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Shonen Tapes
by Shonen Tapes
The Shonen Tapes is a podcast where homies Kevin and Sean deep dive into anime every week. Topical episodes some weeks and deep dives into shows and characters other weeks. Twenty years of friendship between the hosts comes with the non-stop and banter you’d expect while hanging out with your friends. Subscribe to catch The Shonen Tapes every week!
Episodes
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#278: The Alabasta Arc Tape
Today we revisit the Alabasta Arc from One Piece. The majority of you probably watched this forever ago, but we’re new to One Piece here at the Shonen Tapes, and you get to see our fresh perspectives. We went from totally torn down the middle to pretty much landing in the same spot. Were our...
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#277: The Rick and Morty Anime Tape
We watched the first episode of the Rick and Morty Anime so you don’t have to. No surprise that we mostly feel the same about the show as the rest of the internet, but is all the hate really warranted…? Yes. Yes it was. We got our full reaction to episode 1 locked and loaded. How did you guys…
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#276: The Shojo Tapes ft. Shoujo Sundae
Today we are diving into the world of Shojo with the ladies from Shoujo Sundae! We tasked Shoujo Sundae with recommending some Shojo that YOU LOT might like, given your tastes in Shonen. We overall have a fun and insightful discussion where we dive into the world of Shojo Sundae, learning about...
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#275: The Hashira Training Arc Part 2 Tape
It's time for part two of the Hashira Training Arc. The internet's reaction to this season was just average, and we're going to see if there's any truth behind that. In part one, we ranked our favorite Hashira with the intent of revisiting it at the end of the season to see if how the list…
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#274: The Tokyo Ghoul Tape
Finally getting to Tokyo Ghoul! We tried to keep it as high level as we could since there was so much going on in such a short amount of episodes. We focus on our favorite fights, characters, high points, low points, and ultimately what was it that made fans so upset at the anime while comparing…
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#273: The DOG Tape
WHO GOT THAT DAWG IN EM?! Who physically cannot take an L? Oozing with confidence? Consistently standing on business? Sit back as we explain. We pick some of our favorite shows and popular anime in general and both agree on not only who got that dawg in em…but also who has a little puppy…and...
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#272: The Suicide Squad Isekai Tape
Suicide Squad? Dope. Isekai? Dope. Suicide Squad Isekai? NOPE. We watched the first 4 episodes and gave an honest of a reaction as we could. We keep it light from a spoiler perspective, so you can still watch this review without feeling like you need to watch the show first. It was a miss for…
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#271: The Justice League Tape
We are replacing every member of the Justice League today with characters from different anime. The rules are simple... We take turns picking on anime character to replace each member. No person can pick multiple characters from the same show. New new Justice League characters retains their...
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#270: The Peak Tape
This week, we're discussing Defining Peak Moments in Anime; or at least our favorite ones. These are the scenes that left us speechless, crazy battles worth rewatching, and the moments that stuck with us far after they were over. What really is Peak? Is that phrase thrown around willy-nilly?...
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#269: The Aura Tape
This week, we’re diving into the almost indescribable concept of auras. Who has the best kind, and who’s lackin’? What makes a character stand out? Is it their presence, their charisma, or something more intangible? In this episode, we break down what we mean by "aura" and discuss characters who...
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#268: The Soul Tape
New generation anime is dope, but does it have enough soul? Do you feel deeply connected to these characters and their arcs, or do you just enjoy the concept, artwork, and fight scenes? In this episode, we’re diving into the world of SOUL within Anime. We have a hunch that older generation anime...
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#267: The Death Note Improvement Tape
How would you improve Death Note? It's no secret that the series took a notable dip between seasons 1 and 2—but why exactly? Was it the introduction of Near and Mello? Not enough action? In this episode, we tackle these questions and more in one of our Improvement Tapes. We take turns discussing...
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#266: The Overrated Anime Tape
Today, we’re diving into some controversial territory. We’re talking about the anime that get all the hype but, in our opinion, just don’t deserve it. We’re naming the four most overrated anime of all time. We each pick two anime that we think are way overhyped, then try to agree on the most...
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#265: The Hashira Training Arc Part 1 Tape
Today we’re diving headfirst into the new season of Demon Slayer with and react to Episodes 1 and 2. We explore the internet’s reactions to the start of the season and share our own thoughts on both episodes. Who's your top Hashira? We reveal our Hashira rankings and discuss who we think stands…
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#264: The Gohan Tape
Today's episode is an open conversation about the prodigy who the Dragon Ball torch was supposed to be passed to - Gohan. He went from an underdog with a ton of potential, winning our hearts versus Cell, to rolling our eyes as he pounced around as The Great Saiyaman. Is he a well developed...
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#263: The Demon Slayer vs Jujutsu Kaisen Tape
Time for another showdown! Today we pit these two titans against each other and rank them with same criteria to see which clocks more points. Most points win. Although each show has its pros and cons, we objectively pick which show is better based on protagonists, storylines, villains, side...
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#262: The Yamoshi Tape
The very thing that tipped the scale of Dragon Ball world for Goku to reach new heights, is the legendary super saiyan prophecy that Beerus had in his dream, aka Yamoshi. This man single handedly created a butterfly effect that would eventually lead to Goku and Vegeta becoming gods, but who is…
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#261: The Naruto vs. Sasuke Fight Rankings Tape
Here's the deal, these two have fought FIVE TIMES throughout Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. It's a mix of forgettable fights and crazy showdowns, so we decided we'd rank them from best to worst. We break down the fights between how much it impacted the story, the choreography, the excitement, and…
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#260: The Solo Leveling Tape
Like we always say, where there is smoke...there is usually fire. Is that the case with this show though? It has been talk of the internet, so we watched it from start to finish and are giving our immediate reactions. As good as it is, we have a few observations and uncovered a few things that…
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#259: The Demon Slayer Improvement Tape
Although the show is fire, there is always room for improvements! It's no secret that we were not fans of season 1, but we actually uncovered so many things they could have done in the following seasons to make the show even better. We won't beat a dead horse for the issues we had with the...
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#258: The Goku vs Naruto Tape
What's poppin tapeworms?! Today we talk who about who is the OVERALL character between these two juggernauts. Goku obviously washes Naruto in a fight, but was he as entertaining? Did he have a more interesting backstory? Who had the bigger impact? To be honest, neither of us expected the results…
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#257: The Ninja Kamui Tape
We deep dive into the super popular show Ninja Kamui today, and make our case and point on why we think this is show is incredibly overrated and lacking overall. HEAR US OUT before you dislike and tear us a new one. The show is oddly overrated, and has a lot of glaring issues that the Anime...
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#256: The Akira Toriyama Tribute Tape
So this episode was a hard one, but it felt wrong not addressing. We honor the late great Akira Toriyama. After his sudden passing, we discuss Akira Toriyama’s greatest creation, Dragon Ball, and analyze how it has influenced our lives and ultimately impacted our personalities and values. We...
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#255: The Dragon Ball Rankings Tape ft. BlvckBulmaa
Have you other thought objectively, who are the TOP characters in Dragon Ball? Everyone has their favorite, but who's on the Mount Rushmore (plus 1) of the Dragon Ball world? To help us decide, we are joined by a very special guest, BlvcBulmaa! For those of you that don't know her, she is a super...
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#254: The Shigaraki vs. Mahito Tape
In today's episode, we go over two extremely similar villains from My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen (respectively). It's pretty clear Mahito took some inspiration from Shigaraki - but did he follow the JJK trend of getting inspired on something and overall improving on it? The match up…
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#253: The Vinland Saga Season 2 Tape
OK FINE we'll do the episode. Today we cover the second installment of Vinland Saga. You might be surprised by our reactions, especially if you've heard our initial review review in episode 195. We examine the new characters and their impact on the story, shifts for returning characters, shifts…
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#252: The Demon Slayer Rankings Tape
It's been a little while since we did a good ole fashioned rankings tape, so today we decided to jump into the world of Demon Slayer, and give our personal top 5. We also spent some time at the end of the episode trying to pick out the objectively best characters of the show. What made us do…
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#251: The Anime Noob Tape
Since our favorite baldy is out sick today, we have asked a friend of the podcast, Cisco from the Dough Bois Podcast, to join us today. Cisco specializes in Amazon Reselling but also dabbles in a bit of Anime, so we spend the first part of the episode learning a little bit more about what that...
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#250: The Redemptions Tape
So we've been feeling a little introspective here lately, and decided to take a look into what anime we have completely changed our tune on. This podcast has forced us to watch shows we would have otherwise skipped, or not given a second chance on if we were disappointed...and we're seeing that's...
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#249: The Solo Leveling Reaction Tape
YAOOO we back baby with another banger. After hearing that a show broke One Piece's Gear 5 Luffy episode, we had to immediately check-in to see what all the hype was about. At the time of the recording, from the 2 episodes out, we react to the show and try to guess why it's so successful. We...
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#248: The Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Part 2 Tape
OUR FIRST EPISODE IS NOW LIVE ON YOUTUBE, GO GO GO! Okay, now that that is out of the way, on to the episode. Honestly, we both felt like we had a lot more to say from last week's episode, and wanted to spend a little more time focusing on some of the positive aspects of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2…
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#247: The Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Tape
The rollercoaster of a banger, also known as Jujutsu Kaisen has finally concluded its second season. While the majority of the internet is in an agreement that season 2 was amazing, Kevin spends this episode making the argument that it was overrated. The bulk of the episode is the back and forth...
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#246: The Perfect Anime Tape
We start off the episode with an announcement before going into the topic. Plucked directly from our discord, we are going to blend different pieces of various anime to form THE PERFECT ANIME. This is one of those creative juices thinky tapes where we get creative. Pretty much, we take a step…
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#245: The Krillin Improvement Tape
Today we dive into the man that used to be Goku's GO-TO GUY. It's crazy that somebody with such heavy impact early on in the series would go on to not even be considered a top 10 character anymore. The Shonen Tapes take a slight issue with this, so in this episode, we try to rectify it. With…
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#244: The Dragon Ball Fights Tape
It's been a little while since we've opened up a can of Dragon Ball, so we decided to chronologically go through from Z to Super and dissect the standout fights. We skipped the OG Dragon Ball, so if you're fan...sorry. We usually like to list out our favorite fights with some sort of top 5, but…
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#243: The Eren Yeager vs Tanjiro Tape
Get ready for another good ole' fashioned Shonen Tapes Versus episode, as we take a dive into the world of Attack on Titan and Demon Slayer. In one corner, we have Eren Yeager, the Titan shifter. In the other corner, we have Tanjiro, the kind Samurai of the World of Demon Slayer. But the question...
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#242: The Goat Tape
Baaa!! Baaa! Join us today, as we are tackling the goats of Anime, and aside from picking a Mount Rushmore, we are narrowing down what we believe to be the greatest anime of all time. We base our picks on cultural impact, longevity, quality, and public opinion. Obviously there are a good amount…
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#241: The Final Attack on Titan Tape
Today we react to this masterpiece of a show, and really see if the ending was as bad as *everyone* made it out to be! From the protagonist, to the antihero, Eren Yaegar took us for one heck of a ride. During this episode, we dissect the choices made by Isayama and his how he attempts to shape…
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#240: The Weapons Tape
We go on a huge tangent from the usual format and talk about how weapons are handled in anime. In general, a show is either completely based on weapons (usually swords), or only has them sprinkled in. In general, it seems like ability-based feats are more revered than weapon-based anime - why is...
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#239: The Perfect Horror Series Tape
Okay this by far the most abstract episode we have done in years. Absolutely giving Shonen Tapes 2021 vibes. We basically were thinking what would make a good horror series, but instead of doing the usual "what do you" like and "what don't you like" type questions, we ventured into our creative...
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#238: The Transformations Tape
This episode we dive into the creative and powerful transformations across anime. We also touch on the less impressive ones and try to guess why they are lackluster vs their compelling counterparts. Does Dragon Ball have some good ones because they’ve made so many attempts, or do they just have…
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#237: The Castlevania: Nocturne Tape
Today we are exploring the origin story of the blue DLC character from Super Smash Brothers - Richtor Belmont😉 Now we tried to tackle this episode in a way where there wouldn’t be spoilers if you hadn’t seen, but some were unavoidable. It’s honestly a good way to judge if this spinoff series…
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#236: The Uchiha Clan Tape
Is it pronounced YOU-CHI-HA, OR OU-CHI-YA? Is Itachi more popular than Sasuke, or is Kevin out of his mind? Who is the strongest from their clan? These are just a portion of the questions we tackle in today's episode. This clan is no doubt one the coldest clan in the show, so we try to theory…
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#235: The One Piece Live Action Tape
We decided to see what all the hype was about with the Netflix's Live Action One Piece, and it made for a very back and forth episode. Ultimately, the discussion is around a few things...First, if it lived up to the Anime. Secondly, if it broke the traditional of horrible live action remakes. We...
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#234: The Power Scaling Tape
HUuuuahhhhhghHHGHHHHATHHHHH!!!! Welcome to the power scaling tape. Obviously we're going to talk a lot about Dragon Ball, but also how other shows have handled their power scaling, and which ones go about it the best. Some shows are balanced, like Attack on Titan, while other shows (like Naruto),...
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#233: The Hell's Paradise vs Chainsaw Man Tape
We are having two absolute beasts of a show battle it out today. It's not denying that they're both fire, but which show is better? We talk about who wins within storytelling, character development, protagonists, and nuances. It's honestly so difficult, because they're so evenly matched. One…
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#232: The 3rd Anniversary Tape
Happppy birthdayyy tooo ussss, THREE YEARS BABAY! Three magical years of arguments, takes, theories, discussions, deep dives, and laughter. Today we reminisce on this most recent year of the Shonen Tapes. We pick our favorite episodes, the ones that were a drag, the funny ones, and the future of...
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#231: The Dragon Ball Tape
Today we have our old friend, Brandy Wandy Brandy Boo Brandon join us. One of the OG members of the Shonen Tapes returns to tag in for Mr. ShonenPants to school us on his favorite Anime...OG Dragon Ball. This is a bit of a back and forth because we don't have the same level of love for what…
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#230: The Alternate Titan Tape ft. Monte’
Today we have a very special guest to discuss some AOT, the Lofi Maestro himself, Montemusic! In this episode, we each pick five different Titans from Attack On Titan, and pair them with who we think would be a great user from other anime. We tackle this guest episode a little differently, as we...
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#229: The Quirk Tape
Today we open up a can of My Hero Academia and dissect these mamba jamba's powers. MHA has such a wide range of quirks, from amazing to cringe, heroes and villains alike. We pick our top 5 favorite favorite quirks, call out some of the worst ones in the show, and spend a little time theory…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Shonen Tapes is a podcast where homies Kevin and Sean deep dive into anime every week. Topical episodes some weeks and deep dives into shows and characters other weeks. Twenty years of friendship between the hosts comes with the non-stop and banter you’d expect while hanging out with your friends. Subscribe to catch The Shonen Tapes every week!
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