The Manga That Will Hurt You
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2023
- This video is an analysis of the manga Girls Last Tour , i tried to cover as much as i could on the story author themes while also giving my own interpretation. It very long so maybe watch it in the background and if you ever can please read it, you will not regret it
Anywoo links to those strange people who like Tkmiz I featured in this video.
• Shimeji Simulation cha...
• GIRL'S LAST TOUR [3D E...
• Shimeji Simulation - L...
• E.Y.E: Simulated Shime...
• Keyboard Nuko
• つくみず/tkmiz
• You Should Watch Girls...
• The History of r/shime...
music in order:
The Lonely Astronaut - Vertigo
Antent - hope to see you again
Mass Effect OST - Uncharted Worlds
Life is Strange ost - Reverse Outro [Rewind Time]
homesick · Noluck
Otherside Picnic OST - Ordinary Day
Antent - Pulse
SimpsonWave 1995 (Extra Slow)
Made in Abyss Season 2 OST - 02 Old Stories
IRON LUNG OST - Track 1 GHOSTLIGHT
Cyter - Purple Skies
Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou OST Disc 2 光ヲ求メテ
L's Theme Death Note
Itsukusim - Four Gig
I do not own any of the music used in this video all rights belong to the respected artists and composersl - Ігри
Its not a SOL. Its not a depressing story.
Its a SOL of the characters _In_ a depressing story.
well said
This manga not gonna hurt you physically, but will hurt you mentally
Girls last tour shot me
@@akamer9430 same, chito was shoot me on my dream 💀
@@akamer9430 Girls last tour killed my dog
hearing that made in abyss soundtrack at one point was funny, i instandly recognized it but i was not suprised at all, MiA and girls last tour share a nice little community
bro, shimeji's conclusion added more meaning in addition to these previous works... tkmiz is amazing ..
This manga/anime is almost as underrated as your channel. This is the best video about GLT that I've seen and I thought that my eyes were fooling me when I noticed that only about 5000 people have seen it. I hope that someday you'll get the recognition you deserve.
Thank you so much!
this video is super well done, i really love hearing other peoples opinions on this story as it's really something so unique in a world and culture full of romance, slice of lifes, isekai's everything really feels so simular, but this is just so seperate, something that couldn't be replicated by another, tsukumizu's work is so amazing, with shimeji simulation ending very soon this year i wonder what story they will come up with next or if shimeji will end up getting an anime adaptation due to it's popularity, honestly my standards for story telling have risen so much due to this, it's just to amazing.
Thank you! Your right, GLT has not left my head ever since I read it. It really is such a unique story that stands out from so many others. TKmiz has a very unique style and charm with their works. And to me it feels like they always put a piece of themselves into their works. As if Tkmiz’s stories are personal to them and their not trying to conform to any tropes of trends. Which like you said is such a breath of fresh air in an industry where everything can feel so similar.
*TREMENDOUS APPLAUSE*
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!
Gah I flipping love this story, and I’m so glad people are still discovering this underrated gem.
I do wanna add a small thing that I think you (and others who have recently read/watched GLT) will notice as time goes by, as it’s one of my favorite aspects of the entire story. And it actually has nothing to do with the actual story at all.
Like you said, this is a series that will NEVER leave you, no matter how much time passes. Months and years will go by after you finish Girls’ Last Tour, and despite revisiting it dozens of times, there will come moments where the finer details of the story begin to fade; moments where you’ll get obsessed with something else, and your undying love for GLT might get put on the back-burner. BUT. There will come times where you’ll be in a random comment section, or in a random discord server, or randomly randoming on some random corner of the internet, and you’ll see someone else with a GLT pfp, or they’ll mention the series in passing. I can’t really describe the feeling, but when you both realize you’ve experienced girls’ last tour-and I mean EXPERIENCED, not just read or watched-you’ll share a connection with that random person unlike any other connection. Both of you know what these girls went through, and in a way, you went through it with them. You might not become best friends or anything, but you don’t really need to. In that brief moment of passing, you realize the girls’ journey was never hopeless. The girls' will never know it, but we all were there beside them-laughing in their joy and sobbing in their sadness.
In short, simply seeing other GLT fans when you least expect it is one of my favorite things about this series.
Again, tysm for taking so much time to rant. I had this video in my watch later for weeks, and I’m glad I finally got around to checking it out ^_^
(PS: check out the manga Blame!, if you haven’t, as it HEAVILY inspired Tsukumizu’s use of apocalyptic architecture in GLT)
No, thank you for watching my very long video. It means a lot that you watched it. I haven’t had that experience yet, of finding someone who is a GLT fan where you least expect it. But after hearing how you describe the experience I can imagine why you would feel a connection to them in some way. It’s funny now that you’ve said that because I’ve had interactions with people in the community before and there’s always this unspoken connection between us. I think that must be what you said about how we all know the story of the girls and we went through it with them and we all took something away from their story.
And yes I have read Blame! (It’s amazing) before I read GLT it was one of my favourite if not my personal favourite manga. Now Girls Last Tour has taken that title. The environments in that are phenomenal and you can see where TKmiz’s inspiration came from.
But thank you watching my video and leaving me with new thoughts on how GLT can impact people. I now await to have that experience you described myself. GLT is the gift that kind of keeps on giving even so long after it ended.
I really really love how even after so many years this manga/anime is still getting recognition
It makes me beyond happy I'm really glad that people like you are doing analysis like this
you really are doing girls last tour justice
thanks man
this video is absolutely amazing !!
glt has changed me forever . it is such an inspiring , yet heartbreaking piece
everything about it just *clicks* : the artstyle is perfect for this kind of story , the character interactions , the world itself ,, its such a sad beauty . hopelessness , turning into serenity , and the two girls bouncing off of each other just mixes it all into a tear-jerking , thought-provoking tale that leaves you sobbing
i just wish more people would be around to enjoy it ; though , i find it funny how the manga about two people exploring an empty world has barely any active fans
glt is amazing ,, and everyone should check it out at least once
Thank you so much for making a video on this manga! It is also one of my favorites of all time and you perfectly summed up all the themes and emotions of the story. I’ll never forget how I felt while reading those final chapters. Hopefully this video encourages more people to give this masterpiece a shot. Keep up the great work!
I think girls last tour is all about what tsukumizu said " living life just for the sake of living it" I can say that girls last tour was one of the best thing that I could find, it really help me find how I really want to live my life and really made me realize how precious life is, this and yotsuba made me really start appreciating more my life when i was in the worst time of my life and watching this type of videos appreciating this manga that I really love and changed my way of living my life
It sad to see this world we living also going to be like this manga barren world, I just hope that younger generation hundreds of years to the future can still see it beautiful green landscape and stop the stupid fight to be on top
GLT is one of the few pieces of media that just got me bawling at the end. The anime was an awesome adaptation (and the rain song really got me)... then I read the manga to finish the story and I was broken and in tears. I almost can't even discuss it without getting choked up.
Epic video. Thank you for making this. Just thank you (and this deserves so much more views and likes)
Thank you so much!
You wander around the backstreets of Tokyo behind the tourist veneer and you can see where the inspiration for the social isolation and the city came from.
ai think people often mistake what slice of life is. its not supposed to be just happey people live their life, its a slice of someone life. it can be happy, it can be sad, it can be thrilling, it can be depressing. they are all slices of lives.
Thanks for this long video essay.
I regularly comb for any content relating to GLT, regardless if I already know what the contents are to entail.
I think it's quite a different, entertaining video in contrast to the many that exist.
That aside, you made me think to myself over the passed years, regarding what is functionally the Tkmiz cult.
It really does consume you, in some fashion or another. I don't understand what it is that is so enchanting about their work and what makes you obsess so hard around it.
I found GLT back in 2019 and I've since rewatched/reread it 9 something times. It's that I incessantly make all my close friends watch/read eventually. It has left such a big impact on my life, I personally feel, no matter how dumb it may come off as. The parables and overarching themes of the story really help those with depression, I find.
Which leads me to my next point, is that I think the demographic this series appeals towards the most, is people who struggle with existentialism a lot or something denoting to it. At least in my personal experiences with others, it seems to leave a massive impact on people who deal with such. Myself included. The characters, Chito and Yuuri, fulfill archetypical roles many people do in society. The intellectual and the humble 'grug'. Both rely on one another and may see the world differently, but it's a fascinating commentary in how both architypes fill this quandary of how they'd handle the end of the world. Some people get along with it in blissful ignorance, and others struggle to let go. This existential, dreadful, confrontation of meaning/purpose to existence where you find yourself lacking any. Especially at the end of the world. What does anything mean anymore without others?
I could ramble on and on and I think I'm getting a bit lost in my thoughts while writing this, but in short, I love the philosophical discussion that GLT goes over. Getting along with hopelessness. Where life is bleak, stop and appreciate the little blissful things in this life. While it may not satiate you permanently, it'll give you that nudge to the next thing. Culminated together, it'll make life all that little more enjoyable. Little visages of catharsis to be had. The breath before the hold until the next. There's so much more I could still add but I gotta catch myself here.
Thanks again for the video. While you may have gotten only so many views after what's to be such a long project, it is greatly enjoyed by the few of us who accompany you here.
Side note, funny seeing that The Dominator isn't here. Looks to be I beat him to something haha!
Thank you so much for this comment! NGL this might be one of the best comments I have ever received. I think everything that you brought up is incredibly interesting and offer up some good thoughts of discussion. And I appreciate hearing about your personal experience with the story. GLT and the works of TKmiz have some kind of pull that just attract people. It wasn’t until I made this video that I realised how deep the community for GLT is. It has clearly had an impact on many people myself included. And I have a feeling your right when concerning the people this story appeals to. This story would resonate with people suffering or at least just having some kind of existential thoughts. The world can look nice but is a cold and terrible place at times, yet this story shows 2 cute characters in an even colder terrible world. People can relate to and understand these characters and maybe that’s why this story has such an insane cult following.
But thank you so much for watching my video. It really means a lot that you sat through all of it.
Also who is this “The Dominator” and where do they fit into the lore?
@@MadMatt-TV You're welcome! Glad to know my comment added to the discussion/provided some insightful analysis on the implications and significance of the series!
Like mentioned, the series is easily my most favorite one out there, so I have way too much time to just dissect and think about the deeper themes of it..
Either case, yeah, philosophical stuff is a thing I enjoy and I find the particular philosophies in this series to really resonate with personal existential concerns. In general too, GLT poses very fascinating questions and reflections that I feel like you don't get to see regularly, or at least in this type of packaging. This grey balance of what can be surface level seen as cute, simple slice of life, but also constantly having existential dread looming over everything. In a vacuum, the former exists, but outside of that vacuum, the world is very dark and imposing. Everything about it is. The ghostly atmosphere you hear in the anime, the greyscale deathly architecture, remains from many battles, the melancholic score throughout much of the anime...
But yes, tying it back to the relatability, the characters are perfect stand-ins for the audience. It makes me only ponder on the deeper implications of why people resonate with one character more than the other. Because like mentioned, they both uniquely handle the quandaries that are presented to them. Where Chito struggles with the distress of needing to document/archive everything, thinking it may matter in the grand scheme of things, Yuuri is ahead of the bell-curve in accepting the hopelessness to it all. "The world is over, why bother with that stuff anymore?" She also presents the different form of nihilism, being active nihilism. The passive nihilist would throw his hands up and refuse to do anything in the face of such a dire situation. Yuuri, on the other hand, is an active nihilist in where her mentality is that "the world may be ending tomorrow, but I'll make the most of it until then." Something that's rather resolute and humbling as opposed to spiraling in constant distress and helplessness.
Yuuri may be a airhead but she understands that Chito is senselessly fretting too much over things outside of her control. Thus you have these small breakthroughs of her dropping a deep one liner throughout the series.
So looping back, this relates to the reader depending upon what personality you are.
In both circumstances, the great tale of getting along with hopelessness is one that I find any taking to heart. Don't let it cripple you, just keep marching on till you can't march anymore. May as well, as we have this one shot at existence that's less than a blink in the grand scheme of history.
Consequently, I believe GLT will permanently remain in the niche realm of things due to the fact it may or may not mostly appeal to a specific umbrella demographic. Your average person who mindlessly consumes anime/manga, typically, isn't wanting to be watching something so serious, depressing, and introspective. Much easier to watch mindless moe or action anime. This series gives you no thriller release like that. No action, no cute; cushion-y comfort, no happy ending. Just two girls on the last tour of the skeletal bones of an already dead planet, learning what it meant to be human and what humans gone through. On this long term mission to reach the top, in hopes to find more civilization, only to be let down hardcore and die in consequence of it. The series is purely bleak, if nothing else.
On the side note, the phenomena of the cult-like following towards the series and author is genuinely unlike any other that I've come to find.
Sure, cult followings always existed, but I can't say I've ever seen such a sub-culture developed around what is functionally someone's abstract creative talents.
Where people feel compelled to make content around the specific thing in nonsensical ways or outright develop lots of art that is either derivative or directly taken from Tsukumizu's unique style. The only other creator that comes to mind with this kind of influence, would be someone like Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of Invader Zim, with his quirky unique style and writing. I've seen many people back in the day inspired by his art style and create what is functionally fan-content. But even then, I dunno, I feel like the flourishing art scene of the Tkmiz fan community, is something quite unique of its own. Could just be perspective from it being currently ongoing and bustling but alas, this is but conjecture on my end of things..
Regarding "The Dominator", if you lurk around the community/usually anything GLT related, you tend to find him in every comment section. He's kind of renown due to such by this point, haha. He also makes music mashups typically with GLT, and some memes here and there.
My man you have a way with words I have never seen in a comment before. You flow from point to point and provide some insane insight.
The contrast the art style and light heartedness the story has compared to its philosophical questions and themes are such a defining part of what makes GLT so special. Darkness meets light, happiness meets sadness and where the end meets the beginning. The two extremes that contrast one another just help bring them both out to differing effects. While thinking about it there is another anime I found only this week called Cat Soup, which is sort of the spiritual predecessor to GLT. It has a very cute art style and a kind of wholesome story on the surface. Yet it is an incredible dark tale about life and death that we see in our messed up world all the time. The whole reason the story even has a cute art style is just to exaggerate the horrific things that happen along the journey. Kind of like GLT does with its end of the world atmosphere and everything els in it.
When concerning the characters I’ve never really though of Yuri in that way, being an “active nihilist”. Iv always seen her as someone who was nihilistic but just wanted to live in her own way. But with the way you describe her and worded it, it has made me look at her in a completely new light. 😊
Which is something so awesome about this story. It’s like everyone who experiences it has their own personal connection to it. As you said people who struggle with existentialism are a major demographic for this story. Which probably could explain that, existentialism is a personal thing to many people and comes from one’s self. So when presented with a story like this it would feel personal and you would have that deep connection with it. Maybe that’s why I love it so much. But that is all theory and speculation though, I’m no expert if you couldn’t tell.
And thanks for the continued discussion points, love hearing them and getting new looks in things.
Oh yeah… i finished it like 2 days ago and i cried for like 20 minutes when i finished it, followed by depression.
Fantastic video, nice editing, good mix of humor without going too far and being annoying. And great recollection of something that you really enjoyed and wanted to share with the world.
Amazed to see this video has sub 1k views. Keep up the good work.
I want to thank you for efforts you put in this video, I really loved to watch and you gave me many ideas and thoughts to think about, and again this video is so underrated, it really deserves so much more views and recognition than it has, just hope it gets viral, and again thank you
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words, means alot!
Incredibly underrated video, good job on this one!
I finally managed to get my hands on the two first volumes (they where out of stock in my country) I've been having a blast thanks again for the recommendation! Keep the videos comming < 3
Awesome to hear you were able to get your hands on it 👍🏻 I hope you enjoy GLT as much as I did. It means a lot to me to hear you took my recommendation in. Thank you so much.
amazing video!! thank you so much for analyzing it; it truly is a masterpiece
i choked on my food when u mentioned iron lung it's a game that not many know of but it truly does encapsulates the authentic meaning of scary
pyrocinical has a good video on it
Thank you! Happy to see someone els who knows of iron lung. Iv also seen Pyrocinicals vid on it. Was happy to see him cover it.
Lovely video. It would been great if Shimeji Simulation got an anime too.
One day hopefully
G'day mate just know you are doing Amazing and this is a grate video. Can't wait to see you grow more with your top tier content! I must say the world being never ending makes me think of BLAME! same as the run down feel.
Thank you so much!!!
And yeah BLAME! Is probably the closest story you can find to this. Even though GLT is a lot more dialogue focused. They both have very similar worlds that are captivating in their own ways.
this channel is brutally underrated. keep up the good work
For me girl last tour is some kind of purgatory journey
Girls last tour is the pinnacle of melancholy/bittersweet.
also 31:31 i feel called out lol changed my wallpaper to that image right after finishing the manga.
31:32 i need that wallpaper, where can i find it? (Btw amazing video definetly the best on the topic)
The wallpaper is from Wallpaper Engine on Steam and it's called "Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou / Girls Last Tour: The Last Floor" while it is my favourite wallpaper it is also very sad :( Also thanks for the kind words!
great video mate! definitely going to check this one out. seems like it'd be right up my alley.
Thanks man! Please do check it out if you ever find the time. I don’t reckon you’d regret it.
Your channel is criminally underrated
Thank you!
The wheat field is a Blame! reference about a simulation.
…
Wait hold on…
That makes so much sense…
This story is incredibly similar to BLAME! Probs the closest thing you can find to it. And in BLAME! the Netsphere had the power to create any reality you want. A “simulation” of sorts. And if I remember correctly the Netsphere in BLAME! was depicted as an expansive field of long grass. So this whole time the final part of GLT was a BLAME! reference. That then spawned a whole new story…
thanks for opening my third eye
I watched anime and manga
Just two words
Masterpiece, Underrated
Thx for the new content man! Love it
Thank you for watching and supporting man! legend!!
@@MadMatt-TVwatched Trigun and Lain because of you
@@julengirard8611 oh hell yeah man that’s awesome for me hear! I hope you enjoyed them.
31:12 this might be the most relatable thing I’ve ever seen
welcome to the cult of tkmiz! hope you enjoy your stay. glt is my favorite anime/manga of all time and this was one of my favorite videos about glt or shim sim I've seen so far (and I've seen about all of them). I love how you highlighted the shimeji shitpost community like safefw and guardian of the sakana they're some of my favs. I'd like to know -- what do you think of shimeji simulation? Especially, what's your opinion on the implications in chapter 44 regarding the last part of this video?
Thanks for the welcome, I will do the cult proud. It is an honour and means a whole lot to hear that my vid is one of the best you’ve seen on the topic. With a community this passionate that is a very high award to give so thank you. With shimeji simulation I think it is absolutely amazing. I love it so much, there is something incredibly profound, beautiful and just engaging in the world and characters in that story. TKmiz just has a way of crafting stories that just draw people in. I could never really put into word, there’s just some aura that they emit that’s almost contagious. However this may come as a surprise but I haven’t actually read all of shimeji simulation. After I finished GLT I started it and got a decent way into it. (Around chapter 30 - 32 I think) But because I had other things going on at the time I sadly just stopped reading it. I’ve been meaning to come back to it and after what you have said about chapter 44 I’m gonna have to read it asap 👍🏻
Ah I see. You showed the safefw video about chapter 42 so I thought you were caught up. Well I think you’ll really like what’s coming. There’s apparently only one chapter left to come out so it’s the best time to catch up. I’m glad you love tkmiz media and I hope you keep making videos about it :)
this is as good as a podcast, probably even better idk
your voice really suits these type of videos xD
Thanks for saying that, it means a lot. Not gonna lie I don’t like my voice. I get sick of hearing it and my Aussie accent do be kinda strange sometimes lol.
After i did read this, i had to read on and could not forgot this one but i made me sad. This is a good story that change life, but it do hurt to read.
Nice DRG reference, Mushroom!
Rock and Stone brother!!!
@@MadMatt-TV There's a pebble in my boot!
scrolled down to leave a like, expecting to see 100k+ views. really impressive
that breakdown felt like a bit out of a super eyepatch wolf video LMAO
anyway, phenomenal video
YEAH I WAS GONNA SAY
You put in the made in abyss ost......i see you
Every time I read the ending I cry just like in Sewayaki's manga Kitsune no Senko-san
This is my favorite manga of all time and I am currently reading shimeji simulation another of Tsukumizu work’s which will be ending soon
I had a genuine wtf moment at 31:35 with that tabletop wallpaper. That's the wallpaper that I got just after finishing reading the manga. Makes you wonder, huh...
Lol
is not post apocalyptic is a post post apocalyptic world without human
The kettenkrad is the real star of the anime.
Man.... GLT is gonna haunt me for the rest of my life isnt it.
Masterpiece
Yo Relodii25, seen your iceberg video on GLT a while ago. Absolutely awesome video my man, it’s a pleasure to see you here!
This series feels like Laid-Back Camp meets Nier Automata meets Saving Private Ryan
[calls being a slice of life fan a type of insanity]
[Goes on for paragraphs praising Girls' last tour for its' slice of life elements]
I'm totally giving you the pathetic face right now.
Such an underrated channel. You really should have more views and subs than this.
Thanks for the kind words, really appreciate it😊
@@MadMatt-TV Keep going my friend, good quality work will eventually find an audience 👍
They died while their conciousness got copied into the sim. The first line yuri says in shemeji is Im glad i died.
I made this video before fully reading Shimeji Simulation. And yeah after reading its an eye opener.
Fun fact: It REALLY fucking hurt
This video is so fucking good
Thank you!
You forgot about nuko 😥
hey could you pls share the link to that wallpaper
Can do 👍just as a heads up it's on wallpaper engine, which you'll have to access through steam
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1674585987
Think you'd like made in abyss
Yee, you are correct
The anime won't, lol
Hey there, I don't want any spoilers so I just gave you a view and like. Sadly no watch time
That’s all good my man thanks for the support👍🏻 And I hope you can get around to reading GLT at some point. It’s definitely worth your time