The Peak, The Mid, and The Degenerate

The Peak, The Mid, and The Degenerate

Hello! We are your hosts, Grenth and Danny. We plan to discuss everything anime, along with occasionally branching out into other subjects. We hope that you join us on our journey in the vast world that is anime.

Episodes

April 25, 2025 90 mins

Hello all! This week Grenth and TheBigYikes continue their discussion of seasonal anime from Winter 2025. This time they cover shows like The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You! Season 2, Orb: On The Movements of the Earth, and Shangri-la Frontier Season 2. They also have some general chit-chat. Hope you enjoy!


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Today, Grenth is joined by TheBigYikes to discuss some seasonal anime from the Winter 2025 lineup! They discuss shows like The Apothecary Diaries S2, Re: Zero S3, and Solo Leveling S2.


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Today Grenth and Bennu continue their discussion of One Piece. This time they cover the Long Ring Long Land and Water 7 arcs.


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After a long, 25 episode break, the Grenth's Grandline Journey series finally continues! This time, Grenth and Bennu sit down to discuss the Skypiea arc of One Piece. While this arc isn't a favorite of either of us, it still has some merits, including its' powerful antagonist who we spend quite a bit of time talking about. Hope you enjoy!


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March 28, 2025 58 mins

Today Grenth is going it alone. With nothing better to do he figured why not throw together a list of some of his favorite anime and talk about them for a bit. So here's a (not final) list of Grenth's top 10 anime as well as some honorable mentions. Hope you enjoy!


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March 21, 2025 28 mins

Today Grenth is going solo to talk about a few isekai anime he thinks are worth trying out, and to make a special announcement! Hope you enjoy!


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Hello everybody! Today Grenth is joined by his other best friend Bennu to talk about the hot new game Marvel Rivals. It has captured the hearts of many a gamer, but how do they feel about it? In addition to that, they chat about the shows and other games they've been dabbling in recently. Hope you enjoy!

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We're back with more exchanging! Today we discuss the next 12~ episodes of DBZ Kai and the first 24 episodes of Rent-A-Girlfriend.

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February 8, 2025 63 mins

Today Grenth and Danny discuss the anime video games they have played, heard of, and wish existed. There are a few twists and turns thrown in for good measure. Hope you enjoy!

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January 17, 2025 54 mins

Today Grenth is flying solo to yammer about some seasonal anime that came out multiple seasons ago. He gives some brief thoughts on The Elusive Samurai, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, and Haganai. He also rambles a bit about other shows he's watching and a game he played recently. Hope you enjoy!

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Today we are joined by our good friend Bennu to discuss a game that is near and dear to Grenth's heart, The Coffin of Andy and Leyley. A horror visual novel that explores the deeply toxic and codependent relationship of Andrew (Andy) and Ashley (Leyley) Graves.


Unfortunately, there were some issues with the audio that couldn't be resolved, so the audio may be a bit scuffed at points. Apologies!


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December 15, 2024 87 mins

Today, Grenth and Danny summarize the Future Diary anime, while occasionally giving some thoughts about it.

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November 29, 2024 49 mins

Happy (late) Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! Today, in honor of the season, Grenth and Danny wanted to briefly talk about a few reasons why they are thankful for anime. The podcast rapidly descends into anarchy after that. Hope you enjoy!


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As any anime fan or weeb knows, one of the best parts of watching anime is rating them afterwards. But what goes into coming up with that rating? What do people look for and value? What aspects of anime cause that number to go up or down? Well, Grenth and Danny are going to give you the answers (at least when it comes to them). Today, we take a look at 14 "aspects" of anime that we think could influence peoples' ratin...

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We're back! Danny and Grenth convene to discuss why it has been a month and a half since they uploaded. They also talk about what they've been up to in the meantime, most of it not anime. Hope you enjoy!


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September 20, 2024 71 mins

Today we talk about a franchise that was an important part of our lives growing up.

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Timestamps:



(00:00:00) Intro



(00:00:50) Check-In



(00:11:01) Star Wars Time


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We're back with more exchanging, featuring DBZ Kai (again) and Konosuba! Grenth is really enjoying the android arc of DBZ Kai, and Danny is happy to have an MC who trains.


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Timestamps:


(00:00:00) Intro


(00:00:34) Check-In


(00:18:39) DBZ Kai (61-71)


(00:44:06) Konosuba ...

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Today, Grenth and Danny are talking with listener TheBigYikes! We chat about anime/manga, cars, and Australia's wildlife.


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With Demon Slayer's latest arc recently wrapping up it's dub release, Grenth and Danny decided to take a bit of time to talk about the series. We talk about the prior seasons a bit, and they talk about what we liked from this latest Ufotable offering.


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August 23, 2024 58 mins

Today, Grenth subjects Danny to the "How Weeb Are You" quiz, a monster of Grenth's own creation. How many tropes, genres, and anime terms does Danny know? Find out on this episode, which certainly lives up to the "Degenerate" part of the podcast's title.

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