monthly summary · October 2017
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Overview
October 2017 material (by archive metadata, not verified event dates) follows Daniel's stay at an Osaka guesthouse in Japan. He livestreams and vlogs, earns money from translation, YouTube and Patreon, struggles with Wi-Fi, and experiences loneliness and social anxiety, including around ordering food and crowds.
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- Meeting my online girlfriend for the first time in JAPAN
- I feel lonely and desperate
- [2017-10-01] Do I regret coming to Japan Life in Japan update #2 [rfuv-dIrYWQ]
- My girlfriend doesn't want to meet me yet...
- I feel like everything i do in life fails
- She lied to me this whole time...
- Going to Dennys in Japan ALONE - Japan Vlog
- My YouTube channel is in danger.
- I got a warning about my youtube channel...
YouTube vulnerability is a main thread: a community strike, a livestream restriction, waves of automated demonetization and partial recovery through manual reviews and appeal. The strike was later reported lifted with the flagged video age-restricted. Daniel plans to diversify to Twitch, Discord, Twitter, Patreon and PayPal.
Viewer backlash grows over casual-sex and Tinder content. Daniel defends his conduct as consensual and rejects ban/deportation calls and Elliot Rodger comparisons. After GimmeABreakMan's critical video, he accepts the criticisms and says he will stop pursuing married women on Tinder.
Relationships shift: Daniel meets Tomoko, reports she lied about her age, and feels relief over the breakup. He dates several women and describes staying with a girlfriend, seeing a Tinder notification on her phone, and later continuing contact with other women despite telling her he had left Tinder.
Many claims in the material remain unverified or contested, including Tomoko's age, consent and rumor details about a woman met online, alleged coordinated flagging, and the status of his girlfriend.
Themes
YouTube strikes, demonetization, appeals and platform diversification
Dating via Tinder, Japan Cupid and HelloTalk; Tomoko; reported age deception; infection concerns; a girlfriend's Tinder notification
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- Meeting my online girlfriend for the first time in JAPAN
- I feel lonely and desperate
- Meeting married women in Japan on Tinder
- I had lunch with a beautiful japanese woman today
- My Girlfriend is still using Tinder...
- Japanese women cheat ALL the time
- She lied to me this whole time...
- I hooked up with an American girl yesterday...
- why am I getting so much HATE!
- [2017-10-13] why am I getting so much HATE! [MrWLMgSlC9U]
- I have a new girlfriend -)
Responses to criticism, ban/deportation calls and Elliot Rodger comparisons
Eating alone, ticket machines and social anxiety in Japan
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Guesthouse life, loneliness, the manager's filming warning, finances and Wi-Fi problems
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- I feel lonely and desperate
- [2017-10-01] Do I regret coming to Japan Life in Japan update #2 [rfuv-dIrYWQ]
- My girlfriend doesn't want to meet me yet...
- My Girlfriend is still using Tinder...
- Going to Dennys in Japan ALONE - Japan Vlog
- Do I regret coming to Japan? Life in Japan update #2
- I got a warning about my youtube channel...
A recounted history of abandoned or banned ventures
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Developments
Source dated 2017-10-03 (metadata): Daniel tried dining alone in Japan, left Sukiya when it had no ticket machine, ate at Denny's, walked through a park, lost internet when the pocket Wi-Fi dropped, and felt anxious in the guesthouse common room.
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Recording dated 2017-10-05 (metadata): Daniel is in an Osaka guesthouse, plans to return a trial pocket Wi-Fi, and plans to meet Tomoko before his next upload.
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Recording dated 2017-10-07 (metadata): Daniel meets Tomoko, feels no immediate attraction, says he wants sex without romance, goes to a hotel with her, and later watches her YouTube videos.
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Source dated 2017-10-08: Daniel reports Tomoko admitted she was 41 rather than 28 and apologized, which relieved his guilt over the breakup. Her age remains unconfirmed.
Sources dated 2017-10-10 and 2017-10-11 (metadata): Daniel describes a Tinder hotel meeting he decided not to repeat, plans to see another woman, and recounts Tinder contacts with three married Japanese women whose communication ended.
Recordings dated 2017-10-13 (metadata): Daniel responds to criticism of his videos and of his dealings with Tomoko, and describes a night with a new partner he calls his girlfriend, weighing whether to tell her about his channel and cut back on Tinder.
Source dated 2017-10-14 (5k subscriber stream): Daniel livestreams an evening walk, restores an age-restricted video after appeal, removes a $3 Patreon tier, and orders a meal via a ticket machine.
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Source dated 2017-10-16: Daniel addresses complaints about ad frequency and a wave of demonetizations; nearly 30 videos got yellow dollar signs and manual reviews restored several.
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Recordings dated 2017-10-17 (metadata): Daniel responds to a roughly one-hour critical video by GimmeABreakMan, accepts the criticisms and resolves to stop pursuing married women on Tinder. He also reports a YouTube community strike and loss of livestreaming, appeals, and sets up a Twitch channel.
Sources dated 2017-10-18: Daniel reports a strike over a nine-month-old video and a livestream restriction until January, gets some videos restored, and cancels a Hiroshima trip. He also meets a Tinder woman he calls Fungal Girl and weighs her lodging offer against infection concerns.
Recording dated 2017-10-21 (metadata): the guesthouse manager warns Daniel about indoor filming and he agrees to stop; he also reports his videos were remonetized.
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Source dated 2017-10-24: Daniel stays with his girlfriend several nights during a typhoon, a Tinder match notification appears on her phone, and he later returns to the guesthouse.
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Source dated 2017-10-25: after spending about $40 on bedding and a towel, Daniel receives a late cancellation from a Japan Cupid woman, feels lonely and depressed, and the meetup is rescheduled to Friday.
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Recording dated 2017-10-26 (metadata): YouTube lifts the strike on appeal, restores livestreaming and age-restricts the flagged video.
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Sources dated 2017-10-27 and 2017-10-28 (metadata): Daniel describes a sexual encounter with a visitor while he had a girlfriend and says Twitch invited him to become an affiliate. He considers a short Halloween party appearance, and his girlfriend invites him over.
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Sources dated 2017-10-30 and 2017-10-31 (metadata): Daniel says he needs warmer clothing for midnight streams. He describes a weekend at his girlfriend's apartment, continued contact with other women despite telling her he left Tinder, overdue rent and thoughts of moving out.
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Uncertainties & gaps
Tomoko's age is unconfirmed: Daniel alleges she claimed 28, then said 41, and suggests she may be 50.
Daniel's claim of consent in an encounter with a woman met online, and rumors about her age, marital status and daughter, remain unverified and contested by viewers.
Source recordings (1)
Alleged coordinated flagging of the channel by commenters and viewer claims about Daniel's relationship with cereal are allegations, not confirmed.
Source recordings (1)
The report that an American resident attempted to massage Daniel's ex-girlfriend and have sex with her is an unverified allegation.
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Whether the new relationship is mutually recognized as boyfriend/girlfriend is unclear; claims of a secret girlfriend, being stood up and officially having a girlfriend are unverified.
Whether the partner noticed her Tinder notification or why she stayed silent is unknown, as is whether Daniel will confront her; his own romantic attachment is unclear.
Source recordings (1)
The source of the indoor-filming complaint, the manager's response to a second complaint, how many residents watched his streams, and whether a silent resident is French are unknown or unconfirmed.
The rationale for age-restricting the sausage video, why demonetization waves occurred, and whether the appeal would succeed were unclear in these sources.
Open questions remain about the rescheduled Friday visit, the cause of a lost erection and pregnancy possibility, Fungal Girl's lodging offer and infection risk, the Halloween party, and the McDonald's location.
Explore this period
- Recording · October 2017
might_get_kicked_out_of_the_guesthouse_ (2)
Daniel adjusted the stream layout by moving the donation ticker underneath the donation goal and removing the top-left PayPal box to prevent redundant donation listings, in addition to introducing a new GIF and sound effect for donation ale
- Recording · October 2017
[2017-10-13] why am I getting so much HATE! [MrWLMgSlC9U]
Daniel addressed negative comments on recent uploads, defending his casual dating life, his interactions with multiple women, and his encounters with Tomoko. Daniel rejected viewer campaigns to ban his channel or expel him from Japan, argui
- Recording · October 2017
I feel lonely and desperate
Daniel experiences intense loneliness and depression following the cancellation of a late-night guest house visit by a woman met on Japan Cupid, having previously cleaned the room and bought new bedsheets, a pillowcase, and a towel. Daniel
- Recording · October 2017
I got a warning about my youtube channel...
The guest house manager confronted Daniel over complaints about filming indoors and warned him that continued filming would result in eviction, prompting Daniel to agree to stop filming people inside. Daniel suspected the complaint originat
- Recording · October 2017
Japan_live_stream_nightlife (1)
Online figures frequently get doxxed, prompting questions about whether any major YouTubers have kept their identities entirely hidden, with Cryotic and I Hate Everything considered as possible examples. Eurasian Tiger was doxxed, accompani
- Recording · October 2017
My Girlfriend is still using Tinder...
Daniel stayed with his girlfriend for several nights during a typhoon characterized by high winds, relentless rain, cancelled trains, and localized damage, before returning to his guesthouse. During their time together, they rented films, e
- Recording · October 2017
feeling_good_
Daniel expressed frustration regarding bones in chicken and proposed genetically modifying chickens to be boneless, while also inquiring about the destination and moving forward. An instruction was provided to place orders in English and po
- Recording · October 2017
My girlfriend doesn't want to meet me yet...
Daniel arrived in Japan in September rather than October to save money on airfare and is staying at an Osaka guesthouse while waiting to meet his girlfriend, Tomoko, who resides on a countryside island and preferred maintaining their schedu
- Recording · October 2017
I have a new girlfriend -)
Daniel spent the night with a new Japanese partner, detailing their evening, sexual intimacy, and physical attributes. Daniel regards the woman as his girlfriend, finding her background and personality well-suited to him and planning a trip
- Recording · October 2017
GOT_MY_SUB_BUTTON (5)
Daniel received remarks comparing his smile to an Elliot Rodger smile and characterizing it as a dangerous white boy smile. Daniel prefers stockings and knee-high socks, observing they are uncommon in England and America compared to his cur
- Recording · October 2017
6000_SUBS_CELEBRATION (1)
Daniel felt depressed after the gaming group shifted from being the strongest PvP guild in Star Wars Galaxies to a four-member guild in World of Warcraft following the departure of most members, including Dean, who left to raid with another
- Recording · October 2017
I had lunch with a beautiful japanese woman today
Daniel met up with an acquaintance dubbed Fungal Girl, originally met on Tinder before traveling to Japan, for a meal, cafe study, and karaoke. Daniel weighed the risks and benefits of accepting her renewed lodging offer against infection c
- Recording · October 2017
live_stream_with_Canadian_guy (2)
Daniel suggests targeting an unnamed woman's channel with collective false flagging for violence to issue strikes against her videos. Daniel and a companion travel toward an arcade characterized as weeb central while working through navigat
- Recording · October 2017
I hooked up with an American girl yesterday...
Before arriving in Japan, Daniel upgraded to Tinder Plus and set his location to Japan to line up backup dates in case his plans with Tomoko failed. Daniel met a half-American, half-Japanese woman residing in Shikoku, bought food at Family
- Recording · October 2017
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!
YouTube overturned a community strike on Daniel's channel after an appeal, re-enabling livestreaming privileges while placing an age restriction on the flagged January sausage skit video that had led to the strike and the privating of rough
- Recording · October 2017
GOT_MY_SUB_BUTTON
Daniel's girlfriend invited him to her place for the evening, while he also weighs attending a Halloween party briefly depending on how fun it is.
- Recording · October 2017
[2017-10-01] Do I regret coming to Japan Life in Japan update #2 [rfuv-dIrYWQ]
Daniel experiences technical difficulties with pocket Wi-Fi and tests a newly arrived rental while recording vlogs during a trip to Japan. Daniel expresses dissatisfaction with the social environment at his guesthouse, describing birthday p
- Recording · October 2017
I feel like everything i do in life fails
Daniel experiences distress after receiving a YouTube community strike for violence and a livestreaming restriction until January over a video from nine months prior involving a sausage and ketchup, as well as encountering automated demonet
- Recording · October 2017
Japanese women cheat ALL the time
Daniel spent the weekend at his girlfriend's apartment following a Halloween party, watching Game of Thrones, having sexual activity, and learning about her family background, including that her mother manages a company of several hundred e
- Recording · October 2017
I Want to Know What Love Is
Daniel reflects on romantic relationships, self-affection, and difficulty forming emotional bonds beyond physical involvement, recalling heartbreak solely after a breakup with a first online girlfriend. Daniel holds reservations and discomf
- Recording · October 2017
I CHEATED ON MY GIRLFRIEND -(
Daniel met up with a woman at an underground train station, bought wine glasses at a supermarket, watched Lake Erie, and engaged in sexual activity with her twice at his guest house before she left after sleeping for an hour. Daniel reflect
- Recording · October 2017
5k Subscriber Celebration Live Stream
Daniel leaves a guesthouse to livestream an outdoor evening walk, visiting Lawson to buy food, purchasing peach juice from a vending machine, and eating while navigating streets and local parks. Throughout the livestream, Daniel interacts w
- Recording · October 2017
6000_SUBS_CELEBRATION (3)
Daniel is unfamiliar with setting up Twitch, is unsure whether donation sound alerts function properly due to lack of testing, and notes that a black screen appears because the device is resting on the bed.
- Recording · October 2017
drinking_japanese_sake_with_James
Daniel contemplates a 'Never have I ever' prompt concerning drugging an Asian woman for drinks or shots and calls for Bobby No Fingers to travel to Japan. Discussions involve suspicions regarding chat participants belonging to the r/happies
- Recording · October 2017
GOT_MY_SUB_BUTTON (2)
Daniel considers going to a Halloween party with plans to stay for one hour, or two hours if it is fun. Excessive noise reaches adjacent rooms and a large crowd creates a desire to leave.
- Recording · October 2017
Going to Dennys in Japan ALONE - Japan Vlog
Daniel conducted an evening livestream in Japan with the initial goal of dining out alone at a restaurant for the first time in 28 years, seeking venues with ticket-ordering machines like Sukiya to avoid spoken Japanese. Finding no ticket m
- Recording · October 2017
My YouTube channel is in danger.
Daniel addresses audience complaints about having four to five ads per video and discusses recent demonetization issues on the channel. Nearly 30 videos received yellow dollar signs or age restrictions, which Daniel links to cereal topics,
- Recording · October 2017
My response to Gimmeabreakman's video about me
Daniel addressed a critical one-hour video and live reaction by long-time YouTuber GimmeABreakMan, accepting the criticisms as valid, feeling embarrassment and sadness, and reflecting on his behavior, humor, and relationship with his father
- Recording · October 2017
Exploring_Japan_in_the_night (1)
Daniel needs warmer clothing, such as better gloves and a thermal vest, to prepare for increasingly cold weather during midnight livestreams. Daniel tries to navigate toward McDonald's and asks about a measurement in inches.
- Recording · October 2017
GOT_MY_SUB_BUTTON (4)
An item is fitted and repeatedly adjusted for tightness around someone's ears, accompanied by back-and-forth remarks regarding whether the fit is loose, adequately tight, or satisfactory.
- Recording · October 2017
live_stream_with_Canadian_guy (3)
Daniel explores an arcade-style venue featuring a gachapon setup, a Super Mario machine, pachinko-like devices, and vintage 8-bit and 16-bit video games, having previously played a goggle game there for about an hour and a half.
- Recording · October 2017
Meeting married women in Japan on Tinder
Daniel purchased a hoodie during a trip to Himeji Castle with a Japanese woman and encountered repeated late-night street noise interruptions while recording a vlog. Daniel recounted his interactions on Tinder with three married Japanese wo
- Recording · October 2017
Guesthouse and Mukbang Japan live stream!
Daniel livestreams from a Japanese guest house lounge and common areas, managing technical connection problems, pocket Wi-Fi limits, device battery depletion, and platform monetization while soliciting PayPal donations over Super Chats. Dan
- Recording · October 2017
I've been banned from live streaming - FOLLOW ME ON TWITCH -(
Daniel received a YouTube community strike on his main channel over an older video titled Everyone Hates Me, which showed cutting a sausage with scissors and ketchup simulating blood, leading to the loss of his livestream privileges after p
- Recording · October 2017
Rainy Day In Japan
Daniel livestreams while walking outdoors in the rain in Japan, managing pocket Wi-Fi limits and camera gear while reflecting on personal lifestyle choices, mixed ethnic background, language skills, dating experiences, and a potential visa-
- Recording · October 2017
Meeting my online girlfriend for the first time in JAPAN
Before meeting Tomoko, an incident occurs where a neighboring guesthouse resident opens Daniel's unlocked room door, amidst preparation logistics and train travel. Upon meeting Tomoko at the bus stop, Daniel experiences a lack of physical a
- Recording · October 2017
She lied to me this whole time...
Daniel discovered that his ex-girlfriend Tomoko misrepresented her age as 28 when she was actually 41, an admission she made along with an apology while explaining she lied out of love and fear of termination. Physical and communicative dif
- Recording · October 2017
Do I regret coming to Japan? Life in Japan update #2
Daniel opted to record a standard video instead of streaming because of pocket Wi-Fi quality issues, having obtained a second, faster pocket Wi-Fi unit for testing. Daniel experienced frustration and dissatisfaction with the guesthouse envi
- Recording · October 2017
why am I getting so much HATE!
Daniel responded to criticism regarding his videos about casual sexual encounters in Japan, maintaining that his interactions were consensual adult encounters that do not violate YouTube guidelines or warrant channel bans or deportation. Da
- Recording · October 2017
Old YouTube Livestreams/20171002 Rainy Day In Japan [70k0h8fFdEs]
Daniel livestreams while walking in the rain in Japan, testing pocket Wi-Fi, buying food and drinks at Lawson, a vending machine, and a supermarket, and eventually returning to his guest house room and communal areas. After encountering an
- Recording · October 2017
Old YouTube Livestreams/20171003 Going to Dennys in Japan ALONE [7OoL4Q8Um6I]
Daniel livestreams while searching in Japan for a restaurant with ticket machines to avoid verbal interactions, passes on Sukiya, and instead eats dinner at Denny's, experiencing anxiety during ordering before finding the meal overpriced an