{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Otaku Ryōhō","title":"I Want to be the Very Best, Like No One Ever Was! Finding Inspiration & Building Resilience Through Anime","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9c895116\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3728,"description":"S3E8: This week, Josué & Rae talk about inspiration and perseverance gained from anime! Josué has been noticing a trend on his socials' where people are talking about how anime characters inspired them to keep going, to keep fighting, to never give up during hard times. This is by far, most often seen in Shonen series, and Josué & Rae examine classic Shonen tropes such as \"leveling up\", the \"I wanna be\" motivations, and the training arcs. Rae embarrassingly struggles to pronounce \"Hokage\". The hosts compare and contrast Eastern vs Western mythology and storytelling tropes, such as \"leveling up\" vs \"the chosen one\" in eastern and western cultures, respectively, with the eastern collectivist \"grind culture for the benefit for everyone\" culture vs the western \"individualistic power and privilege above all\" expectation. Josué & Rae explore how these series and characters portray courage, bravery, fear, \"doing it scared\", and how supporting characters especially grow by recognizing and accepting their limitations and focus on helping their friends through their strengths (which usually doesn't involve literal physical strength).\nThemes/Topics Discussed:ChangeCultural representationFearFinding Oneself/Identity DevelopmentLeadershipMoral dilemma Power struggleProblem SolvingResilienceStanding up for othersStanding up for oneselfRelatable Experiences:AcceptanceClarity/UnderstandingFear/AnxietyFightingLoss (other than death)New Life Event (New Rules)SeparationGrowth Anime/Characters Mentioned: Deku (My Hero Academia)Goku (Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z)Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z (series)Naruto (Naruto/Naruto Shippuden)One Piece (series)Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)Jinbei (One Piece)Sanji (One Piece)Nami (One Piece)Nico Robin (One Piece)Silvers Rayleigh (One Piece, mentioned)Sailor MoonShonen (genre)Pokemon (anime)Record of Ragnarok (Netflix)Celestial Dragons (One Piece)Usopp/Sniper King (One Piece)Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)Franky (One Piece)Krillin...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LqJ1h66jAvWj2OuYQNGsHzI8LrBhKhGKU84wW6YBkEo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NmQ2/YzlhMTRhNzg1ZTlh/N2E1YjQyMzg5Nzlk/MTJhYS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}