Shonen Tapes – Details, episodes & analysis

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 critiques valid, or are we yapping?? COMMENT BELOW.

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Get ready for The Alabasta Arc Tape—let’s get it!

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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 feel about the show??

Get ready for The Rick and Morty Anime Tape—let’s get it!

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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 had a lot more soul, and we're breaking down why that is. We’ll be naming examples of both soulful and soulless anime along the way.

Urban Dictionary describes soulless as: Cold, hard, cruel; lacking sensitivity or the capacity for deep feeling. We explore this definition and how it applies to anime across different generations.

Let us know how ya'll are feeling about these picks on YouTube, Insta, or our Discord. There's probably plenty we left out!

This episode Includes: Cowboy Bebop, Jujutsu Kaisen, MHA, My Hero Academia, Attack On Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Dragon Ball Z, DBZ, Dragon Ball Super, Demon Slayer, Solo Leveling, Rent-a-Girlfriend, Chainsaw Man, Naruto

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HEY - Tune in whether you've seen this movie or not - the first 15 minutes are spoiler free!! Today we tackle Dragon Ball's newest movie and see if it lives up to other Dragon Ball greats. Frankly speaking, there is a lot to love about this movie, but there are still some stuff they could have done better to really knock this out of the park. We give our versions of what should happened, review what actually happened, and give credit where it's due. This was a fun one. Let us know what you thought!

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This Episode Includes:  Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Z, Shonen, Anime, Goku, Vegeta, Beerus, Whis, Broly, Frieza, Piccolo, Cell, Gohan, Weeb

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FINEE here it is! A My Hero Academia episode. We go in on Deku and debate on if he’s a good protagonist or not. We also break his character down a bit further and also test out some what-if’s.

We already know you guys are going to let us know what you think of this one in the socials, so let us know who’s point do you see more - because we definitely rank Deku differently between the two of us.

Also side note…our TikToks are finally popping off. Show us some love!

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This Episode Includes: My Hero Acadamia, Izuku Midoriya, Deku, Bakugo, anime, shonen, All Might

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HELLOOO MONKEYS!! Huhuhuhu!! We are tackling this masterpiece of a saga, but more so on the little details, rather than the hyper focusing of Goku going Super Saiyan. There are so many little gems in this saga that made it as great as it was, and that’s what we talk about here. Make sure you’re rating us if you’re enjoying - it helps out a lot!

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This Episode Includes: Dragon Ball Z, Vegeta, Goku, Frieza, Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball GT, Anime, Shonen, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Bulma

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Going to be really upfront with you guys. Although this episode is the boys reviewing the extremely popular fan-made short: Legend, A Dragonball Tale, a majority of the episode is Kevin and Sean going head to head on whether this deserves all the hype it got, or if it's  overrated. Be warned: Kevin has his gone full hater here. Check it out and let us know on Twitter and Instagram if you think Kevin is trippin' or if he has some points here.

LINK TO THE SHORT HERE. it's only 8 minutes of actual animation, but it is chock-full of content. Here is the link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JKLM45aIik

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This Episode Includes: Dragonball, Vegeta, Goku, Naruto, Dragonball Super, Chi Chi, Anime, Shonen, Broly 

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ESPIONAGE…..FAMILY…..These two things don’t usually naturally go together but on todays episode we dive deep into the super popular anime, Spy X Family and we find how good those things actually do go together. So join us on this deep as we embark in a world of a Spy, an assassin and a telepath. Also don’t forget to let us know what your thoughts are on this show.

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This Episode Includes: Spy X Family, Loid Forger, Yor Forger, Anya Forger, Anime, 

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THIS EPISODE WE ARE HEADING TO HAREM CITY. If you haven’t seen either, use this as a guideline to pick one of the two to watch. For those of you that have seen them, hear us compare and contrast both shows as we try to pick which is the better show. Straight up: Which show are you leaning more towards after this episode??

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This Episode Includes: Rent-a-Girlfriend, Domestic Girlfriend, Harem, Anime, Shonen, Funimation, Crunchyroll, Kazuya Kinoshita, Chizuru Ichinose, Natsuo, Hina, Rui

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This episode really quickens the pulse! We talk about a fan favorite character in Levi Ackerman. His cold but loyal personality drives us really into the discussion of why people like Levi so much. We also knit pick because we know he ain't perfect! What are your thoughts about Captain Levi and what other anime would he be dope in? Make sure you don’t miss out on this one!

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This Episode Includes: Levi Ackerman, Mikasa Ackerman, Eren Yeagar, Attack on Titan, Shonen, Anime, Vegeta, Sasuke, AOT

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