Super Eyepatch Wolf

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About

Super Eyepatch Wolf, real name John Walsh, is an Irish YouTuber who makes video essays on various pop culture media, primarily anime and video games. Since launching his channel in 2015, he has gained over 940,000 subscribers and his videos regularly receive hundreds of thousands of views.

History

John Walsh started the Super Eyepatch Wolf channel on December 18th, 2015.^[1] His first video, titled, "Why You Should Watch Hunter x Hunter," posted December 20th of that year, gained over 1.8 million views (shown below).

The video's format became one of the staples of his channels, as many subsequent videos found him praising a piece of media, whether that be an anime, manga, or video game. Other popular examples of this include "Why You Should Watch/Read Berserk" (shown below, left) and "Why You Should Watch/Read One Piece" (shown below, right).

To date, his most popular videos are "The Fall Of The Simpsons: How It Happened", which gained over 6.2 million views (shown below, left), and "The Bizarre World of Fake Martial Arts," which gained over 4 million views (shown below, right).

Recurring topics for his channel include the works of Satoshi Kon, Junji Ito, Professional Wrestling, and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.

Online Presence

In addition to his 940,000 YouTube subscribers,^[1] Super Eyepatch Wolf also has 75,000 Twitter followers.^[2] He has over 2,100 patrons on Patreon, where he makes $3,500 per video.^[3] He also has a page on TV Tropes.^[4]