King Of The What Now?
268 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis is a show all about pirates- anime pirates that is! Join two obsessive fans of the hit anime One Piece and their less knowledgeable friend as they make their way through every episode of the series.
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Cure of the WHAT Now S2E4: Beltiers Out for Harambe!
March 16, 2022 17:00 - 40 minutes - 32.5 MBTimestamps 3:16 Lead-in Discussion 7:40 Max Heart 12:42 Suite 33:22 Star Twinkle Lead-in Discussion We pitch a PreCure season focused on animals and kindness Max Heart We cover episode 4, and spend most of the time talking about Nagisa's art skills and how mean everyone is to her. Also, it seems Hikari is closing in on the secret of PreCure. Suite PreCure We cover episodes 9 & 10, focusing on Kanade trying to imitate Hibiki (and bribe Hummy) to get her own Belltier. Then, the...
Cure of the WHAT Now S2E3B: Resounding! CotWN's Harmony Power!
March 13, 2022 16:05 - 42 minutes - 32.6 MBTimestamps 1:26 Max Heart 4:09 Suite PreCure 34:12 Delicious Thoughts Max Heart We briefly cover episode 3 of Max Heart, though we realize that nothing happened. We also eventually compare Pollun with other fairies, including Kururun, long may they reign. Suite PreCure Covering episodes 5 - 8, we have a lot to talk about! Kanade and Hibiki have a falling out but are able to recover, Kanade is an angry older sister to her little brother, Souta (who also has a jerk of a friend, gosh...
Cure of the WHAT Now S2E3A: Spicy! Kokone Can't Communicate!
March 13, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes - 43.1 MBTimestamps 2:57 Lead In Discussion 7:31 Tropical Rouge Movie 16:31 Delicious Party PreCure 40:01 Delicious Thoughts 47:19 Looking Ahead Lead In Discussion Let's Pitch a PreCure season focused on stage magic Tropical Rouge Movie We watched "The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring!" and found it lovely to revisit both the Tropical Rouge and Heartcatch girls. Erika Kurumi and Laura make for the best pair of goblins! And our deepest apologies for not talking about the movie's vers...
Cure of the WHAT Now S2E2: Delicious! Kome Kome's Carrot Adventure!
February 25, 2022 16:30 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBTimestamps 1:54 Lead In Discussion 9:17 Delicious Party PreCure 2 25:50 Delicious Party PreCure 3 48:33 Max Heart 2 53:17 Suite PreCure 3 59:57 Suite PreCure 4 1:07:36 Delicious Thoughts 1:15:38 Looking Ahead Discussion Question We pitch a PreCure season themed around mechs! Delicious Party PreCure We cover both episodes 2 and 3- in which Mari breaks up with Yui for her own good, and we meet the second energy fairy Pam Pam! We also discuss the heartbreaking framing of Kome Ko...
Cure of the WHAT Now S2E1: Rice Powered! Cure Precious is Here!
February 14, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBTimestamps 4:45 Call to Action 9:56 Delicious Party PreCure 35:43 Max Heart 1 42:37 Suite PreCure 1 & 2 54:22 Delicious Thoughts 58:01 Looking Ahead Discussion Question We pitch a PreCure season themed around bugs! Delicious Party PreCure With a new season comes a new cure, a new mentor figure, a new fairy, and new villains! Did this show serve a premium first bite of deliciousness, or did it leave a funny taste in our mouths? We loved every minute of it, and especially Yui and...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 48: The End of a Tropica-Shining Journey!
February 07, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBTimestamps 1:38 Tropical Rouge Retrospective 16:26 1st Annual CotWN Award Show! 46:45 Tropical Rouge 46 Discussion 1:01:08 Fresh Discussion 1:12:20 Tropica Thought In this final episode we reflect on Tropical Rouge's ending (and the journey so far), as well as the final episodes of Fresh PreCure. We spend time deliberating on awards to give to various characters and other related PreCure things- who did we decide was best girl? Who was "Most Likely to get Kicked Out of an AppleBee's" ...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 47: In the Darkest Hour, SHE Appears!
January 27, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes - 40 MBTimestamps 0:55 Call to Action 4:49 Tropical Rouge Discussion 17:57 Fresh 45 26:58 Fresh 46 33:29 Fresh 47 40:42 Tweets in a Bottle 43:53 Looking Ahead Call to Action Next week we'll be hosting an award show for Tropical Rouge, and we're looking for your nominations! What superlative would you give the girls (e.g. "Most likely to be banned from a McDonald's" or "Most likely to star in a kung-fu action movie") Tropical Rouge Episode 45 gives us the intense final battle with Butle...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 46: PreCure Origins: Witch of Delays
January 20, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBTimestamps 2:23 Last week's discussion question 6:14 Discussion Question 11:54 Futari Wa Finale/Retrospective 28:47 Tropical Rouge PreCure 40:34 Fresh PreCure 56:04 Tweets in a Bottle 1:00:11 Looking Ahead Discussion Question If Tropical Rouge PreCure had given each girl a personal fairy (a la Futari Wa, Heartcatch, or Healin' Good), what would their designs and personalities be? Futari Wa PreCure Having finished episodes 48 and 49, our time with Futari Wa PreCure has come to...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 45: Who Could Have Guessed! The Butler Did It!
January 17, 2022 14:00 - 55 minutes - 34.7 MBTimestamps 2:24 News/Announcements 4:07 Discussion Question 10:44 Tropical Rouge 19:46 Futari Wa 25:35 Fresh episode 40 30:56 Fresh episode 41 36:53 Tweets in a Bottle 41:30 Next Season Talk Discussion Question What is the signature dish of the tropical club girls? Main Discussion In episode 43 of Tropical Rouge, we're heading into the end game, where Laura learns the Mermaid Queen once went to the human world, and Manatsu decides to just ask the Witch of Delays what her dea...
PreCure 44
January 12, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes - 32.8 MBCure of the WHAT Now Episode 44: Our Court Mandated Christmas Episode
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 44: Our Court Mandated Christmas Episode!
January 12, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes - 32.8 MBTimestamps 2:04 Discussion Question 14:34 Futari Wa 44 18:43 Futari Wa 45 22:49 Fresh Movie 36:44 Tweets in a Bottle, Sorta Discussion Question What New Years resolutions would the Fresh PreCure girls make? Futari Wa PreCure This week we're covering episodes 44 and 45, which are a Christmas episode and an episode about a singing competition. Joel really liked the singing competition, and Kiriya also made a brief appearance- what could it mean? Fresh PreCure This week we wa...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 43: More Like VORE of the What Now, amirite?
January 03, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBTimestamps 2:00 Announcements/Pre Show 5:11 Discussion Question 13:07 Tropical Rouge 42 24:55 Futari Wa 43 34:02 Fresh PreCure 37 43:50 Fresh PreCure 38 49:08 Fresh PreCure 39 54:55 Tweets in a Bottle 58:55 Looking Ahead Discussion Question If the Tropical Club had Stands like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure characters, what would be their names and abilities? Main Discussion Episode 42 is more preparation for Tro-fest and a look back on other clubs from throughout the series. Laur...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 42: What the CotWN is a Papaya Treasure?!?
December 22, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBTimestamps 5:21 Announcements/Pre Show 8:24 Just Nonsense, Honestly 13:26 Real Discussion Question 21:47 Tropical Rouge episode 41 Discussion 30:29 Futari Wa episode 42 Discussion 36:03 Fresh PreCure episode 35 Discussion 43:55 Fresh PreCure episode 36 Discussion 52:54 Papaya Thoughts 57:37 Tweets in a Bottle 58:29 Looking Ahead Discussion Question What humorous situation has ended each Tropical Club member on Santa's naughty list? Main Discussion Episode 41 is mostly a cli...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 41: The Real CotWN Was the Papayas We Ate Along the Way!
December 16, 2021 21:00 - 53 minutes - 42.5 MBTimestamps 1:22 Discussion Question 4:44 Tropical Rouge episode 40 Discussion 20:17 Futari Wa episode 41 Discussion 33:30 Fresh PreCure episode 33 Discussion 40:55 Fresh PreCure episode 34 Discussion 41:57 Tweets in a Bottle & Looking Ahead Discussion Question What method would we use to fill the despair gauge if we served Labyrinth? Main Discussion Episode 40 is all about papayas! Minori wants to write but can't because she's never tasted a papaya- a powerful metaphor. Futar...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 40: Sango's Cuteness is Evolving!
December 08, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 39.1 MBTimestamps 1:48 Discussion Question 12:17 Main Discussion 26:21 Futari Wa Discussion 32:44 Fresh PreCure Discussion 41:57 Tweets in a Bottle 43:55 Looking Ahead Discussion Question How would Brandon Sanderson write a PreCure series? Also Joel talks about the Tropical Club in Minecraft a little. Main Discussion Episode 39 is a certified cute Sango episode! She learns a new attack, and Laura continues to be befuddled by mountains. We also get one of the cutest scenes between Mana...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 39: A Tennis Match and a Wedding!
November 30, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes - 23.4 MBTimestamps 2:40 Discussion Question 5:17 Main Discussion 17:56 Futari Wa Discussion 23:23 Tweets in a Bottle Discussion Question How would we try to enter the prestigious Phoenix Academy? Main Discussion We cover Tropical Rouge episode 38, which centers on Asuka's tennis career and her relationship with Yuriko. Will they or won't they end up in a relationship? Additionally, we ponder the philosophical nature of Chongi-re controlling a crab yarane-da. Futari Wa PreCure Episode...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 38: A Swim Through the Cave of Frozen Memories!
November 28, 2021 23:45 - 51 minutes - 40.3 MBTimestamps 1:02 Pre Show 4:32 Discussion Question 7:23 Main Discussion 25:37 Futari Wa Discussion 29:39 Fresh PreCure Discussion 47:17 Looking Ahead Discussion Question How would we have tried to keep the Marine Ring from our enemies? Main Discussion With episode 37 comes some revelations. Manatsu and Laura met as kids?? The Witch of Delays wants immortality? And the Butler is sus, as always. Futari Wa PreCure Episode 38 is all about Nagisa's relationship with her little br...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 37: Kururun's Secret Adventure!
November 16, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 36.4 MBTimestamps 1:35 Pre Show 6:27 Discussion Question 9:31 Main Discussion 21:38 Futari Wa Discussion 29:30 Fresh PreCure Discussion 37:53 Tweets in a Bottle/Closing Thoughts Discussion Question What Gran Ocean character would we create? Main Discussion With episode 36 comes a visit to the Gran Ocean! The girls search for the Marine Ring, Kururun gets lost in the sauce, and... the citizens of the Gran Ocean are revealed to be illusions! This is a two-parter, and a bit of a downer,...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 36: The Crow Tengu Stole Our Episode!
November 09, 2021 14:00 - 39 minutes - 30.6 MBTimestamps 1:18 Discussion Question 5:45 Main Discussion 23:05 Futari Wa Discussion 28:40 Fresh PreCure Discussion 34:25 Closing Thoughts Discussion Question What movie-only character would we create for the Tropical Rouge movie? Main Discussion We cover the Pretty Cure Dream Stars movie, featuring the Kira Kira, Maho Tsukai, and Go Princess girls! We found the jokes quite good, we're happy to see some of our favorite girls again, though the special outfits the teams received l...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 35: Manatsu's Spooky Scary Selfishness!
November 03, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBTimestamps 1:07 Announcements 5:50 Discussion Question 10:11 Main Discussion 24:20 Futari Wa Discussion 31:58 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 52:37 Tweets in a Bottle 56:46 Closing Thoughts/Breaking Leak News Pre-Show Be sure to check out the Puppy Face video featuring Haruka from Go! Princess Discussion Question What other PreCure characters would the Tropical Club dress up as? Main Discussion It's a Halloween episode with cute outfits, and Manatsu struggles to con...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 34: When CotWN Grows Up, It'll Be a Race Car!
October 27, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBTimestamps 2:29 Discussion Question 10:12 Main Discussion 23:56 Futari Wa Discussion 28:43 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 55:19 Tweets in a Bottle/Closing Thoughts Discussion Question What Halloween costumes do we predict for the girls? Main Discussion It's time to contemplate the future and being a grown up! Manatsu and Elda struggle to picture their futures, Manatsu's parents are delightful, and Buff Kururun is here! Futari Wa PreCure We play a fun game in which on...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 33: 10 Shorts that Tropica-Shined (And 1 That Didn't)!
October 20, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutes - 27.9 MBTimestamps 2:30 Discussion Question 4:28 Main Discussion 15:01 Futari Wa Discussion 18:50 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 29:34 Tweets in a Bottle/Closing Thoughts Discussion Question What shorts would we have pitched to include in this episode? Main Discussion This week's PreCure episode is a series of charming shorts with different animation styles from the regular episodes. We talk about which made us laugh and why they were so brilliant. Plus, we get cameos from the H...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 32: CotWN's Next Top Model!
October 18, 2021 19:00 - 37 minutes - 30.2 MBTimestamps 2:50 Discussion Question 7:26 Main Discussion 16:13 Futari Wa Discussion 18:22 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 32:18 Tweets in a Bottle/Closing Thoughts Discussion Question What carnival/arcade games would each of the girls play obsessively? Main Discussion It's an honest-to-gosh character episode for Sango! Kat feels this might be a step back for Sango's character, and Joel once again feels the character plot and the episode plot don't exactly get along. But w...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 31: All Aboard the CotWN Express!
October 09, 2021 01:00 - 53 minutes - 42.5 MBTimestamps 3:23 Discussion Question 10:06 Main Discussion 20:54 (brief) Fresh PreCure Discussion 23:33 Futari Wa Discussion 25:46 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 39:00 Tweets in a Bottle 47:56 Future Predictions Discussion Question Where would the Tropical Club members wish to go if they could go anywhere in the world? Main Discussion This episode contains copious amounts of Laura at her most goblin-y and most kind, and features Asuka's backstory and relationship with Sh...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 30: Laura's Going to be President of the WHAT Now!?
September 30, 2021 13:00 - 54 minutes - 43.1 MBTimestamps 1:18 Announcements 4:17 Discussion Question 10:55 Main Discussion 10:52 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 38:16 Futari Wa Discussion 41:48 Tweets in a Bottle/Closing Thoughts Announcements October will bring us the second annual KotWNtober! See the KotWN's twitter account for the official prompt list Discussion Question What are our current rankings of the Tropical club girls and why? What would help us like our bottom pick better? Main Discussion Laura h...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 29: A CotWN Yarane Mystery! The Butler Did It!
September 21, 2021 20:30 - 56 minutes - 44.5 MBTimestamps 2:29 Announcements 3:13 Discussion Question 6:33 Main Discussion 28:04 Futari Wa Discussion 37:57 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 48:38 Tweets in a Bottle/Closing Thoughts Announcements Check out our Sly Bonus Episode, which just released if you like! Discussion Question What weapons would we acquire as our mid season power up? Main Discussion We have a great episode of Tropical Rouge this week- we have great humor, we have excellent cinematography, and we ...
Bonus Episode: King of the Thieves Now! KotWN's Furriest Adventure Yet!
September 20, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBWe hop in a time machine and go back in time to revisit the Sly Cooper games with special guest @SherpaWhale. We talk about how the games gets its claws into your brain, we talk about what makes them great, and most importantly- we press the circle button to enter the vault code. We divide the conversation into the original trilogy, Sly 4, and any ideas we'd love to see if a Sly 5 is ever produced. Also, which of Sly's ancestors is the hottest and why? Timestamps 13:57 - Original Trilogy...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 28: CotWN Can Have Little a Character Episode! As a Treat!
September 15, 2021 13:00 - 53 minutes - 41.9 MBTimestamps 1:36 Announcements 3:30 Discussion Question 7:50 Main Discussion 25:25 Futari Wa Discussion 35:52 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 49:54 Crack Theory Discussion Question What types of stories would the Tropical Club write? Main Discussion The School festival is here, and we love Chongi-re! But Minori also gets to Tropica shine in this story as the club wonders why she left the literary club? We also discuss the validity of critiquing something which has not yet ...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 27: Secret Aquarium Infiltration!
September 08, 2021 22:00 - 43 minutes - 34.6 MBTimestamps 1:16 Announcements 2:58 Discussion Question 9:39 Main Discussion 22:49 Futari Wa Discussion 30:05 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 40:54 Tweets in a Bottle Discussion Question What amazing super powers would we want to give each Tropical Club member? Main Discussion It's aquarium time, with a focus on jellyfish (and Minori's apparent love of poisons), Manatees (and Laura's twin), and dolphins (and radical dolphin surfing). We also discuss whether the Fool's Cask...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 26: Double Feature! Meteor Shower & The Saga of Sakuragawa Sensei
September 01, 2021 20:00 - 50 minutes - 39.6 MBTimestamps 3:54 Discussion Question 11:28 Main Discussion 23:42 Futari Wa Discussion 31:47 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 44:52 Tweets in a Bottle Discussion Question How would the Tropical Club do on the Amazing Race? Main Discussion This week we cover two episodes of Tropical Rouge, in which we first spend some time with Miss Sakuragawa and then watch a meteor shower! We're disappointed that these episodes are stalling, but they were cute! Please also check out Lola Seb...
Summit War Saga, episode 17: Critical Class Theory With Three Gremlin Babums!
August 30, 2021 21:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBThis episode covers episodes 490 - 496 of One Piece, as well as episode 1 of Toriko. Timestamps 2:44 Chatting with the Hosts 13:4 Main discussion Chatting with the Hosts This time it's Joel's turn to read and review Leigh Bardugo's Shadow & Bone Trilogy. He liked it quite a bit, and he jokes that his favorite character is Oncat, a cat from the third book named "cat" in a fictional language of the universe Joel watched Hulu’s M.O.D.O.K.- He felt it had a slow start, but enjoyed it ...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 25: The Quiz Show Showdown!
August 19, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBTimestamps 1:34 Discussion Question 4:53 Main Discussion 15:14 Futari Wa Discussion 23:27 Tweets in a Bottle Discussion Question What wacky quiz shows would the Tropical Club members host? Main Discussion It's a quiz show episode that sadly doesn't develop much between Asuka and Yuriko, but it does involve Laura falling in some mud and the diabolical banana peel! Futari Wa Evil Piccolo gives the girls a tough fight, and honestly we're underwhelmed by the choreography in the f...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 24: The Wish-Making Festival
August 19, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBTimestamps 1:26 Discussion Question 6:12 Main Discussion 13:31 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 21:04 Futari Wa Discussion 25:28 Tweets in a Bottle 28:09 Crack Theories Discussion Question What wishes would other PreCure characters make at the festival? Main Discussion It's festival time at Minamino, and everyone gets to make a wish! This leads to some excellent Laura faces as she tries to hide her most embarrassing wish. We also talk about festival episodes! Kira Kira P...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 23: Spelunking For Motivation Power!
August 03, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBTimestamps 1:58 Discussion Question 6:59 Main Discussion 23:09 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 34:42 Tweets in a Bottle 40:00 Crack Theories Discussion Question What Olympic sports would each girl participate in? Main Discussion This episode gives Laura a gun, much to our dismay! But we also get a cup full of motivation power and potential hints of backstory and lore? Who could the mysterious mermaid be, and is there a greater significance to all the stars in this episod...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 22: Dreams and Hopes Tropica-Shine!
July 27, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBTimestamps 2:14 Discussion Question 5:17 Main Discussion 17:53 Futari Wa Discussion 22:22 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 33:19 Tweets in a Bottle Discussion Question What would our animal fairy companions be in the Healin' Good canon? Main Discussion With no Tropical Rouge episode this week, we watch the Healin' Good solo movie: Healin' Good Pretty Cure: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams. We wonder why the Yes Precure 5 girls were even included, but otherwis...
Summit War Saga, episode 16: KotWN's 3D animated Journey!
July 22, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBThis podcast episode covers the special "Infiltrate! Thousand Sunny" and the movie "One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase" Timestamps 5:01 Chatting with the Hosts 10:27 Main discussion Chatting with the Hosts Joel has been playing Crash 4 again, hoping to unlock all the costumes. It's tough but fun Both hosts are re-reading Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson in preparation for our November bonus episode. It's got a lot of interesting developments, and intense fight scenes. Kat is rea...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 21: Let's Plan a Summer Adventure!
July 21, 2021 13:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBTimestamps 2:34 Discussion Question 9:27 Main Discussion 26:57 Futari Wa Discussion 34:27 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 41:11 Tweets in a Bottle Discussion Question What books would Minori recommend to the other Tropical CLub members? Main Discussion Joel really liked this episode despite its episodic nature, owing to how much each character tropical shined. We ponder what secrets may lie in the "Cave of Foreshadowing," and we ponder if there may have been legendary P...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 20: The Closed Room Bread Theft!
July 13, 2021 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBTimestamps 1:25 Discussion Question 7:12 Main Discussion 19:58 Futari Wa Discussion 26:38 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 30:11 Fresh PreCure Discussion 32:17 Wrap Up/Looking ahead Discussion Question What D&D class fits each of the girls? Main Discussion In this episode, we find two reasons to bring up ToQger, which is only tangential to the central plot of stolen melon pan! Which of the club members is a thief, and how will the team get over this betrayal? Futari ...
June 2021 Bonus Episode (part 2): PreCure Sample Platter!
July 08, 2021 13:01 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBPart 2 of "KotWN's First Day at Middle School! Another PreCure Adventure Begins!" explores what we feel makes a good season start, or what might cause them to stumble. We discuss favorite cures, favorite fairies, and favorite baddies from each of these seasons. And we also unveil our official rankings of each season and ponder the commonalities in our votes, or the discrepancies.
June 2021 Bonus Episode (part 1): PreCure Sample Platter!
July 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBIn Part 1, we discuss the first episode of 8 PreCure seasons: Splash Star, Yes PreCure 5, Fresh, Suite, Smile, Doki doki, Happiness Charge, and Hugtto Timestamps Splash Star 6:10 Yes! PreCure 5 16:38 Fresh 30:12 Suite 44:40 Smile 51:22 Doki Doki 57:59 Happiness Charge 1:04:31 Hugtto 1:12:15 Main Discussion We talk first impressions, how excited we are to watch more of the series, what we liked or maybe what fell flat. But the most important Takeaway is that Hummy is not suspici...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 19: Manatsu's Spooky Friend!
July 07, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBTimestamps Discussion Question 4:07 Main Discussion 7:25 Futari Wa Discussion 23:57 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 27:21 Wrap Up/Looking ahead 32:07 Discussion Question How would the Tropical Club react to a visible ghost appearing before them? Main Discussion This episode gave us some more depth to Manatsu's character, and we contemplate Elda's future character arc. We also ponder what other weaknesses the characters may display in future episodes. Kira Kira PreCure A...
Summit War Saga, episode 15: KotWN is Horny (As a Joke)!
July 01, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBThis podcast episode covers episodes 481 - 489 For this episode, we're joined by Franz of @ParameciaCast, who you can also find on youtube. We loved having them on, and we've done cross overs with their podcast before- check out our first collaboration as we build an unholy chart of One Piece characters Timestamps 3:44 Franz's Introduction 11:05 Chatting with the Hosts 23:53 Main discussion Franz's introduction Who is Franz's favorite Straw Hat and Why? You'll be Suuuuper surprised...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 18: Laura Swims Too Close To The Sun!
June 29, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBTimestamps Discussion Question 5:33 Main Discussion 11:20 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 21:58 Futari Wa Discussion 26:32 Tweets in a Bottle 33:14 Discussion Question What would the crew do if they suddenly had mini Manatsus to look after? Main Discussion Laura is going to school! She's full of confidence, ready to rule, and the swim team is coming to recruit her! Well, it doesn't go as planned, but we love the return of gremlin Laura. Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Bi...
Summit War Saga, episode 14: Luffy's Unconquerable WIll! Ace Is Free At Last!
June 24, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBThis podcast episode covers episodes 474 - 480 For this episode, we're joined by John of @ParameciaCast, who you can also find on youtube. We loved having him on, and we've done cross overs with their podcast before- check out our first collaboration as we build an unholy chart of One Piece characters Timestamps 3:02 John's Introduction 12:19 Chatting with the Hosts 24:22 Main discussion 1:34:45 Thoughts From the Crew John's introduction Who is John's favorite Straw Hat and Why? Su...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 17: Committing Crimes By Land And By Sea! Cure La Mer Is Born!
June 23, 2021 13:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBTimestamps Discussion Question 1:36 Main Discussion 6:46 Futari Wa Discussion 19:20 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 25:04 Cure La Mer's Feet (more Tropical Rouge talk) 29:33 Looking Ahead/Predictions 38:47 Tweets in a Bottle 43:53 Crack Theories 54:35 Discussion Question What mythical creatures would we turn the PreCure into? Main Discussion We got our fifth PreCure of the season, Cure La Mer! There are elements of the story that we didn't like, but overall she has a g...
Summit War Saga, Episode 13: The Disciples of the Church of Luffy!
June 17, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBThis podcast episode covers episodes 466 - 473 Timestamps X:XX Chatting with the Hosts X:XX Main discussion X:XX Thoughts From the Crew Chatting with the Hosts Main Discussion
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 16: Minori's Law of Equivalent Exchange!
June 15, 2021 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBTimestamps Discussion Question 5:10 Main Discussion 11:33 Futari Wa Discussion 37:10 Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Discussion 39:39 Crack Theories 43:42 Discussion Question What Toppings do the Girls like on their pizza? Main Discussion We discover that Laura is a food thief, and the PreCure can breathe underwater! Beyond that, though, we discuss inclusion in PreCure, and the criticism that it should "do more to appeal to boys/men." And more discussion of Laura's big decision she'...
Summit War Saga, Episode 12: The War For Ace Begins!
June 10, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBThis podcast episode covers episodes 459-465 Timestamps 2:58 Chatting with the Hosts 21:14 Main discussion Chatting with the Hosts We're super excited to talk more PreCure in our June Bonus Episode, and we loved the episodes we got to watch! We finished Kamen Rider Drive. It's Kat's favorite Kamen Rider season she's seen, though both your hosts were a little disappointed by some elements of the finale. Joel finished Invincible, and though he liked the world building and man...
Cure of the WHAT Now Episode 15: Freaky Merday!
June 08, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBTimestamps Announcements 2:25 Discussion Question 4:18 Main Discussion 8:38 Futari Wa Discussion 21:30 Crack Theory 27:30 Discussion Question To continue last week's discussion- which PreCure characters from other seasons would the Tropical Club cosplay as? Main Discussion We've got body switching shenanigans, featuring Minori and Laura. We appreciate how this develops Laura's character, and we ponder what other swaps we might want to see. In addition to swapping places, we disc...
Summit War Saga, Episode 11: A Special Retrospective Episode!
June 03, 2021 13:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThis podcast episode covers episodes 453 - 458 Timestamps 1:55 Chatting with the Hosts 13:08 Main discussion 27:19 Retrospective/Theory Crafting 28:20 Luffy discussion 34:16 Zoro discussion 20:41 Usopp discussion 45:38 Sanji discussion 50:00 Nami discussion 54:31 Final Thoughts Chatting with the Hosts Kat is still re-reading through Leigh Bargugo's Shadow & Bone Trilogy, and finds the first book to be the weakest, and is enjoying all of the books in this re-read. Joel has st...