Shonen Tapes

KYUTA!! Welcome to the 79th Episode of the Shonen Tapes Podcast! Today, without Sean unfortunately, the rest of the guys talks about one of Aymen's favorite movie: 2015's  The Boy and The Beast . They go over what they liked about the movie, what they would have fixed, and overall whether or not they liked the film. This movie is in Aymen's top 10 movies of all time, do you feel the...

The Album we have all been waiting for has finally arrived! On today's episode of the Shonen Tapes Podcast, the guys review the highly anticipated new album from J Cole Off Season . They go over each song one by one, discussing what they liked about specific songs, and what maybe had them moving on to the next. They talk about whether Cole's bars stood the test and how the overall vibes...

BRANDON JUST WATCH NARUTO ALREADY! On Today's phenomenal episode of the Shonen Tapes Podcast, the guys discuss one of the most complex characters in all of Anime: the one and only Itachi Uchiha. Without Brandon, the rest of the hosts go over what make Itachi so interesting and why he is one of the greatest characters in all of Naruto. They go over potential fights between Itachi and some of t...

Welcome to the 75th episode of the Shonen Tapes Podcast! Two-thrids of the way to our 100th episode, the guys do a deep dive on the highly discussed Netflix Anime Yasuke. With Flying Lotus as an executive producer and it's awesome background, Yasuke was highly anticipated. The four hosts go over whether or not the hype for the show was warranted, and gave their overall likes and dislikes of t...

Happy Birthday Kevin! On today's episode of the Shonen Tapes Podcast, the guys celebrate Kevin's Birthday in the only way they know how, by holding a competition. BG, Sean and Aymoosy all picked 5 songs they think Kevin would appreciate, and Kevin decided which songs he liked best in each round. At the end of each round, the winner of the round gets a point, and the person with the most...

WE THE BEST! Welcome to episode 75 of the Shonen Tapes Podcast! Today, the tapes worms discuss Khaled Khaled, the anticipated new album from the one and only DJ Khaled. Having quite a bit of buzz surrounding it, the guys do a full deep dive and review of the album, going over what makes each song either good or bad. They discuss DJ Khaled for a bit and their thoughts on his career, as well as what...

Welcome to the third bonus episode on the Shonen Tapes Podcast! Today, the guys interview one of their very good friends, Graphic Artist Mike Girdy. Girdy is an extremely talented graphic artist that utilizes his Anime inspirations to draw awesome renditions of athletes from all major sports. Due to his talents, Girdy has also been added as the primary Graphic Artist of the very popular series The...

Welcome to episode 73 of the Shonen Tapes Podcast. With season 2 quickly approaching, the guys decide to dive right in to the very popular anime The Rising of the Shield Hero. As always, they discuss their likes and dislikes, and they go over why this show was better than the last two deep dive's they had done. They also talk about which hero of the 4 they liked the most, why the Spear Hero i...

"It's the shiznit" On this Episode of the Shonen Tapes, the guys discuss Snoop Dogg's classic debut album Doggystyle. They all agree outright that this album was very good, but all of them had varying opinions about how good and with that they discuss their likes, dislikes, comforts and discomforts of this album .They go through the albums track list and talk about each song an...

Welcome to episode 71 of the Shonen Tapes Podcast! On today’s episode it’s the versus battle you didn’t know you wanted... The Saiyan sons! The guy’s will be pitting Gohan and Trunks from the Dragonball franchise against each other. First they go over all the ups and down with Gohan, and then do the same with Trunks. They then talk which one is stronger, cooler, and all around more interesting. Yo...

"Where my Homies at?" On Episode 70 of the Shonen Tapes Podcast, the guys give The Tape worms a treat when they discuss their favorite Posse Cut. A posse cut is a hip hop song with four or more MC's on the same song and the guys each give five of their favorites! Going over what makes them stand out and why they like them overall. They discuss what makes the the song so important to...

Welcome to Episode 69 of the Shonen Tapes Podcast. On today's episode, going along with the them they set with the Movies to Anime tape, the guys discuss which Live-Action TV Shows might have the best anime adaptations *SPOILER ALERT: It's basically every Vampire Show that has ever existed*. Each pick three shows they think would adapt well, and go over why the show would be the best pic...

If Young Metro Don't Trust You... On Episode 68 of the Shonen Tapes Podcast, the guys finally dive into a group of people who command respect in the Hip-Hop community: the Producers. They each list out two of their favorite producers, going over what makes them stand out and why they like them overall. They discuss what makes the producer so important to whether or not a song is fire, and the...

Welcome to episode 67 of the Shonen Tapes Podcast! As part of the groups initiative to watch plenty of different Anime shows this year, the guys do a deep dive on Brandon's suggestion: the adaption of the mobile game 18if. Instead of more of the mixed bag response from last Anime tape, the response for this was predominantly negative . The hosts discuss what they liked about the show, things...

On Episode 66 of the Shonen Tapes Podcast, the guys have one of their most contentious conversations to date, discussing one of Hip-Hop's most debated artists, the one and only Russ. After listening to all of his discography, the 4 hosts go over their likes and dislikes, discuss how Russ compares to some of their other favorite artists, and try decipher why Russ gets so much hate by Hip-Hop e...

Welcome to episode 65 of the Shonen Tapes Podcast. On today's episode, the guys take a chance at watching the popular Amazon Prime and psychological anime Pet. They discuss their overall likes and dislikes, which characters they liked the most, and what did not hit for them while watching the show. The reviews from the hosts was a mixed bag to say the least, so everyone makes sure to dive int...

Earl "DMX" Simmons 1970-2021 On this special episode of the Shonen Tapes, and due to his recent passing, the guys do a tribute to  one of the biggest Hip-Hop Legends in the game: DMX. They discuss their favorite songs and albums, go over what made him unique, and explain his overall impact on Hip-Hop. As they mentioned, the story of Hip-Hop cannot be told without mentioning DMX. He shall...

Welcome to episode 64 of the Shonen Tapes podcast. On Today's episode, the guys finally fulfill their destiny of meshing the two topics they love most, Hip-Hop and Anime! They decide which rappers and anime characters share the same energy and embody one another. They go over some of their top picks and discuss why the pairing works, or if someone might have missed the mark. This was one of t...

IT'S THE FINALS TAPEWORMS! Welcome to the last installment of the Shonen Tapes Madness series. In the finals, we have a clash of two Anime Titans: The Dragonball  Franchinse vs The Naruto Franchise. The guys go over all the things that make both shows great and how they have affected them and their overall interests not just in Anime, but in pop culture in general. It's fair to say that...

Welcome to a new episode of the Shonen Tapes Podcast! The guys discuss the modern experimental classic album, The Devine Feminine by Mac Miller.  But before the guys discuss Mac Miller's album they get a little side tracked and talk about Drake's Scary Hours 2 EP. Very sidetracked! Then they finally get into Mac Miller's album.  Having listened to all of this album, they discuss the...

Welcome to the Semifinals Round of the Shonen Tapes March Madness series. As most of you know, we have been  discussing different matchups of Anime shows all month, looking at some of the shows we have done deep dives on and pinning them against each other to see who truly stands above the rest. Today, the guys enter the semi finals, and these rounds just keep getting tougher and tougher.. Here ar...

IT'S LIT! Welcome to the newest episode of the Shonen Tapes Podcast. In the most contentious episode to date, the guys discuss how they feel about Pop Rap, specifically regarding if they like when rappers gain a more Pop oriented sound, or if they feel like they might be selling out in the process. They go over some of their favorite albums and songs, which artists have prospered from diving...

Welcome to the Quarter Finals Round of the Shone Tapes Madness series. As most of you know, we will be discussing different matchups of Anime shows all month, looking at some of the shows we have done deep dives on and pinning them against each other to see who truly stands above the rest. Today, the guys enter the Quarter Finals, giving them some of the toughest matchups to day. Here are the matc...

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT MY BAAAABAAYYY Welcome to Episode 58 of the Shonen Tapes Podcast. On today's episode, the guys go over some of the best male/female duos in the game. This could me a female rapper with a male singer, or vice versa. Each host picked their top three duos and explain why they work well together and what makes them stand apart from other pairings. They also decide which g...

Welcome to Round 1, Part 2 of the Shonen Tapes Madness series. The guys discuss 4 new matches they go over today, and I don't think anyone will say the decision making process was easy. Today matchups look a little something like this: Dragon Ball (Franchise) vs Goblin Slayer, Yu Yu Hakusho vs Cowboy Bebop, My Hero Academia vs Dr. Stone, and Rent-A-Girlfriend vs Death Note. The hosts had an e...