History WebVideo / TheAnimeMan

* ReactionVideo: Joey generally dislikes them, and as an extension, [=YouTube=] channels that rely on them. Joey's made bluntly disparaging comments in #[=AnswerMeSenpai=] videos about them, and in the ''WTF Japan'' video about ''[[LightNovel/RedoOfHealer Redo of a Healer]]'' and it getting an anime adaptation, he dropped this gem:

* ReactionVideo: Joey generally dislikes them, and as an extension, [=YouTube=] channels that rely on them. Joey's made bluntly disparaging comments in #[=AnswerMeSenpai=] videos about them, and in the ''WTF Japan'' video about ''[[LightNovel/KaifukuJutsushiNoYarinaoshi Redo of a Healer]]'' and it getting an anime adaptation, he dropped this gem:

* TheCameo: He voices a minor character in 'VideoGame/NoStraightRoads'' who is very much based on him, and voices him in both English and Japanese.

* {{Gorn}}: One of Joey's ''WTF Japan'' videos is about his being utterly incredulous that a live-action adaptation of ''Mai-chan's Daily Life''[[note]]an ''ero-guro'' manga infamous for its grotesque brutality, '''especially''' its final chapter[[/note]] had been made.

* HiddenDepths: He can also play the guitar, as shown on his {{crossover}}s with Eddie van der Meer, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MgIqz66NZA this one]].

In mid-2020, he, WebVideo/{{Gigguk}}, and [=CDawgVA=] began a podcast called ''WebVideo/TrashTaste'', where they discuss general topics about anime, manga, and life in Japan.

* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7nH-YnH2g0 "Japanese Highschools vs Anime Highschools"]], Joey and Gaijin Goombah explain that student council members in anime are treated as the "Most Powerful Students in the School", but in real-life, student council members are treated the same as any other student. He also notes that the "kouhai-senpai" hierarchy in schools may be the reason why this trope exists in anime.

* SchoolClubsAreSeriousBusiness: In real-life, there are no school clubs that deal with the supernatural, so if the SOS Brigade from ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' would be attempted, it will be rejected quickly because teachers are critical for the formation of clubs.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Colorful hair is used to help viewers in distinguishing anime characters just by looking at them. In real-life, people just maintain their natural hair color in public, especially in schools where dress code is followed.

* NightmareFuel: Joey loves horror manga and anime, and specifically [[InvokedTrope invokes the trope]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qoAttBcUUI this]] ''Monthly Otaku Collection'' video when talking about ''Manga/{{Jinmen}}'', specifically about the hideous imagery on the cover of the first volume.

* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7nH-YnH2g0 Japanese Highschools vs Anime Highschools]], Joey explains that student council members in anime are treated as the "Most Powerful Students in the School", but in real-life, student council members are treated the same as any other student. He also notes that the "kouhai-senpai" hierarchy in schools may be the reason why this trope exists in anime.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: He made "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YYYwhSILL4 “What exactly is a 'Weeaboo'?]]" to shed some light on the term after hearing people use it for just liking anime or something like that, while it actually refers to [[OccidentalOtaku more extreme cases]].

* ExactWords: His "Real Vs Fake Anime Challenge" with LetsPlay/{{Pewdiepie}} has Felix manage to trick him a few times with this kind of wording, by describing an anime as "A man killing anything with a single touch" (WebComic/OnePunchMan. He never said what ''kind'' of touch) and going with a seemingly perfect description of ''Manga/DragonBall'' [[labelnote:The Description in Question]]A young boy on another planet came to Earth to grow up. He gets raised by an older man, has a unique black hairstyle, can fly, and save the earth repeatedly.[[/labelnote]]...which Joey got wrong because it was a description of ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}''.

!!Tropes that the Anime Man discusses:

* SempaiKohai: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=20btoO1auDo One "Japanese 101" video]] discusses the etymologies of the terms and their uses.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: He made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YYYwhSILL4 “What exactly is a 'Weeaboo'?”]] to shed some light on the term after hearing people use it for just liking anime or something like that, while it actually refers to [[OccidentalOtaku more extreme cases]].

-->[...] it's only just now that I decided, 'You know what, I'm gonna give this a go' because when I looked at the cover of this first volume, I just thought 'Wow...that is nightmare fuel.' But again, there's something me, my boys, that you need to understand. When it comes to manga, especially horror manga...I ''love'' my nightmare fuel.

Joey Bizinger, AKA The Anime Man, is a Japanese-Australian Internet personality active on Website/YouTube, where he talks about anime and manga, mostly in the style of vlogs. In the beginning of his career he would mostly do {{Lets Play}}s. He is also one of the most-subscribed anime [=YouTubers=] with 2.08 million subscribers as of February 2020.

* FlippingTheBird: His mascot does this in a number of his video thumbnails, usually ones dealing with controversial topics or things that Joey is salty about.

** Alongside other YouTubers/vloggers, Joey visited haunted places in Japan.
** Other Halloween specials has Joey sharing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i22bNC4yk4I&pp=QADQAwE%3D real-life Horror stories]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xOybrN2eDo Horror Manga to read for Halloween]].

* ReactionVideo: Joey generally dislikes them, and as an extension, [=YouTube=] channels that rely on them. Joey's made bluntly disparaging comments in #[=AnswerMeSenpai=] videos about them, and in the''WTF Japan'' video about ''[[LightNovel/KaifukuJutsushiNoYarinaoshi Redo of a Healer]]'' and it getting an anime adaptation, he dropped this gem:

* WeUsedToBeFriends: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Joey used to occasionally do collab videos with Noble from ''WebVideo/LostPause'' (usually also with Akidearest and Misty/Chronexia), but the two haven't appeared in each others' videos since sometime in 2017, for reasons that no one has gone into in any detail, and what little Noble has said about it has been very cryptic. It's not known for certain if there actually was a falling out between them.

* ReactionVideo: Joey generally dislikes them, and as an extension, [=YouTube=] channels that rely on them. One of the signs that there may have been a falling out between he and Noble is that some time after their last collab, Joey made a bluntly disparaging comment in one #[=AnswerMeSenpai=] about reaction videos, which are a staple of Noble's content. In a much later ''WTF Japan'' video about ''[[LightNovel/KaifukuJutsushiNoYarinaoshi Redo of a Healer]]'' and it getting an anime adaptation, he dropped this gem:

* WeUsedToBeFriends: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Joey used to occasionally do collab videos with Noble from WebVideo/LostPause (usually also with Akidearest and Misty/Chronexia), but the two haven't appeared in each others' videos since sometime in 2017, for reasons that no one has gone into in any detail, and what little Noble has said about it has been very cryptic. It's not known for certain if there actually was a falling out between them.
* ThePianoPlayer: Under the psuedonym ''Ikurru'', Joey released an album of piano (mostly) instrumentals titled ''"A Picture Frame Full Of Memories"''.
** LongTitle: Three of them have names longer than five words, the longest being Track 7: ''"I Don't Remember How We Ended Up Here, But I'm Glad We Did"''.
** TitleTrack: Track 3: ''"There Once Stood '''A Picture Frame Full Of Memories'''"''

* SigningOffCatchPhrase: "Like and favorite if you enjoyed! Subscribe for more anime banter, [and I'll see you in the next video of whatever I make]. Keep watching anime! Janne!", usually spouted [[MotorMouth at breakneck pace]]. He's taken to dropping the bracketed part in his more recent videos.

* SempaiKohai: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=20btoO1auDo One "JapanesE 101" video]] discusses the etymologies of the terms and their uses.

In mid-2020, he, WebVideo/{{Gigguk}}, and [=CDawgVA=] began a podcast called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcmxOGYGF51T1XsqQLewGtQ Trash Taste]]'', where they discuss general topics about anime, manga, and life in Japan.

In mid-2020, he, WebVideo/{{Gigguk}}, and [=CDawgVA=] began a podcast called ''Trash Taste'', where they discuss general topics about anime, manga, and Japanese-centric topics.