The Weeb Years
Join Beanie, Laurel, and MaeMae on a podcast adventure through the media and culture of the Western Anime Boom of the 90s and 00s
New episodes every other Thursday!
Episodes
25 episodes
TWY 025 - Interstella 5555
One More Time we're here to talk about some silly anime! Enter a world of Discovery as Beanie and Laurel talk about the Daft Punk passion project, "Interstella 5555"!!
TWY 024 - The End of Evangelion
Beanie and Laurel FINALLY follow up their Eva episode from last year and talk about the contentious "The End of Evangelion"!Content Warning: This episode contains discussions on mental health and the sexualization of minors
TWY 023 - Kamen Rider Kuuga
NO FEAR! NO PAIN! Beanie, Laurel, and MaeMae take a much deserved step outside the anime waters and experience possibly the best thing? Ever? 2000's "Kamen Rider Kuuga"!!
TWY 022 - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Beanie and Laurel celebrate 20 years of the S.O.S. Brigade by revisiting the absolute megahit of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"!!For some reason Beanie's mic sounds like butts this episode. Oops.
TWY 021 - Eiken
Beanie and MaeMae are Eiken for the grave on this episode as they tell you all about one of the biggest mistakes of God and Man combinedTrigger Warning: This episode contains discussions on the sexualization of minors and just in general...
TWY 020 - Akira
One whole year of Weebery!! Beanie, Laurel, and MaeMae celebrate their 1-year anniversary by looking at one of the most influential anime ever created, Katsuhiro Otomo's "Akira"!Thank you so, so much to everyone who's listened...
TWY 019 - Code Geass R2
Last year we watched the first season of "Code Geass" and loved it! This year, we've watched the second season of "Code Geass" and oh. Oh no(Contains spoilers for both seasons of "Code Geass")
TWY 018 - Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
It's the first episode with Beanie, Laurel, and MaeMae all in one place! These three creatures of the night get together to chat about possibly the final icon of the 90s Edgy Anime scene; "Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust"!
TWY 017 - The Vision of Escaflowne
A girl with the power to see the future. A young king on a quest to avenge his kingdom. A pair of millenials who like the sound of their own voices. This time, Beanie and MaeMae are here to tell you all about this cult-classic 90s isekai, "The ...
TWY 016 - Tokyo Godfathers
Merry Christmas everyone!! This holiday season, Beanie, MaeMae, and returning guest Cheesecake talk about Christmas, whimsy, found family, and what makes good trans rep!
TYW 015 - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
If only Beanie go back in time to fix how they kept mispronouncing Mamoru Hosoda's name!
TWY 014 - Kaiba
Do you remember this artistic masterpiece from the renowed Masaaki Yuasa? If not, maybe someone stole those memories! Beanie and Laurel get together to talk about 2008's "Kaiba"!
TWY 013 - Angelic Layer
MaeMae is back on the show! And today she and Beanie follow up their "Chobits" episode by looking at a related CLAMP work: "Angelic Layer"!Check out MaryLoveMew's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0qnGz5QajI
TWY 012 - Neon Genesis Evangelion
Finally making their triumphant return from hiatus, Beanie and Laurel dive into probably their most requested episode topic ever: "Neon Genesis Evangelion"!Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of the sexualization of minor...
TWY 011 - Tenkuu Danzai Skelter+Heaven
Have you ever wondered what was factually and categorically the WORST anime of all time?Unfortunately, we have the answer!SHOCKINGLY zero content warnings for this episode, though!
TWY 010 - Lucky Star
Beanie and Laurel welcome their first guest host CrystalCheesecake to talk about the absolute phenomenon that was "Lucky Star"!Find more of Cheesecake at https://bsky.app/profile/crystalcheesecake.bsky.social (They also did the thumbnai...
TWY 009 - Zombiepowder.
Before there was "Bleach", there was "Zombiepowder."! Grab your chainsaw swords, because today Beanie and Laurel are examining Tite Kubo's first go at serialization!
TWY 008 - Darker than BLACK
Another episode pulled from the archives, today we welcome back MaeMae to talk about 2007's sci-fi noir action thriller "Darker than BLACK"!!Contains minor spoilers!Find more of MaeMae at https://itsmaemagic.carrd.co/ !
TWY 007 - Sweet Blue Flowers
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE!!One of the most popular yuri anime of all time, this episode we watched "Sweet Blue Flowers"!Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of incest, grooming, and sexual assault
TWY 006 - Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
One of the most popular and beloved anime of the mid 2000s, Beanie and Laurel bring to you the majesty of "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion"!Very minor spoilers ahead!Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of genoc...
TWY 005 - Golden Boy
Completely by accident this is dropping just a couple days after Golden Week ended! Today Beanie & Laurel study hard and absorb as much wisdom as possible from this 90s OVA classic, "Golden Boy"!
TWY 004 - Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
From the iconic franchise itself to the movie that brought Hayao Miyazaki to the big screen, Beanie and Laurel sit down and talk about "Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro"!(Don't blame Beanie for calling Goemon "Jigen" so many times. It...
TWY 003 - Chobits
Pulled from the archives, Beanie is joined by their original co-host MaeMae to talk about the romantic comedy classic, Chobits!Find more of MaeMae at https://itsmaemagic.carrd.co/ !Trigg...