My problem with The Anime Man

Daniel expresses disapproval of Joey, known as The Anime Man, for maintaining a large channel and podcast centered on anime and manga as an adult, contrasting Joey's persistent focus with Daniel's own past teenage interest that ended upon maturing.

Daniel addresses Joey's status as a leading Japan vlogger with a large audience, a lack of collaborative growth in that creator group, and a suspicion that Joey coordinated with other creators to hinder Daniel's channel growth following a parody exposé video.

Daniel details interactions stemming from the discovery of attending the same school as Chris Broad in the year below, which prompted video content, direct messages from Chris, and conversations about Joey's reaction.

Daniel criticizes Joey's Twitter activity regarding retweets of illustrated Japanese characters, questioning the appropriateness of this activity and how it intersects with Joey's relationship with AkiDearest.

Critiques of Joey's adult focus on anime and manga content across his channel and podcast.

Joey's position among Japan vloggers, collaborative dynamics, and Daniel's suspected exclusion by that creator group.

Shared schooling background and communications with Chris Broad regarding Joey.

Joey's Twitter retweets of illustrated characters and commentary on his relationship with AkiDearest.

Daniel produced an exposing video concerning Joey in 2018.

Daniel published a video discussing attending the same school as Chris Broad, prompting Chris to send a direct message the following day.

Whether Joey and other leading Japan vloggers held an agreement or meeting to shut Daniel out of collaborations remains an unconfirmed suspicion.

The exact timing of discovering the shared school background with Chris Broad was initially stated as one year ago before being corrected to two years ago.

Joey's exact age is estimated around 25, 26, or nearly 30 years old.