Lines in Motion (Dani)

How TRIGGER adapted Dungeon Meshi perfectly

Happy video release day! I have posted this simultaneaouly on youtube, but over there it also has the Skillshare sponsorship ad which I've taken out for you guys (though, if any of you guys wanted to help out, any and all sign-ups to Skillshare through the link will help out a lot!) I've been using Skillshare for cooking and writing classes, and it's been a lot of fun!

Anyhow, hope you guys enjoy the video! And do let me know your own thoughts on the anime, did you like it? Dislike it?<...

Dungeon Meshi video preview

Hi all! So here's a little preview for the Meshi video, it's going along super well and should be done soon-ish. The official video will have a sponsor attached (Skillshare), but I'll look to see if I can trim it out for you guys so the video stays seamless. I've been having so much fun with this video, truly!

This isn't the final cut, it's still 85% there though. And it's only a few minutes out of a 20+ minute video.

Hope you guys like what you see so far,

Dani

What's next!

Hey all! Thanks for the support on the Witch Hat video, even to those who can't watch it because of spoilers but left a comment, or said they'd watch it when they can - appreciate you!

As for what's up next on the channel video-wise, after considering the vote on here, and also looking at the same results on twitter (though you guys take priority) it looks like it's a 90/10 split of people wanting a Dungeon Meshi video. So, that's the next one I'll be working on!

After that, well...

Witch Hat video release!!!

Phew, it's been a little while since I last updated - and with good excuse! I've been pulling a lot of hours into getting this video out into the wild, and it's now officially my longest video on the channel. And, quite frankly, it couldn't be for a better series!

I really poured a lot into this one, because it covers so many topics I care about deeply, Witch Hat is such a lovable series, for it's visual most definitely, but also the commentary it delves into with so much care.

Le...

Video Update

Hey everyone, so little update time. I'm well into the editing of the Witch Hat Atelier video. The reason it's been a wait is because it's looking to be my longest video on the channel - around the 31 minute mark, which makes for a lot of editing on my side of things. (And also it took a long time to write this, there are certain sections that I wanted other people to read over).

Now, this sneak preview is actually the last minute of the video, but it doesn't spoil (?) any...

Poll: Help/feedback needed!

Hi all, so today after the last episode of Dungeon Meshi aired, Studio TRIGGER instantly announced that they're doing a second season (which I believe will be another 2 cour that'll finish up the whole manga - HOW EXCITING, I'M LITERALLY BUZZING 😭😭)

I've been planning to do a video about how much I've loved this adaptation so far, and honestly, I wasn't expecting season 2 news until next month when T...

TUTORIAL: How to Caption your Videos Easily

You will need Premiere Pro to follow this tutorial

Hey all, I've been asked a few times, asking how I go about subtitling my videos. More than 45% of my audience watches with subs on, and it's just a way to be more accessible to those who may need them. So hopefully this helps! (And yes, this subtitling video also has subtitles)

If anyone has any question, feel free to ask in the comment section!

All the best,

Dani

Q&A (and little vlog moments)

Hey all, here's my Q&A!! I've uploaded it separately into Patreon, because I think you'll be able to listen to it even with the window closed (on the app) as opposed to youtube - unless you've got youtube premium.

Also, because of the whole new crappy system youtube have in regards to ads, I won't be able to stop just how many it'll add, and because this video is just short of 2 hours.. They might add a few in. So, if you watch it through Patreon, you'll have no ads and interruptio...

Why You should Watch Scavengers Reign (VID RELEASE)

Hey all, so here's my next video!! I'm actually shocked by how quickly I managed to get this video done, it wasn't rushed by any means, but I always forget just how quickly I can get non-manga related videos out sometimes 😂

I LOVE this show so much. It is horror sci-fi, and does contain bits of body horror (though if you watched/read Annihilation, or even watched my Fool Night video, you should be g...

What I'm working on next!

Hi all, so the next video I'm going to be working on is surrounding the show "Scavengers Reign". Right now, it's currently only available through Max in the US, I believe. But this is soon to change!

I don't want to give too much away, but it's such a unique and brilliant adult sci-fi animated show that is getting released on Netflix May 31st - which is when I plan to get the video out by! It was cancelled by Max this week, but Netflix have stated they'd love to pick i...

Q&A - Ask your questions

Hi all! So over the weekend I'm going to London and will be filming a Q&A. As you guys are supporting me on here, you get first priority, and your question/comment won't be skipped over.

If you're on Discord, I mentioned which channel you can put your questions/comments, but if you're not on there, feel free to reply to this post with them!

Thank you for the love in the Look Back video 🫶

Dani

a LOOK BACK into's Fujimoto's mind (VIDEO RELEASE)

Hey all, the new video about Look Back is now out! If you haven't read the one-shot, I'd definitely do that before watching the video, as I pretty much cover the entire story. Doesn't take long to read at all - so you can get to this whenever!

I did this video after being inspired by two things. 1) I visited my Nan's a few weeks back and she got out all the drawings she'd kept from when I was young. Kinda took me back and made me a little emotional as I di...

Next Project - "Let's take a LOOK BACK into Fujimoto's mind"

Hey all, thank you for all the lovely comments on the last video - I'm glad you all liked it! Now, before people comment "but Dani I thought you weren't announcing videos anymore", I think what I'll do is post the video announcement 1 week before it's release. That's far better than right at the begining, where changes could happen along the process.

I worked on this video simultaneously with the My Favourite Manga video, because I'd gotten that done early and was...

My FAVOURITE manga Scene (video release!)

Hey all, here's my new video!! Sorry it took a while to make, but I hope it's worth the wait 😊

This was actually a lot of fun to work on, I've been wanting to do a video like this for a while (or since this particular scene came out, actually!) If it does well enough, or if you guys like it enough, I'd love to follow up with a "My Favourite Manga Chapter" video. I think a "My Favourite Manga" might be a little redundant because I feel like everyone knows what my fave is - but if you ...

Channel & Video Update

Hey all, been a little while, I'm just here with a video update. It's pretty chill and informal, but I've added some subtitles as well (they were automated but I had a pretty decent look through them, so sorry if the punctuation is off).

Feel free to just listen to this instead if you don't want to watch as there's not much visual wise other than three thumbnails and my face. 

Also there's a weird warping effect going on behind my head, of which I have no idea what that is, b...

Should you Judge a Book by its Cover? VIDEO RELEASE

Hey everyone!! Finally getting out my book cover related video and this was an absolute beast to edit. It took a lot of patience and creative processing sessions to get through some parts of the video - but I hope you all like it!

What do you guys reckon, would you say you judge a book by its cover? And after having watched the video, do you feel any differently? Would love to know what you think!

Also, cats out of the bag, the sponsor for this video was for the WEBTOON series Sun...

Next Video Preview Teaser

Hey all, just an update as to how the next video is going! I've uploaded a 1 minute video which I hope will give you guys a good idea as to the vibe/topic of the video.

This one has been a challenge because i'm not able to rely on existing illustrations or footage, it's very much a big motion graphics video where I have to get creative in what I show from one scene to the next. 

My sponsor for the video is all done and set, so I'm hoping to get this video out by the end of Fe...

Manga Editing Timelapse: Step by Step

Hey all, a few have asked for some timelapses showing the steps I take with manga editing. For the Fool Night and Hikaru video I went to the extra length of adding colour to the videos, so I thought they would have good scenes to demonstrate.

All of the effects labelled are free besides:

yy ramp+  

Boiling Lines &...

Video update and change!

Hi all, hope everyone is doing well.

So there's been a little development going on for me in regards to a sponsorship in alignment with WEBTOON, which means I've had to switch my video from Claymore to my video topic surrounding book covers. This video was originally going to release after the Claymore and After God videos anyways, so I've pushed it forward.

The reason behind this is simply because the ad has a deadline that would be way too early and premature for me to complete ...

2024 and onwards!

Hey all, I hope everybody had a lovely Christmas and New Years!! This post is going to a bit of a ramble-y one, just to forewarn. I wanted to reflect a little bit on how 2023 went for the channel, and what I'll be doing for future projects.

2023

So in 2023 I made a total of 11 videos, 9 of which are on youtube, and then 2 are patreon-only as they had massive copyright issues. I think this is the first time I've had more than 1 video that's had to be taken down i...

POLL TIME: Which manga shall I cover next?

My next video will either by about After God by Eno Sumi or Claymore by Norihiro Yagi.

For context, After God will very much be a recommendation video like the Fool Night project, whilst the Claymore video with be an area discussion like the The Summer Hikaru Died video! Given the le...

The Summer Hikaru Died: Where Body Horror and the Uncanny Valley Collide

Hey all, so bit of an early Christmas gift, here's my video about the well loved manga The Summer Hikaru Died!

Originally this was going to be a video just covering the body horror, but I found myself liking the dichotomy between body horror and the uncanny valley so much - I think they work so well against another! Meaning, this became a video that discusses both techniques/elements, instead.

I don't personally think it's gory/scary, but i did put a little warning at the begining...

The Summer Hikaru Died Video Update!

Hi all, just to catch you up to speed with what I'm working on - I'm currently making my way through The Summer Hikaru Died video, it's all written and recorded so I'm pushing through the editing process atm! 

I've uploaded a 1.5 minute draft preview, just to show how it's going (I haven't reached the actual Hikaru part of the video yet, so there's no spoilers for the series in the preview, in case you're concerned about that).

This video looks like it'll be around the same l...

Fool Night - An Ecohorror Manga Worth Reading

After 6 incredibly frustrating hours of rendering later, my new video on Fool Night it finally here!! Funnily enough, I had wanted to originally do this video as a way of recommending it to as many as possible, in the hopes to get enough conversations going, so that it would get picked up for localisation.

Well, it got picked up anyways.... Four days into the video production 😂 So whilst the original intent of the video is pretty useless, I still feel like it's a story barel...

GHOSTFACE - Creating the Iconic Mask

I've had a few people ask about why the Scream video seemed to be unavailable on my channel. So, for the last two weeks I've been having issues with Paramount with a copyright claim that pretty much took down the whole video. As a result, I've tried doing re-edits to get it back up, but with no luck. It was a manual take-down too, which make it a bit more of a serious issue.

Since I'm having no luck with the video, this will now become a Patreon-only video. I've actually create...

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Realta - Bringing Astrology to Life

This video was unfortunately taken down by Webtoon themselves, (I think due to Realta having been picked up officially by Webtoon as an Original - of which, when I made the video it was just a canvas story).

Which means this is now a Patreon-only video!! 

Video update and sneak peak

Hi all, just updating you guys on where I'm at regarding the next video which will be covering Fool Night by Yasuda Kasumi. All the scripting and recording is done, so I'm pretty much on the editing side of things.

For this video, I really want to test my video editing skills by trying new things I've yet to attempt. I'm experimenting with different techniques to hopefully make this feel more unique like the Blue Period one did.

I currently have a 30-ish second intro t...