950 Club Anime Podcast

Here's another After Hours discussion where we go beyond anime and geek out over general pop culture as the 950 club review two Marvel productions: Ms. Marvel and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Both shows are unique in the sense that the creativity is geared towards female viewers but also a break from the mold of Marvel productions. Jamaal and Edwin debate over Ms. Marvel's intentions as well as bring out the surface of the show's charm. While the review of She-Hulk becomes a very engaging debate with many topics like representing feminism in modern television, clashing with troupes, and if She-Hulk is well regarded compared to other Disney Plus shows. We also sneak in our Top Favorite Disney Plus and of course bring out the chill chat vibes!

Part 2 of our 2021 Fan Special features Vivy : Flourite Eye's Song. When evil AI destroys humanity in the future, a doctor sends his time saving device named Matsumoto to go back a 100 years and interact with the only hope for humanity: Vivy, an autonomous android singing idol. What starts off as a time hoping sci-fi adventure slowly becomes a show about choices and finding the answers to the questions that enlightens our existence. Edwin and Jack redive into this super awesome show and it's many highlights from the complexities of the sassy robot Matsumoto to Vivy's reluctance in being a hero while she tries to make everyone happy with her singing. A truly special episode!

Part 2 of our best of 2021! This section we mention the elite of the elite shows for the year 2021. We focus on the shows that didn't make our top 10 but represent their genre or changed anime for the better! Shows like Vivy: Fluroite Eye's Song, Ranking of Kings, The Heike Story, and Horimiya! Then for the final portion of the show Jack and Edwin give their personal top 10 shows of the year. Shows like Komi Can't Communicate, My Senpai is Annoying, Mierko-chan, Mushkou Tensei Jobless Reincarnation, The Faraway Paladin, some season 2 gems and our personal top favorites that reflect on what we think the standard of anime should be. (Hint, hint, the cover of our episode). Additional artwork by Sedeto! Please check her Instagram, Twitter and Twitch pages!! And as always, check Edwin's Instagram page @enievesart!

(Previously Recorded in March 2022)

Our 2021 Fan Special includes two well regarded shows that took us a while to finally catch up with: Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song and the "86." Part 1 focuses on the "Eighty Six," a show where you expect high energy mech battles but later on shifts focus more into a psychological battle with war and the consequences of loss. Edwin and Jack discuss the many themes this show packs in from its modern day discussion of drone warfare to veteran/refugee politics. A surprisingly engaging review!
We also have a short and sweet review of the movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0. Check it out!!

The halfway point of the year is here but we are nearly caught up with all the great anime in 2024! As the summer season starts we reflect back this past Spring season as Edwin, Jack and Jamaal share their early impressions on the Spring shows in 2024. Our main anime this episode will reflect on is the first half of the 3rd Season of That Time I Was Reincarnated as a Slime. A more than unusual start to this crucial season, the club asks can this show pick up the pieces and get back to form? The other big time review that we gladly share is X-Men 97, a sequel soft reboot that excels expectations. But what makes this show so prevalent today? Do all the X-Men shine in this story? Well tune in to find out along with C2E2 2024 stories, modern day Video Gamer struggles, and allllll that anime!!