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It's another music episode with LB and CT discussing their all-time favorite anime soundtracks!

We're kicking off Pride Month with a discussion of one of the best queer love stories to ever be told within anime, Yuri!!! on Ice. Join LB, CT, Bama, and Brandon as they discuss the highs and lows while sharing a few laughs as well. It's a fun discussion that you won't want to miss!

In this episode, LB and CT get back together to discuss their favorite ED artists of all time. Also, the hosts would like to formally apologize to everyone for their mangling of the name "Eir Aoi".

Our trainee otaku get a lesson in anime absurdity when they are forced to watch the classic turn of the century series, FLCL. How will Bama and Brandon react to this madcap anime romp?

NSFW - Cursing   In this spoiler heavy podcast, LB and CT welcome two new cast members to the panel who have seen very little anime in their lives to educate them in the ways of the otaku one series at a time. In our first discussion, the four talk for 3 hours about the hit 2011 series, Madoka Magica!

  NSFW - cursing In this highly experimental episode of Anime Countdown, LB and CT revisit their favorite anime OP artist lists and choose their favorite songs by each artist. Plus CT is amazed to learn that LB still uses an iPod and we debut a new regular feature at the end! LB's List: Choice 1   Choice 2   Choice 3   Choice 4   Choice 5   CT's List: Choice 1   Choice 2   Choice 3   Choice 4   Ch...

NSFW - Cursing, mention of sexual situation In this episode of Anime Countdown, the logic is that any series can have a good first episode but what you do with the audience's attention during the second episode is just as important so the pair are listing off their favorite second episodes all while CT forgets that the audience isn't psychic. Series mentioned during the discussion range all the wa...

NSFW - Cursing LB and CT are back for another episode of Anime Countdown, and this time they're treading dangerously close to getting tarred and feathered by discussing popular series that they've sampled but will never actually finish. Highlights include Death Note, Macross Frontier, Gurren Lagann, and even Demon Slayer!

  NSFW - cursing In the big return of Anime Countdown, LB and CT sit down to chat about their favorite animation studios. CT will wax poetically about the problems of big studios vs small studios and LB will bring up the question of how do fans reconcile supporting "black companies". 

  NSFW - cursing Kicking off the new year with our final decade in review discussion which covers subjects including B-tier anime that probably never should've been made and another visit to isekai land.

  In this episode, CT goes full movies while L.B. is forced to deal with some ghosts from his anime past! All this plus much, much more!

In this episode of Expanding Horizons, the discussion is all about two very different White Fox series; Girls' Last Tour and Devil is a Part-Timer! Also, CT gets a special gift from LB.

LB and CT are almost done with their decade in review! In 2017, there were plenty of highlights (and a couple of lowlights) to get through. Meanwhile, CT continues to threaten LB with a certain anime series.

LB and CT are back to gush about all the good stuff in 2016, along with the low lights of the year (of which there were a few). Listen to LB wax nostalgic about when he described his dream dates with Sakamoto while CT threatens his co-host with a dire anime warning of something that is coming his way.

  LB and CT are back to talk all about the year 2015. Listen as the pair bond tightly over My Love Story!! only to have their friendship almost immediately dashed to shreds by a disagreement over Death Parade.

We're still pushing through our decade in review! This time the subject is the wondrous year of 2014, which not only saw some great highs but also some lows as we discuss in the episode. One note; usually we read off some favorites of our listeners but because we were so rushed for time this go around, we missed doing that but we'll pick it back up during the next recording!

We're back with another episode of Expanding Horizons!  This time we're talking all about the 2003 series from studio Gonzo "Last Exile" and the 2006 series from studio BONES "The Renge Houshakuji Show"... err, I mean "Ouran High School Host Club"!

We're back with another episode counting down some of the most interesting series of a particular year; this time around, we're talking all about anime from 2012. Join us for a fun discussion that includes fan favorites including Kids on the Slope, Sword Art Online, and a few uncomfortable minutes recounting Mysterious Girlfriend X.

  It's our 25th podcast! Such wow! If you're wondering, 2012 is on the way but we wanted to take a moment during this particular recording to thank all of you for listening along the way!

NSFW - Light Cursing   In our first new Expanding Horizons episode since April, we talk shonen series with the dark fantasy/comedy Black Butler and the hallmark harem comedy Tenchi Muyo!

  We're always on the lookout for interesting topics and this one definitely qualifies! In this episode of Anime Countdown, we're counting down our favorite anime with eroge or visual novel origins!

In the newest episode of Anime Countdown, LB and CT show how down they are with OPs by listing off their favorite anime opening theme song artists from history.  Theme Song Credit: Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

NSFW - Light Cursing   Earlier this year we released a podcast which began our discussion of the top anime, year by year, of the previous decade. Unfortunately, due to us playing it a little too fast and loose, it wasn't a very good episode. Undaunted, however, we have brought back the discussion with a tighter format and less mindless rambling!   Theme Song: Professor Umlaut by Kevin MacLeod    

NSFW - Cursing   In the second half of this podcast, LB and CT talk for over two hours listing off their favorite series from L - Z!   Theme Song Credit: Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Inspired by a Reddit post (which has since been deleted), LB and CT take up the challenge of listing out their all-time favorite anime series for every letter of the alphabet! In part 1 of this podcast, we list out our favorites from # - L!