Raleigh Run Podcasts

This week Logan and Artem discuss the chaos that took place last week with Clemson losing in double over time to NC State. We also discuss Arkansas' win against Artem's Aggies and if the Hogs have a chance against uga next week.

This week Ozzy and Logan are discussing romantic stories in manga. In particular how romance in Anime and Manga differ from western romances and how romance anime and manga differ from other anime and manga media in general. We also discuss 5 manga specifically:

To start (12:30) we discuss a more shonen-esque romance with The World God Only Knows.

Then (22:45) we get into a more traditional romance, with sports flair, in Namaikizakari.

Following basketball (32:50) we find a competitive romance between the two main characters in "SA" or Special A.

The we get into Ozzy's favorite genre with the Isekai Romance (43:45) as we talk about "I'm a Villainous Daughter, so I'm Going to Keep the Last Boss"

Finally (53:00) we discuss one of the best romances from the 90's in His and Her Circumstances or "Kare Kano"

The manga recommendation for next episode (1:04:45) is Uchi no Maou Kamimasen yo, a comedy/slice of life manga about a world where demon kings and heroes are literal pets for normal humans. This story follows the owner of the Demon King and the owner's family.

This week, Artem discusses the near heart attack he had watching Texas A&M. Andrew and Logan discuss the QB situation at Georgia Tech. We all discuss the upsets from Week 2 in the Form of Texas and USC. Finally we make our picks for week 3 of the college football season.

This week Andrew and Logan spend the majority of their time complaining about the results of the Week 1 game for Georgia Tech football and why Geoff Collins is terrible. But that's not all we also highlight some teams that saw some more success in week 1 and cover our expectations for games going into Week 2.

College football is Back! with the start of week 1 on the horizon the TML guys discuss the new "Alliance" formed by the ACC, Big 10, and PAC 12. They also discuss which players they are expecting to see things from on week 1 of the college football season and make their matchup picks.

This week Logan and Ozzy take time away from the summer anime season to discuss the Isekai anime. (4:40) First we cover what isekai animes are and where the majority of the isekai's that are flooding the market seem to be coming from. (13:45) We then discuss different categories of Isekai and their charm. (36:20) Finally we discuss why Isekai has become so popular and what differentiates a good isekai from a bad one. (58:40) Finally Ozzy gives his review of the manga recommendation from the last episode, we talk about Putin and the Ride on King.

(1:07:00) For next week we are focusing on romance manga. We are going to read the first 4 chapters in the following romance manga for review:

1) The World God Only Knows

2) Namaikizakari

3) SA (Special A)

4) Kare Kano

5) "I'm a villainous daughter so I'm going to keep the last boss"

Feel free to read along and send us your thoughts on these romance manga at [email protected]

This week the team reviews Durty Bull brewing company, a growing brewery in Durham which seems to specialize in sours.

For music we review Weezer: Van Weezer, Rise Against: The Nowhere Generation, Vince Staples: Vince Staples.

This week the Toe Meets Leather team discuss playoff expansion and the games they are most looking forward to in the college football 2021 season. Also we discuss the olympics and more impacts of conference expansion.

This week Ozzy and Logan begin their reviews of the Summer 2021 season. This season is chaotic as it has many spaced out release dates, meaning some shows are 6 episodes in at the time of release, and some are 2 episodes in. We try our best to highlight the new series which have released at least 3 episodes.

We start with Aquatope on White Sands (12:00) an anime about two girls and an aquarium. After her dream of becoming an idol does not play out as she expected, Fuuka Miyazawa takes a spontaneous trip to Okinawa where she meets Kukuru Misakino. Kukuru is struggling to keep the Gama Gama aquarium open. After experiencing the magic of the aquarium, Fuuka decides to help Kukuru fulfill her dream of saving the aquarium. An anime about the crossroads of aspirations which is assisted by beautiful art.

Then Logan and Ozzy cover Sonny Boy (25:25) a Lord of the Flies-esque anime about kids who are transferred to another world alone and gain super powers. It gets weird. Another series with great art that seems to be more of a character study of different life philosophies than an actual story.

We then look back at our pasts with Remake our Life (38:00) a story about a person who is sent back in time. He decides to use this opportunity to pursue video game design, which was something he had previously given up on. Can he change his future and make his dreams come true? Logan doesn't think so, since the guy seems more interested in forming a harem, but Ozzy likes this story alot.

Finally, we evaluate our life decisions by discussing Girlfriend Girlfriend (53:00) an anime about a guy who has a girlfriend. he is then confessed to by another girl and decides to convince his current girlfriend that he should date both of them. hilarity and poor life decisions ensue. Surprisingly we both thought it was funny and enjoyed this anime way more than we should have.

Other animes (1:04:10) we discuss all the sequels out and some of the other interesting series that are currently out. This includes Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Villainess: All Paths Lead to Doom, Itaden, Re:Main, Higurashi Sotsu, Vanitas, Duke of Death and his Maid who has massive eyes, and some others.

Our manga for this review was Kaguya-Sama: Love is War (1:18:40) which Ozzy thoroughly enjoyed. The recommendation for the next review is "The Ride On King", a manga about Vladimir Putin (no not really, but close enough) being transferred to another world. In this new world Putin attempts to ride all the unique animals present there. Its about as ridiculous as it sounds.

This week in college football Artem, Pat, and Logan discuss the potential addition of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC. The impact it will make on the Big 12, the SEC, and all other college conferences.

We also discuss who we think will be the winner of each Power 5 conference in 2021 and who the potential challengers in the conferences will be.