278. KPop Demon Hunters’ Streaming Dominance, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’s Box Office Dominance, And Anime Autumn + Remembering Robert Redford

Socially Distanced wraps itself a warm, cozy blanket, brews a piping pumpkin spice beverage, channels their inner hashira and dives deep into the worlds of autumn and anime.This dual episode finds Bill Bodkin, Amanda Rivas, and special guest Avani Goswami (Pop Break's TV Editor) discussing the rise of anime in mainstream pop culture. They focus on the long-lasting popularity of Netflix's K Pop Demon Hunters and how it is not only dominating Netflix's charts, but the Billboard Music Charts. They also bring in Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle's $70 million opening in the US box office and why Tanjiro and company became gold for Sony. The trio talk about mainstream acceptance of anime, the influence Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z has had on the past 30 years, and their fears over the supersaturation of anime and what that could lead to for the beloved genre.In the pre-game, they take a moment to discuss the life and legacy of the late actor/director Robert Redford, their favorite films of his, and how much Amanda and Bill's moms both had massive crushes on him. They also discuss all things autumn -- what they love about it plus the movies, music, and television dropping this season that they're excited for.