Fighting Spirit: An Anime Obscura Podcast

We talk a lot about Cyberpunk which really dates this episode's recording but we continue on the Amagi Brilliant Part episode train. We learn more about Kanie, Cento tries to find her place in the park, and more wacky characters join the cast. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

What if Disneyland characters were real and supporting the economy of an actual fairytale kingdom in another world? Jian and Neil explore this magical high concept comedy that really ends up being about the general management of a park. But in a funny way. Trust us. Also the main character is Kanye West. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

The adult struggle continues in the second half of the show. As Restuko gains friendship, fitness, and a potatoes boyfriend we re-evaluate our lives and the state of comedy during Covid. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Neil and Jian get the adulting feels as they relate to the red panda struggles of Retsuko. From dealing with crappy bosses to yelling your frustrations out in a death metal scream, it's a real Millennial Mood. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Part 2 of the bracket. Who will will? Spoilers: It's Soma. Statistically he makes the most dishes cause he's the main character. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

They say you can never judge a book by it's cover but you can judge some food by how well animated it is. Join us as we watch the first 12 episodes and rank the best tasting dish. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

It's Part 2 of our G Gundam Bracket! Who will be the best Gundam? It may surprise you. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Its finally time, the March Madness episode of Fighting Spirit, in January. Jian and Neil go over the best Gundam Series, G Gundam. And what better way to talk about a Gundam Tournament than having on of our own. Shining Finger! Ride the Skys! Make out with Rain at the end!This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

It's a nostalgia trip down high school memories as we talke about the first episode of Sound Euphonium with guest Jerry Sebastian. We talk about all the fights we almost got into, Neil's band background, and Jian's lack of musical instrument knowledge.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Jake is back to finish up the back half of the season. We try to explain how the show ends, the unnecessary second season, and Neil reveals what happened during his European study abroad.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

The Podfather himself of KnaveryInk guests on this episode to talk about his favorite anime Darker Than Black. We go in depth on the anime's bonkers storyline, depressing stories, and WTF is going on with the main guy's powers.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

And thus Goblin Slayer ended as a fairly decenent show. New characters appear! Goblin Slayer takes off his Helmet! The Adventure Guild bans together to save the farm! And Goblin Slayer's heart grew a little size. Turns out the real quest is the friends Goblin Slayer made along the way.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

This episode is not really related to anime but we kept talking from last episode enough to fill another episode and this is that episode. Prepare for some insider stuff as we talk about Funhaus the channel, Witcher, and the essence of comedic bits.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Riddles, Beholders,, and Dice Rolling, Oh my! As the Water City Arc comes to a close Neil and I were left with a lot more questions than answers. Do Goblins live on the Moon? Why aren't rats in the sewers? And is Goblin Slayer going to open an Ice Cream Shop?This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Valentine's day is for listening to 2 nerds talk about anime! Episode 2 of our Goblin Slayer series is out and Slayer's number of love interests is growing by the day. We got Cowgirl, Desk Girl, Priestess, and now Elven Archer is down to pound after slayer is trash to herThis is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Goblins need slaying. In a medieval fantasy world where cool shit happens like taking down a Demon Lord or slaying dragons, one faceless man is gonna kill some goblins. Join us as Neil busts out his D&D knowledge to bring some insight to this D&D inspired anime story.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

The legend continues as a simple bandit encounter at the beginning of a journey spirals on an epic long battle that takes over the journey. Will Ken finally get a good roll and defeat the bandits?This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Hazama reaches new heights and the plot escalates to another level! Just when you thought things will end the show gets more sentai. We give our final thoughts for now as we put the show on pause and will revisit later.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

And we're back! In a world where anyone and anything can get isekai'd, Ken, a young Popeyes employee with dreams of buying Death Stranding gives up his life to save a child. But this is an isekai so he's totally fine and a powerful dumbass in a fantasy world. Join him and his sidekick Cyn as they embark on a hero's journey. And maybe finally get a girlfriend. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Well... that happened. Just when we though things wrapped to a satisfying conclusion until we relaized it was only episode 7. Then things get a little weird. Join us as we process our thoughts on the dramatic shift Samurai Flamenco takes and where this show goes from there.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

On this episode of Anime Roulette we watch some random anime and pitch the idea of what the show can be off the name. We contemplate a mature Majin Buu spinoff on HBO, and a retelling of the Lion King if he was Batman from the Dark Knight Rises. Then we eventually talk about the anime we watched.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

On this episode we continue Hazama's journey into becoming a legit hero which gets a bit sidetracked with the introduction of Flamenco Girl. She muscles her way into Hazama's hero territory with a magical mace and a vendetta against the balls of criminals. She likes stomping crotches is what I'm sayin. Listen along as we talk heros, terrible horror movies, and Gotou's mysterious girlfriend.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

We back this week with more Donovan Mullings to talk about American Anime! Except for the first 20 minutes where we talk about Naruto. BUT then we get deep on the brilliance of Frisky Dingo, the importance of Static Shock, and more more shows from our childhood. Turns out Static Shock is a major infuence in everyone's life except the white dude. Figures. Catch that and more white guy moments from Neil as you listen in and catch Donovan's performance throughout the city of Chicago. Please check him out.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

It's a model! It's a weirdo! Yes, but it's also Samurai Flamenco! A normal policeman Hidenori Gotō meets a naked Masayoshi Hazama, a model who dreams of being a power ranger in real life. We delve into Hazama's misguided attempts at scolding old ladies for recycling too early and getting his ass kicked by teenagers.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

On a very special episode we talk to the best comedian in Chicago Donovan Mullings and make him watch "Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two Hit Multi Target Attack", Neil watched Locodol, Neil forgot to tell Jian to watch a random anime so he just talks about stuff. Go see Donovan's shows, Batsu Fridays and Saturdays at Kamahachi or Donovan Donovan the 3rd at Second City on the of 30th of SeptemberThis is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Gamers ends right as it's getting good BUT not as good as the reveal of Eiichi Misumi's past! Also whatever the hell's going on in the present! We also go down a Yugioh tangent and groan about the pointless last episode.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

A podcast divided! As Amano and Karen's relationship grows and Chaiki's secret is revealed, Neil and Jian have become divided between team Karen and team Chaiki as the OTP.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Misunderstandings escalate as Gamerrs! builds to a climatic confession! The character's on the show are just as confused about their relationships as we are. Join us as we disect all the misunderstandings as well as podcasts, comedy, and a horribly failed bit.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Get ready for Gamers! A fantastic rom-com digused as a generic anime about video games. It's got love triangles, video games, and a bunch of misunderstandings. Listen along as we talk about romance, bad gameshows, and most importantly how big is Professor Hulk's dick?This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

The final showdown ends with Cardia's dad becoming a hologram which I guess is a big leap in steampunk tech and Captain Nemo driving a giant Dr Robotnik ship just like in the books. Also Cardia jumps over a fire and finally gets to touch Lupin! But not in an adult way, All this and somehow there is one more episode left? Spoilers: Cardia gets a necklace.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Code Realize has been revealed! Twilight attacks London to the suprise of no one, not even the queen yet no one prepared for it. Lupin gets shot, Saint goes Assassin's Creed,and Van Helsing absolutely doesn't shoot the villian Finnis, when he had every goddamn opportunity to do so!This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Train Heist! Destroying Buckingham Palace! Battle Zepplin Racing! If you thought that sounds awesome well.... they happened. The show introduces more literary figures like the Captain Nemo who is the least related to his origin as a bird to an Allen wrench. Dude flies a Zepplin and dresses like a weirdo. Also the reveal of Herlock Sholmes. Yes, you heard that right, Google it. It is a nice fun fact for trivia. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Have you ever wished to fuck Victor Frankanstein? Or for Impey Barbicane to be hot? If you're turned on by hot boys and references to a main character of a Jules Verne novel then this is a show for you! In a steam punk Victorian London, a woman tries to find love, family, and the cure to her literal toxic body. To help her are a bunch of literary figures more obscure but way hotter than the League of Extraordinary Gentleman.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

In this finale we finally look up the plot on wikipedia. Spoiler alert it did not help. Spear girl and Blonde guy finally face off while Horizon tells Toori to fuck off. Horizon feels emotions, a lot of catholics die, and Toori declares war on the world just so he can grope an android woman with the soul of his childhood friend and the power to wield weapons of mass destruction. We came into this confused and baffled and I (Jian) ended this a broken man. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Horizon has to kill herself because she is a weapon of mass destruction and that violates the New Testamant treaty. Also she's the Ruler of the land and that means she also needs to take responsibility and kill herself. But she is not ruler of the space platform Musashi because that is ruled by a western king after the Testament Wars? We debate the weird logic of Horizons punishment as the characters in this show somehow spend three episodes debating on whether to save Horizon. You'll never guess which side Toori is on. Spoilers it's both! Kinda? Maybe?This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

In these episodes we find out that adroids possess the souls of dead people, the Lord of the Land killed his own daughter to create weapons of destruction for the Catholic Church, and that daughter is Horizon who is an android now and must commit suicide to atone for her sins. If you're confused then shut up. Just go with it. How else are you going to enjoy a battle between a Christian mech and a telekinetic robot maid or a fight between a gun-sword and a shiny spear? All this will get unanswered as we continue on with this show.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

This is a story about a boy who wants to confess to a girl. Except the girl died 10 years ago. Also the apocalypse is going to happen. And an impending war with a space pope cause humans went to space but came back to a ruined earth that merged with a parallel dimension and now robot dragons, humans, slime, and ninja have class together on a giant floating city in the sky. Join us in deciphering an anime with the most obtuse lore and actively refusing to explain any of it.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

On this episode Neil and Jian return from watching John Wick and the final four episodes of Pretty Derby. Dreams are fulfilled, victories are earned, and John Wick might be secretly a fairy. May Special Week and Silence Suzuka race on in all our hearts!This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

On this episode Jian is worried about his calves in jeans while Special Week is equally worried about Suzuka's well being. Drama insues and friendship is reaffirmed. Then we break for tv and video game talk including the return of Neil's Destiny corner.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

We get more invested as this show about horse girl idols is turning into a compelling sports show. Rivalries are made, Special Week trains hard, and Gold Ship is the best!This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

So we had to do it. We watched Detective Pikachu. It's a movie where a talking Pikachu is the second craziest thing to happen in the movie but the top cutest thing in the world. If you don't awe at Pikachu having some coffee then you are an unfeeling monster. If you know how this series can continue after the end then we need to have a discussion. Cause I (Jian) really want to know.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

What if a mobile game company made an anime to sell you a game about raising horse girls? Well it happened and somehow the who is great? Follow along as we figure out how a show about horse girls racing and having concerts is also a great sports show.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

So many plot points and four episodes left. How does this show end? Assassinations! Bridge rebuilding! And everyone hooking up and getting married. Except for Shandy. She knows why.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Seven episodes left but Itami's group takes a side trip to a wizard town. We got millenial maigician problems, there is a suprise marriage, and the empire is taken over by Zuchinni. Get ready for the problematic relationship finals, its Fighting Spirit!This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

In this episode Tuka finally addresses her trauma with some doctor recommended portion of revenge! Dragons are slayed, a LOT of dark elves die, and rocket launchers are constantly refered to as iron cocks.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

GATE goes through a reboot! We discuss our impressions of the new direction, new elf woman, same old confusion about the language barrier. The base gets a western town, Yao struggles to get the dragon slain, and the show goes all Game of Thrones.Appologies again for the audio in this episode.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

This is the episode of epitomes. We talk about how episode 9 is the epitome of everything GATE wants to be and also episode 10 and 11. But really we just talk about Destiny, Bleach, the ending to Rurouni Kenshin, Assassin's Creed, and anything else besides these episodes.Apologies about the drop in audio quality in advance and from here on. We are working on it for the next series. This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

In this episode there's a Seige showdown and Rory gets down if you know what I mean. Then Itami's group goes to Japan to debate dragon attacks and learn about Itami's Ex!This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Hey, it's Neil, Jian and I are covering the most exciting episodes of Gate so far, Ep 3, 4 & 5. We got living and dead dragons, we got an episode about paperwork, we got an episode about a siege that doesn't make any sense, and most importantly we got rid of the orcs for some hot monster ladies. It's the start to the nonstop wooden roller coaster of a fan-service ride that is this damn show. So sit back and relax while your squadmates break into a castle to save you only to fall madly in love with one of the maid/guards that looks like Medusa.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.

Jian and Neil chat about the first two episodes of the anime GATE. What happens when a modern military faces an ancient one? Expectations are tested and orcs are erased. Also, a lot of people die.This is a KnaveryInk podcast.