Burning Question For Everyone

I'm going to get a lil personal, if you don't mind. Though I've been dealing with PTSD, depression, and anxiety for nine years now, this past year has been especially difficult mental-health wise; lots of sadness, hopelessness, guilt, and nightmares. But watching your Pokemon videos always makes me laugh, and brings a light into the darkness. They help distract me, alleviate anxiety, and new episodes are always the highlight of my day. I can't express how much your videos mean to me. On a less revealing note, my other reasons for loving your videos are similar to everyone else's; your genuine warmth and personality, excellent humor, the obvious care and effort that go into the videos, learning about one of my favorite shows, and the consistency and quality of the videos themselves. I'm really happy you're doing well, and am looking forward to all that you do!

Maddy

Honestly as a consumer of Pokemon Youtube channels I really think there is a big audience for what you do that would love your work and just don't know about you (hopefully not forever). For now though, I think it's kind of nice that the community is so small and that the patrons are so celebrated. We're used to long and humorous shoutouts now and I'm sure I'm not the only one that has actually begun to really enjoy that part of the episode. If I had to imagine why you're getting more generous patreon donors it'd have to be a good solid sense of community.

Justin Soong

You’re just usually consistent, funny here & there, and always humble.

Nicholas Mata

Yeah, it's really a multitude of reasons for me too. Between the prior reputation of being on Channel Awesome, the amazing work you did on the Advent Children review and the Pokemon movie reviews with Linkara, JesuOtaku, and JewWario, and your all around kind personality, I feel like you've earned a ton of respect over the years, and rightfully so. Plus, the amount of dedication you've put in to diving through every episode of the Pokemon episode is nothing but admirable. I don't think I could ever have that much consistent effort for something so demanding. Also, I would love to see you give another series the same kind of treatment once you wrap up with Pokemon. Maybe a series on TTGL or FMA:B? There's a lot of potential with your work, and I feel like you deserve all the support needed to make it possible.

Joe Jennings

I would say it's an amalgation of things for me. I like the review style of taking a portion of the end to discuss themes and what a work was trying to do. You're a relatively lesser know internet celebrity, so that made me want to support you more. And your prize support is nice, the fact that you call out certain donors by name at the end and give them an avatar made me want to join the fun.

Nefaerieous Tangent

It was October of '14. I liked your Pokemon movie reviews but with your need for another job and a new baby you couldn't do the videos you wanted to. I empathized with your love of Pokemon, your non-use of profanity, and your relative isolation from your friends. I envied your ability to go out on the internet and talk about Pokemon movies with your friends. I wanted to support you because you're the kind of guy I'd want as a friend.

Colin Raiden-McRae

My guess would be audience age and your personality on screen being more unique. I don't think there's as much competition for the calm and collected way you review pokémon episodes, so you've probably got a monopoly on people interested in a calmer review as opposed to the numerous louder/hyper reviews.

As someone with little funds who came here to consider adding you to my Patreon subscriptions, I can point to a couple things: (1) the quality of your product is high, (2) you prominently plug and celebrate your Patreon, (3) your output is consistent, (4) your Patreon rewards and goals are clear and worthwhile.

I'd say consistent quality. We've dropped other Patreon accounts, but kept this one because every time it's enjoyable and funny, and it's only getting better. We know we can count on you, Suede!

For me it's because you come across really likeable. Your Pokemon movie reviews were the best, your content is great generally and you're hilarious. I jumped at the chance to offer support, I hope it'll come to a point where you can do the thing you love full-time and I can't wait for your next Pokemon movie review. I believe it'll be Heroes right?

I donate because I enjoyed your content for many years, and am now able to give something back. Also, out of solidarity, being a man of faith and family... and a graphic designer.

I stumbled upon this Pokémon Journey during the Pokémon 20th Anniversary and conveniently around the time where Pokémon Anime was at the peak of its hype as August 2016 was the Kalos League season. As you can tell, I was into full Pokémon Hype and I have been keeping tabs of our eternal protagonist Ash Ketchum for sometime, namely keeping track of his character development in the XY series. The first episode of this journey reminded why I followed Ash. I started off as just a mere contributor to this series to get episodes early on but gradually began to invest a bit more to A) Get the Pokémon Movies Review up and running and B) to offer feedback during the script making process because there many things in a particular episode that could be missed the first time viewing. The artwork commissions are just a bonus.

Evan Bao

Personally, I love your content and think that your interactions with your Patrons and your rewards are amazing. I remember finding you through a Polish (?) sub of your Pokemonmovie reviews with Linkara and hoping you'd put out more stuff. When you started putting out the Journey reviews frequently and as I got to see more of your work and personality I thought it'd be nice to support you through Patreon.

You rock Suede! I’ve been a huge fan since early TGWTG. You market yourself, your content, and Patreon in an effective, fun, and direct way. I’m compelled to support you because I know you create consistently awesome content. Thank you! Your reviews make my days much better!

Jacob Culhane

And as an aside, a small part of me still wants to see you do more AMV Heaven segments, specifically for the AMV "Lord of the Anime" by Otaku Lounge Studios. I don't know how viable that would be right now, since it's centered around Studio Ghibli footage and Disney tends to be pretty draconian with that on YouTube, but a guy can dream :)

CT

But I think most of all, I can FEEL the effort and passion you put into your work. You clearly love doing anime videos and genuinely seem to want to give your audience the very best you have to offer as a reviewer, and it shows, both in and out of your videos. I genuinely appreciate that passion and love for your audience, which is why I give money to you to begin with. My only regret is that I can't give you more (at the moment, anyway).

CT

I've been following your stuff since the very beginning; I loved it then, and I love it now. A good part of it has to do with how relatable I find you to be as a video personality, in that your tastes seem to line up so well with my own that it's uncanny. Another part of it is how witty and insightful you are with so many, if not all, of your videos. And yet another part could be that I found your stuff back when watchable anime reviewers, particularly on TGWTG back when it was getting established, were hard to come by (at least for me), and your work was a breath of fresh air, and that loyalty remained through the years.

CT

Your material requires more processing, You have to get the video content, edit it, analyze it, and put it out on a consistent basis. I love Tekking, but his videos a lot of his videos are him in front of a camera, reading a wikipedia article. Also, the goals are something, I know I'm supporting you so that you'll eventually review the pokemon movies. Tekking doesn't have some big thing to look forward to. Then again, the "low rent" approach to talking about One Piece and other anime is what makes Matt so endearing. Most people would revile being called the "cringe king" but he embraces it. Also, don't underestimate the cash people throw at him on streams.

Merv PH

The quality of content, the subject matter, and yes, just the fact that I am vain enough to always get a kick out of getting the shout-outs at the end of the episodes.

Wesley Foxx

I would support more people but I only have so much money I can spend at a time and you're one of the people I chose to give it to.

Kyle Brackman

You have a dream, and helping you get there, and even if it's only by a little bit, makes me happy. You've been honest and upfront with everything you've been doing, even when you've made mistakes. It goes a long way. Thanks, Suede.

You're reliably consistent which is why I chose you over several other people I was considering (I can only support one currently, tho)--that alone is worth the price of admission. You have content that's interesting, humor that's clever, and new information that I enjoy learning. And getting a chat to occasionally chat with you is a treat, too. ^_^

I certainly can't speak for everyone, but here are my personal reasons. 1: Your Patreon has clear objectives and clear thresholds of what you need in order to get to those objectives. Or in other words I know what my money is going toward and I can see the progress toward said goals. 2: I had watched your content for years before you ever made a patreon, so that made me or inclided to support your videos. Sines if I had enjoyed them for years, I'm probably not just going to get tired of them tomorrow, and I felt I owed you for the years of entertainment.

James Parker

I'd say it's because you have a consistent output and you interact with your viewers. Another theory is that since you're doing videos about a long-running series covering each episode, people know to keep coming back each week, excited for the next episode instead of wondering if the next review will be about something they'll actually be interested in.

For me, there were a couple of factors. The big one for me was how much you seem to interact with/communicate with your patrons. Not to say that other content creators don't care; far from it. But you seem to go that extra mile to really make your patrons feel involved in the whole process, and actually talk with us about what's important to you. Additionally, having the custom avatar (either the headshot or the full drawing) is a fairly different reward that makes for a greater incentive beyond just having your name in the credits, so that's probably a factor as well. Plus, on a more general level, people just like Pokemon, and are therefore more willing to support someone talking about Pokemon on a weekly basis.

Matt Storrs

*shrugs* I very much enjoy your work, is all.

Aryeh Baruch

For me, there are a number of reasons. 1) I am a long-standing fan, and originally recommended Patreon *because* I wanted to continue supporting you. I enjoy your content, and (if it's not too forward) you are interesting as a person and human being from the discussion we've had. 2) This joins in with the other: you interact with your fans and because of the smaller fanbase and being able to interact with them, you make us, or at least me, feel more like 'friends' than 'just numbers' 3) I'm assuming the regular content is very helpful, as well as the excellent quality of it. 4) Once I put in for $20 for my custom avatar, I saw no reason to lower that number. ;) 5) While I know it has its own risks, your approachable personality and determination to get things done, while still (HOPEFULLY!) taking self-care and raising a family makes me feel as if I am making a difference in a friend's life, rather than just giving money to something I like. There's a #6, but it's a reason based on personal beliefs rather than anything I feel most people would share. :)

Trey McGowan

Long time fan from the TGWTG days. I supported you for the first time when you were making Toaster short movie and have continued supporting you from the beginning. I like how honest you are about all the ups and downs you had making the videos on time in the beginning and have absolutely enjoyed your Pokemon journey videos. Now that you have perfected Calling it now series and had my requested series show up I will keep supporting you as long as I can.

Henry H.

i like your content, and i honestly wanted the chance to get first look at a lot of your vids. You really deserve a lot of the support you get and more. I know I'm new but I recently watched your pokemon journey videos and I really wanted to help support you, hopefully more down the road.

PaperFox19

I like your videos for how funny and informative they are, likewise you're consistent with your uploads and do a good job of letting us know of any changes ahead of time. Your voice also has a calming presence to it. I'm very headache prone so anyone that can make me feel at ease after a long work day is someone I appreciate. I don't have a lot of income so if I had to pledge to people I need to be particular about it and I'd rather throw my support at a creator I love that's lower on the youtube subs than someone who's high on it, since at least in my mind they'll end up making that money back through another revenue stream anyway.

Honestly? It's your personality for me. I originally followed you and eagerly looked forward to your return back on TGWTG's because I enjoyed your content, and you genuinely seemed like a nice guy. After you came back, you were just as genuine and enjoyable as before, and you've yet to honestly stop being such. I even had the lucky chance to play a game or two with you on Overwatch, and that was quite an enjoyable time. I stay as a Patron because of your personality, and my honest enjoyment of the content you make. I've never and will never regret a single penny I've sent your way. Always stay you, Suede. You're a great guy, and you deserve all the support you get. =)

Anthony C Poe

Because you always put in creative effort with naming and thanking your patrons. I mean, a good 1.5-2 minutes out of a 15-ish minute episode is devoted just to patrons. That's huge! And it's every single video! Plus you crank out content (while still of quality) and diversify your videos while still holding true to your main market / appeal. On top of that, you made it clear from early on what it would take for you to go full-time and that doing so would mean a return to some highly anticipated shows... without being pushy or obnoxious about it. I dunno, man. You just have a lot going for you, and I'm happy to patron you :-)

I've been a longtime user of Patreon and donate to a ton of different creators. You produce fun series regularly, are honest about when you need a break, and seem to really like what you're doing. It's my pleasure to chip in with someone's project. Especially someone I've admired since ye olde TGWTG days. I know that doesn't really answer why you as opposed to other Patreon users. But if I had to guess, it's because you're a friendly, talented person who puts in a lot of work.

Elisira

Consistent schedule, consistently good content, and a very low pledge amount that makes it easy to justify spending one or two dollars a month on quality entertainment.

Even if I disagree with your assessment of a particular episode, it’s still framed in a way that still makes me laugh, and I really appreciate that. I may have mentioned this when I first became a patron, but on the old TGWTG website, your stuff was the first non Nostalgia Critic content I branched off of and became a fan of. I don’t have a whole lot to spend per month, and with my rent going up to more than my parents’ mortgage, I’m afraid I may have to end up reducing my monthly limit, but I wanted, and still want to support you however I may be able to. Because you’re good people.

Joseph Sciola

For me it's really the high quality content about a series I'm interested in. Your Pokémon Journey is highly informative and clearly has a lot of love and effort put into it. Throw just the right amount of humour into the mix and a Patreon shoutout list that's always refreshingly different and you've got yourself a patron magnet.

Megatron

This might not be a satisfying answer but basically luck of the draw mixed with the sense that I feel like you have a real work ethic behind your actions, outside of that one qualifier there's very few qualifiers behind what creators I do and do not support.

For me, the biggest reason I'm a patreon is because of the clear EFFORT you put into every single video, and the constant CREATIVITY you show. You're never ever content to just rest on "what works," you're always pushing yourself to try something new. I became a patreon initially after about the fourth or fifth episode of the Pokemon series, when I realized that you really were going to find a new way to introduce the rules of your episodes (the three things you won't talk about) and a new way to call out your patrons every. single. time. And I thought "Man does that deserve some reward." You push yourself, and you clearly, clearly care so deeply about being a good content creator and maintaining a good relationship with your patrons. When I got into grad school, I came up with the phrase "Life is unfair in my favor," because I couldn't believe that anyone would pay me to study the thing I loved so much. You seem to live by this same idea--you're so genuinely grateful and passionate about doing what you do that it's infectious, it's wonderful to be around. I wish you all the continued success in the world.

Amy Reynolds

I really like your content, you're a real nice guy, and I get a little bit of sick satisfaction from seeing my name at the end of videos I like. That's all, really. It's that simple, at least to me.

Ace Halberjt

I help out this much because you release quality work on a steady regular pace. You seem to have strong convictions with doing videos, as even though you've moved to other things several times in the past, you keep coming back to it. And I want to do my part to keep your dream happening. Also I like hearing you mention me in videos. It seems more personal a reward than most. I love Roses and her work, but all I get is a postcard with the same message everyone else who gets postcards has. And everyone else I support offer streams that I usually miss, or nothing at all. While I keep supporting them because I want to root for them and not for personal gain, your reward makes my donation feel a bit more appreciated.

SuperBunnyBun

Well being a regular watcher of you and Tekking101, I can explain the difference between the two of you on Patreon. You update regularly now since you started this new series while Tekking101 has only updated on this site once since 2014. You have fair rewards, Tekking101 doesn't offer any rewards. You always mention that your on Patreon in your videos and thank them, Tekking101 never says anymore that he's on Patreon and I tend to forget he is because of that. The reason he has more subscribers than you I think is because he post multiple videos a week for several years now, while you have only done at least one a week for about two years now. So basically you do more on Patreon than him, but Tekking101 does more on YouTube than you. Hope this explanation of my opinion helps.

Animeguy1101

For me, a big reason I joined was because of how much you interact with your Patreon community. I started a Patreon account just so I could donate to you, and the reason I did that for you instead of Linkara or Phelous (whose content I also love) is because of the way you directly address your patrons in each video. You say the name of every new patron at the beginning and every top tier patron at the end. This, combined with your weekly streams and individualized artwork, creates a community that I was happy to join. TL;DR: You treat your patrons like individuals rather than a wall of names.

Lucas Neumeyer (NEW-my-er)

Your Pokemon Journey series happened to cover something I've always wanted to see tackled and you do so in a very thorough, analytic, and enjoyable way. Each episode feels like you put in real, hard work and your consistency is unmatched by most youtubers. Personally, if you were to continue to cover the pokemon episodes through the end of the Orange Islands (The finale of Ash's character development and of the original series for me personally) I will continue to support you as long as it's financially viable for me to do so. You also seem to be a very agreeable person personality wise and have a clear passion for the Pokemon anime so I'm happy to support you in anyway I can.

Well it is mostly because I really like your Pokemon videos, but also you give a lot of respect to your patrons, naming the new ones, coming up with creative ways to read them out at the end of the videos, and also getting my name in the credits is a lot cheaper a tier on your videos than it is on most. :)

There are two type of Patreon users, the ones who donate a fair amount to one or two favorite creators and the ones like me who give 2 dollars to a lot of channels. So I don't give more to your channel than anyone else's, though recently I had to cut way back because I'm in really tight financial straights and I spend way too much on Patreon as it is. I kept this channel sub in part because it was the second ever channel I subscribed to (after Kyle Kallgren). I think there is something to be said to the earlier comment about the people who follow you generally having done it for a long time. Heck, I've been following you since you were a student. I remember signing up for some weird website I never used again in order to donate to your student film.

De

I personally started watching your channel after watching the pokemon movie reviews, naturally I stuck around for your pokemon series and other content. I started patronising you after watching your videoes and admiring the amount of effort you seem to put into them. So to sum why I am one of your patreons: Quality content, steady output.

SleepyKamo

In addition to being honestly one of the content creators whose been going the longest (since yeah you're 10th anniversary technically is coming up in... July this year I believe) and covering a popular franchise regularly, I think it's because of your editing style (I like Tekking but he has a much more improvised/off the top style that doesn't lend itself as much to "oh check me out and support me on patreon" like yours is) and because of how yours is set up. Not to mention still having the sort of Channel Awesome bump. PUR granted became more successful on her own view count wise but that's different then getting patreon followers and technically Tekking is sort of associated with the site due to you and WMR (if that's still even on the site) so I think it does help. Not for some people granted but for others as heck sans.... like 3 people all of the people I pledge on patreon I knew through TGWTG/CA. But eh I'm sure they'll still get success with they're work and hope yours keep growing as well man.

Neo Ultra Mike

I support creators I like and who I think deserve recognition. Especially ones who need the money to do what they love. In addition, you actually do "stuff" with your patrons with the jokes and actually saying the names of them, instead of saying "Here is the list of my top tier patrons" and that's it.

Andrew Welsh

I personally support you because I just really enjoy your opinions and content. As for why you have such a high ratio, perhaps it has to do with the way you read out the names? It definitely advertises your Patreon, and I know I've been tempted to up my contribution to be a part of it.

KefkaesqueXIII

I think it's a combination of several things, like perhaps people wanting to see you review the Pokemon movies once again, some viewing you as a somewhat starving artist (sorry if this sounds insulting), a lot of people liking Pokemon's TV, the rewards being pretty fairly priced and the pleasant community/Discord you have.

Verdant Range

I wondered about this myself the other day. I can't think of why you're so successful on patreon. Of course you are great at what you do but I'm going to say ethier it's the unique way you name each patreon in your videos or that you are just awesome!

For the promise of the pokemon movie review return

I like your Pokèmon content and I also like that you make jokes and stuff without feeling the need to cuss and swear. You keep it family friendly and I really appreciate that 😊