Its so freaking surprising to me that the original manga was a comedy. like not a gag series but definitely light hearted and humurous. and basically every other interpretations were serious.the only adaptation that was faithful both in style and tone was the ps1 game's cutscenes. Hope they manage to make an ova or mini series that faithfully has the manga's style and tone cuz just by watchibg the limited amount of the ps1 cutscenes, I was sold

Would Helga Pataki be yandere or tsundere? I really need to rewatch Psycho Pass, I loved it but don't remember much. Also, Shogo reminds me a lot of Hideo Kuze from GitS season 2, I wonder if there was any inspiration there, not sure which came first in the manga.

Johan doesn't hate Tenma and he DEFINITELY doesn't hate his sister.

so many great villains in anime, so damn many. The one who first comes to mind for me is Kazundo Gouda from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig. What a gigantic piece of shit he is. A classic all-round evil, slimy sack of crap. And one that is scarily similar to real world villains who manipulate political events for their own ends, often at the result of the loss of innocent lives. Can't trust a guy who gets half his face blown off and decides to keep it looking messed up, in a world where such things can be fixed perfectly, just so he can make people uncomfortable.

¡Alabado sea el ANIME!❤

well noland arbaugh in real life

Wonderful review. Thank you. Such a beautiful movie

Not mentioning Cyberpunk 2077 in this video = failure

Calling her motoko is weird for some reason lol

Stranher things copy akira heavily

Didn't like it. I was expecting a recap of what has happened so I remember names and stuff. Not an explanation without chronology.

I hated the English voiceover lmao

So inspirational 🙌🏾

Love Avatar. The netflix version is better than the Shyamalan one, but that is a looow bar.

I loved the guest for this one!

You can kind of hear ash in her regular voice

Incredible showcase of Smash! 2024 and you all really level up so much with your videos, the guests you interviewed. So cool you got your own booth! Loved being able to drop by and say hi!

JoJo's Steel Ball Run. I know the whole thing is a race but it has the same feel. And I love love love the troupe of the guy no one expects to win coming out on top. In Steel Ball Run the winning players stand ability is only to give encouragement to its user. Technically the weakest ability ever seen in that series.

No k-on?

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I remember having to buy a copy of Manga Max magazine for about $20... import prices were brutal

For me this movie felt like the final encore just before the curtains come down for the last time. The Wind Rises was, in a lot of ways, the final Studio Ghibli movie. After that, Miyazaki said "Good night, that's all folks!" and left the stage. But just like at a good music concert the audience kept applauding and shouted "Encore!" so Miyazaki, Hisashi, Suzuki etc. came back up on stage and said "Ok. One more!". Just like you said, this movie feels like a jazzy mix-up of all the previous Ghibli movies rolled up into one. You have shades of Spirited Away, Howl's moving castle, Grave of the fireflies, My neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke etc. Enough for you to smile and say "I get that reference!" but not so much that it feels like pandering. The movie also ends on a beautiful final note that becomes so much more meaningful if you know the backstory of Studio Ghibli: For years Miyazaki tried desperately to find a successor to take over the studio, finally settling on Yoshifumi Kondo. He was the perfect guy to take over once Miyazaki and Takahata couldn't do it anymore. He understood the style and tone Miyazaki wanted Studio Ghibli to aim for. But, sadly, Kondo passed away at a young age and couldn't take over the reins like intended. In a fit of anger and desperation Miyazaki said that he would retire and give up on both animation and the studio after "Princess Mononoke". He then, obviously, came back and directed a couple of more movies but the question about what would happen to the studio was left unanswered. Then Miyazaki's son Goro tried to show his dad that maybe he could take over. That it was better to "keep it in the family" rather than to just let the studio die. It ended in disaster. "Tales from Earthsea" - the movie Goro made to show his dad that he could direct movies in the Ghibli style - is the only true dud in the studios filmography. It doesn't feel like a Ghibli movie because Goro doesn't have the artistic sensibilities of his dad. It led to a huge rift between father and son since Miyazaki felt that Goro had embarrassed himself (and the studio) and also because Miyazaki felt that Goro shouldn't force himself to do something he wasn't cut out for. They finally mended their relationship, somewhat, some years later when they did "From up on Poppy Hill" together. Goro didn't get to take over the studio but at least Miyazaki showed him what kind of movie he had wanted Goro to make. It also gave Goro the chance to exit the studio on a high note rather than after the disater that was Earthsea, saving face and all. Then studio Ghibli went on to make "When Marnie was there" and "The wind rises" and that was it. Studio Ghibli closed, Miyazaki retired and it was over. You can see all of this play out - kind of - in "The boy and the heron" but rather than ending on a depressing note Miyazaki gives it a positive spin. He tells us that it's ok if Studio ghibli is no more. Everything dies, eventually. Instead of mourning, use your imagination and creativity and go out there and create something beautiful in a field that suits you. Don't follow in my footsteps. Find your own path. The perfect encore to close one of the best careers in animation.

CHUNIN EXAMS ARE A CLASSIC! One of my favourites would definitely be the Inter-High prelims in Haikyuu and the Inter High Championship in Kuroko No Basuke. Tournament arcs make me binge watch lol

The Dark Tournament is still #1 for me. I love Frieren, but the mage trial was my least favorite part. I didn't connect with any of the new characters that were introduced, and I have always disliked the trope of battling your own clone. That trope is overdone and Frieren went the 'personality-less doll' route which is very boring, instead of having enemies that are real characters, or villains that would add more to the story. I love your discussions as always (love the Battle City mention)!

Thank you ❤

Inspiration with ghost in the shell avatar

If Only Kircheis Were Here

phenomenal editing my god

There are 2 clips in VR of ghost in the shell that will absolutely blow your mind

After you read it you notice how commonplace spirals are and notice them frequently in daily life. Then you realize you’re caught by the spiral obsession as well 🌀

What is it was freak in the shell and the cyborgs had a freak off

Best thing about the movie it gave one of the best series ever the stand alone complex the laughing man series. That series never gets old. Also Paprika was the influence for inception as well. Fun fact

Saw a clip of this, searched for Storytelling of Miyazaki, and this wasn't one of the first results. Thankfully found y'all by your podcast name. Hope y'all gain some traction to be easier to find! Looking forward to watching this.

I reckon anything made by Sebastian from Black Butler would be amazing

Thank you for the update. I’ll watch the movie tonight and I’m sure it will be great.

Thank you man I'm about to go and watch the movie and I need to refresh my memory a little

That's the reason why haikyu is my fav anime

Infinity castle arc will have fights between 5 main cast, 7 hashiras + npc slayers + others vs 5 Uppermoons + Muzan himself. This arc will have 10X better fights with 10X better animation. This arc will break theatres record and anime sites and will be trending for months.

Infinity Castle Arc Movies earning Prediction: 1) Movie 1 : $500+ Million 2) Movie 2 :$600+ Million 3) Movie 3 :$600+ Million Total : $1.7 Billion.

Loved the podcast btw!!!! listened to other episodes because of this!!

30:59 I think that this will be similar to Mugen Train which started exactly after the end of Season 1 Ep 26, the other films like Entertainment District and to the Hashira Training are compilation films Although, I too will pay just to watch that last episode in theaters with movie screen and audio

Amazing did you see the elite four

Great podcast

Amazing video, Here before you guys reach 1million subs.

Can’t wait to go next year!