moderndayjames

Subscribers 536K

Videos 422

Views 18.9M

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Moderndayjames focuses on 2D animation and figure drawing topics, offering tutorials and fundamentals like storyboarding, walk cycles, run cycles, foreshortening, and cinematic drawing techniques. The channel emphasizes learning through tutorials and how-tos for aspiring animators, with content such as how to make drawings cinematic, storyboarding basics, and how professionals use tools like Clip Studio Paint. It posts frequently as livestreams Mon-Fri at 11 AM EST and has an average view count around 253.7K per video, with a total of 422 videos published since joining in 2017.

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88% relevance

Subscribers 375K

Videos 302

Views 25.7M

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 80%

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Both target animation and storytelling for animators, with Toniko matching high search interest in storyboarding basics and figure drawing animation (100% search), and a strong alignment to ModernDayJames's focus on animation craft (80% content).

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85% relevance

Subscribers 212K

Videos 110

Views 11.3M

Appearances 10

SERP 87%

Similarity 84%

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Overlaps with 2D animation and production workflow (walk cycles, clip studio paint animation) where search interest is solid (87%), and content similarity is high (84%), signaling a shared audience of practical animation technique learners.

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84% relevance

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Videos 67

Views 72.5M

Appearances 7

SERP 99%

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81% relevance

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Videos 171

Views 5.4M

Appearances 10

SERP 82%

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78% relevance

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Views 24.1M

Appearances 7

SERP 65%

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Videos 238

Views 13.0M

Appearances 6

SERP 59%

Similarity 84%

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Top competitors by match strength are Toniko Pantoja (88% match) and Dong Chang (85% match). AlanBeckerTutorials (84% match) also shows strong alignment. These channels overlap with moderndayjames on queries such as storyboarding basics, figure drawing animation, 2D animation, walk cycles, run cycles, and clip studio paint animation. Moderndayjames has 536K subscribers, while Toniko Pantoja has about 375K and Dong Chang about 212K, with AlanBeckerTutorials at 1.1M subscribers, indicating that moderndayjames sits between mid-tier and larger animation-focused creators. The overlap centers on tutorials and practical techniques for animation and drawing, competition driven by similar search terms.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to moderndayjames?

Toniko Pantoja (88% match, 375K subscribers), Dong Chang (85% match, 212K subscribers), and AlanBeckerTutorials (84% match, 1.1M subscribers). All three channels focus on animation and related tutorials, similar to moderndayjames which covers animation topics and techniques.

What type of content does moderndayjames make?

Moderndayjames creates animation-focused content, with video titles like How to Make Your Drawings Cinematic, Storyboarding Basics, What it's like animating for Netflix, 2D Animation: Walk Cycles, and How to Animate Run Cycles. The channel averages about 253.7K views per video, and uploads multiple times per week.

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