Pastra

Subscribers 691K

Videos 113

Views 42.7M

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Pastra is an art- and horror-focused YouTube channel from Canada that produces long-form analysis, art projects, and character design content, including deep-dives into horror themes, creature design, and game-related horror analysis. The channel leverages tutorials and reviews around horror aesthetics, with recent videos spanning FNaF revisits, dream-inspired themes, and mascot redesigns, and it posts content frequently (recent videos list shows multiple lengthy uploads; average views per video around 313.3K and typical video length near 39 minutes). Upload frequency appears steady, with a mix of 39-minute deep-dives and other long-form analyses, averaging roughly a few uploads per week across the catalog of 113 videos.

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83% relevance

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Appearances 18

SERP 100%

Similarity 72%

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Both target horror- and creature-design audiences with high search overlap (horror character design, creature design horror) and a strong content focus on design tips, resulting in an 83% match despite Pastra’s maybe broader technique emphasis.

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72% relevance

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Appearances 5

SERP 79%

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They attract viewers into horror character and creature design analysis and critique, aligning on key queries like horror character design and monster design critique, yielding a 72% match with similar audience interests.

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BoroCG

71% relevance

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Videos 637

Views 24.5M

Appearances 7

SERP 67%

Similarity 73%

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Shares focus on horror character design and creature/monster design critique, matching Pastra on both search queries and design-centric content (67% search alignment, 73% content similarity).

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Appearances 4

SERP 58%

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Appeals to horror art process and horror character/creature design topics, overlapping Pastra on horror art process queries while maintaining a slightly smaller but similar content approach (58% search, 73% content).

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65% relevance

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Appearances 6

SERP 58%

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64% relevance

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Views 29.5M

Appearances 2

SERP 52%

Similarity 73%

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Competes for the artistic horror/ surreal horror niche with Pastra, aligning on artistic horror analysis and surreal horror art queries, resulting in a 64% match with a similar content style (73% content).

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Top competitors by match strength are Draw Sessions (83% match) and Winged Canvas (72% match). Both channels overlap Pastra on queries related to horror character design, creature design horror, and monster design critique. BoroCG (71% match) also competes on similar topics, reinforcing the focus on horror character and creature design. Compared to Pastra, these competitors have different subscriber bases (Draw Sessions at 364K and Winged Canvas at 473K, with BoroCG at 257K), indicating Pastra sits between smaller and mid-sized horror-art analysis audiences. All three channels share overlapping search queries such as horror character design and creature design horror, aligning Pastra with a niche of cinematic and game-related horror analysis.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Pastra?

Pastra's biggest competitors on YouTube are Draw Sessions (83% match, 364K subscribers) and Winged Canvas (72% match, 473K subscribers) as top rivals, followed by BoroCG (71% match, 257K subscribers). They share a focus on creative arts and design-oriented content with playful or tutorial-style videos that appeal to audiences interested in art, illustration, and character design.

What type of content does Pastra make?

Pastra creates art- and animation-themed content, with video titles like Dreams of an Insomniac Vol. 0 Teaser Trailer, FNaF 4 Revisited, Masters of the Universe is my FAVORITE MOVIE of the year, My Favorite Game Ever Made, I Redesigned My Mascot, and similar topics. The channel averages about 313.3K views per video, and publishing appears to be multiple uploads per week.

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