Tooning Japanese

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! After last week's epic episode, this week has to be amazing, right? What do you mean it's about guys with weird animal names? The bad guy is some 100 year old kid? What in the world is an alpha catch? Spike shot WHO!? It may not be peak anime, but it's still a lot of fun getting to talk about Session 6, "Sympathy f...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Let's not wait a month or more for our next release. Why not give you all a little gift from our Patreon? Here's another episode of Tooning In, a subseries where we break down the first episode or two of an anime and give our overall thoughts and impressions. This episode was suggested by Matt, who is a massive fan...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! We finally made it to Episode 5, "Ballad of Fallen Angels." This is considered one of the single greatest episodes of any anime for good reason. Bill leads the group through this week's review, and the crew dives deep into the plot and symbolism of the episode. Enjoy, Space Cowboys! Watch Cowboy Bebop on  Crunchyro...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! We aren't monkeying around this week. Seriously, we aren't chimps. Insert another primate pun here. You know what? Forget it. We're reviewing Episode 4 of Cowboy Bebop this time around, "Gateway Shuffle." The crew takes on some eco-terrorists and do what they can to save the planet from being turned into damn dirty...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! We're back! And we have another review of Cowboy Bebop ready to go! We hope you take a gamble on our show this week as we go all in on this week's discussion. Faye Valentine joins the cast this week as Spike and Jet try to just enjoy a night at the casino. Hijinx ensue, and we think you're going to love episode 3,...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! We hope you enjoyed our first review of Cowboy Bebop! We sure did, and we have an even better time this episode as Bill leads us through a wild series of chase scenes and kung fu craziness. It's time for our review of session 2 of Bebop, "Stray Dog Strut"! Welcome to the show, Ein! We all love you. Watch Cowboy Beb...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! We made it to our 10th season! It's Andy's pick this time around, and he has chosen one of the greatest anime of all time, Cowboy Bebop. We discuss some background on the show, its creators, and the voice actors. Then Andy, Bill, and Matt take a deep dive into the very first episode, "Asteroid Blues." Enjoy, everyo...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Before we dive into Season 10 and our reviews of Cowboy Bebop, we wanted to do one final review of The Irresponsible Captain Tylor. Matt gets the crew to check out the first OVA episode, and they dive into what worked and what did not. Enjoy, and be ready for our Season 10 soon! Watch The Irresponsible Captain Tylo...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Another episode! This time it's another blooper episode! This one is jam packed with good laughs and bad jokes. Give it a listen, but know that discretion is advised. Watch The Irresponsible Captain Tylor on  Crunchyroll  or  YouTube . If you enjoy this episode, go  visit our website , and more importantly,  become...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! We're back! And it's finally time to drop our final discussion of The Irresponsible Captain Tylor! I just hope the three of you still listening enjoy today's episode! At the end of an episode full of games, analysis, and laughs, we reveal what we'll be reviewing for Season 10! Watch The Irresponsible Captain Tylor ...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! No excuses. We were gone again for quite some time, but we're back with another review! Enjoy our discussion of the final episode of The Irresponsible Captain Tylor! We finally made it to the end, and you just have to listen to find out what happens to our intrepid crew. Expect silliness and maybe a slightly rushed...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! You should have a new Tylor review in your feed next week. Until then, we are opening up the vault yet again and releasing another Tooning In review! This time around, we dive into the weirdly food horny show Food Wars. We had so much fun trying to make sense of this first episode. We think you'll enjo...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Long time no trip on the Soyokaze! Sadly, we don't really get that in this episode either. Tylor is missing, and the crew have to figure out what happened to him. Will they all stick together or go their own way? Will Yuriko end up doing well on her new assignment? Will this anime have a satisfying ending? Listen a...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! With only a few episodes left, there's not a lot of time left to wrap up the story. And this episode doesn't do a ton to help with that either. Instead, Tylor and the crew visit an old friend at his funeral. Just a couple more episodes left before our final review and reveal of our anime for season 10! Enjoy our re...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! After a break (more on that in The Break Card of this episode), we return to move a step closer to finishing our reviews of The Irresponsible Captain Tylor! Do you like dramatic standoffs? What about bombastic classical music? Then Episode 23, "The Longest Day in Space," is for you! Watch The Irresponsible Captain...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! When you think things can't get any worse for poor Tylor, they certainly do in this episode. As you might guess, the admirals were unamused by his letting the Empress go, so as a punishment, it's death by firing squad. Will Tylor's luck get him out of this situation? Listen along to our discussion of Episode 22, "F...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! On this week's episode of Maury, we find out whether or not Tylor is the father of Azalyn's baby! Wait, this isn't daytime trash TV? You could have fooled me. I wish the premise of this episode wasn't summed up by that first sentence, but here we are! Lies and jokes abound this week as the crew reviews Episode 21 o...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! With Tylor home and safe, the female crew members go a bit head over heels for Tylor. Unfortunately, the timing couldn't be worse as Azalyn is hiding in his room while his crewmates throw themselves at him. Oh, and there might be an X-rated video stuck in his betamax player. If that sounds like a lot, just give thi...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! With Matt and Andy both with things going on this weekend, you're going to have to wait one more week for our next Captain Tylor review. So instead here's one of our Tooning In episode from our Patreon! We are releasing a new one for Patrons this month on Durarara, so if you like that anime or this rev...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! This week it's a double review episode! The crew of the Soyokaze goes to save Tylor only for his life to end up hanging in the balance. Things then get really, really, really weird in our second episode. Join us as we talk about Episodes 18 and 19 of The Irresponsible Captain Tylor! Watch The Irresponsible Captain...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Let's take a break to laugh. We all need a little more laughter. Enjoy bloopers from Episodes 1-10 of Season 9! As always, listener discretion is advised. Enjoy the goofs! Watch The Irresponsible Captain Tylor on  Crunchyroll  or  YouTube . If you enjoy this episode, go  visit our website , and more importantly,  b...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! This week we review Episode 17 of Captain Tylor, "The Unjust Dessert." Tylor has been taken by the Raalgans. His crew has been placed in quarantine by the United Space Force. This means only one thing: a daring escape plot! Will they find a way to freedom to save Tylor? Will Andy finally like one of the episodes he...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Recently captured by the Raalgan Empire, Captain Tylor finds himself separated from his friends. In typical fashion, he isn't bothered by it and makes the best of a bad situation and also makes a new friend out of Empress Azalyn! Hijinks and budget-saving music videos are all part of Episode 16 of The Irresponsible...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Instead of a new Captain Tylor review, we want to offer you a very special Patron-only episode! Originally released in December 2021 to our Patrons, you can now listen to Episode 5 of Tooning In, where we review Matt's pick of Natsume's Book of Friends! Never heard of the show? Neither had 2/3 of the c...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Things get even worse for Tylor and the crew as Dom and Shia Has of the Raalgon Empire get on board The Soyokaze and attempt to take Captain Tylor prisoner. Will they succeed? How much of it is not-so-secret spy Harumi's fault? Will Tylor's luck save the day once again? Find out the answers to these questions by li...