Welcome back to the Normal Nerds Podcast — your favorite spot for passionate anime banter, deep dives, and absurdly good takes. This week, we’re diving into Kaiju No. 8, Dan Da Dan, Lord of the Mysteries, Witch Watch, Yaiba Samurai Legend, and of course… ONE PIECE EPISODE 1138! Expect emotional breakdowns, dumb theories, massive fights, and plenty …

Welcome back to the Normal Nerds Podcast, where two very normal dudes talk about very nerdy stuff! In this week’s Weekly Manga Recap, Maxwell and Davis dive into three standout chapters: ✨ Bug Ego - Chapter 9: Explosive action, clever hack-based combat, and the mystery of space doors? We break down this unique manga’s rising story quality and art s…

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Join Maxwell and Davis for another wild ride through this week’s top anime in the Normal Nerds Podcast! In this episode, the boys break down jaw-dropping fights, emotional moments, and some of the weirdest anime power systems around. 🔥 Timestamps & Topics: 00:00 – Intro: Part 1 Recap Begins 00:54 – Dandadan Ep.4 – Evil Eye arc concludes with insane…

We’re flipping through another wild stack of manga this week—some chapters hit hard, others went weird, and as always, there’s plenty to talk about. From eerie worldbuilding to over-the-top showdowns, here’s the full breakdown. Timestamps: 00:55 – Bug Ego Ch. 7–8 10:00 – The Marshall King Ch. 15–16 22:50 – Kagurabachi Ch. 86–87 34:20 – One Piece Ch…

This week’s anime haul is weirdly balanced: we’ve got intense mystery, unhinged comedy, and a lot of deeply cursed energy. We're back with takes, laughs, and total confusion about what To Be Hero X is doing (again). Timestamps: 01:40 – Dandadan S2E3 08:45 – Lord of Mysteries E5 16:50 – Kaiju No. 8 S2E1 27:05 – To Be Hero X E16 35:30 – Yabai E15 53:…

It’s been a stacked week of anime, and we’re diving into all the chaos, comedy, and carnage from your favorite shows. From psychic throwdowns to bizarre body horror and mysterious magic systems, we’ve got all the hot takes and reactions lined up. Timestamps: 01:45 – Dandadan S2E2 09:00 – Gaichikuta E2 18:05 – Lord of Mysteries E4 28:35 – To Be Hero…

We are back again and are catching up on two weeks of content.... its summer so we can't be held too accountable. We have some returning kings this week and some new anime overall that we are pumped to tackle. So we kick it off with the fantastic Dan Da Dan season 2 episode 1 (2:00). Followed up by Gaichikuta ep 1 (12:00) and then the confusing but…

the weekly manga recap is back and on youtube. We kick it off with the hilarious and very interesting Bug Ego chpt 6 (0:45) followed up by the stunning and far too steamy Marshal King chpt 14 (7:00). Kagurabachi stuns us once again with chpt 83 (13:00) and Hero organization gives us a dash of color that just makes the experience so much better in c…

We are back and on youtube this week with another weekly anime recap and we kick it off with My Hero vigilantes ep 12 (1:35), followed up by our hero power hour To Be Hero X ep 11 (11:05). Fire Force Season 3 ep 11 makes fire even more confusing then it already was (17:50), followed up by our Netflix jewels Yaiba Samurai Legend ep 11 (33:00) and Wi…

We come to you with an almost full manga recap this week everything minus marshal king and you know YOU KNOW most this episode is about to be One Piece chpt 1150 related. Support the showBy Maxwell Ceresia and Davis Bates

Its time for another weekly anime recap and we kick it off with the ever funny My Hero Academia Vigilantes episode 8 (0:32). This is followed up by To Be Hero X ep 9 (10:26), and Fire force season 3 ep 9 (17:56). Yaiba Samurai Legend ep 9 (25:18) comes crashing in next with our other Netflix darling Witch Watch ep 9 (33:08) following it up. Next we…

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Lets get that weekly manga recap on the way this week we are only rocking two manga but we are do a huge catch up on one. We get it going with Kagurabachi episode chpt 79 (1:20). Followed up by Hero Organization chpt 26 (11:20) specifically but we are technically covering everything between here and chapter 6. Support the show…

Here comes another weekly anime review your way and it is a fun one! We kick it off with My Hero Academia Vigilantes ep. 7 (1:15). This is followed up by our other hero based show To Be Hero X ep 8 (7:45) where we are getting another character backstory. Fire Force Season 3 ep 8 (15:05) keeps up the momentum as we get answers to some mysteries. Our…

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It is that wonderful time of the week where we drop another weekly anime recap. We kick it off with the good old My Hero Academia Vigilantes ep 6 (2:45) followed up my the spectacular To Be Hero X ep 7(11:35). On its heels is Fire Force Season three ep 7 which had no action but all the intrigue (19:30). This is followed up by our Netflix watches Ya…

Time for another one of our more consistently watched episodes, the Weekly Manga Recap. We kick it off with Marshal King chpt. 11 (01:20). Followed up by Kagurabachi 78 (10:50) and our new pick up Hero Organization chpt 1-6 (24:40). Finally we finish up with the goat One Piece chpt 1148 (37.40) Support the show…

Here we go with another weekly anime recap and its an ok week for what we got. We kick it off with the shows that don't miss My Hero Academia Vigilantes ep 5 (1:40) and To Be Hero X ep 6 (16:20). the lack luster Fire Force Season 3 ep 6 (28:20) comes in next and really hoping that a full 24 episode run fixes this show. This is followed up by a fire…

Here we go with another weekly anime recap and we are shaking up the order this week. We kick it off with My Hero Academia Vigilantes ep 4 (1:20), followed up by a jaw dropping To Be Hero X ep 5 (16:30). Fire Force s3 ep 5 (31:10) snoozes us through the third spot and we just double down on the negativity with Lazarus ep 6 (44:20). Yaibai the Legen…

Weekly Manga recap coming at you again and we have all three this time with more to come we swear. Kicking it off or in this case punching it off is Marshal King #10 (2:30) followed up by Kagurabachi #77 (11:40). Finally the amazing spectacular One Piece finishes out the week (33:05). Support the show…

Manga recap on its way straight to viewing holes, we only have the two manga this week and we will be picking up more.... we promise. We kick it off with some good ole and insane Kagurabachi chpt 76 (1:00). Followed up by the goat One Piece chpt 1146 (10:56). Support the showBy Maxwell Ceresia and Davis Bates

Here comes another weekly anime recap and we kick it off with the kinda slow Fire Force Season 3 ep. 3 (1:30), with To Be Hero X ep 3 right on its heals (10:32). Followed up by the amazing addition to the my hero universe My Hero Academia Vigilantes ep. 3 (19:32). A.... very disturbing epiosde of Lazarus is up next and this show might be on the cho…

Its time for another weekly manga recap and we have only the two this week but we cover one piece anyways. We kick it off with Marshal King chpt 9 (1:12), followed up by Kagurabachi chpt 75. Then we cover the absolute demolishing of Sanji's character in the One Piece anime for the remainder of the episode. Support the show…

It's time for that oh so amazing weekly anime recap, spring overload edition!! We have so many anime to review in this episode as the spring season has dumbed so many bangers on us. We kick it off with Fire Force Season 3 episode 2 (2:00), followed up by the increasingly interesting To Be Hero X ep 2 (11:30). My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ep 2 (22:3…

Time to kick off that weekly manga recap. We kick it off with Kagurabachi chpt 74 (1:14) and our boy is finally released from his time stasis. That is followed up by the GOAT One Piece chpt 1145 (9:30), and we talk a little bit about the anime as well. Marshall king was off this week so its only the two for now. Support the show…

Its another week and another weekly anime recap. We are kicking off the spring season of anime with some new shows and returning titans. We start it out though with Fire Force Season 3 (2:50), followed up by a new and interesting To Be Hero X (16:55). The Beginning after the End gives us some new iseaki vibes with a suitable for work vibe (23:55), …

Its that wonderful time of the year where Crunchyroll decides to announce it anime awards nominees.... and makes the categories janky every year. We break down all the categories and who we think will be winning each one and who we think has gotten snubbed hard core this year. Support the showBy Maxwell Ceresia and Davis Bates

Its time for that weekly Manga Review and you know we are here will a full three manga this week!!!!!!!!!!! We kick it off with the desperado destroyer Marshal King chpt 8 (1:36). Then we follow it up with Kagurabachi chpt 73 (7:45) which tugs at the heart strings and leaves our boy frozen in a moment of time that we are dying to see. Finally the G…

Alrighty it is time for that weekly anime recap and we are saying goodbye to a great season of anime as everything finishes up. We start out with the aura farmer himself Jin Woo in Solo Leveling (2:45), followed up by the ever entertaining Shangri-la Frontier (7:45), minus this episode maybe. Finally we finish up with the season finally of ReZero (…

We bring you another weekly manga recap and we only have two this week because for some reason getting all three at once is out of the question. We kick it off with a very action packed Marshal King chpt 7 (1:30). Followed up by the goat One Piece chpt 1143 (9:50) which teaches us that we don't hate celestial dragons enough. Support the show…

It's time for another Weekly Anime Recap, and we are saying good by to a true blue underdog this week. But we are going to kick it off with Solo Leveling (1:45) and the current top fight of the year!!! This is followed up as always with some Sunkraku Shenanigans in Shangri-la Frontier (19:45). Rezero (27:20) gives us a truly horrifying episode and …

We are back with a new installment of our new epiosde, the weekly anime recap. This week we kick it off with the Marshall King (1:00) followed up the ever bloody Kagurabachi (11:00). Then One Piece the goat finishes this week out (30:35). If you are watching on youtube please note that we lost video again so here are some manga panels. Support the …

We are back with another anime review and we are quickly approaching the end of this banger of a season. We kick it off with the sensational (all be it slow to the party) Solo Leveling(5:10) followed up by the ever strong Shangri-la Frontier (19:10). ReZero comes in third per usual (37:50) and Sakamoto Days gives us a nice relaxing episode... sorta…

Another season of Invincible has come to an end far faster then we would have liked. So we are here to talk our favorite parts of this season, what we think happens next, and of course we discuss our glorious king Rex Splode. Obviously spoilers for the show and maybe some light spoilers for the comic but a lot of what we say is just guessing. Suppo…

New type of episode dropping, the anime review was getting way too long so we split it up. This is our dedicated Manga review episode and yes we are taking suggestions (so long as they are not crazy fringe). So we kick it off with our new review The Marshall King (1:00), and follow it up with our caught up review of Kagurabachi (11:00). We are revi…

Here we go with another Weekly Anime Review, this time minus the Manga review as we decided to split that into two different episodes. So we kick it off with the king of cliffhangers Solo Leveling (2:15) but hot on its heels is the always entertaining Shangri-la Frontier (14:55). Sakamoto days (23:05) does not disappoint as a big bad steps onto the…

Its time for another weekly anime review and oh boy is it something great this week for a show that seems to be getting slept on, but before we get to that we kick it off with a heartfelt episode of Solo Leveling (1:00). This of course is followed up by the brave and stunning Shangri-La Frontier (11:55). Sakamoto Days (20:55) and Rezero (31:25) bac…

We are taking a gander at some other up and coming manga right now to add to the review. So we have taken a look at Kagurabachi, which studios have been fighting over the rights to animate. We talk the first 10 chapters and if we will be keeping up with it moving forward!! Support the showBy Maxwell Ceresia and Davis Bates

We are back with another weekly anime review and we kick it off with the action pack (and new demon hotty packed) Solo Leveling (0:54). We follow that up with the VR experience that is Shangri-la Frontier (12:57). Up next is the backstory packed Sakamoto Days (25:35), followed up by and ok episode of Re:Zero (34:40). Quick on its heels the nostalgi…

We are here to break down our thoughts on Brandon Sanderson's Wind and Truth. This is the fifth installment in the Stormlight Archive series and what was suppose to be the grand finale to the first arc of the series was a bit of a flop. We break down all our thoughts, and our numerous dislikes on the book and talk about what we hope for for the fut…

Lets get another week or relatively consistent anime reviews done!!!! We kick it off with the show that just keeps spoiling us Solo Leveling. Followed up by the nerdtastic Shangri-La Frontier. Then we back that up with Sakamoto Days on Netflix. That is follow up by the returning Re:Zero , Dragonball Daima backs that up and we finish the week with t…

Lets get another week or relativly consistant anime reviews done!!!! We kick it off with the show that just keeps spoiling us Solo Leveling (1:25). Followed up by the nerdtastic Shangri-La Frontier (10:20). Sakamoto shows us what a true weight loss plan is in Sakamoto Days on Netflix (17:06). That is follow up by the returning Re:Zero (forgot to ge…

Invincible has returned to show us that superhero fatigue is not a real thing, other people just suck at making superhero content. They kick off the new season with a three episode drop that has some familiar faces and of course some explicit content!! We break down what we loved and what we are pumped to see. Support the show…

Keeping up with this fantastic three peat of anime review we kick the week off with Solo Leveling (1:55) continually followed up by the soon to be water logged Shangri-la Frontier (9:15). Sakamoto Days continues to be our number three spot as our protagonist sheds some much needed marriage weight (19:25). Dragonball Daima keeps us lighthearted )27:…

Time for another weekly anime review as it is the staple of this podcast. We keep up with the new line up of Solo Leveling followed by Shangri-la Frontier. We back up these bangers with our current favorite on Netflix, Sakamoto Days. Zenshu is the isekai of the season for us and we finish up with Dragonball Daima. Eventually we will be back to the …

We cover one of the worst lists of all time. Screen rant has complied a list of the top 50 or so anime ever and guess what they decided to do.... not include the best anime on this list. We break down the whole thing in game form. Support the showBy Maxwell Ceresia and Davis Bates

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Time for another weekly anime review and we have some news. Kicking it off with Solo Leveling season two amazing but still glad we didn't see the movie. Followed up by the sleeper Shangri-la Frontier, backed up by Sakamoto Days!! We finish it out Zenshu which is.... interesting to say the least. No manga this week because we forgot. Support the sho…

Its time for another anime review right before we take a week or so break for the all important holiday of Christmas. We kick it off with Dan da Dan and a complete intro of Gi Gi's character! Followed up by Shangri-la Frontier and then Dragonball Daima. Support the showBy Maxwell Ceresia and Davis Bates