Ramblings of A Weeb

Hello, hi, how are ya. We're halfway through the year and I'm only now recording and releasing another podcast episode. WHOOPS. This one's my way of easing back into the grind of it all again and I hope you enjoy the episode.Isekais are definitely a SUPER popular genre, and in this episode I'll ramble through and hopefully in a not entirely uncoherent way talk about some of my thoughts on why that seems to be the case

2024 is over, 2025 is here!!!!! I didn't hit my goal of one episode a month but that's ok, we've learned some lessons along the way, and are gonna bring some ideas into 2025 that should set us up better for success. If you've been part of the journey till now, thanks, let's do the 2025 well

I wasn't feeling the best about content creation when I started recording this episode – you can skip past this if you want, I won't fault you. It's a bit of a vent session about the ups and downs of staying motivated. By the end, though, I found a few reasons to keep going, and kind of got myself to a place where I feel more comfortable. I try not to make many episodes like this because I my primary goal for podcast episodes is to take a central theme or idea and spin off of that. This episode wasn't really made with an outlined idea or theme in mind. Well, that's not accurate. It started off as my initial intro into an actual episode. But then became a rant. That I realized would end up being an entire recording in and of itself. That I re-recorded 6x. In episodes like this, where the topic is focused on my own insecurities, my own struggles, and my own negativity, I at least want to end up with a level of positivity, or if not that, at least....neutrality. And I think I reached something like that here, with at least some level of authenticity. Next Episode will be more on brand. This episode was still on brand, just a little less so than usual --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/support

HEY HI HELLO. I missed the May podcast upload, but the June podcast was not skipped!!!!!! Today's also a bit of a special one, I've got a guest/friend joining me today talking about something that has definitely had a big impact and experience on both of us, Kingdom Hearts. Hopefully you enjoy the episode, it was definitely a ton of fun for both of us to just go back on memory lane and remember easily one of our favorite series. Also check out his work over at https://www.youtube.com/@travilopolis --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/support

This episode is late. But this episode was also kind of cathartic to record in the wake of the new of Akira Toriyama's death. I just wanted to ramble a bit about Akira Toriyama and the impact and legacy he had, and tie it a bit into our lives as well. It's also a bit of a shorter one, so hopefully you give it a listen and I'll see you on the next one :D --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/support

Is it podcast time? It's podcast time. Again. I was just thinking about some of my favorite animes and just some memories of the animes that I used to watch. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/support

It's been a month since I watched The Boy and the Heron, AND IT SHOWS. We just gonna talk a little bit about Studio Ghibli's latest movie and what it meant to me. If you watched it I wonder if my thoughts are similar to yours. Hopefully you enjoy the episode =D --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/support

WOW GUYS!!! We made it through 2023. I hope your 2023 was awesome and that your 2024 will be even better. This episode gonna just reflect a bit on my 2023, and a little bit about the future plans for my content in 2024. Thanks as always if you listen

I will try to not soapbox too much and keep this to how my podcast episodes normally go. Also this episode is super late and I have been super flaky this year when it comes to podcast episodes but I hope you forgive everything pls. Enjoy the episode

Yes it's been 3 months since I uploaded a random angsty podcast episode LOL. This is super late but I wanted to at least finally just get my throughts out and randomly ramble about Lonely Castle in the Mirror, because it ended up being a much better movie than I imagined it would be going into it. I promise I will try to do better about uploading TT_TT --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/support

This episode is an exception not the rule. But because I allow myself to be more transparent in podcast form than I usually am even in real life, I hope you forgive the rambling I do in this episode as I just sort of "vent" some of the negativity I've allowed myself to be thinking. If that's not your cup of tea, skip this episode, no harm no foul, I totally understand and get it. And to remind you that it's O K to vent out negativity. Some of us are bottlers and if we have no place to vent, it will manifest in far worse ways so allow yourself the space to acknowledge if something's not right. Love you all, see you around

HELLO FRIENDS!!!! Ghiblifest is in full swing this year and also a movie that I've been SUPER excited to watch for a while is finally having it's US premiere. So let's talk a little bit about Studio Ghibli, my thoughts on what I think captures my attention and what about Studio Ghibli works that just "gets to me", and also draw some parallels to an animator/director that's been dubbed by many as "The next Hayao Miyazaki" in Shinkai Makoto. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/support

I KNOW IT'S MARCH AND IT'S BEEN MONTHS SINCE THE LAST EPISODE. BUT HAPPY 2023 ALL, HOPE IT'S BEEN GOOD AND GETTING BETTER AND AMAZING. Going to word ramble a bit since I've recently binged through 2 shows both on the concept and topic of Revenge. Talk a bit of my thoughts on the plot and also on the idea of revenge itself. Hope you enjoy the episode and may the next one come on time this time LOL. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aznanimedude/support

HOOO BOY. This episode felt kinda personal to record. Was looking back through my podcast notes reminiscing about this year and realized this was sitting in my google doc but I never recorded it. Now's a good time, so let's talk a little bit

HELLO HI FRIENDS. We're nearing the end of 2022. Gonna touch a bit on how this year was and my plans moving forward. How was your year? Let's talk about it --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

Hey Guys!!!!!! Long time no talk. We missed the September episode but October is here and so is another podcast episode. Just wanted to talk about something that really was on my mind this past week on the idea of perfection/comparing two things and forcing one to be good and therefore the other has to be bad/sucks. LEMME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

HEY GUYS. Episode's a little late but we here now

Hey Guys. Spring 2022 simulcast recently ended and had some great stuff to watch. Let's talk a bit about what I enjoyed =D. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

ALRIGHT FIRST OFF, I AM A FLAKE FOR TAKING A 7 MONTH BREAK FROM SEPTEMBER TO APRIL, MAKING A PODCAST EPISODE ABOUT BEING SORRY ABOUT IT AND THEN SKIPPING MAY LITERALLY RIGHT AFTER. Either way, I hope you've all been well

I promise this isn't an April Fool's joke. So it's been 6 months since I last recorded and uploaded a podcast episode. Let's catch up a little bit on what's happened in the meanwhile and the plan going forward. I missed you all

Hey Guys!!!

HELLO FRIENDS!!!! I missed July episode I know. Sorry IRL got in the way. But we here with a podcast episode nao

HELLO FRIENDOS IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER PODCAST EPISODE =D. So it's been almost a year since I moved away from a lot of the stuff I was comfortable with but also a lot of the stuff that was weighing on me mentally/physically/emotionally. I've also felt like I've grown to be genuinely content and wanted to talk a little bit about that. Shoutouts also to the Simon & Martina youtube channel for the "building a ladder" concept that I touch a bit on in this episode. Hope you all enjoy it

HELLO FRIENDS LONG TIME NO SEE!!!!!!! I'm a little late on talking about the past simulcast season seeing as we're already a few weeks into the current simulcast season but better late than never right? This past winter sumulcast season was MASSIVELY STACKED WASN'T IT? So let's do a quick recap of the simulcast season and why it's ok that there might never ever be a simulcast period as stacked as this one was. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

So I have been playing a ton of this game lately and just really felt the need/urge to talk about it a little bit as to why I've been enjoying it so much. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

Hello. Long time no see :> This is an episode I meant to have out like 2-3 weeks ago, but then it just never came to pass. BUT TODAY WE TALK ABOUT GOOSEHOUSE AKA ONE OF MY FAVORITE MUSIC GROUPS EVER. Let's talk a little bit about what Goosehouse is, why I like Goosehouse, what Goosehouse means to me, and why YOU should check them out =D --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

HEY GUYS LONG TIME NO SEE~~~~~~ Today we're talking about time travel. Time travel is definitely one of my more favorite plot devices and today we explore a little bit about what I like so much about Time Travel --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

So 2020 is over, we made it to 2020 guys and gals and non-binary pals =D. Since it's the first podcast ep of the year, wanted to do a little introspective on my thoughts about 2020 and everything that happened, and my hopes and dreams for 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

Hiatuses are scary some times, or annoying, or hard. When a manga/anime/drama/whatever series/show goes on hiatus sometimes you're like "NO I WANT MY CONTENT". But breaks are good and awesome, and there can be great things that come out of them. Let's talk a little bit about them =D. And as always feel free to lemme know your thoughts about them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

HI HEY HELLO THERE FRIENDS. So our smol little podcast hit 100+ total listens, which means basically we're viral right? That's how it works? Anyway, I've been on a bit of a puzzle game binge so I kind of wanted to sit back a little and ponder a bit on what puzzle games mean to me, why I enjoy them, and what I get out of them. Are you a puzzle fanatic? What kind of puzzles are you guys solving =D? I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW!!!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

Backlogs. Everyone has them. A long list of games, animes, shows, homework, actual work, everything. How do you feel about them? How do you deal with them? Let's talk a little about them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

AUDIO WALL ALERT!!!! This episode's a bit of a long one. Might need to pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage or split this into parts cuz this is a LISTEN AND A HALF, AND THEN SOME. I'm joined in this episode by my good friend and fellow weeb trash Danzik (https://www.twitch.tv/DanzikStreams, @DanzikStreams on twitter) to talk a little bit about the just recently finished Summer session of animes on Crunchyroll as well as what we've been watching/are looking forward to in the Fall Season. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

OHAI DERE =D. I've been a mega potato the past few weeks watching animuus. re:Zero was definitely the big thing that stuck with me this past Summer simulcast season so I wanted to blurb a little bit about my feelings/thoughts about the series. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

Hey guys!!! Hope your week's been great so far. Just another ramble about the week sharing a little bit about the stuff I've been enjoying, as well as trying to make conscious decisions to be happy and enjoy life as it comes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

HEY HI HELLO. So yes, it's been over 2 months since I did any podcast recording/rambling. SORRY IN ADVANCE

Hey Guys, sorry it's been a minute (more like a month) since I last recorded a podcast episode, but been having a lot go on behind the scenes. Today just wanted to blurb a little bit about facing the unknown, and trying to turn that into a positive thing, rather than a negative thing. Hope you enjoy the episode, and as always, feel free to hit me up with a comment, message, whatever. And stay awesome

So the podcast has kind of come full circle. Just finished Persona 5 The Royal so if you don't want spoilers, feel free to skip this episode but we talk a little bit about the ending and I just gush out a few thoughts about it. Come on in, get comfy, take a listen :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

Yes, I have made another episode =D. Today we talk a little bit about interests, devoting time to things, and why we do it. What's you obsessions, interests. What do you spend hours upon hours doing? Let's have a discussion about it and why we love what we do. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

Corona Virus still out there getting everyone stuck at home. Today's episode we reminisce about Proposal Daisakusen because that's how I spend days when I'm forced to stay at home. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

So I've been watching King's Game and it got me thinking about the death game genre. Are you a fan? What genres of anime do you like watching and why? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

So I JUST recently played the FF7 Remake. Come sit down for a few as I talk a little about my thoughts on the demo and how I feel about the full game coming soon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

Rogue-likes. Have you played them? Have you heard about them? Join in as I talk a little bit about some of my favorite Rogue-likes and why I enjoy the genre so much --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support

Hey guys, this is the first ever episode of the Podcast, and today we'll be touching a little bit on Persona 5 The Royal and my pre-starting initial thoughts of the game. Hopefully you don't mind my rambling too much as I mess around and get a better feel/idea of how I want to format this podcast =D --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aznanimedude/support