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2025 has passed. Plenty of anime have come and gone. Some left lasting impressions and captivated audiences from start to finish. Others left like a fart in the breeze, only remembered by how unapologetically awful they were. And today, for the final episode of Season 18, Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage will be hosting their time-honored award ceremony celebrating the best anime from 2025. Join...

Happy New Year, Everyone! Today's episode is a bit different than most, so bear with us while we get back into the swing of things for 2026. In this episode, Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage will just be chatting. That's it! Talking about the holiday break, travel plans to Japan, and the goals for this channel heading into the new year. So yeah, come chill with us as we slowly break into 2026 and...

Welcome back, one and all, to the Otaku Time Machine! This revolutionary piece of technology will transport you back through time so you can enjoy anime history at its finest! To end the 2025 year, we are heading back to 2018 and back into the dating scene for the hilarious rom-com, Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku! Be sure to like and follow our socials to keep connected with the Baka&Company...

Finally, FINALLY, we're entering the season where you can make a valid excuse to stay inside and watch anime. Snowed in? Below freezing temperatures? Or just too gloomy outside? Perfect! Time to binge some new anime!! And to prepare for your watch party hibernation, Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage will be previewing all of the upcoming new anime for the Winter 2025 season! Get your notepad and h...

"Hey, let's use AI to dub an anime. What could wrong???" EVERYTHING!!! EVERYTHING CAN GO WRONG!!! Sorry, sorry... I'm just...this was bad. So, if you haven't heard or had the displeasure of watching while it was still up, Amazon Prime decided to use AI dubbing for multiple anime series on its site, including beloved shows like Banana Fish and No Game, No Life. And let me tell you...it was bad. Bad...

The recent vocal outburst from the anime community over the poor animation quality in One-Punch Man Season 3 certainly struck a chord within the anime industry. Fans taking their frustration online to negatively rate each episode sparked a rebuttal from animators in the industry. With more negative backlash coming from One-Punch Man, anime fans may begin to lose hope that --- OMG HAVE YOU SEEN THE...

Back again for yet another exciting adventure aboard the Otaku Time Machine? Well, you're in luck! While we aren't traveling far ahead to see this film, we are being transported to the cyberpunk reality in the year 2099 with Yasuomi Umetsu's newest creation, Virgin Punk Clockwork Girl. Make sure not to lose your head as we soar around the futuristic landscape to hunt down our next bounty! Grab you...

It was only a matter of time until this happened... Well, let's just get it out of the way. Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage take a look at the 2025 anime schedule and give their honest predictions for a handful of categories in this year's Crunchyroll Anime Awards. They've been beaten and bruised, but even with all hope lost, the BakaBois still come back each year to give their hot takes for the...

While MagicallyAverage is away, Frank has an in-depth conversation about where anime is as a whole with his casual-esk anime enjoying friend, BitKingDT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guest Youtube: @bitkingdt Twitch: Bakacopodcast TikTok: @bakacopodcast Instagram: @bakacopodcast BlueSky: @bakaco.bsky.socia...

The BakaBites roadshow is coming to a close for the 2025 season! That's right, the final anime convention was attended this past weekend and the bakabois are spending this episode reminiscing about their experiences at the anime conventions from 2025. Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage recap their time attending Momocon, Youmacon, AnimeNYC, and, the big one of them all, AnimeExpo!! Tune in to hear...

Welcome back, lost souls, to another exciting episode of Otaku Time Machine! This week, our lovable time-traveling machine decided to veer a little off course and away from our classic anime series. Instead, the crew has found themselves lost in the forest, searching for a way home, as they review the 2014 Cartoon Network classic, Over the Garden Wall. Find yourself a nice hot cocoa, a warm blanke...

*** SPOILERS AHEAD*** The time has come. The score will be settled. The champion will finally be crowned. We are of course talking about the powerhouse anime films from 2025: Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Arc pt. 1 and Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc. These two films alone carried the weight of the box offices around the world, amassing more than $750M globally so far. There is not argument that b...

***SPOILER FREE REVIEW*** Welcome back, weary travelers, to the Otaku Time Machine! This week, our machine is under repair and will need some time before our next big adventure; so instead, we're taking a trip down the street to our local theaters to review Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc! Grab your white button down and black tie, and try to finalize your devil contracts, cause this movie is goi...

It's finally spooky season! The air gets a bit chillier, leaves litter the front lawn, and you get the excuse to snuggle under a warm blanket while watching anime. It's the perfect season! But how does this season of anime hold up against the rest from 2025? Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage share their thoughts on the Fall anime season so far based solely on the first episode of each anime on the...

The Summer certainly brought the heat, but how did the new slate of anime hold up? Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage dive back into their watchlist to recap all of the series they watched, dropped, and still need to complete (listen, there was a lot...). Which anime stayed hot throughout the Summer season, and which fizzled out faster than a bad sparkler? Check out the bakabois Season 17 finale as...

Welcome back, one and all, to the Otaku Time Machine! This revolutionary piece of technology will transport you back through time so you can enjoy anime history at its finest! This month, our innovative piece of technology will take us into unchartered territory where magic and sorcery still reigns! Join us as we soar into 2017 to watch Studio Trigger's wonderful piece, Little Witch Academia! Be s...

Ok ok ok, what the heck are "anime tourists"??? For starters, it's not referring to people who travel to Japan just for the anime culture. This term is not new to the anime community nor is the issue that stems from "anime tourism," but with the boom of content creators since the pandemic and short-form media being the most popular to consume, it's not surprise why some in the community are gettin...

There's always been something special about seeing an anime in theater. For Western audiences, it was a treasure getting the chance to see your favorite series shine on the silver screen if only for a limited time. Today, it seems like anime movies are becoming more and more common, so much so that some series are using them as finales for the show! Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage spend the epis...

Ah, yes. The smell of apple cider. The sound of crunching leaves. The sight of anime being watched at 2AM cause the demons won't leave let you sleep. Yes, it's everyone's favorite season of the year: Fall! And with the flannel weather approaching we also get a brand new lineup of anime to watch! Tune in to the bakabois' favorite episode each season where they preview all of the upcoming anime, fro...

*** SPOILERS AHEAD *** And so, our journey begins. Three films to wrap-up one of the most popular anime over the last 6 years. There have been many ups throughout the series, and certainly plenty of downs. Probably more downs than people would like to admit, but I digress. The first installment of the finale trilogy received immense hype across seas, with fans touting it as being the best anime fi...

After what felt like MONTHS of Frankfurtter teasing a surprise for MagicallyAverage, we finally get the reveal: he watched Orb... hooray... Not like MagicallyAverage has been screaming about this anime ever since it aired or anything, but yeah, cool, great, glad Frankfurtter finally watched it. But yes, today's BakaBites episode is a surprise Otaku Time Machine drop where the bakabois review Orb:...

Hey there, I heard you like reading, ya nerd. Well, you're in luck, cause we got a whole truckload of licensing announcements from manga publishers over the weekend! Frankfurtter will take us through all of the recent manga, light novel, and comic(????) announcements from publishers like Seven Seas, Yen Press, Kodansha, and Dark Horse. And hey, didn't make it to AnimeNYC last weekend? Well, don't...

It's a bird! It's a plane! Well, no, actually, it is a plane, it just has a bunch of weebs on it for some reason... If you're confused, fret not! This week, the bakabois cover a number of hot-off-the-press items from Crunchyroll, including a partnership with Delta to put anime on your next seatback entertainment system when you fly! The duo also covers some recent layoffs out of the Crunchyroll of...

***TRIGGER WARNING*** Look, sometimes the truth hurts, OK? We love you all dearly and care very much about you, but gosh dang y'all can be quite stupid at times, you know? So prepare yourself cause this week MagicallyAverage has finally lost it and is not holding back. In fact, Frankfurtter doesn't even try to stop him; he just sits there and let's it happen. Unbelievable... Oh, they bakabois also...

We're back, and boy have we missed a lot! San Diego Comic Con wrapped up with plenty of amazing manga announcements from Kodansha, Viz, and Dark Horse. Demon Slayer has been breaking its own records in Japan with the release of the Infinity Castle Arc Movie pt. 1. And to top it all off, Vshojo has shut its doors after practically all of their signed vtubers left the company after not being paid. W...