Abs and John discuss their favorite anime, what makes them good, their effect on life and the world, and battle it out between Naruto and Attack on Titan. 

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 

0:54 How to contact us 

1:24 The legendary status of Kentaro Miura (RIP) and the Berserk series 

3:55 Berserk’s impact on modern dark fantasy franchises like Dark Souls 

6:34 Perfectionists like Miura are a dying breed 

11:05 Successful manga with bad art 

14:40 D.B. Weiss and David Benioff (Game of Thrones producers) tortured actors on set 

16:24 Was Game of Thrones actually good? 

19:34 Attack on Titan vs Naruto 

23:20 Best season/arc of Attack on Titan 

26:33 Why My Hero Academia is a good anime despite the cliches 

28:00 The 5 qualities that Abs looks for in ranking anime 

30:56 Review of Black Clover 

33:24 Abs’s top 5 anime 

43:37 Marvel movies and buildup

50:54 John’s top 5 

1:04:07 Review of Planetes and how it changed John's life 

1:15:20 Commentary on versus type content like Superman vs Goku