The Takehiko Inoue Effect

Hi hi hi, I'm really sorry for being gone for so long. I think the 9 month time-frame was mainly just a combination of being really busy with school and trying to find myself throughout the making of this video. After my last upload I realized that there were just a lot of aspects of my personal life that were drastically affecting me and my creative output. And I had to make sure that, before I could ever finish this one, I needed to take care of all of that. I can comfortably say that I'm genuinely in a really good place now and excited to work on new stuff for the channel. You'll never see me be gone for that long ever again don't worry LMAO.

>comes >drops a banger video >despawns for 1 year >comes back with another banger videos >doesn't elaborate further >leaves 🗿

DUDE! What a colossal effort, can't wait to start this video!!!!!

"He named the series after the guy's power and then what he does with that power" Yeah that's crazy that would be like naming your series Fire Punch... wai-

I just cried over you not posting for 9 months, but it's okay, because it was like you were pregnant for 9 months, and you cooked, delivered and served this video. Keep cooking king.

Bro decided to respawn on us after 9 months

Inoue really changed my life with vagabond. like REALLY. ( sorry for the rambling but trust me its worth it) it hit me so hard that it flipped a switch in me and i tried my best to understand it with my dumbass head and after my 6th read and 2 years later ( in which i ended up learning N1 japanese to understand the actual source material ) i finally understood it. after that i moved to japan nd started learning daoism or better known as taoism there and shinto and buddhist culture deeply for the next 6 years in which i also learnt Niten Ichi-ryū and now here i am currently living in japan as a kenjutsu assistant teacher, a simple life with not much money but the amount i need to live in with no regrets ( my goal in life is to emulate Musashi way of living as close as possible and follow his philosophy ) (im 28 next month btw). he really flipped my life to a whole different path which originally shouldve been a doctor( i even got admission to a med school but thanks to my supporting parents i was able to learn all of this ). and after talking to a lot of people over the years from different backgrounds like monks, salarymen, multi millionares and old people on their death beds etc on their world view and life and reading a ton of books this past decade i finally understood more or less of the world that Musashi saw with his eyes towards the end of his life. that nothing in this world no matter the quality of alcohol or the hottest woman or the most beautiful mansions and any amount of money can compensate u for the inner peace of ur mind which u can achieve if u have a mind as strong as steel and as flexible as water and very little distractions. ( I still havent reached it completely though im still like halfway on that ) every day i wake up with a smile on my face being grateful for the day and weather no matter what kind of weather it is on that day. even though somedays i do get irritated i still try to do my best. thank u Takehiko inoue for changing my life to this extent.

This video is everything man wow….thank you

Man. Thank you for this. Genuinely. Thanks.

lowkey made me tear up idk whats w me loving characters that are either struggling or l lose lower loss lisa la ks lsd a lleje

actually making me cry what a fucking good video also man,, the "It's not necessarily bad. I wanted to give up several times, In the end, the result is correct." at 49:50 kills me it hits me so hard as someone who wants to make and draw things, he doesn't say its good, but that its correct omfg its too late to put it into words tonight but makes me rethink a ton about what ive made so far and what i want to make in the future

Bro leaves for 9 months then comes back to drop one of the best explorations of an artist ever done. Their journey, growth, inspirations, and effect on the world. Well worth the wait I’m going to go start Slam Dunk now

HE'S BACK!!!!!!!

My favorite panel in the whole series rukawas perfect form during a jump shot with sakuragi having to acknowledge how talented rukawa is. I actually had a rukawa phone case for years because of it

Dude you're gonna be the reason why I start Slam Dunk. I watched The First Slam Dunk with my mom and I'm gonna be honest, I cried. I've also grown up with sports all around me (I've been doing Kendo for the last 9 years) so that movie even without context really emotionally hit me. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS ❤

I love that you dedicated a moment of your video to the moment in Slam Dunk where it feels like Inoue thought: "Wait, I'm the GOAT" and became what we know him to be.

Scamboli and Ah Lecks in the same month, WE WON Welcome back Alex! You’re one of the only anime/manga YouTubers that don’t make my eyes/ears bleed, not to mention your HILARIOUS! 🎉

There’s actually a documentary about Dennis Rodman called “Rodman: for better or worse”. It walks through his entire life and shows what drove him to become the greatest rebounder of all time. It’s really good!

Single handedly one of the best YouTube videos I have ever watched.

The GOAT is back