Episode 176 We have another new episode already! It's time to wrap up the summer 2026 anime season, as we appreciate the sweet satisfaction of Subaru's suffering in Re:Zero, wonder why we're watching Daemons, and check back on who survived Biblically Accurate Ghost in the Shell.

Episode 175 First up for this episode is our heartfelt tribute to @mikemcfarlandva.bsky.social, remembering his incredible career as the best in the business at everything he did. Then, we talk about adaptations of a different kind and how their changes can work out for the better or worse.

Episode 174 It's a strange time. Anime and manga are bigger and more ubiquitous than ever, yet physical releases, ownership, and industry competition are looking more dire than they have in recent memory. We discuss the news and trends plus licensing difficulties and wish lists.

Episode 173 It's finally time to talk about the Summer 2026 anime season. We have new Ghosts in new Shells, Witches in Mongolia, degenerates who used to be otaku, and so much more. Plus news about the new Gundam series, our usual irreverent banter, and plenty of recommendations.

Episode 172 Before we fully dive into the new season, we have plenty of news from Anime Expo to cover, plus some less welcome news from Sony, specifically Crunchyroll in this case, continuing to burn our world down around us. Plus, we have time to touch upon the season a little!

Episode 171 Episode 171 It's everything you could want from a podcast. News about MAPPA and Netflix, a wrap-up of all the shows worth talking about in this phenomenal season, plenty of recommendations, and excellent financial advice. We promise.

Episode 170 The spring season nears its end as the summer season starts creeping in with an early look at a problematic fav showing us how cool smoking is... And what goes better with smoking than baseball? It's a wild mix of topics, including plenty of video game news and more!

Episode 169 The Spring 2026 anime season is entirely too packed. Everybody loves Witch Hat Atelier, all eyes are on Daemons of the Shadow Realm from Hiromu Arakawa (FMA), One Piece is back after officially going seasonal, and there are dozens more just among what we're watching.

Episode 168 A phenomenal season has ended, but Steel Ball Run has just started and... may continue one day. There's plenty to talk about between SBR, Frieren, Journal with Witch, and Jujutsu Kaisen, plus some talk about what Crunchyroll has done to otaku ecommerce and more news.

Episode 167 We can't have an episode without some #frieren talk, but we also have a spoiler-filled discussion about all of Love Through a Prism and the full spectrum of news from new installments of beloved franchises to deaths and predators. Apologies for the image. Blame Bran.

Episode 166 #frieren is back! There's probably some other stuff airing too. #JujutsuKaisen? #ikoku_anime? #YouandIArePolarOpposites? More? Yeah, it's a good season. Plus news about more #kaguyasamaloveiswar and #DragonBall anime. Yeah, it's a packed episode. Share your thoughts!

Episode 165 There's a certain returning anime that we'd all love to be talking about right now... but this was recorded before its new season premiered. So let's talk about last year instead! We got a phenomenal #chainsawman movie, new seasons of favorites, and great new series!

Episode 164 While you're coming up with your lists of the best anime of 2025, here's one last discussion of its final season, from #MyHeroAcademia's highest highs to #OnePunchMan's lowest lows, all the #jumpfesta2026 news worth talking about, plus more of #DemonSlayer's success.

Happy New Year! You know what that means. It's time for us to count down our top anime of 2025. That also means we'll be taking your top 5 anime of 2025 to read and aggregate on the show. You have... probably about a week!

Episode 163 We used up all our holiday cheer in November, so now we can spend December being downers as corporations continue to consume more and churn out AI slop. Plus another milestone for #DemonSlayer and a discussion of the Fragrant Flower anime. See, it's not all bad news.

Episode 162 It's the most wonderful anime of the year, or at least the most festive. Sometimes the spirit of Christmas is represented no better than a homeless makeshift family, sometimes it's humanboarding and a Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon. Happy Merry Christmas.

Episode 161 A new season is here, and #OnePunchMan is sliding right down that hill of quality for its third outing. As one superhero anime is worse than another, another is better than ever, with #myheroacademia's final season. Plus, a new #gintama spinoff, and much, much more.

Episode 160 A huge season has wrapped up. #fragrantflower is just starting for us, but there's plenty to say about the fascinatingly experimental #TOBEHEROX, the always degenerate #grandblue, and many more. Plus, we check in on some of the records #DemonSlayer has been breaking.

Episode 159 Weekly Shonen Jump has been the source of the biggest manga and anime hits for decades, but with all of its long-running series not called One Piece ending recently, is it still the juggernaut it has been for so long? Join us as we dig into these essential questions.

Episode 158 It's a packed summer season, with already-completed masterpiece #TakopisOriginalSin, seasonally-appropriate #thesummerhikarudied, new seasons of #Dandadan and #grandblue, and a couple of the greatest episodes of #ONEPIECE of all time. Plus news, recommendations, etc.

Episode 157 Somehow, #AnimeExpo returned. Is it Hideaki Anno's fault? It doesn't have "Shin" in the title, so probably not. What do these topics have to do with each other? Probably nothing. It's just a big old news episode complemented by plenty of AX anecdotes and hot takes.

Episode 156 A relatively light spring season is quickly approaching its end, but it still has an interesting variety that spans the watchlists of our four hosts. Plus, #TheApothecaryDiaries weaves together its seemingly disparate plot threads to build toward a satisfying climax!

Episode 155 Our long-promised character designer episode is finally here, discussing the nuances of the job, our favorites and yours, and focused looks at the styles, careers, and works of Akio Sugino, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Toshihiro Kawamoto, and Masashi Ando.

Episode 154 A new #Gundam series by veterans of #Evangelion? A new original from the director of #CowboyBebop? A striking new series technically related to forgotten garbage? A new adaptation of a classic previously adapted by the founders of #studioghibli? Frogs? What a season.

Okay, this is finally actually happening on May 6. Get us your top 5 anime character designers by then!

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In one week, we'll be going through our favorite #anime character designers, similar to what we did for composers a few months ago. If you have a top 5 list, send them over in the next week, and we'll read through them and aggregate them together with ours and the others we get.

Highlight from the latest @fandompostradio.bsky.social : me: “I think the nearest imax to me is still the Jordan’s Furniture one” Cain: “furniture, what” kestrel: “we’ve had this discussion before!”

Episode 153 Our character designer episode is postponed (send top 5s) in favor of catching up on months of news (including big #frieren news) and wrapping up the winter season (including top hits like #SoloLeveling and #apothecarydiaries plus the conclusion of #DragonballDAIMA).

In one week, we'll be going through our favorite #anime character designers, similar to what we did for composers a few months ago. If you have a top 5 list, send them over in the next week, and we'll read through them and aggregate them together with ours and the others we get.

Episode 152 We're well into the Winter 2025 anime season, and it's a light season for most of us, but we have returning favorites like #SoloLeveling and #ApothecaryDiaries along with promising but worrying new series like #SAKAMOTODAYS, plus some #DragonBallDaima and a bit more.

Episode 151 With rollover masterpieces like #FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd mostly excluded, our lists of best NEW anime of 2024 lend great praise to the likes of #Dandadan and #Lookback as well as some hidden gems. And a guest appearance by #マケイン? It's more likely than you think.