Anime Against the World

FINALLY Will gets to see the golf anime Sam's been bringing up for weeks and boy does it land!... Mostly. This underground mafia golf romance is absurd, over the top, funny, self-aware and charming, and best of all... it's about golf!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we watch this Wit Studio blockbuster that everyone's talking about - perhaps because it's being pushed by Warner Bros. and Netflix. This sci-fi, post-apocalyptic parkour battle movie has a bit of everything, a smidge of something and a  whole lotta something else. It's weird, it's beautiful and its definitely got us talking!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

If you love shonen battles, shouty teens, awesome animation and passionate brotherhoods, this is absolutely the show for you. This week we discuss Black Clover as it takes the last 20 years of Shonen and creates sure fire path to success. It has everything you need and in all honesty, there's very little not to like here.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we dip into the bar for the first 3 episodes of Death Parade, an unusual twist on the afterlife where contestants play bar games to decide whether they go to heaven or hell. I don't know about you but it's how I want to go! With great animation, twists and turns along the way and a unique concept, can this show really live up to the title?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

This week our boys do something bit different in that they do not discuss a show! Or they do, but it's one of multiple as they look back on the anime that made them! Journey with our boys back to the late 90's, early 2000's and reminisce about Pokemon, Digimon, Yu Gi Oh and the gang!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we open Pokemon cards to start, we then move onto Hogwarts, Christian badassary, Subliminal propaganda, Japanese social conformity,  Mushoku Tensei, The Devil's Advocate with Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino... Yeh. What else do you want?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

See how long it takes you to figure out Sam's views on this show. Spoilers - it's not great. This week, we have a lot of fun pulling this show a part, and despite some biased opinions, actually find quite a lot of positives to talk about. We tangent as usual, discussing  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we explore the exciting mecha anime that is Eureka Seven and reminisce about the mid 2000's, an era special to the hearts of 90's kids! (90's kids unite!) We identify some flaws of the show, as usual, but ultimately, this is a fun episode of jumping around and making random tangents left, right and centre! Enjoy!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

This week we discuss Family Guy, The Simpsons, Australian toad genocide, Plato's Allegory of the Cave,... Snatch, Lock Stock and two smoking barrels,... snails on planes, shrooms... Confused? Yeh, so were we. listen to the full episode to understand even less of what's going on both on the podcast and in this show!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look at a movie, based on a series, based on a manga! It's a wild time, where the boys get nitty gritty about plot convenience, seedy bobble sonics and over the top action scenes... then they remember that it's a kids movie!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you a fan of rock climbing? Have you been crying out for a show that lives and breaths boulders? Do you want a show that does the bare minimum to satisfy these interests? Then perhaps Iwa Kakeru is for you! This week, Sam and Will take 8 minutes to get started, discuss the elephant in the room and at some point, discuss some anime. Does this underdog story have what it takes to get into the An...

This week we take a closer look at the first three of The Rising of the Shield Hero. An Isekai in its purist form, this fantasy pulls our protagonist, Naofumi, out of normality and entrusts him along with three others to protect Raphtalia and its residents from evil. However, everything is not as it seems and Naofumi soon realises he's in way over his head... Listen to our review of this fasc...

This week we explore a show Sam has been waiting to show Will for an age, and he couldn't wait until episode 86... appalling behaviour! This show is a Mecha which means it's an automatic win for Sam, but throughout the discussion there's quite a bit that grates on Will. From the unrealistic movements of the Mecha to the character's motivations and personalities themselves, can...

This week we look at the romance comedy anime that is My Dress-Up Darling! A very sexual show about adolescent hormones, revolving around a Hina Doll enthusiast who befriends a cosplay enthusiast in an effort to help her design the perfect cosplay outfit! Will really doesn't know how to feel about this show, which is to it's credit, as something this saucy would usually get knocked out i...

This week we discuss the final part of Avatar the last Airbender, and boy is this one a controversial one! Will pitches his opinion that this final season is nothing but filler, and Sam tries his hardest to dispute it. Will pitches his other opinion that the season should have an alternate ending which for the most part, Sam seems to agree with. All in all, despite loving Avatar in general, it&apo...

This week we continue our special dive into Avatar the last airbender, and now we can really get our teeth into the growth of the characters and development of the story! We discuss the poignant moments of this show, from Zuko's arc to Uncle Iroh's lost son Tale, and laugh a lot at the hilarity of Sokka and Toph. And don't worry, we will absolutely discuss the most important thing i...

This week we begin our journey into Avatar! We know it's not strictly anime, but its definitely got its links and we thought it had earned itself a place on the show! What do you guys think? Anime or Ani-no? Listen to our full review where we gush about the impact this show had on us both as children and adults!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look at the gory, the epic, the downright apocalyptic zombie anime of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress! We spend a long time comparing this to AOT, for obvious reasons, but also praise it on its own merit. Does it do enough to get in the Aniverse though? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another mother f****ng Isekai!! This week, inevitably we compare this fantasy gaming world to other isekai shows, but this does have some interesting elements that keep us full of discussion for most of the show - a rare occasion, I know! From subservients to slut rabbits, from Weeb Tier lists to Anakin Skywalker arcs... we pull this show apart and decide whether it's the best or th...

This week we get deep on whether MAPPA is a good thing for Anime, Sam pulls apart DC comics to the extreme in Sam Rant #103, and decide once and for all who is the best speedster ever... Spoilers, it's speedy Gonzales. If you like superheroes, slapstick humour and uncomfortable scenes of an explicit nature, this show's for you!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

This week we look at the legendary Princess Mononoke - we discuss all things Ghibli, discuss plot, animation and motivation as we pull this classic apart! We bring in Disney and end up talking about Bruno, even though we shouldn't; we bring up Batman and end up talking about Nicholas cage... for some reason; and of course we can't talk anime without discussing the Jackie Chan Adventures!...

It's episode 70 guys, another landmark of the pod and what better way to commemorate than with a quality production such as Jujitsu Kaisen? This week, our boys pick apart this hugely popular show, gush about the animation, praise its concept and ultimately get stuck in a longwinded tangent about the Animated Jackie Chan Adventures. We hope you enjoy and make sure to tell a friend about the po...

If you know this show, then you know what we're going to talk about. If you don't know this show, please go in knowing we DO NOT CONDONE THIS SHOW! We try and acknowledge its good points while hopefully being very clear the themes this show has are inappropriate if not unacceptable. We still try to have fun with it in an attempt to entertain and hopefully do it in a respectful way! Enjoy...

This week, our boys look at the animanga 'The Way of the Househusband' where the ex-Yakuza member has a change of career! Following Tatsu on his adventures navigating the mundanities of daily life, Will and Sam bring up ptsd, Yakuza sadomasochism and delightfully cute, cat poop jokes. Listen to the full episode to find out whether this show has what it takes to get into the aniverse!  Ho...

This week's episode consists of some wonderful animation, plenty of fantasy magic, a smattering of quality comedy, and a weird perverted, most likely criminal protagonist who spent the majority of his life in bed playing video games, mooching off his family and doing unforgivable things in the comfort of his own bedroom... Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.