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In this episode, sané, TRILL and Skimmo hunker down to catch up and give their unified eulogies on the life, career and impact of one of Anime’s Mt Rushmores… a pillar if you will, Akira Toriyama. Know perhaps most for the creation of the Dragonball Universe, his various works and visual style afflicted upon weebs and workout motivational media unlike no other. In tangential course, we look at series that have been heavily influenced by his creative impact also. Also, some RaRa on the impolitic incorrectness of Anime and a big announcement towards the end!

The BOFO's are back after a seriously busy second half of 2023. Weebin' and the pursuit of well being has never been stronger as anime continues to surge in growth, with everything from multiple live-action adaption to a freaking Oscar! We have a lot of opinions and even a sound FX board to illustrate how we feel about all the above ~ hit play now!

This week the BOFO's are joined by special guest , The Aussie Anime Lady ! Real name Tilly , this lovely human is what we would consider a professional collector and more-than dedicated fan / analyst of the culture ( do we technically qualify as this as well ? She joins us to talk us through the ins and outs of Anime collectibles as well as the broader culture of pop culture buy-ins at large . A great talk and a must listen for anyone looking to start / add to their collections with a sharper lens .

Ikura desu ka ? Hyaku en desu . Ah, sou desu ! If you're wondering how a simple transaction may occur in Japan then definitely don't listen to this episode at it conveys both high levels of inaccuracy with regards to the Japanese language and some awesome insight into how reseller culture works with regards to the otaku market . Also , some whining about a few of our favourite anime series i.e. business as usual . * partial sensitive content warning *

The BOFO's are all in ! This time speaking to talking topics spurred on by the community as well as firing defensively at some hate and questionable takes / content within the Weeb community from these past weeks . Things are getting spicy in the second season ! Thank you Esquire Magazine for giving us so much more gasoline for the dumpster fire .

we've finally reached the end of season 1 ! yes , after an amazingly fun first slog through some of anime's most exciting times – both in season and irl – the BOFO's are calling it quits ... psyke ! just a short break to recoup and renovate the shop so that we can come back for another season of belligerence , boruto shaming , shonen stanning , isekai critiquing, black market profiting , but perhaps most importantly , answer the question on everyone's mind ... " will one piece actually end in our lifetime ? " please see post-ep notes for places in your locale that you can play Yu-Gi-Oh! while we're on break . thank you everyone for an amazing first season ! big uwu energy •~•°