#17 Anime: The Anti-Hero Tape

So this episode was a hard one, but it felt wrong not addressing. We honor the late great Akira Toriyama. After his sudden passing, we discuss Akira Toriyama’s greatest creation, Dragon Ball, and analyze how it has influenced our lives and ultimately impacted our personalities and values. 

We realize pretty quickly into the episode was that his influences go way deeper than either of us thought. This episode was therapeutic as we stroll down memory lane and recall our favorite memories watching Dragon Ball during the majority of our lives. 

We'd love to hear your favorite memories brought to you by Dragon Ball, so please share.

We hope you join us as we honor Akira Toriyama and his legendary work that will undoubtable forever live in hearts, and for generations to come. 

Thank you, Akira.

Links to everything HERE!

Have you other thought objectively, who are the TOP characters in Dragon Ball? Everyone has their favorite, but who's on the Mount Rushmore (plus 1) of the Dragon Ball world? To help us decide, we are joined by a very special guest, BlvcBulmaa!

For those of you that don't know her, she is a super active contributor to Dragon Ball news, knowledge, and driving conversation all over Instagram. If you're a fan of the series, do yourself a favor and subscribe to her ASAP.

Bringing an expert on the show was a great idea, as we all opened up each other to brand new points of view. The episode is structured with the usual learning about the guest and sprinkled in between is episode topic. Also...Sean does his Cell impression... 

You can catch BlvcBulmaa's on all social media platforms spelled the same way. Links below!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blvckbulmaa
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blvckbulmaa
Website: https://blvckbulmaa.com/

Links to everything HERE!

In today's episode, we go over two extremely similar villains from My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen (respectively). It's pretty clear Mahito took some inspiration from Shigaraki - but did he follow the JJK trend of getting inspired on something and overall improving on it?

The match up actually ended up being super close. Fighting skills, better written character, aesthetics, personality; we compare the whole nine yards.

So Tapeworms, let us know. Are ya'll rockin' with the league of villains dork or the curse??

Links to everything HERE!

OK FINE we'll do the episode. Today we cover the second installment of Vinland Saga. You might be surprised by our reactions, especially if you've heard our initial review review in episode 195. 

We examine the new characters and their impact on the story, shifts for returning characters, shifts in the tone of the show, least and most favorite character, if we think it's headed in a positive or negative direction, and lastly.. our patented 7 thumb rating for the season. 

So do tune in and enjoy. We're still regularly uploading on youtube as well, so check us out there if YouTube is more your speed!

This episode includes, Vinland Saga Season 2, Mappa, Anime, Jujutsu Kaisen, Thorfinn, Shonen

Links to everything HERE!

It's been a little while since we did a good ole fashioned rankings tape, so today we decided to jump into the world of Demon Slayer, and give our personal top 5. We also spent some time at the end of the episode trying to pick out the objectively best characters of the show. 

What made us do Demon Slayer? No idea, but it was so much fun to talk about.

What are your top 3 characters? Go on over and comment on the YouTube if you have a moment!

This episode includes: Demon Slayer, Tanjiro, Tengin, Zenitsu, Nezuko, Muzan, Chainsaw Man, My Hero Academia, Anime

Links to everything HERE!

Since our favorite baldy is out sick today, we have asked a friend of the podcast, Cisco from the Dough Bois Podcast, to join us today.

Cisco specializes in Amazon Reselling but also dabbles in a bit of Anime, so we spend the first part of the episode learning a little bit more about what that entails as a side hustle. We take advantage of picking the brain of somebody who isn't deep into the anime world and getting his very unexpected takes.  Very...very unexpected takes.

This was a  fun episode and Cisco is a natural fit, so please go show his youtube some love if you've ever thought about becoming an Amazon Reseller or want to learn more about an entrepreneurial mindset.

Here is their Youtube - https://youtube.com/@doughboismedia?si=wGySJDHEdFCsGDzM
Here is his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/flippingitwithcisco?igsh=MThreTFvZ2l5YjZmdg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Links to everything HERE!

So we've been feeling a little introspective here lately, and decided to take a look into what anime we have completely changed our tune on. This podcast has  forced us to watch shows we would have otherwise skipped, or not given a second chance on if we were disappointed...and we're seeing that's for the better!

What we're noticing is that sometimes we can have some super-valid criticisms about how bad or lacking a show is for the first few seasons, but that doesn't mean the show is going to be continue it's lack of storytelling, character building, or whatever it was that turned us off in the first place.

So today we pick some of the shows we have changed our minds on, why we have changed our minds, and what seems to be some trends for stories at the start, versus having some time to flesh the world out.

ALSO - We found a platform that works regularly for YouTube! Come show us some love.

This episode includes: Dragon Ball Super, Vinland Saga, My Hero Academia, HunterXHunter, Demon Slayer, Goblin Slayer

Links to everything HERE!

YAOOO we back baby with another banger. After hearing that a show broke One Piece's Gear 5 Luffy episode, we had to immediately check-in to see what all the hype was about.

At the time of the recording, from the 2 episodes out, we react to the show and try to guess why it's so successful. We haven't read ahead, so we throw out some predictions as well.

We also start out the episode by giving our thoughts on the first few episodes of Season 2 of Vinland Saga as a sneak peek for the eventual Vinland Sage Tape.

Worth noting - we again recorded this video for YouTube, and again the system craped out on us. Sorry yall.. we're trying. Please go give last week's video some love if you haven't already!

This episode includes: Jujutsu Kaisen, Solo Leveling, Goblin Slayer, My Hero Academia, Shield Hero

Links to everything HERE!

OUR FIRST EPISODE IS NOW LIVE ON YOUTUBE, GO GO GO! 

Okay, now that that is out of the way, on to the episode. Honestly, we both felt like we had a lot more to say from last week's episode, and wanted to spend a little more time focusing on some of the positive aspects of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, so that's exactly what we did.

Kevin starts off the episode directly speaking to some of the rebuttals you guys tore him up with over discord and social media, while Sean picks up his sword and defends your honor. Afterwards, we shift our focus on to some of the more fun aspects Jujutsu Kaisen brought to us this season, and talk way more about who impressed us this season and why. We also spend a little time theory crafting and other fun stuff. 

Lastly, especially if you want Vinland Saga Season 2 next week, go show our YouTube some love and feast your eyes on our ugly faces. 

This episode includes: Gojo, Itadori, Yuji, Todo, Megumi, JJK, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball, DBZ, HunterXHunter, Bleach

Links to everything HERE!

The rollercoaster of a banger, also known as Jujutsu Kaisen has finally concluded its second season. While the majority of the internet is in an agreement that season 2 was amazing, Kevin spends this episode making the argument that it was overrated. 

The bulk of the episode is the back and forth with us debating the quality, rushed storytelling, character focus, and its overall performance. 

We also pick our favorite characters, fights, and moments from the season. 

What do you guys think: Does Kevin have a point, or is he trippin?

This episode includes: Gojo, Itadori, Yuji, Todo, Megumi, JJK, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball, DBZ, HunterXHunter

Links to everything HERE!