2019-02 summary

February 2019 is dominated by Daniel's father's death. Early recordings show a hospital visit after he woke from a coma. Later he died on February 6 after flu complications and life support was withdrawn. Accounts differ on whether a post-mortem was required, and a later recording gives a death certificate listing influenza H1N1, pneumonia and multi-organ failure. Daniel describes grief, doubts about whether earlier care would have changed the outcome, and a non-religious funeral planned for mid-March.

Family and marital strain run through the month. Arguments with Daniel's mother, friction over remarks made during a livestream, and disagreements over funeral photos and house plans coincide with his wife returning to Japan alone. Daniel stays until the funeral and his return timing is open.

Daniel admits to infidelity-related wrongdoing in two contexts. He acknowledged inappropriate messages to Tomoko during a marital dispute, said no physical meetings took place, and accepted viewer consequences. He also says the contents of an SD card caused his wife to lose trust, leaving him viewing the marriage as over. Other recordings describe an impending divorce and a declining YouTube channel, so the marital state shifts across recordings.

A copyright dispute with Nobita over a Tube News thumbnail ends with a retraction and apology. Daniel accepts the apology afterwards but remains irritated that the strike happened without Nobita watching the video.

Daniel explains that he does not miss Japan, prefers England for food, language and family, and says he married to stay with his wife rather than out of desperation to live in Japan.

Lighter or unrelated content includes Belle Delphine's Instagram follow, a retail night-shift story, an Apex Legends review scoring it 4.1 out of 10, dating advice for Japan, and a cooking episode.

The father's illness, death, death certification and funeral planning.

Tension with Daniel's mother and household arguments.

Marital trust, the Tomoko/Connor dispute and the SD card.

Copyright strike dispute and apology involving Nobita.

Daniel's views on living in England versus Japan and on moving abroad.

Daniel's account of his manners, tidiness and public perception.

Dating advice for men visiting Japan, based on Daniel's own experiences.

An Apex Legends critique and suggested changes.

Recording dated 2019-02-02: Daniel follows unfamiliar footprints through the garden and tours his grandfather's old chicken shed, recalling childhood memories and pets.

Recording dated 2019-02-02: Daniel checks Instagram after notifications that Belle Delphine followed his account.

Recording dated 2019-02-02: Daniel visits his father in hospital after he woke from a coma with a tracheostomy tube.

Recordings dated 2019-02-05: Daniel uploads a response after Connor published screenshots of his private Twitter messages with Tomoko, confirming authenticity and admitting inappropriate messages during a marital dispute.

Sequence recounted in the 2019-02-05 recordings: Daniel's January catfish video, Tomoko's angry messages, Daniel removing the video, then Connor's video.

Per the 2019-02-05 recordings, Daniel sent Connor's video to his wife and apologized; she forgave him after a few days without talking.

Recording dated 2019-02-09: Daniel's father died on February 6 after life support was switched off; hospital staff said on February 8 that a post-mortem was needed.

Recording dated 2019-02-13: a funeral director confirms no postmortem will occur and a death certificate arrives listing influenza H1N1, pneumonia and multi-organ failure; Daniel's wife books a flight to Japan and Daniel gives her yen for rent; the sister's boyfriend leaves for London after an argument.

Recordings dated 2019-02-14: Daniel travels by train to an airport Premier Inn with his wife, and they have dinner of mixed grill, rump steak and beer.

In the 2019-02-14 recordings, Daniel's wife returns to Japan first while Daniel stays for a March funeral and plans to fly back alone.

Recording dated 2019-02-17: Daniel discusses his father's death, his wife's solo return to Japan, and friction with his mother after her remarks during a livestream.

Recording dated 2019-02-20: Daniel's Tube News video receives a copyright strike from Nobita; after an undated email exchange recounted as December 23, Nobita retracts it and apologizes.

A second recording dated 2019-02-20 covers the same strike, including Daniel's appeal before a flight and the retraction after the 23 December emails.

Recording dated 2019-02-23: Nobita publishes a Japanese-language apology video and emails Daniel; Daniel accepts the apology.

Recording dated 2019-02-22: Daniel says he left an SD card behind while packing, his wife found and examined it, and he admits cheating.

Recording dated 2019-02-22: Daniel plays Apex Legends, hits a loading screen and a matchmaking error, and times the start of a match at about three minutes.

Recordings dated 2019-02-25: Daniel says he returned from Japan about 36 days earlier to visit his father and does not miss living in Japan.

Recording dated 2019-02-27: Daniel posts dating advice for socially awkward men in Japan and recounts his own guesthouse and dating-app experiences.

Sources conflict on whether a post-mortem was required or ruled out. Whether hospital staff made errors is raised as unknown and unresolved.

Whether earlier hospitalization would have changed the outcome, and why the father declined so rapidly, remain unknown.

Whether the marriage survives, whether Daniel stays in England, and when he returns to Japan are unresolved.

The exact reason for the June marital argument is not stated.

Whether Nobita obtained permission to use others' material, and whether third parties influenced his actions, are unconfirmed.

Daniel alleges Nobita uses copyright strikes to silence critics and hypocritically uses others' content; these claims are Daniel's and are unverified.

The animal behind the footprints, why Belle Delphine followed Daniel, and the meaning of his father's eyebrow crease are unknown.

The funeral's final date and the mother's plans for the house and living situation remain unsettled.