Episodes
Nick and James discuss the Follow the Leader trope, and question when there's too much or too little world building.
Published 10/02/21
Published 10/02/21
Nick and James discuss people feeling they're part of an exclusive club that's... not so exclusive. Fans thoughts on gateway mediums, and fans not knowing what they actually want.
Published 09/25/21
Nick and James discuss people who can't Google, revisionist history of media, and is being generic a bad thing?
Published 08/23/21
Nick and James discuss odd choices in milking nostalgia, the difference between objective and subjective, and what does indie mean
Published 07/16/21
Nick and James discuss the amount of work creators put in their work, and how much of a certain thing do you have to like to become a fan?
Published 06/21/21
Nick and James discuss the psychology behind how we play games, and how marketing works for stuff
Published 06/15/21
Nick and James discuss their favorite part of fandoms, people being upset over localizations, and when spinoffs are unnecessary.
Published 05/09/21
Nick and James discuss the differences between gatekeeping and co-opting, collecting during a pandemic, and the effects of piracy.
Published 04/29/21
Nick and James discuss their preferred way to increase difficulty in video games, leaking information on games, and fans who don't understand the process of content creation.
Published 03/31/21
Nick and James discuss their opinions on aggregate review sites, how timing hurts or helps media, and the appeal of the retro aesthetic.
Published 03/17/21
Nick and James discuss spoiler culture, voice direction vs poor acting, and fan favorites
Published 02/28/21
Nick and James discuss games and shows that get a seemingly random resurgence in popularity, people complaining about you playing a game different the way they do, and vocal minorities thinking they're bigger than they really are.
Published 02/10/21
Nick and James discuss why people play video games, going back to older entries in game franchises, and discuss who best girl is in the Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Published 01/28/21
Nick and James discuss limitations of Anime Seasons, Game Awards, and When do Spinoffs Matter?
Published 12/26/20
Nick and James the staleness of the shonen community, safe sequels, and placing creators on pedestals
Published 12/10/20
Nick and James triumphantly return to discuss video game console launches, discuss opinion quantifiers, and reverse snobs.
Published 11/24/20
Nick and James announce a temporary hiatus, talk about why old anime were localized, and why modern dubs use the same 12 actors.
Published 03/20/20
Nick and James discuss misremembering nostalgia, the 10 year cycle of loving hated things, and reading off the results of the Anime Awards
Published 03/01/20
Nick and James discuss the future of video games, what constitutes a spoiler, and people putting more significance on missing sequels.
Published 02/15/20
Nick and James take a lazy approach to reading off nominees of anime of the year, and our thoughts on anime of the decade.
Published 02/06/20
Nick and James discuss the strange occurrences in movies for anime series, and also discuss how people feel about the game that introduced them to a series.
Published 12/21/19
Nick and James discuss if games are worth the $60, and our thoughts on media ditching the old fanbase for a new one.
Published 11/30/19