The Most Underrated Anime Of All Time
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Now this is what they call a hidden gem
Stevem I can’t believe that Stevem also watches Digibro. A crossover in the comment section that I love
No
@@kostajovanovic3711 Yes
"nuclear radiation mutates people into yugioh cards by way of r rated garbage pal kids"
i died
I nearly spat out my soul when I heard that!!! 😂😂😂👌👌👌 I had to rewind it!!!! XD
Garbage pail
This is the content I'm here for, teach me about the obscure, take me to depths of artistic enginutiy and find the most disgusting master piece you can possibly find and let me see its reason for speaking to me.
Flashy designs, disgusting visuals and fantastic metaphors.
I want to know what Digi thinks of KIMERA
brah... the moment that "this is some fucked up shit" disclaimer came up... and less than a minute later
A GIANT MONSTER IS USING THEIR PENIS AS AN ELECTRIC POPSICLE....
I was not ready for this!
*gets on kissanime to download in 720p*
@@nhagan001 exactly same. Now for some reason I want a Devilman Crybaby-esque reboot for Violence Jack
There’s currently an ongoing remake of the manga series called ‘Exoskull Zero’, but I’d honestly wait for an official western release if it ever actually happens, because the indie translation is awful. Not like broken English bad, more like it’s been translated by an alien that doesn’t understand human language at all.
Totally different story, though, so if you do end up attempting to reading it you’re not gonna be spoiling the original series.
You said it perfectly 👌 This is the kind of stuff I like to hear about!
These are the kind of anime videos I wanna see more of, long, analytical, historical, deep dives of older shows are my jam.
check out Bennett the Sage and Anime Abandon
@whitedwarf13 Bennet just complains about how problematic or offensive they are without providing context and a historical analysis like this reviewer does. It is annoying to watch Bennet's content and it is why I stopped watching him years ago.
"The world is perilously awful, and people are going to try and take advantage of you and drain your life away, from a young age. Because those forces are menacing and powerful, many if not most of us are going to fall prey to them. But as long as there is another force with an even more resolute desire to protect humanity, and as long as the Human Spirit shows itself to that Hero to be worth protecting, then there remains some hope for Humanity's future." Powerful stuff. This is so many anime in a nutshell: Eva, Berserk, Devilman, Kill La Kill, the list goes on. "Faith the size of a mustard seed," that's how they would have put it when I was in Sunday school
Gantz.
Your Profile pic is really cool! Who drew it?
@@IZAWSOMEZ Thanks! So far as I can tell the original is here www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/61544311 and it was adapted into 2160p here www.deviantart.com/assassinwarrior/art/4K-UHD-Goodsmile-Racing-Miku-665168193
Good ol' Apocalypse Zero. An anime I'd watch whenever I was high.
Finna try this out
Facts good idea
that sounds horrifying D:
I just lit while watching the video and scrolling through the comments, guess I'll watch it now.
Watch it with LSD and hit me back 😆 lol
Saw you add this to your MAL this morning and and immediately checked a quick clip and added it to my plan to watch. Hopefully this weekend!
This is the digibro content I live for. Digging up obscure anime and showing it to the world. Keep it up!
The manga magazines have indeed been diluted into oblivion.
In the 70s, Go Nagai's "Kekko Kamen" (look it up, kids) ran in Shounen Jump.
I swear the way you describe these monsters sounds like this is Twitter the anime.
I need tell you about the title of this anime “覚悟のススメ(Kakugo No Susume)”.
"覚悟のススメ(Kakugo No Susume)" means ”Encouragement of Determination”.
"ススメ(勧め) Susume"= encouragement or recommendation or introduction. Not a progress.
And "の(no)" means "of".
I think you made a mistake of the word "Susume" because Japanese has the exactly same sound word "ススメ(進め)Susume". It means “go”.
Also the title came from the Japanese historical famous literature "Gakumon No Susume (An Encouragement of Learning)".
By the way I like this video. Great job ! 🇯🇵
Dude, I agree, I loved this manga, it's so crazy and weird I had to read it all. I can't understand why everyone hates it so much to the point that the last few volumes have never even been translated into English.
Finally! Someone who doesn't just dismiss this one for the bat shit crazy monsters and other vulgarities. Thank you so much for analysing this OVA I saw it a couple of years ago and loved it when I saw it myself. I was so shocked when so many people dismissed it as 'Ugly' and disgusting. Which I couldn't understand when there are far worse things out there.
I hope this gets a revival too somehow, I'd love to see the story all the way through to the end.
Again thanks a lot man! You made my day with this one! ^^
I think maybe this property has been more influential than people realize. Even Capcom has a lesser known character named Jin who is clearly inspired by the hero designs here, particularly the white uniforms and hot blooded resolve.
Dude! Youre like the only person ive seen say this! Ive speculated this for years! Theyre literally almost the same character! I read on capcoms fan database that kinu nishimura said that jin is based off the the main character of this show kakugo hakakure. I was never crazy about this ova, but its cool that capcom artists(who have such a dope, influencial style) are influenced by such far out obscure source material like this which means they recognize/acknowledge rare gems many others overlook.
Oh shit we were in a rant the whole damn time.
Its not clickbait cuz i like it this way
I love this manga, and it's so cool to see it getting a bit of attention, and in such loving detail, too. Finding out that it was only half-translated into English bothered me enough to make me consider translating the rest of it myself.
you would be a goddamn hero. let me know if you need a proofreder, im sure wecould put a team together if ur serious lol
Maybe if Shigurui ever blows up then people will consider translating Apocalypse Zero and maybe some of Takayuki Yamaguchi’s other works
As a long time fan of Shigurui and Texhnolyze I sincerely appreciated this. For me your videos where you deep-dive into the obscure to shed more light on these masterpieces of Storytelling are the crème de la crème of your content. I'm really glad seeing people appreciate putting the spotlight on Apocalypse Zero, It's well deserved.
Your blue checkmark comment was sitting in my head nearly from the beginning of your review; you are right, this is TODAY much more relevant then it could ever have been in its haydays. Awesome find and review of a nearly forgotten series. We might not deserve you, but we need your work :D
Seems to be a victim of bandwagoning. A score below a 5.00 on MAL basically means "one of the worst things ever" or a 1/10 by critics' standards, which this clearly isn't.
Thanks for the recommendation!!
Man, the character design reminds me to radiant silvergun anime cut scenes but technically better and more endearing, the premise is also very appealing, Thanks for the heads up, I will definitely check this out
“My life is a scene from Apocalypse Zero” Suddenly ‘Fallen to Pieces’ (Your best rap IMO) has a bit more clarity.
I was ashamed of my alias for so long.
The anime that destroyed and rebirthed censor kaiser
Digi this is why you have been my favorite RUclipsr since your MLP days. You can change my mind on something, you have a refined writing prowess you are able to channel into spreading word about shows. This is one I tossed in the Violence Jack shlock bin, but now I totally wanna find some scanners to translate the rest of this series.
Digi: "You've seen worse. Don't be such babies."
Me: *covers my eyes when someone gets hurt in One Piece*
Real shit
Is that really a thing? roflmao
So glad Urotsukidoji was mentioned because the first few minutes literally had me thinking, "This would have been something that could ease people into Urotsukidoji."
ironically, I watched the first episode of Urotsukidouji about an hour before this went up, and kinda felt it was like a more tame (though more pornographic) Apocalypse Zero
I thoroughly enjoyed this anime. It was a huge shame that crazy, imaginative, violent series like this, Ninja Resurrection (that one still hurts to this day), and the Devilman OVA were never finished.
Well, at least Devilman has a remake (Devilman Crybaby)
I've only seen some shots of the Devilman OVA and I can't forget that demonic imagery
Devilman OVA is so damn good. Such a shame it didn't gets to adapted the entire manga.
@@angquangnguyenthac2833 that one kinda suck with the gore and art style.
Amon devil man apocalypse was the final one.
I saw on Twitter that you asked what is peoples favorite thing you've done, and this video summarizes it for me. It is in depth, deeply personal, incredibly experienced analysis of shows that I haven't even heard of. The amount of shows you've sold me on that have become my favorites is incredible. The conciseness with which you break down the shows you're analysing has amazed me since I subscribed. You say exactly what I'm thinking. I'm drunk but it means so much to me that you continue to inspire me when it comes to watching anime, to not settle for anything, but to search for the best, what connects with me and what amazes me. ❤️ You Trixie. Long-time viewer of the anime content -thank you. I connect with you like no one else.
Thank you so much for posting this. I saw flashes of scenes from this anime WAY back in 2008 and was never able to find it by myself.
Been binging Digi and heard from the speed running art vid about how well the editing in this apocalypse zero vid was so I decided to check it out. Within the first 30 seconds I decided I had to binge apocalypse zero right this second in order to properly understand this video analysis. Immediately after watching the Ova i game right back to watch this video. What a wonderful ride!
this was my childhood bro wtf
This type of videos were the reason i subbed to you , whatever you do please don't stop doing your thing
The boy with melting skin broke my heart. I can't imagine a loved one being mutually dangerous to hug.
Also the monsters are highly relevant now! It's amazing how relevant.
I've always been interested in this thanks to the Zero armor being fucking sick and being a tokusatsu fan, and you've just given me another incentive to check this out.
I'm honestly not a big digi fan, in fact I disagree with him on quite alot of things so it's kinda hard for me to word this without it sounding like a backhanded compliment but this was actually a great video. Like, just because we disagree on most things doesn't mean I think his opinion is wrong or anything like that but I was just suprised to see a digi video I thoroughly enjoyed. I don't know if digi will ever read this or if a compliment from someone who generally dislikes his videos means anything to him but I have to say this was a really well put together and very interesting video, I really appreciated it.
Honestly, this is probably the best anime for teenagers to teach them about sexual predators and rapists after their innocence. The main characters vigilance is making sure the twisted adults don't hurt his classmates. I think this is the main premise, to showcase sexual predators as monsters and showing the terror they have on children. Adults should watch so they can make sure their sexual urges aren't being directed toward children/teenagers, otherwise they'll look like those monsters.
I picked this up on DVD at the recommendation of Animerica in the late 90's or early 2000s. I also was able to buy all of the manga that were translated. I LOVE APOCALYPSE ZERO!!!!!!!! The violence still bothers me but the story is so fascinating. I love the conflict between Kakugo and his brother, later sis, Man-Demon Harara. I enjoy what different relationships represent in the manga: man vs. nature, natural vs. constructed, love vs. exploitation, and so on. I really enjoy the crazy character design and mecha design. One thing that really stood out to me in the manga was the admitting of the Japanese experimenting on people during WWII! I have only read one other manga by a Japanese citizen that admitted to the atrocities. Thanks for recognizing and discussing this manga and anime.
kakugo no susume is a great manga that deserves a full adaptation
ive read the entire manga and exoskull rei, ask me anything, id love to get to talk about the plot
This was a fantastic dive into anime history, thanks for bringing attention to it. I'm putting everything on hold to watch this OVA
I need to go back through your videos and find more 80s and 90s anime like this. Awesome stuff
All I remember about this one is BennettTheSage making one of his Anime Abandon videos about this, and how he said it wasn't reviewable because of the amount of censoring needed for that video to exist on youtube.
@asian dude Vroom vroom
Think about the obsurdity or that statement and remember that he's channel awesome. Nothing he says should be valued at all
@@drifter402 He hasn't worked for channel awesome in years, it was still ThatGuyWithGlasses when he worked for them.
Neither have any of the others
@Christopher Brown No. His opinion should be dismissed because he's a whiny idiot, who's unfair to the shows he reviews.
Hell yeah Digi! This is the kind of content I love to see from you.
I watched Apocalypse Zero many many years ago with a friend. We made it partially through the first episode before he tapped out, and though I had a laugh watching it, I didn't really feel like continuing it either. You've definitely inspired me to give it another go. It was also really interesting seeing how its connected to other great anime via its creators. Very cool.
That boomer and blue checkmark analogy BLEW MY MIND!! I never made that connection but it seems so obvious in hindsight now.
I like "that exaggerated first adolescent impression of the vaguely pornographic otherness of the most pulpy, trashy 80's japanimation" that subsided a bit here and there in the 90's.
Ken making bodies explode after hitting their vital points. Eva 01 going berserk. The cries of pain of Goku taking blow after blow. The darkshitty world of Berserk. The silly sexual jokes of Puni Puni Poemi. I could add tons more.
That's what I like manga and anime to begin with. Stories and designs that are food for thought, wrapped in cathartic violence and eroticism.
BTW, seems my compatriots at Bobbypills agree, judging by the trailer they just released: ruclips.net/video/wlvVdJuWWOg/видео.html XD
No joke, I've always hated the ridicule and incredulous response to Tsumiko hugging her skinless classmate? Like, I've always seen it as her knowing full well that he's dead as shit and nothing can be done to change that, but to at least try and give him some emotional comfort, to know that his friends are there and he's not dying alone, even if he is in scared and in pain, of which the sheer ridiculousness of doing so is thematically evident not just in this scene but in the entire series, at least what I'v ebeen able to read and watch of it.
That being said the one thing in the anime that actually bewildered me like other people are bewildered at other things in this OVA is taking a one-panel character used to joke about piercings with her silly safety pin nipple piercing that she shows from under her swimsuit and just like. Making her appear with that as her general character design in the scene. Tit out and everything, her swimsuit is built to only have one half of the top to it. Like what
Damn, now I want a remake of this show.
Kakugo no Susume is amazing. Thanks for talk about it.
This was a highly enjoyable video and I’m looking forward to more in-depth videos digging into anime from yesteryear. It’s truly an inspiration and glad I found someone else who loves X: The Movie. What a gorgeous underrated film that needs a blu-ray release STAT!!!!
The autor already rebootes/remake the manga into a more serious story , is called Exoskull Zero
Also there exist a self parody short manga where Kakugo has to fight his school bullies
Haven't watched the video yet, but man it's gonna be so interesting to hear you defend Apocalypse Zero, of all things, since Bennett the Sage's review of it (in which he mercilessly tears into it) is one of my favorites.
A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.
Sad to see some people enjoy Bennett the Sage's content.
@@genyakozlov1316
I don't always agree with his takes (particularly his vitriol against Evangelion), but i find his reviews pretty entertaining.
Also, his approach is much more analytical now, which shows a lot of growth on his part and i respect that.
cheff kiss, this was and still is my Jam, pretty much a rite of passage inside my anime club along genocyber and wicked city, thanks for the analysis
Did anyone tell Digi that Log Horizon Season 3 is confirmed for October 2020?
he knows
This and more Overlord and next Slime and I'd be gel for the rest of the year
I am either gonna get him to rant about this or he better release a video soon....
because I have my doubts about Studio Deen doing this 3rd season now....
@@nhagan001 exactly because let's not forget Studio Deen threw Seven Deadly Sins at the wayside to work on some anime no one really remembers and because of that SDS animation quality went down and it was censored
finally, someone else that actually appreciates this ova
Digi, I'm adoring the new content you're putting out. Content being awesome aside, the writing in this is excellent. I mean, you've always been a good writer, but it's especially noticeable now that your main channel has had a spike in content. The way you seamlessly weave textual/cultural/historical context into one? The pacing of your videos? *Chef's kiss* You also have a knack for fun/interesting imagery and wording. It's electric, is maybe the right word? I'm not a writer or a critic so I can't express my thoughts on this exactly how I want - but I love this video and everything else you've been putting out lately. Keep up the good work! ✊
Honestly...that's a pretty slick power the hero has.
LOL of course i was gonna get this recommended since i watched the 2 OVAs on youtube, currently reading the manga now to complete it
This is the Digi content I'll always be here for. Can't wait to check this out. More like this please
Also yeah I can see Yuasa's Devilman aesthetic working so well with this, and maybe they could give him a decent budget this time
The protagonist's suit reminds me of Junk Warrior from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.
the breakdown was exceptional. i have skipped this hella times..but you sold the shit out it. good look
"Scanslations havent gotten past volume 7" this is like the only reason I wish I knew Japanese. I'm always scared my favorite manga is out there untranslated and i cant enjoy it.
Nice! I am a big tokusatsu fan so i found the anime while searching for henshin hero animes and really liked it! Nice to see anyone talking about it!
The second monster sums up sjw perfectly 👌
Its nice to see another take on this anime.
Bennett the sage covered this years ago.
But he covered it in English.
Save Best Guy Ever!
save him
You mean Brad Garlinghouse?
what's going on with him?
@@yungboy4216 His channels has been hacked
Great video, much more thoughtful on the subject matter than others.
the pacing of your videos is really brisk and your writing accompanies this with the editing really well.
Perfectly articulated synopsis of the human condition and this anime I couldn't stop listening.
Well...you got me to checkout the manga. Also had samurai frenzy on my watch/read list too...thanks digibro.
based on the designs alone mostly the school outfits and monsters, I think Studio Trigger should do it
I'm just amazed that a patreon rant made this far that Digi would make an in-depth analysis on the subject matter. Good shit.
I really enjoy this video. Insightful aswell as very entertaining!
Wow I really love the manga and I never knew it got an anime adaptation. Thanks for informing me of this
Bless you Digi.
I have a day off tomorrow and now something to do.
props to the mate who managed to get a rant request promoted to full video status
3:08 Feminist today
Lol you're such an incel 😂
@@starsfalldown1234567 King*
This manga is totally awesome, to the MAXXX!
Great video review.
Man I really miss giant ribbons :(
I loved it especially the song which was sung by Hironobu Kageyama who also did songs for DBZ
Hironobu Kageyama, nuff said.
Oh and the person who directed this also directed the Iczer OVAs, Mr. Masami Obari was also involved with this anime.
When are you getting to Blue Sonnet?
tnx for the vid,, i am an anime fan since 90s,, i love old school anime gore,, and still love new animes today,, ill give this anime a try,, and probably the manga too,, nice review man,,
Dragon Ball might have popularized manga in the US but the tradition of teen-friendly anime/manga had been established well before. If I look back at the cartoon I was watching as a child in the 80's, at least 75% (if not more) of them were either japanese or collaboration between japanese and european studios. True, I'm from Québec and those cartoon were dubbed in french so english speakers might not have been exposed to them as much as we did but I know that some of them had english version. The only thing is that we did really knew that those cartoons were from japan. Here are some title that you may (or may not) recongnize:
Don Chuck Monogatari (le petit castor)
Captain Harlock (albator)
UFO Robo Grendizer (goldorak)
Candy Candy
Astro boy
Captain Future (capitaine flam)
Kerokko demetan (démétan la petite grenouille)
Meiken Jorī (belle et sebastien)
Uchū Densetsu Yurishīzu Sātīwan (Ulysse 31)
Taiyō no Ko Esuteban (The mysterious cities of gold)
and many more...
The great revolution for the west, in the 90's with Akira, was the shattering of the perception that anime were only show for kids but also were for teen and adults ( well even if that perception remains to some degree).
Oh wow our whole world is a scene from Apocalypse Zero
Wow I was surprised this was a rant. I assumed it was just an old school style vid where digi talks about something he cares about or wants to show over footage of said shows. But hey, if this is the way I can get the digibro content i so sorely missed im all for it
Oh jeez this looks really good, I hope they remake it!
I've missed these scripted analytical videos. This one was really great, thx for the reccomendation
Wow. The message and spirit of the show really seem to be something beautiful ironically while the gore is disgusting and hard to look at. I'm very interested in this now and would really like to see this story finished in some way. Might watch what's there later.
I watched at soon as I saw the first minute of ur vid, then I finished ur vid. Now I just want the manga
Not only is this interesting but you showed me a fighting game I didn't know about. Good shit.
HA!!
Imagine forgoing the "edge" in favor of "Mainstream Appeal". :P
Edgy stories (-Done right-) are some of the most entertaining and interesting content, IMO.
Looking at older shows like this remind me of how much I fucking despise gradients, specifically how they're used in modern anime to commonly hide a lack of detail in artwork. You don't need that shit if your art is good enough. And this is good enough
Hey, I know that one! I've been listening to the awesome opening of it for over a year now.
I admire not heroes, but an hero
My life is a scene from apocalypse zero
My strife is obscene and it's not endearing
When I sing people scream and demand that I go.
I legit can't get gay and dead out of my head. I don't mind it though.
In Italy, they published all the manga volumes and the second half, up to the final duel between Kakugo and his brother Harara, is crazy. (And yes his feelings for Horie will play a major role in that second half). You really should hunt down those missing volumes.
Nicola Sirci why don’t you scan and translate them? Post a link when you’ve finished. Grazie!
i never knew this existed im going to watch this right now thank you for this video
i missed this type of video from you
the recent ones where it's just one shot of you talking is cool but these feel more engaging and fun to watch
Well I'm sure that patron was satisfied
I certainly am lol
0:56 paused here to go watch it. HOLY SHIT this ova is amazing, Just when you think you've seen all the great anime gems. Its on internet archive surprisingly enough.
I really like these analyses of anime from a perspective that I would never have the time to explore on my own.
ohh ya i'll need to watch this lol i love learning about all those old weird and grimey looking usually hyper violent OVA anime that used to be super common back in the day