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Title: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 23 June, 2015, 06:33:37 AM
Howdy-ho, chaps and chapesses!

Just a quick note that I set up a blog recently, where I talk about anime. You can find it here:

https://watchingthosecartoons.wordpress.com/

I set this up just because I got nagged to, really. And it's actually quite fun stuff to write about. Over the last couple of months I've had some worrying stuff going on as well, and putting together a small, just-for-fun project has been a good antidote to that.

It'll be an irregular update kind of deal (as I'd rather spend free time making comics) but I've still given some thought as to how I can make it useful. If anime is something you're into or curious about, and the plethora of overly sarcastic, sweary and (frankly) rather naff YouTube reviews wears you down, hopefully you'll find what I'm posting a bit more to your taste.

The principal aim of it is to talk about stuff that isn't perhaps as well known, and to that end, I don't necessarily talk about brand new stuff. Some of it may even be out of print. There's some damned coool stuff out there in Japanese Cartoon Land, and it ain't necessarily the stuff everyone knows about.

Anyways, there it is. Feel free to give it a read and sign up to follow. There's a Facebook page as well, for convenience:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/When-Are-You-Gonna-Stop-Watching-Those-Cartoons/902830066440856?fref=ts
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 11 September, 2015, 09:04:07 AM
Little bumpitty bump for this to announce...

YOUTUBE CHANNEL!

Yeah. Bit of a change of tack this. I decided I'd take the step into doing actual video reviews. So, if you're inclined to listen to my soulful, sexy tones as I dish the dirt on Japanese cartoons, exposing the good and the bad, head on over to The Mighty Tchube and look up 'Brainjar TV'.

Ay thankyaw!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 24 September, 2015, 08:09:29 PM
New video is up!

This time I review The Sky Crawlers, which is actually a pretty neat little bit of socially conscious sci-fi.

Figure I'll post the link here. Hopefully that's not a breach of any forum rules.

https://youtu.be/OrjP54U5wlM

And... uh... you may notice a slightly bitter vein of commentary running under the surface of this one. I had SO much trouble with the upload being accepted, it wasn't even funny.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Professor Bear on 24 September, 2015, 11:22:33 PM
I am a Sky Crawlers hayter.  I saw it at 3 in the morning after coming to it cold during an all-night anime marathon, and maybe I was just too tired for its shit, but I thought it overly-familiar stuff.  Corporate-sponsored proxy war is a neat idea, but it felt as tacked-on to a standard period piece as that back-end reveal, though I did like the steampunk/cgi aesthetic - much as I liked it half a decade earlier when Last Exile did it.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 24 September, 2015, 11:33:45 PM
Oooh, it's DEFINITELY a divisive movie. The slow pace of it seem to kill it for a lot of people, but I really enjoyed it as a character driven bit of sci-fi. I'm a sucker for a slow burn, and I enjoyed the aspect of the film that you have to do just enough puzzling out of the film for everything to fall into place.

But that's me.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Professor Bear on 25 September, 2015, 12:21:44 AM
You are talking to someone who's seen Final Yamato at least three times, so no, I don't have a problem with slow-paced anime*, I had a problem with the fact that Sky Crawlers didn't do anything new.
I recall something about Oshii apparently trying to say that was what attracted him to the project, as the reliance on common anime tropes made the story function as a commentary on the creative state of the anime industry, but while it's a technically competent film, I don't think it has anything to contribute to the pantheon of anime classics, and that's why most fans don't have much to say about it.




* I saw Sky Crawlers at an all-night anime marathon attended by a number of people who didn't realise there were subtitles on all the films - the organisers had given out a lot of tickets willy-nilly as promotional prizes - and who got completely lost during Sky Crawlers because they kept talking to each other rather than reading the subtitles to keep up.  They'd already necked their complementary energy drinks around midnight, so about an hour into the film they started falling asleep and everyone else got to see the rest of it in peace.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 25 September, 2015, 03:09:33 AM
Anecdotes like that one will never NOT make me cackle with glee.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: ThryllSeekyr on 29 September, 2015, 12:29:17 AM
Never seen this before.....

Rocket Robin Hood - With Retro Chorus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0YPN3sYIlI)

Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 30 September, 2015, 06:10:30 AM
So, I made a big muck up with the Youtube scheduling thingie, and ended up with a new video going up a week earlier than planned. Ho-hum - just means the next one will be a week later, I guess.

I took a look at the first of the recent Berserk movie trilogy this time. Find out what I thought here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFrB-kPumSo
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 14 October, 2015, 03:33:57 PM
Latest video's up, peeps!

https://youtu.be/2pK6juOKCOM

This time it's a little ramble on the Gundam OO movie. To my knowledge, it never got a UK release, but... anyway.

ROBOTS!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 29 October, 2015, 11:41:58 AM
New video review is up on the Youtube page today:
https://youtu.be/Yzr3diS1gwc

This time, it's Gonzo's Blassreiter. I already covered this way, way back at the start of this little endeavour on my blog (which is now dead) but I figured it'd gain something for being shown in all its glory.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 11 November, 2015, 06:47:45 AM
Arr! Shivver me timbers! It be a fortnight since ye swabs clapped eyes on me last video, so here be another, from the briney depths of... erm... space.

This week's review looks at 1978's CAPTAIN HARLOCK - SPACE PIRATE, as voted for in my first ever viewers' poll. Honestly a tough show to consider.

(And even tougher to credibly introduce, as nobody actually talks that in the show. Ahem.)

Anyways. Linky:
https://youtu.be/TzW9LfshqDs
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 25 November, 2015, 02:31:20 PM
Latest review is up - this time, it's a mauling of 2014's Appleseed Alpha.

There are folks who seem to think I just unconditionally liek everything. This ought to prove them wrong:
https://youtu.be/4Qq0LuxzB5A
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 09 December, 2015, 03:04:05 PM
It's time for a new update. This time, I took a look at an old 1980s favourite, by way of its straight-to-video continuation:

Girls! Guns! Spaceships! Intelligent oversized alien cat creature sidekicks! It's gotta be DIRTY PAIR!

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xal1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10410459_943642875723211_5717369761106482474_n.jpg?oh=5e13764e69f9b63e49cfc0192d84b367&oe=57176610)

Here's the link: https://youtu.be/j8j0iFXWWbs

[DISCLAIMER] We have to clear up that Dirty Pair isn't in any way dirty. So don't go clicking the link and feeling cheated afterwards.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 13 January, 2016, 07:44:35 AM
I guess it's time I got back to these. This being the first Wednesday of 2016, here's a link to Production I.G's whacked-out prison break caper, DEAD LEAVES:

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/12507275_1005444026179459_6898656722890425459_n.jpg?oh=2c44d447026e0f980cab0508afc0894b&oe=5709AC5A)

Wait... that was a picture. Here's the link:
https://youtu.be/kzKhkI8MFT8
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: richerthanyou on 14 January, 2016, 08:40:06 AM
Quote from: HdE on 13 January, 2016, 07:44:35 AM
I guess it's time I got back to these. This being the first Wednesday of 2016, here's a link to Production I.G's whacked-out prison break caper, DEAD LEAVES:

Wait... that was a picture. Here's the link:
https://youtu.be/kzKhkI8MFT8

Looks like my kind of thing! Can't wait to check it out. Cheers
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 15 January, 2016, 04:23:28 AM
It can be a bit tricky to find on DVD these days, but there are secondhand copies floating around. It's worth the effort, I'd say.

Hope you dig it!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: richerthanyou on 17 January, 2016, 03:25:23 PM
how about doing one of Girls Und Panzer?
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 17 January, 2016, 08:01:25 PM
Quote from: richerthanyou on 17 January, 2016, 03:25:23 PM
how about doing one of Girls Und Panzer?

Not an impossible or unreasonable request!

The only mandate I have for the channel is that I'll review basically whatever landed in my DVD or Blu Ray player recently. I don't have Girls Und Panzer here, and I can't honestly afford to buy a lot of anime at the moment. But it's something I've definitely got on my little list of shows I'd like to get hold of.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 27 January, 2016, 07:58:46 AM
Time to celebrate a minor milestone - today I post my tenth video review!

This one's a bit of a curiosity. It's an all-CG Kaiju movie short - not something you find very often in anime at all. Behold the excess of NEGADON: THE MONSTER FROM MARS.

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12645093_1012776108779584_5968207147270512999_n.jpg?oh=f5c45ae46343d49b70f0ef65ca8e24a6&oe=57377907)

And for those who prize convenience, here's a link:

https://youtu.be/Y8ZUMsbiunY
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 10 February, 2016, 03:47:56 PM
Latest review is live - this time a look at SUMMER WARS, a feature length film that big on quirkiness, and certainly earned a good deal of critical acclaim.

But... is it earned?

Here's a link to the video itself:
https://youtu.be/eylHEG0_Lfc


(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12705341_1020304101360118_35373401951304443_n.jpg?oh=6d77b5f671ece18d5cce46071c6a0e29&oe=5731C66F)
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: richerthanyou on 11 February, 2016, 09:25:51 AM
Another review request. This time it's Michiko & Hatchin
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 11 February, 2016, 04:35:04 PM
Quote from: richerthanyou on 11 February, 2016, 09:25:51 AM
Another review request. This time it's Michiko & Hatchin

Oooh! Interesting one! I don't have that here at HdE Towers, but it's certainly the kind of show I'd liek to tle a look at. I'm quite interested to see, for one thing, how Monica Rial fares in the dub.

(Incidentally, it may be of interest to you that I just posted a new Viewer poll on the channel. You get a tangible opportunity to ask for a specific show to be reviewed there.)
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 24 February, 2016, 05:12:37 PM
The 80's DP series is a favourite of mine, and Summer Wars is one of the better original anime movies of the last decade. Nicely chosen, HdE. :D
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 27 February, 2016, 07:51:49 PM
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 24 February, 2016, 05:12:37 PM
The 80's DP series is a favourite of mine, and Summer Wars is one of the better original anime movies of the last decade. Nicely chosen, HdE. :D

Oooh, my Summer Wars review probably upset you, then!

I've got it in mind to cover some more Dirty Pair stuff at some point, though, which ought to make for more palatable viewing.

Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 01 March, 2016, 06:28:41 PM
Quote from: HdE on 27 February, 2016, 07:51:49 PM
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 24 February, 2016, 05:12:37 PM
The 80's DP series is a favourite of mine, and Summer Wars is one of the better original anime movies of the last decade. Nicely chosen, HdE. :D

Oooh, my Summer Wars review probably upset you, then!

Nope, I get i'm in the minority who hold it in high regard. It ain't perfect, hell, at time's it isn't even good. But it's hit's all the right buttons for me and is soooo entertaining.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 02 March, 2016, 04:08:04 PM
Would definitely agree that the film is entertaining. It just isn't the amazing masterpiece that a lot of folks insist it is, in my opinion. Hopefully that's what comes through from my review. I certanly don't hate it.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 02 March, 2016, 04:13:54 PM
Boom! Like hot butter off a biscuit, here comes my latest review, sliding off my video editing software with all the grace of a well oiled oily thing dribbling don a slippery surface in wet weather.

This time, I look at the video game cash-in sensation that is STREET FIGHTER II THE MOVIE.

https://youtu.be/orGKHMbb4y0

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12718146_1032518520138676_170250161333415528_n.jpg?oh=e22431c701cb51885e2d991fa64a8675&oe=575E44BF)
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: richerthanyou on 06 March, 2016, 05:20:01 AM
Great Street Fighter 2 review. I love that movie.

Another request : Cyber City Odeo 808 :D
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 06 March, 2016, 08:00:52 PM
Quote from: richerthanyou on 06 March, 2016, 05:20:01 AM

Another request : Cyber City Odeo 808 :D

This is VERY likely to appear on the channel later in the year. Keep your eyes peeled for it!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 16 March, 2016, 06:15:20 PM
I've got another review up this week. This time, in response to a few requests to feature more fantasy anime, I've taken a look at THE LEGEND OF THE LEGENDARY HEROES.

Here's the link:
https://youtu.be/vUy8ZNJs2NM

(https://scontent-amt2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/1916438_1040888672634994_2618015003396972936_n.jpg?oh=0a2df095bd9e62c48d74ecab521ede51&oe=575AA9CF)
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 21 March, 2016, 10:58:16 PM
Just by way of an early update...

I'm just going to share a little frustration that I had to contend with over on Youtube. It's by now pretty well known that I've butted heads (and so have a lot of other Youtube channels) with an Italian network calling themselves YAM112003 Endemol.

There's a video on my channel which details my experiences with them, which paints a picture of a pretty shady operation. Two of my videos suffered dubious copyright infringement claims from this network, and had to be removed and re-uploaded to shake the YAMsters off.

The effect this has had is that two videos that were doing pretty well in search results have sufferd a bit. One of them, my review of Blassreiter (and if that show doesn't appeal to 2000AD readers, I dunno what will) has recovered pretty well, and seems to still attract the odd view now and then.

My review of the 1978 Captain Harlock anime, though, hasn't fared so well. In fact, it doesn't appear in a search at all since I re-uploaded it - probably because YAM112003 started with their nonsense after the video's views had apparently levelled off. It's been effectively killed in the rankings.

So, I've been sounding the call for any interested parties to head on over to the channel and give it another watch. Maybe if enough folks do, I can get it back into the search rankings again.

Here's the link:
https://youtu.be/d5ReGDIj740
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 21 March, 2016, 10:59:32 PM
#WTFYT
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 21 March, 2016, 11:13:54 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 21 March, 2016, 10:59:32 PM
#WTFYT

If you mean to say #WTFU?, then that's something I addressed in one of my Talking Point videos.

As far as I know, Youtube have actually told a few users recently that they're setting up a team to look into copyright infringement claims with a view to determining the validity of Fair Use in certin claims.

And not before time, given how some established media entities such as Studio Ghibli, Sony Pictures and TV Tokyo have been abusing the Content ID system.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 30 March, 2016, 01:35:20 PM
There's a new review for the faithful today - this time a look back at THE FIRST EVER OVA! It's 1983's science fiction mini-series DALLOS, which also has the distinction of being an early work by Mamoru Oshii.

Here's the linky-ma-jig:
https://youtu.be/DWt0qF51he8

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/s851x315/10649477_1053592064697988_4640079308225721972_n.jpg?oh=2f57e7afb14e64f9e80547f784fb3085&oe=5797BD82)

There's one minor wrinkle with this one. For the next 24 hours, the video is only viewable through the direct link I've posted. The reason being that I tend to 'idle' videos online for a bit before making them publicly viewable, which is a way of avoiding instant Content ID claims on videos by unscrupulous parties. Today's went in at the last minute, meaning that it went without the usual 24 hour standby period I've been using.

Rather than break my schedule, I figured this was a better way of doing things.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: richerthanyou on 31 March, 2016, 08:16:44 PM
You have such a good Youtube voice HDE

:D

great video as always
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 01 April, 2016, 09:09:12 AM
Thanks, man - glad you're enjoying the content!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: richerthanyou on 10 April, 2016, 04:55:06 AM
Mad Bull 34 could be worth a look? I just watched it on youtube (they have the whole thing as an english dub) It's....different
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 11 April, 2016, 03:44:33 PM
Mad Bull 34's a dead cert to appear sometime.

I'm still playing the game of working out which types of shows pull in viewers, but there seems to be a steady audience for reviews of 'retro' shows like that.

In the meantime, I've got Wednesday's update ready in advance. This one's been a long time coming, so I hope it goes over okay!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 14 April, 2016, 03:38:31 AM
Sad to say there have been some major problems with the channel today - including another false claim from my favourite fraudsters.

Still - there's a new video up if you care to watch it through this link:

https://youtu.be/eviJgR1vy-I

And the subject is...

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/s851x315/12963662_1063803460343515_2288419546762597524_n.jpg?oh=5b07061d9fe812ed42b91c3531c1435c&oe=57774BD9)
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: richerthanyou on 14 April, 2016, 06:03:23 AM
Nice review

#shutdownyam112003
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 20 April, 2016, 11:10:55 AM
Some fairly sucky news to impart, folks.

Brainjar TV is in closedown mode. Here's why:

After the last claim by YAM112003 Endemol, the video that got targeted was re-uploaded and completely died in the search rankings. It went from having gone viral and amassing hundreds of views within a day to being hi-jacked and then busted down to a few here and there.

It seems pretty evident from the sheer number of people reporting these kinds of problems that it's impossible to grow a review channel while the Yambastiches are sitting on it.

But it's not the end. Far from it!

I've decided to take a 2 - 3 month hiatus, and then come back with a new channel and fresh content. This time, Youtube will be one part of the plan, and I'll look at expanding across other platforms as well.

All the old content is currently invisible on Youtube, but will eventually reappear online once the old channel is up and running. In the meantime, it seems like Youtube are assessing the copyright system abuse and making some changes to the way things work. So when I return in a few months, maybe things will be a little less nuts.

I hate to do this. But I think that, knowing what I do now about how Youtube works, it might be best to start afresh and hopefully do things better next time.

Thanks to those of you on this board who gave the videos time of day and engaged with them. It's been fantastic to log in wherever I've posted about this stuff and see responses.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Professor Bear on 20 April, 2016, 11:49:58 AM
That sucks, HDE.  I hope you get it sorted out soon.
Youtube's copyright claims process is bullshit, and your channel inadvertently illustrated to me why this was: I watched the review of Dallos and thought it looked intriguing, so I checked the videos down the side of the page and found the entire series available on Youtube, where it had not only been available for several years, but was also being thrown up as "recommended for you" by Youtube.
Clearly - like Youtube itself - anime fans don't give a shit about this kind of copyright infringement or Youtube wouldn't be heaving with anime (and fansubbing would not be a thing that exists) and the simplest explanation is that stuff getting flagged and removed is just another one of those baffling beefs that some anime fans have with other fans, especially those creating content or contributing to making anime or j-drama more accessible.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 22 April, 2016, 01:51:34 AM
Hoo - long post coming up:

Yeah - the thing about the whole Content ID and DMCA drama I don't get is, entities are going after short videos that ought to be protected under terms of Fair Use or exceptions in their local copyright law. But... somebody posts an animtaed feature, obviously without permission from the original creators and owners, and it can stay up online for months or even years. Insane.

Still, in terms of picking up and carrying on later down the line, plans are already afoot.

It looks like I'll be forced to do work within Youtube primarily, which is kind of disheartening. But I may be able to expand across other platforms. There's nothing with the kind of traffic Youtube gets, but I may use DailyMotion to post advance previews of forthcoming reviews, or as a back-up in case of any further trouble. I hear DailyMotion isn't without its own copyright related issues, so I need to look into those.

Otherwise, I guess I'm placing my faith in what I've learned about Youtube's inner workings.

I started having difficulty with YAM112003 after a video got flagged by an automated Content ID claim, whereupon they subscribed to my channel and were evidently sitting on it waiting for me to post anything they could claim manually. The only other claimants I've ever had to deal with are Sony Pictures.

I've since learned how the Content ID system can be circumvented (which, saying it like that, sounds dodgy as all get out) so the hope is that I can use that to avoid problems when I start up again. And of course, I'm allowing time for Google to actually start shaping things up over there. We'll see.

One other option I'm considering is paring the videos back to static screen grabs and graphics, with no moving pictures at all. I don't want to do that, as I'd rather be able to show folks what the shows and films look like in motion - which, given the nature of the content, I should be legally entitled to do. The worry is that, doing that might turn viewers off. But then, I had to do that with my Sky Crawlers review in the end, and that performed pretty well in terms of page views.

To be honest, at this stage, it's all so much effort, with so little guarantee of plain sailing or even reward, that I feel pretty de-motivated. But the plan is to come back in July - August time a bit more aggressively. Which is, apparently, the HdE way.

I've also learned the strategy to take against false claimants as well. So you can bet I'll be fighting back against those VERY proactively if they prove to be an issue in future.

Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Professor Bear on 22 April, 2016, 11:30:16 AM
I've seen people flipping their video images horizontally so that Youtube doesn't automatically filter them as copyright infringement, but this doesn't stop manual flagging.  Possibly a visible watermark on the videos assigning the correct copyright would help?
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 22 April, 2016, 10:32:58 PM
Sadly, neither of those options reliably works.

Something I was quick to do when I set up the channel was to work up a clear and valid disclaimer ascribing ownership of copyrighted material to the rightful parties. That disclaimer also cites the relevant sections of US copyright law and even, after my initial difficulties with Yam112003 (who claim to be based in Italy) the relevant exception to Italian copyright law. I've also been flipping the video since day one. Neither of these measures stopped material from being automatically flagged by Content ID - even after I cited the latter to the claimant.

Content ID being an automated system, you can guess at ways to defeat it. I won't go into too much detail on the subject here, but I've worked out how to get around it, and that figures into my plans going forward.

To be honest, it sort of sucks that I have to spend time thinking of ways to play Youtube's system just to get content uploaded that I'm perfectly within my legal rights to do so. But then, the tricky part of this that nobody seems quick to acknowledge is that some protection against actual copyright infringement needs to be in place.

Hurrah for broken systems, I guess!



Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 29 June, 2016, 12:17:39 PM
Just a heads up - this wacky anime reviewing adventure I've been on has taken a bit of a sabbatical, but begins again in a matter of days!

I've got a new channel, and there have been some behind the scenes developments that seem to have warded off the dreaded Yams *quite decisively*.

I'll begin posting content on a weekly basis next month, which will be a mix of the old and the new. Here's the link for those who feel inclined to lob subscriptions my way. There's already one video up, just coz.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVnBKYo3Lyand2miArsa1Ig
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 04 July, 2016, 06:43:48 PM
AND WE'RE GREEN FOR GO!

The new channel is officially open for business. By way of a special launch day bonus, not one but TWO new videos are available to watch this week. Both are oldies from my previous channel.

So, if you're inclined to see (or remind yourselves) what I thought of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM OO - A WAKENING OF THE TRAILBLAZER or BERSERK - THE EGG OF THE KING, now you can!

For giant robots and mile-long laser beams, click here:
https://youtu.be/FRAekiN5EcA

For hyper-violent medieval adventures and severed limbs a-gogo, click here:
https://youtu.be/5sKdqCDxt2U

And for a good time, call this numb-- Uh, WAIT! Ahem! Ahahaha!

(Just watch the freakin' videos!)
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 12 July, 2016, 06:17:59 AM
Another video went up yesterday - albeit another of my old, re-published reviews. If you care to revisit my civilised savaging of APPLESEED ALPHA, this should keep you happy:

Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUb9Z9_3ees&feature=youtu.be

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/13592277_1120192671371260_7328545045740299229_n.jpg?oh=837d0c4f2a346c0e74ca2d4f7409599c&oe=5835980C)
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 18 July, 2016, 09:53:32 PM
Today's update is up, and it's another re-upload. Folks asked for this one to go up again quickly - although you'd never guess from the shitty number of page views it's getting.

Link:
https://youtu.be/yboof7yEbBE

Suave bastard:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13659052_1125247664199094_1058396518643779273_n.jpg?oh=8ff5f15d9443a53ac9003c0ba02296fa&oe=582D628A)

Incidentally, if anybody is so inclined, you can follow the channel via Twitter now. Just search for 'HdE Does Anime', and the relevant account is easy enough to find.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 27 July, 2016, 06:56:45 AM
New review is up - and this one is indeed ALL NEW, showing off the new format, some more polished production and, above all, a really cool anime series. This time it's MORIBITO - GUARDIAN OF THE SPIRIT, based on the novel of the same name.

Linkums:
https://youtu.be/BO5n9iJvlSU

Piccie:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/13775341_1131222190268308_3007347732546330385_n.jpg?oh=1f4b8351c8e8e54ec8c2a0150a3b4b7a&oe=5829EBBF)

I am now searching for a woman who's drawn as well as Balsa.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 27 July, 2016, 08:16:10 AM
Oooh! Something to look forward to when I get back from work! Nice one HdE!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 27 July, 2016, 06:19:51 PM
Hope you dig it when you see it, Hawkmumbler!

Just by the by, some folks have mentioned to me that this video is glitching for them halfway through. If anyone notices any problems, please let me know.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 04 August, 2016, 10:23:16 AM
This week's review is live, and it's a republished version of my very firt review from the old channel. So please forgive the technical wonkiness.

Here's the link:
https://youtu.be/Wu8cPuClsbI

And a purty pickcha!
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I'm trying to work it so that Ill have more brand new content next week, but work commitments are pretty demanding right now. Stay tuned, whack that subscribe button and like like the wind. It'd be EVER so nice if I could bump my Youtube stats this week!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 08 August, 2016, 09:32:40 AM
Well, last week's video performed abysmally, without even passing 20 views. So I've altered plans this week to serve up some brand new content ahead of schedule.

*I suspect this one might appeal to forum regulars.*

Here it is - a review of GHOST IN THE SHELL - THE NEW MOVIE.

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13872741_1140243852699475_4657797455764419185_n.jpg?oh=baf1d34fba487f1eab3b50e07462afc0&oe=581ED671)

And here's the link:
https://youtu.be/J2qIiFUT8pM
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 08 August, 2016, 11:50:33 AM
Has there ever been a lazier name that GITS: The NEW Movie? Probably not, seeing as GITS being the sci-fi juggernaught it is has more or less depleated all the edgy, pre/post The Matrix sub titles imaginable.

Yet to see this, but i've been thinking a long rewatch of all the GITS material is long over due.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 08 August, 2016, 02:17:30 PM
I suggest a few equally lazy titles for future movies at the front end of the video. I'm literally aghast at how short sighted that title is. But, whatcha gonna do?

For me, it's all about Stand Alone Complex. CLASSIC series, great sci fi, brilliantly plotted. Anyone who digs a well put together science fiction story owes it to themselves to check that out - and to persevere with it if they don't at first get on with it. It's one of the most rewarding shows I've ever seen in anime.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 08 August, 2016, 02:24:41 PM
Oh yeah - incidentally, as big a deal as Ghost in the Shell is, and as much as people tell me they love my videos, this one is performing TERRIBLY. Presently, it's recording just five views.

FIVE VIEWS.

At this rate, it's actually unlikely that I'll persevere with the channel past the end of the year. Half my old subscribers still haven't migrated to the new channel yet, I'm still getting claims from the bastards at YAM112003 Endemol despite winning my disputes with them, and, frankly, it's all feeling like more effort than is worthwhile.

So, if anyone on this board enjoys what I'm doing, PLEASE share the videos. PLEASE hit the like button, and PLEASE subscribe. All those things have a direct effect on the channel's visibility and help it to grow. As thinsg currently stand, if I can't muster at least 100 subs by the end of this year, it WILL be shut down.

I hate posting stuff like that, but them's the breaks.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 19 August, 2016, 07:33:31 PM
Like a muppet, I forgot to update this thread with this week's update.

Its another re-post, but seeing as this movie got announced recently as having a nice shiny new Blu Ray release Stateside (which promises to be the best ever) I figure it's worth dusting off. It's my old STREET FIGHTER II THE MOVIE review.

SPINNING BIRD LINK!
https://youtu.be/aYsL03cNETk

FLASH PIC!
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Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 19 August, 2016, 07:40:33 PM
I am an unashamed fan of the Street Fighter anime movies. Look forward to watching (or re-watching, I don't think i've seen it...) your review, HdE.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 19 August, 2016, 08:47:21 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 19 August, 2016, 07:40:33 PM
I am an unashamed fan of the Street Fighter anime movies. Look forward to watching (or re-watching, I don't think i've seen it...) your review, HdE.

I'm not quite as enamoured, but I do see good things in this one (and several of the others!) - hopefully you'll agree I strive to be fair.

It's probably worth disclosing: Originally, on the old channel, my plan was to run a complete series of reviews of these films. A pal set me up with legit copies of everything bar the Juri ONA that you could unlock as a downloadble extra in Street Fighter IV.

The reviews got derailed during my re-launch shenanigans, but they'll still appear at some point. I've been editing one of them tonight, as it happens!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 23 August, 2016, 07:48:49 PM
This week's review is up, and it brings with it a fresh turn in the saga of Youtube lunacy.

The review itself is of the Gundam shot film collection GUNDAM EVOLVE, released earlier this year in the States (cheeky tip - it actually plays on Region 2 DVD players as well!)

Here's the link:
https://youtu.be/34J_NphFAqo

Here's a pic:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14100319_1102663536487810_4738356679916321063_n.jpg?oh=058499e69948257a5c21c64f51ef32c3&oe=585C0720)

And here's the lunacy:

SOMEBODY has evidently decided they don't like my channel. While watching views for this one update in real time, yesterday it accrued two new views and - get this - EIGHT dislikes.

This is pretty suspicious. The only way you can register multiple likes or dislikes on one video is by setting up multiple accounts and using those to post them. So it would appear that somebody is doing this without actually watching the videos.

This doesn't actually harm my video in any way, but it's a bit aggravating. So if you watch the video within Youtube, do me a favour and whack that like button - assuming you DO actually enjoy it! If you don't... well, tell me why. I can use constructive input to make better material.

Youtube's difficult enough without these childish attempts at demotivation.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 13 September, 2016, 04:01:14 PM
Well i'm currently working my way through a boat ton of 80's OVA anime, mostly of the sci-fi and mecha genres. Iczer-1, Dangaioh, Gal Force and Patlabor (the first iteration of many I believe) to name a few and would love to see our good resident anime boffin HdE take on a few of these, providing YT's ridiculous copyright system doesn't forbid him.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 14 September, 2016, 12:22:58 AM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 13 September, 2016, 04:01:14 PM
Well i'm currently working my way through a boat ton of 80's OVA anime, mostly of the sci-fi and mecha genres. Iczer-1, Dangaioh, Gal Force and Patlabor (the first iteration of many I believe) to name a few and would love to see our good resident anime boffin HdE take on a few of these, providing YT's ridiculous copyright system doesn't forbid him.

Always happy to take requests! There's actually a few that are forming a rough list things to work through. Some of this got derailed when I decided to shut down and re-launch, but I'm slowly getting back on track.

Speaking of mecha shows, though, you might find this week's new review of interest...
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 14 September, 2016, 12:31:44 AM
... and here it is!

I butted heads with YAM112003 Endemol and WON to get this one published without copyright claims. Halfway expecting them to put a fresh claim on it at some point, but I'm definitely more easily able to fight them off now if they do. Anyway - watch it while it's hot! This one's a review of MAZINGER EDITION Z - THE IMPACT!

Link to review: https://youtu.be/OqtpW4gjm1Y

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14317426_1171048756285651_4814271223027493247_n.jpg?oh=a9dcd7c109867ea77b7ceb2e63609dea&oe=583F87CA)

And that's not all! A couple of older reviews were re-posted recently as well. I deliberately didn't update the thread here as I figure they've already been linked to here in the past. Repeating myself gets old.

BUT, for interested parties, my review of CAPTAIN HARLOCK - SPACE pirate is here:
https://youtu.be/85UW4B6_04A

And my thoughts on SUMMER WARS are here:
https://youtu.be/5yrUJC3shfo


Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 11 October, 2016, 08:06:27 AM
Righty! Updatesamungus!

I've been a bit quiet in this thread, as previous updates on the channel have either been re-posts of old videos or incidental features. But I'm back to post a MAHOOSIVE update!

First up: Brand NEW review! This one's a look at a show from 1999 which deserves LOTS of love. I even ramble at the top of the video about another show by the same director which blew my socks off. So consder it a double recommendation, if you will. The main event, though, is DAI-GUARD!

Direct link to review:
https://youtu.be/nbNW3dNIuPY

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/14563318_1194986453891881_2437653383720568205_n.jpg?oh=4b48a182d58d926382d5963eac789d39&oe=58A144AF)


Also, recently republished ahead of a Stateside budget re-release, is my old review of THE LEGEND OF THE LEGENDARY HEROES, which you can find here:
https://youtu.be/E6BM3cAcaWQ

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/14484923_1182660838457776_6075108256578299978_n.jpg?oh=b801b267fa40da0ab2d014e9d05b2782&oe=58A35B5D)

I've also published a couple of shorter videos which work as companion features to other reviews.

You can hear my thoughts on the live action teaser trailer for Dreamworks' Ghost in the Shell, starring MoScarjo Hannsonagi, here:
https://youtu.be/quX4jOYXJJM

And for anyone curious as to how I go about reviewing mecha shows (like Dai-Guard) I talk about the mucky business right here:
https://youtu.be/IFeiGYOLxL8

So there you go! Hopefully that'll keep the three people who post in this thread happy for a bit!

And just a brief reminder - if you haven't subscribed to the new channel yet, now would be a VERY good time to do so. Some folks are telling me theyre not seeing updates, and it turns out they're expecting to see them on the Brainjar TV channel.

I've been very clear about this, so I don't know how people are missing it: There will be NO new anime content posted on Brainjar TV. So if you're still subbed to that, you need to head over to 'HdE Does Anime' and subscribe there instead. I'm keeping the old channel open as a redundancy, but you're unlikely to see very much of anything new there.



Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 18 October, 2016, 06:45:45 PM
Latest review is up, folks!

Seeing as there was a fair bit of interest in my review of the Street Fighter II animated movie across social media (even if it didn't translate into meaningful views) I figured I'd return to the franchise and look at another of its animated tie ins.

This one's an oddity. STREET FIGHTER IV - THE TIES THAT BIND has only ever been made available previously as a pack in extra with deluxe editions of the video game it's based on. And that's a damned shame.

Click this here link to find out what I think of it. And witness a cringe inducing 'homage' to one of my favourite Youtube channels:
https://youtu.be/zvmjeEqeayc


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Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 24 October, 2016, 10:41:39 AM
So I might not have gone straight out to watch Street Fighter IV but I DID spend a large chunk of my none working hours with weekend watching Dai-Guard on HdE's recommendations. And? It's pretty darn nice actually, I agree the end of the millennium animation style has dated somewhat but nearly 20 years after production i've found it's developed a kind of charm to it. The plot and characters where never going to be award worthy but it passes the time and garners enough investment for the eventual pay off. And as far as super robots go, their are certainly worse examples on the market. Thanks for the recommendation, HdE!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 24 October, 2016, 11:46:51 PM
Ayyy! Glad I was able to point somebody in Dai Guard's direction! Charming is certainly the word for it. Maybe it's not as dazzling as the latest megabucks Gundam show, but it sure has its heart in the right place.

Incidentallishly, if anyone IS wanting to get their hands on the Street Fighter IV movie, I can recommend spending a bit of time scouring Ebay. I'm informed that the special edition release of the game often comes up at less than the RRP of your average brand new movie release. If folks are savvy about it, it can be obtained for less than limited edition money.

This has been an HdE anime procurement advice message. Have a nice day!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 14 December, 2016, 08:50:47 PM
Just a quickie update, as I realise I haven't really kept this threaad afloat lately (I think everyone who comments here regularly is already subscribed anyway.)

Good news to share! The channel hit a milestone last week. I've passed 100 subs, which means it will contine next year.

I'll be taking some time off from my posting schedule to write new reviews. But there's definitely more to come!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 03 March, 2017, 08:57:22 PM
Well, because precisely NOBODY asked for it, I'm back to my Youtubey shenanigans.

The first review of 2017 is up, and it's a look back at READ OR DIE, a three part OVA from the early zeroes.

https://youtu.be/k2tGIQzkAMU

And if super-powered librararians aren't your thing, you could always check out my recent review of GOLGO 3 - THE PROFESSIONAL. Especially if you want to see me really unload on a film. (SPOILER: I think it's dreadful.)

https://youtu.be/SFOv1T6GSRg




Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 18 April, 2017, 10:01:47 PM
Nice selection of reviews you have there. Are you going to be doing Michiko and Hatchin? I'm watching that at the moment and am loving it. The art style reminds me a lot of cowboy bebop. Same feel with the stories too. Looking forward to watching your Ghost In The Shell movie review. I'm off to see if this afternoon so I will watch it after that and see if our feelings on it are the same. Hoping for the best :D
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Professor Bear on 18 April, 2017, 10:49:18 PM
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3946/33741953290_4942b0e75c_b.jpg)
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 21 April, 2017, 09:19:10 AM
Just checking in on this thread for the firt time in a little while.

Quote from: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 18 April, 2017, 10:01:47 PM
Nice selection of reviews you have there. Are you going to be doing Michiko and Hatchin? I'm watching that at the moment and am loving it. The art style reminds me a lot of cowboy bebop. Same feel with the stories too. Looking forward to watching your Ghost In The Shell movie review. I'm off to see if this afternoon so I will watch it after that and see if our feelings on it are the same. Hoping for the best :D

Thanks! I've had requests for Michiko & Hatchin before, and I've seen the show. But it's one of those ones that's quite tricky to articulate my thoughts on.

Also: Prof... shame on you. Tsk tsk tsk!


Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 21 April, 2017, 10:50:49 AM
Any love for Dimension W? I'm hooked on it right now
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 22 April, 2017, 12:26:34 PM
Quote from: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 21 April, 2017, 10:50:49 AM
Any love for Dimension W? I'm hooked on it right now

I'm REALLY interested in that one. That said, I only review shows that I can get hold of physical copies of. So until Dimension W gets an on-disc release, it's not going to appear.

That said, there's been some disheartening developments of late. With major advertisers pulling away form Youtube, what little regular revenue the channel was making has now completely evaporated.

Considering each video takes a MINIMUM of 8 hours to prepare, it's time to re-evaluate. And drastically.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 22 April, 2017, 12:29:17 PM
Dimension-W is getting a DVD/BD release from Anime ltd this summer.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 23 April, 2017, 11:08:59 PM
Duly noted.

Unfortunately, I've just heard some rather crappy news about a change in Youtube monetization.

As you might have seen, my revenue has been throttled. It turns out Youtube now requires smaller channels to have 10,000 lifetime views before they'll allow ads to run on videos.

Translation: This just became a dead loss venture.

I'm going to sit back and contemplate my next move for a bit. But it's now clear to me that Youtube isn't a viable platform for a channel doing my kind of traffic.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 11 May, 2017, 02:46:11 PM
Quote from: HdE on 23 April, 2017, 11:08:59 PM
As you might have seen, my revenue has been throttled. It turns out Youtube now requires smaller channels to have 10,000 lifetime views before they'll allow ads to run on videos.

How are off are you?
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Professor Bear on 11 May, 2017, 03:04:37 PM
My two bits based on watching far too many YT channels punch above their weight is to change all your thumbnails for your vids to ecchi shots and make the titles potshots or shoutouts to more famous Youtubers who generate similar content, to encourage YT algorithms to paste your work alongside popular channels and garner drive-by clicks.
Also make your vids family-friendly - no swearing - as this will stop them being flagged by YT's ad content filter (basically if you swear or show unsuitable content, YT automatically filters roughly 85% of ads from ever running on your vid, meaning less revenue).

It actually seems to be a pretty good time to try and grow your channel, as YT's changed a few rules seemingly arbitrarily and destroyed a lot of long-running feeds overnight.  Someone has to fill the void and let weaboos know what moe ecchi is out there to fap to.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 11 May, 2017, 06:03:32 PM
Just to give some inight into how broken Youtube really is:

Quote from: Professor Bear on 11 May, 2017, 03:04:37 PM
My two bits based on watching far too many YT channels punch above their weight is to change all your thumbnails for your vids to ecchi shots and make the titles potshots or shoutouts to more famous Youtubers who generate similar content, to encourage YT algorithms to paste your work alongside popular channels and garner drive-by clicks.

Nope. Not doing that. For one thing, I generally hate boobs 'n' bum style anime, and for another, I take great pride in not being a complete dick.


Quote from: Professor Bear on 11 May, 2017, 03:04:37 PM
Also make your vids family-friendly - no swearing - as this will stop them being flagged by YT's ad content filter (basically if you swear or show unsuitable content, YT automatically filters roughly 85% of ads from ever running on your vid, meaning less revenue).

True fact - none of my videos have ever been flagged as 'advertiser unfriendly.' Not even the ones where I run my potty mouth.

I actually saw the shift toward 'ad friendly' content coming a mile off when I saw how the site was becoming a shoutbox for the likes of Laci Green and her opponents. That was provoking some MASSIVE debate and a lot of traffic on the site, and I knew policy changes of some sort would be imminent. So I'd already made a conscious decision to re-brand the content and make it as unobjectionable as possible.


Quote from: Professor Bear on 11 May, 2017, 03:04:37 PM
It actually seems to be a pretty good time to try and grow your channel, as YT's changed a few rules seemingly arbitrarily and destroyed a lot of long-running feeds overnight.  Someone has to fill the void and let weaboos know what moe ecchi is out there to fap to.

That's a good idea. For another channel. That isn't mine.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 11 May, 2017, 09:44:19 PM
Quote from: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 11 May, 2017, 02:46:11 PM
Quote from: HdE on 23 April, 2017, 11:08:59 PM
As you might have seen, my revenue has been throttled. It turns out Youtube now requires smaller channels to have 10,000 lifetime views before they'll allow ads to run on videos.

How are off are you?

Whups! Almost missed this.

Currently, I need around 2030 views to meet that target.

HOWEVER! It's important to mention that the way views work and get recorded is actually quite involved on Youtube. Simply clicking a video and watching part of it doesn't really help much. In fact, depending on the length of the view, it may not even be recorded at all.

What really helps the channel a lot is if folks click on a video, or a playlist, and watch the whole thing from start to finish. Not just because it racks up those views, but because viewing a video in its entirety actually injects data into Youtube's engagement algorithm. That's what determines how high the video places in search rankings, and whether other people see it.

Comments and likes help, too. Although I've been deleting quite a few of those, of late. People acting like knobs on my channel aren't even remotely tolerated.

Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 11 May, 2017, 10:52:44 PM
I'd suggest creating a playlist of all your videos, then asking the kind folk here to open it in their browser and let it play away on mute in the background (that's if they don't want to watch of course) You will need less than 100 people to do that, and considering this thread has over 6k views it's not impossible.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 12 May, 2017, 12:32:25 AM
Quote from: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 11 May, 2017, 10:52:44 PM
I'd suggest creating a playlist of all your videos, then asking the kind folk here to open it in their browser and let it play away on mute in the background (that's if they don't want to watch of course) You will need less than 100 people to do that, and considering this thread has over 6k views it's not impossible.

Ultimately, I'd rather folks watched my videos because they sincerely wanted to. That said, I'm way ahead of you on playlists. There are several already available on the channel.

In all honesty, 2000 views is a pretty attainable figure looking over my current channel stats. The bigger issue is whether Youtube is worth bothering with at all considering how quickly the landscape changes ver there, and how lacking in transparency they are.

Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Professor Bear on 12 May, 2017, 11:25:56 AM
I don't follow many YooToob Slebs, but of the ones I do (sci-fi, comics and videogaming channels, naturally), three have been impacted by YT's arbitrary rule changes to the point it now interferes with their content, and one has even had his entire income wiped out.
I know, I know - it's tempting to laugh at the idea of "Youtube Celebrities" having to get a real job rather than cruise by on being Internet Famous, but this guy spent half a decade building his audience - hundreds of videos, millions of hits - and was using the revenue to pay for his college tuition, and mere weeks before the changes were introduced had started posting videos showing him moving into his first home with his girlfriend (also a student, so her life just got more expensive, too).  Youtube's careless fuckery is actually derailing lives and threatening people's futures, and if anything that's giving them the benefit of the doubt that they're only being incompetent and haven't been deliberately holding fire on enforcing these terms for years in order to build their brand at the expense of legitimate media creators.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 12 May, 2017, 03:30:33 PM
Hopefully this will give rise to a YouTube alternative....which will be good until some billion dollar tech company buys it and f's it up a la YouTube...
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 12 May, 2017, 06:27:40 PM
There's a lot of truth in the to comments above, fellas.

What I'll say on the matter is that I'm hearing a LOT of comments from creators on Youtube along lines of 'screw this, we've had enough' and I'm already seeing some channels with huge followings upping sticks and relocating elsewhere.

That's actually my plan. I'll continue to use Youtube, a it's a platform with an established user base (for now - I also see signs that indicate that could change soon.) But I'm going to be migrating to Vid.me as soon as I've cleared my current lettering workload and had a chance to catch my breath. There are some other ventures underway as well, so this is a bit of an unplanned period of plotting out what the next move is.

Frankly, though, I won't be sorry relegate Youtube to a secondary outlet for my videos. Their attitude to communication with the folks who are creating content for their site (and let's not forget - THEY take a substantial financial cut of all revenue) is apalling. And the user base, at its worst, is an ugly thing to deal with. In the last month, I've banned more users than ever and deleted more comments than I think I've actually allowed. You also can't comment on the realities of seeking a financial return for the hours and hours of effort a Youtube channel requires without some dumb shit wading in and accusing you of being a money grabber, making content for the wrong reasons, not being sincere about the stuff you post, etc.

But it's the constant flip flopping of policies and stances on serious matters that's really torn it. This is the SECOND time in as many years that Youtube's behind the scenes nonsense has given me serious cause to stand back, halt video production and consider if the whole venture is worth it. To have not earned a fiver in all this time for my work, and to receive NO SUPPORT WHATSOEVER from Youtube, is pretty galling.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: sheridan on 12 May, 2017, 09:26:14 PM
Quote from: HdE on 12 May, 2017, 12:32:25 AM
Ultimately, I'd rather folks watched my videos because they sincerely wanted to. That said, I'm way ahead of you on playlists. There are several already available on the channel.

In all honesty, 2000 views is a pretty attainable figure looking over my current channel stats. The bigger issue is whether Youtube is worth bothering with at all considering how quickly the landscape changes ver there, and how lacking in transparency they are.

Subscribed, nice, bite-sized chunks, may watch/listen to a few in my lunch hour at work next week.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 12 May, 2017, 11:10:26 PM
Quote from: sheridan on 12 May, 2017, 09:26:14 PM
Subscribed, nice, bite-sized chunks, may watch/listen to a few in my lunch hour at work next week.

Aw, cheers, dude!

Just to forewarn you, if you're going to be watching at work: while I take pains not to stray into NSFW territory with the videos, I do run my potty mouth on the videos under the 'When Are You Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!' banner.

Once the title card changes over to 'HdE Does Anime,' we're in less offensive territory, just so as you know.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: sheridan on 13 May, 2017, 09:32:49 AM
Quote from: HdE on 12 May, 2017, 11:10:26 PM
Quote from: sheridan on 12 May, 2017, 09:26:14 PM
Subscribed, nice, bite-sized chunks, may watch/listen to a few in my lunch hour at work next week.

Aw, cheers, dude!

Just to forewarn you, if you're going to be watching at work: while I take pains not to stray into NSFW territory with the videos, I do run my potty mouth on the videos under the 'When Are You Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!' banner.

Once the title card changes over to 'HdE Does Anime,' we're in less offensive territory, just so as you know.

Thanks for the warning, but no problem - any youtubing during my lunch hour is with earphones in!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 16 May, 2017, 02:59:22 PM
Well I binge watched Macross Plus recently, and I gotta tell you dude, that series is dynamite!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 16 May, 2017, 08:20:05 PM
Macross Plus really is pretty good, innit?

It's one of those weird cases of a show that did nothing for me when I first saw it. But when I popped it back in my DVD player one rainy afternoon, months later, I couldn't take my eyes off it!

Then again, any anime with WALTER FRICKIN' WHITE in the dub has to be worth a look, right?
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 16 May, 2017, 10:26:06 PM
Quote from: HdE on 16 May, 2017, 08:20:05 PM
Then again, any anime with WALTER FRICKIN' WHITE in the dub has to be worth a look, right?

You just sold it to me
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 17 May, 2017, 10:08:36 AM
Quote from: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 16 May, 2017, 10:26:06 PM
Quote from: HdE on 16 May, 2017, 08:20:05 PM
Then again, any anime with WALTER FRICKIN' WHITE in the dub has to be worth a look, right?

You just sold it to me

He also crops up in Armitage III, Street Fighter II - The Movie and a few other bits and pieces.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 22 May, 2017, 04:09:52 PM
Another reqüest kinda - Bubblegum Crisis/Bubblegum Crash

Your videos have a professional sheen to them. Don't be put off making videos, you have a real knack for it!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 04 June, 2017, 09:04:52 PM
Quote from: Supreme Pizza Of The DPRK on 22 May, 2017, 04:09:52 PM
Another reqüest kinda - Bubblegum Crisis/Bubblegum Crash

Your videos have a professional sheen to them. Don't be put off making videos, you have a real knack for it!

Thanks, fella!

I've not been put off rest assured. Been editing a couple of new reviews as time permitted me this week, as a matter of fact. Just waiting for a few things to sort themselves out before any of it gets shifted into my 'To Do' list proper.

Bubblegum Crisis (and Crash) have both been requested a few times before. They're in my personal stash of anime, so they could very well happen - especially as they're both short enough to get watched in a reasonable timeframe.



Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 04 June, 2017, 09:13:47 PM
Crisis is a classic...Crash...ah dear... :lol:
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: Professor Bear on 04 June, 2017, 10:00:09 PM
Well, the Adam Warren comics were nice.
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 04 June, 2017, 11:15:59 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 04 June, 2017, 09:13:47 PM
Crisis is a classic...Crash...ah dear... :lol:

I don't mind Crash. There are some perfectly valid criticisms of it out there in the interwebz, but I was entertained by it.

That said, it's been a few years since I last saw it. Might be worth seeing how it holds up to a re-watch!
Title: Re: When Are you Gonna Stop Watching Those Cartoons?!
Post by: HdE on 17 July, 2017, 05:40:28 PM
NEW VIDEO ON DECK!

I've managed to steer my channel back into profitable territory (thanks in no small part to the support of regular viewers - including a few of you lovely peeps) so I've slowly, cautiously started up the video production machine again.

The latest update on the channel is a review of CAPTAIN EARTH, a spiritual successor of sorts to Star Driver, another giant robot show animated by the same studio, and written by the same two guys who gave us Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Here's the link. Please do shower it with likes. Because that eases my existential pain and gives me the validation a fragile snowflake like me needs to survive. 
https://youtu.be/p07eb4DXX7g