Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Looking at the highbrow perception of what makes "great anime," praising rakugo shinjuu and fune wo amu for being pretty damn great, and looking at how maybe that ideal isn't actually quite what people really want.

Pause And Select's Rakugo video: youtube.com/watch?v=qjNHi8ECsQY
Sent Anime's Rakugo video: youtube.com/watch?v=TFoS07NpS3k&t=11s

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