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Nakama Podcast 45: Blade Runner, Blue Period, Cowboy Bebop
This week we’re talking Blade Runner: Black Lotus, and the Cowboy Bebop live-action adaptation, as well as why we hate RGB, what why we love the way Blue Period handles its commentary on art and sexuality
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Nakama Podcast 44: The One Piece End-of-Year Special!
With the end of 2021 here, and the 1000th episode of One Piece behind us, Cruz finally gives Sal what he’s wanted since the beginning of their podcasting careers: Free reign to talk about One Piece for an entire episode! Joined once again by…
Nakama Podcast 43: High Guardian Spice, Komi Can’t Communicate, & Star Wars Visions!
The long-awaited Crunchyroll original series “High Guardian Spice” is the first on the list for this week’s trio of animes! Netflix’s romantic-comedy “Komi Can’t Communicate”, and Disney’s anthology from a galaxy far, far away, “Star Wars…
Nakama Podcast 42: We’re 100% Correct About These Game of the Year Predictions!
The list of nominees for the Game Awards was just released, and Sal and Cruz have taken a look into the future to see what will win and what will lose!
On top of that, there’s also reviews for the Adult Swim/Crunchyroll project…
Nakama Podcast 41: The Spookiest Anime of the Fall!
Sal and Cruz are joined today by Peralta, a high school vice principal, and together they discuss the place that anime has in education, as well as some of the better horror anime of this season!
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Nakama Podcast 40: Greatest Horror Games of All Time
This week, Sal and Cruz talk horror gaming and their favorite franchises! The games covered this week… – Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Reqiuem – Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Clock Tower 3 – Resident Evil Learn more about the Nakama Podcast and Salad…
Nakama Podcast 38: #38: Why We Love Horror Movies
In this special Halloween episode, Sal and Cruz discuss the influence of horror movies and why the genre is as important as it is! You can find more about the podcast at nakamapod.com!
Nakama Podcast 37: #37: Lovecraft and Ito: Horror Icons
To celebrate Halloween, the Nakama Podcast will be covering horror topics all month long! This week, Sal and Cruz talk about two icons of the horror genre: Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and Junji Ito – men whose influence is felt across the world of…
Nakama Podcast 36: #36: The Great Jahy; Girlfriend, Girlfriend; & Peach Boy Riverside!
This week, hosts Sal and Cruz talk all about the reverse-isekai comedy “The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!”, the romantic comedy “Girlfriend, Girlfriend”, and the action-adventure “Peach Boy Riverside”!
Nakama Podcast 35: #35: Monster Hunter, Shaman King, Sonny Boy
Sal and Cruz spend this week talking about the new Monster Hunter animated movie on Netflix, the Shaman King reboot, and the surrealist mystery Sonny Boy!
Nakama Podcast 34: #34: Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, The Detective is Already Dead, & Remake Our Life!
In this week’s episode, Sal and Cruz discuss whether you should compare yourself to others, what the inside of the White House looks like, and just how far organ donation science may go. Also, they review some anime!
Nakama Podcast 33: #33: Live-Action Anime & Video Game News w/ AJ from Pacific Roots!
Sal and Cruz are joined this week by the drummer from Pacific Roots, AJ, as well as his girlfriend Mariah, to talk about Live-Action Anime adaptations, Americans in anime, and recent developments in the gaming sphere!
Nakama Podcast 32: #32: Nickelodeon All-Stars, Netflix Gaming Service, and Blizzard Fiasco
Hosts Sal and Cruz talk new games, Vtuber projects, and the disaster surrounding Blizzard this last week.
Nakama Podcast 31: #31: Anime Expo Lite Part 2!
Hosts Sal and Cruz discuss new manga distributors, upcoming anime, as well as both cosplay competitions from Anime Expo Lite!
Nakama Podcast 30: #30: Anime Expo Lite Pt. 1
Sal and Cruz spend this week talking about all of the announcements and panels shown at Anime Expo Lite!
Nakama Podcast 28: #29: Gundam, Godzilla, and the Immortal King
Hosts Sal and Cruz review the superhero action anime “The Daily Life of the Immortal King”, the military drama movie “Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway”, and the kaiju adventure “Godzilla: Singular Point”
Nakama Podcast 28: #28: Season Review!
Sal and Cruz are joined this week by a special guest: Cruz’s wife Fernanda. Together, they discuss the latest news and give reviews for all the anime they’ve kept up with over the past season.
Nakama Podcast 27: #27: E3 Coverage with Cosplayer Momo Martinez!
Hosts Sal and Cruz are joined this week by cosplayer Momo Martinez to discuss E3 announcements, and Momo’s experience as a cosplayer.
Nakama Podcast 26: #26: Anime to Look Out For!
Cruz is back hosting the show with Sal this week, and together they discuss a whole slew of new anime series and feature announcements!
Nakama Podcast 25: #25: Girls in Gaming
Cruz is gone for the week, so Sal is joined by guest host Jen, to discuss gaming and what it’s like to be a girl “gamer”.
Nakama Podcast 24: #24: Fanime 2021
Hosts Sal and Cruz discuss the recent Fanime digital convention!
Nakama Podcast 23: #23: Love, Death, and… Slimes, Shadows, and Vampires
Guest Isaiyah joins hosts Sal and Cruz to discuss horror, the anthology “Love, Death and Robots”, the supernatural slice-of-life “Shadows House”, the vampire action “Mars Red”, and the comedy isekai “I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed…
Nakama Podcast 22: #22: “88: EIGHTY-SIX”, “To Your Eternity”, “Tokyo Revengers”
In this drama-themed episode, Sal and Cruz share their thoughts on the military anime “86: EIGHTY-SIX”, as well as “To Your Eternity” and “Tokyo Revengers”.
Nakama Podcast 21: #21: Yasuke, Don’t Toy with Me Ms. Nagatoro, ODDTAXI
Hosts Sal and Cruz discuss the romantic-comedy “Don’t Toy with Me Miss Nagatoro”, the mystery thriller “ODDTAXI”, and Netflix’s newest action anime, “Yasuke”.
Nakama Podcast 20: #20: “The World Ends With You”, “Combatants Will Be Dispatched!”, & “Full Dive”!
In this isekai-centric episode, Sal and Cruz review the anime adaptation of “The World Ends With You”, the comedy “Combatants Will Be Dispatched!”, and the adventure “Full Dive: The Ultimate Next-Gen Full-Dive RPG Is Even Shittier Than Real Life!”