The Arcanist
@the-arcanist-yt.bsky.social
~ Cherish the past, without forgetting the future ~
Video-essayist who explores our relationship with fiction and each other through analyzing various media, with a focus on JRPGs and 2000s nostalgia.
Video-essayist who explores our relationship with fiction and each other through analyzing various media, with a focus on JRPGs and 2000s nostalgia.
Hi I'm still alive.
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi I'm still alive.
Fellow YouTubers, name the four biggest inspirations for your channel (alt text has channel names)
October 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Fellow YouTubers, name the four biggest inspirations for your channel (alt text has channel names)
My experience of being in video essayist communities in a nutshell.
May 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
My experience of being in video essayist communities in a nutshell.
I'm a few videos away from making this video but the damn video is going to be a trip once it releases.
May 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I'm a few videos away from making this video but the damn video is going to be a trip once it releases.
teaser of my script
April 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
teaser of my script
For people excited for tthe WOS video.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
April 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
For people excited for tthe WOS video.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Yeah I feel I do that.
April 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Yeah I feel I do that.
Presenting something im doing to my video out of context
March 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Presenting something im doing to my video out of context
Have an out of context thing from my notes for the current video.
March 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Have an out of context thing from my notes for the current video.
Watching shoogles new video and
zoom
zoom
March 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Watching shoogles new video and
zoom
zoom
It gets better.
February 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
It gets better.
Some dumbassery from Discord/silly.
February 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Some dumbassery from Discord/silly.
The script is going great thank you for asking
January 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The script is going great thank you for asking
Progress on the current script.
Help
Help
January 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Progress on the current script.
Help
Help
Started on the intro for my "My 2024 gaming highlights vid" and realized how well the music and video sync with one another.
January 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Started on the intro for my "My 2024 gaming highlights vid" and realized how well the music and video sync with one another.
Me when I find increasing amount of insane ways to compare the most popular JRPG the past decde, an obscurish janky mid-budget Persona clone and a fucking Mario spinoff with one another.
December 21, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Me when I find increasing amount of insane ways to compare the most popular JRPG the past decde, an obscurish janky mid-budget Persona clone and a fucking Mario spinoff with one another.
Truly a debate of the ages.
November 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Truly a debate of the ages.
I wrote a sentence I never expected to utter in a video like, ever
November 16, 2024 at 3:10 PM
I wrote a sentence I never expected to utter in a video like, ever
