The Untitled Update: 11/22

Pretty quick, short update following TUP 2.4's release.

You know what's funny. I first thought that the reception to this episode was worse than 2.3. There didn't seem to be as many people at the premiere, none of the familiar faces I would have expected (e.g. Virtua, MemeKirisame, Dashie, etc.), and not as many comments afterwards. However, I just checked my analytics and not only is it my best performing video after 48 hours, but it also surpassed view count for 2.3 in the same timeframe. I guess those would be the kind of metrics normal YTers would look at to determine a video's success, but I guess it just feels different when I had a smaller, more active fanbase than a slightly larger, more quiet fanbase.

In any case, I can't help but feel happy that my hard work these past nine months has paid off! Although my personal life has been crazy this past year between losing my job, moving states, and taking care of my aging grandmother, I was still able to get this episode done and somehow even faster than TUP 2.3. At the same time, I'm glad that I didn't have to compromise on the quality as I think the editing is more up to snuff with my more recent work like Mission IMPossible.

Unlike TUP 2.3, where afterwards I was still flowing with the creative juices and joined like ten different collabs, I am thoroughly burnt out after this last project! Won't be joining any collabs for a while and definitely not starting on TUP 2.5 just yet. Will start updating this page again in 2023 when I start up work again, but you might see a small video for Christmas since that seems to be a new tradition on my channel.