Tooning Japanese

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! You all know that Trigun was one of our favorite anime of all time. If you don't know that, you should check out Season 2 of our show ! We are also excited about the brand new series, Trigun Stampede, which comes out this January. Matt breaks down the second trailer in this episode. You can watch that...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Well, we have another episode of FLCL to talk about and go onto weird side tangents. If this show is good for anything thus far, it's been their weird references to other things, such as Robot Detective K, which might be Andy's new favorite thing. This episode involves arson and another head robot. So basically muc...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! It's Season 8, baybee! We've come around to Bill's next pick, FLCL! The crew of Bill, Matt, and Andy dive into the deep end of craziness as they review the very first episode of the OVA, "Fooly Cooly." This is normally the part where we give a short summary of what to expect, but if you have seen FLCL before, you k...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! This week we have our bloopers from the second half of Season 7 and our Summer Viewing episodes! As usual, this is the cut crude jokes and other content that didn't fit in with our usual reviews. Listener discretion is advised. Enjoy! Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion on  Netflix . Listen to Tooning Japanese on Spotify...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Welcome back to another Summer Viewing Program! For those new to this series, we take a break between seasons to watch and talk about something that each host wants the other two to experience. It's Bill's week, so of course we're not talking about anime. This time around we visit the small town of Letterkenny and...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Welcome back to another Summer Viewing Program! For those new to this series, we take a break between seasons to watch and talk about something that each host wants the other two to experience. This week is more than just a regular summer viewing. Today we discuss a recently uncovered piece of anime history. For th...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Welcome back to another Summer Viewing Program! For those new to this series, we take a break between seasons to watch and talk about something that each host wants the other two to experience. We gave Matt the green light to pick our first piece of media to review, and in typical Matt fashion, he has chosen someth...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Andy, Bill, and Matt give their final thoughts on the divisive, classic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. They provide their grades of the show and their updated anime rankings. Most importantly, Bill reveals his pick for Season 8! It's maybe not what you're expecting. Big thanks again to Matt for joining us this seas...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Andy is headed to Gen Con in Indianapolis this weekend, so our final discussion of Neon Genesis Evangelion will be pushed back a week. Until then, enjoy one of our Tooning In episodes, our Patreon mini-series where we discuss the first episode of an anime series. This episode features the classic board...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! We finally made it, fans! We are at The End of Evangelion. Literally. It's the movie we review and discuss. This is the alternate ending to the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, and we have a LOT of thoughts. It begins with a song and ends with a sigh of relief. This took hours to record and many more hours to edit, s...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Do you hate the ending of Evangelion? So do we. Do we spend an hour just getting angry at it? Absolutely not. This may be one of our best discussions about the end of an anime as we break down the symbolism, storytelling, and visual elements that make Episodes 25 and 26 of Neon Genesis Evangelion so contested, yet...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Matt has the unenviable task of trying to make sense of Episode 24 of Neon Genesis Evangelion, "The Last Cometh." The short version of this episode involves a new pilot, LGBTQ+ content, Gendo's unwashed hand, an actual mech battle, and a love lost. Trust me, it doesn't make much more sense than that, but listen to...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Today we released our 50th bonus episode on our Patreon! To celebrate this milestone, we decided to dive deep into the brand new Trigun Stampede teaser trailer that recently released. We discuss everything we know about the upcoming series, a discussion of its visual style, and a breakdown of the entir...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Today we have a very special bonus blooper episode for you all! Here's all the cut content, crude jokes, and mistakes from the first part of Season 7 (and a little bit from other episodes). As usual, listener discretion is advised. Enjoy! Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion on  Netflix . Listen to Tooning Japanese on Spo...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! It's Rei's turn at a spotlight episode. Like Asuka's in the previous episode, this one is part depressing, part confusing. With only three episodes left in the original series, how in the world are they going to close this off? Spoiler warning...not well. Enjoy our breakdown of Episode 23 of Neon Genesis Evangelion...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! This week we tackle a somewhat flawed, but deep episode focused around Asuka. Setting out to prove that she is a worthy pilot, Asuka finds herself at the mercy of the next angel. Will she survive the attack? Find out in our review of Episode 22, "Staying Human." Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion on  Netflix . Listen to...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! We have so few episodes left, and we get a whole episode of background information. The crew have mixed feelings about this one, and we may have gotten off track more than once. Join us on a journey to learn more about NERV in the aptly titled Episode 21, "The Birth of NERV." Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion on  Netfl...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Episode 20 is...well, it's an episode of Evangelion. It's mostly recap and Shinji losing his mind after being absorbed by Unit 01. We do our best this week! Hope you enjoy our not-so-deep dive into Episode 20, "Of the Shape of Hearts and Humans." Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion on  Netflix . Listen to Tooning Japanes...

Welcome to Loki Doki, a podcast where three multi-dimensional travelers talk about Marvel! We had a lot to say about the recent Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, so we decided to do a whole episode on it. And this film was too big for a Patreon bonus episode! Join Andy, Bill, and Matt as they break down (and definitely spoil) the movie event of the spring....

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Welcome back, fans! Shinji runs out on NERV, but he is drawn back to get in the damn mech and fight a seemingly unbeatable angel. I know, they have done this plot two other times already. But this one ends with a gruesome ending when Shinji's Eva gets a serious case of the munchies. Join us for a review of Episode...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Welcome to the second half of this two-part saga! What does the crew have to do when an Eva turns on them? The answer isn't a pleasant one, especially for Shinji. We may have another good episode on our hands as we review Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 18, "Life and Death Decisions." Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Welcome to the first of a two part set of Evangelion episodes. This week we find out that there will be a new Eva pilot. And the only one that doesn't seem to figure it out is Shinji. Not a ton happens in Episode 17, "Fourth Child," but we still have a ton of fun breaking down the episode. And going off on the occa...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! Is Evangelion starting to get good? Or is it just getting so weird and surreal that we're tricking ourselves into thinking it's actually a good anime? Either way, Episode 16, "The sickness unto death, and then..." is actually pretty enjoyable! We have our audio issues figured out, and we came through with a new epi...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime! We're back! Apologies at the top here. Andy's audio went wrong during recording, so we took extra time to try and make it the best we can. We got the issue figured out in our later episodes. This week we are tackling two different episodes. The first is a clip show with some added bits of information and weirdness,...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We need an extra week to get you our latest Neon Genesis Evangelion review. Instead we are providing you our 2nd episode of Tooning In! This is our review of Black Butler, which is a...weird anime. If you like goofy accents and dark, brooding teens, then this is an anime for you! If you want to listen...