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Q&A&Update (April 2023)

Welcome to the first official Q&A&Update. In it, I answer your questions for the month of April, and talk a little bit about the state of the channel.

Decide My Next Upload!

Hey everyone. Work on the next video is going well. I've done my usual thing and inflated the project big enough that I probably won't make the deadline of the end of the month. But it will be out the first week of May if not by the end of April. And the monthly Q&A will be up on the 30th.

Anyway, in the meantime I've decided to let you decide what I make next!

Whatever wins this poll will be one of next month's videos. And if you have any suggestions for next month's poll, le...

Editing Breakdown: Random Anime 2

Glad I could finally publish this. It took a surprising amount of time to make.

The overall process of doing another random anime review was pretty similar to my last one. Other than the fact that I had to make my own website for it this time. But I have a video talking about that if anyone is interested.

So for this behind-the-scenes I want to focus a bit on my editing, and show you how I go from rough footage t...

Update: Space Westerns

Hey everyone. Glad people are enjoying the newest random anime review. But with this next one I want to do something a little different.

I've personally loved Space Westerns for a long time. They're some of my favorite shows, and have been really influential as a genre. And yet when I look online for discussion of them, I don't seem to find much. So I think I want to make something that covers the history and influence of the Space Western.

I want the video to be shorter. Not only...

I Used a Randomizer to Watch Underrated Anime

Choosing what anime to watch can be incredibly difficult sometimes. So I decided to let a randomizer choose for me. Again.

Music Used: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB41KjBc4ASKNHHeVMDLoY3vGzL_FOD0P

My Website: https://random.lextorias.com

Update: More Random Anime 3

Hey everyone. Random anime video has been recorded. I'm gonna work hard to edit this quickly, but I do have about 14 hours of footage to go through, so bear with me. This will be the last update for it before release, which should be in a week or so?

In the meantime, here's the new thumbnail. As much as I love Bocchi, I found a funnier image that's actually relevant to the video. I love the idea of spoofing YouTuber thumbnail faces with anime characters.

I've also got my next vide...

Ask Me Anything! (CLOSED)

Hello everyone, and welcome to the first ever monthly Patreon Q&A!

Ask me anything you want here and I'll answer it on video at the end of the month.

EDIT: Q&A has been recorded and is now closed

Pitch Me Ideas for the Patreon!

Hey everyone. This past while has been slow for me, but I think hopefully after this next video comes out I should be able to (actually) increase production again. And in order to help me with that, I want your ideas!

Basically, I want to add more value to this Patreon, and also do more on YouTube in general. So I've been brainstorming stuff I can do to make the Patreon feel more worth it (and give more to the YouTube audience at the same time, if possible)

My current ideas are: 2023-04-01 02:44:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Update: More Random Anime 2

Hey everyone. Sorry for the lack of updates this last little bit. I've had some personal stuff come up that took time away from working on YouTube stuff. Also, I managed to roll 3 very meaty and long anime that have taken quite a bit to watch and write about.

I'm only about halfway done the script right now. As it turns out, recapping a 12 episode series in under an hour long video is pretty hard. So I've been reworking how I write videos like this. I've got 12000 words down so far that...

Update: More Random Anime (I Made A Website!)

Hey everyone. Working hard on the next random anime video. I've already done the groundwork on it, so I think all that's left right now is recording and writing my reviews for whatever shows I get.

If you don't already know, I also made a website! My last random anime video used spin.moe, but people rightfully pointed out that it had limitations like being kinda slow and for some reason never giving me a show made after 2006. So I ...

Behind-The-Scenes: Video Game Remakes

Another video in the bag. This time one returning to video games!

Seeing Metroid Prime, RE4, and Dead Space get some discussion, I decided I wanted to talk a little bit about video game remakes/remasters/rebuilds/ports and why they exist. And I felt like clearing up a bit of the confusion around the terms, since even in my research it was hard to find any solid definitions that didn't contradict or overlap with each other. It took a while to draft up some new definitions and clarify my ...

What's The Point of Video Game Remakes?

Video game remakes have become more and more common, with things like Metroid Prime Remastered, Dead Space 2023, and The Last of Us Part 1. So I just have one question. What's the point?

Music Used: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB41KjBc4ASIiZBkR6M4n0cfrynLylQke

Recommend Me Anime To Watch!

Hey everyone! The random anime video is doing great, and I've actually been working on stuff for the sequel, which is why progress on video game remakes has been slow.

But while I'm finishing up that video, I want everyone to recommend me anime. I'm gonna change up the format of how I use the randomizer, and I want to use people's recommendations in some way for that. So gimme any shows you want me to see, and they might make it into the video. That's all I can say for now.

Hope e...

Update: Video Game Remakes 2

Hey everyone. Video game remakes is coming along nicely. I've rewritten parts of it because I wasn't happy with the first script, but I'm about to record soon.

The video currently covers:

- The dumb words that video game titles add to their re-releases (redux, reloaded, etc.)

- The actual different kinds of re-release (port, remake, remaster) including some fun examples of each and what makes a good one

- The weird way we differentiate remasters and remakes, and my own...

Update: Video Game Remakes

Hey everyone. I'm back to working on a new gaming video. This time on video game remakes!

I had the idea to do the video after the back-to-back releases of the Dead Space remake and Metroid Prime Remastered. It got me thinking about what the point is in even making a game remake (besides the obvious point that they make a ton of money).

So far my idea is that there's two distinct kinds of video game re-release: remakes and remasters. And while there are classical definitions for e...

Behind-The-Scenes: Random Anime

Oh boy. This thing felt like it took forever to make. After I got horribly sick halfway through I was worrying it might never get done. So I apologize for not technically uploading a video in the month of January. But here's my thoughts on the random anime video!

I've had an idea for a while to review more shows in a straightforward manner. People really liked my Daily Life of the Immortal King video, and I want to make more content like that. But just picking a new or popular show felt...

I Used a Randomizer to Help Me Watch Obscure Anime

Choosing what anime to watch can be incredibly difficult sometimes. So I decided to let a randomizer choose for me.

Music ➜ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB41KjBc4ASJ2OorgL7TfkR351bBBeYqA

Update: Random Anime 3

Hey everyone. Final update before the random anime video comes out. So terribly sorry for taking so long on this thing. This has been a hectic month for me.

I finally have everything recorded. I have reactions to all three random shows that I picked, and a green screen recap/review for each of them. I've done the first round of syncing all the footage, and now I just need to edit it all together. It's a little more complicated than my normal videos, but shouldn't take too long.

I ...

Update: I Got Sick

Hey everyone. Sorry for the radio silence these past two weeks. I was recording the random anime video about a week ago when I got super sick. It was just a normal flu, no COVID or anything crazy. But I basically couldn't leave my bed until today, since I was so tired and generally unwell.

Even now I still have a lingering sore throat and can't talk too well, so it might be a couple days until I can finish recording the video. I'm trying to edit and write parts of it out, but there's on...

Everything I Saw In 2022

Here is an incredibly long video about all the media I saw/played in 2022.

Music Used ➜ https://pastebin.com/ycSZvjHt

Videos Referenced:

Did People Used To Look Older (Vsauce) ➜ https://youtu.be/vjqt8T3tJIE

I ate at every Rainforest Cafe in the Country (Eddy Burback) ➜ 2023-01-15 19:41:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Update: Random Anime 2

Hey everyone! Back with another update.

I wanted to get right back into making videos and already have something recorded by now, but I had some family issues come up, and didn't feel like doing anything for a bit. So now that I'm feeling better it's time to actually make this random anime review video!

My idea so far has shifted to something very close to IronPineapple's Soulslike videos, where I want to watch at least 3 or so anime that I select randomly from spin.moe, and give ...

Update: Random Anime

Hey everyone! Hope you're doing well. I'm blown away by how many new people are joining the Patreon recently, so I just wanted to say thank you for the support.

I took a couple days off to rest after my waifus video, but now I'm back to working on new content! The first video that'll be out is going to be my 2022 recap and review, where I talk about everything I saw last year. I have it all planned out, and it's going to be an unscripted video, so I just need to record that and put it u...

Behind-The-Scenes: Anime Waifus

Here's my thoughts on my Waifus video!

The video is finally out! It felt like this would take forever to release, and I'm honestly so glad I got to finish it just before the end of the year. That makes 20 videos in 2022, and I can only hope to make more than that in 2023.

Writing

Coming up with the concept, I definitely wanted to make a sequel to the fanservice video, both because it was successful, and because there was so much more I could...

A Deep Dive Into Anime Waifus (Bloopers & Outtakes)

Here's some fun bloopers and outtakes from me talking about anime girls.

A Deep Dive Into Anime Waifus

Waifus are a very well-known part of anime culture. So many have strong opinions on them, and yet very few know the full story.

Music Used: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB41KjBc4ASIS0y37WdA5yrjM9zS_vgVf

Update: Waifus 3

Hey everyone! Final update on the waifus video.

I have now finished writing my script (mostly). It came out to 14000 words, which means a probably 1hr+ long video. As I covered in previous updates, I just kept writing and rewriting it to include everything I wanted to cover, and make sure that it was all as good as it could be.

Currently, the video goes through the history of waifu culture, the history of moe, the history of bishojo, and a brief history into vtubers and the new on...

Update: Waifus 2

Hey everyone! The waifus video is going really well, though a bit slow.

Basically, I started the project as a simple video on waifus, their history, and some of the problems with them. It'd be very similar to my fanservice video in that I go over the biggest contributions to the culture before giving my own opinion.

However, I've now stumbled into a gigantic rabbit hole of internet forums, anthropological papers, and several full-length books I've read on the subject. And it's all...

Update: Waifus

Hey! I'm making my next video on anime waifus. And I'd like to hear your opinions on them. Do you like them? Do you think they're weird? And what does 'waifu' mean to you?

I think this video is going to be a sort of follow-up to the fanservice one. Just like fanservice, waifu culture has a bit of a dark side to it. Namely in the fact that anime, manga, and now even VTubers all seem to capitalize on interest in cute anime girls. In fact, the largest money maker in the entire anime indust...

Behind-The-Scenes: Anime Games That Need To Be Made

Here's my thoughts on my Anime Games video!

So I wanted to do something that I've honestly thought about for a while, which is talk about hypothetical games I would make. Part of the reason I got so much into gaming, and the sole reason I pursued a game dev degree, was that I enjoy coming up with ideas. I like talking about mechanics and design and how things work together, so much so that I'll write down ideas in my spare time even if I have no intention of following u...

Anime Games That Need To Be Made

Most video game adaptations of anime are kinda bad. Let's make some good ones.

Mother’s Basement on Made in Abyss ➜ https://youtu.be/ZGEfP8hGvcM 

NakeyJakey on Nausicaa ➜ https://youtu.be/czUCWFlBcmE

Music Used ➜ https://yo...