1 00:00:00,030 --> 00:00:09,299 all righty so I'll be doing these I 2 00:00:06,599 --> 00:00:13,678 don't know if I want to come blogs or 3 00:00:09,300 --> 00:00:16,859 blogs or fricking podcasts but I'll be 4 00:00:13,679 --> 00:00:19,079 uh I'll be mostly capturing audio but I 5 00:00:16,859 --> 00:00:24,420 think one time in Japan video will be 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:28,278 more appropriate but basically I want to 7 00:00:24,420 --> 00:00:31,050 be a kind of proactive here and kind of 8 00:00:28,278 --> 00:00:33,689 record this process because it's a 9 00:00:31,050 --> 00:00:35,340 rather unique aspect of my life that I 10 00:00:33,689 --> 00:00:39,058 haven't experienced before even though 11 00:00:35,340 --> 00:00:42,000 I've gone through multiple life paradigm 12 00:00:39,058 --> 00:00:45,089 shifts this one's a little different and 13 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:49,799 I think it's worth the while just kind 14 00:00:45,090 --> 00:00:51,239 of cataloging it to some extent I don't 15 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:52,828 know if I'll keep it straight like am 16 00:00:51,238 --> 00:00:56,038 now I kind of want to have more fun with 17 00:00:52,829 --> 00:01:00,179 this but I'm a little tired so the 18 00:00:56,039 --> 00:01:02,698 showman in me isn't really there so let 19 00:01:00,179 --> 00:01:04,319 me just go into I've got this kind of 20 00:01:02,698 --> 00:01:08,129 list prepared here of things I want to 21 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:09,599 kind of cover people have been asking 22 00:01:08,129 --> 00:01:14,879 left and right and I figure this is a 23 00:01:09,599 --> 00:01:18,649 good way to kind of offer a full list of 24 00:01:14,879 --> 00:01:21,089 things that are happening with me so 25 00:01:18,650 --> 00:01:24,960 starting the 18th I will be out of the 26 00:01:21,090 --> 00:01:29,728 country it'll have no ties to Canada 27 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:33,059 I'll have my whole life in a 5x5 storage 28 00:01:29,728 --> 00:01:35,959 unit and then that's mostly you know 29 00:01:33,060 --> 00:01:39,659 important tax information and some 30 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:41,280 merchandise and a few chairs and very 31 00:01:39,659 --> 00:01:48,868 little very few things are going to go 32 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:51,540 there so there's that I'll be in the 33 00:01:48,868 --> 00:01:53,578 States for about a week and then on the 34 00:01:51,540 --> 00:01:57,149 27th 35 00:01:53,578 --> 00:02:00,750 I'll be leaving for a 15 ararat 15 hour 36 00:01:57,149 --> 00:02:02,549 flight and landing in Japan right on 37 00:02:00,750 --> 00:02:06,780 time for Comic at which I will be 38 00:02:02,549 --> 00:02:08,640 attending so let's get through these 39 00:02:06,780 --> 00:02:12,840 steps of what's happening and what's 40 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:14,518 happened so I've been and and and two 41 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,719 kind of before I go forward here I've 42 00:02:14,519 --> 00:02:17,909 been wanting to do this for quite a 43 00:02:15,719 --> 00:02:19,709 while I was just things have either not 44 00:02:17,909 --> 00:02:22,680 lined up or it took on projects you know 45 00:02:19,709 --> 00:02:24,390 things get in the way but this isn't 46 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,560 kind of us this is it isn't a 47 00:02:24,389 --> 00:02:27,149 spur-of-the-moment thing this is this 48 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:35,360 thing I've been slowly building up over 49 00:02:27,150 --> 00:02:35,360 for the past few years so first thing 50 00:02:35,568 --> 00:02:39,889 that was kind of in the way here 51 00:02:40,729 --> 00:02:44,818 we've got a I've got a few things there 52 00:02:43,500 --> 00:02:47,400 that I had to do before I leave 53 00:02:44,818 --> 00:02:53,310 I had a really rough week I really what 54 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:56,219 rough month in November October and 55 00:02:53,310 --> 00:03:00,269 especially to remember I had a comic to 56 00:02:56,219 --> 00:03:03,449 get out for Island which is being 57 00:03:00,269 --> 00:03:05,579 published through image and I was 30 58 00:03:03,449 --> 00:03:07,199 pages full-color and I did get help with 59 00:03:05,579 --> 00:03:10,530 that with some assistance and stuff but 60 00:03:07,199 --> 00:03:14,518 even then you know with dialogue and all 61 00:03:10,530 --> 00:03:18,750 that all the little niggly bits here and 62 00:03:14,519 --> 00:03:23,219 there it was a lot of work and I had to 63 00:03:18,750 --> 00:03:27,930 kind of really push past that that was 64 00:03:23,219 --> 00:03:33,539 the badge of honor that's probably one 65 00:03:27,930 --> 00:03:35,730 of the most professional I want to say 66 00:03:33,539 --> 00:03:38,189 use the word professional professional 67 00:03:35,729 --> 00:03:41,488 time times I was not the most 68 00:03:38,189 --> 00:03:45,449 professional because it was taxing very 69 00:03:41,489 --> 00:03:47,250 taxing and hard and it wasn't that I 70 00:03:45,449 --> 00:03:49,619 didn't enjoy the characters or whatever 71 00:03:47,250 --> 00:03:51,479 subject matter it was just that there 72 00:03:49,620 --> 00:03:55,019 are sometimes themes or ideas that you 73 00:03:51,479 --> 00:03:58,259 want to tell but you aren't the right in 74 00:03:55,019 --> 00:04:00,509 the groove of it and even though it is 75 00:03:58,259 --> 00:04:03,929 something you want to do it it's also it 76 00:04:00,509 --> 00:04:06,370 can be very very tricky and hard to 77 00:04:03,930 --> 00:04:10,540 grasp onto a specific aspect of 78 00:04:06,370 --> 00:04:12,969 that'll help you complete the project 79 00:04:10,539 --> 00:04:18,039 and that was this thing and this thing 80 00:04:12,969 --> 00:04:19,779 is just a you know how I had I been 81 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,189 approached to make this comic two years 82 00:04:19,779 --> 00:04:23,289 three years ago would have been a lot 83 00:04:21,189 --> 00:04:24,990 easier I probably would have sucked more 84 00:04:23,290 --> 00:04:27,879 but it would have been a lot easier 85 00:04:24,990 --> 00:04:33,550 because I was more deeply entrenched in 86 00:04:27,879 --> 00:04:36,418 that sort of subject matter so I'm glad 87 00:04:33,550 --> 00:04:41,439 it's done I think it's a good story and 88 00:04:36,418 --> 00:04:44,289 I hope it does well but but it was it 89 00:04:41,439 --> 00:04:46,240 was tricky and I had that looming over 90 00:04:44,290 --> 00:04:48,069 my head while I was prepping to leave 91 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,610 and they couldn't they couldn't follow 92 00:04:48,069 --> 00:04:50,800 me 93 00:04:48,610 --> 00:04:56,860 it couldn't follow me to Japan so that 94 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:59,620 had to get done so that got done and 95 00:04:56,860 --> 00:05:02,199 then due to the full time focus on that 96 00:04:59,620 --> 00:05:06,038 I had to sort of there's a few things 97 00:05:02,199 --> 00:05:07,870 first the if I had to kind of put game 98 00:05:06,038 --> 00:05:10,389 stuff on the side I mean I had a coder 99 00:05:07,870 --> 00:05:12,610 and I didn't work I had kind of shit 100 00:05:10,389 --> 00:05:14,769 luck with coders but I think I've got 101 00:05:12,610 --> 00:05:17,460 some people lined up here that will 102 00:05:14,769 --> 00:05:20,349 really kind of pan out 103 00:05:17,459 --> 00:05:22,779 regardless I'm kind of back at the helm 104 00:05:20,350 --> 00:05:23,950 of that because I really want these 105 00:05:22,779 --> 00:05:25,659 things to come out and there's a few 106 00:05:23,949 --> 00:05:27,430 games I should have come out with in a 107 00:05:25,660 --> 00:05:30,760 small short period of time and they drug 108 00:05:27,430 --> 00:05:33,340 out and I'm kind of sick of it so my 109 00:05:30,759 --> 00:05:34,810 focus is going to shift over to games 110 00:05:33,339 --> 00:05:37,598 that is to say I'm not going to stop 111 00:05:34,810 --> 00:05:39,939 drawing but I'm not going to take any 112 00:05:37,598 --> 00:05:43,529 kind of picture active activities 113 00:05:39,939 --> 00:05:46,509 outside of the one two comics a week 114 00:05:43,529 --> 00:05:48,489 that is art focused and if I do do art 115 00:05:46,509 --> 00:05:54,490 it will be more focused towards the game 116 00:05:48,490 --> 00:05:56,379 aspect so 117 00:05:54,490 --> 00:05:59,800 that's kind of where I'm moving so 118 00:05:56,379 --> 00:06:05,459 moving forward 119 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:05,460 comics once a week updating my patreon 120 00:06:06,060 --> 00:06:12,310 transitioning to games that's the next 121 00:06:08,829 --> 00:06:15,189 year as far as personal art I want to 122 00:06:12,310 --> 00:06:17,050 really focus on my faces my coloring and 123 00:06:15,189 --> 00:06:20,228 my hands so there might be a lot of 124 00:06:17,050 --> 00:06:22,569 studies done within that because that's 125 00:06:20,228 --> 00:06:25,240 sort of haunted me I don't want to say 126 00:06:22,569 --> 00:06:28,120 ha to me those things I know I can do 127 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:30,970 them but I'm not really great at them 128 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:35,110 and it could be and I think it's time to 129 00:06:30,970 --> 00:06:38,380 just really dedicate a good solid year 130 00:06:35,110 --> 00:06:40,030 to that so I think that's what I'm gonna 131 00:06:38,379 --> 00:06:42,069 do and I tried to do it last year but 132 00:06:40,029 --> 00:06:43,989 there's a bunch of complications that 133 00:06:42,069 --> 00:06:56,259 came to way including some health stuff 134 00:06:43,990 --> 00:06:57,610 due to a infected tooth so that's been 135 00:06:56,259 --> 00:06:59,379 there was a few things that kind of 136 00:06:57,610 --> 00:07:01,210 happen this year that really I wanna I 137 00:06:59,379 --> 00:07:04,329 don't want to say set me back but I was 138 00:07:01,209 --> 00:07:07,209 a little setback in my output was 139 00:07:04,329 --> 00:07:08,829 significantly drop due to it but I did 140 00:07:07,209 --> 00:07:17,258 my best considering what I was dealing 141 00:07:08,829 --> 00:07:21,758 with so let's talk about kind of like 142 00:07:17,259 --> 00:07:29,430 what's gonna happen here first 143 00:07:21,759 --> 00:07:34,689 I'll be moving over to Japan and the 144 00:07:29,430 --> 00:07:37,300 knee-jerk reaction not knee-jerk the I'd 145 00:07:34,689 --> 00:07:40,899 say the initial attempt would be there 146 00:07:37,300 --> 00:07:42,280 to be for three months while renewing 147 00:07:40,899 --> 00:07:43,359 that for another three months and 148 00:07:42,279 --> 00:07:46,658 there's a few ways to do that you could 149 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:49,300 literally just go to the you can go to 150 00:07:46,658 --> 00:07:51,968 the immigration centers and just simply 151 00:07:49,300 --> 00:07:53,468 say I'd like to renew my travel visa I 152 00:07:51,968 --> 00:07:55,240 have some more things I want to see in 153 00:07:53,468 --> 00:07:58,629 this country I have some things I'm 154 00:07:55,240 --> 00:08:00,788 looking into you can I extend my travel 155 00:07:58,629 --> 00:08:02,680 visa you can also leave and come back 156 00:08:00,788 --> 00:08:05,168 those are that's another option people 157 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:08,139 often go to Korea and then come back a 158 00:08:05,168 --> 00:08:10,389 week later that doesn't always pan 159 00:08:08,139 --> 00:08:12,519 for some people as I've seen or heard 160 00:08:10,389 --> 00:08:19,150 people be rejected and then it's a 161 00:08:12,519 --> 00:08:22,028 fucking problem so that's that's the 162 00:08:19,149 --> 00:08:25,378 last case scenario for me but ideally 163 00:08:22,028 --> 00:08:27,908 I'm there for six months legally and 164 00:08:25,379 --> 00:08:29,259 with a proper visa and like we're not 165 00:08:27,908 --> 00:08:31,209 nothing's goin nothing's on the 166 00:08:29,259 --> 00:08:32,729 nothing's being played under the radar 167 00:08:31,209 --> 00:08:35,049 here because there's nothing worse than 168 00:08:32,729 --> 00:08:41,320 being barred for life from a place you 169 00:08:35,049 --> 00:08:43,208 like to spend a lot of time in while I'm 170 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:49,778 in Japan there's a few things I want to 171 00:08:43,208 --> 00:08:53,169 do I want to look up some schools see a 172 00:08:49,778 --> 00:08:54,490 language schools and ideally I'd like to 173 00:08:53,169 --> 00:08:59,259 go there and take two years of the 174 00:08:54,490 --> 00:09:00,789 Japanese language there are different 175 00:08:59,259 --> 00:09:04,000 options there are different costs there 176 00:09:00,789 --> 00:09:05,620 are different requirements but all in 177 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,480 all I'd really like to stick around and 178 00:09:05,620 --> 00:09:10,480 get get that language under my belt it's 179 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:12,970 definitely something I've I've poked at 180 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:15,839 it for the last 20 years since I've been 181 00:09:12,970 --> 00:09:20,230 14 years old the first time I rented a 182 00:09:15,839 --> 00:09:23,079 Japanese language book from the library 183 00:09:20,230 --> 00:09:24,339 and I should have known it by now and 184 00:09:23,078 --> 00:09:28,269 it's one of those things where I'm like 185 00:09:24,339 --> 00:09:30,370 either fucking stop or do it so that's 186 00:09:28,269 --> 00:09:33,179 one of the reasons I'm going is I want 187 00:09:30,370 --> 00:09:36,940 to see if I can follow through with that 188 00:09:33,179 --> 00:09:41,500 while I'm there I will definitely be 189 00:09:36,940 --> 00:09:45,760 looking into making connections in the 190 00:09:41,500 --> 00:09:49,208 sense that I want to there's a few 191 00:09:45,759 --> 00:09:51,698 industries the game industry the adult 192 00:09:49,208 --> 00:09:55,629 industry the adult gaming industry and 193 00:09:51,698 --> 00:09:57,219 the hentai I wrote comics industry and I 194 00:09:55,629 --> 00:09:59,860 do have a few contacts already before 195 00:09:57,220 --> 00:10:03,250 going there but I want to have a good 196 00:09:59,860 --> 00:10:07,600 idea what what it is how it's like over 197 00:10:03,250 --> 00:10:09,278 there it's worth kind of delving into if 198 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:12,699 I want to stay in Japan for a long 199 00:10:09,278 --> 00:10:14,259 extended period of time past the two 200 00:10:12,698 --> 00:10:16,269 years for a language school I'm gonna 201 00:10:14,259 --> 00:10:19,569 have to find either an employer or get a 202 00:10:16,269 --> 00:10:21,279 business visa business visa 203 00:10:19,570 --> 00:10:23,980 requirements are pretty high financially 204 00:10:21,279 --> 00:10:26,169 speaking not impossible but it is 205 00:10:23,980 --> 00:10:27,430 definitely going at life in hard mode if 206 00:10:26,169 --> 00:10:32,889 you're going to try to run a business in 207 00:10:27,429 --> 00:10:38,669 Japan because the a lot of its stacked 208 00:10:32,889 --> 00:10:41,019 against it but that is still an option 209 00:10:38,669 --> 00:10:43,929 so that's one of the things while we're 210 00:10:41,019 --> 00:10:48,220 there sightseeing is one thing making 211 00:10:43,929 --> 00:10:50,379 contacts you know seeing other people 212 00:10:48,220 --> 00:10:52,149 who were from outside of the country 213 00:10:50,379 --> 00:10:57,909 meeting them and seeing how they managed 214 00:10:52,149 --> 00:11:00,939 to stick around for a while and then if 215 00:10:57,909 --> 00:11:06,490 the school does go down then I do that 216 00:11:00,940 --> 00:11:09,010 for two years I then get my n2 which is 217 00:11:06,490 --> 00:11:11,129 the ability to basically you can you've 218 00:11:09,009 --> 00:11:13,720 learned enough Japanese that you can 219 00:11:11,129 --> 00:11:16,450 enter the workforce and then once that's 220 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:18,639 the case there's a few options I can 221 00:11:16,450 --> 00:11:22,900 look into that is definitely the one is 222 00:11:18,639 --> 00:11:24,899 to just go to animation school for two 223 00:11:22,899 --> 00:11:27,129 years another two years so I'll be 224 00:11:24,899 --> 00:11:31,179 beginning I'll be there for almost five 225 00:11:27,129 --> 00:11:35,789 years if that's the case and once I'm 226 00:11:31,179 --> 00:11:42,370 done and then I'll have Japanese 227 00:11:35,789 --> 00:11:46,139 animation thingy-majingy so that's kind 228 00:11:42,370 --> 00:11:50,440 of a long term concept there's also 229 00:11:46,139 --> 00:11:52,480 sticking around looking for work I got 230 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,920 it I got to convince someone to hire me 231 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:58,120 for three years so that's a little 232 00:11:53,919 --> 00:12:02,679 tricky I do not have a university degree 233 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:09,340 so that could even trickier we'll see 234 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:12,639 what happens on that and I mean a lot 235 00:12:09,340 --> 00:12:15,730 the final option here is just to come 236 00:12:12,639 --> 00:12:18,569 back to Canada after an extended visit 237 00:12:15,730 --> 00:12:21,220 and go yeah I did that and then this 238 00:12:18,570 --> 00:12:23,800 kind of reeve actor myself into what I'm 239 00:12:21,220 --> 00:12:25,649 doing what I've been doing so far and 240 00:12:23,799 --> 00:12:28,500 refocus on it 241 00:12:25,649 --> 00:12:34,169 without there being the Japanese aspect 242 00:12:28,500 --> 00:12:38,159 to it and that's uh that's pretty much 243 00:12:34,169 --> 00:12:41,039 it I mean that's what I'm thinking those 244 00:12:38,159 --> 00:12:48,449 are my plans so we'll see how it goes I 245 00:12:41,039 --> 00:12:51,899 I don't know it could pan out it could 246 00:12:48,450 --> 00:12:53,670 be a devastating one of my fears is 247 00:12:51,899 --> 00:12:55,709 right now Japan is getting a large 248 00:12:53,669 --> 00:12:57,539 influx of people just like me and I'm 249 00:12:55,710 --> 00:13:00,509 afraid by the time I get there they'll 250 00:12:57,539 --> 00:13:03,120 be tired of it and that a lot of doors 251 00:13:00,509 --> 00:13:07,379 that we're open will be kept closed due 252 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:11,460 to just the volume of white dudes 253 00:13:07,379 --> 00:13:13,500 showing up and doing their thing and and 254 00:13:11,460 --> 00:13:15,810 we all know the Japanese culture is 255 00:13:13,500 --> 00:13:17,970 rather insular and that's definitely 256 00:13:15,809 --> 00:13:19,679 gonna be the aspect where I'm going to 257 00:13:17,970 --> 00:13:22,379 be feeling the cold shoulder due to my 258 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:25,049 race that's fine I actually welcome 259 00:13:22,379 --> 00:13:28,289 feeling a little I've never really 260 00:13:25,049 --> 00:13:30,149 entirely felt this sting I'll brace ISM 261 00:13:28,289 --> 00:13:31,709 if there if I'm gonna really receiving 262 00:13:30,149 --> 00:13:34,470 that it's not going to be in my country 263 00:13:31,710 --> 00:13:36,780 it's gonna be in another country and I 264 00:13:34,470 --> 00:13:39,690 sort of you know way welcomed the 265 00:13:36,779 --> 00:13:42,000 experience I'm sure I'll get tired and 266 00:13:39,690 --> 00:13:44,280 sick of it like looming over me and I 267 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:47,190 think the looming over you there your 268 00:13:44,279 --> 00:13:49,139 whole life thing is probably the long 269 00:13:47,190 --> 00:13:51,450 lasting part of the races that most 270 00:13:49,139 --> 00:13:53,399 people don't get to experience who 271 00:13:51,450 --> 00:13:54,690 aren't in that scenario and that's 272 00:13:53,399 --> 00:14:00,059 probably the part that's going to teach 273 00:13:54,690 --> 00:14:02,160 me the most but I welcome that aspect 274 00:14:00,059 --> 00:14:05,819 and considering I'm a bit of an isolated 275 00:14:02,159 --> 00:14:08,069 person I don't think I'm going to it's 276 00:14:05,820 --> 00:14:12,960 not gonna hit me as hard as people some 277 00:14:08,070 --> 00:14:14,850 people who like to socialize more that 278 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,830 said I would like to get in a scenario 279 00:14:14,850 --> 00:14:18,899 where I'm constantly interacting with 280 00:14:16,830 --> 00:14:21,650 Japanese people so that I can better 281 00:14:18,899 --> 00:14:25,799 motivate myself to learn the language 282 00:14:21,649 --> 00:14:30,039 and that's pretty much it that's this is 283 00:14:25,799 --> 00:14:31,659 it as for format 284 00:14:30,039 --> 00:14:33,159 I never really decided how I'm gonna do 285 00:14:31,659 --> 00:14:35,409 this thing here I think I'm gonna be 286 00:14:33,159 --> 00:14:38,740 doing videos when I pick up some cool 287 00:14:35,409 --> 00:14:40,360 interesting stuff I'm not quite sure 288 00:14:38,740 --> 00:14:45,240 what people want to hear about or see 289 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:49,329 about while I'm doing this please please 290 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:55,000 please tell me what you'd like to see or 291 00:14:49,328 --> 00:15:00,809 hear and I'll keep that in mind for my 292 00:14:55,000 --> 00:15:00,809 next updates okay thanks guys but