2017 summary

The 2017 recordings are largely Daniel's personal commentary on appearance, thinness, mixed-race identity, DNA results, childhood bullying, and a varied work history including unemployment, a failed eBay business and petrol station work. He repeatedly answered online criticism of his looks, dating and conduct, and described social anxiety, loneliness, low motivation and depression; in July he clarified that a video title listed reasons against suicide rather than a plan.

A long-distance relationship with a Japanese woman ran from early 2017 to mid-year: Skype calls, an April trip including meeting her daughter, a pregnancy scare with a negative test, growing doubts, and a Skype breakup by June, when Daniel said he was giving up on Asian women.

Work and the YouTube channel drove the year's changes. After a March subscriber surge and London meetup, Daniel left the petrol station in July after his boss found the channel, moved to home-based Japanese translation including adult material, and in October faced a strike, livestream restriction and demonetization waves, with partial recovery on appeal and plans to diversify platforms.

From late September Daniel stayed in Osaka guesthouses, livestreaming amid loneliness. October dating produced viewer backlash, and in November he left the guest house and moved in with a girlfriend, splitting rent equally. Trust tensions over dating apps, channel burnout and viewer drop-off ran through the autumn, and he planned protective changes after telling her about the channel.

Privacy and harassment conflicts recur: Daniel deleted family photos and his Facebook account after identifying details were shared, and reported prank calls to his workplace allegedly linked to a Reddit poster. These claims, and allegations about coordinated flagging, remain unverified; Daniel denied claims about transmitting chlamydia and running fake accounts.

Self-reported genital health problems recur, including a suspected yeast infection, a past chlamydia diagnosis and a later fungal infection. December also covered a visa extension, in-person viewer recognition, Star Wars opinions, Christmas in Japan and a year-end review.

Appearance, mixed-race identity, DNA results and childhood bullying

Employment, petrol station conflicts, unemployment and translation work

Relationships, long-distance romance, breakups, dating and dating-app trust

Japanese and Korean learning, Japan trips and self-directed study

YouTube growth, strikes, demonetization, Patreon, burnout and platform diversification

Privacy, doxxing, online hostility and conflicts with other creators

Social anxiety, loneliness, depression, attraction and belonging

Sexual health, contraception, infection treatments and a pregnancy scare

Moving out of the guest house, rent, living costs, travel finances and visa extension

Gaming addiction, living with parents, not driving, Star Wars opinions and year-end review

January 2017 recordings: Daniel began a 3,000-calorie diet experiment from 45 kg, reported no weight gain by Jan 21, reviewed DNA results, and mentioned a long-distance girlfriend in Japan with leave approved for an April visit.

February 2017 recordings: Daniel rejected sexpat and catfishing accusations, described a purchased flight and booked Yokohama lodging, and recounted earlier Japanese study, a Taiwan stay and a 2014 chlamydia episode.

March 2017 recordings: after George Trombley mentioned him, Daniel gained subscribers, travelled alone to London to meet George, accepted a Fiverr manga translation, posted a 1000-subscriber Q&A, and resolved a late-month relationship scare.

April 2017 recordings: Daniel met a Tinder match in Margate, addressed viewer backlash, flew to Japan, met his girlfriend's nine-year-old daughter in Nagano, and returned to England after an emotional airport farewell.

May and June 2017 recordings: Daniel described the Japan trip's cost and a pregnancy scare that ended with a negative test, and voiced growing doubts. In June he announced he was giving up on Asian women after seven failed relationships and reported ending the relationship by Skype text.

July 2017 recordings: Daniel's boss asked him to remove videos and he handed in notice at the petrol station. He took on Japanese translation work and set up a Pornhub channel.

August and September 2017 recordings: Daniel deleted his Facebook account after viewers shared family details and introduced a new Japanese girlfriend met via a language app. In September his HelloTalk and LINE accounts were banned or disabled after explicit content, and he arrived at a Japan guesthouse around 2017-09-22.

October 2017 recordings: Daniel reported a YouTube community strike and livestream restriction, later reported lifted on appeal. He accepted GimmeABreakMan's criticisms and said he would stop pursuing married women on Tinder.

Early November 2017 recordings: Daniel reported mild illness after a Halloween party, late guest house rent, itching treated with yogurt and athlete's foot cream, and an equal rent-split agreement with his girlfriend, who invited him to move in. He found a Happn notification on her phone and confronted her; she said she had stopped using dating apps and deleted Tinder.

Recording dated 2017-11-22: Daniel checked out of JF Plaza Osaka, got 20,000 yen back after a 500 yen fee, cancelled two Tinder dates and planned to live with his girlfriend. By December they split ¥46,000 monthly rent.

December 2017 recordings: Daniel got a visa extension in about ten minutes for ¥4,000, was recognized by a Canadian viewer, toured the shared apartment, told his girlfriend about his monetized channel, spent Christmas in Japan, and recorded year-in-review and sexual-history livestream content.

Many recounted events, including school experiences and earlier Japan trips, are undated; only recording dates are given.

Outcomes of Daniel's relationships remain unresolved, and whether his later girlfriend was actively using dating apps or had deleted accounts is unclear.

The Reddit poster's claim of responsibility for prank calls and informing the employer is an allegation; how the boss learned of the channel and who made the calls are unresolved.

Tomoko's age is unconfirmed (reportedly claimed 28; Daniel estimated about 45), and consent claims, impersonator accounts and rumors about another woman are unverified.

Allegations about other creators and commenters, including Daniel's claims about The Anime Man's finances and Hollywood casting, are unverified.

Daniel's questions about mood swings or possible bipolar disorder are self-speculation, not diagnosis.

Reasons for demonetization waves, platform bans, viewer drop-off and a possible South Korea trip remain unclear.

Whether Daniel's negative view of the guesthouse stay reflects nostalgia, and when he might return to Japan or be happier, are unclear.

The nature and origin of the infection, safety of the cream used, and cause of numbness and erection trouble are unclear.

Unknowns include whether his girlfriend will find the channel or react badly, whether his former manager watches it, the causes of his pimples and low mood, whether LINE reports came from one or several people, whether Einstein went to prison, and whether a shared recording stays private.