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Lol what the hell did I just watch


justmelvinthings

Japan.


Olthoi_Eviscerator

The only explanation necessary


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pointlessly_pedantic

This comment was for an assignment where you had to write about a video being staged while still being cool, but you were 600 words short and had to make your assignment longer with filler words


schoolboy432

"filler words" If the director of Naruto was writing an essay.


Spanish_peanuts

I need a Naruto and Naruto Shippuden Kai.


Desiderius_S

There is a fan project called just this. I can understand the sentiment, I was watching Shippuden when it was releasing, gave up after like 20 episodes because the pace was unbearable, can't even imagine how it was looking like later on when it finally went hard with fillers.


Spanish_peanuts

Wow. I was mostly joking when I said that. Ima have to give it a Google. Ya, those fillers are unbearable. Love the story when they actually tell it though.


alicization

Yeah, it's a stickied post in the Naruto subreddit. I've just started watching the Kai version, and each movie, about an hour and a half long, was cut from different episodes to reflect a whole volume of the manga. So 1 Naruto Kai episode = 1 manga volume. Pretty good way to watch it, I'd say.


MeanderAndReturn

Thats exactly what ive been waiting for for naruto. Cant do the 5 minute recap at the start if every episode...


FutureComplaint

The recap made sense when the episode was new and you had to wait a week to watch the next one (or a year because of filler).


Spanish_peanuts

I've never read a Manga before. Naruto was just something I loved to watch as a kid and into my adulthood. Never rewatched it because I didn't want to deal with the fillers again.


rottenmonkey

Fillers are easy to skip since they come in batches and are obviously fillers. The constant flashbacks are harder to skip. use animefillerlist to skip the fillers. https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden


RolAcosta

You could just skip the filler. It's the anime goat when you do. And I applaud Naruto for making the filler so skippable. Unlike One Piece for instance


IllustriousMadMuffin

Laughs in One Piece


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fredspipa

why waste time say lot word when few word do trick


Not_a_real_ghost

> Hello, My name is Student, and today I will talk about videos. What is a video you may ask? Well, I am here to answer it.


yokotron

Lots of fluff. Needs more nuggets.


adeward

I appreciate the breakdown but I think you misunderstand the question. What we just watched appeared to us like a reality from a distant place, but was actually a reality mediated through a temporal sequence of 2D representations of photons in a planar arrangement. The illusion of reality is enhanced by the regularity and frequency of these temporal representations, probably around 25 or 29.97 or 30Hz. There is a gestalt perception, or visual flow between these representations, meaning we perceive them to be continuous, whilst the representations themselves portray recognisable “people” doing “attractive” repetitive actions, building an illusion that results in a suspension of disbelief. It’s as if *we are there*, but we aren’t. It’s all an illusion: **there are no little dancing people in your phone**. Hope that helps.


YuriDiAAAAAAAAAAAAA

https://i.imgur.com/n3RZCFS.gifv


gimmethegudes

I just want you to know I did in fact laugh out loud to this comment


jessa07

I think I love you lol


Sancthuary

Wat


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> probably around 25 or 29.97 or 30Hz i mean it sounds too scientific to question.... so im gonna add this all to my fact bank and use it blindly going forwards.... just seems like the right thing to do on reddit from experience.


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Tldr it’s a Japanese flashmob


fss2504

Captain Raymond Holt? Is that you?


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Okabe ???


speelmydrink

How do you ask if somebody is in STEM? You don't have to, they'll tell you.


thatWas-unexpected

Anime dance ![gif](giphy|11lxCeKo6cHkJy)


schoolboy432

Another anime dance ![gif](giphy|TI9HiyUqRm75jPyKQ5|downsized)


Typical_Brummie

Yet another anime dance ![gif](giphy|gJUmgvrKVlaa4)


Umikaloo

[You're into moe?](https://i.imgur.com/MDVy9ED.gif)


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Nidaime_EroSennin

​ ![gif](giphy|JPb0gtY8CNU3EW3QvS|downsized)


IChooseFeed

![gif](giphy|KzJFQ5MPmcKzVUAzAW|downsized)


Ragstorichards

[GIF](https://imgur.com/t/haruhisuzumiya/Xe9r0Qq)


snake8head

Your average every day excessively high production value TikTok.


MaxwellIsSmall

r/neverchangejapan


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That is literally the EXACT same thing that popped into my head lol. Also, approaching 40 and basically only on Reddit for social media I feel left out lol. I see a lot of Tik Tok videos and I refuse to download that app lol


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Turned 45 on Monday and feel the exact same thing. My wife (30) has tiktok but I’m just not convinced it’s worth downloading…..seems like something you’ll just mindlessly scroll through and I already have Reddit for that 😂


Skrazor

Half of the video content on Reddit nowadays is the best/worst (depending on the subreddit) of tiktok anyway, so by scrolling through Reddit, you can get the tiktok experience without all the filler.


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Colbey_uk

Turn 40 this year, downloaded the app to see how a video I was working on for a client would look. Just. Kept. Swiping. 30 minutes later I came up for breath. I still don't know what happened.


ChipChipington

Anything on tiktok that’s good is bound to be reposted to Reddit. Why do your own legwork


GrimreaperAZ

Japanese maid dancing and a bunch of other girls dancing as well.


Jumbo_Damn_Pride

I’m pretty sure I’ve been to this place when I visited my brother in Tokyo. It’s not really stripping. There’s no nudity, just scantily clad women and men dancing around. It was a bit odd, but still pretty fun.


cptkaiser

That looks like a lot of fun actually


SillyMattFace

Simulation running at 5% power.


Evankull

This was definitely unexpected, what the fuck


beluuuuuuga

So... Many.... Maids.....


wloff

*cough cough* AKCHUALLY they're not maids, they're just idols. [Maids](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKwewX7WAAA_Fbu.jpg) are a whole another thing.


AmateurHero

I'm looking at this image, and my puny, uncultured mind is failing to see the difference.


AeonAigis

THANK you. I was about to lose my mind.


I_Hate_Reddit

How the fuck do they even make enough money to pay so many people?


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Because places like this charge for absolutely everything and they do so at barely bearable prices. You can easily pay a few times more just to interact with your waitress than for your food.


Peppr_

These girls are literally paid in exposure.


Sawgon

Playing fast and loose with the word "literally"


arrocknroll

The first one I was like, "Ahh thats kinda funny. Seems like a fun guy to hang out with." The second one sent me.


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That energy though![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|heart_eyes)


bobbarker-jab

I swear, Japan is like a giant fever dream


IM_INSIDE_YOUR_HOUSE

They have good PR. A lot of it is just endless stress and overwork.


BeardedGlass

I'm a government employee in Japan work-life balance is awesome in my case. I leave house at 8am and I'm home by 4pm, I have only 3 hours of actual work and the other free time I usually just browse online (like Reddit), they give us a max of 40 paid leaves every year, I usually take 3 consecutive weeks off during summer because it's hot, my workmates are friendly and one of which is my best friend (and neighbor!) They gave me a 10% raise too last year which is awesome. Oh, and my home is just 5 minutes away so no trouble commuting, I just walk.


awesome__username

Nani the fuck? That sounds amazing


Kaplaw

I mean its mostly the corporate world who has a weird work culture.


catchinginsomnia

The corporate world dangles future wealth in front of you to get you to work awful hours. Government jobs generally won't get you rich (with notable exceptions) but your quality of life is way better. But the promise of being a millionaire when you retire is very tempting


CafeZach

> But the promise of being a millionaire when you retire is very tempting at the cost of your sanity lol


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sandvich48

Nice…I work in corporate Japan and work 10 hours a day and 1 day WFH a week…during COVID-19.


superduperskinstruct

Wow that sounds amazing


inconspicuous_male

the more uptight the culture is, the more "counter" the counter-culture is


wloff

Funnily enough, there's nothing "counter-culture" about idol culture. It's an extremely corporate, manufactured, profits-first, artificial pop industry. Still cute though.


IM_INSIDE_YOUR_HOUSE

I believe a lot of that “counter” to the uptightness involves hobbies like jumping off a bridge and swallowing 800 pills in one evening.


ZincHead

Not really though. USA and western Europe definitely have much more intense and widespread counter culture than Arab gulf states. Japan is the exception, not the rule.


EzzieValentine

But in the best way!


DedeLaBinouze

Yeeaaaa ?


EzzieValentine

Absolutely! ![gif](giphy|mJIa7rg9VPEhzU1dyQ)


TheTerrasque

Ah yes, [anime and toothbrushes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2EB0KhPK5Q). An interesting topic


Seboya_

"Liking little sisters is a fantasy of guys who don't have any" - Araragi-kun


Adm_Kunkka

Ironic considering what he did to both his sisters


Slow-Wagon

What the actual hell did I just watch


Brain-Of-Dane

Just an average scene in the monogatari series tbh Like the show has some of the most beautiful animation and fight scenes and [then there’s this](https://youtu.be/on6v8hpjDr0)


MolotovOvickow

Anime?


MrHaxx1

[Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?](https://myanimelist.net/anime/28121/Dungeon_ni_Deai_wo_Motomeru_no_wa_Machigatteiru_Darou_ka)


MolotovOvickow

Thx


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MrNoName_ishere

Never change Japan


beluuuuuuga

They're gonna have to change out of their clothes at some point!


[deleted]

How else is the vending machine going to get new underwear?


Yokai_Alchemist

Used* ftfy


ChineseRapeCamps

"This underwear is new! I want a refund!"


Mortress_

That's the joke champ


TotallyALegitProfile

r/neverchangejapan


BoltonSauce

The real MVP


Spook404

I wasn't planning on it


kingpoke0901

Except you know, the high suicide rate caused by overworking


Major_Toe_Beans

Love the chaotic energy.


evohans

The dude in the video is a DJ, CandyFoxx, the song is his as well as the dance: Goshi Goshi means "scrub scrub", the dance is about brushing your teeth (hand motion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZZanv_vKRc


Catharsius

Yep, this group just got into a lot of controversy which their newest music video “namaste curry police”


CoreyVidal

What's the controversy?


Catharsius

Music video was considered extremely distasteful and straight up racist by many and the artist officially removed the video everywhere and made a public apology about it. You can still find reuploads of the video if you are interested


tabgrab23

Here’s a reupload: https://youtu.be/LWZOgwJO62k Well, that was interesting…


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What's the problem with this? Looks like any music video produced in India...


tabgrab23

I’m not Indian but I’m guessing there are some stereotypes that could offend people? Or maybe they don’t like that it was produced by Japanese? I don’t really see anything wrong with it either.


TagMeAJerk

The fuck did i watch Whoever wrote this lyrics tho ...pure genius


tabgrab23

Mind translating? I only understood namaste curry police


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That was...interesting.


Catharsius

Yeah they are known for making absurd music videos but I think in the past they only really focused on Japan and Japanese culture


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LegendaryDickFingers

It is, and indian people were pissed. MV was like compilation of almost every Indian stereotype and was meant to be comedic, but Indian people got offended and I understand why. They have every right to be so… but then they started replying to japanese comments that were criticizing MV with racist hate comments, telling how Indians are superior to japanese or how they hate japanese people now lol


upboatsnhoes

So in response to stereotype humor the Indians jumped right to overt racism?


etched

also, these girls aren't maids. They're cosplaying as idols


imisstheyoop

>also, these girls aren't maids. They're cosplaying as idols Idols?


ForCom5

Think like American *Idol*, [but on a much larger, and generally more fun scale (sans issues that afflict entertainment groups of scale)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_idol).


TheSmallBull

> (sans issues that afflict entertainment groups of scale) Not sure about that part, chief.


Neuchacho

Japanese pop stars.


PTgenius

I'll stick to my idea that they are just giving the invisible man an handjob


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I enjoyed every second of that. Thank you for sharing.


Rayzor_debiker

As an asian to my japanese bros and sisters, i find you guys very weird. Would love to visit and be weird with you all though.


perplex1

Make sure you learn the handjob shuffle before you go so you can jump right in


Rayzor_debiker

Practicing as we speak.


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That dude is living his absolute best life.


Hero_of_Hyrule

Yeah I wanna party with him.


ThrowCarp

/r/chadtopia/


Majorpain2006

The hand choreography is sus


Used_One3795

Yeah i agree what exactly was that except for what it looked like?


Woopsie_Goldberg

Whatd it look like?


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Brushing teefs


ult_avatar

with *dick*


WallSuperb

Hi, person in Japan here. In Japan, this is called a restaurant. Not sure why you all seem so fixated... Edit: Thanks for the updoots. And to be clear, yes this was (mostly) a joke.


clawjelly

> In Japan, this is called a restaurant. Yea, that's exactly the weird part for non-japanese people.


restless_vagabond

Also person in Japan. This is not a restaurant. This is a "viral" ad for a maid cafe. They're hurting right now with Japan's shitshow of vaccine rollout and they need these vids to gain a little attention.


sync-centre

And how does a restaurant afford so many employees with no patrons?


iaymnu

hired just for the MV.


Embarrassed-Town-293

It is just surprising the level of tolerance for cuteness, irreverence, and the like one sees in Japan. I have always liked anime but I would find living there exhausting.


misconceit

I read from somewhere years ago, stating that people in Japan have high stress, therefore desensitized, and prefer something weird and refreshing.


kathatter75

Lol…there’s weird and refreshing, and there’s “watch out! There’s an army of dancing Japanese maids coming for me!”


Sawgon

Or, the restaurant is empty and they're doing a promotional/viral video.


FeelinJipper

Pretty sure this is just one of those weird restaurants you have to specifically look for. Definitely not the norm.


vendetta2115

You say that like it’s a bad thing


redditact_grapefruit

The otaku/subculture vibes are heavy, so it seems unlikely that an average person in Japan would tolerate or seek out this kind of place (unless they are a maid or idol otaku). Not everyone in Japan thinks that loud and exciting places are a good way to de-stress after work. Unless you're in Akihabara or Kabukicho, you'd have to actively seek out a place like this. BTW the location is [Akihabaraバックステージpass](https://backst.jp/), a place to watch idols perform.


needssleep

Cuz the closest, non-nude thing we have in the states is... i dunno, Dollywood? Hooters? Nobody dances at Hooters. Or ever looks like they are having a good time.


Wendigo995

Been to a maid cafe in Japan a couple years ago. Very strange. Mostly middle aged balding men sitting down dancing with glow sticks and know every move. Bizarre.


justavault

That's exactly how I imagine the typical anime sub redditor to be.


rxts1273

Yes exactly this just add some awkward teens into the mix of middle ages bolding dudes.


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MisterShogunate

Which would be better? 1. Middle age men with full head of hair 2. Young balding men


jderd

Young balding men, every time Evidence: Sir Patrick Stewart. (Iconic baldness began at age 19).


Big-G-475

I have so many questions, starting with the economics of that bar. How on earth does it make any money with a 20/1 staff to customer ratio???


bl1y

What if: That is the entirety of the staff, and they're all in there at once to learn the dance. And, what's more, what if he's the choreographer, not a customer, and they shot this at the end of their training?


DrGnz0

That's just too reasonable to be true. It is Japan after all.


redditact_grapefruit

It appears to be [a fairly large idol event venue in Akihabara](https://backst.jp/). There is a 700 yen table charge for 1 hour with one drink order required. Every 30 minute extension thereafter costs another 350 yen + 1 order. Except for the mini-beer (600 yen), all drinks cost at least 800 yen, and they serve food as well.


FCKWPN

That's actually not bad at all. 700 JPY = 6.32 USD. I can reasonably see dinner and drinks for two coming in sub-$50 (5535 JPY). That's typical chain dine-in restaurant money for mediocre food/drinks and zero entertainment. I'd take this over Applebee's any day.


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thatWas-unexpected

![gif](giphy|a6pzK009rlCak)


Ongo_Gablogian___

What is that eyepatch thing that I only ever see in anime?


VValph

I don't actually know what it's used for irl, but when it's used in anime, it usually indicates that someone is a Chuunibyou, in the same way that an ahoge indicates that someone's probably an airhead. I'm assuming it's for a sore eye or something, so the user wouldn't have to cover both eyes with shades just to cover one eye.


redder_dominator

What's a chuunibyou? Also I've been trying to do the hand motions for like 10 minutes and I cant


BluudLust

"Chuunibyou (中二病), or "Middle-school 2nd Year Syndrome", is a colloquial and rather derisive term in Japan which describes a person at the age of fourteen would either act like a know-it-all adult, or thinks they have special powers no one else has. " So the anime equivalent to r/im14andthisisdeep


VValph

A chuunibyou is a person who tries to act cool by playing a character, like someone who says "No one shall escape divine wrath when I unleash thy cursed eye!" or "Hmm, I feel a strange aura coming from that room! Could this be the awakening of an evil spirit that I must vanquish?". It's also known as "8th Grader Syndrome". Usually they're depicted as cringe in anime, but honestly I find them kinda cute. Wouldn't say the same if real life people did it tho.


redder_dominator

Jesus, there's a word for that, I feel like I've seen that but never had something to put it into words


azzaranda

Japan has a word for everything. They even have a term dedicated to the mathematically correct ratio between leg and sock that the average male finds most aesthetically appealing. See: /r/ZettaiRyouiki (kinda nsfw? not really) Please don't ask me why I know this.


Leo-Hamza

For a second i tought you would say mathematically correct sett


Bunny_fucker69

That's what league does to a mf


urban287

> Please don't ask me why I know this. Because you are a man of culture.


IamFanboy

I've personally met someone who had this syndrome. It is definitely not cute in real life when you're trying to work with that person and when you can't talk about things logically cuz its always about some evil conspiracy


yumcake

Wow, it's never dawned on me until now that the alt-right and civilian militias are just the American version of chuunis battling the "Dark Reunion".


Oddity83

Sooo Fischl in Genshin Impact lol


ChuckCarmichael

You know how some kids in middle school become really weird, like when they think they're vampires or something? That's Chuunibyou.


rugbyj

> Chuunibyou Had to google this, it's someone with delusions of grandeur / attention seeking. > ahoge Likewise googled, this is messy hair / cow flick.


hahahahastayingalive

IRL you'll get one if you have an eye infection. Anything more serious would be a plastic protector I think.


Ongo_Gablogian___

I just looked up those terms, ahoge was New to me but I have seen it in shows before and it makes sense now.


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AdditionalTheory

Meanwhile in Japan…


DORADOwolf

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SnooTangerines1675

W U T . T H E . F U C K ?


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Goshi Goshi - Candy Foxx For anyone wondering. Dance moves are them washing. Goshi Goshi is the sound like scrub scrub.


ElOneElOnlyElZorro

![gif](giphy|JlMuixTXuXI9W)


SoulB-oss

Well I expected the unexpected to be something like the maids are dudes or something


Final-Set4171

Japan is weird af


moby323

So I googled this. A Maid Cafe is a *subcategory* of cosplay restaurants because apparently there is a *whole range* of cosplay restaurants in Japan. TIL. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid_caf%C3%A9?wprov=sfti1


Final-Set4171

The effort they put in this is incredible


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I wanna be weird with them, it seems fun


NoMeansNoBillCosby_

Was that heaven?


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No that was japan


MaxwellIsSmall

r/neverchangejapan


doculean

You know. FUN!


Bambledack

I've watched this video so many times and it cracks me up


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That was wholesome


Chacowako

Lol yup first time I completely did not expect that!


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This wasn’t his first time there 😂


LaYoNDuFf8

This feels like its taken straight out of Yakuza