Japan vs Western Anime Fans? | Weekly Anime Recap (part 1)

Welcome back to the Normal Nerds Podcast with Maxwell and Davis for Weekly Anime Recap (Part 1)! This week we break down the season’s “big three”: Jujutsu Kaisen (Season 3 / Culling Games Arc), Frieren (Season 2), and Sentenced to Be a Hero (Episode 3). We talk insane animation choices, what hit (and what didn’t), story depth vs spectacle, and why some episodes land harder emotionally than others. From Maki’s absolute chaos in JJK, to Frieren’s peak storytelling and demon philosophy, to the “Majesty” stealing the show in Sentenced to Be a Hero—this one’s stacked. Drop your episode of the week in the comments and tell us which series is leading your anime season! 00:00 Intro – Normal Nerds Podcast (Maxwell Cersia & Davis Bates) 00:22 Weekly Anime Recap Part 1 – The “Big Three” of the season 00:57 Jujutsu Kaisen S3 (Culling Games Arc) – Episode 4 (animation, gore, tone vs manga) 11:41 Frieren S2 – Episode 2 (Hero of the South, demons, writing, parallels, character moments) 21:00 Sentenced to Be a Hero – Episode 3 (the Majesty, power system, demon fight, best episode debate) 31:09 Wrap-up + Like & Subscribe #JujutsuKaisen #Frieren #SentencedToBeAHero