Just Monika managed to become my new favorite Minecraft animation of all time!! It's got good stuff! And given the length of this video, it's got a LOT of it. Here's everything right with Just Monika!!
Original Video: • "Just Monika” Minecraf...
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"No frame of Natsuki's neck breaking? Aw, thats a shame.." a pure psychopath in the making.
I mean there should have been one?
Maybe they chose the yuri path
last night i had a dream where i murdered 7 people and i dont know why.
@@wigglewoggleweeewooo You might need to get a therapist for that
@@Lovely_Bunni. They don't want the video to get demonetized
"Did you see a gauntlet on her hand and infinity stones? Didnt think so." She can also choose the target while thanos can only do half of all population
What if Monica is the infinity stones???
Well the last part is just wrong, Thanos can also choose the target, he just choose to do 50% at random to make it fair.
Like someone else said, Thanos chose to wipe away 50% to help the population because he believed what he was doing was right. He could’ve done literally anything.
No
Im pretty sure he can give the indianna jones treatment to the hulk
"Everything GREAT about Just Monika!" *Shows the depths of hell as the thumbnail*
Under rated🤣🤣🤣
You mean “depths”
@@callmepsycho3132 and yet you say this 9 months later
@@Exc4Iibur bruh
Me who plays doom eternal: first time seeing it buddy?
Me: *pauses on Monika having two sorta faces* Sayori: *literally choking by a red string* Monika: Duplication activate.
what
Dunno. Im dumb. VvV
@@anobviousidiot9197 agreed
I paused it when she stabbed Yuri One of the duplicated was :O While the other one was like :D
Exotic Butters. :P
"Ohhhh.... No....-" "It's Clifford the big red stab wound!"
AWH CRAP
What the fuuuuuuck.....is happeniiiiiiiiing.....
*uH oH!*
Lol
Nice
Subtitles: [Music] Deaf people: They're groovin!
and hanging around!
@@MittensWichen64 quite literally
🇱 🇲 🇦 🇴
@@Bill.Cipher.101 E
@@MokiMaro no
"Yuri's shirt is pulled when she tugs on it." Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Every 365 days a year passes
@@FeralRaccoon. you forgot the .24
@@xexpaguette Her eyes changed to green and yellow
@@WelcomeToTheToasterFam??
60 likes 60 seconds
I love how Sayori is so acurate. Most "depressed" characters I see are always EdgyTM and are super open about it. Sayori is bubbly and tries to keep everyone else happy, and doesn't really let on to her illness until Monika starts messing with her. I'm... honestly pretty relevied to finaly have a character I can relate to, even if it's over depression.
Wow that’s rough buddy Also join the club
I love your profile pic
@@cynthiahillock7579 thx
fun fact: in the scene where she dies in the game, there's blood on her hands, implying she was forcefully put on that noose
@@gamerstheater1187Actually, Monika talks about this! She did it herself completely, but she actually just.. changed her mind about the whole thing, or maybe it was just her survival instincts kicking in!
The piano part... DID YOU GUYS NOTICE WHENEVER A BAD THING HAPPENS THERE IS A PIANO PLAYING?! LIKE.. IN THE ACTUAL GAME.
Oh, yeah! Back when this game was popular, someone made a theory. Monika plays piano, so, whenever a piano plays, that means she's watching. It's pretty cool!
Monika will listen
I noticed a similar thing in-game, whenever you're reading someone's poem the music instrumentation changes (Sayori -> flute, Natsuki -> xylophone/bells, Yuri -> pizzicato strings, Monika -> piano), didn't extrapolate that to actively listen for piano in other parts of the game tho 🤯
4:45 DDLC girls singing "Santa Baby"? *MAKE THIS EXIST RIGHT NOW.*
Cartoon Master omg I just notice
@@randomnugget697 it was for a christmas medley collab
Cartoon Master YES. YES. YES. YES.
@Ella Grace Smith no where
i just happen to see it on discord
Everything Great i know about "Just Monika!" is Just Monika.
Seems about right
Yea dat seems about right
*i love how he says* "THIS has got to be the best minecraft animation I have ever seen!!, Not Fly Again! Not Revenge! Not anything from the Fallen Kingdom tetralogy!!!" and i just laugh going " *haha that is offensive, but true* "
7:49 "And I can't get you *out of my head.* " I'm surprised you missed that reference, Animation Wins. That's a nod to the poem you read just before heading to Sayori's house at the end of Act 1. The poem only says, "Get out of my head," over and over and over. +1 Win for that small, but significant nod.
I did not know this
Random encounter make song not ZAMination just an information And this is ANİMATİON wins not SONG wins (Sorry for bad english ı am not a english.)
Hi Frisk
@@number1zonvip its a 2331 univers Kappa
Look up "Just Monika Dan Salvato" (background music in Act 3) in google and then look at the lyrics (it's german, but google translate works well enough to get the idea) There's more small references in Just Monika than you realize.
10:33 1 win for the reflection in the background mirror
*Ding*
Ding!
animation win counter 177
*DING DING DING*
Just thought I'd point this out to anyone having a good day. The just sayori ending hints at the fact that their all in a loop of characters becoming the club president until everyone is deleted.
I'd love to see the Just Natsuki ending since we're never given /too/ much of an insight into her character. Maybe getting into her home issues with an abusive father and the whole thing with the literature club being her only escape.
@@mirihawk me too, I love her so much!!
@@mirihawk I want natsuki to get revenge
just mc and just yuri don’t fit
@@Mag-DoubleJ I read mc as Minecraft and was confused
5:22 Are we just gonna ignore how smooth her arms where swinging and legs
Oh yeah it is good animation
Its sad she's fucking dead tho
cha cha real smooth
12:08 I have a slightly different head canon, but basically in the same vein. Zach is still just playing the game, and Monika appearing in his room is just a visual representation of when she says his real name. Like when she is speaking directly to you and not your character. And Zach is back in his school clothes when this room starts flying up to space. So, no he didn't break his computer on the real world, I agree it was symbolizing his rejection of Monika and deleting her. The difference with my head canon is that scene is happening in Zach's imagination, not that Monika made a virtual city. That's just my take.
Oh, I didn't realized his clothes. Thanks for pointing that out!
I agree
Same
Yeah at first I thought the clothes reverting back to uniform irl was a mistake, but it makes sense with this headcanon 🧐
Nobody: Monika: points knife in yuri Him: I see this as an absolute win!
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@@myrnalopez9189 What-
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@@myrnalopez9189 did you have a stroke?
“ *have a FrEaKinG cupcake* “ Me: JEEZ OK
14:43 Damn, I couldn't even see her until you mentioned it, thank you.
Neither can i on ma Phone.
@@tim_oth turn up your brightness
Hits different watching on desktop vs phone 😱
@@Rocker-1681 its 22:16
You should finsh the series about struggle that dude has made alot more
@Noah Sweet See that is what I mean do I bunch of them once I didn't mean to say do them individual thats a lot of work
@Noah Sweet *Modern Warfare?*
@@hottudoggu7712 yes modern warfare
@@user-kx8pu6ys5i *?*
Are you talking about Rainimator?
"some scenes you just ding" Me: "that's fair"
"So I don't want sayori, hanging around *ad* " Ah yes, I don't want sayori hanging around ads either. I still don't know if add or remove a win to youtube for that.
Just Monica: man this is great and accurate …just as long as they don- Just Sayori: FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU-----
8:27 Yuri's shirt is pulled when she tugs on it My mind: Every 60 seconds a minute passes
@Samuel SkalaCorrect lol
accurate
Ah yes, the floor is made of floor
The potatoes taste good, of what it's made?
I have a question why in a hour there is 60 minutes but in a day there is only 24 hours shouldn't it be 60 hours?
Everyone in the Literature Club is mood Even Sayori, she's just *_HANGING_*
"Have a friggin cupcake" was my favorite part.
Warning: Long,bit of a spoiler of the original musical In the original musical the actor of Monica and Nathan/player went into Nathan’s office and he had his computer be on and had DDLC’s files open so they filmed it and Nathan tried to trash Monica secretly but Monica caught him and pulled his mouse away from the trash but he clicked the delete button on his keyboard and was able to delete her
"cuteness overload achieved" *just Sayori* *just Sayori* *just Sayori* *just Sayori* *just Sayori* *just Sayori* *just Sayori* *just Sayori*
“She’s the MOTHER of thanos”finally...someone who agrees with me... edit:this is the most popular I have ever been thx for liking my comment!👌🤩.
Your picture displays how I feel right now
Your picture displays my *LIFE*
Also Minecraft Mario boy are you or are you not a fan of SMG4 otherwise someone else does the worst design in the world to make it so funny
michael fleming I am a fan of smg4
Yes yes just yes
The way that natsuki says were you looking up my dress when the win counter is at 69
Nice.
I've always felt it was weird the bows on the shirts were so well animated but his tie is just 2D.
You know what would have been really cool... If in Sayori’s “head world” Monika’s eyes moved slightly toward Sayori
Apptrap I agree
Im scared
Kinda like in Justice League where Superman could see The Flash running at the speed of light?
Oh god
Zach's reaction to Sayori's death was so accurate to mine. I didn't go in playing the game blindly, but watched the game grumps play the game without knowing. I was f*cking terrified.
Same.
@@anobviousidiot9197 I saw u before lol
Yeah that's the first part where the immersion is broken and you see Zach the player (not the MC) reacting to what's happening in-game 😱 (Other than the intro, which is there as foreshadowing but easily overlookable) Great catch! My first playthrough I could feel Sayori's suicide impending after I friendzoned her, but that scene still hit like a ton of bricks 😵
10:32 the fact they did Monikas reflection perfectly is, mwah, a chefs kiss
DDLC is like Undertale, with the restarting being like the reseting. 🤔😁
Everyone, START MOOTHING!
Let me get this straight, If you don't walk her home - she is depressed If you do walk her home - *JUST SAYORI*
I think it feeds into the endgame message that whoever is the club president becomes self-aware and starts getting drunk on power
simple solution she doesnt go home problem resolved
And can we mention the Sayoris depression was amazingly shown! I really appreciate when mental illnesses are shown correctly in shows and games!
Fun fact after visiting this again, I learned that when I hyper fixated on this song I loved Monika’s Lines *I did was learned all of her lines and now I know all of her lyrics by heart :)*
Karaoke time 🤪
2:45 I just understood what that was representing The bright window is on Zamination and the other girls. While the one behind Sayori is grey representing there’s a deeper side of Sayori Also l like your headcanon at the end
*P R O J E C T L I B I T I N A*
Yet that was sinned I am sure for the sin video sucks :/
If the animation is so good it even supercedes the brilliance of Fly Again by Whovian's standards then you know it is an amazing animation
7:32 Monika's movement is synced with the quiet clinking in the song +1 win
Him: sayori is scared when she is about to be hanged Me: thank you captain obvious I don't even know what I would have done without you
Animation Wins: Come on!! No frame of Natsuki's neck breaking... ? Shame. Me: What neck?
Lol
Lol
I see your point.
Ethan Hudson The “Point”? 🔪
@@theinkynightmare4140 Lol. 😆
4:08 here’s something that the red string reminded me of: The red thread of fate. It’s a Chinese myth where two people who are soulmates have a magic string that cannot be broken or tangled that ties their fingers together. If you wanna know more, here’s a link to a wiki page on it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_thread_of_fate Edit: grammar fix
I'm now scared is that true
I knew that but thx for the info thumbs up 👍
That means sayori is tied to death. shit, you weren't the one!
Extra thing: At 8:51, instead of Yuri stabbing herself, Monika forces Yuri to stab herself, which shows how Yuri’s suicide was actually Monika changing her personality and forcing her to do it.
i love how gwen sounded like Ih whashshs juhst getting nahtsukiuah into myah favorite horroor novellah
I love how at the end saori’s voice actor breaks character
3:41 and also the fact that sayori drew that in less than a second... so thats a win
She could had drawn it before tho
Then why would she need need the pencil?
Alori Kitsune maybe she keeps it in her book? I keep my pencil in my book
Is it just me or did anyone else notice that when it zooms in and out of a character's face the next scene revolves around that character. For example when the camera zoomed in on Natsuki the next scene was the four reading manga and Yuri's scene was her telling spooky stories after it zoomed in on her. 13:49
He mentioned that
3:38 I feel like he kinda gave up on pronouncing “moving” Good touch :>
“T H I S T I M E” Also at 14:12 “AHHHHHHHHHH” “I BEEN TRAINING FOR THIS DAY”
Your profile pic reminds me of Monika's drawing "happy thoughts" 😨😨😨😂😂
???
The one person that's active in our group I'm just like "slow down I don't want to run"😩😩
Am I only the one who loves how slimy, and sometimes insane, Monika’s looks are?! I would give a win for all of them
Plus, another point because the of the “it’s not like I like you” reference. “Hey- it- it’s not like I like it or anything!” - “I-it’s not like I like you o-or anything!”
4:30 Also +1 win for 'Just Sayori' being a reference to her gaining sentience at the end of the normal ending.
Maybe by: "Were you looking up my dress?!" She was referring to when she reached for the manga in the box?
I like to add that in the final scene, Zach is looking left and right to check if Monika is there or not before saying that this time it is set in stone. Which is awesome!
I really liked the finger animation when Monika snapped away Natsuki. With the little bounceback on the middle finger and all.
The part where Sayori just kept saying "Just Sayori" was accurate too, leading to where if you delete Monika's game file and play again: Sayori becomes the president and then becomes aware that shes in a game, like Monika did.
2:52 Okay but this animation looks so visually satisfying. I’m not sure why, maybe its the perfect synching, frame rate, the singer’s voice tone changing, but it’s so pretty.
"Everything great with just Monika" Me: Wait thats illegal
M8 u got the name wrong ._. Its Monika
Sorry lmao
@@anobviousidiot9197 actually your the wrong one its called just monika
I think his headcanon or theory about Monika taking in the surroundings holds a lot of evidence, considering that 12:34 he's wearing the school uniform (despite showing the real world), the reason why he would have his usual clothes at the beginning of this segment because it was what the computer saw, only for Monika to change to fit her projection of him and what SHE saw. Love this video and it's so wholesome seeing all the cute and amazing perfections of this video!
5:00 This is also good with another fact. It highlights how non-observant and dumb the mc is. Monika is literally preparing the strings to hang Sayori right infront of him, yet he doesn't notice because of how he is inherently written to be a tropey virtual novel mc who is non-observant about things (Such as Sayori being depressed and failing to catch major signs until too late, or any of the strange things that happen in act 2).
*Monika in the single frame is probably her in the recycle bin of a computer.*
14:15 It took me a little while to figure out what he meant until I remembered about... papa.
OOHHHHH THATS WHAT
11:27 *HEY THERE PAL LOOKING FOR WORK?* Zach: *legit in the air*
“This is Monika, PlayStation.” Perfectly timed ad
"Not anything from the fallen kingdom tetralogy!" *HOW DARE YOU.*
Add another point cuz when Monika said “I only need you to love me!”,it’s the same head movement as Circus Baby did in Trust Me
He just wasn't trusting her enough
I did wanna point out one more thing: during the climax scene with Monika while the ground is still- well, in the ground, you can see how well the reflection on the mirror matches up with the character’s movements.
Another one, the fact that Monika became larger to tower over the dude representing how in control she was
If I had one problem about the animation it would be the glitching,I feel like it should have been more than color changing. Maybe distortion would’ve made it better .
The only thing I think is better in the live-action version is this part: "Let's go read a story!" "What about [REDACTED]?" "Let's talk about _me_ instead!" In this version, Yuri heads offscreen and Monika just pops in out of nowhere, but in the live-action version, Yuri pulls Zach in, the scene glitches and Monika _replaces_ Yuri. I found it more ominous that way. Otherwise, this is a really well done animation!
Are you insulting it? ITS GOOOOOOOD
@@kirb2119 ITS CALLED AN OPINION
@Captain Sauce yeah
animation wins part 1: "The fact that the animator animated it is already a win, 99% of the world doesn't even try or doesn't even finish" +9000 from me the end
“Zach must have went in blind” So did I
Sayori: *Nice monika instincts kicking in intensifies* Them: *chill*
3:38 moothing on XD
12:56 sayori never posed with her hands behind her back but do you know who did? Monika And sayori is the president now Just thought I’d say this... And also 11:00 maybe a reference to the class room you stay in while it’s *just Monika* cause some people say it looks like it’s I’m the sky or out of the world y’know that room where Monika is creepily looking at you near the end?
Ah yes, that room has a galaxy looking backdrop out the windows
4:52 I think you forgot another win. The fact that the thread is bright red, and that Monika spins it around her finger, is probably implying that that rope is actually The Red Thread Of Fate, which is believed to connect _fated lovers, whose paths are destined to cross_ in many east asian legends. And just- How beautifully ironic is it that Monika would use a symbol of *love* to kill Sayori. +1win for that one
i love this so much. rlly shows how good the song is and why its good.
3:09 *MOOTHING* 3:14 *MAKE UP YOUR MIND ANIMATION WINS!!* 3:38 oh my god... 4:31 wait that's your name? 7:25 I cant- 🤣 I'm laughing too 8:54 you always make me laugh 9:51 your right because Monica came before Thanos 11:28 wait it says that? 12:57 AAGH! CLIPPING ERROR! (in Yuri's hair) 13:29 I agree
At around 13:36 I always hear “just say yori” “just say yori” 😂😂
i heard “just say ori”
Same lol i thought that she meant " just say it , sayori , say that u love him! "
He miss Yuri saying "I don't mind cutting to the chase!" with a knife in her hand
dear god, it's still here. One year. It's been a while since i've seen these videos in my recommended. You are awarded with a sub and a like, you earned it Animation Wins!
"That DEFINITELY could've been handled better. But, --slaps in animation-- -lmaos-"
7:07 of course this part had to be 69
Itz Hasman we are men let’s not discuss it
Minecraftmarrio Boi no we have to NICE NICE NICE
As a bisexual, I can relate to this
Correction that was win 70 Because the ding for it made it 70
OMG, Monika said "Home Alone" 2:14.
That was Sayori not Monika
Incase anyone is confused or has never played the game, the context for 7:07 is that, in the game, natsuki is standing on a wheely-chair trying to get her manga because monika put the box on the top shelf. she tells the protagonist to hold the chair steady and, being bored with the situation, the main character sits down on the floor and is holding the wheels. when she grabs the box, she tells the player to grab it from her so she can get down. and thus the chaos commences. "Alright hold on let me just stand up." Natsuki accuses you of being a perv then loses her balance because you know... wheels. books fly, bodies fall and all that.
You forgot the complete success on the recreation of Enchantedmobs fnaf movement
At 5:56 I’m adding my own win for that Overwatch poster in the back Edit: Thanks man!
My headcanon for why Monika was at the end is that she’s stuck in the void after she was deleted
4:17 Monika is female version of error sans confirmed
Lol I bet the creator was glad they put every single little detail in 😂 Bet they didn’t expect this video
Subtitles: There’s no one here named fat Me: So THICCCCCC
Yuri said “That”
@@EngeitheGamer I know but she never said “Fat” Nvm...
@@newmoonmood9111 everyone knows that - they were making fun of youtubes self generated sub titles
@@thewitheredsouls Ok.
@@newmoonmood9111 r/whoosh
4:49 After watching Game Theorists' vids about the red string tying them (😏) into another upcoming game/explaining their lore and backstory, I really appreciate that detail being worked into ZAMination's vid 🤩 (It's not in most other covers/animatics)
*1:27* Have a FREAKING cupcake!
4:01 the attention to detain here is amazing. The sequence of facial expressions before Monika goes berserk
IKR?! Cheer -> concern -> calculating -> TARGET ACQUIRED -> threat neutralized
Additional win in my book; After Sayori sings, and it cuts back to her, at her desk holding the book, Monika sings "Hey!", her expression is initially pretty cheerful while Sayori's face is obscured, but when the book is fully lowered and Monika can see Sayori's expression, hers changes too, to a more concerned look. Secondary win, Monika is only concerned until she glances at the book with the sketch of MC and Sayori, and then she smirks slightly, suddenly not concerned. (Edit; Added a second win, grammar, aw, they removed heart :'D)
Yeah, Monika's subtle mood shifts in those few seconds are pure genius
Another win about the red string. There is a myth of the red string of fate that there is red string connecting Lovers and this could show Monika is breaking the string between the Protagonist and Sayori, she could also be making the red string connect to herself and the protag so they are meant to be lovers.
good job man that was the best the goal is 100k subs