Black Ramen Podcast

Megan Thee Stallion brought us all to our knees with her Jojo cosplay at the Crunchyroll Awards. Regardless of which anime won which category, she won the night. We will also be discussing whether or not the same shows should be dominating year after year. Maybe they are just that great.

Akira Toriyama, the mangaka behind the classic series Dragon Ball Z, passed away. Let's take a look at his legacy and offer a massive THANK YOU for everything he's done for the community.

We are back and ready to talk about all our nerd shit this year with no filter. brace yourselves and let's start the year with some good ole toxicity.

Tune in as we discuss the nominees for this year's Crunchyroll anime awards.

a sit down with our favorite horror mangaka Gigi Murakumi as she gives us all the scoop on her recent chapter of "RESENTER"

The Fall 2023 season of anime is in full swing with way too many high quality options to choose from. What will be the anime of the season? Frieren, or perhaps Good Night World?

Let's take a look at what's going on with the WGA Strike so far. What are they asking for? What does it mean for the Industry? Why should we anime fans care? There's a lot at stake for entertainment.

We made it back from DreamCon 2023 with a lot to share. Cancel Dreamcon? Nah, but it could clean up in a few areas.

hot mess and summer anime 2023

It's no coincidence that all these black-led films have been showing in theaters over Juneteenth weekend. Some were hits, others flops, but we'll let you know the best options for your money. In other news, the One Piece live action trailer is out, and we are stressed! But also hopeful? Feelings about the trailer are running high.

The Spring 2023 anime season is off to a good start. From rom-coms to the newest dark shounen , we are keeping an eye on them all. Here are Black Ramen's early impressions and recommendations for the anime coming up next few weeks

Anime NYC's price hike has us stressed! Along with the disproportional rise in fees, the introduction of a premium ticket package has us worried about the affordability of being a fan. Are these big cons still worth it? On the bright side, Given is back in anime news with an exciting announcement.

Black Ramen Podcast & Anime Dance Music are collaborating to bring you a night of fun, singing, fandom & shenanigans! KaraokeNYC   We will be taking Anime requests, J-Pop requests & K-Pop requests for Karaoke all night long! We will also be talking regular songs as well, so if you want to get your singing voice off, show everyone you know bars or yell to a guitar solo, this is the night for you!

Karaoke is back! Black Ramen will be hosting our next Anime Karaoke jam session on February 25th at BrookLAN, 8.00pm what better way to celebrate with an episode dedicated to anime openings and endings with special guest Kevin Legend from V.O.E. Podcast. Don't forget to get your tickets @ Eventbrite under Black Ramen Podcast. Order an Advance Ticket with your song request (slots fill up fast, so the earlier you order the better). We will be taking Anime song, J-Pop, & K-Pop requests for Karaoke all night long! We will be taking whatever slaps, so if you want to get your singing voice off, show everyone you know bars, or yell a guitar solo, this is the night for you! If you're lucky, you may even win one of our two raffles of the evening. A raffle ticket is included with each Advance Ticket. 

JOIN US AS WE DISCUSS THE CREATOR OF THE ANIME SERIES "COWBOY BEBOP", Shinichirō Watanabe AND HIS LONG-AWAITED THOUGHTS ON NETFLIX LIVE ACTION VERSION. YOU DON'T WANNA MISS THIS ONE.  

tune in as we discuss one of the hottest webtoon and new NETFLIX animated series LOOKISM, SURPASSING all of our expectations. Can Chainsaw Man take anime of the year 2022?

ANNIVERSARY AND ANIME NYC RECAP

chopping it up with another zoetaku, Jr Domanite.

Black Ramen & HBTKU are Calling all women of color! This panel is to let POC women know that a safe space is required to be ourselves. What we love fuels us to create, and we should be afforded security. Let’s develop a better sense of community, pride, and confidence. Women of this industry will share their experiences to help create a safe space for POC women.

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Bayonetta 3 is on it's way, and there's drama with the voice actors. We all know VAs are going through some financial nonsense, but it's tough to show support when you don't know who to trust.  On top of this, a certain black music star keeps running his mouth. Some people really need to learn to watch what they say.

the premiere of the black horror manga "RESENTER" by Your local Black girl mangaka "GIGI MURAKAMI". We discuss the black horror genre in Hollywood and how to protect yourself from bad business deals in the industry as a black artist. An episode you don't wanna miss

On the latest anime news, we discuss what's really going down with Crunchyroll and unionized voice actors with special guest Exceutive DTOWN from hiphop and anime vibes podcast

special guests Caren aka THAT_ZOETAKU, and Elenna aka ELLY G.  Discussing are childhood experiences loving anime, cartoons, and comics while under a Haitian west Indian household

Special guest, tiktok influencer, Josei and Shoujo enthusiast, Laura Neuzeth will discuss with us her opinion on how shoujo content is being misrepresented by VIZ Media and why. 

With Chinese animation on the rise, it's time we go back to the age old question: What is anime? Does it matter where it's made? Is it fair to lump donghua in in with anime?

misogyny in the anime community

Rumor has it Disney+ got the streaming rights to Bleach Thousand Year Blood War. Is it true? We have no idea. Just goes to show you have to check your facts before you start running your mouth.

The summer season of anime has already kicked off. What are you watching?

we got a chance to speak with the amazing, talented and beautiful @favoritesenpaii A.K.A Taylor Senpai. Content creator, model, @twitch streamer, owner of @ohmysenpaishop

A recap of our karaoke event and discuss the anime announcement's that took place at anime expo LA

Skip to 39:00 to avoid the politics. This nonsense in the US has us on edge, so feel free to commiserate if you like. Otherwise, the new season of anime will be starting up over the next few weeks. Here are our stand-outs.

You know we at Black Ramen like to take our time putting out new episodes, but these mangaka and anime studios are really pushing it. They're making a habit of strolling in 5 years late with a Starbucks. HunterxHunter's coming back, One Piece is going away, and Summer 2022 is filled with long awaited continuations. Not even a decade long hiatus can separate a weeb from their waifu!

COME WITH US WHILE WE CHAT WITH THE LOVELY KORISZAN REESEE OWNER OF ROC-N-RAMEN LOCATED IN THE BRONX 606 E 187th St, Bronx, NY 10458. BLACKED OWNED, PEOPLE. YOU DONT WANNA MISS

We discuss some of our favorite classic early 2000 anime series and see if they could hold up if they were rereleased now and still rain supreme or was it just nostalgia that keeps it in our minds as one of the greatest.

We discuss the latest MCU movie "Dr. Strange and the multiverse of madness" and the future for comic book movies and series.

LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT ANIME WE'RE WATCHING FOR SPRING 2022, AND WHY EMOTIONS ARE RUNNING HIGH WITH THE LATEST NETFLIX NEWS.

Our reaction to watching Dance Dance Danseur, MAPPA's latest project

We do a quick recap on our anime karaoke event that took place April 1st in BrookLAN. We discuss our highlights and what we've learned to better our future events.  MAPPA just announced part 3 for the final season of AOT which raises the question, Is MAPPA milking "Attack on Titan" ? 

Thank you to all our supporters that came out to our anime karaoke event, and thank you to all our sponsors; OTAKU NOIR, FANTASTIC FRANKEY, EVERYONE COMICS, AND UNSTANDARDIZED PODCAST