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Ep. 243: The Most 'Bingeable' One-Off Shounens
Weebology Podcast - February 06, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors rank on a different kind of scale to bring you a list based one of anime's most valuable attributes: Bingeability! All of these shows have three things in common: fully completed, quick watches, and reel you in with a good hook! Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebolog...
Ep. 242: Our 2024 Anime Awards Rundown
Weebology Podcast - January 30, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors make a panel of two and run down their picks for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards! While some categories have obvious winners, several manage to create a pretty tight race... Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology.com Socials Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/weebology...
Ep. 241: Zom 100 Was Worth The Wait!
Weebology Podcast - January 23, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors hit a show that really stuck the landing despite numerous production hurdles: Zom 100 - Bucket List Of The Dead! Utilizing the zombie outbreak aesthetic to great subversive effect, it breathed life into an otherwise stale genre and leveraged tropes to create some really...
Ep. 240: Rick Solocast - American vs. Japanese Horror
Weebology Podcast - January 15, 2024 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, it's just Professor Ricky talking about one of his favorite genres: horror! While commonly found all over the world, the subtle but key differences between the American and Japanese flavors create some vastly different results... Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology.com Socials...
Ep. 239: Our Personal Top 5 Animes of 2023!
Weebology Podcast - January 09, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsHappy New Year, students! This week the professors drop a little retrospection bomb and rip off their subjective, personal ranking for the Top 5 animes of 2023! While the list aligns at some points, there are a couple entries that shocked even each other... Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebo...
Ep. 238: Christmas in Japan!
Weebology Podcast - December 25, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratings(Weebology will take a small hiatus for the holidays and will be back the week of Jan. 8th) Happy Holidays, students! The professors get into the spirit of things with a dive into the history of Christmas in Japan! While a lot of similarities exist to its Western counterpart, some key differenc...
Ep. 237: Overtake! is a Brilliant, Overlooked Anime
Weebology Podcast - December 19, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors tear into a gem of a dark horse coming in the final stretch of 2023: Overtake! Balancing the trapping of both a sports and slice of life narrative with high quality showings in art, characters, and plot, this anime delivers an incredible experience out of way left field...
Ep. 236: Does It Anime? - Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Weebology Podcast - December 12, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors once again ask 'Does It Anime?', a segment where they decide whether an anime-adjacent show can be qualified as...well anime! In the hot seat is an entry that's caused quite a stir in the anime community over this exact question: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off! Link Tree and ...
Ep. 235: Could Frieren be Anime of the Year??
Weebology Podcast - December 05, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week the professors explore one of this year's strongest animes to debut: Frieren Beyond Journey's End! Boasting world class art, extremely strong characters, and tackling large time spans with narrative ease, this is one show the students should not pass up! Link Tree and Merch https://ww...
Ep. 234: Pluto - Mystery Meets Machines
Weebology Podcast - November 28, 2023 23:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors crack into a highly received show with some serious cultural pedigree: Pluto! This Netflix anime is a serious contender for one of 2023's best with deep world-building and fantastic plotlines! Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology.com Socials Patreon: https://www...
Ep. 233: Winter 2024 Season Preview!
Weebology Podcast - November 21, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors handed over the podcast after falling asleep to Turny Coats and Reece Porter: two up and coming reporters eager to give the students a look at the upcoming Winter 2024 season! Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology.com Socials Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/weeb...
Ep. 232: History of Anime Studios Pt 2
Weebology Podcast - November 14, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors return to drop some hot knowledge with another round of anime studio history! From loads of crimes to unhinged breakdowns of (baselessly alleged) money laundering, this one goes off the rails and into a ditch... Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology.com Socials ...
Ep. 231: Bleach TYBW Part 2 Ups the Scale!
Weebology Podcast - November 07, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors riff on one of the shows that get their gander: Bleach TYBW Part 2! While they have more to discuss on nitpicks of the final arc's adaptation, it overall manages to up the ante in all the right ways. Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology.com Socials Patreon: http...
Ep. 230: Dark Gathering is Unexpectedly Great?!
Weebology Podcast - October 31, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors get spooky with the newest "horror" offering Dark Gathering! While it only delivers the scares later in the run, everything else in this anime happens to be extremely tight! Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology.com Socials Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/weebol...
Ep. 229: Japanese True Crime Solo Cast - 300 Million Yen Unsolved Heist and more Japanese Crimes
Weebology Podcast - October 24, 2023 01:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, your solo professor Ethan takes a look at 4 Topics. 1) Obon Festival - Japanese Day of the Dead 2) An unsolved 300 Million Yen Heist 3) Semi-Unsolved Tokyo Metropolitan Murders from '68-'74 4) And an Anime Inspired Alias for a Modern Day Crime Ring I like True Crime stuff and though...
Ep. 228: The History of Anime Studios Pt. 1
Weebology Podcast - October 17, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors actually do the research they are best at to bring you the lore of some of the biggest anime studios we love in the modern era. From professional nepotism, fun naming decisions, and near failures, some of these stories are absolutely wild! Link Tree and Merch https://w...
Ep. 227: Power Systems Tournament Bracket!
Weebology Podcast - October 09, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors return with another tournament bracket to see which power system reigns supreme! After considering a wide variety of metrics and various arguments made, the final champion might shock everyone... Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology.com Socials Patreon: https://...
Ep. 226: Is Kengan Ashura BETTER Than Baki?
Weebology Podcast - October 03, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors finally talk about a show they have brought up time and time again but never gave it a proper dive: Kengan Ashrua! This fight centric Netflix anime may take a page or two out of Baki's book, but it has a couple moves up its sleeve to set itself apart. Link Tree and Mer...
Ep. 225: Does One Piece Live Action FINALLY Break the Curse?
Weebology Podcast - September 25, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsAhoy, students! This week the professors finally take a crack at one of the hottest shows at the moment: the One Piece live action adaptation! With much to love, though not without flaws, can this first season finally break the live action curse for the anime community?? Link Tree and Merch htt...
Ep. 224: Student Interviews Pt. 4
Weebology Podcast - September 19, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, Professor Ricky pops off another chapter in the student interview saga by peeling back the layers of the other Anime Bros podcast host, JD! Anime Bros Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/4Gu5PH6hquTYPZ8z79hmJT?si=7a45f140cbb84abd Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology.com Soci...
Ep. 223: Fall 2023 Season Preview
Weebology Podcast - September 12, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsIt's that thing that happens this time of season: the professors speculate wildly about the next season! While there are a lot of returning IPs, the new ones really are shooting their shot... Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology.com Socials Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/weebology I...
Ep. 222: Student Interviews - Part 3
Weebology Podcast - September 04, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, Professor Ricky jumps back into the student interview series, and in the hot seat this week is one of the Anime Bros Podcast hosts: Earthworm! We discuss his anime origins, where he gravitates now, and some of the unique quirks of being an anime-centric content creator! Anime Bros Po...
Ep. 221: Liar Liar and the 'Alt Classroom' Subgenre
Weebology Podcast - August 22, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors talk about 'Liar Liar' to launch a deeper dive into the tropes and staples within the ever-growing subgenre of 'super gamified and high minded alternative Japanese school structure type show'. It's a bit of an unhinged ride... Link Tree and Merch https://www.weebology....
Ep. 220: Does It Anime? - My Adventures With Superman
Weebology Podcast - August 15, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors ask the age old question, 'Does It Anime?', about the retelling of the Man of Steel's origins in 'My Adventures With Superman'! With Warner Bros taking more care to apply that anime aesthetic to a story that feels fresher than most attempts, this show is an enjoyable ri...
Ep. 219: Can They Guess the Rest of These 3 Generic Anime?
Weebology Podcast - August 08, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors try to leverage their vast knowledge of anime tropes to take on a challenge: watch the first 3 episodes of 3 shows that look generic on paper, and armed only with that exposure, try to guess how the rest of these shows will play out. Will they be completely off track, o...
Ep. 218: Has Baki Hanma FINALLY Jumped The Shark?
Weebology Podcast - July 31, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors step into the ring once again with one of anime's wildest battle shows in recent memory: Baki Hanma! While past seasons revel in its own visual absurdity to great entertaining effect, this newest installment might have finally pushed it over the edge... NEW SITE AND ME...
Ep. 217: Tearing Into Some Anime Hot Takes!
Weebology Podcast - July 24, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsEveryone's got an opinion, especially when it comes to anime. This week, the professors scoured the internet for some of the hottest anime takes they could dig up from deep within threads and forums to discuss whether they are based or BS! Site and Merch https://www.weebology.com Socials Pat...
Ep. 216: Hell's Paradise - Vibrant, Haunting, and Thoughtful
Weebology Podcast - July 18, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors venture to shores unknown with one of summer's highlights: Hell's Paradise! Using common religions and myth as a backdrop for the narrative that is more than skin deep, it paints a world that's strikingly beautiful with complex characters to fill it with expert precisio...
Ep. 215: Dead Mount Death Play Can't Handle Its Own Hook
Weebology Podcast - July 11, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors break down a show they once called a potential dark horse of the year: Dead Mount Death Play! Despite a wonderfully crafted first ep and an intriguing central premise, it ultimately bites off more than it can chew leading to some interesting narrative choices... NEW SI...
Ep. 214: Dr. Stone New World - Less Science, More Lore (In A Good Way?)
Weebology Podcast - July 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, the professors take to the high seas to dive into Dr. Stone New World! Even though it feels like the science is glossed over a bit, the trade off is more clues to the overarching mystery that drives the whole show forward...but is that trade really a good thing? NEW SITE AND MERCH! h...
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