Weebology Podcast

The Weebologists are back out here for another arc analysis on one of our favorite shows. We talk about Bleach legit all the time so we decided to just get in there and talk about the first arc and why it is widely considered the best arc in Bleach. Bleach is written and illustrated by Tite Kubo . The manga was published in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 7, 2001, to August 22, 201...

We are crazy excited to welcome Dannie from the Anime Summit Podcast onto the show this week. We picked a topic we had essentially zero experience in and were extremely lucky Dannie was willing to come on and speak to the Shoujo genre of anime. This week we talk through our thoughts on the Top 2 Shoujo Anime as rated by My Anime List, The Ouran Host Club and Maid-Sama! Shoujo literally stands for...

It's that time of year again! A new season is upon us, and the Weebologists go in on what anime is on the radar for Winter 2020. Whether it's the return of some big names, or a fresh show debuting for the first time, Ricky and Ethan look at what animes pique their interest. Find out which ones on this week's episode of The Weebology Podcast! Socials Follow us on instagram for mid we...

This week we had on our long time friend Daniel to the cast! Now Daniel isn’t exactly what we would call and anime fan in fact he referred to himself as a “wannaweeb” which I thought was hilarious. Daniel’s Anime story was much like I believe most American kids Anime experience reads, watched anime in Toonami and WBKids and then sort of stopped watching Anime. Ricky and Ethan work to clear up some...

This week Ricky and Ethan talk through some of our favorite Anime squads, groups, corps, etc. Groups are some of the most interesting and mysterious parts of Anime that capture our minds and hearts. We talk through some of the reasons specific groups are interesting to us and different types of squads we really enjoy. Which Anime squads did we miss?? Let us know on Insta or email! Socials Follow u...

This week we revisit our tried and true series Pitch or Ditch. We made this a full episode of the reviews for Space Dandy and Arifureta: From Commonplace to World'd Strongest . These series are very different genres and styles and provide y'all two vastly different reviews and options of shows to watch. Arifureta was originally published as a web novel in 2015 by Ryo Shirakome and later...

Dragonball Z is one of the most successful anime ever created. It remains a cornerstone of the shounen genre, and it was so influential that people around the world think of DBZ when anime is mentioned. However, while being an undisputed classic, Dragonball Z is not a perfect show. Hardcore and casual fans alike have long debated the quality of the final arc of the show: The Buu Saga. This week, R...

Kimetsu no Yaiba aka Demon Slayer is an Anime by Ufotable Studio premiering in the Spring 2019 season and running to Summer 2019 season of Anime. Demon Slayer is a highly selling manga originally going into the Weekly Shoenen Jump magazine starting in 2016. In this installment of the Weebology Podcast we take a jaunt into the gorgeous anime Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer in English). We talk throu...

Welcome back to the Weebology Podcast everyone, hope you all are doing well! This week we tackle another of installment of our worst of weeb segments with the Mars of Destruction OVA. This is the single worst rated piece of content on My Anime List which should give y’all an idea of how amazing it is... Mars of Destruction was an OVA from 2005 originally made to help sell a video game of the same...

We go in depth on one of the best series premiering this year, Vinland Saga! This show is an adaptation of a Japanese historical Manga series by Makuto Yukimura. The series began in the Shonen Magazine aimed at young people and later moved to the monthly manga magazine Afternoon, which is more of a Seinen type magazine. The Anime began in the Summer 2019 season of Anime and was animated by Wit Stu...

We talk through this 2019 Silver Link produced anime. The story follows Shin Wolford, a normal everyday Japanese salaryman perishes and is transported to another world and reincarnated into the body of a baby. The babies family had been in a terrible accident and Shin was found by the Wise Man Merlin and raised as his grandchild. Merlin is a hero from the Earlshied Kingdom and raised Shin in the m...

Ethan and Ricky talk through the Fall 2019 Anime season. We came off one of the best anime seasons in recent memory this summer and fall seems to be no different. We've got some perennial powerhouses coming back like My Hero Academia Season 4, the second half of Vinland Saga, and the final episodes of season 1 for Dr. Stone and Fire Force. We are extremely hyped on this season and hope y&apos...

We have another amazing episode with our special guest Patrick. Rick and Ethan battled it out in a Weebology Podcast Quiz. We also talked through different power systems in anime and which power system we feel do it the best. What is your favorite power systems in anime? ----------------------------------------- Socials --------------------------------------- Follow us on instagram for mid week up...

Trigun the anime was adapted from the manga by Madhouse Studios in 1998. This show has been a staple and a certified classic. Ethan and Rick talk over 3 amazing things and 2 not so amazing parts of the series. With its Western, Cowboy, Steam punk, Space, Alien genre its no wonder it was a hit. This is one of those shows that watching it dubbed will really do wonders for your experience. Johnny yon...

Well I hate to say it (not that much) but everyone except for Ethan was wrong about Season 2 of One Punch Man. There was a lot of gripe flowing around before season 2 was released due to the animation studio shift from season 1 to 2. People were talking about an assumed massive downgrade in animation and overall enjoyment in the highly anticipated sophomore season of One Punch Man. I am happy to s...

Spoiler! Ethan and Ricky tell you all why you SHOULD be watching Black Clover! This series is animated by Studio Pierrot which brought us the Naruto Series, Bleach, Yuu Yuu Hakusho, Tokyo Ghoul, and many more worldwide sensations. The series faced early criticism due to the main character Asta's annoying and rambunctious demeanor early on. We assert you should stick with the series and savor...

Happy Labor Day ya’ll! This week we chat our favorite weapons in anime. Huge shoutout to Jawaan for suggesting this topic it was a lot of fun. A few ground rules we set were no mechs and ideally the weapons are unique in some way. The weapon may also be a weapons system rather than a singular apparatus. In the second half of the episode we revisit one of our favorite series on the cast the over/un...

In this extremely special BONUS episode of the Weebology Podcast, Ethan was fortunate enough to get to interview three of the amazing admins from the Otaku Place facebook group. Ruben, Rosemary, and David give us some amazing insight into what's its like to grow a group to over 43,000 members and what it takes to keep growing and staying fresh. We really really appreciate them coming on to ou...

Ethan and Ricky go in-depth on the two shows we had previously pitched each other. Ethan pitched the 6 episode sensation Fooly Cooly (FLCL) and Ricky pitched the 2017 Anime Award Winner Made in Abyss. FLCL can be found on youtube and Made In Abyss can be watched on Amazon Prime Video. FLCl has a lot of deep relatable meanings and also means nothing at all at the same time. This show contains some...

Continuing on from episode 12 we still have the man the myth the legend and I guess the robot, Patbot, in the studio with us. We continue to talk through Araki’s masterpiece. The second half of the episode is our second installment of Weeb Warning where we watch one of the worst rated anime Ova’s of all time and try to make sense of it on air with all of you! What did y’all think of Jojo’s? If you...

This week we have our first special guest Patbot, our robot editor graces us with his presence! We chat about one of his favorite series of all time Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. We discuss whether jojo’s can still be considered a cult classic or if it has transformed into something different. We go very deep into JoJo’s (Spoiler Warning) and talk about what we liked doesn’t liked etc about this extre...

Ethan and Ricky discuss the Summer 2019 roster of anime. This is an incredibly strong season of anime with quite a few hugely anticipated shows. Did y'all want to see any of the shows we mentioned? In the second half of the episode we debate whether watching a show in Dubbed or Subbed is more immersive and enjoyable. We both agree that good dubs are the key to making shows more desirable to t...

Spoiler Warning! We deep dive the longest arc in Hunter X Hunter but also potentially one of the most controversial. There are quite a few people out there who believe the Chimera Ant arc is the weakest on offer during the whole Hunter X Hunter series. Ethan and Ricky try to get to the bottom of this topic and give our opinions! In the second portion of the episode we do our second round of pitchi...

In this episode we give our recommendations for Amazon Prime anime. There's quite a few super good anime on Amazon Prime, with nearly everyone having a Prime account it was no brainer to give y'all a heads up on some musts! In the second part of the episode we tried out a brand new segment to Weebology. We watch the worst rated anime and anime movies of all time and try to make sense of...

As avid anime watchers and future Weebologists you will run into characters that tick you off in nearly any show, what really will irk you is hen the annoying character happens to be a main character in the show. In this episode we dish on a few characters we dislike or annoy us and why that is. Let us know if there's some characters you hate too! In the second half of the episode we bring ba...