Mamika not realizing how brutal and deadly her powers were in that world and being shocked death and violence exists was amazing

Gigguk is so freakin’ well-spoken and persuasive, he could literally manage to get more than 90% of us invested in Fairy Tail if he ever tried to.

“Wanna find the reason why my friends all died.” Is such a raw line in such an epic song that just perfectly encapsulates the show.

I love how gigguk is going heavy on the soundtrack. Because anything by Hiroyuki sawano is going to sound amazing.

The fact that you finally managed to talk about this anime after so long is just a testament to how rent free it lived in your head. Good job Giggster !

This is Garnt's like 10th time trying to get us to watch Re Creators and I think this video sums it up so well. He addresses the shortcomings but highlights the strongest portions and convinces you that you should care. The show is good, he's right it's a 7 or 8 with unforgettable moments that you remember more of the strong moments because the highs are so high more than you may remember the individual seemless details in a 10/10 masterpiece. Garnt as always a true banger

i swear any show gigguk talks about suddenly gets 4x more interesting after i watch his video

Still one of my all-time favorite anime. I'm glad someone finally remembered this and gave it its honor.

The concept of a reverse isekai, where fiction becomes real, is sorely underexplored. I always love considering how a character would react to knowing their entire existence is at the whims of entertainment. How their trials and tribulations are just our tropes. I genuinely love how Re:Creators actually stepped up to tackle it from different angles in different genres, even if it ended up a bit bloated in it's own worldbuilding. I wish more works would play with these kinds of stories.

as someone who does a lot of creative writing, i fell in love with re creators concept of the stories that you make exist in another world and that you are the god of that world. it made me think of all the suffering characters ive made in my highschool days resenting me because i made them that way. re creators will forever hold a special place in my heart

Re:Creators was god-tier genius, even when the execution occasionally wobbled. The premise and the true deconstruction of it all made it one of the most unique entertainment experiences I've ever encountered. To this day, it's one of my favorite anime. I wish there was a way they could make more of it, even though that would make no sense.

I didn't expect Gigguk to talk about Re:Creators but man am I glad he did. Also the music is a banger and I bet all Re:Creator fans were singing along, I know I was.

Also, Violet Evergarden is a show that sticks with me a lot. I lost a parent, too, and it was extremely sudden, and it really REALLY helped me understand things that we as people are never properly equipped to deal with - the author has a very deep understanding of grief, self discovery and moving beyond loss through casual AND deep connections. As a writer Re:Creators is similar, but yeah, good shows are so few and far between. Katanagatari is another one that sticks with me, since it similarly deals with loss, redemption, trust, faithfulness, loyalty, etc.

Of course one thing I want to praise about Re: Creators is the underrated and godlike ost’s by Hiroyuki Sawano. The soundtrack absolutely slaps.

13:35 I LITERALY HAD TO PUT MY HAND OVER MY MOUTH, OAUSE AND TURN AWAY CUS SHIT GOT SO REAL. If Guts found out all of his suffering was designed and we had to tell him that people were inspired by him, but he and his whole reality was basicly sacrificed like an insect for that... I... Shit i cant even handle what it would be like if Guts suddenly came to our world

I love recreators. Sadly we live in the alternate universe that this series didn't become a undisputed classic but one where its only remembered by a few for how amazing it was. And you know what I'm happy to be one of those few.

I can't believe it was aired 5 years ago. Felt like yesterday. And the last image on the last episode always got me feels

Even after more than 700 anime, Re: Creators still lingers in my head. It's a love letter to all of creation, all authors and an inspiration to create and be someone better. It's trully a classic that didn't get enough credit and still doesn't get enough. Plus it has the best recap episode ever :v

After watching your video essay I had to check this anime out, and I wasn’t disappointed. I really liked this anime because it shows us writers that our characters can exist outside of our head, inside our hearts in our own mental meta space. Brilliant video man.

Being one of the people who actually genuinely enjoyed and appreciated this show. This just sent shivers upon shivers down my spine. Im.... Speechless Thank you gigguk for this gift.

We need more re creators fans, and you bringing it up is gonna make people come into this anime more. Thank you so much about talking about it, and thanks so much to the people here watching it, cause it needs some sort of spinoff that isn’t just another manga set in one of the fictional worlds and it needs support like hell needs sinners.

Wow didn’t expect a Re creators video in 2022. But yes I love this show and how unique it was. It’s good to see not everyone forgot about it.

Gigguk always got me goosebumps everytime he do these kind of videos, he know just the perfect words to choose everytime he explain about anime, and this one... BIG W

Just started watching and honestly all the dialogue really helps set the stage, these characters are having freakin existential crisis and are dealing with ethics and philosophy. The dialogue hightens the drama and internal dilemmas which make this show poppin. Thanks for the rec!

Man, I remember this show like it was yesterday. Tbh, I was in the middle of writing my first novel when this came out and after watching it, I was like, "I need to put forth more respect for the things i create." This taught me the following: - respect your creations (give them personality and goals like any other person should) - write your story as a "character-driven" plot (give the characters agency and have them choose what to do next, etc.) - understand that you are, in some way, a god of a world you create and that changes made aren't exactly reversable. - think about what a character would do or say to you if they ever met you.

I some times feel that gigguk doesnt make enough videos but every time i watch one i feel like it was worth the production time it took

For me, this was the right anime at the right moment. I started watching anime a couple years before Re:CREATORS was a thing, and being the mainstream anime enjoyer I was, I basically burned 99% of the historically good anime in the first year (leaving only a couple as a “safety net” for when all hope in anime would’ve been lost). After said 2 years, I was starting to see the pattern you mentioned at the end: yes, sure, the new anime was entertaining and all, but it was basically the same as another one. Why would I want to keep watching anime, if everything is more of just the same? And in that exact moment, I saw Re:CREATORS. It reminded me why I started watching anime in the first place, why I loved them so much. It was never about the originality of the story alone, but about the characters the author loved so much writing.

Re:creators really was great it's sad that so many just let it go under the radar.

i love how garnt can always make me close to tearing up with almost every video he makes with just by the power of his narration. he’s such a great story teller! it could be about anything and he could still make anyone emotional with just how good and eloquent he is with his words. especially knowing how much he clowns on his own vocabulary (after watching so many trash taste episodes and after dark, the bois do love clowning on their own intelligence most of the time). i’d love to see him voice/make an audiobook sometime, that’d be a treat!

Re Creators also has one of the best Sawano soundtracks I literally still listen to it regularly. The show was originally butchered because of it’s exclusive Amazon Prime release, it didn’t have the platform to reach as many people or else I think it would have been much bigger. Such a fantastic show

"A 7 or 8 out of 10 show that appeals to me is, in my opinion, more important than a perfectly crafted 10 out of 10 classic that doesn't." Nailed it. 🙏

I re-watch this thing like once a year and I always enjoy it. Most underrated anime ever made, fyfm

So glad this show is getting the recognition it deserves. Is it perfect, no but it is so unique and it's highs at the end make it unforgettable. It's a top 5 show for me even with its long dialog.

After watching over 360 shows in a span of 4 years, I still have Re:Creators placed somewhere in my heart. Even 2 years later I still remember this show and even recommend to my friends. The soundtrack slaps, action slaps, the idea in general just SLAPS.

I finished the show 3 days after watching this. Thanks, you never disappoint

Ok but Cautious Hero was such an underrated isekai! The ending has me balling

Re:Creators is my favorite thing ever. It's a show that feels like it was made specifically for me, which sort of makes it difficult to recommend to other people, but I desperately hope that many more people come into the fold after this video. You've done us in this fandom a GREAT service here Gigguk. ......NOW WATCH SYMPHOGEAR, TOO!

I love how Gigguk manages to make me watch something immediately, even though it rotted in my list of anime to watch for ages. Hey man, if you ever read these comments, thank you for doing what you do.

Huh. That ED-esque last 10 seconds was a real surprise and somehow hit like a truck, despite being nothing but some OST, voice-lines and a montage of action-filled zoomed-in attacks. And must say each thing was well-picked (somehow was touching despite being nothing :p), good editing!

What a blast from the past. Thank you for covering it again and just reinforcing the idea that a 7 or 8 that I love is worth more than a 10 I didn't enjoy watching. This anime was truly something else, a 10/10 in my book, and as someone who used to write a lot back in high school and immerse myself in stories, hit different. I remember watching this back in 2019 and have no idea of what made me seek it out initially, but I loved it. I tried to get others onboard but they'd be turned away by the dialogue after episode 1. Even online it would be difficult to find someone who truly liked it; they'd always talk about its flaws more than what they liked about it. I recognise that it has its flaws but still felt like it was magnified for no reason other than "yeah I know what I'm talking about as a seasoned viewer of anime". Oh and the soundtrack. I was addicted to Sawano after this anime and watched Aldnoah:Zero afterwards (RIP) for more of him. Every track in this anime was a 10/10 with Layers being a 11/10; the meaning behind the lyrics being the reason why it's higher on my list. Kudos to the crazy people who came with this and the ones who let it be executed. I want more shows like this, I'm sure they're out there but I haven't found them yet.

When I first watched it I quickly realized that it wasn't a story that was made because it was going to be popular, but a story made because the industry itself and authors wanted to tell it. That is what made it so great and unique. Even the ED, as simple as it may seem to be, is made that way because it wants to reflect how these stories are created in the first place.

as a writer i adored the different, genuine relations between the authors and the characters they wrote. it always felt like an anime by creators, for creators. It continues to stand out and stick with me for that, despite some flaws

I absolutely loved this show. Even the recap in between cours was a bit of a flight of fancy in storytelling; the "never meet your hero" themes were excellent, and the soundtrack? GOD DAMN. Hiroyuki Sawano brought his A-game on this one.

Gigguk is literally my art teacher explaining to the class how deep and meaningfull my artwork was after i drew 3 lines and forgot about it.

It also had the best recap episode of all time. DON'T SKIP IT. Events are told from a heavily biased point of view and the animators redid a bunch of the scenes to fit the narrator's mostly correct retelling of them. Seriously, it's great.

Re:Creators was such a unique experience and I loved every second of it. I'll never forget the conversation between the not-Berserk knight lady and her Author about why her story is so dark and brutal, and how it inspires others to face hardships. What a masterpiece.

I remember watching Re:Creators years ago and having an absolute blast, but I never heard anything about it anywhere. Heck, I only knew it existed because a single friend recommended it to me and I have no idea where he found it

A Place Further Than the Universe was my anime that always stayed with me.

I'm surprised Gigguk took this long to make one for recreators, knowing how much he loves music in anime(past video). Now that he's done this I'm waiting for him to touch either 86 or aldnoah.zero also sound directed by Sawano Hiroyuki. One thing that cemented this show as one of my all times will always be sawano hiroyuki's OST. The way this guy just captures the scenes with all the anime that he's been with is just nothing short of perfect. May it be action, drama, suspense, this guy just knows how to bring out emotions through his songs, making the scene go from ok-good to heart wrenching ugly cry for the viewer.

Surprised to see some Re:Creators love, but always glad to see it. As someone who has a deep love for stories and fiction, with them having changed my lif, this story is incredibly personal and hits core every sense. It's no narrative perfection, no, but it has a factor to it that makes it that special one-of-a-kind that I'll always love as a fan and creator of similar stories, and I feel those who appreciate these stories will find something to enjoy as well. Thank you so much for this video, it always brings a smile to my face seeing Re:Creators love from someone else!

I just finished this anime today, I remember knowing about it thanks to a critic of some other show that mentioned magical girls and used Mamika as example. I also like to draw and found myself touched so deeply by many themes in this story like I never did before, all the good memories of fandoms, fanart, fancharacters, fanon and theories and also the struggle and sometimes darkest part of seeing others with such a great talent sucess while you are left behind was just so raw and charming I just loved it. Needless to say I cried a lot.

Holy cow all these years I thought I was the only one who watched this or that I made it up. So, so good to hear the Giggster himself singing it's well-deserved praises. A more heartfelt love-letter to creators of all different mediums and genres I've never seen, even if it is admittedly flawed.

This man is just too good at storytelling. He can make any random anime seem like it’s secretly some masterpiece.

I’m so glad someone is talking about this anime. Discovered it with a friend a couple years ago and the great writing and awesome soundtrack sold us on it. It’s very clear it’s a show that is made by writers and shows a lot of the mental crises that writers go through, and many times it gets so meta that breaking the fourth wall isn’t even close. And also with a very tragic but believable narrative behind all the genre clashing. I wish more people would see it, because I also loved it.

This man is too powerful, I am in my finals week and deadlines are everywhere but suddenly I finished watching Re:Creators

Gigguks idea in the end is actually genious. The 10/10 shows don’t really matter if they are forgotten as soon as the new season comes out. 😮 The shows that live in your head rent free actually the ones that matter.

That Magical Splash Flare moment had no right to go as hard as it did, and yet... Such a good show, I'm so glad many people will give it a chance because of Gigguk.

I discovered this anime by accident while searching for one of those « re » shows and everything. Honestly, one of the best discoveries I’ve made in such a while. The opening song got stuck in my head for months, and I’m so happy that Gigguk’s doing a vid on it. Truly something that went under the radar and would have deserved more attention!

I started watching this anime after the beginning of this video because I know if Gigguk talks about an older show it does not disapoint, just finished the show and I can fully agree that this show is criminally underrated. Thanks for recommending it for me.

Man, that Magical Splash Flare in the end with the song literally made me tear up. I love Re:CREATORS so god damn much and it's just like Gigguk said: there's no other Re:CREATORS And it has my favorite Sawano Hiroyuki OST of all time.

Re:Creators is and always will be one of those animes that are dear to my heart. And thank you Garnt for bringing back attention to this series after it’s ended. It’s okay if this show didn’t hook you, but if it did… you have discovered something really special. And also, if you think about the references and the connection behind the scenes… This is actually a big budget Fate fan fiction!

Yeah, this is definitely a must watch for anyone who enjoys just the concept of stories/art being created. Flawed masterpiece.

God I love Re:Creators, still my favorite anime of all time. Thank you for talking about it, been trying to convince my friends to watch it and they watch you so maybe with your endorsement XD

I’ve been meaning to finish re:creators. This just told me to watch it again

I never forgot about Re:Creators. I remember writing about it when it finished, knowing it'd generally get forgotten despite how good and enjoyable it was due to abundance of anime that was dropping around back then. I often think about Re:Creators. It's definitely one of the anime that I enjoyed so much! Thanks Gigguk for revisiting it!

HEY. CAUTIOUS HERO WAS HEARTWARMING. WIERD. BUT I totally get why that man is the way he is. His trauma was so great, it ingrained into his bones.

overly cautious hero is a banger

Cautious Hero is goddamn awesome. I rewatch it regularly. Also, that Eureka Seven clip in the beginning made me decide what to plow through in December.

It's amazing how you didn't even mention how amazing the series' soundtrack was. Years later and 'Layers' is still a song that still won't get out of my head. The show wasn't the best thing of all time or anything, but it was incredibly unique and creative with what it gave.

Gigguk: there has only ever been one Re:creators Me: Fate

I know exactly how Gigguk feels, I'm not sure if many remember this but a personal favourite of mine is deca-dence. I loved the work building and the over aching plot focused around perseverance and redemption. I loved how the two protagonists clash in personality but eventually learn from each other. The action is great and the animation is smooth. It's a real shame it wasn't popular.

I appreciated this series. Been reading more books than ever before since I'm bored, and some of the highest quality writers can put a breakfast on two pages full and it will be right, it will fit in and make sense and expand the character and everything they go through. Let it inspire you folks! Imagine a magical girl battle finishing against a monster of the week, then a two page spread detailing civilian deaths, injuries, homes ruines, houses, buildings turned to rubble, animals injured and diseased in the conflict. That would be my style.

Re: Creators actually inspired me to begin writing a few years ago. Thank you Gigguk for showing it to me then.

the whole concept of a character meeting their creator reminded me of satoshi kon's manga, opus. gigguk's made me want to revisit both that manga and this anime

I can't get enough of Re:Creators, it's simply one of those shows you just go back to from time to time like Steins;Gate or Violet Evergarden. You don't watch them often but it's always in the back of your mind. Don't recommend willy nilly to everyone you know, but you hold dear to your heart.

FINALLY some proper appreciation for re creators🙏 The animation is incredible and i love the story, this anime is CRIMINALLY underrated.

I loved Altair as a Villain aswell, her powers broken af but its in such an awesome and original way, Also the voice acting for her was top notch imo

after watching this video and binging this series that i didnt know existed i very well enjoyed my experience gigguk could literally raise the community of any underrated series by so much with one video

Just remembering the glorious OPs sends shivers down my spine.

I've rewatched recreators more times than I could count, this show was criminally underrated and I'm glad its finally being talked about.

the way you were talking about Re:Creators is the way I feel about Golden Kamuy. is it perfect in general? no... but is it perfect for me? ABSOLUTELY. that show has like, EVERYTHING that I want. it's not the _most_ popular... and I understand why it's not the _most_ popular. but it's also my most rewatched anime, because I love it so much. well, that and because I keep having to show it to each individual one of my friends because none of us keep quite the same schedule... but I wouldn't want to show it to them so much if it wasn't rewarding to do so every single time. it's probably the most fun anime to show to another person. I mean, a lot of the show tends to feel like a collection of bizarre side quests... and in each episode, it can be a total mixed bag. you'll get history and cultural knowledge, characters cooking good food together, intense little tidbits of information about the main plot... but all of it maintains momentum, because it never lingers for a frustrating amount of time on any single one of those things. and most episodes have a lot of really top tier humor peppered throughout all of that, in a way that feels insane due to how much it _works._ this show will have you laughing so much, almost every episode. and then all of that goes on, right up until one of the season finales ties everything together in one giant, dramatic, hype as hell clusterfuck that has everybody yelling at the TV. you just don't get an anime that manages to have so much consistent, genuine fun each episode, but can still turn around and make people react like _that_ every day. and that's not even mentioning how many good thematic throughlines are maintained long term over the course of the series... so many characters have arcs that evolve in such fascinating ways. but for me, it goes beyond even that. sometimes a thing works well _because_ it wasn't built for everyone... it was built specifically for people with tastes just like yours. and also, when you show your friends an anime like that, and they really enjoy it too... it can be an indication that your friendship is built on good solid common ground. it's true that a show with broad appeal might hit more people at once... but it won't hit _you_ so incredibly hard. there's really nothing like being part of the niche audience that something was specifically crafted to impact.

aight i think you've hyped this up so much im going to watch anime again after 4 years.

This anime still lives on in my head too! It's a real good anime with great music, plot and everything wrapped up so nicely!

It's nice to see that there still people who remember this show I do wish that more people would watch it. plus the scores done by Hiroyuki Sawano on the ost are just amazing and personally some of my favorite tracks from anime ost's in general

Re Creators is criminally underrated. Greatest anime mash-up, and a love letter to fandoms.

Watched it because of you and it did not disappoint. It is very meta on the current anime industry but that's what made t so unique. Also just seeing the characters come to term with what their creators created was so well done!

I remember stumbling on this show a few years ago and loving it from start to finish. It’s great seeing other people enjoyed it just as much as I did.

This show really did have one of Sawano's best OSTs, and the fact that I can say that after all this time is impressive

I loved ReCreators and its concept! It was really interesting and the fights were awesome with banger music. I was surprised to see no one talking about it or making art of the characters. When I posted my fanart of Meteora it seemed like no one knew who she was, so I guess it's just one of those shows that somehow slid under everyone's radar.

Wow. As someone who used to write off your videos as "not for me," this video has successfully sold me on both Re:Creators and your channel. I'll probably be binging both over the next couple days haha

Thank you for this @Gigguk. This show resonated with me on so many levels when it came out, and still does to this day. I wish we could get a season 2, but honestly I think it's perfect as is. It inspires me to create, and for that I will always be thankful.

God, I loved this show so freakin much back in the day, and I absolutely NEVER shut up about it five years later. This is such a treat to us fans to have a Gigguk video about it five years later. And to any potential new fans, DO NOT SKIP THE RECAP EPISODE!!!

PLEASE!!! only 5 minutes in and already i fully agree with why this series is soo good! I can't believe i found someone that shares my opinion. Re:Creators was such a fantastic show that never got the recognition it deserved. I don't believe it's the greatest show ever, but i felt everything watching this. Fun, sadness, pride, hate, sympathy, pity and joy. I beg anyone who enjoys anime and stories, give this show a chance, and just listen (or read) what the characters say and how they say it. It just is sooooo damn good.

Thank you so much for this video! I loved Re:Creators for it was something that was so unique and stuck with me throughout.

i love the whole, people consume so much media and move on so quickly, meanwhile im here rewatching everything from 2006 to the current year all of the anime i enjoyed and watched every single year, mostly because it was during my childhood and it all stuck with me for so long that not giving it a rewatch would be a travesty

Re:Creators feels like a fanfiction you’d read on archives of our own, where all your favourite characters come to life to meet y/n and duke it out, but where the author actually cares and puts thought and care into the story

I fondly remember this show and am so happy someone brings it up again! The characters and plot is incredibly refreshing in reconstructing the genre.

What I like about Re:Creators is that Altair 100% literally has the power of God and anime on her side.

Ever since I've watched it years ago it remained in my top 5. This show is freaking amazing and I can't recommend it enough. The epic battles between all genres enhanced by one of the best soundtracks ever, this anime is just amazing.

So glad to see you talk about this show. It's flawed, slow and often nonsensical, but it has a heart to it. You can feel the intent to create something in this show, and the love put behind that intent. When I first watched, I dropped it by episode 9 and didn't come back to it for months. When I did, it was just to see it through, and felt more like was obligated to. But when I rewatched, I also came to appreciate it more. The stories behind the creations gripped me more, as well as the motivations of the creators. All of it, while tied together with knots to complicated to untangle, works in a way that's hard to understand. In my opinion, why it's largely forgotten lies in a few aspect. While it has what I think are some of the best first 3 episodes I've seen, the pacing slows very quickly, and the excitement wears out with it. It's also very much a love letter to people in the creative industry, so if you just watch media for the sake of entertainment, it won't resonate as well. Finally, the accessibility is a massive issue in the West, with the series relegated to Amazon Prime since it came out. And because of poor sales in Japan, no dubbing company wants to pick it up, making a physical release in the West near impossible. All that aside, I appreciate anyone talking about this show honestly. It's a relief to see people (a lot judging by the comments) still remember this show 5 years later. Thanks for another great video Gigguk!