The Sad Beauty of To Your Eternity 

The first episode was practically a short movie. Any series that evokes that much emotion in just 20 minutes deserves praise

With every episode that comes out, I inevitably think "If only the nameless boy were here to see this." He deserved the world.

When I noticed the faces added to Fushis hut wall... I had to hold in a gasp/sob. It's a really beautiful and painful way to establish his connections and family, the way the boy had his.

The fact that also the Narrator is being voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda its just a big flex. His voice is literaly Anime God version of Morgan Freeman

In the first 6 episodes of To Your Eternity, I cried like 3 times. I barely ever cry at anime or any entertainment medium really. It's incredibly good and I love how it takes a look at the world and humanity and so many other things, in such a nuanced way and from a simultaneously removed and yet immersed perspective.

I love anime like this, ones that make you think, feel and change your perspective of the world around you,

Honestly the narration and how its handled is brilliant. The narrator is the creator, and his thoughts as he watches his creation roam the world, not some nameless guy paid to voice over some stuff

hears that the series is by the same person as A Silent Voice and I immediately say "oh that explains it"

As I read I keep thinking “if I stop now this manga can’t hurt me any more”. I can’t stop

I feel like even at the very beginning, despite being so inhuman, Fushi is at the same time EXTREMELY human. The narration is used perfectly when, as the wolf, Fushi is brought into the nameless boy's house. After walking in the frigid cold for so long, Fushi's creator says that if he had the words, Fushi would have said "I want to stay in this warmth forever". And that's something I really like. Despite not "knowing" how to make connections to other living beings, Fushi does so naturally, even in that very first form as a living creature. He whines when the Boy is hurt, he sleeps on the bed with the boy, and tugs at the boy's jacket once he's passed away. Something that really hits me is that even with such little understanding of the world, Fushi placed the nameless boy back on the chair before leaving. Because somehow, Fushi understood that this person who he cares for, wanted to rest like that. Even if he did not have the means of expressing those feelings, it's clear that's what he felt. And like! When he stops Parona from killing herself! That moment is so big and I think about it so much. It shows an understanding of death (even if it is a VERY basic understanding) and a compassion for people he cares about. His expression in that moment is clearly one of anguish, even if he does not realize it. I watched the first episode of this series and then read the entire manga and I have absolutely fallen in love with all of these characters. I can't wait to watch it animated and hurt all over again haha

People who say Narrators are dumb clearly haven’t seen Love is War

I cried when Parona showed March's letter to her parents

This anime hit me hard from the beginning, but no other anime had made me bawl my eyes out like March's death. I cried so hard, I told my fiance that he HAD to watch the episode (without context hehe) and he also bawled his eyes out. The writing in this series is so SO good. To make you get so attached to characters in such a short amount of time is hard to do.

Both the anime and the manga are beautiful. It makes you realize how short people's lives are and makes you realize that there's so much beauty to remember in those limited times.

Watching To Your Eternity is almost emotional masochism

"The entity swims through the void and it remembers." Your description of Fushi, as well as your reading from Cibola Burn, feels eerily reminiscent of a passage from Worm by John C. McCrae. Just like Fushi, the passage is describing the mind of an entity that can think, but not in the same way humans do. An entity that's totally alien to us, but which still comes from its own background that provides its motivations, which we, the audience, can only understand through the thorough narration. This passage doesn't happen until Interlude 26, a long ways into the web serial, but it's absolutely worth the read. "The entity swims through the void and it remembers. Everything is stored, dating back to the very beginning."

I just started the anime, and I can't stop crying Edit: finished the Gugu arc, my heart can’t take any more

To Your Eternity is one of the few series I’ve seen that properly expresses the tragedy in being immortality.

I love Fushi as a character because their journey starts by them learning to be human so they can relate to other around them. But later when they have lived many hundreds of years that same humanity becomes a burden

This anime is a true masterpiece. Made my cry like a baby like 3 times already and I absolutely not regret it

4:50 tiny error. It's not derived from "fuji", cause that isn't really a word (or well it is, but it doesn't mean immortality) The words for immortality are "fujimi" and "fushi". So his name isn't derived from immortality, it literally is immortality.

It's a moe John Carpenter's "The Thing" befriends humanity.

I didnt think crying twice in a span of 20 minutes was possible but I stand corrected

GuGu’s heart is so moving. That persistent selfless Love makes the difference. The reason we are all inspired!

I'm surprised no one's talking about Shadows House.

Usually I skip the anime intros...though this one hits A LOT harder once you get to episode 10. Never thought an intro could make me cry.

Damn. That "It reaches out." quote was one of my favorite parts of the whole Expanse series...and I never connected the similarities between that scenario and this one. *This.* _This_ is why I watch your videos.

I remember when I read the manga and was astonished at how it wasnt animated. a couple months later I see it on crunchyroll and I go "THEY FREAKIN ANIAMTED IT!?"

Therapist: Perfect First Episode doesn't exist it can't hurt you To your Eternity: Hold my Beer

Kaguya-Sama and To Your Eternity both need their narrator. They're two great examples of how to do narration.

Fushi speaking for the first time was horrifying

100% agree that Fushi’s name is VERY on the nose. In Japanese, it’s written as 不死-the kanji 不 means “not,” and 死 means “death.” So his name is literally just “no death.” edit: wording

I'm the type of guy who tears up at the slightest provocation while watching TV and movies. Needless to say, I bawled my eyes out throughout the first 9 episodes.

To your eternity is a beautiful show about life and death and the good and bad between the two. We get to see the various ways people live and the various ways people die. Murder, old age, sickness, unnatural, premature, brutal, and beautiful deaths are all shown and elegantly at that. The various lives that people live and fishing gets to know are amazing. We see one off people that help make fushi fushi, and we get to see all the people fushi helps make. It’s truly one of the best concepts and executions on a story I’ve ever seen. Pure excellence.

This anime be like New character: hello Fushi: hippity hoppity you're now my property

Honestly, im kinda mad at myself for choosing to your eternity as my first manga to read. I think it set the bar so high, that i pretty much see anything below this as mediocre and forgettable. Its just too good, manga and anime!

I’ve been collecting this manga for years, discovering it down the rabbit hole of googling protagonists with animal companions because I got into that from video games. It’s deeply special in my heart and my dedication to it is per the nameless boy’s witch: to see his journey to the end

I'd say the narator in To Your Eternity is more of a character than a narator.Which seems logical: the creator has no image (or not at first anyway).

Honestly I don't think this series is enough talked about! If this ends up in those series who get little to no attention like Bungou Stray Dogs then Ima cry louder than thunder (seriously) Though this video was a banger and as a manga reader I can definitely say that this is not for the weak hearted💜💜💜

the narrator’s character also eventually becomes really important and influential to the story.

"It reaches out" sounds like a similar problem as Vivy's central question. "What does it mean to put your heart into something."

This is the kind of anime where no matter what kind of episode comes out, no action, normal, yata yata, still enjoyable.

I stopped watching this video about 6 minutes in, just because you've got me curious about the anime and I didn't want to have it spoiled anymore so that I can watch it for myself

my heart always aches when parona was mentioned in the manga, she deserves better, same with the nameless boy.

Adventure mangas are definitely the next big thing so I highly recommend you to read "Sousou no Frieren", I would love if you make a video about it

I learned more Japanese just by watching To Your Eternity than in the last ~10 years of watching anime. Learning together with Fushi. 🤣🥰

I took a break from anime for over a year. I just randomly pick two anime to watch they happened to be ‘To your Eternity’ and ‘Those Snow White Notes’. I’m having a great time watching both of them. They both have a somber yet hopeful feel to the stories.

The first episode sucks you in with the melancholy and heavy emotions in just 20 minutes. It's not just a show, it's a journey. Fumetsu no Anata e and Shadows House both deserve a lot of love

This anime made me cry twice and i'm asking for more.

As a neurodivergent person, there are a lot of my experiences that I only see reflected in media through monsters, mystical beings, robots, and sometimes human villains. Inability to comprehend something most others take for granted. Being unable or struggling to emote in both moments and extended periods of time. Becoming frozen. Making jumps in thought process that confuse people. Because of where these traits are shown I am primed to empathize with the monster, with the ship AI, with the remnants of a those long dead. And a lot of time that empathy is betrayed by the narrative having them be destructive, unable to change or compromise or even shown to fear. This is a long tangent for: I appreciate stories that take care to craft psyches outside the neurotypical or archetypal. Go Fushi-chan.

Well said Geoff! I like the narrator as well in this case. It brings to mind oral history and storytelling, which is the basis of human connection and community. The whole concept of the anime has a really mythological feel to it, as if it came from the stories of an ancient culture and was passed down through generations, like Fushi is! In fact, oral history is essentially immortal as well! I'm loving this show so much, even though it hurts 😊

The beauty of this show is to let my fucking guard down before punching me in the gut. And I can already sense the third guy punch coming, and I am not ready. Also still waiting for that explanation of owls......

A video on the channel The Meaning of NERD made me check out the anime. Let me tell you: IT'S INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL 😍❤️❤️

every death made me cry and just seeing the characters make me cry specially march but the frist guy was pretty sad too imagine being all alone like that and when u start to think u reach somewhere by traveling for weeks and with wounds u meet with dissapointment and your only friend u could talk to was a dog for 5 years all alone without anyone just their drawings on the wall and the sad thing is we don't even get to know his name. his last moments where he cried saying he was talking al alone all this time and when his small glimmer of hope died.just an alone boy with his dog that got lost for 2 months i don't know how anyone would keep their sanity like he did .

I've never had a piece of media make me cry so much. The last anime that I watched that brought me to tears was the finale of assassination classroom. To your eternity however, made be cry 3 separate times in a single season. It's insane to think about just how much the writers have mastered pulling on the heart

So happy we share the importance of the narrator. He helps push us along in moments where no one is capable of providing dialog. Hearing his voice is a sometimes a comfort after heart wrenching events. He is the one constant we can rely on being there in an anime full of things that have time limits, bar Fushi. He is also Kenjiro Tsuda with the perfect voice for the role !

I feel like this might end up becoming a classic 10-20 years down the line in my humble opinion.

Everyone needs to watch To Your Eternity. The first episode alone is so well paced and detailed it's like a movie.

Imma just say the way the story is told is amazing every important character gets they're story told with extreme care and love. The music is amazing for example the opening and gugus soundtrack feel really fitting with the story being told at the time. This is a masterpiece that should be known for long after it ended.

man, just seeing the scenes again, im gettin all teary. this anime actually has too much feels. it constantly breaks your heart and gives you hope only to break it gain. its an actual master piece and nothing comes even slightly close to the emotion you feel from this anime. i love it.

I have to say, when I started this, I knew it would be an emotional rollercoaster but I didn't think I'd cry this much already 😳

The fact you brought up both Baccano and The Expanse in this video, two of my favourite series... I feel very seen

Great show. Glad to see another critique/ breakdown video. I like your list videos but I really enjoy the in depth reviews you do. They’re really insightful and I like your enthusiasm whether it’s one you like or despise.

Who else thought that the Nameless Boy was the main character and that march was going to travel everywhere with fushi....

Didn't expect to hear about The Expanse here, such a great sci-fi show

I remember when the manga just came out and looking at the cover page and thinking "this is going to be something special"

Just watched your video and then went strate to the show. I knew it would make me cry, but Jesus. I didn't think I'd cry so hard the first freaking episode

Did y’all notice that at the start when he was still developing whenever he would smile his eyes would turn pink? I think that happens because the nameless boy would always smile so he’s replicating him

YES FINALLY SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT THIS MASTERPIECE

I love the investigator. Glad The Expanse books get the credit they deserve

I just finished watching To Your Eternity. When it first came out I watched most of the first season but stopped at the island arc and never went back. Rewatching and finishing season 1 and 2 made me cry so frequently that I questioned why I was still watching. This is the first show that has made me actually cry, not just get teary eyed but full on bawling. I love this show so much now, it truly is an experience.

This is one of the few shows that almost made me cry, and it did it in only a few eps.

3 most important person who taught fushi how tobe a human Marchi Gugu and Bonchien nikolai la tasty peach uralys

Can't believe this anime has some hilarious moments also

Yesss I was hoping that you were going to make a video on To You, The Immortal. Very nice very nice

One of my favourite anime right now, perfectly crafted stories each week.

_Geoff after talking for a minute about how cool it is to see people get eviscerated and then un-eviscerate themselves:_ ..plus all these gorgeous transformation animations... Me, not really feeling it prior to this line: There’s *transformations? Why didn’t you start with that!!*

I really love the narrator and his Japanese voice actor. At first he sounds really cold and you can clearly doubt that this guy is just a f*cked up god or something. But when the time goes by you can see more aspect of him as somehow a strict teacher, SIRI, or a GPS lmao. At least he can give Fushi some advice the we the viewer really want to point out. :)

The wall of faces, endlessly growing

I knew when I stumbled upon the first episode that to your eternity was going to be my favourite anime, and I was very right. This anime is so special to me.

spoilers: if you are going to watch this series, don't get emotionally attached to the side characters. It will be hard for you to watch. Trust Me!!!

I think this might be a cheap cop out for the “favourite immortal(s)”, but mine were the homunculi from FMA(B). I love how they were under the impression they immortal, and the fact that a lot of them, despite feeling pain, still actively used their bodies themselves as weapons and shields, but the moment they realised “oh shoot, we can actually die” they started being a bit more sparing on the “immortality” tropes

I'm watching this video after Season 1 wrapped up, & this video is still incredibly relevant. Great job!

Just finished the first season. This anime was an emotional rollercoaster and one of my all time favourites. The way the story was told, especially in regards to the characters and their importance throughout the season, was phenomenal.

My favorite immortal character is Raven from guilty gear! They took a pretty cliche idea of complete immortality turning into an obsession with death and lack of emotion, and turned it on its head by making him a genuinely caring person who simply wants proof that he ever lived at all, if you put aside the whole getting turned on when people try to kill him thing.

This looks really good, but I don't want to cry.

Gugu is my favorite character since he actually made me cry-ish

Been waiting for this video.

As one of the OG manga fans and someone who's been watching your videos for years, I've been waiting for you to make this video for what feels like an Eternity.

I'm more or less up to date with the manga and I just can't believe how well they've adapted this shit 😍

Thx for changing the thumbnail! This one really is way less spoilery.

I think the theme of valuing life is really significant in this piece of work considering how Fushi initially is numb when he first witnesses those around him pass away but as time goes on and he sees more loss and struggle through his journey, it is apparent that he no longer wants to witness this anymore when he states "I don't want anyone else to die because of me", it signals that Fushi's knowledge and experiences gained throughout his journey have made him better understand how life works and it also emphasizes how important for each of us to value those close around us along with our own lives.

Zeno from Yona of the Dawn highlights how solitude can drive an immortal person crazy.

HOW THE FUCK is this author THIS creative and unique?!?!? This story is THE MOST UNIQUE CONCEPT I'VE EVER HEARD!!!!!! this show sounds AMAZINGGGG

after watching the first 5-6 episodes a new river was born from my tears

Nice work man

Are you gonna do a vid about vivy?

To Your Eternity is a beautiful series. Also, best immortal is C.C. from Code Geass on the premise that she is best girl. Fight me!

Wow, Geoff, this is one of your best videos of all time. Well done.

Hey Mother’s Basement, nice video! I am a new subscriber and I adore your content! I love how you explain anime and intriquette (sorry if I misplelled) details that even hardcore anime watchers miss. Thank you so much for reviewing anime and keep up the good work. Good luck with future endeavors and I will be here watching your videos on the sidelines. Sayonara!