- (React) So today, you're reacting to anime.
- Anime? Like one word?
Never heard of it!
- Anime.
- (React) It's a style of animated television shows
that are produced in Japan.
- And they always have big eyes and little pixie hair.
- Oh God, here we go! The elders are back. (laughs)
- (React) The first show is a show called Attack On Titan.
- You know what Titans are?
Titans are what came before Greek gods!
- (narrator) They first appeared over 100 years ago.
- Ooh.
- (narrator) Giant humanoid creatures with a taste for our blood.
- Uh oh, vampires! I love vampires.
Ooh!
- So these are the Titans, the guy's really big.
They have big hands and big feet, right?
You know what they say about guys with big feet, right?
(record scratches)
Big socks!
- It makes me think of the Greek gods actually.
- This is like a more scary one.
- Very dramatic noise.
- So it's like Game of Thrones with vampires?
Oh my God, I don't think it could get better than that.
- (Eren) Mom! - Oh.
- (Eren) Oh no.
- Scary!
- Ooh.
- I like the music. ♪ (orchestral music) ♪
That looks like a devil.
- He's gonna eat him?
- Oh man, he's eating that.
- Oh no, oh!
(Vera laughs)
- It's very graphic. That's one thing they included.
- Ah, this is bloody stuff!
- Oh, okay, a little violent, but it's very cool.
- (React) This scene is from the first episode of the show.
The show follows the story of these humans
who live inside walls that protect them
from these giant man-eating humanoids called Titans.
- Well that's historically incorrect.
- I'm gonna watch that now, I didn't know it was vampires.
- You couldn't even look at it, and you're gonna watch it?
- Oh yeah.
♪ (tense music) ♪
- (Andy) You don't even deserve to stand in the shadow
of a cowboy. - Cowboy!
- Very nice.
- He's right.
- He looks like a cowboy.
- Oh, this is cool.
- Except when they shoot each other hundreds of times,
and no one hits anything.
- I guess the wild west never died.
- It's old time westerns,
and that's one of my favorite kinds of movies.
- The drawings are beautiful.
- Okay, more destruction. More special effects.
- Come on, you...
- (Andy) You win. (Catherine laughs)
I see now that you're the real cowboy.
(bell rings)
(Catherine laughs)
- I'm sorry, an elevator opens, and there's... (laughs)
- (Andy) As of today, I retire from the job.
My hat's off to ya, partner.
- Oh, well at least he put a cowboy hat on the other guy.
He kinda looks like a cowboy now.
- I'm happy. Elizabeth is happy.
I like this.
I see where the good completely overshadowed the bad.
- (React) So this is a science fiction anime
set in the year 2071.
- And there's cowboys? - (React) And there's cowboys.
- In a spaceship? - (React) In a spaceship.
- Why not?
- Ah, I would like some of that.
- Oh, that looks so good.
- Eggs Benedict? (laughs)
- Well, she's got a great figure, she's doing something right.
- Well you can't have a figure like that
and eat a lot of Eggs Benedict.
- Some kind of birthing device? (record scratches)
- (React) It's Eggs Benedict. - I think I know the guy.
I used to date a girl named Benedict, Betty Benedict.
She was hot.
- So far, not violent.
- So this is about cooking?
- Is he trying to poison her? (girls moaning)
Why's she naked?
- She's gotta love that. She's gotta love it.
(laughs)
How did she get naked? I mean...
She's having a, can I say it? A food orgasm!
- It's very traditional type of sketches, you know, in Japan.
They're usually using cartoons to express, you know,
what they really want, so the way they draw the girls,
you know, with all the right bumps. (laughs)
- I don't understand it.
There's something delicious to eat there,
and then they're all losing their bodily fluids.
- I've had Eggs Benedict, but I've never had that reaction.
- Her clothes fall off, what's going on?
- (React) This is the story of a teenager
who's aspiring to become a full time chef like his father.
- Okay.
- (React) He ends up studying at an elite school
where students engage in these food competitions.
- Oh, I wish I could be a contestant.
(laughs)
I'm gonna go home and have Eggs Benedict on the way.
- (React) The next one we're gonna watch
is from a show called Naruto.
- I do know that one.
- (React) You've heard of this one?
- Yeah, a lot of people, a lot of followers.
- Naruto? - (React) Naruto.
- I like the subtitles,
because the original sound is important.
- What? (laughs)
- Oh, look at their arms.
- People usually run like this.
- Well, I think their shorts are too tight.
- They're running kind of oddly with their arms behind them
like they're gonna take off and fly at any second.
- Maybe if I run like this, I can fly, I don't know.
I'd love to fly.
- Oh, and they just run into each other.
- Oh this, I can see why a lot of followers.
Imagination is there.
♪ (upbeat rock music) ♪
- Wow!
- It's amazing, the graphics, it just...
Oh.
- Horrible creatures.
- Wow, so this guy's a ninja? - (React) Yes.
- I didn't like that style as much.
It's a little more simplistic, I think.
- I like it, young children sitting with their grandparents,
I can see that.
- (React) So this show, Naruto, is the story of a young ninja
who is seeking recognition from his peers,
and he dreams of becoming the leader of his village.
- No, not my thing.
- It's a little slow.
- Oh my God. People watch this stuff, it's amazing.
- They all have such big teeth.
- Ooh.
♪ (tense music) ♪
- Hmm, the drawing's not that good.
And the color is a little off.
- I'll tell you, the graphics are beautiful.
- He must be a bad guy.
- There's some evil looking people here.
- It's almost scary.
- I wouldn't wanna be hit by him. It's very violent. (laughs)
- (React) It's a show known for its style and humor.
- Well, I saw no humor, but I understand
that it's difficult to make these things.
It's so riveting, so deep, I'm so into it.
Gosh, can you play it again?
- (Sailor Moon) Moon crystal, go!
- I've seen that character before.
- Very identifiable.
- Looks like a Tinker Bell kinda gal.
- Is that Supergirl?
- It has a lot of heart, huh?
- Nice nail polish.
- (Sailor Venus) Sailor Venus!
♪ (soft piano music) ♪
- Yeah, this is definitely back in those days, the style.
- Yeah.
- Bend over! (record scratches)
(React laughs)
- (Tuxedo Mask) At long last... - Oh!
- (Tuxedo Mask) We're together once more.
- Oh!
- (Tuxedo Mask) And soon, we'll never have to part again.
- A little Cinderella.
- Like a little Sleeping Beauty.
- Beauty and the doofus?
- Wake up, wakey wakey. No, aww.
- (React) This aired in the '90s.
It follows the adventures of this schoolgirl
who transforms into Sailor Moon.
- I remember when I was a kid, I was watching this kind of show.
- (React) Anime's are known for the epic fights and battles,
but they're also known for these really involved love stories.
- I did not know that.
- He looked very handsome. I would go for him.
(both laugh)
- (Hercule) Oh, that's bad! I threw him too far!
- Oh, this is much more American looking.
- (Android 16) Gohan, let it go.
- You recognize the color, you know.
- It's just a head. (laughs) And the head is talking.
- Wait a minute, where's the rest of his body?
- Ah, got some head, huh?
- Another bad guy. Looks dark.
Little boy.
- Oh!
I knew that was coming.
- Uh oh, uh oh, watch out!
(Gohan screams)
- You're into this, and you're...
See, it's the music, it's a good beat,
I can dance to this! - (React) I can listen to it!
- I can shimmy!
- (React) Dragon Ball Z, which is a sequel
to the 1986 anime Dragon Ball. - Wow!
- (React) Now, it continues the adventures of the main character
into his adult life as he defends the planet against villains.
- Okay, yes, that's what he looks like he was doing.
He got all upset, and now he's going to make it all right.
- I remember I watched quite a few episodes when I was at that age.
And in those days, there's no cable, like today.
So they relied on people who make video tapes.
♪ (ominous music) ♪
- Oh, so it's like Big, sort of, just all of a sudden he's,
only it's, okay, I'll watch.
♪ (tense music) ♪
- Those eyes, always.
- This is the end. Oh, something's happening.
- Wow, this is deep. This is deep stuff.
- Pinocchio? (laughs)
- Very cool.
- Pretty dark.
- That's heavy. (laughs) Probably the word.
- That's really cool.
- That's kinda scary.
- Cute little boy's gonna be transformed into another killer.
What are we feeding kids these days?
What are they eating?
- (React) The story focuses on a young boy named Gon
who discovers that his father is actually a world renowned Hunter,
which is a licensed professional who specializes in
fantastical pursuits, if you will.
- I have three choices to watch first, so,
and one of 'em, I may watch more than once.
(laughs)
I've had food where you sit and you go oh,
I think I'm gonna have an orgasm, but I've never actually seen it.
Oh my God, is it like that all the time?
Oh, I'm, okay, I'm there. I'm there. (laughs)