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Surface Reality is an anime podcasted hosted by John and Julie Hill covering all corners of anime and entertainment, with no deep discussion whatsoever and only focusing on cool action scenes.
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Wow! More anime this week than usual! In the spirit of Halloween we watched two spoooooky anime, Elfen Lied and Uzumaki. We also watched the WWE Netflix Mr. McMahon documentary, because wrestling is for the freakers. Follow us on Instagram @surfacereality
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My name is John Hill and I wrote the podcast description for sure this time. This week we actually talked about Delicious in Dungeon first because we moonlight as an anime podcast. Also we saw a very special screening of John and Julies favorite movie Nowhere and fell down the James Duvall rabbit hole binging Doom Generation and Donnie Darko. We also touch on Elfen Lied and Witch Hunter Robin. Anyways, see you at Jujyfruits or whatever.
//Cw for Nowhere and Doom Generation: sexual assault, suicide, violence
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Welcome to art school. This week, we talk mostly about movies. But we DID watch anime in the form of the 2001 mega ambitious but total flop METROPOLIS. We also talk War Kong Wai's Fallen Angels, Possession, whether or not this is what the average British divorce looks like, American Psycho, putting people onto messed up books way too early, Nan Goldin and much more. Follow us on Instagram @surfacereality
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Ion't * with nobody but everyone with me. This week we redeem ourselves for accidentally muting Julie in last week's episode. We talk about finally watching the Sonic the Hedgehog movie all the way through, our review of Porter Robinson's recent NYC concert, Kevin Can F** Himself, our first crack at Delicious In Dungeon and more. You the best!
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THIS WEEK! We head to NYC's biggest, baddest anime convention AnimeNYC for our follow up to our 2022 maiden voyage. This time: John goes on a solo day Friday and experiences the convention alone without a crew to go with and whether or not it's a fun experience. Then, we talk our dual day together on Sunday which included a Critical Role panel, discerning how good (or not) an artist alley print is, why is there marine recruitment at an anime convention, how to make friends at a con and finally: John's existential crisis after seeing a bunch of young people enjoy life while cosplaying. It's a lot this week! Follow us on IG @surfacereality
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THIS WEEK! Keep this one away from the kids. We open things up talking about Megan Thee Stallion's ascension to America's most visible weeb, our trip to NYC's anime capital of Flushing, Queens, John's reaction to seeing Phantom of the Opera for the first time, saying what you like with your chest, Julie gets through another arc in Chainsaw Man, whether or not it's okay to read ahead in the manga if you're watching the anime, our recap of the shockingly great X-Men 97, how Batman Caped Crusader missed the mark, why weird sex stuff is inherent to X-Men, and the weird sex stuff of Darling in the Franxx.
Two weeks in a row! It's a miracle! This week, we talk about watching the documentary The Clones of Bruce Lee, watching the band SeeYouSpaceCowboy and how anime has sublimated its way into music in a way that hasn't happened previously, John becomes an all-time hater towards a band that played, John reveals that he owns a Figure Case and why and what his game plan is, and we finally watch/read Chainsaw Man in its season one entirety. Follow us on Instagram @SurfaceReality
After four months of reflection and finding ourselves, the world's only Anime-adjacent podcast is back, baby. This week we talk about where the hell we've been, our favorite anime Vanderpump Rules, the little we remember about Spy X Family: Code White after seeing it in the midst of being massively depressed, how the Olympics are very anime coded this year, whether or not the new Nic Cage cool role stunt film Long legs is any good, we finally finished Welcome to the N.H.K. and deem whether or not it's worthy of its Freaker Reality reputation, and finally the hottest anime of the 2023-2024 season Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Follow us on Instagram @SurfaceReality, email us at whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
We're back. Again. This week we talk about where we've been, what to watch when going through a bad time, the new Fallout show, seeing Lost In Translation for the first time, purposefully avoiding media that seems on the nose for what you might be into, John's adventures into the world of heartfelt football drama with Friday Night Lights, Julie's dive into D&D streams, our foray into Freiren and more. Follow us on IG - @surfacereality
Dune your mom. This week we mourn the loss of the legend Akira Toriyama, reflect on Oscar's wise decision in giving praise to the GOAT Miyazaki, sore loser actors on Twitter, the big man getting his due after grinding for over 60 years, John's long-awaited embrace of the Dune franchise, whether or not it should be illegal for movies to release only one part of a two part story, John still doesn't have a Max subscription, Hulu's new show Shogun, whether or not Hollywood is getting better at writing stories about Japan, Julie learns about what a NEET is as we watch Welcome to the NHK for the first time, Julie's obsession with Pokemon Go (to the polls), our first thoughts on Pokemon Horizons and MUCH MORE only on SURFACE REALITY
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We've returned. We've decided to change the name of the podcast because... well, you'll have to listen to find out. This week, we discuss Demon Slayer's Entertainment District arc, the Avatar Live action show, how Satan crafted the first season of Picard, and much more. Follow us on IG @surfacereality
GHIBLIMANIA! This week we conclude talking about our trip to Japan, and also we saw Miyazaki's new film The Boy and the Heron. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Part two. We talk Pokemon Cafe, being targeted by Pikachu, winning the lottery, seeing shrines, seeing human achievement and deer + more. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
WE'RE BACK! This week we discuss the beginning of our trip to Japan, including the surprising anime film we found on the United flight, our first impressions being in the country, Akihabara day one and more. Follow us on Instagram - @whydopeoplelikeanime
Sort of a different episode this week - a lot of people liked hearing about the logistics planning for the upcoming Japan trip on the last episode, so we're going further in depth. That, plus we re-watched the 2017 live-action Ghost In The Shell movie, and talked about our mixed feelings on the new Ahsoka show. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Lots to talk about this week. In preparation for our maiden voyage to Japan, we encountered a couple of speed bumps trying to make sure we have as good a trip as possible. After that, we address some serious accusations levied at Julie from last week about her affinity for pocket-sized monsters. From there, our latest dive into the world of Miyazaki, the first ep of Chainsaw Man (finally) and Julie reads her first Junji Ito manga (also finally). Email us! whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Guess we might be a bi-monthly podcast after all. Anyway we watched a bunch of stuff, including the rest of Steins Gate, Detective Pikachu, Oldboy and more.
Yeah we know we keep going and coming back but we're really back this time honest. This week we wrap up the Witch From Mercury, and start Steins: Gate and Nana. Jah bless.
This week we watched Mamoru Hosoda's The Boy and the Beast! John laughs at something Julie says very hard. There's discussion on Yellowjackets and a deep dive into Marilyn Manson merch. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
This week we watched two very different anime: Samurai Champloo and Attack on Titan Season 4. We also ask the question: is anime too popular right now? Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Will we ever get to a point where we can upload on time? Hard to say. But this week we're back with a GUNDAM show, and all we can say is GUN DAMN! We also watched a little bit of Jojo season 3, went deep on Lego vs Legos and more. Email us- whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
We're sorry. After a couple of family emergencies, we're back to talk Case Closed, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Kamen Rider, showing your parents Satoshi Kon, the new Spiderverse movie and more. Email us at whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram
This week: how to ruin all goodwill a show built up with a very mediocre movie. Also other stuff. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG
This week, we read a bunch of manga, got our flights delayed a million times, and got way into Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War. Find out why we're head over heels over a romcom anime! Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
This week we watched Makoto Shinkai's latest film Suzume! We also discuss That Time I Was Reincarnated as a Slime, Haikyu!, Advance Wars and more. John has opinions. Julie has opinions. Email us your opinions - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime
This week we finished the incredible Fruits Basket saga, and many tears were had. We also dip our toes into the Isekai world with That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime, experience the horror that is season two of The Promised Neverland and more. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Welcome back! For the first week of our new format we're talking about a few things. First of which is the new Netflix Junji Ito series 'Junji Ito: Tales of the Macabre,' the latest losing effort in adapting Ito's work. We're also talking the first few episodes of the new season of 'Fruits Basket,' new 'Aggretsuko,' 'John Wick 4,' 'Resident Evil 4' and sci-fi. Enjoy! Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
The end of an era. This anime killed us. Sort of. We're still anime but going through a bit of a format shift. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram, email us at whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
We're back! This week, we watched LEGENDS OF KORRA, which may or may not be anime. Is it more anime than Avatar? Less? Find out.
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Back on our Ghibli viewing, this week we watched Nausicaa. Does it beat out Miyazaki's other work or is it a relic of the past? Find out.
We're back! This week we talk about The Quintessential Quintuplets, our trip back into the world of Harem anime. Does it do right by the genre? Is it still too ridiculous to take seriously? Find out. Plus we talk about Velma. Follow us on IG @whydopeoplelikeanime and send us an email, whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
The anime so damn nice we had to talk about it twice. This time featuring returning guest and owner of The Flenser, Jonathan Tuite. Has John learned anything from being in the Wired? Is Lain a certified classic? Is this John's best intro? Find out. Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG
Finally. We ranked all the anime we watched this year to crown a winner. Enjoy. Follow us at @whydopeoplelikeanime
Lofi anime about accepting yourself and seeing beauty in others while seeking out long-lost records to study and chill to. FOLLOW US @whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
We're back! With...anime? Maybe? Who knows. We discuss whether or not Avatar is anime... is it? We also talk about Prince Zuko. John regrets not referencing Denzel Curry's "Sumo|Zumo" which features a good line about Avatar.
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We attended our first convention! Find out what our experience was like, from running into cosplayers to attending panels. It was a wild time, big thanks to Anime NYC for having us.
This week, we spent about 30 minutes talking about the implications of fan service and ten minutes talking about Mieruko-Chan. Not really. But sort of. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram
A two for one! We watched two cat-themed anime in celebration of Cattober. Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow @whydopeoplelikeanime
We finally did it. We completed the Satoshi Kon filmography with us watching Kon's final film "Paprika." It was a trip, a dream, a nightmare and more. Check out how we felt. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
After some bad sickness we're back with a very sick anime: Wicked City! We watched the first spooky one of this halloween season. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Do you like contrarian takes on popular anime? Do you like hearing John get mad for no reason? Do you like hearing John insult anime podcasters/youtubers far more popular than him? Well you're going to love this episode! Follow us at @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Wow! A Galaxy of Rugs! We continue down the path of elitist weirdo anime with Tatami Galaxy. Did we like it? Did we love it? Find out
Sorry for the late upload, but we needed time to process this insane anime. We use our philosophy 101 brains to chat through one of the wildest things we've seen. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime
We watched the new Dragon Ball Super movie! With very limited knowledge on the Dragon Ball mythos, did we like it? Find out. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime
We watched the new Rock Opera from Masaaki Yuasa, the director of Devilman Crybaby, Ride Your Wave and a lot more. Hope you like to rock. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime
In a super special episode, we spoke to Robb Flynn of Machine Head about the band's upcoming record "Of Kingdom and Crown," which is loosely inspired by "Attack on Titan." We talked about that, his history with anime, being a nerd, and way more. We'd also like to shout out the homies at Loudwire for making this happen and hosting the written version of the interview on the site.
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We're back on our tokusastsu stuff. This week, Dynazenon, the followup to show favorite SSSS.Gridman. Did Trigger manage to catch lightning in a bottle twice? Find out.
We watched the world's favorite Harem (?) anime RENT-A-GIRLFRIEND. John also read the manga like a psycho for some reason. But the results may surprise you.
100 episodes! We celebrated by continuing the anime that kicked off the podcast. We've also got a very special episode related to AOT and someone else's love for it, so keep an ear out soon.
We watched the very strange, very cool Boogiepop Phantom and were left with a lot of questions, like what is the nutritional value of spiders? What was the first dating sim? Etc. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram
We watched the underappreciated sorta Batmany sorta heady show THE BIG O, which you may or may not recognize from Adult Swim decades ago. Find out how it holds up.
We're finally back. After a long month of getting married, we're excited to be back to podcasting and animeing, and what better way to kick things off than by returning to Attack on Titan?
Let's just forget
Everything said
And everything we did
Best friends and better halves
Goodbyes
And the autumn night
When we realized
We were falling out of love
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
sry for the wait had upload issues ;___; anyways shoot us a follow @whydopeoplelikeanime
We went to the Cinema to watch the new Jujutsu Kaisen prequel movie, Jujutsu Kaisen 0. We went in having no knowledge of JK before that. Find out if it was cool or if we were totally lost! Follow on IG - @whydopeoplelikeanime
Goddamn I don't know how we finished it but we did. The quasi-followup to Serial Experiments Lain, we watched TEXHNOLYZE. Follow us on @whydopeoplelikeanime
Due to travel and a new cat, Julie does a solo ep and talks about "Chainsaw Man" and her experience with manga. Follow us on IG @whydopeoplelikeanime
We watched the 1995 cyberpunk anime classic Ghost In The Shell. Is it one of the greatest of all time, or is it not that exciting? I mean, no it's amazing. Follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime
We watched Beastars, an anime about furries. Furies? I dunno. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Happy Valentine's Day. Love's in the air, thus it only made sense to watch the recent Makoto Shinkai joint WEATHERING WITH YOU. Was it a sunny or cloudy affair? Find out. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG
We watched the Final Fantasy movie which isn't really anime. And we didn't really talk about it. But we talked about it in a roundabout way. Listen to find out. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com and follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG
We watched everyone's fave. Does it stack up to the hype? Or is it a product of its time? We found out. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
John and Julie brave the movie theatre to see BELLE, the latest film from favorite Mamoru Hosoda. We discuss it, plus our Mount Rushmore of anime creators, Disney films, and more. Follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime
We're back. Zilla's back. Is it better than the big green guy's last anime appearance? Find out. Follow us on IG @whydopeoplelikeanime
Boom bang pop, we're back and starting off with a very popular anime. Was it cool? Whack? Too anime? Find out! Follo wus @whydopeoplelikeanime
We took it easy this week and watched two short Poke-things, the 2012 miniseries "Pokemon Origins" and the webshorts "Poketoons." We also asked Julie's mom to guess Pokemon names as a little bonus at the end. Catch 'em all! Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram
It's here. Nearly three hours of yammering about all the anime we watched this year, from the lowest of the low to the top of the pops. John really screwed up his numbering, but bear with us. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
This week, Julie and John watch the series The Promised Neverland, featuring a pretty wild swerve neither was expecting. We talk about "Netflix Anime," why there are so many orphans in anime and more.
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE! We keep Triggerfest going with their 2019 feature film "Promare." We talk fire fighting, masculinity, animation, major-label debut albums and more. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram
We watched Studio Trigger's tokusatsu masterpiece SSSS.GRIDMAN! We talk about reality, kaiju, big robot fights and more. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram
Youthful flavor. Julie is rolling solo again because John is getting his back blasted. Follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime
I wanna rock! We enjoyed the light music and light plot of K-On, and discuss bands, Les Pauls, a beach episode bingo card and more. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram
We watched another cat anime this week! This week, the Studio Colorido/Netflix jawn A Whisker Away. We talk about how Japanese depictions of cats are a lot more nuanced than American ones, cats, Avril Lavigne and more. Follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime
Our latest trip into the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki takes us to Princess Mononoke! We discuss the film and how it made us want to destroy humanity. We'll also be uploading on Thursdays from now on, so keep in mind. Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram, and send us an email to whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
John's back! Just in time to watch Star Wars: Visions, the latest anime collection from a western studio that explores a larger story through the lens of its different studios. J+J talk the sequels, Knocked Loose and whether or not Jabba the Hutt is a good character. Head to @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG to check out our new merch, send us an email to whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
John's out in Cali for his bachelor party so Julie watched AGGRETSUKO! SOLO! It's a good one.
Your faves have returned to the world of Demon Slayer and watched the movie MUGEN TRAIN! Find out whether or not it deserves its outrageous $500,000,000 box office take, what it means for anime movies going forward, and what we thought. Also which character got sort of shafted in the movie. Also we have MERCH! Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
John and Julie are back with "Real" "Anime" "!" This week we watched Mob Psycho 100 from ONE, the creator of One Punch Man. We discuss comedy mixing with action, fantasy book old school YouTube personalities into becoming drama channels, tattoos and more. We also read a question a listener had, and discuss our impending MERCH.
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Your favorite baka gaijins are back to talk more American Studios outsourcing anime studios to make content. This time, it's DC and Batman. We watched the 2008 "Batman Gotham Knight," and discussed Batman as a whole, our recent trip to SF's Japantown and more. Enjoy!
We rewatched the Animatrix and jacked into a conversation featuring El Flenzo himself, Jonathan Tuite. We discussed the Wachowski's journey into animation, which Flenser artists would take the red pill, and more. Follow us on IG: @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
More like the girl who WEPT through time ;_; follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
We finished off the rebuild series! And it nearly killed us! Thanks Anno! Follow us on IG @whydopeoplelikeanime
We watched the first two Evangelion rebuilds in leadup to the latest one which just came out. We had a shocking reaction. Email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG
John isn't on this episode. Instead, Julie recorded it with her friends Lizzy and Michael. John cannot vouch for the quality of the episode at this time. Nor does he know what this anime is about. Email us at whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow @whydopeoplelikeanime
Julie's back! And we watched the first Mobile Suit Gundam movie, which is the first thirteen episodes of the first show. Does it stand up? Find out! Email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG
Julie was gone this week so John recorded an insane solo episode. Mostly has to do with John rambling about Hosoda's possible criticism of Miyazaki. John also probably isn't the right person to critique or discuss but whatever.
Pokemon are BACK. In Film Form. Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
More of a Seasons in the Abyss guy. But I like South of Heaven too, obviously. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow us on IG @whydopeoplelikeanime
He's back! The cat is back! AHHHHHH Follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Time to break the chain, don't be afraid! Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime, email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Wow! It's Doraemon! The big sweetie! Or...is he??? Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG, email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
The Big Dog of Anime. The original. Etc. We watched it. 52 EPISODES!!! Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Fighting evil by daylight, watching anime by moonlight, John and Julie are in for a real fight, it's the one named Sailor Moon (R The Movie)! Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG
Episode 50! We watched a classic anime. Like, classic pass around to all your friends over the weekend kind of anime. Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG, and shoot us an email: whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com
Man. Won't spoil too much but please watch this. It's something else.
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Man. Middle school was nuts. So was this anime, which is maybe the zaniest thing we've seen. Anyways. Middle school was zany so it all worked out.
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I dunno. We totally get off track. I hope this show doesn't have a huge fandom or something.
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Really... why DON'T people like My Neighbor Totoro???? We watched the Miyazaki classic and talked about zoomers and flying and stuff. Party.
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Looking cool, john and julie!!! We watched the rest of P5TA. Now you can listen to the rest of it.
We watched half of it because John got the vaccine sunday and was also sick at some point. I don't know. Sorry.
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We watched the followup to the show that made Julie cry like she never cried before. Back to the zodiac.
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Electrode, Diglett, Nidoran, Mankey
Venusaur, Rattata, Fearow, Pidgey
Seaking, Jolteon, Dragonite, Gastly
Ponyta, Vaporeon, Poliwrath, Butterfree
(Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon!)
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In the wake of all the gatekeeping conversations on twitter: we do not address it at all on this episode! ;)
The final part of Fullmetal February.
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Eric Bischoff voice: I'M BACK
AND BETTER THAN EVER
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Because YOU demanded it we will now be watching shows straight through but broken up into different parts. OH BABY
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RWBY RWBY RWBY RWBY!!!!! We watched the crown jewel of American CGI anime and walked out with the most complicated reaction to a show we've had thus far. Hold off a sec before you wait in our bathtub waiting to kill us
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I don't know why but I kept thinking about the meme from Kitchen Nightmares with the guy Nino and the waiter who pronounces it really funny. Anyways this was also funny
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ANOTHER ONE. We watched horror anime ANOTHER. ANOTHER anime, one might say ;)
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Wow big thanks to Yelawolf for the awesome intro! Speaking of wolves we watched Mamoru Hosoda's film Wolf Children, which was just as good as Yelawolf
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FOOLY COOLY! We watched an all-out classic, FLCL with help from Julie's brother David. He's real smart and had good things to say
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Big time rankings in this episode. We discussed every anime we've seen up to this point, and ranking them from worst to best. Someone cries in the episode. A lot of opinions are spread.
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It's a Christmas Miracle! Happy Anime! Satoshi Konmas!
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Hey - it's the movie everybody loves! Right? The only anime to ever win the academy award and other stuff. It's Spirited Away. What more is there to say about it? A lot, it turns out.
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A CRUNCHYROLL ORIGINAL
DOES IT HAVE ORIGINAL IDEAS
FIND OUT
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This episode is a real Ouron Hater's club sorry in advance!
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It's John's favorite anime from childhood! But does it hold up? Find out how we cared for Satoshi Kon's only TV show.
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ALIEN! ALIENS! ALIEN 3! ALIEN 3 ASSEMBLY CUT! etc we watched Anime Alien and it was good but maybe not. I dunno
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Waah. Waaah. WAAAAAH. I'm a crybaby. I'm not good at video games and I yell at people. Waaaaaah. We watched the boob anime.
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Oh baby. Perfect Blue! Satoshi Kon! Spooky! Julie stays awake! We had a good time watching this one, and I hope you have a good time listening. We played Fallout New Vegas on stream too, so we'll let you know when we're streaming so you can check it out.
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THE END
THE END
OF THE TOKYOO
GHOUL
actually it's the first season so, not really. Someone thought this was great. Someone thought it wasn't. Find out who.
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There's gotta be somewhere out there named Lucifer, right? Someone had to have named their kid that as a joke or as some kind of weird curse. Have you ever met the devil? Probably sucks. The devil in this show is actually pretty sick, and for the record, we liked the show a lot even if we got off track. Our bad.
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We watched the anime adaptation of the world's Only Harem Anime Love Hina. It was.... yeah. Let us know what you think!
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VROOM! VROOOM! VROOOOOM!! Much like a racecar, we upgraded our recording set up to be way better sounding! Also we watched Redline, which is about racing and planets and boobs. Older brothercore for sure
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Gee whiz, we all watched a Miyazaki film this week! Wow! Wonder what Julie and John thought about it. Maybe perhaps they liked it? Or maybe John's weird Miyazaki vendetta still holds up? I dunno. Maybe all of our neuroses popped up and it became about other stuff in the meantime.
What should the episode description be? Julie? Uh something like, "John and Julie discuss the End of Evangelion and talk way too much about Twin Peaks in the process." Anything else? "Uh... sometimes too much IS too much. Too much of a good thing... there is such a thing."
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Why Do People Like Puella Magi Madoka Magica is the correct name of the podcast, but for SEO purposes I shortened it. Sue me. This was a good one - John tries to make some weird metaphor about Brooklynite fake humbleness but it doesn't work too well. Maybe a better way to put it - you know when someone in town tells you he's taking his friends to a Burmese restaurant that weekend, and you know exactly the one he means because it's the one Burmese restaurant in town everyone knows (looking at you, Burma Superstar)? But they're trying to use it to increase their cultural cache? Maybe not the same thing, but similar vein, maybe that in reverse.
Anyways this show is a lot like the rainbow salad at Burma Superstar. Please email us -
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Gotta give it up for Junji Ito, IMO. Great stuff right? What about the anime? Is that actually good? Find out. Also John goes maybe overboard on some death stuff. But, whatever.
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We watched the sadnime called Violet Evergarden. Someone liked it more than the other person. John and Julie get into a "heated" debate. Also: is having a pen pal cool? Are texts letters? What was James Joyce's deal?
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John and Julie Digivolve beyond having a discussion on Digimon: The Movie to talk about Haim Saban, the economics of children's television marketing, the power of translation and other stuff. I dunno. Ska. This movie fucking sucked. t's like seeing someone color in a really beautiful outline with dried out scented markers. A beautiful, perfect drawing of Agumon riding a tank. Something cool.
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We watched Yuri!!! on Ice, the latest Meme anime. Is it a meme anime? I don't know. Maybe it's not. It was fun....or was it? Is the show for queer representation? Or is it a cynical way to get a fandom to fawn over characters without committing to their concept? Find out our thoughts. Maybe.
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Present Day. Present Time. We watched Serial Experiments Lain, one of the wildest anime we've ever seen. We don't even really know what happened, so we decided to talk about cyberpunk fiction, the connection between spirituality and the internet, stuff like that. Plus, would the singularity be cool? Is Virtual Self the best artist of the last decade? Find out.
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John and Julie have complained about excessive fan service in the past. But what happens when they watch a show that's entirely that? We watched Kill La Kill this week. I don't know if I should do these in third or first person. You will listen. You will hear us work around how the show is satire and punk. You will hear us answer questions at the end of the episode.
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TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT RAPE SUICIDE BAD ANIME
This show was one of the worst things we've ever watched! Julie has never played an MMO and could not relate to it at all. John has played numerous MMOs and could not relate to it at all. Questions asked: What is a healthy relationship? Why is there fanservice in anime to begin with? What's a light novel? What are boob physics? WHY are boob physics?
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Welcome back! John and Julie discuss the movie 'Mirai,' the latest movie by acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda, most known for Digimon the Movie and bringing Ska to the masses. There is no ska in this movie, but there's a lot of big questions about familial dynamics, happenstance and talking dogs. There's a lot of beauty in the world. There's a lot of beauty in your lineage. John and Julie also assign points to their family members and match them against each other to determine who has the coolest family. Sort of. Maybe.
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The big kahuna. Not for fans of surface reality. Maybe the reason why John wanted to start this podcast in the first place. Worth the hype? Good? Find out. Do robots matter? Does the self matter? What is the self reflected in the perception of those around you? Is it okay to hate people you don't know? Maybe. If you don't have an inner-monologue or interiority, watch something else.
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Shojo anime baby!!! This week we watched the Fruits Basket remake and got really heavy into the zodiac. Julie learned what "tsundere" is, we begin our weekly Waifu Tracker, and our first attempt shipping characters. What does fake deep mean? What is "girl" media? What ever happened to Tokyopop? Find out!
Girls! And! TAAAANKS!! We watched this anime and learned a lot about tanks, but more importantly...FRIENDSHIP! Does the show subvert the masculinity of military history? Has Julie ever been inside of a tank? Should John live on an aircraft carrier for the rest of his days? Find out!
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John and Julie tackle their first anime: Attack on Titan. Is it good? Can you show your football uncle an episode without him bullying you? Are all dads evil? Is the military bad? Why do people like violence so much? Is Sonic the Hedgehog a chad? Find out!
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Here's our intro to the podcast. John and Julie talk about their histories with anime growing up and what lead them to it and away from it. Is this a big excuse for John to watch anime with Julie? Maybe! Find out!
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