The turtle fighters sat down and talked about the current state of the ways people tend to gain access to the anime episodes. We talked about the options available, their requirements, and several contentious points. Timestamp: 0:48 - News 8:11 - Season update 11:52 - Main Topic 58:40 - Stooge's Corner: Black Rock Shooter Talkers: Jeroz, Limyaael, …

No news, no Stooge's Corner (eek), no post credit. It's just the Fighting Turtles crew having an impromptu chat about stuff that's been happening lately. With comiket92 going on at the time of recording, we touched a bit onto the grey area within the doujin field itself, reminiscent about the effect it brings to certain fandom, and once more lament…

A short episode where the crew talks about what the general consensus of "what makes a show anime" is between ourselves. As we go through some grey areas we shared our thoughts on those titles as to whether they are anime or not. Also there's yet another Kemono Friends Spoiler Review in light of recent twitch marathon, this time featuring Jeroz's f…

With the loss of the recording space, the Fighting Turtles crew returned to where it all began: Discord chat. This week we have a short discussion about the use and representation of English (and some other languages) in anime itself. Stooge's Corner: I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying (Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken) Talkers: …

It's episode 35! So you know what that mean. It means we have another long episode for you where we give out our impressions of the new season stuff! Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, Limyaael, Stooge, Stuffie, Watari Editors: Chewyfitz, Jeroz New Background Music this episode * Various OP/EDs from the seriesBởi Fighting Turtles Anime Podcast

This week the boys (minus Jeroz and Limyaael) are joined by Stuffies12 for the final touches of the wrap up as well as the main topic which is MALgraphs! Stooge's Corner: Tonari no Seki-kun Talkers: Grady, Stooge, Watari, Stuffie12 Editors: Chewyfitz, JerozBởi Fighting Turtles Anime Podcast

You know the drill, the fighting turtles crew go through the entire 2017 Spring season and offer their opinions on it. There are 28 shows this time without counting the ones that will continue into the Summer season. Stooge's Corner: Eromanga Sensei Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, Stooge, Limyaael, Watari Editors: Chewyfitz, Jeroz Mega Link: https://mega.nz…

The "delay" of the second season of Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) was a big topic back when it was announced. With the second season wrapping up the crew discuss the hurdles faced when planning a previously unplanned sequel. Also we review the second season as well. Stooge's Corner: Love Live! Talkers: Watari, Grady, Stooge, Limyaael, Jeroz …

Guess who's back? With one of the previous members returning from his exile, the oldies catch up and talk about the new possibilities for computer AI to get into the animation business. We also talked a bit about the Garo short Yurugaro, Seto no Hanayome, and made lots of robot voice jokes. Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, Watari Editors: Chewyfitz, Jeroz…

This week, we review the recently released BLAME! animation movie that's available on Netflix, from the creator and studio behind the Knights of Sidonia series. New recording space and Jeroz had a cold. Stooge's Corner: Ninja Slayer from Animation Talkers: Grady, Stooge, Limyaael, Jeroz Editors: Chewyfitz, Jeroz…

This week, we talk about anime series that did things differently than the usual norm. Stooge's Corner: Kaiji Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, Stooge Editors: Chewyfitz, JerozBởi Fighting Turtles Anime Podcast

Ever wonder why your taste is so shit? Ever wonder why your waifu is so trash? Have you ever thought about the fact that anime is dying? Why would anyone even watch anime anyway? This week we talk about Elitism, our theories on how it come about, and its effects in the anime discussion community. Stooge's Corner: Aku no Hana Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, …

You love lists, we love lists, everyone loves lists. And this isn't just your ordinary top10 list no. We're doing a top 100 list as voted by the NHK viewers as part of their 100 years celebration. This time we have yet another special guest in Milkshake who provides some perspectives from the Asian scene in regarding to some shows' popularity, and …

Yes there was a week's break since we were busy doing weeb karaoke instead of podcasting. Yes it was a fun session, thanks for asking. This week, the crew gathered together and sit down to talk about their approaches when dealing with new series, and the pitfalls of the famous "3 eps rule" and various other practises. While those guidelines are goo…

With the new season rolling around, we have yet another episode on the first impressions. Long episode this time, so let's get going. Stooge's Corner: Gunbuster Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, Limyaael, Stooge, Knight Editors: Chewyfitz, Jeroz New Background Music this episode * Various OP/EDs from the series…

Time for another movie review! This time it's the other 2016 anime movie that starts with K and isn't Kimi no Na wa. It's Koe no Katachi! We also have two more guests joining with us this week in Stuffie and Knight who gives us their opinions on the movie as well. Other than Jeroz being a major negative nancy everyone seems to have positive opinion…

With another season comes to an end, we sit down and get the entire crew to talk about their overall thoughts on the 2017 Winter season as a whole. It's a long episode where we went through 25 shows that aired during the season. It's not an in-depth review by any means, but enough to give you a recap of the season without major spoilers. Stooge's C…

You thought we won't talk about it, but no, we're going to discuss the recent release of the Sword Art Online movie "Ordinal Scale". It will be focused on the hilarity, the plot-holes, and the importance of proper coding methodology. Don't worry, we'll be gentle. Stooge's Corner: Samurai Flamenco Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, Stooge, Limyaael, Editors: Ch…

This week, a hefty episode discussing subbing, but mostly about the different aspects translation. This is a long episode, so get yourself comfortable. We also have a special guest with us this week, in the form of the former former club president Tactics. Stooge's Corner: Blood C Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, Stooge, Limyaael, Tactics Editors: Chewyfitz,…

This week, we talk about the niche genre of Iyashikei and uses both anime and video game examples to illustrate the appeal of the said genre. Stooge's Corner: Aria the Animation Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, Stooge, Limyaael Editors: Chewyfitz, Jeroz Still not present: Naufal, WatariBởi Fighting Turtles Anime Podcast

Coming off the news of the false alarm, the crew dives into talking about the way the western anime community gather their resources outside of watching anime itself. We talked about the proper channels to obtain news, the pitfalls of relying MAL, and of the exploitation on the wider casual community from the likes of Youtube. Turned out kind of li…

This week we had an full session talking about the bizarre popularity of Kemono Friends, which then branched onto the pros and cons of CGI in anime, and just usage of CGI in general. This should hopefully clear up some misconceptions, Stooge's Corner: Mayoiga Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, Limyaael, Stooge, Editors: Chewyfitz, Jeroz Not present: Naufal, Wa…

The intended topic was sports but we ended up getting a TINY bit sidetracked talking about current airing stuff. :P In any case, this week we tackled sports with a focus on Ping Pong: The Animation. We discuss and compare other sports shows to it (pretty unfair I know) and just wrap our heads around what makes a sports show 'good'. Before we got in…

Tu-tu-ru~! This week we dissect* another show for you and for once we don't all hate it! It's Steins;Gate! The widely acclaimed and wildly praised! We dive right in, discussing what we enjoyed and even try disproving WRONG OPINIONS about the show (shout out to Viklandian). *(By 'dissect' we mean have a pretty casual and laid back conversation) Talk…

CONTINUE? ...well, I kinda have to, otherwise there'd be no description. Anyhoo, in this episode we talk anime adaptations of video games! We're excluding Visual Novels aside from a brief mention at the start since otherwise we'd be there for a good three hours. The discussion encompasses how the anime incorporate game elements (or not), how to han…

If a character is pretty much unbeatable/all-powerful/etc, where's the narrative tension? This week, we explore this topic through some of the examples which exist in mostly action oriented anime (though we discuss non-action overpowered characters as well). What constitutes an overpowered character? How do they affect the story? How do they grow? …

With the new season rolling around, we have a belated episode on the first impression. It's quite a doozy season, with several fun surprises, interesting sequels, and more cute girls doing cute things. Talkers: Grady, Jeroz, Limyaael, Naufal, Stooge, Watari Editors: Chewyfitz, Jeroz New Background Music this episode * Chaos;Child VN Opening * Souko…

Better late than never! This episode we're doing a reviewcast of Re:Zero. It's an arc by arc dissection so naturally - spoilers! Nearly a year after it first aired, we go through the entire show all the while talking about the good and the bad and some more of the bad. Because we can't like things that Jeroz like. Talkers: Chewyfitz, Jeroz, Limyaae…

We're back with our first 'cast of the year and it's a long 'un! We look at the year that was 2016 for anime. The good, the bad and the disappointments are discussed in earnest (as can be seen from the length of the podcast) before we end with final thoughts and Stooge's corner (this week talking very, very briefly about Teekyuu). Talkers: Grady, S…

Happy holidays! Merry Christmas! Whatever! It's Episode 10! We've got the full crew this session and get stuck right in to talk about Christmas episodes, New Year's episodes, shows we hate and of course Stooge's corner. Talkers: Jeroz, Limyaael, Naufal, Grady, Watari, Stooge Editors: Chewyfitz, Watari…