This is an unbelievable achievement Dani. You've crafted a visual masterpiece of your own to compliment Kamitani's beautiful work, but its your reading of the manga that feels even more special. Thank you for sharing your insightful exploration: as a big fan of Our Dreams at Dusk it genuinely touched me, and helped me see a favourite in brand new lights.
The manga and anime communities on UA-cam are incredibly fortunate to have you in this space, Dani. Much like Kamatani, you're also putting yourself out there by discussing the daily struggles of many in the LGBTQ+ community and bringing your own personal analysis and insight to these works is refreshing and so important for the Anitube community. Not to mention the insane amount of work you put into your videos through your editing. Your words and editing convey just how much you care about this story and the themes they represent, it's palpable when watching. Another unbelievable and masterfully crafted video.
Our dreams at dusk is my favorite manga ever, having read over 100+ stories this one speaks the most to me. its a masterpiece in writing and art. it really shows like struggles of being lgbt+ without "fetishizing" homoromantic relationships. (using fetishizing loosely, since there are alot mangas that dont fetishize it) it doesnt necessarily focus on the romanic aspect, rather it follows the journey of different kinds of characters having to deal with struggles we go through while still showing the audience we're just like everyone else.
100% agree, its a breath of fresh air to read a story that allowed lgbt characters in its story to breathe and just *be*. Not necessarily just about romance, but seeing their daily lives and the struggles they also face, such s beautiful story!
yeah our dreams at dusk is the one manga that managed to actually make me cry and tear up, mainly cause its relateable, realistic and just kinda tragic and melancholy because of its relatability and realism, its clear about its themes and ideals and is beautiful in a mysterious way, despite it being very grounded (well except for nowhere/anonymous, but thats kinda their whole character, they're a magic ace icon and i love them) it doesnt focus on romance, it doesnt focus on the sex, it focuses on basic life as a lgbtqi+ person and how frightning every day can be when you just live your life, how who you think are friends and allies can be assholes and jerks behind your back, how your family might not accept you just because of who you are, how complicated life can be when your different. everyday can be a struggle, but it shows that if you have the right people by your side and if you seek out change and accept yourself, even though everyday is a battle you'll be able to make it through, with the help of others
This could've easily been a quick analysis of just the manga and it's beautiful metaphors, but the lengths you went through of adding historical context and mentioning the contributions of past manga artists was just the icing on the cake for my nerdy art heart! Great job and I'm glad this manga is getting some well crafted love like your video to being some more eyes and hearts to it!
It wouldn't have felt right to not have shown the context of Kamatani's influence, it would have felt like something was missing from the video, so I appreciate your comment a lot and that you noticed as such 🥺
Our Dreams At Dusk is just a masterpiece of a manga that explores the personalities and complex thought processes of the characters.This is portrayed so well with the art and symbolism. It's like you can feel the emotions that the characters experience in between the pages. Its just amazing.
This manga is still somewhat under the radar mainly because it’s not the “conventional” homosexual themed manga like yaoi/yuri which usually involve a certain degree of abusive/toxic relationships and to an extent flat out harassment and non-consensual stuff. That’s why when I read this manga, I can somehow relate with the characters especially the mc because I myself isolated from my former friends after I graduated from university. I was in the closet long enough until almost the end of my undergrad years, someone managed to find out I’m bisexual. I was so overwhelmed because this person told everyone else that I literally shut down throughout the year 2020. To justify why I did that was because my country isn’t open about this lgbtq+, so I have always been cautious about my expression. However, now things changed a little bit. I still sense the hostility from them but yeah I can say this manga affects me in a way that I push myself to be who I am to people who’re not accepting of my sexuality :)
Yeah, Japan and a few other countries have definitely made it so as GL and BL in and of themselves are genres separate from "Romance", there's most definitely a lot of bad takes within both categories, but thankfully even over these past 5 years alone, there have been a lot more nuanced stories that aren't framed in such a fetished light. But Our Dreams at Dusk is definitely an odd one out for the reasons you mentioned! I'm so sorry to hear about your situation, I can't imagine have heartbreaking and scary that must have been, but I'm glad this manga is able to help in whatever way it can - it most definitely did the same for me too!
Another video you've made that cut me to the core. I was already a fan of this manga and loved the way symbolism was used, but I think hearing and seeing it in this context kinda shook me. Or maybe it shook me because I'm still choosing between "peace" and "hardship."
I'm glad to see so many people were a fan of the manga before this video, it's nice to see a story that's pretty underrated have a bigger following than i originally thought! Thank you for watching and the kinds words as usual, I appreciate every comment you always leave :)
This is my favourite manga of all time. I don't think anything has ever struck as much of a chord with me - i bought the physical volumes simply because i loved it so much. I'd highly reccomend. Wonderful video ♡
Thank you for this analysis! The community is very fortunate to have you. This manga itself was a masterpiece. It discussed the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community and didn't try to fetishsize anyone! The mangaka treated LGBTQ people just like any normal human being in this manga! Even if you're not a part of the LGBTQ community I would still recommend that you read it! One hell of a masterpiece!
I completely agree, whilst people withing the LGBTQ+ community would find the manga touching and more personal, this is a great manga for those not in the community to read too, and to hopefully open their eyes more to the struggles and issues many have to go through. Thanks for watching!
Holy molly macaroni, the quality of your videos never stops to amaze me! The thing I like the most of this video is not only the incredible visual work, or how well put the information you wanna say is, is the pure LOVE you transmit when you talk about this author, i can perfectly see how much you LOVE the mangaka, and how much you just want to share it! So, consider me sold, Im gonna look Yuhki Kamatani right now! XD
😭😭😭 You're so right, I really do love Yuhki Kamatani and their stories so much, I'm glad that came through in the video! Thank you again for such kind words, I'm glad you liked the video
"I really hope that the safe warmth of the lounge extends to the whole world one day" - couldn't have said it better myself, I totally agree! Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching 😊
I'm so glad ODAD is getting the attention it deserves because it's still so underrated. Your video here about it is so beautiful and really put into words what I was feeling when I was reading it. I first bought this manga for my sister, who's lesbian, since she asked if there are any manga like this around (where LGBT+ just be and living their lives). Then I began reading it once I discovered I'm asexual, and she told me there is a character of that side in the manga. The book was really thought out, and you can feel all of the emotions from the characters and the world around them. One of my top series to this day.
It really is underrated! It's so dear to me for the reasons you mentioned. I'm glad both you and your sister were able to connect with characters within the manga, or at the very least have the representation there that is often limited.
have you tried jumping off four story buildings like anonymous-san, if they are to beleived aces are magic and can teleport and/or are superhumanly fast and strong/j
I just finished this manga rn. It was beautiful, the art, the struggles to which I could relate, how the members of the community and their struggles are shown. Almost everything was perfect. This video was great as well, seems like it took a lot of time to edit. You gained a new sub, hope your vids introduce me to new great mangas in the future as well.
Honestly, the first time I read this manga I was so confused because I hadn't read a manga/comic with this kind of narrative, so I think I didn't get all the metaphors and the feelings they try to express but I really loved it. I quickly become one of my faves mangas of whole time ㅜㅜ I think I have to re-read it because now I'm more used to the visual metaphors (thanks to The Horizon and Annarasumanara). I literally cried with this video, you really put on words what this manga try to express, I'm so happy to see a person talking about this manga so beautifully because is a masterpiece for me!
Thank you so much! And honestly, I was probably the exact same when I first read it years ago, some metaphors definitely went over my head, but as I've gotten older and re-read it again, the story almost felt completely new with imagery that I finally understood! Ty again! 😊😊
I have watched this video more than 5 times and the way you talk about the themes of the mangas still give me shivers down my spines, I've never given a thought to such visual metaphors before, I only viewed them as techniques to make the pages more visually aesthetic but now my view is very different, thank you for your videos, they are amazing☺️☺️☺️
Oh wow, seeing you comment made my morning - i love your work! But thank you, i'd only seen reviews for this manga and felt it was such a shame it had no analysis videos unlike other popular series, it deserves better imo
You’re editing is absolutely breathtaking, i can’t even imagine how much time this must’ve taken! You’re commentary is also really beautiful and I love how indepth your analysis’s are, and thankyou for giving me some LGBTQ manga to read that arent just yaoi! haha i was lookin for something like “how i met myhusband”!
Thank you so much! And it did take quite a while, but I totally felt it was needed - it wouldn't have felt right not doing it the way i did 😂 And no worries, How I met my Husband is actually an autobiography too, i believe?
The water metaphor is also a running one in Kamatani’s works, particularly used to represent depression and that same isolation in Nabari no Ou. I’m also now thinking of how the space metaphor in Shounen Note may also represent the cast’s neurodivergencies, like Yutaka’s implied autism. Fantastic work!
It is a lot of times the most beautiful things that are overlooked or scorned just because they are unusual or unknown. It's videos like these that help fight the heteronormative rules set by society just because people can't accept that someone among them is different. I recognize myself as a transgender male, and when I opened up to my mother about this, I had hoped she wasn't lying when she said she supported the LGBTQ+ community. But the thing is, she doesn't believe me. It is common for a person to say that they acknowledge it, as long as it happens to a stranger. But when it's someone close to them, it's like you're telling them you're a vampire. They just won't believe you. Your interpretations and theories really keep me wanting to persist and come up victorious. Keep up the good work! [It took me a lot of courage to write this, go me!]
To be honest i wasn't sure weather I should continue art or not just this morning, but I think this video have reawakened my love for art. This is a lovely video and I learned a lot from it. Both how to write better and how to use artistic metaphors and all that but now i have a lot or Manga recommendations to both read and study lol. I also appreciate seeing a picture from Pandora hearts at the beginning there, i never hear anyone that knows about it so im always happy to see it lol.
Omg this is one of the best analysis videos I have ever seen. So beautifully crafted and explored. This was more than what I expected and you deserve all the amazing attention and interaction 🎉🎉 Thank you so much for creating a important and amazing video such as this.
It'd be nice to see you talk about Ikuhara as his works cover similar themes to that of the ones tackled by the Year 24 group. I'd prefer you talk about Revolutionary Girl Utena first. Like his other works, it uses an absurd amount of metaphors & symbolism. Utena tackles themes such as gender norms, heteronormativity, societal structures and a bunch more. It's just so good. there's also Penguindrum, another work by Ikuhara that i'd like you to cover but since you like Our Dreams at Dusk, i thought Utena would be much down your alley. amazing video as always btw
Going to sound like a ""fake"" anime/manga fan here, but I've never read nor watched Utena 😭😭 I know, I know, terrible of me, but I will get around to it at one point, and if it reaches out to me enough, I'll definitely get around to making a video on it!
Such a great video. Our Dreams at Dusk has been a constant inspiration to me and now that I'm in art school Kamatani use of visual metaphors drives me in the stories I wish to create. Your editing in this video was insane and what you had to say really complemented and did justice to this amazing story. Thank you for putting yourself out there and creating these wonderful videos.
Thank you for these. As someone who tries to get into professional comic book Illustration I love your videos. There are so many manga that I have not read and many of those are mindblowing. Your videos teach me about the artists I never knew about in a way, where I can still appreciate their skill and learn it even without ever holding one of their books. Even though I definitely should because they are always amazing. :) Also your editing is incredibly good and an artform in itself.
I've read this manga so many times, every time I cried through multiple passages, and this video brought tears in my eyes as well - that's just how emotionally impactful this masterpiece is to me. Your editing and visuals, along with how you presented your thoughts and reflexions, are themselves a beautiful hommage to Kamatani's style and work. I am at a place where I finally can explore and express myself relatively freely, but I am still questioning about a lot of things. Yet, in some situations, I am unable to voice these things out because of my fear of being "found out" by my family and relatives. Sometimes, and it was especially the case when I was a teenager still living with my parents and siblings, I am just terrified to the point if being paralysed by this prospect. Even thinking about those matters during the day was out of the question: I was the perfect daughter, the model student, the nice and sociable girl friendly to everyone. Only at night, surrounded by darkness, in the comfort of my bed, when I was sure everyone else was asleep, did I allow myself to contemplate thoughts such as "I don't think I am able to *ever* fall in love at all" or "girls are _kinda nice_ not gonna lie"- fueling those years of insomnia that let my parents so confused as to why it was so difficult for me to fall asleep, haha. Later, I was able to talk about those stuff on some online spaces, but it was, and it is still, difficult for me to get genuinely close to people, even when I find myself in places where I could in theory open myself without fear of being judged for who I am, whatever that means. It's tiring, but it became an automatism, to put up barriers around me as to not disappoint people I care about and be hurt in the process. Even when I want and proactively try to open up to someone, in the end, I find myself putting a distance between them and me without even thinking about it, withdrawing even more when people try to reach out to me. Yet, when it happens, I find myself strangely empty, not sad, not even reassured, only asking myself why it seems so easy for people to connect with each other, and since those ties seem so meaningful to everyone, how do I define myself in a world where I can't seem to be able to be a part of these connections? Do I even have to define myself around those criteria? So when I randomly picked the first volume of "Éclat(s) d'âme" (the french title of "Our Dreams at Dusk", which can be translated both as "Shards of a soul" and "Light/brightness of a soul") just because I liked the cover, after skimming through the first chapter, I felt excited, mesmerised, overwhelmed, and ready to scream/cry right in the bookshop. No need to say that I immediately bought the two first tomes and religiously waited for the next ones to be published. It was actually the first manga I bought myself with my own money, as a young student who just started to earn money with her side job, and I had to read it in secret since I was still living with my family. I've always liked reading novels, comics and mangas, and even though at the time I've already read things dealing with identity and LGBTQ+ subjects, I've never read something that touched me so deeply and resonated so much with my struggles. I could find a little bit of myself in every character: Tasuku's fear of being discovered and his struggle to completely accept and acknowledge his attraction to people of the same sex; Tsubaki's varnish of perfection and the way he strives to be seen as "normal" as possible, even to the point of being sometimes hateful; Haruko's inner breakdown after the reaction of her parents towards the lesbian wedding screened on tv (something that I experienced first hand a mere four years prior to reading Our Dreams at Dusk for the first time, when gay marriage became legal in France and my father only comment on the matter was "they can do whatever they want, but it's not like it will ever count as _real_ marriage"); Misora's uncertainties and questionings; and Someone-san will to leave everything behind and distance themself without being tied to any kind of relationship or label, just being "someone", yet unable to entirely cut themself out of those connections since they can't avoid becoming a part of the life of the people around them, and at the same time they can't prevent some people to become part of their own life as well. It really feels like this manga was indeed telling a story where I could piece together shards of my own souls, and for that, it will always be something very precious and dear to me, and maybe the most impactful reading of my life. Now, I moved to another country and left pretty much everything behind to start afresh, as I felt that staying where I was, remaining how I was, was simply suffocating. This geographical distance with the people I care for and who care for me but with whom I can't be really close to because of the reasons aforementioned gave me a degree of freedom I've never had and I could have never dreamed of before. I didn't completely cut ties with everyone though, I am still in contact with my family and some other relatives. But seeing how now I am at this age where some of the cousins I spent my childhood with and some of my highschool friends are getting married, my parents asking me more often about a potential boyfriend and when it would be "my turn", and even my little baby brother all grown up now and in a blissful relationship since three years with a girlfriend he adores lightly joking about the eternal single me, I feel more and more reluctant to talk with them, and the desire to either keep my distances even more or simply yell at them that I am "different" keeps growing. In those moments when I feel suffocated again, I go back to the volumes that I kept with me even when I moved oversea, and I feel ever so slightly relieved and understood, even when I still don't even fully understand myself. Sorry for the very long comment, I just get very emotional whenever this manga is mentioned 😂 All in all, thank you for this wonderful and beautifully made video, I'm glad youtube recommended this channel, you have a new subscriber now, and I am planning on binge watching every single one of your videos ;)
Wow, thank you so much for sharing all this, it's clear from reading this, just how much our dreams at dusk means to you! I hope the future is better for you and that you find the right place and time to be the person you want to be! But thank you so much, i'm glad this video touched you so
dreams at dusk is my favorite manga, so this video makes me very happy and emotional. thank you for doing it justice with this beautiful breakdown and animations, and pointing out a bunch of things i missed!!
I remember how amazed I was when I first read this manga. So beautiful and powerful 💓 Thank you for this video and for highlighting all the things I loved about this piece of art.
I can’t stop rewatching this video You put words in a way that it’s so … simple on its own . I’m never capable of talking right , but I always know what I want to say. It’s always so difficult to me .
I'm trying not to cry whilst watching this in library, it's quiet therapeutic to listen to this. I have read this manga and it is truly beautiful but in a painful way. Seeing the characters and the things they went through and overcoming that is emotional
"truly beautiful but in a painful way" - you hit the nail on the head there, it's a story that can be difficult to get through, but is still such an important story. Thank you for watching!
@@linesinmotion I agree, it's a necessary story and the characters process of trying to find happiness in this cruel world is so meaningful. No problem and thank you as well!!
This is extremely unrelated but your channel is a major comfort space for me and I really appreciate your content a lot ! Your videos are always my favorite thing to listen to when drawing
The scripting and editing for this video is just *chef's kiss* I really love your videos and hope you would come up with great recommendations like this one
binged watched your videos for the nth time. I feel like I should be paying just to watch. your voice is soothing and I really adore the effort you put into your videos. the details and the way you analyze is breathtaking. your videos always makes me think deeper when it comes to art and the message it sends to us.
Seriously one of my favourite series I have read. Thankyou for your analysis and research - it has helped me appreciate an already beloved series in a new way. I really love your content!
Wanted to thank you for this! I'm trying to collect (more like learn) all techniques to be more expressive with fiction - particularly comics and such. And I never knew there were things such as visual metaphors. This, along with the art of paneling video, feels like I've been introduced to a wider world of evocative assets to tell a story. I love what you're doing and never stop!
By god are your videos s tier! How long does your average video take? I don’t know how you manage to weave an intricate story into brilliant editing, the production value is by far the best I’ve seen!
Thank you so much, and hmmm, manga videos take the longest because I have to cut up all the imagery before editing and animating it, so anything between 6-9 weeks ha. But thank you, truly!
Back at it again with the amazing analysis and video quality! The amount of love and care you put into this sort of made me cry while I opened a new tab to order their manga. Thank you for sharing your insights!
Thank you very much! 😊 And for a beautiful manga like this, it only deserves the best in presentation, so I don't mind that it took me a fair while to create
You put me onto Blue Period, and I must thank you for that as it is now one of my favorite manga I have ever read. I have taken your word and bought Witch Hat Atelier but haven't started that, but seeing that Our Dreams At Dusk is a shorter manga I'm thinking I'll give it a try! Thank you for making consistently amazing content and I hope your day goes well today!
@@linesinmotion Can you make a video on Hyouka? Hyoukaisa coming-of-age story that has a compelling message. It's a masterpiece of an anime that uses mysteries to explore and develop the characters when mystery isn't even really the main focus. It's a masterclass of cinematography and shot composition in anime and I hope you check it out.
It hit me right there in that soft spot I usually keep heavily guarded. I think it will take some time to recover. Nevertheless that was beautiful. Thank You.
The use of visual metaphors reminds me of one of my favorite mangaka, Nojiko Hayakawa-sensei. Thank you for sharing this video, newly subscribed because of this!
I’m someone who has a hard time feeling emotions toward books,shows,movies etc but this manga gosh did it make me feel it struck me in a way I was not expecting it’s my favourite manga and I will never stop recommending it! Thank you for making a video about it you talk about it perfectly!
Our Dreams At Dusk is my favorite manga ever!!! I am sooooo glad that you made a video about it! The moving visuals you created are breathtaking and the way you explained everything was perfect. I love this manga so much the visuals, the metaphors, symbolism, the characters, and the stories of all of them are so real. When I read this for the first time I was blown away how I was able to relate and feel the pain of every character, every volume make me cry because the experiences and emotions of the characters were so raw and I feel like this manga did an AMAZING job in portraying peoples experiences within the community. I've never seen any other story show LGBTQ+ experiences as perfect as Our Dreams At Dusk and I REALLY hope that someday this Manga, as well as the Mangaka, could get way more recognition because I think that WAY MORE people need to read this. Anyways, thank you so much for making this video I literally never see anyone talk about this masterpiece of a manga so thank you so much.
I really need a lounge for myself to go to. It also hurts to hear your recording situation. Its really similar to some of the lengths I have to go through just be able to do certain things. Also your video quality has come a long way and I always appreciate them.
I absolutely enjoy watching your videos. I'm thrilled to see a tribute to some of my fave creators here, Kamatani and Moto Hagio! This was a beautiful video to watch.
This was such an amazing documentary! With absolutely stellar production (and nifty animations), superb narration, and a poignant narrative that I've come to know and love from your channel, your exploration of the metaphors, themes, and ideals in Our Dreams at Dusk has been nothing but eye-opening, especially as a budding manga reader who has rarely read manga this groundbreaking in terms of representation. The topic of Misora and the way they feel about needing a safe space in an environment that provided little to none of it hit a few soft spots in my heart (and was perhaps a touch too relatable), and I'm excited to see the theme of the crowbar in the manga, having only read the first few chapters of Our Dreams at Dusk myself :) This video has singlehandedly made me want to buy all the available volumes and binge them all in one go, and it's definitely not going to leave my head for a few days to come
(Sorry for the delay in replying!) But thank you a whole lot! I'm glad to see you enjoyed the video, I hope you enjoy the manga when you get around to reading it - it's a short read, but very impactful nonetheless. Thank you so much for the lovely comment
Great video! I hadn't seen you around for a while, and this is just the best thing ever! This manga deserves far more recognition than it gets. I don't think I ever cried reading something as much as I cried reading the last volume. I'd missed the Patreon announcement, so I'm glad to see you now have a Patreon too :)
I know 😭😭 between the patreon launch and work stuff, this video took some time to get out there, but thank you for hanging on and watching! I could agree more with you! And yeah! It's still relatively early days, but people have been super lovely about it 😁
@@linesinmotion oh, I didn't mean it like that! It's just that I didn't keep up properly 😅 With the amount of work that goes into your videos, I think your schedule is actually great, and I don't think you should be pressured into posting more often. I personally like it when people focus more on quality over quantity. Good to hear things have been going well with patreon :)
I always get the urge to read and draw and talk and create each time I watch one of your videos. They are so well done that is also very wholesome to watch. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge.
Your videos always make me want to re-read the mangas (because the mangas you've chosen so far are some of my favourites) because I never put that much thought into them. Not that I read them lightly, they wouldn't be my favourite if I did, but I don't have the knowledge to interpret them well. That's why I love your videos so much. They fill the holes that I didn't know existed in the way I read manga. So I want to read them again and do them and the mangakas justice. Yuhki Kamatani happens to be one of these mangakas, and I believe I suggested you did something with Shimanami Tasogare once, or perhaps I dreamt it. But this goes beyond my dreams, thank you so much for the hard work and the love you put into it.
I'm not really part of the LGBT community, though I am bisexual, but just reading this manga put a lot of things into perspective I would've never even given the time of day beforehand. This was a genuinely good series.
Your videos are always so beautiful and thought-provoking, thank you so much for doing one on this amazing series! You put all of my thoughts about it into words and I can appreciate Our Dreams at Dusk even more now! Can't wait for more videos from you!
i saw our dreams at dusk i scream, i see the channel is lines in motion i scream even more. a beautiful video as always! i was absolutely stunned when i read this manga the first time, it put words to my thoughts with beautiful imagery. there isn't a lot of lgbt+ related mangas especially when it captures it perfectly. i loved every moment of your video and almost cried remembering when i read our dreams at dusk. i relate to you recording your voice overs at night and doing it quietly. i dont make videos but everytime i surf through lgbt+ reddit or draw relating to my struggles, i always do it cautiously. i already got outed to my siblings through social media. even if they know, they're mostly just treating it like nothing maybe asking a few questions. but i just cant bother answering if they wont understand. another manga i found that focuses on lgbt+ characters is "love me for who i am" or fukakai boku no subete o. which of course also left me in tears
🥺🥺 Thank you so much, I'm so glad to see this video resonates with so many, there's a fair few GL or BL stories, but just lgbt stories as a whole is so much fewer 😭😭 I'm so sorry to hear about your situation, there's no real words to describe what being outed feels like, I wish you the best and full support in the future!
Your editing is immaculate Your analysis is always intricate Your voice beautiful And combined, your videos are masterpieces. I love all your videos, thank you for creating and sharing these gems
thank you for this! it's been a year since I came out to my mum and she rejected the truth, we never talked about it and 'this' reminds me of the intense pain of hiding who I am really made me tear up... though I have to hold back because mum sits next to me. haha.
No, thank *you* for watching. I can't express enough how sorry I am with your scenario, I can only wish you happiness in the future and that one day your mom will change her views, and if not, that you're able to carry on with your head held high anyways 🙏🙏🙏
I love your content so much I watched all your videos and went on to read my first manga Blue period which was very good.Your video quality is also amazing.
I bought the 1st volume of this manga about a week ago, and then as soon as I finished I bought the 2nd one, and the 3rd, and then the 4th. I love this manga for its characters, story, art, everything. I didn't really think manga like this existed considering how little LGBT problems were addressed in other Japanese media I've watched. I don't fully understand who I am yet, but this manga made me realise that no matter what conclusion I come to, there will always be people to comfort me in my darkest times.
this is incredible. this video made me emotional, I loved the animatoons as well. you did an amazing work. it's the first video I watch from my channel and it left me such a strong positive impression. I loved it so much
Your video makes me want to read this manga (part of me wants to because probably, I want to find myself). I love metaphors and visual metaphors these days after I started to read manga, and your explanation feels so raw and just beautiful. From your narration and way of thought alone, my questioning self can relate so well with it, and the characters that you're explaining.
waow you are such a good storyteller. We all get emotional about what we read but we can't express it like you. I really liked your editing and how you describe the manga's story. I watched all your videos in one day. I am looking forward to your future video ;)
ohhh I am absolutely going to check this out! I already trust your taste in manga and this looks sad and beautiful and touching and so emotional. and such a beautiful video as usual of course, thank you for the hard work
This is an unbelievable achievement Dani. You've crafted a visual masterpiece of your own to compliment Kamitani's beautiful work, but its your reading of the manga that feels even more special. Thank you for sharing your insightful exploration: as a big fan of Our Dreams at Dusk it genuinely touched me, and helped me see a favourite in brand new lights.
Thank you for the kind words as always, Joe! 😊😊 Coming from you, it always means a lot
You two do youtube right, let's go
My 2 fav animanga youtubers
senseeeeeei!
The manga and anime communities on UA-cam are incredibly fortunate to have you in this space, Dani. Much like Kamatani, you're also putting yourself out there by discussing the daily struggles of many in the LGBTQ+ community and bringing your own personal analysis and insight to these works is refreshing and so important for the Anitube community. Not to mention the insane amount of work you put into your videos through your editing. Your words and editing convey just how much you care about this story and the themes they represent, it's palpable when watching. Another unbelievable and masterfully crafted video.
Our dreams at dusk is my favorite manga ever, having read over 100+ stories this one speaks the most to me. its a masterpiece in writing and art. it really shows like struggles of being lgbt+ without "fetishizing" homoromantic relationships. (using fetishizing loosely, since there are alot mangas that dont fetishize it) it doesnt necessarily focus on the romanic aspect, rather it follows the journey of different kinds of characters having to deal with struggles we go through while still showing the audience we're just like everyone else.
100% agree, its a breath of fresh air to read a story that allowed lgbt characters in its story to breathe and just *be*. Not necessarily just about romance, but seeing their daily lives and the struggles they also face, such s beautiful story!
yeah our dreams at dusk is the one manga that managed to actually make me cry and tear up, mainly cause its relateable, realistic and just kinda tragic and melancholy because of its relatability and realism, its clear about its themes and ideals and is beautiful in a mysterious way, despite it being very grounded (well except for nowhere/anonymous, but thats kinda their whole character, they're a magic ace icon and i love them) it doesnt focus on romance, it doesnt focus on the sex, it focuses on basic life as a lgbtqi+ person and how frightning every day can be when you just live your life, how who you think are friends and allies can be assholes and jerks behind your back, how your family might not accept you just because of who you are, how complicated life can be when your different. everyday can be a struggle, but it shows that if you have the right people by your side and if you seek out change and accept yourself, even though everyday is a battle you'll be able to make it through, with the help of others
You should try ao no flag / blue flag
This could've easily been a quick analysis of just the manga and it's beautiful metaphors, but the lengths you went through of adding historical context and mentioning the contributions of past manga artists was just the icing on the cake for my nerdy art heart! Great job and I'm glad this manga is getting some well crafted love like your video to being some more eyes and hearts to it!
It wouldn't have felt right to not have shown the context of Kamatani's influence, it would have felt like something was missing from the video, so I appreciate your comment a lot and that you noticed as such 🥺
Our Dreams At Dusk is just a masterpiece of a manga that explores the personalities and complex thought processes of the characters.This is portrayed so well with the art and symbolism. It's like you can feel the emotions that the characters experience in between the pages. Its just amazing.
100% this manga truly is one of a kind, it's a shame it's not more well-known!
The production value of these videos are top-tier
Thank you 😊😊
This is an amazing tribute to an authors body of work, easily one of the best videos I've seen all year
I'll say thank you again here - I really appreciate these words 🥺
This manga is still somewhat under the radar mainly because it’s not the “conventional” homosexual themed manga like yaoi/yuri which usually involve a certain degree of abusive/toxic relationships and to an extent flat out harassment and non-consensual stuff. That’s why when I read this manga, I can somehow relate with the characters especially the mc because I myself isolated from my former friends after I graduated from university. I was in the closet long enough until almost the end of my undergrad years, someone managed to find out I’m bisexual. I was so overwhelmed because this person told everyone else that I literally shut down throughout the year 2020. To justify why I did that was because my country isn’t open about this lgbtq+, so I have always been cautious about my expression. However, now things changed a little bit. I still sense the hostility from them but yeah I can say this manga affects me in a way that I push myself to be who I am to people who’re not accepting of my sexuality :)
Yeah, Japan and a few other countries have definitely made it so as GL and BL in and of themselves are genres separate from "Romance", there's most definitely a lot of bad takes within both categories, but thankfully even over these past 5 years alone, there have been a lot more nuanced stories that aren't framed in such a fetished light. But Our Dreams at Dusk is definitely an odd one out for the reasons you mentioned!
I'm so sorry to hear about your situation, I can't imagine have heartbreaking and scary that must have been, but I'm glad this manga is able to help in whatever way it can - it most definitely did the same for me too!
Another video you've made that cut me to the core. I was already a fan of this manga and loved the way symbolism was used, but I think hearing and seeing it in this context kinda shook me. Or maybe it shook me because I'm still choosing between "peace" and "hardship."
I'm glad to see so many people were a fan of the manga before this video, it's nice to see a story that's pretty underrated have a bigger following than i originally thought!
Thank you for watching and the kinds words as usual, I appreciate every comment you always leave :)
This is my favourite manga of all time. I don't think anything has ever struck as much of a chord with me - i bought the physical volumes simply because i loved it so much. I'd highly reccomend. Wonderful video ♡
Same here! As soon as I finished it I ordered all four volumes straight away, it really hit me when I read it!
Thank you for this analysis! The community is very fortunate to have you. This manga itself was a masterpiece. It discussed the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community and didn't try to fetishsize anyone! The mangaka treated LGBTQ people just like any normal human being in this manga! Even if you're not a part of the LGBTQ community I would still recommend that you read it! One hell of a masterpiece!
I completely agree, whilst people withing the LGBTQ+ community would find the manga touching and more personal, this is a great manga for those not in the community to read too, and to hopefully open their eyes more to the struggles and issues many have to go through. Thanks for watching!
Holy molly macaroni, the quality of your videos never stops to amaze me!
The thing I like the most of this video is not only the incredible visual work, or how well put the information you wanna say is, is the pure LOVE you transmit when you talk about this author, i can perfectly see how much you LOVE the mangaka, and how much you just want to share it!
So, consider me sold, Im gonna look Yuhki Kamatani right now! XD
😭😭😭 You're so right, I really do love Yuhki Kamatani and their stories so much, I'm glad that came through in the video! Thank you again for such kind words, I'm glad you liked the video
Wake up honey, lines in motion posted a new video! (But seriously, another amazing video!!)
Thank you 🥺🥺
FINALLY, SOMEONE IS TALKING ABT THIS MANGA... And I am soo glad it's u!!
"I really hope that the safe warmth of the lounge extends to the whole world one day" - couldn't have said it better myself, I totally agree! Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching 😊
The amount of effort you put into editing and animating panels is incredible. This is a beautiful tribute for a beautiful manga. 💕
really respect the amount of effort you took to animate all the manga panels.. i am in awe
Thank you, I definitely took a lot of time, but it was well worth it!
I'm so glad ODAD is getting the attention it deserves because it's still so underrated. Your video here about it is so beautiful and really put into words what I was feeling when I was reading it.
I first bought this manga for my sister, who's lesbian, since she asked if there are any manga like this around (where LGBT+ just be and living their lives). Then I began reading it once I discovered I'm asexual, and she told me there is a character of that side in the manga. The book was really thought out, and you can feel all of the emotions from the characters and the world around them. One of my top series to this day.
It really is underrated! It's so dear to me for the reasons you mentioned. I'm glad both you and your sister were able to connect with characters within the manga, or at the very least have the representation there that is often limited.
have you tried jumping off four story buildings like anonymous-san, if they are to beleived aces are magic and can teleport and/or are superhumanly fast and strong/j
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Man I wish 😆 Anime/manga jumps/falls look magical.
I just finished this manga rn. It was beautiful, the art, the struggles to which I could relate, how the members of the community and their struggles are shown. Almost everything was perfect.
This video was great as well, seems like it took a lot of time to edit. You gained a new sub, hope your vids introduce me to new great mangas in the future as well.
Right? I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I hope you like my future recommendations! Thanks for commenting 🙂
Honestly, the first time I read this manga I was so confused because I hadn't read a manga/comic with this kind of narrative, so I think I didn't get all the metaphors and the feelings they try to express but I really loved it. I quickly become one of my faves mangas of whole time ㅜㅜ I think I have to re-read it because now I'm more used to the visual metaphors (thanks to The Horizon and Annarasumanara).
I literally cried with this video, you really put on words what this manga try to express, I'm so happy to see a person talking about this manga so beautifully because is a masterpiece for me!
Thank you so much! And honestly, I was probably the exact same when I first read it years ago, some metaphors definitely went over my head, but as I've gotten older and re-read it again, the story almost felt completely new with imagery that I finally understood! Ty again! 😊😊
I have watched this video more than 5 times and the way you talk about the themes of the mangas still give me shivers down my spines, I've never given a thought to such visual metaphors before, I only viewed them as techniques to make the pages more visually aesthetic but now my view is very different, thank you for your videos, they are amazing☺️☺️☺️
It's exciting to see someone talking about this manga at all, but to see it approached with such care and detail is truly special.
Oh wow, seeing you comment made my morning - i love your work! But thank you, i'd only seen reviews for this manga and felt it was such a shame it had no analysis videos unlike other popular series, it deserves better imo
You’re editing is absolutely breathtaking, i can’t even imagine how much time this must’ve taken! You’re commentary is also really beautiful and I love how indepth your analysis’s are, and thankyou for giving me some LGBTQ manga to read that arent just yaoi! haha i was lookin for something like “how i met myhusband”!
Thank you so much! And it did take quite a while, but I totally felt it was needed - it wouldn't have felt right not doing it the way i did 😂 And no worries, How I met my Husband is actually an autobiography too, i believe?
@@linesinmotion yesss please add “Until I Meet My Husband” by Ryousuke Nanasaki! It’s such an endearing story to read!
The water metaphor is also a running one in Kamatani’s works, particularly used to represent depression and that same isolation in Nabari no Ou. I’m also now thinking of how the space metaphor in Shounen Note may also represent the cast’s neurodivergencies, like Yutaka’s implied autism. Fantastic work!
It is a lot of times the most beautiful things that are overlooked or scorned just because they are unusual or unknown. It's videos like these that help fight the heteronormative rules set by society just because people can't accept that someone among them is different. I recognize myself as a transgender male, and when I opened up to my mother about this, I had hoped she wasn't lying when she said she supported the LGBTQ+ community. But the thing is, she doesn't believe me. It is common for a person to say that they acknowledge it, as long as it happens to a stranger. But when it's someone close to them, it's like you're telling them you're a vampire. They just won't believe you. Your interpretations and theories really keep me wanting to persist and come up victorious. Keep up the good work!
[It took me a lot of courage to write this, go me!]
I'm glad this video was able to help in any way that it can, and I'm wishing you the best in the future, thank you for taking the time to write this!
@@linesinmotion Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!
To be honest i wasn't sure weather I should continue art or not just this morning, but I think this video have reawakened my love for art.
This is a lovely video and I learned a lot from it. Both how to write better and how to use artistic metaphors and all that but now i have a lot or Manga recommendations to both read and study lol.
I also appreciate seeing a picture from Pandora hearts at the beginning there, i never hear anyone that knows about it so im always happy to see it lol.
This video was seriously amazing. It made me read some wonderfully mangas throughout this past week.
Omg this is one of the best analysis videos I have ever seen. So beautifully crafted and explored. This was more than what I expected and you deserve all the amazing attention and interaction 🎉🎉 Thank you so much for creating a important and amazing video such as this.
omg, thank you so much! 😭 🙌 and thank *you* for watching and the lovely words!
It'd be nice to see you talk about Ikuhara as his works cover similar themes to that of the ones tackled by the Year 24 group.
I'd prefer you talk about Revolutionary Girl Utena first. Like his other works, it uses an absurd amount of metaphors & symbolism. Utena tackles themes such as gender norms, heteronormativity, societal structures and a bunch more. It's just so good.
there's also Penguindrum, another work by Ikuhara that i'd like you to cover but since you like Our Dreams at Dusk, i thought Utena would be much down your alley.
amazing video as always btw
Going to sound like a ""fake"" anime/manga fan here, but I've never read nor watched Utena 😭😭 I know, I know, terrible of me, but I will get around to it at one point, and if it reaches out to me enough, I'll definitely get around to making a video on it!
Such a great video. Our Dreams at Dusk has been a constant inspiration to me and now that I'm in art school Kamatani use of visual metaphors drives me in the stories I wish to create. Your editing in this video was insane and what you had to say really complemented and did justice to this amazing story. Thank you for putting yourself out there and creating these wonderful videos.
Thank *you* for watching! Your comment is so sweet, thank you for the support!
Thank you for these. As someone who tries to get into professional comic book Illustration I love your videos. There are so many manga that I have not read and many of those are mindblowing. Your videos teach me about the artists I never knew about in a way, where I can still appreciate their skill and learn it even without ever holding one of their books. Even though I definitely should because they are always amazing. :)
Also your editing is incredibly good and an artform in itself.
Thank you, that means a lot to hear, that's the entire reason I make these kind of videos! I'm glad it helps people out 😊
I've read this manga so many times, every time I cried through multiple passages, and this video brought tears in my eyes as well - that's just how emotionally impactful this masterpiece is to me. Your editing and visuals, along with how you presented your thoughts and reflexions, are themselves a beautiful hommage to Kamatani's style and work.
I am at a place where I finally can explore and express myself relatively freely, but I am still questioning about a lot of things. Yet, in some situations, I am unable to voice these things out because of my fear of being "found out" by my family and relatives. Sometimes, and it was especially the case when I was a teenager still living with my parents and siblings, I am just terrified to the point if being paralysed by this prospect. Even thinking about those matters during the day was out of the question: I was the perfect daughter, the model student, the nice and sociable girl friendly to everyone. Only at night, surrounded by darkness, in the comfort of my bed, when I was sure everyone else was asleep, did I allow myself to contemplate thoughts such as "I don't think I am able to *ever* fall in love at all" or "girls are _kinda nice_ not gonna lie"- fueling those years of insomnia that let my parents so confused as to why it was so difficult for me to fall asleep, haha. Later, I was able to talk about those stuff on some online spaces, but it was, and it is still, difficult for me to get genuinely close to people, even when I find myself in places where I could in theory open myself without fear of being judged for who I am, whatever that means. It's tiring, but it became an automatism, to put up barriers around me as to not disappoint people I care about and be hurt in the process. Even when I want and proactively try to open up to someone, in the end, I find myself putting a distance between them and me without even thinking about it, withdrawing even more when people try to reach out to me. Yet, when it happens, I find myself strangely empty, not sad, not even reassured, only asking myself why it seems so easy for people to connect with each other, and since those ties seem so meaningful to everyone, how do I define myself in a world where I can't seem to be able to be a part of these connections? Do I even have to define myself around those criteria?
So when I randomly picked the first volume of "Éclat(s) d'âme" (the french title of "Our Dreams at Dusk", which can be translated both as "Shards of a soul" and "Light/brightness of a soul") just because I liked the cover, after skimming through the first chapter, I felt excited, mesmerised, overwhelmed, and ready to scream/cry right in the bookshop. No need to say that I immediately bought the two first tomes and religiously waited for the next ones to be published. It was actually the first manga I bought myself with my own money, as a young student who just started to earn money with her side job, and I had to read it in secret since I was still living with my family. I've always liked reading novels, comics and mangas, and even though at the time I've already read things dealing with identity and LGBTQ+ subjects, I've never read something that touched me so deeply and resonated so much with my struggles. I could find a little bit of myself in every character: Tasuku's fear of being discovered and his struggle to completely accept and acknowledge his attraction to people of the same sex; Tsubaki's varnish of perfection and the way he strives to be seen as "normal" as possible, even to the point of being sometimes hateful; Haruko's inner breakdown after the reaction of her parents towards the lesbian wedding screened on tv (something that I experienced first hand a mere four years prior to reading Our Dreams at Dusk for the first time, when gay marriage became legal in France and my father only comment on the matter was "they can do whatever they want, but it's not like it will ever count as _real_ marriage"); Misora's uncertainties and questionings; and Someone-san will to leave everything behind and distance themself without being tied to any kind of relationship or label, just being "someone", yet unable to entirely cut themself out of those connections since they can't avoid becoming a part of the life of the people around them, and at the same time they can't prevent some people to become part of their own life as well. It really feels like this manga was indeed telling a story where I could piece together shards of my own souls, and for that, it will always be something very precious and dear to me, and maybe the most impactful reading of my life.
Now, I moved to another country and left pretty much everything behind to start afresh, as I felt that staying where I was, remaining how I was, was simply suffocating. This geographical distance with the people I care for and who care for me but with whom I can't be really close to because of the reasons aforementioned gave me a degree of freedom I've never had and I could have never dreamed of before. I didn't completely cut ties with everyone though, I am still in contact with my family and some other relatives. But seeing how now I am at this age where some of the cousins I spent my childhood with and some of my highschool friends are getting married, my parents asking me more often about a potential boyfriend and when it would be "my turn", and even my little baby brother all grown up now and in a blissful relationship since three years with a girlfriend he adores lightly joking about the eternal single me, I feel more and more reluctant to talk with them, and the desire to either keep my distances even more or simply yell at them that I am "different" keeps growing. In those moments when I feel suffocated again, I go back to the volumes that I kept with me even when I moved oversea, and I feel ever so slightly relieved and understood, even when I still don't even fully understand myself.
Sorry for the very long comment, I just get very emotional whenever this manga is mentioned 😂 All in all, thank you for this wonderful and beautifully made video, I'm glad youtube recommended this channel, you have a new subscriber now, and I am planning on binge watching every single one of your videos ;)
Wow, thank you so much for sharing all this, it's clear from reading this, just how much our dreams at dusk means to you! I hope the future is better for you and that you find the right place and time to be the person you want to be! But thank you so much, i'm glad this video touched you so
dreams at dusk is my favorite manga, so this video makes me very happy and emotional. thank you for doing it justice with this beautiful breakdown and animations, and pointing out a bunch of things i missed!!
Thank you! I'm happy to see so many fans of the series 🥺🥺
I remember how amazed I was when I first read this manga. So beautiful and powerful 💓 Thank you for this video and for highlighting all the things I loved about this piece of art.
Could agree more, my first time reading it sure was something! And no worries at all, my pleasure ☺☺
I can’t stop rewatching this video
You put words in a way that it’s so …
simple on its own .
I’m never capable of talking right , but I always know what I want to say.
It’s always so difficult to me .
I'm trying not to cry whilst watching this in library, it's quiet therapeutic to listen to this. I have read this manga and it is truly beautiful but in a painful way. Seeing the characters and the things they went through and overcoming that is emotional
"truly beautiful but in a painful way" - you hit the nail on the head there, it's a story that can be difficult to get through, but is still such an important story. Thank you for watching!
@@linesinmotion I agree, it's a necessary story and the characters process of trying to find happiness in this cruel world is so meaningful.
No problem and thank you as well!!
This is extremely unrelated but your channel is a major comfort space for me and I really appreciate your content a lot ! Your videos are always my favorite thing to listen to when drawing
the editing quality is out of this world
Thank you 😊 🙏
This video could bring what makes this manga so delicate and beautiful. Thank you for that!
Glad you think so, thank you so much!
The scripting and editing for this video is just *chef's kiss*
I really love your videos and hope you would come up with great recommendations like this one
Thank you so much!! And I try to do videos on manga that really touch me, so I hope you enjoy them as they come!
@@linesinmotion Yes I surely will give this one a try cos your earlier video encouraged me to read Blue Period and it is already my favorite manga❤
binged watched your videos for the nth time. I feel like I should be paying just to watch. your voice is soothing and I really adore the effort you put into your videos. the details and the way you analyze is breathtaking. your videos always makes me think deeper when it comes to art and the message it sends to us.
Aw, thank you so much - thanks means a lot🥺🥺
Seriously one of my favourite series I have read. Thankyou for your analysis and research - it has helped me appreciate an already beloved series in a new way. I really love your content!
Thank you so much, I appreciate it a lot ☺️
Wanted to thank you for this! I'm trying to collect (more like learn) all techniques to be more expressive with fiction - particularly comics and such. And I never knew there were things such as visual metaphors. This, along with the art of paneling video, feels like I've been introduced to a wider world of evocative assets to tell a story. I love what you're doing and never stop!
Also I'm a fan of surrealistic storytelling. :')
That makes me so happy to hear!! Thank you so much ☺️
This made me cry
By god are your videos s tier! How long does your average video take? I don’t know how you manage to weave an intricate story into brilliant editing, the production value is by far the best I’ve seen!
Thank you so much, and hmmm, manga videos take the longest because I have to cut up all the imagery before editing and animating it, so anything between 6-9 weeks ha. But thank you, truly!
My anxiety attacked so much today, your video helped me to calm down, thank you very much.
I'm so sorry to hear that, anxiety attacks are especially the worst, I'm glad this video was able to help in any way, wishing you the best 😊
This is one of my favorite videos or better said art expressions I have ever since. You have amazed me like almost no other person ever has.
Back at it again with the amazing analysis and video quality! The amount of love and care you put into this sort of made me cry while I opened a new tab to order their manga. Thank you for sharing your insights!
Oh wow, that's means a lot to hear, thank you - I hope you enjoy the manga when you get around to read it 😊
I really respect how beautifully and educationally you present these videos. It must take a lot of time and effort to put together.
Thank you very much! 😊 And for a beautiful manga like this, it only deserves the best in presentation, so I don't mind that it took me a fair while to create
This is one of my favorite series ever and this video is so beautifully done
Thank you so much! 🥺
Dani, your vids on mangas are so good!!!you got me into Blue Period and also made me rethink my pov from talent and hardwork
Well thank you for carrying on and sticking around with me after the BP video, I appreciate that a lot!!
You put me onto Blue Period, and I must thank you for that as it is now one of my favorite manga I have ever read. I have taken your word and bought Witch Hat Atelier but haven't started that, but seeing that Our Dreams At Dusk is a shorter manga I'm thinking I'll give it a try! Thank you for making consistently amazing content and I hope your day goes well today!
Wow, I'm honoured thank you, I hope you enjoy both stories when you get to read them!
@@linesinmotion Can you make a video on Hyouka? Hyoukaisa coming-of-age story that has a compelling message. It's a masterpiece of an anime that uses mysteries to explore and develop the characters when mystery isn't even really the main focus. It's a masterclass of cinematography and shot composition in anime and I hope you check it out.
this is such a beautiful video. i cried
Thank you 🥺🥺
i loved this manga, and this video, woah, no words can explain how I feel. amazing work, new subscriber ! :D
omg, thank you!!!! I can always trust Amity fans!!
It hit me right there in that soft spot I usually keep heavily guarded. I think it will take some time to recover. Nevertheless that was beautiful. Thank You.
I'm touched that it managed to reach you that way, wishing you the best though! Thank you very much!
The use of visual metaphors reminds me of one of my favorite mangaka, Nojiko Hayakawa-sensei. Thank you for sharing this video, newly subscribed because of this!
I’m someone who has a hard time feeling emotions toward books,shows,movies etc but this manga gosh did it make me feel it struck me in a way I was not expecting it’s my favourite manga and I will never stop recommending it! Thank you for making a video about it you talk about it perfectly!
Our Dreams At Dusk is my favorite manga ever!!! I am sooooo glad that you made a video about it! The moving visuals you created are breathtaking and the way you explained everything was perfect. I love this manga so much the visuals, the metaphors, symbolism, the characters, and the stories of all of them are so real. When I read this for the first time I was blown away how I was able to relate and feel the pain of every character, every volume make me cry because the experiences and emotions of the characters were so raw and I feel like this manga did an AMAZING job in portraying peoples experiences within the community. I've never seen any other story show LGBTQ+ experiences as perfect as Our Dreams At Dusk and I REALLY hope that someday this Manga, as well as the Mangaka, could get way more recognition because I think that WAY MORE people need to read this. Anyways, thank you so much for making this video I literally never see anyone talk about this masterpiece of a manga so thank you so much.
I really need a lounge for myself to go to. It also hurts to hear your recording situation. Its really similar to some of the lengths I have to go through just be able to do certain things. Also your video quality has come a long way and I always appreciate them.
Same here sadly, i'm wishing you the best in the future and that it will become easier for yourself though! But thank you very much, I appreciate it!
I loved dream at dusk already, BUT THIS! This video makes me appreciate the manga even more! (you also got me tearing up at some points)
😭😭 I'm so happy seeing so many fans of this series, it truly deserves it, but tysm!!
yes!! i've been so excited for this video for a long time now!! i love this manga and this video is absolutely amazing!
Thank you so much!! 😭
such a brilliant video for an equally brilliant manga! thank you for always making such amazing, insightful content.
Thank you! And thank *you* for watching, and commenting too - means a lot!
I absolutely enjoy watching your videos. I'm thrilled to see a tribute to some of my fave creators here, Kamatani and Moto Hagio! This was a beautiful video to watch.
Thank you very much! And woo - another Moto Hagio fan!! So very few people love her and her work, such a shame because they're all so beautiful
This was such an amazing documentary! With absolutely stellar production (and nifty animations), superb narration, and a poignant narrative that I've come to know and love from your channel, your exploration of the metaphors, themes, and ideals in Our Dreams at Dusk has been nothing but eye-opening, especially as a budding manga reader who has rarely read manga this groundbreaking in terms of representation.
The topic of Misora and the way they feel about needing a safe space in an environment that provided little to none of it hit a few soft spots in my heart (and was perhaps a touch too relatable), and I'm excited to see the theme of the crowbar in the manga, having only read the first few chapters of Our Dreams at Dusk myself :)
This video has singlehandedly made me want to buy all the available volumes and binge them all in one go, and it's definitely not going to leave my head for a few days to come
(Sorry for the delay in replying!) But thank you a whole lot! I'm glad to see you enjoyed the video, I hope you enjoy the manga when you get around to reading it - it's a short read, but very impactful nonetheless. Thank you so much for the lovely comment
Great video! I hadn't seen you around for a while, and this is just the best thing ever! This manga deserves far more recognition than it gets. I don't think I ever cried reading something as much as I cried reading the last volume.
I'd missed the Patreon announcement, so I'm glad to see you now have a Patreon too :)
I know 😭😭 between the patreon launch and work stuff, this video took some time to get out there, but thank you for hanging on and watching! I could agree more with you!
And yeah! It's still relatively early days, but people have been super lovely about it 😁
@@linesinmotion oh, I didn't mean it like that! It's just that I didn't keep up properly 😅
With the amount of work that goes into your videos, I think your schedule is actually great, and I don't think you should be pressured into posting more often. I personally like it when people focus more on quality over quantity.
Good to hear things have been going well with patreon :)
@@gabidois oh I didnt read it in a bad way, don't worry haha! But thank you, I appreciate that sentiment 😭😭
I always get the urge to read and draw and talk and create each time I watch one of your videos. They are so well done that is also very wholesome to watch. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge.
I love their work Nabari no Ou, am glad to see another of their works here!
Same here!! Very underrated sadly, wish more people read it
Your videos always make me want to re-read the mangas (because the mangas you've chosen so far are some of my favourites) because I never put that much thought into them. Not that I read them lightly, they wouldn't be my favourite if I did, but I don't have the knowledge to interpret them well. That's why I love your videos so much. They fill the holes that I didn't know existed in the way I read manga. So I want to read them again and do them and the mangakas justice. Yuhki Kamatani happens to be one of these mangakas, and I believe I suggested you did something with Shimanami Tasogare once, or perhaps I dreamt it. But this goes beyond my dreams, thank you so much for the hard work and the love you put into it.
I'm not really part of the LGBT community, though I am bisexual, but just reading this manga put a lot of things into perspective I would've never even given the time of day beforehand. This was a genuinely good series.
Honey, you are part of the LGBT community. And it's alright
Your videos are always so beautiful and thought-provoking, thank you so much for doing one on this amazing series! You put all of my thoughts about it into words and I can appreciate Our Dreams at Dusk even more now! Can't wait for more videos from you!
Aw, thank you so much!
i saw our dreams at dusk i scream, i see the channel is lines in motion i scream even more.
a beautiful video as always! i was absolutely stunned when i read this manga the first time, it put words to my thoughts with beautiful imagery. there isn't a lot of lgbt+ related mangas especially when it captures it perfectly.
i loved every moment of your video and almost cried remembering when i read our dreams at dusk. i relate to you recording your voice overs at night and doing it quietly. i dont make videos but everytime i surf through lgbt+ reddit or draw relating to my struggles, i always do it cautiously. i already got outed to my siblings through social media. even if they know, they're mostly just treating it like nothing maybe asking a few questions. but i just cant bother answering if they wont understand.
another manga i found that focuses on lgbt+ characters is "love me for who i am" or fukakai boku no subete o. which of course also left me in tears
🥺🥺 Thank you so much, I'm so glad to see this video resonates with so many, there's a fair few GL or BL stories, but just lgbt stories as a whole is so much fewer 😭😭 I'm so sorry to hear about your situation, there's no real words to describe what being outed feels like, I wish you the best and full support in the future!
Yesterday, I discovered this manga and I was stunned. Today, I found this video and was stunned anew. Stellar work. Keep going.
I can't express how much I love this video, thank you so much for making such a cool work and putting these awesome analysis onto the world!
Wow, thank you! My pleasure and i'm glad you enjoyed the video :')
i just watched two of our videos and am new here but i just wanted to say I love your work.
Thank you so much, glad you like my videos!
I didn't expect to cry today this was a really good immersive video and topic
Thank you, and sorry (not sorry ha) for making you cry!
Literally my favourite manga and words alone cannot describe the way it makes me feel.
One of my favourites too, it's just so good!
Your editing is immaculate
Your analysis is always intricate
Your voice beautiful
And combined, your videos are masterpieces.
I love all your videos, thank you for creating and sharing these gems
Thank you so much omg 🥺🥺🥺
kamatani has such a beautiful art style. shounen note drew me in and the rest of their works just added onto that
seeing pandora hearts put as an example here made me rly happy
thank you for this! it's been a year since I came out to my mum and she rejected the truth, we never talked about it and 'this' reminds me of the intense pain of hiding who I am really made me tear up... though I have to hold back because mum sits next to me. haha.
No, thank *you* for watching. I can't express enough how sorry I am with your scenario, I can only wish you happiness in the future and that one day your mom will change her views, and if not, that you're able to carry on with your head held high anyways 🙏🙏🙏
I love your content so much I watched all your videos and went on to read my first manga Blue period which was very good.Your video quality is also amazing.
Oh wow, blue period was your first manga? A great place to start! Thank you so much, and for valuing my manga opinions haha
i strive to be able to make vids like you some day !
All it takes is practice! You got this 😤 (but ty, that's a sweet sentiment)
I just want to say thank you for making such great videos that are full of passion and truth.
No worries at all, thank *you* for watching and commenting!
Holy shit, this made me cry several times. Thank you.
Thank *you* for watching!
you’re incredible
ha, thank you 😅
this made me sob my heart out it- really hit too close to home haha
I bought the 1st volume of this manga about a week ago, and then as soon as I finished I bought the 2nd one, and the 3rd, and then the 4th. I love this manga for its characters, story, art, everything. I didn't really think manga like this existed considering how little LGBT problems were addressed in other Japanese media I've watched. I don't fully understand who I am yet, but this manga made me realise that no matter what conclusion I come to, there will always be people to comfort me in my darkest times.
I thank the algorithm for letting me find your channel. I am in love.
The algorithm actually worked in my favour for a change 🤯🤯🤯 haha, but thank you!
this is incredible. this video made me emotional, I loved the animatoons as well. you did an amazing work. it's the first video I watch from my channel and it left me such a strong positive impression. I loved it so much
Hard to describe this vid in words but "amazing" and "hard work" come to mind
Just catching up with yt comments, but as I said on twitter, thank you!!
i love this manga sm😭
Same here! 😭
this was genuinely beautiful
Thank you!
How do you manage to make me cry every video ah ah ah. Thank you.
Just beautiful
Thank you 🥺
Your video makes me want to read this manga (part of me wants to because probably, I want to find myself). I love metaphors and visual metaphors these days after I started to read manga, and your explanation feels so raw and just beautiful. From your narration and way of thought alone, my questioning self can relate so well with it, and the characters that you're explaining.
Omg this video is so beautiful!!!! Damn I got mad respect for you this must have taken a lot of time to make....
Ha, it did take quite a while but hopefully it was worth it 😂 Thank you!
This is so well produced and the amazing quality is indeed superb, cheers to you :>>>>
Thank you so much!! (ps, love the icon 🤭🤭)
what a beautiful video, I'm so glad yt recommended this to me
Thank you so much!! 😊
waow you are such a good storyteller. We all get emotional about what we read but we can't express it like you. I really liked your editing and how you describe the manga's story. I watched all your videos in one day. I am looking forward to your future video ;)
Oh wow, you binged my channel?! 🤯 Thank you!!
@@linesinmotion You're welcome!! Thanks for your hard work.
Waaaah! I've been waiting for your next video! Thank you!!!
Thank *you* for waiting and watching!
ohhh I am absolutely going to check this out! I already trust your taste in manga and this looks sad and beautiful and touching and so emotional.
and such a beautiful video as usual of course, thank you for the hard work