Jojo's Bizarre Podcast

Only '90s kids will get this anime's idea of justice! We continue watching '99 anime GTO; episodes 4,5, and 6. We also talk about gross '90s band names, Rumpelstiltskin, Hammurabi's code, AI deepfake audio, and how to console someone who tried to take their own life. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

JJBPod takes a look at the anthology anime film Memories, from Katsuhiro Otomo and other anime legends. We also talk about R. Budd Dwyer, Milli Vanilli, what rats eat, and ska music. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

We go into spooky mode this week, as we watch and discuss the first 3 episodes of horror anime Another. We also talk about V8, various movies we've watched lately, Agatha Christie, when HIPAA applies, and when umbrellas invert. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

We finally return to LOGH this week to figure out how Yang Wen-Li handled that dang space fortress. We also talk about The A-Team, social engineering, The Venga Boys, Jersey shore points, Bridgerton, and if we should watch a spOoOooky show for next podcast ep. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

A millennial favorite this week on JJBPod, the gang checks out three episodes of GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka). We also talk about making videogames, working at Whole Foods, auto repair branding, if teens can cook, the Toyota Cresta, and ages of consent. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

Once again, JJBPod looks at a space-y throwback - only this time, sexier. We watched 1985's Dirty Pair, episodes 1-3. We also talk about nicknames, butt cleavage, sci-fi planets, and gambling. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

It's a (mostly) cute and cozy episode on JJBpod this week - we watch 3 episodes of teen rom-com Horimiya. We also talk about corporate mergers, Doonesbury, manhwa, The Geto Boys, what "pink" is, and when friends like the same person. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

It's not-quite-a-Ghibli week here on JJBpod. We watched Studio Ponoc's 2017 film, Mary and the Witch's Flower. We also talk about The Moon Spinners, the blur tool in Photoshop, Snatch, GameShark, Mondo Grosso, and Scandinavian child rearing. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

We finally watch the listener-favorite 2007 anime, Baccano! You can find it NOT on any streaming service. Sorry. We also talk about "Harris' Foam Corner", how to say "hammer" in Italian, what "Jacuzzi" means, and how to tell someone's age. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

The jokes-per-minute continues to amp up on JJBPod this week, as we take a look at the first 3 episodes of gag-anime Nichijou: My Ordinary Life. We also talk about the TikTok narrator, fonts, dittos, natto, and being slacker students. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

[21:14 for the actual UY episode talk] Two probably overdue firsts for JJBPod this week - we watch an Urusei Yatsura adaptation, and we have a VTuber on as our guest. Coqui (twitch.tv/coqui) joins us to talk about how she first got into UY, how she got the part of Ten in the English dub of UY 2022, and why VTubers are better than "fleshtubers." We also talk about Garfield's "Alone" arc, Uta-garuta, and what children like to do in hotels. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

JJBPod covers a contemporary, seinen zombie anime this week - Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. We also talk about Zobomafoo, overtime policies, Slap Ya Mama, transporting stool samples, our worst jobs, C.H.U.D., and the documentary Grizzly Man. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

The JJB Pod gang finally gets around to watching the epic film, Akira. Our reactions to it may...not surprise you. We also talk about the writers/actors' strike, eastern standards of music, getting an Akira tattoo, The Jim Carroll Band, which version of Akira to watch, and the films of Rian Johnson. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

We resist the urge to be grumpy old weebs as we watch (controversial?) 2023 anime, Trigun Stampede. We also talk about The Slomin's Shield, the most evil instruments, Myles' health situation, and Beverly Hills Cop. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

We check another Miyazaki film off our bucket list this week, as we talk about My Neighbor Totoro and where it ranks among the other Ghibli/Miyazaki film we've seen. We also talk about how to pronounce Totoro, Digital Underground, Barbenheimer, lying to siblings, thanking trees, and The Boy and the Heron. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

Recent-ish parents watch a recent-ish anime that is (sort-of) about having babies. It's Oshi no Ko time on JoJo's Bizarre Podcast. We watched the first episode, which is a movie-length story that switches genres a few times and will probably shock you along the way. We also talk about nicknames, the band Aqua, and a few other things I forgot to notate. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

It's more of the space-show-for-grownups this week, as we are once again compelled to watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes, episodes 4-6. It's still good! We also talk about Shark Tank, Fire Emblem Awakening, if chocolate goes bad, concubines, Math Blaster, and video rental stores. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

[big fat OP spoiler around 27:00] [Please note: Marc now remembers that the davidpro JoJo anime does not cover all 957 chapters of JoJo, but 752 chapters in 190 episodes is still ~4 chapters/ep] Finally the JJBPod gang watches the beloved, long-as-hell anime, One Piece - episodes 1015, 1061, and 1062. We bring Shannon Strucci (@plentyofalcoves on Twitter) from the One Piece Podcast along as a guide and as someone to sell us on One Piece as a whole. We also talk about Lemon Party, our first anime conventions, the golden age of piracy, The Twilight Zone, and Bluesky. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

What if Squid Game was about sports? What if soccer was more like Battle Royale? These questions and more are answered on this week's podcast, as the JJBPod gang takes a look at Blue Lock, from the Fall 2022 anime season. We also talk about the Japanese women's soccer team, Baki, how this manga could go on, canceling free trials, Eiffel 65, and our little league sports careers. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message

We're way late getting onto the rink, but this week, JJBPod finally watches Yuri!!! on Ice (episodes 1-3). We also talk about Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Tumbling, coworkers with the same name, water fountains, and the age-old debate of roller blades vs. roller skates. | Rate us nicely on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on Twitter | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jjbpod/message