Welcome to the YouTube swamp

Hello. It's been a while. This is Kakurai.

Welcome to the YouTube swamp!
Have you ever found yourself watching a bunch of videos that interest you one after the other and time just flew by?

I first started watching product review videos when I was looking for a birthday present for a friend. I clicked on related videos and came across a YouTuber called "Koji Seto." The strangely dressed man with glasses was giving long, easy-to-understand product reviews, and it became a habit for me, so I looked forward to his daily videos.
I started checking out YouTube almost every day on my way to work, and now I watch a wide variety of videos on YouTube, including not only product reviews, but also game play-by-plays, music, cooking, DIY, comedy, camping, mountain climbing, and radio.

YouTube has become a part of my life, so I would like to introduce some of my favorite videos and channels. Although it is biased towards my personal tastes, please bear with me.

Crying Swamp

Channel name: Nakamura Kaho "Nakamura Kaho SING US "Forgetful Angel / That Life" (live ver)"

This is an excerpt (2 songs) from the live performance "SING US" held at Sangenjaya GRAPEFRUIT MOON on June 11, 2018. There was no front or stage, and the audience listened to the performance standing around the performers in the middle of the floor.

Nakamura Kaho is an artist who has challenged herself to create music that is not bound by genre, changing the form of her performance to suit the situation, whether it be solo, duo, or band.

As per the concept of SING US, the audience sings along, but the video is centered around her and draws both the audience and myself in, creating a strange sensation.
I saw someone comment that Nakamura Kaho has "music in the shape of a person," and I thought that this description really suited her voice and the way she sings so freely and comfortably.

The best part is at 5:53, when he beats his chest in time with the lyrics.

I found this video while eating lunch and searching for wedding songs on YouTube, and I couldn't stop crying and couldn't watch it to the end.

If you want to see more videos of Nakamura Kaho, we also recommend the video of her first appearance at FUJIROCK in 2016.

▶ Kaho Nakamura BAND FUJIROCK Festival'16

The lyrics, such as "I hope you have a song on your way home," are also great.
I also like how he says things like, "I'm going to make some money."

Laughing Swamp

Channel name: SANNINSHOW
"【Third person】Small, flat, steel tower, younger brother's Gang Beasts【2BRO.】"

My top pick is "third person"!
Usually, Donpisha (blue), Flat (pink), and Tetsuto-san (green) play games like middle schoolers. This channel is full of unexpected troubles and pranks that will make you laugh until you cry.

The video introduced is a game called "Gang Beasts" where you control rubber dolls and fight, and is a collaboration video with a guest, Ototojya (red), a famous YouTuber in the game commentary world. Be sure to watch until the final round from 16:20.

There are so many Third Person videos we would like to introduce that it is difficult to select only one, but if you would like to see more, we also recommend the following series of videos.
Although it has decreased recently, there are still some vulgar jokes, so please be careful if you are uncomfortable with such content or if you are playing the video in a public place.

▶ [Third person] Human Fall Flat: A perfect, flat, iron tower [Multiplayer]

▶ [End] [Third person] You guys are a bit selfish [Minecraft]

In addition to gameplay videos, we also post chats based on listeners' posts once a week. It's convenient because you can listen to it like a radio when you can't watch the screen while doing housework or traveling. The content posted by listeners is interesting, and the good thing about chats is that you can see what people like in the third person.

▶ [Third Person] Chat Broadcast

Thrill Swamp

Channel: Brother and Sister
#1 [Horror] Ototojya, Anijya, Otsuchi "Five Nights at Freddy's" [2BRO.]

It's really not good for your heart, so people with weak hearts or who don't like horror should avoid it.

In the horror game "Five Nights at Freddy's" (hereinafter referred to as FNAF), several killer mascots come to life in the middle of the night and approach the surveillance room where the player is located.
Check the monitor to see the approaching monsters, then use lights and doors to repel them. Repeat the process of checking and repelling them, and endure from midnight to 6am. Complete the game in five nights. (There is also an advanced version for the sixth night onwards.) FNAF has become a popular series, both overseas and abroad, and is scheduled to be released on PS5.

Ototojya, who was also introduced as a guest on "Warai Numa," is the main player here. The game commentary channel "2BRO." is a very popular channel that posts videos with three members: Ototojya, Anijya (Ototojya's real brother), and Otsuchi, and is a pioneer in the world of game commentary.

I can't stand horror or anything like that, but with live game commentary, the commentator controls the game, and it's fun to watch the commentator shouting more than me, and it helps me watch the game a little more calmly.
FNAF in particular was so scary at first that I ran away to the comments section, but the game itself is very difficult, and by the end, the sense of accomplishment you get when you complete it makes you forget the fear.

If you've watched series 1, be sure to check out series 2!
It will bring about an even more heated battle.

▶ #1 [Horror] Ototojya, Anijya, Otsuchi "Five Nights at Freddy's 2" [2BRO.]

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What did you think?

It's amazing how we live in an age where we can choose what we want to see and what we don't want to see, and easily peek into worlds we've never known before on YouTube.
For me, YouTube has provided me with a lot of laughter and has helped me mentally a lot.

I would be happy if you could use at least one of the items I have introduced to accompany you as you sleep through the New Year.