Welcome back to the Dungeon Master's block, the place where we come to talk about the Dungeon Master, the most important person in the game.

With every conversation we hope to inspire as many as possible to keep on dungeon mastering.

And I'm one of your host, DM Neal, aka Joke Moniac.

And I'm one of your other hosts, DM Derek, aka How Not the DM.

And on today's episode, we are super excited to chat with our friend Zachary Borell, who is a Louisville-based actor, photographer, and also the writer and producer of the audio drama podcast, Warlock.

And today we're going to be talking about adding a little bit of anime flair to your D&D games.

And I have expressly said it that way because the idea is like we are not trying to do a one-for-one comparison to any anime directly.

We are not trying to appropriate anything.

We are trying to go for the generalized feel of what anime invokes in us, what we have felt like as children

back in the Tsunami days, what I think of when my kids are excited watching anime now,

just trying to get the vibes while still holding to a truly D&D game.

Because if you truly want to play anime while rolling those

bath rocks, there are definitely way better games to do it. And it is not this one. So it is again,

the anime flair in D&D. Before we get to the meet today, though, we've got another five-star

review to read from our friend Lauren Amberly Zero-Zo on Podchaser.

Lauren says, as someone who has very low confidence and is quite new to dungeon mastering,

I decided to try and learn as much as I could to get a grasp on things. Of every resource I have

come across, this podcast offers the most robust yet consumable advice that is applicable for all

styles of gameplay. They are so helpful and fun to listen to on my commute to work. My games

wouldn't be nearly as consistent without the assurance of seasoned veterans slash enthusiasts on

this pod giving such in-depth versatile advice. Thank you everyone at's block, for making my commute and my games that much better.

Well, first and foremost, I bestow upon you easily the title of DM Lauren.

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