Fuller Arcs

In this episode, Kenny & Drew discuss Dungeons & Dragons alignments and where anime characters fit within them. Let us know if you think we got any wrong, and which alignment you think your favorite anime characters fit into.

What makes a character-defining moment? In this episode, Kenny & Drew go over 4 of their favorite character-defining moments from My Hero Academia, High School DxD, YuYu Hakusho, and Death Note. These are the moments that writers use to truly flesh out & define their characters, and a lot can be gleamed from the execution and results of these decisions. What are your favorite character moments from anime? Let us know!

In this episode, we discuss how Pokémon has managed to maintain its relevance over the decades without changing its target audience. How does a franchise focused mainly on finding its fans in each new generation of children still maintain its appeal to people of all ages? This topic and more are discussed in Fuller Arcs episode 10.

In this episode, Kenny & Drew discuss how anime classic YuYu Hakusho would fare among the most popular anime today. Not only does YYH stand the test of time, but in the 2021 anime landscape - it shines brighter than ever.

In today's episode, Kenny & Drew discuss the Chunin exams not just as a story arc, but also as a peacemaking construct within the world of Naruto. A good way to de-escalate tensions, or a recipe for disaster? Be sure to let us know your thoughts after checking out the episode!

In this episode Kenny & Drew go over the Mecha genre and its history, discussing both how it's just an excuse for big ol' robots to fight it out as well as how it's more than that sometimes.

We decided to get this one done early. Kenny & Drew talk about the rise, rise, plateau, rise, skyrocket, rise, and fall of one of anime's most well known characters - Gohan Gokuson.

Hey there, listeners! As a companion episode to "Immortal Combat", Kenny and Drew propose their dream-scenario anime fights involving characters from various anime, and then discuss what the narrative impacts of said fights would be. Let us know your dream match up!

Content Warning: Discussion of mortality, death, and suicide. In this episode Kenny & Drew discuss the various depictions of immortality & mortality in anime, delving into what attracts us to those stories and what we, as an audience, get from them. Later in the episode we also delve into which anime we feel broach this topic the best, and cast our own iconic clash of characters from different anime and talk through how we believe those conflicts would be settled. Philosophy Tube video referenced in episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQNw2FBdpyE

The first of what we hope to be a series, '100 to 0' examines characters across anime who had a strong initial showing in their debut, but were quickly sidelined in a way that left us hoping to see more. Our first in this series looks at Rock Lee, whose fight with Gaara is arguably the best fight in anime history, and how the bowl cut's departure was almost as fast as their arrival.

In today's episode, Kenny lays out the *completely reasonable* and *not at all controversial* argument that Vegeta is the true main character of Dragonball Z. Does he succeed? Well, in the sense of "does he say the argument out loud successfully", yes. But is it convincing? That's for you to decide. Do you agree with Kenny? Would you have argued for a different character? Let us know!

Shonen is as synonymous with anime as big eyes, energy blasts, and colorful hair - but why is that? In this episode, Kenny & Drew seek to break down what specifically shonen is, how it's impacted anime in general, and how its popularity impacts anime as a medium.

What topic could be more fitting for our first episode than anime first episodes? Well, we couldn't think of any. In this episode, Kenny & Drew go over what they look for in the first episode(s) of an anime, and how effectively a show can let you know what to expect in just one episode.