"L, did you know? Shinigami... love apples!?" - Death Note
Join thoroughly uncloseted otakus Pinpin and Yuuyuu for a journey to find a proper slice of life, some harems (both regular and UNO reversed), and the skills to say "this is a pen" in horrible American-accented Japanese.
Each weekly long-form episode includes 30 minutes of entertaining weekly updates on happenings within Japanese pop culture and media including anime, music of all genres, video games, cinema, manga, popular merchandise, and more. Episodes conclude with 30 minutes of discussion of current events, Japanese cultural hot takes, and controversial spicy opinions, wrapped in a respectful, "nihonjin"-focused attitude.
Topics can be a bit triggering and often NSFW (naughty, naughty nerds... bad otaku, bad); but the podcast is always a safe space for those looking for a cultural home, LGBTQIA+ safe space, or just a place to weeb out.
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"L, did you know? Shinigami... love apples!?" - Death Note
Join thoroughly uncloseted otakus Pinpin and Yuuyuu for a journey to find a proper slice of life, some harems (both regular and UNO reversed), and the skills to say "this is a pen" in horrible American-accented Japanese.
Each weekly long-form episode includes 30 minutes of entertaining weekly updates on happenings within Japanese pop culture and media including anime, music of all genres, video games, cinema, manga, popular merchandise, and more. Episodes conclude with 30 minutes of discussion of current events, Japanese cultural hot takes, and controversial spicy opinions, wrapped in a respectful, "nihonjin"-focused attitude.
Topics can be a bit triggering and often NSFW (naughty, naughty nerds... bad otaku, bad); but the podcast is always a safe space for those looking for a cultural home, LGBTQIA+ safe space, or just a place to weeb out.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this likely-not-newsworthy episode of the podcast:
Once the Shinigami quit skankin’, they discuss Japan’s third biggest export, the millions of vending machines being destroyed the hard way, and the thrilling dangers of the “yami baito”!
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In this week’s weirdly short episode of the podcast (Pinpin really had to piss):
Once the Serious Shit starts, the Shinigami wade into the hot topic burning all the foreign nationals up this week, and then hit the happier notes of Tiny Desk Concerts coming to Japan and Swedish architecture marrying smoothly into Japanese tradition!
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In this probably-not-anticipated return of the podcast:
After releasing four weeks’ worth of pent-up meme energy, the Shinigami discuss Japan’s growing distrust of commercial aviation, parenting laws attempting to reverse the population decline, and drunk cops being… well, pretty fun, honestly.
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In this all-you-can-keep-up-with episode:
If that smorgasbord of topics didn’t satisfy you, then stick around for discussion on the very silly recovery of the 10M yen gold bowl from last week, the remarkably real Japanese money tree, and a sadly necessary discussion about global politics. Booooo. Boo politics.
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In this week’s return to normalcy (whatever that means):
After all is said and done, the Shinigami bowl their way into a comically petty crime against art, and discuss the incredibly boring logistics of cramming two Disney parks’ worth of people into the Ring to Rule Them All at Osaka Expo 2025.
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In this very, very special episode of the podcast, Pinpin and Yuuyuu forget how to be funny and instead decide to talk technology in Japan! Learn about Japan's strange historic relationship with science, and how Japan's modern reputation as a "futuristic wonderland" came to be. Then, enjoy some popular technology myths getting absolutely crushed, followed by a heartwarming tale of all the ways Japan continues to be a robotics superpower.
This was a content-special episode, so if you liked it, be sure to follow us everywhere and write in some fan mail! More positive feedback means more episodes just like this one!
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In this episode of the Shinigami Love Apples Podcast:
After all the ranting, raving, and altruistic alliteration, the Shinigami settle down to discuss new immersive experiences in Tokyo, and decide how best to welcome the US’s new convenience store overlords!
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In this “yet another long-ass” SLA episode:
After getting the water out of their shoes and bullet casings out of their pockets, the Shinigami go off on American business decisions making Japan love us just that much less, Japan’s return to being a digital superpower, and the real truth behind owning digital content.
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In what we thought was supposed to be a really short filler episode:
After Yuuyuu is finally convinced he can’t find anything else to hate about Yamada’s Last Time, he and Pinpin settle in to discuss talented Japanese kids becoming celebrities, and how Japanese parenting culture is getting better every year!
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In our longest episode yet (by a whole minute, what value!):
After discussing all the wonderful joys of fast-shipping legit merch shops and hard-hitting JPOP/ROCK/RAP music, the Shinigami decide to ruin the joyful mood with rants about all the “game killers” that never killed the games they were “intended to”, and how modern gaming continues to spiral into an Abyss just slightly less desirable than Genshin Impact’s.
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In this episode of the SLA Podcast:
After losing their patience, their cool, and at least 98% of their listeners, the Shinigami move on to discuss Japanese women making massive strides in sports and women’s rights, and the Japanese companies giving up on their dress codes in favor of personal expression and some wicked hair color! Whee!
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In this slightly weebier-than-usual episode:
After shedding many beautiful tears over the Demon Slayer movie and average American driver intelligence, the Shinigami move on to discuss a major game studio's decision to Occupy Sapporo, and the Japanese efforts to save direct-to-home-video media!
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In this episode:
After getting all misty-eyed over Demon Slayer's Hottest Hashira Under 5'10", the Shinigami discuss Japanese natives not interacting with foreign natives, and Japanese women rejecting Valentines day!
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In this episode of the Shinigami Love Apples Podcast:
Once the bunny dogs are dead and the pretzel butter thoroughly burnt, the Shinigami turn to more important matters, like foreigners dodging taxes, Japan's konbini CEO who wants to take over the world, and a silly workers' visa that really is quite silly. Unless you're rich. Then it's great.
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On this week's episode:
After Bling-Bang-Bang-Born'ing themselves all over the place, the Shinigami settle down for some tough discussions on racial profiling against foreign residents in Japan, the Japanese real estate market, and how Japan's population decline is something to watch.
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On this week's episode:
After the dust settles from the memeing, sh*t gets serious and the Shinigami discuss subway car segregation, Oppenheimer's release in Japan, and the social implications of the film "A Silent Voice."
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On their inaugural podcast episode, newly-uncloseted Shinigami Pinpin and Yuuyuu confess that they've truly come out of the otaku closet, for real this time. It's not a phase, they promise.
Enjoy 30 minutes of entertaining meme'ing, talking about their favorite anime, Japanese music artists, films, and characters, as well as nostalgizing about how all anime was better in the 90s (it wasn't). Then, spend a half hour to get to know the Shinigami's background and why they decided, of all things, to make their idiocy public.
Much fun will be had by all, especially by their parents, who won't be listening to this show probably.
This show rates 5/10 (C-rank) on the Shinigami Spicyness Scale, so you can probably enjoy it at work with only minor judgment from your coworkers.
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