The world’s leading expert on Gaming in the Clinton Years. Co-founder of The Bad Anime Group. Custodian of The George Wood Archive. BIG OL' NERD.
Hi Friends! I'm TJ - I make videos about Japanese video games (usually JRPGs, but any narrative-driven genre is fair game) and anime.
On my channel, you'll find the following:
- Ridiculously long historical retrospectives
- Reviews of overlooked or forgotten games/anime that I love
- Countdowns and recommendation videos
- In-depth character analyses
- Stupid stuff about Gaming in the Clinton Years and George Wood
New videos are released once or twice a month, always on Friday evenings. I'm a social media recluse so follow my community posts for updates, or feel free to send me an email if you want a direct response!
TJTheEmperor
HI FRIENDS -
You know what I've been meaning to do for a while? The final episode of The Complete Xenogears Reference Guide, where I go over all the additions and corrections you sent to me.
Next Fridee, I'm finally gonna post it, so if you sent me an addition or correction, check it out, cuz you're probably gonna hear yourself mentioned! I'M GONNA MAKE YOU AN INTERNET CELEBRITY, AREN'T I WONDERFUL?
Lol alright see you next week nerds -
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HI FRIENDS -
Apologies for the delay, but my newest actual video is ready to go! It's a review of an old PlayStation RPG I have many fond memories of: Jade Cocoon.
It goes live next Fridee at the usual time, so YOU BETTER CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULES AND WATCH IT -
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HI FRIENDS -
As usual, I'm here to announce that my newest video is dropping next week! However, it's a lil bit different than what I've posted in the past.
The last month has been significantly busier than usual for me in my personal life, so in order to ensure I don't feel any sort of burnout, I haven't done as much work on videos as usual. That being said, I wanted to post SOMETHING for you guys instead of taking another break, so that gave me the idea - why not give you a taste of some PATREON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT.
If you've been watching the stupid shorts I've been posting, you probably know that on Patreon, I've been doing a series of videos making fun of terrible, terrible JRPG reviews from years past. The most recent one was about Flights of Fantasy's review of Final Fantasy VII, which, in case you haven't seen it, is indescribably stupid. A few days ago I thought - why not post it here for everyone on YouTube to see? It gives me some easy content to post, gives me more time to work on my actual videos, and is a decent way to advertise my Patreon (which is patreon.com/TJTheEmperor pleez czech it out lolol shameless plug).
Unlike my main videos, these Patreon exclusives are totally unscripted and very much more laid back. So they feel different than what I usually post here, but I think you guys are still gonna like it anyway. At least, I hope you do. Either way, SEE YOU NEXT FRIDEE -
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HI FRIENDS -
Next week, the second of my two new recommendation videos goes live. I hope you all like giant robits, because this one's all about some great introductions to the Super Robot genre! I love mecha anime, and I've wanted to make more videos about it for a while, so I'm super excited to share this one! And there's a lot of really dumb jokes in this video that I think you'll like lol.
SEE YOU NEXT FRIDEE -
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HI FRIENDS -
As promised, the next video is coming out next Friday. It's another recommendation list - since I made some recommendations for turn-based JRPGs last year, I wanted to do a similar video for action RPGs. If you're a genre veteran, I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know, but you should still stick around to catch the stupid jokes I make in the editing process to amuse myself.
NEXT FRIDEE, BE THERE OR BE A PLANE FIGURE WITH FOUR EQUAL STRAIGHT SIDES AND FOUR RIGHT ANGLES -
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HI FRIENDS -
Did you know next Thursdee, April 10, is my birthday? And did you also know that YouTube's terms of service says that you're actually required to give me birthday presents? What's that? You're actually reading them? Why would you wanna do that WHY WOULD YOU WANNA DO THAT STOP IT WHY WOULD YOU THINK I WOULD LIE ABOUT THAT -
OK so maybe YouTube's terms of service doesn't actually say that. BUT - April 10 is indeed my birthday, and if you do actually wanna get me something, I'm just gonna leave this here:
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1KPEELNYACLO0?ref_=w…
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HI FRIENDS -
I know I haven't been super active since I released the Terranigma video, so I wanted to put out an update post. I fully intended on putting stuff out more regularly after the Terranigma video released, but, long story short, at around that same time, I switched to a new antidepressant. Historically, any adjustments to my medication takes, at minimum, a month to normalize, and that's exactly what I've been dealing with - because of that, I've barely worked on any YouTube stuff, like, at all, since then.
HOWEVER - I'm sure you noticed that I did put some stuff out, namely a couple stupid shorts of me making fun of a horrible review of Xenosaga Episode II that aired on X-Play in the mid-2000s. I'm pretty sure I've posted about this before, but in case I haven't - those shorts are excerpts from a series I've started doing as a Patreon exclusive, wherein I, well, make fun of terrible JRPG reviews lol. If you want to see the full-length videos (SHAMELESS PLUGG ALURT), sign up for my Patreon at patreon.com/tjtheemperor. The cheapest pledge is only $2 a month, and that gives you access to any behind-the-scenes/exclusive videos I make, which includes this making fun of terrible JRPG series I've been doing.
Last but not least, I have officially started working on actual video stuff again (it's about time am I right lololololol). I'm taking things a bit slower right at first, but it does feel nice to be working on this stuff again! I've given myself a 3-week deadline, so expect to see it released here on April 18, and on Patreon (for $5 patrons more shameless plugs lololololol) on the 11th. Because really, what better way to celebrate Good Fridee than listening to me talk about nerdy shit?
Alright, that's it from me. Sorry for the long post, but I hate, hate, HATE when YouTubers just go radio silent and won't even bother to take two minutes and type out a basic update, and I promised myself I would never become someone like that. So thanx for listening, and may George Wood be with you -
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No surprises here, but I picked this up earlier today. Of course, there's gonna be a video on it eventually, although it'll probably take a while cuz, ya know, Xenoblade games are a lil bit long
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HI FRIENDS -
I have to give credit to my friend Jared for filling me in on some exciting news - Xenosaga: Pied Piper has been found, and a fan translation is actively being worked on. This is super exciting - aside from Xenosaga I + II on the DS, the translation of pied piper means that every other piece of Xenosaga media is available in English. Here’s a link in case you wanna read more - www.rpgfan.com/2025/03/19/xenosaga-pied-piper-foun…
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HI FRIENDS -
The next video is coming, and it's gonna be a doozy: it's the final episode of The History of Quintet, where I lookat Terranigma.
If you know anything about Terranigma, you know it's an imposing game to discuss, and this was probably the most difficult video for me to write for that reason. Nevertheless, I think it turned out well, so I hope everyone enjoys it.
SEE YOU NEXT FRIDEE -
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