swings along the streets of New York by alternating between his left and right web-shooters. I reckon if you managed to attach the anchor points to two different surfaces, desynced motors would allow you to reel out on one point and slide toward the other- like sliding back and forth along a tightrope. Combined with another commenter's idea of sliders on the controllers to adjust the angle of the barrels (so you don't have to lean back to fire the lines up), and I think you've got yourself a whole new video's worth of content. One last thing: Is there a reason you haven't rifled the barrels or put fins on the anchors? Either would help the anchors fly straight, possibly negating the need for multiple anchors on each side.

Dude this man is amazing

This is actually so awesome! Just a note, their harnesses cover the entire body, from shoulders to the feet, and connect to their belts. Also, their scabbards have gas tanks mounted above them that connect to a sort propulsion mechanism that uses it to propel the user forward. I think it'd be cool if a potential 2nd version of this integrated that too.

The straps in the show were not just on the legs. They covered the entire body. They're meant to distribute the weight on your entire body (shoulder to feet), and both the top and bottom straps connect at the belt. I don't know if it'd have made any difference, but would've been interested to know.

Netflix should make a attack on titan live action and include you in the movie/series cause this inventtion is goated. I would I honestly buy it if it was sold online.

That was incredible

This is simply THE BEST work I have ever seen. Hands down full respect. I cannot imagine the amount of time and effort put into this. True survey scouts. Shinzouwo sasageyo.