Interview With “The Anime Man”

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We spoke to Joey, better known as the Anime Man on KZfaq. He is one of the top Anime review KZfaqrs and has been introducing Japanese subcultures to a wide international audience for many years now. How did he manage to make his hobby into a profession and what’s it like living as a half-Japanese in Japan? This is a conversation with The Anime Man.
0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Personal background
4:11 - Learning Japanese as a child
6:48 - Being a mixed child in an Australian school
10:30 - Birth story of the Anime Man KZfaq channel
16:05 - Moving to Japan
22:28 - Being a hafu in Japan
30:09 - Dating and cheating in Japan
39:29 - Suppressing individuality in Japan
45:20 - Making a living off KZfaq
50:58 - KZfaq struggles
55:31 - Ultimate goal as a content creator
57:22 - Friendship with PewDiePie
1:01:10 - Advice for young people who want to follow their passion
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@TheAnimeMan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for having me on and for letting me ramble like an idiot lol

@danielm8068 2 жыл бұрын

Go Joey!!!

@ivica999 2 жыл бұрын

Love you Joey

@lIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI 2 жыл бұрын

@owlface1816 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you taking part in different things!

@vrizkharamadhan 2 жыл бұрын

Yo joey.

@vianabdullah2837 2 жыл бұрын

So great for Josh the Manga Lad to do this interview

@essayy5293 2 жыл бұрын

Was looking for this comment

@annon658 2 жыл бұрын

Jace the animation guy

@IYragFreedom 2 жыл бұрын

John the music dude

@ianfiqri 2 жыл бұрын

Joseph the Drip Dude is looking great in this interview 🥰

@NYCTO7 2 жыл бұрын

Jerome the Japanese Cartoon Fella

@GFunkEra1992 2 жыл бұрын

The interviewer did a great job. Letting the host speak out without interrupting him. Being invisible when needed and asking question by giving own life experiences. That's great journalism.

@Laura-vs6fs 2 жыл бұрын

This was the crossover we didn't expect, but that we needed 😭 I have been watching Joey's videos since 2014 and I am so glad you guys interviewed him as your channel is so great and the work you do is amazing 💜

@MerriemWeebster 2 жыл бұрын

Connor on The Yard, Garnt on the OffineTV Podcast, and now Joey on Asian Boss. Trash Taste fans eating good these few weeks.

@sethtolar3793 2 жыл бұрын

I wish more people watched Joey doing stuff like this instead of just his anime stuff. Because I love seeing him do other stuff and I'm sure he does too. So let's support our boy. Love you Joey!

@gluurb7921 2 жыл бұрын

you know he dosent do anime stuff anymore right

@sethtolar3793 2 жыл бұрын

@@gluurb7921 Yes I know, but like I said not many people watch that stuff compared to his other content. So I was saying we should support him more.

@jerichogonzaga587 Жыл бұрын

@@sethtolar3793 He's a Pervert bru he ruin the Anime Fandom.

@uncultured_sen 2 жыл бұрын

Joey evolving from The Anime Man into The Entertainment Man. Introducing us with his many talents like Thanos collecting infinity stones

@G.F.SF55 2 жыл бұрын

agree 100%

@persona509 2 жыл бұрын

I love how there is an understanding between the two of them because of their similar background. Interesting to watch as a German myself too lmao

@MieKuahSoto 2 жыл бұрын

Bruhh, that's gotta be the fastest eye-to-hand response i've ever have! No way I did not click this

@nieblamulticolor 2 жыл бұрын

About the being biracial topic. I've concluded that at the end it comes to the person, facial features and circumstances. How we end up perceiving ourselves and if we do or do not have an identity crisis. I'm mixed ecuadorian chinese and most people can acknowledge I'm mixed but still see me as not ecuadorian. So growing up I've been othered so to speak on that sense. Funnily and sadly I can't even speak a word of Chinese. And when I've travelled to china they see me as a full foreigner just by my looks so the circumstances just put me in an awkward position 😂.

@anubisgodess2353 2 жыл бұрын

A man this is going to be a great episode I hope they start doing interview with a lot of Japanese influencers who knows we can get Connor and Garnt and akidearest on here too!!

@mrshaneyt43 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great interview . I followed joeys gf first way back in the day so it’s been so interesting watching both of them going on this life journey

@jessicajohnson2412 2 жыл бұрын

I really dont mind that Joey is expanding besides just anime, I like it that he shows other aspects on japanese culture, I am still intrested in what joey does ☺️☺️

@--Paws-- 2 жыл бұрын

Similarly I browsed the kanji and even the Chinese dictionary in third grade out of curiosity, but I was more interesting in learning sign language. It felt more immediate compared to learning about Chinese and Japanese. I sort of still recall some characters due to that early experience but I didn't fully get the grasp of them compared to practicing sign language.

@TuberoseKisser 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised he's on here tbh, Him and the other lads have been on a high in terms of being recognized more.

@leecrawford6560 2 жыл бұрын

This has been needed Thank you,😁

@blackblade8845 2 жыл бұрын

Joey is a great guy I've been following his content for a few years nice interview

@Dasha15910 2 жыл бұрын

Nice interview. Thank you AB! Of course, many people interested in Asia, particularly in Japan, watch on youtube for example Anime man and many other youtubers based on their specific interests and hobbies. I find interesting - kind of different approach of AB in recent videos you uploaded. It seems like you are looking for a maybe a new way and research how other youtubers create content, attract audience, and their future projects. On other side, I like that you focus on interesting people representing Asia culture in a way. I hope AB can also get some inspirations, I wish you good luck! My advice - just stay unique and do things your way though I probably guess youtube is highly influenced by american audience and their preferencies.

@vrizkharamadhan 2 жыл бұрын

Fastest 1 minute of my life is seeing anime man in asian boss

@tyrranicalt-rad6164 2 жыл бұрын

That's what she said ! 🤣

@SenseiAgot 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview. I don't know why KZfaq didn't recommend me this earlier

@chlare7684 Жыл бұрын

as a huge fan of both anime and Joey, Japan as a whole; I really appreciated this interview! 🥰

@TheSuperSangan 2 жыл бұрын

That hafu talk hits home. Half Korean half white and the problem to me as far as the identity crisis is that I couldnt ever really choose.

@excalipoor 2 жыл бұрын

Damn. It’s Joey’s turn for the interview. Nice.

@KrazLux 2 жыл бұрын

Man would have been good to know Joey back in highschool. Same age in Australia and man it was rough enjoying anime back then

@dumbin4837 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing Josh the Manga Lad on this channel is something of a surprise

@Kitti_B 2 жыл бұрын

I thought I had seen this video before then I realised it was Chris. I watch this bunch's videos so much now, they became one person 😆

@Darknova67 Жыл бұрын

There's something so funny about Joey saying Japanese is a second language, when it's out there he speaks Japanese better than people who have lived in Japan all their lives

@KITTYKITTY- 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for all those weird recommendations anime man

@rvind000 2 жыл бұрын

This was very insightful with nice advice for youngsters as well.

@sebastianrubio928 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting to see Joey talk about political & social issues, I wish Trash Taste went into that on some occassions, they should invite people like Nobita & Yuta, I think they could make a real difference. Japan has a lot of issues.

@youraveragepasser-by7367 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think Japanese ppl would appreciate 2 n 1/2 white guys criticizing their country

@moggless 2 жыл бұрын

Japan bad, Western imperialism rules! Western culture is faultless and our way is how it should be! Yada yada

@davidyodo24 Жыл бұрын

yes, i wanna see them on the podcast too

@vibrationoftheone 6 ай бұрын

I grew up in Sydney but live in Toronto. Some people think I'm mixed not really sure why but I really appreciate the perspectives in this interview it's really inspiring. Perhaps we should all be embracing our cultures and our inner anime man ;)

@Prinren 2 жыл бұрын

Joey laying on the floor reading the Kanji dictionary was me reading encyclopaedias as a 9yo cause that wast the only readingmaterial I had at the time. I didn't understand everything but it helped me learn Dutch and gave me an interest in the world.

@CashCatMoney 2 жыл бұрын

Both your accents came out stronger when talking to each other! How funny!

@vhyleung 2 жыл бұрын

Global citizen. That's a great way to put it for people who grew up with a bunch of international cultures, third culture kids if you will. You don't fit cleanly into one culture but you're the best of all of em.

@c.k.1933 2 жыл бұрын

Except nobody accepts you as their own lol. Which is why being mixed is wack 99% of the time.

@gufengRelaxingMusic 2 жыл бұрын

The person who is reading this comment , I wish you great success , health, love and happiness !

@portmafiaexecutive4099 Жыл бұрын

I didn't expect anime man to be in asian boss

@spicymangooo 2 жыл бұрын

Of course the time I get into TT via their shorts Asian Boss interviews and I just get one more collab medium. Nice

@LadyBlueRR Жыл бұрын

Mmm..this is interesting that he says that Amine wasn't popular when he was growing up I guess it's a country thing... BECAUSE... I'm a 49 yr old American lady and I grew up on anime..raised my 3 sons on anime. There's a whole anime culture over here that's been thriving...(most of my friends are anime fans) so this is sooooo surprising to me

@Lordementor96 2 жыл бұрын

wow never expected to see joey here. how cool!

@ariellev9185 Жыл бұрын

At ~41:35, it genuinely shocked me when Joey is basically saying that the reason foreigners love Japan is because of hentai. Like… what? I’m not saying that’s not the reason why some people do, but to use it as the main example definitely jarred me. Hentai is definitely not my reason for my long-time infatuation with Japan lmao

@jotaro2105 Жыл бұрын

That's probably one of Japanese stereotypes against foreigners who like Japan so much.

@AyaKay413 2 жыл бұрын

+9:52 When it was him and his friend's "coming out" story of liking anime🤣

@agileknightwing 2 жыл бұрын

oh hey its Josh the manga lad. Jokes aside this was a surprise.

@theanirudhagnihotri 2 жыл бұрын

just a small correction in joey's intro.... i'm a youtuber who "used to" talk about anime....

@stonywings5888 2 жыл бұрын

12:00 eyy, shoutout to Anime Planet. That is my chosen alternative to MAL. Its been around for real long

@nithinrajieasow847 2 жыл бұрын

this man is the most indian looking hafu i have seen in onine sphere.

@kepinpin5277 2 жыл бұрын

BRO I JUST REALISED JOEY IS WHAT YOU CALL A BABY KANGAROO

@marcioamaral7511 2 жыл бұрын

LET'S GO JOSH THE MANGA LAD AKA JOEY THE ANIMATION MAN!

@user-xr1lu3cw2n 2 жыл бұрын

joey!!! that's a nice collab

@zeckio 2 жыл бұрын

:O never thought Joey would be on here

@user-vv7pz7hf1j 2 жыл бұрын

what an amazing interview !

@arpanc2556 Жыл бұрын

Great job guys 👏 Loved the interview 🙌

@lower_than_furries9727 2 жыл бұрын

This interview is very エレガント🥸

@Yilue 2 жыл бұрын

Woah was not expecting this!

@shqip_sumejja Жыл бұрын

Very relatable video even though I'm not Australian. 🇦🇱🇦🇿

@Dxnz39 2 жыл бұрын

Good for u *Joseph The Animation Man*

@dongonzulman6478 2 жыл бұрын

Please interview Alexi aka Noriyaro! Australian auto journalist living in Japan :D

@mikehank2896 2 жыл бұрын

Really good interviewer, letting the interview flow

@RamblingJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Joey is still culturally anime, he just doesn't practice the way that he used to

@lalala9337 2 жыл бұрын

That "hey bosses" in the beginning....damn, I miss Filthy Frank.

@somebodythatiusetoknow2027 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent interview with Joey!

@LOLA-rj1ue 2 жыл бұрын

woow i didn't know his dad is german-hungarian 🇧🇪🇭🇺 such a colorful backround

@bigidiot297 2 жыл бұрын

that's the belgian flag fella

@anastasyavie6236 2 жыл бұрын

Oh that's the Manga Lad

@redeagle-fi4rr 2 жыл бұрын

It's so cool that Asian Boss have interviewed Karen the Light Novel Guy.

@whimzycloud 2 жыл бұрын

Joey needs to change his name to The Collab Man

@DarkDragonSlayer Жыл бұрын

If you want to listen to this episode with audio only, it's on Spotify

@chuugummy5611 2 жыл бұрын

joey forgot to add hes fashion designer

@amisantha 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview

@alexsuzaku21 2 жыл бұрын

finallly! josh the manga lad is here~!

@honilock577 2 жыл бұрын

Joey should rename himself The Anime Guru

@antimime666 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, it's the anime guy

@HeathenHacks 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I remember Kizuna Ai when Joey was asked about dating.

@blueshort1011 2 жыл бұрын

Do Garnt (Gigguk) next!

@tyler-xo3rb 2 жыл бұрын

53:21 you can take a break whenever you want. but you might want to take into consideration what you might be missing out on while you're gone. nobody is forcing you to upload daily, have four channels, a podcast and merch. those are ways to MAXIMIZE your profits, but they're optional. being a slightly less successful youtuber doesn't mean you aren't a youtuber. rhetoric like this is what makes online content creators sound entitled and spoiled.

@Mikiiiiiiiiiip Жыл бұрын

true, but when having clout and creating content becomes your livelihood sometimes you just can’t take a break, especially if your standard of living has increased along with the income

@DaleNorth 2 жыл бұрын

Joey, thank you for a lot of stuff you said.

@gulshatturyszhan2858 2 жыл бұрын

Now I would like to see Dogen san on Asian Boss. Please make it happen if it's not already there

@anthonydanielgittins1864 Жыл бұрын

This is true of.most of SE and FE Asia.

@leonnrd4451 2 жыл бұрын

Im sorry do yall mean the interview with THE JOSH MANGA LAD???

@JAHIDxJD Жыл бұрын

Hearing his voice is nostalgic

@jitensha700 2 жыл бұрын

interviews are always welcomed

@hu3bman 2 жыл бұрын

I misheard "Hey bosses" for "Hey buses" first time watching this 🤣

@Tetrahedr0l Жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@greysub924 2 жыл бұрын

Less go

@lalalalili1787 2 жыл бұрын

hey joey's is here

@donangelocuevas1562 2 жыл бұрын

O_O ....that was unexpected

@kieieiee9343 2 жыл бұрын

Joeyyyy

@dannyhuang8773 2 жыл бұрын

haven't started the video yet but already excited to watch the anime man talk about his experience not watching anime -w-

@johnwright9049 2 жыл бұрын

The only times I was ever discriminated against because I am a hafu nihonjin were during elementary and high school because one of my high school teachers was a very racist black guy. The other teacher was a bigoted Hindu woman.

@guptabhishek Жыл бұрын

He looks so Indian!

@yosafatbakti 2 жыл бұрын

52:12 berserk moment right here

@thetinyrobotlives 2 жыл бұрын

@56:50 you can hear Joey's The Tummy Wummy Rumble lol

@FakeBlocks 2 жыл бұрын

Jonathan the light-novel connoisseur

@marcotixxx 2 жыл бұрын

please have Kei on Trash Taste

@user-ry5xq3ev8l 2 жыл бұрын

The US is the most individualistic country in the world but has way more mass murderers than Japan even on a per capita basis, so I don't think Japan being less individualistic is the main reason why mass murders happen a lot in Japan.

@muhammadoling7988 2 жыл бұрын

Next interview pewdiepie

@sambeg2 2 жыл бұрын

Asian boss also doing Podcast.

@dylives7667 2 жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd see Dr. Jelly here, of all places.

@mandeep3.14 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t expecting this.

@rapthor666 2 жыл бұрын

He might call himself an idiot, but he's a good no bs lad. Unless said bs is intended Did he mention the name of his second channel actually? (it's: Joey)

@pgmr6304 Жыл бұрын

Josh the manga lad was very insightful

@ogasama6028 2 жыл бұрын

You guys need to work on your thumbnail and Title. Found this video through the Trash Taste subreddit, while every other collab by the Trash Taste boys has just been showing up randomly on everybody's YT home page. (Just started the video and they didn't even mention Trash Taste while introducing Joey.....)