In Defense of Waifus (ft. Patrick W. Galbraith)
On this special episode of The Weeb Crew anime podcast, we're joined by Patrick W. Galbraith as we wax philosophical about moe, vtubers, parasociality, the difference in anime and western media's approach to fiction, the cyclical nature of anime discourse, and everything in-between. So if you're feeling lonely, we can fix that for all you good Joes.
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0:00 Preview + Intro
0:41 skibidi rizz
5:01 we need an english word for "moe". How about "moe"?
12:28 Rudy... bro...
18:24 Dungeon Meshi and Made in Abyss are driving us insane
24:38 WatchMojo's Top 5 Anime Moments of All Time with Patrick Galbraith
32:12 Evangelion and the Fan Studies Fallacy
38:26 Getting into anime and being obsessed with Evangelion
46:14 Anime blogging vs anime youtube
51:24 Something we have ironically already talked about before
58:21 The specter of Tezuka haunting the anime industry
1:06:44 Anime is like a river. I will not elaborate.
1:11:15 Who are the REAL anime fans?
1:16:47 How researching anime impacts your perspective
1:22:26 The performativity of moe and Japan being on the cutting edge
1:30:00 90 minute mark water check. Go get some water if you're not drinking any!
1:32:15 "Otaku period pieces" like Akiba Maid War, 16 Bit Sensation, and Magical Destroyers
1:37:18 Akihabara is changing...
1:48:40 VTUBERS ARE REAL!!!!!!
2:06:00 The End by The Doors