JoJo's Bizarre Podcast

[Content warning for suicide, bullying, ableism] It's a long one this week, and it's also an episode that is about as serious as we get. We watched 2016's A Silent Voice for the podcast this week, and we also talk about musical greeting cards, Krillin onesies, Squand, Clark Westfield, Marlee Matlin, and if women talk about each others' boobs. Deafness in Japan links mentioned by Marc: Japan: An in...

It's time these JJBPod dorks watch another sports anime - it's "Ace of Diamond" this week on the podcast...or "Ace of the Diamond," depending whom you ask. We also talk about what 2D and 3D shows we've been watching, the sports we played when we were little, Bernie Williams, the mercy rule of sports, and why we need a shounen anime about coding.

On this episode, the JJBPod crew checks out what some are already calling the year's best anime, Odd Taxi . We also talk about who the MVP of "We Are the World" is, if taxis are better than rideshares, boomer memes, what a honeypot is, and Go Go Curry.  Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter

A rare occurence on JoJo's Bizarre Podcast this week, as we continue to watch an anime that is not JoJo. We watched four more episodes of "Aku no Hana" (eps. 5-8) and wouldn't you know it, the show just gets more intense! We also talk about how to impress your date, what TV shows normal people watch, middle school dating, the band Midori, high school memories, schoolwork dittos, and the movie Coll...

We return to romantic comedy land for this week, as we watch Kaguya-Sama: Love is War (Episodes 1, 3, and 5). We also talk about how to pronounce town names based on indigenous american words, what anime genre terms we remember, Seina from Terrace House, the limits of 20 Questions, breaking up with someone on your friend's behalf, and "the yips." Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patr...

Time to weigh in on a polarizing show: it's the first half of our Aku no Hana/Flowers of Evil coverage here on JoJo's Bizarre Podcast. We also talk about what "BTS" means, Donda , Jewish summer camps, The Strand, Shiva the goddess, and the appeal of a deathbed. Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter

Time for the JoJo's Bizarre Podcast gang to talk about Evangelion for the last (lol) time. We watched the awkwardly-named, fourth Rebuild of Evangelion movie for the pod this week, Evangelion 3.0+1.01. It's on Amazon Prime and boy oh boy is it a doozy. We also talk about what a musical coda is, Blazing Saddles, Sesame Street , Three Dog Night, Christmas songs, Boba Fett, Dark , and Windows 98 Soli...

[Skip to 27:00 for Mushishi talk] Myles in back in the flesh! This time to talk about the cozy yet strange anime, Mushishi (2005). We also talk about the top 5 states in the US, ghost stories, Constantine , Myles' brother, all the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure news, Trick Daddy, and Modern Love . Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter

[Skip to 21:40 for actual Tenshi Muyo OVA talk] We get to visit another '90s classic this week as we finally watch Tenchi Muyo! (the OVA series, Episodes 1-3). We also talk about the confusing Tenchi Muyo! series as a whole, the newly-revealed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean characters, Evangelion iceberg videos, rat tails, the definition of side-boob, and Super Princess Peach. Rate us nicel...

[Go to ~29:00 to skip email readings etc.] On JJBPod this week, we go back in time to see the prequel to one of our favorite old OVAs - we saw Vampire Hunter D (No, not Bloodlust , but we did cover that on Episode 172.) We also talk about Metallica's One, Shin Godzilla , LA's Koreatown, Imelda Marcos, Inspectah Deck, Shane , and the video for Michael & Janet Jackson's "Scream." Rate us nicely...

It's a biglong episode this week, as we dive into the gory Goblin Slayer , and talk about loads of other anime with Mason, from the Anime Addicts Anonymous podcast. (A good, hardcore anime pod that Marc guested on a few weeks ago). We also talk about The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya , if content warnings are helpful, Charles Martinet, the C.H.U.D. movies, exploitation films, and Switch from Th...

The JJBPod gang takes you wayyy back to 1979, as they visit the seminal "real robot" anime, Mobile Suit Gundam. We also talk about Future Trunks, the devil dog from Chainsaw Man , Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, real robot vs. super robot, and World War I. Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter

We watched the overlooked and strangely-named Spring 2021 anime, Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- , on the podcast this week. We also talk about the nothing JoJo announcement at Anime Expo, goth kids, Chuli the chihuahua, Nia Long, and sepak takraw. Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter

All kids out of the pool, it's time for an anime about grown-ups! We watched Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku on the podcast this week, and we get into a fierce(ish) debate on whether people should or should not date in the workplace. We also talk about the upcoming Anime Expo Lite, normie otaku, fujoshi, Genshiken , and dating in the workplace. Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreo...

[Skip to 37:40 to get to proper Trese talk] We go south of the anime motherland this week, as we look at Filipino-mythology-inspired show, Trese (Episodes 1-3) . We also talk about the pin-pen merger, psychopomps, trans culture in the Philippines, and by popular demand, local New Jersey transit.

It's time to take a look at another Watanabe joint, as this week we watched 2014's Terror in Resonance, Episodes 1-3. You can skip to like 30 minutes in if you don't care about us reading emails. We also talk about Wet Hot American Summer , cicadas, Jolt Cola, Sigur Ros, 9/11, and The Olive Garden. Lots of 2000s era talk, eh? Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twit...

Another flashback this week, as we hop into the 2006, Hot Topic-esque anime, Death Note. We also talk about St. Mark's Place, cultural identity, Dexter, Falling Down , and what "writing" is.  Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter

Thanks to a Patreon supporter, we hop in a time machine to see a hugely popular show we missed in 2006, Code Geass. We also talk about the word "clump," Resident Evil VIIIage, Mexican-American films, "total war," and the meaning of "banzai." Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter

[Minor spoilers for Neon Genesis Evangelion in this episode] We actually finished a series this week! It's the back half of the 1988 GunBuster OVA, episodes 4-6. Top recommendation for this show if you like retro mecha anime, Evangelion , or both. We also talk about the passing of Kentaro Miura, Voices of a Distant Star, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise, and The Sizzler restaurant chain....

Back in modern times, we check out track-and-field anime Run with the Wind this week on JJBPod. We also talk about new anime EX-ARM , what counts as a sport, The Olympics, the meaning of the word "unfurl," Terrace House , and yacht rock. Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter

Go to 33:20 to skip email readings. Still on our retro anime streak, this episode is about the first three episodes of ur- Evangelion anime, Gunbuster! If you're an Evangelion fan you need to track this down. You can find it in OG-awful quality on YouTube, or look deeper for better versions. No idea why this was never released outside of Japan. We also talk about Darren Aronofsky, MUGEN, The Crite...

It's H.T. (high time) we talk about the *classic* 1998 TV anime, Trigun . We discuss episodes 1-3, with a few minor spoilers for later on in the show. We also talk about Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children , Sanka Coffee, when musical group members go solo, Daisuke Gori again, and how to define what a gun is. Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter

1986! We go way into the past to look at the classic, hand-drawn, totally irreverent anime film Project A-Ko. Available on RetroCrush, Amazon Video, YouTube, and probably other apps. If nothing else, check it out for the soundtrack. We also talk about air traffic controllers, the DBZ androids, the origins of anime tropes, the origins of videogame movies, Daisuke Gouri, and deer scares. Rate us nic...

We get a preview of future Jolyne Kujo VA, Ai Fairouz, as we watch OshiBudo (or, If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die ). It is a sweet, but troubling show about die-hard pop idol fans. We also talk about Quentin Tarantino, Julius Caesar, My Life as Liz , time-traveling Daft Punk, and stand-up comic Maria Bamford.  Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon F...

[Go to 24:27 to skip listener emails] The JoJo's Bizarre Pod gang gets back in their pilot seats (cockpits? dummy plugs? whatever Gundammers call it) as we sample three episodes of alternate-universe, real-robot anime, Mobile Fighter G Gundam.  We also talk about Kenny G songs, how time passes in space, Rod Serling, Demolition Man, Lau Chan from Virtua Fighter, and software on floppy disks. R...