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Setting Expectations (Patreon)

Published:
2024-12-21 14:45:45
Edited:
2025-12-30 00:56:52
Imported:
2026-06

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My god you guys. I really appreciate all the love and coming in here for the anime content. it really means a lot to have you supporting me since the second channel was flagged and is literally unable to be monetized. means A LOT. just a few house keeping things - if you know me - you know I appreciate communication:

1. Still going to lean on 2 episodes of anime a week. Saw a lot of the recommendations so i'm keeping an eye out for what I might like to watch after/with Frieren. I think it's still going to be FMA:B since I'm halfway through the manga as I mentioned.

2. I will be considering stopping during episodes to reflect on scenes so it's a bit more of a breakdown and analysis in the moment but if I'm honest with you I'm wary of doing it just because I am enjoying consuming the media in an organic way. This will be a thing I ponder.

3. I know that I have been loving to read the manga first/concurrently - I think we can make a deal where if I am to watch an anime here then I won't read the manga until after. Part of it is that I'm EXPLORING and that exploration is really fun and so im essentially studying, this is how I've always discovered things so tying you into that process is a balance to be sure. 4. I may hop off an anime if I don't vibe with it. at 37 I'm pretty aware of when I'm good and don't want to continue something. I'll let you know and explain why.

5. the main channel is still my priority first but I recognize that the anime channel is this beautiful little baby - so I promise to nurture it as well.

6. Just be kind :) It's nice to see discourse here. I will be very sharing my opinion - im sure at some point it will vary from yours, I just ask for your kindness.

thank you so much for supporting me here on patreon! I promise to try to delight!

Comments

Blue1624

i would definitely like to see blind reactions since i love to see the impact of a given scene on somebody watching for the first time, and stopping after a big scene to talk about what's going on and how you're feeling about it would be great too.

AsbestosDust

Suggestion, if you decide against stopping mid episode but still want to do some commentary, you could keep a notebook handy so you could quickly write down notes to then visit them and comment at the end of an episode.

Harley

only thing i wanna mention is that ive seen some people stop watching a show just a little too early. such as like 3-4 episodes in and personally i think most shows are pretty generic and dont reflect the vibes or story of the whole show until after the introductory arc. i think most of the shows that will get recommended are worth sticking out for a tiny bit longer than you would expect

Cosmo Reverb

A couple of shows I've been hesitant to recommend for various reasons are Demon Slayer and Fate/Zero. Both have stellar soundtracks, particularly Fate/Zero. The OST for that was composed by Yuki Kajiura, who has done a tremendous amount of work in the anime realm. If you were going to read the respective mangas for those first, then I definitely feel a lot better about suggesting them for you to pick up to see if you vibe with them.

Josiah Erwin

It's so cool to be on this journey with you. I think I can speak for a lot of us in saying that we wish we could go back and experience certain anime for the first time again. Following you with this channel is certainly scratching that itch in a way. It's great. Thank you for sharing with us!

Argivian

I would love to see you pause more often, personally. One thing I've noticed from your Frieren reactions is that you'll miss or not mention some really cool moments on screen while you're describing what you're hearing from the soundtrack; it's still great, but I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on other aspects of the experience. As for recs, I would love to see you check out The Apothecary Diaries. It's a very different kind of show than what you've talked about watching so far, but the soundtrack is absolutely phenomenal, composed by Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin and Alisa Okehazama. The first three episodes are also a really nice standalone arc, so it's easy to check out and see if you really want to watch the whole thing.

Lukas denBoer

Pausing an episode for commentary has its pros and cons, but at least in the case of Frieren I found that there were a few times you started to say something about the music and had to stop when something happened on screen. Likely most anime won't have an OST worth pausing all the time for, but when they do I'd like to hear your thoughts on it! It's a wrinkle to your reaction most reactors can't replicate. Not that everything you watch needs to be about music, but I wonder if anime about music would be a cool thing to react to - recent examples are Bocchi the Rock, an offbeat comedy about an awkward girl who wants to be in a rock band, and Girls Band Cry, a great character drama about...also girls in a rock band. Both have really fun scenes of their performances.

Daniel

I appreciate level-setting expectations upfront. Not a lot of folks on Patreon are very good at that so it's a really nice breath of fresh air. If/when You do get to Violet Evergarden I'd like to recommend blind since if no one has mentioned already the Light Novels really are a very different story (on top of lacking official translations)

Stormy

Appreciate the posts and transparency. Do what you need to for you. One idea I will throw out there is a reflection or review section about your manga reading in a video. Cause I'm pretty much solely here for Frieren. I have read up to current manga chapters released and am very intrigued by people's/your feelings and thoughts on the chapters, not just the show. If you end up keeping same style of mentioning the manga in reactions, no worries, I am still enjoying your ride through it.

Nyohoho

I never thought you'd ever do anime content Marco or react and analyse Anime soundtrack so I'm very grateful for whatever you do or decide to do with the anime content!

MegaNovaShizzle

I'm in full support of pausing an episode when you're trying to explain a point, mainly so you don't accidentally miss something important because you're busy trying to explain your current thoughts.