My 7-Year YouTube Anniversary: A Look Back at My Very First Video

As I welcome back my lovely audience, I'm excited to share with you that today marks a special occasion - my YouTube anniversary. It's hard to believe it's been seven years since I first started this journey, and I'm still pinching myself to see if it's all just a dream.

I want to start by thanking Best Fiends, the amazing puzzle gaming adventure app that's sponsoring this video today. As part of their biggest update ever, they're adding 150 new levels, and I'm thrilled to share some details about it with you later on in the article. But for now, let's dive into my very first YouTube video.

I've always been nervous about sharing my content online, especially when it comes to my early days as a creator. That's why I decided to react to my very first video that I made seven years ago. It was a Maus pot video, which had nothing to do with food - I had thought it would be crafting-related, but it turned out to be a completely different story.

As I sit down to watch my old intro for the first time in seven years, I'm surprised by how short my hair is and how much I've grown. My hair was just a mess of unruly strands back then, and now it's long and luscious. I remember collecting all these little things from the grocery store as background decorations - who knew they'd become such a big part of my brand? And speaking of my brand, I'm known as "Any Made in Japan" because this channel was born out of my experiences living in Japan.

As I re-watch my first video, I'm struck by how much has changed since then. My setup is so different from what it used to be - I'm now talking into a laptop with a big glass screen door on the side, and natural light pours in through that window. But back then, everything was so simple and low-key. I remember running out of camera and struggling to get the shot just right.

As I continue watching my first video, I'm reminded of all the little details that make it... well, me. There's this one part where I say "Dhamma means red balls" - yes, that's a type of soil with good drainage, and I was trying to explain it in simple terms. And then there's the shirt I'm wearing - it's got holes all over the place, but I loved it back then.

It's funny how much my video has aged - the camera quality is terrible, and the lighting is downright awful. But despite all those technical issues, I remember having a lot of fun making that video. And looking back, I realize that it was actually my first foray into editing - I used to do everything on iMovie, and now I've got a whole team behind me.

As I finish watching my first video, I have to say that it wasn't as embarrassing as I thought it would be. The audio could use some work, the lighting is terrible, and the camera work... well, let's just say it's a good thing I've come so far since then. But despite all those imperfections, there's something special about this video - it's raw, it's real, and it's full of heart.

Over the years, my channel has evolved in ways I never could have imagined. I've moved back from Japan, started a family, gotten married, and built a community that supports me every step of the way. And as I look back on my first video, I'm reminded of how far we've come - not just as creators, but as people.

So if you want to see more reaction videos like this one, be sure to check out my playlist of "Baby Emmy" videos - they're a collection of some of my earliest content, including country eating videos and candy making videos. And if you haven't already, please follow me on social media and share this video with your friends. I'd love to connect with you all and see what's new and exciting in the world of Any Made in Japan.

As always, thank you for supporting my channel through the years. It means the world to me, and I'm so grateful to have such an amazing community behind me. Here's to many more adventures, creations, and YouTube shenanigans - take care, and I'll see you in my next video!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: engreetings my lovelies hi as I mean welcome back today's video is sponsored by best fiends a free puzzle gaming adventure app that allows you to create a team of fiends and defeat the evil slug bosses by collecting matching colored objects so this month best fiends is having their biggest update ever they're adding 150 different levels download this free game using my link down below and receive five dollars worth of gold and diamonds today is my YouTube anniversary I have been on YouTube for 7 years I cannot believe it so today I'm going to react to my very first video that I did I haven't seen it in 7 years and yeah let's see how it goes it's gonna be a little bit rocky I think a lot has happened in seven years I've moved back from Japan I've had a couple children I'm married and life is really really good I don't know if interview were with me way back then but if you are thank you so much for sticking with me I have evolved this channel has evolved and changed I'm known as any made in Japan because these videos were made in Japan this was supposed to be a crafting channel that's why this very first video that I'm going to be watching is a Maus pot video it has nothing to do with food because I thought this was going to be things that I made while I was living in Japan alright without much further ado let's watch this alright this is my old intro do you remember this guy's oh man oh my god look how short my hair is what did I just say it just sort of faded out okay I think I'm loved I've totally forgotten this I remember collecting them off actually I got this from the grocery stores I'm so serious those are my old drawing from the background oh man I love those pants those purple pants look how it just disappeared okay what am i complaining about now I love I would just disappear so a little bit of background about this in terms of my setup I am talking into my laptop and there is a big glass screen door on the side of me there's just natural light there's no setup at all that's why it's a little bit dark and I'm not sure why I keep running out of camera but yep I'm not exactly sure why I keep running out all right hey let's keep going I guess I'm just very good I'm so serious Shh it's thinking cute I shouldn't bake more these okay Dhamma I believe means red balls so this is a type of soil that it's spherical and supposed to be good for good drainage okay means red so it's like a clay-like material has lots of iron in it I don't know why I remember this stuff I love that shirt by the way I wore it until it was holy it had holes all over the place love that good shirt okay it's really hard to see not only is the camera quality really bad but this is really poorly lit ways I have no idea what I'm pointing at I just faded I didn't really even complete the sentence I was saying I think you're supposed to remove some of the dirt that's on the bottom of the moss I think that's a doing on camera so it will adhere better to the substrate that I am creating I think because that edit was really strange it just sort of blended I used to edit this on iMovie so I didn't know anything about editing whatsoever and it shows and so I just taught myself how to kind of figure all this stuff out yeah all right let's see what else I have to say I think I turned the line on little brighter oh man look it's gotten definitely darker this is probably in the afternoon and now I've turned on the fluorescent overhead lights so my face is sort of cast in shadow and this is before I had a mic setup so my voice doesn't really project all that much so it's really difficult I think I lost my chucks all right see you next time bye so that was my very first video and thankfully it wasn't as embarrassing as I thought it was going to be yes I could have had better lighting yes I could have better audio and yes I could have had better camera work but it was my very first video and it was about making a moss pot of all things and now I'm inspired to make tiny little Moss pots in bonsai bunkers I believe the next video I made was about how to make a coke Adamo which is a moss ball which I think was the reason why I wanted a mess with moss in the first place was the cute little Moss balls but I wanted to making a moss pot first because I want to be less intimidated but yeah that was a little baby I mean my very first video and actually wasn't as embarrassed as I thought I was going to be so let me know in the comments if you want to see more reaction videos like I said I have over 900 videos I have a little playlist of baby Emmy videos if you wanna see more of those that include country eating videos and candy making videos and yeah but thank you guys so much again for supporting my channel through the years and watching me and sticking with me I really really appreciate it because this has become my life and it's wonderful and I am so thankful hope you guys enjoy that one I hope you guys learned something share this video of their friends and follow me on social media and I shall see you in my next one to leave take care you you\n"