RYOTARO Q&A | Patreon Vlog | New Video/Podcast

Ich bin gerne Schokolade should become a shirt aswell :D - I like being chocolate

Ryotaro's german just blew my mind 😊 I love the idea with the audio download! Thank you so much for your incredible work!

Pretty decent spanish Ryotaro! I'm quite impressed!

I've just become a Patron. Love your channel.

Scottish accenT really made me laugH.

Hey Chris, nice try with the Scottish accent! Definitely heard worse. Having seen your comments on social media about YouTube, I've finally decided to join the Patreon team, keep up the good work with the content

Hi Cassandra! Now is actually a really good time to find work in the tourism sector in Japan - the Japanese government is investing heavily in the run up to the Olympics, and local areas in Japan are hiring foreigners to head up and promote the regions on social media campaigns. If you ever want to work in Japan, I'd recommend keeping an eye out on sites like Gaijinpot.com for job openings!

Abroad in Japan

HAHA!! I thought Ryotaro was in some sort of tourism employment! I'll have lots of questions for him if you ever do another Q&A together (I've got a Diploma of Tourism [2nd highest Australian trade based qualification], but finding it super hard to break into the industry in any capacity - so I hope he doesn't mind me asking, like I think you don't mind how people ask you how you do your vids, Chris).

Hey Chris, I am following your YouTube Channel for quite some time now and I was pretty upset reading about your videos being demonetised yet again (and I can't see the point why they'd do it to your awesome (!) Sapporo video, that doesn't make sense at all) so I decided to support you on Patreon. And I'm excited to go through all the content I didn't see before! Especially since I've booked my first trip to Japan in upcoming february. Just wanted to let you know that I love your videos, especially your humour (all those positive-cute-rainbow -omg-videos make me sick). Just stay the way you are and keep up with the good work :)

Thank you so much for the podcast link. Now how about those Q&A's for a podcast?

I agree with you, Chris, it's deeply troubling that YouTube is seemingly demonizing the creators that made it great. I'm glad you haven't disappeared--your videos always bring a laugh and a smile and we need more of that these days. Thanks for all you do. I hope YouTube gets their act together and realize the harm they are causing by demonitizing videos left and right without cause.

Boys name right? It's incredibly rare in the UK!

Abroad in Japan

I am sad chris did not know if beto is a guy or a girl name :(

I love these videos. And I love that you give so much patreon content. It feels like these nicely done DVD box set extra content where you get commentary and deleted scenes. Like you've paid more and you got more

saiko

Does that mean you have never witnessed Chris's godly good looks? Its half of his appeal.

I love the idea of Ryotaro getting bladdered in the U.K and getting on it at Ministry of Sound! xD

Great video :) just found out about your YT channel recently as I’m researching for my trip to Japan next year and I’ve been spending the last couple of nights watching your videos lol I really like your sarcastic humor and your videos feel very real and informational. I agree with your comments about how a lot of other YT-ers are trying hard to come across as bubbly 24/7 and value style over substance. Anyhow, keep up the good work! :) Please make more videos with Ryotaro. His videos have given me a lot of inspirations for my trip since everytime he appears, you guys would be going to somewhere awesome, as well as he always gives a lot of helpful details about the places you guys visit (make sense now that i know he works in tourism).

Just downloaded it so will listen to it later on. :) It's a massive shame that youtube are screwing around with your channel and making things tough but hopefully the support will keep going and you'll be able to continue making the awesome videos you guys are known for! Cheers and beers for the good work!

I listen to podcasts a lot and really love the option to listen to the Q&A this way!

Man, what is YouTube doing to itself? It's like they're mashing the self-destruct button and then turning a blind eye to the damage. Do they want to become irrelevant this badly? I'm sorry this is happening, but I'm glad you came to Patreon early on in the game so we could support you. I would feel really crummy if your channel was shut down and there was nothing I could have done to stop it. It's nice to know that a small bit of whatever I have each month goes to helping you create content that I really enjoy. Stay strong, Chris! Maybe YouTube will explain themselves some day soon...

Chantal Ward

"I enjoy being chocolate" Ryotaro would fit in well in Germany

Ryan Wolf

It's crazy. They're using machine learning to vet videos, so the system probably just picked up that chris's NK video had been demonetised and demonetised the new one on that basis. Appealing is a good idea but obviously the moment has been missed to some extent. YouTube better watch out or people will move to other channels.

Sure I'll get on it!

Abroad in Japan

Abroad in Japan is one of the best produced channels on youtube. Actually, even by broadcast standards the production quality is excellent; probably more enjoyable due to being less anal. I look forward to every episode. The whole Youtube mess thats going on at the moment is disturbing as it means you might start to self censor yourself and a lot of the fun might go out of your videos. And really, in my opinion, your videos are pretty darn family friendly anyway. God knows there is a lot of shit on youtube that Google should really be focusing their apocalypse on.

Can we get a shirt design of the abroad in Japan 'logo', the one above your YouTube videos with you, natsuke, my fuji, etc. with the Abroad in Japan text above or below. one color would be fine (otherwise would be expensive) . You need a shirt that advertises your brand

I did the podcast format. I'm blind, so everything is essentially like a podcast to me. Haha. While I miss out on the visuals, I still appreciate all the hard work that is put into creating the video content!

More Ryotaro videos please. You and him in a comedy would be epic.

Jeremy Carlson

Glad to be one of your supporters! Losing your life income is scary but fortunately you seem to have a good fan base who very much want to continue seeing content and supporting you.

Best video ever!!! Sounds like an incredibly interesting life. We love Ryotaro!! #WaterfallDiving #MissionKillChris #OrAtLeastHorriblyMangled

Love hotel theme park! I about choked on my drink! Very entertaining! :)

Lisa Rogers

As a native spanish speaker, I can attest to Ryotaro's skill, beautiful accent.

OMFG, I can't believe youtube. I'll gladly continue to support you and your channel. It's my favourite one, probably because you're so down to earth when you speak to the camera. There are some good channels out there, but many, with their over-excitement and too-thorough explanation, come across like they assume we're all daft or that they expect us to be hanging on every word as if they are the only ones who could POSSIBLY convey what they are saying. I don't mean that in a hateful way, I just resent feeling patronised. You haven't fallen into that trap. You're informative and amusing with much-welcome sarcasm, my favourite brand of humour.

I loved this, I'm a bit late to the party, and have only recently started supporting you, but all the info you give is proving so valuable for my job (online English instruction for Japanese clients). Ryotaro is just a star, having lived in Germany myself, I can confirm his insights. Bratwurst, anyone?

Sounds like you've watched James McAvoy recently Chris. That accent sounded really good! Can you let us know when/if YT approves the Sapporo video? Haven't watched it yet then saw your FB post on the matter. Figured I'd wait, I mean I know it's only 1 view, but still...

Nem Elsay

Ryotaro came across very well in this! Now I'm trying to imagine him in an American high school movie.

Sheepless

Holy shit, Chris. You’re Scottish accent caught me off guard. I’m originally from Glasgow so when you brought up doing a Scottish accent I thought “aye right here we go” but I was so surprised at how good it was. Nice hidden talent! It made me smile, as did the rest of the video. Cheers!

Nice Video. I really enjoyed when he said that he wants to be a chocolate in German. 😂 I support you from today and it already paid Off. Thank you!

Any chance of making the previous clogs available as mp3? As a new patreoneer I've got some catching up to. :)

Whens the Ryotaro Movie gonna be made?

Great stuff! This is why it is so wrong for YT to try and effectively bully you out of existence. There surely has to be a way for subscribers to complain about your treatment at their hands. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have clear pointers for studying Japanese for starters, and the entertainment value of your videos on Japan are hard to top...

This made my morning. If you could do one of these Q&As every few months, it would be a great little series! 😄 Chris, please consider adding a higher tier (like $10 a month). Not everyone will be able to give that much, but some people definitely want to.

Yatta a nightlife video with a guy who exeperienced ministry of sound 90's . He must know some pretty goddamn places <3

"Me gustaria subir en un elefante" but you were spot on Ryotaro! I approve.

A podcast option’s a great idea.

May I use that final phrase to make some Instagram art? If so, what social media can I credit?

Any chance you'll start using your periscope again? Or live videos on other social media? Tell Ryotaro that he's got himself a date next time he's in Canada. 😜😁 I loved the video! Great questions.

I really hope that YouTube re-works their monetization algorithm. I really enjoy watching content creators make videos on all sorts of topics, and if these content creators are disuaded to create great content, only the shitty unwatchable viral crap is left. Keep calm and Like A Magic, Chris.

this was great :D i think we all want him to make a youtube channel now :D!!

Hey Chris! Great work with the Podcast option. I'd love to see more of these in the future!