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Season 2017
2016 wasn't the best year, but it gave us some damn good anime. I've partnered with Crunchyroll and https://www.theanimeawards.com to recap and analyze the best anime fight scenes this year (and crown my pick for king)!
2016 wasn't the best year, but it gave us some damn good anime. I've partnered with Crunchyroll and https://www.theanimeawards.com to recap and analyze the best anime fight scenes this year (and crown my pick for king)!
This was an undeniably great year (for anime and nothing else) but one show stands head and shoulders above the rest.
This was an undeniably great year (for anime and nothing else) but one show stands head and shoulders above the rest.
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What's in an OP? - How the Super Best Friends Make Anime Real
Episode overview
A way too deep analysis of youtube LP intros. Seriously, how did I get 15 minutes of Best Friends Lore out of this nonsense.
A way too deep analysis of youtube LP intros. Seriously, how did I get 15 minutes of Best Friends Lore out of this nonsense.
A way too deep analysis of anime openings. This week, I breakdown (BREAKDOWN!) all three openings for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, with the help of Woolie from the Super Best Friends!
A way too deep analysis of anime openings. This week, I breakdown (BREAKDOWN!) all three openings for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, with the help of Woolie from the Super Best Friends!
Yuri!!! on Ice is the most popular show of 2016 - but it's not quite the best. Here are a few steps it could take to be a true masterpiece.
Yuri!!! on Ice is the most popular show of 2016 - but it's not quite the best. Here are a few steps it could take to be a true masterpiece.
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5 ROMANTIC ANIME to Distract You from Your (Crushing) Loneliness
Episode overview
Valentine's can be a hard day for weebs. Especially lonely ones. Like you! Here are 5 anime that can trick you into feeling loved.
Valentine's can be a hard day for weebs. Especially lonely ones. Like you! Here are 5 anime that can trick you into feeling loved.
It's the eternal debate. Mostly because people like me won't let it die. Are shows like Avatar, Voltron, and Steven Universe anime?
Yes they are. 1v1 me weebs.
It's the eternal debate. Mostly because people like me won't let it die. Are shows like Avatar, Voltron, and Steven Universe anime?
Yes they are. 1v1 me weebs.
A way too deep analysis of Anime Openings! This week - why people who don't like Konosuba's Animation are not-so-loveable idiots.
A way too deep analysis of Anime Openings! This week - why people who don't like Konosuba's Animation are not-so-loveable idiots.
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What's in an OP? - Naruto's Best (and Worst) Openings Ranked
Episode overview
Naruto had some great openings. And some awful ones. Here's all of them, ranked worst to best.
Naruto had some great openings. And some awful ones. Here's all of them, ranked worst to best.
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What's in a Trailer? - Death Sentence for Netflix's Death Note?
Episode overview
Netflix is making a Death Note Movie! Will it be good like Stranger Things, or awful Like Hemlock Grove? Is it a whitewashing nightmare like Ghost in the Shell? And how many more clickbaity tags can I plug into this description? click to find out.
Netflix is making a Death Note Movie! Will it be good like Stranger Things, or awful Like Hemlock Grove? Is it a whitewashing nightmare like Ghost in the Shell? And how many more clickbaity tags can I plug into this description? click to find out.
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SAO The Movie: Ordinal Scale Makes No F***ing Sense. Fight Me.
Episode overview
So I saw the Sword Art Online movie, and big surprise: it was terrible. The worst anime ever continues to be the worst.
So I saw the Sword Art Online movie, and big surprise: it was terrible. The worst anime ever continues to be the worst.
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Game Theory: The TRUTH behind the TRIFORCE (Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Episode overview
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
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Breath of the Wild's "Disneyland Problem" - Why the Press Loves Zelda
Episode overview
Zelda: Breath of the Wild isn't perfect, obviously. But some of the criticism around it has still been bothering me.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild isn't perfect, obviously. But some of the criticism around it has still been bothering me.
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How the Ghost in the Shell Remake Betrays the Source Material
Episode overview
Ghost in the Shell is a great movie. Ghost in the Shell is not... damnit, that's gonna get confusing, isn't it?
Ghost in the Shell is a great movie. Ghost in the Shell is not... damnit, that's gonna get confusing, isn't it?
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What's in a Scene? - Rakugo's BRILLIANT Layered Storytelling (Spoiler-Free)
Episode overview
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is as close to perfect as Anime gets. This scene made me realize that.
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is as close to perfect as Anime gets. This scene made me realize that.
With Konosuba over, we need to find new ways to laugh. Here are 5 gut-busting comedy anime to fill the void.
With Konosuba over, we need to find new ways to laugh. Here are 5 gut-busting comedy anime to fill the void.
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What's in an OP? - The Heartbreaking Beauty of Your Name
Episode overview
Your Name (Kimi no Na Wa) raises the bar for anime in many ways, and that includes openings. Let's Analyze this OP.
Your Name (Kimi no Na Wa) raises the bar for anime in many ways, and that includes openings. Let's Analyze this OP.
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What's in a Year? - The Top 10 Best Anime Openings of 2016 (Part 1)
Episode overview
The definitive, objective Top 10 Best Anime Openings of 2016, as decided by the Anime Pope. Part one of two
The definitive, objective Top 10 Best Anime Openings of 2016, as decided by the Anime Pope. Part one of two
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The Definitive Top 5 Anime OPs of 2016 - What's in a Year? (part 2)
Episode overview
A day late, but no less objectively, factually correct - these are unquestionably the best Anime Openings from 2016
A day late, but no less objectively, factually correct - these are unquestionably the best Anime Openings from 2016
Boku no Hero Academia has taken Naruto's spot at the top of Shounen Jump. But what sets these battle shounen anime apart?
Boku no Hero Academia has taken Naruto's spot at the top of Shounen Jump. But what sets these battle shounen anime apart?
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How Riverdale Betrays its Source Material (And Why I Care)
Episode overview
Few shows have made me as angry as The CW's botched Archie adaptation Riverdale. Not even Sword Art Online
Few shows have made me as angry as The CW's botched Archie adaptation Riverdale. Not even Sword Art Online
Re:Creators is a lot of fun - but with sharp writing and stellar direction, it is also so much more. This is one of the ones to watch this season.
Re:Creators is a lot of fun - but with sharp writing and stellar direction, it is also so much more. This is one of the ones to watch this season.
Kado: The Right Answer has one of the best first episodes in ever. Which got me thinking: how do you start an anime off right?
Kado: The Right Answer has one of the best first episodes in ever. Which got me thinking: how do you start an anime off right?
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How Spice and Wolf Changed from Book to Anime - Adapt or Die
Episode overview
Spice and Wolf is one of the greatest anime ever made – but what did it change from the Light Novel? And were those changes improvements? Today, we’re gonna find out.
Spice and Wolf is one of the greatest anime ever made – but what did it change from the Light Novel? And were those changes improvements? Today, we’re gonna find out.
The Persona Games have OPs that put a lot of Anime to shame. Today, we run down the Top 10 Best Openings in the premiere RPG series from Atlus.
The Persona Games have OPs that put a lot of Anime to shame. Today, we run down the Top 10 Best Openings in the premiere RPG series from Atlus.
Seems like Amazon is where good anime like Re:Creators go to die, while Netflix keeps Little Witch Academia in cryosleep.
Seems like Amazon is where good anime like Re:Creators go to die, while Netflix keeps Little Witch Academia in cryosleep.
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How HeroAca and One Punch Man Flip the Script on Superhero Anime
Episode overview
Superhero Anime have been a thing since Astro Boy, but Between HeroAca and One Punch Man it feels like they're more prevalent - and american - than ever.
Superhero Anime have been a thing since Astro Boy, but Between HeroAca and One Punch Man it feels like they're more prevalent - and american - than ever.
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Why Do So Many People Love SAO? - The Art of Mass Appeal
Episode overview
I rail against Sword Art Online all the time. But there are plenty of people out there who love it - let's figure out why.
I rail against Sword Art Online all the time. But there are plenty of people out there who love it - let's figure out why.
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What's in a Trailer? - Will Netflix's Death Note Movie Adapt, or Die?
Episode overview
With slick cinematography and editing, and some potentially great new ideas to draw on, Death Note could be a damn fine adaptation.
With slick cinematography and editing, and some potentially great new ideas to draw on, Death Note could be a damn fine adaptation.
Attack on Titan is a wild, unpredictable ride. It keeps you guessing with crazy twists and reveals you rarely see coming. Here's how.
Attack on Titan is a wild, unpredictable ride. It keeps you guessing with crazy twists and reveals you rarely see coming. Here's how.
JK Rowling's Harry Potter series has inspired countless imitators - including many light novels that mix Hogwarts with Harem tropes.
JK Rowling's Harry Potter series has inspired countless imitators - including many light novels that mix Hogwarts with Harem tropes.
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Why Are There So Many Linkin Park AMVs? - Anime: A History
Episode overview
Love them or hate them, it's hard to ignore the sheer volume of Anime Music Videos set to Linkin Park. Let's find out why that is.
Love them or hate them, it's hard to ignore the sheer volume of Anime Music Videos set to Linkin Park. Let's find out why that is.
Dragon Ball Fighter Z is the Hypest Fighting Game on the horizon right now, and that could be very good news for games like Guilty Gear.
Dragon Ball Fighter Z is the Hypest Fighting Game on the horizon right now, and that could be very good news for games like Guilty Gear.
A Way too deep analysis of Anime Openings. This week, we actually talk a lot about the plot of Kakegurui. No, really.
A Way too deep analysis of Anime Openings. This week, we actually talk a lot about the plot of Kakegurui. No, really.
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Why Do We Love No Game No Life? - The King of Trashy Isekai Anime
Episode overview
Trashy Isekai anime are a dime a dozen - and subversions of the genre are too. But can an anime simultaneously be trashy... and good?
Trashy Isekai anime are a dime a dozen - and subversions of the genre are too. But can an anime simultaneously be trashy... and good?
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9 Anime That Made Me Who I Am Today - 3x3 300k Subscriber Special
Episode overview
2 years. 300,000 subscribers. To celebrate, here is... my origin story, basically, in the form of 9 important anime that changed my life.
2 years. 300,000 subscribers. To celebrate, here is... my origin story, basically, in the form of 9 important anime that changed my life.
It's the most popular anime of Summer 2017, but next to incredible gambling anime like Kaiji... Kakegurui kinda sucks!
It's the most popular anime of Summer 2017, but next to incredible gambling anime like Kaiji... Kakegurui kinda sucks!
There's a certain pirate streaming site that every anime fan knows of. But they might not know that the owners are swimming in cash.
There's a certain pirate streaming site that every anime fan knows of. But they might not know that the owners are swimming in cash.
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Gamers! and Tsuredure Children - How to Make a Great Romcom Anime
Episode overview
Gamers and Tsuredure Children are some of the best romantic comedy anime in recent memory. Let's break down what they do right.
Gamers and Tsuredure Children are some of the best romantic comedy anime in recent memory. Let's break down what they do right.
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Netflix's Death Note - A Good Film Cut Tragically Short
Episode overview
Netflix's Live Action adaptation of Death Note has caught a lot of flak for not being faithful to the anime. But is it a bad film?
Netflix's Live Action adaptation of Death Note has caught a lot of flak for not being faithful to the anime. But is it a bad film?
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What's in an OP? - Gamers! - Is that a Mother****ing PUBG Reference?
Episode overview
A way too deep analysis of anime openings. This episode - lots of video game references.
A way too deep analysis of anime openings. This episode - lots of video game references.
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Miyazaki's Explosive Debut - Lupin: Castle of Cagliostro Review
Episode overview
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro is the first film made by the real anime pope, Hayao Miyazaki. But how does it stack up to his other work?
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro is the first film made by the real anime pope, Hayao Miyazaki. But how does it stack up to his other work?
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Kakegurui is also a Bad Character Study (Comment Response)
Episode overview
Discussion got pretty heated on my last Kakegurui video. Here's my response
Discussion got pretty heated on my last Kakegurui video. Here's my response
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How Classic Western Stories Shaped the History of Anime
Episode overview
Do you get it? Literature. We're talking about anime adaptations of Western Literature. Also Fairy Tales, and other stories.
Do you get it? Literature. We're talking about anime adaptations of Western Literature. Also Fairy Tales, and other stories.
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What's in an OP? - My Hero Academia's Hidden Story (Part 1)
Episode overview
A way too deep analysis of anime openings. This week, a look at everyone's second-favourite superhero anime, HeroAca!
A way too deep analysis of anime openings. This week, a look at everyone's second-favourite superhero anime, HeroAca!
150+ anime OPs from Studio Madhouse entered. Only 10 will leave. Between One Punch Man, Hunter x Hunter, Death Note, Ippo, and so many more, this competition is gonna be fierce.
150+ anime OPs from Studio Madhouse entered. Only 10 will leave. Between One Punch Man, Hunter x Hunter, Death Note, Ippo, and so many more, this competition is gonna be fierce.
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Rick and Morty, Professional Rickbags - What's in an Intro?
Episode overview
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to analyze the intro to Rick and Morty. Without a solid grasp of cinematic technique a lot of the subtle details will go over a typical viewer's head.
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to analyze the intro to Rick and Morty. Without a solid grasp of cinematic technique a lot of the subtle details will go over a typical viewer's head.
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My Hero Academia's 3rd Opening is More than a Meme - What's in an OP?
Episode overview
A way too deep analysis of anime openings. This week, the thrilling conclusion in our search for the best Heroaca OP.
A way too deep analysis of anime openings. This week, the thrilling conclusion in our search for the best Heroaca OP.
4Kids entertainment never provided the most faithful anime translations... but was it really one of the top 10 anime villains? Or did it do some good for the anime community in the long run?
4Kids entertainment never provided the most faithful anime translations... but was it really one of the top 10 anime villains? Or did it do some good for the anime community in the long run?
KyoAni is one of the most acclaimed Anime Studios - and their OPs deserve some love, too.
KyoAni is one of the most acclaimed Anime Studios - and their OPs deserve some love, too.
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The Brilliance of Death Note's Potato Chip Scene (Yes, Really)
Episode overview
it's the most talked-about scene in one of the most talked about anime ever made. But what makes it work so well?
it's the most talked-about scene in one of the most talked about anime ever made. But what makes it work so well?
With 50 anime starting this season, it can be hard to keep up. Here's a guide to the essentials.
With 50 anime starting this season, it can be hard to keep up. Here's a guide to the essentials.
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How Re:Zero Changed from Light Novel to Anime - Adapt or Die
Episode overview
The Re:Zero Anime is insanely popular. But how does it fare as a Light Novel adaptation?
The Re:Zero Anime is insanely popular. But how does it fare as a Light Novel adaptation?
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Why We Love Food Wars! - Shokugeki no Soma's Recipe for Success
Episode overview
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma is one of the most exciting shounen anime currently airing... but what's the secret ingredient that makes this cooking show so enticing? Let's find out.
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma is one of the most exciting shounen anime currently airing... but what's the secret ingredient that makes this cooking show so enticing? Let's find out.
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What's in a Fight? - My Hero Academia - Stain vs Deku, Iida & Todoroki
Episode overview
A way too deep analysis of anime Fights. Today, My Hero Academia's bloody battle with Stain .
A way too deep analysis of anime Fights. Today, My Hero Academia's bloody battle with Stain .
Original Title: How Makoto Shinkai Became "the New Miyazaki" - Anime: A History
Makoto Shinkai is the new face of anime in the world at large. But how did he get his start - and how did he get where he is today? Let's find out.
Original Title: How Makoto Shinkai Became "the New Miyazaki" - Anime: A History
Makoto Shinkai is the new face of anime in the world at large. But how did he get his start - and how did he get where he is today? Let's find out.
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5 SUPER Superhero Anime to Watch Before One Punch Man Season 2
Episode overview
We've got a long wait for One Punch Man Season 2 and My Hero Academia season 3. Here are 5 Supehero anime to save you from boredom in the mean time. Click more for Links!
We've got a long wait for One Punch Man Season 2 and My Hero Academia season 3. Here are 5 Supehero anime to save you from boredom in the mean time. Click more for Links!
A just deep enough OP analysis of the ancient magus bride. Also, a deep dive into its fantasy lore and historical roots, because the what’s in an OP? part took like a minute.
A just deep enough OP analysis of the ancient magus bride. Also, a deep dive into its fantasy lore and historical roots, because the what’s in an OP? part took like a minute.
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Made in Abyss - The Anime that Should Have Been a Video Game
Episode overview
Made in Abyss is a beautiful, haunting anime. But I think it would have been a far better game - and I think it was intended to be one.
Made in Abyss is a beautiful, haunting anime. But I think it would have been a far better game - and I think it was intended to be one.
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What's in an OP? - MMO Junkie - Still a Better Love Story than SAO
Episode overview
A way too deep analysis of anime openings. This episode, Recovery of an MMO Junkie also has a better OP than SAO.
A way too deep analysis of anime openings. This episode, Recovery of an MMO Junkie also has a better OP than SAO.
2017 has been a wild year for the game of anime. Today, we break down the counter-strats and antimeta builds that kept the metagame interesting, from Konosuba's dominance in the winter patch, to Gintama's continued relevance through fall.
2017 has been a wild year for the game of anime. Today, we break down the counter-strats and antimeta builds that kept the metagame interesting, from Konosuba's dominance in the winter patch, to Gintama's continued relevance through fall.
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What the Death of Net Neutrality Means for Anime & How to Fight Back
Episode overview
The FCC's recent vote to end net neutrality regulations is bad for everyone - and it could have a particularly negative impact on the anime community.
The FCC's recent vote to end net neutrality regulations is bad for everyone - and it could have a particularly negative impact on the anime community.
With a flood of new anime airing each season, we barely have time to look back on the classics of yesteryear. How can we, as a community, keep retro anime relevant?
With a flood of new anime airing each season, we barely have time to look back on the classics of yesteryear. How can we, as a community, keep retro anime relevant?
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Do Bad Endings Really "Ruin" Great Anime (Like Erased)?
Episode overview
The Release of Netflix's version of Erased got me thinking... can bad endings really wreck otherwise great stories on their own?
The Release of Netflix's version of Erased got me thinking... can bad endings really wreck otherwise great stories on their own?
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Season finale
The Actual Top 10 Best Anime Openings of 2017 (part 1) - What's in a Year?
Episode overview
A way too in-depth look at the best anime openings of 2017. Part 1 of 2 (because I went WAAAAY too in depth with this one._
A way too in-depth look at the best anime openings of 2017. Part 1 of 2 (because I went WAAAAY too in depth with this one._
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