Packed Episode for you! We touch on the newest chapter of One Piece 1163, then we have some discussion about the new anime film Chainsaw Man Reze Arc and all the hype following it, after we hit My Hero Academia S8 and how it seems to be FINALLY INDISPUTABLY BACK! (No bias here!) After we talk about One Punch Man Season 3 as there's a sea of negativity around it. Finally we switch to live action talk to have a debate on Peacemaker Season 2, then we get into a full Task Season 1 review as it's a highlight of this year, and finally we end on The Chair Company Episode 1.
Time Codes:2:18 – One Piece Chapter 1163
13:37 – Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc
27:10 – My Hero Academia S8 Episodes 1-4
1:14:15 – One Punch Man S3 Episodes 1-2
1:30:15 – Peacemaker S2 (a little Gen V S2)
2:06:48 – Task S1 Review
2:22:15 – The Chair Company Episode 1
2:25:10 – The Briefest Sanda Review You’ve Ever Heard
We've got a Top 10 for break week! Talking the best movies, shows, music, games we've had this year so far, then we have a conversation on the first Volume of Vagabond (Vizbig Edition) before getting into some much belated anime discussions (whoops!), lastly we get into Kpop Demon Hunters, Weapons and 28 Years Later, then hit the state of the MCU vs DCU with a big focus on Superman and Fantastic Four.
Time Codes below, the Top 10 is not too spoilery, but much of the other conversations will be so feel free to skip around.
Time Codes
Top 10 Things of the Year - 1:45
Vagabond Vol 1 - 52:32
Dan da Dan Episode 4 (lmao) - 1:02:30
Sakamoto Days Big Fight Disappointment - 1:07:15
To Be Hero X Mid Season Check-In - 1:13:15
Orb Mid Season Check-In - 1:17:15
K-Pop Demon Hunters - 1:21:06
Weapons vs 28 Years Later - 1:27:25
Fantastic Four vs Superman and the State of the MCU (with Thunderbolts and Brave New World!) - 1:42:01
We're back after a break week talking the One Piece in a chapter that is getting us READY TO RUMBLE! Lots to get into big implications, huge moments, and a real juicy setup.
After we discuss that we jump to My Hero Academia as we are in the Final SEASON! And it seems like it has momentum going into the last few episodes. Additionally Hayden discusses Gachiakuta as it has taken a bit of an upgrade the past two episodes. Then we get into a somehow huge debate on the first Episode of Sanda the Santa themed anime by Science Saru. We briefly talk about Task the HBO series before heading out for the week.
Time Codes:
2:40 - One Piece Chapter 1162
37:34 - My Hero Last Season, Gachiakuta, Sanda Episode 1, Task
Packed episode for the people with a brief look back at the One Piece Anime, a discussion about the newest chapter of One Piece and what seems like a conclusion to one of the plot lines, then we talk about the Kagurabachi "controversy" that came with an incredible but unfinished chapter, after we discuss the highs and lows of Kaiju No. 8 S2, last we go full into PTA's latest film One Battle After Another with a ranking of the whole directors filmography.
Time Codes
One Piece Anime - 2:10
One Piece Chapter 1161 - 9:27
Kagurabachi "Controversy" - 30:45
Kaiju No. 8 S2 - 38:00
One Battle After Another - 55:54
Paul Thomas Anderson Films Ranked - 1:36:04
We've got packed show for this week while One Piece is on break week, we're talking the One Piece Anime (briefly) as we just got a pretty massive episode, Dan Da Dan, To Be Hero X, and Sakamoto Days all finished their first season which led to us reviewing them in full! Then we get into some other possible shows to finish for 2025 such as Gachiakuta, Apothecary Diaries, and more. Last we end on Bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood a new short film from Gigguk.
Enjoy!
Time Codes:
One Piece Anime - 1:00
Dan Dan Dan S1 Review - 6:20
To Be Hero X S1 Review - 23:30
Sakamoto Days S1 Review - 58:19
Watchlist for 2025 - 1:08:13
Baan Review - 1:17:52
We're hear fresh off seeing Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and we are over the moon! Enjoy some thoughts on the record breaking weekend, a brief Mugen Train revisit, and all the Spoilers on Infinity Castle. We talk all the memorable scenes, do a power ranking of best moments, and finish with predictions for the next two in the trilogy.
Then we discuss One Piece Chapter 1160 and why we feel a little mixed on a chapter everyone else seems to be loving.
Time Codes
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Breaking Records - 2:50
Mugen Train Revisit - 8:15
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Spoilers - 15:35
One Piece Chapter 1060 - 1:03:59
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Enjoy this episode with Leander Wei we get to talk about his background with One Piece, Animation, and possible future videos. After we talk Kpop Demon Hunters and it's massive success, then we finish off with another discussion of One Piece Chapter 1159.
Episode Coming Soon on 1160 and Infinity Castle, stay tuned!
Time Codes:
00:30 - One Piece Talk with Leander Wei
28:00 - Kpop Demon Hunters
50:12 - One Piece Chapter 1159 Revisited
It's gum gumming time! Enjoy this episode on the newest chapter of the One Piece. There's tons of things to get into but for this episode we're rewinding the clock on some of the takes and predictions we had from 2 years ago. Hope everyone enjoys! Such a good chapter we will likely have another episode this week.
We're back with another episode of the podcast with a massive episode on just the newest chapter of One Piece. There's tons to get into so enjoy the latest discussion.
Note from Hayden for the next two weeks:
- Bonus Episode Coming Soon
9/7 - Chapter 1159 will Release Late Sunday
9/10 - Demon Slayer Hype Train (Mugen Train Rewatch)
9/12 - Infinity Castle Part 1 - Review
9/14 - Chapter 1160
Likely the next couples weeks schedule
It's gum gumming time! We have a bit of a smaller episode as there is a second bonus episode coming later this week, but tons to talk about. Enjoy a discussion about the One Piece Live Action trailer for Season 2 as well as an observation of how this show may be filling a hole in the TV ecosystem, after we discussion the past 2-3 episodes in the anime and get into some spoilers pretty quickly as there's some pretty big implications that are interesting to thinking about with the current manga, finally we get to a discussion of the chapter 1157 and how Oda answered any slight doubts one of us had on the previous chapter, the word goon, where this could go next, and of course another hit of that sweet sweet Uroge copium.
Thanks for watching!
Time Codes:
One Piece News - 02:26
One Piece Anime - 12:17
One Piece Anime with manga spoilers - 22:15
One Piece Chapter 1157 - 32:33
We've got a belated episode on the newest chapters of One Piece in chapter 1156 and 1155, most of it has been awesome but there is an interesting discussion for where this is headed. Hope you enjoy!
We also discuss the latest chapters of Kagurabachi and how it's blossomed to one of the best starts in Shonen manga.
Then we get into what we've been watching which includes Sakamoto Days, City the Animation, Gachiakuta, and a few other shows.
Editor's Note: The main audio recording messed up this week, so the back up was used, there are some minors errors on the recording this week, apologies!
Time Codes
One Piece Chapters 1156 and 1155 - 00:30
Kagurabachi - 50:31
What We've Been Watching - 1:05:13
Packed anime only episode this week, we will have a two chapter discussion next week for the manga. We've got a large discussion on an all time episode for One Piece with 1136 as well as a Top 10 Draft of the Best Backstories in One Piece! Then we jump to some brief anime news before getting to Summer Anime Shows that we've been watching. We start with Episode 4 of Dan Da Dan and the perplexing choice to not include this in the film, Kaiju No. 8's return, as well as a few other first impressions.
Time Codes:
3:09 - Episode 1136 and Top 10 One Piece Backstories
41:39 - Anime News and Summer Watches
We have a massive episode that's mostly dedicated to the last chapter as there's a whole lot of interesting questions for what this means going forward for the One Piece manga! Then we get into some anime news and what we will be watching for the summer anime season, before ending on a review of My Hero Vigilantes S1 , where this could go in the future as well as other anime that could make a prequel work (and why this succeeded so much)
Time Codes
1:00 - One Piece Chapter 1154
55:50 - Anime News + Summer Preview
1:09:17 - MHA Vigilantes S1
It's gum gumming time! We've got a big episode for the people, we start with a mini check in on the anime as they've been doing some great adapting so far with the Kuma backstory! Then, we go to the latest chapter 1153 and discuss so potential theories based off some hints, which leads to a new segment of Hope or Cope. After we discuss the return of The Bear and then The Phoenician Scheme which led to a full discussion of Wes Anderson's full filmography.
Time Codes
2:05 - Kuma's Backstory (Anime)
10:33 - One Piece Chapter 1153 Discussion
1:01:42 - The Bear Returns
1:18:13 - The Pheonician Scheme + Wes Anderson Discussion
Packed show as we've been off for a bit, we've got One Piece, Kagurabachi, Dan Da Dan, To Be Hero X, Vigilantes, The Last of Us, and The Rehearsal! All these topics and a Elbaf sized episode for your enjoyment.
Time Codes:
One Piece Manga 1151 and 1152 - 4:23
Kagurabachi Chapters 73 to 83 - 51:23
Embers Ended - 1:04:57
Dan Da Dan Evil Eye Movie - 1:07:26
To Be Hero X and My Hero Vigalantes - 1:19:40
The Last of Us S2 Finale - 1:33:36
The Rehearsal S2 (and the Curse) - 1:51:29
It's gum gumming time! We're back with a massive chapter to get into with tons of theory speculation to unpack based off all the information we've been given. Then we get into Promised Neverland and how the series might be a little difficult to keep reading after the initial first season. Lastly we discuss Friendship starring Tim Robinson and get into a little bit of a state of comedy discussion on why this feels so necessary.
Time Codes:
One Piece Chapter 1150 - 3:00
Promised Neverland Season 1 - 47:33
Friendship - 1:09:01
It's gum gumming time! We're back talking One Piece in both the anime and manga, tons to get into. We also talk about Orb The Movements of Earth, The Last of Us, and a few other shows.
Enjoy the pod!
Time Codes:
One Piece New Episode - 2:00
One Piece New Episode (Manga Spoilers) - 11:25
One Piece New Chapter Discussion - 16:10
Orb: The Movements of Earth - 48:30
The Last of Us Season 2 Episodes 1-6 - 1:01:14
What We've Been Watching: Black Mirror, Andor, and More - 1:56:46
We are back with another big episode talking One Piece with two new chapters! We also have a guest this week in Juju from Moranijuju on Youtube, Juju had a ton of anime she was watching so we did multiple Spring Anime Check-Ins on Kowloon, Witch Watch, TBATE, Old Town Bumpkin, Lazurus, and a few more!
Links to More of Juju!youtube.com/@moranijujuyoutube.com/@itsJujuAndMorhttps://discord.gg/n6x8spUcUcinstagram.com/moranijuju
Time Codes
Juju Intro+One Piece Background - 00:20
One Piece Manga 1147+1148 - 19:47
Witch Watch + Kowloon Generic Romance - 54:45
Pitch Someone an Anime - 1:15:30
Juju Reccs (other anime we didn't cover) - 1:34:35
Donghua Follow Up (you can dip for this) - 1:45:49
We've got an enormous episode and we didn't even cover the new chapter of One Piece! We're discussing the new episodes of the anime in 1127 and 1128 covering the Kizaru fight and the introduction to a new character. Then we jump to a new topic of Chinese Animation specifically a trio of promising debuts in To Be Hero X, Super Cube, and The All Devouring Whale. After we jump to a film review for Ryan Coogler's latest film Sinners and everything that made it a must see. We then debate why the finale of The White Lotus S3 left us feeling a bit mixed and try to unpack what work and what didn't. Then we get into a heavy dose of what we've been watching including Dr. Stone, The Last of Us, topics like the over abundance of TV and older style pacing (The Clone Wars).
Time Codes
One Piece Episode 1127 & 1128 - 2:06
To Be Hero X and the new age of Donghua - 24:45
Sinners Review - 55:42
The White Lotus Season 3 - 1:13:34
What We've Been Watching - 1:36:34
Includes Dr. Stone, There is Too Much TV, The Clone Wars, The Pitt, Epic the Musical, The Last of Us, Superstore
We're back with a packed episode ONLY talking about anime and manga this week, enjoy a full serving of One Piece as we have full discussions of the animes comeback and the latest two chapters of the manga. There's a lot of intrigue the manga is setting up in the latest two chapters so we get into a little speculation. Lastly, we end on the Spring Anime season with check-ins on Lazarus, My Hero Vigilante, Witch Watch, and Fire Force also additional discussion of narratives that have arisen on TBATE Powerpoint allegations and Moonrise.
Enjoy the episode!
Time Codes
02:57 - The Anime is Back!
19:33 - One Piece Chapters 1145 & 1146
1:01:39 - Spring Anime Preview: Impressions, Narratives, What We Are Watching!
