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Seven JRPG YouTubers Worth Following

JRPGpediaJune 5, 2026

YouTube is the new JRPG magazine. The genre is too niche for the big outlets and too sprawling for any one creator to cover, so the work has been picked up by a small, dedicated cohort of long-running channels.

Here are seven worth subscribing to right now. Their formats are different. Their personalities are different. The common thread is that all of them play the games, do the reading, and respect the audience.

  1. #1

    Erick Landon RPG

    Long-form coverage of the genre with a real focus on the second tier of obscure picks. The kind of channel that will sit down and explain why a 1996 SNES B-tier RPG matters.

  2. #2

    The Kiseki Nut

    The single most thorough English-language resource on the Trails / Kiseki series. Lore explainers, character primers, and a deep familiarity with the timeline that no review channel can match.

  3. #3

    JRPGLife

    Wide-net coverage of the modern release calendar with a workmanlike, no-nonsense review voice. If a JRPG ships, it gets covered here within a week.

  4. #4

    orbalology

    Another Trails-centric channel with a more analytical bent. Combat system breakdowns, theorycrafting, and the kind of patience required to walk a viewer through Orbment builds.

  5. #5

    SuperDerek RPGs

    Lighter-touch retrospectives and reviews with a clear love for the PS1 and PS2 eras. A good starting point if you want a channel that is welcoming to viewers who are new to the genre.

  6. #6

    Davidvinc RPGs

    A long-running channel that has been quietly playing through obscure JRPGs since most of the current crop of creators were in high school. Calm, methodical, and weirdly comforting.

  7. #7

    Britta Food4Dogs

    Genuinely funny short-form takes on the genre with a sharp editing style. The kind of channel that gets recommended sideways from algorithm rabbit holes and actually deserves the spot.

None of these creators are sponsored by anyone. None of them are doing this for the algorithm. They are making JRPG video because they like JRPGs, and the genre is better for it. Subscribe to a few. Leave a comment. Watch the long ones at 1x speed.

The community runs on this kind of work.