Episode #2!! - Demon Slayer and Anime/Manga: The Japanese Got It Going On!

Our in-depth Japanese anime/manga episode! Chloe and Steve discuss the record-breaking anime film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train, and its anime series. Death Note, Attack on Titan, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Parasyte, and Haikyuu!! are discussed. Is Cowboy Bebop the greatest anime series ever? Is Tanjiro, the protagonist in Demon Slayer, gay? How does Japanese manga/anime compare to American comic books and animation/cartoons?  Male gaze,  expressionism, Japanese collaboration and culture, and a comparison between Demon Slayer and Christopher Nolan's Inception are made. What is a vocaloid? Who is BABYMETAL? Find out in this action-packed episode!

Timestamps

00:00 Weird intro that Steve did/Demon Slayer theme song

09:07 Anime/Manga definitions/history

22:40 Japanese culture/Vocaloids/BABYMETAL

30:01 Ratings/Target Audience/Genre 

41:25 Death Note discussion

52:43 Attack On Titan discussion

58:33 Little interjection about Bo Burnham INSIDE/8th Grade

1:09:24 Cowboy Bebop discussion

1:13:55 Parasyte Discussion

1:19:33 Haikyuu!! Discussion

1:22:37 Demon Slay discussion

2:04:14 Talk of the next episode/general talk/outro

2:09:50 BABYMETAL Gimme Chocolate