Wikitubia:Interviews/Aleczandxr

This interview was conducted by JakCooperThePlumber between December 2 to December 12, 2018. Aleczandxr is an analytical YouTuber who has more than 110,000 subscribers as of December, 2018.

QUESTION 1:  How and when did you discover YouTube?

ANSWER 1:  I was 12 or 13, so around 2007. I don’t really remember how - probably thrugh looking up music or tips on how to progress in a video game I was playing.

QUESTION 2:  When and why did you decide to become a YouTuber yourself?

ANSWER 2:  I made my fi rst video in the summer of 2016, mainly to convince my friends that Fate/Zero was an amazing show. Making a video was my way of organizing my thoughts so I could present it to them in a more structured way rather than just ramble. But from there people started to watch and get interested in the channel and it just snowballed.

QUESTION 3:  Can you remember what exactly the first YouTube video you ever watched was?

ANSWER 3:  Nope.

QUESTION 4:  What was the first anime you ever watched?

ANSWER 4:  As a kid the first anime I saw was Pokemon. The first “proper” anime I saw since I got into it as an adult was Attack on Titan.

QUESTION 5:  What was the first manga you ever read?

ANSWER 5:  Don’t know.

QUESTION 6:  What was the first video game you ever played?

ANSWER 6:  Not sure. Maybe Pokemon Red or Super Mario Bros.

QUESTION 7:  What is your favorite anime?

ANSWER 7:  Hunter X Hunter 2011.

QUESTION 8:  What is your favorite manga?

ANSWER 8:  I don’t have a favorite manga.

QUESTION 9:  What is your favorite video game?

ANSWER 9:  Xenoblade Chronicles.

QUESTION 10:  What are some of your YouTube influences?

ANSWER 10:  LoreRunner, and that’s basically it.

QUESTION 11:  Do you have any artistic aspirations aside from posting criticism on your YouTube channel?

ANSWER 11:  Well, the channel really isn’t about criticism at all - it’s more focused on analysis, discussion, and character tributes. But to answer the actual question - at the moment I just want to be able to post as many videos as I can. I don’t have my mind set on a different goal right now.

QUESTION 12:  Does anybody in your real life, (family, friends, ect.), watch your videos? If so, what do they think about them?

ANSWER 12:  My close friends watch them occasionally and they all really enjoy them and/or think they’re good.

QUESTION 13:  What do you think of the new YouTube Advertiser-Friendly Content Guidelines?

ANSWER 13:  I understand the necessity for them but I think they’re very  badly implemented.

QUESTION 14:  Was Aleczandxr your first YouTube channel?

ANSWER 14:  Yep.

QUESTION 15:  Do you have a favorite or least favorite video that you’ve uploaded?

ANSWER 15:  My favorite video is either my Shaiapouf video or my Chrollo video. My least favorite is probably my Ghost in the Shell video or my Religious Symbolism video.

QUESTION 16:  Do you enjoy any other artistic mediums aside from anime, and video games, (novels, movies, music, ect.

ANSWER 16:  I love music and used to enjoy novels but I don’t have enough time for them anymore.

QUESTION 17:  Approximately how much anime do you own?

ANSWER 17:  I don’t own much anime. I own less than ten anime Blu-rays.

QUESTION 18:  Approximately how many video games do you own?

ANSWER 18:  I have no idea how many games I have. Hundreds.

QUESTION 19:  How do you get inspiration for a video?

ANSWER 19:  My goal thrugh my videos is to make people appreciate thes tory or character I’m talking about more. That could either be through bringing up new and insightful points, (gon, Netero, Griffith, Chrolo, Pouf videos, for example), or through really communicating the emotional weight and meaning behind a character if I don’t have anything incredibly new to add, (Kurapika, Kimblee, Bradley, Killua, ect). Or sometimes, hopefully, a combinationo of the two. I get inspiration by simply watching and reflecting on media and finding something that I find really emotional and/or interesting, or simply a topic that I’m personally passionate about.

QUESTION 20:  Have you ever liked the story of an anime, movie or video game despite not agreeing with its message?

ANSWER 20:  Yes, absolutely. Xenoblade Chronicles and Rurouni Kenshin spring to mind immediately.

QUESTION 21:  Currently, you have more than 110,000 subscribers. Did you ever think you would reach this level?

ANSWER 21:  Never in a million years, haha. I would’ve been surprised by 1,000 when I started.

QUESTION 22:  Currently, your most viewed video is The Unusual Dynamics of Hunter X Hunter’s Zoldyck Family. Does this surprise you, and are you surprised that it has 1.3 million views?

ANSWER 22:  Well, YouTube’s algorithm is random and weird so I’m not surprised by anything it does. It is really strange to me that anything I made has that many views though, pretty crazy.

QUESTION 23:  Are there any other YouTubers who talk about anime, manga, or video games, (or anything else if you want), that you enjoy watching?

ANSWER 23:  Yep. Anyone who I’ve listed on my sidebar on my channel page as channels I enjoy. Plus a few others.

QUESTION 24:  How long do you think YouTube will last?

ANSWER 24:  I’ve got no idea, but I’m not under any illusions that It’ll last forever.

QUESTION 25:  How long do you think you will be uploading videos? E

ANSWER 25:  I’ll just keep doing it as long as it keeps being productive and enjoyable for me.

QUESTION 26:  What advice do you have for anyone who wants to do media analysis on YouTube?

ANSWER 26:  There’s nothing to loose. Just get stuff out there that you’re passionate about. As long as you feel like it’s an outlet for you and as long as you feel like you have things of value to say, then it’ll be worthwhile.

QUESTION 27:  Have you ever done an interview like this before?

ANSWER 27:  Yep.