Jacksepticeye is a Better Anime Analyst Than Us 

"Jack is a better anime analyst than us" Well, of course. That is what happen when you actually watch anime

Gojo being more marketable than Kakashi is INSANE to me. It is easy to forget the vice grip that Kakashi had on the culture in the early 2000s. He was _everywhere_

"jjk is so by the book" jjk seasons 2,3,4: *MANIACAL LAUGHTER*

the amount times they said "yeah, yeah" or "right, right" while sean was talking is incredible

This is like interviewing a super star or idol and realizing they're super knowledgable on subjects outside of their field.

Of course he is. Joey doesn’t watch anime, Connor only watches JoJo and Garnt watches Fate and hentai

Jack has gotten baited in by the fake simplicity of the earliest parts of jjk’s story, and I absolutely love it.

A better analyst than Trash Taste?! By God, that bar must be inches off the ground!

Crazy how Miura's best friend is the one that took up the mantle to continue berserk... I love that so much

Jack surprised me with how he gets to the point and waist no time breaking down if something is good or bad

I love how honest Jack is and how (from what I've seen) no one is attacking him over his opinion.

A friend once described it as ''If MHA is the McDonalds of shonen, then JJK is Chick-fil-A'' and as someone who loves both shows, I'm inclined to agree

Jacksepticeye Says he's a normie but in reality he's better at reviewing it than most people

He is such a ray of joy that seeing him in the thumbnail alone makes me smile.

What I loved is when itadori put up a Jennifer Lawrence poster and when Todo asked him what his kind of woman is he's like... " someone like Jennifer Lawrence" and Todo is like ... 😭 " BEST FRIEND!" 🤣

Sean's point about Jujutsu Kaisen is EXACTLY what I tell my friends who have watched it and not Naruto or vise versa in order to make them realize they can enjoy both. Since Naruto is my favorite anime on it's own category due to the nostalgia,

I love how honest Jack is

"Mappa is better than this," I agree, but I doubt it's Mappa's fault. They were probably rushed.

Sean was such a lovely conversationalist during this segment. Really enjoyable to watch.

It's interesting to see anime onlys opinions on JJK and how much they vastly differ from the manga community. It's praised because of how it diversifies itself from other shonen, yet none of that is really showcased until about 60 chapters in, so anime onlys have no idea. Anime onlys will be shocked by how incredible the rest of the series is.

So, not sure how many people know about Miura and Mori's relationship, but it was something that gave inspiration to Guts and Griffith, to the point that their dialogue has been taken and used in the manga. So as much as people tend to dislike the idea of a series to continue once the creator is dead, this shit is different, because the one who is continuing it is not only someone close to the creator, but was the inspiration of the story itself. So, Here's hoping that it keeps going!

I feel like FMAB is considered "the best ever" by so many people not because it's actually the most mind-blowing anime ever made in the history of mankind but because it's pretty good under almost every aspect and that alone is good enough for the majority of people. Like, it has good openings, good animation, it doesn't needlessly drag out the story, doesn't really have any filler, most of the side characters are relevant to the overarching plot, has some funny moments, has a bunch of cool fights, it delves into more mature themes than the standard cookie-cutter shounen and it even has a pretty good english dub Yeah you can find another anime that has better animation or better music or more interesting and complex characters, but an anime that has "better everything" than FMAB? Yeah that's a bit harder to find

If anyone enjoys Beserk I would happily suggest you read Vagabond too. It's a very beautiful manga and would recommend it to anyone that enjoys Beserks art style.

Jjk is AMAZING. I love, like, every character in that show/ manga

Jacksepticeye might be Trash Taste's biggest guest yet. Pewdiepie: "Oh just you wait guys. Just you wait."

I don’t come here for anime, but whenever they talk about it it’s like a little dessert

FMAB is so fucking grounded and real. The world and its people feel like actual people. They arent just tropes, the premise isnt outlandish, the power system is simple and well-defined, and the world feels realistic. You can show Full Metal to anyone and they'd probably like it because its just so relatable and grounded. I showed my DAD, a boomer ass mf in his 50s who doesnt know shit about anime, FMAB and he fucking LOVED IT. He loved it so much he bought one of the openings on his itunes and actively binged the show on his own.

I guess they didn't expect Jack to go full on "Reviewer Mode" like he does when playing games. Love this episode :D

"Jackskeptic eye is a better anime analyst than us" not a feat

2:33 "Gojo is the younger, sexier Kakashi" The funny thing is, Gojo is actually older than Kakashi. The latter acts more mature, but he's only 26. Gojo is 28 😂😂😂 Edit: Oh my god, you guys. I KNOW Kakashi gets older as the show goes on. I'm talking about the beginning of their respective shows. Why the hell would I cherry-pick their ages? Jeez...

FMA is my favorite because the story is overwhelmingly good. If I had to tell someone what FMA is about its basically the story of how people lost everything, went on a journey to find it, and at the end they realized they had what they were looking for the entire time. The show has a lot of subtle points about self reflection and fighting against your inner self to grow as a person--which is why the portal to truth room is a reflection of the person who enters. If you pay close attention, you'll notice that the people who enter the portal of truth and who gain the infinite knowledge of alchemy are often the ones who continue to hurt and suffer. It's an interesting point because despite having all the knowledge of alchemy at your finger tips you still can't stop the suffering. And that's a big point of the show and why Ed's relinquishing of alchemy was a really powerful moment. He had all the power and he gave it up so he could accept himself and his circumstances and move on with his life: which is something all the other characters, such as Teacher, were unable to do. It's overall a very good story that people should be exposed to because everyone is going to go through very difficult things in life. But if you're able to accept that those difficult things happened and you appreciate what you currently have then you're able to move forward and grow as a person--which is just one of the many powerful themes that FMA explores.

I love how much jack is going into detail about comparing and contrasting different anime's! I'd love to see him talk about gurren lagann!

I mean Mappa had to make AOT s4 in 9 months which is a joke. For that short period of time you can't have much better animation. The animators did their best. They had much more time for Jujutsu Kaisen.

Unironically Jack articulates his anime opinions way better than I expected this shit's great

All i can say is just you wait for the season 2 of jjk and you'll see what Gege truly been cooking🔥 it's just getting better and better

I think the reason that FMAB sucks you in is the worldbuilding. The best magic system ever made with a convincing world and strong dynamics between the characters

I was definitely in the same boat with FMAB - it may not be the best in terms of the individual aspects of what an anime is built off of, but it's so consistently good in every aspect that it feels like a truly complete story. There's no drop in quality anywhere and it tells its story cleanly from start to finish which is hard to do. Also all the characters are fully fleshed out and have real emotion and motivations that make sense for their personality.

if all anime/manga discussions were like this one I would engage a lot more in otaku communities

Idk why, I love Mahito so much, and I have no clue as to why, just like the goofiness and the chaos but with the overall psychotic nature and awesome powers

I personally think that everyone can see it the way they want but as of right now having “someone” to continue, to carry on the massive amount of work done by Miura so that we all could see the finale the way Miura intended it it’s just the best thing for the manga and for all the work he has done, for everything he put into making without any doubt the best manga of all times. And as for that “someone” who is in fact K. Mori, who was there by Miura’s side when he planned the eclipse, who was his best friend since art school, who was like a brother to him, the only one he talked with about Berserk from start to finish it’s by far the best we could hope for along with the collaboration with Gaga studio, Miura’s “disciples” who worked with him and helped him getting through till it’s final days. Obviously we all have to keep in mind that it’s inevitable that the vision and the format we will get of the manga it’s not gonna correspond 100% to the unique style Miura had, having that in mind to me it’s so much disrespectful not to continue reading Berserk only because the direction HAD to change due to the obvious, so yeah it may not be 100% true to Miura style but I think that if he gave this enormous responsibility to the one he could trust the most so that everybody could see the end of his work just like the way he wanted, who are we to “disobey” the last will of the person who gave us that much? So I personally think that by continuing reading Berserk through the end it’s the best way of honoring and thanking him for what he gave us.

Fully agree with Sean, Jujutsu Kaisen isn't mid. The story is just okay. But the show is self aware of that. The anime gets straight to the point; the fights are dope as shit, and that's all that matters. Edit: Now that it has been 10 months, and I got myself acclimated to the story (not the anime)..... it's pretty hype ngl. Edit 2: Not going to get rid of the comment, but story freaking amazing ngl 😂. Story, characters, fights, art... Just crazy. I love it as much as Chainsawman. The early parts are pretty simple, it gets straight to the point. Then there's the second half, like bruh, what is Kenjaku cooking

Jujutsu Kaisens' plot gets pretty crazy and complicated in the next few arcs. I can't wait for people to see the flashback arc.

Sean was the reason I got into aot back in 2015 it was my first anime, and today it’s still my favorite anime 😭

Weird I knew Jack when he was a Gamespot user back in the day before he hit it big on youtube, he never once mentioned anything about anime. Glad he gave anime a shot.

I think what makes FMA such a great series is the attention to world-building, the boundaries and limitations set in place by the the alchemy system, and even the care given to depicting characters who are physically disabled. It really makes it easy to connect with the characters and the happenings within their world. When it addresses serious topics, it does so with great sensitivity, and as I write this can still think of plenty of scenes that will stick with me for a long time.

They must be so hype that Berserk is back. Miura’s best friend is taking it over and showing us the ending Miura wanted us to see with his assistants taking up the artwork. I think this is the best we could’ve gotten

Brandon Sanderson finished Jordan's Wheel of Time and did so masterfully. So there will always be hope that some day someone might be able to finish Berserk. Although in the case of Jordan and Brandon, it was Jordan's wife who made the decision, based on what Jordan himself wanted. He wanted someone to finish the series after his death iirc, and had a list of authors in place. I think. And ofc all the unfinished material he had created. Been a while since I listened to the podcast where Brandon explained it, so might not be remembering all correctly.

im currently watching FMAB for the first time and i understand why its at the top of every anime ranking list. Na its not my favorite thing ive watched but its just overall really good in every single aspect. Story, music, animation, characters, action, it just does it all.

now gigguk has someone to talk about FMA with

3:33 and Jack cracked the code lmao. I can’t believe it never even occurred to me that Naruto could use it’s own version of Kai to get to the god damn point. Cuz he is totally right, even cutting out the filler Naruto feels like a drag to watch. It’s too long. But a Naruto Kai? That would, in theory at least, be perfect. More anime could use a Kai version honestly

I started watching Naruto for the first time last year too, I made it to Naruto Shippuden episode 452 day before yesterday, still working on it, I decided to watch every episode. I love the show! Naruto and Sasuke dynamic does get confusing, and Sasukes reasoning can get strange, but when it hits it hits hard, like the Pain Arc, and for the original, The Land of Waves arc, Chunin Exam, and Sasuke Retrieval arc.

FMA: Brotherhood has a really glaring plot-hole with the way the "Truth" works (by it's own description), but it was still fairly good. Granted I don't put it on a pedestal because I grew up exposed to a bunch of anime. So, for my top list it has stuff from all over the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, and if I include movies FMA:B or FMA don't breech my top ten, but B is in the top 20 and FMA is in the top 30.

FMA has this something extra that makes you feel like the main characters are actually human. You can immediately suspend your disbelief and engage with their struggles.

I agree with Jack about the quality of AoT compared to JJK talking about the animation quality. I mean idk what they could have done besides pushing back other shows and their movie and have more animators work on AoT

I dunno man. As a 35 year old who completely skipped anime (except some big classics like Akira, GitS, Ninja Scroll etc) until a couple years ago, I fucking LOVED Naruto. I skipped almost nothing until I was nearly done with shippuden and of the couple hundred shows I've watched since I stated with anime, it is absolutely my benchmark for shonen.

They did continue the manga of berserk and im really happy they did, they ve done a done a great job so far

I'm really happy the trash taste boys, are giving small creators like jack, the attention he needs :)

Jujutsu kaisen’s overall story might not be that amazing because we’ve only scratched the surface, but man the middle episodes with itadori, mahito, nanami and that kid are incredible whether in terms of fights or even the story and dialogue

I dont watch or particularly enjoy anime but i like these guys and listening to them talk about anime

7:50 Can't wait for Chainsaw man to get in and show the world what "fucked up shit" truly means.

Man, he's so wholesome. I'm not big into his let's plays but man do I enjoy how down-to-earth he is.

I feel that. It's so lame when you know about "obscure" stuff or hidden gems but all you can talk about is the popular series that you may feel lukewarm about. And people don't take those recommendations seriously enough cause the former aren't really discussed often

In my opinion, I think the pacing of demon slayer is fine. I personally am not a big fan of just rushing into fight scenes, because I want something relevant to the storyline as well. I also want to get more attached to the characters, ofc you can do that during the fight scenes as well but you need to do it out of stuff like that too. For demon slayer I actually feel like they have a good mix of 'resting' episodes, you know characters chill, learn about each other, learn about different things relevant to the storyline but it does not go on for too long, where it gets boring.

there are soooooo many 12-24 episode animes out there that are absolute fkin master pieces, some of which I have re-watched a few times and still was glued to the screen. Most of what they talked about was the mainstream really heavily marketed stuff, which are still good, but still missing out on loads. At least they mentioned berserk which is fkin awesome.

I genuinely think, as someone who loves Naruto, that you should play the Ninja Storm games if you want the story. It’s quick, you could play it all over a couple days, and CC2 does such an amazing job with their cutscenes that it is just as good as the anime if not better in some places

I feel like Sean really fits so well with the rest of the boys. I want more content of all of them.

Jack not liking Demon Slayer is a bit of a bummer because I really enjoy that show... It's interesting to hear him say its just "full of filler" because I disagree... Although I think what "filler" is to someone varies. Glad to hear that he loves JJK though! Even though his point seems to only be that all he seems to care about is the fights lol

I totally agree with what they're saying. I love a lot of older shows, but going back and watching them now after experiencing well-paced, well-animated modern anime is rough. Like, if JJK's episode next week came out and dedicated two and a half minutes to a shot-reverse-shot of two people glaring at each other across a battlefield while slow, drawn-out tension music played in the background, there would be riots.

Jujutsu Kaisen has an insane amount of buildup, so its crazy to me that people saw it only as a pure action show. I guess the other shoe hasn't dropped yet, so nobody has realized it was buildup. A lot of minds are going to be blowned when season 2 comes out.

Jack: "Naruto is way to long" Oda: "hold my Sake"

I loved Jujutsu Kaisen! Maybe I'm biased because I crave violence but Mappa seems to nail action in a way no other media ever has for me

thankyou trash taste, i used to be anime only fans and now i'm also manga reader, you guys literally makes me falling deep into manga

Even if Berserk does come back a least we have Kentaro’s friend who he’s known since college he’ll be the one to continue the series and he’s also a very talented mangaka I unfortunately forgot his name cause I’m a dumb ass but there’s still hope for Berserk and it will hopefully get a satisfying conclusion.

I could watch all four of you talk about anime all day. So happy to see Sean on here!

It’s cool when they talk in depth about anime not just recent events I enjoyed this clip

I like they are talking about this before second season cuz from my opinion the battles in second season would be on a whole different realm in comparison to first season

Title is not tongue in cheek, Jack's got good taste. Even his take on Berserk seems reasonable, I don't really understand the pessimist who don't want anything to do with more Berserk, Miura probably wanted/wants the story finished most of all. I guess if Joey is right and there was nothing really left behind in a literal sense, who cares? If you've ever earnestly tried to write a story you probably agree that inspiration comes from real life and the people that worked with him making Berserk surely have had some sort of influence on their collective work. To answer Garnt and his question of who would want to take on finishing Berserk; his friends, work associates, and people who shared the making of his dream would want to finish their collaborative masterpiece in his honor and memory. At least that's how I envision I might feel if I knew him personally. If feels like a horrible shame for such a prolific story to not get a bookend.

I totally agree that Fullmetal alchemist is an engaging story. Had a friend in high school who was not into anything anime related at all but had somehow watched Fullmetal and said it was amazing.

I started watching Naruto last year for the first time and it was AMAZING. I started skipping fillers after ep 67 but it is such an amazing thing to watch and now to read everything about it. I would recommend it to everyone.

Me remembering the daughter and the dog merge in FMA , almost breaks my heart ..

Jack saying JJK lacks the heart of Naruto is a point I agree with but have never really been able to put into words. Like I'm caught up to the manga and while I do think it's very well written at points I've come to realize I don't really care or have a real connection to most of the characters and I feel like Gege will kill them off before I really can. With Naruto while a lot of the side characters did get the short end of the stick I at least feel there was a good chunk of them that I felt an attachment to though

Not trynna be THAT guy, but Jujutsu Kaisen takes almost a complete 180 degree turn and it is FUCKING AMAZING

I need jacks updated take on season two 😅

As much as i love succinct stories, i can't help but remember dragon ball Z and the funny filler episodes that ill go back and watch to this day. Goku and Piccolo trying to learn how to drive will never stop being hysterical.

I wonder how many people realised that Jack basically said JJK is mid but the fight scenes are hype.

The ironic part of Jacks take on Naruto being too long. He's started One Piece LOL

Okay Jacksepticeye- you've earned my respect

Take a shot every time Garnt says 'like' 6:19

Number 1 thing that's godlike about FML is the characters.... The characters are so well written you quickly get attached to them and their relationships.... I mean Mustang and Hawkeye's relationship is just the cutest shit I turn into a bitch just when i think about those two... And they're so cool too.... The vilains are awesome completely fleshed out characters... It does such a good job of humanising them... That show really does everything perfectly except for having an unremarkable artstyle

Have we reached that point now? Where there are normie anime fans? I've never seen those words together in a sentence like that. Also, you know Jack is one of us when he not only because he casually name drops an anime studio, but because he uses "Kai" and "Brotherhood" like verbs.

i watched fma 03 like when it came out and honestly i still like it a lot! not just because of nostalgia of it being one of the first animes i watched but the story when it diverges has some interesting concept of identity and self with the homonculi being results of human transmutation. it’s not as good as the manga but tbh… i definitely prefer the manga over brotherhood too but that’s me 😂

5:50 this is so true about FMAB. I watched it last year after finishing Naruto Shippuden which holds a special place in my heart because Naruto was a childhood show that I watched with my brother and when I finally finished it, I was left with a void and I guess I was looking to fill that hole with fmab because of the way people talked about it. This is probably a mistake going into any show but anyways the first episode was pretty cheesy and felt like a kids cartoon but I kept watching because Hunter x Hunter taught me that anime is just built different lol. I enjoyed the story enough to keep watching and it definitely had its moments here and there but still felt a lack of that connection to the show that I was looking for. It wasn’t until I finished it that I now realize it did manage to weasel its way into my heart and I even have a weird sense of nostalgia for it even though I only watched it recently.

I personally think that Gojo is more like Urahara Kisuke from Bleach in terms of personality.

Honestly Jack is so mature compared to just a couple years ago

Connor and Jack's jujutsu kaisen opinion makes sense but as a manga a reader i know it soon won't

Lord Marksman and Vanadis is one of my all time favorites, I can not find the manga anywhere near me irl but I'd love to see how different the show is, to what the manga is

Jack's piercings are so cool

people tend to forget that even the ofiginal FMA was pretty big and well regarded back then

bruh would love to get this convo with whats happening in jjk now XD

Berserk Joey:"You can somewhat predict" Mori: you have no idea 😂😂