Weekly Anime Recap: Kaiju No. 8 DELIVERS! | One Piece 1138, To Be Hero X, Witch Watch & More!

Welcome back to the Normal Nerds Podcast — your favorite spot for passionate anime banter, deep dives, and absurdly good takes. This week, we’re diving into Kaiju No. 8, Dan Da Dan, Lord of the Mysteries, Witch Watch, Yaiba Samurai Legend, and of course… ONE PIECE EPISODE 1138!

Expect emotional breakdowns, dumb theories, massive fights, and plenty of shouting.

👇 Timestamps for Easy Jumping 👇

00:00 – Intro & Anime Hype
00:48 – Dan Da Dan Ep. 5: Evil Eye, Ronma references & soy sauce chaos
06:45 – Gachiakuta Ep. 4: Scissor feet, support jacked dudes & future villains
15:16 – Lord of the Mysteries Ep. 7: Potion powers, true creators & god dolls
26:32 – Kaiju No. 8 Ep. 3: The Valkyrie, the DBZ scream, and Kaiju #9 gets dunked
39:04 – To Be Hero X Ep. 17-18: Big Johnny goes beast mode, secret councils & that vortex nonsense
49:21 – Yaiba Samurai Legend Ep. 17: Drunken werewolves, heavenly baseball stances & stealing gold
55:13 – Witch Watch Ep. 18: Sad paper friends, marble madness & the best parody manga ever
1:02:35 – One Piece Ep. 1138: Kuma’s punch, heartbreak hugs, buster call & Sanji’s nerfed kick
1:10:00 – How protected is Oda? Whitebeard statues & live giraffes??
1:13:01 – Wrap-up & Thanks!