The Happiness of the Pursuit — Transcript

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1. 0:0010 seconds.
2. 0:04A sixth of a minute may seem fast, but to some...
3. 0:13A champion, a winner, a world record.
4. 0:16All within reach in a mere 10 seconds.
5. 0:23But behind those few seconds were years of dedication and hard work.
6. 0:26You overlook a lot of stuff leading up to that moment.
7. 0:29Just like how you might have overlooked this anime.
8. 0:47Togashi is a born sprinter, naturally gifted with speed.
9. 0:51In sixth grade, he's crushing everyone.
10. 0:53While Komiya...
11. 0:56He hyperventilates and looks like he's about to die every time he runs.
12. 0:59These two are the complete opposites.
13. 1:01They even have different outlooks on running.
14. 1:03Togashi runs because he is fast, so it's instinct that he runs.
15. 1:07While Komiya...
16. 1:08runs to escape reality.
17. 1:10He's not built like Togashi.
18. 1:11He sucks at running and it hurts to run.
19. 1:13But if that could distract him from the world,
20. 1:15then that's all he needs.
21. 1:16Togashi hears that and goes,
22. 1:18Well, that's dumb as fuck.
23. 1:22Dumb, you say?
24. 1:23Uh, I mean...
25. 1:24Your mom's kinda hot.
26. 1:25I have no friends, no Robux...
27. 1:27and no idea on how to solve the problems in my life.
28. 1:29So, I run.
29. 1:30Even though I know it's dumb.
30. 1:31yeah that is dumb as fuck
31. 1:33There is only one rule in this world that I believe in.
32. 1:35That your mom's kinda hot?
33. 1:36That running the 100-meter dash faster than anyone else can solve almost anything.
34. 1:43well that's dumb as fuck-
35. 1:44Togashi and Komiya become homies.
36. 1:46Komiya sucks at running, so Togashi trains him like a Pokémon.
37. 1:49And now Komiya has a new found reason to run.
38. 1:51To be faster and win a gold medal at school.
39. 1:53It's kinda wholesome.
40. 1:54You see two buddies bond over a sport.
41. 1:56Togashi pushes Komiya to achieve his goal.
42. 1:58But what's Togashi's goal?
43. 2:00We know that Komiya wants to win, but we don't really know why Togashi runs.
44. 2:04In fact, he himself doesn't know the reason.
45. 2:06He doesn't strive to win.
46. 2:08There's no grand ambition or goal.
47. 2:09So while one of them is putting his life on the line...
48. 2:12the other doesn't really give a shit.
49. 2:13They eventually race each other and Komiya chases him with the grit of an abusive husband.
50. 2:18The outcome was expected,
51. 2:19so there wasn't really a need for Togashi to go all out.
52. 2:21And Komiya ends up face-palming himself at the end.
53. 2:24Hyperventilating and limps off to the horizon.
54. 2:26That was the last time Togashi ever saw Komiya.
55. 2:31A few years later, Togashi's now in high school
56. 2:33and you would think he's on path to be the next Usain Bolt but...
57. 2:37Togashi's washed up.
58. 2:39The guy who once won every single meet he was in
59. 2:41now gets excited over bread.
60. 2:42What happened to our prodigy?
61. 2:44What is a national-level athlete doing at a normal high school?
62. 2:48Some say he's injured...
63. 2:49health problems...
64. 2:50but deep down...
65. 2:51Togashi's given up.
66. 2:52The fear creeped in and Togashi's set on a new chapter of his life, away from running.
67. 2:57Until the huzz shows up and he's like;
68. 3:05Boom, he's reignited the fire.
69. 3:08100 meters is a movie that you got to watch at least two or three times
70. 3:11to truly understand what it's about cuz...
71. 3:14there's a lot of subtext and nuances that you will overlook on your first watch.
72. 3:20The story doesn't pause for you to take it all in.
73. 3:22😏
74. 3:22You need to keep your eyes and ears peeled to really catch what they're saying.
75. 3:26Some are practically Socrates incarnate,
76. 3:28parting wisdom so dense
77. 3:29you don't even know what he just said.
78. 3:31But if you lean closer...
79. 3:32you can hear the fourth wall start to crack
80. 3:34and the conversation becomes personal.
81. 3:37If you've watched the movie, you know what I'm talking about.
82. 3:40But if you haven't...
83. 3:40I know where your eyes have been looking.
84. 3:42You've been focusing on it for the past minute.
85. 3:50100 meters is a five volume manga
86. 3:51written and illustrated by the same guy who made-
87. 3:57The movie was animated by Rock'n Roll Mountain.
88. 3:59Haven't heard of them?
89. 4:00Yeah, cuz it's like their second project
90. 4:02with the first one being this-
91. 4:12this went on for 30 seconds
92. 4:14Kenji Iwaisawa is the founder of Rock'n Roll Mountain
93. 4:17and the backbone of his studio.
94. 4:18The first anime they took on,
95. 4:19man I don't even know what this shit's about.
96. 4:21But this hour-long movie only had five people working on it.
97. 4:25And if you look closer, Kenji took on every possible role.
98. 4:28Animating over 40,000 frames alone.
99. 4:31Taking over 7 years to finish the film.
100. 4:33And if there's one thing about Kenji is that he loves his rotoscope-
101. 4:39Rotoscoping is a technique where animators trace  over live-action footage to create a scene.
102. 4:45No.
103. 4:46If you think rotoscoping is just drawing over an image,
104. 4:48you're not wrong to think that.
105. 4:50But it's not just copy-paste animation.
106. 4:52A lot of people think it's lazy, but some fail to realize
107. 4:54that it actually takes more time to rotoscope than a normal key animation.
108. 4:58You still got to draw every frame and make it look good.
109. 5:00The anime industry does not like this technique.
110. 5:03They say it's not very "anime" like which...
111. 5:05I kind of agree.
112. 5:06Some of these scenes reminds me of those AI filters
113. 5:08you know the-
114. 5:12The industry does not approve of it.
115. 5:14The people are not really fond of it.
116. 5:16You gotta like own your own animation studio for this to even work.
117. 5:2310 years after high school and Togashi's still nowhere near Bolt.
118. 5:26He even almost got cut from being a pro runner.
119. 5:28I don't get it.
120. 5:29He's the main character.
121. 5:30He's supposed to win and be the champion but...
122. 5:33an hour into the movie, you realize it's not that kind of show.
123. 5:36From the start of the movie,
124. 5:37from the start of this video...
125. 5:39you never really knew why Togashi runs.
126. 5:41He lacks ambition and commitment.
127. 5:43He even comes to a point where he breaks down crying after saying defeat is a part of life.
128. 5:48That's a tough pill to swallow.
129. 5:50At some point, your mind starts thinking...
130. 5:53"this isn't about running, is it?"
131. 5:54I have read story after story that uses sports as a disguise,
132. 5:58but in reality...
133. 5:59it ends up being a life lesson.
134. 6:01Togashi, Komiya, Nigami, Zaitsu, Kaidou
135. 6:03are all runners that run on the same track but
136. 6:05each for different reasons.
137. 6:07You're gonna relate to at least one of them.
138. 6:09One's running to chase records.
139. 6:11Another's running because he believes in himself.
140. 6:13Another's been on the top for so long that it becomes lonely.
141. 6:16Ultimately, as long as you understand why you're running,
142. 6:19that's all that really matters.
143. 6:21Because running the 100-meter dash faster than anyone else can solve almost anything.
144. 6:25When you give your best to something and believe in yourself,
145. 6:28everything just starts to shine and you feel the world is yours.
146. 6:32It's the same principles I take to creating content.
147. 6:34I'm not chasing views or subs
148. 6:36or increasing my Patreon members.
149. 6:38I run because I want to.
150. 6:40Because I LOVE to.
151. 6:42It's not the pursuit of happiness, but the happiness of the pursuit.
152. 6:45There's no greater feeling than investing in myself and seeing myself grow.
153. 6:48It gives my life meaning.
154. 6:50Togashi never went all-in against Komiya because there was no meaning to it.
155. 6:54He knew he was faster, so to him...
156. 6:56the race had already ended before it even started.
157. 6:59But if you're gonna run like that...
158. 7:00don't be surprised when someone else overtakes you or
159. 7:0320 years later, you end up regretting not giving it your all.
160. 7:06YOU GOT TO WANT IT.
161. 7:07YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WANT IT
162. 7:09and pace yourself because if you don't...
163. 7:11you might just lose yourself in the race.
164. 7:13It took our characters 30 years to figure out why they run for 10 seconds,
165. 7:16but for you...
166. 7:17hopefully,
167. 7:18just an hour and 46 minutes.
168. 7:20So...