I'm very thankful for accidentaly reading/watching Blue Period, Arte and Beserk at the same time, thus picking up drawing again after a 12 year hiatus. I never thought about drawing again after I hadn't to draw as a child and those three showed me how much fun it is to create something beautiful.
I just read the manga after watching the anime and I can say the adaptation for episode one was done with absolute ✨Elegance✨ I hope they'll be able to continue such remarkable adaptation on later episode's
something else I really liked about Ranking of Kings, along with all that's mentioned here, is that this is one of the only shows I have seen where there is a snake and a snake themed character that arent evil, scheming, backstabbers.
A good sign for TH-camr critics is their willingness to try different media. All the shows you named are so varied, from their storytelling to their visual art, and it’s really encouraging. Keep up the good work, you're a great inspiration!
True but critics who mostly stick to smaller pools of media they enjoy but use them as jumping off points to talk about much broader topics from writing to social issues are also highly underrated. Lily Orchard hbomberguy and Moviebob are masters of that.
@@viraltang Oh yeah, totally! I love Lily Orchards especially because she’s telling something similar, encouraging people to go out of their comfort zone and trying something other than adventure fantasy, naming the qualities of all those different slice of life shows, or how to improve story structures not only in TV shows but in video games too!
I just started reading Witch Hat Atelier days ago and immediately thought of you and your art style, so I'm glad my hunch that you're a fan was correct lol
9:28 I want the "talent" and "smart" "compliments" to go away forever. I'm a software engineer and at this point I feel it's more used as an excuse to not hire entry-level people. It also stops so many people from picking up a new thing that they'd love to be able to do but don't even try because they "can't". I'm not saying it's easy, mind you. I'm saying it's possible and that the difficulty can be spread out over years to make it very doable. Also finding people to figure it out with is so good. (I'm playing with learning non-programming stuff on side and having friends helping out is great... now I just need to put in more time to learn some Blender)
I always think of László Polgár, the father of the Polgár sisters, the chess grandmasters. He decided to raise his children in a way to teach them all he can and make geniuses of them to show that it all is just hard work, no "talent" required. Worth looking into, imho.
It'd be nice if language could function in such a way that "talented" and "smart" could change so they mean that the person put a lot of work into a thing to become skilled in physical (Talent) or mental (Smart) fields of work, but I doubt it'd ever become a thing since it's already so engrained in our language, so we'll just have to settle for more specific descriptions.
part of the reason I make an effort to say skilled more rather than talented. Talented often dismisses the hard work people put in. And from what I recall Skilled indicates less innate and more of a mastery/show of effort. Idk for Smart though, I'd say skill also would apply cuz itd indicate a skill at say, math or some such. I know that often the term used in parallel to talent is also Genius, which also disregards hard work in favor of innate talent. Which also has to be fostered with hard work and effort in order to not stagnate so referring to it all as talent is often super dismissive yeh.
Dangit, you mentioned it, so I had to watch House of Asmodeus again! I loved how that episode sparked so many conversations, not just about the characters and story, but about relationship dynamics in general. Love stuff like that.
I really enjoyed Ranking of Kings, but I if had to be nitpicky about something, it has to be Miranjo's past for me. The whole "we were a GOOD, RICH and INTELLIGENT town that decided to FIX this EVIL and POOR village, but at the end they still betrayed us because their heart of still POOR or something" didn't sit well with me at all. Maybe I'm just projecting too much of my own reality (Brazil), but any story that presents poor as these spiritually miserable people instead of the resourceful and hardworking that it's actually composed of, usually takes me out of the series a little. Which is a shame, because I was really enjoying the series as a whole (also the openings are amazing)
This sums up my feelings towards part 2 pretty well. I was quite shocked at how poorly written the two towns were, considering how the author went out of their way making the main cast layered and complex, not black & white. It didn't ruin my experience watching this show, but that certainly was... a choice.
Thank you for giving more Stop-motion films some love! I've loved Stop Motion all my life since I watched Wallace and Gromit as a kid. Heck, even movies that bring the *aesthetics* of stop motion like The Mitchells vs. the Machines makes me grin from ear to ear! As for Helluva boss? IDK, the lore of the show and having daemon protagonists who are supposed to be evil just didn't click with me. Maybe it's worth a second chance, though...
Helluva boss is AMAZING. it’s very sexual, crude and the VA of the main character is Brandon Rogers if that gives you any idea 😂 but characters imo are well written
It's funny that the shows on this list where your first thought was "Eeeh, I don't know if this if for me" were the ones where I was going "Stop-motion horror? Demon workplace comedy? Tell me more immediately! Oh, the first one is actually scary and the second has heart and is super gay? Definitely count me in, then!" Which would seem to indicate a crucial difference in baseline tastes, and yet...maybe not, after all!
Fuck yes, Blue Period helped me work through some mental stuff that prevented me from enjoying creating art like I used to. I watched everything from your list aside from Ranking of Kings, gotta give it a shot
I think Blue Period has changed the life of everyone I know who have touched it in some way. I connected with Yuka so hard I realized I was trans because of them (I think they are trans fem and in parts are referred to with she/her pronouns but I am going to refer to them by they/them here because that is what the TH-camr did) and during episode 10 when they were doing the nude drawing I put myself into Yuka's shoes so quickly I got a dysphoria attack from it. But I would rewatch it anytime and the line "If you are still bothered about what people think of you then you are not ready to die yet" keeps me going everyday when I see the world getting worse
The freaking House, omg, that is certainly a movie. That movie made me feel weird for such a long time after. Especially the second story absolutely creeped me out. That feeling of desperation that set in was wild. I don't think I have felt feelings because of a movie that strongly and that long after in more than a decade. Anything horror is not my cup of tea, but I love anything animation and thus also stop motion.
Had the same experience, it's SO uncomfortable in such a great way lol! The only other film I remember having felt something similar from is Parasite, in terms of vibes I think it is kind of similar to part 2.
Omg The House really is something all of itself (warning I’m gonna mention some spoilers) The second part when the mouse comes back home from the hospital and all the weird mouse-bug hybrid creatures are clapping then that transition to the next scene gave me chills like nothing else has before. Great move, truly disturbing.
Man, The House. That movie gave me major existential dread with the last segment which I honestly loved and the first one had me completely terrified which I also love. Stop motion animation rarely gets any of the love it deserves and man if it isn't fun to just watch and feel that uncanny valley it's amazing.
Hey. While I can't really say whether your Re:Zero takes were good or bad, in all honestly I do not believe you deserved to be harassed off of tumbler for them, especially by people who claim to hate cancel culture. I hope you are doing okay. You're clearly talented and have a bright future ahead of you.
To be honest there's very little that's definitively good or bad takes when it comes to reactions, that's the nature of reactions. But in this specific case? Even as a straight(ish) white male(ish) viewer the parts that were mentioned as irredeemable brought back the memories I'd tried to repress of just shouting at my screen wanting the main character to kill himself immediately before the checkpoint system locked in actions that were really uncomfortable to watch a human do, let alone protagonist. I can't even begin to imagine how that reaction would be impacted if in REAL LIFE I had previously dealt with being the victim of people like that. So yea, at the end of the day people attacking someone for their pain is nothing but gross.
Ranking of things actually reminds me a lot of original princess Knight. While the main character in princess Knight didn't have a disability because they were a girl the was static against them inherit the Kingdom. Also... The art style
A lot of the care put into the earlier episodes for his disability gets tossed in the later third. Somehow people start understanding Bochi’s vocal gesturing without him signing anything so as far as I can tell nobody learned how to sign. Also the strange treatment of the Korean stand-in culture.
@@ladygrey4113 That is true, but I don't think it's more of them suddenly knowing what Bojji wants, but rather they actually pay more attention to his stature and mood since before he was barely respected and treated as a foolish dreamer. They seem more reactionary to him than before aside from those he usually speaks to through sign language.
@@ladygrey4113 The way the seires handled the villain in the very last couple of episodes was pretty disappointing and a bit creepy too 😟 I think season 1 was a lot better
Good list! If you're looking for other hidde gems from the past year btw there's one anime i wanna put on your table: Odd Taxi! It's a mystery series in all its might, with a cast of rock solid characters, a plot so tight you have to be there for every moment of it, and emotions i didn't even know i could feel! Despite its animal-cartoony look, a little like ranking of kings, it carries cery adult themes and the way the story is woven will very much require you to think along! (Oh and don't look too much up for it since the slightest spoilers can already be present!)
Heartily seconding this rec, I just finished odd taxi today and the ending has been giving me massive chills every time I think about it. Such a good show.
as somoene who really cant stand anime anymore, being a new artist (pick up the hobbie during lockdown), blue period as capable of making me cry and anticipate every episode
As someone with a The Moxxie/Millie short from that episode am glad it got a mention here. It geta overlooked because (ahh edgy violence is funny) but ita mich more than that. Violence is still great to watch though.
AHHHHHHH. LITERALLY ONE FRAME OF BLUE PERIOD AND THE FIRST NOTE OF THE SONG AND I AM EMOTIONAL BECAUSE THE SERIES WHICH CHANGED MY LIFE IS GETTING THE RECOGNITION IT DISEVES. Sorry I just needed to get that out. I love Blue Period so I can't wait to hear what you have to say about it
So happy your recommended Ranking of Kings. I somehow never noticed anyone talking about it while it was coming out (despite a LOT of people talking about it) and randomly came across it one day and decided to start watching it. It was a big surprise when I found out it was actually really popular!
You need to stop clarifying so many of your statements. The only people who would see your work and NOT figure out what you really mean on their own, are the nitwits who will continue to judge you no matter HOW well you explain it. You have better communication skills than you might think, but you can still practice them to make yourself clearer without having to stop and cover your butt quite so often. Do not fear being misunderstood or judged by others. You have wonderful insights and a well-organized, intelligent basis for your views. And you owe NO ONE any validation for your words. Accept that. Also, I don't know much of anime, but I am a HUGE fan of Helluva Boss myself. The depth of the world setting is what keeps me interested, even though I also dislike watching "bad people doing bad things". This setting is interesting because the manages to toy with the definition of "bad " well enough that you have to take hard look at how you define Good and Evil. And I love that!
Tonight I started watching your series on 'Utena', which I am seeing for the first time this month. It's very fascinating, but I was very happy to find someone who can help me understand the'Revolutionary Girl' series. While still celebrating, I subscribed to your channel, which brought me to your site. I found this video which said that you are also a big fan of ' Blue Period' ! My day is now complete- I have another soul who is really into this amazing story !
I am like, way late to the party on this video, but the mention of horror and stop motion in 2022 made me want to bring up "Mad God". It saw it's release on Shudder about a month after this video went live, but it is absolutely some of the best animation I've seen in years. It's done by Phil Tippet, the guy behind some of the most impressive visual effects of Star Wars, RoboCop and Jurassic Park.
Genuinely surprised that you avoided Helluva Boss because of "cringe" vibes. Maybe it's just my circle of friends, but I was expecting a more niche and rough labor of love. Not the awesome web series starring amazing talent like the wonderful Richard Steven Horvitz. I guess it shows that you should never be held back by "cringe" alone.
Me: This "Ranking of Kings" seems interesting, I'll watch an episode now and keep with the video. Me, three hours later: So you binged it all at once you say?
“The house” scared the absolute SHIT out of me. I haven’t been that scared in a long time. It was such an eerie atmosphere that it was horrifying even when nothing explicitly scary was happening
Yay! I'm so excited for the Witch Hat Atelier anime as well! I was so pleasantly shocked when I saw the announcement! I also really enjoyed watching Ranking of Kings and several other animated shows that have come out lately. Perhaps I should give Helluva Boss another try? I'm pretty sure that was the one I tried watching before but got immediately turned off when they just casually spat out an R-slur in the middle of things... which really Really soured my impression of it. Even if a series features "villain" characters... it's hard for me to accept an author relying on slurs and bigoted language, y'know?
When you were talking about how art was the only thing you wanted to do with your life and you had to do it one way or another, I teared up. I do relate, a lot. I'm in my thirties now and I knew early on it was what I wanted. But I was worried about how I would make a living, so I tried doing other things for a while, but in combination with some personal life stuff, trying to do other things kind of broke me. It took ages to get back on my feet, and I'm still not really there yet, but art makes me want to be alive. So I'm also at the stage where I have to do it one way or another. It's really starting to look up though. Great video as always, thank you for making these!
I totally agree about HB, the comedy is hit or miss for me but the art and emotional moments keep me coming back Also the gay dad drama got me too you aren't alone
an anime i NEVER see people talking about is Healer Girl! It's basically about singing magic girls, but it has good humor and the characters are so relatable! when i finished i cried just because i didnt want it to end
Oh my gosh I LOVED "Ranking of Kings!" :D It's just one of those shows that so easily makes you go, "WHAAAAT?!" in a fun way that was exciting to experience with my brother!
Personally I love Helluvaboss it's style of humour and slapstick violence is right up my street also I love how they develop blizo the only thing that I dislike is that Milly doesn't get much development.
I love your content so much!! It feels like I'm listening to a close friend. You give off such a warm, wlecoming vibe and I can't wait to see more of your content!!
Thank you so much for recommending Blue Period! I ended up marathon-ing it in one night and absolutely loved it. Would have completely missed it otherwise
I was so ready to dismiss Bojji's stepmom because of how she seemed at first. However, it then turned out that Queen Hiling did her absolute best to understand and grow close to her stepson, to the point of trying to pick up sign language. She never hates him or waves him off, she genuinely cares for and is concerned for Bojji. It's just so sweet, I can't take it
So I actually stopped watching this to avoid spoilers an near-binged Ranking of Kings and it's one of the best shows I've ever seen. I don't know how I missed it until I saw this. Thanks
Add me to the "I definitely want to and plan on watching Arcane, but haven't yet" club. I think it's mostly because I want to watch it with my wife but we're in the middle of some other series at the moment and progressing slowly.
Amazing video! I have watched most of these but def will check out the House which I haven’t seen yet! Idk if it’s for you but if you’re looking for something different than the Anime norm I’d highly recommend Oddtaxi!
I just finished Ranking of Kings. Truly one of my favourite anime ever. So glad to see you give it the love it deserves! (I totally get the weariness of popular anime)
i watch to the end, and i think i now have five things to watch later... and my life is pretty good, but when you say that line at the end i tend to get tearfully mixed emotions. thank you.
I really enjoyed All Saints Street this past year. The episodes are really short and the new season was just translated and released in English on TH-cam. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who likes supernatural slice-of-life. I'd place the project scale at the same level of Bee and PuppyCat and just as cute.
Watch Symphogear. Seriously, it’s the anime with the MOST amount of GOOD LGBT representation I have ever seen. It starts slow, but it’s seriously amazing once it gets going. It’s worth giving a 4 episode test (in my personal opinion, episodes 2 and 3 of season 1 are the worst episodes in all 5 seasons, hence why 4 episode instead of 3 episode). It’s definitely not for everyone, but it definitely deserves more of a chance than people give it.
I saw the first episode of Blue Period and immediately picked up and binged through the manga. While not an artist myself I am in my final year of college and I connected much more so than I ever thought possible with Yatora's pure desire to make the decision to go do (Art college) what he was passionate about instead of the safe choice
I love when you post recommendations. After Ascendance of a Bookworm, you became my most trustworthy recommendation person. I'm honestly about to just pause this video and watch all of Ranking of Kings before moving onto the next rec lol
Wow, glad i watched this. I had no idea what ranking of kings was actually about, just that it looked goofy. Will have to try it. I LOVED LOVED LOVED Blue Period uuuuuu so good though, that and Kotaro Lives Alone
On the subject of the house (from the point of view of someone who enjoyed the first and third segment) I would say the following: -You can watch only one or two of the shorts without missing anything at all (aside from some easter eggs) - If you're looking for an animated horror, watch the first short -If you're looking for a dark comedy with lots of symbolism, then I would recommend the third short -The most I can say about the second short is that it is also a horror story, in a different style from the first one (i have a hard time pitching stuff i don't enjoy very much)
Yup, here I go again, checking every one of your recommendations because it just fcking clicks!! Thank you for this and yes! Ranking of Kings is unabashedly wholesome and amazing. Cheers and stay well!
I personally love stop motion it is probably my favourite art medium and I can't imagine how much effort is put into it. Though I probably won't watch The House because I don't go well with scary stuff.
One thing I was not prepared for was young Ouken being so damn hot. Blue period was just a beautiful story, I was watching it when you posted your "gender non-conforming" video and Yuka was such an astounding supporting character and the show felt like it taught me a lot.
Another story that i feel tackles very well a deaf/mute character is vagabond- It truly is a masterpiece in every way but it went on hiatus like 7 years ago, and i doubt it will ever be concluded 😔
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I'm very thankful for accidentaly reading/watching Blue Period, Arte and Beserk at the same time, thus picking up drawing again after a 12 year hiatus. I never thought about drawing again after I hadn't to draw as a child and those three showed me how much fun it is to create something beautiful.
SpyXFamily is absolutely amazing! it's hilarious and adorable!!! I've been reading the manga but seeing it as an anime is somehow even better.
SO TRUE
I just read the manga after watching the anime and I can say the adaptation for episode one was done with absolute ✨Elegance✨
I hope they'll be able to continue such remarkable adaptation on later episode's
Bomby bombs!
I hope to see the cruize arc like its cool to see the fights in thae manga imagine it being animated
definately a good anime!
something else I really liked about Ranking of Kings, along with all that's mentioned here, is that this is one of the only shows I have seen where there is a snake and a snake themed character that arent evil, scheming, backstabbers.
I know, i only know 2 snake themed character that aren't actually evil. Also the literal snakes from Naruto are neutral to good guys
A good sign for TH-camr critics is their willingness to try different media. All the shows you named are so varied, from their storytelling to their visual art, and it’s really encouraging. Keep up the good work, you're a great inspiration!
True but critics who mostly stick to smaller pools of media they enjoy but use them as jumping off points to talk about much broader topics from writing to social issues are also highly underrated. Lily Orchard hbomberguy and Moviebob are masters of that.
@@viraltang Oh yeah, totally! I love Lily Orchards especially because she’s telling something similar, encouraging people to go out of their comfort zone and trying something other than adventure fantasy, naming the qualities of all those different slice of life shows, or how to improve story structures not only in TV shows but in video games too!
I just started reading Witch Hat Atelier days ago and immediately thought of you and your art style, so I'm glad my hunch that you're a fan was correct lol
9:28 I want the "talent" and "smart" "compliments" to go away forever.
I'm a software engineer and at this point I feel it's more used as an excuse to not hire entry-level people. It also stops so many people from picking up a new thing that they'd love to be able to do but don't even try because they "can't".
I'm not saying it's easy, mind you. I'm saying it's possible and that the difficulty can be spread out over years to make it very doable. Also finding people to figure it out with is so good. (I'm playing with learning non-programming stuff on side and having friends helping out is great... now I just need to put in more time to learn some Blender)
I always think of László Polgár, the father of the Polgár sisters, the chess grandmasters. He decided to raise his children in a way to teach them all he can and make geniuses of them to show that it all is just hard work, no "talent" required. Worth looking into, imho.
It'd be nice if language could function in such a way that "talented" and "smart" could change so they mean that the person put a lot of work into a thing to become skilled in physical (Talent) or mental (Smart) fields of work, but I doubt it'd ever become a thing since it's already so engrained in our language, so we'll just have to settle for more specific descriptions.
part of the reason I make an effort to say skilled more rather than talented. Talented often dismisses the hard work people put in. And from what I recall Skilled indicates less innate and more of a mastery/show of effort. Idk for Smart though, I'd say skill also would apply cuz itd indicate a skill at say, math or some such. I know that often the term used in parallel to talent is also Genius, which also disregards hard work in favor of innate talent. Which also has to be fostered with hard work and effort in order to not stagnate so referring to it all as talent is often super dismissive yeh.
What happened to anime after 2003? I dunno. LMAO
Noralities: **starts talking about blue period**
Me who just got the manga and is super excited about an art-related anime/manga: LETS GOOOOO
Dangit, you mentioned it, so I had to watch House of Asmodeus again! I loved how that episode sparked so many conversations, not just about the characters and story, but about relationship dynamics in general. Love stuff like that.
I really enjoyed Ranking of Kings, but I if had to be nitpicky about something, it has to be Miranjo's past for me.
The whole "we were a GOOD, RICH and INTELLIGENT town that decided to FIX this EVIL and POOR village, but at the end they still betrayed us because their heart of still POOR or something" didn't sit well with me at all. Maybe I'm just projecting too much of my own reality (Brazil), but any story that presents poor as these spiritually miserable people instead of the resourceful and hardworking that it's actually composed of, usually takes me out of the series a little.
Which is a shame, because I was really enjoying the series as a whole (also the openings are amazing)
This sums up my feelings towards part 2 pretty well. I was quite shocked at how poorly written the two towns were, considering how the author went out of their way making the main cast layered and complex, not black & white. It didn't ruin my experience watching this show, but that certainly was... a choice.
RoK is bad and more people need to know this
Thank you for giving more Stop-motion films some love! I've loved Stop Motion all my life since I watched Wallace and Gromit as a kid. Heck, even movies that bring the *aesthetics* of stop motion like The Mitchells vs. the Machines makes me grin from ear to ear!
As for Helluva boss? IDK, the lore of the show and having daemon protagonists who are supposed to be evil just didn't click with me. Maybe it's worth a second chance, though...
Helluva boss is AMAZING. it’s very sexual, crude and the VA of the main character is Brandon Rogers if that gives you any idea 😂 but characters imo are well written
not necessarily evil, but morally grey for sure. Give it a chance
@@mcfarofinha134 I have since then, and my opinion on it has upgraded a fair bit.
"Everythingis going to be okay"
Me coming off of my mother's near death, parents divorcing, and best friends death: *Sobs while brushing teeth*
It's funny that the shows on this list where your first thought was "Eeeh, I don't know if this if for me" were the ones where I was going "Stop-motion horror? Demon workplace comedy? Tell me more immediately! Oh, the first one is actually scary and the second has heart and is super gay? Definitely count me in, then!"
Which would seem to indicate a crucial difference in baseline tastes, and yet...maybe not, after all!
Fuck yes, Blue Period helped me work through some mental stuff that prevented me from enjoying creating art like I used to. I watched everything from your list aside from Ranking of Kings, gotta give it a shot
I think Blue Period has changed the life of everyone I know who have touched it in some way. I connected with Yuka so hard I realized I was trans because of them (I think they are trans fem and in parts are referred to with she/her pronouns but I am going to refer to them by they/them here because that is what the TH-camr did) and during episode 10 when they were doing the nude drawing I put myself into Yuka's shoes so quickly I got a dysphoria attack from it. But I would rewatch it anytime and the line "If you are still bothered about what people think of you then you are not ready to die yet" keeps me going everyday when I see the world getting worse
The freaking House, omg, that is certainly a movie. That movie made me feel weird for such a long time after. Especially the second story absolutely creeped me out. That feeling of desperation that set in was wild. I don't think I have felt feelings because of a movie that strongly and that long after in more than a decade. Anything horror is not my cup of tea, but I love anything animation and thus also stop motion.
Had the same experience, it's SO uncomfortable in such a great way lol! The only other film I remember having felt something similar from is Parasite, in terms of vibes I think it is kind of similar to part 2.
Omg The House really is something all of itself (warning I’m gonna mention some spoilers) The second part when the mouse comes back home from the hospital and all the weird mouse-bug hybrid creatures are clapping then that transition to the next scene gave me chills like nothing else has before. Great move, truly disturbing.
Man, The House. That movie gave me major existential dread with the last segment which I honestly loved and the first one had me completely terrified which I also love. Stop motion animation rarely gets any of the love it deserves and man if it isn't fun to just watch and feel that uncanny valley it's amazing.
Hey.
While I can't really say whether your Re:Zero takes were good or bad, in all honestly I do not believe you deserved to be harassed off of tumbler for them, especially by people who claim to hate cancel culture. I hope you are doing okay. You're clearly talented and have a bright future ahead of you.
To be honest there's very little that's definitively good or bad takes when it comes to reactions, that's the nature of reactions. But in this specific case? Even as a straight(ish) white male(ish) viewer the parts that were mentioned as irredeemable brought back the memories I'd tried to repress of just shouting at my screen wanting the main character to kill himself immediately before the checkpoint system locked in actions that were really uncomfortable to watch a human do, let alone protagonist. I can't even begin to imagine how that reaction would be impacted if in REAL LIFE I had previously dealt with being the victim of people like that. So yea, at the end of the day people attacking someone for their pain is nothing but gross.
Ngl i haven't seen every Video but her Re:Zero take was really bad and yet i couldn't even imagine harassing someone over them
She got harassed on tumblr?
_People harassed somebody over a show like _*_that??_*
Have people gone absolutely insane? Despicable.
Ranking of things actually reminds me a lot of original princess Knight. While the main character in princess Knight didn't have a disability because they were a girl the was static against them inherit the Kingdom. Also... The art style
A lot of the care put into the earlier episodes for his disability gets tossed in the later third. Somehow people start understanding Bochi’s vocal gesturing without him signing anything so as far as I can tell nobody learned how to sign. Also the strange treatment of the Korean stand-in culture.
@@ladygrey4113 That is true, but I don't think it's more of them suddenly knowing what Bojji wants, but rather they actually pay more attention to his stature and mood since before he was barely respected and treated as a foolish dreamer. They seem more reactionary to him than before aside from those he usually speaks to through sign language.
@@ladygrey4113 The way the seires handled the villain in the very last couple of episodes was pretty disappointing and a bit creepy too 😟 I think season 1 was a lot better
Good list! If you're looking for other hidde gems from the past year btw there's one anime i wanna put on your table: Odd Taxi! It's a mystery series in all its might, with a cast of rock solid characters, a plot so tight you have to be there for every moment of it, and emotions i didn't even know i could feel! Despite its animal-cartoony look, a little like ranking of kings, it carries cery adult themes and the way the story is woven will very much require you to think along! (Oh and don't look too much up for it since the slightest spoilers can already be present!)
Heartily seconding this rec, I just finished odd taxi today and the ending has been giving me massive chills every time I think about it. Such a good show.
being told that everything is going to be okay after each video never fails to bring me to tears
as somoene who really cant stand anime anymore, being a new artist (pick up the hobbie during lockdown), blue period as capable of making me cry and anticipate every episode
Lol why there alot of good ones
What happened man? Do you need someone to talk to?
Me watching this drinking from my Fizzozzie mug and wearing my Fizzozzie sweatshirt! That musical number from episode 7 was very affective.
As someone with a The Moxxie/Millie short from that episode am glad it got a mention here. It geta overlooked because (ahh edgy violence is funny) but ita mich more than that.
Violence is still great to watch though.
Blue Period and Ranking of Kings have been so important to me these last few months. I'm very happy to see you highlighting them!
Just came to say that I watched 'Blue Period' based on your recommendation, and I couldn't put it down. I loved it! Thanks for making this video!
Animation is wonderful and the Oscars need to recognise that 😠
AHHHHHHH. LITERALLY ONE FRAME OF BLUE PERIOD AND THE FIRST NOTE OF THE SONG AND I AM EMOTIONAL BECAUSE THE SERIES WHICH CHANGED MY LIFE IS GETTING THE RECOGNITION IT DISEVES.
Sorry I just needed to get that out. I love Blue Period so I can't wait to hear what you have to say about it
So happy your recommended Ranking of Kings. I somehow never noticed anyone talking about it while it was coming out (despite a LOT of people talking about it) and randomly came across it one day and decided to start watching it. It was a big surprise when I found out it was actually really popular!
You need to stop clarifying so many of your statements. The only people who would see your work and NOT figure out what you really mean on their own, are the nitwits who will continue to judge you no matter HOW well you explain it.
You have better communication skills than you might think, but you can still practice them to make yourself clearer without having to stop and cover your butt quite so often. Do not fear being misunderstood or judged by others.
You have wonderful insights and a well-organized, intelligent basis for your views. And you owe NO ONE any validation for your words.
Accept that.
Also, I don't know much of anime, but I am a HUGE fan of Helluva Boss myself. The depth of the world setting is what keeps me interested, even though I also dislike watching "bad people doing bad things". This setting is interesting because the manages to toy with the definition of "bad " well enough that you have to take hard look at how you define Good and Evil.
And I love that!
This has become my happy place, this channel I mean
10:30 to me doing what I love only becomes work when outher people constantly interrupt me.
Tonight I started watching your series on 'Utena', which I am seeing for the first time this month. It's very fascinating, but I was very happy to find someone who can help me understand the'Revolutionary Girl' series. While still celebrating, I subscribed to your channel, which brought me to your site. I found this video which said that you are also a big fan of ' Blue Period' ! My day is now complete- I have another soul who is really into this amazing story !
Promised Neverland's ending(s): [Exists]
Noralities: [PTSD of whatever other crappy anime endings you can think of]
I am like, way late to the party on this video, but the mention of horror and stop motion in 2022 made me want to bring up "Mad God". It saw it's release on Shudder about a month after this video went live, but it is absolutely some of the best animation I've seen in years. It's done by Phil Tippet, the guy behind some of the most impressive visual effects of Star Wars, RoboCop and Jurassic Park.
I had just finished re-watching your 2010's anime rec's about half an hour ago haha, the timing was perfect
Genuinely surprised that you avoided Helluva Boss because of "cringe" vibes. Maybe it's just my circle of friends, but I was expecting a more niche and rough labor of love. Not the awesome web series starring amazing talent like the wonderful Richard Steven Horvitz.
I guess it shows that you should never be held back by "cringe" alone.
Hellava Boss gives me genuine hope for Hazbin Hotel.
I love your new avatar outfit and poses
They need to make a Minish Cap remake with clay and cloth aesthetics
Me: This "Ranking of Kings" seems interesting, I'll watch an episode now and keep with the video.
Me, three hours later: So you binged it all at once you say?
Can I just say I LOVE the music you chose for this video???? I almost screamed when I heard the R&J music because I love that ballet so much
Aleksandr Petrov has a great stop-animation approach, using oil paints on a pane of glass. With each frame, he moves the paint around.
You forgot the most important thing about Ranking of Kings. There's a guy with a snake boyfriend. A snoyfriend, if you will.
So many points to show out, it’s giving “I like this show, but they don’t have this specific thing I like in it!”
You just made my day telling me about the full animation of "The Girl from the Other Side"!
I watched Ranking of Kings from your recommendation, and now I’m crying nonstop.
Aww yeah comfy recs from comfy youtuber. Thanks as always
“The house” scared the absolute SHIT out of me. I haven’t been that scared in a long time. It was such an eerie atmosphere that it was horrifying even when nothing explicitly scary was happening
Not sure how I managed to miss Ranking of Kings existing, but the way you talked about it this is something I need to fix immediately
Thank you for the recommendations! I've been on the fence about checking out The House, but the design of it all looks so fascinating.
Yay! I'm so excited for the Witch Hat Atelier anime as well! I was so pleasantly shocked when I saw the announcement! I also really enjoyed watching Ranking of Kings and several other animated shows that have come out lately.
Perhaps I should give Helluva Boss another try? I'm pretty sure that was the one I tried watching before but got immediately turned off when they just casually spat out an R-slur in the middle of things... which really Really soured my impression of it. Even if a series features "villain" characters... it's hard for me to accept an author relying on slurs and bigoted language, y'know?
I have had a really hard day, so this video was exactly what I needed.
When you were talking about how art was the only thing you wanted to do with your life and you had to do it one way or another, I teared up. I do relate, a lot. I'm in my thirties now and I knew early on it was what I wanted. But I was worried about how I would make a living, so I tried doing other things for a while, but in combination with some personal life stuff, trying to do other things kind of broke me. It took ages to get back on my feet, and I'm still not really there yet, but art makes me want to be alive. So I'm also at the stage where I have to do it one way or another. It's really starting to look up though.
Great video as always, thank you for making these!
I absolutely love the background music you use! You have great taste. Especially prelude to an afternoon with a faun.
I totally agree about HB, the comedy is hit or miss for me but the art and emotional moments keep me coming back
Also the gay dad drama got me too you aren't alone
an anime i NEVER see people talking about is Healer Girl! It's basically about singing magic girls, but it has good humor and the characters are so relatable! when i finished i cried just because i didnt want it to end
12:17 My sibilings laugh at me during the all movie because of this.
Oh my gosh I LOVED "Ranking of Kings!" :D
It's just one of those shows that so easily makes you go, "WHAAAAT?!" in a fun way that was exciting to experience with my brother!
my favorite comfort channel when im sic :)
Left field comment - the water in your animation reminded me of The Last Unicorn, which is a huge plus, anyway keep up the good work!
Blue Period is AWESOME! i've been following the Manga since chapter 1 and it always gets better
hey wholeheartedly recommend the blue period manga over the anime. seeing the works and medium changes on paper makes it a whole lot nicer.
Finallyy!!! I was waiting for that video for so loong! 👏🏾 Nora would you do recs regularly throughout seasons?
This video is officially certified by the Recommending Ones & Zeros.
Personally I love Helluvaboss it's style of humour and slapstick violence is right up my street also I love how they develop blizo the only thing that I dislike is that Milly doesn't get much development.
Babe wake up, new Noralities video just dropped
I love your content so much!! It feels like I'm listening to a close friend. You give off such a warm, wlecoming vibe and I can't wait to see more of your content!!
Kotaro Lives Alone is worth checking out. You will ugly cry every episode, but it's so wholesome and cute.
Thank you so much for recommending Blue Period! I ended up marathon-ing it in one night and absolutely loved it. Would have completely missed it otherwise
Still patiently hoping that one day we get your take on how Arcane handles a certain favorite topic/trope you brought up several times in this video.
I was literally about to comment on your CCS video asking for this before remembering to look with my eyes
I was so ready to dismiss Bojji's stepmom because of how she seemed at first. However, it then turned out that Queen Hiling did her absolute best to understand and grow close to her stepson, to the point of trying to pick up sign language. She never hates him or waves him off, she genuinely cares for and is concerned for Bojji. It's just so sweet, I can't take it
Oh g d it, I'm high and of course you used THAT devilman page, i choked on my drink 🤣
So I actually stopped watching this to avoid spoilers an near-binged Ranking of Kings and it's one of the best shows I've ever seen. I don't know how I missed it until I saw this. Thanks
Add me to the "I definitely want to and plan on watching Arcane, but haven't yet" club. I think it's mostly because I want to watch it with my wife but we're in the middle of some other series at the moment and progressing slowly.
Amazing video! I have watched most of these but def will check out the House which I haven’t seen yet!
Idk if it’s for you but if you’re looking for something different than the Anime norm I’d highly recommend Oddtaxi!
I loved ODDTAXI. It was really different compared to the stuff I usually watch
I just finished Ranking of Kings. Truly one of my favourite anime ever. So glad to see you give it the love it deserves! (I totally get the weariness of popular anime)
i watch to the end, and i think i now have five things to watch later...
and my life is pretty good, but when you say that line at the end i tend to get tearfully mixed emotions. thank you.
Honestly Blue Period is the first thing I have seen that has made me want to paint despite not being in a painting class.
cheers someone finally talked about the cup head cartoons
Babe wake up! New
Noralities video just dropped
Ah, finally an anituber's opinions I can relate with. And who can recommend actually good anime.
My 2014-2022 anime drought is about to end
I really enjoyed All Saints Street this past year. The episodes are really short and the new season was just translated and released in English on TH-cam. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who likes supernatural slice-of-life. I'd place the project scale at the same level of Bee and PuppyCat and just as cute.
So glad to see a Noralities video to cheer up my day! ^^
Watch Symphogear. Seriously, it’s the anime with the MOST amount of GOOD LGBT representation I have ever seen. It starts slow, but it’s seriously amazing once it gets going. It’s worth giving a 4 episode test (in my personal opinion, episodes 2 and 3 of season 1 are the worst episodes in all 5 seasons, hence why 4 episode instead of 3 episode). It’s definitely not for everyone, but it definitely deserves more of a chance than people give it.
I saw the first episode of Blue Period and immediately picked up and binged through the manga.
While not an artist myself I am in my final year of college and I connected much more so than I ever thought possible with Yatora's pure desire to make the decision to go do (Art college) what he was passionate about instead of the safe choice
I've watched all of the shows you talked about in the past year or so too and definitely recommend them too for anyone interested!
I love when you post recommendations. After Ascendance of a Bookworm, you became my most trustworthy recommendation person. I'm honestly about to just pause this video and watch all of Ranking of Kings before moving onto the next rec lol
Trustworthy recommendation person? Just say that you have similar tastes
@@legendaresn6983 That's such a weird thing to comment on, and I'm high af
Wow, glad i watched this. I had no idea what ranking of kings was actually about, just that it looked goofy. Will have to try it.
I LOVED LOVED LOVED Blue Period uuuuuu so good though, that and Kotaro Lives Alone
Thank you so much for these recs! I'll definitely keep them in mind.
On the subject of the house (from the point of view of someone who enjoyed the first and third segment) I would say the following:
-You can watch only one or two of the shorts without missing anything at all (aside from some easter eggs)
- If you're looking for an animated horror, watch the first short
-If you're looking for a dark comedy with lots of symbolism, then I would recommend the third short
-The most I can say about the second short is that it is also a horror story, in a different style from the first one (i have a hard time pitching stuff i don't enjoy very much)
Ive heard of Rankings of Kings and Blue Period but never expressed any interest until now. Thanks for the recommendations.
Yup, here I go again, checking every one of your recommendations because it just fcking clicks!!
Thank you for this and yes! Ranking of Kings is unabashedly wholesome and amazing. Cheers and stay well!
SO PUMPED FOR WITCH HAT ATELIER!!!! and helluva boss is amazing
I personally love stop motion it is probably my favourite art medium and I can't imagine how much effort is put into it. Though I probably won't watch The House because I don't go well with scary stuff.
Dress Up Darling is fantastic too, its creator is a woman who based the manga off her experiences as a cosplayer
Yes! Blue period , Tysm I love it =D , really good video :)
One thing I was not prepared for was young Ouken being so damn hot. Blue period was just a beautiful story, I was watching it when you posted your "gender non-conforming" video and Yuka was such an astounding supporting character and the show felt like it taught me a lot.
Another story that i feel tackles very well a deaf/mute character is vagabond-
It truly is a masterpiece in every way but it went on hiatus like 7 years ago, and i doubt it will ever be concluded 😔
The house was fantastic, and I am so happy to see it on this list!!!
Yey! About time for the one and only vid of the year lol