Episodes

“2010’s was a great decade for anime, I can’t wait to see what the next decade holds” – Anonymous” Over the last decade we have had some amazing anime come out and we count down over the last 10 years what anime we thought was amazing and we would recommend. We have two different approaches. Eds approach: I answer from the viewpoint of when I found an anime and not the year the anime was released. So, for example, My Hero Academia came out in 2015 but I didn’t start watching it till 2018. In con...

“One of my favourite songs I like to play is actually a song from “Your Lie in April/Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso – Hikaru Nara! Originally the song is upbeat and happy however when I arranged it, I changed it to more of a slow peaceful gentle song!”- Kenzie Smith Piano On this episode we had piano sensation Kenzie Smith Piano, Kenzie has amassed over 1.9m views on YT, has 11 anime albums as well as other albums in gaming and Disney. Having had piano lessons when he was young, Kenzie stopped but re-f...

“There are only two types of people in the world - those who became weebs and those who didn't” – Anonymous Weeb Everyone remembers their first, hopefully yours was great! In this episode we talk about how we got into anime. We discuss the following: Why do we like anime? How did we get into Anime, what is our origin story? How has our anime tastes changed? What show we would recommend getting someone hooked and into anime? If we could go back to when you were younger, which anime would you brin...

I accidently left the record button on and rather than deleting the stuff that didn’t make it to the Halloween Podcast show, i thought why not share it. I have a go at trying to create a Pokémon horror story like Solo did in the Halloween episode and let’s just say I need some serious practice lol. If you have not already do check out our Halloween special episode to hear more of Solo’s Pokémon horror stories with even more dramatic sound effects. If you enjoy the podcast, please don't forget to...

"With animation, you’re only limited by the canvas in front of you!" With the announcement of Netflix possibly creating a live action One Piece, we ask, Why are studios still creating live animated version of anime? WHY! Dragon Ball Evolution, Ghost in the Shell, Avatar Last Air Bender just to name a few have all either been flops or did not live up to their potential and should have just been left alone. In this episode we discuss: Why do we think they are still making live action films? Do the...

“Miracles only happen to those who never give up.” - Ivankov Emporio In this episode we discuss and appreciate one of our favourite anime’s One piece. We discuss the following topics in this podcast episode: Why do we love One Piece? What makes it so good? When did we start watching one piece? When did we start getting truly hooked? Favourite Straw Hat Pirate? Outside the Straw Hat crew which pirate crew would we join? Favourite - non Straw Hat pirate? Favourite One Piece arc so far? Ed surprise...

"No one cared who I was until I put on the mask" – Tobi As we head into another lockdown here in the UK and with global pandemic creating a sombre mood, we wanted to give you a nice bonus episode, discussing what our favourite anime masks are and why we like them. Did yours make the list? Discussion Points What are some of the coolest masks you have seen? Whose Mask would you were in this current crisis? What type of Mask would you have? If you could sell a mask to any anime character who would ...

“Power comes in response to a need, not a desire” – Goku We discuss the following topics: We define what a power up is? Is it a new level reached? A new weapon gained etc? A new strategy developed!? We discuss what some of our best power ups and why? Have we been inspired by any power ups in our real-life actions for us level up yourself? Some of the Anime we speak about: Dragon Ball Z Hunter X Hunter Hajimo No Ippo Naruto Naruto Shippuden Suuuper Anime Singing episode: Just Like Music episode R...

"All things with a form will eventually perish." – Orochimaru With Halloween approaching, we decided to look at the most terrifying anime, the ones that will leave you with chills. On this episode we discuss the following things: How would you class/define a scary/terrifying anime? Is it something that gives you chills/goosebumps when you watch it? What anime would you not watch at night on your own on Halloween? What was your scariest/terrifying anime moment? Your walking alone, you hear a nois...

“I think what definitely had an impact on me was when Halle Berry won her Oscar, it made it seem possible… seeing her do it made it seem like this is something I could do.” – Kimberly Woods On this episode we had actress Kimberly Woods , while she has worked on a plethora of projects, including voicing A.J in the hit animation series Archer, from an anime stand point, she has been the voice of characters such as Tiese Shtolienenin on Sword Art Online Alicization; Hinaki Ubuyashiki and Naho Takad...

"Music is my heart and soul, more precious than gold" - Marvin Gaye In this podcast episode we discuss and sing our favourite anime intros. We focus on the following discussion points: What are the components of a good anime intro to you? What feeling/emotion does it evoke when you hear it or when it comes on? Is there a level of anticipation that is Yes, I am about to watch this anime? What are some of favourite anime intro songs? Is there is a correlation between a great anime song intro and y...

“Cardcaptors helped me get into storytelling, Sakura was such a fun character” On this episode we had Esther Ajibade who currently works on the Netflix show Deadendia as a Layout Artist. She has also worked on cartoons such Disney’s ‘101 Dalmatians Street’ and Mr Bean as well as working with clients such as BBC, eBay, Rolls Royce and Amnesty International to name a few. Social Media Links to find Esther Ajibade Website: https://www.estherajibade.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artsybuk...

“There’s no sense in going out of your way to get somebody to like you.” – Ash Ketchum With over $95billion dollars in commercial sales we discuss, or should I say debate whether Pokemon is the greatest anime of all time! We discuss the following: What 3 elements make an anime the greatest ever? Whether success is mainly just about commercial or beyond that? Is the story more important than the sales? Using rappers such as Drake and Kendrick as analogies to judge success! If you enjoy the podcas...

Sometimes I will only get an audition if the character is Black, and it doesn’t matter if the character is believable coming from my voice…in a perfect world everyone should audition for every character but there is some bias we need to get through first...getting diversity casting is really important to put everyone on the same playing filed so we can have that perfect world – Kevin D Thelwell On this episode we had voice actor Kevin D Thelwell who has been in various blockbuster anime’s such ...

"Nothing burns colder than ice" In this episdoe we look at our favourite element users in each element - Earth, Wind, Fire and Water. We dicsuss the following: The anime character we chose and how why we think they are a good elemental user. How they use their elemental powers in a unique way that makes them stand out from other elemental users. Anime discussed in this episode includes: One Piece, Black Clover, Bleach, Naruto and many more. If you enjoy the podcast, please don't forget to SUBSC...

Anime Motivation is the #1 website for anime quotes, life lessons and everything in between for anime fans. On this episode we had Theo J Ellis who is the founder and owner of the #1 anime site in the UK - Anime Motivation https://animemotivation.com/ You can also follow them on the following social channels: Twitter – https://twitter.com/animemotivate?lang=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/animemotivate/ Instagram - https://Instagram.com/animemotivation Pinterest - https://Pinterest.com/an...

Hi Suuuper Fam, In the UK we celebrate Black History month in October and as a black man myself, its important to recognise this month and celebrate it. Yes we should celebrate every month but this month gets extra celebration :-) This is just a short voice over introducing a series of guest in and around the anime industry from an entrepreneur, voice actors to an animator. In this episode marked with a #BHM, we will be discussing topics around black representation in anime, diversity in the ani...

Love is a double-edged sword; it can heal the wound faster or it can sink the blade even deeper." - Rurouni Kenshin In this episode we discuss our favourite anime weapons. We take a fighting approach as we take go through rounds to see which one of our choices was the better weapon for that round. For a full list of the weapons and a quick synopsis of what the weapons we review are visit our blog here . Stick around to the end as we also talk about if we could choose or invent and a weapon what ...

"Make love not war" In this episode we discuss: What is Mecha Anime and a quick brief history of it. What was the first Mecha anime we watched? What was the appeal? With only 3 Mecha titles made in the last year, why is this genre suffering so much? Is it a case of Mecha decline or a case of lack of innovation, ideas and investment? How would we re-inject power into the Mecha genre, give it new live, new hope! Newfound respect? If you enjoy the podcast, please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, RATE and...

“People usually have a stereotypical idea, or an assumption like that and that's what creates a blind spot.” – Do Flamingo. In this episode we discuss the different types of anime genre that exist. What genre we watch the most? Are there any genre that we would not watch? How we go about picking a genre to watch? Finally, we both took a quiz to reveal what anime type we would enjoy based on our personality. Sporting Anime Episode - Episode 6 Dub vs Sub Episode - Episode 3 If you would like to k...

"People, who can’t throw something important away, can never hope to change anything." ~ Armin Arlert (Attack on Titan) SPOILER ALERT – This episode discusses most shocking moments. Please see all the anime below that we discuss. If you have not and wish to watch any of these anime shows, please refrain listening to this episode until you have watched all the anime we discuss. If, however you don’t care about getting spoiler then please listen away. In this episode we discuss: What we classify a...

“Run until you can’t run anymore, and then run again. Constant effort is life’s greatest shortcut.” – Coach Kamogawa Episode 6 In this episode we discuss: Sports Anime we have seen. What was the first one we ever saw? What we love about sports anime. How some sporting anime promote character development. Sporting techniques we learnt and incorporated in our real lives. The idea of perseverance, grit, determination and hard work it takes to become a sporting athlete/pro. Sporting anime featured i...

"KissAnime was there for me when no one else was" Episode 5 In this special epsiode we discuss the effecive shut down of Kiss Anime and the effect it had on the anime community. We here from people giving there thanks to KissAnime as well as what KissAnime meant to them and impacted their life. I discuss the impact KissAnime had on the community and major issue facing the anime industry. Vist our blog post where you can read show notes of this episode also. If you enjoy the podcast, please don't...

“Anime by Anime One Travels Far” In this episode we discuss: Places we considered going and not going What we would do while we were there? Somewhere iconic maybe? Whether we would try to find the main star of the anime show. If you enjoy the podcast, please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, RATE and REVIEW (takes less than 30 seconds) Please do also share with anyone you fill will enjoy the show. Doing so will allows us to grow the show and encourage us to keep putting out more content :-). Also as me...