Great stories follow characters (both good and bad) as they pursue their dreams and ideals, and many of our favorite anime characters have big dreams, whether it’s simply to be the strongest there ever was, to play a sport really good, or even to become, let’s say, the king of pirates.

For this episode of the MANA (Manga Anime Netflix Adaptation) Podcast, Matt sits down with Juju Green (AKA Straw Hat Goofy) to talk about all the ways the pursuit of dreams play a role in their favorite anime, which anime dreams are played out, and why villains might actually have the best dreams. 

Timecodes for potential spoilers:

2:30 – Haikyuu

3:53 – Fire Force

5:49 – One Piece

15:00 – Dragonball

19:12 – My Hero Academia

27:12 – Chainsaw Man

30:00 – Haikyuu

The MANA Podcast is produced by Netflix and hosted by Matt Owens. Rae Votta and Josie Kavadoy are executive producers, Marvin Yueh is our senior producer and Sean Cook is our editor. Episodes were recorded earlier this year.