First episode of the 2026 new year! Kaiju Number 8 Season Two!! Last Week's News, Today is back!! Time Codes below of course! And double of course, we gotta share what we're reading, playing and watching into the 2026 year.

This one is a two-fer. We skipped the news of the week because we recorded this episode so long ago BUT content is still fresh! Dandadan season two! YMF's favorite anime right now, maybe of the year! We debate it. AND if you haven't had a chance to listen to any of our filler episodes, the back half is STRAIGHT FILLER. Miscellaneous conversations about Main Character Energy, Respect, Karma, Dragons & Mermaids and Girl Math (yes).. check us out!

0:00 Intro

2:20 Dandadan Season Two

55:00 Whatcha Reading, Whatcha Watching, Whatcha Playing???

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Another cooking anime and this time we mix in some isekai with our cooking anime and sprinkle it with some slice of life and a pinch or a dash of fantasy action! Actually a good anime! But you might already know that. Thankful to you all that continue to listen to the podcast and support us in our other ventures; movie reviews, video game streams and of course hyperbolic bevs coming to a convention near you!

Fillers are back in rotation and back OUTSIDE. This time after a day at the fair with our kids, we went to our local spacious hole in the wall pizza joint slash pinball arcade slash exotic drink spot, Nice Guys Pizza! Good conversations, great drinks, tatter tot pizza? There's a lot going on in this episode, just check us out!

Halloween is here and here we are again talking about horror anime. This time, what some say is the BEST horror anime of all time, we watched Parasyte! Both the anime and the Netflix Live-Action Spin-Off! Which is actually really good btw. Better than the anime? Listen and find out

0:00 Intro

3:06 A.News - Crunchyroll Silently Drops Parasyte

8:35 VG.News - Halo Comes to Playstation

16:38 M.News - ChainsawMan Reze Movie Numbers

19:49 Meat and Potatoes

1:05:00 Whatcha Reading, Whatcha Watching, Whatcha Playing?

1:21:12 Outro

Time Codes Below

Kid Luis shares a hidden gem anime that deserves to be on the Normn's Top 10 Anime List. Don't worry, we argue on what makes this anime GREAT and if it's underrated or Mid. If you haven't seen it before, we're gonna spoil the hell out of it. But we all 3 agree, it's worth a watch. Check it out, then check us out. Or just enjoy the anime through us. You know the deal.

0:00 Intro

04:24 A.News - Most Popular Anime on Crunchyroll

09:13 VG.News - Call of Duty Movie

14:30 M.News - Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Box Office

18:45 Meat and Potatoes

01:13:30 Whatcha Reading , Whatcha Watching , Whatcha Playing ???

01:29:10 Outro

Another filler but this time we're out at the local bubble tea shop! We're also announcing that The Normn is getting into selling lemonade! We talk all about that, what we're willing to give for Fame, do we believe in spirits and ghosts, and many more topics!

OG Eng voice of Captain Ginyu and the "Next time, on Dragon Ball Z!" NARRATAOR from the OG anime sit with us as we talk about his new exciting IP Cycles of War! It spans Graphic Novels, Board Games, Card Games and many more things to come. Find out more about his universe and how you can even be featured in the next book at cyclesofwar.com !