The Best Boys An Anime Podcast

This week on The Best Boys, Best Boys Dan & Justin are joined by Best Boy Jaime of The NerdProQuo Podcast for a Penguin Highway film review!! What’s the speed limit on the Penguin Highway? Tune in to find out! Before that, though, The Best Boys will have a wee banter about Gundams and My Hero Academia, and give you your regular download of anime news, including a big My Dress-Up Darling headline!...

It's the late 1990's (or early 2000's if ya nasty), and for some reason, things are suddenly... different. Your regular western cartoons have given way to.. other cartoons. Cartoons from... JAPAN!?!? That's right, Best Buds, this week on The Best Boys, Best Boys Dan and Justin have undertaken one of the greatest challenges of their anime careers, covering the history of the phenomenon known as Too...

Are you a weeb suffering from battle shonen fatigue? Wondering why all the cool kids on the block are obsessed with Miss Kobayashi and her dragon maid? Why can't Komi communicate anyway!? In case you haven't guessed yet, The Best Boys are doing a deep dive into slice of life anime this week! From Yuru Camp to WOTAKOI, Best Boys Dan and Justin will be discussing all things slice of life from the tr...

This week on The Best Boys, Best Boys Dan and Justin have a pair of deep dives into two of the shows airing this Summer! Lycoris Recoil is definitely a treasure, and Vermeil in Gold is absolutely trash, but is it also a treasure? Can trash anime be worth watching? Let’s break this pair of anime open and see what makes them tick! Besides that, have you been waiting for Tower of God to come back? Wo...

There are two sounds known by anime fans to herald the coming of Summer, the dull, droning cry of the cicada and the sound of Best Boys Dan & Justin discussing the finer points of Summer Anime. Tune in to this (slightly delayed) Summer Anime 2022 What to Watch List from The Best Boys for all the details on the anime you shouldn’t miss (and the ones you should avoid at all costs) coming out this Su...

Do you like battle? Do you like parkour? Are you into bubbles? Well, you’re in luck, because this week’s episode is all about Netflix’s anime movie Bubble! Best Boys Dan and Justin will be going over everything from the technical background, creative staff, plot, and pros and cons of the film. Additionally, The Best Boys will be unveiling their proprietary anime rating system and using it to answe...

Apparently it’s America’s birthday, and there’s nothing more American than nationalism and war, so that’s what The Best Boys are talking about this week! What do goth lolis have to do with nationalism? Well since this is an anime podcast, Best Boys Justin and Dan are approaching the subject via the GATE anime. Whether you’ve seen the show or not, we’ve got a lot of fun and interesting trivia for y...

On this episode of The Best Boys, Best Boys Dan & Justin celebrate Father’s Day with some of the best and worst dads in all of anime. We’ve got mad scientist dads, wingman dads, absentee dads and much more! Does All Might from My Hero Academia count as a “good dad?” What about Joichiro from Food Wars? Tune in to find out what we think, and be sure to let us know on social media where you stand! Be...

Happy Pride Month, Best Buds! Yuri and yaoi are two often misunderstood genres in anime and manga and on this week’s very special Pride themed episode of The Best Boys, Best Boys Dan and Justin endeavor to clear up some of the misconceptions regarding yuri and yaoi. Before that, though, they’ll banter about what’s going on in seasonal anime and, of course, serve up a heaping helping of anime news....

After recording the Attack on Titan Season Finale episode, Best Boys Justin and Dan sat down with special guest Best Boy Louis for an informal chat about the world of anime! Don't forget to check out Louis on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingouthere and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @GamingOutHere. We hope you enjoy this week's relaxed episode of banter, let us know your thoughts on...

Happy Mother's Day from The Best Boys!! This year for Mother's Day, because they're agents of chaos, Best Boys Dan & Justin bring you along for a deep dive into the dumpster fire anime that is Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks. It was supposed to be a fun Mother's Day episode and we got an entry into Anime Was a Mistake instead, so strap in Best Buds and enjoy the ride!

It’s time, Best Buds! The cherry blossoms are blooming, the sun is (sometimes) shining! Winter gives way to Spring and thus a brand new slate of seasonal anime has arrived! Join Best Boys Dan and Justin for a heaping helping of banter and anime news followed by a what to watch guide for our Spring 2022 season. They’ve got all the details on the anime you’ve been waiting for like the Rising of Shie...

On The Best Boys this week, Best Boys Dan and Justin are joined by friend of the pod Best Boy Louis for some reactions to the season finale of Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part Two! Be sure to check out Best Boy Louis on Twitch here:  https://www.twitch.tv/gamingouthere and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @GamingOutHere. 00:10:00- Anime News 00:28:10- Meat & Potatoes No Copyright Breaking...

On this week’s episode Best Boys Justin and Dan put on their best sportscaster outfits and construct a tournament arc for all of your favorite tournament arcs in anime! Jujutsu Kaisen vs. Chihayafuru, Dr. Stone vs. God of Highschool, My Hero Academia vs. Food Wars, The Best Boys have these epic matchups and much more as 32 of the top anime tournament arcs face off in no-holds barred combat. All th...

The Best Boys, for reasons that defy explanation, have declared March to be Shonen Month! Power up to your final forms, Best Buds, because it’s time to talk about everything from Dragon Ball and Naruto to Bleach and One Piece. Should Yu Yu Hakusho be in the “Big Three?” Is Death Note a shonen? What even is a shonen? We’ve got answers to all these questions and more on this week’s episode of the Be...

Join Best Boys Dan and Justin for another adventure into the fillerverse. The Best Boys take some time to talk about what they’re watching, and what’s going on in anime news. Afterwards, Best Boys Dan and Justin talk about the Crunchyroll Awards! You’ll hear what they liked, what they didn’t, and how they think they should do things in the future! 00:12:55- Anime News 00:21:05- Crunchyroll Award S...

The Best Boys are back for Season Two and kicking things off with a discussion of the anime airing in Winter 2022! This season isn’t quite as stacked as past Winter seasons but there’s still something for everyone. Attack on Titan and Demon Slayer are returning of course, but there’s also My Dress Up Darling and Sabikui Bisco which are making waves. Best Boys Dan and Justin have the details on all...

My Hero Academia vs. Demon Slayer, Nagatoro-san vs. Komi-san, 86 vs AMAIM, will World's End Harem be going home with the title of Anime of the Year? That's right best buds, settle down and strap in because it's time for the Best Boys Awards 2021!!! For the fifth and final installment of our 2021 Anime Roundup OVA Series Best Boys Dan & Justin gathered up all the best anime 2021 had to offer and pu...

It's part four of five and Fall has... well... fallen! Join Best Boys Dan & Justin as they recap the Fall 2021 anime season with all of its highs and lows. Don't forget to tune in on Monday 1/31 for The Best Boys Awards!!! 00:01:45- Komi Can’t Communicate 00:12:15- Mushoku Tensei Season 2 00:19:20- Mieruko Chan 00:22:15- Blue Period 00:29:00- Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc 00:31:10- 86:...

The third installment of our 2021 Anime Roundup OVA series is here and this time Best Boys Dan & Justin are taking a fond look back at Summer 2021. A couple of old favorites had returned with sequels, and we even got to see a movie! Drama; check! Romance; check!, Star Wars (for some reason?!); check! Don't forget to tune in on Saturday 1/29 for part four of five of this 2021 Anime Roundup OVA seri...

It's time for part two of The Best Boys' 2021 Anime Roundup OVA series! Best Boys Dan and Justin take some time to reflect on Spring 2021. We had a little bit of everything this Spring, with brand new favorites like 86 and Higehiro, anxiously awaited sequels like My Hero Academia, and even a few duds like Way of the Househusband and Yasuke. Don't forget, best buds, that this is part two in a five...

It's been a whole year and The Best Boys are picking up exactly where they left off; with a retrospective of the year before and all of the incredible anime we had a chance to consume. Join Best Boys Dan & Justin for a five part (!!!) 2021 Anime Round Up OVA!! Part One is all about Winter 2021 in all of its super-stacked glory. From Attack on Titan to Yuru Camp and everything in between, join The...

Snow is falling, the streets are illuminated and the tantalizing scents of the 11 herbs and spices are wafting through the air, that can only mean one thing: It’s time for a Christmas episode! Best Boys Dan & Justin have a lot of yuletide joy in store for the Best Buds today, covering everything from where the heck “padoru” comes from to how to have a Japanese-style Christmas dinner! You’ll of cou...

The holidays are here and Best Boys Dan & Justin are taking some time to look back and reflect… on the anime they’ve been watching! A whole episode of banter on seasonal anime awaits you ahead on Big Banter Boys! The Best Boys are covering all the hottest shows this Fall from Blue Period and 86 to Demon Slayer and Komi-San. Tune in this week for some hot takes and honest views on how the Fall seas...

The Best Boys took to AnimeNYC in force, and in case you weren’t able to make it we’ve got all the details for you. Everything from swag grabs and Gundam kits to entry lines and food trucks, if you’re wondering what it was like at the first AnimeNYC since 2019 we’ve got you covered! Did you go to the Fakku booth? Did you get some takoyaki?! Well we did!! Check it out! Anime News- 00:10:30 Do This...