Gonna be real, I love this guy's channels but these videos have devolved into pure fan worship. There is no analysis, it's just "Toonami is great"
Was it really all just 'Toonami is great' though? The subject was about how there were other networks trying to bring anime to western audiences but did it in such a way that it completely sterilized it and/or just didn't understand the content they were pushing. Toonami was successful because it did its introduction to the content correctly and gathered its fan-base because of that. If Toonami didn't get it right then we wouldn't be talking about Toonami.
[QUOTE=Shock_Coil;51695957]Was it really all just 'Toonami is great' though? The subject was about how there were other networks trying to bring anime to western audiences but did it in such a way that it completely sterilized it and/or just didn't understand the content they were pushing. Toonami was successful because it did its introduction to the content correctly and gathered its fan-base because of that. If Toonami didn't get it right then we wouldn't be talking about Toonami.[/QUOTE]
Imo, the video just skims the surface of all that went on. I feel like if he did longer videos and went into more detail about the people behind the anime movement, and why certain decisions were made, then he would have a great history channel. His videos are a good place to start your own research on the meat of the topic at hand, but in it of itself? It's just not enough info.
[QUOTE=Shock_Coil;51695957]Was it really all just 'Toonami is great' though? The subject was about how there were other networks trying to bring anime to western audiences but did it in such a way that it completely sterilized it and/or just didn't understand the content they were pushing. Toonami was successful because it did its introduction to the content correctly and gathered its fan-base because of that. If Toonami didn't get it right then we wouldn't be talking about Toonami.[/QUOTE]
But it didn't give any concrete examples of how other networks heavily westernized anime, or exactly how Toonami showed respect for the art form. It's all surface-level.
Okay I've gotta ask this, but is this guy a Facepunch user? I specifically remember subscribing to this guy when his first video was posted with 10 subscribers.
Eh, could just be me filling in those blanks with my own knowledge. But I do feel that the point of the video isn't just to say Toonami is great, just getting into the whys of what made it something special. Short and surface level? Certainly, however I don't think he had any other intentions than that. I'd love to see more in-depth content out of him though.
[QUOTE=Humin;51696082]Okay I've gotta ask this, but is this guy a Facepunch user? I specifically remember subscribing to this guy when his first video was posted with 10 subscribers.[/QUOTE]
I don't think so, he just kind of came out of no where on youtube and his first video was a hit. His sub number grew quickly.
Chris Stuckmann did a much better video on Toonami.
[video=youtube;4oXK9FOzN5E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oXK9FOzN5E[/video]
[QUOTE=maddogsamurai;51696399]Chris Stuckmann did a much better video on Toonami.
[video=youtube;4oXK9FOzN5E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oXK9FOzN5E[/video][/QUOTE]
I actually watched this a few months back, so watching the KaptainKristian one was kind of old news to me.
It did pull at my heartstrings though, which was good.
This one made me pretty emotional because more than even Adult Swim, Toonami was a huge impact on my childhood. I'd come home every day after school and watch Rouroni Kenshin and Dragon Ball Z with my dad and sister. And when it was cancelled, it was heartbreaking. We were all legitimately torn up over it, like this staple of our lives over the past decade plus was just gone. You can best believe we poured all the support we could into bringing it back.
Also, why do we have to go through this rigamarole of "well his videos are good but they just skim and are just "this thing is good."" The way i've always taken his videos is like they're a short-form introduction, a forward, to a topic that's supposed to pique interest in a topic you may not have been before, but will go and research in the future and brings back memories for older audiences that'll have them diving back into their favorite old shows.
I'm perfectly fine with his content as it is under this view of it.
kaptainkristian you motherfucker. Why did you have to remind me of that TOM redesign?
[QUOTE=Destroyox;51696721]kaptainkristian you motherfucker. Why did you have to remind me of that TOM redesign?[/QUOTE]
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Personally I like how positive kaptainkristian videos are, they're not reviews or reports, they're just him talking about the thing he likes. It's a relief from the the negativity wankfest of "TOP 10 WORST THINGS" videos.
[QUOTE=Captain Chalky;51698744]Did Toonami actually popularize anime in the west? I feel that Europe has always had a place for anime.
Most of the stuff I watched as a kid was in fact dubbed anime. And while that was during Toonami's run, many of the dubs themselves were much older than Toonami.[/QUOTE]
toonami is the reason I saw so many kids wearing naruto village headbands in middle school.
[QUOTE=Captain Chalky;51698744]Did Toonami actually popularize anime in the west? I feel that Europe has always had a place for anime.
Most of the stuff I watched as a kid was in fact dubbed anime. And while that was during Toonami's run, many of the dubs themselves were much older than Toonami.[/QUOTE]
Anime was definitely pretty fringe in America until the 90s and Toonami was one of the few places you could see some not-shit stuff on television.
[QUOTE=Captain Chalky;51698744]Did Toonami actually popularize anime in the west? I feel that Europe has always had a place for anime.
Most of the stuff I watched as a kid was in fact dubbed anime. And while that was during Toonami's run, many of the dubs themselves were much older than Toonami.[/QUOTE]
At the time it was Toonami, and anime was a huge hit. Sure it was popular back then with Astro Boy and Gundam, but not in a way that it surged in the late 90's.
Then in the early 2000's Kids WB threw its hat in the ring and...well some things are better left untold. This was also going on when Toonami was about to be taken off the air, and WB was the only time to watch certain anime without having to stay up late.
[QUOTE=Kite_shugo;51698803]toonami is the reason I saw so many kids wearing naruto village headbands in middle school.[/QUOTE]
You're middle school had that too?
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