Mother's Basement
Geoff Thew, makes a living analyzing anime and other pop culture from the comfort of his mother's basement. Well, okay, actually he lives in a nice apartment now, but don't tell anyone, alright? He's known for his detailed breakdowns of the hidden secrets in anime openings, his fight scene analysis, and the Public Service Anime series, which provides helpful advice for everyday problems, like being caught up in a harem, or being transported to another world.
Join him every Tuesday and Saturday for deep dives into art that will give you a new appreciation for your favourite anime, video games, and films.
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ICYMI there's a new hottest trash compilation for your to study or eat or fall asleep to or whatever over on basement life! This one covering arguably the most important genre of anime trash: HAREMS!
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This is the most bullshit copyright claim I’ve ever seen on a video. I had no choice but to chop my entire intro up just for using *clips* from witch watch. They claimed a FIVE SECOND SEGMENT.
Video is still up, albeit slightly butchered, here:
https://youtu.be/Aunnkq7_F9w OR you can watch it completely uncut on my patreon
Also I’m real pissed I have to cut the “witchijou” chapter title from the dooblidoo
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I cooked up a LOT of different thumbnails for “The Day Anime Changed” https://youtu.be/ABc7dJ9rKyo but only ended up trying two on the final video. Which one did you see in your feed?
Interestingly, the big collage with lots of different anime pulled slightly ahead in the first two A/B tests I ran, but in the third one, after the video got a bit of an algorithm boost, the one with Amuro front and center did WAY better. Which is good, because I like that one more
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Huge thanks for all the glowing feedback on the latest Hottest Trash! https://youtu.be/k7_owYPA0IQ?si=Y2f9G...
I put a lot into writing this one and it’s immensely encouraging to know so many of you appreciated it! Hopefully the one I’m working on now will make you laugh even harder
1 month ago | [YT] | 1,879
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Thumbnail designs for the Hottest Trash of Winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7_ow...
The first one did the best in testing ...but it also got the video temporarily demonetized a few hours later. Which is WILD because that screenshot is from a glorified commercial for a pokemon clone game for 12 year olds
1 month ago | [YT] | 1,452
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only tried a few different thumbnails for The Problem With Power Fantasy Anime (https://youtu.be/A0j3KaH7vuA_), but the interesting thing is, despite them being so different, in a/b testing it was a dead 50/50 spit between the first and second options. Never had that happen before.
which one did you get, and which is your favourite?
1 month ago | [YT] | 1,075
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Went through QUITE A FEW designs trying to nail the thumbnail for my 100 Girlfriends video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XHX...) - most of which, you might notice, have a... distinct theme. But surprisingly, the first one won out in testing over all the kazuya hate, by a pretty wide margin!
Which I'm very happy with, honestly. not just because it was the most work to put together, but because can do some... fun stuff with it over the rest of the season as the show's story develops. so keep an eye out for that!
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So insanely proud to see this video finally crossing the million view threshold! To this day, this is the hardest that Editor Trey and I have ever worked on any one project, and I think the results speak for themselves
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You've seen my top anime of 2024. Now it's time for YOURS! Tonight at ~5:30 PM PST I'll be announcing the results of the Mother's Basement Community Anime Awards over at twitch.tv/GeoffThew
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WELL THIS SUCKS! I was forced to trim out my entire Zenshu recommendation from Ones To Watch due to a copyright claim.
That also means that ALL of the ad revenue for the video up to this point (almost 300k views worth!!!) has been stolen, so if anyone feels like rewatching the video now or sharing it around to your friends I'd REALLY appreciate it!
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