Anime on the Rocks Podcast

Today on this very late episode we discuss our top picks for this year and we go a step even further on which three shows were the best of the past ten years. It was a hard battle but we pulled it off.

Today we dive into Goblin Slayer as a series and see why japan has a obsession with Goblin Rape. Jeff can't bring himself to condone genocide, Ryan reads a manga on air, Alfonso doesn't think hes a psychopath, Grimm does think he's a psychopath.

Anime mentioned:

Goblin slayer

Sword Art Online

Elfen Lied

Record of the Latas War

Konosuba

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

Berserk

That Time I was Reincanated as a Slime.

We experience a few technical difficulties near the end of the episode but very little was lost, our apologies. Today we discuss the Junji Ito collection that just arrived. All of us engage in a serious debate on what horror exactly is to each of us.

Anime Mentioned:

Junji Ito Collection

In this episode we bring the band back together and escape a Bolivian jail. The crew sits down to discuss what they've been watching so far, immediate stand outs in the seasons and possible favorites for the end of the year show. Alfonso spoils a show, Grimm loves to challenge his morals, Jeff thinks you should see Promised Neverland and Ryan may have had a stroke but finishes the show like a champ.

Anime Mentioned:

Evangelion (did you really think this wasn't going to be here?)

Re Zero

Helpful Fox Senko San

OneRoom

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon maid

Is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon

Highschool DxD

Promised Neverland

The Vinland saga

Isekai Quartet

Rising of the shield Hero

Reincarnated as a Slime

Demon Slayer

Yu-no

Dororo

Inuyasha

Goblin Slayer

On tonight's episode Jeff and Grimm do a double shot diving into the themes and art of the new Netflix series Love, Death and Robots.

Anime Mentioned:

Animatrix

FLCL

Love, Death and Robots

Our year ending episode finally makes it up and we're here to tell you about the best shows we saw of 2018. Grimm has technical difficulties, Ryan still doesn't know how to say Apocrypha and Jeff talks about pimples and pus.

Anime mentioned: Goblin Slayer, Castlevania, Shokugeki No Soma (Food wars), FLCL, Evangelion, Yu Yu Hakusho, Steins Gate, Junji No Ito Collection, After The Rain, Ruroni Kenshin, Seven Deadly Sins, Fate: Apocrypha, Ah! My Goddess, Sekirei, Devilman Crybaby, Samurai Champloo, Angel Beats!, Darling in the Franxx, Overlord, Aggretsuko, Rascal Dreams of Bunny Girl, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Ranma 1/2

Today Ryan and Grimm sit down to discuss battles that involve culinary expertise. Grimm only has two pans as it turns out, Ryan flexes his chef skills, and Alfonso won't stay in the basement.

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Anime mentioned:

Shokugeki no Soma (Food Wars)

My Hero Academia

We finally end our trilogy of review episodes with delving into the last three episodes of FLCL Progressive. Alfonso is dropping spoilers, Ryan's view of anime shifts, Jeff's doesn't think its Madoka Magicka and Grimm has no idea how to respond.

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Anime Mentioned: FLCL, FLCL Progressive, Madoka Magicka, Evangelion

We reach the midway point of season 2 of FLCL otherwise known as FLCL Progressive. We delve into the hidden concepts within the nonsensical plot and narrative so far. Alfonso doesn't know what a potato is, Jeff is is harnessing the sexual energy of adolescence, Grimm is about to snap and Ryan doesn't understand Japanese names.

Anime mentioned: FLCL, Madoka Magicka, Tengen Toppen Gurren Lagann, Shokugeki no Soma

On today's show we sit down to discuss the first episode of a brand new season of FLCL and compare it to the original. Grimm tackles the heavy topic of becoming and adult, Alfonso eats ass like groceries and Jeff isn't sure where he is.

Anime mentioned: FLCL, FLCL: Progressive, School Live, Evangelion