{"id":10174,"date":"2022-03-02T18:15:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T09:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=10174"},"modified":"2022-03-02T18:15:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T09:15:14","slug":"20220302-10174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220302-10174\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Souls 3 streamer\u2019s attempt to study 10 hours every time they die is gaining attention years later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Ryuki Ishii based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220302-193932\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-03-02 16:00 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>There once was a Japanese streamer named Matador (\u30de\u30bf\u30c9\u30fc\u30eb) who livestreamed their gameplay of <strong><em>Dark Souls 3<\/em> <\/strong>with a self-imposed rule to study for 10 hours every time they died in the game. Although the actual livestream took place a few years ago, it\u2019s currently attracting attention both in and out of Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Dark Souls<\/em> series is known for its extreme difficulty, and <em>Dark Souls 3<\/em> is no different. Matador imposed the aforementioned rule in an attempt to get into the University of Tokyo, the most prestigious university in Japan. They started livestreaming it on NicoNico back in 2016 and continued their endeavor for a while.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220302-193932-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220302-193932-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220302-193932-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220302-193932-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220302-193932-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220302-193932-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220302-193932-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220302-193932-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220302-193932-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220302-193932-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><figcaption>Image credit: Matador on NicoNico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You can\u2019t see any of their videos now, however. Matador has deleted all of them along with their Twitter account. While the reason is unknown, considering the fact that the deletion was done only a few days ago, it may have been related to the sudden surge of attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@game_yarikomi, a Twitter account that posts information related to unique let\u2019s plays and livestreaming attempts, made a tweet on February 28 to introduce Matador\u2019s past videos, which attracted over 30,000 retweets. The attention didn\u2019t stay within the Japanese gaming community either, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/dark-souls-3-streamer-studies-for-10-hours-every-time-they-die\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GamesRadar+<\/a> publishing an article about Matador on March 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u6b7b\u306c\u305f\u3073\u306b10\u6642\u9593\u52c9\u5f37\u3059\u308b\u300e\u30c0\u30fc\u30af\u30bd\u30a6\u30eb3\u300f\u521d\u898b\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FXgLWUCrd8\">https:\/\/t.co\/FXgLWUCrd8<\/a><br><br>\u6295\u7a3f\u8005\u306f\u6771\u5927\u5fd7\u671b\u306e\u9ad8\u68212\u5e74\u751f\u3002\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u81ea\u4f53\u521d\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30021\u5e74\u534a\u5f8c\u306b\u8feb\u308b\u9ad8\u6821\u5352\u696d\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3001\u6771\u5927\u5408\u683c\u3068\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30af\u30ea\u30a2\u306e\u4e21\u7acb\u3092\u76ee\u6307\u3059\u3002\u300c\u5f15\u304d\u8fd4\u305b\u300d\u306e\u8840\u6587\u5b57\u3092\u300c\u5f15\u304d\u5bc4\u305b\u300d\u3068\u8aa4\u8aad\u3057\u3066\u7a81\u6483\u3059\u308b\u306a\u3069\u3001\u898b\u3069\u3053\u308d\u6e80\u8f09\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5oL77QVpKK\">pic.twitter.com\/5oL77QVpKK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3084\u308a\u3053\u307f\u5b66\u4f1a (@game_yarikomi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/game_yarikomi\/status\/1498144300793663490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no way of knowing the details about Matador\u2019s livestreams since the archive had been deleted. The only way to gather information is to check for past comments and screenshots made by fans. According to @game_yarikomi, Matador was a second-year high school student at the time, studying to get into the University of Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although we couldn\u2019t find out whether Matador was able to get into the university or not, there\u2019s a warm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_zzzzssss\/status\/981155823463182337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reply tweet<\/a> made on April 3, 2018, wishing Matador luck about their next entrance exam. Matador was a sophomore in 2016, so the implication here is that they didn\u2019t pass the exam in their first attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And according to comments made by their viewers, Matador didn\u2019t make it to the University of Tokyo but was able to get into a different university instead. So it seems like we don\u2019t have to worry about what Matador would do with their studies once they finish <em>Dark Souls 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyhow, I hope they\u2019re living a fulfilling school life, and who knows, maybe they\u2019re now attempting to study every time they die in <em>Elden Ring<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There once was a Japanese streamer named Matador (\u30de\u30bf\u30c9\u30fc\u30eb) who livestreamed Dark Souls 3 with a self-imposed rule to study for 10 hours every time they died in the game. 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