Anime Against the World

Player 1, Ready! Player 2, Ready! Fight! (but very, very slowly... and throw a tonne of exposition in the middle to drag it out a bit.) This week, our boys get real excited and somewhat disappointed at the Netflix original, Record of Ragnarok. This mythology themed tournament styled anime has an interesting premise as historical figures from across the world are pitted against gods in a fight to d...

You know that one dream everyone has, about the deadly dragon that transforms into a sexy house maid and tries to seduce you while you drink beers on the sofa? No? Ah... Must just be Sam then... This week we pick apart Miss Kobayashi's dragon maid, the somewhat humorous, sometimes outrageous slice of life fantasy anime that brings a new meaning the the phrase "get some tail" . With...

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to a Demon of a show! The 40th episode of this podcast demanded a big hitter and we feel like we've lived up to that with the one and only Demon Slayer! We cover everything from the eating habits of demons to the punishments of anime art departments. We discuss as much as possible but wholly admit that we've probably missed a lot of talking points due to our...

This week we revisit one of the all time greats in Sword art Online - this time, to discuss the Movie: Ordinal Scale! This time we unpick this AI Kirito party and relive the greatest hits such as: 'Asuna gets sidelined', and 'Fucking Kayaba!?'. With more gaps in the plot than in Asuna's memory, we bounce around, covering everything from incorrectly named Spiderman movies t...

This week is an absolute whopper! And would you like fries with that?... This episode looks at the first three episodes of the brilliantly comical 'The Devil is a Part-Timer', during which our hosts honestly, tangent like never before: They slip into horrific attempts at Irish accents; they create a whole new spin off series based on a dismembered umbrella, and worst of all... they disre...

Have you ever been interested in running really fast? Have you ever been interested in cartoons running really fast? then this show might be for you? If you also like made up sports based on dating games. This week we explore the wonderfully niche, Prince of Stride: Alternative. We manage to bounce from The Fast and the Furious to Ice hockey and spend a (probably not so surprisingly) long time dis...

This week we jump down the rabbit hole into the world of demons as we explore Devilman Crybaby, a psychedelic rollercoaster of transforming monsters pent on causing as much havoc on humanity as possible. Our hosts try to cover everything this show has to offer, from its unique animation styles to its fast paced story telling, and try to make sense of it all. Will gets confused with languages and S...

This week we revisit one our original three episodes in Attack on Titan! Having now watched the entire first season, the boys get together to pick apart their favourite moments, reminiscing about their favourite fight scenes and how Levi has missed his calling as a professional ice dancer. They discuss everything from Michael Jackson to Sean Bean and everything in between! This titan of a show cle...

This week we explore the very strange and apparently very real world of Host Clubs! Sam teaches us about how these host clubs operate out in Japan (while absolutely not speaking from personal experience *cough, cough*) as well as a run down of what actually is anime? We discuss how this show attempts to introduce some progressive themes and whether it does enough to overcome its shortcomings and e...

This week we explore Perry's recommendation in Eden of the East and see if it has what it takes to secure a place in the Aniverse! Technical mishaps make audio quality very questionable this week but it does not take away from the discussion! From terrorists to penis jokes, this show has a lot to talk about and we had a lot of fun discussing everything, including the surprisingly bad OP, the...

This week we have a very special guest in the shape of a cloud! Not only has good friend of the show Perry, a.k.a. Cloudrenaline, graced us with his presence but he has brought a gift in the form of a beautiful, dynamic, truck-hitting-zombie of a show for us to discuss! This week we cover everything from the protagonist chair and Naruto logs to psychologist vampires and harem magical girls. See if...

This incredibly intense show contains some very hard to watch scenes that everyone should be warned of before watching! However, if you have seen this show already, boy are you probably going to want to talk about it! On the one hand, this show has everything you could want for sci-fi fans, including aliens and cyborgs and the classic battle of good vs evil.  On the flip side, it has the very real...

This has to be one of our favourite episodes! Not only do we both agree on the quality of this show, but the gushing that flows this week is unprecedented! Stay tuned for us to suck up to the animation, glorify the character designs and put the plot on a pedestal! From fantastic fight scenes to meaningful character development, there's no question of this getting in the Aniverse, but do you a...

This week we look an another bloody isekai! and guess what? They're in an online MMO and can't get out! If you're getting deja vu, don't panic - we've been here before. Both Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash AND Sword Art Online failed to get into the Aniverse based on the rules our hosts have set, but can Log Horizon break the trend? From giant rats to giant prats, Will and Sam...

This show warrants a double clicking of the 'contains explicit material' box! The sketchy etchy is unbelievably strong with this week's show and the blood and gore isn't far behind. You have been warned! If that hasn't scared you off, get ready for this week's episode as we explore the horror-trope filled, sexy world of Zombies, in High School of the Dead.  Hosted on...

What a concept, I can't believe this hasn't been turned into a Hollywood blockbuster yet! Dragons that turn into fighter planes - What could be better than that? Well, lots of things I imagine, but it's an intriguing preposition! This week our boys discuss everything from the history of the Japanese defence force to the exciting world of Yoghurt-selling old women... It's an ent...

Finally Will gets to experience the beautiful, the iconic Haikyu! and Sam gets to ogle his gorgeous volleyball boys! WARNING: there is a lot of gushing this week, from the banger of an OP to the animation, our hosts have a lot of positives to say about this show, but does it do enough to get into the Aniverse? Well, probably, yes. But! As always, there's good chat, some laughs and some revela...

This week we triangulate our discussion with the help of our special guest, Oli, A.K.A. TheOrionSound! Not only did this Youtube star generously donate his time for our humble little podcast, he also sacrificed his all time favourite anime for us to pick apart on the show! This episode we jump into a world of grumpy samurai ghosts, strawberry ice cream and creepy museums. Dress this up with huge t...

Haven't battle royales and last man standing arcs been done to the death? Is there anything that's actually going to surprise us? Is a woman with the powers of a chicken really capable of defeating a poison spitting wolf man? These are the hard hitting questions we discuss this week as we enter an arena that comes so far out of left field even the ox has whiplash! From Zombie boars to po...

Ahh magical schools, forbidden forests, fantastic beasts and an underlying theme of prejudice... No it's not Harry Potter - although it might as well be! This week Will feels right at home discussing the ins and outs of this Hogwarts knock off otherwise known as Little Witch Academia. Does this show and all of its "Potterparallels" (Patent pending) do enough to work its way into the...

Who wants a Sword Art catch up!? Of all the series we've discussed, I think  we probably went in the hardest on SAO. We pulled no punches and it was our first show not to get into the Aniverse! Can you believe it? In spite of its many, many faults, for some reason Will stuck with this show throughout the entirety of the first two arcs! Is Will going to eat his words? What does the Weeb and th...

This week, Sam gives will his first experience of this dominating dynamo duo! Getting up close and personal, our hosts delve into whether a show depicting objectively despicable characters should enter the Aniverse. From high school romance dramas all the way to the Hitler Youth initiative, this episode has a little bit of everything and the overarching question as always is... would you show this...

It's episode 20 guys and an absolute mammoth of a show this week as we discuss our first ever anime movie! Spirited Away blew the world away and contributed so much to the growth of anime in the western world. But that doesn't mean it's getting a free pass into the Aniverse, not in the slightest! Will goes in hard on this David Bowie trip into a wonderland of a psychotic Rocky Horro...

Is there a more random show to attempt to get into the Aniverse? Well, yes, probably. But this has to be up there! You want the plot of the first three episodes? Ok, here goes...A 37 year old virgin gets stabbed one day and manages to use Tony Stark tech to be transported to another world where he is subsequently reincarnated as a blue slime ball before: befriending a dragon trapped magically by i...

Who's ready for a RomCom, but everything's set within one room, everything is exaggerated beyond imagination so it plays havoc with your senses and the main characters are dislikable on multiple levels?  No one? Fair enough! But if we still haven't turned you off, or you're a massive fan of revisiting high school insecurities, make sure to give this episode a listen as we revis...