"As far as I know his man job is illustrator so he just does manga whenever he feels like it" is probably the most comforting thing an artist can hear from an audience member
Somehow, it comforts me about Kenji Tsuruta being an artist that draws at his own pace rather than pumping out Manga chapters or art on a tight schedule ; v ;
Kenny stopped uploading because he kept getting copyright strikes on his content. He would've been a full time content creator if not for the copyright system.
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318because screw those copyright assholes. So much media is lost because copyright owners don't do anything with their IPs and come after anyone who does. 😠
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 Yeah it's really a broken system. While I'm like 90% certain it would fall under the 'criticism' fair use exception, under the current system you have to be willing to go to court to uphold your rights on that and if you aren't ALREADY either a) independently wealthy and/or b) enough of an established creator and in the correct sort of content to monetize the court process, it is seldom worth the time, money, and risk.
You mentioned him being the slowest manga writer ever and I saw the art style in Emanon, so I immediately ran to my shelf to check the author’s name on my copies of Wandering Island and there he was. Here’s hoping he finishes that series someday; I love the concept.
When i read the name of he manga i checked amazon to see if my hunch was correct an sure enough this is the exact manga i want to get in physical form but the first vol is expensive.😫😫 as well as the other series with the girl and cat on the cover that has not been translated english called La Pomme Prisonniere
For reasons I cannot adequately explain at this time, I have Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring on laserdisc, but never knew there was more episodes. Wild.
@@freelancerthe2561 it’s only fairly recently that a way to digitally back up (analog) laserdiscs has been developed and it’s still a bit too early for it to be “easy” to do. Maybe someday when it’s easier to do the LD community will start archiving them all somewhere.
@@SWIFTO_SCYTHE multiple videos. youtube copyright strikes are allergic to kenny content. that's why he slowed down on making videos. youtube destroyed his livelihood as a content creator.
An anime that was just an ad for the manga? Sometimes I wonder if that's what a *lot* of current & recent anime is. I look at shows like "Yona of the Dawn", where the series ends right where the storyline is just getting started, it seems like they're saying "hey, you liked it? Now go buy all the manga to see the rest of it!"
that's kinda the default state of anime adaptations, if anything newer shows are usually better about either doing a full adaptation or finding a good place to land because they're trying to sell merch instead of manga copies. in olden times they'd make 4 seasons of something and just stop in the middle of a filler arc.
I'm pretty sure a good chunk of anime is just that, commercials to get you hyped for the manga. Especially the ones that are like one season and nothing more, usually have a manga for the rest.
Yona isn't exactly 'current' or 'recent'. And while a good chunk of anime is just a commercial for the source (LN or manga), I feel like it's actually less and less the case over the years. The reason of that being that it simply just isn't a very viable profit model.
The exception is the rare anime-only show but 99% of the time there's an assumed economic backing coming from elsewhere. Its just safer to make something off a known property.
Kenny became lost media himself, nice to have you back, and great video of course. The art is indeed great, I guess that's why it takes so long, Kenji works on his terms, you can't ask for a better life than that, especially manga artists that get over worked, glad to see you making videos again. I'll be re watching this very soon, all the best!
I didn't put two and two together and realize that Ms. China was done by Tsuruda-sensei. I read Emanon and it was great. Guy seems to just do what he wants, when he wants, drawing his favorite girls while doing it. He's living the dream.
As an artist, I respect his consistency to taking long on his art cuz the stuff he's pulling off is hard. Man commits to the bit of releasing bangers every time and taking a zillion years to do it.
His art has that old somewhat depressing nostalgic kind of like Haibane Renmei. A lot of older anime had that same vibe from the art that unfortunately doesn't really exist anymore
I really appreciate the way you talk about these old gems. You're like a time traveller from the past and a librarian that treats books like as a loving parent would a child. The info and your humor, your knowledge base and appeciation for small things like fire relfecting in the eyes, all with your presentation style... you're one of a kind, bro. Thank you!
Talking about the slowest artist, Mamoru Nagano is also a strong contender. His 'Five Star Stories' started in 1986 and is still running with currently 17 volumes released.
And not to mention that FSS is also EXTREMELY expansive. And the manga is not readily available in English, I belive Nagano saying something in an interview along the lines of “I want FSS to be for hardcore veterans, so it’s not translated into English yet”. The “Gothicmade” movie is not available on DVD or streaming, and you can only watch it in one theater in 4K resolution and an extremely high frame rate number (that I can’t remember off the top of my head). There is ONE animated OVA which only covers a few chapters in the story, there are HUNDREDs Nay even thousands of characters, and many planets and individual stories. FSS fans are HARDCORE, if you find one they are likely very into the series and know a lot of its lore, and have probably read the whole manga and flown to Japan just to see “Gothicmade”. The model kits are also pretty crazy too, they’re quite expensive despite not being very articulated and not having any accessories, and there are some very unique model kits (Like the Jagd Mirage being the biggest kit; The Zathurasa Aptbringer aka ‘ZAP’ having a lot of clear pieces).
Ah, another new video to sooth the soul with old ass obscure anime. It looks really cute, and kinda sad he only put out so much of it. I wonder how much of it is feeling over pressured to put it out, not feeling pressured at all since it isn't his main job, or if he just struggles to come up with story elements like writer's block from hell?
oh hell yeah! I picked up the 1st issue of Spirit of Wonder when it came out and eventually, tracked down most of his works! I think Kenji Tsurata has Captain Momo's Secret Base coming out in the US through Dark Horse Comics.
The Gainax alice wallpapers are very fascinating though. Even if it's just a single wallpaper, it's amazing that it's so detailed and lovely to look at. The man may be slow but these are all amazing, one step at a time.
I really did not expect the topic turn towards a book that I happen to have in my bookshelf but yeah, Emanon is a special read that I very much enjoyed.
I kinda respect the fact that he isnt a slave to the crazy deadlines of most manga publishers. As someone who works solo on a webcomic, I understand how slow it is to make a comic alone.
I love that waiting an entire year jab lol I was also thinking about DGray Man.. waiting so long for another chapter only to be let down yet again as soon as a chapter is uploaded..
All this art seems so chill. I feel like I would adore it all. The icing on the cake was the Megaman & Bass Museum track used as bgm, which is also super chill. Comfy vibes all around.
Welcome back! I just rewatched some of your videos this weekend and wondered if you would ever grace us again with obscure, animated, Japanese weirdness.
You saying they were the slowest anime maker of all makes me think of the animation the princess and the cobbler. Which I don’t remember how many decades that one took.
Fun fact: Cardcaptor Sakura also did a shrinking/Alice in Wonderland style episode where Sakura and her sentient stuffed toy are shrunk by the Little Card and have to catch the card to reverse the process.
Probably not a direct reference to Emanon, but in Evangelion 3.0+1.0, there's an entire subplot revolving around the Rei clone not having a name of her own. They call her "Ms Lookalike", I think.
there's something impressive to be said when the animators can finish your entire series, thousands of full screen full colour frames set to a soundtrack before you have even finished like 20 - 40 pages which could be about 400 still frames of shading I've started re reading battle angel alita/Gunnm and Kishiro only stopped for like 5 - 10 years for personal reasons having everyone think he already made a canonical ending. I will probably finish reading mars chronicles, not what I have now but the last chapter before Kishiro confirms the story of the whole franchise is done before Tsuruta finishes another chapter of his next manga
Both Spirit of Wonder and Emanon have made their ways to my lists, and I didn't even know the same guy was behind them. If Kenji Tsuruta is the slow mangaka I am the slow weeb, it really takes me forever to get through a show and even then I might just watch it all over again as i feel i must have missed something. Great video Kenny now i know that stuff i had an eye out for is actually good and i should get to it already.
Wow, how nostalgic. I remember finding his work around the internet years ago and loving the style, copied emanon's panels again and again to study his style. Maybe I should check these other works now. Thanks for the video!
"Babe, wake up and pop some champagne. Kenny Lauderdale just uploaded a new video!" But seriously brother, you've been missed. Really glad to know you're not dead.
I've been needing that fix of essays on old, obscure anime I've never heard! Welcome back, and very good video! I've never heard of Kenji Tsuruta before but damn his art is gorgeous.
I remember watching Miss China's Ring on an Animeigo disc way back in the day, and the ending was really something. I was just sitting there during the end credits like... yeah, no way that's going to have potentially world-altering potentially cataclysmic effects.
Lol making ur avatar look kind of like the moon is paying off XD WTF what is this?! I just started reading Emanon this year!!! Highly recommend! So this is the story of the genius who wrote that?! Huh! How about that?!!! For some reason I think my edition of Emanon has like ... an editors note about how he read Emanon as a kid, and then as an adult got to publish it in English ... so yeah it tracks ... I got the impression that this dude takes his sweet time, he makes a lot of impact with very little (or a lot i guess since that material is dense). Great video man!
Kenny and Kenji have something in common: they are both artists who would tease their followers with new material like forever. :) Seriously, I’m so glad Kenny is back!
He has great videos on a lot of great anime. I've never been steered wrong on a recommendation yet - Armor Hunter Mellowlink, California Crisis, YKK - all of it gold from what I've sat down to watch. His videos are just great fun too.
Looks like it's based off a 1986 manga, explains the art style. Shocked to see it's by the guy who did Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi & animated by the studio that did Real Ghostbusters. I guess it really IS a generic late 80s/early 90s art style (the anime, not the manga), since neither the mangaka nor the studio worked on any shows that the art style reminds me of. Was that Megumi Hayashibara singing?
Great video! Tsuruta has two series being published now, but who knows when he's going to stop? He still does illustrations for chapters of Emanon (the series was created by Shinji Kajio in the 70s and it's still going with several books) This month is being the OVAs are being rereleased in a luxurious box And the manga Spirit of Wonder is being rereleased in a bigger size, with all originals color pages. So the video now is a big coincidence!
So pleased to see Emanon mentioned. Picked it up at the local book store and read it. It's one of the few manga I own physically. Only read it once but I bought it which shows how much I liked it. That art is great and I liked the idea of it being two people having a chance encounter and shooting the shit waiting for their destination.
Kenji just seems depressed. Or has somehhing else going on. Motivation is hard to come by, and having pressure applied by others makes it even more difficult to continue. I don't want to psychoanalyze this Mangaka I just heard of though, or anyone for that matter, so I won't say anymore. I do wonder about him now. Thanks for talking about him, had no idea who he was before this video and I now want to read his manga :)
He’s probably just neurodivergent and struggles to work in a typical workplace/office. I’m psychoanalyzing and assuming he’s autistic or something like that
I thought you found an anime so lost even you couldnt come back
He was invested so much into Tsuruta's work he started method acting him.
Like a protagonist from a Cthulhu story that disappears mysteriously during the search for ancient, forbidden anime lore
@UltLuigi1 Hope he wasn't like that... I think 😅
Lovecraft is overrated af
He IS the lost media!
"As far as I know his man job is illustrator so he just does manga whenever he feels like it" is probably the most comforting thing an artist can hear from an audience member
Kenny's back from getting isekai'd into a random LaserDisk!
Yes lol
never forget Kenny stopped making more videos because youtube kept copyright striking him.
Kenny Lauderdale: My Floridanary Life
Perfect 😂❤️
This anime was actually was put on Laser Disk and DVD.
Somehow, it comforts me about Kenji Tsuruta being an artist that draws at his own pace rather than pumping out Manga chapters or art on a tight schedule ; v ;
It’s nice but also insane. How does one take a decade to make 5 chapters? Thats 1 chapter every 2 years. Chapters usually aren't that big…
Also how the hell does he make money? Does he just have a stable job and the manga stuff is a side hobby
@@BelBelle468 he takes really long time to draw 🤷🏾♀️
@@LycanMOON bro he literally talks about it in the video. His main job is Illustration. Side job is Manga.
have you ever heard of Jojo ?
When the world of anime needed him the most, Kenny Lauderdale finally remembered his password. Good to see you back, man.
Kenny stopped uploading because he kept getting copyright strikes on his content. He would've been a full time content creator if not for the copyright system.
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 that’s infuriating because I’d watch him monthly or weekly or probably even daily if that was his upload schedule
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318because screw those copyright assholes. So much media is lost because copyright owners don't do anything with their IPs and come after anyone who does. 😠
He finally found the missing c-casette he recorded the password
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 Yeah it's really a broken system. While I'm like 90% certain it would fall under the 'criticism' fair use exception, under the current system you have to be willing to go to court to uphold your rights on that and if you aren't ALREADY either a) independently wealthy and/or b) enough of an established creator and in the correct sort of content to monetize the court process, it is seldom worth the time, money, and risk.
I realized something.
I miss these kinds of stories.
Just odd stories where fantastic things happen.
Like a good 80's heavy metal song story
@@vladlock It's time to bring it back.
@@Thunderstyle7 amen dude, give me a fantastical tale.
@@vladlock Frieren has the fantastical part right so... I recommended that although It might not be the one you are looking for.
it's ghibli-esque in a way, huh
Please excuse the crude nature of this video. I didn't have the time to record it properly or to color correct the VHS tape.
Why did you have a time limit?
Thank you for the video, kenny. Very cool
lmao imagine appologizing because a 40 year old format is a bit finnicky. love ya kenny
I didn’t realize there was a problem
@@kimifw58The moon was falling in 3 days
You mentioned him being the slowest manga writer ever and I saw the art style in Emanon, so I immediately ran to my shelf to check the author’s name on my copies of Wandering Island and there he was. Here’s hoping he finishes that series someday; I love the concept.
Emanon is such an interesting story
emanon is oh so dear to me 😭💔
When i read the name of he manga i checked amazon to see if my hunch was correct an sure enough this is the exact manga i want to get in physical form but the first vol is expensive.😫😫 as well as the other series with the girl and cat on the cover that has not been translated english called La Pomme Prisonniere
The amount of detail and watercolor he did is insane, no wonder it took so long.
For reasons I cannot adequately explain at this time, I have Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring on laserdisc, but never knew there was more episodes. Wild.
its archived somehow I hope.
@@freelancerthe2561 it’s only fairly recently that a way to digitally back up (analog) laserdiscs has been developed and it’s still a bit too early for it to be “easy” to do.
Maybe someday when it’s easier to do the LD community will start archiving them all somewhere.
@@freelancerthe2561 most likely on a p2p site somewhere. aniwave probably has it
Legend
The giant DVDs
He sure puts "quality" _way_ ahead of "quantity"
I feel like I need to save this mp4 just in case this gets taken down. I'm still crying over the loss of the video "what is anime"
Wait what? A Kenny video got removed????
ruclips.net/video/sboxyNkQZJg/видео.htmlsi=ptAlcp-K-lOSh6EO
IT'S GONE????
@@SWIFTO_SCYTHE multiple videos. youtube copyright strikes are allergic to kenny content. that's why he slowed down on making videos. youtube destroyed his livelihood as a content creator.
And the underwater Nausica one.
Welcome back Kenny!! So excited to see this vid in my subscription feed and so excited to watch it!! So glad you’re making videos again!
I'll try my best to make something even better next time. Thank you!
Y'know, he may be the slowest artist of all time and all that, but hot damn the art is gorgeous. I can totally see why fans would put up with it.
Ya it's super relaxing.
All the art is just real good. We need more of that these days
Thank u for sharing chill/warming stuff. Pls tell us more of such
An anime that was just an ad for the manga? Sometimes I wonder if that's what a *lot* of current & recent anime is. I look at shows like "Yona of the Dawn", where the series ends right where the storyline is just getting started, it seems like they're saying "hey, you liked it? Now go buy all the manga to see the rest of it!"
that's kinda the default state of anime adaptations, if anything newer shows are usually better about either doing a full adaptation or finding a good place to land because they're trying to sell merch instead of manga copies. in olden times they'd make 4 seasons of something and just stop in the middle of a filler arc.
I'm pretty sure a good chunk of anime is just that, commercials to get you hyped for the manga. Especially the ones that are like one season and nothing more, usually have a manga for the rest.
Yona isn't exactly 'current' or 'recent'. And while a good chunk of anime is just a commercial for the source (LN or manga), I feel like it's actually less and less the case over the years. The reason of that being that it simply just isn't a very viable profit model.
The exception is the rare anime-only show but 99% of the time there's an assumed economic backing coming from elsewhere. Its just safer to make something off a known property.
That's most anime.
Kenny became lost media himself, nice to have you back, and great video of course. The art is indeed great, I guess that's why it takes so long, Kenji works on his terms, you can't ask for a better life than that, especially manga artists that get over worked, glad to see you making videos again. I'll be re watching this very soon, all the best!
I didn't put two and two together and realize that Ms. China was done by Tsuruda-sensei. I read Emanon and it was great.
Guy seems to just do what he wants, when he wants, drawing his favorite girls while doing it. He's living the dream.
I literally whispered "oh fuck" out loud when the Emanon namedrop hit
His living life I'd say.
Rright. Was surprised to see Emanon on the German Market now after so mend years..
my lack of self control, wrecked attention span and youtube's new fast forward feature ruined this very good and nice video you made
THE MAN IS BACK UPLOADING STUFF AGAIN!
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOO, KENNY!
Yeah BOI
Woooooo
don't forget he slowed down due to youtube copyright strikes. youtube took Kenny from you.
No, no, let's fucking _stay,_ thank you.
Let's go baby!
As an artist, I respect his consistency to taking long on his art cuz the stuff he's pulling off is hard.
Man commits to the bit of releasing bangers every time and taking a zillion years to do it.
Quality over Quantity, that's the philosophy of Kenji and Kenny.
His art has that old somewhat depressing nostalgic kind of like Haibane Renmei. A lot of older anime had that same vibe from the art that unfortunately doesn't really exist anymore
Yeah, the early 2000s digital anime scene looked really muted due to how they were coloring digitally.
Tsuruta-san's artwork is just gorgeous. From what you've shown us, one could frame each panel of the manga as art on their wall.
I really appreciate the way you talk about these old gems. You're like a time traveller from the past and a librarian that treats books like as a loving parent would a child. The info and your humor, your knowledge base and appeciation for small things like fire relfecting in the eyes, all with your presentation style... you're one of a kind, bro. Thank you!
Talking about the slowest artist, Mamoru Nagano is also a strong contender. His 'Five Star Stories' started in 1986 and is still running with currently 17 volumes released.
yeah but Tsuruta has as many issues total as Nagano has volumes
And not to mention that FSS is also EXTREMELY expansive. And the manga is not readily available in English, I belive Nagano saying something in an interview along the lines of “I want FSS to be for hardcore veterans, so it’s not translated into English yet”. The “Gothicmade” movie is not available on DVD or streaming, and you can only watch it in one theater in 4K resolution and an extremely high frame rate number (that I can’t remember off the top of my head). There is ONE animated OVA which only covers a few chapters in the story, there are HUNDREDs Nay even thousands of characters, and many planets and individual stories. FSS fans are HARDCORE, if you find one they are likely very into the series and know a lot of its lore, and have probably read the whole manga and flown to Japan just to see “Gothicmade”. The model kits are also pretty crazy too, they’re quite expensive despite not being very articulated and not having any accessories, and there are some very unique model kits (Like the Jagd Mirage being the biggest kit; The Zathurasa Aptbringer aka ‘ZAP’ having a lot of clear pieces).
It's also got an awesome anime from the 80s that was an ad for its manga.
As slow as he is, Kenji Tsuruta is god-tier among mangakas, imho! His series Wandering Island is the most beautifully drawn manga I've ever read.
Good to see you back. I can respect this artist, draws manga but doesn't conform to Japan's insane work schedule.
Same. I respect the non-hustle
Ah, another new video to sooth the soul with old ass obscure anime. It looks really cute, and kinda sad he only put out so much of it. I wonder how much of it is feeling over pressured to put it out, not feeling pressured at all since it isn't his main job, or if he just struggles to come up with story elements like writer's block from hell?
Glad to see you Kenny - stay strong my bro!
oh hell yeah! I picked up the 1st issue of Spirit of Wonder when it came out and eventually, tracked down most of his works! I think Kenji Tsurata has Captain Momo's Secret Base coming out in the US through Dark Horse Comics.
The Gainax alice wallpapers are very fascinating though. Even if it's just a single wallpaper, it's amazing that it's so detailed and lovely to look at. The man may be slow but these are all amazing, one step at a time.
I really did not expect the topic turn towards a book that I happen to have in my bookshelf but yeah, Emanon is a special read that I very much enjoyed.
The art style is beautiful. I love the realistic-ish character designs.
90s anime was something else.
90s anime basically made all artists break every finger trying to animate everything frame by frame.
Same, it's lovely!!
Kenny Lauderdale, the vintage anime connoisseur
Damn, feels good to see you post up!
Kenny!!! i’ve been missing your videos, glad to see you back
I kinda respect the fact that he isnt a slave to the crazy deadlines of most manga publishers. As someone who works solo on a webcomic, I understand how slow it is to make a comic alone.
Welcome back Kenny! Always love your input on these random anime gems
I love that waiting an entire year jab lol I was also thinking about DGray Man.. waiting so long for another chapter only to be let down yet again as soon as a chapter is uploaded..
It's so good to see you again Kenny! I missed your content so much! ❤
0:10 Well I do believe you got your answer right there: Just wear doll clothing.
i mean hey, doll clothes are usually way prettier and cheaper
All this art seems so chill. I feel like I would adore it all. The icing on the cake was the Megaman & Bass Museum track used as bgm, which is also super chill. Comfy vibes all around.
I'd like to believe that the "small booklet" that came with the 2002 episode was genuinely tiny as though it was hit by the shrinking laser
The shot at 3:56 is so beautifully done.
Some of the art in this video so mesmerizing 😢
Welcome back!
I just rewatched some of your videos this weekend and wondered if you would ever grace us again with obscure, animated, Japanese weirdness.
Jesus christ Kenny we get it, you don't like people complaining about your glacial content pace, you dont gotta hammer it away like a bent nail
Glad you came back after Silver Fang held you captive in Finland
New Kenny vids are always a real treat
Holy crap, you’re back!
^ this lol
You saying they were the slowest anime maker of all makes me think of the animation the princess and the cobbler. Which I don’t remember how many decades that one took.
What the fuck bro you finally uploaded bro I’m so glad I didn’t know much but I’m so glad you finally uploaded missed you
Fun fact: Cardcaptor Sakura also did a shrinking/Alice in Wonderland style episode where Sakura and her sentient stuffed toy are shrunk by the Little Card and have to catch the card to reverse the process.
Probably not a direct reference to Emanon, but in Evangelion 3.0+1.0, there's an entire subplot revolving around the Rei clone not having a name of her own. They call her "Ms Lookalike", I think.
there's something impressive to be said when the animators can finish your entire series, thousands of full screen full colour frames set to a soundtrack before you have even finished like 20 - 40 pages which could be about 400 still frames of shading
I've started re reading battle angel alita/Gunnm and Kishiro only stopped for like 5 - 10 years for personal reasons having everyone think he already made a canonical ending. I will probably finish reading mars chronicles, not what I have now but the last chapter before Kishiro confirms the story of the whole franchise is done before Tsuruta finishes another chapter of his next manga
Both Spirit of Wonder and Emanon have made their ways to my lists, and I didn't even know the same guy was behind them. If Kenji Tsuruta is the slow mangaka I am the slow weeb, it really takes me forever to get through a show and even then I might just watch it all over again as i feel i must have missed something. Great video Kenny now i know that stuff i had an eye out for is actually good and i should get to it already.
Wow, how nostalgic. I remember finding his work around the internet years ago and loving the style, copied emanon's panels again and again to study his style. Maybe I should check these other works now. Thanks for the video!
I immediately dropped what I was doing for a new Kenny video
Your videos are such a treat.
So happy to see a new episode from you.
"Babe, wake up and pop some champagne. Kenny Lauderdale just uploaded a new video!"
But seriously brother, you've been missed. Really glad to know you're not dead.
I've been needing that fix of essays on old, obscure anime I've never heard! Welcome back, and very good video! I've never heard of Kenji Tsuruta before but damn his art is gorgeous.
Oh, so that's why Spirit of Wonder felt familiar despite of me having never heard of it before this video - I've read Emanon.
I remember watching Miss China's Ring on an Animeigo disc way back in the day, and the ending was really something. I was just sitting there during the end credits like... yeah, no way that's going to have potentially world-altering potentially cataclysmic effects.
Lol making ur avatar look kind of like the moon is paying off XD
WTF what is this?! I just started reading Emanon this year!!! Highly recommend! So this is the story of the genius who wrote that?! Huh! How about that?!!!
For some reason I think my edition of Emanon has like ... an editors note about how he read Emanon as a kid, and then as an adult got to publish it in English ... so yeah it tracks ... I got the impression that this dude takes his sweet time, he makes a lot of impact with very little (or a lot i guess since that material is dense).
Great video man!
My favorite manga artist!
Wandering Island and La Pomme Prisonnière are worth a read, also one art-book of his should be released in a few month.
Glad to see you back, Kenny. Great content as always
A Kenny Lauderdale Video!? In 2024?! Truely this is a special day lol
Kenny and Kenji have something in common: they are both artists who would tease their followers with new material like forever. :) Seriously, I’m so glad Kenny is back!
RUclips recommended this channel to me within 4 mins of being posted lol. Never been here before but I'll give u a watch :D
Everything he posts is gold.
He has great videos on a lot of great anime. I've never been steered wrong on a recommendation yet - Armor Hunter Mellowlink, California Crisis, YKK - all of it gold from what I've sat down to watch. His videos are just great fun too.
Thank you for teaching me something new today. This was really neat!
Genuinely didn’t know whether to be excited or if you’d just changed the name of a previous episode again.
Pleasantly surprised.
Looks like it's based off a 1986 manga, explains the art style. Shocked to see it's by the guy who did Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi & animated by the studio that did Real Ghostbusters.
I guess it really IS a generic late 80s/early 90s art style (the anime, not the manga), since neither the mangaka nor the studio worked on any shows that the art style reminds me of. Was that Megumi Hayashibara singing?
Thanks for introducing me, again, to something I didn't knew I needed in my life
Oh fuck ya, I'm hyped for a new Kenny vid.
To answer the opening questions without really answering them: I thought about this exact scenario at least once a week as a child.
KENNY HAS RETURNED YAY 🎉
IM SO HAPPY YOUR BACK!!!!! We missed you so much 🥹
What the heck? "CD Database" from _Rockman & Forte?_ You are a man of taste and refinement, my brother. 👍
Happy to see a new video Kenny. Hope you're doing better and life is doing better.
The king of anime is back! And now I want an English dub of the laughing salesman
Great video!
Tsuruta has two series being published now, but who knows when he's going to stop?
He still does illustrations for chapters of Emanon (the series was created by Shinji Kajio in the 70s and it's still going with several books)
This month is being the OVAs are being rereleased in a luxurious box
And the manga Spirit of Wonder is being rereleased in a bigger size, with all originals color pages.
So the video now is a big coincidence!
I remember reading Emanon waaay back and finding it criminally underrated. One of the most unique and interesting short stories I've ever seen!
You're back!
Great to see another upload from you Kenny!
The man, the legend is back.
Thank you for finally filling us in with the context of your tweets for the past few months as youve posted gifs of this show
Man
This Is Incredible
What a Vibe
Really Good Niche Art
Thanks for The Exposure
Take you're time man, we'll always be back when the new vid drops
So pleased to see Emanon mentioned. Picked it up at the local book store and read it. It's one of the few manga I own physically. Only read it once but I bought it which shows how much I liked it. That art is great and I liked the idea of it being two people having a chance encounter and shooting the shit waiting for their destination.
New Kenny Lauderdale video, holy shit!!!
Yoooo, Kenny I love you man! Glad you came back. Thought you were sick from doing RUclips or something.
And as always, good vide9
Yeah
Holy crap, Kenny's back!
always happy to see new stuff from you kenny
YES YOURE BACKKKK IVE MISSED YOUR VIDEOS SO MUCHHH
He took "Quality Over Quantity" very seriously
Kenny's back!
And he brought the milk!
Great video, I really miss the magic of the 90s style of anime. It still blows me away to this day.
Glad it will come back with AI generations already can do pretty accurate images in that style
@@southcoastinventors6583Eew no
@@BJGvideos Said the same thing about using computer to create anime instead of cell based illustration and here we are.
@@southcoastinventors6583 ew, still no
@@JamIsNice Then you can always draw them yourself same principle it not like these will be for sale since anyone will be able to make them
You just revealed to me one of the most wonderful anime I've ever seen. Thank you!
Where did you watch it?
Kenji just seems depressed. Or has somehhing else going on. Motivation is hard to come by, and having pressure applied by others makes it even more difficult to continue. I don't want to psychoanalyze this Mangaka I just heard of though, or anyone for that matter, so I won't say anymore.
I do wonder about him now. Thanks for talking about him, had no idea who he was before this video and I now want to read his manga :)
He’s probably just neurodivergent and struggles to work in a typical workplace/office. I’m psychoanalyzing and assuming he’s autistic or something like that
He just likes slowness
Rare to see someone talking about my favourite artist of all time - Kenji Tsuruta ....thanks for making a video on him 😃😃