What's in an OP? - Kakegurui's "Plot" Decoded

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  • A Way too deep analysis of Anime Openings. This week, we actually talk a lot about the plot of Kakegurui. No, really.
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  • @wel4636
    @wel4636 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3421

    "Specially Yumeko, who likes it so much she explodes into bubbles" I just died a little

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 7 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      You've got to admit, exploding into bubbles is a strong indicator of...something.

    • @512TheWolf512
      @512TheWolf512 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      yeah, cockolding for example

    • @michaeljohnnavales7698
      @michaeljohnnavales7698 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      green

    • @nabafarah2270
      @nabafarah2270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Will I think it represents the last episode of s 1 when she was really horny over the guy decision ( forgot his name ) of picking another card instead of the card that he wanted to pick first
      You didn't remember yet
      IT'S THAT SCENE THAT EVERY ONE MEMED

    • @tiara9624
      @tiara9624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NABA FARAH his name is ryota I think

  • @sophiepascual4023
    @sophiepascual4023 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4311

    kakegurui a.k.a. Lesbian Gambler's Harem

    • @imrakhturdiyev4457
      @imrakhturdiyev4457 7 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      melon popsicle i think she kinda likes the suzui guy xD

    • @mirkoxen4623
      @mirkoxen4623 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lesbian?!🤔

    • @kamisama4427
      @kamisama4427 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      imrakh turdiyev no, she's a lesbian

    • @hikaritenshi2825
      @hikaritenshi2825 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Any proof?

    • @purvdragon-sensei
      @purvdragon-sensei 7 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      melon popsicle
      Fuck off, you shitters. She's crazy for gambling, not for those idiots.

  • @mindchap7620
    @mindchap7620 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4164

    This anime doesn't look very christian.

    • @fxwashere8808
      @fxwashere8808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Mind Chap It’s because it’s not 😂😂👌

    • @thischannelwasamistake9403
      @thischannelwasamistake9403 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      *CHRISTIAN POWERS ACTIVATE*

    • @draevonmay7704
      @draevonmay7704 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      I thought this was my good Christian Minecraft server...

    • @moonchild5191
      @moonchild5191 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Good thing im catholic

    • @bloodflame_9214
      @bloodflame_9214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@moonchild5191 same

  • @HighSpeedSteel0
    @HighSpeedSteel0 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1235

    Ahegao? No, Gesugao. Those ain't sex faces, those are the faces of pure malevolence.

    • @g1owingga1axy2
      @g1owingga1axy2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      finally someone said it.

    • @Bruno-rw6sq
      @Bruno-rw6sq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Finally goodtaste

    • @brunowinovski2928
      @brunowinovski2928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      yeah, sometimes they mad faces of pure evil, and turns to be ugly but effective at the same time.

    • @ejstephens7918
      @ejstephens7918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Those faces alone keep any of these girls from being waifus

  • @inferno232
    @inferno232 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1567

    So it sounds like this anime is just "Betrayal, Gambling, and Porn: The Anime."

    • @Oh_Ok0
      @Oh_Ok0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Well uhh.....not Porn, but Fanservice Shots: The Anime

    • @DukemBurd
      @DukemBurd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      So all the sins combined?

    • @koreaboo6749
      @koreaboo6749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      pretty much

    • @randomclipss2032
      @randomclipss2032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And also casino

    • @namae6637
      @namae6637 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I mean you weren't wrong

  • @bigsmoke-mi5cw
    @bigsmoke-mi5cw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1809

    you repeated the scene of Ryouta getting hit in the head so many times my head is starting to hurt.

  • @antiskill2012
    @antiskill2012 7 ปีที่แล้ว +604

    Fun note on the food imagery: Yumeko's rather strange family name, Jabami, literally means "devouring snake" and it fits her perfectly on so many levels.

    • @crunchyps4336
      @crunchyps4336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      And yumeko means golden child

    • @namikkou
      @namikkou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Well....the president did say "Looks like a snake has found their way into my Garden of Edan."

    • @MetalMercutio
      @MetalMercutio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@crunchyps4336 “Golden child” of the “devouring snake.” Sounds accurate.

  • @anaamaro6103
    @anaamaro6103 7 ปีที่แล้ว +847

    Isn't it cool that the president and Yumeko are designed in antithesis, but are very similar?
    I mean, Yumeko has long, black hair that she keeps untied. Her color is red, as that is most often seen in her eyes and background when she gets riled up. Her eyes are copper and her lips are pink.
    Kirari, on the other hand keeps her hair tightly kept in braids, while her color is blue. As her eyes and lips are almost identical shades of blue.
    Despite this, they are the most similar characters in the whole Manga. They both enjoy the risks, and the fun and the people who they play against. Sure, Kirari just seems to be eager for amusement rather than risks: but they have the same drive and determination
    I can't wait to see the whole series

    • @SoybeanInTheMilk
      @SoybeanInTheMilk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Well the colour red and blue are complementary?...

    • @aloelyds6103
      @aloelyds6103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      big brain go brrrrrrr

    • @pissy1925
      @pissy1925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ana Amaro aren’t they distant cousins

  • @JadeAleman
    @JadeAleman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +661

    I love how they describe each of the gamblers with just a single scene.
    Once you see how the character is like you immediately understand their description in the op.

  • @Secondary_Identifier
    @Secondary_Identifier 7 ปีที่แล้ว +863

    7:16 - "Limes"
    The color has been altered with the playing cards for aesthetic, or throughout the video in fact, but I think you'll find by their shape that those are lemons, limes are more evenly spherical. In fact I think lemons are the most frequently shown fruit in the video while I'm not sure if I saw any limes. This is actually an important distinction given the iconography of lemons in gambling; you've probably seen them depicted on slot machines and other games of chance at some point right?
    Well it goes back to the 1900s when in America gambling was prohibited as part of the massing political strength of the Puritan Movement. But as anyone familiar with the American Prohibition knows, making things illegal didn't make them go away. Enter gum slots, or more commonly fruit machines.
    Slot machines proper had existed before this point, so these machines were just a way to engage the consumer in the way slot machines do, while still being technically legal as it was classified as a 'gum dispensing machine' with an element of chance and nothing more (just a step or two away from gum pachinko actually). And it was about what it sounds like. You'd put in some coin, spin the wheels, and get a chance to win some gums if the fruits matched up; lining up cherries got you cherry gum, watermelons got you watermelon gum, etc, etc. Sounds pretty cool right? Well they were pretty popular and appeared in many stores of grocery and convenience during the era.
    Exit Prohibition, and yet the association of matching up colorful fruit to win stuck, becoming a staple of slot machines and other games of chance commonly found in casinos the world over, earning fruit, especially lemons and a few others, a certain association with gambling itself.
    So, to go further, while the fruit depicted does do well to make an homage to the character's perspective of the school being a personal Garden of Eden (which lends itself to the seduction of the garden, the draw of gambling, the loss of innocence, the lewdity of the story), it also carries a strong association with gambling within the context of gambling. Especially with the grapes, cherries, lemons, peaches, strawberries, plums, apples, oranges and melons; and just about all of these fruits find their way into the intro (not sure if I spotted melons). While I suppose it hasn't not been done, limes aren't nearly as common or iconic as lemons; they're a less American fruit I guess because of reasons which is probably why.
    Interestingly, are you familiar with the use of the word lemon to refer to an anime/manga related sexual fiction? Or more commonly, to refer to something, or someone, as defective or useless? Even something that might seem promising but doesn't work out?
    One last thing, they don't show fish when there's only a guy on screen, they show loads of fish when ladies are. There's a certain association with fish and certain regions of a woman. Very lewd.

    • @withlove-emi
      @withlove-emi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Juin Roet : Very well-written. I learned something!

    • @areighteen1177
      @areighteen1177 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Woah

    • @logictruth1
      @logictruth1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      SHIT! Now that is one comment that actually enhanced my viewing experience in the former video. I hope this gets voted up to oblivion and I thank you dearly for that insanely well-written post. GAWD comments like that are so few and far between, it makes me sad... any way kudos to you and *PLEASE* tell me if you decided to become a v/bloger so that i can follow you.

    • @LinkEX
      @LinkEX 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Great comment.
      You elaborated on two interesting aspects (the former only indirectly affecting the opening with some interesting trivia, and the latter [two] directly adding probably relevant context that explains some more symbolism of the opening).
      Geoff (Mother's Basement) already did an response video to this, so I doubt he'll look into this comment section again, but imho this would deserve to get pinned.

    • @insertedgyemobandnameshere813
      @insertedgyemobandnameshere813 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow

  • @mauricioaguilera3194
    @mauricioaguilera3194 7 ปีที่แล้ว +500

    Too many people compare this show to Kaiji, but I think that is not a fair comparison... this show is over the top, surreal in it`s setting, with detestable characters (really bad and crazy people overall), while Kaiji is a lot more grounded in reality and has a relatable main character that makes us want to root for him.
    This two shows are very different (kind of opposites really), so you can`t really compare them fairly... maybe a comparison with Akagi (another work of Kaiji`s mangaka) would be better... but i don`t really know.

    • @alemonyoyo69420
      @alemonyoyo69420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Still love this show

    • @waynehayes912
      @waynehayes912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @Imaru Lewis they are all objectively awful in their own special way. that's why it's such a good show. You get to watch absolutely horrible people destroy each other. this is like the first show where I'm completely okay with the main character losing cause honestly she's Cuckoo for cocoa puffs when it comes to gambling. She's just as equally fucked up as the main villian. It's like Batman vs the Joker but instead of Batman their is two Jokers and ones slightly nicer than the other.
      What draws me back is wondering what trick she's going to pull out of her ass this time

  • @justmee37
    @justmee37 7 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    A lot of people commenting they dont really like this anime, I personally think it's amazing and it's only been 5 episodes! I've almost read the manga, or what's been released, and I so look forward to see it in the anime!!

    • @pastelhotmess9299
      @pastelhotmess9299 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Toothie 13 ikr I need to jump on the manga so far this is my favorite psychological anime!

    • @vxmpxrefvngs2517
      @vxmpxrefvngs2517 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I really enjoy the anime too! Yes, there lots of fanservice, but i like the concept and i really like how everyone plays under pressure

  • @heitornihongo9033
    @heitornihongo9033 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Something you didn't mention: The food and gambling relationship is also expressed in the series with the same japanese expression used in both situations: Itadakimasu. It's what you say before meals but in a gambling context it can mean "please give me the prize". You can hear Yumeko use it several times throughout the show.

  • @jayblade2000
    @jayblade2000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    YES! YES YES YES YES YES! The opening song to Kakegarui is sexual and that's the point. Jabami takes an almost sexual pleasure from gambling, and Gambling itself leads in that dirrection as far as the school goes. Domination, submission, the highs of victory and the agony of defeat, all primal, and rough emotions, just like to what you would "feel" I suppose in a sexual encounter.

  • @TheShinigami244
    @TheShinigami244 7 ปีที่แล้ว +833

    i feel like NGNL treated me like an idiot while Kakegurui treated me like a bystander with common sense

    • @DemagogueBibleStudy
      @DemagogueBibleStudy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      I mean, NGNL is pretty fucking dumb.

    • @TheShinigami244
      @TheShinigami244 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      the rock paper scissors shit really annoyed me

    • @thaariqbinaziz2821
      @thaariqbinaziz2821 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheShinigami244 agreed

    • @DandySoleil
      @DandySoleil 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      NGNL sucks because there is absolutely no sense of danger

    • @dlericx1876
      @dlericx1876 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dude even Sora says that he always play a game that he win not he can win, so you must know what that mean.

  • @yourwaifuisshit5586
    @yourwaifuisshit5586 7 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    Tbh gambling in Kakegurui is waaay better than in NGNL. In Kakegurui you don't really know who will win at the end, but in NGNL you can easily predict the outcome

    • @kicsnasdc
      @kicsnasdc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Name two gambles out of tens in Kakegurui where Yumeko or her friends didnt win. Only one with the slant eyed bitch and it was because she got outside help.

    • @rand0mst1cky2
      @rand0mst1cky2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      kicsnasdc Bit late to the party but I’d like to add the last bet versus the president to that. Was a draw. So it looks like that makes two. Guess you lost that bet bud ;)

    • @brydonthunder
      @brydonthunder 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The last one had no cheating in it

    • @squidkid9831
      @squidkid9831 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@kicsnasdc you have a point but I care about how they come to that win and what happens during the gamble and not the fact that they win

    • @heavenseeker2320
      @heavenseeker2320 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      YourWaifuIsShit To reply to your comment. No game no life theme alway revolve around the sibling winning. It been hinted through many scene in the anime that they will alway win. We are just there to witness how they do it. Comparing kakegurui to NgNl is a bit wrong because one is the joy of winnning and risk while other is the joy of seeing the process.

  • @elfodelputoinfierno
    @elfodelputoinfierno 6 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    8:18
    "Totally arent lesbians to each other in the show"
    *Sayaka smelling Kirari's chair intensifies*

    • @Fanimati0n
      @Fanimati0n 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He said "are in lesbians with each other"

    • @dalemuneqita
      @dalemuneqita 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Fanimati0n he made a Scott pilgrim reference haha

  • @kingu4369
    @kingu4369 7 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    What's in an OP? - Anime intro Spongebob Squarepants

    • @detaaditya6237
      @detaaditya6237 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Both has fruits, fish, and bubbles hmmm 🤔

  • @sharikobe
    @sharikobe 7 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I like Kakegurui's ED more than the OP. The song is really good and makes me wanna listen to it again and again. And the visuals are great depicting Jabami being free and living dangerously.

    • @CyanSorrow
      @CyanSorrow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Omkar Nagwade The ed is literally just repetitive close-up shots of her chest and ass as she's walking. Then she gets wet and has a close-up wet t-shirt shot.

    • @mestevesx
      @mestevesx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +FabledDead Ya didn't pay attention to the ED at all, did you?

    • @lainwarisa
      @lainwarisa 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      FabledDead agree, I feel like ed doesn't fit really good. I feel like op and ed give you similar vibe and show feels more one dimensional, at least for me.

    • @Pooky1991
      @Pooky1991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Everytime i see the ED i expect "I'm Coming Out" to start playing and Jabami looks exactly like an older woman getting off from work and ready to have a night on the town

  • @ErenUzumaki
    @ErenUzumaki 7 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    That Shiro figure from No Game no Life is kinda sick she's only 11
    Why couldn't she be in her attire from season one instead of just being in some fanservice bikini, degrading the character in my opinion

    • @emilys4552
      @emilys4552 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Eren Uzamaki bc these sick weaboo pervs buy that

    • @fairy5484
      @fairy5484 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ironmaster6496
      I find it dumb that pepole think just because a person has a figurine of a underage person with a bikini theyr a pedophile. the figurine looks cute and just because pepole own it doesnt mean they sexualize it. I dont want the figurine myself but fucking stop thinking everyone sexualizes any character, also just because a figurine is wearing a bikini doesnt mean its supossed to be sexuall.

    • @belledelphine9692
      @belledelphine9692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      sakura matzuOWO true. i don’t see why wearing a bikini is inherently sexual / scandalous. sure, it’s showing some skin but people finding sexual undertones from something as innocent as that don’t really have the right to call other people pedophiles.

    • @potterluke2461
      @potterluke2461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a drawing nigga

    • @kirakoraawesome
      @kirakoraawesome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@belledelphine9692 It's not sexual for older people, but for an 11 year old??
      also, it's not just a bikini, it's the posing. It seems similar to alot of bikini adds and stuff for women.
      Like I mean, imagine if someone drew an 11 boy like on of those shirtless underwear ads you see? like the posing the expression, everything. Like, a younger boy only in their boxers isn't inherently sexual, but the way its drawn definitely makes it so.
      sorry if what I said doesn't make much sense I've very tiredm

  • @InquisitorThomas
    @InquisitorThomas 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1057

    You're covering the plot of the show? Good thing everyone has legal access to the show and it's not going be released several months down the line because Netflix doesn't understand anything that isn't binge watching, right guys?

    • @sola_a
      @sola_a 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Inquisitor Thomas chrunchyroll?

    • @xshockmaster788
      @xshockmaster788 7 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      He did mention heavy manga spoilers. I think this video should only be watched by people who have read it and I do agree that it might be too early to release it. Also, it's not on crunchyroll

    • @clonemovies123
      @clonemovies123 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Seven It's not on crunchyroll, both it and Fate/Apocrypha are licensed by Netflix Japan

    • @JimmyJoJams
      @JimmyJoJams 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's not on crunchyroll

    • @CyanSorrow
      @CyanSorrow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Read the manga like he said? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @sb308
    @sb308 7 ปีที่แล้ว +800

    Isn't Shiro a bit too young to be sexualized?

    • @g.wilson536
      @g.wilson536 7 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      Shawn Budwal
      A little late for that.

    • @geist39
      @geist39 7 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Shawn Budwal have you been living in a different planet this whole time??

    • @Umur64
      @Umur64 7 ปีที่แล้ว +238

      welcome to anime

    • @tubblestop414
      @tubblestop414 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      does it matter?It's a fictional fucking character.Get a life man. Bitch ain't real.

    • @baileytran9097
      @baileytran9097 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Age is just a number

  • @Ularg7070
    @Ularg7070 7 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    No Game No Life was a fun watch but man that statue thing is creep af. Damnit japan.

    • @Ularg7070
      @Ularg7070 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      and after watching this video I can really tell why this was the video to shell the pvc statue thing for NGNL.

  • @brionantoinette3929
    @brionantoinette3929 7 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Mary best girl that's why the debt arc the best arc

  • @kingoftropes922
    @kingoftropes922 7 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    A gambling anime without characters having huge, sharp noses? 2/10 get this bullshit out of my FACE. WHERE EVEN ARE THE ZAWA ZAWAS? YOU CAN'T HAVE A GAMBLING ANIME WITHOUT THE ZAWA ZAWAS!

  • @edma8922
    @edma8922 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    On that note you left at the end, Kakegurui, despite it's name, I don't think it's that much interested on gaming strategies nor on making them exciting. Those are only a means to an end. That end being to showcase the characters' madness. And I think it's working pretty damn well. Think about it like this, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde but instead of a strange potion it's gambling what triggers the transformation.

  • @shivvermist3115
    @shivvermist3115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Not part of the OP but has anyone else realized that the while Yumeko’s color is red and the Prez’s is Blue Runa’s eye color is purple (red and blue combined) which symbolizes her neutrality in their big finale with the tarot card game?

  • @nerdletter3773
    @nerdletter3773 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "Sex faces for the uniniated" What, so we're a cult now? XD

  • @TheDeathtoll99
    @TheDeathtoll99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    Totally are in lesbains?

    • @DerettoAlexiel
      @DerettoAlexiel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      Scott Pilgram reference.

    • @EggBastion
      @EggBastion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      ...if only I had the kind of conversations where that could be used as a verbal crutch :C

    • @WinterAyars
      @WinterAyars 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      In fairness, it wasn't very applicable when Scott used it either.

    • @wholehorse331
      @wholehorse331 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +Tubble Stop Sounds like you're projecting your insecurities there pal

  • @tjhooker1215
    @tjhooker1215 7 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    0:25
    The moment thousands turned off the video

    • @freshlymemed5680
      @freshlymemed5680 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      The knowledge you lack, thats the moment thousands more flood in, heard of a foot fetish?

    • @TheWorldBelowDnD
      @TheWorldBelowDnD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Freshly Memed ...I think it's less about the foot fetish and more the blatant advertising less than 30 seconds into the video...

    • @CyanSorrow
      @CyanSorrow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Blatant advertising? How exactly do you plug an advertiser while being subtle? Oh no, this is MB's job and he wants to make money while providing us free content. God forbid.

    • @TheWorldBelowDnD
      @TheWorldBelowDnD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FabledDead Chill buddy- I don't really care either way about the advertising- I'm just replying to the guy about why I think the original comment was made. No need to act all triggered about a TH-cam comment.

    • @tjhooker1215
      @tjhooker1215 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Ehh I accidentally put the wrong time. I was referring to the part where he sad there would be manga spoilers.

  • @imwhatthekidscallcringy3858
    @imwhatthekidscallcringy3858 7 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I really hope this first season ends right after the gamble with Manyuda. I really want to see it end with Yameko face to face with the student council president and their discussion about a supernova, which would be so epic and satisfying.

    • @Panchouliii
      @Panchouliii 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm what the kids call Cringy Second season is announced lol
      It would be interesting to see the other families coming to the school in the anime as well.

  • @ripmiku
    @ripmiku 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This is one of my favorite openings

  • @cripplingoxygen9514
    @cripplingoxygen9514 7 ปีที่แล้ว +666

    Shit, it's that awkward gambling show

    • @freshlymemed5680
      @freshlymemed5680 7 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Awkward, intriguing and fun to watch, you know, kinda like that awkward ecchi food anime, or thar awkward little sister x big bro anime.

    • @hehhehehohohoe8807
      @hehhehehohohoe8807 7 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      not awkward, horny

    • @cestalia
      @cestalia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Girl turns out by gambling.

    • @bakakamille7805
      @bakakamille7805 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i found one known as guardian reading this super long username that is super fucking stupid

    • @mycoinsyourpurse2244
      @mycoinsyourpurse2244 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Because it's actually alright.

  • @inoob26
    @inoob26 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "In depth analysis"
    proceeds to repeat upskirt scene several times*
    (grabs tissue) *keep em coming*

  • @jubeforce7219
    @jubeforce7219 7 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    Kakerugui ED when?

    • @CyanSorrow
      @CyanSorrow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      JuSaKuO the ed is trash fanservice with little to no meaning.

    • @farisrawashdeh213
      @farisrawashdeh213 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      FabledDead no kidding, I've seen someone write two paragraphs about how meaningful it is lol

    • @mestevesx
      @mestevesx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think that was me, but can't confirm :kappa:

    • @mestevesx
      @mestevesx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Just confirmed: I've Written 3 full paragraphs about it in response to someone, but you can also be talking about the pinned commentary in the youtube's first search result for kakegurui OP, which has 4 paragraphs talking about it.

    • @farisrawashdeh213
      @farisrawashdeh213 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Murilo E dos Reis lol yes the one on kiranime

  • @AstaIsAMonster
    @AstaIsAMonster 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I haven't watched the anime yet but been reading the manga for the past 3 months and enjoying it and the anime looks like it's sticking close 2 the manga which is a good thing

  • @TheWill9963
    @TheWill9963 7 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    That Shiro statue looks a bit too NSFW

    • @LtZerge
      @LtZerge 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      String-Bikini grade-school loli wouldn't be the pride of my shelf, at least.

    • @randomrandle9141
      @randomrandle9141 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eh
      Fictional so idc

  • @uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu202
    @uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu202 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Holy shit, I never noticed the arches thing. Did you notice too that the types of fish floating by change for most of the characters' individual scenes? (One of Sumeragi's looks to be an Angelfish and Midari's a Pirahna, etc) Do you think there's any significance in that?

  • @alemonyoyo69420
    @alemonyoyo69420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Idk why but I really love this anime. It might not be a ‘risky’ sort of gambling anime but it has a certain charm to it. Like this opening.

  • @irishnonsensegaming
    @irishnonsensegaming 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    A pretty great video for one of my current binge-reads/watches, and probably now a gateway to other Gambling/Game styled Non-battle Battle anime.
    I certainly missed a lot of the less obvious symbolism in the OP, but glad I seemingly caught the most obvious bits.
    Also, Yumeko is pretty much best girl, but every lady is great.

    • @oliverpalacios161
      @oliverpalacios161 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Irish Nonsense Gaming watch kaiji for non battle gambling show

    • @irishnonsensegaming
      @irishnonsensegaming 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      It looks like its more focused on the Gambling, than say... the excessive reactions, so it'll probably be a vastly different watch, but hopefully still enjoyable! Thanks for the recommendation.

  • @chrisessick7192
    @chrisessick7192 7 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Wtf... NGNL isnt even all that good... I mean its fun but there arnt any stakes at all and the anime ends at a purposefully annoying spot. The two mains are ALWAYS in control ALWAYS have a plan and ALWAYS reveal the plan at the end in some BS way. By contrast kakegurui is about exposing how each player is cheating and building this sort of cycle of self destruction that is going to end badly for everyone.

  • @yuuschzhie8822
    @yuuschzhie8822 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "...a glorious trip to jail with Shiro."

  • @rosedarkling
    @rosedarkling 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved the analysis and now I get the plot; the opening seems way more intriguing now that I know the plot. And to hear that the two of them are twins blew me away; would never have saw that coming, since I have not read the manga but am watching the anime. Can't wait for all these reveals. :) Keep up the fun analysis videos like this. :) God bless yours and you! :)

  • @einigmia
    @einigmia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, Mother's Basement. I'd really been missing the What's in an OP's.

  • @pinkorangeade8605
    @pinkorangeade8605 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Okay but I’ve still watched both seasons and I’m obsessed.

  • @petramark294
    @petramark294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In Midari's scene in the opening the midari hanging upside down is also very similar to how most terror cards depict the hanged man

  • @sammy2239
    @sammy2239 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just found your channel and I'm addicted already, keep up the good work

  • @Ram-ny4du
    @Ram-ny4du 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I'm impressed. Your analysis was really in-depth. Looking forward for more

  • @_SMEAR_
    @_SMEAR_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You should try "Ballroom e youkoso" or "Welcome to the ballroom". It is a dancing anime made by production IG and personally I think it has the best OP this season. It just makes you hyped like Haikyuu did. I hope you tackle that show

  • @xMrDJ254x
    @xMrDJ254x 7 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    This show is just simply a joy to watch.

  • @ani-babe6444
    @ani-babe6444 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    FINALLY I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AND YOU ARE THE IDEAL PERSON TO ANALYZE THIS THANK YOU SO MUCH

  • @shayusu8317
    @shayusu8317 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've literally been waiting for this!

  • @wetotters4971
    @wetotters4971 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Speaking of Kaiji, You should totally do a Kaiji video one day

  • @MantraMan2077
    @MantraMan2077 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Kakerugui. A.K.A "And you thought Hellsing had too many maniacal grins."

  • @prufrock1977
    @prufrock1977 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I totally want to see more analysis like this! Awesome job!

  • @jermaineedwards2121
    @jermaineedwards2121 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    U worked really hard on this good job

  • @MrRoombastic
    @MrRoombastic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    this anime is the gambling version of shokugeki no souma, and i love it

  • @SiMeGamer
    @SiMeGamer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not watching the show but that was a great video. Very well done :]

  • @CraftedAnime
    @CraftedAnime 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    okay, im new to your channel, but already love it and its trully entertaining. Simply id be thrilled to see you cover the op for Hyouka, my fave anime of alltime with a beautiful op

  • @sb308
    @sb308 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I HAVE BEEN FREAKING WAITING FOR THIS

  • @KnightsDisillusion
    @KnightsDisillusion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    ACCA still has the best OP this year.

    • @nerveinz6453
      @nerveinz6453 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Knight Warrior quite good ... but i dont think its that good

    • @KnightsDisillusion
      @KnightsDisillusion 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nervein Z what is your personal favourite OP this year?

    • @anzilbutt7569
      @anzilbutt7569 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ?

    • @leboku3661
      @leboku3661 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey common of course it is.

    • @Saad-Khan99
      @Saad-Khan99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Knight Warrior Easily.

  • @TWINsweetdragon
    @TWINsweetdragon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Mary is best girl

    • @naterandolph580
      @naterandolph580 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Sigurd's BBQ nah Yumeko is

    • @Sonic171K
      @Sonic171K 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Both are.

  • @greasyboy78
    @greasyboy78 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    YES IM SO EXCITED THIS IS MY FAVOURITE ANIME OPENING, THANK YOU GOOD SIR FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!

  • @alainatomasello7954
    @alainatomasello7954 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great analysis! If I might contribute a suggestion I'd love to see you talk about Pop Team Epic as soon as it has enough episodes under its belt. It has a really interesting opening and some creative ways of closing the show so far.

  • @LeCatization
    @LeCatization 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    0:57 So Jeff is a lolicon afterall

    • @shadowpriest2574
      @shadowpriest2574 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      LeCatization Digibro corupted him

    • @PredictableEnigma
      @PredictableEnigma 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      LeCatization Just because he's giving away the statue doesn't mean he likes it.

    • @LeCatization
      @LeCatization 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He called it beautiful

  • @lobstermagnetreview
    @lobstermagnetreview 7 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    This is cute, but let's stop beating around the bush. I demand the Attack on Titan Season 2 Anime opening you promised back at the Castle Point anime convention. Still waiting FOR SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH THE BEAST TITAN AND ALL ANIMALS RUNNING ACROSS THE SCREEN!!! Seriously someone please explain the significance of it. I'm completely caught up on the manga and it still makes no sense to me.

    • @bulliam
      @bulliam 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lobster Magnet's Review: The Channel p.s, I read this off kissanime
      someone said in the comments it could symbolize that you need to be big enough to deal with your surroundings. The beast titan is basically a shifter, unless you didn't watch all of the season and the ending. He has special powers, blah blah blah.

    • @lobstermagnetreview
      @lobstermagnetreview 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that makes no sense and I know all the manga spoilers about the beast titan and his identity and none of that makes sense with all the animals and dinosaurs charging with the beast titan decimating the souls of humanity. Because the beast titan is not the pinnicle of evolution or some elemental force of nature.

    • @RobynReanimates
      @RobynReanimates 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lobster Magnet's Review: The Channel
      Hey I was there ^^
      He's such a cool guy in person

    • @nguyencaokhanhngoc2585
      @nguyencaokhanhngoc2585 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lobster Magnet's Review: The Channel yes

  • @nightmare4456
    @nightmare4456 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Runa is my favorite i love how she just goes from a happy child to just as crazy as everyone else at the drop of a hat.

  • @irlenanan
    @irlenanan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The manga is truly an experience and the anime isn't anything short of amazing either. I'm so glad you could cover this OP because it's so great.

  • @seij9646
    @seij9646 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In the manga we always see Midari grinning ear to ear on her phone when in the school council room.
    I can't help but imagine she's on Live Leak or something.

  • @keitaleila
    @keitaleila 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I see that Noragami cap from lootanime. -u-

  • @cheesyjump8950
    @cheesyjump8950 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg i was thinking of asking you for this

  • @mekman4
    @mekman4 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel enriched and maybe even a little bit enlightened after watching this video.
    Also your voice needs to be on ESPN as well. The enthusiasm is infectious.
    Great animation and Great Stuff!
    Edit: Yumeko, and Ayame (from Shimoneta) reveal to me that I have a type.

  • @emmalynnroberts843
    @emmalynnroberts843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Me and my friend literally call it angry lesbains

  • @massaosaito4084
    @massaosaito4084 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi dude, why not do a "What's is an OP" of Cruel Angel's Thesis from Evangelion AND Sweet Suger Nightmare from Bakemonogatari??? Would be great

  • @xf_art_
    @xf_art_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    for some reason, I love the singer's "squeal" (not sure what else to call it) that she does in the beginning, and when she says "my honey" at the end of the opening

  • @King_SPL
    @King_SPL 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very well done analysis.

  • @pkj4173
    @pkj4173 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    that shiro figurine is messed up damn... she's 11

  • @Alucitary
    @Alucitary 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A video that isn't clickbait garbage? NANI?!?!

  • @georgiapapadopoulou6138
    @georgiapapadopoulou6138 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was waiting for this xD

  • @TheCheesyTurtle
    @TheCheesyTurtle 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mother's Basement I'd love it if you did a top 5 or top 10 OPs for the Tales Of series, since I realized you just played those!

  • @ItsKirbyBtches
    @ItsKirbyBtches 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "in lesbians with each other" Nice Scott Pilgrim reference hahaha

  • @KaitoAIDA
    @KaitoAIDA 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please cover Princess Principal Geoff. I really want to know what you think of the Op.

  • @MinManMoo
    @MinManMoo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The scene where Umeko becomes bubbles and ascend might also be a metaphor of her ascending the aquarium of gambling.

  • @boxcellentYT
    @boxcellentYT 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I waited for this alot

  • @vedransustic9137
    @vedransustic9137 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Yep, Kaiji was way better... This is just over the top crazy. Still, I find it interesting trying to figure out how they cheat.

    • @mestevesx
      @mestevesx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      As much as I like the anime, it doesn't leave you room to discover the cheats:
      -In RPS none of the hints Yumeko said was shown to us, neither the eyes of bystanders nor a hint that the guy was exatly behind her.
      -In the Memory card game, the card backs all have the same pattern, and if you track the cards after they admitted the cheat, they don't even match up to the same cards.
      -In the Sword Roullete, the hands of the dealer and the girl at the entrance was straigh-out of camera, you couldn't see it prior to when Yumeko talked about.
      -In the Indian Poker meeting, we have no hints AT ALL about how they cheat, as the anime hasn't shown yet, I won't say it here as it will be spoilers.
      The only one you could tell how Yumeko Won before she said how, was the Tower of Doors one, which I could call how the tower worked by thinking about what was shown alone.

    • @farisrawashdeh213
      @farisrawashdeh213 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Murilo E dos Reis that's my problem as well. It's supposed to be psychological but we the audience are in nobody's head and just watch when they reveal how they found out the other was cheating. Also I hate that beta male.

    • @Zoran54321
      @Zoran54321 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Murilo E dos Reis That's my biggest gripe with the show. You can't figure out anything yourself except by sheer guessing and you basically have to wait for the show to tell you. It's the most garbage way of making the MC seem smart.

    • @cestalia
      @cestalia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lordand Savior We are suppose to be in male mc position. You know, the one who caught up in gambling and shit like that.

    • @mestevesx
      @mestevesx 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      At least the Beta Male can see more things in the game :/

  • @m1ku6s
    @m1ku6s 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    this is why I don't watch this in my living room

  • @trevorelliott3218
    @trevorelliott3218 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Speaking mostly for myself here, but I would love a video on what makes a good gambling series. Kaiji is a phenomenal example and it'd be cool to see your thoughts on how it manages to move so slow sometimes yet still be constantly exciting.

  • @Infernokami
    @Infernokami 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool analysis
    PS: Been years and still waiting on Paranoia Agent.

  • @Qeshen
    @Qeshen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I really wanna see you do the third ED of My Hero Academia.
    Just cos.

  • @zedsbricks
    @zedsbricks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You should do the Koi to Uso OP

  • @writer747
    @writer747 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would 100% participate in the contest if not for 1) I'm collecting the manga in physical form on my shelf, so it'd be a waste of money to get them via book walker and 2) As much as I would love to display either of those two prizes, the amount of questions it would raise from guests would make me have to hide it somewhere, unfortunately (doesn't help that while people around me irl know I'm an otaku, they generally have 0 understanding of anime/think it's either just kid shows or hentai)
    Also, I would never win.
    Good vid though, Geoff.

  • @rayopaw9220
    @rayopaw9220 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    `bout time, you should really do more of this kind of videos, pretty much only videos i see from you

  • @Icynova
    @Icynova 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So... is nobody doing a season review of the spring anime, or previews for the summer anime? :(

    • @googlemyfist114
      @googlemyfist114 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why would they? Spring season ended a long time ago and summer season started a long time ago

    • @hexkirn
      @hexkirn 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Summer season is in it's 4th or 5th week, so both summaries of spring season and first impression videos for summer would be late now. Which means it is a good time to ask about it

    • @Icynova
      @Icynova 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      No Data because someone in their loosely-associated group usually does is why I ask. Jeff did a preview of the Spring Season for his podcast back when, but I guess none of the normal cast of ani-Tubers kept up with current anime for the last couple of seasons is how it sounds.

    • @Zoran54321
      @Zoran54321 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Icynox46 Watch Made in Abyss, ignore everything else.
      There's your recommendation video.

    • @purvdragon-sensei
      @purvdragon-sensei 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Icynox46
      Demo's dead mate.

  • @HereIsPlaty
    @HereIsPlaty 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It's not ahegao, it's gesugao.

    • @jaidev3795
      @jaidev3795 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      HereIsPlaty wtf I'm looking up the second one

    • @jaidev3795
      @jaidev3795 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      HereIsPlaty oh it's not as funny as I thought

  • @YokoFujioka
    @YokoFujioka 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I subbed for what's in an OP and was really missing them, but this is an especially strong video in general!
    I'm actually really happy to hear she was licking a bleeding bruise, rather than it just being complete "aesthetic bait"

  • @Mikazuchireborn
    @Mikazuchireborn 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was great seeing you at Conbravo!

  • @daffo595
    @daffo595 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I thought liar game was way more clever with its games than kakegurui but the latter is still entertaining as fuck

  • @tushargahlaut5812
    @tushargahlaut5812 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Please do SpongeBob SquarePants anime opening

  • @yuunastella2778
    @yuunastella2778 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    for some reason i love the ending song so much, feels like representation of climbing in ranks to chellenge the boos

  • @TideTurnerEnjoyer
    @TideTurnerEnjoyer หลายเดือนก่อน

    Also, in the shot with Mary at the start, there’s three arches next to her, and she’s under one of them. I feel like that’s a reference to their rock-paper-scissors game, where she made a strategy that she will always only have to throw out one type of card to win. Like her cheat is also there