Join Alucard, recording live from Tokyo, and Finn the Huck as they dive into how Alucard turned to anime in early life instead of drugs. Hear wild stories from his youth—like trying to channel chakra into his feet to run up trees, wearing weighted bracelets and anklets to school every day to be like Rock Lee from Naruto, and ambushing his “combat trainee buddies” as thy tried to escape the school grounds.
Follow his current day-to-day adventures in Japan, from run-ins with Yakuza in the bathhouse to being solicited in the streets by Jirai-kei girls. Get a raw look at both the bright and darker sides of Japan—and how these are reflected in anime culture.
Expect favorite anime takes, hilarious moments, emotional highs and lows, and the ultimate question: which anime world would you live in?
Alucard—nonprofit strategist, one-on-one recovery counselor, and the mind behind The Living Light: From Gods to Ashes—left behind a 15-year career raising millions for causes like literacy and drug education after a rare condition (POTS) forced him into unexpected medical leave. Now, with a debut novel on the way—soon to be an audiobook from Ender’s Game narrator Stefan Rudnicki via Skyboat Media and Blackstone Publishing—he’s going all in on story, madness, and meaning.
Hit play. It’s raw, real, and a little ridiculous—just like the best fantasy.
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Peace!
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