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Hah! Thanks for watching! I'll keep the click baiting permission in mind. It's definitely NOT my forte, but I'll keep working on it. Hope to see you for the next one!

​@@Anivangelist Reckon it's worth split testing the title? Totally up to you, but I have hunch that removing "Trillion Game" to save vital characters could help, as this anime probably isn't that popular yet for too many people to be searching it, and if they are, you have the keyword in your description anyways. I have a feeling that a title like "Did This Anime Character Really Outsmart Google?!" or variations of that could be worth trying - people who know Trillion Game will be able to tell the video is about the anime anyway based off the thumbnail. As for the Thumbnail, I think a picture of Gaku whizzing away on his PC with the Google Logo floating above it, and dollar bills flying around the place could be good. Would make me want to click personally.

I mean, I'm biased - it's in the name, so...the anime. That said, of what I've seen of the live action it seems solid. Based on the episode length of the live action, I think the first cour of the anime will end in the same spot, but it looks like the second cour starts immediately. So if you want to binge consume the story through a non-manga medium, the anime is where I'd start.

@@Anivangelist yh tbh idk what happened to me but since i started watching anime when i was young i cannot go back to movies or series . the average plain same old same old anime i find 1000000x better than the best and most highly rated series and ive tried again and again but cannot go back to watching real people . i think the one miracle was severance the series but ive never watch a movie or series and enjoyed it other than that in probably a decade . i watched ep 1 of live action and was so off put by how fake everything seem his facial expression the way he talk and acts is so fake but in the anime it seems so natural and cool when the guy makes his jokes and does stunts .

I have a semi-educated guess on that - I'm a weirdo, majored in theatre performance and mathematics. From my theatrical perspective, I'd guess that it's probably to do with the style vs. medium. Some things work better in certain mediums. For example, musical theatre acting vs. acting for the camera are drastically different techniques. If you express yourself as largely as you would for a 1000 seat theatre on a camera you'll look like a lunatic. The educated guess (because I'm a Midwestern white guy) would be that Japanese entertainment culture has more tolerance for "larger-than-life" expressions - maybe it's an East vs. West tradition thing to boot? It works for me in animation / musical theatre, but live-action camera work or stage theatre it doesn't. The world is vast and life is weird, right?

It's definitely heightened realism, but such is storytelling. I feel like the series gets the gist across for a lay audience (that's the writer's shtick - Dr. Stone is fun, but I'm sure it makes materials scientists chuckle / furious). Thanks for watching, and good luck at your next competition!

Not silly at all! Most of the time, I'm not so deep into IT stuff. Since I'm the Anivangelist, I'm a reverend of anime :)

oh welp, just notice your name meaning now haha.​@@Anivangelist

Same - half my career has been at start-ups, and it was fun AND brutal. The thing that kills me (and this AI arc is going to exemplify it) is how accurate the amount of "fake it til you make it" is for that kind of life. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching, and the compliment! Trying to create a hyper focused niche is hard, so I really appreciate it!

Thanks for watching! I'm excited to cover the upcoming episodes...especially this AI arc!

Slowly but surely - happy to have you aboard!

Working on the next video covering episodes 3 through 5; my *guess* is that episode 8 is where the next major project will start, and it's a wild ride! Thanks for watching!

It's a great introduction to how parts of the underbelly of business works. Thanks for watching!

I'm glad! I like this kind of anime history dive. Hoping to do some more in the future!

@Anivangelist great job I like when you step outside of your lane!

I haven't seen more than a clip or two of the live-action adaptation, but I intend to mention it in a future video for sure. The official reviews aren't bad; and between those, your comment, and the fact they're making a follow up film releasing next year, I say it's probably worth a watch!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it - now go enjoy Trillion Game! :P

@@Anivangelist I might just do that

It's definitely something :P

I agree, and it's not just because it's by one of my favorite manga authors and in my professional wheelhouse! My honest opinion is that I saw very little advertising for it on Crunchyroll beyond a couple of articles saying it was coming. Even once it premiered, I never saw it on my front page carousel, despite having watched all of Dr. Stone and a number of Seinen titles. I wonder if there was some kind of agreement to try to tie it into the live-action film coming in 2025, so they're saving advert resources for that?

@@Anivangelist Maybe, but you'd think they'd try with the anime still since they could use the anime a kind of marketing angle too? Seems odd.

There was also a live-action series of season 1 which was released last year. It's streaming on Netflix. The upcoming movie is a sequel.

Thank you - this was a nice lunch hour surprise! I'm working on the security championship episodes now (episodes 3 through 5, and 5 came out today). Hope to see you back for that one. Or, if you've got a series you'd like me to dive into, feel free to let me know!

TH-cam was hiding this from me - I'm sorry for the delayed response! There IS more coming, so I hope you stay tuned! Thanks for watching!

I appreciate that - it took a while, but I feel like I found my "voice". Now if that blow up part would happen ;) Thank you for watching!

Of course - that's kind of my whole thing :) Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the compliment, and for watching! Now I have just have to get others to feel that way too! :)

Thank you! Hope to see you for the next one on Ep. 3 and 4 and the Security Championship!

I agree, there's a lot of nuance when dissecting the past, especially the art of the past. It's important to learn from it and the context in which it was made. Thanks for watching!

@@Anivangelist I'm happy. You seem like a genuinely good guy who's willing to talk about opposing thoughts without starting an uproar.

Solid counterpoints - source material matters! While I like manga, animation and voice over were always my passions back when I was a working actor, so the "anime-only" badge can apply more often than not. But, sounds like I'll have to make the time for this one. Thanks for watching!

@@Anivangelist trust me, the manga is so much better. I started with the anime as well, then I had to know what happened so I read the manga. Twice. The ending is different than the manga. More background on the characters, and a differences between Yoma, Abyssal, dragons and claymores. Better fights. And you find out but the other 1 claymore, what happened to them.

I do what I can for the cause. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I understand that feeling; I still watch a fair amount of anime but my favorites are definitely like Bartender. I'm happy to cover other series that are more Seinen / Josei, especially if viewers like you have particular genres / themes you like. Thanks for watching!

No shame in admitting when help is needed. Everyone has a cross to bear, but it's easier when you don't bear it alone!

I appreciate the plight of aging myself - I too am no longer a weebersnapper. Thanks for watching!

I really enjoyed it too - I'd loved to get into more drinks with more seasons, but c'est la vie. Thanks for watching!

A fair point, though I'd say "poignant" rather than sad. Plus, I love a good double entendre! Thanks for watching!

Me too! Thank you for watching! It was shorter than I'd hoped, but I love slice of life series with a passionate fervor for a particular topic. Food Wars! and Restaurant to Another World for food, Dr. Stone for science, etc.

Thank you, Senpai :) This one was a fun little adventure around the chaos of summer.

@@Anivangelist definitely

Happy to help? Thanks for watching!

It's been a minute since I did this video, but I think what I was going for was more of Geralt has more freedom than Clare, and he has free use of his powers without losing control to a literal monster. I agree with your point about figuratively becoming a monster via moral failing, but that's part and parcel of the human condition at large. It's the extra spice of, "Oh, and even if you end up saving everyone and doing it morally / ethically / legally, you could still end up becoming a monster anyway." It's an extra layer of Fate giving you the double deuce. Thanks for watching!

You have to tease things things out, you know? ;) Thanks for watching!

I appreciate your astute praise and keen eye, and am grateful for your chronological donation to the video. :)

Hey, transparency is key! :P Thanks for watching!

Given the amount of comments you've made, I clearly struck a nerve. As for the Tao - I'll cite the Film School Rejects article I linked in the video itself: "The concept of the “tao” (道) is near identical to the Force. Roughly translated, it means something like “way,” “path,” or “road,” but in Taoism it is used to refer to a spiritual “flow of the universe” that all things are a part of...The oft-misunderstood concept of yin-yang is also vitally important to Taoism. But unlike in Star Wars, where the Light side and Dark side are often simplified to a good-versus-evil binary, yin and yang are more representative of balance. Yin and yang are two opposing but complementary existences, of which one cannot exist without the other. *Indeed, according to Taoist metaphysics, the dichotomy of good and evil, is, in fact, nonexistent, as the dichotomy itself is one whole.*" It's entirely possible that Hans Qu isn't quite right on this either, but given he's of Chinese descent and a professional animator I'm assuming he's up to snuff. And, admittedly, in the paragraph after the one I quoted Qu gets into your point about Luke, but it's one scene in six hours of movies.