Protagonist Syndrome | Wonder Egg Priority Anime Discussion
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
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Wonder Egg Priority is a beautiful anime about terrible things. Four girls, Ai, Rika, Momoe, and Neiru take on the challenge of the Wonder Eggs. Save enough lost souls, and they can each bring a friend back to life. Wonder Egg Priority has some shortcomings, but do those play into the characters in a more meta way? And, the seemingly special characters of Wonder Egg Priority... are the really special?
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I was constantly told as a child that I was special. That I was smart and kind for my age. Polite and well mannered. I could do anything I wanted if I tried. I was also told that I was sinful and deserving of hell by nature. That I would always deserve hell by nature. This left me with a lot of issues to work through growing into an adult
whatever path you have chosen for life, I hope you know that being deserving of hell by nature is a literal lie against doctrine. either way, take care of yourself
We are sinful, that's true. But we are also children of God who have received grace and are worthy to enter into heaven.
Bro even if hell or heaven ain’t real, it was an intervention by man to give a reason in living through hope, and to give man a reason to act civil and collective. Unfortunately ignorance and arrogance allows some people to exploit these interventions for the benefit of themselves or their beliefs.
I think the nature of the concept was for the good.
But it’s just been used for other means in history.
But then again these rules were invented by man as well, what is right and wrong.
Killing is bad is a rule we created.
But nature thinks other wise.
There is no right or wrong in nature.
In nature you just exist.
@@Will777-x5l all I preach is what is said in the Bible, we were wicked in our sin. Would a just God let that go unpunished? It is so amazing that even though we all deserve death, God allows us forgiveness through his son.
There's no reason to be bitter over that. The Bible says both (Romans 3:10-12 and Psalm 8:3-4) and I believe you already know that. Weren't you also told that God made humans perfect but humans turned their own way (Genesis 3) and sinned, hence the sinfulness, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus(Romans 6:23)? It's something else if you think it's total nonsese, or if those people telling you were morons. I'm not some great priest or scholar or whatever to tell you this btw, I'm a just a guy who has read the Bible but who struggles just like everyone.
One day a kid at my school was walking alone. Being an outcast myself, I walked over to him. His immediate responce was, "What!? You gonna make fun of me too!" Pointing to the mascara around his eyes.
I responded, "It's cozplay day right!? You look Sick! Like a Rock Star!"
He was taken back, "Yeah...thanks...that was the point. Everybody else just saw the makeup and immediately harassed me..."
I just said, "Well they suck. Wanna go poke some fire ants!?" & we hung out for the rest of the time I was at that school.
5 years later I was helping the American Legion with a breakfast when we met again, and he told me, that if I hadn't talked to him that day he would've quit school entirely. If it weren't for me he doesn't know where he'd be.
So, I've made it a rule that when I see someone that looks down to walk over and give them a compliment. Because you'll never know how much it actually means.
It really can mean so much, it's interesting how simple an act can affect us for better for for worse. But, with the best in mind that just means we have the ability to help. It's a great story, and a great mindset you have as well : )
@@ProfessorViral We really do look at the eyes of others to see ourselves in them, and what others think of us does seem to have an importance not really measurable in terms of physical needs. I think that's part of us being a rather gregarious species. It's our own variation on the theme of forming groups that so many species have latched onto.
I like thinking of it as
you arent the protagonist of the world, but you are by definition the protagonist of your life
YOU are the one who progresses YOUR story
it doesnt matter how important said story is
This is true. I think this might be an important point to, as it makes clear our lives are our own. I don't want to push so hard on my point that people feel even their life is overshadowed by something else
Does wanting to feel special a mere coping mechanism to the struggles in finding meaning in life
I think it can be. It's a simple way to feel like there's more to your life than just continuation of a species. But, I'm sure it has variations and new meaning for everyone
I don't know why a comment with grammar as shitty as this has so many likes
No.
It's consolation when your life fucking sucks. At least you're not average.
Well wanting to be special just seems like they want to live life to the fullest and have many amazing experiences. Along with people who look up to you for some reason or another.
@@SubzearoWell probably because of the amount of emotion in that poor grammar
I'm glad I'm not special since being "Special" sounds bloody stressful. Being what others would consider a worthless sack of shit is much more my speed and really quite comforting and peaceful knowing I don't matter in the grand scheme of things and that I don't HAVE TO make anything of myself or gain the approval of others.
It's weird, I think there's something to be said about, and a value in being or doing something unique. But there's a pressure to be special or new in some way that often hurts that very idea itself. Expectations often craft an outcome from the start. Humans are weird, and I was happy I could explore that a little bit in this one. Thank you for watching!
It hits way too hard... I just want to be normal. People giving what are otherwise normally compliments, are just words that make me feel utterly alone and make me so angry to the point of hating myself because i wish i wasn't the way I was. I'm not trying to be anything worthy of praise, i just desperately want to be normal :( what makes me "special" is so automatic like breathing that I couldn't rebel even if i tried. I'd just end up guilting myself into even worse depression. This isn't to speak highly of myself, but i guess to vent. Lowkey afraid of my own daughter looking up to me cause i want her to be nothing like me, it's too miserable. vent over i guess, this comment just really hit me again i guess.
Wow... emo
@@SSEBBlue What do you mean?
i wish to have the same mindset as you one day. I myself a certified people-pleaser cant even make my own decisions without the acceptance of thoes around me. The wish to make those bad decions, be that perverbial sack of shit so when i make mistakes at work it wouldn't prick my self worth so much.
Working on it tho!
My dream will be made one day!!!
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and this just makes me feel even more distant and detached as someone with Autism.
because my natural way of thinking ISNT the way others think and so i DONT get that comfort of knowing other's are thinking what im thinking.
This might be the first time I feel like watching the anime first
This is fair, I would recommend it!
It doesn’t have a manga
well you have to either way since it doesn't have a manga. It's an original anime.
There's no.manga
Girl: looks like a boy
Other girls: ask her out
Girl: rejects them all
Friend that is girl: asks her out
Girl: rejects friend
Friend that is girl: commits unalive
Girl: regrets decision
If that ain’t an instance of guilt tripping someone into something, I don’t know what is.
@MR Hamster why?
@MR Hamster then why would the friend end herself after the rejection instead of facing the consequences
@MR Hamster She killed herself out of immaturity and narcissism. She doesn't need a bunch of BS excuses.
Well, it’s not like her friend said that she would kill herself if she didn’t except, she only did that afterwards because of regret
As a child I wanted to disappear, I didn't have a concept of death but i knew i was a burden to everyone by my mere exsistance ,even now i have no desire to be perceived or acknowledged, I didn't want to be needed or wanted because if I was It would only become another chain that held me beholden to the world. Even when I found out I was wrong that my leavening would cause more problems than it would ever solve, even now i still stubbornly cant let go of the idea that i would be much happier gone, but the price of my happiness would be the destruction of the people and things I thought my death would protect...I realized I was selfish but not selfish enough...did any of that make me special..i dont think so, i think we trap each other in this life so we dont suffer alone, were all monsters of the same caliber, selfish...but somehow not selfish enough
I never had ambitions or a dream of my own, didn't care about school or the future but no one never cared to ask and I never tought about it. If I was comfortable, or not too much uncomfortable to seek for change, there wasn't nothing to think about.
When you stop to ask yourself what do you want and who you are, when you realize what you've done with your life and what happened to you, what did you did in the past to yourself and others you notice that you're not the "good person" you believed you was and there is a lot of mistakes to correct, but when you've no experience with dealing with the past, grief and your own shit you doesn't know how to act and what to do.
What I'm saying is that change your behavior and life as a whole when you don't know how to do it is hard, sometimes you'll wish to just die because you don't want to deal with the anguish anymore, but you can't just go back to your comfort zone after you acknowledge that there is a lot to work on.
To this day I still want to let this world forever, just disappear like you said, and I know there is a lot of people who want this, but what hold some of us back is know that there is people who love us and we have the responsability to live for them. I do not hate them for this, but if there was a way to be forgotted and just disappear rather than just try to fix things I would do.
When you are a teen even a child you world is so little that even the gently Wind can destroy it .
I agree, but I also think for many that feeling has never left into adulthood. A lot of things feel like they're built out of tissue paper and there's a storm coming
“Thy know thee”
My gratitudes towards you, for letting me appreciate the beauty of your thought’s narrations
No problem, thank you for letting me be part of your story for a bit : )
'To reason the worst involving yourself is the safest option.' I really like this thought, makes me feel better about a lot of overthinking. Thanks for the video, easy subscribe.
Hey, no problem. Thank you for watching, and sticking around : )
That intro is *ANXIETY INVOKING*
Sorry about that, it seemed like an appropriate feeling to open on haha
Oh without a doubt it works well for the video
Just found this channel for the first time, amazing video. Very thought provoking and I get the feeling its going to stick with me for a while. Criminally underrated channel for sure.
Thank you, I'm happy you found the channel, and that the video was enjoyable. I always loved videos that made me think about the world, myself, or anything really, so that's my number one goal with what I do : D
I seen a video from oliSUNvia on things being “tragically sad”, a part of that video was on “good damage” and how we feel the need to find meaning in our suffering so it wasn’t just for nothing and how try and give our suffering a purpose that leads to a greater outcome. “man is willing to suffer as long as he gives meaning to it.” Anyway that’s as much as my small brain can remember or explain so I recommend watching her video but I think that just ties in with the idea of wanting to be one of those deep main characters.
That one actually popped up on my homepage, so I added it to my watch later!
Excellent video! I got about 3 minutes in, watched the entire series in one sitting and then came back! Definitely some lessons to take away here about relaxing once in awhile and not always having to worry about the spotlight being on you.
Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed the video : D
I still can't believe all this was because of a robot.
A robot who essentially went through that phase all older siblings go through when a new baby is announced but because he super genius creators didn't even think to program her with basic sympathy and empathy, she decided to handle it in the worst way possible
@@whatteamwildcats4033 And what's their solution? Kill her. When that doesn't work, they decide to involve a bunch of girls to fix their mess. Genius. No flaws in this plan. >:D
This reminds me of saying "you are special like everyone else".
Jesus Christmas bruv, talk about opening my eyes. It’s discussions like these I value most in life. Not only deep dives into anime but into the human condition. This may be callous but we as species is very insignificant - I mean, there more stars in the bloody universe than grains of sand on earth.
I haven’t been watching your vids since the beginning bruv but this is a banger. The fact that fictional characters can parallel real life, the idea that someone wrote a script - a story that impacts the critical thinking of another, fucking brilliant. I gotta check this anime out when I’m not procrastinating 🤣
Excellent content as always bruv, keep it up. 🤘🏾🤙🏾
Thank you, it means so much to me to see that my work can have an impact and provoke thought in others. That's always been valuable to me, and I'm happy I can pass some of it on as well. Thank you for that : )
Thank you for being a part of my story.
I’m so grateful I can share it with you guys.
I’ve never wanted to be a “main character” I always wanted to be a really helpful and nice supporting character:)
You’re the main character of your own life
Well, side characters deserve love too
Haven't finished the video yet but damn, Wonder Egg Priority really could have been something special
Special is also interesting. Why not be special but not main character? Have a thing or things that positively make you unique and embrace it without letting said thing or things consume and define you. Becoming wrapped up in being special is dangerous and toxic for yourself(potentially others).
The problem of being seen as special is that you start wanting more and more and other people expect more of you because of it. For example, i was the national chess champion of my age, and I started to believe i could make a career of it. So when I started to get more serious with it my parents were telling me I could even be world champion, but I would have to sacrifice most of the other things in my life, like quitting school and all my other interests. I said I would choose in a year, and here I am, 12 yrs old having to choose if I quit school for chess, or play it save and be an average person. I went from just being special to feeling like the protagonist that will abandon everything in his live just for one thing that i could also just do for fun.
@@CiciChesslisten to your heart and your gut. Anxiety is not your guts but also, if you feel horrible about leaving all.behind, just don't. Besides, you are very young, you have a lot to live for. Perhaps you could keep it as a ahobby and practice more when you are an adult
@@m.l.7558 thank u! I did some soulsearching recently, and I was really worried I made the wrong decision. I chose to quit school for at least a year, and finish my education a year later if I have to. I realized I need to play chess competitively because the adrenaline is what's keeping me alive right now so yeah 👍 thx I felt like if I made the wrong choice idd fuck up my life but it's just a year of the many years I have
Something was wrong with RUclips on maybe it was me but this was sent on my notification
I wish I knew how RUclips made those decisions 🤣
Subtitle - "Narcissism on steroids."
I cried, thanks.. I love your vids
That was a great video and I love your voice, it's very soothing
Thank you! I'm happy the new mic makes me sound pretty good : D
This video is a masterpiece!
Thank you! : D
There’s probably some people watching this that needed to hear that, just like me, thank you for this amazing video !
There is a hendsome boy on my screen, ho he is
Thanks 🤣
Wow I just found your channel and it's the exact kind of commentary I've been looking for for years. Really thought-provoking stuff on some of my favorite anime, a lot of which never get covered in any depth on bigger channels! Can't wait to go binge more of your videos! This is gonna sound odd but have you, or would you, do a video on Humanity Has Declined? It's absolutely batshit but I feel like there's so much to unpack and you'd be the man for the job
By far the best analysis I've seen Wonder Egg! I think I'll check out your psycho-pass videos once I'm finished watching it. Could u do a video on Vivy too? The final episode had a lot to take in and I'm sure there's something you could make a video on.
Thank you, I appreciate that! : D I gave Vivy a quick check on MAL, it looks pretty interesting! I may watch it sometime!
We're all brains in a vat. Our existence purely relies on our own experiences, our own perceptions. There is no other way to view our lives than seeing it as the "main character in our own story". It can be a very boring story, but it's ours alone. Everyone is unique and special in their own way but none of us is above the mundane triviality of the human experience. We all have the capacity to relate to others through commonality, but that doesn't take away from our own uniqueness because again, our journey through life is our own. While others may have also lost their mother in a house fire, it's you alone who lost your mother. You alone who knew her and loved her and dealt with that pain. It, of course, brings comfort knowing that others have gone through similar things: you belong in some way. Rather than seeing it as "you're not unique because others have gone through the same thing", it should be "yes, others have gone through the same thing but we're all unique because they're our own individual experiences in this life". No one else was in your head when that bully kicked your ass behind the gym. No one else was in your head when you got your first real kiss. It was you alone in there. We're born in this life alone, live through life alone, and die in this world alone in our own heads. Our own personal theater of the comedy we call "life". Yes, we are the main character of our own story, but one needs to recognize that this is the same for everyone in existence (even non-human animals). This is something we all should know innately and it's why we as human beings have the golden rule "treat others as you would like to be treated". This shouldn't be a foreign concept to anyone and it really shouldn't be up for debate. The problem arises when a person acts out selfishly and hurts others (and themselves) to pursue their own goals. So, again, just follow the golden rule and know that everyone is out there living their own damn lives.
this video reminded me of my time in a school play a few friends had convinced me to join. originally, i was only going to be making costumes and props, but the show we had selected barely had any at all, and so to participate, i was ensemble. everyone else had a specific role, and then there i was- the only nameless character. i found that i enjoyed being in the background, still a part of the show but not a major focal point. i simply helped where i could, and sat backstage when i wasn't needed.
This video was really good. So much work was put into it and I could tell. Keep up the great work! I hope you gain more recognition for what you do. I’m sure this video made many people think more about their lives. Haha.
Thank you for the kind words : ) I'm happy this video has been providing introspection and thought for some, encouraging those feelings has always been important to me
This has made me realize a lot about myself and my trauma. I almost cried in the end. Thank you so much....
It seems an NPC would want to become real... But it's actually a real being, they're just different, no one can rip this away from them.
So one day they'll try to think for themselves, and will.
I don't think the world going unexplained is a flaw at all. In fact, the time spent in the last few episodes trying to explain it are the weakest parts (apart from the wildly offensive resolution of Koito). Why they might not question the Egg realm is cooler to think about than chalking the lack of explanation up to a flaw. Magic is cool so it's here is good imo.
It's curious, this video reminded me of a quote from a comedian by the name Randy Feltface. It said "Is it ok to just... settle?" and feels like it compliments this topic so well. Why must we all want to live the life of "history's main characters"? Want to leave marks so deep teachers would talk about us in history class and Wikipedia would leave a million words article about our lives and escapades?... Is it so wrong to just... want to be? To enjoy life, be grateful, find meaning in the mundane of everyday, find love and by the end leaving this world just a little better than how we found it instead of shaking it to its core.
the start kinda made me feel a like bad, anxiety came crushing
Honestly Protagonist syndrome is odd to think about. A weird concern of mine that I’ve had for a while is how much do I try to be the main character. I never actively try to knowingly and but I used to be a shitty person and wasn’t aware of it so who knows. I don’t believe that shit has to get better, but I want it to. I want to feel like my situation will get better not because it’s logical, but because it’s a nicer thought than it never improving. In any story, I would be more like a minor villain or just a shitty person in someone else’s backstory. And I’d rather just be someone that people don’t remember, but don’t hate. I want to be a background character that doesn’t leave a bad impression on the general public
For me it's main villain and in lieu of that, love interest of the comedic sidekick.
I've put off watching this video for quite a long time, and there it sat in my to-watch list for over a year. But when I finally watched it today, I really wished I've watched this earlier. Your video was deep and insightful, and every time I thought it couldn't get more diverse in thought it just sinks me deeper into this video. The combination of the editing and the bgm was just perfect-- I forgot the majority of wonder egg priority, but listening to this just pulled me deeper and deeper into the contents of what ur saying. overall, absolutely loved this video! so honestly, and I hope to see more content like this so ez like and new sub! :DD *clicks*
You know I never knew that Rica's friend died of starvation I always thought that you decided to end herself instead of starving herself
We all feel like we can do something about the matters of the world we live on in some way eventually.
What really matters is what we do about ourselves.
It does seem to be that in the battle of exerting our will on the world, versus on ourselves to one day change the world, the second option wins more often
Funny enough, while I've always seen myself as special, I've always seen myself as special by virtue of being that supporting character that many protagonists visit for advice. I've also often seen myself in the role of the foil to many other protagonists, and occasionally an antagonist in need of a redemption arc XD
"Your exceptional!!"
the fact that everyone is considered as normal, has redefined special in a way. The circumstances everyone meets in their respective lives are different, unique, but not one of them shines bright enough when you're a star, shining in a vast universe with all stars shining as equal when one is observing from a far distance. It is only when a collective amount of individuals, truly gets to know and understand each other, their 'lore's' gets exposed in plain sight. Being 'special' is not a personal trait, but rather a standard of importance someone poses to you in different stages of your life. Idk, just my thought.
I lost my mind during the intro
First of all, honestly lived the intro.
2. I like Neiru more than others because she is logically more stable than others(not a feminine quality but she had more mental stability that way.
3. They're not at all special if you look at the present times . I've had classmates similar to Momoe and Rika. But even they both could turn their weakness into strength. For people like Momoe they can choose to help others like themselves with the level of fame they have (as fame runs parallel with money and power). And for people like Rika they could do something which is literally easier said then done. That is, accept your past and learn from it. Three things cannot be changed:
1. The said words
2. The given promise &
3. The sped arrow.
But it's really a hard thing to accept that I'm a protagonist. I rather be an anti-hero but that's not entirely true either. That's why I'm self aware of me being a side character and would love to be a part in others' lives, be it for the better or for worse. It all boils down to choice, mistake, sin and atonement. Enjoyed your whole video, there's nothing I couldn't deny about it. And one last thing. Just wanna let you know you're beautiful 👍🏻.
Be seeing you.
These are thoughts I've had for a long time. You opened my eyes to the answer of "being special" and what it means. Wow.
I'm glad the video was able to bring that thought for you. My goal at the end of the day is always to make people ponder, whether it's themselves, the world, or anything really, so I love to see that I do succeed at times. Thank you for that : )
Very good video, mate. Well done 👍🏻
I just watched wonder egg, its definitely one of my favorite anime hehe. You always have something interesting and cool to say. Ill admit i never thought about this topic while watching it, but i guess i tend to take things at surface value. I really enjoy all your content, it always gives me something to think about. Awesome video as always :D
This was fire, keep up the awesome content your ability to invoke emotion and explore ideas really hit home, thanks for being part of my story and look forward to whats next
Thank you for joining mine for a second as well, I appreciate the support : )
Wow, amazing video!!
Thank you : )
Beautiful ☺️
Thank you : )
That intro was a slight headache
Ive definitely dealt with believing I was the protagonist and special. I eventually overcame that but not due to any particular effort on my part. My mental health issues eventually lead my brain down thinking about this and I did realize I was not the protagonist. But the point which i failed to reach in finding that conclusion was that I wasnt the protagonist of anyones story except my own. I eventually ended up falling completely to the other extreme in thinking I was nothing more than the world's extra background character. I thought if I wasnt special like the main character then I was just a side character and destined to be nothing more than that. I saw this as a negative not realizing side characters have entire lives they have lived and a lot of it is not seen. That didnt stop that life from being important. I guess what Im trying to say is that there is a balance you must find and decide when its the best time to be a side character and when its the best time to be a protagonist. This video was very wonderful. Im glad I found this channel.
Just finished WEP great video man!
Thank you! : D
I stopeed watching after 1:15 because I liked the message I got from it. 🤭
Can you drop the song you used? It's very relaxing,
The song for this video was "Dreaming in 432 Hz"
🫢 You really look like Ruslan Usachev
Had to look them up, but definitely a bit haha
Doppelgänger spotted
...this anime is going to piss me the fuck of
Ow yea, it makes me mad to my core
Why
I hate to see people give their all to themselves in a way that they dont expect to be good for them... if that makes sense
The truth is: all of us are the protagonists of our story’s
I’m special needs
😍
Thanks for watching!
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THE INTRO IS SO BAD AND ANNOYING GODDD
dude i dont know how you didnt catch this but momoe is a trans woman, and through that lense a lot of your comments on her mindset fail.
also the concepts of story structure is a very westernized concept and many stories written by eastern societies over the years dont fit in "the heroes journey" or "3 act structure" or w/e.
I'm pretty sure she's not trans. She is very clearly seen at some points in her past to dress up in the regular girls uniform but at some point stopped for no reason
I dont think u understand the need to be special because u aren't a girl we are very soical even if we are not.
I'm a girl and not very social. I haven't spoken to another human being in an entire week aside from ordering food
This anime was so garbage I can't even
The special episodes were terrible, but the season itself was above average to me, especially it's most horrific scenes
I THINK SOMEHTING LGBTQ AND FEMINIST AGENDA IS GOING ON THIS ANIME, THIS IS SERIOUS. I WISH I COULD BE WRONG IN THIS CASE.
Oh shit, people might be trying to live their lives the way they want without hurting anyone else, sound the alarms
Momoe is trans! she is dysphoric because everyone sees her as a good looking guy even though she knows she's not a guy and just a funny looking woman.
I'm pretty sure she's not trans. She is very clearly seen at some points in her past to dress up in the regular girls uniform but at some point stopped for no reason
She isn't Trans tho bc she's in a only girl's school and today's Japan won't let a biological male enter a all girls school.
Momo is trans not a girl she wore the trans jacket at the end just incase anyone is watching after the anime had been concluded
At the time of making this, I was of the mindset that there should be explicit representation, as well as being less knowledgeable of the topic, and my own relation to it. Making this video today, I would address it much different