Completely agree with your points. I watched both the sub and the dub and the sub is much better (guess it adds to the Japanese culture thing going on) but these characters felt empty and the story was all over the place. There are also moments where it felt like something of consequence is about to happen (like the tidal waves when the plane crashed) but then nothing happens? Idk the pacing was weird. Shame too cause I wanted to like this series but it was missing focus and substance. Premise was cool though
Oh hey didn’t expect to see you here Saberspark. Big fan of your videos. I’d also be interested if you did a review on this. Couldn’t agree more, so many characters die like the dad and then they just move on. Like the daughter is crying and the mum says to toughen up and keep going? Then the younger brother just isn’t affected at all.
@@thatguy7155 Still traumatized me and my plans to visit Japan when two days after watching the show I watched some TH-camrs talk about what it's like buying a house in Japan and they're like "you really have to choose if you want to deal with floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, or mudslides. Housing here is kind of a dead-end investment." I'm sorry wHAT. Like... NOBODY ELSE has ever brought up those points when I watched videos of living/renting/moving to Japan.
@@allowableman2 It's rising. The oceanic crust east of Japan sinks underneath the continental crust of Japan, wich creates mountains and volcanoes along the coast.
I know basically everyone here loves Kite and Koga but Mari is hands down my favorite character, she had to stay strong after so much happened and even with her pacemaker being the only thing keeping her alive she still helps everyone around her and put her own life at risk to save her children.
yeah shes definitely my favourite character i cried so hard when she died. she was like the stability of the series but the kids went on and lived and then i cried harder coseverything was fine ughhh such a good show😭😭
@@Queen-ut1dy I mean.... She just had a life altering surgery that still left her on borrowed time. Could have nearly died a dozen times, watched the love of her life get sprayed all over the mountain side, and had to live every moment knowing the same could happen to her kids and she wouldn't be able to save them.
Dude can't believe you left out the part where the grandpa 360 no scopes a guy during the cult arc. The kid dying maybe peak comedy but gramps taking out cultist with a bow and arrow was a major highlight
Honestly Netflix original animes have a reputation for starting off promising, but then getting just stupid. Its why I struggle to get into any Netflix original anime
Im sorry i gotta agree with steve..... that " thank you" scene was hilarious and i haven't even seen the movie. Imma go see it now just because of that
@@flyingace1234 I binge watched the series today. The animation for the scene was what made it funny. Overall, this was an extended disaster movie with good and bad in it. What happened to one character happened in the original version of "The Poseidon Adventure."
Here is a question. When the rock hit his head, why didn't it instantly crack and show blood? There should have been a blood splatter as soon as the rock hit. 8:27
This anime has a kind of way with death, it has characters die in strange and unexpected ways. This gives a sense that the deaths are random similar to real life, and while the idea they will move quickly off people’s death. This is shown by the way of having them need to move on to survive. Also the deaths can be really funny like with the kid who learnt how to speak, and then dies from a rock. Like this show could be an adult swim dark humor show.
I'm assuming it wasn't intentional but a lot of the deaths don't feel all that... important? Take Nanami who just drops dead from poison gas and that's it. Cool, but within 30 seconds the characters just start having a normal conversation as if they've completely forgotten that a girl's corpse and poison gas are 10 feet away from them. Like???
the one thing that annoyed me was Ayumu got a pretty deep cut on her leg in like the 1st episode and for some reason it never bothers her and she never gets it checked out even though they cut back to her leg several times and its visibly getting worse. but she doesnt limp or look like its causing her pain, even if she was faking it when they get to the cult they have a functioning hospital area that she volunteers in too and she NEVER gets it checked out there! she has a perfect opportunity to get her leg checked out and fixed and she doesnt take it and they were there for several days! her leg isnt a problem until of course the very end when it gets infected and she's passing out from it and of course her leg needs to be amputated. it never had to happen and all I can think is "yeah of course it got infected you fucking idiot! you should have gotten some antibiotics when you had the chance!"
I think she just didn’t want to bother people with a « small cut » even though its not. She’s trying to a nice and strong (mentally) girl like her mother so she tries to ignore the pain. But I agree on the fact that she starts showing pain like 2 weeks after the actual cut (but maybe is it because the infection made the pain worse?)
I mean when they were at the Utopia, They were only there for a couple days (i think) and she was still in shock from ALOT of other things, I’m sure she had a lot of other things on her mind. Plus shock and adrenaline can almost numb a person for several days to make them feel fine
+rogue1ful - Right? Throughout the story, the second I saw she had a cut on her leg I thought "Oh, this will be a continuous problem". I assumed this was a 'hardcore survival' story and infection would set in, but it only *did* that at the end. Which, fine, but very rarely do we ever actually see her suffering any problems in mobility. There's only a few scenes where she seems to be in pain but then literally walks it off. And no characters ever comment on the fact that she has a very visible open wound on her leg. It feels so cheap and only serves to be a problem for when its convenient for the plot.
It also kinda reminds me of the scene the truck driver throws out the bottle and they suddenly focus on the pieces of glass, making you think they were going to mean something to the plot. They do or focus on something and it subsequently doesn't reappear at any moment throughout the series.
The rap was one of my favourite scenes! It showed the internal struggle the characters had between loving Japan, thinking it's problematic, and realizing that even though it does have problems it is home and has beauty too, which I really believe was the main message of the plot, other than of course, accepting that even though modernization and change happens, Japan's spirit and culture cannot be broken.
(SPOILER WARNING) The first episodes pulled me in, with death and destruction everywhere, but then the dad gets killed and I’m like, “oh..... he’s dead...... don’t know how to feel about this” Then other characters start dropping off and I’m like okay show, just kill off every good character thats FINE. I will say the mothers death did get me, but the other deaths were a little bit out of place in my opinion. I mean dad blows up, best friend succumbs to poison gas, gramps gets crushed to death, mom drowns, second best friends drowns as well. They just feel a little bit forced to me.
The girl getting poisoned didn't bother me. It just seemed natural that something like that could happen, especially after several severe earthquakes. The Dad's death though was completely his fault. They don't put up warning signs without reason most of the time. Hell even if it wasn't a "minefield" he could've poisoned his family had the ground been polluted with chemicals or radiation.
That cult arc came out of nowhere. I didn't like it at all and that kid made me laugh so hard and I agree I thought the cult would be bad and would kidnap the characters. I wanted to love this show but unfortunately I don't think i'll rewatch it, the first episodes were so enjoyable though.
clearly someone who didn't watch the show... the whole point is that initially the characters are numb, soldiering through for the sake of survival, then in moments of safety, things start to hit them the entire last episode is basically a snowball of belated trauma hitting the main character and her recounting in detail how much everyone DID matter.
@@Omnipotentmonkey actually I watched the hole series and almost made me matter about the characters but when they start to RAP when they are dying I cant take it seriously (Ah and what i meant is they dont stop daying at least one person dies every day and I can understand the "Dont feel now keep going" for the adults but there are kids areny they traumatized? They litteraly saw their father die and if they cant feel bad why would they feel happy in the moments of peace little aclaration cuz this person seems feeling superior cuz I dont remember all the details in something I didnt liked)
@@deadumbreon2512 bullshit, you're making mistakes about what happened in it now, that rap scene is just the characters relaxing in a moment of safety. and you missed one of the fundamental points the show is hammering in repeatedly about powering through and dealing with grief later. either you didn't watch the show, or you're somehow shit at watching things....
Me, actually kinda liking the rap scene because it’s a nice brake that the characters definitely needed, and although it was a bit cringy, it still feels like a very warm moment - “well then.”
I actually couldn’t finish this serie, since I hated how cold every character felt. Like they died so many people, I was expecting more emotionality! Not like: “Oh damn, welp! Let’s go ahead!”
I actually found that refreshing. They usually hang too much on death when seconds matter. And this was actually brought up in an episode, they're trying to keep it together
It has a message to Japanese culture tho. The author has something maybe he has a family in Philippines and they can't bring them all to Japan because Japan has very strict on their law.
I recommend you taking a look into Waltz with Bashir. The plot revolves around a Israeli soldier that lost his memories about Lebanon War in 1982 and interview other soldiers that were in the battlefield with him, in order to remember what actually happened there. The movie offers great visuals and an amazing soundtrack while depicting soldiers memories about that war.
In an apocalypse, never give away stuff like that, especially if you're with your family. Good example : joel leaving a family asking for a lift in the last of us
The moment I saw that you made this review, I instantly thought if you mentioned this moment ( 8:20 ) or not, like, I swear to god, when I watched that episode and got to that part, I laughed for like 20 minutes, it's just so hilarious
I was sooo surprised when the Mother was actually a Filipino and was from Cebu where i also Lived before. 💖 This also gave me goosebumps since we had continues Earthquakes in Mindanao which i experienced a magnitude 6.5 first hand inside a Mall, Literally gave me PTSD in the first Episode 😂 This anime sure does have Some portrayals of World Socialization and I'm totally good with it. I'm proud of this Anime, Worth the time. 👌 (but still.. that cult part was totally unnecessary.)
there were so many jaw droppers, tear jerkers, and so so many twists. I just finished it and I loved it so much. My heart aches from crying so long. Lots of gore, death, destruction… but I really enjoyed the tension of it.
SPOILER When it comes to the character Kite, I feel there was a lot about him that we the audience were left out of. He was able to know how to drive an amphibious tank, he knew about the chip in the tooth of the scientist, hack a computer system, has a rescue team on standby, his death ending up not being real as he is seen at the end watching the main character partake in the Paralympics, etc etc. I just felt there was more to him than he was letting on that he was more than just a TH-camr.
While that could be true he didn’t die, he could be seen live streaming and Ayumu being happy that he’s doing fine and he is seen watching Ayumu participate in the olympics in the final scene
Yeah I remeber reading the books back in elementary school. I loved the books and found the movie to be okay. Would've liked it to have followed the books more but I think everyone that reads the book first says that.
2:39 - That mode of storytelling can be a double-edged sword though. If a show relies too much on MCD (Main Character Death), then best case scenario, the show risks people viewing the creator as a sadist, and worst case scenario, people start to disconnect from the main cast because they figure they're all dead folks walking.
I will say to its credit, the series seems to handle it pretty well, though I don't know how closely it follows the source material, since I never had the chance to read the book this is based on.
Many Americans do have national pride but there are an increasingly vocal minority who do not and consider those that are patriots as “racist”. In Japan you can also get people who don’t have pride for their country but it isn’t as bad compared to the west .
@@Valencetheshireman927 Patriotism and Nationalism are two separate concepts: being prideful because of the Superiority of ones Nations to others is not patriotism. Patriotism exist even to those who are critics of their own countries - only those who love or care for ones Nation would like it to be better, instead of totally accepting it as perfect and untouchable.
Steve, please check out the anime series Tokyo Magnitude 8.0! It's similar to this plot-wise, and it's really, really good; it's extremely realistic, with a great twist ending (not to mention a pretty big tear-jerker), and it also doesn't hold back at all, as far as the human suffering and death/destruction goes. The series isn't too long either, with just 11 episodes. Please give it a look sometime; I think you'd enjoy it, and that it would make for a great review, especially considering that I haven't really heard the series talked about too much. I think Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is vastly underrated and underappreciated (and based on all the comments this has garnered, I'm definitely not the only one who feels that way 😊). More people need to be introduced to the show, and one of your reviews would be a great way to do it! ☺️
Oh my gosh, I was about to get ready to make my own comment recommending he watch Tokyo Magnitude 8.0! I agree, that show isn't talked about a lot and it'd be great if he reviewed it.
Well you didn't ear about that one because it's a little bit old, from 2009 it's beautiful but it was on tv for a realy short period of time so not many people talked about it, in fact i was realy happy to see it again
I got more upset at one death in Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 that all of them in Japan Sinks 2020, because of how the characters reacted to it and the fact it wasn't happening all the time. Japan Sinks had an almost detached feel after a while, every episode you'd be thinking about who was getting bumped off next and you knew it would almost be forgotten about by next episode so they could line up the next victim.
This series was so good. I love all the characters. Even the annoying ones The end was bitter sweet. But still left me guessing. Even though I knew Japan sunk. My favorite part was the Dreams the little boy would have. They were so well done. Made me emotional .
Amy The 4 Honestly I agree with everything you said, but the ending was... *Angry Pakistan guy meme*. I really don’t know why everyone sacrificed themselves for the kid and the girl. I forgot their names lol but like- WHY.
@@iatesand.3772 I was SO mad when the music dude and the TH-camr died. They were really interesting characters! I felt their deaths were unnecessary though. Because I can get why everyone else died. But he died by getting swept away by water? Like bro, just swim.
@@StarrySkys Kite (the youtuber) survived. The scene where the MC was getting to run during the Olympics you can see Kite in the crowd wearing a hat covering his face but still see that black shirt he likes to wear as well as his piercings and white hair. Not sure why he remained ghost to everyone but yeah he survived.
i absolutely loved this series from the start, it had so much potential. the first few episodes were abasolutely fantastic, but from the 4th episode forward everything just started going down. its a really big shame. but i still dont regret watching this. oh and originally i didnt think of watching this, but your video made me watch it, or well the first minute or so of your video. i love the way you make your videos. keep up the great content.
no one liked the cult arc lol why did every one laugh when the kid died ooo ya the creator those a lot of weird good anime its what his good for like devil man cry baby
I think the cult arc was supposed to be a parody of the classic trope of ‘oh the cult is good but now we realize it’s bad’ but the cult was actually nice and that’s strange cause you expect for the cult to be the classic evil cult trope. They just handled the entire ordeal poorly though.
It just felt so arbitrary, especially how they were forced to leave. (Spoilers BTW) When the old man started shooting people up, I expected the group to be pushed out. I would've liked it if they DID screw up a good thing for themselves out of paranoia or whatnot. It would've been a nice twist on the evil cult thing IMO, especially if they had stuck to the limited viewpoint. Also, why the hell did the girl not get her leg looked at? They seemed to have a perfectly adequate medical center there.
i actually kinda liked the rap battle, it felt silly and made me laugh and cringe in a good way. It definetly helped to lift the mood after what had just happened and all the stress. and it was also a sign of the characters getting to relax and get their thoughts out. i liked it alot really XD
Funnily enough, this anime is based on a 2006- Live-Action movie of the same name with the same premise. And I had the privilege of watching it in Japan itself. It never got an international release. And as a kid, the movie scared me but I also enjoyed it because it's what got me to like geology. The main difference is the 2006 movie focuses more on the Scientific Aspect and came up with a plot on how the sinking can be stopped while the anime focuses more on the survival of a group of people in a disaster-ridden country. The original movie does this too although not as much as the anime. I actually recommend the original movie. The CGI is very good even by modern standards.
I love this show so much I’m so glad you did a review of it !!! I was also like “Hey wtf is happening” for the middle portion they could have done like ,,, anything else ,, BUT at least I know I’m not alone on laughing at that poor kid’s death pfft it was so out of left field and you *knew* something was going to happen but it was so sudden !!
This reminds me of an old webcomic of mine: "How We Got Here". It followed a border collie and a German Shepherd trying to survive as their forest is attacked by nightmarish hellcreatures. Been thinking about giving it a revival
I'm pretty sure I've seen all of your videos thus far but this is no waste of time. I love getting not only suggestions from your videos but another option on videos I've already seen. Thanks bruh. Your videos have saved me from losing it
If you like this could you mabye check out Devilman Crybaby? It is really amezing and it kinda has the same vibe. You do need a bit of patiënt to watch it tho (it's on Netflix). Amezing review btw! Love you're vids! Edit: thx for all the likes and comments! I have never gotten this many!🥺
If you think Devilman Crybaby is amazing, then you better check out the OVA Devilman. It's not a complete adaptation, but it's more faithful to the manga.
@@ryantheanimator1156 i've I've watched it and even tho I liked it, it makes no sense to compare, not only it is a different time with a different way to present you the same story, but also yuasa style is a whole thing itself, it can't be compared to the old one as if it's not as good, it's the way yuasa's films work, the way they are worked on....
i too thought about devilman crybaby here, but I hope that if he does he takes into account about yuasa, because the rap thing is there too, the weird animation is there too, the sexual jokes in the middle of an apocaliptic atmosphere is there and it can seem awkward but it looks different when you know that that's just how yuasa works
It has a similar vibe because it's the same people. I saw the animation and was like, "That looks like Crybaby's anime studio." And then when Steve pointed out the rap scene, I was like, "Yup, that HAS TO BE the Crybaby guys." I dunno what it is with Masaaki and rap. (LOL) The sex and violence in Crybaby is more ...PG-13 in my opinion. The Black Mass was the worst part. Kinda like Goblin Slayer - the most shocking bits were in the first episode. It's good to compare the OVA and Crybaby. I loved both of them equally. I also liked Demon Lord Dante, but not as much as either (newer) Devilman. I couldn't stand the TV show, and the live-action film was forgettable.
The end of the show was perfect great and it made me cry in a good way and I wish that the mom lived she was my favourite character in the series but sometimes I wish that there were more movies/shows that makes me cry into happiness
For those who think Netflix Japan Sinks is a good disaster show, which is pretty garbage in my opinion, I highly recommend Tokyo Magnitude 8.0. This show is a lot more grounded in reality and doesn't do predictable or dumb shit like Japan Sinks.
@ Masaaki Yuaasa is known for Tatami Galaxy, Kaiba, Mind Game, Ping Pong The Animation, Devilman Crybaby and Keep your Hand off Eizouken. He often has a more abstract animation and art style that somehow looks a bit realistic at time but other time looks like chicken scratch, lol. Mushishi has a more grounded animation style where the character moves quite slow and feel like transcendental style movies where not a lot of thing happen, but the art style is a bit more conventional compared to Yuuasa.
Just watched a “Kill Count” video on this. It’s pretty funny. 😉 8:20 And no mention of killer Grampa shooting the cultists with a bow and arrow on a hoveround?
To be honest, I actually liked Daniel because not only is that my name, but he was just such a positive and zany guy, trying to cheer people up in spite of everything. But yeah, I’ll admit the midsection of the story did slow down the pacing a bit. Though I didn’t laugh when the kid got hit with a rock. I legitimately was shocked by that. Also side note, I did like the rap battle. It just felt like a nice moment even when the story was in its endgame.
YESSS! HE REVIEWED IT! The most uncomfortable aspects of the show is how the events in the movie could really happen in real life and whenever something horrible happens, a happy movie will play and the characters just moves on.
Freestyle rap is actually staple of Masaaki Yuasa's work, (same guy behind devilman crybaby) but I see your point. Btw really enjoy your videos keep creating and growin👍👍
Love Yuasa Masaki's work...hate that his rise to fame in more mainstream media platforms were through series that LITERALLY kill off (gruesomely) most of their main characters via some kind of apocalypse. This was just like Devilman: Crybaby without the Supernatural, hyper violent and sexual elements with Biblical references sprinkled here and there.
Me: *watches random anime* omg this was so good! I wonder what the reviews are- (It is the 4th time in a row that I just find out an anime I like is actually hated by the anime community lol)
I watch the full entire anime Jesus Christ the amount of Bloodshed and twists and turns this anime can produce alone is absolutely amazing and the way that it messes with your emotions I advise you guys watch it if you do have Netflix.
Definitely recommend looking up Devilman Crybaby and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! They're both done by the same animator (Masaaki Yuasa), and his style takes a little while to get used to, but those two animes seem to untilize his style a little better (at least in my opinion). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ayumu was so annoying in my opinion, there was this one part where the family needed to eat but ayumu decided to not eat the food because she was vegan resulting her father to die from trying to harvest some vegetable from a mine infested area. And not to mention the family trying to get some supplies from a store and all of a sudden ayumu started to bitch about how it’s stealing, which don’t get me wrong it is stealing but they have no choice the place around them is being destroyed the need the stuff.
Aw man I cried so hard when he and Kite died. I had just gotten to the point where I was like, "Oh yeah, main cast made it through and managed to reunite! They're gonna survive and be a big happy family!" And then... Plus sacrifices just get me super easily. Idk I guess it was just the fact that these (technically) complete strangers were willing to sacrifice themselves for others as if they were family (because they kinda were). It just pulled at my heartstrings.
@@skeltheshapeshifter2697 i mean kite didn't really die. You can see him in the last episode. The fact that he didn't show his face could be bcs he had frostbite scars. Also, the helicopter crew talked as if he was alreade rescued, not dead
I just watched Mother's Basement review too. I think I more so agree with your estimation of the series. I felt like Japan Sinks pendulums between over the top and just plain dumb. With a good story in the middle somewhere but it just swings past it on the way to one of it's two extremes.
tokyo magnitude 8.0 is what i recall a strong disaster anime and you only follow the two kids trying to get back home not knowing if their parents are ok and a young woman helping them that’s also looking for her daughter
The beginning of this anime was so strong and realistic to the point that it will stick with me for quite a while... especially that first episode. Then the anime really starts to show the true colors of the creator, which are almost formulaic when familiar with it. Basically, if you've seen Devilman Crybaby you can see A TON of similarities. An affinity for white-haired/pale characters, the overuse of 'cool' English phrases and words, rapping scenes, track and field, rave/club/party scenes that have drug use and colorful lights, the (very sudden) killing of major characters, and philosophy-heavy in the final third. I thought Devilman Crybaby was just a very artistic re-imagining of the original Devilman OVA and manga, but now I think that the creator of Crybaby just found a story that was tailor-made for him to retell. I still enjoyed both, so this isn't exactly a bad thing, but if you hated Devilman Crybaby, you'll probably not really enjoy this one either.
lmao that rap battle in the later episodes totally took me off guard edit: just finished it and.... yeah I totally cried at the end Spoilers: did... did Kite survive? LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!! Rip everyone else
Ooo I just thought of a dark/deep series that parades as a cute show: From the New World/Shinsekai Yori. I was shook by the twist ending. Might be a fun one to review~
There's actually an older anime, that has exactly the same premise that came out years before this one, it's called "Tokyo Magnitude 8.0" which has a super dark turn at the end, might be worth taking a look at.
Completely agree with your points. I watched both the sub and the dub and the sub is much better (guess it adds to the Japanese culture thing going on) but these characters felt empty and the story was all over the place. There are also moments where it felt like something of consequence is about to happen (like the tidal waves when the plane crashed) but then nothing happens? Idk the pacing was weird. Shame too cause I wanted to like this series but it was missing focus and substance. Premise was cool though
Oh hey didn’t expect to see you here Saberspark. Big fan of your videos. I’d also be interested if you did a review on this. Couldn’t agree more, so many characters die like the dad and then they just move on. Like the daughter is crying and the mum says to toughen up and keep going? Then the younger brother just isn’t affected at all.
*gasp*... Saber daddy... Please review!
I gotta ask. Did you also react the same way at the "Thank you." scene? Also, love your videos. Keep up the great work.
so what if nothing happend not evrey thing should lead to somthing to increase your stress
S-s-s-saberspark-senpai noticed you!
"Japan is sinking due to tectonic activity"
Me, a geologist: That's literally the opposite of what's happening.
They explained it in the anime just to remind us that its impossible and only a sci-fi
So yeah
So what is happening?
@@thatguy7155 Still traumatized me and my plans to visit Japan when two days after watching the show I watched some TH-camrs talk about what it's like buying a house in Japan and they're like "you really have to choose if you want to deal with floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, or mudslides. Housing here is kind of a dead-end investment." I'm sorry wHAT. Like... NOBODY ELSE has ever brought up those points when I watched videos of living/renting/moving to Japan.
@@allowableman2 It's rising. The oceanic crust east of Japan sinks underneath the continental crust of Japan, wich creates mountains and volcanoes along the coast.
Geologists: *knows how subduction zones work and that Japan is rising*
-Japan Sinks 2020 is a show-
Geologists: Wait, that's illegal.
I know basically everyone here loves Kite and Koga but Mari is hands down my favorite character, she had to stay strong after so much happened and even with her pacemaker being the only thing keeping her alive she still helps everyone around her and put her own life at risk to save her children.
yeah shes definitely my favourite character i cried so hard when she died. she was like the stability of the series but the kids went on and lived and then i cried harder coseverything was fine ughhh such a good show😭😭
I hated her
Queen why
@@justcallmelucky
Just annoying
@@Queen-ut1dy I mean....
She just had a life altering surgery that still left her on borrowed time. Could have nearly died a dozen times, watched the love of her life get sprayed all over the mountain side, and had to live every moment knowing the same could happen to her kids and she wouldn't be able to save them.
Oh god is this the show where the “he spoke it’s a miracle” gets hit in the head with a bolder meme came from
I don't merely think that's funny, but I think that the woman just deserves it by the way
Somebody editing in a thwomp and the sound effect from Super Mario.
I died.
Joseph Joestar ptsd
“Okaaaaaaa-saaaaaaan, ariiigatooooooooo”
@@DevSarman who deserved what? The kid deserved to die?
Dude can't believe you left out the part where the grandpa 360 no scopes a guy during the cult arc. The kid dying maybe peak comedy but gramps taking out cultist with a bow and arrow was a major highlight
The old man is basically the personification of getting the mvp of the match with the bow in battlefield
I laughed so hard as he was going around on a mobility scooter GTA'ng MFers
That part made me giggle, he spun so slowly
Seriously, the old man is a literal savage
Honestly Netflix original animes have a reputation for starting off promising, but then getting just stupid. Its why I struggle to get into any Netflix original anime
A Whisker Away?
The great pretender?
A whisker away?
Baki?
@@Binks129 it's a cute cat anime movie.
Primalchomp I know I’ve seen it lol i was saying that these Netflix shows and movie is great so I don’t know why he’s so against it lol
Devilman is a standout anime that I would recommend
Im sorry i gotta agree with steve..... that " thank you" scene was hilarious and i haven't even seen the movie. Imma go see it now just because of that
It got me giggling when I watched the series.
@@flyingace1234 I binge watched the series today. The animation for the scene was what made it funny. Overall, this was an extended disaster movie with good and bad in it. What happened to one character happened in the original version of "The Poseidon Adventure."
Editing the *BONK* sound into it nearly killed me. XD
I ACTUALLY laughed in that scene, am I going to hell???
Gigguk referenced the scene in his Anime Summer 2020 video and called it comedy and I burst out laughing.
I misread the title as “Japan Stinks 2020” and got concerned 😅
Same
Me too.
Not just you, amigo.
Same here😂
Me too!😹😹😹
I loved this anime and I did like how the animation wasn’t afraid to make ppl ugly when screaming and crying
Ok but the scene with the kid talking
Kid: *speaks for the first time*
Woman: “it’s a miracle!”
Rock: I like ya cut g
JSJSHSBS OMG LAANABAAVSD
@@Pancakeboii what the mcshit
Here is a question. When the rock hit his head, why didn't it instantly crack and show blood? There should have been a blood splatter as soon as the rock hit. 8:27
@@groddspeedgorilla1271 there was a blood splatter
He got that Caesar treatment
This anime has a kind of way with death, it has characters die in strange and unexpected ways. This gives a sense that the deaths are random similar to real life, and while the idea they will move quickly off people’s death. This is shown by the way of having them need to move on to survive. Also the deaths can be really funny like with the kid who learnt how to speak, and then dies from a rock. Like this show could be an adult swim dark humor show.
“Thank youuuuu!!” Crunch
Lucifer Beelzebub I snorted when the kid talked and then got hit on the head. I felt bad but I couldn’t help laugh a bit because that timing xD
@@Taogone same lol HAHAHA
When the kid dies I laughed. I'm so SORRY
I'm assuming it wasn't intentional but a lot of the deaths don't feel all that... important? Take Nanami who just drops dead from poison gas and that's it. Cool, but within 30 seconds the characters just start having a normal conversation as if they've completely forgotten that a girl's corpse and poison gas are 10 feet away from them. Like???
Ah, Japan Sinks.
Or as I like to call it:
"If the Animals of Farthing Wood pulled an Uno reverse card."
I actually laughed at this good job👍
Lol
Godd one
Haha.
i was thinking the same thing
the one thing that annoyed me was Ayumu got a pretty deep cut on her leg in like the 1st episode and for some reason it never bothers her and she never gets it checked out even though they cut back to her leg several times and its visibly getting worse. but she doesnt limp or look like its causing her pain, even if she was faking it when they get to the cult they have a functioning hospital area that she volunteers in too and she NEVER gets it checked out there! she has a perfect opportunity to get her leg checked out and fixed and she doesnt take it and they were there for several days! her leg isnt a problem until of course the very end when it gets infected and she's passing out from it and of course her leg needs to be amputated. it never had to happen and all I can think is "yeah of course it got infected you fucking idiot! you should have gotten some antibiotics when you had the chance!"
I think she just didn’t want to bother people with a « small cut » even though its not. She’s trying to a nice and strong (mentally) girl like her mother so she tries to ignore the pain. But I agree on the fact that she starts showing pain like 2 weeks after the actual cut (but maybe is it because the infection made the pain worse?)
I hated that she never got her leg checked out at the utopia. She never even washed it daily
I mean when they were at the Utopia, They were only there for a couple days (i think) and she was still in shock from ALOT of other things, I’m sure she had a lot of other things on her mind. Plus shock and adrenaline can almost numb a person for several days to make them feel fine
+rogue1ful - Right? Throughout the story, the second I saw she had a cut on her leg I thought "Oh, this will be a continuous problem". I assumed this was a 'hardcore survival' story and infection would set in, but it only *did* that at the end. Which, fine, but very rarely do we ever actually see her suffering any problems in mobility. There's only a few scenes where she seems to be in pain but then literally walks it off. And no characters ever comment on the fact that she has a very visible open wound on her leg. It feels so cheap and only serves to be a problem for when its convenient for the plot.
It also kinda reminds me of the scene the truck driver throws out the bottle and they suddenly focus on the pieces of glass, making you think they were going to mean something to the plot. They do or focus on something and it subsequently doesn't reappear at any moment throughout the series.
When I saw the headline "Okinawa Sinks" my heart dropped. I'm from Okinawa.
The rap was one of my favourite scenes! It showed the internal struggle the characters had between loving Japan, thinking it's problematic, and realizing that even though it does have problems it is home and has beauty too, which I really believe was the main message of the plot, other than of course, accepting that even though modernization and change happens, Japan's spirit and culture cannot be broken.
I liked it but I didn't love it
Spoilers:
(totally thought the utopia was eating people at first)
Edit: thank... you *thunk* for 161 likes
Yo Same
I kept getting frustrated at the characters for trusting that place because it low key looked like a cult.
Same
Yeah it had a Midsommar vibe
Honestly
(SPOILER WARNING)
The first episodes pulled me in, with death and destruction everywhere, but then the dad gets killed and I’m like, “oh..... he’s dead...... don’t know how to feel about this”
Then other characters start dropping off and I’m like okay show, just kill off every good character thats FINE.
I will say the mothers death did get me, but the other deaths were a little bit out of place in my opinion. I mean dad blows up, best friend succumbs to poison gas, gramps gets crushed to death, mom drowns, second best friends drowns as well. They just feel a little bit forced to me.
interstellar Rock ahhhh spoiler, I should have been more careful lol
interstellar Rock no worries, happens all the time to me lmao
The girl getting poisoned didn't bother me. It just seemed natural that something like that could happen, especially after several severe earthquakes. The Dad's death though was completely his fault. They don't put up warning signs without reason most of the time. Hell even if it wasn't a "minefield" he could've poisoned his family had the ground been polluted with chemicals or radiation.
I think a lot of people *would* die in such a huge disaster like that.
That cult arc came out of nowhere. I didn't like it at all and that kid made me laugh so hard and I agree I thought the cult would be bad and would kidnap the characters. I wanted to love this show but unfortunately I don't think i'll rewatch it, the first episodes were so enjoyable though.
This anime likes to kill characters and pretend like they didnt even exist or matter
clearly someone who didn't watch the show... the whole point is that initially the characters are numb, soldiering through for the sake of survival, then in moments of safety, things start to hit them
the entire last episode is basically a snowball of belated trauma hitting the main character and her recounting in detail how much everyone DID matter.
@@Omnipotentmonkey actually I watched the hole series and almost made me matter about the characters but when they start to RAP when they are dying I cant take it seriously
(Ah and what i meant is they dont stop daying at least one person dies every day and I can understand the "Dont feel now keep going" for the adults but there are kids areny they traumatized? They litteraly saw their father die and if they cant feel bad why would they feel happy in the moments of peace little aclaration cuz this person seems feeling superior cuz I dont remember all the details in something I didnt liked)
@@deadumbreon2512 bullshit, you're making mistakes about what happened in it now, that rap scene is just the characters relaxing in a moment of safety. and you missed one of the fundamental points the show is hammering in repeatedly about powering through and dealing with grief later. either you didn't watch the show, or you're somehow shit at watching things....
@@Omnipotentmonkey thank you!!
Nah he's right character's die and they act like it didn't even happen
Me, actually kinda liking the rap scene because it’s a nice brake that the characters definitely needed, and although it was a bit cringy, it still feels like a very warm moment - “well then.”
I initially read that wrong and was VERY concerned.
I mean i would of got it if it wasn't right after the kid was taking about his d3ad parents- 💀
Steve reviews:I hate they gave him a dopey English accent
Me: but don't you have a dopey English accent
Steve reviews: 5:52
GKYS.
Sarah Randall ?
@@jackdominguez207 He's making fun of his accent.
Sarah Randall no he’s making fun of himself (presumably his name is Daniel)
Sarah Randall yeah but he’s joking lol you don’t tell someone to go kill themselves over that
I actually couldn’t finish this serie, since I hated how cold every character felt. Like they died so many people, I was expecting more emotionality! Not like: “Oh damn, welp! Let’s go ahead!”
Hahaha I'm joking pls forgive me
They died so many people? My God.....
r/ihadastroke
I actually found that refreshing. They usually hang too much on death when seconds matter.
And this was actually brought up in an episode, they're trying to keep it together
Completely agree i just couldn't finish it it was terrible.
People: i wonder if this happened in real life?
2020: GOOD QUESTION 💀
Japan: *Sinks*
The Other Contries: _Okay_
You would think there would be a huge humanitarian aid with different countries sending ships to go pick people up.
@@crimsondynamo615 Yeah
The next spin off California sinks 2021
@@draculdrago5733 burns*
No more anime i guess
"thank you!"
*B O N K*
Japan is going
🎵UNDA DA SEA🎵
Jotaro can now be called
*OCEAN MAN*
ECHOES
ACT 3
Crimson Prince I’m going to hell for laughing at this
🎵 *SHINKAI SHOUJO~* 🎵
The kaiju be acting up man
"Having national pride and appreciating their own culture"
*has a filipino character*
Oh god
it was too painful... I just...
Who?
Lmao
@@spacey123100 the mother lol
It has a message to Japanese culture tho. The author has something maybe he has a family in Philippines and they can't bring them all to Japan because Japan has very strict on their law.
I recommend you taking a look into Waltz with Bashir. The plot revolves around a Israeli soldier that lost his memories about Lebanon War in 1982 and interview other soldiers that were in the battlefield with him, in order to remember what actually happened there. The movie offers great visuals and an amazing soundtrack while depicting soldiers memories about that war.
When Kite rolled up in the military vehicle, I almost cried laughing
2020: "You know it would be cool if it was real."
2021: "Say no more."
In an apocalypse, never give away stuff like that, especially if you're with your family. Good example : joel leaving a family asking for a lift in the last of us
Last of us is overrated garbage
@@thejman5683 you say that but it was released in 2013 and still on par with some of the game released today
@@gary7846 And now it has a TV adaption
The moment I saw that you made this review, I instantly thought if you mentioned this moment ( 8:20 ) or not, like, I swear to god, when I watched that episode and got to that part, I laughed for like 20 minutes, it's just so hilarious
D A M N
The bonk got me
I was sooo surprised when the Mother was actually a Filipino and was from Cebu where i also Lived before. 💖
This also gave me goosebumps since we had continues Earthquakes in Mindanao which i experienced a magnitude 6.5 first hand inside a Mall, Literally gave me PTSD in the first Episode 😂
This anime sure does have Some portrayals of World Socialization and I'm totally good with it.
I'm proud of this Anime,
Worth the time. 👌
(but still.. that cult part was totally unnecessary.)
Omg stop
I was kinda laughing at the cult cause it was stupid
@Deniz Metin T. yeah, most people call it "Bisaya" now though.
Magandang araw kapwa Pelepeno HAHAHAHA
there were so many jaw droppers, tear jerkers, and so so many twists. I just finished it and I loved it so much. My heart aches from crying so long.
Lots of gore, death, destruction… but I really enjoyed the tension of it.
SPOILER
When it comes to the character Kite, I feel there was a lot about him that we the audience were left out of. He was able to know how to drive an amphibious tank, he knew about the chip in the tooth of the scientist, hack a computer system, has a rescue team on standby, his death ending up not being real as he is seen at the end watching the main character partake in the Paralympics, etc etc. I just felt there was more to him than he was letting on that he was more than just a TH-camr.
While that could be true he didn’t die, he could be seen live streaming and Ayumu being happy that he’s doing fine and he is seen watching Ayumu participate in the olympics in the final scene
An animated serious set in Japan after an apocalyptic event of some kind has taken place?
To quote Frozone.
"Never heard that one before "
I swear when haruo died I was crying so much I love him
If you're interested a review of "The legend of the guardians", a rather unknown fantasy movie (from what I experienced) about owls, would be cool.
I loved that movie when I was younger.
Somehow most people don't remember it, which is a shame.
Yeah I remeber reading the books back in elementary school. I loved the books and found the movie to be okay. Would've liked it to have followed the books more but I think everyone that reads the book first says that.
You mean that movie about holiday characters?
@@MASTEROFEVIL no the other one
@@dooderbug2437 Oh
Yeah, the cult arc was boring AF and I almost drop the series but since I was drunk I don't put many attention until the old man was carrying the bow
lol
this was so boring i watched it all idk why
I laughed when the kids head went SNAP💀
@@Anne-yf8km bruh same
I actually stoped watching the series during the cult arc
“Thank you!” “It’s a merical!” *child profit proceeds to get rock smashed* meme material
*miracle. *prophet.
2:39 - That mode of storytelling can be a double-edged sword though. If a show relies too much on MCD (Main Character Death), then best case scenario, the show risks people viewing the creator as a sadist, and worst case scenario, people start to disconnect from the main cast because they figure they're all dead folks walking.
I will say to its credit, the series seems to handle it pretty well, though I don't know how closely it follows the source material, since I never had the chance to read the book this is based on.
Take a look at super jail
Oh yes Steve totally should considering how f***** up superjail is
Sh*t iremember cancer
2020: Write that down ! Write that down !
Honestly, I like the part where they rapped. It was like a way for them to cope with everything that happened and let everything out
everyone:"omg this is so sad"
Steve: *haha weird child go BONK*
This show: "...having national pride and appreciating its cultural traditions."
America: :o
Yet another reason why I wish I could move to Japan 😞
America is pretty fcked up right now, especially the political situation
Many Americans do have national pride but there are an increasingly vocal minority who do not and consider those that are patriots as “racist”. In Japan you can also get people who don’t have pride for their country but it isn’t as bad compared to the west .
Nah i like it hear in America
@@Valencetheshireman927 Patriotism and Nationalism are two separate concepts: being prideful because of the Superiority of ones Nations to others is not patriotism. Patriotism exist even to those who are critics of their own countries - only those who love or care for ones Nation would like it to be better, instead of totally accepting it as perfect and untouchable.
Steve, please check out the anime series Tokyo Magnitude 8.0! It's similar to this plot-wise, and it's really, really good; it's extremely realistic, with a great twist ending (not to mention a pretty big tear-jerker), and it also doesn't hold back at all, as far as the human suffering and death/destruction goes. The series isn't too long either, with just 11 episodes. Please give it a look sometime; I think you'd enjoy it, and that it would make for a great review, especially considering that I haven't really heard the series talked about too much. I think Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is vastly underrated and underappreciated (and based on all the comments this has garnered, I'm definitely not the only one who feels that way 😊). More people need to be introduced to the show, and one of your reviews would be a great way to do it! ☺️
I agree. I actually watched it after Japan Sinks and thought it had far more consistent quality and a bigger impact on the viewer.
Oh my gosh, I was about to get ready to make my own comment recommending he watch Tokyo Magnitude 8.0! I agree, that show isn't talked about a lot and it'd be great if he reviewed it.
Well you didn't ear about that one because it's a little bit old, from 2009 it's beautiful but it was on tv for a realy short period of time so not many people talked about it, in fact i was realy happy to see it again
I agree. That is what this movie should've been!
I got more upset at one death in Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 that all of them in Japan Sinks 2020, because of how the characters reacted to it and the fact it wasn't happening all the time. Japan Sinks had an almost detached feel after a while, every episode you'd be thinking about who was getting bumped off next and you knew it would almost be forgotten about by next episode so they could line up the next victim.
This series was so good. I love all the characters. Even the annoying ones
The end was bitter sweet. But still left me guessing. Even though I knew Japan sunk.
My favorite part was the Dreams the little boy would have. They were so well done. Made me emotional
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Amy The 4 Honestly I agree with everything you said, but the ending was... *Angry Pakistan guy meme*. I really don’t know why everyone sacrificed themselves for the kid and the girl. I forgot their names lol but like- WHY.
WitchHerb
I KNOW RIGHT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Glad you understand. I was thinking the same thing
@@iatesand.3772 I was SO mad when the music dude and the TH-camr died. They were really interesting characters! I felt their deaths were unnecessary though. Because I can get why everyone else died. But he died by getting swept away by water? Like bro, just swim.
@@StarrySkys Kite (the youtuber) survived. The scene where the MC was getting to run during the Olympics you can see Kite in the crowd wearing a hat covering his face but still see that black shirt he likes to wear as well as his piercings and white hair. Not sure why he remained ghost to everyone but yeah he survived.
Is not that good be real
I just burst out laughing at 5:46 as that is the EXACT reaction I had to that scene and character.
hi
i absolutely loved this series from the start, it had so much potential. the first few episodes were abasolutely fantastic, but from the 4th episode forward everything just started going down. its a really big shame. but i still dont regret watching this.
oh and originally i didnt think of watching this, but your video made me watch it, or well the first minute or so of your video. i love the way you make your videos. keep up the great content.
Yeah. That's why im just thinking of watching the first 3 episodes
no one liked the cult arc lol why did every one laugh when the kid died ooo ya the creator those a lot of weird good anime its what his good for like devil man cry baby
I think the cult arc was supposed to be a parody of the classic trope of ‘oh the cult is good but now we realize it’s bad’ but the cult was actually nice and that’s strange cause you expect for the cult to be the classic evil cult trope. They just handled the entire ordeal poorly though.
Huh?
@@matthiasmodeste916
Yeah what I was thinking.
It just felt so arbitrary, especially how they were forced to leave. (Spoilers BTW) When the old man started shooting people up, I expected the group to be pushed out. I would've liked it if they DID screw up a good thing for themselves out of paranoia or whatnot. It would've been a nice twist on the evil cult thing IMO, especially if they had stuck to the limited viewpoint. Also, why the hell did the girl not get her leg looked at? They seemed to have a perfectly adequate medical center there.
@@flyingace1234 that would have been cool good thinking
the best character in the entire show? the rock that hit the kid prophet
i actually kinda liked the rap battle, it felt silly and made me laugh and cringe in a good way. It definetly helped to lift the mood after what had just happened and all the stress. and it was also a sign of the characters getting to relax and get their thoughts out. i liked it alot really XD
Thank you for introducing this series to me! I ended up really liking it!
Funnily enough, this anime is based on a 2006- Live-Action movie of the same name with the same premise. And I had the privilege of watching it in Japan itself. It never got an international release. And as a kid, the movie scared me but I also enjoyed it because it's what got me to like geology.
The main difference is the 2006 movie focuses more on the Scientific Aspect and came up with a plot on how the sinking can be stopped while the anime focuses more on the survival of a group of people in a disaster-ridden country. The original movie does this too although not as much as the anime.
I actually recommend the original movie. The CGI is very good even by modern standards.
I love this show so much I’m so glad you did a review of it !!! I was also like “Hey wtf is happening” for the middle portion they could have done like ,,, anything else ,, BUT at least I know I’m not alone on laughing at that poor kid’s death pfft it was so out of left field and you *knew* something was going to happen but it was so sudden !!
This reminds me of an old webcomic of mine: "How We Got Here". It followed a border collie and a German Shepherd trying to survive as their forest is attacked by nightmarish hellcreatures.
Been thinking about giving it a revival
Almost cried at the birthday scene from the last episode.
I'm pretty sure I've seen all of your videos thus far but this is no waste of time. I love getting not only suggestions from your videos but another option on videos I've already seen. Thanks bruh. Your videos have saved me from losing it
It's not even the child getting bonked by the rock, it's the short silence and the "oh" from the man that made me laugh
If you like this could you mabye check out Devilman Crybaby? It is really amezing and it kinda has the same vibe. You do need a bit of patiënt to watch it tho (it's on Netflix).
Amezing review btw! Love you're vids!
Edit: thx for all the likes and comments! I have never gotten this many!🥺
He should know that, you know. Things get sexy and things get twisty dark
If you think Devilman Crybaby is amazing, then you better check out the OVA Devilman. It's not a complete adaptation, but it's more faithful to the manga.
@@ryantheanimator1156 i've I've watched it and even tho I liked it, it makes no sense to compare, not only it is a different time with a different way to present you the same story, but also yuasa style is a whole thing itself, it can't be compared to the old one as if it's not as good, it's the way yuasa's films work, the way they are worked on....
i too thought about devilman crybaby here, but I hope that if he does he takes into account about yuasa, because the rap thing is there too, the weird animation is there too, the sexual jokes in the middle of an apocaliptic atmosphere is there and it can seem awkward but it looks different when you know that that's just how yuasa works
It has a similar vibe because it's the same people. I saw the animation and was like, "That looks like Crybaby's anime studio." And then when Steve pointed out the rap scene, I was like, "Yup, that HAS TO BE the Crybaby guys." I dunno what it is with Masaaki and rap. (LOL)
The sex and violence in Crybaby is more ...PG-13 in my opinion. The Black Mass was the worst part. Kinda like Goblin Slayer - the most shocking bits were in the first episode. It's good to compare the OVA and Crybaby. I loved both of them equally. I also liked Demon Lord Dante, but not as much as either (newer) Devilman. I couldn't stand the TV show, and the live-action film was forgettable.
I feel like Japan Sinks would be better as a manga than as an anime.
Yeah.
Read Dragon head its basically like Japan Sinks except way darker
well, its a book
B_Potassio no shit sherlock
I like the attitude of the mother of taking pictures in every moment. It is like us Filipinos. 🇵🇭😊
Omg please stop
𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗌 𝖺 𝗉𝗂𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗌𝗁𝖺𝖽𝗈𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁...
"he talked its a miracle!"
gets hit on the head
The end of the show was perfect great and it made me cry in a good way and I wish that the mom lived she was my favourite character in the series but sometimes I wish that there were more movies/shows that makes me cry into happiness
For those who think Netflix Japan Sinks is a good disaster show, which is pretty garbage in my opinion, I highly recommend Tokyo Magnitude 8.0. This show is a lot more grounded in reality and doesn't do predictable or dumb shit like Japan Sinks.
I agree with you! It was good till the third episode and it just all went weird and just too good to be true type of scenarios
Alex Beyer yeah that
@ Masaaki Yuaasa is known for Tatami Galaxy, Kaiba, Mind Game, Ping Pong The Animation, Devilman Crybaby and Keep your Hand off Eizouken. He often has a more abstract animation and art style that somehow looks a bit realistic at time but other time looks like chicken scratch, lol.
Mushishi has a more grounded animation style where the character moves quite slow and feel like transcendental style movies where not a lot of thing happen, but the art style is a bit more conventional compared to Yuuasa.
If you were open to reading, I recommend Dragon Head.
It was ok but I've seen better. But I did enjoy the music though.
Just watched a “Kill Count” video on this. It’s pretty funny. 😉 8:20
And no mention of killer Grampa shooting the cultists with a bow and arrow on a hoveround?
What was the video?
Jake Stokes Shiroi Kodo is the poster. I think it’s simply “Japan Sinks: Kill Count” (on my phone, so I can’t copy and paste the link)
Monroville ok thanks
That scene made me laugh.
To be honest, I actually liked Daniel because not only is that my name, but he was just such a positive and zany guy, trying to cheer people up in spite of everything.
But yeah, I’ll admit the midsection of the story did slow down the pacing a bit.
Though I didn’t laugh when the kid got hit with a rock. I legitimately was shocked by that.
Also side note, I did like the rap battle. It just felt like a nice moment even when the story was in its endgame.
YESSS! HE REVIEWED IT!
The most uncomfortable aspects of the show is how the events in the movie could really happen in real life and whenever something horrible happens, a happy movie will play and the characters just moves on.
Freestyle rap is actually staple of Masaaki Yuasa's work, (same guy behind devilman crybaby) but I see your point. Btw really enjoy your videos keep creating and growin👍👍
Oh, I've misread the title, I thought it said "Japan stinks 2020" Oh, good job me, 😂😂😂
same
well at least rip to the guy who died of natural gas XD
Lmao
Love Yuasa Masaki's work...hate that his rise to fame in more mainstream media platforms were through series that LITERALLY kill off (gruesomely) most of their main characters via some kind of apocalypse. This was just like Devilman: Crybaby without the Supernatural, hyper violent and sexual elements with Biblical references sprinkled here and there.
Me: *watches random anime* omg this was so good! I wonder what the reviews are-
(It is the 4th time in a row that I just find out an anime I like is actually hated by the anime community lol)
I’m sorry but when you added that bonk noise to the bolder hitting that weird child I lost it
I watch the full entire anime Jesus Christ the amount of Bloodshed and twists and turns this anime can produce alone is absolutely amazing and the way that it messes with your emotions I advise you guys watch it if you do have Netflix.
LMAO I'm glad I'm not the only only one going to hell for laughing at 8:23 🤣😂😂💀
Definitely recommend looking up Devilman Crybaby and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! They're both done by the same animator (Masaaki Yuasa), and his style takes a little while to get used to, but those two animes seem to untilize his style a little better (at least in my opinion). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
YES EIZOUKEN! Although not horrifying or sad, it's a good anime
I feel like this would be a very interesting setting in multiple countries, especially Southern England in the modern day.
So Pakistan, southern Ontario Canada, Uganda, Australia, Chicago, Scotland, Egypt, Quebec and eastern Canada among some other places
Ayumu was so annoying in my opinion, there was this one part where the family needed to eat but ayumu decided to not eat the food because she was vegan resulting her father to die from trying to harvest some vegetable from a mine infested area. And not to mention the family trying to get some supplies from a store and all of a sudden ayumu started to bitch about how it’s stealing, which don’t get me wrong it is stealing but they have no choice the place around them is being destroyed the need the stuff.
"Okaaa-san."
-Iconic line before comedy ensues.
I refuse to believe Koga’s dead. If Kite can make a are balloon out if plastic and helium he can survive a wave.
I
Refuse.
Aw man I cried so hard when he and Kite died. I had just gotten to the point where I was like, "Oh yeah, main cast made it through and managed to reunite! They're gonna survive and be a big happy family!" And then...
Plus sacrifices just get me super easily. Idk I guess it was just the fact that these (technically) complete strangers were willing to sacrifice themselves for others as if they were family (because they kinda were). It just pulled at my heartstrings.
@@skeltheshapeshifter2697 i mean kite didn't really die. You can see him in the last episode. The fact that he didn't show his face could be bcs he had frostbite scars. Also, the helicopter crew talked as if he was alreade rescued, not dead
Steve you could do a review of: Raining Cats and Frogs (La Prophétie des grenouilles)
i did not think i would hear of that one again since being a little kid.
I just watched Mother's Basement review too. I think I more so agree with your estimation of the series. I felt like Japan Sinks pendulums between over the top and just plain dumb. With a good story in the middle somewhere but it just swings past it on the way to one of it's two extremes.
tokyo magnitude 8.0 is what i recall a strong disaster anime and you only follow the two kids trying to get back home not knowing if their parents are ok and a young woman helping them that’s also looking for her daughter
BRUH imagine a godzilla anime but with this type of destruction, gore and chaos, I would love it
8:19 nah nah the japanese version sent chills to my spine. the soft music made it worse too.
The beginning of this anime was so strong and realistic to the point that it will stick with me for quite a while... especially that first episode. Then the anime really starts to show the true colors of the creator, which are almost formulaic when familiar with it. Basically, if you've seen Devilman Crybaby you can see A TON of similarities. An affinity for white-haired/pale characters, the overuse of 'cool' English phrases and words, rapping scenes, track and field, rave/club/party scenes that have drug use and colorful lights, the (very sudden) killing of major characters, and philosophy-heavy in the final third. I thought Devilman Crybaby was just a very artistic re-imagining of the original Devilman OVA and manga, but now I think that the creator of Crybaby just found a story that was tailor-made for him to retell. I still enjoyed both, so this isn't exactly a bad thing, but if you hated Devilman Crybaby, you'll probably not really enjoy this one either.
lmao that rap battle in the later episodes totally took me off guard
edit: just finished it and.... yeah I totally cried at the end
Spoilers:
did... did Kite survive? LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!! Rip everyone else
“Thank you” *dies in the most hilarious way possible*
2021:Yes write that down write that down
I wheezed so hard, idk why! 8:26
@Ricardo Morgan and laughed in 8:34
I'M CRYING 😭😂😂😂
Ooo I just thought of a dark/deep series that parades as a cute show: From the New World/Shinsekai Yori. I was shook by the twist ending. Might be a fun one to review~
1:18 "muto family"
Godzilla: ROARS.
[translation: imma bout to end this family's whole career]
Wow they really nailed what 2020 felt like there.
Ocean man,
Take me by the hand,
Lead me to the land
Please review A Silent Voice
Review Goblin Slayer
It’s wholesome and lighthearted
I feel bad saying this but A Silent Voice literally made me burst out laughing at some parts
V K like when?
@@9VK7 nah don't feel bad. I mean for dealing with disabilities and suicide it has it's moments of lightheartedness.
Before you watch this review, PAUSE IT! WATCH THE SHOW! This review doesn't spoil anything, but it also does. JUST WATCH THE SHOW FIRST.
Meh no thanks
I'm good
No
Good lookin out
Can't but does it have a manga
review mary and the witch's flower
Jeez man The Animals of Farthing Wood. That was a massively unexpected nostalgia bomb! Not thought of that show in decades
There's actually an older anime, that has exactly the same premise that came out years before this one, it's called "Tokyo Magnitude 8.0" which has a super dark turn at the end, might be worth taking a look at.