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Normal Nerds

Maxwell Ceresia and Davis Bates

Two very normal dudes talking about very nerdy stuff...and whatever else we feel like.

tv & film animation & manga

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Weekly Anime Recap: Kaiju No. 8 DELIVERS! | One Piece...

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2025/08/04

Welcome back to the Normal Nerds Podcast — your favorite spot for passionate anime banter, deep dives, and absurdly good takes. This week, we’re diving into Kaiju No. 8, Dan Da Dan, Lord of the Mysteries, Witch Watch, Yaiba Samurai Legend, and of course… ONE PIECE EPISODE 1138! Expect emotional breakdowns, dumb theories, massive fights, and plenty of shouting. 👇 Timestamps for Easy Jumping 👇 00:00 – Intro & Anime Hype 00:48 – Dan Da Dan Ep. 5: Evil Eye, Ronma references & soy

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24:34

Weekly Manga Recap

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2025/07/30

Welcome back to the Normal Nerds Podcast, where two very normal dudes talk about very nerdy stuff! In this week’s Weekly Manga Recap, Maxwell and Davis dive into three standout chapters: ✨ Bug Ego - Chapter 9: Explosive action, clever hack-based combat, and the mystery of space doors? We break down this unique manga’s rising story quality and art style. Plus—trash golems and lightning punches! ⚔️ Kagurabachi - Chapter 88: New characters, insane sword styles, bear-fighting grandpas, and deep l...

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44:29

Weekly Anime Recap - Part 2

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2025/07/29

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52:51

Weekly Anime Review: Part 1

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2025/07/28

Join Maxwell and Davis for another wild ride through this week’s top anime in the Normal Nerds Podcast! In this episode, the boys break down jaw-dropping fights, emotional moments, and some of the weirdest anime power systems around. 🔥 Timestamps & Topics: 00:00 – Intro: Part 1 Recap Begins 00:54 – Dandadan Ep.4 – Evil Eye arc concludes with insane animation, psycho grandma, and Momo’s moment 06:56 – Gachiakuta Ep.3 – Rudo’s weapon, anime lore, poop plungers, and the worldbuilding...

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75:22

Weekly Manga Recap: Past Two Weeks

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2025/07/24

We’re flipping through another wild stack of manga this week—some chapters hit hard, others went weird, and as always, there’s plenty to talk about. From eerie worldbuilding to over-the-top showdowns, here’s the full breakdown. Timestamps: 00:55 – Bug Ego Ch. 7–8 10:00 – The Marshall King Ch. 15–16 22:50 – Kagurabachi Ch. 86–87 34:20 – One Piece Ch. 1154–1155 (Hero Organization Ch. 29 – not covered this week) 👉 Like & subscribe to stay caught up with weekly manga breakdowns. Your

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68:23

Weekly Anime Recap 07/14 - 07/27

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2025/07/21

This week’s anime haul is weirdly balanced: we’ve got intense mystery, unhinged comedy, and a lot of deeply cursed energy. We're back with takes, laughs, and total confusion about what To Be Hero X is doing (again). Timestamps: 01:40 – Dandadan S2E3 08:45 – Lord of Mysteries E5 16:50 – Kaiju No. 8 S2E1 27:05 – To Be Hero X E16 35:30 – Yabai E15 53:00 – Witch Watch E16 1:00:00 – Sakamoto Days E12 Note: Gaichikuta and One Piece didn’t get covered this week—but they’ll be back next episode! ...

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83:50

Weekly Anime Recap July 7th - July 13th

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2025/07/14

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82:45

Weekly Anime Recap - Last Two Weeks

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2025/07/10

We are back again and are catching up on two weeks of content.... its summer so we can't be held too accountable. We have some returning kings this week and some new anime overall that we are pumped to tackle. So we kick it off with the fantastic Dan Da Dan season 2 episode 1 (2:00). Followed up by Gaichikuta ep 1 (12:00) and then the confusing but very good Lord of Mysteries ep 1-3 (22:05). Kaiju no 8 Hoshina's day off (39:05) makes a quick apperace as we launch back into To Be Hero X ep 14 ...

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48:55

Weekly Manga Recap 06/15-06/22

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2025/06/26

the weekly manga recap is back and on youtube. We kick it off with the hilarious and very interesting Bug Ego chpt 6 (0:45) followed up by the stunning and far too steamy Marshal King chpt 14 (7:00). Kagurabachi stuns us once again with chpt 83 (13:00) and Hero organization gives us a dash of color that just makes the experience so much better in chpt 29 (26:55). Finally as always the goat of goats One Piece chpt 1152 (32:40) finishes us up. Support the show

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63:54

Weekly Anime Recap 06/17-06/23

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2025/06/24

We are back and on youtube this week with another weekly anime recap and we kick it off with My Hero vigilantes ep 12 (1:35), followed up by our hero power hour To Be Hero X ep 11 (11:05). Fire Force Season 3 ep 11 makes fire even more confusing then it already was (17:50), followed up by our Netflix jewels Yaiba Samurai Legend ep 11 (33:00) and Witch Watch ep 11 (44:35). Finally we finish up with our miserable hate watch section which we are almost free of Lazarus ep 11 (53:40). Suppor...

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59:49

Weekly Manga Recap 5/26-6/1

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2025/06/07

We come to you with an almost full manga recap this week everything minus marshal king and you know YOU KNOW most this episode is about to be One Piece chpt 1150 related. Support the show

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65:07

Weekly Anime Recap 5/26-6/1

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2025/06/06

Its time for another weekly anime recap and we kick it off with the ever funny My Hero Academia Vigilantes episode 8 (0:32). This is followed up by To Be Hero X ep 9 (10:26), and Fire force season 3 ep 9 (17:56). Yaiba Samurai Legend ep 9 (25:18) comes crashing in next with our other Netflix darling Witch Watch ep 9 (33:08) following it up. Next we enter our hate watch section with Lazarus ep 9 (42:54) and oh man is this show bad. Finally the mighty One Piece ep 1131 (53:24) finishes out our ...

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34:15

Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 Winners - The...

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2025/05/29

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37:57

Weekly Manga Recap 5/12 - 05/18

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2025/05/28

Lets get that weekly manga recap on the way this week we are only rocking two manga but we are do a huge catch up on one. We get it going with Kagurabachi episode chpt 79 (1:20). Followed up by Hero Organization chpt 26 (11:20) specifically but we are technically covering everything between here and chapter 6. Support the show

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61:43

Weekly Anime Recap 05/19 - 05/25

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2025/05/28

Here comes another weekly anime review your way and it is a fun one! We kick it off with My Hero Academia Vigilantes ep. 7 (1:15). This is followed up by our other hero based show To Be Hero X ep 8 (7:45) where we are getting another character backstory. Fire Force Season 3 ep 8 (15:05) keeps up the momentum as we get answers to some mysteries. Our Netflix bangers are up next with the time traveling Yaiba Samurai Legend ep 8 (31:45) and Witch Watch ep 8 (31:45). Our terrible miserable awful h...

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57:51

Weekly Manga Recap 05/19 - 05/25

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2025/05/21

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98:54

Weekly Anime Recap 05/12 - 05/18

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2025/05/19

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51:58

Weekly Manga Recap 05/05 - 05/11

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2025/05/15

Time for another one of our more consistently watched episodes, the Weekly Manga Recap. We kick it off with Marshal King chpt. 11 (01:20). Followed up by Kagurabachi 78 (10:50) and our new pick up Hero Organization chpt 1-6 (24:40). Finally we finish up with the goat One Piece chpt 1148 (37.40) Support the show

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86:37

Weekly Anime Recap 05/05 - 05/11

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2025/05/14

Here we go with another weekly anime recap and its an ok week for what we got. We kick it off with the shows that don't miss My Hero Academia Vigilantes ep 5 (1:40) and To Be Hero X ep 6 (16:20). the lack luster Fire Force Season 3 ep 6 (28:20) comes in next and really hoping that a full 24 episode run fixes this show. This is followed up by a fire remake of an anime Yaibai Legendary Samurai ep 6 (44:40). Our other Netflix darling comes up next in Witch Watch ep 6 (54:40), and fianlly we fini...

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97:41

Weekly Anime Recap 04/28-05/04

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2025/05/05

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