Surface Reality

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Surface Reality is an anime podcasted hosted by John and Julie Hill covering all corners of anime and freaker entertainment, with no deep discussion whatsoever and only focusing on cool action scenes.

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WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE ANIME 2021 RANKED 16.12.2021 2:53:04

Send us Fan Mail It's here. Nearly three hours of yammering about all the anime we watched this year, from the lowest of the low to the top of the pops. John really screwed up his numbering, but bear with us. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com

Why Do People Like The Promised Neverland? 09.12.2021 59:47

Send us Fan Mail This week, Julie and John watch the series The Promised Neverland, featuring a pretty wild swerve neither was expecting. We talk about "Netflix Anime," why there are so many orphans in anime and more.

Why Do People Like Promare? 02.12.2021 1:03:09

Send us Fan Mail FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE! We keep Triggerfest going with their 2019 feature film "Promare." We talk fire fighting, masculinity, animation, major-label debut albums and more. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram

Why Do People Like SSSS.Gridman? 24.11.2021 1:12:43

Send us Fan Mail We watched Studio Trigger's tokusatsu masterpiece SSSS.GRIDMAN! We talk about reality, kaiju, big robot fights and more. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram

Why Do People Like Flavors of Youth? 18.11.2021 41:42

Send us Fan Mail Youthful flavor. Julie is rolling solo again because John is getting his back blasted. Follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime

Why Do People Like K-On!? 11.11.2021 1:07:51

Send us Fan Mail I wanna rock! We enjoyed the light music and light plot of K-On, and discuss bands, Les Pauls, a beach episode bingo card and more. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram

Why Do People Like A Whisker Away? 04.11.2021 58:49

Send us Fan Mail We watched another cat anime this week! This week, the Studio Colorido/Netflix jawn A Whisker Away. We talk about how Japanese depictions of cats are a lot more nuanced than American ones, cats, Avril Lavigne and more. Follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime

Why Do People Like Princess Mononoke? 28.10.2021 1:01:04

Send us Fan Mail Our latest trip into the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki takes us to Princess Mononoke! We discuss the film and how it made us want to destroy humanity. We'll also be uploading on Thursdays from now on, so keep in mind. Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram, and send us an email to whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com

Why Do People Like Star Wars: Visions??!?!?!? 21.10.2021 57:07

Send us Fan Mail John's back! Just in time to watch Star Wars: Visions, the latest anime collection from a western studio that explores a larger story through the lens of its different studios. J+J talk the sequels, Knocked Loose and whether or not Jabba the Hutt is a good character. Head to @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG to check out our new merch, send us an email to whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail...

Why Do People Like Aggretsuko??? 13.10.2021 43:04

Send us Fan Mail John's out in Cali for his bachelor party so Julie watched AGGRETSUKO! SOLO! It's a good one.

Why Do People Like Demon Slayer: Mugen Train the Movie??? 06.10.2021 58:49

Send us Fan Mail Your faves have returned to the world of Demon Slayer and watched the movie MUGEN TRAIN! Find out whether or not it deserves its outrageous $500,000,000 box office take, what it means for anime movies going forward, and what we thought. Also which character got sort of shafted in the movie. Also we have MERCH! Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.co...

Why Do People Like Mob Psycho 100? 29.09.2021 1:01:02

Send us Fan Mail John and Julie are back with "Real" "Anime" "!" This week we watched Mob Psycho 100 from ONE, the creator of One Punch Man. We discuss comedy mixing with action, fantasy book old school YouTube personalities into becoming drama channels, tattoos and more. We also read a question a listener had, and discuss our impending MERCH. Email us whydopeoplelike...

Why Do People Like BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT? 22.09.2021 1:05:42

Send us Fan Mail Your favorite baka gaijins are back to talk more American Studios outsourcing anime studios to make content. This time, it's DC and Batman. We watched the 2008 "Batman Gotham Knight," and discussed Batman as a whole, our recent trip to SF's Japantown and more. Enjoy!

Why Do People Like The Animatrix??? (Featuring Jonathan Tuite from The Flenser) 15.09.2021 1:13:26

Send us Fan Mail We rewatched the Animatrix and jacked into a conversation featuring El Flenzo himself, Jonathan Tuite. We discussed the Wachowski's journey into animation, which Flenser artists would take the red pill, and more. Follow us on IG: @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com

Why Do People Like The Girl Who Leapt Through Time? 08.09.2021 1:10:34

Send us Fan Mail More like the girl who WEPT through time ;_; follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com

Why Do People Like EVANGELION 3.33 and EVANGELION 3.0 + 1.0 THRICE UPON A TIME? 01.09.2021 1:04:02

Send us Fan Mail We finished off the rebuild series! And it nearly killed us! Thanks Anno! Follow us on IG @whydopeoplelikeanime

Why Do People Like Evangelion 1.0 You Are (Not Alone) & 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance 18.08.2021 1:06:38

Send us Fan Mail We watched the first two Evangelion rebuilds in leadup to the latest one which just came out. We had a shocking reaction. Email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG

Why Do People Like Way of the House Husband? 11.08.2021 54:06

Send us Fan Mail John isn't on this episode. Instead, Julie recorded it with her friends Lizzy and Michael. John cannot vouch for the quality of the episode at this time. Nor does he know what this anime is about. Email us at whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow @whydopeoplelikeanime

Why Do People Like MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM???? (The First Movie) 04.08.2021 1:04:59

Send us Fan Mail Julie's back! And we watched the first Mobile Suit Gundam movie, which is the first thirteen episodes of the first show. Does it stand up? Find out! Email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG

Why Do People Like JOHN HILL????? 28.07.2021 48:22

Send us Fan Mail Julie was gone this week so John recorded an insane solo episode. Mostly has to do with John rambling about Hosoda's possible criticism of Miyazaki. John also probably isn't the right person to critique or discuss but whatever.

Why Do People Like Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You!? 21.07.2021 1:04:51

Send us Fan Mail Pokemon are BACK. In Film Form. Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com

Why Do People Like DEMON SLAYER??? 15.07.2021 1:02:13

Send us Fan Mail More of a Seasons in the Abyss guy. But I like South of Heaven too, obviously. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow us on IG @whydopeoplelikeanime

Why Do People Like Memories? 07.07.2021 1:05:01

Send us Fan Mail We dove inside the weird anthology film "Memories." Was it worth our time? FIND OUT

Why Do People Like THE CAT RETURNS? 30.06.2021 1:00:08

Send us Fan Mail He's back! The cat is back! AHHHHHH Follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com

Why Do People Like Air Gear??? (PART 2) 23.06.2021 1:02:01

Send us Fan Mail We're back! Unfortunately! Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime