This is so good and well put together. Completely worth the wait. It's interesting to experience the songs in order of them being released. I entered the fandom pretty late so I never really experienced the mystery part of the project. Yet I think this perfectly illustrates it!
@@projectfear22 watch the pvs (if you haven't), read the manga from the beginning, read the novels, listen to the mekakucity reload album, then rewatch the anime do this twice it will all make sense after that
Man... This is great. I don't know if this is the last kagerou video you'll make but if it is then I can say this was great and satisfying. Good job bread box this is beautiful. I originally found your channel due to the kagerou project and said to myself "I guess ill watch the kagerou videos cause its the only reason im at his channel" but soon after time flys by I see what else you posted and was instantly hooked and soon would choose to be a loyal subsciber and always eat up what you make because your just so awesome and you content is unique in a good way. My appreciating of you and your channel just grew and grew. I hope you grow big and ill tag on to you journey no matter if you blow up and you get alot of exposure or if you're gonna be one of those hidden gems thtas not mainstream but makes awesome worthwhild content. Like I said idk if this is the last kagerou video but if so then ill still keep watching cause you're just that great. Your subscriber -Sodota
Yeah luckily we have an anime mekakucity reload and we still need to finish the latest manga timeline and another manga timeline with it being a good ending. And jin did mention he wants to make a song about Haruka so luckily we will have kagerou for a few more years maybe 3 or 2 years.
First off this is an AMAZING video, and actually cleared things up for me (how both Takane and Haruka came back as Ene and Konoha) which even after reading tons on kagepro I had never figured out. (Also dang I'm sharing this with everyone I know because it's masterful) That said, you cheeky guy, skipping Kano in your conclusion! xD I'm gonna write out how he fits into it, though waaaay less eloquently and more off the top of my head (If I missed it due to multitasking, you have my apologies) Kano is paired fairly frequently with Kido, and has important bonds with Seto He represents this aversion to death in that he does what clearing eyes wants just to protect them, even at the cost of the lives of others (potentially Hibiya and Hiyori, though it's not entirely confirmed I don't think) And his difficulty in living in the form of his self hatred in going along with clearing eyes. Despite being very much an Azami (who I believe is masquerading as a Tsukihiko, as that's what he'd prefer to be, like Ayano actually is), he reaches out to Kido in their youth, and it's very much implied that in the first manga route and in MCA that he was a large part in helping her get more a grasp on her powers. Kido defends his character in the novels as well. Their relationship is not shown as blatantly after childhood, but it still clearly impacts them both. He likewise considers Kido and Seto his first friends, and also develops a deep love for his sister, Ayano. They show him how to live and be loved (properly, unlike how his mother showed him, though it still taints his perceptions as he grows), but this isn't fully realized until Seto finally reaches past his lies to truly understand, and he's made to confess everything to Kido as well. But Kido doesn't reject him as he fears, but rather accepts him and his troubles, finally showing Kano just how off his perceptions had been all along, and finally (or at least significantly) crushing his beliefs that he had to carry everyone's burdens for them or lose their love. And it's in this kind of state that he can finally start to really trust them all. I don't remember if his apology to Shintaro is before or after this, but it's clear that he's ready to face the world as opposed to obsessing over just Kido, Seto, and Ayano I love both Kano and MCA, and they're a lot of what got me into kagepro at all, really, so I've gotta give kudos to my favorite character in this xP Kano is a really interesting character to me, because his methods of caring for people are so twisted so long after his mother, the catalyst for his view of the world, is dead. That just as the positive impacts we can have on people are far reaching, even after we're gone (such as with Ayano) that the negative things we do to people can likewise leave long lasting damage, even after our deaths (such as Kano's mother, and really, Kido's father, and minus the death, Seto's bullies etc etc) But that even then, it's not hopeless. Kano can still love and be loved, even while his view of things is still so twisted, even as he struggles to find a way to be a good person past that messed up worldview, to really trust people, to finally grasp that love can be unconditional. And it's really only near the end of things that his arc really sees progress, as he's hit rock bottom and in desperation finally confesses to Seto, who can finally help him due to that one act, and Kano finally, finally gets that progress which Kido and Seto were able to achieve so much earlier. There's hope, even when we've been so scarred by someone. We can trust again, and we can be worth loving through even our lowest lows. The important thing being that Kano is always trying to do the right thing, it's that lack of trust which leads it to not really being the right thing in the end (though, Ayano similarly miscalculated with her suicide, but neither had the perfect perception, both falling short by their lack of self worth when trying to decide on how to save their loved ones, among other elements (at least imo)) Anyways, I haven't read the 5th novel in like 2-3 years or something, so if I misremembered stuff I'm sorry ^^ ; I really liked the video but gotta add that Kano rep somehow~ Even if it's just some silly rambles (Btw, I know not everyone will love Kano like I do, even if I sing his praises all day, and that's fine~ )
I'm pretty sure this video's gonna make me cry. ;w; It looks really well made! I've felt really nostalgic about KagePro all week until I realized....it's almost the annual "try to not get hit by a truck day."
I never understood the story of Kagerou Project and I have spent so long trying to find the answers to the series, but found difficulty- considering the entire series is in Japanese. Even in the translations I couldn't get what was happening, who's perspective it was, and what it meant for the fictional characters, as well as for the viewers, Jin and everyone else in the making of the Project. I'm here right now just wondering how you even managed to understand the story AND have the mind and time to explain everything. Even with it's shady story and the emotion you get in the timeline of uploads. You da real OG m8 XD. And thank you for making meaning to every August 15th in my life.
Gah, dude you are amazing for taking the time to explain this ahah. I always send my friends to you whenever they are confused with the kagerou project! Nice job.
Dude, I can't thank you enough for all the time you've given so that people can fully experience the project. It's helped me clear up my doubts (even as a long time kagerou project fan), and knowing that someone cares for the project so deeply, and wanting to share the message behind it has greatly touched me. Thank you for spreading your kindness!
Kagepro timeline where everything's the same except shin got his new keyboard before meeting the dan and wins against clearing eyes by hitting him with the all powerful keyboard
ive loved kagepro for years, but i felt like i never quite understood it until watching this. even though im not one to dig for more meaning outside of entertainment, the way you summarized the feelings and moral behind the project left me holding it closer to my heart than ever. it hit so close to home by the end of this i was crying, and even though i cry a lot at angst-filled media, the fact it was tears based on connecting the moral to myself rather than just the story, was overwhelming. i didn’t think kagepro would be like this to me, aka, now very special. this is such a good video, clean, organized, and really helped fill in all the gaps i had missed on the project throughout the years. it wasn’t hard to follow along (even though i knew a lot of kagepro). you kept it simple but detailed enough to get everything needed across. thank you for this video.
After hearing Additional Memory, it just adds more depression salt into Lost Time Memory and Ayano’s Theory of Happiness... I can’t wait for the Reload anime, and the translation and debunk for the new Imaginary Reload album. Thank you for summarizing the history for Kagepro. I hope you could try make an updated version once everything is about to conclude :D
Thank you for this Thanks to kagerou days I met some of my best friends, my name yellow deceiver is even a homage to shuuya ahaha Thanks for keeping kagepro content around Thank you so much Just thank you
Been a kagerou trash since day-1 but ever since mac ended I haven't been keeping on tabs with the fandom and with new PVs appearing, kagepro tag in tumblr resurfacing, I was hyped! But tbh i have already forgotten every single plot detail. Happy to find your video it helped me A LOT!! Will you be covering / making a video discussing the novel's final volume?? Found some translations but (as always) it's a bit confusing.. looking forward fo your next videos! ❤
Amazing analysis of all of the different mediums in which Kagerou has been presented. You did a fantastic job with explaining the plot with the songs, as well as how the manga, novels, and anime (well as well as the anime does, because it feels like its own entity sometimes) visualise the music, as well as make their own interpretations at times. Unfortunately with the 2nd season of the anime, it's been moved from a WiP to unknown about 8-10 months ago, and there have been no updates since then.
Overall, this video is amazing! There is one thing I disagree with, however. I don’t agree with how the characters get their snakes. I don’t believe that there needs to be 2 people for the kagerou daze to open, and this is because we see 3 people enter alone. While you give a plausible reason for 2 of them, one still sticks out: Ayano. She enters the daze alone and there is no evidence of any kind of ‘dual existence’ trickery going on. As such, I suggest a different reasoning: when someone dies on august 15th, they are dragged into the daze along with anyone nearby. They then have a chance of getting a snake and are able to leave the daze. The reason for ene losing her body could just be the nature of her snake’s abilities and Konoha being left as essentially an empty husk is likely a result of Haruka refusing his snake’s answers to his desires, resulting in his imprisonment as the new body wanders the world as an amnesiac with the powers of a snake.
Now I want to read the novels and listen to all the songs again! This was another amazing video, you put so much effort into explaining everything. keep up the great work!
No man, thank you. I started getting into the Kagerou Project with the mess of an anime that was Mekaku City Actors, which was obviously a mistake from my part. But thanks to you I was able to find the proper "beginning" to the medias and finally understand this amazing and beautiful story that Kagerou Project is, and the funny thing is that it's not even finished yet, so at the very least I'm glad that I'll be able to enjoy the conclusion of the other media for the following years. Again, I don't think I could have gotten to this without the effort you put into this and passion you have for it, so I can only thank you. You are an amazing guy :)
Thank you so much for this video! I got interested in the kagerou project after hearing some of the songs (kagerou days, headphone actor and outer science) and then watched the anime. The anime was pretty decent in my opinion, although didnt feel completed. I looked up "mekakucity actors explained" and found this video, and im seriously moved to tears by this beautifully told story with amazing characters and thought put into it. The kagerou project as a whole, without a doubt, tops anything ive watched or experienced in this case so far.
Holy shit... That was a lot to take in, and I almost cried at some parts like Shintaro's relationships with Ayano, Haruka, and Takane :'D... Overall, this video was well-made and I love it
This really REALLY helped clear things up for me. I had understood the story for the most part, but my biggest questions were answered for sure, and having the songs explained in depth in their true order was the most helpful aspect of the whole video. I remember reading the manga and just being SO confused about the second timeline and just being completely unable to follow. But wow ya Im about to go out and buy all of the light novels now wowowowowowow.
god you did a great job on this, I’m so happy that decided to do another kagepro story recap, this one is much more detailed than the other one and it is very much appreciated, even when i read the novels, everything is really hard to piece together. im so happy that i found this channel, it’s really hard to find new kagepro content these days
Is the Light Novel worth reading? I ask this in the context of thinking that the anime and manga are bad. I've had high expectations for the adaption of the music videos ever since I first discovered them- but I never thought that the anime or manga did them justice. Alot of the time the characters act in favor of the plot, rather than themselves and even change in personality according to that plot rather than how they're portrayed in general or in the MVs. But do you think the Light Novels have done the series justice, and that it's worth reading?
The manga isnt bad, it's just another route tbh; but if you want to feel closer (?) To the characters then the novels are worth it to read! They expand on alot of the already stated story, but there isn't a whole lot of new content except for the route ending
This manga was so confusing Guy goes somewhere meets people mall terrorist then a teacher Is cloning people and some girl is in a forest and then the group is killed by some other kid with powers
As someone who hasn't read the manga OR the novels, and only watched 8 of the original songs (if I didn't misscount), I liked the anime. Leaving out how exactly things happen in different timelines, I myselfe figured the story out only using the anime and the 5 songs I had seen at that time. So in my opinion the anime isn't that bad. Not perfect, but not as bad as others make it seem, which is why I'm incedible exited for Mekakucity actors Reloaded!
As a hard core fan of the songs and manga, this is just the thing I needed to fully understand what I love about this series. Totally didn't cry at all either!
The Kagerou Project was always a complex puzzle for me to interpret so I am very happy to run across this many years after I was originally introduced. And I must say, I internally screamed when I heard one of the songs from the To the Moon series paired with Lost Time Memory! I love TtM so dearly so I guess I freaked out quite a bit, haha
Nooooo not the last video of kagerou-- what about those parts of you explaining the routes and stories that didn't make it into "the children's story" video- unless you mention those here- I'll see once I've actually watched the full video
1 This is absolutely amazing like your previous discussions and the other analysis's you've made. I think my favorite part about this vid is the BEAUTIFUL art during you telling the story of the novles (That was a joke btw-). 2 Seriousy though keep this kinda stuff up even if.. sadly the kagerou videos are likey done now. This stuff is awesome so yeah, keep it up!
Wow this must have been so much work! I myself only only got into the Kagerou project when all the songs were already released, so it was really interesting to learn how the story slowly unfolded for the people following along. At the same time it helped me understand the connection between the songs and the different media so much better! I had read quite a bit of the manga already and I was super confused with what was going on. You really cleared that up for me! Thank you so much for making such an amazing and detailed explanation!
This video is incredible! I love your Kagepro videos, it’s an incredible feat to explain this project in the first place! Watching your videos was enough to convince me to get into the project myself about 2-3 months ago. I’ve since listened to the songs countless times (Will Stetson’s covers have become an large part of my daily life at this point), read the manga and light novels, and watched the anime. I’ve watched this video twice, and the 2 hour lecture twice, as well, still amazed at how well you’re able to explain this immense and wonderful story in depth. Thank you for your dedication to this small fandom, I’m happy to join it!
56:45 "Giving one of the people one of Azami's snakes, and letting them free while the other remained alone." I've been so far in 3 major close-calls with death. In all of these cases, i was helped by someone to barely escape from that fate. But now, after hearing that single line, i'm more afraid to death than ever before. But you know? Regardless of my breathing issues, the multiple close-calls i had, how i almost drowned twice, or the lot of near misses to being hit by a car... i love the fact that... _im alive._ Seriously, thanks... i finally understand completely how this whole story works...
I remember at some point running into Jin's songs by chance while going through a Miku faze and stumbling upon headphone actor and childrens record. Then i looked up the songs on youtube and found the mv's and fanboyed for a long time over them and really having the time of my life with just the songs. I then left them after a while thniking how cool it would be if they were like an anime or something. flash years later and i found out that the songs were only PART of an amzing story that still to this day is my favorite. I love the Kagerou Project and will always remember reading and watching summaries like this, and thank videos like this that reminds me how happy i was when i first found this whole thing. Thanks for the video!!!!
I know I'm late to watch this but still, let me thank you. Very very good video which captures the Kagerou Project perfectly. Almost no other piece of media makes me almost cry everytime like KagePro does but this video definitely did that too.
is it funny I kept counting the times whatever he said foreshadowed something ? (e.g. "this will become very clear soon" before Outer Science came up, or "additionally" when he didn't say Additional Memory) or have i been following kagerou project for too long, since everything sounds like a pun
I've been a fan of the series for the last 5 years and I always said it was my favorite but this made me realize again how much I truly love this series. Thank you so much for all the effort you put into this I can't express how happy I was watching this and obviously seeing how much time and affection you put into perfectly telling this story from beginning to end. Can't wait to see what you do next and I legit mean it keep up the amazing work I loved this video so so much :,)
I had just finished Mekakucity Actors and was really confused about so many things, so this really helped me connect the dots and realize there was so much more
has there been a new video explaining the manga arc + novel that had not been out yet or translated yet at the time of this video? i don’t see any titles in his new videos that would seem to be a second part to this explanation. i loved this video and i’d love to see how the manga and novel stories wrap up
I know this video was two years ago but god damn I keep rewatching this and I keep crying every time thank you for making this video and thank you jin for making this whole thing 💞💞
I always asked myself why I love this project... It got me out of a really dark time of my life, and it really marked me as the person I'm today. Now, I look back with your analysis and all I can say to you is just thank you for doing this videos in general. You're great, keep your content this good. That's all, thanks.
Almost August 15th and I'm yet again here, after listening the songs nonstop during August. Thank you so much for doing the video that brings me back to such wonderful days when nothing was unraveled and the process of figuring the story out ❤🐍
THANK YOU!!! I'm not sure if you will see this, but I appreciate this so much. I watched a video discussing Kagerou Project (by you) earlier, and it spoke of intertwined stories of so many interesting things. However, it seemed like something that would be near impossible to get into the right way or was too daunting to start, like Montagatari. With this video I can experience things the way people who were in the Vocaloid fandom long ago did. I feel as if I missed out on a lot of fun times as I was too young, but thanks to people like you and ubnubmaster, I can really experience it all from your eyes. I'll be sure to listen to some of the songs by themselves too, but this helped me see the order of which to see them since it was hard to find a good resource. Soon I'll look into the manga as well, and will hopefully become more involved with this.
Just to clarify, only watched the song portion of the video and will attempt to read the manga + others on my own unless I need clarification, which I assume I will.
So I just finished mekakucity actors and I’m still a little confused about what happened afterwards. 1 why did the dad not return to the real world when he was alive prior to the shit. 2 you said “the dead remain dead and the living stay alive”, but I see Haruka, Takane and Ayano in the last shot past August 15th with the Mekakushi Dan
Your comment is a year old, but if you are still loocking for answers to your questions, maybe I can help: The father decidet to stay in the daze so he could stay with his wive. Remember, she was alredy dead becouse he got her spot amongst the living durring the car accident. Him staying in the daze also opened up a spot for Hiyori to return to the living, her spot originally beeing taken by Hibiya, becouse (and this is complicated to explain in only text xD) Clearing Eyes was no longer bound to Mister Tateyama (the dad), giving Konoha the oportunity to order it to bring Hiyori back becouse Konoha alredy had his own snake and didn't need Clearing Eyes to return to the living as Haruka. (So in short: father switched places with Hiyori amongst the living, and Clearing Eyes hopefully stays pacified in the future) As for Ayano, Takane and Haruka beeing amongst the living: all three of them where characters that technically exited/where allowed to exit the daze to continue live. You know, like all the other Dan members before, who originally died and returned by getting a snake. So technically they don't count towards "the dead".
Man I still remember randomly stumbling upon Heat-Haze Days in my middle school days shortly after the PV was released. It was truly a historical moment for every anime/vocaloid fan out there. The vague, multi-media level storytelling of Kagerou Project will always carry a certain charm to it that probably wont be replicated by anything else.
Thanks I finally understand it I just watched the anime and only the anime and I only got like 30% of the story but know I can true appreciate the effort that was put in it. Thanks again for this video it was EXTREMELY A helpful 😆 Edit: I left a like btw
What an amazing video!! Even after being a fan of KagePro for over 6 years, I’ve honestly always been confused about some of its plot and you taught me a bunch of stuff I didn’t know about some characters (like how Ene and Konoha both survived the Daze instead of only one of them, and even how Kenjirou was embezzling from the school lol). One of the coolest things about the Project is that there’s SO MUCH information and media, you’ll probably learn something new or figure something else out every time you revisit it. Thanks for such a great breakdown 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I do actually have a question though that maybe you could help me with-why was Ayano accepted into the Daze when she died alone? The Daze only takes in two people who die together on that day, but she only killed herself. That’s always gotten me
I never thought it was possible... To fully explain kagerou project so well like this... Dear gosh this was a wonderful video. I might have cried a little at the end, actually at the start too when you explained how the mystery drawed the audience in and I cried in nostalgia
Just from the start I relieve why i had no clue what the fuck was actually happening xD Edit after watching the Whole video: yup still pretty confused but understand the basics now :D
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The true ending is when Shintaro gets his keyboard.
YEAH BRO NEEDS HIS KEYBOARD
Lol
Males and their keyboard
Saddest part of the Kagerou Project at : 41:10 brings a tear to my eye every time;;;;;
"Shintaro never got his keyboard and he never will"
this is the thing that makes men cry
WOW. The fact that you actually managed to do the impossible - explain KagePro - is seriously impressive.
Such a sad story, a shut-in who couldn't get his keyboard. Instead gets into every shit possible. All he wanted was a new keyboard
This is so good and well put together. Completely worth the wait. It's interesting to experience the songs in order of them being released. I entered the fandom pretty late so I never really experienced the mystery part of the project. Yet I think this perfectly illustrates it!
Watched the anime, What do i need for the fullest experience?
@@projectfear22 watch the pvs (if you haven't), read the manga from the beginning, read the novels, listen to the mekakucity reload album, then rewatch the anime
do this twice
it will all make sense after that
which pvs? theres a bunch, what's official
And now Additional Memory has been released just a month ago and dear lord is it sad.
ripping my heart out again with Ayano's 'memory'
That was two years ago?
@@SHINTAR0 look at the year the comment was made
When you realise this is the short explanation.
Man... This is great. I don't know if this is the last kagerou video you'll make but if it is then I can say this was great and satisfying. Good job bread box this is beautiful. I originally found your channel due to the kagerou project and said to myself "I guess ill watch the kagerou videos cause its the only reason im at his channel" but soon after time flys by I see what else you posted and was instantly hooked and soon would choose to be a loyal subsciber and always eat up what you make because your just so awesome and you content is unique in a good way. My appreciating of you and your channel just grew and grew. I hope you grow big and ill tag on to you journey no matter if you blow up and you get alot of exposure or if you're gonna be one of those hidden gems thtas not mainstream but makes awesome worthwhild content. Like I said idk if this is the last kagerou video but if so then ill still keep watching cause you're just that great. Your subscriber -Sodota
P.S sorry for such a long comment
Thanks bud
It's gonna be over soon, with the ending of the manga and novels.
Yeah luckily we have an anime mekakucity reload and we still need to finish the latest manga timeline and another manga timeline with it being a good ending. And jin did mention he wants to make a song about Haruka so luckily we will have kagerou for a few more years maybe 3 or 2 years.
maybe even 7 years idk XD
First off this is an AMAZING video, and actually cleared things up for me (how both Takane and Haruka came back as Ene and Konoha) which even after reading tons on kagepro I had never figured out.
(Also dang I'm sharing this with everyone I know because it's masterful)
That said, you cheeky guy, skipping Kano in your conclusion! xD I'm gonna write out how he fits into it, though waaaay less eloquently and more off the top of my head
(If I missed it due to multitasking, you have my apologies)
Kano is paired fairly frequently with Kido, and has important bonds with Seto
He represents this aversion to death in that he does what clearing eyes wants just to protect them, even at the cost of the lives of others (potentially Hibiya and Hiyori, though it's not entirely confirmed I don't think)
And his difficulty in living in the form of his self hatred in going along with clearing eyes.
Despite being very much an Azami (who I believe is masquerading as a Tsukihiko, as that's what he'd prefer to be, like Ayano actually is), he reaches out to Kido in their youth, and it's very much implied that in the first manga route and in MCA that he was a large part in helping her get more a grasp on her powers. Kido defends his character in the novels as well.
Their relationship is not shown as blatantly after childhood, but it still clearly impacts them both.
He likewise considers Kido and Seto his first friends, and also develops a deep love for his sister, Ayano.
They show him how to live and be loved (properly, unlike how his mother showed him, though it still taints his perceptions as he grows), but this isn't fully realized until Seto finally reaches past his lies to truly understand, and he's made to confess everything to Kido as well.
But Kido doesn't reject him as he fears, but rather accepts him and his troubles, finally showing Kano just how off his perceptions had been all along, and finally (or at least significantly) crushing his beliefs that he had to carry everyone's burdens for them or lose their love.
And it's in this kind of state that he can finally start to really trust them all.
I don't remember if his apology to Shintaro is before or after this, but it's clear that he's ready to face the world as opposed to obsessing over just Kido, Seto, and Ayano
I love both Kano and MCA, and they're a lot of what got me into kagepro at all, really, so I've gotta give kudos to my favorite character in this xP
Kano is a really interesting character to me, because his methods of caring for people are so twisted so long after his mother, the catalyst for his view of the world, is dead. That just as the positive impacts we can have on people are far reaching, even after we're gone (such as with Ayano) that the negative things we do to people can likewise leave long lasting damage, even after our deaths (such as Kano's mother, and really, Kido's father, and minus the death, Seto's bullies etc etc)
But that even then, it's not hopeless. Kano can still love and be loved, even while his view of things is still so twisted, even as he struggles to find a way to be a good person past that messed up worldview, to really trust people, to finally grasp that love can be unconditional. And it's really only near the end of things that his arc really sees progress, as he's hit rock bottom and in desperation finally confesses to Seto, who can finally help him due to that one act, and Kano finally, finally gets that progress which Kido and Seto were able to achieve so much earlier.
There's hope, even when we've been so scarred by someone. We can trust again, and we can be worth loving through even our lowest lows.
The important thing being that Kano is always trying to do the right thing, it's that lack of trust which leads it to not really being the right thing in the end (though, Ayano similarly miscalculated with her suicide, but neither had the perfect perception, both falling short by their lack of self worth when trying to decide on how to save their loved ones, among other elements (at least imo))
Anyways, I haven't read the 5th novel in like 2-3 years or something, so if I misremembered stuff I'm sorry ^^ ;
I really liked the video but gotta add that Kano rep somehow~ Even if it's just some silly rambles
(Btw, I know not everyone will love Kano like I do, even if I sing his praises all day, and that's fine~ )
I wasted 1 hour of my life watching this
Not dissapointed (cries)
Then it should be you "spent" and not "wasted".
@Holly T yeah pretty much. But seeing his\her opinion might differ, I put "spent".
@Holly T utilized? it should be "contribute"
Tino
Then it’s not wasted time
You guys are wrong, it should be *devoted*
I'm pretty sure this video's gonna make me cry. ;w; It looks really well made!
I've felt really nostalgic about KagePro all week until I realized....it's almost the annual "try to not get hit by a truck day."
how did you know i was wearing my kagepro shirt today
same
Almost August 15th and I'm here once again to relive the greatness of Kagerou Project
Moral of the story: Don’t die on August 14th or 15th. Stay the fuck at home
I think the saddest part in this entire project is Shintaro's keyboard.
I never understood the story of Kagerou Project and I have spent so long trying to find the answers to the series, but found difficulty- considering the entire series is in Japanese. Even in the translations I couldn't get what was happening, who's perspective it was, and what it meant for the fictional characters, as well as for the viewers, Jin and everyone else in the making of the Project. I'm here right now just wondering how you even managed to understand the story AND have the mind and time to explain everything. Even with it's shady story and the emotion you get in the timeline of uploads. You da real OG m8 XD. And thank you for making meaning to every August 15th in my life.
Gah, dude you are amazing for taking the time to explain this ahah. I always send my friends to you whenever they are confused with the kagerou project! Nice job.
iM still wondering to this day how Shion gave birth to Mary--
kagerou project in a nutshell: red is bad red is bad | red eyes good
Dude, I can't thank you enough for all the time you've given so that people can fully experience the project. It's helped me clear up my doubts (even as a long time kagerou project fan), and knowing that someone cares for the project so deeply, and wanting to share the message behind it has greatly touched me. Thank you for spreading your kindness!
Kagepro timeline where everything's the same except shin got his new keyboard before meeting the dan and wins against clearing eyes by hitting him with the all powerful keyboard
ive loved kagepro for years, but i felt like i never quite understood it until watching this. even though im not one to dig for more meaning outside of entertainment, the way you summarized the feelings and moral behind the project left me holding it closer to my heart than ever. it hit so close to home by the end of this i was crying, and even though i cry a lot at angst-filled media, the fact it was tears based on connecting the moral to myself rather than just the story, was overwhelming. i didn’t think kagepro would be like this to me, aka, now very special.
this is such a good video, clean, organized, and really helped fill in all the gaps i had missed on the project throughout the years. it wasn’t hard to follow along (even though i knew a lot of kagepro). you kept it simple but detailed enough to get everything needed across. thank you for this video.
After hearing Additional Memory, it just adds more depression salt into Lost Time Memory and Ayano’s Theory of Happiness...
I can’t wait for the Reload anime, and the translation and debunk for the new Imaginary Reload album. Thank you for summarizing the history for Kagepro. I hope you could try make an updated version once everything is about to conclude :D
So that's what happened in the anime...
Thank you for this
Thanks to kagerou days I met some of my best friends, my name yellow deceiver is even a homage to shuuya ahaha
Thanks for keeping kagepro content around
Thank you so much
Just thank you
Children record should have been the opening to Mekaku City Actors....
YOU KNOW, PUTTING DEAR YOU IN THE BACKGROUND OF THIS WAS A DICK MOVE
I'm not crying you're crying
Higurashi feels
Been a kagerou trash since day-1 but ever since mac ended I haven't been keeping on tabs with the fandom and with new PVs appearing, kagepro tag in tumblr resurfacing, I was hyped! But tbh i have already forgotten every single plot detail. Happy to find your video it helped me A LOT!! Will you be covering / making a video discussing the novel's final volume?? Found some translations but (as always) it's a bit confusing.. looking forward fo your next videos! ❤
I am counting down the seconds until Summertime Reload is released proper so I can talk about it.
holy crap... I just finished the whole vid... great job!
(btw ITS KAGEROU DAZE DAY TODAY!!!!)
08-15-18, 12:37pm.
Amazing analysis of all of the different mediums in which Kagerou has been presented. You did a fantastic job with explaining the plot with the songs, as well as how the manga, novels, and anime (well as well as the anime does, because it feels like its own entity sometimes) visualise the music, as well as make their own interpretations at times. Unfortunately with the 2nd season of the anime, it's been moved from a WiP to unknown about 8-10 months ago, and there have been no updates since then.
Overall, this video is amazing! There is one thing I disagree with, however. I don’t agree with how the characters get their snakes. I don’t believe that there needs to be 2 people for the kagerou daze to open, and this is because we see 3 people enter alone. While you give a plausible reason for 2 of them, one still sticks out: Ayano. She enters the daze alone and there is no evidence of any kind of ‘dual existence’ trickery going on. As such, I suggest a different reasoning: when someone dies on august 15th, they are dragged into the daze along with anyone nearby. They then have a chance of getting a snake and are able to leave the daze. The reason for ene losing her body could just be the nature of her snake’s abilities and Konoha being left as essentially an empty husk is likely a result of Haruka refusing his snake’s answers to his desires, resulting in his imprisonment as the new body wanders the world as an amnesiac with the powers of a snake.
Now I want to read the novels and listen to all the songs again! This was another amazing video, you put so much effort into explaining everything. keep up the great work!
No man, thank you.
I started getting into the Kagerou Project with the mess of an anime that was Mekaku City Actors, which was obviously a mistake from my part. But thanks to you I was able to find the proper "beginning" to the medias and finally understand this amazing and beautiful story that Kagerou Project is, and the funny thing is that it's not even finished yet, so at the very least I'm glad that I'll be able to enjoy the conclusion of the other media for the following years. Again, I don't think I could have gotten to this without the effort you put into this and passion you have for it, so I can only thank you. You are an amazing guy :)
I'm going to cry whenever I see a can of coke.
Wait so did kano ever tell shintaro about how he used his ability to deceive and blame him?
in some timelines (specifically novel)
Thank you so much for this video! I got interested in the kagerou project after hearing some of the songs (kagerou days, headphone actor and outer science) and then watched the anime. The anime was pretty decent in my opinion, although didnt feel completed. I looked up "mekakucity actors explained" and found this video, and im seriously moved to tears by this beautifully told story with amazing characters and thought put into it. The kagerou project as a whole, without a doubt, tops anything ive watched or experienced in this case so far.
1:38:45 You thought we wouldn't notice that, now did you?
Holy shit... That was a lot to take in, and I almost cried at some parts like Shintaro's relationships with Ayano, Haruka, and Takane :'D...
Overall, this video was well-made and I love it
This really REALLY helped clear things up for me. I had understood the story for the most part, but my biggest questions were answered for sure, and having the songs explained in depth in their true order was the most helpful aspect of the whole video. I remember reading the manga and just being SO confused about the second timeline and just being completely unable to follow.
But wow ya Im about to go out and buy all of the light novels now wowowowowowow.
god you did a great job on this, I’m so happy that decided to do another kagepro story recap, this one is much more detailed than the other one and it is very much appreciated, even when i read the novels, everything is really hard to piece together. im so happy that i found this channel, it’s really hard to find new kagepro content these days
I’ve only ever had a loose understanding of Kagepro, and this video makes everything so much easier! Thank you.
I thought the anime did a goodjob of finding a way out of the cycle but yeah more time would have made the explaination better to understand and see
Is the Light Novel worth reading? I ask this in the context of thinking that the anime and manga are bad.
I've had high expectations for the adaption of the music videos ever since I first discovered them- but I never thought that the anime or manga did them justice.
Alot of the time the characters act in favor of the plot, rather than themselves and even change in personality according to that plot rather than how they're portrayed in general or in the MVs.
But do you think the Light Novels have done the series justice, and that it's worth reading?
The manga isnt bad, it's just another route tbh; but if you want to feel closer (?) To the characters then the novels are worth it to read! They expand on alot of the already stated story, but there isn't a whole lot of new content except for the route ending
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Artistic skill level 99
happy august 14, i don’t like anime anymore, but this story holds a very dear place, i absolutely adored it when i was 10 years or so.
Wait so in Manga Route 2, who made Ene and Konoha if Clearing Eyes only made its way into the world when Hibiya died
This manga was so confusing
Guy goes somewhere meets people mall terrorist then a teacher Is cloning people and some girl is in a forest and then the group is killed by some other kid with powers
Mood
As someone who hasn't read the manga OR the novels, and only watched 8 of the original songs (if I didn't misscount), I liked the anime. Leaving out how exactly things happen in different timelines, I myselfe figured the story out only using the anime and the 5 songs I had seen at that time. So in my opinion the anime isn't that bad. Not perfect, but not as bad as others make it seem, which is why I'm incedible exited for Mekakucity actors Reloaded!
As a hard core fan of the songs and manga, this is just the thing I needed to fully understand what I love about this series. Totally didn't cry at all either!
I'm here because I remembered this masterpiece and wanted to see if I missed anything.
Yes, today is 15 of August.
The Kagerou Project was always a complex puzzle for me to interpret so I am very happy to run across this many years after I was originally introduced.
And I must say, I internally screamed when I heard one of the songs from the To the Moon series paired with Lost Time Memory! I love TtM so dearly so I guess I freaked out quite a bit, haha
For some reason, I'm getting videos about Kagerou project after all these years. Ahh, the feels are coming back. I was not prepared for this.
I realized an hour in that this was 2 hours long...Good thing though cuz if I saw it before I wouldn’t finish the vid!
Nooooo not the last video of kagerou-- what about those parts of you explaining the routes and stories that didn't make it into "the children's story" video- unless you mention those here- I'll see once I've actually watched the full video
It's all here this time ;)
Bread Box Yay! I love kagepro- so.. yay- can't wait to watch this when I'm home
1 This is absolutely amazing like your previous discussions and the other analysis's you've made. I think my favorite part about this vid is the BEAUTIFUL art during you telling the story of the novles (That was a joke btw-). 2 Seriousy though keep this kinda stuff up even if.. sadly the kagerou videos are likey done now. This stuff is awesome so yeah, keep it up!
Bread Box and now I'm crying after fully finishing the video having such feels
Wow this must have been so much work! I myself only only got into the Kagerou project when all the songs were already released, so it was really interesting to learn how the story slowly unfolded for the people following along. At the same time it helped me understand the connection between the songs and the different media so much better! I had read quite a bit of the manga already and I was super confused with what was going on. You really cleared that up for me! Thank you so much for making such an amazing and detailed explanation!
As someone who is just getting into the fandom, this was very healthful more me. You did an amazing job of explaining the story!
This video is incredible! I love your Kagepro videos, it’s an incredible feat to explain this project in the first place! Watching your videos was enough to convince me to get into the project myself about 2-3 months ago. I’ve since listened to the songs countless times (Will Stetson’s covers have become an large part of my daily life at this point), read the manga and light novels, and watched the anime. I’ve watched this video twice, and the 2 hour lecture twice, as well, still amazed at how well you’re able to explain this immense and wonderful story in depth. Thank you for your dedication to this small fandom, I’m happy to join it!
Here yet another 8/15 relieving this great story :')
56:45
"Giving one of the people one of Azami's snakes, and letting them free while the other remained alone."
I've been so far in 3 major close-calls with death. In all of these cases, i was helped by someone to barely escape from that fate. But now, after hearing that single line, i'm more afraid to death than ever before. But you know? Regardless of my breathing issues, the multiple close-calls i had, how i almost drowned twice, or the lot of near misses to being hit by a car... i love the fact that... _im alive._
Seriously, thanks... i finally understand completely how this whole story works...
I remember at some point running into Jin's songs by chance while going through a Miku faze and stumbling upon headphone actor and childrens record. Then i looked up the songs on youtube and found the mv's and fanboyed for a long time over them and really having the time of my life with just the songs. I then left them after a while thniking how cool it would be if they were like an anime or something. flash years later and i found out that the songs were only PART of an amzing story that still to this day is my favorite. I love the Kagerou Project and will always remember reading and watching summaries like this, and thank videos like this that reminds me how happy i was when i first found this whole thing. Thanks for the video!!!!
Dude this was made 2 yea ago??? BRUHHH THIS WAS SO SOLID OMG
Can't wait to get through this entire video soon. It was worth the wait!
I know I'm late to watch this but still, let me thank you. Very very good video which captures the Kagerou Project perfectly. Almost no other piece of media makes me almost cry everytime like KagePro does but this video definitely did that too.
is it funny I kept counting the times whatever he said foreshadowed something ? (e.g. "this will become very clear soon" before Outer Science came up, or "additionally" when he didn't say Additional Memory)
or have i been following kagerou project for too long, since everything sounds like a pun
It's been 2 years since you posted this, but I applaud you for being able to do such a succinct analysis! Great work!
I've been a fan of the series for the last 5 years and I always said it was my favorite but this made me realize again how much I truly love this series. Thank you so much for all the effort you put into this I can't express how happy I was watching this and obviously seeing how much time and affection you put into perfectly telling this story from beginning to end. Can't wait to see what you do next and I legit mean it keep up the amazing work I loved this video so so much :,)
this video continues to be amazing. I'm definitely not crying at all
Why dose the good anime/manga have to have a bad ending/sad ending
When I searched up Kagerou Project explained I just wanted like a 20 min video of some guy explaining this. This is beautiful.
I had just finished Mekakucity Actors and was really confused about so many things, so this really helped me connect the dots and realize there was so much more
hearing the mic blow out on the anime of kagerou project was fucking amazing
has there been a new video explaining the manga arc + novel that had not been out yet or translated yet at the time of this video? i don’t see any titles in his new videos that would seem to be a second part to this explanation. i loved this video and i’d love to see how the manga and novel stories wrap up
I literally could NOT get a grasp of kagepro until I watched this video, this is the best explanation imo
I know this video was two years ago but god damn I keep rewatching this and I keep crying every time thank you for making this video and thank you jin for making this whole thing 💞💞
I always asked myself why I love this project... It got me out of a really dark time of my life, and it really marked me as the person I'm today. Now, I look back with your analysis and all I can say to you is just thank you for doing this videos in general.
You're great, keep your content this good. That's all, thanks.
We truly did get shafted by studio shaft
41:10
"Shintaro Kisaragi never got his new keyboard ,and he never will"
I’m amazed you took so much time to go through all these materials to explain kagerou project! Props to you.
Almost August 15th and I'm yet again here, after listening the songs nonstop during August. Thank you so much for doing the video that brings me back to such wonderful days when nothing was unraveled and the process of figuring the story out ❤🐍
Thank you. Your brief is... Awesome! I love it.
Thnak you for loves kagerou project. ;;
THANK YOU!!! I'm not sure if you will see this, but I appreciate this so much.
I watched a video discussing Kagerou Project (by you) earlier, and it spoke of intertwined stories of so many interesting things.
However, it seemed like something that would be near impossible to get into the right way or was too daunting to start, like Montagatari.
With this video I can experience things the way people who were in the Vocaloid fandom long ago did.
I feel as if I missed out on a lot of fun times as I was too young, but thanks to people like you and ubnubmaster, I can really experience it all from your eyes.
I'll be sure to listen to some of the songs by themselves too, but this helped me see the order of which to see them since it was hard to find a good resource.
Soon I'll look into the manga as well, and will hopefully become more involved with this.
Just to clarify, only watched the song portion of the video and will attempt to read the manga + others on my own unless I need clarification, which I assume I will.
And... I'm back for the third time. This is still a joy to watch
So I just finished mekakucity actors and I’m still a little confused about what happened afterwards.
1 why did the dad not return to the real world when he was alive prior to the shit.
2 you said “the dead remain dead and the living stay alive”, but I see Haruka, Takane and Ayano in the last shot past August 15th with the Mekakushi Dan
Your comment is a year old, but if you are still loocking for answers to your questions, maybe I can help:
The father decidet to stay in the daze so he could stay with his wive. Remember, she was alredy dead becouse he got her spot amongst the living durring the car accident.
Him staying in the daze also opened up a spot for Hiyori to return to the living, her spot originally beeing taken by Hibiya, becouse (and this is complicated to explain in only text xD) Clearing Eyes was no longer bound to Mister Tateyama (the dad), giving Konoha the oportunity to order it to bring Hiyori back becouse Konoha alredy had his own snake and didn't need Clearing Eyes to return to the living as Haruka.
(So in short: father switched places with Hiyori amongst the living, and Clearing Eyes hopefully stays pacified in the future)
As for Ayano, Takane and Haruka beeing amongst the living: all three of them where characters that technically exited/where allowed to exit the daze to continue live. You know, like all the other Dan members before, who originally died and returned by getting a snake. So technically they don't count towards "the dead".
I spent 7 hours piecing stuff together just to find this after getting nowhere .w.
Thank you hahaha
21:11 the way he said delete is adorable
Man I still remember randomly stumbling upon Heat-Haze Days in my middle school days shortly after the PV was released. It was truly a historical moment for every anime/vocaloid fan out there. The vague, multi-media level storytelling of Kagerou Project will always carry a certain charm to it that probably wont be replicated by anything else.
an incredibly well put together video that has tied up a lot of loose ends for me! Thank you!
Happy kagerou day
Thanks I finally understand it I just watched the anime and only the anime and I only got like 30% of the story but know I can true appreciate the effort that was put in it. Thanks again for this video it was EXTREMELY A helpful 😆
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This helped so much! Thank you! ❤️
What an amazing video!! Even after being a fan of KagePro for over 6 years, I’ve honestly always been confused about some of its plot and you taught me a bunch of stuff I didn’t know about some characters (like how Ene and Konoha both survived the Daze instead of only one of them, and even how Kenjirou was embezzling from the school lol). One of the coolest things about the Project is that there’s SO MUCH information and media, you’ll probably learn something new or figure something else out every time you revisit it. Thanks for such a great breakdown 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I do actually have a question though that maybe you could help me with-why was Ayano accepted into the Daze when she died alone? The Daze only takes in two people who die together on that day, but she only killed herself. That’s always gotten me
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It's baaaaaaaaaaack
Btw, shidu is a girl
im fucking crying over your drawings
I genuinely love the little drawings
Ik im 2 years late but damn.... such a great vid.
58:40 is that a jojo reference??????
I never thought it was possible...
To fully explain kagerou project so well like this...
Dear gosh this was a wonderful video. I might have cried a little at the end, actually at the start too when you explained how the mystery drawed the audience in and I cried in nostalgia
Just from the start I relieve why i had no clue what the fuck was actually happening xD
Edit after watching the Whole video: yup still pretty confused but understand the basics now :D
Such a wonderful explanation 👏👏
I didnt think anyone could ever explain KP considering the story is all over the place. Defidently worth the wait 💕