Send us a textThe Penguin is anime. This week we talk about other anime like Teen Titans, Batman Beyond, and Deadpool & Wolverine. We also award the prestigious Waifu of the Year award. Check it out. Follow us @surfacereality

Send us a textOkay, we had a mishap in upload. Sorry! This week - we discuss the final season of Attack on Titan and whether or not it deserves a spot in the freaked hall of fame. Plus, Julie watches Joker Folie a Deux, we give Batman Forever a rewatch and return to trash TV. Follow us on Instagram - @surfacereality

Send us a textNo, YOU'RE LATE. This week: John rants against Halloween, John's anti-Halloween origin story, whether or not Terrifier fans are corny, Love Is Blind Season 7, what's wrong with people who live in DC, Ink Master, Joker Folie a Deux, plus we finally chat Attack on Titan Season 4, whether or not it's cool to make your main character the bad guy and MUCH MORE! Follow us on Instagram @surfacereality

Send us a textThis week we shoot the shit a bit and just chat about Youtubers, ASMR, and what's coming up next. We finished the train wreck of a show Uzumaki and recap Johns bender in San Francisco. Sometimes it really does need to be surface level. Coming down the pipe, Dan Da Dan and season 4 of Attack on Titan (finally) and whatever else we're feeling :)

Send us a textHear ye! This week we put Johnny Contrarian to the test. Not only watching Over the Garden Wall on its 10 year anniversary but dragging him a place he swore he'd never go, the Ren Faire. Will John be able to enjoy any of these beloved cutesy twee quirky steampunk adjacent things?! We also rewatch our old favorite Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors and yes, we continued watching Uzumaki. A little better than trash might still be bad though. Ain't that just the way.

Send us a textAre you a girl's girl or a witch's witch? This episode is for you. This week we discuss the nightmare that was Uzumaki episode 2, the body-oddy-oddy horror of The Substance, Witch Hunter Robin's failure to make the freaked hall of fame, The Craft as a Halloween classic + more. Follow us on Instagram @surfacereality

Send us a textWow! 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

Send us a textMy 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: sexu...

Send us a textWelcome 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

Send us a textIon'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!

Send us a textTHIS 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 ...

Send us a textFollow us on Instagram - @surfacerealityTHIS 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 t...

Send us a textTwo 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, the film I Saw the TV Glow, 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 Inst...

Send us a textAfter 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 d...

Send us a textWe'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

Send us a textDune 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 gettin...

Send us a textWe'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

Send us a textGHIBLIMANIA! 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

Send us a textPart 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

Send us a textWE'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