I seriously needed these two videos in my life. I’ve watched and read through both rent a girlfriend and Oregairu recently just for fun, but oregairu struck me as special and I couldn’t find the reason why. Over the past year I’ve experienced something similar to the story you told in video 1 and have been “sobered” like you said. I’ve been looking for a way to explain it for 3 months now. These essays brought me to tears. I know I can’t quite show the same gratitude through a KZfaq comments thread, but thank you so, so much for this. You’re a blessing.

i can relate to hikigaya and you too , im so cynical thru my past experience with people and society that recently i made others distance themselves from with the horrible but effective methods to their problems letting them brand me as the bad guy , a hypocrite and someone who thinks to highly of himself(though it wasn't the first time) but i cant help it by toggling between wanting to keep myself in a shell to protect , lie to myself that im better off by myself and reaching out to others.

bro, you made me cry a bit on this video and I don't know why. Thank you very much for sharing your profound thoughts and experiences in life. They really help me in what I'm going through right now. We're on the same train, man. The more I think about things, the more depressed I become from finally realizing what's happening in our lives and my desire to find the answers grows stronger. I hope that we eventually arrive at our destination in this seemingly never-ending journey someday.

Perfect video I needed right now, feels like whenever I try to reach out I get slapped away, I keep trying because I want connection, not even a bloody romantic connection, it makes me HATE others, so much, but I know deep down, it is not all their fault, my mind is messed up, too much has happened, that I can not act like normal person, 100% others have suffered worse, but I have still suffered. So strong is the desire to abandon everything and everyone, but I must be strong, for my strength is my value and so to be strong, I must continue to suffer, as it is the only way I can seemingly prove my strength, god it would be great to be weak.

Deep ... His was deep man also I love yui as a character so her feeling pain got me so hard too and I kinda understand her well anyways I said that I was exited for this vid but I'm a little too late so sorry I guess I just had to find a time to watch this kind of vids and they're deep to me so yeah also I wish you the best too!... And also that ost in the outro I feel that it's hello alone

I always find myself coming back to this video. I'm currently in highschool and ive been reading my perspective on this topic for a long time honestly. As self deprecating cynicism is it came in handy at times yet sorta tores you apart in the inside. When you get hurt your sorta left with this resentment towards the person that's caused it to you retaining this self loathing ora you have within you. Whether you see this comment or not I hope it reaches you, thank you for covering this topic it somewhat changed my views on life honestly. Also I would honestly love to read some of your old cynical essays. I love the way they were written that relate so much to oregairu

Came from reddit, expected just some random stuff instead I got such a gem, you’ve earned yourself a new subscriber

take a shot every time he says cynicism

This is really a work of art. I really like your thoughts and perspective the art of being cynical as a person. I would honestly gladly read your essay’s I find this stuff actually really interesting.

Nearly one and a half years later it's release, i found this gem. Can't wait to check out you other videos

Amazing work man. I love the essay series.

This was great good work I felt this as I have always been that cynical person and I’ve been trying to be better thank you

This was such a great video! It's great and really nice that you talk about this from the lenses of your own experiences from high school and how you relate it to OreGairu! I really thought that was good! And I'm glad that you're at a better place in your life! This was well done and I'm glad I got to watch this! Thank You!

But what do you do when its your inability to find love that causes pesimism and depression? I am a hopeless romantic and have always believed in it, Ive infact found a girl I truly love but alas I can not be with her for reasons I wont elaborate on. I dont find my past actions cringeworthy at all, merely those of a teenager who lacks wisdom as those with little expierience do. You having essays of your past self has gotten me to realize one thing tho, I find it rather difficult writing a diary I currently find boring so that future self could understand current self, but writing an essay once in a while might be more interesting to current self also. As a man in his 20s recently sharing his middleshool works (grade 11 I think) with the girl he loves, I myself found it interesting reading an essay I had written for english class. Could proove useful for making videos in the future too, for tho a diary is a more personal thing essays are more general things I could more redily quote. From your words it sounds like, tho we had very different upbringings, we have ended up much the same - people who cant really tell if their heart is soft with a stone shell or the other way arround, inteligent people who believe in bough love and beauty and are able to look at everything trough a cold hard lense of rationality.

Great video! What will your next video essay series be on

Let me Haruno you: - What are talking about is called "Growth". You are welcome :D

But 8man can't get drunk

cool :)

Bro how do you make your analysis? Whats your process when you want to analyse something?

I do hope they gonna make new season or ova

Anyone know the name of the opening song used in this video??

Why don’t you have more subs

I wanna ask a question about Oregairu. If u reply this message by any chance then I'll ask!

Why everybody that makes videos about either Hachiman or any other "loner" characters saying "I was like that" but then they start talking about who they did had friends, people were friendly towards them, even had a couple of GFs, etc? That's not what been a loner or having a shitty life is, like at all, not even close.