Explore every episode of the podcast Surface Reality
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR014: We're Now a Batman Podcast, Apparently (The Penguin, Teen Titans, Batman Beyond, Deadpool & Wolverine) | 05 déc. 2024 | 01:07:47 | |
The Penguin is anime. This week we talk about other anime like Teen Titans, Batman Beyond, and Deadpool & Wolverine. We also award the prestigious Waifu of the Year award. Check it out. Follow us @surfacereality | |||
| SR013: My Dream Joker (Attack on Titan Season 4, Joker Folie a Deux, Batman Forever, Vanderpump Rules) | 18 nov. 2024 | 01:07:17 | |
Okay, we had a mishap in upload. Sorry! This week - we discuss the final season of Attack on Titan and whether or not it deserves a spot in the freaked hall of fame. Plus, Julie watches Joker Folie a Deux, we give Batman Forever a rewatch and return to trash TV. Follow us on Instagram - @surfacereality | |||
| SR012: Late Registration (Attack on Titan Season 4, Joker Folie a Deux, Halloween) | 01 nov. 2024 | 01:30:57 | |
No, YOU'RE LATE. This week: John rants against Halloween, John's anti-Halloween origin story, whether or not Terrifier fans are corny, Love Is Blind Season 7, what's wrong with people who live in DC, Ink Master, Joker Folie a Deux, plus we finally chat Attack on Titan Season 4, whether or not it's cool to make your main character the bad guy and MUCH MORE! Follow us on Instagram @surfacereality | |||
| SR011: A Quick One for the Eternal Spiral (ASMR, Uzumaki Ep. 4, Youtube) | 25 oct. 2024 | 01:06:05 | |
This week we shoot the shit a bit and just chat about Youtubers, ASMR, and what's coming up next. We finished the train wreck of a show Uzumaki and recap Johns bender in San Francisco. Sometimes it really does need to be surface level. Coming down the pipe, Dan Da Dan and season 4 of Attack on Titan (finally) and whatever else we're feeling :) | |||
| SR010: Rock Facts (Over the Garden Wall, Uzumaki ep. 3, PA Ren Faire, Nightmare on Elm St. 3) | 17 oct. 2024 | 01:19:57 | |
Hear ye! This week we put Johnny Contrarian to the test. Not only watching Over the Garden Wall on its 10 year anniversary but dragging him a place he swore he'd never go, the Ren Faire. Will John be able to enjoy any of these beloved cutesy twee quirky steampunk adjacent things?! We also rewatch our old favorite Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors and yes, we continued watching Uzumaki. A little better than trash might still be bad though. Ain't that just the way. | |||
| SR009: Witch's Witch (Witch Hunter Robin, The Substance, Uzumaki Episode 2, The Craft) | 10 oct. 2024 | 01:23:30 | |
Are you a girl's girl or a witch's witch? This episode is for you. This week we discuss the nightmare that was Uzumaki episode 2, the body-oddy-oddy horror of The Substance, Witch Hunter Robin's failure to make the freaked hall of fame, The Craft as a Halloween classic + more. Follow us on Instagram @surfacereality | |||
| SR008: Blood Guts and Spirals (Elfen Lied, Uzumaki, Mr. McMahon Documentary) | 03 oct. 2024 | 01:06:53 | |
Wow! More anime this week than usual! In the spirit of Halloween we watched two spoooooky anime, Elfen Lied and Uzumaki. We also watched the WWE Netflix Mr. McMahon documentary, because wrestling is for the freakers. Follow us on Instagram @surfacereality | |||
| SR007: Donnies, Duvalls, and Dungeons (Delicious in Dungeon, Donnie Darko, Nowhere, Doom Generation) | 26 sept. 2024 | 01:15:14 | |
My name is John Hill and I wrote the podcast description for sure this time. This week we actually talked about Delicious in Dungeon first because we moonlight as an anime podcast. Also we saw a very special screening of John and Julies favorite movie Nowhere and fell down the James Duvall rabbit hole binging Doom Generation and Donnie Darko. We also touch on Elfen Lied and Witch Hunter Robin. Anyways, see you at Jujyfruits or whatever. | |||
| SR006: Stendahl Syndrome (Metropolis, Fallen Angels, Possession, American Psycho, Nan Goldin) | 19 sept. 2024 | 01:25:40 | |
Welcome to art school. This week, we talk mostly about movies. But we DID watch anime in the form of the 2001 mega ambitious but total flop METROPOLIS. We also talk War Kong Wai's Fallen Angels, Possession, whether or not this is what the average British divorce looks like, American Psycho, putting people onto messed up books way too early, Nan Goldin and much more. Follow us on Instagram @surfacereality | |||
| SR005: GO AGAIN (Delicious In Dungeon, Porter Robinson, Sonic the Hedgehog) | 12 sept. 2024 | 01:07:04 | |
Ion't **** with nobody but everyone **** with me. This week we redeem ourselves for accidentally muting Julie in last week's episode. We talk about finally watching the Sonic the Hedgehog movie all the way through, our review of Porter Robinson's recent NYC concert, Kevin Can F*** Himself, our first crack at Delicious In Dungeon and more. You the best! | |||
| SR004: Existentialist Panic! At AnimeNYC | 29 août 2024 | 01:21:44 | |
THIS WEEK! We head to NYC's biggest, baddest anime convention AnimeNYC for our follow up to our 2022 maiden voyage. This time: John goes on a solo day Friday and experiences the convention alone without a crew to go with and whether or not it's a fun experience. Then, we talk our dual day together on Sunday which included a Critical Role panel, discerning how good (or not) an artist alley print is, why is there marine recruitment at an anime convention, how to make friends at a con and finally: John's existential crisis after seeing a bunch of young people enjoy life while cosplaying. It's a lot this week! Follow us on IG @surfacereality | |||
| SR003: Which Way, Western Weeb? (X-Men 97, Darling in the Franxx) | 22 août 2024 | 01:29:01 | |
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| SR002: SeeYouSpaceChainsawMan (Chainsaw Man, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, I Saw the TV Glow) | 15 août 2024 | 01:18:08 | |
Two weeks in a row! It's a miracle! This week, we talk about watching the documentary The Clones of Bruce Lee, watching the band SeeYouSpaceCowboy and how anime has sublimated its way into music in a way that hasn't happened previously, John becomes an all-time hater towards a band that played, the film I Saw the TV Glow, John reveals that he owns a Figure Case and why and what his game plan is, and we finally watch/read Chainsaw Man in its season one entirety. Follow us on Instagram @SurfaceReality | |||
| SR001: Welcome to the S.R.P. (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Welcome to the N.H.K.) | 08 août 2024 | 01:25:54 | |
After four months of reflection and finding ourselves, the world's only Anime-adjacent podcast is back, baby. This week we talk about where the hell we've been, our favorite anime Vanderpump Rules, the little we remember about Spy X Family: Code White after seeing it in the midst of being massively depressed, how the Olympics are very anime coded this year, whether or not the new Nic Cage cool role stunt film Long legs is any good, we finally finished Welcome to the N.H.K. and deem whether or not it's worthy of its Freaker Reality reputation, and finally the hottest anime of the 2023-2024 season Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Follow us on Instagram @SurfaceReality, email us at whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| Ballout, Boy | 18 avr. 2024 | 01:27:05 | |
We're back. Again. This week we talk about where we've been, what to watch when going through a bad time, the new Fallout show, seeing Lost In Translation for the first time, purposefully avoiding media that seems on the nose for what you might be into, John's adventures into the world of heartfelt football drama with Friday Night Lights, Julie's dive into D&D streams, our foray into Freiren and more. Follow us on IG - @surfacereality | |||
| DeNEET Villeneuve | 14 mars 2024 | 01:26:04 | |
Dune your mom. This week we mourn the loss of the legend Akira Toriyama, reflect on Oscar's wise decision in giving praise to the GOAT Miyazaki, sore loser actors on Twitter, the big man getting his due after grinding for over 60 years, John's long-awaited embrace of the Dune franchise, whether or not it should be illegal for movies to release only one part of a two part story, John still doesn't have a Max subscription, Hulu's new show Shogun, whether or not Hollywood is getting better at writing stories about Japan, Julie learns about what a NEET is as we watch Welcome to the NHK for the first time, Julie's obsession with Pokemon Go (to the polls), our first thoughts on Pokemon Horizons and MUCH MORE only on SURFACE REALITY | |||
| The Bishoujo Is Back | 07 mars 2024 | 01:10:02 | |
We've returned. We've decided to change the name of the podcast because... well, you'll have to listen to find out. This week, we discuss Demon Slayer's Entertainment District arc, the Avatar Live action show, how Satan crafted the first season of Picard, and much more. Follow us on IG @surfacereality | |||
| WDPLA 136: Why Do People Like Studio Ghibli? | 20 déc. 2023 | 01:48:40 | |
GHIBLIMANIA! This week we conclude talking about our trip to Japan, and also we saw Miyazaki's new film The Boy and the Heron. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| WDPLA 136: Why Do People Like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka??? (JAPAN TRIP PART 2) | 20 nov. 2023 | 01:27:09 | |
Part two. We talk Pokemon Cafe, being targeted by Pikachu, winning the lottery, seeing shrines, seeing human achievement and deer + more. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| WDPLA 135: Why Do People Like Tokyo? (JAPAN TRIP PART 1) | 07 nov. 2023 | 01:31:04 | |
WE'RE BACK! This week we discuss the beginning of our trip to Japan, including the surprising anime film we found on the United flight, our first impressions being in the country, Akihabara day one and more. Follow us on Instagram - @whydopeoplelikeanime | |||
| WDPLA 134: Plan of (Live) Action | 29 sept. 2023 | 01:03:50 | |
Sort of a different episode this week - a lot of people liked hearing about the logistics planning for the upcoming Japan trip on the last episode, so we're going further in depth. That, plus we re-watched the 2017 live-action Ghost In The Shell movie, and talked about our mixed feelings on the new Ahsoka show. Email us - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| WDPLA 133: Addressing the Howllegations | 18 sept. 2023 | 01:22:43 | |
Lots to talk about this week. In preparation for our maiden voyage to Japan, we encountered a couple of speed bumps trying to make sure we have as good a trip as possible. After that, we address some serious accusations levied at Julie from last week about her affinity for pocket-sized monsters. From there, our latest dive into the world of Miyazaki, the first ep of Chainsaw Man (finally) and Julie reads her first Junji Ito manga (also finally). Email us! whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| WDPLA 132: Detective Gatekeeper | 06 sept. 2023 | 01:13:52 | |
Guess we might be a bi-monthly podcast after all. Anyway we watched a bunch of stuff, including the rest of Steins Gate, Detective Pikachu, Oldboy and more. | |||
| WDPLA131: Nananana, Hey Hey Hey, Welcome Back | 25 août 2023 | 00:59:04 | |
Yeah we know we keep going and coming back but we're really back this time honest. This week we wrap up the Witch From Mercury, and start Steins: Gate and Nana. Jah bless. | |||
| WDPLA 130: Beast Mode | 21 juil. 2023 | 00:59:53 | |
This week we watched Mamoru Hosoda's The Boy and the Beast! John laughs at something Julie says very hard. There's discussion on Yellowjackets and a deep dive into Marilyn Manson merch. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| WDPLA 129: Beat the Champ | 07 juil. 2023 | 01:12:53 | |
This week we watched two very different anime: Samurai Champloo and Attack on Titan Season 4. We also ask the question: is anime too popular right now? Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| WDPLA 128: The Bitch From Mercury | 22 juin 2023 | 01:10:51 | |
Will we ever get to a point where we can upload on time? Hard to say. But this week we're back with a GUNDAM show, and all we can say is GUN DAMN! We also watched a little bit of Jojo season 3, went deep on Lego vs Legos and more. Email us- whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| WDPLA 127: Across the Jojoverse | 08 juin 2023 | 01:15:43 | |
We're sorry. After a couple of family emergencies, we're back to talk Case Closed, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Kamen Rider, showing your parents Satoshi Kon, the new Spiderverse movie and more. Email us at whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram | |||
| WDPLA 126: The Legend of Kaguya-Sama | 24 mai 2023 | 01:01:16 | |
This week: how to ruin all goodwill a show built up with a very mediocre movie. Also other stuff. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG | |||
| WDPLA 125: LOVE IS WAR | 09 mai 2023 | 01:11:33 | |
This week, we read a bunch of manga, got our flights delayed a million times, and got way into Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War. Find out why we're head over heels over a romcom anime! Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| WDPLA 124: Me Myself and Suzume | 25 avr. 2023 | 01:29:35 | |
This week we watched Makoto Shinkai's latest film Suzume! We also discuss That Time I Was Reincarnated as a Slime, Haikyu!, Advance Wars and more. John has opinions. Julie has opinions. Email us your opinions - whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime | |||
| WDPLA123: That Time I Got Reincarnated As an Onigiri | 14 avr. 2023 | 01:25:07 | |
This week we finished the incredible Fruits Basket saga, and many tears were had. We also dip our toes into the Isekai world with That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime, experience the horror that is season two of The Promised Neverland and more. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| WDPLA122: Why Can't Anime Get Junji Ito Right? | 29 mars 2023 | 01:07:07 | |
Welcome back! For the first week of our new format we're talking about a few things. First of which is the new Netflix Junji Ito series 'Junji Ito: Tales of the Macabre,' the latest losing effort in adapting Ito's work. We're also talking the first few episodes of the new season of 'Fruits Basket,' new 'Aggretsuko,' 'John Wick 4,' 'Resident Evil 4' and sci-fi. Enjoy! Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| Why Do People Like ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM? | 21 mars 2023 | 00:55:13 | |
The end of an era. This anime killed us. Sort of. We're still anime but going through a bit of a format shift. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram, email us at whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| Why Do People Like LEGENDS OF KORRA? | 27 févr. 2023 | 01:00:45 | |
We're back! This week, we watched LEGENDS OF KORRA, which may or may not be anime. Is it more anime than Avatar? Less? Find out. | |||
| Why Do People Like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind?? | 06 févr. 2023 | 00:58:56 | |
Back on our Ghibli viewing, this week we watched Nausicaa. Does it beat out Miyazaki's other work or is it a relic of the past? Find out. | |||
| Why Do People Like The Quintessential Quintuplets? | 25 janv. 2023 | 00:54:06 | |
We're back! This week we talk about The Quintessential Quintuplets, our trip back into the world of Harem anime. Does it do right by the genre? Is it still too ridiculous to take seriously? Find out. Plus we talk about Velma. Follow us on IG @whydopeoplelikeanime and send us an email, whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| Why Do People Like Serial Experiments Lain? REVISITED WITH JONATHAN TUITE OF THE FLENSER | 09 janv. 2023 | 00:54:02 | |
The anime so damn nice we had to talk about it twice. This time featuring returning guest and owner of The Flenser, Jonathan Tuite. Has John learned anything from being in the Wired? Is Lain a certified classic? Is this John's best intro? Find out. Follow @whydopeoplelikeanime on IG | |||
| WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE ANIME 2022 RANKED | 02 janv. 2023 | 02:47:20 | |
Finally. We ranked all the anime we watched this year to crown a winner. Enjoy. Follow us at @whydopeoplelikeanime | |||
| Why Do People Like Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop/ | 15 déc. 2022 | 00:53:38 | |
Lofi anime about accepting yourself and seeing beauty in others while seeking out long-lost records to study and chill to. FOLLOW US @whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| Why Do People Like AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER? | 09 déc. 2022 | 01:13:07 | |
We're back! With...anime? Maybe? Who knows. We discuss whether or not Avatar is anime... is it? We also talk about Prince Zuko. John regrets not referencing Denzel Curry's "Sumo|Zumo" which features a good line about Avatar. | |||
| Why Do People Like ANIME NYC?? | 21 nov. 2022 | 01:09:19 | |
We attended our first convention! Find out what our experience was like, from running into cosplayers to attending panels. It was a wild time, big thanks to Anime NYC for having us. | |||
| Why Do People Like MIERUKO-CHAN? | 08 nov. 2022 | 01:02:59 | |
This week, we spent about 30 minutes talking about the implications of fan service and ten minutes talking about Mieruko-Chan. Not really. But sort of. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram | |||
| Why Do People Like CAT SOUP + NYANPIRE THE ANIMATION??? | 31 oct. 2022 | 01:01:16 | |
A two for one! We watched two cat-themed anime in celebration of Cattober. Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow @whydopeoplelikeanime | |||
| Why Do People Like PAPRIKA?? | 24 oct. 2022 | 01:14:49 | |
We finally did it. We completed the Satoshi Kon filmography with us watching Kon's final film "Paprika." It was a trip, a dream, a nightmare and more. Check out how we felt. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| Why Do People Like WICKED CITY?? | 17 oct. 2022 | 01:04:50 | |
After some bad sickness we're back with a very sick anime: Wicked City! We watched the first spooky one of this halloween season. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| Why Do People Like CYBERPUNK EDGERUNNERS? | 03 oct. 2022 | 01:10:22 | |
Do you like contrarian takes on popular anime? Do you like hearing John get mad for no reason? Do you like hearing John insult anime podcasters/youtubers far more popular than him? Well you're going to love this episode! Follow us at @whydopeoplelikeanime on Instagram, email whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com | |||
| Why Do People Like THE TATAMI GALAXY? | 25 sept. 2022 | 01:10:43 | |
Wow! A Galaxy of Rugs! We continue down the path of elitist weirdo anime with Tatami Galaxy. Did we like it? Did we love it? Find out | |||
| Why Do People Like ERGO PROXY?? | 15 sept. 2022 | 01:16:02 | |
Sorry for the late upload, but we needed time to process this insane anime. We use our philosophy 101 brains to chat through one of the wildest things we've seen. Email us whydopeoplelikeanime@gmail.com follow us on Instagram @whydopeoplelikeanime | |||
| Why Do People Like DRAGON BALL SUPER: SUPER HERO?? | 03 sept. 2022 | 01:10:58 | |
We watched the new Dragon Ball Super movie! With very limited knowledge on the Dragon Ball mythos, did we like it? Find out. Follow us @whydopeoplelikeanime | |||