@@ReD_738 It was the only right thing connor said, blue lock is so bad and also so insulting to the sport. The characters having a "monster" inside them is so corny and edgy omg. I literally turned off my TV when the mc said "we have the same eyes".
@@guywithasukapfp7835 You turn off you brain for the first 7 episode until you start to realize this is a Solo Leveling with Football where the MC starts to powercreeps and becomes a badass.
Garnt led this episode. He made this episode great showing his passion by asking good questions and giving fun great answers. Great episode! Hope there is more anime (or manga) related episodes
@@zaahilibraahim7113 he worked in a BBC related company which a tech company for providing solutions to BBC so his former job doesn’t require skills as a reporter
Joey: The only bad movie he did was the one he never finished because he dies before it was finished Connor: What's he up to? Is he just living off the wages of those four films?
Joey: “….the *late* Satoshi Kon….” Also Joey: “Imagine your only bad film being the one you didn’t finish because you died while making it.” Connor: “So what is Satoshi Kon up to right now?”
Connor wasn't paying attention, he even said before that "I don't usually listen to what Joey is saying because it's some obscure sh*t I've never heard of"
True, however, I wouldn’t trust Connor’s opinion on a story if I had a gun to my head, he’s a funny dude, but I wish the boys would realise that the dude legitimately doesn’t understand stories.
@@theperson8539 To be fair, Connor's is a necessary addition to this types of discussions as they need the point of view of someone who is more casual in understanding stories as well
1:47:30 Garnt: "People died." Connor: "Wait, people actually died?" Garnt: "Yes. People actually died." Connor: _THANK GOD_ (also, yeah. as someone who's into BNHA, i can say that BNHA is the McDonalds of shonen anime.)
@@jorgeporras9262 ehh compared to most newer gen anime (boruto, black clover etc) it feels alot darker and better set up tbh it’s just cool to hate on the more popular series nowadays
I think Run with the wind needs more recognition and respect, it's an amazing sports anime, one of the best for me. It's grounded, short, has amazing characters and story. More people need to watch Run with the wind.
When they were talking about sports shows without superpowers I immediately thought of this and Haikyuu. For me Haikyuu is still Hype AF, but as an adult I much prefer the University setting and adult characters from run with the wind
So much this. Was about to comment the same thing. I watched it for the first time about a year ago. Playing competitive sports growing up the show nailed the team aspect of toxic and encouraging behavior. Was very surprised i never heard of the show before.
I wouldn't say it was grounded. in that show they took a bunch of amateurs, including a book worn and a heavy smoker and got them into a world class long distance competition with less of a year of training. i still enjoyed it over all though
@afro owl same, I dropped it at ep 4, just as Connor did. It's a lame attempt at survival shounen with no actual stakes. I could care less about them not making the national team, not all of them could've made it anyway due to the limited number of players allowed. The thing with the ego just made me cringe, especially because football is a team game anyway and they have to work together with the other players to win a match. It's why I don't call it a sports anime (neither did its author), it's a cringe battle/survival shounen.
the funniest thing is that the things Garnt said about the rent a girlfriend manga is so relatable its crazy and like theres a few thousand people on reddit every week experiencing the exact same thing Garnt is experiencing
@@rafsanarintika8987 Yeah, after a certain point the author becomes pretty formulaic. Build up some character to make fans like them, Nazarick people do something, Ainz completely misunderstands something, "Sasuga Ainz-Sama," tons of people die, render those built up characters irrelevant in some way, everything works out for Nazarick, rinse and repeat.
@@rafsanarintika8987 Gigguk said he watched through S3 though. I can’t imagine finding season 4 a downgrade from season 3 and liked it. I think it was arguably the best season and the first one to not feel rushed.
i'm very curious about what Garnt's thoughts would be of Kaguya sama once the movie and season 4 come out. Because what he's saying is that his enjoyment of romance really declined once he entered marriage and honestly Kaguya really became amazing for me once it explored the complexities of actually being in a relationship.
Hopefully he enjoys it. The next arc of Kaguya after the confessiins had me really worried initially that they were gonna pad out the story with an unnecessary twist, but eventually turned into my favorite arc of the entire Manga. The entirety of Kaguya where they actually are in a relationship, is just the best.
does kaguya actually get good because tbh I was so bored when I tried to watch it I stopped and just went and did my math homework cause it was more entertaining
@@spookyyy3 Where did you stop? The first half of the first season was definitely up to personal taste if you liked it or not. It only got to the parts I liked near the end of season 1. But season 2 and 3 was where the quality really sky rocketed and it became a romance classic. If you're expecting the typical ecchi or shonen it might not be for you. But if you like an actually interesting rom com then Kaguya is a great show in comparison to other romcoms. Just don't expect it to be what you want it to be because this show likes to challenge tropes.
@@humourlessjester3584 I second this first half of season 1 is pretty slow specially the anime. Season 2 really ramps it up. I really hope people will still watch season 4 of Kaguya cause the best of Love is War really is all the arcs after they ended up together
@@spookyyy3 can i knew where and when you drop it ? cause season 1 is too comedy based and if you aren't that invest with japanese jokes and memes, yes, it kinda meh.
Joey: "The only bad Satoshi film was the one he didn´t finish because he died." Connor: "So is that man living off the rent." Garnt and Joey: "No, he died." Connor: "Oh..."
Joey: can you imagine that the one bad movie you made is the one you couldn't finish because you died? Connor: oh what is he up to now? that totally proves to me that Connor was paying attention to what they where talking about
Garnt really lead this episode and his passion was amazing plus I will never get over him saying he is sitting next to anime twitter irl!!! our boy is such a mood!
Friendly reminder that it’s OK for the boys to not like the anime shows that you like. It doesn’t mean either of you are wrong. People have their own opinions and tastes and it’s important to respect that. For me, I love Blue Lock and Horimiya but I understand why the boys dislike them. That doesn’t take away from my enjoyment or love for those shows. Also I love domestic girlfriend so thank you Garnt for talking about it!
Thats really it tbh, some people prefer different aspects, personal experiences also help narrow it down. Just kinda sad that some (maybe alot) of people trash other peoples' takes the moment it doesn't sit well with their own preferences
@@aokyoutsuki7744 I stopped taking any opinion they have seriously. is helped byhow they even admit they made the opinions based on personal bias (and garnt is the only one who at least tries to say, be up to day with my hero academia, if only to hate it properly) I just "leave acomment to remind my self I watched the episode" and move on with my life. because they seem to like all the things i hate. especially their comments about anime being "too unrealistic" (what, they want anime to be basically that rick and morty joke of "realistic videogames"?) and seemingly want more "dark and edge" in their stories.
the horimiya take didnt even seem to be aimed at the anime tbf, they were talking about the manga specifically... the horimiya anime is incredibly fast-paced with the romance developing between the two leads (maybe too fast?)
@@ianr.navahuber2195 yeah that's my thing too. I respect their opinion and all but I seriously don't agree with the fact that every anime needs to be realistic and grounded. Most of the people watches and enjoys anime to cut off themselves for a bit from real world and immersed themselves in the anime.
Garnt turning anime talk into rent a girlfriend and domestic girlfriend talk is peak Trash Taste, at this point I just don't trust any of their opinions on anime.
3:12 Bro really looked him the face, heard him say the director died before he could finish his last film, then proceeded to ask about what he's up to. 💀😭🤣
I think that the more 'cartoonish-style' (as the boys called it) worked in favor of My hero Academia in the first season. Because it was so over the top that it kind of felt like a parody of western comic books. But this style got toned down as the story got darker and somehow the show never got the tonal shift right. It just feels stuck between a cartoonish comedy (which could work if done right) and these dark stories that get hold back by the inconsistent tone. I feel like Horikoshi (author of MHA) wanted to combine too many things together and it just didn't work as intended. (Btw I'm aware that this comment will most likely get lost and never seen by anybody but I just had to let my opinion out as I was a MHA fan back in it's peak and often think about this topic.)
My gripes is that all that potential gets lost in favor of playing favoritism to bad characters like bakuguo and it's not a hot take to say that since even he apologized for how he wrote him. Until he dies or until deku finally beats him I'm not coming back. My only investment is the my hero comissions I've been paid for and I draw them begrudgingly to an old movie clip that vents my frustration with this franchise
He’s just not good at writing plot or committing to characters. He’ll write a serious arc where a side character gets to finally shine and then he follows it up with boring class arc with terrible comedy and that side character is forgotten forever
@@Pearlem no kidding. The last time I followed an arc it was when deku todoroki and spastic Explosives were shadowing endeavor then this villain on a ball was being built up like he was going to be anything and I cynically thought in the back of my head that this guy is just a jobber in the next chapter and that's exactly what happened.
@@Pearlem That hasn't been true for years Iida might be the only side character he forgot about and there hasn't been a real school arc in over like a hundred chapters
@@lindholmaren I was thinking, I want more after 6 episodes. I understand why they stopped coz I genuine want to erase my memories of reading that shit's manga. It went downhill so that's probably a reason
I love how during the whole Bocchi segment, Connor is just patiently waiting for him to be able to enter the conversation again. (Also kinda suprised Garnt never mentioned the awesome music it had)
Joey: Can you imagine just having just such a perfect filmography that your only bad entry is the one you didn’t finish because you died Connor (fully listening and looking at him not a second later): so what’s he up to
It's funny how the mention kaguya as the best romance anime cause the dude who wrote it literally started writing it because he didn't have a highschool romance and wanted to imagine what it would have been like. Idk if the mc is a self insert or not but the man wrote it cause he didn't get any action in highschool
the combo of these 3 guys is too great, Joey with the learned japanese and omega cultured vibe + garnt with the smooth conversationistic and Connor with his charisma, character and honest takes
I love hearing all their thoughts about mob psycho 100! Sad that joey hasn't caught up to it, so garnt and connor had to hold back a bit. Season 2 is absolutely amazing, but season 3 has a special place in my heart. It truly is a season long epilogue, and I enjoyed every second of it. Also, hard agree on playing the opening during the finale's climax! And the message of the song thematically matches with what was happening in the scene too!
I wish I enjoyed Mob Psycho as much as everyone else seems to. It just doesn't click for me. It's alright, it's not bad per se but it doesn't blow me away the way that the wider community seems to be with it. /shrug
@@ktvindicare fair , different taste , i personally cant enjoy things like full metal alchemist or death note or evangelion cuz they are too deep and doomer for me , but i love made in abyss cuz its sad and deep but in a anecdotal storyline where we truly only see the world through figures in history and present which connects me with the characters and world rather than feeling like a outsider looking in but im also really dumb so i love to read jujutsu kaisen cuz its easy to read and amazing but then i also like chainsaw man cuz it does the doomer and deep in a different way than normally is done where the ending is pretty obvious but it gets more clear as you go through that the suspicions you may have had are more grounded than you originally thought which i enjoy too , mob psycho is a show that holds alot of weight to me alot cuz of where i was mentally/physically in a abusive home and how i could relate to the experiences of wanting to blow up but i held that in and id often hurt people i genuinely cared for rather than those who tormented me through my actions and words , another story that holds alot of weight for me is parasyte the maxim which again terrible spot and i could really relate to Kana and she made me cry which was one of the emotions i really dont let myself do , anime and media in general can have any assortment of reasons why or why it isnt impactful on you so dont feel like u missed out cuz u prolly have amazing shows and media other people cant feel for , i also cant play video games with story and enjoy them ,i have to be with someone else while playing them at similar time or watch someone else cuz i like stories and i like telling them but the biggest part is seeing a reaction and emotion behind it , in shows i can feel for characters , in games i cant but others can so i enjoy it through them , thats the reason i dont go to the movies with people in my row or in a group if possible cuz ill pay too much attention to the people im with/audience rather than the movie and how it makes me feel , weird how minds are wired to draw similarities in places and none in others and how others around can draw similarities inaccurately due to their lack of knowledge on the internal affairs of the mind in others but ig thats being human , we make patterns and shapes where they dont exist and sometimes where they do ,all a matter of prospective and knowledge , anyways if u read through this long ramble i appreciate u
@@SepehrKiller i agree and am also a massive fan but season 3 couldve been a movie if they wanted it to be and i still think they should try to make it into a movie but ig maybe the art style wouldnt blend well into modern day anime movies where everything has to be like super duper pretty idk , still would like to see it in movie form , either way modern classic for sure
I loved that opening playing there. In the first season it was Mob's theme, but playing it here for Reigen actually made it clear that it was actually everyone's song all along.
When they talked about how certain series feel shorter even tho they're long AF, I'm so glad I've started One Piece when I was kid, because I understand why people are intimidated by the length of the show/manga, I'm also someone who almost never watches something long that isn't finished, but WOW the way Eiichirō Oda makes this hundreds of episodes hella entertaining and also How develops this characters and world? it's insane, like the writing in One Piece it's so great at making you feel like you're watching a tiny adventure in this gigantic and rich world and you want to continue, such a beautiful series.
I love it's manga my top 3 of all time but it's anime is not that good it's pacing super slow ,it has recaps and flashback recaps which covers 15 min of episode and animation is also poor from punk hazard to first half of cake island which is like 300 episode
On the point about Prince of Tennis, I have to agree. I used to be so into that manga when it first came out and I loved that most of the earlier chapters were rooted in reality. But, as time went on, things just got so out of hand and were just unbelievable. That is why I like the manga Baby Steps. It's another tennis story but is completely rooted in reality. It focuses on someone who is a complete amateur at tennis who works his way up to becoming a pro player. It is so well done.
Haikuu has a good balance of hype and being grounded it gives the main characters a satisfying win but also doesn't let them keep winning the same way they have to adapt and get better and you watch there journey
It just made me feel down a bit that after finishing the manga, it stuck with hinata as it's original goal and the team stopped being the driving force. I think that's something that made it strong in writing and unique overall but as someone who's watched a lot of sports anime, I felt a bit disconnected. 😔
@@xitogun101 (manga spoilers) That was kinda the point though. Like Kageyama said at the end of the final hs match when they talked about the future highschool years: "I wanted to win with THIS team". To us and Karasuno is the players that exist in Hinata and Kageyama's first years. They were the most formative years of their highschool career, and ending that part after the first year keeps that true for us. But the series was always going to build up to Kageyama vs Hinata.
Come on now. In like episode 3 one of the characters gets a spike and has a slow motion speech about how deep it is that his spike has transcended the wall of hands that appear to block him. There are characters that call themselves shit like “the king”. Haikyu is full of anime bullshit
@@Pearlem I mean its just internal thoughts. Not like they're literally having conversations lmfao. The actual gameplay is very grounded in reality with some occasional minor stuff that isnt bad enough to be unbelievable. Its still a story focused on characters and their development though.
Peoples who genuinely think that mob psycho didn't need a third season clearly watched the show when they were on their phones, how can you miss this hard? It was never about mob becoming the strongest esper and defeating the the big baddie villains, it was always about the characters growth, and season 2 definitely didn't wrap it all up.
I've actually gotten the chance to meet the VA for Golden Boy a long time ago at a random convention at my home town. Very nice man, he was just a hilarious IRL as he was in the show.
I think what they're trying to explain in the My Hero Academia section is that the story doesn't feel real. It doesn't feel grounded in it's own world. It doesn't sell the audience on the idea that these things are really happening and that those things matter and affect the characters.
I was kinda sad with Connor's opinion on Mob 3 when he said it didn't feel necessary and it went on for too long, but he saved it at the end by saying Reigen is one of his favorite characters in anime.
Man, I remember when this used to be a podcast about food. I love that you had a section on Golden Boy! So great, and Connor is spot on, bring back the Office Women!
There should be an anime about a couple that has been together for years, and have slowly grown to not care about each other. They don't love each other, or hate each other. They just exist in the same house, but overtime they slowly rekindle their love.
Concerning Re Zero S3, I think the reason it hasn't been released or announced is that most of the White Fox animators left to do Mushoku Tensei. And S3/Arc 5 contains much more action than the earlier Arcs so they need a good team to do it well. But they have some kind of announcement coming (late March IIRC) so hopefully that will be for a new season. As for never ending, Tappei is currently writing the last parts of Arc 7... of around 11 planned Arcs. So yes it will be a long one.
IMO, the reason season 3 isn't coming out anytime soon is probably because it's primarily a promotion of the source material. And it kinda makes sense that pace is optimal for the purpose both keeping interest of hardcore fans and interesting new audience for years to come. Imagine if they hastily released like 4 or more seasons, but there is no more original source to adapt. It leaves awkward silence for like 3 years until the whole series is finished. There is no reason for most anime-only watchers to read light novel, since they already experienced most of the story, and most will not be bothered to read remaining books, i.e. it is hard to transition from watching animated series to reading it. If you think about this way, it all comes together (at least, in my head).
@@tns2167 they wouldn't go the lengths of paying for the commercial minutes to add more time each episode. Re:zero's S2 feels like a passion project from white fox.
White fox also has been getting back up hiring again making a good possibility for re zero season 3 they also haven't been doing much and goblin slayer season 2 is being done by a diff studio iirc. so ye i really have high hopes for it that it'll be announced in animejapan 2023 this march
In regards to romance anime not moving forward, the thing that makes me appreciate Wotakoi so much is that they went "You know what? Fuck it!", and they made the main couple official by the end of fucking episode 1. No "will they won't they" shenanigans. Episode 1 ends with the main characters confessing and agreeing to date and the rest of the story is about them as a couple.
I watched/read it before getting into a relationship and basically twice since. Once near the beginning of our relationship and now a year and a half in. It's so..rewarding. I really wish there was more than 10 volumes. I feel like there's a lot more they coiod explore with it. It doesn't help that we are so spot on that couple. The only difference is that I'm more laid back and open about being a weeb, and he keeps it more under wraps. Like on the weeb side of it it's cathartic in how relatable it is. In the relationship side it's just a reminder to be more considerate of each other and communicate more. Again I think more people would remember it and be more attached if there was some more relationship progression and if it was longer.
Man mob psycho is an anime where the "Its not the destination its about the journey / friends we made along the way" thing actually shines and matters more than it wrapping up.Shows like that needs to be a slow burner, so the slower paced season 3 made more sense to me . I know they didnt have that much material to begin with but not going the movie route and making the season 3 was artistically a better choice. I understand connor is about the pee pee poo poo gamer brain fast action and prefers things getting done quick but imho mob psycho works better in slow pace. Heck i didnt evem need the action ( even tho the animation IS FUCKING AMAZING ) all i cared about was mobs journey of becoming a person anyone could be proud of . Truly peak fiction masterpiece fr fr .
3:16 HAHAHAHAHA I literally already have to pause the episode. Connor, so wholesomely and non-chalant asks what Satoshi Kon is up to, I thought he was doing a bit. Joey even just said he died. ohhhh connor.
Connor went on the Yard and said he doesn't watch Anime. Now on TT he's saying he watched anime. We need Columbo in here to straighten out the stories.
Wow! They actually talked about anime almost the entire episode! I don't think they've ever talked about anime this much. I enjoyed it though. I don't need every episode to be like this, but it was nice. 🙂
@@AVIGOOO If your reason for rejecting the originality is because you want it to be more like what you've already seen then that's where the problem is and that's what the OP was saying. You're talking about a different scenario
I hope they enjoyed the journey of discovering a new medium, hope they do more about it in the future! Nice to see Garnt finding the joys of slice of life and everything else.
@@masterbitter7688 1. Ride your wave (movie) 2. Golden boy (dub) 3. Birdie wing 4. Slame dunk 5. Ping pong the animation 6. Prince of tennis 7. Bocchi the rock 8. Blue lock 9. Overlord 10. Mobile suit Gundam: the witch from mercury 11. Summertime rendering 12. Kaguya sama love is war 13. Quintessential quintuplets 14. Mob psycho
Damn damn damn... They started with my favourite Satoshi Kon Film😭😭😭😭😭. The scene transitions in Millennium Actress is what made me hook into it. There is this scene where the main lead is running and the background, outfits, atmosphere, story ... All changes without changing the running. It was soo Epic
1:46:24 Feels like Connor omitted the entire fucking bit that Gentle became a villain because his attempt at rescuing someone resulted in manslaughter and he was shunned by society, so he became a villain because his entire life fell apart due to one simple mistake.
Yeah I swear they just zoned out for that entire arc because despite them calling it a filler that whole arc is pretty vital for both Deku's character development and in part showing how society can screw over people and make them become villains.
@@mikemorro140 Like, I'll agree with them that MHA feels long because I stopped watching it myself after season 4 (though I still check out manga spoilers) and honestly, their opinions on most stuff from seasons 1-4 feel braindead. Like with Gentle for example, he and La Brava basically saved each other, I don't know how much more clear it could be. And Connor can hate on Bakugo all he wants because Bakugo is a bad person, but he's in no way a bad character. It's just that his development is too subtle to notice when one is not paying attention.
@@mikemorro140 That was actually my favorite battle in the manga... Doesn't mean that arc wasn't complete shit, I can see why most people think it was filler or did not pay attention.
@@SailorSetsuna7 Former MHA reader here (dropped long ago), I agree that the writing in MHA is pretty good, but most of the criticisms they made about the show were valid imho. How the world feels too safe and bright even when bad things happen, the pacing, how most things MHA does right competing shows do better, etc. I hate to say this since I actually really appreciate Horikoshi as a mangaka, but MHA is just turned out to be a really mediocre anime. It's understandable that it fell off.
I mean you don't really go to Connor for nuanced intelligent takes. And I don't say that as an insult, this isn't a series that was ever going to appeal to him. So bad takes are expected. I was more surprised by Garnt saying things that were dark on paper weren't in motion. Without spoiling, I don't see many other shows, anime or otherwise, willing to show a particular breed of violence. Even doing it off screen is often too much for many viewers and MHA had the balls to do it without looking away. The only way that shit doesn't land is because you don't want it to. MHA is far from flawless but boy howdy do people give it an overly hard time. While simultaneously propping up alternatives that are equally flawed, if not worse. Bleach is a quick read because it's mostly vapid content, there isn't much to take in so you can blast right through it. Fun. But not remotely similar outside of genre. You know a series that has no danger to it? One piece. Is it still a great series? Absolutely. I don't mind people not liking MHA, but don't fuckin lie about why. It's ok to not know.
For re zero, white fox is kinda facing a crisis, since the employees they have access to just got halved down to about 50. To make matters worse, the next arc that season 3 would cover has a ton of action compared to previous arcs that white fox is not specialized towards.
It's weird because nowadays I became obsessed with reading manga, literally the opposite of pre-covid where I would actively watch anime at any chance of break I get.
You're going through the natural life cycle of a weeb. At some point in the next couple of years you'll get bored of manga as well and then feel frustrated at having nothing to watch or read while having a "planned" list hundreds of entries long.
I've always said as a rule, a bad show can be saved by great characters, but a good show can't work with bad characters. You can come up with an amazing, 10 out of 10 plot but if your characters are dry it dies.
@@Echidonadonut69 I know...I can't wait for Joey to change his opinion on JJK But knowing him and how stubborn he can be...he'll just keep saying the same shit Garnt and Connor are definitely going to talk about it
@Márcio Amaral I remember joey talking about jjk before the anime even came out in his "what will I be watching in Fall 2020 season" video and he was praising jjk manga and hoping for a good adaptation and he even said if they make the anime adaption right, this will be the next big thing but after jjk being the next big thing, for some reason he started calling ig overrated and mid 🤷♂️ idk some ppl are just weird
@@MonkeyDGintoki it was just some points I didn't get because in other animes it's humanly impossible while in blue lock every move or goal has been done in real life and most of the reasonings of why it's so unserious we get the explanation why the manga would be better for Connor
@@MonkeyDGintoki really. Wow. OK. I actually thought his reasoning was really good but that could because I hate the anime too so maybe my biase is playing into it
yeah garnt explained it perfectly, the thing with my hero is that i just cant get invested in any of the characters, like at all. im someone who is easily attached to anime and can get very sentimental yet i couldnt bring myself to care about anyone or anything that was happening in the anime. so when things happen to these characters, i feel nothing. and none of them feel interesting to me aside from endeavor
Garnt describing the new Gundam story about how a massive union of corporations having a monopoly on giant robots made me think of Armored Core so much.
Garnt still doesn't understand that k-on was never about the girls focusing on band. It was a means of enjoying their youth and taking it slow. Besides they did have a lot of music. Anyways, I liked both shows and hope bocchi gets season 2.
Yeah I did. The take here was 'Kaguya Sama is, on paper and as a critic, one of the greatest romance manga and anime ever made... and I'd take Domestic Girlfriend over it any day of the week... I realised the most fun I've had with romance manga in the last two years is probably Rent a Girlfriend' (Like I'm not being serious, it's just funny when his love for trash comes out haha)
1:37:00 when connor says "I understand Garnt now" under his breath is so funny for some reason, like he has been trying to figure out the annomaliy that is Garnt
I personally don't agree with any of the My Hero takes. Gentle was not a filler arc. It was a low stakes arc. The objective of that arc was to make a traumatized child feel good and free her from the mental clutches of the guy who ruined her life. To make Eri smile. Having an Overhaul or Shigaraki style villain wouldn't have worked in that arc because the idea of said arc was to have a wholesome conclusion and make a child smile. Even then Gentle's arc still had moments of darkness because we learn that his attempt to save someone ended with them dying. With everyone telling him that he couldn't be a hero. Which gives him parallels to Deku because everyone, even All Might(at first), told him that he couldn't be a hero and that he should be realistic. Gentle is who Izuku could've been if he'd given up. Just because an arc doesn't have a ton of action at all times doesn't make it filler. In regards to Bakugo, I could understand if you were in early S1 or 2 and thought he might've been a person with questionable morals, but it's made very clear in S3 that he's not going to be a villain and it culminates in him venting to Deku and them becoming proper rivals. He isn't a bad person, much less a bad character. In fact, I find it ironic that Connor loves Endeavor so much but hates Bakugo when they pretty much have the same character arc. Although, Bakugo is on a much lesser scale because Endeavor did way worse than him, but still.
yup, MHA was slow at times but it was never something which made me think "please just complete the story already", but I guess name's trash taste for a reason, personally I think Connor has monkey brain about genres as in good/bad, bluelock is really good, MHA really really good. His complaints about blue lock not being a matter of life and death was huge L, because for atheletes playing for their country is the end goal, it is a matter of life and death, people do dope in olympics just so that can get gold medal even if it cost them a significant portion of their lives. so yeah I enjoy the podcast but I think it's best they dont discuss anime because their takes are not that good frankly but still I enjoy seeing them
@ 19:00 not sure if this would help but I remember that the stakes were a bit higher, if I'm not mistaken if you're kicked out of Blue Lock you can't play Soccer AT ALL, so you're dream of even at least playing nationally are gone. Not quite the same as "if you loose the game you die", but it at least puts it in better context
I love Overlord way too much man. It's the only series thus far where the anime captivated me enough to make me read the light novels, wait for new volumes to come out, then re-read the whole series just for the new volume.
I have to agree with these anime studios having the weirdest priorities. "Oh they're all too busy that's why every highly anticipated season takes 3 decades and a virgin sacrifice" AND WHOSE FAULT IS THAT??? Like, are the guys in charge being forced to make 32 obscure slice of life Isekai light novel series for the summer season so that they have 1 guy dedicated on animating each one in 28 hour sessions daily? (Except for Kazuma the intern, he gets to animate two series at once because he's ambidextrous!) Like, many animators are already being underpaid and overworked as is, but it's even worse when it's on a 4/10 nothing series that no one asked for and is going to fade into obscurity after selling maybe 1 figure as a joke for seemingly no reason.
mamoru hosoda was the guy who kept making the same film over and over! Belle, Summer Wars, and Boy and the Beast all share the huge virtual log-in world with lots of users trope.
In Blue Lock, the MC isn't the shittiest, they literally tell every group that they're the shittiest and it's revealed the MC is towards the top at the end of the first arc
@@ReD_738 How the boys talk about anime these days reminds me of Garnt's / Gigguk's "Anime fans: the ultimate guidebook" video. especifically the part of "the anime fans who can catch up with anime through memes only" who would have thought that would describe connor and joey these days.
That's what they do in every Shonen though. Start out saying the protagonist is a big loser but then surprise! They're actually super OP. It's not a subversion, it's how the trope plays out every time.
Where do they say that Isagi is at the top , Ego just says that he lied about the rankings and that every building is Building 5. Isagi wasn't even near the top in his Building 5
>revealed towards the end of the first arc. He was complaining that the misdirect fools no one and is therefore unnecessary and dumb. He thinks it would be better if it wasn’t there in the first place. I don’t think you guys were paying attention while watching the episode
21:06
'I'm sitting next to anime twitter' is the greatest insult Garnt has every said
Very bad take from Conner tho
My roaring laughter echoed across the fucking Pacific ocean
To be fair Joey was right the manga was better
@@ReD_738 It was the only right thing connor said, blue lock is so bad and also so insulting to the sport. The characters having a "monster" inside them is so corny and edgy omg. I literally turned off my TV when the mc said "we have the same eyes".
@@guywithasukapfp7835 You turn off you brain for the first 7 episode until you start to realize this is a Solo Leveling with Football where the MC starts to powercreeps and becomes a badass.
Garnt: I used to fcking like the romance genre
Joey: What happened?
Connor: He got married
Touche
Mudan gotta put in a warning for that execution in the future.
why did you jus type out what they said in the video. made it infinitely less funny
@@COWP just in case you forgot
@@COWP For people like me who skip around to chapters they care most about because theres too little time, maybe.
Garnt led this episode. He made this episode great showing his passion by asking good questions and giving fun great answers. Great episode! Hope there is more anime (or manga) related episodes
I agree. This episode was really fun!
next year again
I always thought whoever’s on the left hosts the convo haha
Yeah he is very good at that (he worked at the BBC)
@@zaahilibraahim7113 he worked in a BBC related company which a tech company for providing solutions to BBC so his former job doesn’t require skills as a reporter
"white girls have true crime , Garnt has Domestic girlfriend" raw fucking line
Says the guy who ends the episode with a documentary
@@ShadowOfMassDestruction connor is a white girl, right?
Tbh true crime is extraordinarily interesting
@@rivetRnC we found the white girl🗿
@@moaen1 😬☕️
Joey: The only bad movie he did was the one he never finished because he dies before it was finished
Connor: What's he up to? Is he just living off the wages of those four films?
yeah, Garnt did the same thing, just repeating of what others said, love the guy but its a bit annoying
I was going to make this comment. Literally the sentence before. Connor maxed out on those listening skills lol
@@zxcvs ok calm down it’s more funny than annoying
I just commented this and deleted it because I saw yours. I died at that part hahaha.
Agreed
Kids kicking a ball around*
Connor: Why is no one dying
Ikr blue lock is abt soccer not death
@@ktsus1mpyeah but they kinda act like their about to fuckn die
Cause their life's ambitions are on the line.
@@rovite359Squad Game
@@connormccloud5440Then they should suicide if they lose...
Joey: “….the *late* Satoshi Kon….”
Also Joey: “Imagine your only bad film being the one you didn’t finish because you died while making it.”
Connor: “So what is Satoshi Kon up to right now?”
tbf, Joey made it sound like an exaggeration.
Connor wasn't paying attention, he even said before that "I don't usually listen to what Joey is saying because it's some obscure sh*t I've never heard of"
@@Arcticanine Cool, but that's still just him being slow and lazy
@@balabanasireti Bruh, did you even read my comment xD
He's slow and lazy, cool but that doesn't apply to this situation.
@@Arcticanine I don't care, it's bad excuse
Connor legit hit Satoshi Kon with "he has been real quiet lately" meme
THAT IS FRIGHTENINGLY ACURRATE MY DEAR FRIEND.
only one reply on such a liked comment?
imma change that🗿🗿🗿
@@ashmitkar6449 it was so good we all silenced bruv
True, however, I wouldn’t trust Connor’s opinion on a story if I had a gun to my head, he’s a funny dude, but I wish the boys would realise that the dude legitimately doesn’t understand stories.
@@theperson8539 To be fair, Connor's is a necessary addition to this types of discussions as they need the point of view of someone who is more casual in understanding stories as well
1:47:30
Garnt: "People died."
Connor: "Wait, people actually died?"
Garnt: "Yes. People actually died."
Connor: _THANK GOD_
(also, yeah. as someone who's into BNHA, i can say that BNHA is the McDonalds of shonen anime.)
Could be worse lol could be the papa johns of anime aka black clover
McDonald's doesn't have characters that make me quit the franchise cold turkey like bitchkuguo
@@jorgeporras9262 ehh compared to most newer gen anime (boruto, black clover etc) it feels alot darker and better set up tbh it’s just cool to hate on the more popular series nowadays
@@sharebear421 ngl i started hating it due to the BNHA fandoms with their weird gay shippings
@@chaptereight3406 yeah the fan base is cancer, then again most anime fandoms are
You can tell Garnt's enthusiasm in this episode
This episode is Garnt's 2022 Anime recap video featuring the boys.
I don’t believe them
me neither
Same
I agree
Same
I agree
Connor’s “shut the fuck up” at 24:02 is burned into my memory. Such riveting passion, and distain for four episodes of an anime
Connor: What's Satoshi Kon been up to?
Garnt: He's dead.
*laughs hysterically*
Bets part was he was so zoned out that Joey just said he was dead and then Connor interrupt to asks what he is up to… like that part broke me.
Even talked about it on an episode with Chris( biggest Kon admirer on that table probably)
Rip a legend lol
"oh! 🙂"
SK. Satoshis desd. SK. 'toshi kon is dead.
Connor: Can i spoil?
Joey: No, I don't want you too.
*Continues not watching any anime for the next 5 years*
I think Run with the wind needs more recognition and respect, it's an amazing sports anime, one of the best for me. It's grounded, short, has amazing characters and story. More people need to watch Run with the wind.
When they were talking about sports shows without superpowers I immediately thought of this and Haikyuu. For me Haikyuu is still Hype AF, but as an adult I much prefer the University setting and adult characters from run with the wind
So much this. Was about to comment the same thing. I watched it for the first time about a year ago. Playing competitive sports growing up the show nailed the team aspect of toxic and encouraging behavior. Was very surprised i never heard of the show before.
Yesss, my favorite anime, it really ispired me to run and just improve my life
I wouldn't say it was grounded. in that show they took a bunch of amateurs, including a book worn and a heavy smoker and got them into a world class long distance competition with less of a year of training. i still enjoyed it over all though
It got me into running
that blue lock discussion was such a delight, never thought i'd get to see Garnt vs Anime Twitter irl
@afro owl same, I dropped it at ep 4, just as Connor did. It's a lame attempt at survival shounen with no actual stakes. I could care less about them not making the national team, not all of them could've made it anyway due to the limited number of players allowed. The thing with the ego just made me cringe, especially because football is a team game anyway and they have to work together with the other players to win a match. It's why I don't call it a sports anime (neither did its author), it's a cringe battle/survival shounen.
Joey's Right Manga Blue Lock hits soo diff
Bruh
Blue lock has been my greatest source of hype for the last few months
@@RenderingUser it's so boring bro. I like football but that shit is so ass
@@OK-mv4ih bruh
It's simply just hype
All the characters are epic
I watched blue lock while everyone else was watching the world Cup finals
Connor saying he wishes people would die in a sports anime is the most 14 year old edgy thing I heard from a man in his 20s
He maybe the biggest jojo fan, but he absolutely radiates tokyo ghoul fan energy at times
Blue Lock is also the weirdest hype show, them dying wouldn’t change how they act in the show
@@uatom that’s why it feels weird to watch
@@uatom actual sheep of connors i cant
@@kev1310 this is so fucking funny i do not know why. the welshman’s sheeple
the funniest thing is that the things Garnt said about the rent a girlfriend manga is so relatable its crazy and like theres a few thousand people on reddit every week experiencing the exact same thing Garnt is experiencing
I don't read it, but I love checking that subreddit whenever a new chapter comes out.
tbh garnt in general seems like a giant redditor
22:05
The strong disagree reaction face of Joey after Connor said his opinion on Blue Lock is hilarious
Made the same face when Gigguk said his thoughts on Overlord S4.
@@Mellow_Yellow13 time stamp?
@@Mellow_Yellow13 Is it a bad opinion though. If you already put down overlord in S2 or S3, I dont see S4 changing your mind.
@@rafsanarintika8987 Yeah, after a certain point the author becomes pretty formulaic. Build up some character to make fans like them, Nazarick people do something, Ainz completely misunderstands something, "Sasuga Ainz-Sama," tons of people die, render those built up characters irrelevant in some way, everything works out for Nazarick, rinse and repeat.
@@rafsanarintika8987 Gigguk said he watched through S3 though. I can’t imagine finding season 4 a downgrade from season 3 and liked it. I think it was arguably the best season and the first one to not feel rushed.
The boys watch anime for the first time! It’s always fun to watch people discover new media. Hopefully they will talk about this more often!
Maybe one of them will start a "New anime fan reacts to [insert] anime!" series like other youtubers new to the medium do.
Thank you Connor for reminding us that yes the name of this podcast is good and accurate
That Blue Lock take made me mald a little bit.
The biggest shock of 2023! Can't believe Connor and Joey actually watched anime
When the dark timeline jokes turned real
This was probably recorded like 3 months ago in 2022.
i'm very curious about what Garnt's thoughts would be of Kaguya sama once the movie and season 4 come out. Because what he's saying is that his enjoyment of romance really declined once he entered marriage and honestly Kaguya really became amazing for me once it explored the complexities of actually being in a relationship.
Hopefully he enjoys it. The next arc of Kaguya after the confessiins had me really worried initially that they were gonna pad out the story with an unnecessary twist, but eventually turned into my favorite arc of the entire Manga. The entirety of Kaguya where they actually are in a relationship, is just the best.
does kaguya actually get good because tbh I was so bored when I tried to watch it I stopped and just went and did my math homework cause it was more entertaining
@@spookyyy3 Where did you stop? The first half of the first season was definitely up to personal taste if you liked it or not. It only got to the parts I liked near the end of season 1. But season 2 and 3 was where the quality really sky rocketed and it became a romance classic.
If you're expecting the typical ecchi or shonen it might not be for you. But if you like an actually interesting rom com then Kaguya is a great show in comparison to other romcoms. Just don't expect it to be what you want it to be because this show likes to challenge tropes.
@@humourlessjester3584 I second this first half of season 1 is pretty slow specially the anime. Season 2 really ramps it up. I really hope people will still watch season 4 of Kaguya cause the best of Love is War really is all the arcs after they ended up together
@@spookyyy3 can i knew where and when you drop it ?
cause season 1 is too comedy based and if you aren't that invest with japanese jokes and memes, yes, it kinda meh.
Joey: "The only bad Satoshi film was the one he didn´t finish because he died."
Connor: "So is that man living off the rent."
Garnt and Joey: "No, he died."
Connor: "Oh..."
Monke brain cannot focus for more than 1 minute confirmed
Joey: can you imagine that the one bad movie you made is the one you couldn't finish because you died?
Connor: oh what is he up to now?
that totally proves to me that Connor was paying attention to what they where talking about
@みこ さこ lmao how the fuck did a japanese spambot get here
time stamp?
Connor saying "I just want people to die" is so good out of context
he just like me fr fr
well, you can't die when you have the power of friendship.
Well, he also said "I am going to marry a five year old." out of nowhere. Makes me a bit more concerned that those were the first things in his mind.
Being Brittish innit?
It's perfect out of context
Garnt really lead this episode and his passion was amazing plus I will never get over him saying he is sitting next to anime twitter irl!!! our boy is such a mood!
Friendly reminder that it’s OK for the boys to not like the anime shows that you like. It doesn’t mean either of you are wrong. People have their own opinions and tastes and it’s important to respect that.
For me, I love Blue Lock and Horimiya but I understand why the boys dislike them. That doesn’t take away from my enjoyment or love for those shows.
Also I love domestic girlfriend so thank you Garnt for talking about it!
Thats really it tbh, some people prefer different aspects, personal experiences also help narrow it down. Just kinda sad that some (maybe alot) of people trash other peoples' takes the moment it doesn't sit well with their own preferences
@@aokyoutsuki7744 I stopped taking any opinion they have seriously. is helped byhow they even admit they made the opinions based on personal bias (and garnt is the only one who at least tries to say, be up to day with my hero academia, if only to hate it properly)
I just "leave acomment to remind my self I watched the episode" and move on with my life.
because they seem to like all the things i hate.
especially their comments about anime being "too unrealistic" (what, they want anime to be basically that rick and morty joke of "realistic videogames"?) and seemingly want more "dark and edge" in their stories.
the horimiya take didnt even seem to be aimed at the anime tbf, they were talking about the manga specifically... the horimiya anime is incredibly fast-paced with the romance developing between the two leads (maybe too fast?)
@@tigerwoods3729 the horimiya anime basically spedrun the manga to the point they showed one arc they skipped in the credits.
@@ianr.navahuber2195 yeah that's my thing too. I respect their opinion and all but I seriously don't agree with the fact that every anime needs to be realistic and grounded. Most of the people watches and enjoys anime to cut off themselves for a bit from real world and immersed themselves in the anime.
At last, the boys are doing justice to the podcast's name.
True lol
Going back to their roots, so proud of them
as if they hadn't been throwing trash takes on full auto up until now
they had good takes this episode.
Garnt turning anime talk into rent a girlfriend and domestic girlfriend talk is peak Trash Taste, at this point I just don't trust any of their opinions on anime.
Connor looked so dead in the eyes once Garnt and Joey started talking about bocchi the rock and k-on
Right?! His head was just moving left and right. Like I was at childhood when my father and uncle discussed politics 😂
I felt so bad for him. He was just poker face quietly all this time.
@@Ramzan308it’s always funny to see him look so disinterested when Garnt and Joey start weebing out
Congratulations guys! It only took 137 chapters to get into an episode where you finally talk about anime!
Trash Taste slowly overtaking One Piece
☠
Typical anime plot, takes atleast 100 chapters to finally happen something
3:12 Bro really looked him the face, heard him say the director died before he could finish his last film, then proceeded to ask about what he's up to. 💀😭🤣
He already decided to ask that and monke brain just held back that input until after he got his question out.
I think that the more 'cartoonish-style' (as the boys called it) worked in favor of My hero Academia in the first season. Because it was so over the top that it kind of felt like a parody of western comic books. But this style got toned down as the story got darker and somehow the show never got the tonal shift right. It just feels stuck between a cartoonish comedy (which could work if done right) and these dark stories that get hold back by the inconsistent tone. I feel like Horikoshi (author of MHA) wanted to combine too many things together and it just didn't work as intended.
(Btw I'm aware that this comment will most likely get lost and never seen by anybody but I just had to let my opinion out as I was a MHA fan back in it's peak and often think about this topic.)
I actually think Horikoshi's art is great for the horror vibes especially by the Villain arc
My gripes is that all that potential gets lost in favor of playing favoritism to bad characters like bakuguo and it's not a hot take to say that since even he apologized for how he wrote him. Until he dies or until deku finally beats him I'm not coming back. My only investment is the my hero comissions I've been paid for and I draw them begrudgingly to an old movie clip that vents my frustration with this franchise
He’s just not good at writing plot or committing to characters. He’ll write a serious arc where a side character gets to finally shine and then he follows it up with boring class arc with terrible comedy and that side character is forgotten forever
@@Pearlem no kidding. The last time I followed an arc it was when deku todoroki and spastic Explosives were shadowing endeavor then this villain on a ball was being built up like he was going to be anything and I cynically thought in the back of my head that this guy is just a jobber in the next chapter and that's exactly what happened.
@@Pearlem
That hasn't been true for years Iida might be the only side character he forgot about and there hasn't been a real school arc in over like a hundred chapters
Connor liking Golden Boy for all the wrong reasons is unironically relatable
Connor "I was born in the wrong generation" Colquhoun
Wrong reason? I don't see anything wrong with his reasoning
There was nothing wrong with his reasoning.
Is there a wrong reason for loving the gospel that is golden boy?
btw bikes beat MCs in downhill
@@lindholmaren I was thinking, I want more after 6 episodes. I understand why they stopped coz I genuine want to erase my memories of reading that shit's manga. It went downhill so that's probably a reason
I love how during the whole Bocchi segment, Connor is just patiently waiting for him to be able to enter the conversation again. (Also kinda suprised Garnt never mentioned the awesome music it had)
I like how he looks like he clocked out in the first half of that discussion.
Grant said on stream that the music was mid (someone asked him the same question)
@@akashP998 lol bro he did not said that on the stream
@@akashP998 he said the insert songs are better than the opening
@@akashP998 if the music is mid then no way the MVs has millions of views lol
Joey: Can you imagine just having just such a perfect filmography that your only bad entry is the one you didn’t finish because you died
Connor (fully listening and looking at him not a second later): so what’s he up to
this episode was everything the boys did not expect it to be... a greatly captivating episode
It's funny how the mention kaguya as the best romance anime cause the dude who wrote it literally started writing it because he didn't have a highschool romance and wanted to imagine what it would have been like. Idk if the mc is a self insert or not but the man wrote it cause he didn't get any action in highschool
the combo of these 3 guys is too great, Joey with the learned japanese and omega cultured vibe + garnt with the smooth conversationistic and Connor with his charisma, character and honest takes
I love hearing all their thoughts about mob psycho 100! Sad that joey hasn't caught up to it, so garnt and connor had to hold back a bit. Season 2 is absolutely amazing, but season 3 has a special place in my heart. It truly is a season long epilogue, and I enjoyed every second of it. Also, hard agree on playing the opening during the finale's climax! And the message of the song thematically matches with what was happening in the scene too!
Same, it didn't feel long, padded or stretched out to me at all
it was a Masterpiece, and it is a Masterpiece
I wish I enjoyed Mob Psycho as much as everyone else seems to. It just doesn't click for me. It's alright, it's not bad per se but it doesn't blow me away the way that the wider community seems to be with it. /shrug
@@ktvindicare fair , different taste , i personally cant enjoy things like full metal alchemist or death note or evangelion cuz they are too deep and doomer for me , but i love made in abyss cuz its sad and deep but in a anecdotal storyline where we truly only see the world through figures in history and present which connects me with the characters and world rather than feeling like a outsider looking in but im also really dumb so i love to read jujutsu kaisen cuz its easy to read and amazing but then i also like chainsaw man cuz it does the doomer and deep in a different way than normally is done where the ending is pretty obvious but it gets more clear as you go through that the suspicions you may have had are more grounded than you originally thought which i enjoy too , mob psycho is a show that holds alot of weight to me alot cuz of where i was mentally/physically in a abusive home and how i could relate to the experiences of wanting to blow up but i held that in and id often hurt people i genuinely cared for rather than those who tormented me through my actions and words , another story that holds alot of weight for me is parasyte the maxim which again terrible spot and i could really relate to Kana and she made me cry which was one of the emotions i really dont let myself do , anime and media in general can have any assortment of reasons why or why it isnt impactful on you so dont feel like u missed out cuz u prolly have amazing shows and media other people cant feel for , i also cant play video games with story and enjoy them ,i have to be with someone else while playing them at similar time or watch someone else cuz i like stories and i like telling them but the biggest part is seeing a reaction and emotion behind it , in shows i can feel for characters , in games i cant but others can so i enjoy it through them , thats the reason i dont go to the movies with people in my row or in a group if possible cuz ill pay too much attention to the people im with/audience rather than the movie and how it makes me feel , weird how minds are wired to draw similarities in places and none in others and how others around can draw similarities inaccurately due to their lack of knowledge on the internal affairs of the mind in others but ig thats being human , we make patterns and shapes where they dont exist and sometimes where they do ,all a matter of prospective and knowledge , anyways if u read through this long ramble i appreciate u
@@SepehrKiller i agree and am also a massive fan but season 3 couldve been a movie if they wanted it to be and i still think they should try to make it into a movie but ig maybe the art style wouldnt blend well into modern day anime movies where everything has to be like super duper pretty idk , still would like to see it in movie form , either way modern classic for sure
I loved that opening playing there. In the first season it was Mob's theme, but playing it here for Reigen actually made it clear that it was actually everyone's song all along.
When they talked about how certain series feel shorter even tho they're long AF, I'm so glad I've started One Piece when I was kid, because I understand why people are intimidated by the length of the show/manga, I'm also someone who almost never watches something long that isn't finished, but WOW the way Eiichirō Oda makes this hundreds of episodes hella entertaining and also How develops this characters and world? it's insane, like the writing in One Piece it's so great at making you feel like you're watching a tiny adventure in this gigantic and rich world and you want to continue, such a beautiful series.
Too bad Wano was absolute garbage juice
Even if it's dumb and the power scaling is absolutely absurd, I'm glad I got into Dragon Ball as a kid.
@@ShadowOfMassDestruction Serious? Dragon was fucking shit.
I love it's manga my top 3 of all time but it's anime is not that good it's pacing super slow ,it has recaps and flashback recaps which covers 15 min of episode and animation is also poor from punk hazard to first half of cake island which is like 300 episode
@@Cyzure perfect place to comment this
LMAO Garnt's story about vanilla romance not doing it for him anymore kinda sounds so much like how fetishes form 😂
On the point about Prince of Tennis, I have to agree. I used to be so into that manga when it first came out and I loved that most of the earlier chapters were rooted in reality. But, as time went on, things just got so out of hand and were just unbelievable. That is why I like the manga Baby Steps. It's another tennis story but is completely rooted in reality. It focuses on someone who is a complete amateur at tennis who works his way up to becoming a pro player. It is so well done.
Need more anime like Baby steps. I loved how he turned being a hard worker into a super power
Haikuu has a good balance of hype and being grounded it gives the main characters a satisfying win but also doesn't let them keep winning the same way they have to adapt and get better and you watch there journey
thank you
It just made me feel down a bit that after finishing the manga, it stuck with hinata as it's original goal and the team stopped being the driving force. I think that's something that made it strong in writing and unique overall but as someone who's watched a lot of sports anime, I felt a bit disconnected. 😔
@@xitogun101 (manga spoilers) That was kinda the point though. Like Kageyama said at the end of the final hs match when they talked about the future highschool years: "I wanted to win with THIS team". To us and Karasuno is the players that exist in Hinata and Kageyama's first years. They were the most formative years of their highschool career, and ending that part after the first year keeps that true for us. But the series was always going to build up to Kageyama vs Hinata.
Come on now. In like episode 3 one of the characters gets a spike and has a slow motion speech about how deep it is that his spike has transcended the wall of hands that appear to block him. There are characters that call themselves shit like “the king”. Haikyu is full of anime bullshit
@@Pearlem I mean its just internal thoughts. Not like they're literally having conversations lmfao. The actual gameplay is very grounded in reality with some occasional minor stuff that isnt bad enough to be unbelievable. Its still a story focused on characters and their development though.
Peoples who genuinely think that mob psycho didn't need a third season clearly watched the show when they were on their phones, how can you miss this hard? It was never about mob becoming the strongest esper and defeating the the big baddie villains, it was always about the characters growth, and season 2 definitely didn't wrap it all up.
Kon didn't actually animate anything for the movie Akira but he was one of Otomo's assistants when he was making the manga.
I've actually gotten the chance to meet the VA for Golden Boy a long time ago at a random convention at my home town. Very nice man, he was just a hilarious IRL as he was in the show.
I think what they're trying to explain in the My Hero Academia section is that the story doesn't feel real. It doesn't feel grounded in it's own world. It doesn't sell the audience on the idea that these things are really happening and that those things matter and affect the characters.
I was kinda sad with Connor's opinion on Mob 3 when he said it didn't feel necessary and it went on for too long, but he saved it at the end by saying Reigen is one of his favorite characters in anime.
You feel sad? Imagine how I must feel!
So Connor has made sure to wear this jacket everywhere😂😂
It’s his new thing
First the shirt now this
Truly
it's his patagonia 250$ jacket ofcourse he's gonna wear it everywhere. XD
It's a sick jacket
Man, I remember when this used to be a podcast about food.
I love that you had a section on Golden Boy! So great, and Connor is spot on, bring back the Office Women!
i need more misato from nge and the lady on the motorcycle from golden boy type women in my life fr
There should be an anime about a couple that has been together for years, and have slowly grown to not care about each other. They don't love each other, or hate each other. They just exist in the same house, but overtime they slowly rekindle their love.
That would be too painfully realistic for couples😭
@@mius.cereal No it wouldn't! He said that they would rekindle their love in the end, while in reality thus would never happened 😭
Concerning Re Zero S3, I think the reason it hasn't been released or announced is that most of the White Fox animators left to do Mushoku Tensei. And S3/Arc 5 contains much more action than the earlier Arcs so they need a good team to do it well. But they have some kind of announcement coming (late March IIRC) so hopefully that will be for a new season.
As for never ending, Tappei is currently writing the last parts of Arc 7... of around 11 planned Arcs. So yes it will be a long one.
IMO, the reason season 3 isn't coming out anytime soon is probably because it's primarily a promotion of the source material. And it kinda makes sense that pace is optimal for the purpose both keeping interest of hardcore fans and interesting new audience for years to come.
Imagine if they hastily released like 4 or more seasons, but there is no more original source to adapt. It leaves awkward silence for like 3 years until the whole series is finished. There is no reason for most anime-only watchers to read light novel, since they already experienced most of the story, and most will not be bothered to read remaining books, i.e. it is hard to transition from watching animated series to reading it.
If you think about this way, it all comes together (at least, in my head).
@@tns2167 they wouldn't go the lengths of paying for the commercial minutes to add more time each episode. Re:zero's S2 feels like a passion project from white fox.
They seem to really understand what they have with Re Zero and know not to rush it thankfully
White fox also has been getting back up hiring again making a good possibility for re zero season 3 they also haven't been doing much and goblin slayer season 2 is being done by a diff studio iirc. so ye i really have high hopes for it that it'll be announced in animejapan 2023 this march
Oh woah it’s been a while since they talk solely about anime haha.
It was such an entertaining and enjoyable and interesting episode.
In regards to romance anime not moving forward, the thing that makes me appreciate Wotakoi so much is that they went "You know what? Fuck it!", and they made the main couple official by the end of fucking episode 1. No "will they won't they" shenanigans. Episode 1 ends with the main characters confessing and agreeing to date and the rest of the story is about them as a couple.
I watched/read it before getting into a relationship and basically twice since. Once near the beginning of our relationship and now a year and a half in. It's so..rewarding. I really wish there was more than 10 volumes. I feel like there's a lot more they coiod explore with it.
It doesn't help that we are so spot on that couple. The only difference is that I'm more laid back and open about being a weeb, and he keeps it more under wraps. Like on the weeb side of it it's cathartic in how relatable it is. In the relationship side it's just a reminder to be more considerate of each other and communicate more. Again I think more people would remember it and be more attached if there was some more relationship progression and if it was longer.
Joey: Satoshi Kon died before he finish his film.
Connor: So, what is he up to?
bruh
Man mob psycho is an anime where the "Its not the destination its about the journey / friends we made along the way" thing actually shines and matters more than it wrapping up.Shows like that needs to be a slow burner, so the slower paced season 3 made more sense to me . I know they didnt have that much material to begin with but not going the movie route and making the season 3 was artistically a better choice. I understand connor is about the pee pee poo poo gamer brain fast action and prefers things getting done quick but imho mob psycho works better in slow pace. Heck i didnt evem need the action ( even tho the animation IS FUCKING AMAZING ) all i cared about was mobs journey of becoming a person anyone could be proud of . Truly peak fiction masterpiece fr fr .
Honestly I am glad Mob didnt get the movie treatment it had ample time to tie all the loose ends beautifully
3:16 HAHAHAHAHA I literally already have to pause the episode. Connor, so wholesomely and non-chalant asks what Satoshi Kon is up to, I thought he was doing a bit. Joey even just said he died. ohhhh connor.
Not that funny. Weeb pic and a name that ain't yours sums up your brain so
@@leightonrud66 oh fuck fr? did someone ask though? like I cant find anybody who asked aw shit thats sad😔
@@leightonrud66 LMFAO BRO THINKS PEOPLE NEEDS TO USE THEIR REAL NAMES ONLINE
@@leightonrud66 who hurt you nigga 💀💀
'Just living or something' I joined Satoshi Kon at that line.
Connor went on the Yard and said he doesn't watch Anime. Now on TT he's saying he watched anime.
We need Columbo in here to straighten out the stories.
Wow! They actually talked about anime almost the entire episode! I don't think they've ever talked about anime this much. I enjoyed it though. I don't need every episode to be like this, but it was nice. 🙂
Hearing how Joey explain Millenium actress makes me think that fujimoto took inspiration from it when making goodbye eri
did you mean Millennium actress? or did I miss something?
@@elina1271 oh shit i got them mixed up lmao ty for the correction
Honestly one of the best episodes in a while
Anime watchers: We want more originality.
Anime : Be more original.
Anime watchers: Wtf is this? Make more of the old thing. I liked that.
Its like experiments. Theyre original but maybe they just aren't good or not ready for the world yet
Futurama answered this
Fry: Viewers dont want anything original they just wanna see the same thing they've seen a 1000 times before
Originality doesn't make it automatically good ☠️
@@AVIGOOO If your reason for rejecting the originality is because you want it to be more like what you've already seen then that's where the problem is and that's what the OP was saying. You're talking about a different scenario
@@nanashi7779 no kid
I hope they enjoyed the journey of discovering a new medium, hope they do more about it in the future! Nice to see Garnt finding the joys of slice of life and everything else.
I love that this episode has lots of good anime recommendations
Can you list them up then I can ss
@@masterbitter7688 1. Ride your wave (movie)
2. Golden boy (dub)
3. Birdie wing
4. Slame dunk
5. Ping pong the animation
6. Prince of tennis
7. Bocchi the rock
8. Blue lock
9. Overlord
10. Mobile suit Gundam: the witch from mercury
11. Summertime rendering
12. Kaguya sama love is war
13. Quintessential quintuplets
14. Mob psycho
I personally think they shat on QQ for no reason, it ain't as bad/boring as they make it out to be.
@@Malvium I was surprised Garnt preferred hate reading rent a girlfriend, like what
Always has been
Connor: "we don't need more Loli vampire anime"
Joey: "😂😅🥲" 'silently cries in monogatari'
Damn damn damn... They started with my favourite Satoshi Kon Film😭😭😭😭😭.
The scene transitions in Millennium Actress is what made me hook into it. There is this scene where the main lead is running and the background, outfits, atmosphere, story ... All changes without changing the running. It was soo Epic
Joey:*talking about how good satoshi kon movies are*
Garnt:*repeats everything Joey just said*
that's usually joeys signature move. for literally everything.
@user-od3tf2gs7s no
@@qjhebdkwk saying how good satoshi kon movies are?
garnt repeated what joey said word for word, thus proving that he still is synchronized with Joe
He thought he could describe it differently but then lost it.
Guess I'm rewatching while waiting for the late news episode
Same
1:46:24
Feels like Connor omitted the entire fucking bit that Gentle became a villain because his attempt at rescuing someone resulted in manslaughter and he was shunned by society, so he became a villain because his entire life fell apart due to one simple mistake.
Yeah I swear they just zoned out for that entire arc because despite them calling it a filler that whole arc is pretty vital for both Deku's character development and in part showing how society can screw over people and make them become villains.
@@mikemorro140 Like, I'll agree with them that MHA feels long because I stopped watching it myself after season 4 (though I still check out manga spoilers) and honestly, their opinions on most stuff from seasons 1-4 feel braindead. Like with Gentle for example, he and La Brava basically saved each other, I don't know how much more clear it could be.
And Connor can hate on Bakugo all he wants because Bakugo is a bad person, but he's in no way a bad character. It's just that his development is too subtle to notice when one is not paying attention.
@@mikemorro140 That was actually my favorite battle in the manga...
Doesn't mean that arc wasn't complete shit, I can see why most people think it was filler or did not pay attention.
@@SailorSetsuna7 Former MHA reader here (dropped long ago), I agree that the writing in MHA is pretty good, but most of the criticisms they made about the show were valid imho.
How the world feels too safe and bright even when bad things happen, the pacing, how most things MHA does right competing shows do better, etc.
I hate to say this since I actually really appreciate Horikoshi as a mangaka, but MHA is just turned out to be a really mediocre anime. It's understandable that it fell off.
I mean you don't really go to Connor for nuanced intelligent takes. And I don't say that as an insult, this isn't a series that was ever going to appeal to him. So bad takes are expected. I was more surprised by Garnt saying things that were dark on paper weren't in motion. Without spoiling, I don't see many other shows, anime or otherwise, willing to show a particular breed of violence. Even doing it off screen is often too much for many viewers and MHA had the balls to do it without looking away. The only way that shit doesn't land is because you don't want it to.
MHA is far from flawless but boy howdy do people give it an overly hard time. While simultaneously propping up alternatives that are equally flawed, if not worse. Bleach is a quick read because it's mostly vapid content, there isn't much to take in so you can blast right through it. Fun. But not remotely similar outside of genre. You know a series that has no danger to it? One piece. Is it still a great series? Absolutely.
I don't mind people not liking MHA, but don't fuckin lie about why. It's ok to not know.
I was so hyped when Dreaming Machine was announced as a fan of both Kon and Hirasawa(and his song “Dreaming Machine”). But yeah, it was a tragedy.
If there is anything I've learned about Connor lts that every anime he doesn't like are the ones I need to watch.
I'm so happy seeing the boys praising my favorite anime movie (Millenium Actress)
For re zero, white fox is kinda facing a crisis, since the employees they have access to just got halved down to about 50. To make matters worse, the next arc that season 3 would cover has a ton of action compared to previous arcs that white fox is not specialized towards.
It's weird because nowadays I became obsessed with reading manga, literally the opposite of pre-covid where I would actively watch anime at any chance of break I get.
You're going through the natural life cycle of a weeb. At some point in the next couple of years you'll get bored of manga as well and then feel frustrated at having nothing to watch or read while having a "planned" list hundreds of entries long.
The amount of times Garnt says “and stuff like that” at the end of sentence😂😂😂😂
The boys: "women and true crime am I right"?
Also the boys: *Proceeds to talk about true crime for 20 minutes*
I've always said as a rule, a bad show can be saved by great characters, but a good show can't work with bad characters. You can come up with an amazing, 10 out of 10 plot but if your characters are dry it dies.
Satoshi Kon, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Masamune Shirow. They made my childhood awesome. I still read and watch their works from time to time.
Next episode: We've read manga!
were finally Joey says he's read JJK ,and Connor says he caught up to One Piece.
For real especially recent chapter of JJK, Gege’s definitely cooking
JJK S2 coming in July and the manga is ending this year man
@@Echidonadonut69
I know...I can't wait for Joey to change his opinion on JJK
But knowing him and how stubborn he can be...he'll just keep saying the same shit
Garnt and Connor are definitely going to talk about it
@Márcio Amaral I remember joey talking about jjk before the anime even came out in his "what will I be watching in Fall 2020 season" video and he was praising jjk manga and hoping for a good adaptation and he even said if they make the anime adaption right, this will be the next big thing but after jjk being the next big thing, for some reason he started calling ig overrated and mid 🤷♂️ idk some ppl are just weird
*6 months later
new ep on spotify but not on youtube for some reason”we terrified our parents in japan”
Connor's really helping them live up to their name with his Blue Lock takes
He wasn’t wrong, it’s just his reasoning was pretty bad
@@MonkeyDGintoki it was just some points I didn't get because in other animes it's humanly impossible while in blue lock every move or goal has been done in real life and most of the reasonings of why it's so unserious we get the explanation why the manga would be better for Connor
Such L take. Connor likes mid jojo and cringe shows
If you agree with him, you either a girl or a mod
@@MonkeyDGintoki really. Wow. OK. I actually thought his reasoning was really good but that could because I hate the anime too so maybe my biase is playing into it
Connor really said “what he up to now” when they said he died before that
time stamp?
People can make mistakes it ain't that big a deal
The sentence before
yeah garnt explained it perfectly, the thing with my hero is that i just cant get invested in any of the characters, like at all. im someone who is easily attached to anime and can get very sentimental yet i couldnt bring myself to care about anyone or anything that was happening in the anime. so when things happen to these characters, i feel nothing. and none of them feel interesting to me aside from endeavor
Garnt describing the new Gundam story about how a massive union of corporations having a monopoly on giant robots made me think of Armored Core so much.
Garnt still doesn't understand that k-on was never about the girls focusing on band. It was a means of enjoying their youth and taking it slow. Besides they did have a lot of music.
Anyways, I liked both shows and hope bocchi gets season 2.
He knows but that's also why he doesn't care.
Nah it is still shit
It’s a cringe stupid show made for guys to find fake girls cute
@afroowl9933 Indeed. I love cute girls doing cute things. Besides since it gives off k-on vibes and it's is own thing too, is why I like bocchi.
Summertime rendering is underrated. Must watch who really want suspense & mystery. No cringe and edgy fan service
it's good but it also starts with MC landing in big titties, which then contiunes with a panty shot
No fan service also that lady with hammer exist.
Having read both Kaguya and Rent-a-Girlfriend, Garnt is *beyond help* with that take
What take
Did you watch his anime awards vid? xD. He loves Kaguya sama
Yeah I did. The take here was 'Kaguya Sama is, on paper and as a critic, one of the greatest romance manga and anime ever made... and I'd take Domestic Girlfriend over it any day of the week... I realised the most fun I've had with romance manga in the last two years is probably Rent a Girlfriend'
(Like I'm not being serious, it's just funny when his love for trash comes out haha)
1:37:00 when connor says "I understand Garnt now" under his breath is so funny for some reason, like he has been trying to figure out the annomaliy that is Garnt
Garnt explaining that new Gundam when the high school stuff comes in is like... Oversized Medabots
LMAO god Gentle Criminal and La Brava are my favorite characters (and AREN'T filler characters.) Love having Connor roast my faves
Basically Conner and Mouse
@@pittstreet7572 so that's why he hates gentle. because he too is a villain for being british
I personally don't agree with any of the My Hero takes. Gentle was not a filler arc. It was a low stakes arc. The objective of that arc was to make a traumatized child feel good and free her from the mental clutches of the guy who ruined her life. To make Eri smile. Having an Overhaul or Shigaraki style villain wouldn't have worked in that arc because the idea of said arc was to have a wholesome conclusion and make a child smile. Even then Gentle's arc still had moments of darkness because we learn that his attempt to save someone ended with them dying. With everyone telling him that he couldn't be a hero. Which gives him parallels to Deku because everyone, even All Might(at first), told him that he couldn't be a hero and that he should be realistic. Gentle is who Izuku could've been if he'd given up. Just because an arc doesn't have a ton of action at all times doesn't make it filler.
In regards to Bakugo, I could understand if you were in early S1 or 2 and thought he might've been a person with questionable morals, but it's made very clear in S3 that he's not going to be a villain and it culminates in him venting to Deku and them becoming proper rivals. He isn't a bad person, much less a bad character. In fact, I find it ironic that Connor loves Endeavor so much but hates Bakugo when they pretty much have the same character arc. Although, Bakugo is on a much lesser scale because Endeavor did way worse than him, but still.
yup, MHA was slow at times but it was never something which made me think "please just complete the story already", but I guess name's trash taste for a reason, personally I think Connor has monkey brain about genres as in good/bad, bluelock is really good, MHA really really good.
His complaints about blue lock not being a matter of life and death was huge L, because for atheletes playing for their country is the end goal, it is a matter of life and death, people do dope in olympics just so that can get gold medal even if it cost them a significant portion of their lives. so yeah I enjoy the podcast but I think it's best they dont discuss anime because their takes are not that good frankly but still I enjoy seeing them
@ 19:00 not sure if this would help but I remember that the stakes were a bit higher, if I'm not mistaken if you're kicked out of Blue Lock you can't play Soccer AT ALL, so you're dream of even at least playing nationally are gone. Not quite the same as "if you loose the game you die", but it at least puts it in better context
Connor says he’s watched anime, I sleep 😴
Joey, The Anime Man who DOESN’T watch anime, says he’s watched anime, IM FRIGGIN AWAKE 😱
Funny how Connors ploblems with Blue Lock would have been answered if only watched 2-3 episodes more
It's too much for his monke brain
Was looking for this
He was just throwing shit to the wall like the monkey he his, hoping something sticks.
@@Star6Future someone is pissed ☠
If a show can't keep a viewer after 4 episodes, doubling down on the sunk cost fallacy won't work.
I love Overlord way too much man. It's the only series thus far where the anime captivated me enough to make me read the light novels, wait for new volumes to come out, then re-read the whole series just for the new volume.
Saaame
I have to agree with these anime studios having the weirdest priorities.
"Oh they're all too busy that's why every highly anticipated season takes 3 decades and a virgin sacrifice" AND WHOSE FAULT IS THAT???
Like, are the guys in charge being forced to make 32 obscure slice of life Isekai light novel series for the summer season so that they have 1 guy dedicated on animating each one in 28 hour sessions daily? (Except for Kazuma the intern, he gets to animate two series at once because he's ambidextrous!)
Like, many animators are already being underpaid and overworked as is, but it's even worse when it's on a 4/10 nothing series that no one asked for and is going to fade into obscurity after selling maybe 1 figure as a joke for seemingly no reason.
Man, thinking about Satoshi Kon still hits kinda hard. I can't even imagine what he would have made if he hadn't gone so soon.
mamoru hosoda was the guy who kept making the same film over and over! Belle, Summer Wars, and Boy and the Beast all share the huge virtual log-in world with lots of users trope.
In Blue Lock, the MC isn't the shittiest, they literally tell every group that they're the shittiest and it's revealed the MC is towards the top at the end of the first arc
Exactly what I was thinking, he should’ve watch a few more episodes
@@ReD_738 How the boys talk about anime these days reminds me of Garnt's / Gigguk's "Anime fans: the ultimate guidebook" video.
especifically the part of "the anime fans who can catch up with anime through memes only"
who would have thought that would describe connor and joey these days.
That's what they do in every Shonen though. Start out saying the protagonist is a big loser but then surprise! They're actually super OP. It's not a subversion, it's how the trope plays out every time.
Where do they say that Isagi is at the top , Ego just says that he lied about the rankings and that every building is Building 5. Isagi wasn't even near the top in his Building 5
>revealed towards the end of the first arc.
He was complaining that the misdirect fools no one and is therefore unnecessary and dumb. He thinks it would be better if it wasn’t there in the first place. I don’t think you guys were paying attention while watching the episode