WEBVTT 00:00:04.839 --> 00:00:08.460 You are listening to The After Hours Arc, your 00:00:08.460 --> 00:00:12.839 new anime podcast. My name is Antai, I'll be 00:00:12.839 --> 00:00:16.739 your host, and welcome to a different type of 00:00:16.739 --> 00:00:21.199 episode. I am not necessarily breaking down series, 00:00:21.519 --> 00:00:27.500 more or less giving some brief takes on it. I 00:00:27.500 --> 00:00:30.940 really just felt bad that my Jujutsu Kaisen Season 00:00:30.940 --> 00:00:35.450 3 recap for episode eight was so short. I think 00:00:35.450 --> 00:00:39.810 it was like 17 minutes. So I figured I would 00:00:39.810 --> 00:00:44.229 give something else to add to this week. So this 00:00:44.229 --> 00:00:49.329 episode is going to be all about Shonen. I think 00:00:49.329 --> 00:00:53.789 I have four very different titles. So that's 00:00:53.789 --> 00:00:58.429 fun. And, you know, again, usually when I review 00:00:58.429 --> 00:01:02.439 a series, I do them one at a time. Chances are 00:01:02.439 --> 00:01:05.400 I'm not going to go super deep into the characters 00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:09.700 and their designs and the multiple plots and 00:01:09.700 --> 00:01:11.719 arcs. I'm pretty much just going to get to the 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:14.719 nitty gritty and what I liked about it and what 00:01:14.719 --> 00:01:18.680 I didn't like. So today I do want to talk about 00:01:18.680 --> 00:01:24.359 Hunter x Hunter, Togen Anki, Mashill, Magic, 00:01:24.500 --> 00:01:30.189 and Muscle, and of course, Gachi Akuda. You know, 00:01:30.189 --> 00:01:33.230 before we start, I will be saving any housekeeping 00:01:33.230 --> 00:01:37.150 that I have for the end of this episode. So, 00:01:37.150 --> 00:01:39.890 you know, that includes what I'm watching and 00:01:39.890 --> 00:01:42.810 what I'm working on for this podcast. So if you 00:01:42.810 --> 00:01:46.230 care to find out more, then stay for the end. 00:01:46.890 --> 00:01:48.950 And if not, we're just going to jump right into 00:01:48.950 --> 00:01:54.200 it. So let's start with Hunter Hunter. Hunter 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:57.980 x Hunter is just one of those classics. And this 00:01:57.980 --> 00:02:03.959 is an anime where I absolutely hate the main 00:02:03.959 --> 00:02:08.740 character, Gon. A lot of the animes that I enjoy, 00:02:09.039 --> 00:02:11.919 I don't usually like the main cast. It's always 00:02:11.919 --> 00:02:16.500 the side characters or, you know, like with Demon 00:02:16.500 --> 00:02:20.159 Slayer, it was the Hashira arc and, you know, 00:02:20.159 --> 00:02:24.810 stuff like that. hunter hunter definitely did 00:02:24.810 --> 00:02:28.330 that for me uh two of the four people in his 00:02:28.330 --> 00:02:32.650 group i'm a fan of so basically this show revolves 00:02:32.650 --> 00:02:36.330 around a power system that's called nen and i 00:02:36.330 --> 00:02:39.949 mean it gets really technical and honestly they 00:02:39.949 --> 00:02:43.830 lost me when they started creating like sub genres 00:02:43.830 --> 00:02:46.969 of nen There was like 10 different types under 00:02:46.969 --> 00:02:50.210 the same one. It was really complicated. I don't 00:02:50.210 --> 00:02:53.389 think it needed to be that intense. But basically, 00:02:53.710 --> 00:02:57.750 Nen is interesting because, you know, in a sense, 00:02:57.909 --> 00:03:01.550 you could be weaker. and still absolutely destroy 00:03:01.550 --> 00:03:04.050 someone stronger than you if your ability is 00:03:04.050 --> 00:03:08.050 smarter. So, you know, I mean, I think that could 00:03:08.050 --> 00:03:11.750 change everything. So I really did enjoy the 00:03:11.750 --> 00:03:15.270 concept of Nen. Again, they just overcomplicated 00:03:15.270 --> 00:03:17.949 it. But getting into some of the characters, 00:03:18.330 --> 00:03:21.870 because again, I am not going to deep dive and 00:03:21.870 --> 00:03:24.490 give you their whole backstories, but, you know, 00:03:24.509 --> 00:03:27.129 the main character is Gon, and again, he is my 00:03:27.129 --> 00:03:30.789 least favorite. And, you know, the whole reason 00:03:30.789 --> 00:03:34.090 that he is going to become a hunter is to find 00:03:34.090 --> 00:03:37.789 his deadbeat dad. And, you know, this is a spoiler, 00:03:37.930 --> 00:03:39.530 but like you don't find out until the end of 00:03:39.530 --> 00:03:43.270 the season, really like the series. And I just 00:03:43.270 --> 00:03:45.530 couldn't believe how much of a man child his 00:03:45.530 --> 00:03:49.189 dad was. He literally just skirted his responsibilities. 00:03:49.849 --> 00:03:53.289 But moving on from the deadbeat, the journey 00:03:53.289 --> 00:03:57.050 that we see going on. You know, in the beginning 00:03:57.050 --> 00:04:00.870 of the series, he is very bright and optimistic 00:04:00.870 --> 00:04:04.930 during any trial and tribulation he faces, whether 00:04:04.930 --> 00:04:10.490 it is the Hunter exam or the New York City or, 00:04:10.590 --> 00:04:14.490 you know, Green Island. I mean, literally every 00:04:14.490 --> 00:04:17.889 arc that he's been through, he has still remained 00:04:17.889 --> 00:04:24.790 a cheery and upbeat character. Till the end. 00:04:24.949 --> 00:04:27.389 And, you know, as the series goes on and the 00:04:27.389 --> 00:04:30.290 arcs get darker, as much as he still has this 00:04:30.290 --> 00:04:33.569 personality, I think that they did a really good 00:04:33.569 --> 00:04:39.250 job in making Gon's morality seem a bit obsessive 00:04:39.250 --> 00:04:44.170 rather than heroic, you know? We also have Killua, 00:04:44.250 --> 00:04:47.350 who becomes his best friend. And I love Killua. 00:04:47.870 --> 00:04:51.170 I love the voice actor. She does darkness in 00:04:51.170 --> 00:04:55.269 Konosuba. And I forget who she was in Kakigure, 00:04:55.329 --> 00:04:57.850 but she's one of the student council members. 00:04:58.189 --> 00:05:01.829 And I love her voice so much. I think it's so 00:05:01.829 --> 00:05:04.990 funny because I watched this whole series without 00:05:04.990 --> 00:05:09.430 even realizing. It wasn't until I watched Konosuba 00:05:09.430 --> 00:05:13.779 that it clicked for me. that this character is 00:05:13.779 --> 00:05:16.220 this person. And then when I Googled that person, 00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:19.639 I found out that they were also in Kakegure. 00:05:19.819 --> 00:05:23.339 So moving on from the voice actor, though, because 00:05:23.339 --> 00:05:26.180 I do get a little hung up on them. Killua becomes 00:05:26.180 --> 00:05:29.459 his best friend, and they meet during the hunter 00:05:29.459 --> 00:05:33.500 exam arc, the beginning of the show. And, you 00:05:33.500 --> 00:05:36.839 know, his family is a long line of assassins. 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:40.670 They are the Zoldycks. You know, Kilo's backstory 00:05:40.670 --> 00:05:48.750 is very intense and dark and it is... Oh my god, 00:05:48.769 --> 00:05:50.870 I could have just watched a whole show on him. 00:05:51.209 --> 00:05:56.949 But I think his entire arc is about learning 00:05:56.949 --> 00:06:01.370 how to exist outside of expectation. You know, 00:06:01.370 --> 00:06:04.839 he is constantly at war with himself and... You 00:06:04.839 --> 00:06:07.040 really can't help but feel bad for the dude. 00:06:07.139 --> 00:06:11.540 Especially when you realized that he has been 00:06:11.540 --> 00:06:16.019 conditioned this way. He has been trained to 00:06:16.019 --> 00:06:22.319 be this emotionless, blank, killing machine. 00:06:22.500 --> 00:06:27.699 This tool, you know? So, there is so much room 00:06:27.699 --> 00:06:30.779 for his growth within the series. And, you know, 00:06:30.800 --> 00:06:34.899 Killua is my main character. But, you know, moving 00:06:34.899 --> 00:06:38.420 on from him, we also have Leorio, who I will 00:06:38.420 --> 00:06:41.620 not be talking about. He's fucking useless. I 00:06:41.620 --> 00:06:46.339 cannot stand him. He is so not worth talking 00:06:46.339 --> 00:06:49.399 about. But we will talk about Kurapika, who is 00:06:49.399 --> 00:06:52.899 the fourth person in his like group and crew. 00:06:53.160 --> 00:06:57.819 And Kurapika was very annoying to me in the beginning, 00:06:57.899 --> 00:07:01.339 but again, has another one of those really intense, 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:06.290 dark backstories. You know, Kurapika comes from 00:07:06.290 --> 00:07:09.889 a small village that was massacred. And it was 00:07:09.889 --> 00:07:13.569 massacred because the people, and I won't get 00:07:13.569 --> 00:07:19.470 into it yet, that were after their eyes. These 00:07:19.470 --> 00:07:24.470 people, their eyes turn a scarlet hue, which 00:07:24.470 --> 00:07:26.790 is like one of the most beautiful colors in the 00:07:26.790 --> 00:07:32.939 world. And it's a sought after exotic item. And 00:07:32.939 --> 00:07:34.759 we'll be getting into the Phantom Troop a little 00:07:34.759 --> 00:07:37.699 bit. But the Phantom Troop are the ones that 00:07:37.699 --> 00:07:41.319 essentially massacred Kurapika's village when 00:07:41.319 --> 00:07:46.519 he was out to town. So Kurapika is set on, like, 00:07:46.560 --> 00:07:51.860 revenge, you know, and his comeuppance and closure. 00:07:52.420 --> 00:07:56.079 So, you know, Kurapika has a lot of drive with 00:07:56.079 --> 00:07:59.430 his character. And again, with his backstory, 00:07:59.750 --> 00:08:03.370 it's all tied in so well that it just, it works 00:08:03.370 --> 00:08:06.350 so good. Same thing with Killua. That's probably 00:08:06.350 --> 00:08:10.350 why I am not the biggest fan of Gon, because 00:08:10.350 --> 00:08:16.550 his backstory is very light. You know, again, 00:08:16.670 --> 00:08:19.350 we find bits and pieces of it, but when we get 00:08:19.350 --> 00:08:22.069 to the end resolve and we, you know, meet his 00:08:22.069 --> 00:08:25.589 dad, it's just, it was a huge letdown for me. 00:08:26.410 --> 00:08:31.490 It really solidified my hatred for this character, 00:08:31.689 --> 00:08:35.330 even though it's not necessarily his fault. But, 00:08:35.330 --> 00:08:40.970 you know, Karapika, again, is the whole reason 00:08:40.970 --> 00:08:43.850 that we get the Phantom Troop. And the Phantom 00:08:43.850 --> 00:08:48.409 Troop arc is literally what made me fall in love 00:08:48.409 --> 00:08:52.289 with this series. They are completely badass. 00:08:53.259 --> 00:08:56.220 And they give off a really twisted family vibe. 00:08:56.879 --> 00:09:01.059 But, you know, the Phantom Troop arc really brings 00:09:01.059 --> 00:09:06.759 a dark, heavy tone to an already like darkening 00:09:06.759 --> 00:09:10.559 series. Because again, you know, as it continued, 00:09:10.620 --> 00:09:15.259 it just got more and more intense. So I'm probably 00:09:15.259 --> 00:09:17.899 not going to get into all of the Phantom Troop 00:09:17.899 --> 00:09:21.710 members. yet i am like i said going to most likely 00:09:21.710 --> 00:09:24.610 do a deep dive on this but i didn't care too 00:09:24.610 --> 00:09:28.509 much for the greed island arc and i don't really 00:09:28.509 --> 00:09:33.190 enjoy shows about cards and that's pretty much 00:09:33.190 --> 00:09:36.070 what it was it was like a trading card game it 00:09:36.070 --> 00:09:39.529 was really a testing facility like you know we 00:09:39.529 --> 00:09:42.830 find out that greed island isn't actually inside 00:09:42.830 --> 00:09:46.470 of a game like we thought but It just felt like 00:09:46.470 --> 00:09:50.590 a filler arc. I wasn't here for it. But the Chimera 00:09:50.590 --> 00:09:53.850 Ant arc, as much as I felt like it went on a 00:09:53.850 --> 00:09:57.809 bit long, it was really intense. And I found 00:09:57.809 --> 00:10:01.210 that very enjoyable to watch. You know, as a 00:10:01.210 --> 00:10:04.730 whole, it doesn't really do it for me. And again, 00:10:04.830 --> 00:10:06.850 I'm probably going to deep dive this one at some 00:10:06.850 --> 00:10:10.129 point. That way I can get into all of the Phantom 00:10:10.129 --> 00:10:13.539 Troop members. There's just so much to get into 00:10:13.539 --> 00:10:16.399 with that one. And I don't feel like doing that 00:10:16.399 --> 00:10:22.659 on this. So moving on to Mashal, Magic, and Muscle. 00:10:23.659 --> 00:10:29.000 This one had me laughing so hard. When I first 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:32.179 watched it, I had no idea that it was going to 00:10:32.179 --> 00:10:35.899 be so funny. I kept skipping by it because I 00:10:35.899 --> 00:10:38.779 didn't think the animation looked like interesting. 00:10:40.299 --> 00:10:43.159 It's basically a Harry Potter anime spoof is 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:47.399 how I take it. It's so funny. The basic gist 00:10:47.399 --> 00:10:51.700 of the series is the main character, Mash, he 00:10:51.700 --> 00:10:57.279 is born into a magical world and he has zero 00:10:57.279 --> 00:11:01.659 magic. So that's really bad if people find out, 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:04.620 you know, I guess he could be like killed. Like 00:11:04.620 --> 00:11:08.070 they literally exterminate. the people who do 00:11:08.070 --> 00:11:12.330 not possess magic. So this dude lives in the 00:11:12.330 --> 00:11:16.470 woods. His adopted father found him as a baby. 00:11:16.629 --> 00:11:19.330 And you know they all have magic because they 00:11:19.330 --> 00:11:21.590 have a specific mark on their face. They have 00:11:21.590 --> 00:11:24.950 a single line or a double line or sometimes triple 00:11:24.950 --> 00:11:28.789 line. Well, Mash has none. So, you know, this 00:11:28.789 --> 00:11:32.629 man takes him in and, you know, since he doesn't 00:11:32.629 --> 00:11:36.590 have magic, what he does instead... is he just 00:11:36.590 --> 00:11:43.610 pumps iron. And it's just so funny. I think I 00:11:43.610 --> 00:11:46.830 like the most, you know, about his character 00:11:46.830 --> 00:11:51.690 is he's basically a walking punchline. So he 00:11:51.690 --> 00:11:56.330 has deadpan delivery. He has no emotional speeches. 00:11:56.590 --> 00:12:02.580 He's not overthinking. He's just cream puff daydreaming. 00:12:02.600 --> 00:12:06.299 And I love when him and all the guys are baking 00:12:06.299 --> 00:12:09.120 and they have their little aprons and their little 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:13.779 chef hats on. It's a really funny show. And you 00:12:13.779 --> 00:12:17.960 know, I watch a lot of shows that are very heavy 00:12:17.960 --> 00:12:23.740 and very much full of trauma. But this one, it's 00:12:23.740 --> 00:12:26.649 kind of like a breath of fresh air. And, you 00:12:26.649 --> 00:12:29.149 know, I know it's ridiculous, but like underneath 00:12:29.149 --> 00:12:33.009 all the comedy, there is actually, I think, a 00:12:33.009 --> 00:12:37.549 message behind it. And like, basically, I think 00:12:37.549 --> 00:12:40.029 it's saying like strength doesn't define your 00:12:40.029 --> 00:12:44.370 worth. Your character does. And, you know, that's 00:12:44.370 --> 00:12:48.090 probably as deep as the show goes. And that's 00:12:48.090 --> 00:12:50.769 probably pushing it. I'm not going to lie. But, 00:12:50.769 --> 00:12:54.820 you know, there's no insane plots. You know, 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:59.539 it is very simple, but again, it is so easy to 00:12:59.539 --> 00:13:03.200 digest. And, you know, I didn't find it emotional 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:06.980 where a lot of the shounens I've gotten into, 00:13:07.100 --> 00:13:11.240 they have a little bit of emotional depth to 00:13:11.240 --> 00:13:14.700 them. You know, this one, it just feels like 00:13:14.700 --> 00:13:18.360 a feel good anime to watch. You know, it breaks 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:21.600 up my cycle. I 10 out of 10 recommend this one. 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:24.700 You know, and the character designs, again, I 00:13:24.700 --> 00:13:28.480 am somebody who is sold immediately based on 00:13:28.480 --> 00:13:32.120 a good character design. And Mash's isn't the 00:13:32.120 --> 00:13:36.100 coolest, but in his group, you know, there's 00:13:36.100 --> 00:13:39.259 like three of them that I enjoy. I love the rivals. 00:13:39.340 --> 00:13:44.679 I think the character concepts are very fun and 00:13:44.679 --> 00:13:48.879 definitely keep my attention. Again, I totally 00:13:48.879 --> 00:13:51.360 recommend that one. If you want a good, stupid 00:13:51.360 --> 00:13:55.220 laugh, that would be the one. Let's just get 00:13:55.220 --> 00:13:59.720 really dark and go with Toginaki. And, you know, 00:13:59.740 --> 00:14:05.860 this one felt like pure aggression. And, you 00:14:05.860 --> 00:14:09.500 know, the premise of this one is pulled from, 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:13.379 I believe, like Japanese folklore. You know, 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:17.080 it's basically Oni versus Momotaro bloodlines. 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:22.179 It is a show that seems mostly violent and very 00:14:22.179 --> 00:14:25.379 dark, but it does have a little bit of comedy 00:14:25.379 --> 00:14:28.100 mixed into it. But, you know, I would consider 00:14:28.100 --> 00:14:33.360 this a very gritty anime. These Oni are these, 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:37.720 like, demonic bloodlines, and they use their 00:14:37.720 --> 00:14:41.480 blood as weapons. And it's pretty insane to watch, 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:44.940 you know, like the main character can make like 00:14:44.940 --> 00:14:49.080 a gun while another character is making saw blades, 00:14:49.259 --> 00:14:52.779 you know. It's definitely not necessarily an 00:14:52.779 --> 00:14:56.460 original concept, but I did like how they executed 00:14:56.460 --> 00:15:00.379 it. They all felt a little bit different, even 00:15:00.379 --> 00:15:04.059 though it was the same concept, this blood manipulation. 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:08.720 But... I accidentally watched it while it was 00:15:08.720 --> 00:15:13.000 airing. And, you know, I didn't know this until 00:15:13.000 --> 00:15:16.480 I got to the end and I had to wait for the last 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:20.200 three episodes. And it was a show that I was 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:22.799 completely ready to binge three more seasons 00:15:22.799 --> 00:15:26.820 of, like right then and there. I will say this 00:15:26.820 --> 00:15:30.639 feels more emotional when they start fighting 00:15:30.639 --> 00:15:35.210 versus it being more strategic. The show starts 00:15:35.210 --> 00:15:40.009 to spin this into a survival mode type of scenario 00:15:40.009 --> 00:15:44.129 for these characters. And, you know, these kids 00:15:44.129 --> 00:15:47.190 are literally dragged into this generational 00:15:47.190 --> 00:15:51.549 war. And again, I thoroughly enjoyed the Oni 00:15:51.549 --> 00:15:55.529 versus Momotaro lineup. I think it gave off this 00:15:55.529 --> 00:15:59.179 raw energy. You know, the centering theme is 00:15:59.179 --> 00:16:02.879 mostly identity, so it was really cool to watch 00:16:02.879 --> 00:16:08.759 these younger people thrown into this mix versus 00:16:08.759 --> 00:16:12.220 these agents of destruction who have only one 00:16:12.220 --> 00:16:15.019 goal, which is to completely wipe out the Oni. 00:16:15.259 --> 00:16:19.179 So your blood decides how the world sees you, 00:16:19.279 --> 00:16:23.870 and that creates such a tension. Between individuality 00:16:23.870 --> 00:16:29.889 and destiny. And I was just so happy with this 00:16:29.889 --> 00:16:32.289 series. And I'm very much looking forward to 00:16:32.289 --> 00:16:34.929 a season two. You know, if this is one that you 00:16:34.929 --> 00:16:37.929 enjoyed and you want me to review as a whole, 00:16:38.110 --> 00:16:41.730 let me know. I'm not prepared to talk about any 00:16:41.730 --> 00:16:45.149 of the characters. Like, again, it was one season. 00:16:45.269 --> 00:16:48.639 I watched it once. But, you know. This is just 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:50.919 my takeaway from it. I definitely can't wait 00:16:50.919 --> 00:16:54.399 to get back into it when it comes back. And then 00:16:54.399 --> 00:16:58.399 speaking of a first season that I watched that 00:16:58.399 --> 00:17:01.279 I fell in love with, I guess it's time to talk 00:17:01.279 --> 00:17:06.519 about the literal trash anime, Gachi Akuda. And, 00:17:06.539 --> 00:17:09.660 you know, immediately this anime felt different 00:17:09.660 --> 00:17:12.380 from a lot of what I was watching. You know, 00:17:12.380 --> 00:17:15.720 it does have this dystopian vibe and it reminded 00:17:15.720 --> 00:17:20.660 me of, um almost a little bit of the inhabitable 00:17:20.660 --> 00:17:24.920 world from Trigon you know but in Gachikuta we 00:17:24.920 --> 00:17:28.420 learn right away that the world just throws away 00:17:28.420 --> 00:17:33.119 like unwanted people criminals um you name it 00:17:33.119 --> 00:17:37.079 and they just literally drop them off the edge 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:40.059 of the world which I mean I guess this is a good 00:17:40.059 --> 00:17:43.619 anime for the flat earthers out there but you 00:17:43.619 --> 00:17:47.890 know my first impression of this anime was that 00:17:47.890 --> 00:17:53.329 it was dirty, it was gritty, it was graffiti 00:17:53.329 --> 00:17:59.890 -inspired chaos, it's rebellious. I enjoyed this 00:17:59.890 --> 00:18:05.630 series so much. You know, and it does do a really 00:18:05.630 --> 00:18:09.750 good job showcasing, like, class divisions, you 00:18:09.750 --> 00:18:14.460 know? worthlessness imposed by society. And, 00:18:14.559 --> 00:18:16.599 you know, it's about reclaiming your identity 00:18:16.599 --> 00:18:20.400 through what others reject. You know, a lot of 00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:23.579 the shows that I watch have a lot to do with 00:18:23.579 --> 00:18:27.039 one's identity and finding it and being true 00:18:27.039 --> 00:18:30.440 to it. So, you know, this is a show that definitely 00:18:30.440 --> 00:18:36.440 falls in line with the shows that touch me. And... 00:18:36.839 --> 00:18:39.980 Getting into Rudo, who is our main character, 00:18:40.440 --> 00:18:44.200 he isn't trying to be the strongest per se, which 00:18:44.200 --> 00:18:48.619 again, I also appreciate. He is trying to prove 00:18:48.619 --> 00:18:51.099 that he has value. Again, he is one of these 00:18:51.099 --> 00:18:54.019 people who gets dropped off the edge of the world, 00:18:54.079 --> 00:18:58.460 and it's amazing that he survives, but it throws 00:18:58.460 --> 00:19:05.470 him into this really intense battle and fight 00:19:05.470 --> 00:19:09.569 for his life you know and again this is where 00:19:09.569 --> 00:19:12.750 people throw all their trash so you know this 00:19:12.750 --> 00:19:18.210 is a toxic wasteland and you know it is a little 00:19:18.210 --> 00:19:21.710 heartbreaking but I also found it to be really 00:19:21.710 --> 00:19:25.490 powerful like it was such a strong story you 00:19:25.490 --> 00:19:28.849 know or they at least told it in a really powerful 00:19:28.849 --> 00:19:32.940 way you know and I found the whole concept The 00:19:32.940 --> 00:19:36.940 power systems. All of it. To be very satisfying 00:19:36.940 --> 00:19:40.240 to watch. Like the jinkies. I can't wait to see 00:19:40.240 --> 00:19:43.519 what everybody's vital instrument is. Like this 00:19:43.519 --> 00:19:48.039 is an anime where almost all of the characters 00:19:48.039 --> 00:19:51.779 I fucking love. And I feel like that does not 00:19:51.779 --> 00:19:55.359 happen often. You know I am here for all of them. 00:19:55.420 --> 00:19:57.539 The good guys. The bad guys. The in between. 00:19:58.859 --> 00:20:02.940 There is a lot of mystery behind these characters. 00:20:03.299 --> 00:20:06.920 And, you know, their backstories come up in bits 00:20:06.920 --> 00:20:10.240 and pieces throughout the show. But that's where, 00:20:10.240 --> 00:20:13.380 you know, they did a really good job in tying 00:20:13.380 --> 00:20:16.599 certain storylines together, you know, without 00:20:16.599 --> 00:20:20.779 giving away anything. As the series goes on, 00:20:21.059 --> 00:20:24.460 you know, it really made me question, like, everybody's 00:20:24.460 --> 00:20:28.200 motives. You know, the show is so good at keeping 00:20:28.200 --> 00:20:31.680 my focus and making me not want to wait for another 00:20:31.680 --> 00:20:34.720 episode. You know, this is one of the animes 00:20:34.720 --> 00:20:38.480 that I had started dubbed, but, you know, it 00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:41.259 was still airing. And after binging most of it, 00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:43.619 when I got to the end of the line and had to 00:20:43.619 --> 00:20:47.119 wait, you know, I wasn't trying to wait for the 00:20:47.119 --> 00:20:52.019 dub as much as I wanted to. TikTok kept ruining 00:20:52.019 --> 00:20:57.769 the, um... the Rio and Nord fight. So I sucked 00:20:57.769 --> 00:21:01.490 it up and I watched it subtitled and oh my god 00:21:01.490 --> 00:21:05.470 I prefer it over the original. The only character's 00:21:05.470 --> 00:21:08.289 voice that I had a problem with subtitled was 00:21:08.289 --> 00:21:13.289 Rudo's but again everybody else's was so on point 00:21:13.289 --> 00:21:16.890 and perfect that I got over his pretty quick. 00:21:17.109 --> 00:21:20.410 So yeah. Those are the four shounens that I'm 00:21:20.410 --> 00:21:23.789 probably going to be deep diving soon. I wanted 00:21:23.789 --> 00:21:26.670 to bring up some different animes within the 00:21:26.670 --> 00:21:31.450 genre, so that's why I'm all over the place with 00:21:31.450 --> 00:21:34.910 those titles. Like I said, if there's any animes 00:21:34.910 --> 00:21:37.690 that you want me to review or you think I should 00:21:37.690 --> 00:21:40.869 check out, let me know. I am always down for 00:21:40.869 --> 00:21:44.349 recommendations, or maybe I already have. I mean, 00:21:44.369 --> 00:21:48.589 I've only watched... like 90 something titles 00:21:48.589 --> 00:21:52.750 so I'm still I'm still under three digits so 00:21:52.750 --> 00:21:55.029 you know there's plenty of titles that I have 00:21:55.029 --> 00:21:58.549 to get into and I guess getting into a little 00:21:58.549 --> 00:22:01.970 bit more housekeeping I am still working on the 00:22:01.970 --> 00:22:07.089 Fate series review so and I'm also looking into 00:22:07.089 --> 00:22:09.150 what's coming in the spring so I can start getting 00:22:09.150 --> 00:22:13.609 amped up and kind of have a what to expect, you 00:22:13.609 --> 00:22:16.089 know, because I'm most likely not going to be 00:22:16.089 --> 00:22:18.950 watching everything. Just like this winter season, 00:22:19.210 --> 00:22:22.069 there's four animes of everything that they've 00:22:22.069 --> 00:22:26.549 dropped that I am watching. So I'm excited to 00:22:26.549 --> 00:22:29.970 see what we have in store there. And again, I 00:22:29.970 --> 00:22:33.650 upload new episodes recapping the Thursday night 00:22:33.650 --> 00:22:38.329 episodes of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 every Friday 00:22:38.329 --> 00:22:43.799 following the new episode. And this episode is 00:22:43.799 --> 00:22:49.140 literally because episode 8's recap was so short. 00:22:49.779 --> 00:22:52.140 I mean, it was an important episode, but there 00:22:52.140 --> 00:22:56.619 really wasn't a lot for me to break down. I think 00:22:56.619 --> 00:23:01.200 Higurama is going to be a personal dissection 00:23:01.200 --> 00:23:05.539 for people. I think he's going to be a very intense 00:23:05.539 --> 00:23:07.720 and insane character, and I'm very much looking 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:10.799 forward to seeing him. But from what I had seen, 00:23:10.980 --> 00:23:14.539 I didn't have too much else to add to him. So 00:23:14.539 --> 00:23:19.140 that is what I have. Thank you for tuning in. 00:23:19.900 --> 00:23:22.779 Until next time, I'll see you then.