yes I would say 86 is one of my favorite series that came out in the last 5 years! It had lots of delays during its original run so many ended up dropping it, but definitely worth watching now!
86 is easily one of the greatest anime I’ve seen, it’s genuinely just incredible. I own all of the light novels as well. What a fantastic series with some fantastic characters, man.
I'll be there at TGS, I've lived in Japan for 15 years, I'll send a message on Discord to reach out, if you're interested. Either way, I hope you enjoy your time in Japan!
Mr Smack, if you are reading this, I highly recommend you talk to ryuuku. I won't say you NEED to speak Japanese but it helps a lot, and ryuuku being another content creator is a plus.
Gacha smack, when you use google maps, first translate in google translate the japanese name for example instead of “restaurant” translate it and then search with google maps around you. Little things like these are really helpful, and if you need more conversations about it just hit me up, love your videos!
I’ve spent a lot of time in Japan, but only a small amount in Tokyo. If you can get to the Ghibli museum it’s awesome. If you don’t, plan to take your daughter there someday. It’s the best art museum that’s kid friendly I’ve ever been to.
Dude, very glad you have the opportunity that other weebs wish they had. Hopefully, your trip goes well and you have a translator person with you to help ease the burdens of communication outside of TGS so you can explore and make content out of interactions with people. Would love to see videos of this in the future. :) Smack's slice of life adventures.
You are gonna need a Japanese speaker just to order food. At a restaurant, you can point at a menu but then they will ask you questions, very intimidating. Don’t just go to McDonalds or a convenience store, lol Also, you will find transportation very confusing and time consuming. You’ll spend hours on the metro, even just trying to pay correctly. The airport is like an hour away, don’t last minute it. Phone GPS can have issues near tall buildings. Just finding your destination can be tricky in crowded areas.
In Tokyo had no issue ordering food with basically no Japanese you don't need a translator at all lol, public transport is abit trickier but got around perfectly fine for the most part using google maps
I just have 2 tips to share: 100% get a public transport card. You can buy/preload it at the airport. If you put too much on it, when you come back to the airport you can empty it out buying from vending machines lol. The other is to definitely keep some cash on your person. Mostly places will accept card, but you'll probably run into a few places where you'll wanna have cash. Other then that, enjoy the food and check out some shop. The usd is pretty strong in Japan rn.
@@gabewilkinson5691 I forgot about that - but it's because I have an android lol. I think you can only get it on iPhone? I was there May and was able to get a welcome suica card at Haneda airport.
Bro, congratulations on going to Japan! When I get my money right, I plan to go to Japan as well. You're right about being a content creator in the early stages. It's hard and awkward at first talking to a camera alone in your room. I'm still shy behind the camera, but I feel like I've gotten a little bit better and gotten more confidence. Have a safe trip and have fun while you're there. My anime recommendations are Tomodachi Games, Summer Time Rendering, Hell's Paradise, Link Click, Remake Our Life, and Barakamon. Just a few that I like 😁.
Bro has to be going to cover Neverness to Everness. Been hyped af to see more info this week at TGS, ain't no way Smack just conveniently didn't mention it at all this video 😂
Didn’t he say the game would come out in October? Also wasn’t neverness to everness just announced like a month or 2 ago? So I don’t see how it would be that game🤔
My colleague at work who is an avid traveler gave me a piece of advice whenever you're overseas: If you already spent the money going there in person, don't try to hold back too much on your expenditure. Reason being you don't want to return with regrets of "I should have done this, or I should have purchased this" During my first ever trip to another country (which was Japan, in this case), I went all out on the food, since those are memories and experiences that you can never experience in its true authenticity at home. It's a relatively lengthy post, but hope you enjoy yourself! And have fun! PS Do take note of the weather forecast in advance so you are properly dressed for the day.
Game's obviously the PS5's WuWa release 😅 Tokyo is very nice. I would say you walk as much as you can, if you use the metro you can lose a lot of the goodies of the city. You can move around walking up to 2 to 3 hours per day and see most classic stuff.
Guilty Crown believe me you'll not regret watching this. even I myself who hate drama liked this one. Just stay through the season. Also good op and ed made by EGOIST.
Dunno if you've watched it already, but I loved the Go Go Loser Ranger Anime. If you have Hulu or Disney+, I'd heavily recommend giving it a shot. Aside from that, hope you enjoy your trip to Japan!
Love the Monogatari series of anime.. Can be a bit trippy, but the humour is to my style. Not an action anime type though, so not sure if you would consider it. Enjoy your time in Japan!
Hope you have a good time bro. We had a Japan trip planned few years back, but the week we were about to go covid popped off and everything got shutdown. Hope we get there one day, will live through the smack for now.
The food there is top notch. I recommend: "Yamashita Honki Udon", "RAMEN and TSUKEMEN Number.6". 2 of my go-tos. Anime I recommend: The Unlimited: Hyoubu Kyosuke, Charlotte, Gate, Killing Bites (Ecchii), Megalo Box, Ranking Of Kings, Zetman, and Beyond the Boundary. You might have seen these but if you havent, they're easy to get into.
Both Seasons of Magi(Labyrinth of magic S1 and Kingdom of Magic S2) are great. Not as often talked about and sadly doesn't seem like it'll get a 3rd season. But Still a Great Series, Highly recommend.
funny how i stopped watching yt cuz i myself was in japan for the first time just enjoying life fo like 5 days. visiting Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo within those 5 days was quite an experience. if you enjoy walking like me youll do alot there! the food is absolutely amazing. i wish you much enjoyment and safety while there!
Smack, go and watch Mahoutsukai no Yome. Absolute W gem of an anime. GL HF in your journey in the nippon areas. Here to see all the vlogs that will come out of it and of course, that mysterious sponsor. Cheers
Tokyo Lens channel is a great reference for Tokyo traveling, especially non tourist crowded places. Personally I had enough of Tokyo and prefer the country side of Japan.
So I travel to the Philippines from GA once a year and I can tell you hard Dramamine helps me to get through that 14 hour flight. Once I woke up I’m usually half way across the ocean lol. Enjoy your trip man 3 days will blow fast tbh lol
Enjoy as someone who lives in Japan enjoy Tokyo game show it’s not as hype as pre Rona when i first got here but still cool kinda want to go now to see ya man , it’s getting cooler here so bring a light jacket
Some of my friends recommended Black Bible to me, and I haven't watched it or heard about it, but it sounds like a Christian anime. hope you enjoy it ❤👍
I know you said not to mentioned popular ones but just in case Kaiju, blue lock and Windbreaker are vary good recent animes. Now for the more obscure animes for a drama "A sign of affection". Funny "The Devil is a Part TImer" or "nichijou" and action "claymore" , "Darker than Black" and "link click" it starts a bit slow but it gets really good
Smack if you haven't seen the first season of Psycho Pass that shit is firrrre. (Always gotta throw that one out there) Otherwise- Akudama Drive, Megalobox, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (Trust me its fire).
enjoy shibuya shinjuku akihabara ginza bc it is well worth it to go every year and shame I'm not going till next year. best to have a japanese native to tell you about the big city
TOP Places to go in TOKYO: - TeamLab Planets (pre order tickets early, they sell out) - DisneyLand or DisneySea - Weeb places: ikebukuro Sunshine City or Akihabara - Conveyor belt sushi or Omakashi - Ramen (you dont have to go to the popular place to have good Ramen Dont do: - Shrines and Parks are kinda boring tbh. 1 Time visit is fine. dont go to a bunch like me - if a restaurant have more than 4/5 Stars in review. Its probably a tourist trap location
unfortunately don't know any nice places or content creators in japan other than pewdiepie 😂 assuming he still lives there. safe travels man i'm excited to see the IRL stuff!
Nichijou for the memes Symphogear is a fun magical anime and they get their power from playing their signature song. Oddtaxi is a banger Baccano is great if you can find it
Monogatari is the best recommendation. While Smack may not be the biggest fan of the idea of loli characters and all, the storytelling is easily one of the best if not the best you can get out of an anime. Bonus points to the fact that he is going to Japan, and the amount of jokes/puns/expressions you can actually learn from it is insane, mostly because they're oftenly clever wordplays that get even japanese people who aren't into anime to join the conversation (To try to explain to you the joke YOU made, because they swear you made it by accident lol).
Anime to watch. PsychoPass, ErgoProxy, SteinsGate. Those will keep you busy and Fudge your mind at the same time. These are not shonen slop, but actual thought provoking shows. Take care.
Camera and mic quality is good shit man, good investment. Recommendations? I ain’t got a fkin clue what you’ve seen lad but here goes…. Blue Eye Samurai slaps HARD Kaiju No 8 I watched recently, pretty dope Terminator Zero I watched recently is pretty good, I will admit it is just anime Terminator but unlike recent films it isn’t absolute arse Castlevania is probably an obvious one but it’s here anyway And f it I’m gonna throw in a COMPLETE curveball of a film that isn’t anime and recommend Upgrade Inb4 you’ve seen all this shit 😂 have a good trip mate
A man who has mastered the art of yapanese can yap his way out of everything 🙂↕️
So true 😂
Minecraft Steve just chilling in a village
you did not
Jack black stole my man's role 😭
Hire this guy for the movie❗️
NAH
86: Eighty Six is a niche anime but its SO good, not sure if people would consider it popular. Has some dark/serious themes in it but it's amazing
The books are quite popular in Japan. In the West people kinda skipped it, sadly.
The series is highly regarded.
yes I would say 86 is one of my favorite series that came out in the last 5 years! It had lots of delays during its original run so many ended up dropping it, but definitely worth watching now!
Also recommended this haha
Anime is goated frfr oat was godly also
86 is easily one of the greatest anime I’ve seen, it’s genuinely just incredible. I own all of the light novels as well. What a fantastic series with some fantastic characters, man.
I'll be there at TGS, I've lived in Japan for 15 years, I'll send a message on Discord to reach out, if you're interested. Either way, I hope you enjoy your time in Japan!
Me 2 i’ve been here 8 years. I’m out in Osaka. I’ve been fighting myself to go to the TGS since covid.
Mr Smack, if you are reading this, I highly recommend you talk to ryuuku. I won't say you NEED to speak Japanese but it helps a lot, and ryuuku being another content creator is a plus.
Gacha smack, when you use google maps, first translate in google translate the japanese name for example instead of “restaurant” translate it and then search with google maps around you. Little things like these are really helpful, and if you need more conversations about it just hit me up, love your videos!
I’ve spent a lot of time in Japan, but only a small amount in Tokyo. If you can get to the Ghibli museum it’s awesome. If you don’t, plan to take your daughter there someday. It’s the best art museum that’s kid friendly I’ve ever been to.
Thanks man
We are looking forward to the journey
Smack, I'm currently residing in Japan. You have to go to Akihabara Brother! If you love anime, manga, and gacha... it's unquestionably a must visit!
yeah Akihabara might not have the cheapest prices but it's still an amazing place to window shop and the selection is unmatched
Steins Gateeee!
SHOGUN is goated, you will enjoy it
“Guys, I am once again asking for your financial support” - grampa smack /s Awesome!
Dude, very glad you have the opportunity that other weebs wish they had. Hopefully, your trip goes well and you have a translator person with you to help ease the burdens of communication outside of TGS so you can explore and make content out of interactions with people. Would love to see videos of this in the future. :) Smack's slice of life adventures.
You are gonna need a Japanese speaker just to order food. At a restaurant, you can point at a menu but then they will ask you questions, very intimidating. Don’t just go to McDonalds or a convenience store, lol
Also, you will find transportation very confusing and time consuming. You’ll spend hours on the metro, even just trying to pay correctly. The airport is like an hour away, don’t last minute it. Phone GPS can have issues near tall buildings. Just finding your destination can be tricky in crowded areas.
In Tokyo had no issue ordering food with basically no Japanese you don't need a translator at all lol, public transport is abit trickier but got around perfectly fine for the most part using google maps
I just have 2 tips to share: 100% get a public transport card. You can buy/preload it at the airport. If you put too much on it, when you come back to the airport you can empty it out buying from vending machines lol.
The other is to definitely keep some cash on your person. Mostly places will accept card, but you'll probably run into a few places where you'll wanna have cash.
Other then that, enjoy the food and check out some shop. The usd is pretty strong in Japan rn.
Can now just add it too your phone wallet and add fair as needed, when I went in July I couldn't even get a physical card
@@gabewilkinson5691 I forgot about that - but it's because I have an android lol. I think you can only get it on iPhone?
I was there May and was able to get a welcome suica card at Haneda airport.
Baccano, Megalobox & Heavenly Delusion are some solid shows.
Dunno how popular this is recently but "Link Click" is a banger show that i recently rewatched
my guess for the game that sponsored smack was probably persona 5 the phantom X
I'm thinking nte
Seen Link Click? That'll be something to keep you engaged for a good while on that flight lmao have a great time out there brother
Bro, congratulations on going to Japan! When I get my money right, I plan to go to Japan as well. You're right about being a content creator in the early stages. It's hard and awkward at first talking to a camera alone in your room. I'm still shy behind the camera, but I feel like I've gotten a little bit better and gotten more confidence. Have a safe trip and have fun while you're there. My anime recommendations are Tomodachi Games, Summer Time Rendering, Hell's Paradise, Link Click, Remake Our Life, and Barakamon. Just a few that I like 😁.
I 100% AGREE WITH HELL'S PARADISE AND LINK CLICK
Bro has to be going to cover Neverness to Everness. Been hyped af to see more info this week at TGS, ain't no way Smack just conveniently didn't mention it at all this video 😂
Didn’t he say the game would come out in October? Also wasn’t neverness to everness just announced like a month or 2 ago? So I don’t see how it would be that game🤔
Akudama Drive is a banger
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song and Tengoku Daimakyou aka Heavenly Delusion are also excellent.
My colleague at work who is an avid traveler gave me a piece of advice whenever you're overseas: If you already spent the money going there in person, don't try to hold back too much on your expenditure. Reason being you don't want to return with regrets of "I should have done this, or I should have purchased this"
During my first ever trip to another country (which was Japan, in this case), I went all out on the food, since those are memories and experiences that you can never experience in its true authenticity at home.
It's a relatively lengthy post, but hope you enjoy yourself! And have fun!
PS Do take note of the weather forecast in advance so you are properly dressed for the day.
Game's obviously the PS5's WuWa release 😅
Tokyo is very nice. I would say you walk as much as you can, if you use the metro you can lose a lot of the goodies of the city.
You can move around walking up to 2 to 3 hours per day and see most classic stuff.
Don’t get my hopes up bruh
Smack, you HAVE to watch Summer Time Rendering! Its one of my most recent favorites and not very popular
Decadence is a hidden gem for me
Guilty Crown
believe me you'll not regret watching this. even I myself who hate drama liked this one. Just stay through the season. Also good op and ed made by EGOIST.
For Anime, 91 Days (An anime based on Prohibition America)
Welcome to Japan! Would be crazy to see you there!🎉
Dunno if you've watched it already, but I loved the Go Go Loser Ranger Anime. If you have Hulu or Disney+, I'd heavily recommend giving it a shot. Aside from that, hope you enjoy your trip to Japan!
Love the Monogatari series of anime.. Can be a bit trippy, but the humour is to my style. Not an action anime type though, so not sure if you would consider it. Enjoy your time in Japan!
excited for you Smack papa! have fun in japan!
Hope you have a good time bro. We had a Japan trip planned few years back, but the week we were about to go covid popped off and everything got shutdown. Hope we get there one day, will live through the smack for now.
I've only been to Japan for 30 minutes but I really liked their bathrooms..
Ummmm
The food there is top notch. I recommend:
"Yamashita Honki Udon", "RAMEN and TSUKEMEN Number.6". 2 of my go-tos. Anime I recommend: The Unlimited: Hyoubu Kyosuke, Charlotte, Gate, Killing Bites (Ecchii), Megalo Box, Ranking Of Kings, Zetman, and Beyond the Boundary.
You might have seen these but if you havent, they're easy to get into.
What's more concerning is not the camera, it's the damn bugs lmao. Great advice at the end for content creators!
3:47 i died laughing at the transition back inside the house LOL.
Enjoy your trip down to Japan! I hope one day i can go as well
Both Seasons of Magi(Labyrinth of magic S1 and Kingdom of Magic S2) are great. Not as often talked about and sadly doesn't seem like it'll get a 3rd season. But Still a Great Series, Highly recommend.
Magi is so fucking good, dude. I’d rather it never get a S3 rather than it be done poorly.
funny how i stopped watching yt cuz i myself was in japan for the first time just enjoying life fo like 5 days. visiting Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo within those 5 days was quite an experience. if you enjoy walking like me youll do alot there! the food is absolutely amazing. i wish you much enjoyment and safety while there!
UNDERATED ANIME RIGHT NOW!! SCISSOR SEVEN!!!
"The Elusive Samurai". "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress"."Kaiju no.8" if you haven't seen that yet. Absolutely check out "Vinland Saga" also.
Have a great time! I'll also be there at TGS as someone from Japan and will be lining up for MH Wilds most of the time 😅. See you in line!!
Smack, go and watch Mahoutsukai no Yome. Absolute W gem of an anime. GL HF in your journey in the nippon areas. Here to see all the vlogs that will come out of it and of course, that mysterious sponsor. Cheers
Thanks man you’ve been cooking up with the content
A show with portuguese lore? As a portuguese myself, you got me intrigued. Now I want to confirm if it's correct lol
See Monster, its very highly rated but most people seem to have not seen it, highly reccommend
Sponsored trip, congrats! Good shit my man. Hope you enjoy the trip.
can't believe homie got a Sparking Zero sponsorship that's crazy, good job!
Kaiba dude. Underrated hidden gem for sure
Tokyo Lens channel is a great reference for Tokyo traveling, especially non tourist crowded places. Personally I had enough of Tokyo and prefer the country side of Japan.
The garden of sinners.
This my favorite anime of all time
Easy way to do everything in 2 days is just dont sleep 😂
Prepare for Using physical Cash in most places in Japan. Be Prepared to get lost. Get your transportation squared away. Good luck Mr. Smack
So I travel to the Philippines from GA once a year and I can tell you hard Dramamine helps me to get through that 14 hour flight. Once I woke up I’m usually half way across the ocean lol. Enjoy your trip man 3 days will blow fast tbh lol
Akihabara for sure brother, as a weeb, that's a must.
Smack!! Congrats!! Omg!! Have a blast!! 🎉🎉🎉
PS MON HUN WILDS FEB 28 OF NEXT YEAR LETS GET ITTTTTT!!
Enjoy as someone who lives in Japan enjoy Tokyo game show it’s not as hype as pre Rona when i first got here but still cool kinda want to go now to see ya man , it’s getting cooler here so bring a light jacket
Anime recommendation: eminence in shadow. It's like if one-punch-man and Batman had a baby and got Isekaied. I love this show👍
"damn you walking all caked up on a wednesday afternoon...lemme get a taste real quick" - Bugs
- Irregular at Magic High School (Similar to Classroom of the Elite
- Noragami
- Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers
Congrats man you deserve it!
Some of my friends recommended Black Bible to me, and I haven't watched it or heard about it, but it sounds like a Christian anime.
hope you enjoy it ❤👍
I know you said not to mentioned popular ones but just in case Kaiju, blue lock and Windbreaker are vary good recent animes. Now for the more obscure animes for a drama "A sign of affection". Funny "The Devil is a Part TImer" or "nichijou" and action "claymore" , "Darker than Black" and "link click" it starts a bit slow but it gets really good
Bro you better vlog your entire experience there. Have a safe trip Smack!
GOOD LUCK SMACK ! HAVE FUN
Smack if you haven't seen the first season of Psycho Pass that shit is firrrre. (Always gotta throw that one out there)
Otherwise- Akudama Drive, Megalobox, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (Trust me its fire).
enjoy shibuya shinjuku akihabara ginza bc it is well worth it to go every year and shame I'm not going till next year. best to have a japanese native to tell you about the big city
It's dry out in these streets.
Edit: Brother you gotta watch Barakamon on that flight.
TOP Places to go in TOKYO:
- TeamLab Planets (pre order tickets early, they sell out)
- DisneyLand or DisneySea
- Weeb places: ikebukuro Sunshine City or Akihabara
- Conveyor belt sushi or Omakashi
- Ramen (you dont have to go to the popular place to have good Ramen
Dont do:
- Shrines and Parks are kinda boring tbh. 1 Time visit is fine. dont go to a bunch like me
- if a restaurant have more than 4/5 Stars in review. Its probably a tourist trap location
I’m calling it the sponsor is Duet Night Abyss
Looking forward to the japan videos, camera looks great!
GTO and Prison school are the funniest anime I've ever watched in my entire life
“Charlotte” and “ID:Invaded” are cool anime, have fun bro
Heavenly Delusion is a fire ass anime. Its just 13 episodes long
Black Lagoon is a good show on crunchyroll
Had a nice vibe to it
Easily akihabara. Holy shit I weebed tf out there
1000% Bro got Sponsored by NTE LETS GOOOOO!!!
unfortunately don't know any nice places or content creators in japan other than pewdiepie 😂 assuming he still lives there. safe travels man i'm excited to see the IRL stuff!
Nichijou for the memes
Symphogear is a fun magical anime and they get their power from playing their signature song.
Oddtaxi is a banger
Baccano is great if you can find it
Have fun!. Make sure you go to a Sento bathhouse while there.
Golden Kamui if you didnt watch it yet
have a nice trip
even when touching grass, this man on the grind.
Anime Recommendation: Baccano! Its the most Quentin Tarantino anime I have seen, each episode was🔥
Japan is my dream trip one day I I’ll go there but congrats have fun and take pics for us ❤
Death Parade, Akudama Drive, and Vivy Fluorite Eye's Song
watch Monogatari series, is a banger show. Start with Kizumonogatari the first movie
Monogatari is the best recommendation. While Smack may not be the biggest fan of the idea of loli characters and all, the storytelling is easily one of the best if not the best you can get out of an anime.
Bonus points to the fact that he is going to Japan, and the amount of jokes/puns/expressions you can actually learn from it is insane, mostly because they're oftenly clever wordplays that get even japanese people who aren't into anime to join the conversation (To try to explain to you the joke YOU made, because they swear you made it by accident lol).
Ah and thus begins the debate on the sequencing of the meta series...
You should watch katanagatari if you haven't. It's 12, hour-long episodes and it has the shounen action plus the romance/ship dynamic you would enjoy.
I love the whole of Tokyo, but for weebs Akihabara is a must to visit.
more vlogs like this would be sick can't wait to see more
That's a really high-quality camera man, I need to get one too soon... haha :)
Anime to watch. PsychoPass, ErgoProxy, SteinsGate. Those will keep you busy and Fudge your mind at the same time. These are not shonen slop, but actual thought provoking shows. Take care.
Good shit Smack!! Have a great time man
Smack is trying to find the librarian for mending books
Have fun Smack!
When brotha said the game he's being sponsored by was coming in October I immediately thought of Sparking Zero
Tbh I think it's Neverness to Everness
Smack you should watch Wistoria , 86 , The Daily Life of the Immortal King , Summertime Rendering & Zom 100 🙏
That camera quality tho😮💨
Bro, I was also planning on going to Japan in a couple of years with the bros. Also, I'm gonna take a guess on the sponsor bellow:
NTE
Camera quality CRISP!
Camera and mic quality is good shit man, good investment.
Recommendations? I ain’t got a fkin clue what you’ve seen lad but here goes….
Blue Eye Samurai slaps HARD
Kaiju No 8 I watched recently, pretty dope
Terminator Zero I watched recently is pretty good, I will admit it is just anime Terminator but unlike recent films it isn’t absolute arse
Castlevania is probably an obvious one but it’s here anyway
And f it I’m gonna throw in a COMPLETE curveball of a film that isn’t anime and recommend Upgrade
Inb4 you’ve seen all this shit 😂 have a good trip mate
Dang the quality is immaculate
For your info, Mina Aoyama going to Japan too today.