Our FIRST Shonen Tierlist! - Otakus Anonymous Episode #26

[@TemujinEnkhbat]

Just got the biggest whiplash from NCHammer's takes on Attack on Titan to then him adamantly defending Assassination Classroom.

[@dickthebirthdayboy2132]

Nah they are 100% right. AOT is one of the most overrated animes ever made and its fanbase is insufferable.

[@oceanapearl3503]

It hurts. It still hurts that Danny will never understand why Assassination Classroom is beautiful.

[@brysonhughes4186]

It’s funny how all of Nick’s furry types are all outfits Lucy would wear in FAIRYTAIL to match her zodiac’s 😂

[@SirPotato418]

Lucy is... My favorite

[@8WayBreeze]

😂😂😂😂didnt even watch the vid yet…..and i can see and hear it😂💀

[@dgroves1570]

I was thinking the exact same thing😂

[@xenoplaysss]

Did you just confirm Lucy's a furry lol

[@annapaytonparker9218]

Watching Danny offend Nick with his opinion over Assassination Classroom is freaking hilarious

[@annamarie8062]

JJK is the reason why I love shonen now, the manga is amazing. Every character is so well done even if they are evil and hate them you love their character. The power system is definitely like HxH which I love. I did like chainsaw man but some of the characters I didn’t find interesting and the villains, the story and the power system is okay but that’s my personal preference and AOT I just stopped caring which is sad because the anime started off amazing.

[@sriramsedimbi6833]

literally my thoughts

[@johnweebfps]

same, the only manga that keeps me hype every week for 2 years now

[@TheLastPrime38]

I like how different their tier list is. But AOT at B I feel like is crazy lmao. But I get it to an extent. Sometimes if it doesn't speak to you, it won't matter if it's really good.

[@BigballsTerrence]

Yeah but being objective its atleast an A

[@gustavfrye2736]

bruh no matter how much you personally dislike AOT there's no way in hell you can objectively rate it below A

[@dickthebirthdayboy2132]

@@gustavfrye2736 It's a B+ or A- at most. They are objectively correct. Cry some more.

[@dickthebirthdayboy2132]

Nah they are 100% right. AOT is one of the most overrated animes ever made and its fanbase is insufferable. The tier list ranking are 100% accurate.

[@rydersedge198]

I just didn’t like it so I would say b. Not for me but I get why people would like it

[@syedatahniyath7420]

Jujutsu kaisen is such a complicated manga that you can read it for the 4th time and you will find something new That's why it's so fun to read because whenever you think something is new it probably has been done before.

[@jaredtheastralartist2510]

To be honest, I’m not the hugest fan of jjk. Not that it’s bad for me, but it just has a lot of stuff I kind of like and stuff I kind of dislike. The show as a whole has yet to grab me Like others

[@FluxAdapt]

@@jaredtheastralartist2510re you anime only? If so that’s perfectly understandable, its only just starting to get good

[@akhnatenpage4854]

​@@jaredtheastralartist2510the movie is S tier.

[@WieldMyWord]

JJK makes a lot of stuff on the spot though when it feels convenient, and that Yuji death scene in S1 was just cheap shock value and would honestly be a plothole.

[@darknesswave100]

I have this i guess headcanon that Toji was there listening to Geto and Riko talk the whole time and he heard everything about them not making her merge with Tengen only to shoot her at the point when it would hurt Geto the most. Cause thats just the type of person Toji is 😂

[@rebekahstockwell8706]

Honestly though, I can see it. They wouldn't know because they rely too much on their cursed energy sensing (which he doesn't have) so to them it feels like it's just them there. It's SO something Toji would do.

[@BishopTDE]

OVA = original version animation or original animation video. Its sometimes a test or pitch video/episode for studios, to convince them to make a new season of the show but most times it is just an episode or a series of episodes meant for home release, like DVD blu ray formats and stuff like that. Basically the Japanese version of Direct to video, like the disney sequels but better and more frequent.

[@DarkRulerHaDes666]

I thought it was 'original video animation', but I guess that amounts to the same thing.

[@Bop_bOp_73]

i feel that the full bringer arc in bleach wasn't as bad as most say it is. the arc is focused on ichigo as a character having to come to terms with not being able to do anymore of the fighting but once he sees uryu in the hospital he goes to the shady group of people to try and gain strength to fight again. and then tsukishima gets to all of his friends and family alters there memories and this breaks ichigo. then to further twist the knife the powers he was working for the whole arc get stolen by the last people he thought he could trust. then getting stabbed by what he thinks is his dad and urahara fully breaking him until he sees it's actually rukia granting him his powers again. also the reasoning for ginjo's hate for the soul society was valid, they didn't trust him, spyed on him, and try to assassinate him and the other fullbringers.

[@alguemalguem]

If you want suggestions on what to watch, Link Click season 2 just started. It's a donghua (Chinese animation), season 1 aired in 2021, 11 episodes and one special.

[@thehonoredone8470]

@33:50 Apparently Gege and his editor came out and said JJK isn’t ending any time soon. Which potentially means JJK will not end this year

[@miskathonic]

Yeah Gege's statements on the timeline for JJK are a lot less definitive that Nick is implying.

[@plaecholder]

We're still getting an arc the size of shibuya after this fight. So at worst We're looking at mid 2024.

[@oceanapearl3503]

"Are you saying Naruto doesn't have hand to hand?" Nick got SO defensive- man literally squared up 😂 Danny backed down so fast. Also please say if you'll continue oshi no ko

[@Dimondwill]

Please

[@tavonknight398]

In my opinion they have the best hands in anime

[@RimuruSolosYourMultiverse]

@@tavonknight398JJK hands unrivaled 👊

[@alialkuwari8155]

​@@RimuruSolosYourMultiverse Naruto and Boruto hand to hand is way better

[@RimuruSolosYourMultiverse]

@@alialkuwari8155 I can respect that opinion…JJK still a better series overall though.

[@tdon6975]

Good to see Nick is moisturizing and/or sweating

[@NCHammer23]

por que no los dos

[@Nara.Shikamaru]

@@NCHammer23Lmao

[@cheyennemoore8380]

I agree Nick, we do live your friendship. Glad you appreciate Danny so much. Great studio setup and tier list. I'd only change a couple of those but I'm also a sucker for filler because it lets me have more slice of life with my favorite characters. Also feel like it expands their personalities and arcs more, but that's just me. Also you guys banging on my boys at Trash Taste is so funny. Edit: Miyazaki's new stuff is making me so hupe. Too bad we have to wait, but ill wait for quality.

[@hon2945]

Definitely wasn't expecting this but i appreciate you dudes for uploading on this work day 🙏🏾😂

[@OfficialFaint]

You know the podcast is good when I'm watching the episode two days after watching the live recording.

[@titolove6895]

"I don't know which one of us is more of a furry" truly centurys-old question 😂😂😂

[@ciarang2006]

im actually blow away by this tierlist its so bad it makes me wanna tear my eyes out for just looking at it

[@brianjohnston7466]

Really liked your content before this… and now you’re a Patriot fan too… much love man. Let’s gooo TB12❤❤❤

[@VeiledFlameAlchemist]

Who's Trash Taste?

[@Perfectbeing1045]

I can't be sure if this is a joke or if you are actually asking.

[@VeiledFlameAlchemist]

@@Perfectbeing1045 Kind of both. I've heard the name, but I've no idea who they are.

[@Perfectbeing1045]

​@@VeiledFlameAlchemistAs they said in the video, they are the largest anime podcast but they don't always talk about anime but rather talk about otaku culture and Japan as a whole. Very fun podcast.

[@MasterBlade111]

Never heard of em

[@animarko4354]

Seeing Aot below BC and DS hurts so much😭

[@robinlier9792]

No it doesn’t

[@kaiselkamish9904]

LMAAAAAAAAAAO aot fans be wild

[@2kfusion606]

Yeah it doesnt make sense tbh

[@animarko4354]

@@kaiselkamish9904 Saying something nowadays is wildin. God bless this generation

[@justawildgengar]

@@kaiselkamish9904you genuinely believe demon slayer is better than AOT?😭 Wildin

[@thomasffrench3639]

Yeah for most of these Shonen I only have read the manga, so my list is so much different, but I do have Hunter x Hunter for S Tier, but I would also have Dragon Ball and One Piece in S. The most overrated anime is Death Note, not Attack on Titan. Attack on Titan’s best part is the last half of it starting with the return to Shinangishina up to the current part of the anime. I mean considering if there’s no action or it’s a slice of life, then Danny doesn’t like it I’m not surprised. I mean you don’t like My Neighbor Totoro. For OVAs they are pretty much direct to video animations, but with better animation compared to tv anime as the revenue is direct to the animation studio and it allowed for more creative freedom, but generally with less episodes.

[@kellymiley6493]

49:41 I'm jumping in to this podcast kind of late to the game so idk if you guys are for or against manwha/Chinese anime but I'm desperate to get somebody else to watch Link Click. season 2 just came out this month (s1 is your typical 11 eps) and its already fantastic. it's about 2 guys who help people using personal photographs. a client will give them a photo and then one of the 2 can go back in time and possess the person who took that photo for 12 hours in the past while the other guys guides him through the timeline to make sure he doesn't accidentally change the future. it's a thriller/mystery with gorgeous animation and a really gripping plot and it deserves so much more attention.

[@ZenQuotes1]

I just started but eng dub like 3 min into 1st eo should i keep watching???

[@lynx_lolz]

ISWEAR, why is nobody talking about link click. LIKE, SEASON 2 CAME OUT THIS SUMMER AND ITS GOOD. The first season was 10/10, THE SEASON 1 SOUNDTRACK 15/10 like bro- it’s so good. Now, season 2 I haven’t seen yet cause me and my friend have to watch it together. But, THE TRAILER itself it’s so pretty. The new opening, 9/10 nothing could have topped the first one, (in my opinion) but if you wanna watch something great, link click. It’s so so so good.) This has like nothing to do with the actual episode, but, I know people who watch this watch anime, so I need people to watch this.

[@cheyennemoore8380]

Nick did ask for kore anime recommendations so. Sounds cool. I'll check it out.

[@lynx_lolz]

@@cheyennemoore8380 YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT. (bring tissues)

[@darknesswave100]

I've never even heard of it honestly

[@lynx_lolz]

@@darknesswave100 Watch it. (Please)

[@darknesswave100]

​@lolz-and-crys I'll add it to the list

[@tillWantCandy]

Like click took me by surprise. Season two is running this season, but season one will only take one night out of your life and it's worth every minute.

[@thomasffrench3639]

Devilman and Nisekoi need to be in S Tier or we riot.

[@dequariimurray]

No no no Assassination Classroom is so goated!!!!! One of the only few pieces of media to ever make me sob no cap 😂😂

[@colemay6982]

Without too heavy spoilers, maki did it because souls are linked and with her link dying, that was the last of her cursed energy going away

[@redriot2506]

Hearing Danny talk about wolf girls makes me wonder how he’d react to Loona from Helluva boss if he ever reacted to it

[@ResidenceSkater]

The aquarium scene to me mirrors Ferris buellers art museum scene, whis has so much damn emotion packed into it with the music and everything, when it’s just supposed to be a silly comedy movie.

[@coreyjasper8329]

Maybe I’m crazy but you guys would make a good Asta and Yuna in a black clover movie. Nick short and jacked. Danny can pull off the pretty boy look and you have the chemistry 🤔🤔

[@miskathonic]

"I dont wanna watch Lo-Fi Beats: The Movie" The least relatable Danny has ever been 😂 Edit: Wrote this before he dissed Grave of the Fireflies. WILD TAKE.

[@ABabyTortoise]

This episode got so unhinged so fast and honestly it was amazing 😂

[@maxalexa2]

I think you guys should definitely sit down for a podcast about your top 5 anime of all time. I’ve sat at a chipotle with my best friend and killed to hours genuinely ranking all anime into a top 5

[@Royal__Kitsune]

I feel like a good anime recommendation is *"A Galaxy Next Door"* it's one of my favourite anime of this season tbh - its so wholesome and the OP is amazing!

[@TheLaw_v]

First off no fox girl?! Second great cleric is actually a good isaki,dark gathering is a suspense horror. Reign of the seven spell blades undead murder force, and synduality noir is probably my top 3 non brand name animes those 3 are VERY good.

[@chickenman5977]

I can't believe in the animal girl draft neither of you brought up dragon girls, specifically dragon maids.

[@darkeagle9824]

CSM and JJKs 2nd season seem to have some retoscoping in them I wonder if they will use it for Lazarus That would make the John Wick stunt coordinator make a little more sense.

[@BehindTheGamer]

Are we not going to talk about nicks straw randomly shaking at 28:20 then just stopping after that scene lmao

[@AttackRunRepeat]

If Ouran Highschool Host Club comes back in this revival and doesn't drag Noragami with it I will devote my life to anarchy.

[@ri_grossmann]

Nick, Danny, have either of you seen Yu Yu Hakusho? It’s older and the precursor to Hunter X Hunter but it still holds up and if you haven’t seen it, you should definitely check it out

[@malugi5682]

I really love blue exorcist it was one of my first animes

[@Old_Soul_]

Sebastian from Black Butler is the pinnacle of female gaze.... I'll let him step on me any day

[@Akbar_and_Shaa]

1:06:03 the sheer terror any pet owner can relate too.

[@micah459]

I'm glad Nick specified that their talking anime and not manga and acknowledged that the Bleach manga is S tier

[@ireneasare9552]

s-tier if you ignore the last few chapters of the tybw. the rushed ending almost ruined it

[@darknesswave100]

@ireneasare9552 Shonen jump rushed kubo and his declining health didn't help either Spoilers below I still hate the fact that ichigo's true bankai is just the base Zangetsu he got back in soul society but a bigger version of it. It's so stupid

[@Gintoki1725]

It's nowhere near s tier 😂it's between B-A

[@nzsaiantt]

Nick, I know it’s early podcast office days, since this is a new place, but as an IT Professional, you having the cable tray on the side of the camera looks messy and it bothers me. To keep it there for functionality but make it better visually, I would use a brush cable pass-through. There are other ways, but that would be a cheap easy solution.

[@BulletPoint76]

I just started black clover and I'm liking it honestly 😂

[@jasonblack2477]

Nice

[@BulletPoint76]

@@jasonblack2477 yeah I absolutely flew threw it😂 only what was available on hulu but i loved it🔥

[@SteveE_406]

Love the new setup and the podcast ❤

[@damienboyd677]

Thank god they are honest about aot

[@dickthebirthdayboy2132]

It's so refreshing to see someone that doesn't dickride AOT. AOT has to be the most flawed, overrated property with the most insufferable fanbase ever.

[@Taco-in-a-Tahoe]

AOT transends anime. If you were to show it to someone who has never seen anime or even hates anime its ikely they will enjoy AOT and that one of the many reasons it's the goat

[@حوريةالعماني]

I have an old anime from my childhood I hope you give it a try , the anime: Nijuu Mensou no Musume. In English: The Daughter of Twenty Faces.

[@ZiareGaming018]

I wonder if nick is going to do a play through on Naruto Storm connections?

[@MissSarahDonut6]

Me who hasn't watched HxH but really wants to, after Nick goes on to describe what seems to be a pretty significant death in great detail and only adds the spoiler warning in the very end: huh 😐😐😂

[@Tzrtlgaming]

Sakamoto days worth the reading on shonen jump!!

[@ZanunuMustapha-to6cz]

I agreed with you guys black clover is A tier for sure

[@bigbluwu8607]

Hi sorry Nick you are slightly wrong about Maki. She was born with the restrictions as well. But because she was a twin the twins are connected. They share everything including cursed energy.

[@ctripp0073]

it still doesn't fell real that 2 of my favorite youtubers are doing a podcast together

[@turtle_combat]

I was disappointed the tier list didn't include Busou Renkin, though I doubt either of you have seen it. It's a Shonen Jump battle anime with a fantastic power system and a few AMAZING characters. Total Weeb Commander stuff, if it were remotely popular and not so old. I mean it's not even that old, but anime comes at a faster clip than ever nowadays.

[@willyesquivel2584]

I need more debates about anime tier lists😂

[@PrinceDman]

Every rating should have just been Nick and Danny letting it out at the same time, the reactions are legendary lol

[@madamekatco1709]

For hidden gems, idk if you like romance, but I feel like no one is talking about My Happy Marriage.

[@ForYouTheOneListening]

Jujutsu Kaisen is an actual masterpiece manga. Nick is so incredibly based for that.

[@reasez2020]

Lol I about died when Danny said bringing a gun is cheating😂 like, this is what youve always wanted Danny! An anime when people have powers then you just have a guy with a gun! Binging the podcast is paying off lol

[@thomasffrench3639]

What are you talking about? Naruto fights are way easier to follow than One Piece. But for best action in manga it’s by far Dragon Ball, but for some reason people are anime only for Dragon Ball. I actually find that most battle manga have good action. There’s a reason why they are popular, and most manga are better than the anime. The problem is that a lot of people speed read and don’t take their time to read the fights, then complain that it’s hard because they aren’t paying attention. Also I’ve gotten goosebumps reading manga as much as I do anime. I consider the mediums on par with each other with their own strengths, so I might have a different perspective

[@tairelljean-felix178]

Really cool show this season is Undead Girl Murder Farce one of my underrated fave of the season hope you can check it out

[@the_cheff_zeff3997]

Love this podcast 😎🤙💯

[@srensen9948sander]

Season 1 JJK got so many A tier fights it's crazy

[@DavionJames-r3v]

Asta is another example of a hard counter to a group

[@kaiwendland1409]

Ok so it’s not anime but it is animation the legend of vox machina amazing animation and dang good show

[@Flyconchords]

geges editor said it wasnt ending anytime soon most likely February- april of 2024 if i had to guess

[@PerilousSnow161]

Controversial anime tattoo idea- get a tattoo with the most well known anime characters that get holes in them standing in a line

[@Awkwardstefan007]

Not to be that guy… but the part about Maki is wrong. It’s due to her and her sister being linked because they are twins though Maki doesn’t have cursed energy Mai does. later on she(Mai) condenses all of the cursed energy between them into the soul kleaver, which then fully unlocks maki’s heavenly restriction.

[@farhan_jp2405]

Amazing. Please do more tier lists like MCs or villains

[@godlightning4763]

The fact no one drafted fish girl/ mermaid is truly a crazy thing

[@JewJitSuSixty9]

I don't like furries, but half furries astonishingly look better than full-on furries. I mean, look at Ghislaine from Mushoku Tensei

[@ChristinaSobel]

1:20:55 Whisper of the Heart. TBF, I always forget the name, too, and the only thing I ever remember is the cat in the top hat. I remember thinking at the time that the movie was ~ok~.

[@Redsnausage]

Love you guys but I gotta HARD disagree about JJk being hard to read, reread the Gojo v Toji fight, all the brutality you said is in the anime is in the manga fight. The high speed movement, the slash down the chest, the multiple stabs to the thigh, its all there and I don't really see how it's unclear. Personally as a reader of JJk since chapter 1 I've always praised the series for having great depiction and clarity of movement and combat. The only time things get confusing for me are when Gege tries the weirder paneling styles like Gojo using his technique to throw Toji in chapter 71

[@Play1nWithFire]

Okay @51:20 I feel like he DEFINITELY meant to say “ghost in the shell remake” instead of “cyberpunk” 😅 actually I’m 100% certain lol

[@oseiedwards9376]

Did thst culling games video even come out

[@amochikaay]

1:14:42 idk there’s a whole genre of bl and yuri out there, some that are genuinely good. Sailor Moon might’ve actually been one of the first cartoon/anime that depicted a healthy lesbian couple, and also was pretty queer as a series. American media can be tough with censorship too, there’s still many cases of lgbtq media that have almost not made it through

[@trixtheghostwalker6634]

Where's the Pikachu in a Hashirama cosplay

[@xNico1412]

"It doesnt move me to tears" Didnt you almost cry at the ending though?

[@keishalebray1996]

They forgot fairy girl, centaur girl (a centaurs life anime and it does have a lamb girl too and a mermaid girl) devil girl from overlord, slime girl iykyk, literally all fantasy anime girls are some iteration of animals or mystical creatures lol

[@MidnightreaderYT]

Love the tierlist.

[@quas03]

What the blown my mind, nick’s on zou I’ve been following his updates on KZbin and I thought he was at the end of marineford

[@MrPdiddy08]

Love the reference to Naruto showing up in the pain fight...it was amazing!

[@dontfretreadbooks]

Good job Nick and Danny

[@vampiirdust]

Idk if this was asked before, but where did Nick get the Itachi Susanoo statue?

[@Macmittens330]

As a dragonball fan y’all placed it appropriately I can’t even lie.

[@thesquirtlesquad8446]

Enjoy Black Butler Danny! Review next week?

[@conorokeefe918]

26 episodes in and I thought I found my people until y’all did the tier list JFC…

[@almightyotaku6615]

34:20 not him accidentally spoiling Reze

[@wagnus1923]

I know I'm 4 months late, but I feel like the boys should watch killing bites.

[@oceanapearl3503]

Dr Stone A! Yay! Nick today you're my favourite.

[@sinusoidalKant]

Ya'll are underrated so underrated

[@silverose9238]

$200 a year for a membership at a store like that isnt crazy at all. The tier 2 Costco membership, which doesnt give you 10% off, only 2% back on all transactions, is $120 a year, and thats only Costco!

[@bananaspliitz9136]

Ik what I find off about carrot. She’s colored like she has fur but (given what I’ve seen on google at least) she isn’t drawn like she has fur. I’m sure it’s just the art style but the lack of fluff makes her look like she’s discolored or sick rather than furred

[@darknesswave100]

Look up her Sulong form and she looks way more like a rabbit and has the fur

[@bananaspliitz9136]

@@darknesswave100 agreed that form doesn’t give me the uncanny valley feeling

[@CallaSoreon]

To Danny- in Sailor Moon it was Neptune and Uranus that were very gay. It caused me a lot of confusion as a kid because even at 7 I knew something was not right about cousins acting like that.Also very much looking forward to seeing the Black Butler videos!

[@chonkifyz4897]

Does no one else see nicks straw jiggling like the entire time