Some notes on the second season: At one point, Judgement Boy makes the second protagonist choose between a promotion at work or her boyfriend's proposal. In the west, you'd think, "Why not both?" But this is another nod to Japanese culture, as women lose a lot of their individual rights upon marriage. It's not just a matter of being too career focused, it's the reason why women in Japan are largely getting married later and later in life... And the male characters' sexist attitude towards her are reminiscent of the backlash to this. Christmas cakes are often used as a metaphor for a woman's marryable years in Japan, as the cake is considered "Useless after 25."
Doesn't help the population of Japan is declining or people having kids later and later in life. Japan has an overwork problem due to the culture, and I feel like America will eventually have that... America once had it where you were a bread winner and could support a whole entire household comfortably on one workplace and that's it. Japan is objectively more conservative with the BASIC VOCABULARY and CULTURE leaning that way, but only show a more liberal side as it's to remind of a simpler time which is heart breaking, but relatable. There's just a sense of humanity. Judgement boy's split choice reminds me so much of dating these days. Go for promotion for more reward, or lose a lot of rights post-marriage if that said marriage falls through when it comes to money, wealth, and property.... Though the short-term and social status increase on the dating and marriage related stuff. It's simply not worth it anymore if know or learn about the legal system. The getting married before 25 sort of makes sense on a biological level due to fertility nose dives after 30 and stops on average at 40, some people it's earlier, some it's later. I've seen both examples. I've seen many women who you can't even tell the age of due to looking like 20, but are 30 or 35! Despite looking almost like a pre-college, but post-high school . People are living longer lives, but that's not meaning much if they're not HAPPY lives.
@@troin3925 I kind of find that ultra-relatable. I want to care about relationships, but only feel apathy due to " what's the point in having a connection with a person during the start where they're really good, like top best, but.... Notice a nose dive later on or makes a reason to exploit you more than support where it favors it? ". Despite trying damn hard?
@@MaoRatto That sounds incredibly self-serving. The wall will hit very hard at an early age and *whorseing* it up will turn you into the used up cat lady, since there will always be someone younger. Women can always no fault divorce at any point and ruin the man's life in the process. Everything gets handed to women and they are still unhappy compared to women a century ago without all these "rights".
Okay, the tombstone that is suposed to belong to the Salaryman reads 1933 - 1976, making him 43 when he died. We see that Clock Master's head is set to 1960 in season 1, were people think that guest became the Salaryman. In 1960, he was 27. It could mean that that was the time that his life started the downward spiral that eventually lead him to Gregory House upon his death. Him becoming the Salaryman and becoming a permanent resident could mean that even in death he could not let go of the cycle his life became.
It could be that Gregory House exists on earth someplace and the salesman went there while traveling. That would mean Clock Master's 1960 label is there because the year is 1960. The Salesman then lived his life and returned as the permanent guest when he died.
I remember your first vid on the show. I actually checked it out a few years ago and it was pretty good. Would've never known about it if it wasn't for you, Enter.
In all fairness to the season 2 backstory, the standards of marriage are very different in Japan than in the west; in particular, at least at the time, a woman accepting a marriage proposal meant she is agreeing to be a stay at home housewife, meaning her deciding between marriage or a career is a literal decision between sacrificing 2 different things that one might desire.
@@dansmith1661you don’t even get wealth considering many young women get sexually harassed in office and end up only making enough to live by being their boss’ personal sex toy. The decision to either be a house wife or corporate worker becomes very real in America where a woman’s ability to climb without the e need to exploit herself is better. In Japan it’s the decision to be under the thumb of your husband or boss.
the series' endings are also interesting when you look at the themes for the two seasons: in the first season, the salesman escapes Gregory House...but finds he's jsut as miserable in reality the tedium is getting to him until he breaks down and returns to the excitement of the gregory house, forgetting his identity in the process. the second guest has a chance to escape and defeat gregory once and for all...but a moment's fearful hesitation dooms her, as it did at the start of the series. Worst of all, her punishment for her hesitation seems to imply that she becomes gregory's WIFE, so not only is she trapped in the gregory house she's stuck in a relationship with a man she DESPISES. In the end, the two seasons show the protags done in by their own flaws and end up becoming exactly like the residents of the gregory house, right down to the implications of their bodies changing to match the residents'.
Also remember that these stories were written in Japan were women still are supposed to give up there career after marriage. It's such a big problem with a lot of women refusing to get married or have kids because they refuse to give there careers up. So her reluctance is understandable as although she loved her boyfriend she didn't want to be forced to stay home all day cooking and cleaning.
Having a safe life in familiar settings where you turn on the microwave a couple times a day and care for your future, versus backbreaking labor and horrible bosses that wear you down for half a century. What a choice.
@@dansmith1661being left at home for days and days alone, your husband being socially allowed and even expected to cheat on you as long as they don't 'fall in love,' dealing with a completely failed economy... WHAT A BLISSFUL MARRIED LIFE
You're the one who introduced me to this series and for that, I thank you. I also find it funny that it was made by the same people who made Pecola (which I was surprised to learn was an anime). I like to think that Gregory is a grown-up version of Chewy.
You're completely right about blocky, primitive 3d being effective for horror, John - there's an entire genre of indie horror games made in that style, which exploded in popularity over the last few years. "PS1 horror" is practically a trope of its own at this point.
For what it's worth, your old review is how I learned about the Gregory Horror Show and subsequently became a huge fan. (I also forgot how much Gregory's rap made me laugh)
The reason the clock said 1960 and not 1976 is because Haniwa was 27 at the time, which actually adds more to the ambiguity aspect. 27 year olds are usually always working and not much else, not doing much in life. Haniwa Died at 43 years old, Which is most likely beyond the point that his child is still a baby infant. You could say His life was essentially over at 27 because The last 15 years of his life were the same, monotonous "Work, Eat, sleep, Repeat" until one day he just kicked the bucket. It's more of a vague answer and up to interpretation, which is what good horror does.
Tbh the Gregory Horror Show reminds me of a small tv show from my youth called Pecola. It has the same art style. Cubed animals with 2d extensions. Its kinda jarring seeing these two shows next to eachother. One is an innocent little kids show about a penguin wanting to help people and the other is a horror show on a hotel run by a tired rat. Edit: oooohhh that makes sense. Its made by the same person! Well... Mystery solved then! But again its jaring to see these two together let alone associate the two.
There’s a PS2 game of this from Capcom and it’s apparently really good. It’s basically Capcom making another Resident Evil game without the Resident Evil name, similar to how they made Dino Crisis as Resident Evil with dinosaurs.
Haniwa is also a name of a terracotta/clay figure buried with the dead. two points on this. 1: in Haniwa's memories his face as well as the face of others around him do look like the faces of the haniwa figures. 2: could be a symple that with the receptiveness of life he became dead inside, a husk of himself. (that and as mentioned he died in 1979)
I found out about this show beCAUSE of your first review of this, and I'm truly grateful about it. I may not draw as much fan art of it as I would like to, but it's a fixation that will always stay with me.
It should also be noted that as a Show from Japan, the Woman Choosing between Work and Love is still a thing in Japan. So while that hasn't aged well in alot of countries, that is very much still a thing in Japan unfortunately.
I feel like the fourth one would've been much better if it focused more on Neko Zombie. Seeing how he's the only one that actually tries to help the guests, is arguably the most sane resident and he also seems to always be a thorn on Gregory's side. (Which is an ironic rivalry between a rat and a cat) It could've been a prequel of him and his family causing trouble to the hotel by being the only group actually helping the guests cope with their depression. They probably were all still zombies but Gregory pointed out the Neko Zombie used to look beautiful with his fur so it must've been appealing for victims to see. Maybe each episode has a different family member trying to help but ultimately failing in a horrific manner. (A common thing that happens to Neko Zombie trying to help the first and second guest.) One could say Gregory must have hired someone to take care of Neko Zombie and his family since they were bad for hotel business. It's not perfect but it's a lot better than to give the horny pink lizard her own season.
Bloody Karte is actually a bonus OVA (direct-to-video anime) spinoff separate from the first three seasons. It was included as bonuses with the DVDs of each season (Episodes 1-4 were packaged with Season 1, Episodes 5-8 were packaged with Season 2, and Episodes 9-12 were packaged with Season 3).
22:59 James refers to Gregory as "grandpa" but Gregory specifically refers to James as his "nephew". I think James calling Gregory grandpa is either a mistranslation, a cultural thing, or a playful insult that became a sort of nickname.
I heard you mention before that it's hard for you to review things that you like so I'm happy to see you challenge yourself and branch out into new territories
The idea of wanting an exciting life and having a mid-life crisis is such a new concept where people have so much available to them, living more than kings of old. An exciting life in the past for humanity was disease, war, and famine.
Been some years since I binged the whole thing… I can agree that “season” 4 is hit or miss depending on the person watching But everything else? Definitely worth the watch. And like Enter said, it’s only a couple hours out the day at most
This guy is actually how I learned this series existed. He didn't even cover my favorite season but I still give him credit because it partially shaped by writing career going forward, which is making me money now ^^
That PS1 aesthetic is something I like to call “low fi horror”, and has somewhat of a cult status nowadays, with a lot of indie developers trying to deliberately mimmick this style. There’s one developer specifically I want to name as the pioneer, but I can’t remember his name -.-‘ Regarding the show, I seem to recall seeing ads for it in Danish way back when, but I didn’t have CN so I never caught it. Wonder what I’d thought of it back then. EDIT: Grammar
I believe it was your original video that caused me to hunt down and watch the entire show in one sitting. Thank you for that, I loved it and wish there was more of it.
something to note about this show is that its north american distributor geneon is technically no longer around, so it might explain why the show is kinda hard to find
Awesome! I love that show, think I got into it by you first review of it. Personally, as someone who's response to threatening is to figth istead of fly, I really liked the second season, as to see to see the guest beating the crap out of everyone. Also, that ironic ending *Cheff kiss*
Fun fact: Haniwa (埴輪) were funerary clay figurines created in the Kofun Period of Japanese history. If you've seen images of some (particularly the ones that depict people), you can clearly see S. Haniwa was based on them in name and appearance.
About why the comments on Just Add Magic are turned off, it's something RUclips does automatically to any video with prominently featured kids. It's done to prevent creeps from commenting to the kids and telling them to do stuff. It's messed up that things had gotten so bad that they had to do it, but it actually was a massive problem in the past.
*It's normal that I heard about the game before the series, right? Not gonna lie I thought it was just a stand alone game and now... I'm about to dive into a 98 episode long rabbit hole before I get to spoilers so wish me luck.*
First person horror not only works in gaming(Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Alien Isolation, Dead Space duology, RE7 and RE8, Soma, and LSD Dream Emulator) but in animation. Gregory Horror Show had mastered this technique alongside crude CGI that adds horror intentionally compared to CGI in the 80s(take Dire Straits music videos and Tin Toy for example). Japan's corrupt business work and cheating on love interests really adds up with the protagonists of Season 1 and 2, especially given the diffrenciated personalities of both main characters. Btw, the best character of this show is Judgement Boy and the whole rapping of Gregory is kinda hilarious in hindsight.
Heard bits and pieces of this show but never really came across it until now. Well, once a friend had this board game based off the characters. Found the ecstatic neat but nothing drew me in to find out more. This review actually did a lot better in the respect
Snice you're on the topic of horror like shows this month. You should see Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids. Maybe not as a review thing but it has the same feel of a horror cartoon. Maybe not like this show but it has that same feel.
I remember hearing about the Gregory Horror Show when I was in high school circa 2009. Then seeing it uploaded on RUclips and proceeded to watch all four seasons. The fourth season is by far the weakest but still somewhat enjoyable.
I remember your first video and it was what led me to watching it. I wouldn't have known about the show without you. I really did enjoy it but season 4 was my least favorite, since it was just repeating the same joke. It was nice seeing someone do a deeper analysis on the show since it still doesn't appear to be that well known. Keep up the great work!
I remember your old review. You're the main reason how I found this show! Kinda liked it! But seeing how I'm VERY picky with my food 95% of the time I for sure know for a fact that if I was there I'd 100% would've tasseled with Hell Chef on the first night as he hates people who don't like his food! 🔪💢
I agree with you about the old game aesthetic, Enter. Sonic's Schoolhouse is legit the scariest game in existence. I'm not joking. It's freaky as heck. 10:21 XD
Grave of the Fireflies is considered a family-friendly shonen anime in Japan. Barefoot Gen, which is even gorier, is also considered a shonen anime. Both films were also rated TV-PG in the US, but the UK gives them 12 ratings. Then again, these are ‘80s anime, when shonen anime/manga can be outright gorefests like Violence Jack, Devilman, and Fist of the North Star. Their modern reboots became seinen because of harsher censorship following the Otaku Killer, and also Dragon Ball making lighthearted shonen more popular. Then again, darker and more violent shonen is coming back with the likes of Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan.
My sister and I started Just Add Magic after your video. Nice recommendation it’s a fun show and the premise is easy to invest in. They set up the mystery really well and friendship dynamic is good.
I know season 2 has a lot of talk about relationships and work, and it is very much in an Eastern setting, you can still apply it to soen western ideas and general advice. Mostly for relationships, make sure you and your partner know what you both want, what are the non-negotiables, what will you will bend on, and that both of you don't give up something you really want/need for the sake of the relative. That last one is very important, as almost every argument will eventually circle back to what you feel like you lost because of the relationship.
19:48 Oh lord, that's the same voice as Stalker from G Gundam! "You are 29 years old. Your former boyfriend has just married one of your best friends..... let's get things started! Gundam fight all set! Ready..... GO!!"
Whether it was your 2013 review or this one, you are why I know Gregory Horror exists. If you had never talked about it, I doubt I would even the slightest feeling it exists.
Its nice to hear an anime not dubbed by Funimation or ADV. Its easy to forget that Canada used to be a massive driving force in dubbing anime. I think you're better suited for dubbing oddball anime, and not the typical stuff. I wouldn't want to see you tackle Dragon Ball (that's a half lie, I wouldn't mind it), but shows like Shin-Chan, or Made in Abyss might be right up your alley.
@@HydraSpectre1138 They actually did dub the rest of DBZ from Frieza onward, and gave us the best English Goku in way of Kirby Morrow. Also I will defend Brian Drummond's Vegeta until the day I die.
@@nicksrandomreviews I know that. But most people don’t know about that. And that dub only aired in Canada and the UK. They also dubbed GT and the OG Dragon Ball.
@@HydraSpectre1138 Technically not OG DB or GT. Those were handled by Blue Water, and while many of the same people worked for both companies, they were different companies. Blue Water was a sister company for Ocean Group. They were at one point the "go-to" dubbing studio, doing high profile shows like Gundam Wing, Ghost in the Shell, and Inuyasha to name few.
I found this show from youtube recommendation that kept popping up which was the entire third season, but after watching a few minutes I decided to check out the first two seasons (and even the fourth). I enjoy the old playstation cutscene style and the dark morals this show have that since then, I try to recommend to people. Never got to play the game though, always wanted to try but don’t know any decent/trusted emulator that has it. Definitely a recommend and makes a great October series to watch.
Mr. Enter also reviewed an episode of Zatch Bell and that movie Your Name, yes the former was taken down by copyright but it still counts. So, I don't know why people keep telling him to review anime as if he's never done it before, counting this re-review of Gregory Horror Show, he's technically done four anime reviews
when you said that you didnt review this show I had an honest mandela effect and thought to myself: "If it wasnt Mr. enter, I most have watched from someone else... but who?"
i remember thjis is the same studio that made pecola, which aired on cartoon network in the early 2000s but has no wikipedia article or online information of the details/synopsis
I think the rose metaphor looses because not only is what they're saying untrue for people, but also roses, because if they were still with roots, they would have lived for a long long time, but people don't want roots they don't want to grow a shrub, they just want the beauty without the work, so they let the poor thing wilt into golden thorns...
Some notes on the second season:
At one point, Judgement Boy makes the second protagonist choose between a promotion at work or her boyfriend's proposal. In the west, you'd think, "Why not both?" But this is another nod to Japanese culture, as women lose a lot of their individual rights upon marriage. It's not just a matter of being too career focused, it's the reason why women in Japan are largely getting married later and later in life... And the male characters' sexist attitude towards her are reminiscent of the backlash to this. Christmas cakes are often used as a metaphor for a woman's marryable years in Japan, as the cake is considered "Useless after 25."
Doesn't help the population of Japan is declining or people having kids later and later in life. Japan has an overwork problem due to the culture, and I feel like America will eventually have that... America once had it where you were a bread winner and could support a whole entire household comfortably on one workplace and that's it. Japan is objectively more conservative with the BASIC VOCABULARY and CULTURE leaning that way, but only show a more liberal side as it's to remind of a simpler time which is heart breaking, but relatable. There's just a sense of humanity. Judgement boy's split choice reminds me so much of dating these days. Go for promotion for more reward, or lose a lot of rights post-marriage if that said marriage falls through when it comes to money, wealth, and property.... Though the short-term and social status increase on the dating and marriage related stuff. It's simply not worth it anymore if know or learn about the legal system.
The getting married before 25 sort of makes sense on a biological level due to fertility nose dives after 30 and stops on average at 40, some people it's earlier, some it's later. I've seen both examples. I've seen many women who you can't even tell the age of due to looking like 20, but are 30 or 35! Despite looking almost like a pre-college, but post-high school . People are living longer lives, but that's not meaning much if they're not HAPPY lives.
That's interesting.
@@troin3925 I kind of find that ultra-relatable. I want to care about relationships, but only feel apathy due to " what's the point in having a connection with a person during the start where they're really good, like top best, but.... Notice a nose dive later on or makes a reason to exploit you more than support where it favors it? ". Despite trying damn hard?
@@MaoRatto That sounds incredibly self-serving. The wall will hit very hard at an early age and *whorseing* it up will turn you into the used up cat lady, since there will always be someone younger. Women can always no fault divorce at any point and ruin the man's life in the process. Everything gets handed to women and they are still unhappy compared to women a century ago without all these "rights".
@@dansmith1661 Weird how you know what women 100 years ago felt like.
Hearing audio from your old review of this show really shows how much better your mic has gotten over the years.
Kind of nostalgic for the old one for a moment, lol
And all of his videos in general.
Took too long.
As well as his energy and tone evolving
I wish this show was remade in VR, that would be awesome
Would make for a dope VR escape the room game
I wish they revived this show.
Oh man, that would be sweet!
Okay, the tombstone that is suposed to belong to the Salaryman reads 1933 - 1976, making him 43 when he died. We see that Clock Master's head is set to 1960 in season 1, were people think that guest became the Salaryman. In 1960, he was 27. It could mean that that was the time that his life started the downward spiral that eventually lead him to Gregory House upon his death. Him becoming the Salaryman and becoming a permanent resident could mean that even in death he could not let go of the cycle his life became.
Funnily enough this is legit my theory as well.
It could be that Gregory House exists on earth someplace and the salesman went there while traveling. That would mean Clock Master's 1960 label is there because the year is 1960.
The Salesman then lived his life and returned as the permanent guest when he died.
I remember your first vid on the show. I actually checked it out a few years ago and it was pretty good. Would've never known about it if it wasn't for you, Enter.
me too! and now GHS is one of my favorite non traditional looking animes!!!
Same; I found GHS because of MrEnter's video.
In all fairness to the season 2 backstory, the standards of marriage are very different in Japan than in the west; in particular, at least at the time, a woman accepting a marriage proposal meant she is agreeing to be a stay at home housewife, meaning her deciding between marriage or a career is a literal decision between sacrificing 2 different things that one might desire.
Having a family or having wealth and being old and alone. Sacrifice everything for the company that cares not at all for you.
@@dansmith1661 having independence vs being a house slave.
@pilloeglade5463 House slave vs corporate slave.
@@dansmith1661you don’t even get wealth considering many young women get sexually harassed in office and end up only making enough to live by being their boss’ personal sex toy. The decision to either be a house wife or corporate worker becomes very real in America where a woman’s ability to climb without the e need to exploit herself is better. In Japan it’s the decision to be under the thumb of your husband or boss.
@@dansmith1661 I'd take old and alone any day of the week than deal with pigs who can't fathom half the population having a choice.
the series' endings are also interesting when you look at the themes for the two seasons:
in the first season, the salesman escapes Gregory House...but finds he's jsut as miserable in reality the tedium is getting to him until he breaks down and returns to the excitement of the gregory house, forgetting his identity in the process.
the second guest has a chance to escape and defeat gregory once and for all...but a moment's fearful hesitation dooms her, as it did at the start of the series. Worst of all, her punishment for her hesitation seems to imply that she becomes gregory's WIFE, so not only is she trapped in the gregory house she's stuck in a relationship with a man she DESPISES.
In the end, the two seasons show the protags done in by their own flaws and end up becoming exactly like the residents of the gregory house, right down to the implications of their bodies changing to match the residents'.
Also remember that these stories were written in Japan were women still are supposed to give up there career after marriage. It's such a big problem with a lot of women refusing to get married or have kids because they refuse to give there careers up. So her reluctance is understandable as although she loved her boyfriend she didn't want to be forced to stay home all day cooking and cleaning.
Having a safe life in familiar settings where you turn on the microwave a couple times a day and care for your future, versus backbreaking labor and horrible bosses that wear you down for half a century. What a choice.
@@dansmith1661 Yeah, I can tell you’re clearly not a Japanese woman 🙄
@@dansmith1661if you think that's all what running a household is like than you are comepletly ignorant.
@@dansmith1661being left at home for days and days alone, your husband being socially allowed and even expected to cheat on you as long as they don't 'fall in love,' dealing with a completely failed economy... WHAT A BLISSFUL MARRIED LIFE
@@dansmith1661found the incel
Watching this series, eating a full pizza, was some of the best times I had with anime
You're the one who introduced me to this series and for that, I thank you.
I also find it funny that it was made by the same people who made Pecola (which I was surprised to learn was an anime). I like to think that Gregory is a grown-up version of Chewy.
You're completely right about blocky, primitive 3d being effective for horror, John - there's an entire genre of indie horror games made in that style, which exploded in popularity over the last few years. "PS1 horror" is practically a trope of its own at this point.
I'm uh, fairly certain he probably already knows about it
Gregory rapping is the scariest thing in this entire series
I think it comes from the shock factor of having a Horror Character rap you will never expect that out of a Series that is about facing your trauma.
when i first watched that scene my jaw was on the FLOOR
For what it's worth, your old review is how I learned about the Gregory Horror Show and subsequently became a huge fan.
(I also forgot how much Gregory's rap made me laugh)
The reason the clock said 1960 and not 1976 is because Haniwa was 27 at the time, which actually adds more to the ambiguity aspect. 27 year olds are usually always working and not much else, not doing much in life. Haniwa Died at 43 years old, Which is most likely beyond the point that his child is still a baby infant. You could say His life was essentially over at 27 because The last 15 years of his life were the same, monotonous "Work, Eat, sleep, Repeat" until one day he just kicked the bucket. It's more of a vague answer and up to interpretation, which is what good horror does.
Tbh the Gregory Horror Show reminds me of a small tv show from my youth called Pecola. It has the same art style.
Cubed animals with 2d extensions.
Its kinda jarring seeing these two shows next to eachother. One is an innocent little kids show about a penguin wanting to help people and the other is a horror show on a hotel run by a tired rat.
Edit: oooohhh that makes sense. Its made by the same person! Well... Mystery solved then! But again its jaring to see these two together let alone associate the two.
There’s a PS2 game of this from Capcom and it’s apparently really good.
It’s basically Capcom making another Resident Evil game without the Resident Evil name, similar to how they made Dino Crisis as Resident Evil with dinosaurs.
I always felt like this would be a good show to run around Halloween on Adult Swim or something.
Or Toonami since it's now on Adult Swim
Haniwa is also a name of a terracotta/clay figure buried with the dead. two points on this. 1: in Haniwa's memories his face as well as the face of others around him do look like the faces of the haniwa figures. 2: could be a symple that with the receptiveness of life he became dead inside, a husk of himself. (that and as mentioned he died in 1979)
Oh wow, it's thank to you that I found this series and now you're rereviewing it! What a fun spooky month!
I found out about this show beCAUSE of your first review of this, and I'm truly grateful about it. I may not draw as much fan art of it as I would like to, but it's a fixation that will always stay with me.
It should also be noted that as a Show from Japan, the Woman Choosing between Work and Love is still a thing in Japan.
So while that hasn't aged well in alot of countries, that is very much still a thing in Japan unfortunately.
I ABSOLUTELY love this show, It's what got me back into art and it inspires my art style. I really hope the reboot will be good
Same, that show is the reason why I make horror art
I feel like the fourth one would've been much better if it focused more on Neko Zombie. Seeing how he's the only one that actually tries to help the guests, is arguably the most sane resident and he also seems to always be a thorn on Gregory's side. (Which is an ironic rivalry between a rat and a cat)
It could've been a prequel of him and his family causing trouble to the hotel by being the only group actually helping the guests cope with their depression. They probably were all still zombies but Gregory pointed out the Neko Zombie used to look beautiful with his fur so it must've been appealing for victims to see.
Maybe each episode has a different family member trying to help but ultimately failing in a horrific manner. (A common thing that happens to Neko Zombie trying to help the first and second guest.)
One could say Gregory must have hired someone to take care of Neko Zombie and his family since they were bad for hotel business.
It's not perfect but it's a lot better than to give the horny pink lizard her own season.
Bloody Karte is actually a bonus OVA (direct-to-video anime) spinoff separate from the first three seasons.
It was included as bonuses with the DVDs of each season (Episodes 1-4 were packaged with Season 1, Episodes 5-8 were packaged with Season 2, and Episodes 9-12 were packaged with Season 3).
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James refers to Gregory as "grandpa" but Gregory specifically refers to James as his "nephew". I think James calling Gregory grandpa is either a mistranslation, a cultural thing, or a playful insult that became a sort of nickname.
But Gregory also referred to him as his grandson
I heard you mention before that it's hard for you to review things that you like so I'm happy to see you challenge yourself and branch out into new territories
The idea of wanting an exciting life and having a mid-life crisis is such a new concept where people have so much available to them, living more than kings of old. An exciting life in the past for humanity was disease, war, and famine.
Or simply ignoring the one who created them.
Been some years since I binged the whole thing…
I can agree that “season” 4 is hit or miss depending on the person watching
But everything else? Definitely worth the watch. And like Enter said, it’s only a couple hours out the day at most
Holy hell. I haven't seen this show in over a decade. Couldn't even remember the name. Thanks for the jog to my memory!
This guy is actually how I learned this series existed. He didn't even cover my favorite season but I still give him credit because it partially shaped by writing career going forward, which is making me money now ^^
That PS1 aesthetic is something I like to call “low fi horror”, and has somewhat of a cult status nowadays, with a lot of indie developers trying to deliberately mimmick this style. There’s one developer specifically I want to name as the pioneer, but I can’t remember his name -.-‘
Regarding the show, I seem to recall seeing ads for it in Danish way back when, but I didn’t have CN so I never caught it. Wonder what I’d thought of it back then.
EDIT: Grammar
Actual name or the name of their dev company?
It’s also a video game that only came out in England and japan
@@123darkelf Just the dev, since he did it alone, no company involved. I’ll look his name up tomorrow
What games did he develop? There’s a developer called Zeekerz that might fit what your describing (he developed games like It Steals).
@@Rex133TV I would cause the only one I can think of is puppet combo. But that’s technically a dev team now.
At least it's not the *Allen* Gregory Horror Show
Which makes me wonder what would happen if Allen Gregory was in Gregory Horror Show
It already is
Figured at the end of Season 1 that Gregory represented "desire." Hearing the rat blatantly call himself "ambition" confirms that.
10:21 “Kinkshaming hour with Mr. Enter”
I believe it was your original video that caused me to hunt down and watch the entire show in one sitting. Thank you for that, I loved it and wish there was more of it.
You gonna talk about this again? Wonderful.
something to note about this show is that its north american distributor geneon is technically no longer around, so it might explain why the show is kinda hard to find
Awesome! I love that show, think I got into it by you first review of it.
Personally, as someone who's response to threatening is to figth istead of fly, I really liked the second season, as to see to see the guest beating the crap out of everyone. Also, that ironic ending *Cheff kiss*
This brings back memories about watching your videos for the first time
Glad to see you take more about this is series. I watched all of it.
The weirdest thing about this is that it technically _is_ anime.
Just like Pecola
@@ArtieArchives ...Wait, I remember that... That was made by the same person as this, huh... Weird.
It DOES have a game. That's pretty perfect. The whole time I was thinking it was very similar to indie games I've seen people play
Your review of this show led me to discover and watch it. It's fun and spooky. I only watched the first season, though. Maybe I should go back to it.
Fun fact: Haniwa (埴輪) were funerary clay figurines created in the Kofun Period of Japanese history. If you've seen images of some (particularly the ones that depict people), you can clearly see S. Haniwa was based on them in name and appearance.
When I was in my teens, I saw your video on this, and whenever I heard someone mention Rocky Horror Picture Show, I assumed that they meant this show.
About why the comments on Just Add Magic are turned off, it's something RUclips does automatically to any video with prominently featured kids. It's done to prevent creeps from commenting to the kids and telling them to do stuff. It's messed up that things had gotten so bad that they had to do it, but it actually was a massive problem in the past.
Thank you for this info!
*It's normal that I heard about the game before the series, right? Not gonna lie I thought it was just a stand alone game and now... I'm about to dive into a 98 episode long rabbit hole before I get to spoilers so wish me luck.*
I think of this show every time I hear the song _Hotel California_
I remember when you originally reviewed this!
First person horror not only works in gaming(Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Alien Isolation, Dead Space duology, RE7 and RE8, Soma, and LSD Dream Emulator) but in animation. Gregory Horror Show had mastered this technique alongside crude CGI that adds horror intentionally compared to CGI in the 80s(take Dire Straits music videos and Tin Toy for example). Japan's corrupt business work and cheating on love interests really adds up with the protagonists of Season 1 and 2, especially given the diffrenciated personalities of both main characters.
Btw, the best character of this show is Judgement Boy and the whole rapping of Gregory is kinda hilarious in hindsight.
You know, I have to thank you Mr. Enter. You got me to watch all the series, even the last season, as weird as it was
I love the way this show looks, very dreamlike
It really does look like the cutscenes to a PS1 game. It's bizarrely a really good aesthetic.
I love this show with my entire body and soul
This show would look amazing in VR.
If a TV series can be shown in cinemas in 4K HDR HFR 3D like James Cameron’s Avatar, this would be great.
Gregory Horror Show
Now that’s a name that I’ve not heard in a long time…. a long time.
Holy heck! I can't believe that I've been following this channel since at least 2013 O.O
A show that has seasonal themes that I think you would like is "Infinity Train", if you haven't seen it yet.
I have to thank you for introducing this series to me
Heard bits and pieces of this show but never really came across it until now. Well, once a friend had this board game based off the characters. Found the ecstatic neat but nothing drew me in to find out more. This review actually did a lot better in the respect
Man the GHS. Forgot about this unique gem. Binged it after your original Ad-Ani on it, all the way back then.
Snice you're on the topic of horror like shows this month. You should see Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids. Maybe not as a review thing but it has the same feel of a horror cartoon. Maybe not like this show but it has that same feel.
10:21 Ha!
"Kinkshaming Hour with Mr. Enter"
Thanks!!!
I was trying so hard to pause at that moment
I remember hearing about the Gregory Horror Show when I was in high school circa 2009. Then seeing it uploaded on RUclips and proceeded to watch all four seasons. The fourth season is by far the weakest but still somewhat enjoyable.
The fact that had reminded me of a show known as Pecola
Yeah, we're created by the same person.
@@gecko2738 yeh, I hadn’t noticed till now!
@@gecko2738 Wait you are serious? I knew it
@@ArtieArchives yeh!
Thank god you didn't talk about the manga adaptation
I honestly thought this was a minecraft animation when i first saw it and i never really gave it a chance.
I remember your first video and it was what led me to watching it. I wouldn't have known about the show without you. I really did enjoy it but season 4 was my least favorite, since it was just repeating the same joke. It was nice seeing someone do a deeper analysis on the show since it still doesn't appear to be that well known. Keep up the great work!
Sent my friend this video to introduce them to the show, thank you for such a thorough and proper explanation.
I remember your old review. You're the main reason how I found this show! Kinda liked it! But seeing how I'm VERY picky with my food 95% of the time I for sure know for a fact that if I was there I'd 100% would've tasseled with Hell Chef on the first night as he hates people who don't like his food! 🔪💢
Gregory Horror Show is basically First-Person PS1 Horror: The Anime.
Man, Chuck-E-Cheese really let itself go.
It's Chuck E. Cheese.
Your first review encouraged me to watch this show.
Don’t forget that there is a GHS Gallery Tour.
I agree with you about the old game aesthetic, Enter. Sonic's Schoolhouse is legit the scariest game in existence. I'm not joking. It's freaky as heck.
10:21 XD
I'd pay money to see Gregory House in Gregory House.
Grave of the Fireflies is considered a family-friendly shonen anime in Japan.
Barefoot Gen, which is even gorier, is also considered a shonen anime.
Both films were also rated TV-PG in the US, but the UK gives them 12 ratings.
Then again, these are ‘80s anime, when shonen anime/manga can be outright gorefests like Violence Jack, Devilman, and Fist of the North Star. Their modern reboots became seinen because of harsher censorship following the Otaku Killer, and also Dragon Ball making lighthearted shonen more popular.
Then again, darker and more violent shonen is coming back with the likes of Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan.
Gregory Horror Show is one of the more unique shows I have watched.
My sister and I started Just Add Magic after your video. Nice recommendation it’s a fun show and the premise is easy to invest in. They set up the mystery really well and friendship dynamic is good.
I know season 2 has a lot of talk about relationships and work, and it is very much in an Eastern setting, you can still apply it to soen western ideas and general advice.
Mostly for relationships, make sure you and your partner know what you both want, what are the non-negotiables, what will you will bend on, and that both of you don't give up something you really want/need for the sake of the relative.
That last one is very important, as almost every argument will eventually circle back to what you feel like you lost because of the relationship.
19:48
Oh lord, that's the same voice as Stalker from G Gundam!
"You are 29 years old. Your former boyfriend has just married one of your best friends..... let's get things started! Gundam fight all set! Ready..... GO!!"
It's actually made by the same guy who also did Midnight Horror School.
Whether it was your 2013 review or this one, you are why I know Gregory Horror exists. If you had never talked about it, I doubt I would even the slightest feeling it exists.
Its nice to hear an anime not dubbed by Funimation or ADV. Its easy to forget that Canada used to be a massive driving force in dubbing anime.
I think you're better suited for dubbing oddball anime, and not the typical stuff.
I wouldn't want to see you tackle Dragon Ball (that's a half lie, I wouldn't mind it), but shows like Shin-Chan, or Made in Abyss might be right up your alley.
Ocean Group also dubbed Dragon Ball Z (the first few episodes) and Death Note.
They also dubbed Hayao Miyazaki’s Future Boy Conan.
@@HydraSpectre1138 They actually did dub the rest of DBZ from Frieza onward, and gave us the best English Goku in way of Kirby Morrow.
Also I will defend Brian Drummond's Vegeta until the day I die.
@@nicksrandomreviews I know that. But most people don’t know about that. And that dub only aired in Canada and the UK.
They also dubbed GT and the OG Dragon Ball.
@@HydraSpectre1138 Technically not OG DB or GT. Those were handled by Blue Water, and while many of the same people worked for both companies, they were different companies. Blue Water was a sister company for Ocean Group.
They were at one point the "go-to" dubbing studio, doing high profile shows like Gundam Wing, Ghost in the Shell, and Inuyasha to name few.
@@nicksrandomreviews Ghost in the Shell was Animaze, though.
And Gundam Wing was also Animaze.
Animaze also did Cowboy Bebop and the redub for AKIRA.
🎃This show felt like a fascinating Halloween TV series.
This show should pop off. It would really make waves as a streaming show.
I found this show from youtube recommendation that kept popping up which was the entire third season, but after watching a few minutes I decided to check out the first two seasons (and even the fourth). I enjoy the old playstation cutscene style and the dark morals this show have that since then, I try to recommend to people. Never got to play the game though, always wanted to try but don’t know any decent/trusted emulator that has it.
Definitely a recommend and makes a great October series to watch.
well i guess you didnt do a review on that movie about two people who switched bodies either so you have to do it again
Mr. Enter also reviewed an episode of Zatch Bell and that movie Your Name, yes the former was taken down by copyright but it still counts. So, I don't know why people keep telling him to review anime as if he's never done it before, counting this re-review of Gregory Horror Show, he's technically done four anime reviews
I didn’t even know CGI even existed in anime prior to today.
There was also Popee the Performer, another CGI anime in 2001
when you said that you didnt review this show I had an honest mandela effect and thought to myself: "If it wasnt Mr. enter, I most have watched from someone else... but who?"
i remember thjis is the same studio that made pecola, which aired on cartoon network in the early 2000s but has no wikipedia article or online information of the details/synopsis
Now it does
I think the rose metaphor looses because not only is what they're saying untrue for people, but also roses, because if they were still with roots, they would have lived for a long long time, but people don't want roots they don't want to grow a shrub, they just want the beauty without the work, so they let the poor thing wilt into golden thorns...
Woohoo! Gregory Horror Show!
5:38 I got an ad at the mere frame the doll’s head turned & the same thing happened at 15:18.
They’re perfectly cut!
Haniwa's train ride always makes me feel bad for the guy.
This show is the secret girlfriend of animation.
I love this series so much
Still waiting for the Norm 3 and 4 reviews.
I love Gregory horror show and I’m really excited too see you review it even if it is again