rewatching my first anime inspired THIS pokéball skirt

does the pokémon anime deserve our nostalgia?

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0:00 do you remember 1998?
0:29 fabric & mockup
4:48 starting the anime
9:44 back to crafting
13:40 the anime, but this time rearranged (E-rank and D-rank)
17:43 normal, on-time skirt sewing
20:22 the C-rank
23:44 crafting pokéballs
27:18 the B-rank
31:39 final crafting bits
37:08 the A-rank
41:31 SKIRT, ASSEMBLE
44:35 the S-rank
49:45 the final episode & grand reveal

Autumn Orange – Witching Hour

Autumn Orange – Have You Ever Had A Blueberry Cupcake? (Instrumental)

Emil Rottmayer – MEGA

Downtown Binary – Light Cycles
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Gymnopédie No.1

Forhill & oDDling – Supernal
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A.L.I.S.O.N. – Continuity
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Downtown Binary & The Present Sound – Polaris
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Monolism – Infinite Space
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Downtown Binary & FRM – Umbra
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[vonnickk]

the demons telling me to hand sew everything vs the angel telling me i am a modern person with modern tools

[basicbaroque]

I thought, Onigiri was donuts until I was 23 or 24. They were something I had been searching for and wanted to eat, since childhood. I passed by a shop in Texas and looked in the window, "It's the DONUTS!!!!" The fillings were the most surprising part.

[lenaeospeixinhos]

"I'm a weak man and I do pick up a little lace trim for the bottom of it"
Ah yes, lace trim does make weaklings of us all

[hartplastikkaktus]

the "heteronormativity stole my childhood" shirt is so real! This was amazing to watch, as much as it pains me that you got so burned out while making this, it is a beautiful project!

[ResaChiic]

clips of bye bye butterfree have programmed me to suddenly tear up, and somehow that includes the screenshots/recordings in your video, which isnt even the actual episode or the music? just the visuals??? the power of that episode 0.o

[strictlybecca]

the shot at 25:31 of you putting your hand in the pocket and then removing it and then the pocket becoming quite literally invisible is SO deeply impressive. i even let out a very tiny gasp!

[kawaiikryptid]

oh fuck yes dude you did it - you made the best skirt. 10/10 vid 11/10 skirt i literally got nauseaous at the reveal thats how cool it looks

[skyeoak]

15:18 YOU’RE RIGHT TO SAY IT, I always despised this episode for playing with my emotions for no reason. It’s like they did bye bye butterfree, again, but on a budget without narrative consequences

[AzaanaMeanrlyth]

The reveal at the end had my mind screaming "IT'S A WITCH, IT'S A WITCH" the silouete of everything and the hat are perfect.

Not sure I'd want to many hybrid videos like this but this was well done and very enjoyable.

[Hexmonkey]

One time when I was a kid I asked for “those jelly donuts that look like rice balls”. And it baffles me how I knew what rice balls were but didn’t realize the dub had just changed the word rice balls to jelly donuts.

[okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Ok I kind of want to draw fan art of your cosplay? Ghost pokemon and their trainers have had me in a chokehold since gen 1 and I absolutely love your western historical take on it!

(also going down a nostalgia trip with you made me so emotional habtbt)

[kyliesparks]

Babe wake up!! New Lizard deep dive is up!

(Watching this at work currently, and can't wait to watch it again tomorrow as background to my own crafting!)

[jerryboba_]

Your video format is so engaging and tickles my brain with your wit and ability to articulate so many things so well (while also sneaking in so many jokes). Much like those episodes, it's amazing how much you're able to fit within a small amount of time - genuinely, it is shocking how this is only an hour long given how much went into the project and the narrative you've woven into it.

Pertaining to the skirt, when it was alone on the dress form, I was questioning the contrast of the ruffle, but I should never have doubted your carefully curated purples because, in conjunction with the top, it was absolutely *chef's kiss* 💜

[meghanstockham]

The end montage up on the roof felt like SUCH a victory after your months of vigor!! The skirt turned out beautiful! Loved the anime analysis too, I had the sinking ship/pokemon bonding on the island episodes on VHS and watched them until I wore it out!

[TiredlyWriting]

that skirt reminds me of a belladonna flower with the shape and colors! Considering that belladonnas are poisonous, I think it really fits with the ghost theme!

[McBTL]

Not quite finished with the video yet, but the SS Anne episode really just brought me waaaay back to childhood me feeling so hyped watching all the trainers fight back against Team Rocket with the goddamn CHARMANDER PYRAMID.

Also, "Diglett dig, Diglett dig, TRIO TRIO TRIO" is now stuck in my head.

[sharktoothjack]

I didn't see the tv show or play the games when I was a kid, and pokemon were _still_ part of the backdrop of my childhood

[aDoylible]

"Aren't you tired of hand basting? Don't you just want to go apeshit?" is your next merch drop LOL

In other news I WILL go to Best Bagel at some point LOL You killed this and as always, your little videos are the best companionship to my long edit days. A+ friend!

[randomsyhn]

you just talking about bye bye butterfree has me in tears. The skirt looks fantastic too

[fardareismai]

Man this one did not disappoint!! I love the format cutting back and forth between crafting and trips down memory lane, which turned into a genuinely thoughtful review of a decades old anime. Really fun to watch, thank you for your hard work!