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Send us a text Welcome to art school. This week, we talk mostly about movies. But we DID watch anime in the form of the 2001 mega ambitious but total flop METROPOLIS. We also talk War Kong Wai's Fallen Angels, Possession, whether or not this is what the average British divorce looks like, American Psycho, putting people onto messed up books way too early, Nan Goldin and much more. Follow us on Instagram @surfacereality

Send us a text Ion't **** with nobody but everyone **** with me. This week we redeem ourselves for accidentally muting Julie in last week's episode. We talk about finally watching the Sonic the Hedgehog movie all the way through, our review of Porter Robinson's recent NYC concert, Kevin Can F*** Himself, our first crack at Delicious In Dungeon and more. You the best!

Send us a text THIS WEEK! We head to NYC's biggest, baddest anime convention AnimeNYC for our follow up to our 2022 maiden voyage. This time: John goes on a solo day Friday and experiences the convention alone without a crew to go with and whether or not it's a fun experience. Then, we talk our dual day together on Sunday which included a Critical Role panel, discerning how good (or not) an artist alley print is, why is there marine recruitment at an anime convention, how to make friends at a...

Send us a text Follow us on Instagram - @surfacereality THIS WEEK! Keep this one away from the kids. We open things up talking about Megan Thee Stallion's ascension to America's most visible weeb, our trip to NYC's anime capital of Flushing, Queens, John's reaction to seeing Phantom of the Opera for the first time, saying what you like with your chest, Julie gets through another arc in Chainsaw Man, whether or not it's okay to read ahead in the manga if you're watching the anime, our recap o...

Send us a text Two weeks in a row! It's a miracle! This week, we talk about watching the documentary The Clones of Bruce Lee, watching the band SeeYouSpaceCowboy and how anime has sublimated its way into music in a way that hasn't happened previously, John becomes an all-time hater towards a band that played, the film I Saw the TV Glow, John reveals that he owns a Figure Case and why and what his game plan is, and we finally watch/read Chainsaw Man in its season one entirety. Follow us on Ins...

Send us a text After four months of reflection and finding ourselves, the world's only Anime-adjacent podcast is back, baby. This week we talk about where the hell we've been, our favorite anime Vanderpump Rules, the little we remember about Spy X Family: Code White after seeing it in the midst of being massively depressed, how the Olympics are very anime coded this year, whether or not the new Nic Cage cool role stunt film Long legs is any good, we finally finished Welcome to the N.H.K. and ...

Send us a text We're back. Again. This week we talk about where we've been, what to watch when going through a bad time, the new Fallout show, seeing Lost In Translation for the first time, purposefully avoiding media that seems on the nose for what you might be into, John's adventures into the world of heartfelt football drama with Friday Night Lights, Julie's dive into D&D streams, our foray into Freiren and more. Follow us on IG - @surfacereality

Send us a text Dune your mom. This week we mourn the loss of the legend Akira Toriyama, reflect on Oscar's wise decision in giving praise to the GOAT Miyazaki, sore loser actors on Twitter, the big man getting his due after grinding for over 60 years, John's long-awaited embrace of the Dune franchise, whether or not it should be illegal for movies to release only one part of a two part story, John still doesn't have a Max subscription, Hulu's new show Shogun, whether or not Hollywood is getti...

Send us a text We've returned. We've decided to change the name of the podcast because... well, you'll have to listen to find out. This week, we discuss Demon Slayer's Entertainment District arc, the Avatar Live action show, how Satan crafted the first season of Picard, and much more. Follow us on IG @surfacereality

Send us a text GHIBLIMANIA! This week we conclude talking about our trip to Japan, and also we saw Miyazaki's new film The Boy and the Heron. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com

Send us a text Part two. We talk Pokemon Cafe, being targeted by Pikachu, winning the lottery, seeing shrines, seeing human achievement and deer + more. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com

Send us a text WE'RE BACK! This week we discuss the beginning of our trip to Japan, including the surprising anime film we found on the United flight, our first impressions being in the country, Akihabara day one and more. Follow us on Instagram - @whydopeoplelikeanime

Send us a text Sort of a different episode this week - a lot of people liked hearing about the logistics planning for the upcoming Japan trip on the last episode, so we're going further in depth. That, plus we re-watched the 2017 live-action Ghost In The Shell movie, and talked about our mixed feelings on the new Ahsoka show. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com

Send us a text Lots to talk about this week. In preparation for our maiden voyage to Japan, we encountered a couple of speed bumps trying to make sure we have as good a trip as possible. After that, we address some serious accusations levied at Julie from last week about her affinity for pocket-sized monsters. From there, our latest dive into the world of Miyazaki, the first ep of Chainsaw Man (finally) and Julie reads her first Junji Ito manga (also finally). Email us! whydopeoplelikeanime@g...

Send us a text Guess we might be a bi-monthly podcast after all. Anyway we watched a bunch of stuff, including the rest of Steins Gate, Detective Pikachu, Oldboy and more.