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Hello everyone!
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Welcome to my second vlog of Animagic.
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Dad?
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Who's playing the coffee game?
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I was there already last year and last year it also rained and it's also raining right now.
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I am Miamby by the way.
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And I'm with Anya and she's Bernice.
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We're gonna get something to drink now. Or eat.
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We'll say.
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Anya's gonna direct the way because we're gonna go to the supermarket.
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okay where does...
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I don't know
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if we get lost it's not my fault today for once
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by the way you can actually see my you can actually see my real ears oh no I'm so fake
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I'm all ears today
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looky the ears are bigger than her face we just walked for like 3 minutes and we're already out of breath
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I look so out of place today we are now going to Reva Why are you so far away?
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Oh, that's right.
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You're coming, you're coming.
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Okay, okay, okay.
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There's two.
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You're two dollars.
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Got the first food.
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That's vakame and that's sushi.
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Me, I'll be shopping at the supermarket.
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We have Minecraft Kinder Joy.
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We're going to take that with us.
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Wait, I also want them.
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Oh, they're free.
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empty
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we just want a strawberry to try this this is my favorite that is vanilla
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should we get both? this is strawberry and vanilla we have our food yes
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first item matcha mini whatever puffer thing i don't like matcha i love the sugar that's cool minecraft dinner join
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we have avocado sushi and we have bakrameza I love it.
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I love it.
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This one is my favorite with strawberry and it's also with vanilla and cream soda.
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4 euros.
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Is that price good?
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It's okay.
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You want something fun?
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Okay, go!
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Wait, when does it drop?
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Wait, who did it?
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You just walked by with like the biggest box.
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What is this called?
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Ginger.
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I like ginger.
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I like gingers but I don't like ginger I'm trying to get ginger The big one?
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Cheers So it's cheap 8 euros is cheap?
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For sushi, yes Usually for this place you would pay 15 euros or something like that Yeah Let's go
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I always get them from Sleves Wells.
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They are usually not dry.
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Life is good.
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It smells good though.
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What is it?
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It tastes like chapstick.
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You know like labello?
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Labello?
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In a good or a bad way?
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Neutral.
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It's okay.
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It's alive!
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It's not so weird!
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Oh, here's a wasp!
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Take it!
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Next week, matcha.
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Doesn't that smell good?
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It smells a bit.
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There's like specific kind of like rabbit food.
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That's what it smells like.
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Oh, the wasp is back.
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The wasp is back. And.
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Eee.
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I'm coming.
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No, no, no. This is like the 10th time in a row.
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Not that I ate them, but it tastes exactly how the rabbits...
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At least that must be good.
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We have to look so we can get...
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I got the book so we can look.
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I want Gasp.
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What else is there?
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I want the Enderman.
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I don't want Steve or what is the name of the character?
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Steve Luder?
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No, but I don't want the human.
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I want the creatures.
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You're a good job.
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Blind, alternating.
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That is not the toy.
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Sorry I just laughed about you but I did the same thing.
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This is golden.
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I think I got a secret one.
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What is Steve?
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No!
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I got Steve.
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I got a weird cube.
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Alex.
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So we got Steve, we got Alex and we got the weird golden cube.
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Are we in an enemy's territory? In an anime territory?
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An enemy No, we're one hand No,
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it has a diamond armor I think that's pretty pink Why not netherite?
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4 You're just old and poor I'm 4F gold I'm looking for the toilet now and so many stairs.
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Can't see much?
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Why it's so nice here.
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I miss this place and there's also the fountain in the back.
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There's gonna be a zen-less meeting somewhere.
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I hope you didn't troll us.
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I'm trying to find it right now.
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I don't see it yet.
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I'm so mad.
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I'm so mad.
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There is no dead list on zero beat up.
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Someone just trolled us and hit us on the other side of the whole place.
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I'm going shopping now.
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I forgot the other ears.
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Yeah.
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I'm king of the pirates.
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Luca is 190 and mommy is 20.
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Oh my goodness.
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What a deal.
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These look so cursed.
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Oh, Sjell.
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There is another 100.
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I don't want to go to this shop.
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Oh, you?
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Dari!
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Here you can meet.
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I'm not Sjell.
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It's okay.
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Okay, we're gonna open bland boxes from one piece.
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I want Luffy, Nami, Zoro, or Choco.
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I only want Nami.
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Okay, if I get it, if I get Luffy, I'm gonna be more kind.
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I swear, I will be Choco.
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Oh, Choco!
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Oh, Choco!
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No, he's so cute!
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Oh, Zoro!
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Okay, okay.
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Why are you not happy?
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I want Luffy!
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Never seen mushroom headbands.
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That is crazy.
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Itzuki!
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Poor Itzuki!
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Why is he on Nino?
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You are not a Kuntal bloke!
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Hello!
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Okay, second blind boxes.
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I'm on Twilight or Pinky Tie.
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I'm on Pinky Tie or I'm on Birdie.
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Oh, you see it immediately.
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I got Fluffy Shai.
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Oh!
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Oh, Rainbow Dash!
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I'm allowed to pull on someone's phone in Genshin Impact.
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Oh Genshin Wen Ice cream My hair is tangled
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I have so many mosquito bites on my legs from Italy,
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this is so bad are you guilty?
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hey, where are you going? there is a box, an automatic.
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What is it called?
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Machine.
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Oh, and it's also...
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Is it your turn?
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Your high score is 965.
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Guys, don't mention my high score please.
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I was so confident.
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Who's your favorite?
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Second try second try Okay, 500 Oh, oh, okay, okay,
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okay, okay, okay, okay, okay 500!
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500!
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Anya accidentally flew away the things we got from the eggs earlier.
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Oopsie!
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No sleep on me anymore.
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It's a no random golden block.
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It's kinda comfortable though.
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We just recorded TikToks.
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I don't know how it is.
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We got waffle and some whipped cream.
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But it's melted.
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You spent a lot of time.
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It's good though.
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We didn't get any cherry sauce because I always spill it on my clothes.
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Today is not a good day.
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I think it's a normal phone It's very good That's right Okay,
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come on I got some gifts Look at this I mentioned this in one of my other vlogs Opens up Wait
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What is it? it looks like you
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yeah look look look it looks exactly the same
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we're now gonna leave the convention the sun is going down
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it was such a lovely day we're going to the cinema now
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and here's no one in cosplay we're the only people in cosplay here
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wish us luck sorry no one is gonna be mean to us we're gonna watch obsession there's the cinema
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spider-man
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Goki's scared that I'm gonna block people's views with the ears
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so I might have to take them off I think we should take them off How would you rate the movie?
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Uh
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Oh, that's 9 out of 10
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So she wanted to leave the popcorn
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and the cola in the cinema I'm really close to that Goki Goki Alphatet Wow Wow
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My goodness there was an American diner and everybody didn't see it Ah Going to the toilet.
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I'm going to the long toilet now.
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She nearly accidentally went into the long toilet again earlier.
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Hello guys, and this is the second and the last day of the convention.
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Today will be a bit longer.
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I'm going to stream in the evening.
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Skarden is one of my favorite places for conventions.
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Oh my goodness.
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Oh wow.
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I think we've seen everything except for the manga part where they say like mangas right?
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Yeah
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Oh my god there's seriously Genshin cooking book
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I still gotta fish this out of bed We're in a place with all the voice actors Oh Rick had Atelier,
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Attack on Titan I don't know who's here though I want this one This one?
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Mmhmm Asuka?
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Did you know that she's half German?
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Thank you Peach Ooh I still gotta wash this
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I'm gonna do this, you have to throw it there Honestly, I'm gonna get 4 points I think I'll get 8 points I think more,
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but I think at least four Save yourself there Oh let's go
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NG 4 I got it right Are you ridiculous?
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Yeah Jojo characters look cute that's crazy I got some dangos again.
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They were not 9 euros today though.
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They were free.
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I don't know if that's really any better.
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I'm stronger than Takemichi.
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Zero to 499.
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I had over 500 yesterday.
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I'm not that bad.
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Go go go.
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Oh, okay, okay, okay, no. He's dead again.
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Oh, schlag in die Mitte, schlag in die Mitte.
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Okay, you need to put...
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Oh, oh, okay, okay, okay, okay.
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I got some food now again.
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I don't know how to open this. Is that cool?
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You need to wrap the paper like this
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Left Right I just left you out of my eyes for a few seconds
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This is ube with strawberry I think you have to stir it but it's good!
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don't need that
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why are you cosplaying kaiser with a clown makeup? he's a clown He is not a clown!
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Quick outfit snack A yellow dress A whip jacket A super flower And what are these called?
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Air Force Ah, Air Force Oh my
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What a vlog look we suspension
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and we're gonna go eat something now people are bathing in
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the bag in the water open the lights also turn on looks
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so nice empty convention oh are you said it's over
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i think 10 of 10 experience we just changed clothes we're at the restaurant now yes we already ordered
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and we're waiting for the food right now
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I got pizza with four cheese and that's pizza with mushrooms And I also got a salad This is getting creepy
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Oh, Jeremy Sue So beautiful Bird Are you scared?
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No, I'm scared.
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We just walked by and like the door started to rattle like crazy.
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What the heck?
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What is the sound?
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What the heck?
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What the heck?
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Who's playing that?
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I'm scared.
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Why is there a creepy movie?
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We're gonna be part of a horror movie.
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Why wouldn't you play this at midnight?
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Oh, there she is so we're now gonna head back to the hotel yes and then head back home
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thank you so much for watching and i'll see you in the next video

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “I became a BOXER 🥊 Anime Event Vlog ⭐️”. This video has 267 sentences and 1775 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 50 of its 267 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
ginger noun/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚ/The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
strawberry noun/ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
euro noun/ˈjʊɹoʊ/The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
toilet verb/ˈtɔɪ.lət/To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet.
matcha noun/ˈmɑ.t͡ʃə/A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.
vlog noun/ˈvlɑɡ/A weblog using video as its primary presentation format.
wasp noun/wɑsp/Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
sushi noun/ˈsuːʃi/A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or…
vanilla noun/vəˈnɪl.ə/Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in…
clown noun/ˈklaʊ̯n/A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly…
heck/hɛk/Hell.
goodness noun/ˈɡʊdnəs/The state or characteristic of being good.
cinema noun/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/A movie theatre, a movie house.
mushroom noun/ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
beat up verbTo give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
go down verbTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
open up verbTo open.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Who's playing the coffee game?
  • We're gonna get something to drink now.
  • Are we in an enemy's territory?
  • Why are you not happy?
  • Why wouldn't you play this at midnight?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould we get · should take
Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two thingsbigger than · stronger than
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowYou're coming · I'm trying · I'm coming
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna get · gonna direct · We're going to take

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 92 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, netherite /ˈnɛðəraɪt/, breathe /bɹiːð/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sushi /ˈsuːʃi/, mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/, suspension /səˈspɛnʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, avocado /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like ginger, strawberry, scare.

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