EP7/PT1 - ANIME!

[00:00:00] Speaker A: Here's a word from a local Las Vegas business. [00:00:03] Speaker B: Hi everybody, this is Yolanda from Rustica Pizzeria. [00:00:06] Speaker A: We're at 9730 West Tropicana. We specialize in crispy, crunchy and thin crust pizza. We're looking forward to seeing you. Hey everyone, thanks for tuning in to episode seven, part one of Vegas Geek Crew Valley Celestials. Today's topic is anime. [00:00:25] Speaker B: Enjoy. [00:00:26] Speaker A: To set the tone, here's one of my favorite quotes from my anime pick. No matter what, matter how much skill you have, it's difficult to maintain it once you have decided that you're good enough. Hello everyone and thank you for tuning in to episode seven of Vegas Kiku Valley Celestials. I'm Nate El Vindicator Ramirez. [00:00:48] Speaker B: This is Belante again and we're gonna. [00:00:50] Speaker A: Bring you episode seven. I mean it feels like it's been a while because we've been kind of busy. [00:00:56] Speaker B: Yeah, we've been very busy. There's been a lot of stuff happening here in the Valley and we're both been included on all of it. [00:01:03] Speaker A: Yeah, I've been swamped. I like with work. It's 12 hour days lately, so I find very little time to myself. And so doing the things that we enjoy as hobbies is really difficult. [00:01:13] Speaker B: I can relate on that. It hasn't been 12 hour days for me, but it has been six days a week for me. So non stop. Just something after another, after another. Sometimes it's double, sometimes it's quick. Do this kind of thing. [00:01:24] Speaker A: So this episode's gonna be. It's a little bit different. We're gonna shoot this in segments. So this is segment one. Because ultimately Noah had an emergency with his P. Happy. We're gonna do his segment later on and hopefully it mixes out well. I wanted. Since Blonte and I are so busy, I wanted to make sure that I can sit down, have this conversation and then have the other conversation with the other co host because no, I really wanted to be a part of this episode. This was, I think it was suggested by you or him. Was it you? [00:01:51] Speaker B: I think no, I suggested it and I ratified it. [00:01:55] Speaker A: Yeah. And so my background. This episode is all about anime. Thank you for joining us for the seventh episode. So let's start with a recap. We're going to recap our recent events. I recently went to level up, which was intense. It was great. I'm gonna play. You heard the clip. And so right now I'm gonna insert a interview I did with my college best friend. And I hope you Guys enjoy it. And he kind of sums up what Level up is. Ready, set, go. So this is the impromptu intro to what happened at level up Expo 2025. I have a special guest today, my buddy. [00:02:33] Speaker C: Hello, my name is Shane bodash on PS5. [00:02:37] Speaker A: Me and Shane went to college together. We took a couple courses. He's my best friend from back home, California. Every year, we've made it a tradition to go to Level Up Expo in Las Vegas, and we meet up. It's our yearly retreat. We both go for very different reasons, but ultimately we enjoy the atmosphere, the ambiance, and some of the things that Level up has to bring every year. Shane, what did you come to level up for this year? [00:03:04] Speaker C: I came to level up this year for the same reason why I come last year and the year before. There's this show on YouTube, which is now picked up on Amazon prime called Hellfaboss. [00:03:18] Speaker A: It's. [00:03:19] Speaker C: It's made by the same creator of Hazbin Hotel, Vivian Medrano. Well, at first glance, you would think Helluva Boss is the Office in Hell, directed by Quentin Tarantino, but that's not really the whole case. The whole case is it's an imp assassin who's in love with a Goetia prince. But because of their classes, there's like some bit of a forbidden love kind of thing. The wife and her brother conspire to make their lives miserable. [00:03:51] Speaker A: Dude, that sounds awesome. I went because the voice of Halo. [00:03:56] Speaker C: Stephen Downs. [00:03:57] Speaker A: Stephen Downs was there. And then also Sipes, the voice of the Ninja Turtle. [00:04:02] Speaker C: Greg Cipes. Michelangelo. [00:04:03] Speaker A: Yeah, Michelangelo, Greg Sipes. I wanted to see all. All the Pokemon tournament stuff that they were doing, and I was able to. I love the free play. This year they brought in bigger arcade games. They used both floors. I like that the tournamen tournament stage was all up top because ultimately kept it. I feel like it kept the traffic down and you were able to maneuver through the actual show space a lot better. Did you pick up anything cool this year? [00:04:27] Speaker C: This year I picked up. I hope that one of my other friends in California doesn't hear this, but I got him a present for his birthday today. [00:04:37] Speaker A: What'd you get him? [00:04:38] Speaker C: Wolverine claws, dude. [00:04:39] Speaker A: That's cool. [00:04:40] Speaker C: And I also got myself a foam Uzi. I also got autographs on drawings that I drew for the cast members of Helluffle Boss, which included Erica Lindbeck, who you may recognize as Black Cat from Spider Man, Cassie Cage from Mortal Kombat 11. I also got Richard Horvitz, who you may recognize as Billy from the Grim Avengers of Billy and Mandy. Alpha 5 from Power Rangers. [00:05:07] Speaker A: Dude, every year, I love that you cosplay. This year's cosplay. I'm gonna let you explain to everybody what it was, but every year, cosplay. The only reason I did not wear any type of costume this year is because I was carrying around my puppy, and it was just additional things that I had to put on, and I was like, I couldn't do it. But what did you cosplay as this year? [00:05:30] Speaker C: This year, I cosplayed as something as, like, a big passion project. It's called the Sindalorian. It's a mashup between Hazbin and Helava and Star wars, more particularly the Mandalorian. So a Mandalorian sinner. Combine them together, and you get the Sindalorian. [00:05:52] Speaker A: I love it, dude. I took a photo and I. I sent it to mom. Your mom. I call her Mom. And I was like, man, this is great. It's. It's always fun to see. Last year, you had another. What was it? Devil May Cry or. [00:06:04] Speaker C: That was actually two years ago. [00:06:06] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:06:07] Speaker C: I was Dante from Devil May Cry. So I did more than one costume past two years. I was the actual Mandalorian on. I was the Angry Video game nerd from CinemaSesame series created by James Rolfe. [00:06:24] Speaker A: So Shane's, like, really creative, and ultimately I'm not. And so that's. We're opposites in that sense, and I. I love watching all his stuff. He has a. You have a TikTok channel and. [00:06:35] Speaker C: No, not after the Senate hearing, trying to ban TikTok. So I just decided to jump ship, and I haven't gone back on it. [00:06:45] Speaker A: You're not promoting. Yeah, I understand. But some of those TikTok videos were really funny. I really enjoyed them. I was like, I. I'd look forward to some of those drops. You're so creative. We met in speech class, and I remember the speech that your. Your call to action that came. It was product placement and major motion pictures. And I was like, man, this guy. It opened up my eyes. And I remember just sitting there and being like, oh, man, Coke, Doritos. Looking at all these products that were being placed into film and in order to motivate us to purchase these things. But little things like that. Are you gonna. Do you have an Instagram or a Facebook? [00:07:23] Speaker C: I'm primarily on Instagram and blue sky. My Instagram is Shane Delorean, and my blue sky is thecandalorian. Bluesky. [00:07:35] Speaker A: Well, did you have fun at level Olympic Expo this year? [00:07:38] Speaker C: Absolutely. Because I got to show literally everyone in the cast, the entire costume that I've put together. Well, that my grandparents and I put together. I couldn't have done this without them. My plan was to show it off last year, but I couldn't have it done in enough time. We couldn't have it done in enough time. So we had to delay it until I got it ready for like Halloween. Now all of a sudden it's coming to level of 20, 25. And I thought, hey, why not just dress up as it all three days? Which was a lot harder than I anticipated because I had to carry a wagon which they let me carry around. [00:08:22] Speaker A: Security was more understanding this year feel than any other year I've been. And they. Cause they let me walk in with the dog and usually there's like a huge thing where like, is this an emotional support animal? Is are you gonna, where are you gonna take it to the bathroom? And they ask. But this year they were like, oh no please, blah, blah, blah. They were trying to move the line through the. So in years past it was kind of like they were enticing you to buy the VIP pass so you wouldn't wait in the line. Cause there was always a line to get in. But this year the line was flowing. So the three day pass I, I purchased, I didn't need to do the VIP this year. I was a little disappointed in the swag I. Because usually they have like a cool jacket or shirt or something that I want. And this year I was like, oh, it was very, it was basic. But my question to you, my friend, is if you were a listener and you've never been to Level Up, I want you to promote Level up for what it is. I want you to tell me. I want you to encourage some new listener to go to Level Up. Ready, set, action. [00:09:25] Speaker C: If you haven't been to Level Up Expo and you want to support the hello verse or your favorite voice actor or your favorite creator, or just to have a fun time at the free Play arcade, then by all means head on over to Level Up Expo at Las Vegas Convention Center. [00:09:45] Speaker A: Hey buddy. I appreciate you recording this segment with me. It's always good. I love getting together with you this time of year. Sometimes when work doesn't allow, because sometimes I've been late, like I've shown up really late in the day and it's because I, you know, me, I'm very busy. I'm very dedicated to work. But I love having you around. I'M glad you're healthy, you're happy. Tell mom I love her. Do you have any words of wisdom for the listeners? Not about Level up, because you've heard the podcast, right? So do you have anything to tell them? [00:10:13] Speaker C: Nate is a really good friend, like a very special friend. And his podcast really reaches out to a lot of us, like, brings us all together. If you're looking to have a good time for just listening to like nerd culture and stuff, then hit that subscribe button for Vegas Geek Crew. [00:10:36] Speaker A: Thanks, buddy. I love you everybody. And this was our Level up catch up segment. Bye. Bye. [00:10:42] Speaker C: See ya. [00:10:43] Speaker A: So what'd you think of the interview? [00:10:45] Speaker B: It's fun to see everything from the fans perspective of finally meeting those people that are just like, oh, you do this character that I really, really like. And this cosplay is like an expression of that. I love seeing that fan passion of just finally meeting the people that have made these franchises. I love it so much. So hearing those interviews, it was. Or the interview was just like, this is what people come here for. And Level up brings that people cons bring those people to finally meet, you know, your heroes, your idol. And I love that. I just love seeing fan passion. [00:11:14] Speaker A: So, yeah, Shane is super passionate. I love him to death. My best friend from college. And like, I don't. I haven't watched the program that he. Because he went to go see very specific individuals. Do you know have you watched that program? [00:11:25] Speaker B: Yes, I have. So what do you want to know about it? [00:11:28] Speaker A: Well, I mean, you heard his. You heard his take on it? [00:11:32] Speaker B: Yes. [00:11:32] Speaker A: What's your take on it? [00:11:33] Speaker B: My take on it is I love seeing independent animation and I love seeing someone's, like I said, with the fans that are expressing themselves. I also like to see how creators would express themselves by putting characters that they've developed into these situations that maybe they've learned it from life events, maybe they've learned it from growing, maybe they've found out about it, or maybe they want to adapt something. I like it because the characters are very charismatic. Growth for each of them is a lot of fun. I like Helluva Boss a little more than Hazbin Hotel, I'll be honest. Mostly because I don't want to say I relate to the characters, but I think the plot points and the flow of the story is more my taste. [00:12:10] Speaker A: Is it like darker? [00:12:11] Speaker B: It's darker, which is funny because it's on YouTube and freely available for anyone to watch, really. It starts with the parental discretion, of. [00:12:17] Speaker A: Course, but okay, I want to Watch it. So like he talked about it and he was just so happy. He was excited to meet all these individuals that, that voice, his characters and he's just like. And I was like, I have to watch one of these and then that way I can text him and be like, hey dude, I just watched episode yada yada. It was pretty good. Did you have an opportunity to enjoy. [00:12:37] Speaker B: Level up yourself to all the listeners? I was actually on the staff side of Level up. So I was mostly on the media side of things. On the staff side. I still always had in the back of my head, I gotta do work, I gotta work, I gotta work, I gotta work. But thankfully the role that I was doing allowed me for free reign around the entire convention. So should any problems come up, I can easily go places and should anything happen, I'll be available. And I'm grateful for the fact that I had like access to. Oh, not just cutting all the lines, but when I say I cut the lines, I'm doing it for work. I'm not trying to get someone's autograph, I'm not trying to interrupt anything, I'm not trying to do any of this. I quite literally was doing a lot of these like free roaming for the roll, attempt, roll that I had at the convention. So I did find a lot of free time to enjoy myself. And I'm one of those guys that my ethics prevent me from buying, purchase, purchasing, doing something like this until the very last day. Because I'm working this, I can have gotten in at any time, I could have made my purchases at any time. But there's people that are like, they traveled so far for this, they spent a lot of money for the hotel, the badge, the get together, the works. My process and my ethics prevent me from buying or doing anything until the last day because let everyone else get their stuff first. [00:13:55] Speaker A: Because you're not a scumbag. [00:13:56] Speaker B: Yeah, I'm not a scumbag. My ethics prevent me from just like skipping in line, getting an autograph, paying the things like, oh yeah, no, I work here, I'm going to take care. No, I'm not doing that. Everyone else that's been waiting in line, everyone else that's traveled for here, everyone else that's having their opportunity to enjoy the convention and make their purchases or do the things they want to do, I can't do any of that until like the last day. And because I'm working it, I also have a job to do. I can't use my job as an opportunity to make pre purchases for Anything. I will be the last person in line on the last day to finally get my thing. If it meant. Because it means, like everyone else that came here for it can do it. I refuse to be a burden to the people that are there. [00:14:40] Speaker A: No, dude. Yeah. You're not a scumbag at all. [00:14:42] Speaker B: Yeah. But going back to it, I did have a lot of fun at level up and just having that free roam access. Just. Even though it was entirely used for work, I promise you, it was so much fun just seeing people in, meeting these icons of entertainment. And I got a story for you for one of them. You want to hear it? [00:15:03] Speaker A: Yeah, dude, tell me. [00:15:04] Speaker B: So it just so happened that on one of the days, one of the special guests was their birthday. Yeah. [00:15:10] Speaker A: Really? [00:15:10] Speaker B: Yeah. Well, actually it was two of them. They shared it, but for one of them. I don't know if I can give the name of one of the guests. You want me to do it? [00:15:18] Speaker A: Do it. Nobody's gonna hear this. [00:15:20] Speaker B: It was Giancarlo Esposito. [00:15:23] Speaker A: No way. [00:15:24] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:15:25] Speaker A: Oh, my God. So I have. He's so. I'm. I'm obsessed with certain actors and actresses. He is so good. Oh. And for so long. And he's. I think he. He. The way he portrays his roles, he really puts his heart and soul into it. Like he's like a Morgan Freeman or he's like an Anthony Hopkins. And because I'm a big fan of film and he recently played. I can't remember, General. General Something in. In the latest Mandalorian, and he was holding the black saber. So I was just like. I freaked out. And I've seen him in others. In other. In other films, but for as long as he was even in the new Netflix movie with. With Star Lord and Millie Bob, the Electric Estate. Yeah, I think that's it. [00:16:10] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:16:10] Speaker A: That's a great. I. I thought it was good. A lot of people that follow the An. The. That read the manga or the comic. [00:16:17] Speaker B: It's like a graphic novel or something. [00:16:19] Speaker A: Were like, no, no. I thought it was good for film. I. I enjoyed it. I watched it thoroughly. I watched it three times already. And so I. I liked it. The. The Red Brothers directed it and they. They had a budget of like 350 million. But John Carlos P. When I. When I went to the show on Friday, he was. Wasn't there. He was showing up till Saturday. When I showed up Saturday, he was already gone for the day. [00:16:40] Speaker B: Oh, no. [00:16:41] Speaker A: Yeah. So I was like, I really wanted to get something signed by him. I have. I almost I almost bought a black saber just to have him sign it, but it's just like, it didn't line up. And I was like, you know what? I'm gonna meet this guy. [00:16:55] Speaker B: The funny story is I met up with other people that were staff there because they were doing something extra special for him. So Saturday at Level up was his birthday. Birthday. And on his birthday, I was surrounded by the rest of the Level up staff because they all surprised him with a birthday cake and sang Happy birthday to him. So I got to be a part of that when they gave him the cake and everything like that. And I got to be around him during the whole celebration. And you heard everybody that was waiting in line sing, Happy Birthday to you. [00:17:30] Speaker A: Dude, that's a memory. [00:17:32] Speaker B: He was smiling. He was happy. He was just so good with that. He was just enjoying it. [00:17:38] Speaker A: Nice guy. [00:17:39] Speaker B: I think I. If I remember what he said correctly, don't quote me on this. He said, I love these anime and video game conventions. These are my new favorite things to go to. You guys make this so awesome. [00:17:51] Speaker A: Well, for. For a long time, he was like. So he was a serious dramatic actor. [00:17:56] Speaker B: Yes. [00:17:56] Speaker A: And then. Then he started doing these roles in these. [00:17:59] Speaker B: In the sci fi and all these fandom roles. [00:18:01] Speaker A: Pretty much. Exactly. And I feel like people now see his. His value as an actor because he's so passionate. Dude, he plays a bounty hunter in the Electric State. Dude, have you watched it? [00:18:14] Speaker B: I need to watch it. [00:18:15] Speaker A: Dude, watch it. I'm telling you, you're not wasting your time. It's. I think it's good. A lot of people said that Millie Bobby Brown has mediocre acting, but I feel like the film isn't supposed to be around about her. It's about to. Supposed to be about her brother. And I feel that her acting kind of emphasizes that because she didn't want to make it about her. [00:18:31] Speaker B: Ah. And so interesting take. [00:18:33] Speaker A: That's the way I look at it. Okay. It's the brother that's like. He's the core of it. Right? So. But I enjoyed it. [00:18:40] Speaker B: But, yeah, that birthday thing was like one of my high points of that convention. And I'm. I'm grateful to have been a part of that in the role that I played, and I'm grateful that it was just. He had a great time there. He said he had an amazing time. He said he enjoyed everything there. I did catch him when he was signing a Mandalorian helmet. [00:19:02] Speaker A: I hope he comes back next year. [00:19:04] Speaker B: I really hope so too. He was. He says he loved it. He Said it was one of his favorite things that he's done all year. [00:19:08] Speaker A: Have you been to, have you done any live events or anything? Anything entertainment related? Just privately, not work related? [00:19:16] Speaker B: Privately? No, it's been a lot of work related stuff. We're coming to the tail end of the convention season here in the Valley because of that. It's just. Okay, few and far between. These are very, very, very specific conferences and events for. I don't want to say niche, but definitely not as large as anyone can go to it. It's more like you're invited to this conference that's hosted here in Vegas. [00:19:40] Speaker A: Dude, can I tell you what I just went and saw? [00:19:43] Speaker B: What did you say? [00:19:44] Speaker A: I saw a star. The burlesque parody Empire Strips Back. Dude, I'm telling you right now, it is incredibly entertaining. Oh yeah, yeah. So when I was living in Seattle there was a Ink magazine had a burlesque show, a traveling blessed show called Blackheart Burlesque. And all those girls used to wear like star like stormtrooper helmets and used to do like these cool like dance choreo things to, to. To not only Star wars, like they like EDM mixes of Star wars songs and things like that and very choreographed. Awesome. Fast forward to now. I. We. We got tickets and we went to go see it with my brother. Dude, it is so good. It's so entertaining. So funny. [00:20:25] Speaker B: So I saw advertisements for it. I thought it was like an only a limited engagement for like May 4th or is it like gonna be there for a while? [00:20:32] Speaker A: It's gonna be there for a little while. I don't know how long exactly, but it's worth it. And they also have a locals discount. If you go online and you actually hit local, they'll check your ID at the door and then you get like it's like a 30 off. Oh wow. So it's very affordable. And so we went and saw it. It was great. I highly recommend it. It. It hit all my points where it was entertaining it. And it's really long. It's about two hours usually. Most of those shows are about an hour, an hour and ten max. And so the fact that it's two hours, they have a, have a ten minute animation in between. In between. It's so funny. Even the, the announcer, the mic man, he engaged with the crowd so well. He didn't miss a beat. And so it didn't feel rehearsed, it felt natural and it was just entertaining. I highly recommend that. That's what I've done lately. I've kind of Been busy with work. But I did find to do that because I was like, look, yesterday I, I went to a baseball game. I'm like, I need to slow down because I just sometimes when I'll wake up in middle, I'm like, did I do this? And then I'll sit up and I'll turn on the computer and I'm like, let me check if I did this. Oh, I did do it. I, I think I'm, I'm developing PTSD from working so much. [00:21:43] Speaker B: Oh no. [00:21:44] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:21:45] Speaker B: No, no, no. [00:21:46] Speaker A: I'm forcefully putting myself through these. I, I'm gonna buy tickets or I'm gonna go or I'm gonna go enjoy this event. [00:21:52] Speaker B: Well, you deserve it. Like honestly, like you said you were doing 12 hour days. I'm doing six days a week. We deserve at least a single day, a couple hours in a single day to just go with our loved ones and, or go with our friends and enjoy a time that will be good, will be bad. As long as I'm with good people, I'm having a good time. [00:22:13] Speaker A: And that concludes the, the recap and, and that portion of the show. Now let's get on to drink of the day. So today was my turn. What do you think of the drink of the day? [00:22:23] Speaker B: This Sunny D Seltzer. [00:22:26] Speaker A: Yeah, dude, I, so tell me what you think. [00:22:28] Speaker B: Feel like this belongs in a grown up lunchable and the Sunny D Seltzer. I like it. It has a, it hits you immediately with the alcohol and then imagine the Sunny D is the chaser phases of I'm an adult. Oh no, not, not right now. But wait, yes I am. [00:22:46] Speaker A: Just for the, for the audience to hear. It is, it was 10am when we started shooting this and so we're going, we've been an hour into it and it's amazing. I like it. I love the, I love the flavor. I had, I had the pineapple orange. You had the normal orange, right? [00:23:02] Speaker B: Yes. [00:23:03] Speaker A: Yeah. And I think it's smooth, it's easy to drink. What do you rate it on 1 to 5? [00:23:08] Speaker B: On 1 to 5, I'd give it a 4. Just cuz I'm not the biggest fan of seltzers to be honest with you, so it's really got to impress me. But for what it is and knowing that it's the Sunny D seltzer, it gets some brownie points for like I said, it belongs in a grown up lunchable. [00:23:24] Speaker A: No. Yeah, dude, I, I, I'm a big fan of Sunny Day. I love Sunny Day. I love the, the Tangy one. And I love. They have a smooth one. And so I'll. I'll grab those all the time. I give it. I give it a 5 out of 5. I definitely buy this again and drink it. I haven't tried the strawberry one. It could be the one flavor. Because there's always one flavor in the cell in the mixed seltzer boxes where you're like, this is sketch. [00:23:46] Speaker B: Yeah, that does. I don't know. Sunny D and strawberry doesn't sound like. They don't. They don't connect in my head. [00:23:52] Speaker A: So it's one of those things where you're like, oh, I wonder if it's gonna be good. [00:23:56] Speaker B: Yeah, that's why I got the orange one. I stick to what I know. [00:24:00] Speaker A: So that concludes our section for the drink of the day. Now we're going to talk about our Instagram and community. I do want to share with you. We've. We're averaging about 200 listens a month. Oh, episode. So we're doing really well. [00:24:12] Speaker B: That's nice. [00:24:13] Speaker A: Yeah. And so there's definitely been a spike. There's keywords that people are looking for us. So there's certain things are. The episode we did on. What was the last episode? [00:24:24] Speaker B: The last episode we did was on tabletop games. TV shows and TV shows as well. [00:24:29] Speaker A: Yeah, the one. So the TV show episode. A lot of people like the fact that all the things that we were talking about. [00:24:35] Speaker B: Oh, awesome. [00:24:36] Speaker A: So it's nice to see the statistics go up. If there's anything you guys want to hear us talk about, please hit us up on social media. We have somebody that monitors it all the time. Yeah. We have no problem taking suggestions from, you know, people that listen because we can't call them fans, really. Because I think. I think people just listen to it because it's entertaining, it's engaging, it doesn't sound boring. We. We take our time. And where. I'm genuinely excited for you to be here to talk to you about these things. [00:25:04] Speaker B: Like I said when you were interviewing your friend Shane. Shane. Like when you. Like I said when you were interviewing Shane, I love hearing that passion that people have for these things that just gets them through on at the day to day. I love hearing the passion of what people have. I love seeing it expressed in cosplay, expressed in artwork, expressed in dialogue. I love that so much. And I want to hear more of it. That's what I'm really big on. [00:25:30] Speaker A: Yeah, that was my. That was my sound effect. I'm not so growing up. For me, the only Thing that I really had access to was like Dragon Ball because it played on cool networks and it was free and so it played Saturday mornings. It wasn't. I didn't get exposure to anime until I actually visited Japan. And. And I was. I was 17 and I spent my first Christmas in the navy in Japan. And that's. So what we do is since we're on a big boat, we used to buy a bunch of DVDs because we had those little portable DVD players, you know, those little 7 inch ones. And we would just consistently just bring movies. We'd stop at a. Everywhere you went, there was usually a Virgin Mega Store or some sort of Fye Fie fries or. No, no, no, fye fye or FYI. [00:26:17] Speaker B: Some of that sounds so familiar. [00:26:18] Speaker A: And it's. [00:26:19] Speaker B: I'm spacing so hard it hurts. [00:26:20] Speaker A: Yeah, I know. And it was. So we'd pick up box sets of stuff then I was. I was able to watch things like Initial D. The only thing prior to that, other than Dragon Ball was Robotech. And I watched Robotech because it was on. There was a certain segment of the day that started. I ended school like a 2 that started at from 2 to 2 to 15 o' clock on this. On Sci Fi, they would play Robotech, then they'd play Quantum Leap and then they'd play Star Trek. And so those three shows I would consistently watch because those were the shows that I watched before I had dinner and then did my homework. So Robotech was really cool. I mean, back then it blew my mind. Right. Have you ever watched it? [00:27:04] Speaker B: I've seen episodes of it. I never got invested into Robotech to be be honest. But I can acknowledge it and see exactly like, oh, this is an important show. [00:27:13] Speaker A: It was Gundam and Transformers. Prior to Gundam and Transformers, it was, you know, it was just like. It was one of those things that just stood alone. There's three generations of it. And I recently bought the box set so just so I can rewatch them. And I wanted to watch really good. And it really has to do. It's 1999 and they're like. And there's a vessel that has crashed from another planet and we have fixed it and basically the. The worlds have fixed it and. And they've used this technology, Robo. So this robotic technology. Get it? Ro. Robotech. Fancy. [00:27:50] Speaker B: Gotta justify the title somehow. [00:27:52] Speaker A: Yeah. And so this robotic technology to kind of help fight aliens. And that's what it is to me. It was an animated title, Top Gun. And that's why I was engaged Right. And then I ended up being in the Navy with aircraft and stuff. So I was like, oh my God, this all ties in full circle. Wow. To me it was. They had a young protagonist and they had an older brother and I had all these. And I really like the, the team dynamic. I, I enjoyed the fact that, like, it took all of them to fight off these aliens. Well, as in other shows like Dragon Ball, it was Goku that was really, he was the main guy, you know. Yeah, the other guys had fights, but Goku was like the storyteller. Everything surrounded around Goku and the Dragon Balls, obviously. But then after that I was like, okay, cool. But I, I, it's one of those shows that I just enjoy watching. I like I said I re watched it specifically because I knew we were doing this episode and I wanted to kind of talk about it and see you or Noah had watched it or if whatever exposure you had to it what you've enjoyed. What's your experience with robotic. [00:28:53] Speaker B: My experience is very limited and extremely segmented. I do see how it's one of those, it combines so many things that just worked so well in terms of military, in terms of robotics, in terms of the mechs. And it's just one of those shows that you almost couldn't even escape it back in the day as to, oh, coming soon is Robotech. So I never really got into the whole like, Mecca side of things. So it's not really something that growing up, I was really, really into. Like many, many people that watch anime. Well, here in America, our first exposure is usually something like Pokemon or Dragon. [00:29:30] Speaker A: Ball Z. I didn't even think of that. Pokemon is an anime. Right? But it's such a large part of our life. At least growing up, it was just like it to me, now that you're saying it. Oh, I guess I've had more exposure like then Pokemon. Then there's Digimon and Yu Gi. Oh, and yes, and if you really look at it, but those shows, because they were delivered to us in a package on a Saturday morning and every day after school, it didn't feel like it was an anime. [00:29:55] Speaker B: It almost did feel like part of the syndic or the syndications where, oh, it's just an after school cartoon that I can watch, but shout out to Tonami, which pretty much had that block of, no, this is not cartoons, this is anime. And you can tell the difference. [00:30:12] Speaker A: You know, even growing up and, and not getting into like things like Studio Ghibli later on in life and really appreciating the, the amount of effort they put into storytelling and really leveraging the fact that it's animated and thinking outside the box, not making you think that this is how you live life. Like look at Pokemon Digital and you know, look at Digimon Digital Monsters, you know, and all these things, they just really creative, really, really expanded your mind and helped you appreciate the art. [00:30:40] Speaker B: I think the big thing that got me when I was watching a lot of anime is unlike most of the cartoons that I was watching as a kid, I can watch it episode by episode with a self contained story. And it's usually at the end is something like, here's a life lesson. Remember to do this. This is something good. Learn from this mistake. But when it comes to anime, it's like, tune in next week to see the thrilling conclusion. [00:31:02] Speaker A: Have you ever seen those Tik Tok or Instagram videos, the shorts of what's his name from he man. The. The. The bad guy. [00:31:10] Speaker B: Oh, Skeletor. [00:31:11] Speaker A: Skeletor. Where he's giving like some sort of life advice. Remember to put on your pants one leg at a time until we meet again. [00:31:20] Speaker B: Yeah, like I know the whole thing. And like a lot of the American shows was like, oh, make sure your show has life advice. Meanwhile, Pokemon, don't forget electric is strong against water. Type and. [00:31:30] Speaker A: Okay. [00:31:30] Speaker B: And that's why you shouldn't put your toaster. [00:31:32] Speaker A: That's. That's one of the things that helped me realize that like that, that helped me connect. That water's a conductor. [00:31:37] Speaker B: Oh, yes. [00:31:38] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:31:38] Speaker B: Is watching Pokemon and knowing like the type balances. [00:31:41] Speaker A: No, because. And that's how out of the box they were. Right. Just things like that. So hey, what's your anime? What's your thing? [00:31:48] Speaker B: So when it comes to my kind of anime, I like, I like stories that are focusing on like singular characters similar to. I think DBZ got me into that where I'm focusing on one character. [00:32:01] Speaker A: Who's your favorite character on dbz? [00:32:02] Speaker B: Okay. I like Vegeta, dude. [00:32:04] Speaker A: Me too. [00:32:05] Speaker B: Okay. I had a thing. [00:32:06] Speaker A: I had a thing with the. So with the, with the lens that he wore. [00:32:09] Speaker B: Oh, the scouter. [00:32:10] Speaker A: Yeah, dude. And I, I was like, that is so cool. And I don't know why. I like, when I was a kid I was always into wearing like masks and stuff. And my dad wouldn't like it. He's just like, what are you gonna grow up to be a thug? And I'm just like. And I'm just like, no, I just something about having that. And that's why I've Never. I like wearing glasses and all that. [00:32:28] Speaker B: No, dad, I'm not going to be a criminal. I'm going to join the Frieza force. [00:32:33] Speaker A: I didn't mean. I didn't mean to digress you, but you're saying so dbz. [00:32:37] Speaker B: Yeah, so when it comes to dbz, like, I really enjoyed Vegeta a lot as a character because Goku. Goku doesn't have any character development. He's just Goku through and through. He likes to fight. [00:32:51] Speaker A: He's a bro. [00:32:51] Speaker B: He's a bro. [00:32:52] Speaker A: If you think about it, like, if you break him down. Yeah, he's just. He's. He's the quarterback. He's just that guy with. You're like, no personality, but everybody wants to be around him. [00:33:01] Speaker B: Exactly. And he's the same in every arc. He's the same against every enemy. He's the same in every situation. But Vegeta starts from a villain to an anti hero, to a redeemable, to a regular part of the crew, to pretty much training, training, training for his own different reasons than Goku. And I related more to that. Like, Vegeta trains to be stronger to start to protect the things that he's earned, whereas Goku strains, trains to be stronger, to just. To get stronger. [00:33:29] Speaker A: He's immediate. That's what it is. He's a meat head. That's. And that's the thing that's like, for me, it was just like watching dbc. I used to get really annoyed because I watched it. I grew up in California, was on. It was on the local network. It was on KK9. I'm like, they never played them in order. Oh, no, no, dude. And so it's like, no, next episode we'll see where our protagonist, yada, yada, yada. And then the next episode was something completely different. And I was like, what the happened? [00:33:57] Speaker B: You know, like, the broadcast lied to me. [00:34:00] Speaker A: Yeah. And I was like, I was like, how can they do this to children? Because I was already an outside of the box thinker. And I was like, why would they do this? It's like, I thought every TV channel was as organized as Spanish tv, you know, because you have. You have the Spanish soap operas. And so like, they leave you on a cliffhanger, but the next day they, they bring you right back. And so, but no, not, not on local network. They. They're like, nope, kid. You can't afford to buy the. The VHS at the time. You're like, you're not going to know what's going to happen unless you Purchase it. [00:34:28] Speaker B: That's actually, that VHS thing is actually how I got into a lot of the anime myself. So I'm maybe about 6 years old and at the mall with my parents and we go into Suncoast. Suncoast Video, if you guys remember that one. [00:34:40] Speaker A: I remember that they had the film strip. [00:34:42] Speaker B: Yep, yep. Right in front of it with the big logo up front that's like glowing neon. And I'm like, okay, let's go in here. And I found the VHS of the first three broadcast episodes of Pokemon. And I see this yellow thing on it. I see these characters going on an adventure. It's Pikachu. And I wanted to. And I'm like, this looks interesting. I don't know what this is. And I get the vhs and I think I, I think I like watched it so many times that the. And this is the first three episodes. Oh, it's so good. And then eventually we go back to the mall. Wait, there's more. There's more. [00:35:19] Speaker A: It was, it was a way to draw you in. I, you know what I. You have to give it up for. We grew up in, in marketing age where they, they made sure that they got us the product that we needed in order to support whatever we were into. Exactly. Like remember Power Rangers? And, and we had. What else do we have? We had Power Rangers Ninja Turtles, we had Yu Gi. Oh, Pokemon, all these things. And, and there was merchandise everywhere and it was readily available. Unlike now, if you're into something and, and you're not, you don't have one of those AI bots that, that, that can, that can wave in the queues on the apps, or if you don't have people or you don't have a hookup, you're not going to be able to get whatever you want. It's impossible. [00:36:02] Speaker B: Yeah. And I think another good thing about a lot of the anime growing up watching was like Pokemon. It had the games and the trading card game. Yu Gi. Oh, the trading card game. Digimon. The video games. Dragon Ball Z, the video games action figure. It had another thing that could be easily tied into it, which just fueled my passion for everything relating to it. [00:36:22] Speaker A: Which now makes us, for adults that spend a lot of. A lot of money on our likes and dislikes. [00:36:28] Speaker B: Right, Exactly. [00:36:29] Speaker A: So for you, it was more of Dragon Ball Z and Pokemon that really. [00:36:33] Speaker B: That was the intro. Definitely was Dragon Ball Z and Pokemon. I knew Dragon Ball was way different from all the other action shows I watched. I knew Pokemon was extremely different because I've never seen anything like it before. You mean to tell me that these animals you can capture and you become friends with them, and you can do battles with them, and you can get stronger with them, and you can learn along the ways with this? It was a lot as a kid. [00:36:55] Speaker A: Anybody that's played Pokemon has a starting five. What is your starting five? [00:37:00] Speaker B: So my starter, I got blue version because all my friends got red version. And the way my brain was working was, wait, everyone's getting the fire starter. Charmander. So I should get the water starter so I can beat them all as a little kid. [00:37:15] Speaker A: But what's your starting five? Pokemon. [00:37:17] Speaker B: Oh, so the ones that I beat the game with or. [00:37:19] Speaker A: No. What is your ideal? Like, if you were. If you were actually real life and you can have five Pokemon readily available for you to battle with. [00:37:27] Speaker B: Okay, I'm gonna go based on my. What would. What would I think would be the ones that would make me happiest in real life? Okay. Number one, I would have to get like a Gyarados, because one. It's Gyarados. He's iconic, legendary. He's freaking amazing. Having a giant dragon snake thing to go across the water is just awesome. That's my number one. I'm gonna throw a wild card for my next one would be because we live in a very digital age, I would think, in a digital sense. And, like, with all the electronics I use, I feel like having like a Porygon. [00:37:59] Speaker A: How did I know you were gonna say Porygon? [00:38:00] Speaker B: Because he is the digital one. He's like a little polygon duck monster. [00:38:04] Speaker A: Well, the thing is, like, when every time I look at him, I think of a Delorean. [00:38:07] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. Oh, he is the DeLorean, right? [00:38:10] Speaker A: Yeah. Like it. It's so cool looking, but it doesn't go more than 80 miles an hour. [00:38:15] Speaker B: No, unfortunately. Maybe in cyberspace. But I like Poryon. I feel like he would be good in like, a somewhat like, digital era and just having that as like an. Here's my AI assistant. I can't really think of too many others. Maybe something to fly around that I would like. Skarmory, the metal bird would be fun to fly around with. [00:38:35] Speaker A: It's strong. Too strong. Hard to beat up. [00:38:37] Speaker B: Yep. Steel type. I. I can't really think of too much else because when I'm thinking like, oh, what Pokemon would I have in real life? [00:38:43] Speaker A: Jimmy tell you mine hit me. So my first one is obviously I have a. I have a thing for. For Blastoise. [00:38:50] Speaker B: Oh, turtle time. [00:38:51] Speaker A: Yeah. So you've seen my Blastoise shelf in My office, right. [00:38:54] Speaker B: Yes. [00:38:55] Speaker A: Yeah. And so, like, I have, like, I had an artist, I commissioned some artwork where he drew Mario. You know how Mario puts on the cool little costumes. He's wearing a Blastoise costume. Because I love Mario. He obviously, he's everywhere in the house too. So Blastoise is one. Then Zaptos. I love as my electric. So I have water and electric. I love Gengar. [00:39:15] Speaker B: Oh, okay. That would be my number four. Right There would be Gengar. Gengar is my guy. [00:39:20] Speaker A: And then Mimikyu. I love Mimikyu. Like, I. He's from the sun and moon. And I love the fact that he's wearing something that looks like a Pikachu costume, but it's not. And I love that he only has two moves and he's very, very underrated. But he's amazing to play with. [00:39:38] Speaker B: He sounds like. I know Mimikyu. I. I think they even have a theme song by some, like, popular Japanese singer about I. Mimikyu, not Pikachu. I'm my own thing. I think there is something like that, if you find it. But yeah, I like, mimic MQ2. I don't know if I'd have one, though. But going on my list now, I have gyarados, Porygon. Maybe Porygon 2. [00:39:59] Speaker A: Okay. Yeah. [00:39:59] Speaker B: Maybe Gyarados, Porygon, Gengar, Skarmory. I need a fifth. I interrupted yours. [00:40:04] Speaker A: No, no, no, no. My, my last one would possibly. So I, I, I really deal. I like Electric Pokemon, so it'd be a Jolteon. [00:40:13] Speaker B: Oh, okay. [00:40:14] Speaker A: Just because I love. I love their speed. Speed. The speed attack. And I'm like, cool. Because you always need some sort of agility, right? It's like, it's a team sport. And so that'd be my top five. [00:40:24] Speaker B: Okay. Yeah. I'm lost on a fifth one. I don't know what I would get. [00:40:28] Speaker A: It's hard because there's so many now. [00:40:30] Speaker B: So many good. Oh, I think I know right now. It's from the third generation. I gotta have some kind of powerhouse, you know? So I'm thinking of Metagross, the big steel spider. [00:40:42] Speaker A: I know. [00:40:42] Speaker B: Psychic supercomputer. I, I need a powerhouse like that. [00:40:46] Speaker A: Yeah, dude, that's what I'm saying. Like, there's so many to choose from, and it's very situational, but I just have emotional attachment to the ones I named. [00:40:56] Speaker B: I got you. I, I have, like, that utilitarian mindset of, like, this one can help me across water. This one can help me on the Internet. This one can probably provide emotional support. [00:41:06] Speaker A: So now my next Question to you is, is there an anime you recently watched that you're like, like oh, you know what? I'm. I don't know too much about this, but I definitely want to get into it. [00:41:15] Speaker B: I recently finished watching a couple anime with my wife to the listeners. My wife is born and raised in Tokyo, so she also grew up with a bunch of anime from 80s, 90s, all that. My wife, as a rule now every time we watch anime it has to be in Japanese and I can read the subtitles and she just understands everything. What wasn't with the two we most respected recently watched was Kaiju number eight, which is on Netflix, if you're familiar with it. It's so good. [00:41:42] Speaker A: What's the storyline? What's it about? [00:41:44] Speaker B: So Kaiju number eight is pretty much imagine if Kaiju giant monsters were real and they start wreaking havoc around metropolitan sites specifically focused in Tokyo. And imagine these like marine military squadrons that were high end like combat suits and they have like specially designed weapons almost like a strike force. [00:42:06] Speaker A: Like Pacific Rim. [00:42:07] Speaker B: Similar to it. But instead of really I do. [00:42:10] Speaker A: I'm very into Mac. [00:42:11] Speaker B: Oh, this is no Mecca. Sorry. [00:42:13] Speaker A: No, no, no. But like it when like that's what I started thinking of, right? With like the Kaiju, the big monsters and everything, mech. Whenever, like Pacific Rim and stuff like that, I'm really into it. But the thing is like mech is I've been always interested in it, right? Because to me it's like the evolution. Evolution of a militaristic vehicle. That's what it is. And I'm very pro military, but I've never been able to like. I went to a hobby shop in Utah and they, it was like dedicated to Gundam, Robotech, a bunch of these mech like Pacific Ram and things. I can't even scratch the surface about the information that they were going over. And I was like, it's an investment. No, it is, it is. And then there's there's. There's. There's people, people in groups that are very invested in it. But you were saying Kaiju number eight. [00:42:58] Speaker B: Yeah. So the thing with Kaiju number eight is imagine like military marine strike forces in like combat armor and their job is to dispatch and destroy massive Kaijus and overall like in almost invasions of these Kaijus. So the story about it is about a guy who's like in his mid-30s and he's failed every exemption entrance exam. He works as like a cleanup crew. For once you beat the Kaijus, you got to you know, harvest it and like study it, understand it. So dude in his 30s, wants to be on the military strike team. Wants to actually contribute more than just cleanup crew. Wants to get in as like this borderline marine on it. And then out of nowhere, he becomes like a human Kaiju hybrid. [00:43:41] Speaker A: Dude, that sounds badass. [00:43:42] Speaker B: And this isn't a spoiler. It all happens in the first episode. So now he has the powers of a Kaiju, but now he wants to fight off against them and he has the means to. But he's also a Kaiju, so he's. It's a delicate line to play of. Well, should you be exterminated because now you're a monster that can fight against humanity? Or should we. What are we going to do to accept you to be part of this military strike force? And how can you cooperate with your teammates, your comrades? How can this not get in the way? It's a very. Find your place and balance your. What's the best word I can put for this? Balance your power so that it complements everyone around you while not taking over you. [00:44:22] Speaker A: Dude, I'm gonna watch this. You said this is on next Netflix. [00:44:25] Speaker B: Netflix. There's an English dub. It's got really good animation. Kaiju number eight. Super good. I really like it. And the characters are good. And like I said, I like shows that follow like a character and see them grow. This guy is just. You really relate to him as just the whole. I'm trying my best to make my place, but things outside of my control could not get me where I am. No, I finally can do it. [00:44:47] Speaker A: Watch me go, dude, I'm. I'm. I'm going to definitely watch that because it sounds cool. It sounds right up my alley. [00:44:53] Speaker B: Yes. [00:44:53] Speaker A: My last question for this segment is do you have a favorite anime character, one that you kind of identify with or one that you feel like has certain characteristics to kind of like that. That emphasize your way of life? Or is there. Is there a character that you're just like, dude, that's my dude. [00:45:08] Speaker B: I have two. And it is a result of certain points in my life. So one, my all time absolute favorite anime is one called Steins Gate. And if anyone's watched it, you know how good it is. It's one of like, I think it's the top. In the top 10 anime ever made, hands down. I would highly recommend anyone to watch Steins Gate. I like the main character of that a lot lot because it's a college student who suffers from these ideas of I am going to be so great. I'm going to cause all this stuff to happen. I'm going to do all this. And then in the show he gets hit with this harsh reality of oh no, what have I done? And he has this intense character development of going from this college student with insane aspirations and almost illusions of grandeur to this is real life. And when I was watching the show when it comes out, I was also in college having something similar to it. And I vibed with the main character, Okabe Rintaro. And it's just like, okay, I'm entering real life and my. And there are not just consequences to my actions, but now everyone has to see what comes from it. And I really connected on that and with his character growth. [00:46:13] Speaker A: Yeah, there's. It's sometimes things that you do create a domino effect. [00:46:16] Speaker B: Exactly. [00:46:17] Speaker A: And. Or butterfly effect. There's so many different phrases for it. But that's awesome, dude. [00:46:23] Speaker B: I vibed with him. And the second one was I watched this anime called mob psycho 100. Highly recommend. [00:46:31] Speaker A: What is that about? [00:46:32] Speaker B: Oh, Mob Psycho is so fun. It's a show about. In a world with psychics and like ESP. Apparently the most powerful one of all is this 14, 16 year old boy in like middle school, high school. He's like the strongest psychic ever, super duper powerful. And he has a mentor. And this mentor is my favorite guy in the world. I love him because he's just. His personality makes me connect to it as a matter of you can make anything work. His mentor has no psychic abilities. He is completely oblivious to it. And he's a con man. [00:47:05] Speaker A: Do you enjoy stories where the. The main character is usually oblivious? Yes, I do too, dude. There's something that's. There's something that draws me into that because as they learn, it's just one of those things. This connects kind of to a graphic novel that I. I obsess over that. It's been published for many, many years. I think they're going on 15 years of publishing. But it's called the Wicked and the Divine and it's about these kids basically. At some in. In the book, the way what the storyline is, at one point in life you're given a choice to be a God and kind of like a Greek God. [00:47:39] Speaker B: Okay. [00:47:40] Speaker A: And if you take that and you say, yes, I'll be a God, you're a God for two years and then you die. So you have to choose to use your powers however you please. And it's usually someone youthful, someone that's in their prime. And you know when you're in like mid teens to early adulthood. Your mind's everywhere. [00:47:59] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. [00:47:59] Speaker A: So imagine being given that choice to be a God and, and being told you have no rules from, but you only have. Have two years to live. Are you going to use those powers for good or are you going to go and be selfish because you're like, I'm sacrificing the ultimate sacrifice, which is my life. [00:48:14] Speaker B: That's a lot to take in on it. I, I really do like the characters that are oblivious in the sense of like, I'm just going to either have fun or I'm going to. My, my personality will lead me down a path to either help me learn or reinforce or figure something out. I like those a lot. The mentor to the main character in Mob Psycho is just a total freaking con man with a heart of gold. And I love him so much for it. And it just makes me as a person realize, like, when people look up to you, you not just have a responsibility to make sure they're good, but also how are you gonna benefit from training them as well? You learn more from him. And this guy just, he learns a lot, but then he uses all of the most powerful psychics abilities just to con people with them to make money. I love it. [00:48:59] Speaker A: Well, isn't it like. But isn't it traditional? Like most of those dark characters that end up being either the guy, the mentor, you know, the, the Jedi Master, they have a dark past. They, they lived it right? They, they've gone through the trenches or something. Something that happened to them that, where they lost sight of that, that light. [00:49:18] Speaker B: Yeah, there is a lot of that. I would argue this one is more like a comedy of errors, of just. He does not care anymore. And we'll just, hey, look, we need to make enough money so that we can have rent. And hey, if you do this job well, I'll buy you an. I'll buy you extra appetizers at the restaurant today. I just like the low scale, low stakes of just like we're doing these crazy things that can affect the city, all for the sake of making a couple extra bucks to have rent and get an extra dumpling at our meal. I love this. Like, the severity of it is countered by the mundane of it. [00:49:52] Speaker A: Now I want a dumpling. Now I want a dumpling. Thank you. So now my recommendation. [00:49:58] Speaker B: Yes. [00:49:59] Speaker A: Have you ever watched Initial D? [00:50:00] Speaker B: Yes. I've never finished it or marathoned it, but I've seen the famous scenes and I want to know more about it. [00:50:07] Speaker A: I love it. So Initial D was something I Was introduced to my first visit to Japan. And ultimately Fast and Furious was big when I was graduating high school and Fast and Furious and then I found out that they had an anime that kind of dealt with the same thing that was huge. And a main character, Takumi Fujiwara, he had, he's, he's that annoying, you know, protagonist. He doesn't know like what I'm doing is kind of. I have all these leadership qualities, but he's like, no, I'm just a normal guy. [00:50:34] Speaker B: I love those characters so much. [00:50:36] Speaker A: It's like, no, no, no, dude, you're, you're the way. All your character characteristics is that of somebody that people want to follow because you don't take it and use it as bravado or leverage. You don't care about being popular. You just, you like making idiots look like idiots. And so he's a really entertaining character. I love his approach on life. And ultimately it's like it doesn't matter who you are. There's nothing better than a piece of humble pie. [00:50:59] Speaker B: Oh yeah. [00:50:59] Speaker A: And that's what I got from him. And even though it's a short, short run, it's only I think like 10 races. It's really good. [00:51:08] Speaker B: It kind of reminds me of the main character for Mob Psycho. He is like I said, the most powerful psychic and do things with his mind. Can speak with ghosts as this intense psychic ability. He is a complete and total obliviousness to it. And the main character's mentor that I mentioned that I relate to said a really profound thing that says some people are stronger, some people are faster, some people can speak multiple languages. Some people have these other qualities. But no matter what, everyone is still going to be the same. It's a matter of how well you can use your gifts to not just benefit you, but those around you that stuck with me to know like everyone's at an equal level. No matter how good you are in something, you're still going to be treated the same based on. It doesn't matter how strong you are. Depending on how you act and who you are as a person, people are going to treat you based on that, not based on if you're the strongest person in the world. [00:52:00] Speaker A: That's right, dude. Hold your values. [00:52:03] Speaker B: Yes. [00:52:04] Speaker A: Well, I appreciate you being here, buddy. Especially since it's so early on your Saturday. This wraps up episode seven. Seven, dude. [00:52:12] Speaker B: Seven. [00:52:12] Speaker A: Seven. Balante. You're amazing, dude. I, I really, I, I enjoy these, these, these one hour segments. This one's actually been an hour for us. [00:52:20] Speaker B: You and I, we, we timed this or something. [00:52:23] Speaker A: Yeah. Till next time. This is Nate of Indicator Ramirez. [00:52:27] Speaker B: This is Balante. [00:52:28] Speaker A: You guys have a great time and stay tuned for part two, which will release next month. So this is part one. It's going to release this month. Part two with noise, next month. You guys have a great day. Bye, Sam.