Talking the Spirit Realm is back and we're starting the Dark Tournament! Join along as Andrew delights in the wonders of shonen anime bullshit and Mike falls into a kanji hole. Time to get on a sketchy container ship and head out to Death Island, there's a tournament on!

Next time, we will be covering episodes 28-32.

We started a new show! Find Suncoast Audio on your podcast platform of choice or through the RSS. Our latest episode is on Akira.

Opening music: Smile Bomb/Hohoemi no Bakudan by Matsuko Mawatori

Ending music: Homework Never Ends/Homework Ga Owaranai by Matsuko Mawatori

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Content warning for discussions of transphobia and sexual assault from 1:48:30 to around 2:03:00.

Talking the Spirit Realm is back to bring in the New Year with an arc that gives a good first impression but is unfortunately waylaid by shitty jokes and violence being bad. We still have a good discussion though, and also talk about the Toguro Brothers and their weird body stuff, his underlings who all get murdered, and the cartoonishly evil boss who employs them all. Remember kids, money is only real if you're poor.

Next time, we will be covering episodes 26-27

We started a new show! Find Suncoast Audio on your podcast platform of choice or through the RSS.

Opening music: Smile Bomb/Hohoemi no Bakudan by Matsuko Mawatori

Ending music: Homework Never Ends/Homework Ga Owaranai by Matsuko Mawatori

Email in any questions or thoughts to: watchingthespiritrealm@gmail.com or hit us up on twitter @WatchingSpirits

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Michael (he/him) is @macclubbin on Twitter and his website ishttp://www.michaelmaccubbin.com

Talking the Spirit Realm returns to finish the Four Holy Beasts arc and discuss such important topics such as: Is there solidarity among Yokai? How Super Saiyan does Yusuke get? Why does the animation in episode 21 look better than the rest of the arc combined? And most importantly, what was up with American music imports into Japan in the '80s and '90s?

Next time, we will be covering episodes 22-25

We started a new show! Find Suncoast Audio on your podcast platform of choice or through the RSS.

Opening music: Smile Bomb/Hohoemi no Bakudan by Matsuko Mawatori

Ending music: Homework Never Ends/Homework Ga Owaranai by Matsuko Mawatori

Email in any questions or thoughts to: watchingthespiritrealm@gmail.com or hit us up on twitter @WatchingSpirits

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Michael (he/him) is @macclubbin on Twitter and his website ishttp://www.michaelmaccubbin.com

Talking the Spirit Realm returns with a banger of an episode as we give you the hard hitting, blow-by-blow breakdown of Kurama's magical girl transformation sequence. There's also some stuff about housing inequality and the cops and the psychology of the human mind as understood by YuYu Hakusho. But folks, we know you're really here for that Kurama content. Oh and Kuwabara fights a big cat man for two episodes too. KURAMA HAS A ROSE THORN WHIP.

Genbu is a Rock Lord

Next time, we will be covering episodes 18-21

Opening music: Smile Bomb/Hohoemi no Bakudan by Matsuko Mawatori

Ending music: Homework Never Ends/Homework Ga Owaranai by Matsuko Mawatori

Email in any questions or thoughts to: watchingthespiritrealm@gmail.com or hit us up on twitter @WatchingSpirits

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Michael (he/him) is @macclubbin on Twitter and his website ishttp://www.michaelmaccubbin.com

We're back with hot tournament action! Michael and Andrew discover the true meaning of shonen tournament shitposting as we breeze through Yusuke and Kuwabara's trials and tribulations. Listen to us ponder the mysteries of the World All-Style Combat Sports at the Tokyo Dome, wonder at how much time was spent drawing characters who don't matter, and slowly break down as Andrew learns that answering machines used to have removable tapes. Somehow we don't have a 10 minute Dragon Ball tangent this episode.

Next time, we will be covering episodes 14-17.

Opening music: Smile Bomb/Hohoemi no Bakudan by Matsuko Mawatori

Ending music: Homework Never Ends/Homework Ga Owaranai by Matsuko Mawatori

Email in any questions or thoughts to: watchingthespiritrealm@gmail.com or hit us up on twitter @WatchingSpirits

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Michael (he/him) is @macclubbin on Twitter and his website ishttp://www.michaelmaccubbin.com

Content warning: discussions of young children in peril, self-harm, blood (1:35:00-1:36:00)

It's the second episode of Talking the Spirit Realm! Andrew and Michael return to YuYu Hakusho as we meet two important Yokai: Kurama and Hiei (and also Goki's here too). Yusuke's got his first case as a Spirit Realm Detective, Keiko's got no idea what's going on, and Botan's got new outfits! Come along as we explore abandoned warehouses, question what a criminal justice system looks like in the afterlife, and torture Michael with questionable Dragon Ball takes.

Next time, we will be covering episodes 9-13.

Opening music: Smile Bomb/Hohoemi no Bakudan by Matsuko Mawatori

Ending music: Homework Never Ends/Homework Ga Owaranai by Matsuko Mawatori

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Michael (he/him) is @macclubbin on Twitter and his website ishttp://www.michaelmaccubbin.com

In this inaugural episode of Watching the Spirit Realm, hosts Andrew and Michael dive deep into YuYu Hakusho. There's a lot to break down here (Yusuke dies in the first episode???), and we make sure to cover everything, including but not limited to: Keiko's lack of fire safety knowledge, the 2002 Adult Swim/Toonami dub, brazen music usage, and '90s anime fashion. We also analyze the show's confusing critique of 90s Japan, as it tries to walk the line between "punks are good, actually" and "shoplifting will send you straight to hell".

Next time, we will be covering episodes 6-8.

Opening music: Smile Bomb/Hohoemi no Bakudan by Matsuko Mawatori

Ending music: Homework Never Ends/Homework Ga Owaranai by Matsuko Mawatori

Email in any questions or thoughts to: watchingthespiritrealm@gmail.com

Follow along with the blog at watchingthespiritrealm.wordpress.com

Michael (he/him) is @macclubbin on Twitter and his website is http://www.michaelmaccubbin.com/