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Ed Erskine

Anime Expert

Ed Erskine is an anime expert and podcaster based in London, UK. Ed has been watching anime for over 20 years and founded the Suuuper Anime Podcast in 2020. The Suuuper Anime Podcast is the #1 anime podcast in the UK, and has been listened to in over 190 countries. In the podcast, Ed and his co-host Solo break down specific anime series, episodes, and character profiles, as well as discuss a variety of anime industry topics. They have had guests such as Jason Page (the original singer of the Pokémon theme song), the directors from the Amazon show Invincible, the directors from the Netflix show Love, Death & Robots, and many more notable industry contributors. Ed’s favorite anime are One Piece and Dragon Ball Z, and his favorite character is Ippo, from Hajime No Ippo.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree, Economics and Management, Aston University

Professional Achievements

  • Hosted a panel session at London AnimeCon and performed at MCM Con
  • Worked with eBay as an anime expert to sell anime merch on eBay Live and raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
  • Hosted an online convention for Saturday AM
  • Invited to the studios of Line Animation, who have worked on titles such as Transformers x Overwatch and Marvel

Favorite Piece of Advice

Anime teaches us a lot about how to overcome. Find your limitations and work on them; the response to failure or being humbled is potentially just misevaluation. Setbacks can teach us to reassess and grow.

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Forum Comments (2)

Recommendations for the best anime series or movies to watch next?
Anime is such a broad form of media that I like to break my recommendations into different types of anime.

For Shonen, I would definitely recommend watching Jujutsu Kaisen if you haven’t yet. I’d also recommend Solo Leveling, Demon Slayer, and My Hero Academia. If you’re a bit more old school, definitely watch Dragon Ball Z if you haven’t seen that as well.

For Isekai, I think Delicious in Dungeon is really cool. I’d also recommend season 1 of Sword Art Online.

For Romance, I would say Love is War. I also recently watched Horimiya, which was recommended to me, and really enjoyed it.

For Seinen, you’ve got to check out Psycho-Pass and Death Note. Those are two really good anime from Seinen, which tends to be a bit more adult with darker themes – more thriller or psychological. 91 Days is another good one.
I got Luffy! What did you get?
While the basic premise of One Piece sounds simple, a boy who learns about a treasure and goes to seek it out, the manga founder Oda has created such a complex world through over 1,000 episodes, which is an incredible showcase of storytelling and world-building.

Here are a few of the most well-known characters from the franchise:
Luffy - he’s the captain of the Straw Hats and ultimately is the one who pulled everyone together to form his crew.
Zoro - he’s the pirate hunter and the vice-captain. He is the brutish, silent type, but he’s very strong.
Chopper - he’s a reindeer and a doctor, but can also fight. I find him so cute and funny (he’s my personal favorite).
Nami - she’s the ship’s navigator who helps the crew travel to different islands.
Sanji - he’s the ship’s cook and aspires to be the greatest cook in the world.
Robin - she has a sad past but acts as the archaeologist on the crew, as she’s one of the few people in the world who can read the poneglyphs.
Jinbe - he is a fishman with some unique skills who has faced past discrimination but ended up joining the Straw Hats.

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