On this episode of Big Eyes, AD and LJ are joined by Skip (SkipFromBK) to discuss Sakamoto Days, including it's relevance in Shonen Jump, comparison to its contemporaries, and the overall story.
As the summer beings to wane down, Meelz, LJ and AD pull out a critically-acclaimed, universally-loved, and highly-rated banger for Summer at Kame House. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is this week's watch and we go in-depth into the first cour of the series in terms of what makes Frieren such a compelling character, what the plot of this anime lays in the background and foreground, why people love this anime so much and a long-debate between seeing if this or Solo Leveling deserved to be named A...
LJ and AD give their final review on Kaiju No 8's manga. They talk about favorite characters, Kaiju No 9 as an antagonist, discuss their their thoughts on the ending. This episode also includes discussion on Metro Boomin's A Futuristic Summa and the current state of Shonen Jump's anime and manga in 2025.
Returning to one of the most popular series in Shonen, Meelz, LJ, and AD are back to break everything down in Naruto Shippuden's Akatsuki Supression Mission Arc. After an initial discussion talking the group's recent outing in Atlanta and Big Eyes' upcoming Kaiju No. 8 episode, they dive deep into the series catching listeners up to the plot, discussing why this arc's ending may be so polarizing, praise the development of Shikamaru, and discuss why the Akatsuki is such a great anime group to dev...
Meelz, LJ, and AD are back for another episode in our Summer at Kame House series talking 'Space Dandy.' The kick things off talking MLB, Demon Slayer movie, Chainsaw Man and more. And finally dive into why Space Dandy is so funny, original, and what makes Watanabe a jedi at creating such incredible series.
AD and LJ give their first impressions on Gachiakuta by Kei Urana, as well as review the first episode, released July 6th, 2025.
Meelz, LJ, and AD are back at Kame House this summer and kick off the conversation talking about the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba movie, Chainsaw Man movie, and next week's Summer anime line-up. Then they dive deep into the first 21 episodes of Digimon Season 1/Adventure 01 discussing the craze, why the series was so relevant, Digimon vs. Pokemon, and the main characters and arcs of the show.
The manga boys AD And LJ return with The Big Eyes Podcast special series for Summer at Kame House. This episode, they invite Cyrus on to review Chainsaw Man Part 2. Review starts at 20:30.
The summer is officially here. The Lookout's Summer at Kame House series kicks off with our review of Solo Leveling Season 1. Meelz, LJ, and AD discuss how we feel about Crunchyroll's Anime of the Year, and dive into the characters, the threats, the world building, Sung Jin-woo, and what it represents in this new generation of anime.
AD takes over for a special episode to talk with special guests, Patrick (IG: Reaperlomein) and Ant (IG: apollo_seed13), about their experience at Dream Con 2025 in Houston.
Meelz and LJ enter the final stretch of their Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Kingdom recap. After a quick dive into the 2025 Anime Awards results, the hosts break down the post-arc content: Shadi’s mysterious return, Rebecca’s chaotic episodes, the RPG mini-arc, and the introduction of Dungeon Dice Monsters.
Cyrus joins Meelz and LJ to talk the Duelist Kingdom finals including Mai's battle against Yugi, Bandit Keith's duel leading to an infamous meme, Joey vs. Yugi, and the dramatic finale where Yugi battles Pegasus.
Meelz and LJ continue their recap of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters through Episodes 22 through 28, discussing Yugi and Kaiba's infamous duel, Téa and Mai's even more infamous duel, Kaiba finally confronting Pegasus, and why Pegasus is such a great villain.
Meelz and LJ continue their journey through Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters with a recap of Episodes 11–21! From Joey’s showdown with Rex Raptor, intro to Bakura, Bandit Keith, Panik, The Paradox Brothers and how everything got too damn real for Kaiba.
The duels are getting crazier! Meelz and LJ tackle Episodes 4–10 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters , talking Mai Valentine’s bag of tricks, wild rule-breaking, and Kaiba putting the whole world on notice.
It's a new season, which means a new classic to cover. Meelz and LJ are joined by Carlos to discuss the first there episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters where things get crazy with the introduction of Seto Kaiba, Maximillion Pegasus, and Duelist Kingdom.
Two hundred of them thangs. Meelz, LJ, AD and Jay lock in to celebrate 200 episodes of The Lookout in addition to provide a longform review of Dragon Ball DAIMA.
For Episode 199, Meelz returns to the podcast to catch up with fellow podcaster, creative, and journalist Victoria Johnson to dive deep into the anniversary of the Sailor Moon Fan Club podcast, hosting 'The ArchAndroid' panel with Janelle Monae, building community and more.
This week LJ is joined by local cosplayers Adrian and David to talk about their cosplay journey, ConFluence, and building community within the nerd space. Follow Adrian: https://www.instagram.com/stpaulprince Follow David: https://www.instagram.com/tazumi_zaiga
It's the Season 5 Final of Subs Lie Dubs Lie as Jay & Dee wrap up covering some of their favorite Anime Battles! This week, the hosts are joined by two of YouTube's biggest Dragon Ball afficionados - SmugStick & The Animated Mind - as they take a look into both of Goku & Vegeta's clashes during DBZ. The cast compares the impact of both battles on these characters and their histories with one another. You can expect a fun & thought out talk on these two Saiyan warriors, plus their...
LJ and AD conclude their review of One Piece's Fishman Island Saga where they discuss Big Mom's introduction, Akainu vs Aokiji, and what the arc means for future events.
Dee & Jay are on an adventure this week into the town of Morioh! From a crazed salaryman with an obsession with hands along with his ghost father doing their best to keep the son's identity hidden, to a young boy's battle against a fated time loop, and a group of family & friend's mission to end a string of serial murders going back decades...there's plenty to cover in this crazy, noisy, bizarre town! Tune in for the hosts' coverage of the final bout in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond ...
LJ and AD continue their review of One Piece's Fishman Island Saga where they discuss fight between The Straw Hats vs The New Fishman Pirates.
J5 joins Pafif and Meelz on the latest episode of Mt. Silver Podcast to talk about the introduction of Pokemon TCG Pocket and how it has evolved over the last few months, Pokemon Presents news, and our reactions to Pokemon Legends: Z-A's first official gameplay trailer.
The hosts are following up a listener's favorite session this week as they continue the Season 4 discussion on the Chunin Exams of Naruto with the battle between Orochimaru and the Third Hokage! It's master vs pupil and morality vs ambition in this intense battle between the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village, knownk as the God of Shinobi and his cunning, former student who is known as a threat to the entire Ninja world. Tune in this week as Dee & Jay cover one of the most climactic battles o...
LJ and AD continue their review of One Piece's Fishman Island Sagae where they discuss the true culprit of Queen Otohime's death and showcase of Straw Hats new powers.
This week, the hosts are back with a bout from another classic anime flick as they break down the final battle between Amuro Ray and Char Aznable in "Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack". Join in as they uncover the motivations, ideologies and storied history between these two Ace Pilots who changed the course of Gundam's Universal Century for ages to come. Follow The Lookout Network on Twitter: @TheLookoutRNC Follow Dee on Twitter: @DeeWeTrust Follow Jay on Twitter: @VersaceVegeta_...
LJ and AD continue their coverage of One Piece's Fishman Island Saga by reviewing the Flashback of Fisher Tiger and Queen Otohime.
This week, Dee & Jay take it back to the 90's with the intriguing theatrical finale to Neon Genesis Evangelion, The End of Evangelion. The hosts take a deep look into the battle between Asuka Langley Soryu in her EVA Unit-02, the JSSDF forces and SEELE's Mass-Produced EVA Series, as well as the surrounding events of the entire film. Tune in as they give their experiences with the movie throughout their lives, as well as their thoughts on recent events like Akio Iyoku's interview on Dragon Ba...
LJ and AD continue their Fishman Island Saga coverage with the New Fishman Pirates' raid on Ryugu Palace (Episodes 528-538).
