Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Deca-dence is one of the most unique shows of this year for me, with a story that hits the ground running and sometimes . . . stumble over the finish line. Admittedly, it’s not a perfect show, but everything about it hit the right notes for me. And today, I want to talk about why I think it makes Deca-dence a show to remember.
00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Part I: Ignition
07:36 - Part II: The Twist
16:44 - Part III: Exploitation
31:35 - Part IV: Chasing the Dream
38:42 - Conclusion
♣| Come Fly With Me! |♣
- On This Channel: bit.ly/2n4xEJi
- On Twitter: bit.ly/322Uq77
- On Instagram: bit.ly/3i7rJM1
♣| Watch More: bit.ly/37C5gTt |♣
♣| MUSIC |♣
The Long Night - Quincas Moreira
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2XK4dyG
Kreuzberg Nights - Futuremono
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/3l6Exn5
Synergy - Geographer
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/2oCQTrE
A Stranger Thing - Bruno E.
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2zJqm5j
Sanctuary Guardian - Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka
Part of Earthbound’s soundtrack
Video Dungeon Crawl - Kevin McLeod
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/1MyqBJz
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (bit.ly/1rMF155)
Firestarter - Jeremy Black
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/37ya0tf
Fioj - Text Me Records / Hii.de
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2RV8qLF
Magenta - Sextile
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/31g55t8
The Plan’s Working - Cooper Canell
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/2TaPJUH
Dreams - Sextile
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/31g55t8
Night Snow - Asher Fulero
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2H7Bg5P
Addicted - VYEN
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/2TaPYPB
♣| FOOTAGE |♣
Deca-Dence (Anime - 2020)
Little Witch Academia (Short Film - 2013)
Death Billiards (Short Film - 2013)
Death Parade (Anime - 2015)
Mob Psycho 100 (Anime - 2016)
The Saga of Tanya the Evil (Anime - 2017)
Attack on Titan (Anime - 2013)
The Truman Show (Film - 1998)
KADO: The Right Answer (Anime - 2017)
School-Live! (Anime - 2015)
Dorohedoro (Anime - 2020)
Inside Out (Animated Film - 2015)
WALL-E (Animated Film - 2008)
Monster, Inc. (Animated Film - 2001)
Your Name (Animated Film - 2016)
The Last of Us: Part II (Game - 2020)
Anthem (Game - 2019)
Marvel’s Avengers (Game - 2020)
Shirobako (Anime - 2015)
Cyberpunk 2077 (Game - 2020)
Destiny 2 (Game - 2017)
The Last of Us BTS
Little Witch Academia BTS
Little Witch Academia (Anime - 2017)
Fortnite (Game - 2017)
Game Tester Ad: bit.ly/3qscq5h
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Game - 2018)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series - 2005)
Dead Cells (Game - 2018)
Violet Evergarden (Anime - 2018)
♣| OTHER MEDIA |♣
Ryo (Short Film - 2013)
Aruvu Rezuru: Kikaijikake no Yōseitachi (Short Film - 2013)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Game - 2018)
♣| SOURCES |♣
Crunch pushing industry to breaking point - Business Insider: bit.ly/39JaU8I
Game Creators Burned Out - TIME: bit.ly/2IaEbhg
Game industry exploitation - TheGuardian: bit.ly/3gbw7tt
How Fortnite’s success led to crunch - Polygon: bit.ly/3gbJJVn
Blizzard cuts 800 jobs - TheVerge: bit.ly/3osMvsr
Dark side of the Anime industry - VOX: bit.ly/3lGTM6a
Animators struggling amid anime boom - JapanTimes: bit.ly/39Jdmwg
1 in 4 Anime Studios Losing Money - Crunchyroll: bit.ly/39OwzfQ
Gamasutra
Ubisoft Abuse: bit.ly/2La2j4X
GDC State of the Industry 2020: bit.ly/36EZcKs
Kotaku
Video Game Crunch: bit.ly/3lPS3vr
What It’s Like To Test Games: bit.ly/37ETCqZ
Delays Cause More Crunch: bit.ly/3mH06ff
How Bioware’s Anthem Went Wrong: bit.ly/36H1sAT
Naughty Dog Devs Wonder How Long Crunch Can Last: bit.ly/3qr2sRv
Rockstar’s Crunch Culture: bit.ly/3g92adr
The Cost of Black Ops 4: bit.ly/3mLxxwY
ANN
Madhouse PA Worked 393 Hours In 1 Month: bit.ly/3lFc0oA
Overwork Cited in Passing of A-1 Pictures Employee: bit.ly/2JAXp0m
Director Discusses Anime Industry’s Working Conditions: bit.ly/3lJ5Fs0
NHK Program Discusses Anime Industry’s Problems: bit.ly/2VQxEMd
Veteran Gives Animators Advice to Negotiate Wages: bit.ly/36FsV5T
Sakugabooru
The Road to DECA-DENCE: bit.ly/3mIXnBY
What's an Anime Production Committee?: bit.ly/3orbP22
Treatment of Production Assistants: bit.ly/33Mc3Zv
Anime’s Fight Against Discrimination: bit.ly/33JYj1q
The Struggle of Anime’s Novice Creators: bit.ly/39HZ2Ef
Interviews/AMAs w/
Tachikawa
- Mipon: bit.ly/3gcBMzl
- IGN: bit.ly/3oneDwN
- Crunchyroll: bit.ly/2VJT1OR
- Funimation: bit.ly/3lHi6on
Tachikawa & Tsunoki - ANN: bit.ly/2JQDOZD
Tachikawa, Oshiyama, & Shu - ANN: bit.ly/3qr4eC9
Henry Thurlow - Buzzfeed: https://bzfd.it/33Jhusg
Thomas Romain - Kotaku: bit.ly/33Kmn4f
#decadence #anime #gaming #studionut #crunch #cyberpunk
#traventalks #videoessay
Deca-dence is one of the most unique shows of this year for me, with a story that hits the ground running and sometimes . . . stumble over the finish line. Admittedly, it’s not a perfect show, but everything about it hit the right notes for me. And today, I want to talk about why I think it makes Deca-dence a show to remember.
00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Part I: Ignition
07:36 - Part II: The Twist
16:44 - Part III: Exploitation
31:35 - Part IV: Chasing the Dream
38:42 - Conclusion
♣| Come Fly With Me! |♣
- On This Channel: bit.ly/2n4xEJi
- On Twitter: bit.ly/322Uq77
- On Instagram: bit.ly/3i7rJM1
♣| Watch More: bit.ly/37C5gTt |♣
♣| MUSIC |♣
The Long Night - Quincas Moreira
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2XK4dyG
Kreuzberg Nights - Futuremono
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/3l6Exn5
Synergy - Geographer
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/2oCQTrE
A Stranger Thing - Bruno E.
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2zJqm5j
Sanctuary Guardian - Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka
Part of Earthbound’s soundtrack
Video Dungeon Crawl - Kevin McLeod
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/1MyqBJz
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (bit.ly/1rMF155)
Firestarter - Jeremy Black
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/37ya0tf
Fioj - Text Me Records / Hii.de
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2RV8qLF
Magenta - Sextile
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/31g55t8
The Plan’s Working - Cooper Canell
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/2TaPJUH
Dreams - Sextile
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/31g55t8
Night Snow - Asher Fulero
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2H7Bg5P
Addicted - VYEN
Check Out The Artist: bit.ly/2TaPYPB
♣| FOOTAGE |♣
Deca-Dence (Anime - 2020)
Little Witch Academia (Short Film - 2013)
Death Billiards (Short Film - 2013)
Death Parade (Anime - 2015)
Mob Psycho 100 (Anime - 2016)
The Saga of Tanya the Evil (Anime - 2017)
Attack on Titan (Anime - 2013)
The Truman Show (Film - 1998)
KADO: The Right Answer (Anime - 2017)
School-Live! (Anime - 2015)
Dorohedoro (Anime - 2020)
Inside Out (Animated Film - 2015)
WALL-E (Animated Film - 2008)
Monster, Inc. (Animated Film - 2001)
Your Name (Animated Film - 2016)
The Last of Us: Part II (Game - 2020)
Anthem (Game - 2019)
Marvel’s Avengers (Game - 2020)
Shirobako (Anime - 2015)
Cyberpunk 2077 (Game - 2020)
Destiny 2 (Game - 2017)
The Last of Us BTS
Little Witch Academia BTS
Little Witch Academia (Anime - 2017)
Fortnite (Game - 2017)
Game Tester Ad: bit.ly/3qscq5h
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Game - 2018)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series - 2005)
Dead Cells (Game - 2018)
Violet Evergarden (Anime - 2018)
♣| OTHER MEDIA |♣
Ryo (Short Film - 2013)
Aruvu Rezuru: Kikaijikake no Yōseitachi (Short Film - 2013)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Game - 2018)
♣| SOURCES |♣
Crunch pushing industry to breaking point - Business Insider: bit.ly/39JaU8I
Game Creators Burned Out - TIME: bit.ly/2IaEbhg
Game industry exploitation - TheGuardian: bit.ly/3gbw7tt
How Fortnite’s success led to crunch - Polygon: bit.ly/3gbJJVn
Blizzard cuts 800 jobs - TheVerge: bit.ly/3osMvsr
Dark side of the Anime industry - VOX: bit.ly/3lGTM6a
Animators struggling amid anime boom - JapanTimes: bit.ly/39Jdmwg
1 in 4 Anime Studios Losing Money - Crunchyroll: bit.ly/39OwzfQ
Gamasutra
Ubisoft Abuse: bit.ly/2La2j4X
GDC State of the Industry 2020: bit.ly/36EZcKs
Kotaku
Video Game Crunch: bit.ly/3lPS3vr
What It’s Like To Test Games: bit.ly/37ETCqZ
Delays Cause More Crunch: bit.ly/3mH06ff
How Bioware’s Anthem Went Wrong: bit.ly/36H1sAT
Naughty Dog Devs Wonder How Long Crunch Can Last: bit.ly/3qr2sRv
Rockstar’s Crunch Culture: bit.ly/3g92adr
The Cost of Black Ops 4: bit.ly/3mLxxwY
ANN
Madhouse PA Worked 393 Hours In 1 Month: bit.ly/3lFc0oA
Overwork Cited in Passing of A-1 Pictures Employee: bit.ly/2JAXp0m
Director Discusses Anime Industry’s Working Conditions: bit.ly/3lJ5Fs0
NHK Program Discusses Anime Industry’s Problems: bit.ly/2VQxEMd
Veteran Gives Animators Advice to Negotiate Wages: bit.ly/36FsV5T
Sakugabooru
The Road to DECA-DENCE: bit.ly/3mIXnBY
What's an Anime Production Committee?: bit.ly/3orbP22
Treatment of Production Assistants: bit.ly/33Mc3Zv
Anime’s Fight Against Discrimination: bit.ly/33JYj1q
The Struggle of Anime’s Novice Creators: bit.ly/39HZ2Ef
Interviews/AMAs w/
Tachikawa
- Mipon: bit.ly/3gcBMzl
- IGN: bit.ly/3oneDwN
- Crunchyroll: bit.ly/2VJT1OR
- Funimation: bit.ly/3lHi6on
Tachikawa & Tsunoki - ANN: bit.ly/2JQDOZD
Tachikawa, Oshiyama, & Shu - ANN: bit.ly/3qr4eC9
Henry Thurlow - Buzzfeed: https://bzfd.it/33Jhusg
Thomas Romain - Kotaku: bit.ly/33Kmn4f
#decadence #anime #gaming #studionut #crunch #cyberpunk
#traventalks #videoessay
