It's getting real close to the end of the show, and the excitement is definitely ramping up! The thick lad Dou Niu is back with even more shenanigans.

There was a surprising amount of Shenmue news (well, rumors really) this week and Ben and I discuss all the juicy details before we get to the discussion of the anime. Ryo's finally reached Kowloon, and the action is picking up pretty fast! What does Ben think of the thick lad known as Dou Niu? Does Kowloon live up to it's reputation from the game? Is the wooden plank section from the game that everyone "loves" present? Find out the answer to these question and more in today's episode of The Boyos Discuss.

Here's the GameRant article by Thomas Bowen:

https://gamerant.com/shenmue-4-110-industries-hint/

And the Toonami Faithful website where you can see the viewership ratings for the show in comparison to the other shows on the Toonami block:

https://toonamifaithful.com/

The day of reckoning is upon us as Ryo finally pays a visit to a certain barbershop. Is it as goofy as Ben pictures it being? Or will Matthew finally be able to convince him that it's sorta neat if you don't ask too many questions? Find out on today's episode of The Boyos Discuss!

Ryo is still on his quest to learn the Wude, so it's a bit of a slow-burn... unlike today's episode of the podcast! Hilarity (or just low-brow humor depending on who you ask) ensues as Ben and Matthew question certain... "artistic liberties" that have been taken with some of the characters since this is an anime.

Ben and Matt are continuing their review of Shenmue the Animation. This episode is very... Shenmue-esque? Shenmue-ish? The pacing up until now has been pretty fast, so what'll The Boyos think now that things have slowed down for a change? Also why the heck is it called Future? Find out the answer to these questions and more on today's episode of The Boyos Discuss.

Ben and Matt are back at it again, and this time around things are much more positive (because this episode of the anime was much better). Thank goodness this isn't a Bad Batch situation where all of the filler just sorta sucked the energy out of us. We're officially in Shenmue II content, which is extra exciting!

Ben and Matthew are back again, and this time they've had it up to "here" with all of the anime shenanigans. That being the case, they decided to watch this episode of Shenmue the Animation AND Shenmue: The Movie and compare and contrast the two a bit. Which one does a better job of covering the Yokosuka portion of the story (the answer may surprise you)?

Ben and Matt are back at it again, and this time they're barreling towards the end of the Yokosuka portion of the story. Will Shenhua be back to her normal shenanigans of mumbling the prophecy in the village? Will we get to see forklift racing this episode? Listen and find out!

Also check out the Kickstarter for issue two of the Shenmue World Magazine! It's put together by super passionate fans of the franchise and is going to include a lot of neat stuff. I've linked it below if you're interested:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skilljim/shenmue-world-issue-2-unofficial-fan-magazine

We're back with another discussion about Shenmue, and this time the audio isn't yucky. The plot is heating up as we move towards the end of the first game. Lot's of neat easter eggs and new bits of lore that we never got in the game, so things are exciting!

Ben and Matt continue watching Shenmue The Animation. What do they think of the second episode? Will the audio be clipping for no discernible reason? Will another member join them this week (the answer to that one is no, but not for lack of trying)? All of these questions and more(?) will be answered in this episode of the podcast.