Tooning Japanese

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Bill and Andy are back to talk more D&D with a side of Record of Lodoss War! This time around they review Episode 5, "The Desert King" and Episode 6, "The Sword of the Dark Emperor." Are you #TeamDarn or #TeamPeedlit? What's with the recycled fight scenes? And why does everyone freaking have a crush on...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We're back to a three man crew as Thurk steps into the studio to experience Wolf's Rain for the very first time. Unfortunately, this isn't the best episode to introduce the story thus far. This week we review Episode 10, "Moon's Doom," and basically the wolves get lost in a bland forest and fight bugs....

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Better late than never, right? This week you get not one, but two episode reviews of Wolf's Rain. This time around Josh and Bill review Episode 8, "Song of Sleep," and then Bill pulls some wicked witchcraft and brings in Andy and gets rid of Josh for Episode 9, "Misgivings." One episode is boring, and...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We hope you enjoyed last week's bonus season episode because we have yet another for you this week! Andy and Bill return to the Accursed Island of Lodoss to review Episode 3, "The Black Knight," and Episode 4, "The Grey Witch." Will Parn make it to King Fahn? What troubles will Karla and Ashram cause?...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Due to Josh's wedding day, we're releasing a brand new bonus season. This time it's Andy and Bill reviewing one of their favorite animes of all time, the OVA of The Record of Lodoss War. They're doubling up on their reviews, tackling two at a time. Join us for a history on Lodoss War and our thoughts o...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Apologies for being late again! We're going to try and move our release days to Thursdays to allow some needed time to put together and produce the show. This week it's just Andy and Bill since Josh is off getting married and shit. It's Andy's week to review his choice for Season 4, and he and Bill hav...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! To make up for missing a week, please enjoy a bonus blooper episode on top of our regular episode. These bloopers are from the second half of Season 3, which was our review of Gurren Lagaan. As always, listener discretion on our blooper episodes is advised. Help make our show better by filling out our ...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! This week we review the second half of a really good Wolf's Rain two parter, "The Successors." Your hosts have a lot of fun this episode, which is just good to see since Josh has been sour on some of the initial episodes. Listen to find out what Kiba and the rest of the wolves do after witnessing the t...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Josh has found a new character! Too bad Ol' Ear Hair isn't long for this world. This week Kiba and the other wolves wander into a rundown (not the wrestling podcast) city on their search for Paradise and find just about anything but fields of lunar flowers. The guys really seem to enjoy this week's epi...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! This week Kiba, Tsume, Hige, and Toboe wander the desert, the arctic, the desert again, back to a wintery landscape, a barren wasteland...you get the picture. The important thing is that the pack is now together, but can they manage to stay together long enough to face a hidden danger from long ago? We...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! The crew is back with a brand new review of Wolf's Rain! This week all four wolves are drawn together with a single goal: to bicker and escape human gunfire! Episode 3 is up this week, which is entitled "Bad Fellow." Will Josh like this episode better? Will Bill be any less confused? Will Andy keep up...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! This week we're taking a break from our Wolf's Rain reviews to bring you a brand new movie review! Andy and Ray are back behind the mic with the full rundown of the classic Pokemon: The First Movie. Yes, Mewtwo is about the "Strike Back" and try not to rip off Star Wars too much. Will they succeed? Wil...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Our group of disparate wolves are one step closer to coming together into a brand new pack. Unfortunately, this means that we have to introduce a new character. A very...grating character. Yeah, this week we're reviewing "Toboe, Who Doesn't Howl." Tune in next week for Andy and Ray's review of Pokemon:...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Season 4 is here! This season we're back to Andy's pick, and the crew gets their first look at Wolf's Rain. Will Bill and Josh love the show, or will Andy be all alone in his love just like Josh was with Gurren Lagann? Come learn about wolves, discover Paradise, and hear far too many beastiality jokes....

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Well, we've finally made it. We have made it to the end of Gurren Lagaan with only minimal mental scarring. Well, hopefully. Tune in for our final discussion of Episode 27, "The Lights in the Sky Are Stars." After reviewing the final fight with the Anti-Spiral, we break down the series overall and prov...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Apologies for missing the last two weeks. We explain it in our Break Card segment. What matters now is that we're back with the penultimate review of Season 3 and Gurren Lagann! This week Simon and Team Dai Gurren take on the Anti-Spiral head on! Will they be able to save all of creation? Find out as w...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! This week you get two for the price of one! Andy reviews Episode 24 of Gurren Lagann, "I Will Never Forget This Minute, This Second," and Bill reviews Episode 25, "I Accept Your Last Wish!" One of the three hosts really, really likes these two episodes. Can you guess which one? Follow Simon and company...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! It's time for our interview with Dorothy Fahn, voice of Meryl Stryfe from Trigun! This was a super fun time, and we think you'll all enjoy this very awesome bonus episode! Big thanks to Dorothy for her time! If you enjoy this episode, go  visit our website , and more importantly,  become a Patron today...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We've made it to the final battle! Wait...what? But isn't Episode 23 of Gurren Lagann "Let's go, This is the Final Battle"? Huh. Well, we do get a few important and interesting moments and yet another build up toward the final battle against the Anti-Spiral. Be on the lookout later this week for our lo...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! This week it's just Andy and Bill, and things take a turn for the worse. We review Episode 22 of Gurren Lagann, "This is My Final Duty," and it's a tough one for Andy to wrap his head around. If you're all about fighting the moon and mechs nesting like Russian dolls, then this anime is apparently for y...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Real quick, there's an AMAZING announcement at the start of this episode! Stay through the Break Card segment for full details! Andy picked the right episode to review this week! Not only do we get a Yoko spotlight episode, but we find out what she's been up to during the years between the first and se...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Prison fight scene? Check. Man butt? Check. A surprisingly just okay episode in the second arc of Gurren Lagann? Check. This week we review Episode 20 of Gurren Lagann, "How Far Will God Test Us?" It's not bad, but could this be a sign that the series is already starting to lose its grip on Andy and Bi...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We're back on track with another review of Gurren Lagann! This time Simon gets sentenced to death, but an attack from more anti-spiral ships means giving Simon the keys to Gurren Lagann one more time. Join us for our review of Gurren Lagann, Episode 19, "We Will Survive By Any Means Necessary." Watch G...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! To make up for the missing weeks, here's a preview of our newest bonus episode! Andy and Bill had an hour-long discussion ranking every single Trigun villain. Who will be at the top? Where will E.G. Mine end up? Will a dark horse make it into the Top 10? Give this preview a listen, and if you want to h...

Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We missed a few weeks, but we're back with more Gurren Lagann for you all! This week we watch another good one. Yeah, I said it: another good episode. Call us crazy, but the new tone and higher stakes have made for a much better second half! This week we review Episode 18, "Tell Me the Secrets of This...