I'm still surprised nobody has pitched Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation to Nick and Danny as a battle shounen where instead of the main character and his rival having homoerotic undertones, they are just tones. That's basically how I remember the first season of it.
people actually recommended mdzs and sent him merch but he started tgcf on accident thinking the merch was from tgcf but i really hope we can see him react to it i know he will eat it up
Oh God she's my FAVORITE guest so far, so full of energy, I've never heard of her, but she is AMAZING 👏 THE bouncing of topics and the the fujoshi giggles are great, imma look her up. What a great set up, I'm upset they didn't ask how to get our phones to read Ao3 content for maximum efficiency, I NEED that tutorial
40:47 Danny's face at Nick ...ON THIS THE BL EPISODE! The amused smile of, "Yes? Would you like to dig a hole?" I laughed so hard at this quick series of shots.
AMAZING EPISODE!! You gotta invite Stella again, I feel represented!!! Stella was incredible, and super funny, her cosplay is beautiful. Danny and Nick talking about BL with so much excitment was something I want to be a regular corner in the podcast forever because their takes are wild and funny as fuck. About danmei (chinese BL novels and donghua)... what Stella said wasn't inaccurate, but it's not the whole thing. Fantasy danmei splits into two categories, xianxia and wuxia. While xianxia is considered high fantasy, wuxia is low fantasy and is actually (if I'm looking for a comparison) more similar to how shounen works in terms of power systems and plot. Heaven Official's Blessings (tgcf), Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (mdzs), and Husky and His White Cat Shizun (erha) are considered xianxia, high fantasy. It's not exactly equivalent to western fantasy because xianxia is rooted in Chinese culture, and has elements of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, as well as cultural aspects that are easy to notice when you watch/read the content. Cultivation itself is a Taoist concept that allows the cultivator to gain marital powers through meditation and cultivation of Qi. Different danmei novels treat it in different ways. MXTX, the author of TGCF and MDZS, likes to mix and match stuff from Taoism and Buddhism and make up a lot of stuff. However, calling it fantasy like the western kind feels a bit like it's doing a disservice to the culture that is behind xianxia and wuxia novels. Stella IS correct by saying that the flowing robes and long pretty hair are the identifiers--the authors know their audience. I do however HIGHLY recommend reading or watching xianxia and wuxia, even if they aren't danmei, because the concepts are super cool and the characters are awesome. Long explaining paragraphs but I had to get it out. AWESOME podcast episode, I laughed so much I got a stomach ache. LOVE YOU NICK AND DANNY!!!
This episode is great because despite watching every episode of this podcast (and it being one of my favorite podcasts) I haven't watched most of the anime that is discussed on here. Finally, an episode where I understand everything perfectly 😂
FINALLY manga/anime i have knowledge on😭 i love stella, this ep was so fun as a fellow bl girlie. she’s so real for the gravitation mention omg the nostalgia
12 minutes in and this is already so incredibly delightful, stella’s fucking amazing and i’m obsessed with this being nick’s introduction to omegaverse. love that danny already knew it that’s so funny it totally checks out. 10/10 best guest i’m obsessed and can’t wait to finish this ep
Stank’s edits over the recent months have been easily my favorite treats of the pod. Obviously I enjoy all of it, but when that bass drops and the shade is thrown, yeah, I’m here for it.
Did NOT expect that erha mention on here lmao, i hope one of them ends up watching the donghua for mdzs/ grandmaster of demonic cultivation. The animation, fight choreography, family drama, mystery, voice acting, music, mystery 🤌🤌🤌🤌
The only thing I don't agree with is the comment about Japanese BL not being as good as Korean. MADK, Pink Heart Jam, The Stranger by the Shore, Sasaki to Miyano, Doukyuusei??? ... I can go on and on
Japanese BL does get a lot of shade because of the 'yaoi' and pwp side of it, but there are so many good ones ToT I recently caught up with Sasaki to Miyano, and it is so aggressively adorable and sweet like pleaseeeee
I don't like that she says Gon and Killua aren't gay. I'm pretty sure in an interview Togashi said Killua was gay and honestly Gon is so young it might just not have hit him yet. Some guys just don't get hit with the puberty stick until like 16 or even older and it's not like he isn't busy with other stuff. My money's on demi-sexual and his crush on Killua is gonna hit him like a truck many years after Killua has come to terms with being in love since he was 12.
@@PrinceJayMoriarty Mirage of blaze was corny, but had a good concept. It reminds me of another OG Yaoi, Descendents of Darkness. Mirage of Blaze got a revamp OVAs. And Eerie Queerie is only a 4 book manga
Stella is my favorite guest and the fact that she started with Gravitation! That was my starting point as well and I'm embaressed to admit that I've read the manga (I wish I hadn't).
I feel like it's a crime to have a BL episode and not have them talk about Yuri On Ice. Especially since Danny reacted to it, FINISHED it, and not only absolutely loved it, but went back and reacted to the bonus DVD feature. 🥲 Maybe Danny should rewatch YOI with Nick. It would be an amazing reaction series with the two of them, and a fairly soft BL intro for Nick. 😄
Stella is playing love and deepspace too?? I'm so obsessed with the game! There is only 8 "chapters" of story right now (and of course the end was a cliffhanger) And yeah upgrading the memories so you can fight is so hard after like level 30
Never got around to watch the podcast until it showed up in my recommended, but I’ve really been missing out. Loved the energy from both you two and Stella and I look forward to watch more!
"[Sex] is a thing that happens" is sometimes how it works for us aces LOL. Also dying at "You won't watch this gay anime with me" (even though it's technically donghua).
This episode is clearly a little more for Danny’s half of the fanbase, but that’s okay I guess. Stella is a sweetheart and the guys are funny (even if this became full-on furry territory 💀).
I absolutely loved this episode! Stella needs to be on more episodes!!!🤣🤣🤣 she’s just amazing!! And, there’s people who think Nick is not gorgeous?? 👀👀 I honestly think he is just beautiful! He and his GF are like a gorgeous couple of both equally gorgeous human beings!♥️♥️
Might be my favorite episode or at least the one I was able to relate to the most 😂 love you guys so much thank you for getting me through my work day as I stifled giggles around my clients like “please don’t let my Bluetooth headphones disconnect while Stella explains the Omegaverse”
