What's in an OP? - Kakegurui's "Plot" Decoded

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  • Опубліковано 28 лип 2017
  • A Way too deep analysis of Anime Openings. This week, we actually talk a lot about the plot of Kakegurui. No, really.
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  • @mindchap7620
    @mindchap7620 6 років тому +4159

    This anime doesn't look very christian.

  • @wel4636
    @wel4636 6 років тому +3410

    "Specially Yumeko, who likes it so much she explodes into bubbles" I just died a little

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 6 років тому +162

      You've got to admit, exploding into bubbles is a strong indicator of...something.

    • @512TheWolf512
      @512TheWolf512 6 років тому +23

      yeah, cockolding for example

    • @michaeljohnnavales7698
      @michaeljohnnavales7698 5 років тому +2

      green

    • @nabafarah2270
      @nabafarah2270 4 роки тому +7

      Will I think it represents the last episode of s 1 when she was really horny over the guy decision ( forgot his name ) of picking another card instead of the card that he wanted to pick first
      You didn't remember yet
      IT'S THAT SCENE THAT EVERY ONE MEMED

    • @tiara9624
      @tiara9624 3 роки тому +1

      NABA FARAH his name is ryota I think

  • @inferno232
    @inferno232 6 років тому +1555

    So it sounds like this anime is just "Betrayal, Gambling, and Porn: The Anime."

    • @Oh_Ok0
      @Oh_Ok0 4 роки тому +81

      Well uhh.....not Porn, but Fanservice Shots: The Anime

    • @DukemBurd
      @DukemBurd 4 роки тому +30

      So all the sins combined?

    • @koreaboo6749
      @koreaboo6749 4 роки тому +10

      pretty much

    • @randomclipss2032
      @randomclipss2032 2 роки тому +2

      And also casino

    • @namae6637
      @namae6637 2 роки тому +2

      I mean you weren't wrong

  • @sophiepascual4023
    @sophiepascual4023 6 років тому +4296

    kakegurui a.k.a. Lesbian Gambler's Harem

    • @imrakhturdiyev4457
      @imrakhturdiyev4457 6 років тому +74

      melon popsicle i think she kinda likes the suzui guy xD

    • @mirkoxen4623
      @mirkoxen4623 6 років тому +10

      Lesbian?!🤔

    • @kamisama4427
      @kamisama4427 6 років тому +67

      imrakh turdiyev no, she's a lesbian

    • @hikaritenshi2825
      @hikaritenshi2825 6 років тому +5

      Any proof?

    • @purvdragon-sensei
      @purvdragon-sensei 6 років тому +96

      melon popsicle
      Fuck off, you shitters. She's crazy for gambling, not for those idiots.

  • @HighSpeedSteel0
    @HighSpeedSteel0 6 років тому +1224

    Ahegao? No, Gesugao. Those ain't sex faces, those are the faces of pure malevolence.

    • @g1owingga1axy2
      @g1owingga1axy2 4 роки тому +54

      finally someone said it.

    • @Bruno-rw6sq
      @Bruno-rw6sq 4 роки тому +22

      Finally goodtaste

    • @brunowinovski2928
      @brunowinovski2928 4 роки тому +52

      yeah, sometimes they mad faces of pure evil, and turns to be ugly but effective at the same time.

    • @ejstephens7918
      @ejstephens7918 4 роки тому +25

      Those faces alone keep any of these girls from being waifus

  • @bigsmoke-mi5cw
    @bigsmoke-mi5cw 6 років тому +1800

    you repeated the scene of Ryouta getting hit in the head so many times my head is starting to hurt.

  • @antiskill2012
    @antiskill2012 6 років тому +596

    Fun note on the food imagery: Yumeko's rather strange family name, Jabami, literally means "devouring snake" and it fits her perfectly on so many levels.

    • @crunchyps4336
      @crunchyps4336 3 роки тому +26

      And yumeko means golden child

    • @namikkou
      @namikkou 3 роки тому +39

      Well....the president did say "Looks like a snake has found their way into my Garden of Edan."

    • @MetalMercutio
      @MetalMercutio 3 роки тому +21

      @@crunchyps4336 “Golden child” of the “devouring snake.” Sounds accurate.

  • @anaamaro6103
    @anaamaro6103 6 років тому +843

    Isn't it cool that the president and Yumeko are designed in antithesis, but are very similar?
    I mean, Yumeko has long, black hair that she keeps untied. Her color is red, as that is most often seen in her eyes and background when she gets riled up. Her eyes are copper and her lips are pink.
    Kirari, on the other hand keeps her hair tightly kept in braids, while her color is blue. As her eyes and lips are almost identical shades of blue.
    Despite this, they are the most similar characters in the whole Manga. They both enjoy the risks, and the fun and the people who they play against. Sure, Kirari just seems to be eager for amusement rather than risks: but they have the same drive and determination
    I can't wait to see the whole series

    • @SoybeanInTheMilk
      @SoybeanInTheMilk 4 роки тому +18

      Well the colour red and blue are complementary?...

    • @aloelyds6103
      @aloelyds6103 3 роки тому +11

      big brain go brrrrrrr

    • @pissy1925
      @pissy1925 3 роки тому +9

      Ana Amaro aren’t they distant cousins

  • @JadeAleman
    @JadeAleman 6 років тому +662

    I love how they describe each of the gamblers with just a single scene.
    Once you see how the character is like you immediately understand their description in the op.

  • @Secondary_Identifier
    @Secondary_Identifier 6 років тому +862

    7:16 - "Limes"
    The color has been altered with the playing cards for aesthetic, or throughout the video in fact, but I think you'll find by their shape that those are lemons, limes are more evenly spherical. In fact I think lemons are the most frequently shown fruit in the video while I'm not sure if I saw any limes. This is actually an important distinction given the iconography of lemons in gambling; you've probably seen them depicted on slot machines and other games of chance at some point right?
    Well it goes back to the 1900s when in America gambling was prohibited as part of the massing political strength of the Puritan Movement. But as anyone familiar with the American Prohibition knows, making things illegal didn't make them go away. Enter gum slots, or more commonly fruit machines.
    Slot machines proper had existed before this point, so these machines were just a way to engage the consumer in the way slot machines do, while still being technically legal as it was classified as a 'gum dispensing machine' with an element of chance and nothing more (just a step or two away from gum pachinko actually). And it was about what it sounds like. You'd put in some coin, spin the wheels, and get a chance to win some gums if the fruits matched up; lining up cherries got you cherry gum, watermelons got you watermelon gum, etc, etc. Sounds pretty cool right? Well they were pretty popular and appeared in many stores of grocery and convenience during the era.
    Exit Prohibition, and yet the association of matching up colorful fruit to win stuck, becoming a staple of slot machines and other games of chance commonly found in casinos the world over, earning fruit, especially lemons and a few others, a certain association with gambling itself.
    So, to go further, while the fruit depicted does do well to make an homage to the character's perspective of the school being a personal Garden of Eden (which lends itself to the seduction of the garden, the draw of gambling, the loss of innocence, the lewdity of the story), it also carries a strong association with gambling within the context of gambling. Especially with the grapes, cherries, lemons, peaches, strawberries, plums, apples, oranges and melons; and just about all of these fruits find their way into the intro (not sure if I spotted melons). While I suppose it hasn't not been done, limes aren't nearly as common or iconic as lemons; they're a less American fruit I guess because of reasons which is probably why.
    Interestingly, are you familiar with the use of the word lemon to refer to an anime/manga related sexual fiction? Or more commonly, to refer to something, or someone, as defective or useless? Even something that might seem promising but doesn't work out?
    One last thing, they don't show fish when there's only a guy on screen, they show loads of fish when ladies are. There's a certain association with fish and certain regions of a woman. Very lewd.

    • @withloveemi7988
      @withloveemi7988 6 років тому +56

      Juin Roet : Very well-written. I learned something!

    • @areighteen1177
      @areighteen1177 6 років тому +8

      Woah

    • @logictruth1
      @logictruth1 6 років тому +47

      SHIT! Now that is one comment that actually enhanced my viewing experience in the former video. I hope this gets voted up to oblivion and I thank you dearly for that insanely well-written post. GAWD comments like that are so few and far between, it makes me sad... any way kudos to you and *PLEASE* tell me if you decided to become a v/bloger so that i can follow you.

    • @LinkEX
      @LinkEX 6 років тому +20

      Great comment.
      You elaborated on two interesting aspects (the former only indirectly affecting the opening with some interesting trivia, and the latter [two] directly adding probably relevant context that explains some more symbolism of the opening).
      Geoff (Mother's Basement) already did an response video to this, so I doubt he'll look into this comment section again, but imho this would deserve to get pinned.

    • @insertedgyemobandnameshere813
      @insertedgyemobandnameshere813 6 років тому +2

      Wow

  • @mauricioaguilera3194
    @mauricioaguilera3194 6 років тому +497

    Too many people compare this show to Kaiji, but I think that is not a fair comparison... this show is over the top, surreal in it`s setting, with detestable characters (really bad and crazy people overall), while Kaiji is a lot more grounded in reality and has a relatable main character that makes us want to root for him.
    This two shows are very different (kind of opposites really), so you can`t really compare them fairly... maybe a comparison with Akagi (another work of Kaiji`s mangaka) would be better... but i don`t really know.

    • @alemonyoyo69420
      @alemonyoyo69420 5 років тому +9

      Still love this show

    • @waynehayes912
      @waynehayes912 5 років тому +46

      @Imaru Lewis they are all objectively awful in their own special way. that's why it's such a good show. You get to watch absolutely horrible people destroy each other. this is like the first show where I'm completely okay with the main character losing cause honestly she's Cuckoo for cocoa puffs when it comes to gambling. She's just as equally fucked up as the main villian. It's like Batman vs the Joker but instead of Batman their is two Jokers and ones slightly nicer than the other.
      What draws me back is wondering what trick she's going to pull out of her ass this time

  • @justmee37
    @justmee37 6 років тому +245

    A lot of people commenting they dont really like this anime, I personally think it's amazing and it's only been 5 episodes! I've almost read the manga, or what's been released, and I so look forward to see it in the anime!!

    • @pastelhotmess9299
      @pastelhotmess9299 6 років тому +4

      Toothie 13 ikr I need to jump on the manga so far this is my favorite psychological anime!

    • @vxmpxrefvngs2517
      @vxmpxrefvngs2517 4 роки тому +6

      I really enjoy the anime too! Yes, there lots of fanservice, but i like the concept and i really like how everyone plays under pressure

  • @heitornihongo9033
    @heitornihongo9033 5 років тому +65

    Something you didn't mention: The food and gambling relationship is also expressed in the series with the same japanese expression used in both situations: Itadakimasu. It's what you say before meals but in a gambling context it can mean "please give me the prize". You can hear Yumeko use it several times throughout the show.

  • @jayblade2000
    @jayblade2000 6 років тому +353

    YES! YES YES YES YES YES! The opening song to Kakegarui is sexual and that's the point. Jabami takes an almost sexual pleasure from gambling, and Gambling itself leads in that dirrection as far as the school goes. Domination, submission, the highs of victory and the agony of defeat, all primal, and rough emotions, just like to what you would "feel" I suppose in a sexual encounter.

  • @TheShinigami244
    @TheShinigami244 6 років тому +833

    i feel like NGNL treated me like an idiot while Kakegurui treated me like a bystander with common sense

    • @DemagogueBibleStudy
      @DemagogueBibleStudy 6 років тому +120

      I mean, NGNL is pretty fucking dumb.

    • @TheShinigami244
      @TheShinigami244 6 років тому +55

      the rock paper scissors shit really annoyed me

    • @thaariqbinaziz2821
      @thaariqbinaziz2821 6 років тому +2

      TheShinigami244 agreed

    • @DandySoleil
      @DandySoleil 6 років тому +78

      NGNL sucks because there is absolutely no sense of danger

    • @dlericx1876
      @dlericx1876 6 років тому +5

      Dude even Sora says that he always play a game that he win not he can win, so you must know what that mean.

  • @ErenUzumaki
    @ErenUzumaki 6 років тому +207

    That Shiro figure from No Game no Life is kinda sick she's only 11
    Why couldn't she be in her attire from season one instead of just being in some fanservice bikini, degrading the character in my opinion

    • @emilys4552
      @emilys4552 5 років тому +23

      Eren Uzamaki bc these sick weaboo pervs buy that

    • @fairy5484
      @fairy5484 4 роки тому +7

      @@ironmaster6496
      I find it dumb that pepole think just because a person has a figurine of a underage person with a bikini theyr a pedophile. the figurine looks cute and just because pepole own it doesnt mean they sexualize it. I dont want the figurine myself but fucking stop thinking everyone sexualizes any character, also just because a figurine is wearing a bikini doesnt mean its supossed to be sexuall.

    • @belledelphine9692
      @belledelphine9692 4 роки тому +5

      sakura matzuOWO true. i don’t see why wearing a bikini is inherently sexual / scandalous. sure, it’s showing some skin but people finding sexual undertones from something as innocent as that don’t really have the right to call other people pedophiles.

    • @potterluke2461
      @potterluke2461 4 роки тому +1

      It's a drawing nigga

    • @kirakoraawesome
      @kirakoraawesome 3 роки тому +13

      @@belledelphine9692 It's not sexual for older people, but for an 11 year old??
      also, it's not just a bikini, it's the posing. It seems similar to alot of bikini adds and stuff for women.
      Like I mean, imagine if someone drew an 11 boy like on of those shirtless underwear ads you see? like the posing the expression, everything. Like, a younger boy only in their boxers isn't inherently sexual, but the way its drawn definitely makes it so.
      sorry if what I said doesn't make much sense I've very tiredm

  • @yourwaifuisshit5586
    @yourwaifuisshit5586 6 років тому +296

    Tbh gambling in Kakegurui is waaay better than in NGNL. In Kakegurui you don't really know who will win at the end, but in NGNL you can easily predict the outcome

    • @kicsnasdc
      @kicsnasdc 6 років тому +45

      Name two gambles out of tens in Kakegurui where Yumeko or her friends didnt win. Only one with the slant eyed bitch and it was because she got outside help.

    • @rand0mst1cky2
      @rand0mst1cky2 6 років тому +17

      kicsnasdc Bit late to the party but I’d like to add the last bet versus the president to that. Was a draw. So it looks like that makes two. Guess you lost that bet bud ;)

    • @brydonthunder
      @brydonthunder 5 років тому +3

      The last one had no cheating in it

    • @squidkid9831
      @squidkid9831 5 років тому +7

      @@kicsnasdc you have a point but I care about how they come to that win and what happens during the gamble and not the fact that they win

    • @heavenseeker2320
      @heavenseeker2320 4 роки тому +8

      YourWaifuIsShit To reply to your comment. No game no life theme alway revolve around the sibling winning. It been hinted through many scene in the anime that they will alway win. We are just there to witness how they do it. Comparing kakegurui to NgNl is a bit wrong because one is the joy of winnning and risk while other is the joy of seeing the process.

  • @sharikobe
    @sharikobe 6 років тому +79

    I like Kakegurui's ED more than the OP. The song is really good and makes me wanna listen to it again and again. And the visuals are great depicting Jabami being free and living dangerously.

    • @CyanSorrow
      @CyanSorrow 6 років тому +25

      Omkar Nagwade The ed is literally just repetitive close-up shots of her chest and ass as she's walking. Then she gets wet and has a close-up wet t-shirt shot.

    • @mestevesx
      @mestevesx 6 років тому +3

      +FabledDead Ya didn't pay attention to the ED at all, did you?

    • @lainwarisa
      @lainwarisa 6 років тому

      FabledDead agree, I feel like ed doesn't fit really good. I feel like op and ed give you similar vibe and show feels more one dimensional, at least for me.

    • @Pooky1991
      @Pooky1991 5 років тому +2

      Everytime i see the ED i expect "I'm Coming Out" to start playing and Jabami looks exactly like an older woman getting off from work and ready to have a night on the town

  • @elfodelputoinfierno
    @elfodelputoinfierno 6 років тому +98

    8:18
    "Totally arent lesbians to each other in the show"
    *Sayaka smelling Kirari's chair intensifies*

    • @Fanimati0n
      @Fanimati0n 3 роки тому +9

      He said "are in lesbians with each other"

    • @sahara7989
      @sahara7989 3 роки тому +3

      @@Fanimati0n he made a Scott pilgrim reference haha

  • @InquisitorThomas
    @InquisitorThomas 6 років тому +1058

    You're covering the plot of the show? Good thing everyone has legal access to the show and it's not going be released several months down the line because Netflix doesn't understand anything that isn't binge watching, right guys?

    • @sola_a
      @sola_a 6 років тому +13

      Inquisitor Thomas chrunchyroll?

    • @xshockmaster788
      @xshockmaster788 6 років тому +90

      He did mention heavy manga spoilers. I think this video should only be watched by people who have read it and I do agree that it might be too early to release it. Also, it's not on crunchyroll

    • @clonemovies123
      @clonemovies123 6 років тому +27

      Seven It's not on crunchyroll, both it and Fate/Apocrypha are licensed by Netflix Japan

    • @JimmyJoJams
      @JimmyJoJams 6 років тому +8

      It's not on crunchyroll

    • @CyanSorrow
      @CyanSorrow 6 років тому +6

      Read the manga like he said? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @sb308
    @sb308 6 років тому +802

    Isn't Shiro a bit too young to be sexualized?

    • @g.wilson536
      @g.wilson536 6 років тому +204

      Shawn Budwal
      A little late for that.

    • @geist39
      @geist39 6 років тому +104

      Shawn Budwal have you been living in a different planet this whole time??

    • @Umur64
      @Umur64 6 років тому +239

      welcome to anime

    • @tubblestop414
      @tubblestop414 6 років тому +48

      does it matter?It's a fictional fucking character.Get a life man. Bitch ain't real.

    • @baileytran9097
      @baileytran9097 6 років тому +37

      Age is just a number

  • @kingu4369
    @kingu4369 6 років тому +84

    What's in an OP? - Anime intro Spongebob Squarepants

    • @detaaditya6237
      @detaaditya6237 2 роки тому

      Both has fruits, fish, and bubbles hmmm 🤔

  • @brionantoinette3929
    @brionantoinette3929 6 років тому +75

    Mary best girl that's why the debt arc the best arc

  • @Ularg7070
    @Ularg7070 6 років тому +227

    No Game No Life was a fun watch but man that statue thing is creep af. Damnit japan.

    • @Ularg7070
      @Ularg7070 6 років тому +8

      and after watching this video I can really tell why this was the video to shell the pvc statue thing for NGNL.

  • @shivvermist3115
    @shivvermist3115 4 роки тому +5

    Not part of the OP but has anyone else realized that the while Yumeko’s color is red and the Prez’s is Blue Runa’s eye color is purple (red and blue combined) which symbolizes her neutrality in their big finale with the tarot card game?

  • @TheDeathtoll99
    @TheDeathtoll99 6 років тому +445

    Totally are in lesbains?

    • @DerettoAlexiel
      @DerettoAlexiel 6 років тому +119

      Scott Pilgram reference.

    • @EggBastion
      @EggBastion 6 років тому +23

      ...if only I had the kind of conversations where that could be used as a verbal crutch :C

    • @WinterAyars
      @WinterAyars 6 років тому +21

      In fairness, it wasn't very applicable when Scott used it either.

    • @wholehorse331
      @wholehorse331 6 років тому +16

      +Tubble Stop Sounds like you're projecting your insecurities there pal

  • @edma8922
    @edma8922 6 років тому +10

    On that note you left at the end, Kakegurui, despite it's name, I don't think it's that much interested on gaming strategies nor on making them exciting. Those are only a means to an end. That end being to showcase the characters' madness. And I think it's working pretty damn well. Think about it like this, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde but instead of a strange potion it's gambling what triggers the transformation.

  • @ripmiku
    @ripmiku 6 років тому +27

    This is one of my favorite openings

  • @imwhatthekidscallcringy3858
    @imwhatthekidscallcringy3858 6 років тому +57

    I really hope this first season ends right after the gamble with Manyuda. I really want to see it end with Yameko face to face with the student council president and their discussion about a supernova, which would be so epic and satisfying.

    • @Panchouliii
      @Panchouliii 6 років тому +7

      I'm what the kids call Cringy Second season is announced lol
      It would be interesting to see the other families coming to the school in the anime as well.

  • @kingoftropes922
    @kingoftropes922 6 років тому +319

    A gambling anime without characters having huge, sharp noses? 2/10 get this bullshit out of my FACE. WHERE EVEN ARE THE ZAWA ZAWAS? YOU CAN'T HAVE A GAMBLING ANIME WITHOUT THE ZAWA ZAWAS!

  • @cripplingoxygen9514
    @cripplingoxygen9514 6 років тому +667

    Shit, it's that awkward gambling show

    • @freshlymemed5680
      @freshlymemed5680 6 років тому +98

      Awkward, intriguing and fun to watch, you know, kinda like that awkward ecchi food anime, or thar awkward little sister x big bro anime.

    • @hehhehehohohoe8807
      @hehhehehohohoe8807 6 років тому +111

      not awkward, horny

    • @cestalia
      @cestalia 6 років тому +6

      Girl turns out by gambling.

    • @bakakamille7805
      @bakakamille7805 6 років тому +4

      i found one known as guardian reading this super long username that is super fucking stupid

    • @mycoinsyourpurse2244
      @mycoinsyourpurse2244 6 років тому +10

      Because it's actually alright.

  • @tjhooker1215
    @tjhooker1215 6 років тому +195

    0:25
    The moment thousands turned off the video

    • @freshlymemed5680
      @freshlymemed5680 6 років тому +31

      The knowledge you lack, thats the moment thousands more flood in, heard of a foot fetish?

    • @sebastianwillows
      @sebastianwillows 6 років тому +18

      Freshly Memed ...I think it's less about the foot fetish and more the blatant advertising less than 30 seconds into the video...

    • @CyanSorrow
      @CyanSorrow 6 років тому +28

      Blatant advertising? How exactly do you plug an advertiser while being subtle? Oh no, this is MB's job and he wants to make money while providing us free content. God forbid.

    • @sebastianwillows
      @sebastianwillows 6 років тому +2

      FabledDead Chill buddy- I don't really care either way about the advertising- I'm just replying to the guy about why I think the original comment was made. No need to act all triggered about a UA-cam comment.

    • @tjhooker1215
      @tjhooker1215 6 років тому +36

      Ehh I accidentally put the wrong time. I was referring to the part where he sad there would be manga spoilers.

  • @jubeforce7219
    @jubeforce7219 6 років тому +354

    Kakerugui ED when?

    • @CyanSorrow
      @CyanSorrow 6 років тому +58

      JuSaKuO the ed is trash fanservice with little to no meaning.

    • @farisrawashdeh213
      @farisrawashdeh213 6 років тому +55

      FabledDead no kidding, I've seen someone write two paragraphs about how meaningful it is lol

    • @mestevesx
      @mestevesx 6 років тому +2

      I think that was me, but can't confirm :kappa:

    • @mestevesx
      @mestevesx 6 років тому +13

      Just confirmed: I've Written 3 full paragraphs about it in response to someone, but you can also be talking about the pinned commentary in the youtube's first search result for kakegurui OP, which has 4 paragraphs talking about it.

    • @farisrawashdeh213
      @farisrawashdeh213 6 років тому

      Murilo E dos Reis lol yes the one on kiranime

  • @uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu202
    @uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu202 6 років тому +5

    Holy shit, I never noticed the arches thing. Did you notice too that the types of fish floating by change for most of the characters' individual scenes? (One of Sumeragi's looks to be an Angelfish and Midari's a Pirahna, etc) Do you think there's any significance in that?

  • @chrisessick7192
    @chrisessick7192 6 років тому +157

    Wtf... NGNL isnt even all that good... I mean its fun but there arnt any stakes at all and the anime ends at a purposefully annoying spot. The two mains are ALWAYS in control ALWAYS have a plan and ALWAYS reveal the plan at the end in some BS way. By contrast kakegurui is about exposing how each player is cheating and building this sort of cycle of self destruction that is going to end badly for everyone.

  • @AstaIsAMonster
    @AstaIsAMonster 6 років тому +24

    I haven't watched the anime yet but been reading the manga for the past 3 months and enjoying it and the anime looks like it's sticking close 2 the manga which is a good thing

  • @inoob26
    @inoob26 6 років тому +14

    "In depth analysis"
    proceeds to repeat upskirt scene several times*
    (grabs tissue) *keep em coming*

  • @nerdletter3773
    @nerdletter3773 6 років тому +33

    "Sex faces for the uniniated" What, so we're a cult now? XD

  • @alemonyoyo69420
    @alemonyoyo69420 5 років тому +9

    Idk why but I really love this anime. It might not be a ‘risky’ sort of gambling anime but it has a certain charm to it. Like this opening.

  • @pinkorangeade8605
    @pinkorangeade8605 4 роки тому +6

    Okay but I’ve still watched both seasons and I’m obsessed.

  • @xMrDJ254x
    @xMrDJ254x 6 років тому +89

    This show is just simply a joy to watch.

  • @TheWill9963
    @TheWill9963 6 років тому +131

    That Shiro statue looks a bit too NSFW

    • @LtZerge
      @LtZerge 6 років тому +16

      String-Bikini grade-school loli wouldn't be the pride of my shelf, at least.

    • @randomrandle9141
      @randomrandle9141 3 роки тому

      Eh
      Fictional so idc

  • @shayusu8317
    @shayusu8317 6 років тому +1

    I've literally been waiting for this!

  • @petramark294
    @petramark294 3 роки тому +4

    In Midari's scene in the opening the midari hanging upside down is also very similar to how most terror cards depict the hanged man

  • @irishnonsensegaming
    @irishnonsensegaming 6 років тому +16

    A pretty great video for one of my current binge-reads/watches, and probably now a gateway to other Gambling/Game styled Non-battle Battle anime.
    I certainly missed a lot of the less obvious symbolism in the OP, but glad I seemingly caught the most obvious bits.
    Also, Yumeko is pretty much best girl, but every lady is great.

    • @oliverpalacios161
      @oliverpalacios161 6 років тому +1

      Irish Nonsense Gaming watch kaiji for non battle gambling show

    • @irishnonsensegaming
      @irishnonsensegaming 6 років тому

      It looks like its more focused on the Gambling, than say... the excessive reactions, so it'll probably be a vastly different watch, but hopefully still enjoyable! Thanks for the recommendation.

  • @wetotters4971
    @wetotters4971 6 років тому +14

    Speaking of Kaiji, You should totally do a Kaiji video one day

  • @ani-babe6444
    @ani-babe6444 6 років тому

    FINALLY I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AND YOU ARE THE IDEAL PERSON TO ANALYZE THIS THANK YOU SO MUCH

  • @einigmia
    @einigmia 6 років тому +1

    Thank you, Mother's Basement. I'd really been missing the What's in an OP's.

  • @_SMEAR_
    @_SMEAR_ 6 років тому +7

    You should try "Ballroom e youkoso" or "Welcome to the ballroom". It is a dancing anime made by production IG and personally I think it has the best OP this season. It just makes you hyped like Haikyuu did. I hope you tackle that show

  • @yuuschzhie8822
    @yuuschzhie8822 6 років тому +7

    "...a glorious trip to jail with Shiro."

  • @sb308
    @sb308 6 років тому

    I HAVE BEEN FREAKING WAITING FOR THIS

  • @rosedarkling
    @rosedarkling 6 років тому +1

    Loved the analysis and now I get the plot; the opening seems way more intriguing now that I know the plot. And to hear that the two of them are twins blew me away; would never have saw that coming, since I have not read the manga but am watching the anime. Can't wait for all these reveals. :) Keep up the fun analysis videos like this. :) God bless yours and you! :)

  • @MrRoombastic
    @MrRoombastic 6 років тому +6

    this anime is the gambling version of shokugeki no souma, and i love it

  • @KnightsDisillusion
    @KnightsDisillusion 6 років тому +314

    ACCA still has the best OP this year.

    • @nerveinz6453
      @nerveinz6453 6 років тому +15

      Knight Warrior quite good ... but i dont think its that good

    • @KnightsDisillusion
      @KnightsDisillusion 6 років тому

      Nervein Z what is your personal favourite OP this year?

    • @anzilbutt7569
      @anzilbutt7569 6 років тому +4

      ?

    • @leboku3661
      @leboku3661 6 років тому +2

      Hey common of course it is.

    • @Saad-Khan99
      @Saad-Khan99 6 років тому +2

      Knight Warrior Easily.

  • @sammy2239
    @sammy2239 6 років тому

    I just found your channel and I'm addicted already, keep up the good work

  • @prufrock1977
    @prufrock1977 6 років тому

    I totally want to see more analysis like this! Awesome job!

  • @SiMeGamer
    @SiMeGamer 6 років тому +3

    Not watching the show but that was a great video. Very well done :]

  • @lobstermagnetreview
    @lobstermagnetreview 6 років тому +232

    This is cute, but let's stop beating around the bush. I demand the Attack on Titan Season 2 Anime opening you promised back at the Castle Point anime convention. Still waiting FOR SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH THE BEAST TITAN AND ALL ANIMALS RUNNING ACROSS THE SCREEN!!! Seriously someone please explain the significance of it. I'm completely caught up on the manga and it still makes no sense to me.

    • @bulliam
      @bulliam 6 років тому +4

      Lobster Magnet's Review: The Channel p.s, I read this off kissanime
      someone said in the comments it could symbolize that you need to be big enough to deal with your surroundings. The beast titan is basically a shifter, unless you didn't watch all of the season and the ending. He has special powers, blah blah blah.

    • @lobstermagnetreview
      @lobstermagnetreview 6 років тому +2

      that makes no sense and I know all the manga spoilers about the beast titan and his identity and none of that makes sense with all the animals and dinosaurs charging with the beast titan decimating the souls of humanity. Because the beast titan is not the pinnicle of evolution or some elemental force of nature.

    • @RobynReanimates
      @RobynReanimates 6 років тому

      Lobster Magnet's Review: The Channel
      Hey I was there ^^
      He's such a cool guy in person

    • @nguyencaokhanhngoc2585
      @nguyencaokhanhngoc2585 5 років тому

      Lobster Magnet's Review: The Channel yes

  • @Ram-ny4du
    @Ram-ny4du 6 років тому

    Wow, I'm impressed. Your analysis was really in-depth. Looking forward for more

  • @jermaineedwards2121
    @jermaineedwards2121 5 років тому

    U worked really hard on this good job

  • @TWINsweetdragon
    @TWINsweetdragon 6 років тому +81

    Mary is best girl

  • @seij9646
    @seij9646 5 років тому +3

    In the manga we always see Midari grinning ear to ear on her phone when in the school council room.
    I can't help but imagine she's on Live Leak or something.

  • @greasyboy78
    @greasyboy78 6 років тому

    YES IM SO EXCITED THIS IS MY FAVOURITE ANIME OPENING, THANK YOU GOOD SIR FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!

  • @cheesyjump8950
    @cheesyjump8950 6 років тому

    Omg i was thinking of asking you for this

  • @keitaleila
    @keitaleila 6 років тому +17

    I see that Noragami cap from lootanime. -u-

  • @MantraMan2077
    @MantraMan2077 6 років тому +5

    Kakerugui. A.K.A "And you thought Hellsing had too many maniacal grins."

  • @King_SPL
    @King_SPL 5 років тому

    Very well done analysis.

  • @irlenanan
    @irlenanan 6 років тому +1

    The manga is truly an experience and the anime isn't anything short of amazing either. I'm so glad you could cover this OP because it's so great.

  • @KaitoAIDA
    @KaitoAIDA 6 років тому +3

    Please cover Princess Principal Geoff. I really want to know what you think of the Op.

  • @massaosaito4084
    @massaosaito4084 6 років тому +5

    Hi dude, why not do a "What's is an OP" of Cruel Angel's Thesis from Evangelion AND Sweet Suger Nightmare from Bakemonogatari??? Would be great

  • @boxcellentYT
    @boxcellentYT 6 років тому

    I waited for this alot

  • @Mikazuchireborn
    @Mikazuchireborn 6 років тому

    Was great seeing you at Conbravo!

  • @LeCatization
    @LeCatization 6 років тому +17

    0:57 So Jeff is a lolicon afterall

    • @shadowpriest2574
      @shadowpriest2574 6 років тому

      LeCatization Digibro corupted him

    • @PredictableEnigma
      @PredictableEnigma 6 років тому

      LeCatization Just because he's giving away the statue doesn't mean he likes it.

    • @LeCatization
      @LeCatization 6 років тому +2

      He called it beautiful

  • @pkj4173
    @pkj4173 5 років тому +4

    that shiro figurine is messed up damn... she's 11

  • @alainatomasello7954
    @alainatomasello7954 6 років тому

    This was a great analysis! If I might contribute a suggestion I'd love to see you talk about Pop Team Epic as soon as it has enough episodes under its belt. It has a really interesting opening and some creative ways of closing the show so far.

  • @CraftedAnime
    @CraftedAnime 6 років тому

    okay, im new to your channel, but already love it and its trully entertaining. Simply id be thrilled to see you cover the op for Hyouka, my fave anime of alltime with a beautiful op

  • @zedsbricks
    @zedsbricks 6 років тому +3

    You should do the Koi to Uso OP

  • @Alucitary
    @Alucitary 6 років тому +6

    A video that isn't clickbait garbage? NANI?!?!

  • @xf_art_
    @xf_art_ 6 років тому

    for some reason, I love the singer's "squeal" (not sure what else to call it) that she does in the beginning, and when she says "my honey" at the end of the opening

  • @yuunastella2778
    @yuunastella2778 5 років тому

    for some reason i love the ending song so much, feels like representation of climbing in ranks to chellenge the boos

  • @Qeshen
    @Qeshen 6 років тому +3

    I really wanna see you do the third ED of My Hero Academia.
    Just cos.

  • @emmalynnroberts843
    @emmalynnroberts843 5 років тому +7

    Me and my friend literally call it angry lesbains

  • @georgiapapadopoulou6138
    @georgiapapadopoulou6138 6 років тому

    I was waiting for this xD

  • @TheCheesyTurtle
    @TheCheesyTurtle 6 років тому

    Mother's Basement I'd love it if you did a top 5 or top 10 OPs for the Tales Of series, since I realized you just played those!

  • @vedransustic9137
    @vedransustic9137 6 років тому +73

    Yep, Kaiji was way better... This is just over the top crazy. Still, I find it interesting trying to figure out how they cheat.

    • @mestevesx
      @mestevesx 6 років тому +19

      As much as I like the anime, it doesn't leave you room to discover the cheats:
      -In RPS none of the hints Yumeko said was shown to us, neither the eyes of bystanders nor a hint that the guy was exatly behind her.
      -In the Memory card game, the card backs all have the same pattern, and if you track the cards after they admitted the cheat, they don't even match up to the same cards.
      -In the Sword Roullete, the hands of the dealer and the girl at the entrance was straigh-out of camera, you couldn't see it prior to when Yumeko talked about.
      -In the Indian Poker meeting, we have no hints AT ALL about how they cheat, as the anime hasn't shown yet, I won't say it here as it will be spoilers.
      The only one you could tell how Yumeko Won before she said how, was the Tower of Doors one, which I could call how the tower worked by thinking about what was shown alone.

    • @farisrawashdeh213
      @farisrawashdeh213 6 років тому +14

      Murilo E dos Reis that's my problem as well. It's supposed to be psychological but we the audience are in nobody's head and just watch when they reveal how they found out the other was cheating. Also I hate that beta male.

    • @Zoran54321
      @Zoran54321 6 років тому +14

      Murilo E dos Reis That's my biggest gripe with the show. You can't figure out anything yourself except by sheer guessing and you basically have to wait for the show to tell you. It's the most garbage way of making the MC seem smart.

    • @cestalia
      @cestalia 6 років тому +1

      Lordand Savior We are suppose to be in male mc position. You know, the one who caught up in gambling and shit like that.

    • @mestevesx
      @mestevesx 6 років тому

      At least the Beta Male can see more things in the game :/

  • @Icynova
    @Icynova 6 років тому +5

    So... is nobody doing a season review of the spring anime, or previews for the summer anime? :(

    • @googlemyfist114
      @googlemyfist114 6 років тому +1

      Why would they? Spring season ended a long time ago and summer season started a long time ago

    • @hexkirn
      @hexkirn 6 років тому

      Summer season is in it's 4th or 5th week, so both summaries of spring season and first impression videos for summer would be late now. Which means it is a good time to ask about it

    • @Icynova
      @Icynova 6 років тому

      No Data because someone in their loosely-associated group usually does is why I ask. Jeff did a preview of the Spring Season for his podcast back when, but I guess none of the normal cast of ani-Tubers kept up with current anime for the last couple of seasons is how it sounds.

    • @Zoran54321
      @Zoran54321 6 років тому +2

      Icynox46 Watch Made in Abyss, ignore everything else.
      There's your recommendation video.

    • @purvdragon-sensei
      @purvdragon-sensei 6 років тому

      Icynox46
      Demo's dead mate.

  • @darkangelaubrey
    @darkangelaubrey 6 років тому

    I just wanna mention that when the Student Prez is whispering in Yumeko's ear, it syncs up with the song line
    'Dare ni mo makenai' (I won't lost to anyone)
    Or in any case, the 'Dare ni mo' part. Switches to Yumeko on the 'makenai'. Basically a standoff where they know the other can actually bring some challenge and fun to.

  • @trevorelliott3218
    @trevorelliott3218 6 років тому

    Speaking mostly for myself here, but I would love a video on what makes a good gambling series. Kaiji is a phenomenal example and it'd be cool to see your thoughts on how it manages to move so slow sometimes yet still be constantly exciting.

  • @ItsKirbyBtches
    @ItsKirbyBtches 6 років тому +3

    "in lesbians with each other" Nice Scott Pilgrim reference hahaha

  • @Uppsy
    @Uppsy 6 років тому +6

    Now I really want you to analyse Koi to Uso's opening.

    • @dannidye30
      @dannidye30 6 років тому

      UppsyGodisSak No it's so fucking easy to see through, I don't want him to waste it on a op who clearly spell out who's going to win with, the red strings of fate cliche'

    • @Uppsy
      @Uppsy 6 років тому

      He could probably find some special meaning in it.

  • @CPPierrot
    @CPPierrot 6 років тому

    I knew you would make this if I waited long enough

  • @nightmare4456
    @nightmare4456 9 місяців тому +1

    Runa is my favorite i love how she just goes from a happy child to just as crazy as everyone else at the drop of a hat.

  • @catlvrrrr
    @catlvrrrr 4 роки тому +6

    this is why I don't watch this in my living room

  • @turza7769
    @turza7769 6 років тому +4

    WHEN 2017SUMMER WEEBCAST???

  • @koreaboo6749
    @koreaboo6749 4 роки тому

    I would love to see you do this for the second OP too

  • @sahara7989
    @sahara7989 3 роки тому

    I ignored the intro when it was shown in the first episode and ever since I've been skipping it but I really should've paid attention to how much it symbolized. It's so genius.

  • @daffo595
    @daffo595 6 років тому +3

    I thought liar game was way more clever with its games than kakegurui but the latter is still entertaining as fuck

  • @tushargahlaut5812
    @tushargahlaut5812 6 років тому +7

    Please do SpongeBob SquarePants anime opening

  • @MinManMoo
    @MinManMoo 6 років тому +1

    The scene where Umeko becomes bubbles and ascend might also be a metaphor of her ascending the aquarium of gambling.

  • @mekman4
    @mekman4 4 роки тому

    I feel enriched and maybe even a little bit enlightened after watching this video.
    Also your voice needs to be on ESPN as well. The enthusiasm is infectious.
    Great animation and Great Stuff!
    Edit: Yumeko, and Ayame (from Shimoneta) reveal to me that I have a type.