Re: Anime Podcast - Episode 15 (The Appeal of Long Running Shounen)

03/09/16 • 31 min

This time on the Re: Anime Podcast we dive into the worlds of LRS: long-running shounen! From Naruto to Bleach to One Piece and even the likes of Fairy Tail, what is it that keeps our interest going for hundreds of episodes? Moreover, what keeps these shows going for that long? /u/darthnick426 helps explain the mass appeal, as well as what we can expect from this genre moving forward. We also explore a bunch of other airing Winter 2016 shows, including a trio of shorts and a KyoAni show! 0:33 Tales from the No-Drop Zone - 0:45 Musaigen no Phantom World (Myriad Colors Phantom World) - 5:38 Ojisan to Marshmallow - 6:55 Ooyasan wa Shinsunki! (My Landlord is a Middle Schooler!) - 8:23 Oshiete Galko-chan! (Please tell me, Galko-chan!) - 10:22 Prince of Stride: Alternative 13:50 Is It Wrong to Pick Up Guests from the Internet? with /u/darthnick426 - 14:16 The Filler Arcs of Generic Long Running Shounens (Bleach, Naruto) - 16:02 Why LRS are So Beloved: The Best Arcs - 18:02 The Strength of the Main Characters (One Piece, Naruto, Bleach) - 19:20 The Supporting Cast: Nakama! - 21:00 When Shows Overstay their Welcome - 22:58 How Hunter x Hunter (2011) Did It Right - 24:29 The Future of Generic Shounen (Boku no Hero Academia) 28:17 Nichijou News 30:15 Word Fart Online Anime discussed: Musaigen no Phantom World, Ojisan to Marshmallow, Ooyasan wa Shinshunki!, Oshiete Galko-chan!, Prince of Stride: Alternative, Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail, Hunter x Hunter 2011, Boku no Hero Academia, Inuyasha, Dragonball Z, Dragonball, Gintama.

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Re: Anime Podcast - Episode 14 (#SPORTS: The Super, the Real, the Bait)

This week on the Re: Anime Podcast, we tackle, quite literally, #SPORTS anime! So what is it about sports anime that tend to gravitate so many fans? Is it the supernatural elements? Is it the grounded realism they often times bring? Is it the fanservice bait? It’s probably the fanservice bait, isn’t it. In any case, /u/EMPrinceofTennis drops by the show to give his take on what makes the genre so special. We also dive into the rest of the Winter 2016 season and most of the shows that have second cours (spoiler alert: some of them have improved since we last talked about them!). 0:35 Tales from the No-Drop Zone - 0:42 Akagami no Shirayuki-hime (Snow White with the Red Hair) - 3:51 Heavy Object - 6:44 Konosubarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku (KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World) - 11:38 Mahou Shoujo Nante Ii Desukara (I’ve Had Enough of Being a Magical Girl) - 12: 37 Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 14:18 Is It Wrong to Pick Up Guests from the Internet? with /u/EMPrinceofTennis - 14:55 The Draw of Sports Anime (Diamond no Ace) - 17:15 Sports Anime with Superhuman Elements (Prince of Tennis, Eyeshield 21, Kuroko no Basket) - 20:25 What Sports Anime Do Best: HYPUU (Diamond no Ace, Haikyuu!!) - 24:55 Realistic and Grounded Sports Anime (Baby Steps, Slam Dunk) - 26:08 Fanservice at First Glance (Free!, Prince of Stride, I Want to be the Strongest in the World) 29:52 Nichijou News 32:06 Word Fart Online Anime discussed: Akagami no Shirayuki Hime, Heavy Object, KonoSuba, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Diamond no Ace, Prince of Tennis, Eyeshield 21, Kuroko no Basuke, Free!, Prince of Stride, I Want to be the Strongest in the World, Taisho Baseball Girls, Attack on Titan, Shokugeki no Souma.

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Re: Anime Podcast - Episode 16 (Patience and Payoff)

Time Zones can’t stop the Re: Anime Podcast! And we hope it was worth the wait... just like how Steins;Gate, Hunter x Hunter (2011), and many other shows build up to their own hype. What is it that makes these shows worth it in the long-run? How do their beginnings shape up the end? /u/ShaKing807 joins us to discuss how anime can successfully turn a “slow” start into a wild ride. We also wrap up the last of the airing Winter 2016 shows, and have some very special news about what’s to come! 0:44 Tales from the No-Drop Zone - 0:50 SEKKO BOYS - 3:41 Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu - 6:30 Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu - 10:59 Teekyuu 7 - 11:44 Utawarerumono: The False Faces 13:15 Is It Wrong to Pick Up Guests from the Internet? with /u/ShaKing807 - 13:54 How the Beginning of Steins;Gate Builds Towards its End - 17:31 Gradual Build Ups vs. Famous Arcs - 18:02 A Certain Scientific Railgun/A Certain Scientific S’s Sisters Arc - 21:00 Hunter x Hunter (2011): The Chimera Ant Arc’s Mastery - 24:01 Plot? Characters? What Drives an Arc - 27:29 Tamako Market and the Jump to Tamako Love Story 28:27 Nichijou News 30:36 Word Fart Online Anime discussed: SEKKO BOYS, Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, Teekyuu 7, Utawarerumono, Steins;Gate, A Certain Scientific Railgun, A Certain Scientific Railgun S, Hunter x Hunter (2011), Tamako Market, Tamako Love Story, Sword Art Online, Konosuba