Joey and Garnt: Makes an argument why a show should be most influential. Connor: “No, I don’t like the show.”

Connor: "This list is too safe" Garnt: * provides spicy takes that have actual reasoning behind them * Connor: "No"

I know it’s because of the studio, but I love the camera slides and zooms on everyone as they made their cases for the different anime during the earlier parts of the episode

Listening to this on Spotify and I've never been so pissed off walking through a forest with my dog before. If y'all hadn't already earned your name, this one podcast would single handedly do it.

I'm sure this episode will definitely not be controversial at all. 😂

I think the boys focused a lot on influence rather than a bucket type list of like 7 anime you need to see before you die. I would love to see that type of list.

Conner is so right for the fact that if you look at this list with an outside point of view, it just looks like the most basic 'best anime ever' list some random news website made

Conner: List is too safe Garnt and joey: haruhi Conner: no Also Conner: Death note.

"You don't read Manga connor" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Garnt went into Gigguk Mode

Joey is that guy that puts the english Pokemon opening in the number 1 spot in a top 100 anime openings video out of sheer principle, instead of personal taste.

I appreciate Joey and Garnt for sticking up for Sailor Moon being on the list. Idk where Connor's brain was at on the meaning of the word "influential", but an anime that played such a large part in popularizing an entire ganre in the anime Industry, and not only that, popularizing a ganre that specifically catered to the female audience, something that I'm sure played a big part in a lot of women getting into anime, maybe even growing up to create their own shows and stories directly inspired by it. Especially in a time such as the 90s it was important for girls to be able to see themselves not only as the main characters in a story about fighting evil, but to also see these characters embracing their femininity and still being able to fight. You can't say that's not influential.

Haruhi replacing Death Note on a "must watch" list is insane lol. I don't understand the criteria for this thing at all.

I think their definition of 7 wonders is off. To me they did more of a Mount Rushmore where these are pillars or influential anime that had impacts on the medium. 7 wonders should be more monolithic, stand alone to be how great/beautiful/awe inspiring would be. No one goes around saying how influential the coliseum, or great wall or chichen itza are rather than saying "wow these things are amazing". Akira would still fit, and honestly Death Note could have a strong argument.

Wow! Can't believe that they are actually taking anime. And they are ready to give us perfectly acceptable and non-controversial anime takes.

Connor hating everything romance, shoujo, and moe in this episode is both funny and frustrating. Why can't he watch happy shows instead of shows that only have people killing and beating each other up? 😂

Cowboy Bebop was my gateway show into anime. As it was for a lot of people. Also, the music in this anime is the best of any show ever! I immediately went out and bought the soundtrack album after watching and it is still one of my favorite albums. Yoko Kanno is a genius composer and I also love her work with The Seatbelts.

100% agree on Gintama not being able to be something to recommend right off the bat. It's stayed my favorite for years but I can definitely understand.

Connor: "We've literally made an ANN list so far" Also Connor: "Deathnote"

You can quite literally go anywhere (aside from Venezuela) in South America and have a great time. Just plan your trip well, check out everything you wish to do before setting up and you'll be good to go. Yes, Rio, Lima, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Quito... All of those have big no-no zones that you DON'T want to go at any time, however it's already pretty hard to just stumble onto them, so if you do your research will never even notice them.

"Influential" and "need to be watched" are two totally separate things. Garnt was on the right track mentioning Eva: these were supposed to be selections in which the format makes the experience, therefore anime. The speech on moving forward on TTGL The most creative use of time travel on Stein's;Gate The dilemma in living that is in Death Parade The Dempsey roll on Hajime no Ippo The best ending to a protagonist in Code Geass Hell, the most iconic betrayal on Anime history on Berserk Most of my takes are from the Golden Age, and it's called like that for a reason. All my fellow anime eaters should know them. So many good things came at that time, and now that there is not so much shame in liking them, most people should experience it

They should've just listed 7 old anime wonders and 7 new anime wonders 😅

Thank you Joey for standing up for Sailor Moon and noting how important it was.

I love how these boys never fails to made my blood pressure rise

It’s so interesting hearing them talking about how scary it is to go South America for them. To me aside from a few countries in the east of Asia. As a Colombian myself I thought it was scary to go to Asia in general. Always wanted to go but I also hear so many bad things. Maybe we are just scared of the unknown?

The boys are here once again reminding us why this podcast is called ''Trash taste''

This episode shows exactly why they normally use 3 separate camera's 😂

By Connor's logic for "Showering," you could just use cologne to "get clean."

FMA is my favorite easily it was my first and I feel like almost no story hits you emotionally as quickly as it did and its pacing is phenomenal only matched by maybe AOT. All the characters are memorable all the motivations make sense and the themes remain relevant. Re watched it the other day for like the 8th time I do think that it is a much watch and I have never met anyone who said its bad the worst I heard is its alright lol. There is a reason it is consistently number 1 and I feel like its not just to have a number 1.

Honestly I was surprised Initial D wasn't mentioned in the "Sports" (and i use Sports loosely lol) category. I feel like it has gotten an entire generation of auto/JDM enthusiasts into anime in the early 2000's. Not to mention that I feel like Eurobeat was skyrocketed into the anime limelight because of this series

As a Peruvian, the entirety of Peru is an awesome destination. Macchu Picchu is a classic, but Santiago (Chile) and Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) also fantastic cities. Also I volunteer to be a Peruvian Tour guide👍🏻

Idk why, but I really love the camera work here. I love how it feels like a sitcom and the camera needs to catch up to who's talking. 1:52:54

I took these questions to my wife who had no clue what this episode was about to discuss and surprisingly her list was 90% accurate to what Garnt and Joey were arguing and even mentioned Death Note like Connor. We grew up in an era where a lot of these great shows were blossoming and only now we can see what they've become and how successful they are. Definitely different from Western popularity to Japanese for example Haruhi. I can say I didnt watch it, but know how popular and influential it became especially in terms of story and character design. No real perfect answers, but everything they listed could be argued. But Connor c'mon man Jojo is great but its not a wonder of anime despite the memes like damn the show needed a full reboot and memes to make a comeback cause its weird af and only those who overcome that can enjoy it.

I think in the next trash taste award you guys can make a segment on which trash taste studio was the best one.

44:57 K-on inspired some of the most famous seiyuus to voice act, pretty damn influential to me. Thanks Garnt for at least fighting for it 😞🖐

Joey as someone who like hiking I and wants to visit South America, the Patagonia region is vast and beautiful. I’ve been to Machu Pichu and It definitely deserve to be one anyone’s bucket list it was an amazing trip. Im an American, a Latin American but still American and all my trips to Mexico and El Salvador and Peru I don’t think it’ll be any different than visiting any other country. Same way most people stay away from skid row visiting LA just do some research and don’t put yourself in a bad situation.

I like how it's a discussion about most influential and all the choices are just the most accessible, popular and commercially successful anime that came out to capitalise on already emerging genres.

Connor: "No, Sailor Moon is too cliche" So Akira, Evangelion, and Dragon Ball are not? Glad at least Joey and Garnt made some attempts to include non-shonen options

I think the guys have to remember they have actual money so they’d mostly only experience the nicer areas from Mexico, Brasil and Colombia. There’d be noticeable differences but definitely leaning too hard on people saying don’t go and ignoring the millions of tourists that visit them.

It's criminal that Initial D is not on that list. Sparked a whole culture as well as memes still relevant today.

I'm still watching but I am so happy that Haruhi was discussed, thank you guys! This has literally been my favorite Anime since it has aired for the first time and I am happy that it and it's influence on the industry is not forgotten :)

Wow, I can’t wait for a calm episode where they all agree and give genuine advice!

They should have done one for each major catagory of anime. Movie, action, romance, drama, slice of life, comedy, horror.

i love the camera panning while they argue at the same time, it gives a vibe of a comedic energy tho

>degenerate anime >doesn't immediately mention Kiss x Sis can't believe this

This episode went from Anime everyone needs to watch to here is historically important anime. Unsure if most of their picks I would watch today but still a cool convo.

As an Indian American, the fact that Garnt starts "getting ready" at the time when he's expected to meet up is the most Indian thing I've ever heard and I have to deal with this constantly with my friends who do the same thing lmao

The answer for Garnt's lateness is probably his adhd lol I used to beat myself up for being late to everything all my life until i got diagnosed and found out that being late to stuff is literally out of your control eith adhd most of the time so that's probably why its an issue for Garnt The part about friends giving you a time that is earlier for you than for everyone else is such a shared ADHD experience

Place to go to in South America: Galapagos Islands. I went to Ecuador in 2018/2019 (over new years) where we did a family trip to Quito for 2/3 days and then a week in the Galapagos. Definitely something "bucket list worthy"

Conor always hating on dragon ball without even watching it 😂😂😂

Now that they told Garnt about the 15 mins thing, now they have to tell Garnt to come in 30mins earlier to equalize.

As someone who didnt grow up watching sailor moon I would def put Sailor moon on the list. It's crazy how big its reach is. Almost all of the people I know who draw say they were inspired to do so because of sailor moon. I bet there's more sailor moon fans working at disney then any of the other anime listed. Also personally I would put Mob Psycho 100 in my 7 wonders of Anime. Its just way too good.

Chile is an incredible place to visit. You have mountains, lakes, rivers, desserts, big cities, tasty food, great people (very alcoholic too so be careful 😂).

Guys as a Colombian, there are SOOO many places that are both safe and worth it to visit, mainstream and not, don't let rumors and stories scare you. Obviously be careful and don't be stupid, but south america as a whole has some of the most amazing features on earth, is crazy cheap compared to what you are used to, and people would be most welcoming. Think about it as the south east asian countries you have visited but just in America. You'll have a great time.

Grant and joey were insanely in sync with their movement this episode holy hell it was almost creepy

Loving Garnt's camouflage in this episode 😂

As many other south americans have said in the comments, south america is great to visit and explore, there are so many things to see and experience, but will agree that is not safe if you dont know how to transverse through the citys. The best way is to have someone from the country to show you around at least for your first visit so that you know the ropes on what ti avoid. Knowing the language would help massively, I am from Ecuador and even though English is supposed to be taught trough lots of schools, it is not something really people know. If you know Spanish you will be fine, of course you have to know that spanish is not the same across the continent, one word can mean something completely different on another country all though most of us would understand what you tried to say, but still better to avoid some words. Also, being “third world” countries doesnt mean we dont have amazing places to eat or to stay, more than anything it means the economic state of the country and the willingness of international companies to also make their business within the country. And for tourists you can find so many great places to stay. Of course I would recommend Ecuador, we have 4 different regions within the single country, we have the coastal region with great beaches, the mountain region with one of the talles mountains/volcanoes (chimborazo) in the world, we have the rain forest region which is also part of the amazonas and finally we have the galapagos islands which you guys have previously discussed the now extinct galapagos tortoises that used to live there, these islands are incredibly beautiful and I cannot recommend them enough. As well Ecuador’s food has so many ranges due to the four regions that are simply amazing. But besides my own country South America is a place you definitely should visit, you only need to do your research on security measurements and if possible get someone local to show you around, but it is really an amazing continent to visit

The fact steins gate wasnt mentioned once is a crime. Lol Also Madoka and Intial D. Intial D revolutionized CG and sound design and its music and visuals are still referenced today

I'm surprised they didn't mention Urusei Yatsura when considering romcoms, great series and massively influential with Lum being one of the first proper WAIFU waifus.

1:42:30 There was a travel show on British tv a while back called The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan where Romesh (a British comedian) went and stayed in countries not usually known for their tourism or normally avoided for travelling which I enjoyed very much and would recommend checking out for more unconventional travel destinations.

Peruvian here! Knowing how much the boys like food, they should really visit Peru, amazing and very different regional food. Even if you don't have the time to go everywhere, just going to Lima you can get almost everything. Lima is great for food, but obviously for tourism, Cusco is a must.

I am shocked Hunter x Hunter wasn’t even mentioned. It is the perfect mix between influence, popularity, and quality to be one of the 7 wonders. In terms of influence, it has clearly inspired modern Shonen, which are now the most popular anime on the planet, narratively a ton. The subversion of genre norms and the world building of a lot of the biggest modern anime’s owe a lot to HxH, and these things are usually pretty important parts of their stories. It’s also way more popular than people realize. It’s not unlikely for me to go out and randomly see someone with a Spider Troupe hoodie on. It makes sense because it’s a show that pretty much anybody who gets into a Shonen will watch and it’s a lot easier for an older audience to get into than other older Shonen. In terms of quality, I don’t even have to tell you, it’s one of the goats. HxH got severely overlooked.

Death Note into AoT into One Punch Man progression was what made anime basically mainstream

1:55:20 For real tho, My family and I sometimes do this with my mom because she always cleans or tries to do something up to the last minute possible whenever we have to go to an appointment or party

"no one likes tequila" that's honestly the most controversial quote of this video

Connor literally was the one who said it's not just about the popularity but as soon as Deathnote is removed. All he talks about is the popularity 😂 I can't with him sometimes. I agree with Conor a lot, but he also loves to troll like this god dammit ❤

This episode made me realize how many times Garnt will just literally say the same thing Joey or Connor just said, right after they say it lol.

For romance, it’s gotta be Hana Yori Dango. Look at the number of live action adaptations it has gotten not only in Japan, but also in Korea, China, Taiwan, and even Thailand.

25:28 I don't think I've ever wanted to throw hands with Connor more than this lmao, he better put some goddamn respect on my GOAT Usagi 💀

This is the kind of heated discussion about anime I'm sure everyone expected to see when this podcast first started

Love how it went from talking about anime to hangover stories 😂

Listening to your bucket list, I can guarantee you guys will enjoy Nepal. Theres lots of places to hike/trek, beautiful views, 2nd/3rd world country experience(many people can understand english tho), historical places that isnt British influenced, cheap everything, Garnt can also visit Lumbini (birthplace of Buddha), bungee jumping/ rafting for you connor And very polite people. And most of all new food takes for you guys. Also I just really wish more people visited my country. 🇳🇵🇳🇵

"This list is too safe/too bland/not spicy enough" IT'S A TOP 7 INFLUENTIAL ANIME LIST. IT GOTTA BE BREAD AND BUTTER BRO

When I think of 2000s anime I think of Samurai Champloo. The music, the style, the pacing, the fighting etc.. perfect

Imagine Joey's dad as a guest on the podcast. Has that been mentioned before?

I spent a week in the Galapagos Islands, hopping around on a 20 person boat. Insanely fun especially since half of the boat was friends and family. Def recommend but beware of sea sickness

Joey if you like hiking go to Punta Arenas, chile, and then go to torres del paine national park. The region has a lot of stuff for tourists and is pretty safe. So there you got another place apart from macchu picchu Here in Chile we say it isn't that safe anymore but if you start comparing with the rest of region we are pretty nice, that's the reason why we're getting some inmigrants problems here. If you have the common sense of not going to LA downtown or any American school then you will be secure here.

7 wonders of anime turned into most influential anime real fast

Connor's dislike of Dragon ball is fucking WEIRD, I'll never understand it

Grant being suspicious about of South America while he has been in Thailand is funny, because here in latam we fear South East Asia in the same way

25:25 Thank you Garnt for the nomination and thank you Joey for defending Sailor Moon!!! With the manga, anime series (90’s and Crystal), movies, musicals, live action show, cafes, etc. I would say Sailor Moon has been quite influential! “Bland Pick?” I think not!

i think if you want a comedy anime to be put up there, Nichijou can definitely make the cut.

Connor wanted to make a IGN shonen list. Can testify that Code Geass still holds up due to the great ending since a friend of mine who had never seen it watched it this spring for the first time and he loved it.

Death Note getting kicked off the list for Haruhi is such an in character move. The actually Haruhi would have absolutely pulled that against all advise to the contrary. It is so fitting for her to get on the list that way.

So for those who don't want to watch the whole thing, they put: Akira - Evangelion - Sailor Moon - Dragon Ball - Gundam - Attack on Titan - Haruhi Suzumiya (it was originally Death Note but they removed it despite Conner disagreeing)

I think Fruits Basket should be considered to fill the shoujo/romance/slice of life slot

The issue with a lot of central and southern American countries, is they are two VERY distinct sides. Their is the tourist side, which are nice, safe, and very distinctly SEPARATE from the actual goings on of the country, and then there is the REAL day to day life. It's not that you instantly get stabbed or shot or something if you wander into the more "real" parts of the country, it's that if you haven't grown up in these places, its VERY obvious you're a tourist, and it makes you susceptible to the things that natives of a country know to avoid or such. They are wonderful places to visit, but unless you have a directive native helping you out, it's best to ensure you keep to safer, tourist, areas.

honestly disappointed Ghost in the Shell wasn't even seriously considered. One of the OG series/movies that had deep philosophical and political topics which not only hold up but predicted much of modern internet phenomena. It inspired the Matrix, one of the most popular and most discussed movie franchises in the west for over a decade!

you guys should have a group trip to Svalbard/Spitzbergen it’s about to become polar night there again and they already have northern lights going on. it’s within the artic circle and has several small villages and towns (like old mining towns and researcg sations and of course longyearben(?)) n generally seems like a magical place for people who love the north .

The problem with using most influential as the criteria is that by definition, most of the things that are most influential are from farther back in the past. Recent anime, even if they are better, are released in a time when anime has developed more, so it is difficult for them to have as big of an influence as an anime that came out when the industry was still finding its standing. The first person to mold clay into a pot shape is the most influential pot maker of all time, closely followed by the guy who put a handle on it, but that doesn't mean they were the best pot makers of all time. There was just so many things that hadn't been discovered yet that any new innovation hugely influenced everything to come in the future.

Joey mentioned "not so popular" places to visit. You guys should visit Romania sometime. The food is goated, nature is gorgeous, lots of medieval castles, churches/monasteries and fortresses, the Danube Delta etc. Definitely visit at least once! (Romania isn't exactly unpopular but for them it might be something more "foreign").

Garnt is real and valid, he has the ADHD lateness curse, and has a hard time waking up in the morning. ONE OF US!

I like how different influential anime are depending on the county you look at, for example astroboy is basically non existent here in Germany while some of the most beloved kids tv shows like Heidi and Maya the Honey Bee are anime without most people knowing they are

I love how Garnt has transpired the good old Digibro traste with the Haruhi and K-On shoutouts 😂❤

If you consider Mecha and Sci fi seperate genres, then I think Steins Gate possibly deserves a spot. One of the best depiction of time travel in all of media

There was this cool salt mine tour I went on in Colombia. It even had a church underground, carvings, and a bunch of historical facts.

I just got back from my first trip to Japan and Kyoto wasn't actually all that packed. It might just have been that I was avoiding most of the big tourist spots, though. It WAS really damn hot and there's way too much walking, especially if you do as the locals asked and don't use the buses.

Ah yes, time to watch 1000 episodes of one piece. Jokes aside, Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu) is a must watch!

Dude, I made the cuestion of what they considered to be the 7 Wonders of anime when I was in wales, really happy they considered to make it into an episode :,)

It is unfortunate that we lost the highschool of the dead's author too soon. I didn't look at the anime on an ecchi standpoint but it certainly had a promising story.

Rewatched Death Note and FMA Brotherhood and liked FMA much more. It is such an epic tale with deep characters, while DN almost only lives through the mindgame climax moments.