Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed the video, and please share your thoughts on what I talked about! I'll spend the rest of this year making shorter videos cause this took way too much out of me. Some other good videos that are actually about Bocchi the Rock and "literally me" stuff: Why Bocchi The Rock Made Me Cry Like a Dumb Baby: ua-cam.com/video/hG2qtqouF_4/v-deo.html SHE JUST LIKE ME FR! - Recommending Bocchi the Rock: ua-cam.com/video/DBPiqq_sPAQ/v-deo.html “Literally Me”: Masculinity and the Patriarchy: ua-cam.com/video/EjrsjLOMaD8/v-deo.html&ab_channel=MaiaC
It's a show full of good people. Some goofy, some awkward, some odd...but all of them kind. The kind of people I've never had the fortune to meet even once in my 30+ years of life. If I have a regret...it is missing out on that. Great video!
This video was genuinely beautiful, in an age where the lines between genuine sincerity and artificial sincerity are extremely blurred, due to the nature of presenting an idealized version of one's self in every facet of life, its wonderful to see a video break down those barriers on what why we relate to things, I find it extremely hard to genuinely relate to convey my emotions in a healthy way, especially those of shows and that, I can count on my hand the amount of times a show/movie/music has made me cry (which isn't explicit of how art should make you feel), but shows like Bocchi the Rock, and Bunny Girl Senpai have left a mark on me, they've made me cry, find comfort, but also ways to improve, this video hit like that, so thank you, for creating something that feels genuine. You've put a part of yourself out for the world to see, that's really hard to do, but being able to shows true strength in your character and you as a person. And to anyone who finds this or any other comment here, remember that you are loved, are deserving of love, and that we all have opportunity to grow and be better versions of ourselves than the day previous, even thinking of wanting to improve, is a step in the right direction. Have a good day/night, and take care!
This video uninronically helped me relate to people and characters in a more healthy way. I used to be obsessed with personality tests (Specifically MBTI) and I also tried to shape myself to be more like characters I liked. But this video helped me look past that, thank you. You deserve a like and subscription from me!
In my life I did a lot of self-improvement thanks to relatable fictional characters especially with evangeleon. This week I was able to make friend with someone after watching bocchi the rock, and I didn't know what to feel with this weird accomplishment, or more in general with all my self improvement and growth that I did thanks to media. Initially, when I was writing the comment I wanted to make some jokes about the fact that we are _very similar_ but now I just want to say is thanks. Thanks for posting this, I felt... very validated... and, I think I should just be happy for the progress that I made, that's all.
I feel I don't relate to any individual characters totally, for a number of reasons. But I can relate to aspects of characters and their lives...Which is why I adore certain animes. "Bocchi the Rock" being one of them...But I also love these animes for being the animes they are..The story..the music, the VA's (Japanese not dub), the presentation, etc...And how they make me feel overall..Which can be sad and happy at he same time...As it is..I have been lucky enough to have recently visited a number of real life locations used for some of my favoutire animes. Including "Bocchi The Rock", "Super CUB", "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid" and "Non Non Biyori"....Just wish I could have visited more..but time was limited.
P.S..I have sat on the swing Hitori is sat in when Nijika first finds her...And sat on the same wall the girls do when they have the ice creams at Enoshima. I to had an ice cream and was warned about the kites by the vendor..hehe...I also visited the site where Hitori meets drunk sensei...Though the step can no longer be sat on as there is now construction work going on..But I took photos..including the little statue..which is dedicated to the goddess of music If I recall. ..And other places shown in the show.
I gotta be honest you are one of the only people who isn’t against peoples personal preferences unless they are truly bad(not bad by what society associates but with actual reasoning).You earned a new sub man.
This video helped me articulate what I find so commonly wrong about how people view "relatability" in fiction and media. It's not about anything concrete or 1-to-1 that makes people relate to characters; it's about touching on core human emotions and key aspects of the human experience. For example, if a character on screen cries because a friend died, you don't necessarily need to experience a friend dying to be able to relate to that feeling and concept of loss. It's a core human emotion and experience so visceral that many people can just feel by watching it unfold.
This is my favorite video atm, i didn’t know that I needed this. I’ve never seen Bocchi but this perfectly encapsulates what I’ve been thinking about for awhile yet no one seems to fully understand my entire point. There are too many negative reactions to people’s emotional response to media-it’s upsetting. (I think it shows a lack of media literacy in our day and age but I digress.) I do look at the world (sometimes too much) through the lens of “a person is this personality type and they may never show any characteristics from another personality” or act a certain way or have that emotion. 🚨MTBI INFP king alert 🚨 all that to say this video is awesome and shows the complexity of the human condition. Keep up the great work boss
very happy you liked the video and that i was able to help express similar ideas that you were having! low media literacy has been my arch nemesis for what feels like the longest time. also glad to find more people with a near unhealthy MBTI obsession 💪💪
I'll be honest. The phrase "literally me frfr" is one that compelled me to watch Bocchi the Rock. Not because I wanted to empathize, but because I wanted to dunk. I was only aware that the meme was sarcastic, and really I didn't think anything that could be warranted on those merits could be seen as good, since the anime community does seem to latch on to whatever trendy relatable series is going on at the moment, and because I got the meme constantly slammed on me in a server I am in. To my surprise, it really resonated with me. But it only made the meme a bit more harder to swallow since some people, like me previously, would likely only see it in the same veins as that statement, and might not give it a fair shot. Because the series is more than just that relatable aspect. At least to me, it is. So I am guilty of slamming on people that say that. And there are other ways to say that Bocchi is good, but sometimes simple is best. Is there a point to this comment? I don't know, maybe it did resonate well with me, maybe that's why I'm leaving this digital footprint to let you know, that yes, you did made me rethink my views, even if a little. And that, I think, is a success.
i love this! very glad you left this comment; it's interesting to hear from someone who started out with a kind of different perspective on this whole thing than me
@@chryysanth Sure thing. I guess now I'll try to give things a fair shot and not immediately assume that it's done as a quick way to talk about something without thinking there isn't any depth involved. Because there really is a lot to like about Bocchi other than the surface level aspects. Though I guess the sigma memes really did clutter the genuine and the facetious aspect too much, that other people may not come around to it like I did.
@@jl8060 hopefully you're able to enjoy more anime intrinsically, and find more interesting things. It is hard to sift through things nowadays, since like many things, anime has turned into a major springboard for social media interaction.
@@enigmabloom Oh, don't worry, I am certainly trying to find stuff I enjoy. The circumstances for me watching Bocchi is a bit complicated, but I was going to watch it eventually if not for the memes, I think. Yeah, it seems like the trendy thing to do, but I genuinely did end up really liking Bocchi a lot so there's that.
The feeling of not being able to relate to other people's (characters) flaws for not sharing their hardships reminds me a lot of Himeko Inaba from Kokoro Connect, a great series similar to Aobuta. Also, I call the inability to accept people feeling related to flawed characters the "Re Zero test".
a few years ago i found a character to be relatable, and she ended up changing my life because of it. seeing her made me feel less alone, but i could also learn from her. i saw the bad parts of her and fixed them in myself, and she also helped me find the part of myself i never knew was missing. i think that she saved my life, and i can't even really think about the character without feeling deeply happy about just how far i've come. this is an amazing video, and you've earned a new viewer here
Reconizing that I related to shinji on a deep level stopped me from destroying myself and helped me grow. Caused a lot of introspection and changes in my mindset.
This dude just create a 30 minutes like video explaining stuffs just because "literally me fr" joke, that's awesome dedication there no sarcasm. You deserves more viewers.
This is a really interesting contestation on this topic of how people relate to media and apply themselves to what they care about. Your content is really well made have been loving seeing it pop up on my feed. Shocked your channel isn't bigger yet.
Thanks for the thoughtful video essay, I find that even if I dislike a character, song, series etc. it’s valuable to see why it resonates so strongly with others. Fiction actively helps me understand the world, as countless viewers respond emotionally to whatever’s out there. I feel like appreciating art is typically an empathic exercise, we overlap the world through our lens with the lens of those before us who’ve etched it down in their works, lots of subjectivity comes into play to achieve understanding and appreciation. One such example for me was the film Weathering With You, I disliked it at first but attempting to see through the lens of someone who could relate was an enlightening experience. It’s funny to say, but empathizing with people who vibe to different works and characters opens a new realm of meta-analysis of the work itself and wisdom to be gained. Suddenly I was able to appreciate the film by proxy for what it means to someone, even if I’m not really a fan. If you narrow stories down to their most raw elements, then anyone can really relate to anything. Especially if you’re a writer or analyist, it’s in your best interest to see why characters are meaningful to others, and the breadth of ways they can resonate. Anways sorry for the long rant, I just sort of realized I’ve always felt needless shame about expressing my love of media and characters, that I’ll be percieved as cringe or whatever. Take this pretentious comment as an attempt to fight against that, I guess I could say you are “literally me” 🙂 (I’m sorry)
16:42 that transition, lmao. “…oh yes, yes, I agree COCAINE BEAR YEEEEEEAAAAAAAH!!! Oh yes yes, I agree…” that was how I felt and I love this, my brain vibes with it 18:56 FUFJFGJJGGHWQWWWWW yeah that wasn’t pleasant
the little speech at the end was honestly really eye opening, i didnt realise its exactly what i needed to hear until i actually heard it, as silly as it sounds i didn't realise that real friendship truly is just about finding the people who understand and accept you for who you are, not your interests or what you bring to the table or anything, just you. it's honestly really refreshing and freeing to know, thank you so much i needed it
BRO KNOWS PROPER TYPOLOGY LET'S GOOO Now on a serious note, i want to start off by saying that this video is an absolute masterpiece. I don't think i have ever seen a discussion of this depth regarding this topic which made me think about things i normally take for granted... I think relatability to a character is something the internet has grown to overthink. The way we as individuals view characters is always going to be different between each of us. There will be similarities, sure, they were written in a specific way after all, but we will inevitably be drawn to different sides of a character. This ties into the typology elements that were commented on in the video, seeking characters of your own type isn't a good thing to do because you can end up relating to a character who isn't even remotely close to what your type is. (Plus systems like the enneagram exist with the specific purpose of attempting to make you aware of how you might be stuck in an unhealthy loop and how to get out of it, so seeking shelter in characters instead of trying to break free isn't the best. There's that too) Characters, no matter how bombastic or unrealistic they are, exist to send us a message, a message to be used by us. To inspire us. Those messages are something that we can understand regardless of how similar or dissimilar that character is to us because what those characters represent touches not our more superficial outer traits but the deeper inner selves, our essence. Of course you can relate to a character solely based on superficial traits but you will soon realize that the ones that you TRULY got attached to are those who touched your essence. And who knows, perhaps seeing those characters' stories, seeing them perservere despite going through the same struggles as you will push you to try to overcome your struggles too, or even just something as simple as seeing a character who reasonates with you in some capacity simply *be* a way you deep down feel like you can be, be enough of a motivation for you to attempt to push forward. That's the magic of fiction I am being very idealistic since i am drawn to overly optimistic positive characters (one of the characters i relate to is literally Kamina), there can also be downsides to what i said, overidentification with a character to the point of trying to live through them, using them as a justification for your own bad habits, or going DOWNWARDS because the character you look up to is a negative one, but the answer to all of this is simply balance. There has to be a balance between the influence fiction has on you and the influence real world has on you. Well regardless, keep up the fantastic work. Watching this was a blast (if it isn't obvious by my incredibly long ramble about it)
thanks for the comment! this is one of my favorite videos that i've made and i'm glad you got a lot out of it and enjoyed it. i think i also share the same attraction to hyper positive characters (Gurren Lagann is probably my favorite anime) but yes, the answer is almost always finding some sort of balance for these things
Wow, what a great video! I just love this type of video when I can reflect with the one that is speaking. You seem like a smart and wise guy, I need to watch more of your videos! Also, I think that the name of the channel is perfect, literally describes what it is about. Take care and keep up the good work!
I just randomly had this pop up on my recommended and clicked on the video and when I scrolled down I thought the view count was missing a few zeros lol. I cant believe you're such a small channel! great analysis man i'll definitely be subbing :) bocchi's just like me fr
I meant something like these two: ua-cam.com/video/S3Znvb39kQI/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/w35oeEJlRbM/v-deo.html they aren't the best examples but the only ones I could find right now, sry
Excelent video. Not to detract from your commentary or Bocchi (I like the show) but while it's a better portrayal of social anxiety than what we've got in the past (read: Watamote or Komi-san) I still think it falls really short. In Bocchi her anxiety is almost always depicted in a cute, adorable manner and that's such a disconnect since most of the time if you've got social anxiety people just think you're a weirdo, a-hole or they get frustrated and annoyed with you. Similarly IRL you will never or very rarely have people that actively push you to get out and be social in the way that Nijika and Ryo keep pushing Bocchi in the show; irl it's entirely on you, at least until you become close friends with someone and they start to invite you out. I think probably the best thing Bocchi does is demonstrate that you CAN overcome social anxiety and that you CAN make friends and be happy. And I think it does a good job of showing something of a path to that; Bocchi is anxious and lonely so she gets hobbies and engages with people over that. And even though it's tough, she works through that and comes out better for it. That's the most realistic part of it to me and the best message to take from Bocchi. Great content you've got a sub - I particularly enjoyed your second Vinland Saga video and it's convinced me to watch it even though I avoided it because of the first season. Keep up the great work!
The presentation, message, pacing, and humor were all great. Instant sub from me. Gonna go watch your other vids and then get depressed when i run out of backlog
very glad you enjoyed the video! the pacing in this one is something i'm particularly proud of so i appreciate hearing someone compliment that, thanks!
bro jack is literaly like me because we are both literaly tyler durden. Fight club is so deep it even satirizes literaly me culture. Jack relates to tyler so much that he becomes literaly literaly him
your vids from shadows house to spy x family hovered around my recommendation a few months ago and now bocchi appears recently. This vid has gotta be one of my favs and im surprised by your sub count since you deserve more. U have earned a sub!
It is currently fifteen minutes past 1AM as of me beginning to write this comment. After I was done watching the video, I had to take five (or ten, or fifteen, not entirely sure) to mull over my own perspective on the "literally me" trend. My experiences with it and, by extend, my feelings towards it, have mostly been negative, even though I have seen both sides of the "literally me" coin and have at least one friend to represent each side. One of them relates to some of these "literally me" characters because they aspire to be more like them, to learn as these characters have, to grow and change as their life goes on. The other is on the "Bateman side" - the one I frown upon because, to me, posting about how Bateman/Tyler Durden/Ryan Gosling/whatever other "sigma male guy" I'm forgetting is "literally you" signalizes that the person who relates to these characters only does so on a surface level, or to feel like they belong to the Internet hivemind that is obsessed with making sigma grindset edits. But, over time, I've realized that that isn't all that bad, either. This video helped me to grow more tolerant of that "other side". Even though I still find these sorts of memes annoying, as the saying goes, one man's trash (not trying to necessarily call these memes or the people who enjoy and post them trash) is another man's treasure. What annoys me might genuinely make someone happier, if only for a brief moment. The reason I find this latter, negative type as annoying as I do is because I feel like it is to the former, more positive if not more constructive type what all those fake, edgy posts under hashtag depression hashtag sadness are to people who are actually trying to seek some solace in their struggles, or advice, or people who have gone through similar experiences. I fear that the sigma male trend is as much attention seeking as those posts that flood tags that might have helped people more were they not flooded with content that was made for the sake of... being content, not with the goal of helping someone out or reflect on themselves. This is why I have found relating to the one fictional character I relate to a frustrating experience at certain times. The phrase "literally me" or "just like me fr fr" has soured my perspective of the concept of relating to fictional characters so much I was actually getting upset about the fact that my experience might be equated to that of someone who is just looking for Internet clout. I don't really _do_ relating to characters - analysing them is my forté, yes, but relating to them is a whole another story. Which is why the one time it _did_ actually happen to me hit me like a goddamn truck. This character is one that can be found on the videogame side of the "just like me fr" UA-cam edits, but I feel like not a lot of people grasp the actual concept behind the character. Some view this guy as the evil to end all evils, or someone on par with a guy like Tyler Durden (I'm not entirely sure if whether or not this is an accurate comparison, since I haven't watched Fight Club, but Tyler seems like a pretty messed uo guy who does messed up things, even if he does have some bright ideas here and there). I... don't agree with this perspective. Over the course of the game he's in, this person goes through miniscule changes in his character as a result of interacting with the people he's surrounded by. When he's on the brink of making a bad decision, he listens to his friend who calls him out on the matter, and learns from it. He befriends the person who tried to assasinate him, he subconsciously tries to process something he feels incredibly guilty about, he goes through many things over the course of the game and even ends up setting his mind on a dream after mostly having relied on his friends and allies to make important decisions for him... Only to have his entire life shattered and learn that he's been condemned to a terrible death. Even after all the growth, and grief, and sorrow, and joy, and anger, and resentment, the many things he felt because of the influence of the people around him, and the few he had for himself, he is killed because someone more powerful than him deemed that he was no longer important. I relate to this pseudo-blank slate character (using the word "pseudo" because this person has a very distinct personality, except that, in the current day and age, communicating through gestures or actions or facial expressions or short sentences that aren't quips or one-liners is entirely unheard of - if the character doesn't talk, they might as well be anyone else in their or even our universe) because, despite being trapped in an awful situation and ultimately doomed to die a very painful death, he still aspired to do good by the world and the people around him. His struggle with his own identity is also something I heavily relate to. And I relate to the "being trapped" part, too, but I am fortunate enough to be able to see the day where I will grow and find myself, and be free, if I endure just a little longer and make it to the next day, and the day after - something this poor soul could never do. And, cringe as it may be, I am cringe, and I am free, and I like to think that he'd be proud if he saw me trying to help not just the people around me, but myself, too. Thank you for the amazing video, and sorry for the ginormous rant. This took me nearly 45 minutes to write. I appreciate something that gets my gears going like this. You have helped me find a more positive perspective on the entire phenomenon of relatability, regardless of whether it's expressed through "HE/SHE/THEY JUST LIKE ME FRRR" comments, sigma male memes, or "literally me" compilations and edits. Thank you again. You've earned an earnest sub for me. I'm looking forward to the next video of yours I watch, whenever that may be.
Wow glad i stumbled on this. It really forced me to reflect on how i approached relatability. I know ive definitely been in the judgmental camp (honestly not sure when it happened...i used to be a very open non judgmental person.) I think as we grow older our time becomes more valuable and it becomes harder to freely relate to things you dont have an immediate relation to, or maybe your experiences start forming in direct opposition to other peoples experiences vs when you were younger and less "wise". Its easier to fragment people into camps for simplicitys sake. Coming back to being more open and caring is something ive been taking steps towards and seeing how other people CAN see themselves and how we can be blind to the flaws in our "fragmentations" has helped me frame being more open in an path to achieve . Essay over, thanks lol
glad you liked the video and thanks for commenting! i love hearing other people's thoughts on this subject, very interesting to read about others' perspectives
This video so amazing I don’t even know what to say. I see a lot of people saying u deserve more subs and I agree also bocchi just like me fr (non-derogatory)
This video is great, and I would love to watch videos expressing why a video is a certain way, while (counting the years since Silent Voice came out) I am older than the guy behing the script, I am shit at analysing things, and I loved Bocchi the Rock, even made the joke of "just like me" but I could not get what the message was and how it would help me improve my life. Not only does it seem to me to explain why the "sigma" meme hits me so badly in that it can be genuinely difficult at times to know if a meme is fucking with you, or if it's celebrating something, and I am just autistic enough to just feel too stupid to get it. It also gets into a similar thing I heard a while back on why it is so important to explain things, since the "It's literally me" meme on it's own means so much it may as well mean nothing. As the video essay goes into, feeling kinship with someone over something that is anti-social is pretty bad, and should be part of some media that is overall wholesomely handling it, "Heisenberg is literally me" could work as a good starting point to improve yourself or damn yourself, especially with some media it can feel like if you tie yourself to a character too much you are almost fated to live like them, suffer like them and die like them. It is probably why shows like Evangelion has gotten such a mixed rep, because. . . The ending is a shit one, earth gets wrecked because. . . raisins I guess. I think this is a way of how I would classify media as healthy or not, if it can actually help you, like Bocchi the Rock is not about Animuh doing Animuh shit alone. If I were to use an example... Three people watch Bocchi the rock, the first sees the "Cute girls doing cute things Kawaiiiiii~~~" and loves it, even recommends it with K-on. The second sees it and only sees BS eastern cartoon crap about weird people being weird and associates all anime into the same corner, especially K-on because someone else made that association. The third person watches and gets the "Holy shit just like me" feel, and if lucky ends up taking some advice on how to improve, and if unlucky is just fucked. But also watches K-on, but dislikes it because it did not have the message of "How to be a good friend and how to meet other good friends" but is just "Cute girls doing cute shit". This is why recommendations without context is bad, no matter what, food, media, cars or even mattresses. Anyways, I do hope to see more ideas for good media, "wholesome" you might say, which explains the lessons of how to break a pattern. Like how I hate Evangelion because to me, whatever message of "how to improve" is burried too damn deep to dig out, but maybe, just like a spoiler can improve how you will like a movie rather than hate it, by seeing the useful perspective I can learn from it and actually consider it not "just trash violent anime about aliens and mechas", because life lessons are hard to learn, and if Discworld taught me anything, a YA book series, as a 26 year old when I started listening to the audiobooks, it's that sometimes life lessons are easiest to learn from a new perspective, and from normal ways as the video includes too, like the "My life is not Shinjis life, so why do I still feel so bad?"
Good video man. For me personally i relate to guts the most, Idk if thats bad or not since guts isnt that good of a person but i dont really think that matters. Its not like i relate to how brutal he is, i just relate to him because he's always trying to find his own dreams and puts everything on the line achieve them in the story. But the thing i love the most about his character is that he never gives up, even in the times where you think he should be dead lol. I struggle with suicidal thoughts, and i cant help to just compare myself to guts, this might sound cringe but the shit i've been through isnt all that bad compared to him, So there's no point in giving up.
Guts is a great character and I think it's totally great to relate to him! I personally related very strongly to him trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life when I first watched the 1997 anime, and I think his persistence makes him a great role model in some ways. Glad you got something meaningful out of this video and remember to keep swinging that sword man 💪
This is such a great video, you deserve much more subs! I found incredible how you talked about so many things, all in just one video. When you talked about your personal experiences socializing and how you went through it in life, it really got to me. I would say I'm in a similar situation to that you talked about in the video, It is beautiful when you find people you can enjoy, and feel free with. Keep making videos you're awesome!
This is the first time I heard of Bocchi but hearing about her from you made me remembered why I supported many characters who are villains such as the Hero Killer: Stain, the majority of the members of the League of Villains, Eren Yeager, or even the supposed "villain" organizations depicted in the media like the Sith Empire of Darth Vitiate and the Separatists Alliance. Unlike Bocchi, these "villains" decided to fight back against those who oppressed them, ranging from the government to the society. And it is because of their rebellions, changes occurred. Just like how China and Morocco have many ruling dynasties in the past, how the Abbasid Caliphate came to power and how Russia gained independence from the Mongols. Without rebellions, there will be no changes. Do I acknowledged that change can be both good and bad? Yes, I know that. And do I know that not everyone wanted changes? I also know that. Heck, I did not even want some changes to happen back at some points in my life but I cannot stop them. And while I like how Bocchi accomplished her mission without bloodshed, I felt like most media in nowadays, with the exception of Star Wars, is telling us in a sense that opposing their own governments, their own societies and their own cultures and traditions are bad things. Well, some stuffs are worth mentioning that reforms are in serious need. But guess what, there will be some staunch traditionalists come out and opposed all forms of changes for the sake of something, either being too blindly loyal to the old system or feared of losing powers and privileges. And this is where right of rebellion entered the picture. If peaceful resolution cannot be reached, war is the only solution. And while I know that the media in nowadays depicted war as a terrible thing to remind us all there is nothing glorious about war and that peace is needed for the sake of the world, opposing the right to demand change through armed conflict as the last resort is also worth mentioning as well, not completely erased out of the equation or being depicted as being led by a bunch of unreasonable radicals and cruel murderous psychopaths. The point here is that peace is a lie even in the absence of war, conflicts are everywhere as long as one knows where to look. And among these conflicts, peaceful resolutions are just not possible. One side needed to be dealt with. One way or another. The other alternative is to remove yourself from the equation, from the society, into the isolation deep in your own Constantinople and only come out when you needed your basic needs.
lmao i love how you are somehow able to link literally everything back to attack on titan, even this cute slice of life anime. i'll say i agree with you that some conflicts are too deep and complicated to be resolved peacefully, but i wouldn't go so far as to say that "peace is a lie." sure there's conflict in everyday life but i think there's beauty in how we are able to resolve our differences, find common ground, and continue to vibe together despite all our differing motivations and goals.
@@chryysanth How it should be remembered is also important. While both sides have their own biases. Biased writers have no rights to write history. Because what they written down are not history, what they written down are their own stories from their own points of views with biases such as the exaggeration of certain things and events, glorification of the downright cruel and nasty people as some sort of saint-like individuals and vilified the people who fought for the actual just and/or noble causes as some sort of selfish terrorists who wanted to scare the heck out of everyone into submission or insane despots with endless hunger for powers. As Wednesday Addams said: we either write our history or they did. And this has nothing to do with the "victory is the one who write the history" as well because I believed it does not matter who won or lost, everyone has the right to write down history as long as they make it as truthful as possible with no biases whatsoever. And of course, I still acknolwedged that the world is not black and white. But the grey area morality is not an excuse to hide certain truths from the public. If some people cannot accept facts, then let them dwell in their worlds. However, there is nothing wrong with looking up to the controversial figures as long as those who looked up to them do not do what they did and simply like how much capable they are to get to where they were when they were alive while also acknowledging how terrible they were when they were alive.
i know what its like for neurotypical people to relate to Bocchi, and also how its like for AutismADHD people to relate to her too, because i do. i don't know if Bocchi is, and speculating can be problematic, but i did the same thing you did, i avoided it because i didn't want to be the stereotype. Bocchi doesn't mask like me, but i feel like if i didn't mask i would liTeRaLly bE hEr.
When people genuinely use this meme it's usually that they have the same conceptual _problem_ with the character, not the way to solve it. Someone unironically saying "I'm like Guts" means he feels oppossed at every turn, not that he's a muscly gigachad. And the inspiration is how to emotionally resolve the issue by showing how to stoic without being numb, not how to hit the gym and learn how to fight (tho prob they need that too).
On the topic of bocchi, I realized (well, it's been at the back of my head for the longest time but SoL anime just brings the worst out of my personality to the front as I self loath) that I'm a fucking coward, with things like ep 8 even though I've known bocchi pulled through beforehand by watching clips, I can't bring myself to watch the episode until like a week later and even then I skipped through the first song cuz I know what the show is trying to tell with the underwhelming circumstance with shitty weather, uninterested audience and all that. I'm such a fucking pussy that I can't even watch fictional character goes through normal stuff like that. Watching stuff like failing at meeting expectation, or just a potentially embarrassing scene is fucking hard to watch for me that most of the time I skipped through it and just read the subtitle. I would never found decent hobbies to attached myself to (I have zero personality other than being a weeb), I've never idolized anyone in my entire life to give me a purpose or a goal to achieve, I never watch an anime to relate myself into or find positive message, but mostly just observing what others think (like this video and countless essay video I've watched), I've never tried improving how I talk to other people cuz it's a pain in the ass and I don't really feel the impact of having close to no friends so I don't feel the consequences of it either (yet, I predict I would crumble to pieces nearing my 30s, so less than a decade later). I don't resent this world or anything stupid like that, I'm an awful person with zero desirable trait and skills that constantly pushing people away as I find keeping up a front is a pain in the ass and being "true" to myself is just not it as I don't give a shit about other people besides my existing family. I just want to rant somewhere, your latest video about being a good person is great but I just hate talking to people that would personally know who I am and that hinders me from ever becoming a good person and doing self improvement for the sake of others as unimaginable, at the very least I would like to improve myself for the sake of relying less on others but man, I would never find peace with myself.
My extended thoughts Section 1 - satire failing to separate itself from the subjects it satirizes is nothing new. It's the primary reason I don't enjoy satirical comedy and many somewhat adjacent forms of "harsh societal critique". The ironic use of mimicry, and application of irony in general, often side-steps sincere emotion, creating a really spiteful and pessimistic tone which can detract from a work's ability to represent and criticize issues. It also encourages deliberate misinformation and gaslighting for the sake of "comedy"(see: any internet troll ever), which I find morally repulsive. This pessimism also directs attention away from efforts to actually solve the problems discussed, which is both counter-productive and narratively dissatisfying. It also builds on the ageist fallacy that optimism and imaginative joy are somehow synonymous with a lack of maturity, which is also a really obnoxious and grating trope in media. So many layers of **no** are in action here.
Section 2 - Relating to fucked up characters can help conceptualize your own problems; something a lot of antis and media purists gloss over. This is especially applicable for characters built upon societal commentary. People who judge the morals of others based on the fiction they enjoy and relate to, whether it is the Lolitary Subreddit or an obnoxious megaphone-wielding evangelist at the street corner work under the assumption that people lack the capacity to separate fiction from reality. By extension, these people also assume that depiction is synonymous with advocation. Yes, younger people ARE impressionable; but they aren't schizophrenic lemmings. People who say "think of the children" rarely mention the thoughts and opinions of said children. Really, most of these processes of judgement are based on a desire for control over how others think.
Section 3 - Going back to what I said in section 1, It's cool to know that BTR ACTUALLY PRESENTS SOLUTIONS to the problems it depicts, by showing how individual effort can support people. It isn't about grand sweeping societal change; it's about making a difference in your personal life and supporting those around you, which when encouraged will naturally lead to the betterment of our community. It doesn't halt character development and narrative progression for the sake of "being funny". It's interesting how the series actively addresses the importance of reliability to our emotional development and meaningful connection to media. Like a subtle meta-commentary about how works present their own "moral of the story".
Section 4 - All I have to say is that BTR is a show about relating to others and what it means for our lives. I really should watch the show in full and move past being a sideline secondary.
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed the video, and please share your thoughts on what I talked about! I'll spend the rest of this year making shorter videos cause this took way too much out of me.
Some other good videos that are actually about Bocchi the Rock and "literally me" stuff:
Why Bocchi The Rock Made Me Cry Like a Dumb Baby: ua-cam.com/video/hG2qtqouF_4/v-deo.html
SHE JUST LIKE ME FR! - Recommending Bocchi the Rock: ua-cam.com/video/DBPiqq_sPAQ/v-deo.html
“Literally Me”: Masculinity and the Patriarchy: ua-cam.com/video/EjrsjLOMaD8/v-deo.html&ab_channel=MaiaC
You make an excellent point. Why are potato chips so damn loud?
Like commented and subscribed 👍
Thank you. Just thank you so much! :D
This video is peak.
bocchi didn't search for nijika, nijika is literally the angel sent from above
our lord and savior, the ultimate heavenly being herself
2:58 ah yes, my favourite fictional character: jake gyllenhall
such a great video. i didnt expect a silly little phrase to be so complicated. keep making videos you rock
very glad you enjoyed the video! more to come 😈
It's a show full of good people. Some goofy, some awkward, some odd...but all of them kind. The kind of people I've never had the fortune to meet even once in my 30+ years of life. If I have a regret...it is missing out on that. Great video!
I can't say for certain, but I gotta believe that you still have a chance
@@chryysanth Thanks, but I'm not holding out :D
This video was genuinely beautiful, in an age where the lines between genuine sincerity and artificial sincerity are extremely blurred, due to the nature of presenting an idealized version of one's self in every facet of life, its wonderful to see a video break down those barriers on what why we relate to things, I find it extremely hard to genuinely relate to convey my emotions in a healthy way, especially those of shows and that, I can count on my hand the amount of times a show/movie/music has made me cry (which isn't explicit of how art should make you feel), but shows like Bocchi the Rock, and Bunny Girl Senpai have left a mark on me, they've made me cry, find comfort, but also ways to improve, this video hit like that, so thank you, for creating something that feels genuine. You've put a part of yourself out for the world to see, that's really hard to do, but being able to shows true strength in your character and you as a person.
And to anyone who finds this or any other comment here, remember that you are loved, are deserving of love, and that we all have opportunity to grow and be better versions of ourselves than the day previous, even thinking of wanting to improve, is a step in the right direction. Have a good day/night, and take care!
thanks for the wonderful comment
This video uninronically helped me relate to people and characters in a more healthy way. I used to be obsessed with personality tests (Specifically MBTI) and I also tried to shape myself to be more like characters I liked. But this video helped me look past that, thank you. You deserve a like and subscription from me!
glad you found something valuable here!
I love that the soundtrack of this video are literally songs used in literally me memes and edits
In my life I did a lot of self-improvement thanks to relatable fictional characters especially with evangeleon.
This week I was able to make friend with someone after watching bocchi the rock, and I didn't know what to feel with this weird accomplishment, or more in general with all my self improvement and growth that I did thanks to media.
Initially, when I was writing the comment I wanted to make some jokes about the fact that we are _very similar_ but now I just want to say is thanks.
Thanks for posting this, I felt... very validated... and, I think I should just be happy for the progress that I made, that's all.
I started lifting for Bocchi, she is everything to me
same! (now am i joking to make fun of someone who would unironically say something like this? or am i actually doing it for bocchi?)
you’re literally me
I feel I don't relate to any individual characters totally, for a number of reasons. But I can relate to aspects of characters and their lives...Which is why I adore certain animes. "Bocchi the Rock" being one of them...But I also love these animes for being the animes they are..The story..the music, the VA's (Japanese not dub), the presentation, etc...And how they make me feel overall..Which can be sad and happy at he same time...As it is..I have been lucky enough to have recently visited a number of real life locations used for some of my favoutire animes. Including "Bocchi The Rock", "Super CUB", "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid" and "Non Non Biyori"....Just wish I could have visited more..but time was limited.
P.S..I have sat on the swing Hitori is sat in when Nijika first finds her...And sat on the same wall the girls do when they have the ice creams at Enoshima. I to had an ice cream and was warned about the kites by the vendor..hehe...I also visited the site where Hitori meets drunk sensei...Though the step can no longer be sat on as there is now construction work going on..But I took photos..including the little statue..which is dedicated to the goddess of music If I recall. ..And other places shown in the show.
I gotta be honest you are one of the only people who isn’t against peoples personal preferences unless they are truly bad(not bad by what society associates but with actual reasoning).You earned a new sub man.
This video helped me articulate what I find so commonly wrong about how people view "relatability" in fiction and media.
It's not about anything concrete or 1-to-1 that makes people relate to characters; it's about touching on core human emotions and key aspects of the human experience.
For example, if a character on screen cries because a friend died, you don't necessarily need to experience a friend dying to be able to relate to that feeling and concept of loss. It's a core human emotion and experience so visceral that many people can just feel by watching it unfold.
It is, in fact, NOT 3 days untill christmas
Update this video is fckin awesome
"just like me fr"
This is my favorite video atm, i didn’t know that I needed this. I’ve never seen Bocchi but this perfectly encapsulates what I’ve been thinking about for awhile yet no one seems to fully understand my entire point. There are too many negative reactions to people’s emotional response to media-it’s upsetting. (I think it shows a lack of media literacy in our day and age but I digress.) I do look at the world (sometimes too much) through the lens of “a person is this personality type and they may never show any characteristics from another personality” or act a certain way or have that emotion. 🚨MTBI INFP king alert 🚨 all that to say this video is awesome and shows the complexity of the human condition. Keep up the great work boss
very happy you liked the video and that i was able to help express similar ideas that you were having! low media literacy has been my arch nemesis for what feels like the longest time. also glad to find more people with a near unhealthy MBTI obsession 💪💪
You're litteraly me fr
I'll be honest. The phrase "literally me frfr" is one that compelled me to watch Bocchi the Rock. Not because I wanted to empathize, but because I wanted to dunk. I was only aware that the meme was sarcastic, and really I didn't think anything that could be warranted on those merits could be seen as good, since the anime community does seem to latch on to whatever trendy relatable series is going on at the moment, and because I got the meme constantly slammed on me in a server I am in. To my surprise, it really resonated with me. But it only made the meme a bit more harder to swallow since some people, like me previously, would likely only see it in the same veins as that statement, and might not give it a fair shot. Because the series is more than just that relatable aspect. At least to me, it is. So I am guilty of slamming on people that say that. And there are other ways to say that Bocchi is good, but sometimes simple is best. Is there a point to this comment? I don't know, maybe it did resonate well with me, maybe that's why I'm leaving this digital footprint to let you know, that yes, you did made me rethink my views, even if a little. And that, I think, is a success.
i love this! very glad you left this comment; it's interesting to hear from someone who started out with a kind of different perspective on this whole thing than me
@@chryysanth Sure thing. I guess now I'll try to give things a fair shot and not immediately assume that it's done as a quick way to talk about something without thinking there isn't any depth involved. Because there really is a lot to like about Bocchi other than the surface level aspects. Though I guess the sigma memes really did clutter the genuine and the facetious aspect too much, that other people may not come around to it like I did.
@@jl8060 hopefully you're able to enjoy more anime intrinsically, and find more interesting things. It is hard to sift through things nowadays, since like many things, anime has turned into a major springboard for social media interaction.
@@enigmabloom Oh, don't worry, I am certainly trying to find stuff I enjoy. The circumstances for me watching Bocchi is a bit complicated, but I was going to watch it eventually if not for the memes, I think. Yeah, it seems like the trendy thing to do, but I genuinely did end up really liking Bocchi a lot so there's that.
The feeling of not being able to relate to other people's (characters) flaws for not sharing their hardships reminds me a lot of Himeko Inaba from Kokoro Connect, a great series similar to Aobuta. Also, I call the inability to accept people feeling related to flawed characters the "Re Zero test".
Its been too long since I've got a hit of "anime video essay". Please inject this video into my veins please and thank you.
Honestly a great vid. You deserve more subscribers!
big thanks + love u
a few years ago i found a character to be relatable, and she ended up changing my life because of it. seeing her made me feel less alone, but i could also learn from her. i saw the bad parts of her and fixed them in myself, and she also helped me find the part of myself i never knew was missing. i think that she saved my life, and i can't even really think about the character without feeling deeply happy about just how far i've come. this is an amazing video, and you've earned a new viewer here
Reconizing that I related to shinji on a deep level stopped me from destroying myself and helped me grow. Caused a lot of introspection and changes in my mindset.
4:04 I love how Paul Blart and Stuart the Minion are identified as cool guy loners
thank you for such a clear and thorough explanation!
This dude just create a 30 minutes like video explaining stuffs just because "literally me fr" joke, that's awesome dedication there no sarcasm. You deserves more viewers.
ayy glad you liked the video! thanks for the comment
I never thought that Fight Club and Bocchi will ever be brought up in the same conversation
This is a really interesting contestation on this topic of how people relate to media and apply themselves to what they care about. Your content is really well made have been loving seeing it pop up on my feed. Shocked your channel isn't bigger yet.
yesss i find the topic super interesting and i'm glad you liked the video!
I relate to many of Bocchi and Ryo's traits, and my new ambition is to find people as supportive as Nijika, Kita, and Ryo 😁
Thanks for the thoughtful video essay, I find that even if I dislike a character, song, series etc. it’s valuable to see why it resonates so strongly with others. Fiction actively helps me understand the world, as countless viewers respond emotionally to whatever’s out there. I feel like appreciating art is typically an empathic exercise, we overlap the world through our lens with the lens of those before us who’ve etched it down in their works, lots of subjectivity comes into play to achieve understanding and appreciation.
One such example for me was the film Weathering With You, I disliked it at first but attempting to see through the lens of someone who could relate was an enlightening experience. It’s funny to say, but empathizing with people who vibe to different works and characters opens a new realm of meta-analysis of the work itself and wisdom to be gained. Suddenly I was able to appreciate the film by proxy for what it means to someone, even if I’m not really a fan. If you narrow stories down to their most raw elements, then anyone can really relate to anything. Especially if you’re a writer or analyist, it’s in your best interest to see why characters are meaningful to others, and the breadth of ways they can resonate.
Anways sorry for the long rant, I just sort of realized I’ve always felt needless shame about expressing my love of media and characters, that I’ll be percieved as cringe or whatever. Take this pretentious comment as an attempt to fight against that, I guess I could say you are “literally me” 🙂
(I’m sorry)
16:42 that transition, lmao.
“…oh yes, yes, I agree COCAINE BEAR YEEEEEEAAAAAAAH!!! Oh yes yes, I agree…” that was how I felt and I love this, my brain vibes with it
18:56 FUFJFGJJGGHWQWWWWW yeah that wasn’t pleasant
the little speech at the end was honestly really eye opening, i didnt realise its exactly what i needed to hear until i actually heard it, as silly as it sounds i didn't realise that real friendship truly is just about finding the people who understand and accept you for who you are, not your interests or what you bring to the table or anything, just you. it's honestly really refreshing and freeing to know, thank you so much i needed it
glad it struck a chord with you. it's something i legitimately didn't really get until making this video
BRO KNOWS PROPER TYPOLOGY LET'S GOOO
Now on a serious note, i want to start off by saying that this video is an absolute masterpiece. I don't think i have ever seen a discussion of this depth regarding this topic which made me think about things i normally take for granted...
I think relatability to a character is something the internet has grown to overthink. The way we as individuals view characters is always going to be different between each of us. There will be similarities, sure, they were written in a specific way after all, but we will inevitably be drawn to different sides of a character. This ties into the typology elements that were commented on in the video, seeking characters of your own type isn't a good thing to do because you can end up relating to a character who isn't even remotely close to what your type is. (Plus systems like the enneagram exist with the specific purpose of attempting to make you aware of how you might be stuck in an unhealthy loop and how to get out of it, so seeking shelter in characters instead of trying to break free isn't the best. There's that too)
Characters, no matter how bombastic or unrealistic they are, exist to send us a message, a message to be used by us. To inspire us. Those messages are something that we can understand regardless of how similar or dissimilar that character is to us because what those characters represent touches not our more superficial outer traits but the deeper inner selves, our essence. Of course you can relate to a character solely based on superficial traits but you will soon realize that the ones that you TRULY got attached to are those who touched your essence.
And who knows, perhaps seeing those characters' stories, seeing them perservere despite going through the same struggles as you will push you to try to overcome your struggles too, or even just something as simple as seeing a character who reasonates with you in some capacity simply *be* a way you deep down feel like you can be, be enough of a motivation for you to attempt to push forward. That's the magic of fiction
I am being very idealistic since i am drawn to overly optimistic positive characters (one of the characters i relate to is literally Kamina), there can also be downsides to what i said, overidentification with a character to the point of trying to live through them, using them as a justification for your own bad habits, or going DOWNWARDS because the character you look up to is a negative one, but the answer to all of this is simply balance. There has to be a balance between the influence fiction has on you and the influence real world has on you.
Well regardless, keep up the fantastic work. Watching this was a blast (if it isn't obvious by my incredibly long ramble about it)
thanks for the comment! this is one of my favorite videos that i've made and i'm glad you got a lot out of it and enjoyed it. i think i also share the same attraction to hyper positive characters (Gurren Lagann is probably my favorite anime) but yes, the answer is almost always finding some sort of balance for these things
Wow, what a great video! I just love this type of video when I can reflect with the one that is speaking. You seem like a smart and wise guy, I need to watch more of your videos! Also, I think that the name of the channel is perfect, literally describes what it is about. Take care and keep up the good work!
thank you so much!
you are fire bro, smart, funny, and compelling. my G you got a sub
I just randomly had this pop up on my recommended and clicked on the video and when I scrolled down I thought the view count was missing a few zeros lol. I cant believe you're such a small channel! great analysis man i'll definitely be subbing :) bocchi's just like me fr
ayy thanks so much and glad you liked the video!
Wow. Really good video. I didn’t expect a anime about comedy and music to have such a deep meaning to it. I can’t wait for season 2 and thank you.
Holy shit 150 views?? Dude this video is awesome, you deserve so much more!
aw thanks!
Ryo yamada is literally me, I thought I was unique until I found out about her
cactusmaractus is literally me for saying ryo is literally me
she made me feel less insecure for being introverted AND weird AF! (and also inspired me to learn bass.)
god I love this new genre I stumbled into of cinematic UA-cam videos. great stuff :)
very glad to hear you liked this video! could you share some other "cinematic" videos you've found?
I meant something like these two:
ua-cam.com/video/S3Znvb39kQI/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/w35oeEJlRbM/v-deo.html
they aren't the best examples but the only ones I could find right now, sry
also huge thanks for replying, never thought you'd see this
Excelent video. Not to detract from your commentary or Bocchi (I like the show) but while it's a better portrayal of social anxiety than what we've got in the past (read: Watamote or Komi-san) I still think it falls really short. In Bocchi her anxiety is almost always depicted in a cute, adorable manner and that's such a disconnect since most of the time if you've got social anxiety people just think you're a weirdo, a-hole or they get frustrated and annoyed with you. Similarly IRL you will never or very rarely have people that actively push you to get out and be social in the way that Nijika and Ryo keep pushing Bocchi in the show; irl it's entirely on you, at least until you become close friends with someone and they start to invite you out.
I think probably the best thing Bocchi does is demonstrate that you CAN overcome social anxiety and that you CAN make friends and be happy. And I think it does a good job of showing something of a path to that; Bocchi is anxious and lonely so she gets hobbies and engages with people over that. And even though it's tough, she works through that and comes out better for it. That's the most realistic part of it to me and the best message to take from Bocchi.
Great content you've got a sub - I particularly enjoyed your second Vinland Saga video and it's convinced me to watch it even though I avoided it because of the first season. Keep up the great work!
The presentation, message, pacing, and humor were all great. Instant sub from me. Gonna go watch your other vids and then get depressed when i run out of backlog
very glad you enjoyed the video! the pacing in this one is something i'm particularly proud of so i appreciate hearing someone compliment that, thanks!
Let the algorithm Gods bless you with more views. Great video.
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This is one of the best video essays I’ve seen in ages.
bro jack is literaly like me because we are both literaly tyler durden. Fight club is so deep it even satirizes literaly me culture. Jack relates to tyler so much that he becomes literaly literaly him
your vids from shadows house to spy x family hovered around my recommendation a few months ago and now bocchi appears recently. This vid has gotta be one of my favs and im surprised by your sub count since you deserve more. U have earned a sub!
tysm! very glad you liked the video
damn. the production of this video is great i cant believe u have under 10k subs. keep it up im sure you will get bigger very soon!
thanks so much! really appreciate it
It is currently fifteen minutes past 1AM as of me beginning to write this comment. After I was done watching the video, I had to take five (or ten, or fifteen, not entirely sure) to mull over my own perspective on the "literally me" trend. My experiences with it and, by extend, my feelings towards it, have mostly been negative, even though I have seen both sides of the "literally me" coin and have at least one friend to represent each side. One of them relates to some of these "literally me" characters because they aspire to be more like them, to learn as these characters have, to grow and change as their life goes on. The other is on the "Bateman side" - the one I frown upon because, to me, posting about how Bateman/Tyler Durden/Ryan Gosling/whatever other "sigma male guy" I'm forgetting is "literally you" signalizes that the person who relates to these characters only does so on a surface level, or to feel like they belong to the Internet hivemind that is obsessed with making sigma grindset edits. But, over time, I've realized that that isn't all that bad, either. This video helped me to grow more tolerant of that "other side". Even though I still find these sorts of memes annoying, as the saying goes, one man's trash (not trying to necessarily call these memes or the people who enjoy and post them trash) is another man's treasure. What annoys me might genuinely make someone happier, if only for a brief moment.
The reason I find this latter, negative type as annoying as I do is because I feel like it is to the former, more positive if not more constructive type what all those fake, edgy posts under hashtag depression hashtag sadness are to people who are actually trying to seek some solace in their struggles, or advice, or people who have gone through similar experiences. I fear that the sigma male trend is as much attention seeking as those posts that flood tags that might have helped people more were they not flooded with content that was made for the sake of... being content, not with the goal of helping someone out or reflect on themselves.
This is why I have found relating to the one fictional character I relate to a frustrating experience at certain times. The phrase "literally me" or "just like me fr fr" has soured my perspective of the concept of relating to fictional characters so much I was actually getting upset about the fact that my experience might be equated to that of someone who is just looking for Internet clout. I don't really _do_ relating to characters - analysing them is my forté, yes, but relating to them is a whole another story. Which is why the one time it _did_ actually happen to me hit me like a goddamn truck. This character is one that can be found on the videogame side of the "just like me fr" UA-cam edits, but I feel like not a lot of people grasp the actual concept behind the character. Some view this guy as the evil to end all evils, or someone on par with a guy like Tyler Durden (I'm not entirely sure if whether or not this is an accurate comparison, since I haven't watched Fight Club, but Tyler seems like a pretty messed uo guy who does messed up things, even if he does have some bright ideas here and there). I... don't agree with this perspective. Over the course of the game he's in, this person goes through miniscule changes in his character as a result of interacting with the people he's surrounded by. When he's on the brink of making a bad decision, he listens to his friend who calls him out on the matter, and learns from it. He befriends the person who tried to assasinate him, he subconsciously tries to process something he feels incredibly guilty about, he goes through many things over the course of the game and even ends up setting his mind on a dream after mostly having relied on his friends and allies to make important decisions for him... Only to have his entire life shattered and learn that he's been condemned to a terrible death. Even after all the growth, and grief, and sorrow, and joy, and anger, and resentment, the many things he felt because of the influence of the people around him, and the few he had for himself, he is killed because someone more powerful than him deemed that he was no longer important. I relate to this pseudo-blank slate character (using the word "pseudo" because this person has a very distinct personality, except that, in the current day and age, communicating through gestures or actions or facial expressions or short sentences that aren't quips or one-liners is entirely unheard of - if the character doesn't talk, they might as well be anyone else in their or even our universe) because, despite being trapped in an awful situation and ultimately doomed to die a very painful death, he still aspired to do good by the world and the people around him. His struggle with his own identity is also something I heavily relate to. And I relate to the "being trapped" part, too, but I am fortunate enough to be able to see the day where I will grow and find myself, and be free, if I endure just a little longer and make it to the next day, and the day after - something this poor soul could never do. And, cringe as it may be, I am cringe, and I am free, and I like to think that he'd be proud if he saw me trying to help not just the people around me, but myself, too.
Thank you for the amazing video, and sorry for the ginormous rant. This took me nearly 45 minutes to write. I appreciate something that gets my gears going like this. You have helped me find a more positive perspective on the entire phenomenon of relatability, regardless of whether it's expressed through "HE/SHE/THEY JUST LIKE ME FRRR" comments, sigma male memes, or "literally me" compilations and edits. Thank you again. You've earned an earnest sub for me. I'm looking forward to the next video of yours I watch, whenever that may be.
Wow glad i stumbled on this. It really forced me to reflect on how i approached relatability. I know ive definitely been in the judgmental camp (honestly not sure when it happened...i used to be a very open non judgmental person.) I think as we grow older our time becomes more valuable and it becomes harder to freely relate to things you dont have an immediate relation to, or maybe your experiences start forming in direct opposition to other peoples experiences vs when you were younger and less "wise". Its easier to fragment people into camps for simplicitys sake. Coming back to being more open and caring is something ive been taking steps towards and seeing how other people CAN see themselves and how we can be blind to the flaws in our "fragmentations" has helped me frame being more open in an path to achieve . Essay over, thanks lol
glad you liked the video and thanks for commenting! i love hearing other people's thoughts on this subject, very interesting to read about others' perspectives
this gotta be one of the best video essays the likes of lemmino on god
YYYYAAAYY! NEW VID BY ZOOMER TALK!
was missing you, bro
more to come
What do you mean they aren’t real, they always show up when I don’t take those weird pills on my desk
love your videos! earned a sub :))
thanks! very glad you liked the video
This video so amazing I don’t even know what to say. I see a lot of people saying u deserve more subs and I agree also bocchi just like me fr (non-derogatory)
i appreciate the support!
This video is great, and I would love to watch videos expressing why a video is a certain way, while (counting the years since Silent Voice came out) I am older than the guy behing the script, I am shit at analysing things, and I loved Bocchi the Rock, even made the joke of "just like me" but I could not get what the message was and how it would help me improve my life.
Not only does it seem to me to explain why the "sigma" meme hits me so badly in that it can be genuinely difficult at times to know if a meme is fucking with you, or if it's celebrating something, and I am just autistic enough to just feel too stupid to get it.
It also gets into a similar thing I heard a while back on why it is so important to explain things, since the "It's literally me" meme on it's own means so much it may as well mean nothing. As the video essay goes into, feeling kinship with someone over something that is anti-social is pretty bad, and should be part of some media that is overall wholesomely handling it, "Heisenberg is literally me" could work as a good starting point to improve yourself or damn yourself, especially with some media it can feel like if you tie yourself to a character too much you are almost fated to live like them, suffer like them and die like them. It is probably why shows like Evangelion has gotten such a mixed rep, because. . . The ending is a shit one, earth gets wrecked because. . . raisins I guess.
I think this is a way of how I would classify media as healthy or not, if it can actually help you, like Bocchi the Rock is not about Animuh doing Animuh shit alone.
If I were to use an example...
Three people watch Bocchi the rock, the first sees the "Cute girls doing cute things Kawaiiiiii~~~" and loves it, even recommends it with K-on.
The second sees it and only sees BS eastern cartoon crap about weird people being weird and associates all anime into the same corner, especially K-on because someone else made that association.
The third person watches and gets the "Holy shit just like me" feel, and if lucky ends up taking some advice on how to improve, and if unlucky is just fucked. But also watches K-on, but dislikes it because it did not have the message of "How to be a good friend and how to meet other good friends" but is just "Cute girls doing cute shit".
This is why recommendations without context is bad, no matter what, food, media, cars or even mattresses.
Anyways, I do hope to see more ideas for good media, "wholesome" you might say, which explains the lessons of how to break a pattern. Like how I hate Evangelion because to me, whatever message of "how to improve" is burried too damn deep to dig out, but maybe, just like a spoiler can improve how you will like a movie rather than hate it, by seeing the useful perspective I can learn from it and actually consider it not "just trash violent anime about aliens and mechas", because life lessons are hard to learn, and if Discworld taught me anything, a YA book series, as a 26 year old when I started listening to the audiobooks, it's that sometimes life lessons are easiest to learn from a new perspective, and from normal ways as the video includes too, like the "My life is not Shinjis life, so why do I still feel so bad?"
Good video man. For me personally i relate to guts the most, Idk if thats bad or not since guts isnt that good of a person but i dont really think that matters. Its not like i relate to how brutal he is, i just relate to him because he's always trying to find his own dreams and puts everything on the line achieve them in the story. But the thing i love the most about his character is that he never gives up, even in the times where you think he should be dead lol. I struggle with suicidal thoughts, and i cant help to just compare myself to guts, this might sound cringe but the shit i've been through isnt all that bad compared to him, So there's no point in giving up.
Guts is a great character and I think it's totally great to relate to him! I personally related very strongly to him trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life when I first watched the 1997 anime, and I think his persistence makes him a great role model in some ways. Glad you got something meaningful out of this video and remember to keep swinging that sword man 💪
16:40 most relatable character ever
great video.
tysm!
thank you so much for this video
You should watch Blue Giant. If you're looking for more relatable animes, well then this is the one for you. Would love to see a video on it
Underrated video
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thankyou!
Great job making this, it’s great
Fantastic video, hope to see more from you soon
amazing video! had to subscribe
This is such a great video, you deserve much more subs! I found incredible how you talked about so many things, all in just one video.
When you talked about your personal experiences socializing and how you went through it in life, it really got to me. I would say I'm in a similar situation to that you talked about in the video,
It is beautiful when you find people you can enjoy, and feel free with. Keep making videos you're awesome!
Bro made a video about me (non-derogatory)
This is the first time I heard of Bocchi but hearing about her from you made me remembered why I supported many characters who are villains such as the Hero Killer: Stain, the majority of the members of the League of Villains, Eren Yeager, or even the supposed "villain" organizations depicted in the media like the Sith Empire of Darth Vitiate and the Separatists Alliance. Unlike Bocchi, these "villains" decided to fight back against those who oppressed them, ranging from the government to the society. And it is because of their rebellions, changes occurred. Just like how China and Morocco have many ruling dynasties in the past, how the Abbasid Caliphate came to power and how Russia gained independence from the Mongols. Without rebellions, there will be no changes. Do I acknowledged that change can be both good and bad? Yes, I know that. And do I know that not everyone wanted changes? I also know that. Heck, I did not even want some changes to happen back at some points in my life but I cannot stop them. And while I like how Bocchi accomplished her mission without bloodshed, I felt like most media in nowadays, with the exception of Star Wars, is telling us in a sense that opposing their own governments, their own societies and their own cultures and traditions are bad things. Well, some stuffs are worth mentioning that reforms are in serious need. But guess what, there will be some staunch traditionalists come out and opposed all forms of changes for the sake of something, either being too blindly loyal to the old system or feared of losing powers and privileges. And this is where right of rebellion entered the picture. If peaceful resolution cannot be reached, war is the only solution. And while I know that the media in nowadays depicted war as a terrible thing to remind us all there is nothing glorious about war and that peace is needed for the sake of the world, opposing the right to demand change through armed conflict as the last resort is also worth mentioning as well, not completely erased out of the equation or being depicted as being led by a bunch of unreasonable radicals and cruel murderous psychopaths. The point here is that peace is a lie even in the absence of war, conflicts are everywhere as long as one knows where to look. And among these conflicts, peaceful resolutions are just not possible. One side needed to be dealt with. One way or another. The other alternative is to remove yourself from the equation, from the society, into the isolation deep in your own Constantinople and only come out when you needed your basic needs.
lmao i love how you are somehow able to link literally everything back to attack on titan, even this cute slice of life anime.
i'll say i agree with you that some conflicts are too deep and complicated to be resolved peacefully, but i wouldn't go so far as to say that "peace is a lie." sure there's conflict in everyday life but i think there's beauty in how we are able to resolve our differences, find common ground, and continue to vibe together despite all our differing motivations and goals.
@@chryysanth How it should be remembered is also important. While both sides have their own biases. Biased writers have no rights to write history. Because what they written down are not history, what they written down are their own stories from their own points of views with biases such as the exaggeration of certain things and events, glorification of the downright cruel and nasty people as some sort of saint-like individuals and vilified the people who fought for the actual just and/or noble causes as some sort of selfish terrorists who wanted to scare the heck out of everyone into submission or insane despots with endless hunger for powers.
As Wednesday Addams said: we either write our history or they did. And this has nothing to do with the "victory is the one who write the history" as well because I believed it does not matter who won or lost, everyone has the right to write down history as long as they make it as truthful as possible with no biases whatsoever. And of course, I still acknolwedged that the world is not black and white. But the grey area morality is not an excuse to hide certain truths from the public. If some people cannot accept facts, then let them dwell in their worlds. However, there is nothing wrong with looking up to the controversial figures as long as those who looked up to them do not do what they did and simply like how much capable they are to get to where they were when they were alive while also acknowledging how terrible they were when they were alive.
Watching this while my roommate is snoring harder than cocaine bear. W video.
huge
You're just like me fr fr
Merry Christmas :)
merry christmas!!
President Harry Truman from Oppenheimer is literally me
i know what its like for neurotypical people to relate to Bocchi, and also how its like for AutismADHD people to relate to her too, because i do.
i don't know if Bocchi is, and speculating can be problematic, but i did the same thing you did, i avoided it because i didn't want to be the stereotype. Bocchi doesn't mask like me, but i feel like if i didn't mask i would liTeRaLly bE hEr.
When people genuinely use this meme it's usually that they have the same conceptual _problem_ with the character, not the way to solve it.
Someone unironically saying "I'm like Guts" means he feels oppossed at every turn, not that he's a muscly gigachad. And the inspiration is how to emotionally resolve the issue by showing how to stoic without being numb, not how to hit the gym and learn how to fight (tho prob they need that too).
be there or be BEAR
I took the 16 personalities personality test and its literally me fr fr!!!
loool it's so fun i love the little characters
@@chryysanth i get different ones all the time im schizophrenic!
@@aandersson650 real af !!!
holy shit so good 👍 👍👍
Awesome video, just like me frfr
Nice vid, have a great day.
thanks, you too!
welcome to postmodern
I’m sorry for bothering anyone, but what does zoomer mean when he says “bo burnham white woman instagram”?
Damn
YOU ARE JUST LIKE ME FR!!!
This vid is so true
30:53 wut website is this? pls tell me lol
the personality database
www.personality-database.com/
@@chryysanth ty!
On the topic of bocchi, I realized (well, it's been at the back of my head for the longest time but SoL anime just brings the worst out of my personality to the front as I self loath) that I'm a fucking coward, with things like ep 8 even though I've known bocchi pulled through beforehand by watching clips, I can't bring myself to watch the episode until like a week later and even then I skipped through the first song cuz I know what the show is trying to tell with the underwhelming circumstance with shitty weather, uninterested audience and all that. I'm such a fucking pussy that I can't even watch fictional character goes through normal stuff like that.
Watching stuff like failing at meeting expectation, or just a potentially embarrassing scene is fucking hard to watch for me that most of the time I skipped through it and just read the subtitle.
I would never found decent hobbies to attached myself to (I have zero personality other than being a weeb), I've never idolized anyone in my entire life to give me a purpose or a goal to achieve, I never watch an anime to relate myself into or find positive message, but mostly just observing what others think (like this video and countless essay video I've watched), I've never tried improving how I talk to other people cuz it's a pain in the ass and I don't really feel the impact of having close to no friends so I don't feel the consequences of it either (yet, I predict I would crumble to pieces nearing my 30s, so less than a decade later).
I don't resent this world or anything stupid like that, I'm an awful person with zero desirable trait and skills that constantly pushing people away as I find keeping up a front is a pain in the ass and being "true" to myself is just not it as I don't give a shit about other people besides my existing family.
I just want to rant somewhere, your latest video about being a good person is great but I just hate talking to people that would personally know who I am and that hinders me from ever becoming a good person and doing self improvement for the sake of others as unimaginable, at the very least I would like to improve myself for the sake of relying less on others but man, I would never find peace with myself.
I am 7 months late but would it be crazy to say that YOU'RE just like me fr? 😳 (Great video, I loved it!)
My extended thoughts
Section 1 - satire failing to separate itself from the subjects it satirizes is nothing new. It's the primary reason I don't enjoy satirical comedy and many somewhat adjacent forms of "harsh societal critique". The ironic use of mimicry, and application of irony in general, often side-steps sincere emotion, creating a really spiteful and pessimistic tone which can detract from a work's ability to represent and criticize issues. It also encourages deliberate misinformation and gaslighting for the sake of "comedy"(see: any internet troll ever), which I find morally repulsive.
This pessimism also directs attention away from efforts to actually solve the problems discussed, which is both counter-productive and narratively dissatisfying. It also builds on the ageist fallacy that optimism and imaginative joy are somehow synonymous with a lack of maturity, which is also a really obnoxious and grating trope in media. So many layers of **no** are in action here.
Section 2 - Relating to fucked up characters can help conceptualize your own problems; something a lot of antis and media purists gloss over. This is especially applicable for characters built upon societal commentary.
People who judge the morals of others based on the fiction they enjoy and relate to, whether it is the Lolitary Subreddit or an obnoxious megaphone-wielding evangelist at the street corner work under the assumption that people lack the capacity to separate fiction from reality. By extension, these people also assume that depiction is synonymous with advocation.
Yes, younger people ARE impressionable; but they aren't schizophrenic lemmings. People who say "think of the children" rarely mention the thoughts and opinions of said children. Really, most of these processes of judgement are based on a desire for control over how others think.
Section 3 - Going back to what I said in section 1, It's cool to know that BTR ACTUALLY PRESENTS SOLUTIONS to the problems it depicts, by showing how individual effort can support people. It isn't about grand sweeping societal change; it's about making a difference in your personal life and supporting those around you, which when encouraged will naturally lead to the betterment of our community. It doesn't halt character development and narrative progression for the sake of "being funny".
It's interesting how the series actively addresses the importance of reliability to our emotional development and meaningful connection to media. Like a subtle meta-commentary about how works present their own "moral of the story".
Section 4 - All I have to say is that BTR is a show about relating to others and what it means for our lives. I really should watch the show in full and move past being a sideline secondary.
Section 5 - Relating to a character is about what you can learn from them.
I want to be just like Nijika/Himmel/Hanekawa frfr
hes just like me fr fr
Wow... thanks.
Ryūji is just like me fr
i like your voice
dude i would love to be friend with you irl
HOT DAMN and less than 10k views? UA-cam is doing you an ungodly misdeed my man
Please dude watch Promare. I would love to hear your opinion on it. ❤
Where are the rest of the subscribers at ?
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poe's law eh
why this channel so small?