"Kanagi"??? The otaku who talks about Japanese anime with such condescending attitude can't even pronounce the title of a Japanese anime properly It's not kanagi, it's "か(KA) ん(N) な(NA) ぎ(GI)"
@KaasGrater4 ай бұрын
I'm super impressed on how well you described Ojamajo doremi. I always understood it as a shallow magical girls anime to sell cheap plastic toys. But seeing that the characters age in real time is such a novel concept. Also the inclusion of darker topics that many childern encounter really elevates it to something that someone can carry with them their entire life. I will definitely check it out when the time is right.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I'm so happy it got across, I really just wanted to convey the series in a way that hopefully everyone would look past preconceptions and see it for what it is. There's definitely much more to say but right now I'm just glad it came through. Thanks for the comment and for watching the video!
@sadsheep4 ай бұрын
Your enthusiasm throughout this video and way you described the ideas explored is contagious and got me emotional, been taking a break for the last 1-2 months but this video perfectly captured how much I love that experience, excellent video.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Sheep! I really love trying to figure out how to convey that passion to people so I'm really happy that it came through.
@amiarinayl4 ай бұрын
Thank you for giving Doremi the recognition it deserves. I am one of the children who grew up with the series, though my country only ever aired the first 2 seasons and I had to use other means to watch the rest of it wayyy later Doremi changed me as a person, no other series influenced me as much as this one did. I have core memories of certain moments in the series, that struck a chord within me. Doremi to me is one of the best anime ever made. Every single one of those 200 episodes is worth the watch. I wish there was more. I really hope they'll make the 16-20s series as teased...
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
That's so special and even though I didn't have that experience myself I totally get it. I wish I had the series growing up myself because I know it would have changed and influenced me much in the same way, but even now I feel how the characters and messages touch my heart. It's such a beautiful series and I agree I could have watched so much more of it but I'm glad that the series had such a wonderful ending that felt like a conclusion on the creator's terms rather than something made it be dragged out and milked into stagnation.
@leonishikino68734 ай бұрын
Watching your journey with Ojamajo was so heartwarming esp as I had just recently dived into it alongside my backlog binge. It's got so much that allowed it to remain timeless throughout the years.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I have to thank you again for talking about it so often since it was one of the reasons I decided to check it out on a whim.
@bat90564 ай бұрын
Lucifer and the biscuit hammer isnt an anime though(or at least isnt an anime worth acknowledging)
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I really hope it gets an anime someday..........
@TheMickellPickell4 ай бұрын
I know how hard it is to convey to people the brilliance of media that "mostly" targets a younger demographic but still pertains to a much larger audience, and yet, you absolutely nailed the pitch with Ojamajo. This whole video was beautiful, but that entire last section REALLY spoke to me. Especially considering, outside of all things anime and manga, I'm a HUGE dweeb for cartoons, yet its a hard thing to recommend to people, especially when they are on the older end of the spectrum. Its nice seeing someone who can look past "who this series is for" and look more-so at "what this series is all about". Ojamajo is now on the high priority watch list. Thank you for your passionate recommendation
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
That's why I respect you so much man, you're super open-minded and not taken aback by things like that. Being able to look past surface level stuff like that and see things for what they really are is such a beautiful trait and I love people who are capable of it so much more for it. Definitely keep me updated if you ever check it out, and thank you again for your incredible work helping me with this video man, I couldn't have asked for anything better.
@ericbravogorriz4 ай бұрын
Doremi shaped me as a person in the most positive way. I'm so glad I was able to watch it as a kid. I frequently consider rewatching it now as an adult, but I think it would be too much for me emotionally. I was on the verge of tears just watching the clips in this video (and I don't even remember what happens, it just hits me deep in my heart). Still, you may have just convinced me to watch it again, man. Thank you.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I completely get where you're coming from because I already want to rewatch it from the beginning and it hasn't even been a full year since I finished it lol. I'd love to watch it again with somebody who's never seen it. If you haven't seen it since your childhood then I think that's even more reason to give it a revisit, I wish I could have had this series growing up, it's the kind of series that shapes you and sticks with you forever.
@staticxreset4 ай бұрын
i’ve never thought that i could see more people hopping on Bandori after the franchise peaked in 2019-2020. i’m glad MyGO exists, its not only bringing new people in but also bringing old fans (like me) in while connecting everything with the things that make the franchise what it is. i’m happy that i got to check it out thanks to your recommendation Phenom 🙏🏽
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
When I found out that you hadn't seen it yet, I had to keep bugging you to watch it because I knew you would love it. Loved watching you go through it and yeah, love how it brought together a bunch of us who had watched it.
@manallan58903 ай бұрын
I grew up watching doremi, lucky for me i watched it in my elementary years, and watching these girls grow up , make new friendships, learn and change , watch their lives change ,watching them struggle with their ownselves or they lifes , I felt a connection like I wasn't alone somehow it teacher a kid that everyone struggles but there will be a better tomorrow , they really help me alot and when I think back to them in my kid memories they manage to have stayed as people. I'm so glad I grow up watching it because I full heartedly believe that I wouldn't be the person I am today. The fact that they made a movie about the people who grew up watching it ,is really touching
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I can only imagine how special the series is if you actually grew up watching it and the way it would influence you growing up, I already felt like I was being transported back to my youth just watching it now. Thanks for sharing this.
@davidman0014 ай бұрын
Ojamajo Doremi gang where we at!
@kokodin58954 ай бұрын
here
@kokodin58954 ай бұрын
is that goldfish warning avatar or chacha because it isn't very clear too zoomed in to tell if the hood is on or the hairband
@davidman0014 ай бұрын
@@kokodin5895 chitose from goldfish warning
@kokodin58954 ай бұрын
@@davidman001 best prinipal/student but i kind of love Wapiko, did you ever notice that Everybody Rock has a different lirics in ost release and in the episode? and how hard it would be to record going all out as a singer while barely staying in character but more to the point i am kind of surprised i am not the only person who seen the show or at least heard of it
@davidman0014 ай бұрын
@@kokodin5895 I know lots of people who have seen (or at least know of) Goldfish Warning. It's popular in the Mahou Shoujo/Shoujo scene because of the director Junichi Satou (Ojamajo Doremi, Hugtto Precure, Princess Tutu, Aria), but also because (and arguably more importantly) Kunihiko Ikuhara (Sailor Moon, Utena, Penguindrum) was episode director for multiple episodes. Both Junichi and Ikuhara went on to direct Sailor Moon which is the reason why there are multiple Goldfish Warning references!
@seasong76554 ай бұрын
What a year, there have been so many good shows and some of them will definitely stay as my all time favourites. I'm also glad the phenom community did give mygo a shot even without watching all the previous seasons.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Thanks for all of your posts about MyGO! They definitely helped convince me to make time to watch it!
@Slachy1023 ай бұрын
It's crazy how you always bring back my love for anime with your videos
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I love that so much, thanks for watching, I'm glad I can share my passion with you
@martrex24 ай бұрын
You definitely have a taste of your own, which I appreciate a lot. Thanks for sharing it with us. Especially awesome collaboration work.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! I just like sharing cool stuff I find. Sometimes the stuff I love ends up being stuff that a lot of people haven't or won't watch for whatever reason which is a shame but it also makes it fun trying to figure out how I want to convey my passion to people in my videos. I appreciate you just listening to me talk lol.
@therethan-family12344 ай бұрын
It's great to see new Doremi-fans even 20+ years after the series ended.
@ncp90954 ай бұрын
I’m very glad you put a Girls Band Cry clip at the end. Definitely you need to check it out when English sub is officially released. It’s just started but I can already tell this is something super special, you might like it. Sad that almost no one outside of Japan has attention to it.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
The release situation with Girls Band Cry is absolutely tragic, I'd like to make a video about it just because more people need to watch this great series
@ncp90953 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage It absolutely is! Criminally underrated. I also watch the VA’s radio regularly, although they have never experienced voice acting since they are the actual band members behind, they do their best and people need to notice their effort at least 😢 I was very surprised when I know Nina’s VA is actually younger than Nina, thought it’s a pro VA!
@justapenguin94 ай бұрын
Phenomenal editing by you, Mickell Pickell, and OtakuBox!
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
They did such great work, thank you for watching!
@aqyx3 ай бұрын
Ive been watcing your videos ever since i got into anime, always happy to see a new upload
@OtakuBox4 ай бұрын
The nostalgia I had when Kannagi was on the rankings, and the jump scare when I saw Biscuit Hammer in the edit too, really great works! It's been a while since I thought about either of them so it was awesome seeing them get some love
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
lol I hope you weren't expecting the Biscuit Hammer anime in there because that series is dead to us. Thanks again for your great work on this, it wouldn't have come out without you!
@davepokemon4 ай бұрын
3-Gatsu no Lion Underrated
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Yeah that's gotta be awesome, that's one of my favorite openings too
@niello59444 ай бұрын
Why is having Kyousougiga opening played over Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer so perfect? I went to Japan recently, and it's just the weirdest feeling to see my magical girl childhood anime (Doremi) among the popular shounen in shops when they weren't there the previous time I went.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Yeah I don't know where I came up with Kyousougiga for Biscuit Hammer but I instantly put them together and they fit so perfectly lol. In a perfect world, we would have had a Kyousougiga tier anime for Biscuit hammer... That's so awesome, I think I was just a bit too early to see all the Doremi stuff around for its 25th anniversary so I'm kicking myself for that, but love hearing that it was there.
@halohybrid54962 ай бұрын
Damn dude. If I had a master class on your video editing techniques and your detail to analysis.
@heychrisfox4 ай бұрын
Onimai appreciation! You're not wrong, it's literally the best. If you told me that my favorite show would be the weird gender-bender cute girls show, I would have never believed you. And yet, here I am. I went in with less that zero expectations. But the nonstop beauty of animation and the absolute cuteness on display nonstop legitimately made that series one of my favorites of all time
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Up until Onimai I've never believed in the "three episode rule" because everything I like generally shows some quality of what makes it good in the first episode but I really think this is the first time I've loved something so much despite not enjoying its first ep. Because yeah what a great and wonderful series, and if you're a fan of animation then that only makes it even better.
@growtocycle69923 ай бұрын
March Comes Like a Lion is SOOOO good. Glad you acknowledge it here
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I really put off watching it for so long because literally everyone says it's the goat, and yeah what a special experience
@fofwew4 ай бұрын
Onimai is greatly misunderstood. Once you get into it it's pretty chill and sweet.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
That's why I hope more people give it a chance, there really is so much to love once you get past the weird stuff lol
@nacligang4 ай бұрын
Watched Onimai as well last year and it was a bit too good for the first impression it gives off. If you can get past the embarrassment of watching a show like that it gets very very sweet(but tbh I'm fine with only one season as I've heard non savory things for me personally going on in the manga) It's one of those silent anime that stick with you
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Completely agree, it really is something that you have to get past the filter to really see what makes it so great.
@dadeer86404 ай бұрын
Love your take on mygo and ojomajo doremi! Just a note that the mygo anime is not an adaptation as the anime came first before they get added to the game lol we still dont even have these characters/story in the global server rn actually
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Definitely valid and something I didn't think about, that might honestly be why the characters actually feel so thought out and not boiled down caricatures. I'm just so tired of game adaptations reducing the characters to blobs lol.
@ConvincingPeople4 ай бұрын
10:30 In retrospect, seeing The Tatami Galaxy at nineteen back in 2011 was tremendously important. I highly recommend this one to people at the tail end of their teens and their early twenties who are young enough to have a lot of life ahead of them and still be searching for where to go next but old enough to have had at least some life experience and, importantly, faced at least a handful of major setbacks. See it first when you're still in high school and it won't make as much sense emotionally; see it first when you're a fair bit older and it may still become a favourite but it's likely to lose some of that life-changing immediacy. This isn't to discourage anyone from seeing it at all, but it's definitely a series which hits you best at a very specific time in your life.
@chadfishfruit4 ай бұрын
it is my favorite anime of all time by a long shot!
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Fully agree, I see a lot of younger teenagers watching it and I'd like to know what they think of it at that point in their life. It really connected to me as a young adult who shares a lot of the experiences, conflicts, and worries that the main character does.
@ZeoHernandez3 ай бұрын
17:03 did you really watch kyousougiga !? Damn that op song bring back sum memories
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I love Kyousougiga bro, been a few years since I watched it though. But the song felt perfect for Biscuit Hammer
@squirrelspcsuit3 ай бұрын
Your pitch for Doremi hit exactly the way it should. Portrayal of the passage of time and the mundane process of growing up is one of my favroite parts of slice of life and character drama when done well, and it forms the bedrock of my two favorite series (March Comes in like a Lion, Sound Euphonium). I've had it sitting on my hard drive for several years but never got to it, so it seems like I ought to rectify that. But, if I may put on my curmudgeon hat for a moment to touch on the one list entry I differ on I'm apparently out of step with consensus on It's MyGO. It wasn't bad per se, it's mechanically solid, but I found a real hollowness at its core. The unremitting nature of the drama started to get grating in the back half, and I found myself asking at multiple points why these characters hang out with each other. Most of them are shown to have other friends they engage normally with, where all we see them do as a band is get into fights and work out trauma. Those scenes work as drama, but when it's laser focused on them with no downtime the characters start to come off as skeletons being moved around in a very lifelike manner with no flesh on the bones. Even with Tomori, who among the five has the most justification for why she's portrayed that way, when you compare her to similar characters like Mizore from Sound Euphonium it becomes obvious how that lack of down time does the series a disservice. Regardless of that, your channel is one of the only ones I actually use for recommendations these days, so I'll be looking forward to what the next year brings.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I don't necessarily agree about MyGO but I definitely see where you're coming from, I also had an issue with how melodramatic it was in the back half of the series, it was definitely unrelenting and honestly a bit overwrought, when scaling it back would have made things hit even harder imo. Still, I think the cast and overarching storyline is really great so I was more than willing to look past that. As for Doremi, yeah all I can say is that if you're looking for that aspect of growing up and can make the investment, there's no other series I could recommend more.
@ConvincingPeople4 ай бұрын
Welp. Guess I need to watch Doremi now. I'd been meaning to get around to it eventually, but you've sold me.
@therethan-family12344 ай бұрын
Do you remember that one episode in Digimon Adventures where Taiichi returned to the real world without his friends? The really surreal one directed by Mamoru Hosoda? Yeah, Doremi has multiple of those (in the final season) that just break your heart.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I hope you enjoy it whenever you get around to it! Just make sure to savor the journey, it's one of those things you'll dread the closer you get to the end.
@Fibless4 ай бұрын
Bro the fact that you watched Haruhi recently too is hilarious, it's a great watch, havent gotten around to watching the movie yet though also great video, enjoyed every minute of it
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Also it's so funny you haven't seen the movie yet since that's the one thing everyone tells people to watch Haruhi for. It's definitely worth watching if you're a fan of the series, but I really enjoyed the series just as much.
@Fibless3 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage i guess since no one really recommended the show to me I never really heard the whole "bro just watch the movie, its the best part". I have just known of haruhi's existence for so long and finally decided to watch it so I did the series first. I was gonna get to watching the movie anyway but now I know I'm in for a real good time
@AdaraFukuchi4 ай бұрын
i need a video explaining your dissapointments with sonny boy, mister!
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
All in due time! I feel like a rewatch would also help me clear up my thoughts on it better and may even help me enjoy it more.
@memorial36b3 ай бұрын
If you're the type of person who would feel self-conscious watching a show such as Doremi, I find it helps to remind yourself - things made for children are still made by adults. Episode 40 of Dokkaan, arguably the show's single most famous episode, is lauded not only for its director Mamoru Hosoda but also the events that led to him joining the project. He channeled his emotions of his unceremonious exit from Studio Ghibli into the direction of this episode, a history that would not at all be relatable to the pre-teens in the target audience - and yet, frustration and uncertainty are such universally known and universally difficult emotions that the episode resonates with anyone of any age who watches it.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I agree completely, I think when you're not as familiar with media in general it's easy to get caught up in stigmas about certain genres but I've long since past that and found so much value in places that a lot of people would roll their eyes at. Doremi has so many incredible staff members attached who I think people would be surprised to learn their connections to other properties and things they already like, Hosoda being a huge one.
@memorial36b3 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage I really enjoy keeping up with the staff of Doremi, because many of them seem to cherish their time working on Doremi even after moving on to far more lucrative properties. Especially Umakoshi, who even after all these years on MHA, still regularly draws and posts Doremi fanart on his Twitter. Sorry if my original comment came off targeted at you - it was meant to be an open statement for anyone!
@bondsie23 ай бұрын
The fact that you unapologetically loved Onimai as much as I did makes me quite happy. 100% agree it was the best anime last year. It was a show that I actually had the most fun with for quite some time. The vibes and the general coziness were so nice. Although, I would suggest pulling back from the “trans-positivity” you mentioned cuz that ain’t it. Had nothing to do with the anime despite the fact that there was a gender bend… which was part of what was so enjoyable to me.
@GankBaronGuys3 ай бұрын
It's a real shame that the western lens turns anything genderbendy into trans shit. Haven't read the manga but the anime at least was not at all about Mahiro being meant to be a woman and was entirely about him getting to relive his youth without the pressure he felt from having an extraordinarily gifted younger sister. Still a fantastic show.
@bondsie23 ай бұрын
@@GankBaronGuys As a westerner, I completely agree.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I'm glad that other people loved it as well but I'm curious why you don't think that was an angle of the series? I think the author has even re-affirmed a lot of people who tweeted at them about that aspect and made it clear it was intentional. Either way, I think it's definitely a valid interpretation of the series, that's actually a part of what made it so heartwarming and wholesome was how the gender bending gag wasn't just a "gag" or something Mahiro constantly complained about, but was actually something they grew to invest themselves into.
@bondsie23 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage When it comes to the idea of transgenderism it’s not about you learning the values and the feelings of the opposite sex/gender but rather that those in their current sex don’t feel comfortable in it and therefore seek something else out of a desire to understand themselves. Typically a transgender person is more seeking an identity and that’s not really an angle that the series is coming from nor is it something that the series suggests. I would say that the gender bend aspect of the series is a catalyst that drives Mahiro into coming to appreciate and love the feminine aspects of life and society. Not so much that he was searching for himself as a man and found himself being more woman-ly. It’s not like he sought out womanhood, he was forced into it and he wasn’t happy with it initially, until he learned to get used to the lifestyle and found himself engrossed in it.
@NafeeDoesStuff4 ай бұрын
The goat is back
@lrcnapkin4 ай бұрын
Cool comment
@nit114 ай бұрын
I was so fond as a kid that Doremi hold my country flag in the opening. Great childhood!
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Yeah that's gotta be awesome, that's one of my favorite openings too
@coffeebreak76684 ай бұрын
Amazing as always, what else can I say. I can't wait to dive straight into Ojamajo Doremi cause boy is that my type of show.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy it if you check it out! Just savor the journey cuz I went through it so fast and ended up having to slow myself down by the final season cuz I realized there was only so much left and then it would be over...
@lawlietwhite143 ай бұрын
The author of Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer has another cool manga called Spirit Ring. I Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer started to read twice, but there mouths such a slow start that I did not want to quit, but also not fascinating. But after the video I wanted to make a new attempt, because the Ring of Spirits has become one of my favorite manga
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I plan on reading it this year! I want to read all of Mizukami's works now!! I definitely recommend returning to Biscuit Hammer, his works seem to share a lot of the same qualities that make them so great.
@browking81614 ай бұрын
I remember as a kid I would never watch popular magical girl shows that aired at the time. I never understood the appeal of Sailor Moon or Cardcaptor Sakura but for some reason watched Ojamajo Doremi almost religiously along with anime like pokemon, dragon ball, digimon, beyblade, medabots and some american shows like Power Rangers. I need to do a rewatch soon because its been like 20 years since I last saw it. Also I think the yellow witch with glasses was problably my first cartoon crush.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Yeah it definitely feels like a series I would have fallen in love with if it had aired on something like Cartoon Network when I was a kid. Unlike a lot of other mahou shoujo I think the appeal is that it really is an incredible cartoon, it's so relentlessly entertaining.
@noname-lb3sg4 ай бұрын
Finally someone who appreciates ojamjo
@StoneGiantJake4 ай бұрын
Shout out to the GOAT mickell. Man knows how to bust his tail to create a vision and bring it to life as imagined. Love the work.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Mickell is my eternal GOAT, no one does it like him.
@jimothywright16214 ай бұрын
I’m just so happy to see Haruhi still getting the love it deserves, my second favorite all time. And Onimai is really so good.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
What's your first? Now I'm curious lol
@shira_yone4 ай бұрын
The way you describe Ojamajo almost sounds like how Gintama would be described (except the growing up thing), I wonder whether you've ever watched Gintama before and how does it compare to you personally? On another topic, I guess this is my call to finish up Sangatsu no Lion and rewatch Kannagi again after all the years.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Gintama has been high on my priority list for this exact reason, I've heard it's slow from fans of more traditional battle shonen but that slowness and the comedic nature of the series has always interested me a lot, on top of the more serious arcs it has. Like you said, it sounds like it does that melding of tones thing that Doremi does in much the same way. I have a feeling when I get around to it I'll definitely be talking about it on the channel.
@user-zh4mt4bf3fАй бұрын
YOUR TAKE OJAMAJO DOREMI IS AMAZING I was a lucky child to grow up with it and coincidentally it started airing where I live when I was in 3rd grade but it was only until the 3rd season and I didn’t know about the 4th one until 6th grade and managed to watch a few clips of it on yt and that created the funny memory of me hiding behind the couch crying and having someone catch me but at that time I didn’t know what anime was so I couldn’t find any other way to watch it until 8th grade and till now I still remember the day when I finished it I’m sure I used a full tissue box and I kept on crying for around 3 hours and not too long ago we got 25th anni mv with them being adults and I just became an adult recently so this whole time it felt like I was growing up with the girls and that alone makes it more special to me but the main reason would still be because it shaped who I am both mentally and emotionally like I can’t imagine being the person who I am right now if it wasn’t for this show (and now for the important question: which season was your favorite?)
@rafresendenrafresenden.16444 ай бұрын
I have many problems with rankings because I cant compare series in that way + I'm constantly changing what I like by the day (and I can't stand incomplete series)
@syophona20484 ай бұрын
I will really like to see you watching Madoka Magica, its a work of art and one of my favorite animes and one of the only animes that make me cry very hard. It's seems like is something like ojamajo doremi but its so different, this is mature all the time and i would love to see you making a video of it. Thats all, love your video so much and love your content, bye!
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I've seen Madoka Magica but it's been a long time (my profile picture is actually Sayaka lol). I definitely want to revisit it since that was my first magical girl series and I think it's a series you're meant to watch after other magical girl series so you can appreciate the subversions and twists more. Thanks for the love and the comment and I'm happy you enjoy the videos!
@Pufftarot4 ай бұрын
Every year I watch Endless Eight just to feel something. Anything at all!
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
You're stronger than I am, Puff... maybe I need to do the same
@TapaniLastellar4 ай бұрын
Whoa Bandori made it to your top 5, I bet you'll probably enjoy Girls Band Cry this season too
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Loving Girls Band Cry! Such a tragedy what's been going on with its release.
@randomweeb674 ай бұрын
Holy shit a youtuber who didn't miss MyGO
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Honestly I probably would have if I didn't see so much shilling for it on my Discord last year, I could tell it was special based on the way people were talking about it.
@shadowcurtain3 ай бұрын
Im so glad someone mentions Onimai it surprised me the journey she makes
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Love love love Onimai, I need season 2
@shadowcurtain3 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage for sure we need S2!
@humano4384 ай бұрын
Weakest Biscuit Hammer and Ojamajo Doremi enjoyer
@AnacondaHL4 ай бұрын
Amagi Brilliant Park was carried by the hilarious character names
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Amagi Brilliant Park was carried by the Full Metal Panic references. Also the opening is FIRE
It just might, I had one in the works a while ago but it kinda got lost in the shuffle of real life stuff and working on other stuff but it is a series I would love to talk about in a solo video
@someoneunknown17143 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage Oh, I saw you recommending in your bocchi the rock vid, so I watched it, also ur videos are quite well made Good Luck
@KugelKami4 ай бұрын
Onimai is something I deeply love. I have spent an insanily amount of time researching everything about the anime production! I started right after it aired. It's the perfect blend of sus animation mixed with wholesome themes. Something I love the most about animation. I encourage every fan to buy the blu ray of the show! Here are some facts I found during my research: The animator behind the famous bling bang bang born dance, was apart of the production and animated a part in episode 8. One of the main animators, miton, inserted his original character (miton-chan) as a doujinish in episode 4. (in fact /a/ bagged miton to show her nipples after the episode aired) The director mentioned episode 12 bath scene was a lot more lewd but had to dim down the loli level lol... In episode 1, you can see Nekotofu's other series character. There is footage of Nekotofu singing the Onimai opening in a karaoke booth. The onsen in episode 12 is based on Ginzan Onsen. Ryo Imamura, the character designer, is a fan of Hazbin Hotel. Akio Watanabe, the character designer for many series like monogatari series, storyboarded the opening and noted it was kinda difficult to match the vibe of the music. Kay Yu, another main animator, is most notable know for his game holocure (a fan made game on steam). I have a ton more but I think this is good enough to prove the point...
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Love all these little facts! Had no idea Imamura was a fan of Hazbin Hotel lol. I love how wide reaching the production on Onimai was, it's a rare kind of production that felt like a bunch of talented people really loved what they were working on and it shows in the final product.
@yuu-kun34614 ай бұрын
No Apothecary Diaries? Ah well, will be on the "Ranking Every Anime I Watched In 2024" video next year.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Based on everything I've heard about it, I already know that you're right lol. Prepare to see it in the 2024 video.
@kokodin58954 ай бұрын
darn, you made me cry again at the very end of the list Ojamajo is the wierdest anime ever "improvised" an extension for. because, let's be true it was suposed to be one year trip that extended to being 4 years long vacation. and it is at places not even that well connected, but you don't even notice that ompu fairy changed name mid season1-2 transition or that the magic god baby and former queen are shoehorned in for the plot but ending up wining your heart in later seasons, plus you been brainwashed to like hana as a child watching pokemon because she is just a talking pikachu all this aside ojamajo is the greatest story about growing out of your childhood dreams and finding your future life goals, and making friends along the way who last you a lifetime i never watched it as a kid, i was fully grown up and i can't watch it again because i would break emotionally right before season 4 ends, because i just don't want for the ride to end
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
That's honestly what makes the series even more special for me, they kept finding new ways to expand the story and develop the characters. It felt like it kept going because the creators kept coming up with the new ways to flesh out the themes and ideas, it doesn't stagnate, and it feels like it ends on its own terms in the most perfect way you could want it to for the characters. I don't think anything like this could be made today and that's what makes it so great.
@kokodin58953 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage when i talk with people from smoll pastel horses fandom i always say ojamajo is a my little pony friendship is magic that was made 12 years earlier than mlp fim. beause it basically is, you can draw character analoges, solving friendship problems, magic or even color palette
@lobaetoile84404 ай бұрын
I saw Ojamajo Doremi as an infant 😅
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
That's so crazy, I wish I could have grown up watching it lol
@Sashimi_luv2 ай бұрын
GOOD FUCKING OPINIONS GOOD FUCKING OPNIONS
@noampresnete86773 ай бұрын
the best part of haruhi is endless 8, unironicly
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I would say half of endless 8 I really enjoyed, and the other half I got why people didn't like it lol
@bibleman11174 ай бұрын
onimai at 3 is crazy
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
It's peak bro
@freakynintendoguy003 ай бұрын
Haruhi truly deserves that 8th spot frfr
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I swear that was unintentional lmao
@noampresnete86774 ай бұрын
what your gundam watch order? i feel like like starting with the original show nowdays is a bad idea. i watched the recap movies instead of the show for the first series. i loved them but thought they were a hard watch. zeta felt like a very intresting mess, very overated, has some of my favorite and least favorite characters in the franchise. from then on i just went wherever i wanted in the franchise. by the time i watched turn A gundam i felt like i understood the crazy ways tomino tries to tell stories and it became one of my favorites in the franchise. still my favorites gotta be thunderbolt followed by char's counterattack
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I watched 0079 --> War in the Pocket --> Zeta --> ZZ --> Char's Counterattack if I recall correctly. I tried watching the recap movies for 0079 but the pacing felt so cut up I couldn't get into it. But if you were just trying to pass the prerequisite stuff as fast as possible then yeah it's probably the way to go. I still don't regret watching them even if I didn't enjoy them just because now it means I can watch a bunch of other awesome Gundam material that use them as a foundation. I just finished Unicorn and it was incredible.
@hlebushek63004 ай бұрын
Oh man oh man, if you think Million Live is mid, what'd you think about Shiny Colors 💀
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I haven't even started it yet, I'm still in a stage of mourning my beloved franchise..........
@yorimoigig4 ай бұрын
OH MY GOODNESS, I finally found someone who is very disappointed to Don Glees. Maybe it was over-expectation as it was made by the same team of Yori Moi but nah, it's a 6/10 compare to the 10/10 masterpiece of the latter. The only thing that is memorable in that movie is the Full Version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (ENG dub)... and that's it.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I haven't seen anyone talk about it but the impression I got was that most people liked Don Glees so I'm happy there's someone else out there who realizes how disappointing it was. I have no idea what happened!
@nutnotnet4 ай бұрын
link click peak
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
link click cinema
@nutnotnet3 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage ur the the realest user PhenomSage
@lrcnapkin4 ай бұрын
Its So over, not even a kamichu mention.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I finished Kamichu in 2024, trust the plan.
@lrcnapkin3 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage as a pro, i will
@validwth40513 ай бұрын
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@Kingdoms7344 ай бұрын
20:18 bro don't watch the anime man Don't watch the anime I heard that there was an anime for it and it's terrible I'm sorry man
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
Don't even get me started dude, I couldn't mention it in the video or I would have gone on an insane rant and tangent. Possibly the greatest tragedy that has ever happened in the anime industry.
@Poipletoitle3314 ай бұрын
I sadly have to hop on with both the quick Love Live Superstar S2 and the Million Live disappointment trains as while I did enjoy them overall they are by far the weakest of their respective franchises and I think without my preexisting love for said franchises I wouldn't have rated either above a 5/10, hopefully Superstar S3 pulls Love Live back on the anime front (or just give me a Yohane the Parhelion S2 which it's S1 was no where near OG Sunshine but I love Aqours more than anything so I need that S2) and Shiny Colors is quickly pulling Idolmaster back to the quality I expect for me not as good as U149 and no where near the OG as of now but it feels closer to them than the OG Cinderella Girls and Million Live
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I want Superstar S3 to be good but I'm really wondering what's going on over there with Love Live, none of the projects have the same heart or love that Sunshine did for me. Same with Idolmaster, I need a new writer after Million Live, this is not the direction I want these franchises going in.
@Poipletoitle3313 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage I think I'll forever enjoy these franchises as they now hold the deepest love I have for any media in the world but they really don't have as much heart as Sunshine or 2011 Idolmaster/U149, I truly hope they can return to a point that they give me the same feelings I have even upon rewatching them (thankfully on a music front both are still firing on all cylinders and pumping out mostly bangers), however I'd like to shout out Shine Post as being closer than the recent Idolmasters and Love Lives to that heart not quite there imo but it has potential
@aqualucasYT4 ай бұрын
Onimai slide, dont bait me Phenom
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I would never bro
@yo-yo99394 ай бұрын
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@MortalMercury4 ай бұрын
You really like many animes targeted to girls, I wish I could enjoy them like you do but I rarely do.
@PhenomSage3 ай бұрын
I don't think anything in here is specifically targeting a female demographic, even something like Ojamajo Doremi is actually made for both boys and girls. But in general I don't really think about media in that way, you can find a lot of amazing stuff if you look past surface level aspects like that and see the core underneath. I would definitely recommend giving Doremi a chance if you're just a fan of funny cartoons or coming of age stories.
@MortalMercury3 ай бұрын
@@PhenomSage I already had watched Doremi, it was one of my chilhood anime and I rewatched those. My thing is that I don't usually get engaged with shoujo and josei themes. (Doremi is kinda directed to kids in general, I believe)