Girltaku Podcast by Anime Trending

Opinions can change! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk about anime opinions they once held, and even talked about on this podcast, and how it has surprisingly changed throughout the months or years. Some changed in a matter of weeks, but others took a bit longer. Anime Discussed: Kaguya-sama Love Is War, Attack on Titan, Log Horizon, Bungou Stray Dogs, Fruits Basket, and Tsurune

The ultimate rival is a common trope utilized in anime, but like every trope, there are pros and cons. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they do another trope dissection and talk about how this trope can work and when it doesn't. Anime Discussed: Moriarty the Patriot, Haikyuu!!, My Hero Academia, Ace of Diamond, One Piece

Spoiler warning, spoiler warning, and spoiler warning! Hear the girls discuss their favorite plot twists they've experienced in anime. If you don't want to be majorly spoiled for these six shows, skip the episode! Anime Discussed: Golden Kamuy, Code Geass, Your Name, Akiba Maid War, School-live, and Attack on Titan

Girltaku reaches its 100th episode by revisiting the older and classic anime that they've watched! Through age, opinions change, and in this week's episode, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes discuss the older anime they've revisited and whether their perspectives have changed on them. Anime Discussed: Death Note, Berserk, Spirited Away, Trigun, Kyo Kara Maoh, Lucky Star

Hope you guys love personality tests! Today, the ladies of Anime Trending discuss the ENFJ anime characters, who happen to share the same personality type as Gracie.

There's Best Boy and Best Girl, but let's not forget the goodest bois! In this week's episode, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes discuss their favorite furry creatures to have graced the screen when watching anime. Anime Discussed: Sword of the Stranger, Fairy Tale, One Piece, The Morose Mononokean, Natsume's Book of Friends, Kekkai Sensen, Seven Deadly Sins

The ladies of Anime Trending return to discuss BIPOC anime characters and highlight their favorites! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the BIPOC characters that have stood out to them in their years of watching anime. Anime Discussed: Bleach, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Michiko and Hatchin, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Haikyuu To the Top, Takt.op Destiny

Sometimes we're just watching an anime, enjoying it, and then a character or a moment just drives us over the edge. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the moments and characters in anime that makes them blow up in anger - even as they relive it in the podcast. Anime Discussed: Police in Pods, Higehiro, Romantic Killer, Gintoki, Fate Apocrypha, The World is Still Beautiful

Whether it's with guns blazing, ninjutsu flaring, or a good old sword fight, anime has given us plenty of beautiful fight scenes to love. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their all time favorites! Anime Discussed: Gundam Witch From Mercury, Bungou Stray Dogs, Sword of the Stranger, Naruto, Attack on Titan, Re:ZERO, Jujutsu Kaisen, Mob Psycho 100, and My Hero Academia

Anime adaptations of light novels have increased throughout the years, and with that, comes the growing popularity of the light novels themselves. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the series whose adaptations light novels have piqued their interest to check out the original source material to see if they're any good. Anime Discussed: Durarara, King's Avatar, Baccano, SAO Progressiv...

In rare circumstances, we'll get an amazing anime adaptation of a video game. Most of the times...we aren't so lucky. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss what makes anime adaptations video games so difficult, which anime they've seen that's made a mark on them for good, bad, and ugly reasons. Anime Discussed: Clannad, Norn9, King's Raid: Successors of the Will, Persona5, Tales of Zest...

It's time for another trope dissection! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they dive into the famous/infamous trope of the prodigal protagonist in a sports or art anime! Like every trope, there is good and bad examples to how it is used, and the ladies explain what or what doesn't make the trope work. Anime Discussed: Prince of Tennis, Yuri on Ice, Kuroko's Basketball, Dance Dance Danseur, Free,...

Fantasy and magic are some of the most popular and favorite genres in anime, and with that, comes magical systems. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their favorite magical systems they've seen. This is a shorter episode description, so using this extra space to remind everyone to follow them (Girltaku_AT) on Twitter! Anime Discussed: Magical Index, Burn the Witch, Magi the Labryinth...

Anime might be mostly focused on Japan and Japanese culture, but that doesn't mean they never feature outside cultures. Sometimes, they hit it out of the park. Sometimes...they miss the mark in major ways. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the pros and cons of when anime decides to portray other cultures outside of Japan and how they do it right or wrong. Anime Discussed: Legend of...

Anime-styled animation has grown in both volume and popularity. However, like everything new, there are those who dislike these anime lookalikes. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their opinions on non-Japanese "anime", what distinguishes them, and whether any had caught their eyes. Series discussed: Heaven Official's Blessing, Castlevania, Rakshasa Street, Link Click, Avatar the La...

The name of the title speaks for itself! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss anime with the best anime character designs.   Anime Discussed: Bleach, YUGIOH, One Piece, Katanagatari, Cardcaptor Sakura, The Case Study of Vanitas, and The Rage of Bahamut

Sometimes science can be utilized successfully in explaining the world and the conflict. Sometimes, they make no sense. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they compare the good and bad of when anime used science as a story element to move the plot and build the world.   Anime Discussed: Heaven Design Team, The Irregular at Magic High School, Food Wars, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Moriarty the Patriot,...

It's time to talk about a genre that has earned both good and bad reputations. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their favorite isekai anime! Anime Discussed: 12 Kingdoms, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Re:Creators, Fantasy Bishoujo, Konosuba, and I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level

Girltaku returns with a very fun compare and contrast between two different types of anime: those that take place in high school and those that take place in college/workplaces. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the pros and cons of each.   Anime Discussed: Hyouka, King's Avatar, The Daily Lives of High School Boys, Grand Blue, O Maidens in your Savage Season, Wotakoi, Salaryman's C...

Rosalie Chiang, the voice actor behind Mei Mei from Pixar's Turning Red, joins Girltaku this week to talk about one of her favorite genres - psychological anime! Join Gracie, Isabelle, Agnes, and Rosalie discuss what they think is the best of the best psychological anime! Anime Discussed: The Promised Neverland S1, Shiki, Psycho-Pass, One Ounce, ID:Invaded, Garden of Sinners, Perfect Blue, Kaguya-...

It's been a while since the ladies of Anime Trending have done a trope dissection, but they return with one of the most controversial tropes of all - lolis. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the history behind lolis and ask is it possible to use lolis for good in the story?   Anime Discussed: The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Black Bullet, Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, Rising of the Shield Her...

Hilarious, joyful, and embarrassing moments are abound at anime conventions. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Jack as they share their moments at anime conventions.

In this week's episode, the girls absolutely don't talk about DILFs. Instead, they're here to talk about anime dads that made a meaningful impact story and character wise! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they potentially (or not) rant about these men.

Certain anime scenes just hit different no matter how many times you watch it. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the anime scenes that motivates and inspires them, and how they've changed their lives for the better.   Anime Discussed: Haikyuu!!, Castlevania, One Piece, March Comes in Like a Lion, Akebi's Sailor Uniform, Mob Psycho, BELLE 

When it comes to any fandom, there's the good, and there's the bad. Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes come together to sing the praises of three anime fandoms and thoroughly criticize of three other anime fandoms. Who was good and who was bad? You'll have to listen to find out.