A lore video with no dialogue seems like such a difficult thing to produce, but this had me enthralled when you showed it off. Thanks for posting it as a stand alone!
well there is still storyboarding and ideation that goes on so while theres no dialogue in the result there is "dialogue" in the working phase! honestly i prefer lore videos with little to no dialogue because it leaves it open for the viewers and also makes the atmosphere kinda draw you in!
I think it's double entendre at the start; the cat figure is likely something precious to whoever owned it, and when it broke, Gigi was scared of the punishment. The storage of curios along with the extravagant interior and overlay tells us that Gigi is likely part of a wealthy family or one that collects so many valuables, where she does not receive as much love from the family as they do for their possessions. Gigi is not whole, like the figure that (she?) broke. Seeing herself in the broken figure, she becomes fed up with the feeling, and puts it back together her own way, filling the cracks and emptiness with her desires, hiding what once was. She loses herself to a heart full of childish greed, changing the world how she prefers it to be. Reigning in the chaos, Liz's tough justice is too much for Gigi. As a porcelain figure held by simple glue, Gigi falls apart when opposed. Then, a reversal of roles. When the figure broke in front of Gigi, she fled and restored it rashly. When the figure breaks in front of Liz, she approaches it delicately, just as she reaches to Gigi in the reflection of reality. I think what we see is that when something precious breaks, it may no longer be itself, but it can become better with care.
A masterful introduction. Even now looking back months later I’m in absolute awe of this art. Some people might get it, some might not, much like passersby in a museum. It’s a shame that we don’t have a continuation but that’s part of the charm I believe. The viewers are witnesses involved in her yet-unwritten story.
...how long has ERB known Gigi? Is Gigi the broken girl? She repairs herself? But when ERB breaks Kintsugi'd (Yobitsugi'd?) Gigi, the reflection in the mirror shows a whole girl. REALLY good storytelling, eelsoup+Gigi. Does the genki gamer have a tragic backstory? I'm loving the storytelling the animation is calling ME to do, really fitting for a Gigi debut.
This is MY personal distillation of the video due to the details we see: The precious thing that breaks is not the cat figure, Gigi's the broken one. You see her... "reflection" behind the Painting? Mirror? she is broken and heartless. We often see this in adults. Many let go of their dreams, of themselves, of their passions to adhere to what's expected of them. She was broken. Like most people who are in this state she was not satisfied, not happy, and she evaded other people. Then she went nuts, she said fluff it! and started painting things her own twisted way, like a child pulling a tantrum. She "fixed" herself this way. But she was still very fragile, and held together by the weakest thread(or in this case paint, some kind of gruel and stickers, probably) so when the first outside touch came, she broke down again. But she had the luck to be touched by someone who did not just get away but picked her up. (my guess would be Liz, but it could just be a stand in for whatever gave her the "in" into Hololive. BUT I may very well be completely wrong and reading between the lines something that's not there at all.
@@eluzivoI love your interpretation. I kinda understand the first part the animation was trying to convey with her broken pieces but I didn't understand the last part when her colorful self also broke apart. Now I can even understand the implication of Liz picking up a piece of the broken pieces.
@@eluzivoThis definitely fits, though it makes me wonder more. Like, maybe Liz did something very special for Gigi, from one super experienced creator to another, or was introduced to trying Hololive by Liz. That moment of Liz picking up the heart, and comforting and taking the hand of Gigi gives serious caretaker vibes. So interesting, I could be off too, but it just makes me want to keep reading into it!
I'm kind of wondering if she's kind of a mix between the Western idea of a Gremlin (which traditionally in folklore was not visible itself but "inhabits" objects to damage or cause malfunction) and a variation of the Japanese idea of a Tsukumogami (an object itself gaining life as a Yōkai after a hundred years). She seems to be associated with that figurine that broke in some way. One of my favorite parts about this video is that there's a thousand different interpretations that can be explored and all of them are fascinating. Maybe if it ever gets around to our favorite gremlin in the new ENreco series they just launched, we'll find out more. But if not, even the mystery is beautiful.
The style and presentation are gorgeous. There's multiple ways to interpret it. Like at first it felt like a child scared of being punished. But then as Gigi tries to repair the cat she's fixing a missing part of herself in the process.
I really love how the lore is presented! I'd like to believe the general direction of the video is Madoka Magica inspired. Thank you GiGi for upload this as well as the other creative workers involved with the making of this lore video!
Absolutely love this video. No dialogue, just visual storytelling with the right sfx and musical cues. Reminds me very much of a Witch from Madoka Magica, and that's always a treat.
0:22 i really like how the scattered out letters spells When something precious breaks as well as at 1:51 it has a score as if it was a game it really does show how much detail went into this animation
This entire lore video was really well done! Just looking at Gigi herself you wouldn't think to get such a video like this. I found it very captivating, it was giving mad madoka magica vibes too!
I love the “Alice In Wonderland” theme, and how she changes the world around her from dull to a more vibrant place, and to top it all the amazing BGM and cute art style!!
This video is the most intriguing part of Gigi to me. I’ve spent at least a couple minutes every day since her debut thinking about its meaning. It’s the perfect mixture of sad and off the rails. I love it.
Powerful art, monotone to ecstatic color, of a girl running and running, till Liz reaches and safeguards the heart. That’s a lot of trust in this beautiful video.
@@NekoinaBox2000 I feel like it was pretty simple and easy to follow. Something precious of hers broke (the cat in the shelf) and either it broke her or she realized she was already broken too. She used her creativity to fix the it and in the process fixed her heart and glued it back together in her own unique style. After that she went overboard and started applied her style to everything around her. When Elizabeth tried to reel her in she broke again so Elizabeth offered her hand to help her. At least that's my interpretation of it.
I don't understand the deeper meaning behind it but what I can understand is Gigi as a normal girl limit by rule and then she let it out but without noticing the damage she has done,but in the end her real self is not the chaos one but the one the old one but this time there is someone that help to kept her in order so she could be the real self 🤔
i really really love your lore video, gigi!! thank you for uploading it separately, it's gotta be one of my favorite vtuber lore videos of all time - the atmosphere and style of it all weaves perfectly with its wordless storytelling
this is the most creatively produced and intriguing vtuber lore video i've ever seen, it honestly seems like it could be the premise to a book or a game. everyone who worked on this did a fantastic job, and i love seeing all the theories people have made about this video. i really hope one day there's another follow up or "chapter" to this piece of lore
Crazy? I was crazy once. They locked me in a shoebox. A shoebox on September. A shoebox on 21st September. And 21st September make me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once.
For some reason this video makes me cry. Not in a bad way, even though there is something sad in it. Just how beautiful it is... Thank you for posting it
I just came here to pay my respect to Gonathon with a G and saw you fellow companion here too made me a bit less sad Thank you for not forgetting Gonathon with a G o7
I think at some point or another we all have been broken, but we ALWAYS can start again. Sometimes we just need the people beside us to put us back together.
I haven't commented on any of the introduction streams (yet), but I would have written a lot of words about this video! It's provoking, has strong pacing, great emotional visualisation, the music supports well 👌 it's basically a masterpiece for getting everything communicated in two minutes! Oooh and I also love the shamisen sound, it's nice to hear once in a while as opposed to modern western instruments. 👍
I love this video, it's a story full of emotions that explains your lore better than 1000 words could. Hopefully Current Gigi is doing much better than Little Gigi had in the past! 🧡💛
I absolutely love this lore video. It's so well done and so beautiful. And it gives a lot to the imagination with the way it was done too. Immediately captivated me watching it live, and I knew I was in for a good ride with you from then on.
Big madoka vibes and I'm lovin' it. We're watching and cheering you on, little gremlin. Looking forward to everything you create next and happy to have you here.
ohhhh i love this video, gives such great vibes and i love the open endedness of it makes more questions and it intrigues me more and more thank you GIGI for a wonder lore video
Reminded me of my good friend, also cheerful gremlin, but she wasn't always like this, its defensive mechanism. Broken heart, glued back anew and painted in bright colors to hide scars. Beautiful video (also yes, such Alice in Wonderland vibes, or Rin & Len song videos )
From what I got is that Gigi best idea to not being chaotic was to lock herself in the basement before debut, but when she broke something, her chaos returned
THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS GIGI, WHEN IT FIRST DEBUTED I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO TWIST INTO A COVER OR ORISONG, BUT THIS IS EVERYTHING AND MORE 🧡 ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ANIMATIONS, MUSIC, AND DIRECTION!! IT SHOOK ME TO MY CORE
I loved this video, the artstyle, the BGM and the storytelling work together really well. I love the story too, it was a great way to start off your debut.
When I saw this in the lore video it fascinated me; it's something I would see under the indie animation label. I thought it was well done; words are not always necessary to convey the story 😊
A lore video with no dialogue seems like such a difficult thing to produce, but this had me enthralled when you showed it off. Thanks for posting it as a stand alone!
I felt the same
well there is still storyboarding and ideation that goes on so while theres no dialogue in the result there is "dialogue" in the working phase! honestly i prefer lore videos with little to no dialogue because it leaves it open for the viewers and also makes the atmosphere kinda draw you in!
The Fister's tragic backstory had me in tears
I think it's double entendre at the start; the cat figure is likely something precious to whoever owned it, and when it broke, Gigi was scared of the punishment. The storage of curios along with the extravagant interior and overlay tells us that Gigi is likely part of a wealthy family or one that collects so many valuables, where she does not receive as much love from the family as they do for their possessions.
Gigi is not whole, like the figure that (she?) broke.
Seeing herself in the broken figure, she becomes fed up with the feeling, and puts it back together her own way, filling the cracks and emptiness with her desires, hiding what once was.
She loses herself to a heart full of childish greed, changing the world how she prefers it to be.
Reigning in the chaos, Liz's tough justice is too much for Gigi. As a porcelain figure held by simple glue, Gigi falls apart when opposed.
Then, a reversal of roles. When the figure broke in front of Gigi, she fled and restored it rashly. When the figure breaks in front of Liz, she approaches it delicately, just as she reaches to Gigi in the reflection of reality.
I think what we see is that when something precious breaks, it may no longer be itself, but it can become better with care.
I love the Madoka Magica vibes this lore video gives off
This was my favorite of the lore videos, the style, the music, and the sudden shifts in tone are so enthralling
I really have to say, this lore story video captivated me from the start. It was so unexpected but I love it so much
これについての説明が配信であったかどうか分からないけど、感情のない独りの少女が一つのぬいぐるみを治す際に絵を塗ることで、なんでも出来る感覚を知ってココロに色を生む、みたいな、そんな展開から誕生したのがジジなんだなって思った。まぁ、夢なんですけどね
The story of how one little girl went mental after losing her prized possession.
Or understood dat she was the same ‘broken’
Yeah she definitely sees herself as the doll. And then she tried to fix the doll (herself). But then kinda overfixing it? 0-0
@@L16htW4rr10r Or maybe no amount of her method of fixing will actually "fix" what she wants to change.
Man...this was sad.
A masterful introduction. Even now looking back months later I’m in absolute awe of this art. Some people might get it, some might not, much like passersby in a museum. It’s a shame that we don’t have a continuation but that’s part of the charm I believe. The viewers are witnesses involved in her yet-unwritten story.
...how long has ERB known Gigi?
Is Gigi the broken girl? She repairs herself? But when ERB breaks Kintsugi'd (Yobitsugi'd?) Gigi, the reflection in the mirror shows a whole girl.
REALLY good storytelling, eelsoup+Gigi. Does the genki gamer have a tragic backstory? I'm loving the storytelling the animation is calling ME to do, really fitting for a Gigi debut.
This is MY personal distillation of the video due to the details we see: The precious thing that breaks is not the cat figure, Gigi's the broken one. You see her... "reflection" behind the Painting? Mirror? she is broken and heartless.
We often see this in adults. Many let go of their dreams, of themselves, of their passions to adhere to what's expected of them. She was broken.
Like most people who are in this state she was not satisfied, not happy, and she evaded other people. Then she went nuts, she said fluff it! and started painting things her own twisted way, like a child pulling a tantrum. She "fixed" herself this way. But she was still very fragile, and held together by the weakest thread(or in this case paint, some kind of gruel and stickers, probably) so when the first outside touch came, she broke down again. But she had the luck to be touched by someone who did not just get away but picked her up. (my guess would be Liz, but it could just be a stand in for whatever gave her the "in" into Hololive.
BUT I may very well be completely wrong and reading between the lines something that's not there at all.
@@eluzivoNah, I have a similar theory too. But your explanation is better than what I could come up with
@@eluzivoI love your interpretation. I kinda understand the first part the animation was trying to convey with her broken pieces but I didn't understand the last part when her colorful self also broke apart. Now I can even understand the implication of Liz picking up a piece of the broken pieces.
@@eluzivoThis definitely fits, though it makes me wonder more. Like, maybe Liz did something very special for Gigi, from one super experienced creator to another, or was introduced to trying Hololive by Liz. That moment of Liz picking up the heart, and comforting and taking the hand of Gigi gives serious caretaker vibes. So interesting, I could be off too, but it just makes me want to keep reading into it!
I'm kind of wondering if she's kind of a mix between the Western idea of a Gremlin (which traditionally in folklore was not visible itself but "inhabits" objects to damage or cause malfunction) and a variation of the Japanese idea of a Tsukumogami (an object itself gaining life as a Yōkai after a hundred years).
She seems to be associated with that figurine that broke in some way.
One of my favorite parts about this video is that there's a thousand different interpretations that can be explored and all of them are fascinating. Maybe if it ever gets around to our favorite gremlin in the new ENreco series they just launched, we'll find out more. But if not, even the mystery is beautiful.
I still get a little teary eyed whenever I go back to watch this.
The style and presentation are gorgeous. There's multiple ways to interpret it. Like at first it felt like a child scared of being punished. But then as Gigi tries to repair the cat she's fixing a missing part of herself in the process.
GiGi is like the glue that keeps Justice together. Liz is the leader but GiGi is the heart and soul. 🧡
She's the glue because she's always sticky for no apparent reason
@@IcespherePlaysGamesWOAH NOW 😰
Ooo I love this video, watched it on your debut several times. Thanks for posting it separately!
I really love how the lore is presented! I'd like to believe the general direction of the video is Madoka Magica inspired.
Thank you GiGi for upload this as well as the other creative workers involved with the making of this lore video!
Absolutely love this video. No dialogue, just visual storytelling with the right sfx and musical cues. Reminds me very much of a Witch from Madoka Magica, and that's always a treat.
0:22 i really like how the scattered out letters spells When something precious breaks
as well as at 1:51 it has a score as if it was a game
it really does show how much detail went into this animation
This entire lore video was really well done! Just looking at Gigi herself you wouldn't think to get such a video like this. I found it very captivating, it was giving mad madoka magica vibes too!
I love the “Alice In Wonderland” theme, and how she changes the world around her from dull to a more vibrant place, and to top it all the amazing BGM and cute art style!!
honestly i can relate to the imagery in the video, it makes me appreciate Gigi even more.
No words were spoken but the message was loud and deep
Who would've thought, the gremlin would have the most disphoric backstory. Also, need that full BGM when she was putting the pieces back together.
It’s always the happiest character with the deep backstory
I love lore videos.
Stories and imagination are my favorite aspects of VTuber culture.
Liz has a hard job with this little gremlin
This video is the most intriguing part of Gigi to me. I’ve spent at least a couple minutes every day since her debut thinking about its meaning. It’s the perfect mixture of sad and off the rails. I love it.
I love this kind of Lore video. Like no need a dialogue, the art, animation, and the BGM tell the story.
watched this part of the debut about 5 times, really loved this, thanks for posting on its own!
Powerful art, monotone to ecstatic color, of a girl running and running, till Liz reaches and safeguards the heart. That’s a lot of trust in this beautiful video.
It was a really well done lore video. Not too long, not too wordy or about inconsequential things. Good concise explanation.
I think it’s unfair to say it’s a good or concise explanation, as it doesn’t explain a lot and is very whimsical.
@@NekoinaBox2000 It works perfect well without being drawnout.
@@NekoinaBox2000 I feel like it was pretty simple and easy to follow.
Something precious of hers broke (the cat in the shelf) and either it broke her or she realized she was already broken too. She used her creativity to fix the it and in the process fixed her heart and glued it back together in her own unique style. After that she went overboard and started applied her style to everything around her. When Elizabeth tried to reel her in she broke again so Elizabeth offered her hand to help her.
At least that's my interpretation of it.
Good idea@@IcespherePlaysGames
I don’t entirely understand her lore but i definitely do know that it’s very
unique
I don't understand the deeper meaning behind it but what I can understand is Gigi as a normal girl limit by rule and then she let it out but without noticing the damage she has done,but in the end her real self is not the chaos one but the one the old one but this time there is someone that help to kept her in order so she could be the real self 🤔
Crazy madoka vibes. Love it.
being able to tell a story without words is a gift
thank you
I’m so glad this is a separate video idk how many times I went back to just this part of Gigis debut to re watch it.
every now and then I come back to this video to enjoy it, such great storytelling even with no words
i really really love your lore video, gigi!! thank you for uploading it separately, it's gotta be one of my favorite vtuber lore videos of all time - the atmosphere and style of it all weaves perfectly with its wordless storytelling
こういう雰囲気大好きだから見てて楽しいし可愛い
Gigi now fixes all plots with Enemies to Lovers fanfic
this is the most creatively produced and intriguing vtuber lore video i've ever seen, it honestly seems like it could be the premise to a book or a game. everyone who worked on this did a fantastic job, and i love seeing all the theories people have made about this video. i really hope one day there's another follow up or "chapter" to this piece of lore
this lore video is so mesmerizing i keep coming back to it
I really really love this video so much. I hope you enjoy your Vtuber career!
I consider this video a pure form of genius
Take me to your labyrinth, witch
I accept drowning in insanity
ik it-s her hair style but it looks like ears and it's cute
The Magica Madoka style in this video is amazing🧡🧡🧡
Crazy? I was crazy once. They locked me in a shoebox. A shoebox on September. A shoebox on 21st September. And 21st September make me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once.
For some reason this video makes me cry. Not in a bad way, even though there is something sad in it. Just how beautiful it is...
Thank you for posting it
No matter the timeline or reality, it seems that the universe really wants to break her :/
o7 Gonathon with a G
I just came here to pay my respect to Gonathon with a G and saw you fellow companion here too made me a bit less sad
Thank you for not forgetting Gonathon with a G
o7
Really creative, and entertaining. Fantastic depiction of the lore. I like those final moments between Liz, and GiGi
I love how this reminds me of Madoka Magica, and looks it too. This video is rlly cool!!
何度見てもクオリティの高い良いビデオだ！
I think at some point or another we all have been broken, but we ALWAYS can start again. Sometimes we just need the people beside us to put us back together.
... find a way to make it even better.
I haven't commented on any of the introduction streams (yet), but I would have written a lot of words about this video!
It's provoking, has strong pacing, great emotional visualisation, the music supports well 👌 it's basically a masterpiece for getting everything communicated in two minutes!
Oooh and I also love the shamisen sound, it's nice to hear once in a while as opposed to modern western instruments. 👍
such beautiful and brilliant animation work.
"I can fix her" nah
I can join her 🧡
I love this video, it's a story full of emotions that explains your lore better than 1000 words could. Hopefully Current Gigi is doing much better than Little Gigi had in the past! 🧡💛
I love the art style and the music, they gave me chills. It’s super well done ❤❤❤
She made it better... well maybe not painting the whole houses, but the piggy bank, vase etc..
I couldn't stop watching this after your debut!!! Now I can loop this forever 🥹
Thanks for posting this, Gigi! 🧡
This is such a beautiful short film. It has a lot of heart, power, and creativity without a word of dialogue.
Madoka magica intensifies
I absolutely love this lore video. It's so well done and so beautiful. And it gives a lot to the imagination with the way it was done too. Immediately captivated me watching it live, and I knew I was in for a good ride with you from then on.
If you told me this was taken from an episode of Madoka Magica, I wouldn't question it.
Gigguka become Gigguca!
In all seriousness, really interesting lore video. Thanks to all the staff!
I feel like Gigi is a humanoid mimikyu from this lore video.
The artstyle is so cute and beautiful! Thank you Gigi for uploading this!🧡
LORE (I actually love it so much. The way everything is shown is so cool and I love the art of everything!)
Absolutely love the art direction of the video Gigi
Big madoka vibes and I'm lovin' it.
We're watching and cheering you on, little gremlin.
Looking forward to everything you create next and happy to have you here.
Thank you for posting this, Gigi! I love the art style so much!✨
So thats what happen when you let her cook
ohhhh i love this video, gives such great vibes and i love the open endedness of it makes more questions and it intrigues me more and more thank you GIGI for a wonder lore video
One of the most striking/moving lore videos. The art & direction are stunning!
I love this kore video so much. Its so stylistic and tells so much in such a short time.
I loved this animation during the debut, I'm so glad to see it on it's own ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Reminded me of my good friend, also cheerful gremlin, but she wasn't always like this, its defensive mechanism. Broken heart, glued back anew and painted in bright colors to hide scars.
Beautiful video
(also yes, such Alice in Wonderland vibes, or Rin & Len song videos )
From what I got is that Gigi best idea to not being chaotic was to lock herself in the basement before debut, but when she broke something, her chaos returned
i really love the artstyle and the animation direction of this
No wonder you use the teared expression*
*Nevermind, I'm hallucinating!
THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS GIGI, WHEN IT FIRST DEBUTED I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO TWIST INTO A COVER OR ORISONG, BUT THIS IS EVERYTHING AND MORE 🧡 ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ANIMATIONS, MUSIC, AND DIRECTION!! IT SHOOK ME TO MY CORE
This lore Video really left a impression on me. Got me emotionaly invested fast and i did not expect that.
I loved this the music and animation was beautiful
This gives me huge madoka magica vibes, and I like it.
Man the music and the art direction is just amazing
This is amazing and it send chills down my spine every time I watch it. Good job Gigi and everyone who worked on it!
So Gigi is a broken schizo that created a Gremlin persona to run away from that life and have fun? 😂
So Gigi is just a human who have dull life but she wanted to change to make her life colorful
I loved this video, the artstyle, the BGM and the storytelling work together really well. I love the story too, it was a great way to start off your debut.
This is so beautiful and well-done. I was enthralled when I saw it in your debut. Amazing work by you and the artist, composer, and animator!
Thanks! I've gone back a few times to the debut stream just to watch this part!
When I saw this in the lore video it fascinated me; it's something I would see under the indie animation label. I thought it was well done; words are not always necessary to convey the story 😊
this is such a cool lore video, watched it so many times on your debut!
THIS IS SO CUTE!!!
I loved Seeing this During your debut!
THANK YOU GIGI!!!
It's not a phase mom! It's ART!!
Really unique lore video, love it
This animation is so beautiful. I watched it like 30 times while it was still part of the debut.
Really love this animation. The BGM really elevates it as well!
the animation and music are so beautiful 🧡🥹 thank you for posting it 🫶🫶🫶
Thanks for posting this Gigi! It was a really unique and interesting video to see on debut, and the art is really cool!