(exhilarating music)
- It's over 9,000!
(Erina speaks in Japanese)
- [Host] How can you tell
if someone is an anime superfan?
Through their knowledge of different anime series?
Is it by their collection of figurines,
posters, and plushies?
Maybe it's by how they dress or even if they cosplay?
We brought together seven anime superfans,
but one is a liar.
If the group discovers who the liar is,
they'll win the cash prize.
If the liar survives, they win the cash prize.
(catchy music)
(singer singing in Japanese)
This is "Odd Man Out".
(upbeat music)
- I'm sure the first question that's gonna get asked is,
"What's your favorite anime?"
- If you know obscure anime, that really, really helps.
- If you can't tell me your favorite underrated anime,
that means you clearly haven't watched enough anime
to be an anime superfan.
- I think I'm gonna talk about things
that you had to watch the show to know.
- I think it's very hard to actually try
and pretend you're an anime fan.
- I'm just really excited to play this game,
and see how my detective skills are.
- I'm getting (speaks in Japanese) right now.
I'm getting (speaks in Japanese).
But I'm so excited, and I'm ready to do my best.
(Caity speaks in Japanese)
(steady music)
- "What is obscure anime that you love?"
- Ooh, obscure. Let's see how obscure can we get.
- Shojo goodness.
- "Kaiba"!
- "Kaiba" doesn't have a lot of dialogue,
which makes it special.
- I don't know, I love lots of animes.
- "Karakuri Circus".
- Oh Lord, it's going so fast!
- There's too many people talking at the same time.
- Oh wait, "Banana Fish" is not really that obscure.
- "Banana Fish" is solid.
- All right, Curt. "Banana Fish" is solid.
- "Hot take, least favorite anime, 'Naruto'."
LOL. - (gasps) "Hot take,
least favorite anime, 'Naruto'."
Do I have news for you, buddy.
- "Fave anime merch you own?"
Ah-ha! - I dunno, I like too many.
Crap.
- "Demon Slayer" hoodie off Amazon.
- "Demon Slayer" hoodie, seems a little bit generic.
- "Sailor Moon" bottle opener.
- I love "Danganronpa"!
- "Danganronpa". - Hmm.
That's a popular anime though, Curt.
- I really don't think it's Curt.
- Body finna be discovered after this round.
- "A body finna be discovered after this round."
I hope it's not me.
- Where does everyone watch anime?
So we might get some illegal sites.
We might get like Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix.
So we're gonna see.
- "Where does everyone watch anime?"
Anywhere I don't have to pay.
- I prefer Hulu.
- Mostly Netflix these days.
Up until a few weeks ago, KissAnime.
- Either Netflix or illegal sites. KissAnime.
- KissAnime RIP.
- (laughs) KissAnime, yeah.
- Yo, Kat said, "KissAnime RIP." Okay, I am with Kat.
- RIP KissAnime. - Oh,
everyone started saying, "RIP KissAnime."
- Yeah, let me get in there. (bell rings)
- I feel okay.
- I feel like I didn't say enough.
- Who should I vote for? Please tell me.
- I'm most suspicious of Kat.
- I think I'm gonna vote Antoine out. (laughs)
- I'll vote for Caity, I'm sorry.
- I'm gonna be voting for Jennifer.
- I'm gonna vote for Zoodle.
She was the last one to say, "RIP KissAnime."
When something as big to the anime community
as KissAnime dies, that's the way you react.
- I think I'm gonna go with Caity.
- I'm going to vote for Caity. Sorry.
- [Host] The person eliminated this round is Caity.
- What?! No! (screams)
- I knew it! Y'all agree with me.
- It's not me. I am an anime fan, I promise.
- [Host] You will have 10 minutes
to prove that you're an anime superfan by taking a photo
of your anime-related possessions or collectibles.
- I already got it on my desktop.
- [Host] You guys will have 10 minutes to do this,
and the time starts now.
(crosstalk drowns out speakers)
- Because I was like,
"What if I wore that for the recording?"
- We're gonna grab this nice Goku figure 'cause Goku a GOAT.
- This is a Mario scrunchie, all included.
- All Might is my favorite.
So I'm just gonna cover this dude's face anyway
because he's a trash character.
- My table's a mess. Why is there a random toothbrush?
Anime fans should understand this
that there's late night of binging.
- I have this.
It's my panel badge 'cause I was on a panel for Anime NYC.
I think my Comic-Con badge counts. (chuckles)
- I'm a little worried because a lot
of these things are pretty mainstream,
but that's just because the mainstream anime are what,
get all the merch.
- I'm gonna put this picture.
It's an inside joke with my best friend, Bridget.
No one's gonna understand it, but it has anime on it.
- I have a normal closet in my room.
Then I have a second closet,
and this closet is purely for cosplay stuff.
- Time to take my photo now.
- [Antoine] I should have this the other way around
so people can see the covers.
- [Zoodle] I hope this is enough.
(bell rings)
- All right, I've put out my truth.
- Oh okay, that's pretty cool. - That's pretty decent.
He has a Naruto shirt.
- He's got a "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" hat.
Okay, a "Dragon Ball" hat.
- If that's not from "Spirited Away", I'm screwed.
- Ooh.
- I don't know, maybe guys don't buy as much stuff,
unless it's all borrowed, I'm kidding.
(camera clicks)
- [Curt] Oh, damn.
- Ooh, cosplay.
- "Sorry I'm not an aesthetic weeb,
but the things in this picture made me poor
for loving anime." - Ooh, I love this.
- I think I'm gaining the trust of the people.
- Nezuko-chan.
- "Nezuko-chan." (speaks in Japanese)
- That is definitely anime flex.
- "That is definitely anime flex."
Wow, I feel accepted.
(camera clicks)
- Oh, oh. We got "Akira". - Oh, my gosh.
- "I'm here for these classics."
- I don't think it's Gabriel anymore.
He has my trust. (laughs)
- IDK about the Mineta.
- Dude, everyone's gotta love the Mineta body pillow.
- Worst character. The rest I can respect though.
- I love the frog.
- "I know this isn't anime, but I love the frog."
Wait a second, this is a "Naruto" wallet.
This is Naruto's froggy wallet.
This is anime.
Oh, Jennifer.
Oh, oh, Jennifer.
(camera clicks)
- Oh, there's the "Fullmetal Alchemist".
No. - Too soon! Too soon.
- Bro, not cool.
- Let's see, he had a little Pikachu,
"Shaman King", "Ragnarok", "Escaflowne".
- I love that "Shaman Kings" though.
- So me and Gabriel, we're gonna vibe on the classics, man.
- Me, Antoine, we would vibe together.
I can vibe well with Antoine.
- But why doesn't he have any new stuff?
- Everything's cool,
and then they bring in one thing to bring it down.
What is up?
- If you all don't know the Edward he's talking about,
it's okay, you don't have to know.
(camera clicks)
- Ah, the "Danganronpa" - Okay, she got some plushies.
Ooh, okay, okay.
- Ah, I trust them.
- Yeah!
- Some of this isn't anime though.
These are just...
- Oh man, I'm suspicious of Jennifer now.
- I feel like everyone's gonna react and be like,
"It's not enough." - Did you play "Danganronpa"
or just watched the anime?
- For sure, better than the show.
Oh, my God. - I have had the Pikachu clock
for many years.
- He's mine now. I'm stealing the Pikachu clock.
(camera clicks)
- Oh wow, she has hell of a "Banana Fish".
- Oh, the Funko pops.
- I love the plushies.
- Shooter, I'm crying.
- Shorter.
- Wait, is that a body pillow or a regular pillow?
- "Is that a body pillow or a regular pillow?"
Okay, I think Curt is a weeb.
- "Don't be surprised
if your body pillow is missing tonight."
- Hey, now. That's a threat.
- Everything came out strong, and that's why I'm concerned.
- Antoine's collection, I love it.
- Antoine had good stuff,
but it was all anime from 10 years ago.
So that's why I'm a little suspicious.
- Right now, I have to go with Kat.
She could just be a cosplayer,
not necessarily like a real anime fan.
- Kat's closet was very low-key.
It didn't have much in it.
- I'm so sorry, Antoine. I'm gonna vote for you.
But I'm voting for you
because I feel like you're voting for me.
- Actually a little suspicious of Jennifer based
on the picture, so.
- Her merch is very little. It's more of games than anime.
I'm sorry, Jennifer.
- I am most suspicious of Jennifer.
I gotta vote for Jennifer, I gotta trust my heart.
I gotta believe in the heart of the cards.
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" reference.
- [Host] The votes are in,
and the person eliminated this round is Jennifer.
- Woo! - Oh, I voted for Jennifer.
Sorry, Jennifer. - Jennifer, no!
(Jennifer speaks in Japanese)
- Good luck, everyone!
I'll be playing "Fire Emblem Fates Revelation".
(upbeat music)
- Hey, everybody. - Hi.
- Curt! I knew it, I knew it.
Okay, sorry. - Uh-oh. (laughs)
- [Host] Each person will get 30 seconds
to tell everyone a story
about an experience you had related to anime.
- So when I went to A-Kon in Fort Worth, Texas.
If you guys haven't been there,
it's kind of like cowboy city.
And so none of my friends cosplayed at all
and we went to go get dinner.
And because I was a poor student,
we had to stay far away from the con center.
So we went to get breakfast at this old-timey diner.
And I was the only one in cosplay,
and I was just surrounded by grandmas
and grandpas who had no idea
why this weirdo girl was dressed up so out of place.
And I think that was probably one
of my most embarrassing stories that's kind of related
to a con or anime.
Whatever, just live your life. (laughs)
- I was actually introduced to anime by my parents.
They didn't know it was that though.
My dad showed me "Speed Racer"
because he grew up watching that.
And then I didn't know it was anime,
he didn't know it was anime.
I watched it, and then I was like, "Yo, this is cool.
They talk a little funny, but it's cool."
And over time, I started to learn about it
and I really enjoyed it.
I got into proper with "Fullmetal Alchemist".
I feel like a lot of people, and then "Dragon Ball Z",
and then shonen trash. - What's wrong with shonen?
Then I liked it so much for being a part of my career.
I make videos about it all the time.
I talk about it all the time.
I mess with it, and I yield my time.
- I'm normally a very shy person,
and I'm not that social at that,
but I have this friend who I cosplay
the "My Hero Academia" moms with,
and we make public target TikTok videos.
And if you've seen them,
you probably have 'cause they always blow up
for some reason.
She actually got me outta my shell and cosplaying in public.
- Yep. - Either way,
it got me outta my shell.
And so now, here I am talking to a lot of people.
- Mm, okay. - Nice.
- Oh, and I also got into anime, oh, okay,
because of "South Park". (bell rings)
- For me, it's anime expo I went to about two years ago.
and one of my favorites is "Samurai Champloo".
And I like Jin 'cause I think Jin is completely underrated.
Mugen gets all the attention.
And I went as him, right? - I like Jin, bro.
- So when I went to the convention,
everybody kept coming up to me and asking me like,
"Oh, are you 'Afro Samurai' but with the Yasuke look?"
I don't know if you guys know Yasuke,
but he's the black samurai who was in Japan.
And most of the convention,
I had to keep correcting people.
But I had the long hair, so I thought that would work.
And I had to tie it back and everything,
so I thought it would've been fine.
Jin for life though, he's my husbando.
- I totally relate to the getting mixed up
with cosplays at convention 'cause I cosplay Shorter.
He always gets mistaken for Mineta somehow, and I'm like-
- People really be disrespecting Mineta.
(Zoodle gasps) - Oh yo, chill.
- I feel like we're gonna get in a fight right now.
- So me and my friends were at a bowling alley,
and then two of my friends got to the side of me,
and I held off the ball like a razor shuriken from "Naruto",
and they started throwing their chakra in there.
And I started screaming super loud in the bowling alley,
and then I sent the ball.
And it would've been super cringey
if it wasn't for the fact that I got a strike.
And it's the best strike of my life.
I will never try it again 'cause if I do,
it will just soil this memory.
I saved it, the video will never leave my phone.
Posted it online, went kind of viral.
(claps) That's how it is. (bell rings)
- That now felt the best
because I feel like we all vibed with each other.
- I just resonated with the stories,
like with Antoine, yo, I think he gets me.
- Zoodle, safe for sure.
- I'm gonna vote for Curt just
'cause I need to vote for someone.
- If I have to get someone out, I'd say Gabriel.
- (groans) I think it's Kat this time. I think it's Kat.
- I think because there's so few of us left,
anyone who gets two votes is gone.
- I'm gonna choose Gabriel just
because he said Shorter couldn't compare to Mineta,
and don't dis Mineta like that.
I'm coming for you, buddy.
You should already know I was coming for you.
- [Host] And the person eliminated this round is Gabriel.
- No! - It was the Mineta comment.
- No, no, you were-
(Curt and Gabriel laugh)
- I stand by what I said.
Mineta is a king among kings,
and there's nothing that can take that away from him.
(pillow thuds)
- [Host] If everyone feels confident
that you already caught the mole, you can end the game now.
Give me a thumbs up if you wanna continue the game,
or a thumbs down if you think you caught the mole
and want to end the game.
- (chuckles) Down.
- Down for stop, right? Okay.
If it's one of y'all, I'm gonna be livid.
I swear!
- [Host] If it's green, you guys win.
- Oh, do it like that, yo.
- [Host] If the box is red,
the mole is still in the game and you guys lost.
Are you guys ready?
- Yeah. - Oh, no.
- [Host] In three, two, one.
- Please, please, please, please, please.
- What? - No way!
- No, I trusted you!
- Kat, Kat.
- It was not me. I promise, I'm not the mole.
- The real class trial, I'm- - The real class trial.
- [Host] We're gonna have the mole reveal him or herself.
- [Curt] Oh, my God.
- [Host] Three, two, one.
- Top 10 anime betrayals!
- I knew it! - Wow!
- Yeah, I'm sorry, Jennifer. I thought you were the mole.
- I am a geek, but I'm just not an anime geek.
I like "Harry Potter", "Star Wars" is big for me.
I also love "Game of Thrones".
I do like some anime, and I'm very,
very much in love with "Avatar: The Last Airbender",
but that isn't actually considered anime.
I've only watched "Samurai Champloo",
"Bebop", most of Miyazaki,
and that's pretty much it. - Oh, okay.
- Yo, whose shirt is that, dog?
Oh, (laughs) this shirt. - Whose shirt is that, bro?
- This shirt belongs to my friend Devin White.
I'm gonna give you a shoutout
right now. - You scored all of us,
that was the most malicious thing you could have done.
- You did your homework.
Good job. - Nah, nah, nah.
(Antoine laughs) - Wait can we all be friends?
Can we all make a Discord together or something?
- Yes, please. - I'm so down.
- Yeah, everyone but Antoine.
- And Antoine, you can come too, I guess.