What Is It Like Making Anime IN JAPAN? @gigguk | Drinks Sake @drinkssake

Drinks Sake Watch Baan here : youtube.com/watch?v=V-P3HWXGYm4
Watch the Documentary here : youtu.be/4gO00P13hG0?si=4vPRVoCxIlFF86-c

Thank you for coming on today Garnt to break down everything about your debut hit. I am so excited to see what the future has in store for you!

Chapters:
00:00:00 : Intro
00:01:00 : Garnt Has Been BUSY
00:02:00 : Garnt Made An Anime
00:03:45 : Renting A Theatre
00:05:30 : Producing An Anime Is Hard
00:08:40 : Garnt Is A Natural Storyteller
00:12:00 : The Sake Is Here
00:12:28 : Back to Garnt's Storytelling
00:17:10 : Manu's Working On Storytelling
00:18:20 : Garnt Rising
00:22:30 : Manu's Thought Experiment
00:23:40 : Garnt's Emotional Goal with Baan
00:29:15 : How Demographics Change Everything
00:34:00 : Baan's Greatest Critic
00:36:00 : Creators Already Know, Man...
00:39:20 : Manu's Take On Baan
00:41:20 : Having A Mood To Watch
00:48:00 : Baan's Performance Metrics
00:50:30 : Social Media Detoxing
00:53:10 : Creating TRUE Art
00:57:30 : Baan World Building Tour
01:25:30 : The TRUE Goats Of Isekai
01:34:00 : Mildly Disappointing Shows
01:36:00 : Very Satisfying Shows
01:41:00 : Good Characters Make Their Own Story
01:47:00 : The God Valley Incident
01:48:10 : What's Manu Rambling About
01:49:12 : Picking The Right Voice Actor
01:52:00 : Youtube Is Lowkey Kinda Hard?
01:53:40 : Manu Feels Dumb Asking This...
02:00:00 : MYTHICAL LORE!
02:02:30 : Why Manu Is A Lore Junkie
02:06:15 : Creating Lore Vs Consuming Lore
02:09:20 : Why Money Changes Everything
02:15:00 : How Have They Not Said DanDaDan?
02:18:00 : The Future of Gigguk

updated 9 months ago

What Is It Like Making Anime IN JAPAN? @gigguk | Drinks Sake

Drinks Sake 2025-11-28 | Watch Baan here : youtube.com/watch?v=V-P3HWXGYm4
Watch the Documentary here : youtu.be/4gO00P13hG0?si=4vPRVoCxIlFF86-c

Thank you for coming on today Garnt to break down everything about your debut hit. I am so excited to see what the future has in store for you!

Chapters:
00:00:00 : Intro
00:01:00 : Garnt Has Been BUSY
00:02:00 : Garnt Made An Anime
00:03:45 : Renting A Theatre
00:05:30 : Producing An Anime Is Hard
00:08:40 : Garnt Is A Natural Storyteller
00:12:00 : The Sake Is Here
00:12:28 : Back to Garnt's Storytelling
00:17:10 : Manu's Working On Storytelling
00:18:20 : Garnt Rising
00:22:30 : Manu's Thought Experiment
00:23:40 : Garnt's Emotional Goal with Baan
00:29:15 : How Demographics Change Everything
00:34:00 : Baan's Greatest Critic
00:36:00 : Creators Already Know, Man...
00:39:20 : Manu's Take On Baan
00:41:20 : Having A Mood To Watch
00:48:00 : Baan's Performance Metrics
00:50:30 : Social Media Detoxing
00:53:10 : Creating TRUE Art
00:57:30 : Baan World Building Tour
01:25:30 : The TRUE Goats Of Isekai
01:34:00 : Mildly Disappointing Shows
01:36:00 : Very Satisfying Shows
01:41:00 : Good Characters Make Their Own Story
01:47:00 : The God Valley Incident
01:48:10 : What's Manu Rambling About
01:49:12 : Picking The Right Voice Actor
01:52:00 : Youtube Is Lowkey Kinda Hard?
01:53:40 : Manu Feels Dumb Asking This...
02:00:00 : MYTHICAL LORE!
02:02:30 : Why Manu Is A Lore Junkie
02:06:15 : Creating Lore Vs Consuming Lore
02:09:20 : Why Money Changes Everything
02:15:00 : How Have They Not Said DanDaDan?
02:18:00 : The Future of Gigguk

Being An Extrovert in Japan

Drinks Sake 2026-02-26 | #japaneseculture #japan with @Emirichu

The Problem With Learning Japanese... (w/ @Emirichu )

Drinks Sake 2026-02-25 | The Problem With Learning Japanese... (w/ ⁨@Emirichu⁩ )

Anime changes as you grow older...

Drinks Sake 2026-02-22 | With @CDawgVA

#japaneseculture #japan

YouTube vs Twitch @CDawgVA #japaneseculture #japan

Drinks Sake 2026-02-21 | YouTube vs Twitch ⁨@CDawgVA⁩ #japaneseculture #japan

Whats The REAL Difference Bewtween 2D & 3D Animation? Ft. Dillongoo

Drinks Sake 2026-02-20 | Thank you for stopping by to teach me SO much @dillongoo
Dillongoo Studios - dillongoostudios.com

Chapters
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:15 - Who is DillonGoo
0:03:00 - What is 3D animation
0:07:00 - Frame rates
0:09:00 - What can you do with 3D animation?
0:11:30 - How do you get a 3D model to look good?
0:13:00 - 3D animation helps 2D animation
0:14:00 - Blender Is The GOAT
0:13:00 - 3D and 2D Framerates
0:20:00 - 3D Physics
0:21:30 - MoCap and Expression
0:21:30 - Cheating in Animation
0:29:00 - Kanpai
0:30:00 - Insane Injury Prevention
0:34:45 - 3D animation in One Piece?
0:35:30 - Hot Takes For One Piece Animation
0:36:30 - Fight scenes in One Piece
0:38:00 - Demon Slayer Saved Anime
0:39:15 - Young Animators
0:41:00 - Sound Design
0:44:00 - OP Fights Again
0:45:45 - Camera Work
0:48:00 - Water in 3D animation
0:50:00 - Manu Is Compositing
0:55:00 - What is Compositing
0:55:45 - Dillon's thoughts on compositing
0:58:00 - Compositing in 3D animation
1:01:00 - DillonGoo Studios Special Blender
1:03:00 - God of Light
1:06 :00 - One Program Vs Many
1:09:00 - 3D Animation Lineart
1:12:00 - Passes Process
1:12:45 - Gradients seem complicated
1:15:00 - Bad CG/3D animation
1:17:00 - Silhouettes Are KEY
1:19:00 - Guilty Gear XRD
1:22:00 - Dillon’s Origins
1:23:00 - Compositing Once More
1:27:45 - Creating 3D Models
1:36:00 - Lazy Models
1:38:00 - Game World Design
1:39:30 - AI Chatter
1:44:00 - Kodawari concept
1:46:30 - Human Experience Vs AI
1:56:00 - Regulating AI
2:00:00 - What is The Ideal World?
2:03:00 - The Importance of Community
2:05:30 - Will AI Bring Back the Analogue World?
2:08:00 - Quality Conundrum
2:12:00 - The Dune Universe Hates AI
2:15:30 - The Next Gen Will Hate Us
2:18:00 - Internet at the Beginning
2:21:00 - Moving Away From Mega-Cities
2:13:15 - More GREEN!
2:25:30 - Stand Out Animation for Dillon in Japan
2:26:00 - The West Stepping Away from 2D animation
2:29:00 - James Baxter Lore
2:30:00 - Recreation of LoTR Scene
2:32:00 - Best animated anime?
2:34:00 - Dillon Hot Takes

@CDawgVAs Gatekeeper Experience #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-20 | ⁨@CDawgVA⁩ 's Gatekeeper Experience #japan #japaneseculture

This Is The Worst Part Of YouTube... ft. @CDawgVA #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-18 | This Is The Worst Part Of YouTube... ft. ⁨@CDawgVA⁩ #japan #japaneseculture

Clipfarming In Japan... (ft @CDawgVA ) #japaneseculture #japan

Drinks Sake 2026-02-18 | Clipfarming In Japan... (ft ⁨@CDawgVA⁩ ) #japaneseculture #japan

How YouTube Quality Standards Have Changed (ft. @CDawgVA ) #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-18 | How YouTube Quality Standards Have Changed (ft. ⁨@CDawgVA⁩ ) #japan #japaneseculture

Consumerism in Japan is OUT OF CONTROL! (ft. @Emirichu ) #japaneseculture #japan

Drinks Sake 2026-02-16 | Consumerism in Japan is OUT OF CONTROL! (ft. ⁨@Emirichu⁩ ) #japaneseculture #japan

One Piece Marketing Department is GOING TOO FAR (ft. @Emirichu ) #japaneseculture #japan

Drinks Sake 2026-02-15 | One Piece Marketing Department is GOING TOO FAR (ft. ⁨@Emirichu⁩ ) #japaneseculture #japan

Short Form Content Is TOXIC (w/@Emirichu )

Drinks Sake 2026-02-13 | Short Form Content Is TOXIC (w/ ⁨@Emirichu⁩ )

Crazy Bear Encounter In Japan (w/ @Emirichu )

Drinks Sake 2026-02-13 | Crazy Bear Encounter In Japan (w/ ⁨@Emirichu⁩ )

What is 67? (w/ @Emirichu)

Drinks Sake 2026-02-12 | 67...#japan #japaneseculture

I spoiled One Piece for Ludwig... (ft. @CDawgVA) #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-11 | I spoiled One Piece for Ludwig... (ft. @CDawgVA) #japan #japaneseculture

sorry @ludwig

How To Grow On YouTube Without Work Ethic w/ @Emirichu #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-11 | How To Grow On YouTube Without Work Ethic w/ ⁨@Emirichu⁩ #japan #japaneseculture

Why I Dont Speak Japanese Anymore... (w/ @CDawgVA ) #japanese #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-10 | Why I Don't Speak Japanese Anymore... (w/ @CDawgVA ) #japanese #japaneseculture

Why CDawg Is A Good Streamer (w/ @CDawgVA ) #japanese #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-10 | ...

Why Women In One Piece Look The Same... w/ @Emirichu #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-09 | ...

AIs Impact on Anime content creators... w/ @Emirichu #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-09 | ...

There is an Anime Theme Park In Japan!?

Drinks Sake 2026-02-06 | Thank you so much for coming out @thehitobito !

Chapters

Who are Hitobito - 00:00:15
Edu Brainrot - 00:02:00
Shorts Landscape - 00:04:00
Present to Ohara - 00:07:30
Japanese clothing size - 00:08:30
AI content about Japan - 00:09:30
Hitobito's journey to Japan - 00:13:45
JET Program - 00:14:30
The JET Hitobito replaced - 00:20:00
Japan V Korea V China - 00:24:45
Small business in Japan - 00:40:00
Kanpai! - 00:43:00
Awajishima VS Tokyo - 00:44:30
Japan’s Anime Theme Park - 00:48:00
Tanuki Nads and Monkeys - 00:49:00
Awajishima Again - 00:53:00
Scared Of The Sea - 00:55:00
Manu’s Dream City - 01:00:00
The Culture Map (Book) - 01:07:45
Bizarre Time in History - 01:14:00
What MMOs Did We Play - 01:16:00
Nintendo Adventures - 01:18:00
Manu Diddled - 01:24:00
We won't get into Roblox - 01:27:00
Hitobito’s Start - 01:28:30
YouTube Spheres are Changing- 01:38:00
Money from Content Creation - 01:44:00
Does Hitobito get burnt out? - 01:57:00
Skewed Images of Content Creators - 02:05:00
Authentic Youtuber’s Are Crucial - 02:10:00

Why Nobody Should Use Twitter... (ft. @CDawgVA ) #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-03 | ...

JP Companies HATE This... w/ @CDawgVA #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-02 | ...

Being Self Employed in Japan is OP w/ @CDawgVA #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-02-01 | ...

Japans Unwritten Social Contract w/ @CDawgVA #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-01-31 | ...

They Forgot Im An Immigrant” w/ @CDawgVA #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-01-30 | ...

Youre not an Expat” w/ @CDawgVA #japan #japaneseculture

Drinks Sake 2026-01-29 | ...

Japans Collab Cafes Are INSANE! With @Emirichu

Drinks Sake 2026-01-23 | Thank you for coming on to talk about all things cafe, art, and friendship related Emily!

Ghibli Video - youtu.be/MQhB4AnQOGw?si=Bd9F_oa69-vV0ZAQ
Emi's Channel - youtube.com/emirichu
Spilled Ink - youtube.com/@SpilledInkyt

Intro : 00:00:00
How We Met 00:0155
Collab Cafes 00:02:25
Animes that Emirichu has enjoyed in the last few years 00:06:10
Worst and best collab Cafe's 00:09:55
Does One Piece collab with everything 00:16:40
Why are collab cafes so big in Japan 00:18:10
Consumerism of Japan 00:19:10
Kanpai 00:21:40
Ghibli Park and Ghibli movies 00:22:25
Records and Tower Records 00:27:55
Youtube/Media & Phone detox 00:30:10
What is 6 7? 00:34:15
More meme talk and how memes timestamp the era 00:37:40
AI memes 00:42:10
Shinto 00:43:25
Church tax 00:45:55
Evangelical Life 00:50:40
Talking to different people helps shape your views 00:54:10
Rage Bait 00:59:10
Our Fanbases : 01:04:10
Ray Ray the stingray lore 01:09:10
Spilled Ink 01:11:40
Finding enjoyment in the creative process again 01:15:25
AI anime content 01:18:40
Short forms content 01:21:25
Authentic and Vulnerable 01:25:10
Personal Stories 01:28:40
Sanji lore 2:40:10
Would Emirichu like OP 01:43:55
Love and Deep Space 01:45:40
Luffy Bday Party 01:48:10
Snack break w/ Alvin Zhou 01:49:10
Wanting to improve Japanese 01:55:40
Cursed With Anxiety 01:58:10
Bad Mood Bears 2:00:10
American Vibers 2:03:10
Bears 2:07:10
Orcas and Crows 02:10:40
Outro : 02:15:10

How INSANE Is It Living In Japan? @mothersbasement | Drinks Sake

Drinks Sake 2025-12-27 | Loved having my good pal @mothersbasement in the studio to talk everything Otaku in Japan!

Follow the @questforthebestpod podcast!

Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:20 - Adventures in US
00:03:20 - Japan's Summertime Heat
00:08:20 - Should Tokyo Be More Green?
00:10:20 - The Regions of Japan
00:13:30 - The Drink
00:15:10 - Japanese Amusement Park
00:19:20 - Canada VS Japan
00:22:20 - Lego
00:29:00 - Living in Japan
00:32:20 - Being a Collector
00:36:45 - Pizza...?
00:40:45 - Multicultural Food
00:44:00 - Now it's Sports
00:47:30 - Game Design and Programming
00:54:30 - Really getting into RPGs
01:00:15 - Zelda TIIIIMEEEEE
01:06:30 - Game Design in Different Countries
01:08:15 - Japanese Business Philosophy
01:10:45 - Comic's Impact in Animation
01:13:15 - Infrastructure and Capitalism
01:17:15 - The Grindset
01:22:15 - Demon Slayer?
01:27: 00- Jujutsu Kaisen
01:29:00 - One Piece Animation
01:29:30 - The Secret Animation Sauce
01:42:15 - Audio is GOATED
01:44:00 - In and Out

The Evolution Of Elbaph Theories! | Drinks Sake (Compilation)

Drinks Sake 2025-12-12 | Curious to see have the theories of Elbaph have evolved from the beginning of the arc onwards? Well, while I'm on holiday, I've prepared a nice super cut from the beginning of the arc with all my good friends who've hopped in the studio to chat about things.

Ft.
@RogersBase @Tekking101 and @TheLibraryofOhara

Chapters
00:00:00 - Artur
01:26:40 - Tekking
02:21:15 - Rogersbase

Whats Going On With The Elbaph Mural @Tekking101 ?

Drinks Sake 2025-11-17 | Halo? Master Chief?

Why One Piece Feasts Are Important @CHEFPKR

Drinks Sake 2025-11-16 | It's about family.

Certified A5 BEEF With @CHEFPKR

Drinks Sake 2025-11-16 | Yummy meat.

Ohara and @Tekking101 Talk About Two Nikas?

Drinks Sake 2025-11-15 | Are there... two sun gods?

I Cannot Believe THIS Happened At @rustage Tour Show

Drinks Sake 2025-11-15 | How do they not tell someone about this?

@CDawgVA Has A FIRM Take On Sharing Content

Drinks Sake 2025-11-14 | Why can't people be homies?

@CDawgVA Made A Mistake With One Piece Politics

Drinks Sake 2025-11-14 | A good man owns up to his trash takes!

Whos The Best One Piece Villain? ⁨@RogersBase | Drinks Sake

Drinks Sake 2025-11-14 | Follow Roger here : youtube.com/@RogersBase?si=KmUcRFU9VnMz1DyY
Roger's Twitch! : twitch.tv/rogersbase
Japan Time Podcast : youtube.com/@JapanTimePodcast
Roger's Twitter/X : https://x.com/RogersBase

Thank you for coming all the way out here FOR JUST this podcast and totally nothing else Roger!

Chapters:
0:00 : Intro
00:20 : Roger's Japan Trip So Far
04:30 : Manu's Always Traveling
06:15 : Bears are Broken
09:13 : Movies and Roadshows
11:24 : Why People Fear Demon Slayer
13:10 : The One Piece Anime Changes
14:50 : God Valley Movie?
17:07 : Live Action Discussion
26:50 : Dragon Stocks Are Rising
30:05 : Kuja Tribe Theory Time
32:50 : The Devils And Gods
37:30 : What Arc Will One Piece End On?
39:00 : Let's Chat About Blackbeard
40:45 : The Eras Of One Piece
46:00 : Back in Black...Beard
48:45 : The Four Gods Descendants
50:30 : Lore, Fights, or Character Development?
52:30 : Rogers Got It Solved Rant
57:20 : One Piece Wildcards
58:30 : Impel Down
01:01:00 : Enel Supremacy
01:06:30 : Where Will Oda Take Us?
01:08:10 : Kaguya-Imu One Piece Shippuden Two Blue Vortex Modulo
01:10:00 : God Valley... Ruined Roger and Garp?
01:11:05 : Garp's Story
01:12:30 : One Piece's Depth
01:15:40 : Gate Piece (It's cool dw)
01:17:30 : Elbaph's Girthy Length
01:19:00 : One Piece's Endgame Is Reinvigorating
01:19:45 : Numbers Piece
01:21:30 : New Questions, Constantly
01:26:10 : The Old Elbaphian Texts
01:27:10 : More Flashback, MORE FLASHBACK!
01:35:45 : Akainu's Redemption?
01:42:12 : Is Kaido A Top 5 One Piece Villain?
01:48:00 : Quick Luffy Gear 5 Detour
01:52:00 : Back to Kaido
01:55:00 : Roger's "Better than Kaido" List
02:00:00 : The Problem With Consumers
02:05:08 : Rapid Fire Theory Check
02:10:45 : Nico Robin's Dream
02:11:45 : Jimbei's Dream
02:13:25 : The Return of Big Mom and Kaido
02:14:45 : Robin and Luffy... Siblings?
02:17:05 : Sommers and Nami...Family?
02:18:35 : Will Luffy... Die?

Streamers Vs Youtubers According To @CDawgVA

Drinks Sake 2025-11-14 | I like to think I'm pretty good to work with!

@rustage Was Nearly Kidnapped??

Drinks Sake 2025-11-13 | Not at all what I expected from this story.

Finally Settling The BIG Debate With @CDawgVA | Drinks Sake

Drinks Sake 2025-10-31 | Donate to the cool IDF here : primaryimmune.org
Follow Connor on Twitch : twitch.tv/cdawg

Finally was able to get Connor on the Podcast, thank you so much for joining us here on Drinks Sake! Sorry to break it to you that One Piece IS Political afterall!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
00:00:31 Connor's Here Everyone!
00:06:00 Connor Becomes The Host
00:17:00 Ludwig Vs Manu
00:18:00 How Japan Impacts Creators
00:23:00 Japan's Content Boom
00:33:45 Youtube's Changed, Man
00:46:10 One Piece X LA Dodgers
00:49:10 The Trash Taste Drama
00:52:00 Is One Piece Political? (Yes)
00:55:40 Creators and Politics
01:27:00 Why Connor Is So Charitable
01:38:00 Living In Japan
01:46:00 Reigniting Your Passion
01:52:00 Connor Flies Like A King
01:58:00 Shohei Ohtani... God Of Japan
02:00:00 Sports Culture
02:04:00 Connor's Current Anime Takes
02:18:30 The Welsh Goodbye

@rustage Was Nearly Kidnapped On Tour?! | Drinks Sake

Drinks Sake 2025-10-17 | Follow @rustage on Youtube!
Follow Rustage and Space Pirate D&D on Twitch! : twitch.tv/rustage_
Follow Rustage on Spotify! : open.spotify.com/artist/6cd3XfCAc3e596RQW8P94H

I had a blast with Daniel Rustage, The Kami of Nerdcore himself! Learning to rap, talking about the GOAT Koby, and.... Strippers? Not what I was expecting!

Japanese/Anime Food Culture Is AWESOME! @CHEFPKR | Drinks Sake

Drinks Sake 2025-09-19 | Check out the bonus content on Patreon :

Loved having my man ChefPK on the Pod to talk about all things fun, food, and... business? I'm surprised how this one went and I loved every minute of it!

Music provided by Epidemic Sound

What’s It Like Being A Rockstar? Jacob of @GoodKidband | Drinks Sake

Drinks Sake 2025-09-05 | Make sure to check out the premium episode here! patreon.com/posts/bonus-sake-jacob-138178131?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Loved having you on the Pod Jacob! Check out Good Kid here on Youtube!
@GoodKidband

Music provided by Epidemic Sound

Daidus IS NOT A Fan Of THIS One Piece Live-Action Choice

Drinks Sake 2025-08-26 | I feel you @Daidus, they were so dedicated to making certain things cheesy in the live action, where is the NOSE?

Daidus LOVES J.K. Simmons #podcast #anime #onepiece #film #interview #comedy

Drinks Sake 2025-08-25 | Much love for my boy @Daidus as he struggles to remember who J.K. Simmons is on the Drinks Sake Podcast

Being an Artist In Japan Is HARD! @Daidus | Drinks Sake

Drinks Sake 2025-08-22 | Check out the bonus 30 minutes here! patreon.com/posts/136988047?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

Thanks for joining me to discuss everything YOU love about One Piece @Daidus ! Let's play some Magic soon!

Music by Epidemic Sound

The Great Elbaph THEORY SESSION With @Tekking101 | Drinks Sake

Drinks Sake 2025-08-08 | See the extended cut over on Patreon! : patreon.com/posts/135946674?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

Thanks to my long time friend Tekking for coming out and discussing arguably the craziest arc in One Piece!

His Links :
youtube.com/channel/UCRdyjE3lE7dtCOxU4rTsXVA
twitch.tv/tekking101

Music provided by Epidemic Sound

Does @gigguk REALLY Have Trash Takes? | Drinks Sake

Drinks Sake 2025-07-27 | Loved being able to sit down with my good pal @gigguk to discuss our lives in content creation, a little One Piece, and what the future of this industry could look like.

Support the channel on Patreon for exclusive access to perks: patreon.com/Ohara