Kurosai

Subscribers 514K

Videos 785

Views 157.1M

Channels Like Kurosai

Kurosai covers a mix of anime-focused content and broader cultural commentary, including surreal humor, anime philosophy, and video essays with production/editing emphasis. The channel appears to blend deep-dives and analysis (surreal, isekai, economics in anime, culture philosophy anime) with entertainment formats like editions, parodies, and memes, likely featuring tutorials or demonstrations in After Effects/Premiere Pro. With 514K subscribers and 157.1M total views across 785 videos, uploads span many years since January 2012, and recent videos average around 187.9K views per video.

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86% relevance

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Videos 511

Views 71.4M

Appearances 6

SERP 100%

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72% relevance

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Appearances 4

SERP 65%

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67% relevance

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Videos 250

Views 20.2M

Appearances 4

SERP 51%

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67% relevance

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64% relevance

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Videos 2.3K

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Appearances 7

SERP 60%

Similarity 67%

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Touches on 'philosophy of animation' with broad, educational framing; matches Kurosai in intent to explain concepts, though TED-Ed's broader audience and delivery yield lower content alignment compared to Kurosai's style.

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Top competitors by match strength are Max Derrat (86% match) and Game Maker's Toolkit (72% match). Other notable overlaps include Sock Sensei (67% match) and pey talks anime (67% match). The shared queries center on anime philosophy, culture philosophy anime, and anime philosophy analysis, as well as gaming economics analysis for the latter. Kurosai has 514K subscribers, while Max Derrat has 509K, and Game Maker's Toolkit has 1.7M, indicating Kurosai sits between smaller niche creators and larger, more established channels. The identified competitors overlap on topics like anime philosophy, isekai analysis, and culture/ethics discussions within anime, signaling competition for search queries around anime philosophy, culture, and economics in anime.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Kurosai?

Max Derrat — 86% match, 509K subscribers; Game Maker's Toolkit — 72% match, 1.7M subscribers; Sock Sensei — 67% match, 179K subscribers. All three channels are creators who produce analytical or commentary-style content about games, media, and related culture, with a focus on within-genre analysis and niche humor.

What type of content does Kurosai make?

Kurosai creates humorous anime-centric content, including memes, parodies, and edits, as evidenced by titles like 'when the final boss is a random encounter' (554.9K views) and 'Tanya Commits a War Crime at an Elven Wedding' (237K views). Upload frequency is implied as multiple videos per week, with an average of approximately 188K views per video.

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