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Weebology Podcast

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A podcast seeking to dive deep into the world of Anime and Weeb alike. Ricky and Ethan tackle the world of Anime and work to spread the joys of the medium to the masses.

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Ep. 63: Is Dr. Stone actually the greatest ISEKAI of All-time?? feat. Ashes

Welcome back to class everyone! This week was a real journey. We covered an absolutely ABSURD amount of ground on the topic was qualifies as an Isekai? Specifically, we delve into the oft contentious conversation about the validity of Dr. Stone as an Isekai. The question is based on your definition of Isekai, do you think Dr. Stone qualifies? - Prof. Ethan PROJECT: MANGA Links! Check them out! Please make sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, reviews really help all your favorite shows gr...

Aug 03, 20201 hr 11 min

Ep. 62: BNA - The Other Furry Netflix Anime

This week we talk about Netflix and Studio Trigger's new show BNA - Brand New Animal. We talk how Trigger could have made it actually stand out beyond the good visuals ... sorry not sorry. - Professors Summary Set in a world where humanoid animals (known as beastmen) inhabit Earth, the series centers on Michiru Kagemori, a young teenage girl who one day suddenly starts turning into a tanuki beastman. Running away, she seeks refuge in Anima City, a city built for beastmen to be able to live peace...

Jul 27, 20201 hr

Ep. 61: Interview with Anime Soul: The World's Largest Anime Discord!

In this week's very special episode of Weebology Podcast, the professors have a chat with the creator and moderators of Anime Soul: The Largest Anime Discord in the world!! With over 250,000 active users, we talk about what it's like to start and manage such a vast community, the ups and downs of that journey, and their thoughts on anime of course! Listen in to find out about how to enter our special Crunchyroll Premium giveaway! We will be giving away a 1 month, 3 month, and 12 month membership...

Jul 20, 20201 hr 21 min

Ep. 60: Pitch or Ditch Redux - Cagaster of the Insect Cage and Black Lagoon

This week we are doing the pitch or ditch redux for the two shows we pitched several episodes earlier. Hope you enjoy! Check out the new Patreon as well ;-) - Ethan Black Lagoon ( Japanese : ブラック・ラグーン, Hepburn : Burakku Ragūn ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe . It has been published in Shogakukan 's Monthly Sunday Gene-X since 2002, and eleven collected volumes have been released so far. It was later adapted into an anime television series by Madhouse , that aired...

Jul 13, 20201 hr 9 min

Ep. 59: Summer 2020 Anime Preview

This week, the Weebologists tackle summer 2020 anime to try and pick up the bangers in the first season coming back from he lockdown. The big standouts are God of High School, Re Zero S2, and Fire Force Season 2. There are a view others that interest us and like usual a ton we think will be total duds. Let us know which y'all are interested in watching. In the midst of covid-19 causing havoc around the globe, and this self-isolation situation seeming like the perfect time for weebs to get their ...

Jul 06, 20201 hr 2 min

Extra Credit: Season 1 Finales | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 13 Reviews

We MADE IT FAM! At the beginning of the Quarantine doldrums we set out to offer up some bonus content for every week of this season of Anime for the homies to maybe help everyone keep their minds off the doom and gloom out there. I think it was successful! Two super solid shows and 13 bonus episodes of content for y'all! Hope you enjoyed and let us know what you thought of the segment on any of the socials or email, thanks for sticking with us $quad and we hope you are all safe out there! -Ethan...

Jul 02, 202042 min

Ep. 58: The First Season of Baki that isn't Trash on Netflix! Season 3 of Baki is a HUGE Step Up

Welcome back to class y'all, this week we hit up the Baki season that was released early this month. The way Netflix is numbering the seasons is admittedly insanely confusing because I believe they are calling this Season 2 when it is actually Season 3 so please don't hate us for calling it that lol. I am also still working on going live with the Patreon I know some of yall are anxiously awaiting that and we appreciate it! Stay safe Weebology Fam! - Ethan Netflix renewed the series for a second ...

Jun 29, 20201 hr 9 min

Extra Credit: We Now Know What Started it All in Gleipnir and EVERYONE HATES RACHEL | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 12 Reviews

Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancing in this tough time. We will continue to bring you a new normal length show every Monday and now EXTRA CREDIT episodes every Thursday as well, at least while the world is shut down. Gleipnir is a new Anime running in the Spring 2020 season. The shows animator is Pine Jam, which is relatively unknown....

Jun 25, 202041 min

Ep. 57: Dorohedoro ABSOLUTELY RIPS! MUST WATCH IMMEDIATELY!

Y'all you NEED to watch Dorohedoro! This show is super dope and we both enjoyed it and we think you will too. Let us know what y'all thought about it via email, Twitter, or Insta! An anime television series adaptation of Dorohedoro was announced in the December 2018 issue of Shogakukan 's Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine released on November 12, 2018. [66] The series is produced by MAPPA and directed by Yuichiro Hayashi, with Hiroshi Seko in charge of series composition, Tomohiro Kishi designing t...

Jun 22, 20201 hr 9 min

Extra Credit: The Aftermath of Killing and the Administrators Test! | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 11 Reviews

Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancing in this tough time. We will continue to bring you a new normal length show every Monday and now EXTRA CREDIT episodes every Thursday as well, at least while the world is shut down. Gleipnir is a new Anime running in the Spring 2020 season. The shows animator is Pine Jam, which is relatively unknown....

Jun 18, 202036 min

Ep 56: Over/Underrated Kurapika from Hunter X Hunter and Pitch or Ditch Black Lagoon and Cagaster of an Insect Cage

This week are going back to our roots and doing our tried and true segments of Over / Underrated and Pitch or Ditch. We are doing Kurapika and pitching the shows Black Lagoon and Cagaster of an Insect Cage. Also heads up Cagaster of an Insect Cage has a few instances of assault and may not be suitable for all audiences. Black Lagoon ( Japanese : ブラック・ラグーン, Hepburn : Burakku Ragūn ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe . It has been published in Shogakukan 's Monthly Su...

Jun 15, 202054 min

Extra Credit: GALAXY BRAIN PLAYS!! | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 10 Reviews

Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancing in this tough time. We will continue to bring you a new normal length show every Monday and now EXTRA CREDIT episodes every Thursday as well, at least while the world is shut down. Gleipnir is a new Anime running in the Spring 2020 season. The shows animator is Pine Jam, which is relatively unknown....

Jun 11, 202040 min

Ep. 55: One Year Anniversary! Thank You!

Thank You all so much for sticking with us for this year. Its been super fun, a lot of growth, and learning and we honestly can't thank y'all enough for listening every week and interacting with us! We talked about some tips and tricks we think had the most impact on our podcast this year. We talked about our favorite segments, favorite episodes, and thanked our many guests for taking this journey with us! We also talked about some plans for the future and announced plans to open up a Patreon to...

Jun 08, 20201 hr 8 min

Extra Credit: Big Clashes and Anime Betrayals Galore! | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 9 Reviews

Thank you all so much for a year of listening to us talk about Anime! Its been such a blast to meet y'all and connect with so many dope people! We really appreciate you! - Weebology Professors Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancing in this tough time. We will continue to bring you a new normal length show every Monday and now EXTRA CREDI...

Jun 04, 202033 min

Ep. 54: Japanese Mythology in Naruto

Welcome Back to class friendos! This week we take on a super special topic, Japanese Mythology and its integration into the Naruto franchise! We used quite a few sources for the Shinto Pantheon and mythological stories but the most heavily used are Mythology Podcast by Parcast and Kojiki ( a Japanese anthology of Oral tradition from ~712AD). We explored the Shinto creation story and the creation of the Japanese Pantheon. We drew some comparisons to other well know mythological stories and obviou...

Jun 01, 202058 min

Extra Credit: TURNING POINT IN BOTH SHOWS??? | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 8 Reviews

Happy Memorial Day week homies. Thank you to all those who lost their lives in the Armed Forces protecting our country! Without all of you there would be no Weebology Podcast so we appreciate it y'all! Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancing in this tough time. We will continue to bring you a new normal length show every Monday and now EX...

May 28, 202035 min

Ep. 53: Listener Suggestion Series - Hi Score Girl

Welcome back to class weebs! Thank you so much Brandon for the suggestion for this weeks episode it was definitely a show we wouldn't have watched without the suggestion. If y'all have some shows you want your professors to hit up definitely let us know, you can DM us on Insta, Twitter, or throw us over an email. -Prof Ethan Monthly Big Gangan announced in December 2013 that an anime adaptation was green-lit. [17] The anime adaptation was confirmed to be a television series animated by SMDE [1] ...

May 25, 20201 hr 1 min

Extra Credit: Princesses of Jahad Clash! Shuichi Finally Nuts Up! | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 7 Reviews

Homies, we are both completely exhausted in this episode but some good info on the series we are chatting about. For a sneak peek teaser though our next two full Monday episodes are ABSOLUTE PLATINUM! So definitely stay tuned for those. Stay Safe, Wear a Mask, and Wash your hands fam! - your Weebology Professors Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with soci...

May 21, 202037 min

Ep. 52: Does it Anime? Castlevania edition!

Yo Weebs what's crackin'? Hope y'all are all chillin and crushing it in the hopefully tail end of quarantine. So this is a long awaited episode for us professors over here. Castlevania is a super dope IP with a long history that in recent years has become a hit show for Netflix. This show is complete fire and an absolute must watch for any Anime fan. The art and animation are top notch and the dub is amazing if you are cool enough to watch it that way ;-P The question is, Does it Anime? Plot: Wh...

May 18, 20201 hr 4 min

Extra Credit: Are we Finally Building the Squads or Nawww? | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 6 Reviews

Weebs we have an exxxtrraaaa thicccc extra credit episode for y'all today, We hope you'll like it! Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancing in this tough time. We will continue to bring you a new normal length show every Monday and now EXTRA CREDIT episodes every Thursday as well, at least while the world is shut down. Gleipnir is a new An...

May 14, 202041 min

Ep. 51: Haikyuu Season 4 To The Top!!! pt.2 Building up the Hype

Welcome back to class everyone, we are so happy to have Haikyuu back for season 4 this year! Coming off an extremely strong season 3 we are picking up with the Karasuno High Crows as they head toward the Spring tournament. The last episode of season 3 had Takeda-sensei gathering the team in the gym and telling Kageyama that he had been selected to the Youth National Development team. We pick up from this scene and continue toward the Spring tournament! ***SPOILER WARNING*** So this season picks ...

May 11, 202058 min

Extra Credit: Yu-Gi-Oh Monsters in Gleipnir??? INSANE BATTLES in Tower of God | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 5 Reviews

Quick PSA, I was essentially braindead during recording. Hopefully my ravings of a mad scientist made some semblance of sense haha sorry! -Prof Ethan Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancing in this tough time. We will continue to bring you a new normal length show every Monday and now EXTRA CREDIT episodes every Thursday as well, at least...

May 07, 202030 min

Ep. 50: P.O.D. Redux - Rising of the Shield Hero and Rage of Bahamut ft. Two Guys in a Warehouse

This week your Weebologists are joined by the Two Guys in a Warehouse podcast to start up another round of Pitches. This week Alex (@Professor_Otaku) and Dylan (@tgwpodcast) pitch is Rage of Bahamut produced by MAPPA, recently did Dororo, from 2014. This adventure fantasy has 12 episodes and a 7.40 on MAL so it definitely appears to be a potential slapper! This show is actually based off a card collection app game which I think is a first for us in the Anime space. Rising of the Shield hero, ori...

May 04, 20201 hr 11 min

Extra Credit: Insane Weapons and Decapitations | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 4 Reviews

Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancing in this tough time. We will continue to bring you a new normal length show every Monday and now EXTRA CREDIT episodes every Thursday as well, at least while the world is shut down. Gleipnir is a new Anime running in the Spring 2020 season. The shows animator is Pine Jam, which is relatively unknown....

Apr 29, 202038 min

Ep. 49: Darwin's Game, our Darkhorse Pick for Early 2020!!

This week on the Weebology Podcast, the professors dive into Darwin's Game: a dark and gritty death game show with a few extra bells and whistles to set it apart from other edgy shows. Will it stack up to be one of 2020's hits? Check out the episode to find out more! Please make sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, reviews really help all your favorite shows grow! Socials Follow us on instagram for mid week updates and awesome Anime Memes! https://www.instagram.com/weebology.podcast/ Che...

Apr 26, 202059 min

Extra Credit: They Keep Getting Better and Better!! | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 3 Review

Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancing in this tough time. We will continue to bring you a new normal length show every Monday and now EXTRA CREDIT episodes every Thursday as well, at least while the world is shut down. Gleipnir is a new Anime running in the Spring 2020 season. The shows animator is Pine Jam, which is relatively unknown....

Apr 23, 202026 min

Ep. 48: Listener Suggestion Series - My Bride is a Mermaid - our first installment!!

Hello Weebs, just a quick thank you to Foxy Kasumi for the suggestion via our email. Thank you so much for continuing to listen and I hope that our review is everything you dreamed! Overall a great comedy with a weird concept! The story of My Bride Is a Mermaid revolves around a young teenage boy named Nagasumi Michishio. One day during his summer vacation at the Seto Inland Sea , Nagasumi is saved from drowning by a mermaid named Sun Seto. Under mermaid law however, either the mermaid whose ide...

Apr 20, 202057 min

Extra Credit: These Shows Just Went Full Hype | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 2 Review

Yo quick disclaimer, obviously mad spoilers, and also I (Ethan) used a different mic this ep and its a little scuffed sounding compared to the normal mics. Let me know if it was unbearable and I can switch back. I used it primarily to help with the filming of the review for Youtube, check it out ;-)! Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancin...

Apr 16, 202031 min

Ep. 47: Everyone Loves Beastars!! (Well...Almost Everyone...)

Originally printed in the Weekly Shonen Champion magazine and written/illustrated by Paru Itagaki, Beastars has become something of s smash hit in the Anime realm. The story takes place in a modern Japan, with anthropomorphic animals running about, running the city, going to high school, and indulging in black market goods. The show was animated by CG Studio Orange and released outside of Japan on Netflix in mid March 2020. Legoshi, a large gray wolf , is a timid and quiet student of Cherryton A...

Apr 13, 20201 hr 7 min

Extra Credit: Episode 1 of Gleipnir and Tower of God! What is Gleipnir? What is the Tower of God? | Gleipnir and Tower of God Episode 1 Reviews

Welcome back Weebs! We promised y'all some extra content, extra credit if you will, and we have delivered! We are definitely liking this style, which coincidentally does comply with social distancing in this tough time. We will continue to bring you a new normal length show every Monday and now EXTRA CREDIT episodes every Thursday as well, at least while the world is shut down. Gleipnir is a new Anime running in the Spring 2020 season. The shows animator is Pine Jam, which is relatively unknown....

Apr 09, 202035 min
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