 Hey guys, what's up? This is a little daunting because I'm not going to be cutting this or anything I'm just gonna let it play through make it more a just genuine conversation kind of between you and me I know you can't talk back, but you know what I mean of just kind of a look back on this past year where I'm at where my headspace is at with both the channel just myself in general and Where I want to go from here because I think it's a good good opportunity starting the year off Happy New Year, by the way 2021 A good opportunity to kind of start it off on just a fresh note and see where we're going and Yeah, just kind of recap with you guys So I just wanted to start off I thought it'd be interesting to look back where we were one year ago today and we were on episode 52 of Our Naruto Shippuden reaction series. It was called the power of the Uchiha Unless I just like titled the the video that and it was around like the end of the arc with Naruto Sai Sakura and Yamato going to find Sosuke and like the reunion and all that It was around pretty much the end of that arc and I also did a little update view I mean I had around 94 hundred subs around that time, which is a crazy difference until now It's insane how far we've come in such a short amount of time Which I'll get to later because I think that's that's more to touch on than I am right now But I thought it'd be interesting to see kind of where we were a year ago because that's a very big difference Now we've finished the entirety of Shippuden. We're watching Boruto, which is crazy It would have been nice if I'd been like episode 52 of Boruto, but we're getting there But yeah, I just think it was a really cool difference So I wanted to kind of recap what all happened this year because like I said, it was a big year I know not just for me for a lot of people. I know I mean I am 100% blessed out of my mind to have so much support especially this year because I know So many more people aren't as fortunate to be able to work and do stuff like this Especially with how their job like pertaining to their job and whatnot. So I do recognize I am very blessed to be in the position. I am and I wouldn't be here without you guys So just thank you for so I was like the first thank you of many in the video I'll get a little sappy, but like I said, I don't really want to cut it I wanted to make it more a genuine conversation So I like made like a couple bullet points. I mean we finished Shippuden I think the main thing I was touch on was I mean I moved out in 2020 I moved out my parents house. I was going to college I have an associates degree in cyber security, which I don't really use I did a little internship and whatnot not really much going on with that and basically all I'm doing right now as Kind of a checkpoint is YouTube switch That's what I'm doing and you guys have given me the opportunity. I mean I moved into my own place I pay rent based off YouTube patreon twitch and all that and the fact that I can say that And say that it's I'm confident in it It blows my mind because a year ago today I I was like the channel was growing and I was like people were watching the reaction series But I never expected it to get to this point. It's it's absolutely insane What this channel has grown to so just again second. Thank you. Thank you again um So again to kick off what uh what I wanted to touch on was the fact that I'm able to do this full time And give you guys content. I I have goals in mind. I 100 percent have goals set in mind I know I get a lot of comments like jack. Uh, are you uh You're acting to this next jack. Please watch this jack react to this next and I have a lot of plans Um, not just pertaining to reaction series, of course I know you guys Want me to watch all your favorite shows and whatnot and be able to talk with you guys on it And I will get to most things eventually. I mean like people are like jack you gotta watch one piece I'm like it is a commitment. So you know, I'm coming from so, um it just in general Reactions aren't my end goal. Um, and I want to kind of break that down to the saying I know it's what this channel is built on and I know it's what it's going to be kind of Built on for a while like it's not I'm not just going to be able to one day be like, hey guys No more reactions. Uh, I'm actually just going to sit here and talk to you Every day in a mini vlog format and then like get the same views or get the same amount of people caring You know, I mean so they aren't my end goal and this may come as a surprise to some people other people They're like probably just like, okay jack. I mean, I don't care. I'm just kind of here I just watch whatever videos in my sub box every day. Um because I think I have a lot more potential to show um And not to like put down reaction videos or whatnot I think I'm able to show when I started reaction videos, uh, especially on anime in general in the first place to show my personality um, I always wanted it to be more of a commentary and not, uh You watching the show and then I'm just there. I'm just kind of I'm just kind of there um I always wanted to be more of a commentary and you guys see my personality because I mean as many of you know I have a channel uh jack the bus in accordance with ish in obi that I now uphold on a lot um That I was doing for four years and I got a little bit of growth here and there Some videos popped some didn't but never the amount of growth I saw in ish in obi um And I took the ish in obi idea and I ran with it and I saw the opportunity to show people who I am um And not to like toot my own horn. I don't want you guys. I don't want to make it seem like I'm like I'm awesome. Why don't more people watch me? No, I wanted to be able to show off who I am more in My creative style and whatnot with video editing. So I think that's a good Kind of pivot point into showing I I think I have a lot more to show Than what I have been doing or what I've done in the past and I think that's why I'm really glad I started uploading on jack the bus again Um, which is like I said is my non reaction channel basically anything that isn't a reaction video I put on there and it's more heavily edited and I I said I don't even edit every single video on there because I need help because I post six days a week on ish in obi And I want to post on there as well. So not every video edited there I mean, I've had a couple people go through and I probably had like Five to six videos in total on that channel edited for me But like I said, it helps a lot to have someone help me with that because I get very overwhelmed at times um But still even whenever I'm not editing them. It gives me the opportunity to be more creatively fulfilled if that makes sense I love doing reaction videos and I love watching these shows and being able to talk with you guys That's that's why I started doing reaction videos was because I wanted to watch through shippuden And talk with other people that are just as passionate about the show Um, because I watched oji Naruto and I fell in love man. I I I haven't loved a show like that in a while and I saw people doing reaction series and I was like, hey, I should do that I I want to do that that looks cool to be able to watch an episode and then like other people see Other people kind of like relive their childhood also in a sense because a lot of people grew up with Naruto and Naruto shippuden so a lot of people got that opportunity to kind of Live vicariously through me again I think and and then reliving the hype through certain moments and to despair in certain moments And I just thought that was so cool man seeing reactions to just my videos and whatnot And I just think I I started it with that perspective in mind and it's I still have that perspective in mind I have so much hope for boruto. I'm loving the series so far. I know it's not the most popular show in the world I know it gets dunked on a lot and I think it has its flaws like any show But man the potential I see in that show is is immaculate. I'm so excited for the future of that Um in the future it could bring to just like the Naruto universe in general, but that's another story Um, I'm kind of rambling either way. Um reactions are my angle eventually I want to get to a point where Sure, we'll do a reaction series and I'll post like three or four videos a week on it But like my man then on the side my main focus is Twitch streams every single day twitch highlights on jack the bus every single day You know skits on jack the bus, you know, I mean like stuff like that anime conversations on ish in obi uh anime Reviews on ish in obi not just reactions reviews other kind of skits on ish in obi content that doesn't like It catches you more off guard when it hits your sub box if that makes sense And I know reliability is nice. That's why I said I'm never gonna get to the point where I'm like Hey guys, I'm just not doing reaction series anymore. Bye. I'm just like I'm just off the face of the earth because I still love doing it But I want to Have this branch branch into more things Because like I said, it's such creative fulfillment that improves my mental health Like I said, I think uploading on jack the bus again this year has improved my mental health a In ways you can't even imagine Being able to express myself and ways aside from just just the you know the usual reaction videos is done wonders So I really appreciate all the support that you guys have shown on that channel I mean I posted my first attack on titan game playthrough episode and it hit 300,000 views which I It's it's I don't know How do I even explain that feeling because I hadn't I had a video Hit that kind of views. That's just me and my personality Uh and my gameplay in a long long long long time And just to catch that wave And you guys being there to boost it into that wave and being there to support me and hold me up Thank you. I can't thank you enough. It's it's an amazing feeling Um, so I just wanted to kind of lay it out there. I don't want this video to be too long I know I'm about to hit 10 minutes. Uh, I feel like I kind of rambled for a little bit of it But I just wanted to kind of I talk about this a lot in my live streams a lot at on twitch I just kind of dump my brain and some of it probably makes sense. Some of it probably doesn't But I wasn't even planning on doing this video originally and then I was like Man, I should check in I should I used to make update videos I should check in and talk to them and Really be honest with them and talk to them. Um Super excited for attack on titan season four going to be dropping episodes every time those release Full metal we're finishing up on patreon right now Which I'm going to be bringing over to youtube very soon We're not finishing it up on patreon But we'll probably have like a month or so left on patreon full metal Very excited to finish that very excited to bring it over to youtube for you guys to see my reaction all of that Because like I said, it's amazing show Um, and then not sure where we're going from there because what I'm going to do a poll on patreon Like I usually do for the next show we watch I'm guessing either death note or hunter hunter will win Because those seemed them too most requested. Um, I'm gonna put one piece on hold for now. I'm I've never seen it But if I ever commit to reacting to one piece I want it to be the one thing I do because that is a big commitment. That's a lot of episodes. So Um, yeah, I mean my goals for this year, uh, 150 k on ishanobi. We're getting close to 100 k We're getting close to 90 k. Uh, if we're on track correctly, we'll hit 100 k in february, which Again blows my mind Goals again this year 150 k on ishanobi 100 k on jack the bus the 100 k on jack the bus is a lot more Out there of a goal. It's a lot less likely to happen I'll have to have a lot more videos pop off and whatnot. Um, I'll have to upload a lot more Put a lot more effort in but I think we can do it. I think by the end of the year We can have two channels with over a hundred thousand subscribers Um, I think it's doable and with that I also want to hit six uploads a week No matter what on ishanobi two uploads a week no matter what on jack the bus and three streams a week minimum Monday, wednesday, friday, typically. I think that's a good balance. Anyways, that's pretty much it for this I just wanted to check in with you guys. Um, I'll try to respond to some comments on here I usually don't read comments too often on reaction videos because People like to be spoilery and whatnot. People don't even like drop spoilers. So like, hey jack Remember when you said you were worried about that person dying? I'm not gonna say anything but You should be you know what I mean? So I love you guys so so much But uh, you guys are you guys are mean sometimes I usually read like the top comments on the right reaction videos and usually the notification squad gets some hearts and whatnot too So, um, I'll try to respond some comments on here So if you want to ask questions in the comments drop them below, um, I'll try and answer them as best as possible I don't always have all the answers, but uh, I love you guys a lot. I really do. I'm from the bottom of my heart I can't say thank you enough times for this opportunity given me to work as a content creator full time Yeah, I can't put in the words if I told jack a year ago two years ago That I was doing this full time he would he would just laugh at my face the fact that this is possible Um, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I love you guys Here's to another year and uh, dear 2021 we're ready for you. Peace peace guys