A Netflix Series
Bamboo
Laundry-hanging rods
Bamboo, laundry-hanging rods
I'm home…
[gasps]
[door slams shut]
[gasps]
[whimpers]
Bamboo, laundry-hanging rods
[thud]
UNCLE: YOU'RE FINE THE WAY YOU ARE
GET HOME
SOLD CHEAPER THAN A SCOURING PAD
75 MINUTES AGO
[Takafumi] Hey, uh, Fujimiya is coming over later.
[Uncle] Oh? Is she now?
-[humming] -[Takafumi] Hmm?
-What's up? -Nothing.
I think she's a nice girl.
Uh, she is. Yeah.
She did try to cut you out though.
TO THE UNCLE FROM ANOTHER WORLD
Hmm? A new e-mail.
Oh, yeah. I haven't read it. It's in English.
[sighs] Hold on. "New changes to the YouTube Partner Program."
Huh? You can read all that?
Nah. I used a translation app.
Whoa. That's magic.
So, what's it say?
That you're now unemployed.
What?
[Takafumi] At the start of 2018,
a lot of small YouTubers were cut off from earning ad revenue.
And my uncle's channel was no exception to the sweeping policy change.
We had to act fast.
STARTING BY FEBRUARY 20, 2018
FEBRUARY 19TH, MONDAY
[Uncle] I need to reach 4,000 viewing hours
and 1,000 subscribers by the end of the day.
UNCLE FROM ANOTHER WORLD CHANNEL SUBSCRIBERS
812 PEOPLE
Okay, well, he has a ton of viewing hours.
Why does he have so few subscribers though?
-[laptop chimes] -Oh.
MIKECHAN: I JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL! AMAZING CGI!
UNCLE FROM ANOTHER WORLD IT'S NOT CGI. IT'S REAL MAGIC.
PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION BEFORE YOU WATCH THE VIDEOS.
RECENTLY, I'M IRKED BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE COMMENT
WITHOUT READING IT.
PLEASE MAKE THE INTERNET AN ENJOYABLE PLACE
BY COMPLYING WITH THE RULES.
@UNCLEFROMANOTHERWORLD UM, SURE
THERE HE GOES AGAIN
I'M DONE BEING YOUR FAN ARE YOU TODAY YEARS OLD?
AGAIN POPS IS RED IN THE FACE HE MAKES UP HIS OWN RULES
-Oh, no wonder! -Huh?
Of course you're not going to get subscribers
if you keep arguing with everyone all day!
But they're wrong, Takafumi!
[Takafumi] I don't care!
[Uncle] We've got a crisis on our hands.
[Takafumi sighs] What do we do?
I haven't faced a crisis this bad
since the spell protecting the barrier in Luvaldram was broken,
and 1,000 legendary level monsters attacked.
[groans]
Come on.
Why would you bring up an Other World story?
That sounds so cool right now!
Oh! You wanna hear it?
[groans] Yeah…
[Uncle] At a time like this?
Hey, it's your fault for bringing it up.
[Uncle] Icuras elran.
So that's the barrier?
[Uncle] That's a massive barrier.
I wonder what they're keeping out.
-[person] You don't know anything. -Huh?
Do you have the intelligence of an orc, too?
-[crowd gasping] -[villager] An orc?
-[crowd chattering] -[villager 2] It's an orc!
-[villager 3 wailing] -[chattering continues]
[Elf] Calm down, people!
I know he looks like an orc.
But you all know, if he was one,
he'd never survive inside this barrier.
-It's true. -That's a human?
[Elf] Calm down, everyone. I get it. I totally agree. Hmm?
I guess if you have an Orc face, you get hostility from all sides.
[Takafumi] Hey, pause!
-Huh? -She just used…
…an old Chinese saying. How does that exist in the other world?
[Uncle] It's a translation app.
LANGUAGE MENU 1 JAPANESE - 2 GRANBAHAMAL
[Elf] Irg zag lar rarla…
[Uncle] The direct translation is,
"The 10th day of the Guben's army wailing."
I guess they use a saying with similar meaning.
[Takafumi] What's this interface?
[Uncle] I changed it to match your video player.
Why don't you ever hide your face?
Why should I?
Hmm.
Well,
I guess your face is less vomit-inducing once you get used to it.
-I don't hate it. -Why is this fruit so huge?
[grunts]
That's an equa fruit from the South.
SEALED CITY LUVALDRAM THE LAND OF THE RISING BEASTS
The barrier protects the city from the mythic class monsters
that live in the Land of the Rising Beasts to the West of here.
The reason that fruit is here is because of that barrier.
-Kilighd l'gid riolran… -It allows this place to thrive as
-…Kulosha l'gid riolran. -a central trading hub between the realms.
Without it, we'd all die.
[villagers screaming]
[villager 4] The barrier!
[groans] And why did you do that, Uncle?
Well, I just-- I wanted to see if I could do it.
[screaming continues]
-Look! -It's a monster!
It's a cyclops!
[villager 5] It's a Titan! Save yourselves!
[growls]
[wind howling]
[creature screeches]
[villager 6] There's a cloud dragon!
Bring the spell cards!
-Which ones? -All of them!
I've only seen these creatures in picture books.
There are so many.
Looks like there's about a thousand of them.
What do you think, orc face?
[Uncle] There's too many. Lives will be lost.
I'm sure we'll lose this fight.
Yup.
-Your face is ugly. -Huh?
But you won't hide it.
[sighs]
You're so awkward.
You should run.
Idiot.
Oh!
[screams]
[crash]
[Uncle] I put it up again.
What?
I had a talk with the spirits that had formed the barrier
and they put it back up for me.
But, boy, did I get an earful from them.
[Takafumi] An earful?
Wha--
-[cheering] -Hooray!
What the heck was that?
I saw a huge flash of light.
Are you saying that someone actually took down the barrier?
Was it the monster?
A monster?
[crowd gasps]
-Is that him? That's the orc. -Is it?
-Did he do this? -That's the orc.
His face-- He should hide it!
Oh, I can't bear to look at him.
One of the ugliest monsters I've ever seen.
You dropped this, Elf lady.
Thank you. It's a little beat up.
You should probably take better care of it. It's legendary armor.
Sure, you can call it "legendary".
I'd call this armor an antique.
[gasps]
It's, uh… antique.
I guess the barrier was an antique as well.
It hadn't been serviced in a century.
Of course there would be a hiccup.
We should see if we can strengthen it.
[sighs]
[Elf] You get to keep your head again, orc face.
You won't tell them that I was the one who took down the barrier?
[chuckles]
Not if you buy me dinner.
It will be our secret.
[sighs, chuckles]
[Uncle] I ran away.
[shrieks] What the hell, man?
The moment you recognize you're with an extortionist,
it's important you don't give into their demands.
Or they'll take you for everything you've got.
[deep voice] Hey, orc face. Go buy me a sweet bean bun next.
[Takafumi] Uh. How much does he distrust everyone?
I wonder-- What if I ask the spirits for…
…yeah.
[Takafumi] Uh, what are you doing?
The plan is the same as a barrier.
-I'll just ask all of my viewers to help. -Huh?
I'm going to explain my situation in the comments
and ask them to subscribe to my channel.
[groans] You can't just do that, Uncle.
You can't show them your weakness.
The internet will flame you until your last breath, man.
There are terrifying trolls always waiting in the wings.
[screams] It's over!
Oh no, what have you done?
-[laptop chimes] -Huh?
-[laptop chimes]
-[gasps] -[laptop chiming]
I SUBSCRIBED. KEEP GOING!
SINCE YOU ASKED…
[Uncle] Whoa! Look at this!
AWAITING UPDATES I'M ROOTING FOR YOU
-[stutters] Wha-- -[chiming continues]
No way.
I guess I've seen so many toxic fandoms taking over the web that I forgot…
The internet can be good sometimes. That people will help you.
Hey, I'm here!
I guess I don't trust other people very much either.
[Uncle] Whoa, I made it to 1,000! Oh, yeah!
[laughs]
"Thank you so much for all your help." Done.
Should I add a smiley face to it?
Sure, man.
What's happening?
ORC FACE QUICKLY TRANSFORM
[Fujimiya] I've heard the aging NEET population is a serious issue.
You know, unemployed uncles crashing at their nephew's,
turning their lives upside down.
Isn't it awful?
Totally.
Whoa. My brand new video already has 10,000 views on it.
Can you really even call being a YouTuber an actual job?
You can't be making that much money.
Oh, that…
I get asked this a lot.
Technically, I have an ad contract with the YouTube Corporation, so…
…it's a job.
If you have a roommate…
Hmm?
[sighs] Then you can't live with your significant other, you know?
Oh, I have a great idea. You should move in with us.
[gasps]
Two people can sleep in Takafumi's room.
[shouts]
-I'll sleep on the floor. -What?
Nah, I don't want to sleep next to another guy in my room.
-[gasps] -It's not going to be big enough for us.
-No? -[groans]
-[cell phone chimes] -Huh?
Oh, sorry. Gotta do a store run.
What? Huh? Hey!
Sugar-free jam just went on sale. Can't miss it.
Uh?
-[Uncle] Takafumi. -Huh?
He has a, uh, lovely girl like you showing interest in him,
but he seems to only see you as a friend.
What happened between you two?
Huh?
-I'm here if you wanna talk. -I'm good.
Okay.
But as someone who successfully picked up hundreds of romantic partners,
-I have valuable advice. -I don't want any advice from a person
whose only life experiences have come from video games.
-[gasps] -Oh.
I guess you're right. I can't help you.
I know he's really weird.
But he does seem to have good intentions. I'll apologize.
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have blown up like--
What?
[stutters] Wh-- Who are you?
Oh, I'm Takafumi's… aunt.
Aunt?
I didn't know that Takafumi had an aunt.
He has an uncle, so he has an aunt too. Right?
Uh?
Wh-- Where's his Uncle?
The bathroom.
[whispers] Spirits of Sound.
Occupied.
Anyway, I am here to talk.
-Ask away. -Huh?
It's just us ladies here now. No need to be shy.
So, what happened between you two?
Uh, honestly, it's nothing. Really.
I'm home…
[gasps]
[thud]
AND HERE WE ARE NOW
Oh! Takafumi.
Uh, your aunt was giving me romantic advice.
Huh? Aunt?
Romance?
Nah, man. You're my uncle.
I'm your aunt.
You know Sonic and Tail--
Tails. Tails, plural.
His real name is Miles Prower, but he has two tails so they call him "Tails".
-Yup, my Uncle. -Your aunt.
If you had a spell like that, you could've changed your face in the other world.
It's not that easy.
When you use a spell to change your physical form,
your mind can begin to undergo changes as well.
You could lose your sense of identity.
So it can't be used without good reason.
So you mean like, romantic advice?
Oh, well.
Might as well shoot a YouTube video.
Wait, what? Now's not the time.
Fujimiya is here, show her some hospitality.
-We can do a Guardian Heroes Let's Play. -Really?
I've been wanting to do a Let's Play video.
Let's do it!
[squeals] Yes!
We'll start now, so you can keep that face on.
Okay, let's go.
What the hell?
Okay. It's uploaded.
I'm not as good as I used to be,
but I think I showed off some pretty fancy moves back there.
Can we watch the video?
Well, hold on a sec, Uncle.
Let's not forget now, we have a guest over.
Oh, I forgot about her.
[Fujimiya] Uh, Uncle? Aunt?
[Uncle] Okay.
Let's watch the first time you two met, back when you were both kids.
[Takafumi] So we're just jumping right into it, huh?
[Uncle] We'll figure it out, Takafumi.
Spirits of Memory, display his mind's eye.
Huh?
-What's that? -It's magic.
Oh right, you can drop the act.
Oh, this is a hologram! Right?
I've seen these in movies.
[laughs]
You're right.
Tis' coming from this fancy Sony device.
Oh, Sony. It's a Sony.
Huh? That's our grade school before they fixed it up.
[kid laughing] Takafumi. Do you have porno mags at your house?
-[laughing] -[young Takafumi] No, I don't!
Oh, wow.
This projector is amazing.
[kid] Don't talk back to me!
-Yeah! -[young Takafumi] Ow, that hurts!
[Uncle] That's odd. I don't see Fujimiya at all.
[Fujimiya] There's just this dirty kid.
[Takafumi] The kid is you.
Huh?
[laughing]
[groans]
Oh, I see. It is her.
Huh? Was I like this?
I thought I was sweeter.
[groaning]
[stutters] Huh?
This is no good.
Not at all.
Don't watch, turn it off!
[Uncle] I can't believe you recognized her when you saw her out on the street.
Why's that? Of course I would.
Because it's Fujimiya.
I guess it is, sure.
Uh, ow!
I finally see.
Appearances don't matter.
Maybe…
If I had figured that out on my own back then.
Is this body actually affecting my mind?
Mr. Fujimiya.
-You called me Mister! -Yeah, not gonna lie,
I seriously thought you were a boy for a while.
Seriously?
[Uncle chuckles]
-[laptop chimes] -Oh.
The video we uploaded.
VIRTUAL ELF YOUTUBER UNCLE
Virtual…
Hi, hello. It's your Uncle here.
Welcome. Today we're doing something different.
Now, I'm going to play my favorite SEGA SATURN game,
called Guardian Heroes!
Clap, clap, clap. Yay!
Okay, I'm not gonna stop playing
until I show you how to unlock the character Hero Sword Han.
To find the route for Hero Sword Han,
you just have to pick the bottom option twice.
That's easy, right?
Okay, now…
-[video stops] -[Uncle] Hold on, Takafumi.
[both] Huh?
You didn't even cut in any of the game footage yet.
Who's gonna watch this thing? Look, it only has…
NEW: VIRTUAL ELF YOUTUBER UNCLE
…200,000?
It's going viral!
I bet we're gonna hit three million views!
People don't want a dirty old man!
They want virtual YouTubers! It's the era of hot girl avatars!
[gasps] Huh?
SHIMA ARASHI: CUTE!
I'M A FAN - TOO CUTE
NO NEED FOR A GAME CONSOLE
Not you guys, too.
[screams]
Oh yeah, baby! Just as I planned. Whoo yoo!
-Let's freaking go! -[screaming continues]
My Uncle's pride as a YouTuber was torn to shreds that day.
However, we did make enough money
to splurge on the premium sashimi at the supermarket.