Extreme Anime Radio Podcast

JR and Nef present the final podcast of Season 13 before the show goes on summer hiatus. On this podcast we salute our mascot Yumemi Butai on her fourth anniversary, and read notes posted by Yumemi cosplayers MikaZelda and Kessho-Cho for the occasion. JR recaps his trip to Virginia to meet with Mika and Bri (and take Mika's Yumemi photos). Besides the usual sports chatter, notably the ongoing Worl...

JR and Nef return with a special Tuesday edition of the Podcast, with the main focus being the recap of the annual Anime North convention and the Anime North Charity Auction. Other topics of discussion include several large sporting events, and details about a new Anime that might be added to JR's view list based on feedback from Nef and Bri: Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You. Note that...

In the fourth episode of the season - not the third as was mentioned in the beginning - JR and Nef focus the show on JR's entry into the world of Spotify and the creation of playlists based on his former anime radio show, and Nef's preview of the annual Anime North Anime Convention in Canada and the Anime North Charity Auction to support Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. There is a...

It's the "Tax Day" edition of the XAR Podcast with JR and Nef, as well as "National Anime Day." After JR gripes about having to buy new speakers, discussions turn to "National Anime Day" and why nobody can seem to figure out who created the day in the first place. Topics also include Marriagetoxin, Love Through a Prism (featuring a musical artist featured on XAR&#...

Season 13 of the XAR Podcast starts with JR and Nef recapping everybody's favorite football game. JR and Bri preview their next Japan excursion, which includes a cultural festival and a trip to see sumo, and possibly the use of an official English-language app for McDonald's Japan. Nef goes over the early results of the Winter Olympics and how his favorite teams fared. Among the other disc...

We celebrate the end to another season of the podcast! JR allows Nef (despite continued technical difficulties, which were blamed on Discord-related issues) to sound off about the end of the season for his favorite NFL team, the Buffalo Bills. Among other topics, JR previews a "side project" experiment being put in place for XAR's upcoming 25th anniversary, and the question is asked...

JR and Nef herald in 2026 with a taste test of Japanese snacks, as well as NFL playoffs and the highs and lows in Japan and anime-related news, from a new cat stationmaster to company mismanagement. Note: If you are watching the video version of the program, Nef's camera caused some problems which resulted in his audio being out of sync. We apologize in advance. The Extreme Anime Radio Podcast...

Nef and JR participate in "The Podcast Before Christmas," spreading an hour of holiday cheer. Nef opens up his box of Japan-themed presents from JR after they discuss everything from Warner Brothers, Umamusume, the end-of-year anime series changeover and Nef's manga to a Reuters news report about a Japanese wedding involving a character created by artificial intelligence. The Extreme...

JR and Nef are back with the XAR Podcast for the start of the final month of the year! Among the topics in this edition, the big news in the Anime world concerning the recent deployment - and U-turn - on Amazon Prime's artificial intelligence dubbing of new Anime programs. The Extreme Anime Radio Podcast brings you news, information, insights and commentary into the world of Anime and Japanese...

Extreme Anime Radio Podcast S12E3 - November 12, 2025 In this podcast, JR and Nef cover new episodes for Umamusume: Cinderella Gray, Ranma 1/2 and SPY x FAMILY, and the new manga spinoff "Welcome to the Mafia Iruma-kun." In other news, "over-tourism" in Japan, and plans to raise the departure tax for travel out of the country. In the odd news of the day, we cover a small railwa...

What happens when you go away for a month, and one of your hometown sports teams makes the championship and does some amazing things in real time? JR and Nef present this week's podcast, where Nef is literally having a "blast" as certain events occur live. JR recaps his recent trip out to enjoy a culinary experience with Bri, while catching up on Anime such as Delicious in Dungeon, A...

In this special edition of the XAR Podcast, longtime supporter and station member MysticWhiteDragon, who has resided in Japan for the last several years, interviews the Japanese vocal group bless4. Their members are known for, among many other projects, music for Genesis of Aquarion, Final Fantasy and Stitch! Please follow us on social media for the latest updates about the podcast! Visit linktree...

It's the return of the XAR Podcast! JR and Nef present Season 12 of talking about Anime, Japanese culture, and whatever comes up in their heads. Topics include JR's interaction with a Latin-themed sushi roll in Miami, an update to the classic Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series of games, upcoming anime releases, the success of Demon Slayer at the box office and a strong quote from an anime...

JR and Nef finally did the long-awaited summer podcast, before the end of the summer! In XAR's first podcast in about two months, we review what's been happening in the world since the last broadcast. The wide variety of topics include postal mail suspensions, the start of Premier League, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Dandadan, a Japanese smartphone app for toilets, Godzilla's footprint in Yoko...

JR and Nef return for the final podcast of Season 11 (except for any shows that may pop up during the summer). It's Nef's official Anime North recap, where he goes over some of the highlights of the con and the annual Charity Auction. They also discuss the new Nintendo Switch 2, the recently announced Spaceballs sequel, and anime shows including Delicious in Dungeon and other extremely ver...

The XAR Podcast presents the Anime North 2025 preview, where NefCanuck goes over the convention history, preparations, and the all important Charity Auction for SickKids, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Topics also include Spotify and "DJ X", JR finally finishing Valkyria Chronicles, nVidia woes, and Nef's new manga with the very long title: The Quest for the Luxury Liner:...

JR and Nef present the first XAR Podcast for the month of May. With Anime North looming, the main topics of this podcast include the long-awaited release date of the English-language Uma Musume Pretty Derby game, hockey playoff season, the disbandment of popular J-Pop band Arashi, and the start of the papal conclave. During the live stream, we offered our Twitch users to cast a virtual fishing lin...

It's show and tell time on the XAR Podcast, with JR and Nef presenting their brand new electronics, and JR showing off brand new vocaloid-themed arrivals. Also on tap: Sudden changes in Nintendo-land following the recent tariff situation, updates for the new seasons of Spy x Family and My Dress Up Darling, Japan's record tourism numbers in March, and JR reminiscing about the times he has p...

Publisher's Note: The XAR Podcast of March 26, 2025 was released as a video-only podcast due to the large number of show-and-tell contents from the recent Japan vacation. Please search for the Extreme Anime Radio Podcast on YouTube to view the entire episode. JR and Nef return with a new podcast where they recap the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, as well as current and past anime shows of interest,...

JR and Nef return with the XAR Podcast! They talk about the trouble brewing in Japan at Fuji TV and how it could affect future Anime programming on one of the country's main television stations. JR dives in to the issue, while Nef provides a prediction on the outcome. They also chat about the new Sailor Moon movie blu-ray set that just went on sale from Viz. Also on the docket for this episode...

After multiple issues that have been finally fixed (we think), the Extreme Anime Radio Podcast returns with JR and Nef. JR explains the multiple software and hardware issues that have happened on his end in the last week which have had an impact on our streams. XAR thanks everyone for their patience as they worked through all of the recent issues. This week's topics include a dark moment in th...

Season 11 of the Extreme Anime Radio podcast kicks off with JR and Nef joined by Liz, Bri and Karam. We discuss football playoff fever and recent developments north of the border, before turning our attention to Japan and a big announcement shared by JR and Bri. We encountered some audio issues during the recording that we believe are attributed to both OBS and Discord; some problems were edited o...

It's the final XAR Podcast of 2024 and of Season 10! JR salutes Mika's Girl Scout Troop that is working on a journey related to media before diving in with Nef to topics including the "golden" kanji (or Japanese character) of the year, Japanese New Year's traditions and random foods, Yakuza Zero, The Game Awards and thoughts on Balatro, and the upcoming Year of the Snake. JR is also reminded that...

JR and Nef return with another installment of the XAR Podcast! Topics include opinions on the recent Yakuza Zero return streams (and whether or not there's really a connection between the game and Sailor Moon), baseball winter meetings, and the return of Shampoo to the Ranma 1/2 reboot... whom JR, for some reason, calls Spaghetti. The topic then turns to the backlog on everyone's Crunchyroll watch...

XAR Twitch stream regulars Bri, Liz and Karam join JR and Nef once again for the XAR Podcast so that they can help out with a special Mad Libs session focusing on (belated) Canadian Thanksgiving! On this podcast episode we dive into the issues with the release and subsequent review bombing of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. We also see what's going on in the land of the rising sun, including Sumo...