[0:03] [music]
[0:06] >> I've been watching anime ever since I
[0:08] can remember and doing what I do, one
[0:10] question I get asked is, "What's your
[0:11] favorite anime?" How does one answer
[0:13] that, hey? Making a favorites list is
[0:15] [music] really a nightmare. It's like
[0:16] trying to choose your favorite child,
[0:18] except your children are 2D drawings
[0:20] that have consumed thousands of hours of
[0:22] your life and ruined your social skills,
[0:24] but here we are. These are the 20 that
[0:26] made me who I am. However, I am a man of
[0:29] theatricality, so while the order is
[0:30] mostly loose, I'll save my absolute top
[0:33] three, the holy trinity of my existence,
[0:35] for the very end.
[0:49] I'm starting with the show that made me
[0:50] question my own humanity while blasting
[0:53] dubstep. Parasyte perfectly balances
[0:55] philosophical horror with early 2010's
[0:58] edge and I eat it up every time. I love
[1:00] between Shinichi and Migi. It's the
[1:02] ultimate buddy cop duo, except the cop
[1:05] is a cold, logical alien living in your
[1:07] right hand who thinks emotions are
[1:09] stupid. One of my favorite character
[1:10] progressions in the medium is watching
[1:12] Shinichi slowly loses empathy while Migi
[1:15] gains life. It doesn't drag. It tells a
[1:17] tight, complete story about survival and
[1:19] what it actually means to be alive.
[1:21] Plus, seeing a guy fight shape-shifting
[1:23] blade monsters while the soundtrack
[1:25] sounds like a Skrillex concert, that's a
[1:27] specific vibe I didn't know I needed
[1:29] until I found it. It's gruesome and it's
[1:31] thoughtful.
[1:35] >> [laughter]
[1:36] >> Okay, I'm going to be real with you.
[1:38] This show, it broke me.
[1:41] >> [laughter]
[1:49] >> If you want to feel bad about the state
[1:50] of the world, watch the news. If you
[1:52] want to feel bad, but then feel an
[1:53] overwhelming, chest-tightening sense of
[1:55] brotherhood that makes you want to hug
[1:57] your friends, then you watch Rainbow. A
[1:59] story about seven guys facing the
[2:01] absolute worst humanity has to offer,
[2:03] abuse, corruption, and humiliation. The
[2:05] color palette is 50 shades of brown and
[2:07] gray, reflecting the misery of their
[2:09] reality, but then you have Sakuragi.
[2:11] He's the big brother we all wish we had.
[2:13] You'll watch these guys crawl through
[2:15] mud, literally and metaphorically, just
[2:17] to carve out a sliver of their own
[2:19] happiness, which is more inspiring than
[2:20] any power of friendship laser beam I've
[2:22] ever seen. It is difficult to watch at
[2:24] times, mainly because it's gritty and
[2:25] ugly, but the payoff is a master class
[2:27] in emotional release. It taught me that
[2:29] even in the gutter, you can still look
[2:31] at the sky.
[2:38] >> [clears throat]
[2:53] >> Battle shonen usually solve problems by
[2:55] punching them harder. Dr. Stone solves
[2:58] problems by inventing antibiotics,
[3:00] glass, and electricity, and somehow that
[3:02] is infinitely more hype.
[3:05] I never thought I'd be on the edge of my
[3:06] seat screaming, "Let's go!" while
[3:08] watching a guy make ramen from scratch
[3:10] in the Stone Age, but oh well, here we
[3:12] are. This show turns science into a
[3:14] superpower without making it feel like a
[3:15] chemistry lecture, which I wish happened
[3:17] back when I was in college. Oh.
[3:19] I adore Senku as a protagonist because I
[3:22] somehow connect with how he operates on
[3:24] pure, unfeeling logic, yet his ultimate
[3:26] goal is the most sentimental thing
[3:28] possible, saving every single person on
[3:30] Earth regardless of their utility. It's
[3:32] an optimistic celebration of human
[3:34] ingenuity in a genre obsessed with
[3:36] destruction. Dr. Stone is obsessed with
[3:39] creation. It taps into that primal
[3:41] Minecraft urge to build something from
[3:43] nothing. It makes you look at a
[3:44] lightbulb or a smartphone and think,
[3:46] "Humanity is actually kind of awesome."
[3:47] It's educational in the weirdest way and
[3:50] it's 10 billion percent exhilarating.
[4:06] Fantasy anime usually focuses on the
[4:08] grand quest to kill the demon king. We
[4:11] all know how it works. However, Frieren
[4:13] is different. Frieren fascinated me
[4:15] because it starts after the credits
[4:17] roll. It's a show about the after, the
[4:19] quiet moments that happen when the war
[4:20] is over, and honestly, it ruined me.
[4:23] It's a slow, melancholic meditation on
[4:25] the passage of time and how we take
[4:27] moments for granted. Madhouse absolutely
[4:29] flexes on the production here. Even
[4:31] simple scenes of walking through a
[4:32] forest look like movie-quality cinema. I
[4:35] really appreciate how the anime lets the
[4:36] silence speak volumes. It doesn't need
[4:38] to scream to get your attention. It
[4:40] invites you to sit down, breathe, and
[4:42] reflect on the people you've lost and
[4:44] the memories you keep. When you watch
[4:45] Frieren, an elf with a near-infinite
[4:47] lifespan retracing steps to understand
[4:49] the friend she outlived is a narrative
[4:51] device that yields infinite emotional
[4:53] damage. It's cozy, but it carries a
[4:55] heavy heart. I have a video essay
[4:57] talking about this on ViniiTube Kai and
[4:59] I'll link it in the description. You
[5:00] should check it out after this video.
[5:02] >> [groaning]
[5:12] >> Trying to explain JoJo to a normal
[5:13] person makes you sound like a conspiracy
[5:15] theorist off their meds. So, there are
[5:17] these Aztec fitness gods and then
[5:19] breathing gives you sunlight powers and
[5:21] then punch ghosts named after classic
[5:23] rock bands fight the Italian mafia. It
[5:25] makes absolutely no sense and that's
[5:26] exactly why I love it.
[5:35] JoJo is an experience. It's a
[5:36] celebration of the weird, the fabulous,
[5:38] and the hyper-masculine absurdity of
[5:40] manga. I love it because every part
[5:42] reinvents the wheel. You go from
[5:44] Victorian horror to a murder mystery in
[5:46] a small town to a prison break in
[5:48] Florida. It never gets stale because
[5:49] Araki forgets his own rules constantly.
[5:52] But beyond the memes, and there are so
[5:53] many memes, the battles are tactical
[5:56] genius. It's not about who's stronger,
[5:57] it's about who can outsmart the other
[5:59] person in the most convoluted way
[6:01] possible. It's stylish, colorful, and
[6:03] unapologetically itself. It taught me
[6:05] [music] that posing is a valid form of
[6:07] communication.
[6:15] We need to talk about Johan Liebert. In
[6:17] the pantheon of villains, you have guys
[6:19] who want to rule the world, then you
[6:21] have Johan who just wants to watch it
[6:23] crumble while he smiles politely.
[6:25] Monster is a slow-burning thriller that
[6:26] feels less like an anime and more like a
[6:28] prestige HBO drama. It's grounded,
[6:31] gritty, and terrifyingly realistic. The
[6:33] story follows Dr. Tenma, a surgeon who
[6:36] saves a boy's life only to realize he
[6:38] saved a sociopath. The cat-and-mouse
[6:40] game that ensues spans across Europe and
[6:42] dives deep into the psychology of evil.
[6:44] It doesn't rely on jump scares, it
[6:46] relies on atmosphere. It asks
[6:47] uncomfortable questions about the value
[6:49] of life and whether monsters are born or
[6:51] made. Now, I'm going to be honest with
[6:53] you here. It requires [music] patience.
[6:54] It's 74 episodes of slow tension, but
[6:57] the payoff is a master class in
[6:59] storytelling. It's chilling in a way
[7:00] that sticks with you long after the
[7:02] screen goes black. It's a look into the
[7:04] abyss of the human soul.
[7:19] I know, I know. Putting your name on a
[7:22] favorites list is like saying your
[7:23] favorite food is pizza. It's the basic
[7:26] choice.
[7:27] But you know what? I love pizza and I
[7:29] absolutely adore this movie. I remember
[7:31] when I saw this, I went into it
[7:32] expecting a HIGH-BUDGET FREAKY FRIDAY,
[7:36] A GOOFY body-swap rom-com with some
[7:38] [music] pretty clouds. Instead, I got
[7:40] hit with a spiritual disaster thriller
[7:41] that fundamentally altered my brain
[7:43] chemistry. For me, it's not about Makoto
[7:45] Shinkai's obsession with hyper-realistic
[7:47] sunsets, it's about how he captures the
[7:49] abstract feeling of longing. I've never
[7:51] seen a piece of media so perfectly
[7:53] articulate that sensation of waking up
[7:55] from a dream and missing someone you've
[7:57] never met. [music] It's an ache that I
[7:58] actually felt in my bones.
[8:03] And I have to talk about the music, too.
[8:05] The second the guitar riff in Sparkle
[8:07] kicks in during the climax, now, that's
[8:09] a core memory for me. Your Name might be
[8:11] mainstream, but it earned that status by
[8:13] making me care about two teenagers and a
[8:15] comet more than I care about my own
[8:16] real-life friends. This movie is a
[8:18] weapon designed to destroy your tear
[8:20] ducts.
[8:23] >> [music]
[8:27] >> Kyoto Animation decided to flex their
[8:29] lighting and character acting to tell a
[8:31] story about redemption that feels
[8:32] [music] painfully real. It's not exactly
[8:35] a romance, it's a dissection of
[8:36] self-hatred. Ishida's journey from bully
[8:39] to social outcast to someone trying to
[8:41] find a reason to live is handled with
[8:42] such delicate nuance. The visual
[8:44] direction, specifically the X's on
[8:47] people's faces that represent Ishida's
[8:49] anxiety, is absolutely brilliant
[8:51] storytelling. It conveys isolation
[8:53] without saying a word. It tackles
[8:54] bullying and disability without being
[8:56] preachy, focusing instead on the messy,
[8:58] awkward path towards forgiveness. It's
[9:00] uncomfortable at times because it forces
[9:02] you to look at your own flaws, but by
[9:04] the end, when the X's fall away and the
[9:05] sound returns,
[9:08] you feel that release physically in your
[9:10] chest. It's a film that tells you it's
[9:11] okay to like yourself and I think that's
[9:13] a message that we all need to hear.
[9:18] >> [screaming]
[9:25] >> This is the entry fueled by pure,
[9:27] unfiltered nostalgia. Naruto is the
[9:29] reason I'm here and also the reason I
[9:31] met my wife. It's the show that dragged
[9:33] me back into battle shonen when I
[9:34] thought I was too cool for anime. Is it
[9:37] perfect? No. The war arc is a mess,
[9:39] there are way too many fillers, pacing
[9:41] can be a mess in some arcs, and the
[9:42] animation is inconsistent, but the
[9:44] chunin exams, the Pain arc, I mean,
[9:46] that's legendary status. It built a
[9:48] world that felt vast and full of
[9:50] history. Watching Naruto go from the kid
[9:52] on the swing to the Hokage is a journey
[9:54] that we all took together. It taught an
[9:56] entire generation about the will of
[9:58] fire. The soundtrack alone, sadness and
[10:00] sorrow, can trigger a Pavlovian
[10:02] emotional response in millions of
[10:04] people. It's the gateway drug, isn't it?
[10:06] It's got arguably the best fights in
[10:08] shonen history and moments that define
[10:10] the media. It is flawed, but it's
[10:12] family. You don't choose family, you
[10:13] just love them. Now, let me tell you
[10:15] this, okay? We legit played Naruto's
[10:17] theme song on our wedding day. That's
[10:20] how much this anime means to me.
[10:33] I honestly don't know how to explain
[10:35] Gintama without sounding like I've lost
[10:36] my mind. This show is a professional
[10:38] shitpost that accidentally became a
[10:40] masterpiece. It's the only anime that
[10:42] dares to spend an entire episode
[10:44] apologizing for not having a budget,
[10:46] joke about getting sued for copyright
[10:47] infringement by other jump authors, and
[10:49] make a dick joke about a Neil Armstrong
[10:51] cyclone jet Armstrong cannon, all while
[10:54] being hailed as one of the greatest
[10:55] stories ever told. But, the reason
[10:57] Gintama is on my list isn't just because
[10:58] it's funny, it's because of the
[11:00] emotional whiplash. It tricked me. I
[11:02] spent 50 episodes laughing at a lazy
[11:04] samurai picking his nose, only to be
[11:06] suddenly hit with a bloody visceral
[11:08] sword fight about PTSD and found family
[11:11] that rivals the best of Rurouni Kenshin.
[11:13] Gintoki is my favorite protagonist
[11:15] because he has zero ambition. He doesn't
[11:17] want to be the pirate king, he just
[11:19] wants to pay his rent and drink
[11:20] strawberry milk. And yet, watching him
[11:22] fight to protect his useless everyday
[11:24] life hit me harder than any destined
[11:26] hero speech ever could. It's a fever
[11:28] dream with a soul of gold, and I miss it
[11:30] every single day.
[11:42] If Naruto is the classic rock of shonen,
[11:44] JJK is the modern punk scene. It's
[11:47] slick, it's stylish, and it's got zero
[11:49] respect for your feelings. [music] Mappa
[11:51] turned the animation dial to 11 and
[11:53] ripped the knob off. The combat system,
[11:55] cursed energy, is complex enough to be
[11:57] interesting, but flashy enough to look
[11:59] cool on TikTok. But, you know what I
[12:01] really and truly liked about this anime?
[12:03] The horror element. It's not afraid to
[12:05] kill characters. It raises the stakes by
[12:06] showing that the good guys don't always
[12:08] win, and even when they do, they lose
[12:10] pieces of themselves. It feels
[12:11] dangerous. It's pure adrenaline
[12:13] distilled into 20-minute episodes. Plus,
[12:15] Gojo Satoru exists, and the collective
[12:18] internet thirst for that man is a
[12:19] cultural phenomenon on its own. It's
[12:22] pure style, but it has the substance to
[12:23] back it up.
[12:28] >> [screaming]
[12:34] >> Honestly, Durarara!! is the kind of
[12:36] narrative chaos that I just can't get
[12:37] enough of. I'm struck by how insane the
[12:40] lineup is. You've got a headless
[12:41] dullahan on a motorcycle, a bartender
[12:43] who throws vending machines like they're
[12:45] frisbees, and an information broker who
[12:47] loves humanity in the most twisted way
[12:49] possible. The storytelling acts like a
[12:50] giant living web. I'll watch a single
[12:52] event unfold from three different
[12:54] perspectives until that aha moment
[12:56] finally hits and the full picture clicks
[12:59] into place. [music] It's one of those
[13:00] rare shows that actually rewards me for
[13:02] paying attention to the details. Between
[13:03] the jazz fusion soundtrack and the way
[13:05] the anonymous chat room bleeds into
[13:07] reality, the whole thing feels
[13:08] incredibly ahead of its time. It
[13:11] perfectly captures [music] that specific
[13:12] electric feeling of being in a massive
[13:14] city where everyone is hiding a secret
[13:17] and your life can collide with a
[13:18] stranger's in the weirdest, most violent
[13:20] ways. It's total controlled chaos, and I
[13:22] absolutely love getting lost IN IT.
[13:26] >> [screaming]
[13:27] [groaning]
[13:29] >> LOOK, LET'S ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE
[13:31] ROOM HERE, OKAY? Does the quality drop
[13:33] after that character kicks the bucket?
[13:35] Yeah, sure it does. Do I care?
[13:37] Absolutely not. Because the first 25
[13:39] episodes of Death Note are arguably the
[13:41] tightest, most adrenaline-pumping run in
[13:43] anime history. I mean, this show somehow
[13:45] turned scribbling names in a notebook
[13:47] into an Olympic sport. The mental chess
[13:49] match between Light and L isn't just
[13:51] good, it's iconic, operatic even. I
[13:53] mean, I still get chills thinking about
[13:55] that dramatic choral music swelling
[13:56] while a guy literally just eats a potato
[13:58] chip. For me, this was the show that
[14:00] legitimized anime for so many people who
[14:02] thought anime was just for kids. Light
[14:04] Yagami is the ultimate protagonist
[14:06] villain. I found myself rooting for him
[14:07] just to see how far he'd push the
[14:09] envelope, even as I watched him morph
[14:10] into a total monster. It's a
[14:12] psychological thriller that actually
[14:13] respects my intelligence, and for the
[14:15] first half alone, it deserves its
[14:17] legendary status. Just as planned is
[14:19] permanently etched into my brain.
[14:25] This is a story about how violence
[14:26] destroys the soul wrapped in a Viking
[14:29] epic. Season 1 is a revenge tragedy
[14:31] showing Thorfinn consumed by rage. It's
[14:33] brutal and action-heavy, but season 2,
[14:36] now that's where it becomes a
[14:37] masterpiece. It takes the boldest risk
[14:40] I've ever seen, stripping away the
[14:42] action to focus on farming and pacifism.
[14:45] Hmm, I have no enemies. That line is the
[14:48] thesis statement. Watching Thorfinn
[14:50] learn to build instead of destroy is
[14:51] profound. It challenges the very idea of
[14:53] what it means to be a warrior. Wit
[14:55] Studio and Mappa treated this adaptation
[14:57] with such reverence. The backgrounds,
[14:59] the music, the character growth, it all
[15:01] feels like literature. It's a mature,
[15:04] slow-burning fire that warms you rather
[15:06] than burns you. It's an anti-war story
[15:08] that actually understands the cost of
[15:10] war, not just on the body, but on the
[15:11] mind.
[15:16] >> [music]
[15:34] >> Steins;Gate completely pulled the rug
[15:36] out from under me. What starts as this
[15:37] goofy slice-of-life comedy about a
[15:39] chunibyo mad scientist slowly morphs
[15:42] into the most stressful, heartbreaking
[15:44] thriller that I've ever experienced. I
[15:46] honestly connect with Okabe Rintaro more
[15:48] than any other protagonist I've watched.
[15:50] Not because I harbor delusions of being
[15:52] a mad scientist, but because I know that
[15:54] visceral feeling of desperation. You're
[15:56] trying to fix something over and over
[15:58] again, and only to keep failing.
[15:59] Watching his persona crack until he's
[16:02] just a broken man begging for help was
[16:04] absolutely gut-wrenching. Mamoru
[16:06] Miyano's voice acting here isn't just a
[16:08] performance, it feels like a raw nerve
[16:10] being exposed. It's a story about the
[16:12] terrifying weight of consequences, and
[16:14] it left me staring at my ceiling at 4:00
[16:16] a.m. completely and emotionally
[16:18] exhausted. To me, it's the only time
[16:20] travel story that actually cares about
[16:22] the traveler than the time itself.
[16:45] I almost didn't watch this one because
[16:46] of the art style. I personally thought
[16:48] it looked like a messy doodle. I was an
[16:50] idiot. Yes, I was. In a medium obsessed
[16:52] with being special or the chosen one,
[16:54] this series looked me in the eye and
[16:56] said, "Having powers doesn't make you
[16:57] better than anyone else." Now, that hit
[16:59] me. I resonate so deeply with Reigen
[17:02] Arataka, not just because he's
[17:03] hilarious, but because he represents
[17:05] that terrified adult part of me. Yeah,
[17:07] he becomes the greatest mentor in anime.
[17:09] When I watched Mob struggle to express
[17:10] his emotions, it kind of felt like
[17:12] watching my own teenage years on screen.
[17:14] And I'm sure it may just be true for you
[17:15] watching this video, too. It's a visual
[17:17] acid trip, sure, but beneath the psychic
[17:19] battles, it's a warm, gentle reminder
[17:22] that it's okay to be weak. It's okay to
[17:24] run away, and that real strength comes
[17:26] from accepting who you are. It's the
[17:27] most wholesome thing I've ever seen.
[17:35] >> [screaming]
[17:50] >> This is the gold standard, plain and
[17:53] simple. The yardstick I measure
[17:55] absolutely everything else against. To
[17:57] me, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is
[17:59] the most complete package on this list,
[18:01] and I'd argue it has zero weaknesses.
[18:03] It's amazing how the world-building, the
[18:05] alchemy, the political intrigue, and the
[18:07] characters are all tightly woven into
[18:08] this perfect [music] narrative circle. I
[18:10] was really impressed with how it manages
[18:12] to balance goofy slapstick humor with
[18:14] heavy topics like genocide and war
[18:15] crimes without ever giving me tonal
[18:17] whiplash. The Elric brothers' journey
[18:19] feels perfectly paced, and the ending is
[18:21] actually satisfying, which is a rarity
[18:23] in a medium full of fizzle finales. It
[18:25] doesn't rely on cheap cliffhangers or
[18:27] mystery boxes, it just trusts its solid
[18:30] writing. This is the one show I force on
[18:32] friends who claim they don't watch anime
[18:33] because it works every time. It's a
[18:35] story about the cost of ambition and the
[18:37] value of humanity, and in my book, it
[18:39] nails every single beat.
[18:47] >> [screaming]
[18:49] >> I rarely meet people who enjoy watching
[18:51] Fate series as much as I do. I know it's
[18:53] confusing and you never know where to
[18:54] start, but if there's one exception,
[18:56] watch Fate/Zero. Written by the Urobuchi
[18:59] Gen, the man who feasts on tears, this
[19:01] is a battle royale where everyone loses.
[19:03] It takes historical figures, makes them
[19:05] fight to the death for a wish-granting
[19:07] cup, and treats it with the seriousness
[19:09] of a Greek tragedy. Kiritsugu Emiya is a
[19:12] fascinating lead, a utilitarian killer
[19:14] who wants to save the world by murdering
[19:16] the few to save the many. The clash of
[19:18] ideologies between the servants is just
[19:20] as gripping as the fights. And the
[19:22] fights? Ufotable, you beauty. It looks
[19:26] gorgeous. It's dark, cynical, and
[19:28] visually spectacular. It takes the
[19:30] concept of heroes and drags it through
[19:32] the mud to see what's left. It is
[19:33] depressing, but I got to say, it's also
[19:35] beautiful.
[19:40] This is the show that ruined other
[19:42] battle shonen for me. Hunter x Hunter
[19:44] looks like a colorful Saturday morning
[19:45] anime at first, but it's a dense,
[19:47] complex deconstruction of what it means
[19:49] to be a hero and a monster. I love it
[19:51] because it refuses to hold my hand. The
[19:53] power system, Nen, is one of the best in
[19:55] fiction, but it's the morality that
[19:57] hooks me. The Chimera Ant arc is, in my
[19:59] opinion, the greatest arc in anime.
[20:01] Watching Gon, the happy-go-lucky kid,
[20:02] descend into absolute darkness while
[20:05] Meruem, the literal monster, finds his
[20:07] humanity through love. That dynamic
[20:09] challenged me. It forced me to ask who I
[20:11] was actually rooting for. It's not just
[20:12] a fight, it's a philosophical debate
[20:14] happening at the speed of sound. It's
[20:16] dark, it's uncomfortable, and it treated
[20:18] me like an adult. It's a master piece
[20:20] that I'm constantly chasing the high of.
[20:33] >> [cheering]
[20:34] >> When I look back on my life as an anime
[20:36] fan 10 years from now, Attack on Titan
[20:38] is absolutely going to be the
[20:39] centerpiece. I still vividly remember
[20:42] the visceral zombie horror shock of
[20:43] season 1 feeling like humanity was just
[20:46] cattle only to be completely floored by
[20:48] the jarring shift into a complex
[20:49] political war drama by the end. I love
[20:52] it because Hajime Isayama acts like a
[20:54] total lunatic genius planting seeds in
[20:56] the very first episode that didn't bloom
[20:58] for a literal decade. That basement
[21:00] revealed didn't just answer my
[21:02] questions, it fundamentally changed the
[21:04] entire genre of the show. And then
[21:07] there's Eren Jaeger, easily the most
[21:08] divisive, complex protagonist I've ever
[21:10] followed. Watching his agonizing
[21:12] transformation from a loudmouth victim
[21:14] into a cold-blooded oppressor felt like
[21:16] a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions
[21:18] to me. It captures the cycle of hatred
[21:20] and the terrifying cost of freedom
[21:21] better than most history books. And when
[21:23] you combine that narrative weight with
[21:24] Hiroyuki Sawano's apocalyptic
[21:26] soundtrack, music that makes the end of
[21:28] the world feel beautiful, you get
[21:30] something that transcends anime. Now, I
[21:32] know the ending is controversial and
[21:34] totally split the fan base, but
[21:35] honestly, I respect the messiness. A
[21:37] story this complex couldn't [music] have
[21:39] a clean, happy bow on top, and I'm fine
[21:41] with that. It's violent, it's
[21:42] controversial, and without a doubt, it's
[21:44] my number one.
[21:58] For all the times people have asked me,
[22:00] "What's your favorite anime?" this video
[22:02] is it. I know, I know, "Where's One
[22:04] Piece? Where's Evangelion?" Look,
[22:06] [music] the comment section is right
[22:07] there. Go ahead and roast my taste, but
[22:09] these are the ones that really stuck
[22:11] with me. Now, I'm planning more personal
[22:13] videos for this channel breaking down my
[22:14] absolute favorite anime arcs and doing
[22:16] deep dives into specific characters that
[22:18] I just can't stop thinking about. So, if
[22:20] you want to see me cry over fictional
[22:21] backstories for 20 minutes,
[22:23] stick around.