Warui Deshou: An Anime Podcast
by Warui Deshou
"Warui Deshou" is a Japanese phrase that roughly translates to "It will be bad." And, we believe we make bad content...but we also believe that very thing can be good when there's enough love and fun put into it!Hosts and friends Doc and Shadon love anime and really enjoy talking about it. For hours at a time. Each episode they will discuss a different anime show/movie and will aim to make you think and make you laugh. They're just as likely to unabashedly gush about how cool a character is as they are to launch into a long aside of thematic analysis. Bad puns and impressions may also appear
Episodes
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Galaxy Express 999 The Movie
All aboard, anime fans! Join us as we punch our ticket to space adventure, science fantasy, and beautiful melancholy. Listener, you're on a one way train to a three hour discussion of 1979's Galaxy Express 999 The Movie! We talk about Leiji Matsumoto, the Leijiverse, Rintaro, and some of the...
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Marriage Story
Hello, friends! We actually released two pods this month! Who'd have guessed it could happen again? This episode we are talking about the 2019 Noah Baumbach film "Marriage Story" starring Matoko Kusanagi and Kylo Ren! In all seriousness, we both really liked this movie and we hope you enjoy our...
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Raging Fire
Doc & Shadon break down Hong Kong action director Benny Chan's final film, Raging Fire! Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse tear it up in this high-impact revenge story. We talk about our favorite scenes, discuss whether the film is copaganda, talk a bit about moral luck, and count suplexes! Enjoying…
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2022 Wrap-up
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Blessed Kwanzaa, Merry MegaChristmas, and Happy Holidays! Doc & Shadon are here with you once again to talk about all things media in 2022, at least all things they've experienced. Yes, there's some grousing about the usual awful state of the planet, but the…
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The Terminator & Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Doc & Shadon have come back from a war torn future to talk to you all about a couple of really cool James Cameron movies, The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day! If you're not super old like us, you might not remember how mind-blowing these films were at the time or how important they were...
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Mobile Suit Gundam
Newtypes, Oldtypes, and everyone in between, Doc & Shadon are here to talk Mobile Suit Gundam! We invite you to join us as we review and discuss the anime film trilogy that kicked off anime's biggest franchise. How cool are these robots? How badass is Char Aznable? Is war truly hell? We will…
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Shin Godzilla
Doc & Shadon romp, stomp, and spray atomic breath all over the place on this episode that's all about Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's 2016 kaiju powerhouse, Shin Godzilla! We discuss the film's seething hatred of bureaucracy, ability to put the viewer into ground zero of a disaster, fantastic...
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Video Girl Ai
Doc & Shadon discuss Suncoast Video shelf constant, Video Girl Ai. Is this 1992 OAV sex comedy meets sci-fi romance worth revisiting 30 years later? Listen in and find out as we chat about the show's themes, characters, comedy and place in anime history. And answer your questions! Enjoying this...
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Her (2013)
After some delays, we're back to talk about Spike Jonze' film "Her" from 2013! Shadon enjoyed this film back when it was released, but he wanted to revisit it now, almost a decade later, to see how it held up. We discuss the film's relevance in 2022, its core message about learning how to love...
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Wolf Children
We discuss Mamoru Hosoda's third original film and final Madhouse production, 2012's "Wolf Children." When Doc first watched it, it was one of his favorites. After watching/rewatching all of Hosoda's work n the lead up to this podcast, does he still feel the same way? Shadon has never seen the…
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Burning (2018)
We are discussing one of the best films, Korean or otherwise, made in recent years, Lee Chang-dong's "Burning." In fact, this is Doc's favorite movie! "Burning" is an adaptation of Haruki Murakami's short story, "Barn Burning" (itself an adaptation of sorts of William Faulkner's short story of…
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Street Fighter: The Movie
For you, it was the most important podcast of your life, for us...it was Tuesday. Welcome back, friends, to Warui Deshou, where this time we discuss the notorious 1994 fighting game film adaptation, Street Fighter: The Movie! While it can occasionally be charmingly camp, and Raul Julia's...
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John Woo's "The Killer"
We discuss Doc's favorite John Woo film, 1989's "The Killer"! Doc and Shadon talk favorite scenes, religious symbolism, heroic bloodshed as a genre, what to make of the Jenny character, and so much more! Enjoying this podcast? Tip us a coffee on Ko-fi! | https://ko-fi.com/waruideshou Music:...
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Princess Tutu
Once upon a time, there was a man who died...then that man befriended another man, and they went on to do a Bad Anime Podcast which would one day cover...Princess Tutu! That's right, Doc and Shadon are here to talk about ballet, meta-text, and weird animal-people. After lauding the folks who...
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Shadon Discusses Episode 1 - Spiderman: No Way Home
It's brand new solo content for 2022 here at Warui Deshou as Shadon kickstarts a series of short audio essays on anything and everything he's seen recently or far in the past, whatever's interesting to talk about! And as the kind of director's cut Blu-Ray extra to our Spiderverse pod, Shadon…
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2021 Wrap-up
Hello, friends, and welcome to Warui Deshou's Holiday/Year-End Special! I already wrote this description once, and 2021 hates me so much that it disappeared my write-up for no reason whatsoever. That being the case, this description will be even more low-effort than usual, which is saying...
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Superhero Double Shot - Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse & Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm
WHAT'S UP DANGER? Hey gang, it's our maiden voyage into the great big ocean of Non-Anime Podcast Episodes! ICYMI, we are going to be doing two pods a month, one anime and one non. For this month's non, Shadon has chosen a pair of exemplary superhero animated films. We know these movies have a ton...
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Drifters
Welcome back, friends, to Warui Deshou! This episode, Shadon & The Subtle Doctor review and discuss the rather bonkers 2016 anime Drifters. As usual, opinions are divided on the show. Doc is full of praise for its interesting concept, generally fun tone, and its humor. Shadon found it a boring...
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Sonny Boy Episodes 7-12 THE END | Stream of Thought
It's the final Stream of Thought and what a ride it's been across all these years! Join Doc and Shads for one last time as they round out their discussion of Sonny Boy by talking about emotional connections, wibbly wobbly timey wimey, man's proclivity towards creating our own hell, cults of...
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Odd Taxi Episodes 9-13 Second Stream
Join the duo on this podcast outing as they conclude their coverage of the series with discussions on the revelation of why Odakawa sees people as animals and it's purpose in the story, Kabasawa's comeuppance, Kakihana and his own One Ring moment, rampant fakery and more! Buy us a coffee on…
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Death Parade Episodes 5-8 | Deshou The Third
Join Shadon and Doc as they tackle the next block of four episodes and have some strong disagreements over the show, particularly focused around Episode 6! There's also discussion of the celestial pool game as visual metaphor, Death Note, the Muppets, the choice of which games to use in the text…
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Odd Taxi Episodes 5-8 Discussion | Second Stream
Join the duo on this podcast outing as they tackle episodes 5 through 8 and discuss topics like how chasing social media metrics demands the erasure of nuance, Joe Pesci, the very real consequences of vigilante justice, our thoughts on Yano's introduction, the use of music to inform mood, and…
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Sonny Boy Episodes 4-6 | Stream of Thought
Join Doc and Shads as they dive further into the show with analysis and discussion of Episodes 4 through 6, covering topics such as Doc's personification of the ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ emote, an extended look at the teens reverting to known power structures and being unable to escape them, the way authority…
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Death Parade Episodes 1-4 Podcast | Deshou The Third
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide and spousal/familial abuse. When you visit the bar in this show, the hangover lasts beyond a lifetime. Deshou The Third is back and we're covering the 2015 anime Death Parade, which combines bar games with existential examination and judgment of one's…
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Odd Taxi Episodes 1-4 Discussion | Second Stream
We're late to the party on this one, but it's fine, we ordered a (Odd) Taxi! Doc and Shads call for transport on a journey that has already been near universally lauded by anime critics and find themselves in agreement! What starts as an intriguing mystery story quickly turns into parasocial...
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Sonny Boy - Episodes 1-3 | Stream of Thought
I SAY I SAY I SAY I SAY No, this is not the first anime to star washed up cartoon rooster Foghorn Leghorn, this is the pan-dimensional survival series Sonny Boy from Madhouse! And this is Stream of Thought, where we will try and make sense out of this puzzle of a show for your amusement and...
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Wonder Egg Priority TV Special | Stream of Thought
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide, bullying, rape, false rape accusations, depression, isolation, etc. A lot can happen in 3 months. Or perhaps very little at all. Join Shadon and Doc as they cover the much maligned special finale of Wonder Egg Priority and plunge head first into topics such...
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Vivy Fluorite Eye's Song - Episodes 12 & 13 | Second Stream
Join Shads (and not The Subtle Doctor) as he rounds out the Vivy discussion with Episodes 12 & 13 and begs to know why sci-fi anime refuse to stick the landing. Covered in this 45 minute rant include topics such as the post credits scene with Short Hair Vivy, the weak textual support for the...
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SSSS.Dynazenon Episodes 10-12 | Stream of Thought
Join Shads and returning special guest Marc of Oh No, Anime! and returning returning special guest Alexander Smit as they cover the final three episodes of Dynazenon and dive head first into topics like Godzilla references, Kai Ikarashi's contributions to Episode 10, the power of friendship,...
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Bottom Tier Character Tomozaki Episodes 9-12 | Deshou The Third
Join Shadon as he discusses the show's final four episodes and the ascending quality curve they complete for Tomozaki's improvement into a work of substance, how the show reveals other ways of viewing and interpreting life experiences, the battle between authenticity and being hands off, DICKS,...
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Vivy Fluorite Eye's Song Episodes 9-11 Second Stream
Join Shads (and not The Subtle Doctor because he had the audacity to be a loving father and family man seriously dude wtf) as he talks shop about Episodes 9 thru. 11 and why we tell stories about AI. He also covers the fight between Matsumoto and Antonio and why it finally delivers on a more...
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SSSS.Dynazenon Episodes 7-9 Podcast | Stream Of Thought
Join Shads and returning special guest Marc of Oh No, Anime! as they discuss the follow up to SSSS.Gridman and talk about the arrival of GRIDKNIGHT on the scene and what it means for the show, how to handle team ups across shared entries in a franchise, Koyomi's flaws, the power of friendship,...
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Bottom Tier Character Tomozaki Episodes 5-8 | Deshou The Third
Join TheSubtleDoctor and Shadon as they discuss the show's surprising uptick in quality and substance, tackling issues such as how life cannot be compared to a game, the pressures of an arbitrary system of competition, jarring edits, LEARNING AN INFINITE, queer readings, who Tomozaki is destined…
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Vivy Fluorite Eye's Song Episodes 6-8 | Second Stream
Join Shads and The Subtle Doctor as they cover Episodes 6, 7 & 8 and dive head first into topics such as Saeki's thoughtless and reckless sacrifice of K-5, the conflict between spectacle and substance when it comes to action, sly digs at playwright John Marston, the difficulty of putting a fresh...
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SSSS.Dynazenon Episodes 4-6 | Stream Of Thought
Join Doc, Shads and returning special guest Marc of Oh No, Anime! as they discuss the follow up to SSSS.Gridman and talk about the show's wonderfully strong and consistent comedic streak, the repeated visual cues and motifs from SSSS.Gridman, water park hijinks, churros, what the agenda of the...
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Bottom Tier Character Tomozaki Episodes 1-4 | Deshou The Third
HEAVEN OR HELL DUEL ONE LET'S- wait shit, wrong game. Ahem, anyway! Warui Deshou's top tier podcast line Deshou The Third is back for another set, this time with Winter 2021 comedy harem life lesson Smash Brothers inspired show Bottom Tier Character Tomozaki! Join TheSubtleDoctor and Shadon as…
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Vivy Fluorite Eye's Song Episodes 1-5 | Second Stream
There is no fate but what we make, and so our Patrons have thusly chosen! For this round of Second Stream we'll be covering Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song, a show that seems to be a smooth blend of retro and high concept sci-fi ideas, a murderous teddy bear, Sharon Apple from Macross, Nier Automata,...
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SSSS.Dynazenon Episodes 1-3 Discussion | Stream of Thought
Get ready to engage Big Kid Mode ladies, gentlemen and enbies as we're back for the Spring 2021 anime season to talk shop about the second entry in Studio Trigger and Tsubaraya's Gridman anime universe, SSSS.Dynazenon! DYNAZENONNNNNNN Sorry, the chorus is obligatory. I don't make the rules. Join...
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Horimiya Episodes 8-13 Discussion | Second Stream
Join Doc and Shads as they answer a multitude of Patron questions, talk about Hori's biphobia, the terrible moral lesson of forgiving your abusers for no good reason, the mishandling of Yuki's character journey, colour coded characters, the return of delicious spine juice and an overall positive...
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Wonder Egg Priority Episodes 11 & 12 Discussion | Stream Of Thought
CONTENT WARNING: This show covers topics such as suicide, bullying, depression & isolation to name a few and as such we will also be discussing these on the pod itself throughout. We believe Wonder Egg is an overall positive show but please be careful if any of the above may be uncomfortable or...
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Girls' Last Tour Episodes 9-12 + THE END Discussion - Deshou The Third
Join Shadon & The Subtle Doctor as they discuss the final four episodes of the amazing Girls' Last Tour! Topics covered include: the best ways to interpret ambiguous media, the ethics of eating meat, the origin of the Cuts, Yuu's "wow cool robot!" moment, the Instagram account of a submarine, and...
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Wonder Egg Priority Episodes 7-10 Discussion & Analysis | Stream Of Thought
CONTENT WARNING: This show covers topics such as suicide, bullying, depression & isolation to name a few and as such we will also be discussing these on the pod itself throughout. We believe Wonder Egg is an overall positive show but please be careful if any of the above may be uncomfortable or...
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 - War In The Pocket
Over here at Warui Deshou our barely organised and functional enterprise disguised as a high functioning podcast sometimes finds itself with spare time to cover a show, movie or other thing that we really want to talk about but otherwise lack the opportunity to do so. This is one such time as we...
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Girls' Last Tour Episodes 5-8 Discussion | Deshou The Third
Join Shadon & The Subtle Doctor as they discuss episodes 5-8 of Girls' Last Tour and cover topics like: hope from hopeless, the seminal Rain scene, the philosophy of the show with respect to observing history, BOOZE GLORIOUS BOOZE, pipe dreams, house decorating and dream interpretation! Music…
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Horimiya Episodes 5-7 | Second Stream
Join Doc and Shads as they answer a multitude of Patron questions, discuss Hori's deadbeat surferdudebro dad, talk about love triangles, the fact that Hori and Miyamura tempted the wrath of horror movie villains by having sex, further discuss the shades of homophobia in the show, and ask why Hori...
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Wonder Egg Priority Episodes 4-6 Discussion | Stream of Thought
CONTENT WARNING: This show covers topics such as suicide, bullying, depression & isolation to name a few and as such we will also be discussing these on the pod itself throughout. We believe Wonder Egg is an overall positive show but please be careful if any of the above may be uncomfortable or...
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Girls' Last Tour Episodes 1-4 Discussion | Deshou The Third
Deshou The Third is back and we're asking all the important questions about Girls Last Tour, such as, is this a tour, and is their last? Profound, yeah? Joking aside, it's a new year and a new pod as Shadon and Doc follow Chi and Yuu on their wanderings through what may be the post apocalypse, or...
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Given: The Movie!
It's been over a year since we last hung out with the Given boys and demand for us to cover the movie once it was released has been ongoing ever since. Well, the film is now in the wild and thus it's time we fulfilled that promise! Shadon and The Subtle Doctor pick up their mics once again to…
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Horimiya Episodes 1-4 Discussion & Analysis - Second Stream
It's long overdue that Warui Deshou really got into the "shipping" industry as it were, so we're back for the first Second Stream series for 2021 with Horimiya, a slice of life romcom show featuring a relatively normal teenage girl and a guy who is mere moments away from a horrific piercing…
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Wonder Egg Priority Episodes 1-3 Discussion | Stream Of Thought
CONTENT WARNING: This show covers topics such as suicide, bullying, depression & isolation to name a few and as such we will also be discussing these on the pod itself throughout. We believe Wonder Egg is an overall positive show but please be careful if any of the above may be uncomfortable or...
About this show
"Warui Deshou" is a Japanese phrase that roughly translates to "It will be bad." And, we believe we make bad content...but we also believe that very thing can be good when there's enough love and fun put into it!Hosts and friends Doc and Shadon love anime and really enjoy talking about it. For hours at a time. Each episode they will discuss a different anime show/movie and will aim to make you think and make you laugh. They're just as likely to unabashedly gush about how cool a character is as they are to launch into a long aside of thematic analysis. Bad puns and impressions may also appear
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