The Best Boys An Anime Podcast

The Best Boys are back from AnimeNYC and have got a treat for you best buds! On today's episode, Best Boys Dan and Justin face off against each other to see who really knows their anime OPs! Who will reign supreme in the opening song arena?! Tune in to find out and play along at home! Follow The Best Boys on Instagram @bestboys_pod or send us an email at thebestboyspod@gmail.com. If you like what...

We're you at some point or another convinced that onigiri were jelly donuts? Perhaps you thought that Sanji from One Piece had an oral fixation with lollipops? Well, you too may be a victim of a 4K!ds anime localization and be eligible for compensation. Well maybe not that last part, but Best Boys Dan and Justin sure do have a tale for you this week. Join The Best Boys on a deep dive into the hist...

What do elves, goblins, sports cars, firefighters, and ninja have in common? They’re all included in the Top 10 Anime of Fall 2023, brought to you by the Best Boys! This Fall season (or Autumn if ya nasty) has quite an eclectic mix of shows to offer, and Best Boys Dan and Justin have painstakingly sifted through the pile to bring you what they believe are the most worthwhile shows that you need to...

It may be the most spooktacular month of the year, but on today’s episode of The Best Boys, Best Boys Dan and Justin have something a little lighthearted and silly for you! In the spirit of Halloween, take a deep dive into the hilarious dumpster fire that is the English dub of the 2001 anime adaptation of Ghost Stories. You may be familiar with the show through short reaction video clips on social...

Avast, ye Best Buds! Best Boys Dan and Justin are joined by Best Person Cat and taking to the high seas for an in depth review of Netflix's live action adaptation of One Piece! Has Netflix managed to do right by one of the most beloved and prolific series' in the anime world? Tune in to find out!!! Follow The Best Boys on Instagram @bestboys_pod or send us an email at thebestboyspod@gmail.com. If...

This week on The Best Boys, Best Boys Dan and Justin have a new entry into their examination of demographic categories for anime and manga. Up for discussion today, the most often overlooked and under-appreciated category: Josei. Whether or not you're in the target demographic for Josei, there's something here for you to learn when it comes to how anime and manga are marketed. Before we've got som...

Unfortunately, this is not the episode where Best Boy Justin reads a 10,000 word thesis on the history of ketchup. On this episode of The Best Boys, Best Boys Dan and Justin take some time to catch up on some anime that had fallen by the wayside. Before that though, we've got a Manga Corner with Best Boy Dan, a soapbox rant about Witch from Mercury courtesy of Best Boy Justin, and of course a heal...

This Summer’s season of anime is jam-packed with highly anticipated titles, including the return of Jujutsu Kaisen and Mushoku Tensei, but what about the latest in brand new anime releases? Join Best Boys Dan and Justin for the DEFINITIVE list of the top 10 Summer Anime New Releases of 2023! How does Zom 100 stack up against Reborn as a Vending Machine? Do you need a Tiny Senpai in your life or wo...

Pull up a chair (or cushion or something) and have a seat for a rousing game of shogi with The Best Boys! What is shogi you ask? You didn't?! Well Best Boys Dan and Justin are gonna tell you anyway! Some people refer to it as "Japanese Chess" while others hate that particular moniker. The truth, as is so often the case, lies somewhere between these extremes. So grab your drunken elephant and sit i...

Is that the sound of wedding bells ringing through the air? The flutter of a dove's wings overhead? Are the Best Boys getting married!? Well, not quite, but they are playing their very own Anime Newlywed Game! Best Boys Dan and Justin are facing off to see how well they know each other (and to let you know a little bit more about themselves). Do you know The Best Boys better than they know each ot...

Welcome to The Best Boys: A Manga Podcast? Well it is this week anyway, as Best Boys Dan and Justin wade through the good, the bad and the ugly of the digital manga landscape. Whether it's directly from the publishers, a licensed distributor, or some grey area in-between, there are a number of ways to access the chapters of your favorite manga on or near their Japanese release date. It could be De...

Devils and fallen angels and GRATUITOUS fanservice, that's right Best Buds, it's time for another installment of Anime Was a Mistake, this time featuring the fanservice harem classic, High School DxD. Never seen it? That's perfect, Best Boys Dan and Justin watched it so you don't have to! Follow The Best Boys on Instagram @bestboys_pod or send us an email at thebestboyspod@gmail.com. If you like w...

More Demon Slayer? More KonoSuba?! Oshi no Ko on the big screen, long awaited adaptations like Hell's Paradise and even a sleeper hit josei anime!?! Spring 2023 is explosive with incredible anime, and Best Boys Dan and Justin are here with your seasonal top ten (plus a few more) anime to keep an eye on! Join The Best Boys for a wild foray into this season's slate of anime to find out what to watch...

Picture this: It’s the height of the Dot-Com Bubble, hair is ridiculous, and the Soviet Union is a thing of the recent past. It’s the 90’s! A cartoon revolution is in the makings in the West, but in the East brand new shows that would go on to become classics of anime are in the making. Join the Best Boys for a jaunt back into the heady days of the 90’s for a pair of mini-anime reviews dripping wi...

Delicious campfire food, beautiful landscape views, and, of course, talking pinecones. All these things together can only mean one thing: Yuru Camp! This time around, Best Boys Dan & Justin are reviewing the Yuru Camp movie! Whether your already familiar with this comfy slice of life or not, there’s a good chance that the Best Boys can find something you’ll love about this movie! Alongside the rev...

Do you find yourself blushing and shouting “baka” any time your crush pays attention to you? Do you find yourself reacting with irritation when forced into romantic situations? Are you someone who is bound by their character design from engaging with love in a healthy, prosocial manner? Then you might be suffering from Tsundere! This week on The Best Boys, Best Boys Dan and Justin will be breaking...

What's an anime that everyone NEEDS to watch? How does one decide such a thing, and what are the criteria to base it on? These are the questions that Best Boys Dan and Justin are tackling on this week's episode! Using Watch Mojo's list of the "Top Ten Anime that Everyone Needs to Watch," The Best Boys deconstruct what it means for an anime to be a "must watch" and come up with a list of their own....

On the previous episode of The Best Boys, Best Boys Dan and Justin brought you the very best anime that Winter 2023 has to offer. In order to find the finest shows, however, occasionally the Best Boys have to wade through the muck. We're talking the trashiest, most ridiculous dumpster-fire anime you can think of, and you can hear all about it on this week's episode! From the trashy to the terrible...

It’s cold out there, no, like, REALLY cold!! You know what that means, Best Buds: It’s time for a new season of The Best Boys! Best Boys Dan and Justin are kicking this season off the same as every other, with a Winter Anime episode, but they’re doing things a little different this time! The Best Boys are bringing you the top 10 anime you should be watching this Winter (along with a few others wor...

The year 2022 was chock full of huge milestones in anime! From long awaited adaptations like Komi Can’t Communicate and Chainsaw Man to blockbuster newcomers like My Dress-Up Darling and Bocchi the Rock, it simply cannot be understated how wild 2022 was for weebs. What better way to cap off the year than to look back and crown a few winners! The Best Boys have carefully curated a whopping 26 categ...

The holidays are rapidly approaching, and so is that odd time of year for the seasonal anime viewer where the Fall shows have ended and Winter anime hasn’t yet begun. What ever is a weeb supposed to do!? Well, fear not, Best Buds! Best Boys Dan & Justin are here with another installment of Seasonal Spotlights! This time around, they’ve got two shows you might have missed, but would definitely be w...

If it’s November that means it’s time for The Best Boys’ favorite holiday: AnimeNYC!!! From the new ticketing and panel reservation systems to the numerical breakdown of Chainsaw Man cosplayers, Best Boys Dan and Justin have got all the convention coverage you crave! Join The Best Boys as they chat about convention logistics, grabs from Gundam Expo, cosplays from your favorite shows like Demon Sla...

Strap in all you chooms and gonks, because this week, The Best Boys are going cyberpunk! On this blood-soaked, neon washed episode, Best Boys Dan and Justin start off with a chat about the current goings on in Chainsaw Man, My Hero Academia, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury and more, followed by a heaping helping of anime news including big stories about Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War a...

Look here, Best Buds, we all knew that this Fall 2022 season of anime was going to be big, but nobody knew exactly how big it was going to be! Join Best Boys Dan & Justin for a hearty jaunt through the super stacked wonderland that is Fall 2022! You knew you’d have a Chainsaw Man, but were you expecting a sentient sword? We’ve got a brand new Gundam series, but also an Urusei Yatsura remake. Do it...

The Summer is over and Best Buds across the globe are returning to school. In the back-to-school spirit, Best Boys Dan and Justin are taking some time to explore the most dreaded force in the galaxy: The Anime Student Council! Many of us are familiar with the trope of the overpowered student council whether it be Food Wars or Kill la Kill or any one of the countless examples out there. Have you ev...