On this week's episode, Meech is joined by long-time listener Little Niko, his younger cousin to discuss all things anime, including:

-- Hunter X Hunter

-- Clout Rankings

-- One Piece

-- Anime Recommendations

And more!!  

On this week's episode, Meech, CD, and Nick discuss:

-- Nick's journey through One Piece now that he's been through Marineford 

-- What Nick can expect in the upcoming Punk Hazard and Dresrossa arcs

-- Is One Piece better than Dragon Ball? Or are we just suffering from recency bias since we haven't heard from Goku and company since the Broly movie?

-- CD makes a case that Hunter x Hunter could be the GOAT anime if it ever gets completed 

-- Overhaul is exactly the villain My Hero Academia needed to really go up a notch

-- Anime Awards announced for February 2020

-- We NEED the next season of 7 Deadly Sins on Netflix! 

Which anime universe would be the coolest to live in?

Where is Nick at in One  Piece? 

In this week's episode, Meech and Nick discuss:

-- Nick's journey through One Piece 

-- The reported censorship of blood in the new season of 7 Deadly Sins

-- Demon Slayer movie slated for 2020

On this week's episode, CD, Meech, and Carl hold down the fort as Nick welcomes his second child to the world!

The guys talk about:

-- Overall Demon Slayer Season 1 Impressions after the Season Finale last week

-- Thoughts on the last episode that is going to lead into the new movie, which will reportedly be a cannon feature

-- Then, John-boi joins the show to talk a little One Piece Wano Arc with Meech and CD

-- Meech and John try to sell CD on Fairy Tail 

-- The guys all pick out their favorite Devil Fruits

-- ... And there's even some discussion on Hunter X Hunter! 

Carl-Max, Meech, and Nick sit down this week to discuss:

-- Demon  Slayer

-- Uub in Dragonball Super

-- Fire Force and Dr. Stone

-- A bunch of other random things

On this week's episode, CD, Meech, and Nick discuss:

-- Netflix's investment in anime,  the future of other streaming services creating their own anime and anime studios. 

-- Reflection on the first two seasons of the Seven Deadly Sins

-- What were some of the positives?

-- How about some of the negatives?

-- Where do characters like Hawk belong in an anime?

-- Meech and CD argue about bonds, particularly Sasuke and Naruto.

Meech and Nick discuss the current arc in Black Clover:

-- What's going on with the Elves?

-- Who will be the next Wizard King?

-- Why does every answered question lead to one hundred more new questions?

-- What's the story with Licht and William -- does William really not view Yami as a friend?

-- How has the animation held back what has otherwise been an elite season?

Then, they discuss the new hit series Dr. Stone and Fire Force. 

Intro Music: Kalaido - Motorbikes In Sapa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqgQ_ydynCA

Outro Music: Ouska - The Woman Who Was Heartbroken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L9AhDaPBGY

Demon Slayer episode 19 was so good it forced our hand and brought us back to bringing fresh anime episodes every week. In this episode, we break down what makes Demon Slayer an obvious choice for anime of the year, while also discussing one of the more noteworthy episodes of any anime to air recently. 

Meech makes his annual pitch to the guys to watch JoJo, CD talks up Fire Force, and Nick and Meech reflect on Bleach and where it ranks in the pantheon of classic anime from the early Toonami days. 

All that and more in the triumphant return of the Anime-niacs podcast! 

Intro Music: Kalaido - Motorbikes In Sapa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqgQ_ydynCA 

Outro Music: Ouska - The Woman Who Was Heartbroken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L9AhDaPBGY 

This week's episode:

-- One Punch Man S2 Ep 2 Review

-- One Punch Man S2 Ep 3 Predictions

-- Carl gets the Nick treatment on One Piece

-- The guys talk a little Avengers

-- Things genuinely go off the rails 

 ~ INTRO [5 minutes] ~

SEGMENT ONE: ONE PUNCH MAN SEASON TWO EPISODE 1 REVIEW [25 minutes]

— Storyline: Thoughts on King? Thoughts on Genos and the Doc? (Did it seem like the Doctor was worried about Genos spending so much time as a hero with Siatama and not on defeating the cyborg?)
— What to look forward to going forward: Speed o’ Sound Sonic and Blizzard lady?
— Animation Quality: thoughts on the impact?

~ BREAK [3 minutes] ~

SEGMENT TWO: ALL-TIME ANIME CLOUT RANKINGS [25 minutes]

Top 5 lists of characters you consider the cloutiest in any anime.

Meech's List

1.) Spike — Cowboy Bebop
2.) Itatchi — Naruto
3.) Jotaro — JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure
4.) Mugen — Samurai Champloo
5.) Kurama — YuYu Hakasho

Honorable Mention: Goku Black (DBS), Sesshomaru (Inuyasha), Sanji (One Piece)  

Nick's List

1.) Jiraya / Afro Samurai 

2.) Yusuke -- YuYu Hakasho 

3.) Spike -- Cowboy Bebop

4.) Kakashi -- Naruto 

5.) Hiei -- YuYu Hakasho

Carl's List

1.) Sasuke -- Naruto 

2.) Kurama -- YuYu Hakasho

3.) Todoroki -- My Hero Academia

4.) Android 17 -- Dragon Ball

5.) Sanji -- One Piece  

In this week's episode:

-- Nick quits watching One Piece, but CD isn't having it... 

-- Season 1 recap of Promised Neverland

-- Season 2 of One Punch Man outlook 

In this week's episode of the Anime-niacs show, Meech and Nick discuss:

-- The newest episode of Promised Neverland

-- Nick's YuYu Hakasho experience

-- Cowboy Bebop

-- Carl randomly shows up at the end! 

 ~ Intro ~

SEGMENT ONE: PNL Recap / Review [20 minutes]

— Cliffs
— Norman
— Mom
— Ray
— Theories 

~ Break ~ 

SEGMENT TWO: Upcoming Anime Returns [20 minutes]

— One Punch Man Season 2
— Dragon Ball Super
— What are you most excited about from both shows? What do you hope to see?
— What do you think we’ll see?
— More?

~ Break ~ 

SEGMENT THREE: Meech and CD Pitch Anime Ideas [ 20 Minutes]

~ Intro ~ Segment 1: Dragon Ball Z Video Games [20 minutes]: — Favorite DBZ game of all time? — Fighter Z — Underrated aspects of DBZ games? — Remember when DBZ games were coming out every single year? — Meech fun-fact about Dragon Ball’s video game sibling! ~ Break ~ Segment 2: Build Your Own Perfect Anime Video Game [20 minutes]: — Start by talking about Jump Force, how the story is bad but the fighting is pretty cool. — What would be the perfect Anime Video game in your mind? — Story? — Fighting / Play Style? — Character List / Roster? I'm going to be honest, we had way more planned out, but it really fell off the rails here...

~ Intro ~ Segment 1: Promised Neverland [30 min] — What was in both the letters? (The one the Sister found under Ray’s bed about Isabella (mom) and the one she was given by Isabella at the end) — What kind of deal do the humans who live on the outside world have with the demons? — who is the “he” the sister talked about? — Do you think there is another spy amongst the children? (I’m suspicious of that younger dark blue haired boy, Phil) do you think Ray could be a triple agent? — Theories ~ Break ~ Segment 2: Nick’s Naruto Journey [20 min] — Favorite arc? — Best moment? — Favorite characters? — Best Fight? — What about Naruto made you say it was the best anime you’ve seen so far? ~ Break ~ Segment 3: The Twitter Haters and More [10 minutes] — Shonen Haters online — Fans of shows that get mad about new people discovering their show — why can’t people enjoy anime the way they like to? Why shouldnt everyone be able to take it in however they enjoy it?

~ Intro ~ Segment 1: Anime Awards — Anime of the Year goes to Devilman — Best fight goes to All Might v One For All — Thoughts? — Do any of the award winners make you want to go watch something that won or got nominated? ~ Break ~ Segment 2: The Promised Neverland — Initial reaction after the first episode — What is your favorite aspect of the show? — Favorite character(s) so far? — Interesting subplots you are paying attention to? — Any theories like how it will end, what the world outside is like, etc? ~ Break ~ Segment 3: What are we watching wrap-up — What anime are u watching now and where are you at in them? — Starting anything new soon?

~ Intro ~ First Segment: DBS Broly [20 min] — Main Takeaways — Favorite Scenes — Adapted as an arc? (Like BoG and Resurrection F) — DBS moving forward ~ Break ~ The One Piece Wave [20 min] — CD in the 600s Meech in the 460s Nick around 100 Carl... LATE — Try to avoid spoilers *cough* CD *cough* — What is your impression of what you’ve seen so far? — Luffy,,, on the Mount Rushmore for a reason ~ Break ~ Anime New Year [20 min] — Best non-One Piece show you watched since we last recorded? — 3 non-One Piece shows you want to get to this year — 2 shows you would recommend to others to try this year

What will we do-- how will we move forward? :((((

Nick and Meech are on this week's episode and the guys build on Meech and Chris' discussion last week about Netflix and anime, based on Meech and Nick watching one of Netflix's first anime projects; the one season, ten episode series: Devilman Crybaby. -- One of the most visually dynamic and content heavy anime's either of the guys have ever watched, and what it means for Netflix's anime future. -- Nick watched Black Clover and he agrees with Meech: it slaps. -- Dragon Ball Super, the perfected Ultra Instinct-- what can we expect with only two episodes remaining in our favorite current anime??