Ruri Rocks w/ Héctor González

Ruri Rocks w/ Héctor González

From Syndicated with Lesley and Ben by Infinity Break

September 23, 2025 · 40 min · Season 4 · Episode 7

About this episode

This episode discusses the anime Ruri Rocks and its educational aspects while exploring minerals and crystals.

Much like the Crunchyroll anime Ruri Rocks, this episode of Syndicated with Lesley and Ben, is an excuse to talk about rocks, minerals and crystals. We’re joined by Héctor González to ask a critical question. Can an anime be educational, beautiful and fan service? Yeah, of course it can. Are you kidding? We covered the first episode, My First Mineral Hunt. Ruri Tanigawa becomes fixated on a crystal necklace in a boutique store. After a failed attempt to get her mother to forward her the money to purchase it, Ruri ventures forth into the forests to find some natural crystals and minerals on her own. The adventure doesn’t go her way until she meets Nagi Arato, a graduate student with significantly more experience in locating the gems that Ruri is obsessed with. Together they’re able to find some garnets and Nagi’s insight into minerals cements Ruri’s new interest. Syndicated with Lesley and Ben is a twice monthly podcast about television, genre and storytelling in which your hosts watch one episode of a new show and explore the history of television one episode at a time. From family room sitcoms to space exploration shows, reality TV to procedurals and game shows, we’re going to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lesley, Ben

Guest: Héctor González

Topics covered

  • anime
  • education
  • minerals
  • crystals
  • storytelling
  • international TV

Keywords

  • anime
  • Ruri Rocks
  • minerals
  • crystals
  • Héctor González
  • education
  • storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ruri Rocks, My First Mineral Hunt

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