The Anime Show with Joey & AkiDearest

This week Joey and Aki are talking about the best horror manga! It's Halloween, so Joey and Aki give us some good manga to get our hands on. The duo think Kazuo Umezu and Junji Ito are two of the grandfather's of horror manga. Joey admits that he thinks Oyasumi Punpun is one of the best series ever made. And both of them want to know if people still go trick-or-treating. Let us know?

This week Joey and Aki are talking about the best horror manga! It's Halloween, so Joey and Aki give us some good manga to get our hands on. The duo think Kazuo Umezu and Junji Ito are two of the grandfather's of horror manga. Joey admits that he thinks Oyasumi Punpun is one of the best series ever made. And both of them want to know if people still go trick-or-treating. Let us know?

This week Joey the Anime Man and AkiDearest talk about Netflix spending $8 billion on Anime. The duo aren't overly excited about it. They're worried that the streaming platform won't do it well, or do it justice. They can see a lot of memes coming out of how bad the anime will be. Joey's scared about what Netflix is going to bring out next year, Aki is worried AND scared. What would you do with $8 billion to spend on a streaming service? Joey's got an idea...

This week Joey the Anime Man and AkiDearest talk about Netflix spending $8 billion on Anime. The duo aren't overly excited about it. They're worried that the streaming platform won't do it well, or do it justice. They can see a lot of memes coming out of how bad the anime will be. Joey's scared about what Netflix is going to bring out next year, Aki is worried AND scared. What would you do with $8 billion to spend on a streaming service? Joey's got an idea...

This week Joey and Aki talk about Japan's Idol culture. Aki watched a documentary on Japan's Idol culture and now she is (slightly) obsessed. The documentary looked at the stigma surrounding idols in Japan and the effects around that. It looks in to how Japan's population is decreasing and how the Idol culture may be feeding into a culture that distracts men (and some women) from dating. The duo also talks about what defines an 'Idol' - are Perfume and Baby Metal idols? Joey isn't sure...

This week Joey and Aki talk about Japan's Idol culture. Aki watched a documentary on Japan's Idol culture and now she is (slightly) obsessed. The documentary looked at the stigma surrounding idols in Japan and the effects around that. It looks in to how Japan's population is decreasing and how the Idol culture may be feeding into a culture that distracts men (and some women) from dating. The duo also talks about what defines an 'Idol' - are Perfume and Baby Metal idols? Joey isn't sure...

This week Joey and Aki go through a list of the top 100 anime of all time, as voted by you guys. Joey compiled a list from 634, 000 votes and the duo discuss their thoughts on the rankings. 'Free' came in at 100, the first Ghibli movie sat at number 56, which was 'Howl's Moving Castle'. 'Yuri On Ice' came in at 25. 'One Punch Man' was 10 and for the top 5, 'Attack on Titan' was 5, 'Death Note' 4, 'Your Name' 3, 'Boku No Hero Academia' at 2 and 'Full Metal Alchemist' came in at number one. Joey and Aki have a lot of opinions on the list and give you their top 5. We want you to join in and let us know yours! 

This week Joey and Aki go through a list of the top 100 anime of all time, as voted by you guys. Joey compiled a list from 634, 000 votes and the duo discuss their thoughts on the rankings. 'Free' came in at 100, the first Ghibli movie sat at number 56, which was 'Howl's Moving Castle'. 'Yuri On Ice' came in at 25. 'One Punch Man' was 10 and for the top 5, 'Attack on Titan' was 5, 'Death Note' 4, 'Your Name' 3, 'Boku No Hero Academia' at 2 and 'Full Metal Alchemist' came in at number one. Joey and Aki have a lot of opinions on the list and give you their top 5. We want you to join in and let us know yours!

This week Joey and Aki are in the SBS PopAsia studio and they're talking about Manga and Anime creators who have passed away with incomplete work. The Manga artist for 'Wolf Children,' sadly, recently passed away. The duo talk about a list of creators who passed away with unfinished work like Satoshi Kon, the lead singer of Boom Boom Satellites, Osamu Tezuka and Usui Yoshihito. They talk a lot about Satoshi Kon and 'Dreaming Machine'. Do you think they should create an Anime from his Manga?

This week Joey and Aki are in the SBS PopAsia studio and they're talking about Manga and Anime creators who have passed away with incomplete work. The Manga artist for 'Wolf Children,' sadly, recently passed away. The duo talk about a list of creators who passed away with unfinished work like Satoshi Kon, the lead singer of Boom Boom Satellites, Osamu Tezuka and Usui Yoshihito. They talk a lot about Satoshi Kon and 'Dreaming Machine'. Do you think they should create an Anime from his Manga?