One way that many anime fans have learned more about the anime industry and its story is through YouTube. The platform itself gives numerous motion pictures and episodes from beloved franchises however it additionally lends followers the chance to share their ideas and discover what makes the medium tick. Such is assuredly the case with YouTube creator Super Eyepatch Wolf. The content material creator first bought his begin by making a video specializing in “Why You Should Watch Hunter x Hunter” practically one decade in the past and since then, has blossomed right into a wildly profitable YouTuber focusing not simply on anime, however animation usually, boxing, horror, and naturally, Garfield. Recently, we had the possibility to speak with John about creating their tackle an anime universe.
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John’s anime universe, dubbed “Angel City”, tells its story in an fascinating means, hitting the scene as shirts, posters, stickers, and extra. “When it comes to stamping a logo on a t-shirt, I did that of course. I’ve had the chance to meet the most talented people like Mega64 and Otaku-Vs who just made the best merch and in my off hours, I had always been working on my own universe. I was spending my spare time creating character sheets and bios for these characters in Angel City and I’ve been able to continue it from there in this unique way.”
Angel City Rises
When trying on the art work of this merchandise line, it’s clear that John took inspiration from a few of the largest studios within the medium to forge this universe. When it got here to Angel City’s largest anime affect, John was very happy to share which manufacturing home they’d like to see take the reins in an anime collection, “It would be vintage Studio TRIGGER for sure. There’s no question at all there. Studio TRIGGER has always been a massive inspiration for what I do. Recently, I’ve actually given Kill la Kill another watch, to this day I still think it’s the best looking anime for my style.”
Eyepatch Wolf additionally took the possibility to check and distinction totally different eras of anime from his youthful days the place bodily copies had been one of the simplest ways to observe to as we speak, the place streaming is king, “I don’t necessarily think anime was better when we were younger. I think I like anime from the 90s better than say the 2010s. There was a lot of fertile ground being broken then but that isn’t to say that the 2010s still doesn’t have some incredible stuff like Mob Psycho 100, Hunter x Hunter, Kill la Kill. I mean there’s a lot of slop being made now, there always is, but I go back and watch old 1990s anime and there is a LOT of trash. There is stuff people don’t talk about for good reason.”
The Angel City Arcs
When it involves what Super Eyepatch Wolf has created to this point, the faux-anime universe is unfold over 4 distinct arcs. Said arcs embrace Arc 1: Moments Between, Arc 1.5: Final Days of Peace, Arc 2: Attack on Angel City, Arc 3: The Fall of Crow, Arc 4: Prelude to Disaster, and even its personal Halloween Special. You can try a few of the distinctive artwork by way of John’s Official Instagram Account under:
If you need to try Super Eyepatch Wolf’s YouTube Channel, you can do so by clicking here. John’s Official Website can be visited here and he stays one half of the podcast, Versus Wolves.
