Nakama with Adelaide Kane

If you’re a fan of anime, then you’re probably familiar with the Japanese term Nakama, which means friend, colleague, or compatriot (but really means so much more). For many of our favorite Anime shows, Nakama is the core of our heroes’ power, allowing them to harness the power of friendship to overcome any and all obstacles.

For this episode of the MANA (Manga Anime Netflix Adaptation) Podcast, Matt invites actor Adelaide Kane (Reign, Grey’s Anatomy) to discuss Nakama in anime and how she applies the power of friendship in her real life as well as who would make up her own nakama dream team.

Timecodes for potential spoilers:

13:16 – One Piece

14:45 – Kotaru Lives Alone

16:09 – HunterxHunter

17:51 – Yu Yu Hakusho

22:19 – My Hero Academia

30:53 – Sailor Moon

32:15 – Kakegurui

36:27 – Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War

37:13 – One Piece

38:07 – Shaman King

The MANA Podcast is produced by Netflix and hosted by Matt Owens. Rae Votta and Josie Kavadoy are executive producers, Marvin Yueh is our senior producer and Sean Cook is our editor. Episodes were recorded earlier this year (2023).