Wash your mouth out with soap you heretic - Chumbawumba have heart , Rick Assholey was just a superficial spiv surfing last ebbs of the 80s boyband wave
The whole coffee scene in general really struck a cord with me for feeling like something that could actually happen. From getting the order wrong by not understanding store terms and feeling too self conscious to ask about it, messing up the toppings by putting way more of something in than you meant, to tripping over and spilling the whole thing on the ground just making the whole experience feel like a waste and wondering why you even bothered in the first place.
I remember watching this show for the first time over half a decade ago with my flatmate. After a first couple of episodes I burst out laughing and instinctively exclaimed, without irony "Now that's a type of girl I would like to date!" My flatmate gave me a slightly bewildered look so I immediately retracted my statement without even realizing why I made it in the first place. To this day I couldn't figure out why this character seemed so cute and attractive to me in that instance. But now I know. I mean, the answer was pretty obvious when you think about it but still I sincerely thank you for making this video and giving voice to Tomoko's merits. She's truly something special.
I got three minutes into your last video and then paused it to go watch this show before finishing, and I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for the recommendation. Funnily enough, later that evening I saw someone with a Tomoko avatar on another site while looking into something completely unrelated.
@@RuckProductions35 Crunchyroll had the whole series up for free and was the first thing I found when I searched for it, though I had to search harder for episode 13 and I can't remember exactly what site I found that on.
Dunno about those philosophers. They drank a whisky drink, they drank a vodka drink, they drank a lager drink, they drank a cider drink. Fun, sure, but a short trip to prayer time at the porcelain altar, maximum chunks.
I'm glad DWK is doing these types of videos again, I don't know why but DWK gives off this vibe of an old drunk grandpa that you would see at the bar, he would give you life lessons, ramble about his life and would be fun to be around. ( I don't know where I was going with this, my mental energy has gone to zero and I'm unable to think of anything else.)
Had to have a look at this anime after your recommendation, and I won't lie, it kinda laid me out mentally for a few days after I finished it. Bit close to home. But after the recovery phase, and after I could chill and think it over, I realised it was a very important thing to have seen and probably an ultimate boost to one's will to push on. I'm glad I did. Thank you dearly for the recommendation, you big goof.
Man, you sell yourself too short. You are wise from experience, you did all the things in life so we didn't have to, and we can learn from your history. You are probably one of the best Guru types on the internet, cause you tell it how is, and that's what makes you great. Amazing video, makes me apperciate Watamote more, and Keep up the content man, it's infinitely rewatchable and It's great to just have on while working on things.
I’m glad you appreciate my experiences and my advice, but please, you should question everything I say, because it might be bullshit. I very well may have no idea what I’m talking about. I’ve had a lot of experience, but I’m a completely fallible chunk of flesh.
@@absoluteunit30 I was gonna say that this isn't facebook, so obviously people would question things, but you can't really sort stupidity by URL soo... fair point.
@@absoluteunit30 Don't worry, just because we enjoy listening to you doesn't mean we don't question it. You call it advice, but all you have done is just looking at something, told us what you saw and then how you intrepid it. In that regard, what you are doing now is little different than studying and analysing a novel in high school, except you have chosen matrial that means something to you.... imo
Thanks for this video, this is actually some brilliant insight that I've never considered before. This made me realise I should aspire to be like Tomoko. I think I was sort of like her a few years ago, very socially anxious and not very popular, but eventually I just gave up trying and fell into apathetic depression, which is where I still am now. I think I'd rather experience a life of cringe than a life of nothing at all.
"I think I'd rather experience a life of cringe than a life of nothing at all." That's one of the best quotes I've heard in a long time. Good luck to you.
@@absoluteunit30im having a life both of those 🤣 but im grateful and being religious helps putting an anchor or a return-to-zone in my life so i can cope, at least i got that going for me
The thing is, Chumbawumba is actually a intensely political, artsy-fartsy band aside from the one big hit, and yet it has one of the deepest messages of any of their songs.
Oh, for sure. That's why we bury it deep, deep ,DEEP down in our psyche and use it to fertilize the next crop of future ideas. That way you know that terrible memory still exists, but at least you can put it to some use.
7 Minutes in and I can't help, but be reminded of Taylor/Skitter from Worm (Awesome webnovel Btw) in your analysis. Taylor has been deprived from any interaction for long time that whenever she makes an action she justifies it no matter if it's wrong.
1:17 hey man, i show your videos to my friends over discord when i know they suffer from a particular thing that you bring up in a video. and before i shared because they were hilarious.
I genuinely admire Tomoko's determination to get the better of her mental illnesses despite all her setbacks. My response has always been to just get high and pretend like nothing is wrong. Of course, living in the ghetto where buying drugs is practically effortless may have contributed to this self-destructive coping mechanism, but I digress. It sometimes keeps me up at night wondering how much better my life could have turned out if I had learned all the healthy coping mechanisms I know now, back when I was much younger.
I started this show like 3 years ago and got all the way to episode 4 before deciding I should probably take a break from it because of how painfully relatable it was. I guess I'll finish it now.
Man, dude. I'm mentally ill, and put in a cage of the making of my own mind. I am chemically incapable of emoting, sociabilizing, having true empathy or enjoying anything. Life is just effort and alien concepts to me. I have never known happiness, nor I'd say, true sadness. And I have to say that I'm kind of a huge failure, but I still feel the grievance of what might be if I were to continue living+ the expectations of every part of a system I am physically incapable of integrating. Which is why I've recently done what you said and put my life on the scale as an economic decision. See, everything in my life was and still is ruled by fate. But I've watched all of your new content now and I have to say, you've convinced me to try the one more day method. I'm absolutly ready to do it once the fatigue becomes truly unbearable, but I think that I still have one more day in me. I know that I'll never grow old, but let's see how wrong I can be, and let's try to fail at that to.
This anime taught me just how much I don't want to "see myself represented" in media, at least accurately. The shear horrid reflection of my worst qualities being distilled through my screen was nothing but a displeasure, which was made worse because this was back when I was a new weeb who felt the need to finish every new series he finds.
Back when this anime came out. I waited for a very long time for the dvd to come out. Months or years later I just kinda gave up. But when you recently put this out. I looked back into it and just got the full dvd set. Another gold bar on the shelf.
I used to have a severe level of social anxiety. To the point where I couldn’t leave the house some days. Almost painful to watch some of those scenes. Hit home for me. What helped me was actually moving out of my home and starting somewhere new. Had to rely on myself and grow out of my awkward shell. Nice video
To bounce back if you fuck up, and you gotta put in effort with confidence to reassure yourself to prevent your pessimism from taking over and convincing you to do less.
This is an epic psychological analysis grounded both in personal experience and in cultural tropes , and then you say "I'm not smart" - you are selling yourself way, way short. There's a huge opportunity for you in making resiliency videos if you ever choose to go that way.
If you realize that happiness is cultivated in the pursuit of meaning, and that dignity is the ability to do so without laying blame on others and acting wronged but instead to take it on yourself and press on, then people with the attitude of Tomoko appear as some of the most respectable people around. That's how I see it, anyway.
Well, this experience has taught me something. Tomoko is better than me. By a wide margin. Good thing I lost my will to live years ago or this would have taken it from me. Excellent video as always Absolute Unit Senpai
At the time of this comment, the state in which I (Lucky Knight) live in has gone not just into extended lockdown (those are expected based on the way things are run downunder) but re-enacted curfew. Needless to say, sent me down an emotional roller coaster but there was help that I needed at my fingertips which was super. The release of this video is good timing as it is a reminder of what we can aspire to and put up with - even with a character as dynamic as Tomoko. Haven't seen the anime but she feels like a kindred spirit. Thanks for sharing AU :)
Don't worry my dude I noticed a long time ago who you are and we are fine with it because we are the same at the end of the day but most people won't admit it. You are at least being totally honest about it unlike most people who keep getting called out on their stupid moments and deny it. That alone is admirable just like Tomoko's resilience.
bro so I watched this after u recommended it and holy shit some of those scenes were fucking hilarious while others had me cringing harder then the time I asked my friends what a G spot is
Dude, i just wanna say, you‘ve done more for this world, by bringing a smile to peoples faces with this videos then most ever will. Like seriously you helped me not doing smth totally retarded out of depression then any therapist. Keep it up, dont ever let someone make you believe you aint shit you‘re the greatest shit.
Damn, I've been going through some real bad crap lately. And damn this gave me a good cry. I loved the video though. Her determination, as silly as the show is, is admirable as you put it. Good video, well put.
"I drink the whiskey drink. I drink the chocolate drink. And when I need to pee, I use the kitchen sink." - the great american philosopher Homer J. Simpsons [the J stands for Jay]
After watching your last video, I checked out this show. Ended up working through the whole thing during the past week and despite some of it being uncomfortably close to home, it has ended up being a formative experience. So sincerely, thank you for the recommendation. P.S. Am seeing Tomoko's face everywhere now!
5:56 I've had this problem many times during the past year. I buy sh*t to distract myself from not having a social life for almost two years now. But I end up giving it away because my house feels cluttered and I hate myself even more for wasting my money and still I am lonely and unfulfilled. Having bipolar2 manic episodes often means buying things I don't want and don't know why I purchased it. It's become harder to manage without friends and events in real life. This and tumblr is sadly the bulk of my existence now.
Since you ended on philosophical quotes, here's a Japanese saying that's fairly common in Anime: "It's better to regret trying something than to regret not trying something." Also there's that awesome AMV with a song called "Spirit Never Dies": ua-cam.com/video/EB92K56U1Vo/v-deo.html Tomoko is a bit of an extreme case, but being extreme is a common trope for Anime, probably used to drive a point hom and/or for entertainment.
The funny thing about Tomoko is that, while I never saw people in the same dark light that she does, and while I never tried to manipulate people, I still think she has better qualities then I did at that age purely because she followed through. I faced similar social isolation, and I cooked up plans to get what I wanted socially, but I either talked myself out of it due to the sheer amount of social anxiety it gave me, or I convinced myself that what I I was doing was immoral somehow - like if I got the same game everyone was talking about so I could talk about it with them, that wasn’t basic socialization, that was me being scheming and manipulative. Tomoko is scheming and manipulative on purpose, or at least tries to be, but since that actually moves her to action time and time again I just think she’s cooler? Like I just admire assertiveness and trying to reach for what you want more in people then good intentions. 🤷🏾♀️
Love the breakdown videos you’ve done on watamaote! Even though it was extremely cringe, I eventually found it to be one of my favorites, and reading the manga definitely solidified it up there. Really cool seeing this all through this new perspective and hearing these deeper messages
After hearing this... this show might cause me so much PTSD that I'm afraid to look into it. However I tagged it on my list to watch. I'm not watching it, yet... I need to prepare
I just wish they made more than just the one season. It would’ve been awesome to see Tomoko’s progression as it happens in the manga. Remember… Being socially inept does not automatically make you “retarded”
Ah episode 4 just got done watching. Explains why I had lewd dreams when I was 6, I was constantly sleeping on my belly. I learned it on my own. And I remember learning how to lucid dream half sleeping on my side half on my front. I could also wake up from nightmares at will once I was 6, after I tried escaping from a nightmare. I was about to get my ass beat, then I noticed when I was blinking it distorted the dream attacker and they got more infuriated and distorted af, so then they tried to attack me more, then I basically blinked and rolled my eyes up rapidly and I guess it interrupts REM sleep, rapid eye movement, so it just ends the dream and you wake up, I used that to get out of sketchy dreams and nightmares more reliably. A few points in my life I had daily nightmares. Not 100% sure why but I think it was my mom tried to scare me into good behavior by teaching me about Satan. Then I was sleep walking or waking up screaming for a lil bit.
This video in particular makes me feel like shit. I have all the social prowess you would need to lead a normal life but it only works online and in short burts irl. I freeze up amd stutter while ordering food by myself I've been told my voice is annoying so I avoid talking to others and I've been told I laugh weird so I try not to if I'm alone. I'm not Tomoko, she's better than me. She tries all the time and I do in fact give up by default. And honestly exactly because of that the chances of my improving and getting rid of this mentality are small and this thought in of itself is me giving up. That being said great video I'm glad you see in her actual good qualities because when I first watched this anime I couldn't help but feel like I've met and been Tomoko multiple times and I too saw a lot to praise her for even if she does suck most of the time as a person.
Hell, even Twilight Sparkle quoted that Chumbawumba song in S09E02. derpibooru.org/images/2058242 It could very well be Tomoko's mantra. Suddenly I can picture Tomoko headbanging to "Tubthumping", although I don't think she takes a whiskey drink, a vodka drink, a lager drink and a cider drink.
I have a hard time speaking to others but I still wanted to be well liked. Just like Tomoko I tried everything except for talking to people. I once released mice in my class because I thought it would make me cool. The few people that knew were just disgusted. A part of me still dies whenever I think about it. But hey, at least I tried.
The silent, deadpan character that Tomoko tried to emulate is supposed to be Yuki Nagato from the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. It's a little more obvious in the manga but SilverLink had to alter her design a bit for the anime, probably for copyright reasons since Japan doesn't have the same parody exemptions that most of the western world has.
Just found your channel like 45minutes ago. Watched you dunking on High Guardian Spice, almost wrote you off as a gimmick UA-camr, then saw you have a video on Komi, I watched and loved it, sent it to a bunch of friends, and now I've seen these 2 parts of this commentary. (I watch at 2x speed lest anyone wanna math check my timeline.) TBH, as someone who's pretty fucked up myself, I feel like I've suddenly got a rapport with some mentally ill internet weeb that doesn't know I exist, and who I didn't know existed an hour ago. WTF? Could really relate to you talking about suffering OCD, not because I truly do myself, though I have some tendencies, but because it was almost a road I went down. When I was a kid I started getting worse about it, counting everything and trying to do every action in numbers I felt were pleasing. Then compulsive handwashing started to be a thing, but luckily my mom saw it, and knew it for what it was, and basically told me she was going to beat my ass if she caught me doing any more of that shit. I guess that was enough to nip it in the bud for me, not that it fixed everything, but it kept it from ever growing into a debilitating issue for me. Glad to hear that you've at least had some success in overcoming your far worse version of such a familiar problem. Have a Sub, you've earned it.
@@absoluteunit30 Just finished Watamote yesterday, Over all it was a lot of laughs, and I really did enjoy it, I am glad that I watched your breakdown first otherwise I dont think I would have given it a chance after the first episode. I'm not going to lie and say it was My favorite anime ever, but it was far from the worst. :-D I dont think I personally have any real mental disorders (aside from the intermittent depression that keeps me from getting anything done now and then) but that is less of a disorder and more just a part of being human. What I do suffer from is a case of Extreme Vicarious Embarrassment, in fact it can get so bad that when a character is about to do something really dumb I sometimes have to pause the episode for a minute and brace myself (not often but sometimes). Now you might say that I am just associating too deeply or am too empathetic with characters but no! I can watch main characters go through breakups, extreeme physical pain, trauma and many other such hardships and I can avoid feeling that bad.. after all they are just made up animated characters and I can disassociate myself from them enough to keep emotions at bay. But embaresment? It doesnt even make any sense, I used to be an insecure twat back in my early teens, but by my second year of highschool I sort of decided to not let anything get to me. I didnt get embarrassed over anything personally. I basically decided that nothing that anybody else thinks about me matters and I have lived my life that way ever since. And yet while watching Watamote I had to pause the series three or four times just to take a breath from the Vicarious Embarrassment. I felt sort of bad for Tomoko through the show, granted like you said most of her hardships were of her own doing and even when the universe seemed to have it out for her that is just life right? No I think I felt bad because it seemed like nobody at her school appeared to notice that she was basically friendless and make the move to talk to her. Or maybe because the adults around her didnt appear to pick up on the seemingly obvious signs of her disorders and seek to help her... but then maybe that is what makes it a bit more like real life :Shrug: I liked that the ending made it clear that she was making some progress and not just in a never ending loop leading nowhere but back to where she started. It might still be a "two steps forward one step back" kind of thing but still it was a bit of a "feel good" moment Anyway I'm loving what you are putting out there man I hope things are going well for you.
I heard what you mentioned in episode 4 and I felt bad for Tomoko it’s because her brother showed up and questioned her about the instant Ramen. And look closely noticed Tomoko hiding her panties inside her skirt pocket. That’s why she brought it to school and didn’t realized it before. It was Tomoki’s fault btw
These videos are so fun, I really hope you continue this with other series you care about. I actually never thought of Tomoko in that positive light before, until you pointed it out in the show and in the OP. I have a weird small amount of respect for her now... but I guess one has to ask, does it matter if you try and fail over and over? Is it ever wiser to stop trying?
How? How did I doubted your genius? I thought this video wouldn't be funny since I didnt watched the anime. I'm watching the whole anime right now before part 3 now.
I'm 7 episodes in, that damn brother reminds me how much of a shitty brother I was, I hope he becomes less of an asshole but he probably won't learn anything by the end.
go watch the green knight if you want to see a story of resilience and honor in the face of failure and weakness. i strongly recommend it. Great video as always keep it up homie.
An Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode I just watched provided me this little gem- "The steps you take don't have to be big, they just need to take you in the right direction." - Dr. Jemma Simmons
ChumbaWumba is basically rick roll now.
Also the scene with the teacher yelling because she doesn't have a textbook is the worst scene.
Holy shit, the real Tomoko commented on my video!
Wash your mouth out with soap you heretic - Chumbawumba have heart , Rick Assholey was just a superficial spiv surfing last ebbs of the 80s boyband wave
You have the wisdom of someone who has experienced more hardship than most people will.
The whole coffee scene in general really struck a cord with me for feeling like something that could actually happen.
From getting the order wrong by not understanding store terms and feeling too self conscious to ask about it, messing up the toppings by putting way more of something in than you meant, to tripping over and spilling the whole thing on the ground just making the whole experience feel like a waste and wondering why you even bothered in the first place.
Y'know, you say you're not smart, but that's only because you put all your points into wisdom instead.
I like how the beginning of the video just starts off as "PART 2 HERE WE GO!" hahahaha!
Some people are smart enough to know they're stupid. Others are stupid enough to believe they're smart. There's your alicorn wisdom.
I remember watching this show for the first time over half a decade ago with my flatmate. After a first couple of episodes I burst out laughing and instinctively exclaimed, without irony "Now that's a type of girl I would like to date!" My flatmate gave me a slightly bewildered look so I immediately retracted my statement without even realizing why I made it in the first place. To this day I couldn't figure out why this character seemed so cute and attractive to me in that instance. But now I know. I mean, the answer was pretty obvious when you think about it but still I sincerely thank you for making this video and giving voice to Tomoko's merits. She's truly something special.
I got three minutes into your last video and then paused it to go watch this show before finishing, and I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for the recommendation. Funnily enough, later that evening I saw someone with a Tomoko avatar on another site while looking into something completely unrelated.
She has a funny effect on people.
Happy to hear you gave it a shot and enjoyed it. Tomoko's everywhere if you know to look for her.
Where do you go to watch this? I swear i just couldn’t find it 🤦🏻♂️
@@RuckProductions35 Crunchyroll had the whole series up for free and was the first thing I found when I searched for it, though I had to search harder for episode 13 and I can't remember exactly what site I found that on.
Dunno about those philosophers. They drank a whisky drink, they drank a vodka drink, they drank a lager drink, they drank a cider drink. Fun, sure, but a short trip to prayer time at the porcelain altar, maximum chunks.
"I'm not that smart" - Most really smart people tbh
He underestimates his power.
I'm glad DWK is doing these types of videos again, I don't know why but DWK gives off this vibe of an old drunk grandpa that you would see at the bar, he would give you life lessons, ramble about his life and would be fun to be around.
( I don't know where I was going with this, my mental energy has gone to zero and I'm unable to think of anything else.)
Had to have a look at this anime after your recommendation, and I won't lie, it kinda laid me out mentally for a few days after I finished it. Bit close to home. But after the recovery phase, and after I could chill and think it over, I realised it was a very important thing to have seen and probably an ultimate boost to one's will to push on. I'm glad I did. Thank you dearly for the recommendation, you big goof.
Man, you sell yourself too short. You are wise from experience, you did all the things in life so we didn't have to, and we can learn from your history. You are probably one of the best Guru types on the internet, cause you tell it how is, and that's what makes you great. Amazing video, makes me apperciate Watamote more, and Keep up the content man, it's infinitely rewatchable and It's great to just have on while working on things.
I’m glad you appreciate my experiences and my advice, but please, you should question everything I say, because it might be bullshit. I very well may have no idea what I’m talking about. I’ve had a lot of experience, but I’m a completely fallible chunk of flesh.
@@absoluteunit30 Telling people to think for themselves because nobody is always correct is exactly what a good Guru does. :-)
@@absoluteunit30 I was gonna say that this isn't facebook, so obviously people would question things, but you can't really sort stupidity by URL soo... fair point.
@@absoluteunit30 Don't worry, just because we enjoy listening to you doesn't mean we don't question it. You call it advice, but all you have done is just looking at something, told us what you saw and then how you intrepid it. In that regard, what you are doing now is little different than studying and analysing a novel in high school, except you have chosen matrial that means something to you.... imo
Well fuck that went RIGHT in!
Thanks for this video, this is actually some brilliant insight that I've never considered before. This made me realise I should aspire to be like Tomoko. I think I was sort of like her a few years ago, very socially anxious and not very popular, but eventually I just gave up trying and fell into apathetic depression, which is where I still am now. I think I'd rather experience a life of cringe than a life of nothing at all.
"I think I'd rather experience a life of cringe than a life of nothing at all."
That's one of the best quotes I've heard in a long time. Good luck to you.
@@absoluteunit30im having a life both of those 🤣 but im grateful and being religious helps putting an anchor or a return-to-zone in my life so i can cope, at least i got that going for me
The thing is, Chumbawumba is actually a intensely political, artsy-fartsy band aside from the one big hit, and yet it has one of the deepest messages of any of their songs.
Yeah they're straight up anarchists. Like they openly advocate stealing their music and shit.
I think we all have our own Watamote moments from time to time... to time... to time... 0~o
Oh, for sure. That's why we bury it deep, deep ,DEEP down in our psyche and use it to fertilize the next crop of future ideas. That way you know that terrible memory still exists, but at least you can put it to some use.
7 Minutes in and I can't help, but be reminded of Taylor/Skitter from Worm (Awesome webnovel Btw) in your analysis. Taylor has been deprived from any interaction for long time that whenever she makes an action she justifies it no matter if it's wrong.
Yooo I see it now (awesome webnovel btw)
1:17 hey man, i show your videos to my friends over discord when i know they suffer from a particular thing that you bring up in a video. and before i shared because they were hilarious.
A blessing from the lord!
I genuinely admire Tomoko's determination to get the better of her mental illnesses despite all her setbacks. My response has always been to just get high and pretend like nothing is wrong. Of course, living in the ghetto where buying drugs is practically effortless may have contributed to this self-destructive coping mechanism, but I digress. It sometimes keeps me up at night wondering how much better my life could have turned out if I had learned all the healthy coping mechanisms I know now, back when I was much younger.
I started this show like 3 years ago and got all the way to episode 4 before deciding I should probably take a break from it because of how painfully relatable it was. I guess I'll finish it now.
Man, dude. I'm mentally ill, and put in a cage of the making of my own mind. I am chemically incapable of emoting, sociabilizing, having true empathy or enjoying anything. Life is just effort and alien concepts to me. I have never known happiness, nor I'd say, true sadness. And I have to say that I'm kind of a huge failure, but I still feel the grievance of what might be if I were to continue living+ the expectations of every part of a system I am physically incapable of integrating. Which is why I've recently done what you said and put my life on the scale as an economic decision.
See, everything in my life was and still is ruled by fate. But I've watched all of your new content now and I have to say, you've convinced me to try the one more day method.
I'm absolutly ready to do it once the fatigue becomes truly unbearable, but I think that I still have one more day in me. I know that I'll never grow old, but let's see how wrong I can be, and let's try to fail at that to.
Oh my goodness, she is literally Sisyphus...
This anime taught me just how much I don't want to "see myself represented" in media, at least accurately. The shear horrid reflection of my worst qualities being distilled through my screen was nothing but a displeasure, which was made worse because this was back when I was a new weeb who felt the need to finish every new series he finds.
Dude, this is so well-written. Love your sense of humor, and your take is very based. Top-tier content, 100%.
As someone who partially goes through anxiety, I relate to this immensely. Can't wait for the third part of this.
Its comforting to listen to the ramblings of someone so relatable yet so experienced. It gives me hope in my own ability to turn shit around.
Back when this anime came out. I waited for a very long time for the dvd to come out. Months or years later I just kinda gave up. But when you recently put this out. I looked back into it and just got the full dvd set. Another gold bar on the shelf.
Line delivery was stellar, good energy, very engaging. Also great to see a classic quick animation loop at 1:42, I've missed those
I used to have a severe level of social anxiety. To the point where I couldn’t leave the house some days. Almost painful to watch some of those scenes. Hit home for me. What helped me was actually moving out of my home and starting somewhere new. Had to rely on myself and grow out of my awkward shell. Nice video
Hell Yeah, Tubthumping is the Ultimate Motivational Song.
I guess you can say that fucking up is better than giving up?
To bounce back if you fuck up, and you gotta put in effort with confidence to reassure yourself to prevent your pessimism from taking over and convincing you to do less.
This is an epic psychological analysis grounded both in personal experience and in cultural tropes , and then you say "I'm not smart" - you are selling yourself way, way short.
There's a huge opportunity for you in making resiliency videos if you ever choose to go that way.
If you realize that happiness is cultivated in the pursuit of meaning, and that dignity is the ability to do so without laying blame on others and acting wronged but instead to take it on yourself and press on, then people with the attitude of Tomoko appear as some of the most respectable people around. That's how I see it, anyway.
Comfy time
Well, this experience has taught me something. Tomoko is better than me. By a wide margin. Good thing I lost my will to live years ago or this would have taken it from me. Excellent video as always Absolute Unit Senpai
I like your profile picture
At the time of this comment, the state in which I (Lucky Knight) live in has gone not just into extended lockdown (those are expected based on the way things are run downunder) but re-enacted curfew. Needless to say, sent me down an emotional roller coaster but there was help that I needed at my fingertips which was super. The release of this video is good timing as it is a reminder of what we can aspire to and put up with - even with a character as dynamic as Tomoko. Haven't seen the anime but she feels like a kindred spirit. Thanks for sharing AU :)
Yep. Right on the spot. I already embraced the good parts of my inner Tomoko and I have no regrets anymore.
Just in time
This was great can’t wait for part 3
Let's go! Part 2
Don't worry my dude I noticed a long time ago who you are and we are fine with it because we are the same at the end of the day but most people won't admit it. You are at least being totally honest about it unlike most people who keep getting called out on their stupid moments and deny it. That alone is admirable just like Tomoko's resilience.
bro so I watched this after u recommended it and holy shit some of those scenes were fucking hilarious while others had me cringing harder then the time I asked my friends what a G spot is
Yeah, some parts are hard to watch. I've seen the show so many times that I'm immune, but I remember the first time.
Dude, i just wanna say, you‘ve done more for this world, by bringing a smile to peoples faces with this videos then most ever will. Like seriously you helped me not doing smth totally retarded out of depression then any therapist. Keep it up, dont ever let someone make you believe you aint shit you‘re the greatest shit.
Damn, I've been going through some real bad crap lately. And damn this gave me a good cry. I loved the video though. Her determination, as silly as the show is, is admirable as you put it. Good video, well put.
"I drink the whiskey drink. I drink the chocolate drink. And when I need to pee, I use the kitchen sink." - the great american philosopher Homer J. Simpsons [the J stands for Jay]
After watching your last video, I checked out this show. Ended up working through the whole thing during the past week and despite some of it being uncomfortably close to home, it has ended up being a formative experience.
So sincerely, thank you for the recommendation.
P.S. Am seeing Tomoko's face everywhere now!
I bounced off the show because the sympathetic pain was wayy too much, but this optimistic look makes me want to give it another shot
5:56 I've had this problem many times during the past year. I buy sh*t to distract myself from not having a social life for almost two years now. But I end up giving it away because my house feels cluttered and I hate myself even more for wasting my money and still I am lonely and unfulfilled.
Having bipolar2 manic episodes often means buying things I don't want and don't know why I purchased it. It's become harder to manage without friends and events in real life. This and tumblr is sadly the bulk of my existence now.
Your vids are one of the few things that give me hope. Thanks dude.
Great video, Also i personally think you have alot of useful life experience that you talk about and its really interesting to listen to.
Since you ended on philosophical quotes, here's a Japanese saying that's fairly common in Anime:
"It's better to regret trying something than to regret not trying something."
Also there's that awesome AMV with a song called "Spirit Never Dies": ua-cam.com/video/EB92K56U1Vo/v-deo.html
Tomoko is a bit of an extreme case, but being extreme is a common trope for Anime, probably used to drive a point hom and/or for entertainment.
Omg, You’re alive! I missed you ❤️
yes you are and we love you for it. Dude you are the best
Damn if I had her determination I would probably be living in my own house by now.
Great series
The funny thing about Tomoko is that, while I never saw people in the same dark light that she does, and while I never tried to manipulate people, I still think she has better qualities then I did at that age purely because she followed through. I faced similar social isolation, and I cooked up plans to get what I wanted socially, but I either talked myself out of it due to the sheer amount of social anxiety it gave me, or I convinced myself that what I I was doing was immoral somehow - like if I got the same game everyone was talking about so I could talk about it with them, that wasn’t basic socialization, that was me being scheming and manipulative. Tomoko is scheming and manipulative on purpose, or at least tries to be, but since that actually moves her to action time and time again I just think she’s cooler? Like I just admire assertiveness and trying to reach for what you want more in people then good intentions. 🤷🏾♀️
Love the breakdown videos you’ve done on watamaote! Even though it was extremely cringe, I eventually found it to be one of my favorites, and reading the manga definitely solidified it up there. Really cool seeing this all through this new perspective and hearing these deeper messages
After hearing this... this show might cause me so much PTSD that I'm afraid to look into it. However I tagged it on my list to watch. I'm not watching it, yet... I need to prepare
Like you said when you went by a different UA-cam handle: "Fucking up is better than giving up"
I just wish they made more than just the one season. It would’ve been awesome to see Tomoko’s progression as it happens in the manga. Remember… Being socially inept does not automatically make you “retarded”
Ah episode 4 just got done watching. Explains why I had lewd dreams when I was 6, I was constantly sleeping on my belly. I learned it on my own. And I remember learning how to lucid dream half sleeping on my side half on my front. I could also wake up from nightmares at will once I was 6, after I tried escaping from a nightmare. I was about to get my ass beat, then I noticed when I was blinking it distorted the dream attacker and they got more infuriated and distorted af, so then they tried to attack me more, then I basically blinked and rolled my eyes up rapidly and I guess it interrupts REM sleep, rapid eye movement, so it just ends the dream and you wake up, I used that to get out of sketchy dreams and nightmares more reliably. A few points in my life I had daily nightmares. Not 100% sure why but I think it was my mom tried to scare me into good behavior by teaching me about Satan. Then I was sleep walking or waking up screaming for a lil bit.
This video in particular makes me feel like shit. I have all the social prowess you would need to lead a normal life but it only works online and in short burts irl. I freeze up amd stutter while ordering food by myself I've been told my voice is annoying so I avoid talking to others and I've been told I laugh weird so I try not to if I'm alone. I'm not Tomoko, she's better than me. She tries all the time and I do in fact give up by default. And honestly exactly because of that the chances of my improving and getting rid of this mentality are small and this thought in of itself is me giving up. That being said great video I'm glad you see in her actual good qualities because when I first watched this anime I couldn't help but feel like I've met and been Tomoko multiple times and I too saw a lot to praise her for even if she does suck most of the time as a person.
love the chumbawomba quote! thubthumping is a banger!
"I get knocked down"
"oh no!"
"But I get up again"
"Woohoo!"
Hell, even Twilight Sparkle quoted that Chumbawumba song in S09E02.
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It could very well be Tomoko's mantra.
Suddenly I can picture Tomoko headbanging to "Tubthumping", although I don't think she takes a whiskey drink, a vodka drink, a lager drink and a cider drink.
that's only because she's in high school tho
i promise i will see the anime and come back to see de video
i love that fuckin opening
I have a hard time speaking to others but I still wanted to be well liked. Just like Tomoko I tried everything except for talking to people. I once released mice in my class because I thought it would make me cool. The few people that knew were just disgusted. A part of me still dies whenever I think about it. But hey, at least I tried.
Tubthumping reference. You have my attention now.
Watched this entire video, and was so struck, I couldn’t even kill the ending advertisement for the COVID vaccine.
If knowing something that someone else dosent know makes you smart then everyone is a genius
The silent, deadpan character that Tomoko tried to emulate is supposed to be Yuki Nagato from the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. It's a little more obvious in the manga but SilverLink had to alter her design a bit for the anime, probably for copyright reasons since Japan doesn't have the same parody exemptions that most of the western world has.
I remember not getting into this because i couldnt handle the cringe but its nice to see an analysis
chumba wumba..brings back memories..
Just found your channel like 45minutes ago. Watched you dunking on High Guardian Spice, almost wrote you off as a gimmick UA-camr, then saw you have a video on Komi, I watched and loved it, sent it to a bunch of friends, and now I've seen these 2 parts of this commentary. (I watch at 2x speed lest anyone wanna math check my timeline.)
TBH, as someone who's pretty fucked up myself, I feel like I've suddenly got a rapport with some mentally ill internet weeb that doesn't know I exist, and who I didn't know existed an hour ago.
WTF?
Could really relate to you talking about suffering OCD, not because I truly do myself, though I have some tendencies, but because it was almost a road I went down. When I was a kid I started getting worse about it, counting everything and trying to do every action in numbers I felt were pleasing. Then compulsive handwashing started to be a thing, but luckily my mom saw it, and knew it for what it was, and basically told me she was going to beat my ass if she caught me doing any more of that shit. I guess that was enough to nip it in the bud for me, not that it fixed everything, but it kept it from ever growing into a debilitating issue for me. Glad to hear that you've at least had some success in overcoming your far worse version of such a familiar problem.
Have a Sub, you've earned it.
Alright fine. You convinced me, I am going to go watch this.
Thanks for giving it a shot. Come back and lmk what you think.
@@absoluteunit30 Just finished Watamote yesterday, Over all it was a lot of laughs, and I really did enjoy it, I am glad that I watched your breakdown first otherwise I dont think I would have given it a chance after the first episode. I'm not going to lie and say it was My favorite anime ever, but it was far from the worst. :-D
I dont think I personally have any real mental disorders (aside from the intermittent depression that keeps me from getting anything done now and then) but that is less of a disorder and more just a part of being human.
What I do suffer from is a case of Extreme Vicarious Embarrassment, in fact it can get so bad that when a character is about to do something really dumb I sometimes have to pause the episode for a minute and brace myself (not often but sometimes). Now you might say that I am just associating too deeply or am too empathetic with characters but no! I can watch main characters go through breakups, extreeme physical pain, trauma and many other such hardships and I can avoid feeling that bad.. after all they are just made up animated characters and I can disassociate myself from them enough to keep emotions at bay. But embaresment? It doesnt even make any sense, I used to be an insecure twat back in my early teens, but by my second year of highschool I sort of decided to not let anything get to me. I didnt get embarrassed over anything personally. I basically decided that nothing that anybody else thinks about me matters and I have lived my life that way ever since.
And yet while watching Watamote I had to pause the series three or four times just to take a breath from the Vicarious Embarrassment.
I felt sort of bad for Tomoko through the show, granted like you said most of her hardships were of her own doing and even when the universe seemed to have it out for her that is just life right? No I think I felt bad because it seemed like nobody at her school appeared to notice that she was basically friendless and make the move to talk to her. Or maybe because the adults around her didnt appear to pick up on the seemingly obvious signs of her disorders and seek to help her... but then maybe that is what makes it a bit more like real life :Shrug:
I liked that the ending made it clear that she was making some progress and not just in a never ending loop leading nowhere but back to where she started. It might still be a "two steps forward one step back" kind of thing but still it was a bit of a "feel good" moment
Anyway I'm loving what you are putting out there man I hope things are going well for you.
Yess part 2
You see things in a way not everybody sees
You are doing great
Girl got tenacity.
I heard what you mentioned in episode 4 and I felt bad for Tomoko it’s because her brother showed up and questioned her about the instant Ramen. And look closely noticed Tomoko hiding her panties inside her skirt pocket. That’s why she brought it to school and didn’t realized it before. It was Tomoki’s fault btw
"You've already seen the show"
Me who didn't know this show existed, yes I know
oh hell yeah
Bruh, I was just watching part 1 of this.
so basically these two episodes were just a lead up to that ChumbaWamba joke - l love it (also im just kidding about the lead up...unless?)
You had me at ChumbaWumba.
Oh it’s another one of those. I read Jahy manga im not about to go down that pity party
its not confidence its ego
Excellent!
These videos are so fun, I really hope you continue this with other series you care about. I actually never thought of Tomoko in that positive light before, until you pointed it out in the show and in the OP. I have a weird small amount of respect for her now... but I guess one has to ask, does it matter if you try and fail over and over? Is it ever wiser to stop trying?
How? How did I doubted your genius? I thought this video wouldn't be funny since I didnt watched the anime. I'm watching the whole anime right now before part 3 now.
I'm 7 episodes in, that damn brother reminds me how much of a shitty brother I was, I hope he becomes less of an asshole but he probably won't learn anything by the end.
3:55 - Hell that line is epic in it's power.
6:14 Hmm I wonder how tomoko would do in the underground.
go watch the green knight if you want to see a story of resilience and honor in the face of failure and weakness. i strongly recommend it. Great video as always keep it up homie.
If you were not who you are unit. I would not care
you got life smarts so there's that
An Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode I just watched provided me this little gem-
"The steps you take don't have to be big, they just need to take you in the right direction."
- Dr. Jemma Simmons
So what you're saying is Tomoko is the Bill Dauterive of anime.
Bruh I literally look like 0:59 with brown hair