Two Months Worth of Previously Unpatroned Videos (Patreon)

These last 2 months got kind of crazy--December in particular. Not only did I have a video out nearly every day (not even counting the daily release of Digi Bros, my let's play show), but I started putting out far more experimental and high-quality content on my After Dark channel. Honestly, some of this stuff probably could have been patroned on its own, or at least broken into smaller batches--some of it also should've been on my main channel. I have this weird tendency to second-guess the value of anything I do that's too "new," as opposed to the format I'm most known for. I'm really proud of a lot of this stuff, though, so maybe in the future some of these formats will be expanded into stuff that's featured on the main channel. Who knows?!

Anyways, here's all the stuff, categorized by type, and graded on how much I recommend watching it (* is not much *** is must-watch).

REVIEW/ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL WORKS

Handfuls of Zen --[0947]--  - *** - Probably the new series I'm most excited about--highly unstructured analytical looks at and around Game Boy Advance games, and other facets of culture.

The Hidden Narrative In Mindless Self Indulgence Lyrics  - *** - Going through the whole history of one of my favorite bands and finding deaper meanings in their lyrics. Very fun, and proved the worth of this format for me.

Handfuls of Zen --[1267]--  - *** - More of this fun new series, which you should expect to continue into next year!

Pokemon Trainer Chic - the Winter 2016 Look  - *** - Fun little fashion video that I'm stupidly happy with--I really wanna do more stuff like this in the future.

The Pros and Cons of Pokemon Sun/Moon  - *** - An in-depth and more structured critical analysis of the new Pokemon games--quite long.

My Favorite Music of 2016!!  - *** - Continuing my annual tradition of sharing all my favorite releases from the year!

Coheed and Cambria: What Happened? (A Fan's Retrospective)  - ** - A long and detailed breakdown of my history with this band, along with tons of musical clips and examples. Really happy with the format this introduced, tho the video itself is uneven in many ways.

Ghost in the Shell's Trailer SUCKS  - ** - I made this when I was in the middle of ranting about it on twitter and suddenly realized that I could make it a video and get 100k views for little effort. I was proven right.

The Second Chances Board: Vandread  - * - So far the only show that fans asked me to pick back up, and I actually enjoyed it!

The Second Chances Board: Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou  - * - A pretty straightforward take on a pretty straighforwad show--I put this series on hold after not being that satisfied with this one.

MEDIA ANALYSIS & THEORY

Reconciling Appreciation & Critique  - ** - On the difficulties that seem to come from liking something and also criticizing it.

On Maximizing Enjoyment w/ Art  - ** - As the title says.

Belaboring the Point About Inventive Animation  - * - Proof I shouldn't read so many comments--an overreaction to people not getting my Kill la Kill video.

REACTING TO RANDOM ANIME

Finish or Fail: 2016 Anime Shows #5  - ** - Continuing my eternal quest to watch all of this year's shows (at least somewhat).

Finish or Fail: 2016 Anime Shows #6  - ** - More of that.

Finish or Fail: 2016 Anime Shows #7  - **

Spin the Sakugabooroulette! #1  - * - Davoo and I watch a bunch of random first episodes based on clips we find on sakugabooru. Fun concept that I hope to continue.

GONZO MEDIA/CULTURE TALK

On the Struggle to Promote Precure  - *** - A breakdown of why it's so difficult to talk about and invite people to one of the biggest anime franchises still running.

How To Make A Successful Sword Art Online Video  - *** - A guidebook to being successful on youtube, and a defense of attacking SAO. Also, I won my bet.

On the Need For A Cabal of Anime Gurus  - ** - In which I argue that anime creators need to communicate more and share more information, started a lot of conversations.

How We Americans All Fucked Up (+ suggestions for fucking up less next time)  - ** - An election hot-take discussing the ways that this US election became such a garbage fire.

Depressingly Cynical Holiday Vid About the Ennui of Anime Buying  - ** - A rant about how I'm not sure how much buying anime actually helps anyone.

Video About My Stance On Dubs That I Apparently Somehow Haven't Made  - * - As it says, getting my stance on dubs out there in one easy place.

A Community Based Around Recommendations!  - * - In which I launch a new reddit based on recommending stuff. 

J.C.Staffers On the Anime Industry Circa 2004  - * - Mostly just reading a magazine interview that I found interesting, with minimal commentary connecting the thuoghts of the past to the reality of the present.

On Being Difficult to Recommend Stuff To  - * - A (woefully unstructured) ramble on why I'm so hard to recommend stuff to.

DISCUSSING THE CRAFT/Q&A

50k Sub Special!! - Q&A! My Pictures Folder! Updates! Etc.!!  - ** - A ludicrously huge Q&A loaded with random bonus stuff in celebration of After Dark's success.

Where I'm At 2016, Where I'm Going 2017 - ** - As it describes. 

DIGIBRO'S DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER

No.7  - ** - My podcast where I get way more personal than anywhere else and just talk about what's going on in my life.

Nov.15  - **

Nov. 22  - ** - This one has my entire history with depression.

Dec.1 - **

Dec.11  - **

Dec.20  - **

Dec.27  - **

MY DREAM ANIME

MY DREAM ANIME  - ** - A fun series(?) in which I propose my ideas for the perfect anime for my tastes.

MY DREAM ANIME #2  - **

MUSIC VIDEOS

Almost Nothing [Music Video]  - ** - The vocals sound like that on purpose! It's a song about being almost nothing! AAAHHH!!

FINAL STRETCH [Music Video]  - ** - A send-off to 2016, may not be out till slightly after this posts.

MAIL VIDEOS

Digi Gets Mail #14: Eva Drawings & DBZ Stickers 

Digi Gets Mail #15: Holiday Gifts, Penguin Hat, & Manime 

Digi Gets Mail #16: 86 Bootleg Posters, & N64 Games 

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