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So who or what is the "monster" in this title? It's whoever you want it to be, be it the former head of Kadokawa trying to sue his way back into relevancy or the people wanting to hunt down Denji in the new Chainsaw Man arc (coming... in three years, probably), or the head of MAPPA for his continued misdeeds, or the former Crunchyroll marketing executive slithering his way back to work with SNK, o...

Another year, another Crunchyroll awards show that only the influencers and most terminally online folks actually care about. We're not some of those people, but we talked about it anyway because it's just our routine to talk and kvetch about it. But there are other things worth talking about, like some industry financials heading down a bit, GKIDS nabbing The Adolescence of Utena for theaters nex...

Apologies, once again, for the delay in this show going up due to a combination of scheduling issues and some illnesses roaming around. But we're back to catch up on the big things in the industry, from a big slate of One Piece coming out for Netflix to said industry's supposed next big thing in Kagurabachi coming next year, along with a plethora of fun things like a sports manga with real MLB pla...

AnimeJapan has come and gone, and with it came the expected deluge of too much stuff to go over, but we did and we made sure to not leave out any important things for this year's rundown of the convention. Hopefully. It's been a bit hectic lately, things may slip from time to time. But along with that, we've FINALLY got some clarification for this whole Steel Ball Run rollout mess, even more new s...

This is a weirder show than most, on account of the vast mood shifts with all of the topic at hand here. There's a not-so-good amount of bad news to dive into, be it from the unfortunate winner of the WBD bidding war and... ALL of the horribleness from Shogakukan's editorial department that will definitely be upsetting to a lot of people for a lot of reasons. But we've got some good movies in the...

200 episodes ago, a group of guys got together to talk about anime every couple of weeks, record those discussions, and upload them to a small corner of the internet that seems to care what a group of would-be's think about all things anime. And 200 episodes later, we're still doing that, just with more refined takes and more realized viewpoints about the whole world at large. It's been quite a jo...

There's no point in sugarcoating it, it's been a rotten cold weekend already, either due to the widespread ice storm or the more vicious "ICE" storm happening. Things are still tough and rough, all we can really do is watch over ourselves and our family and friends and neighbors so that we are all kept safe and warm from the tyranny of this brutal winter, in both senses of the word. And if this du...

2026 is here, and so far... not a great start to the year, for various reasons. Nevertheless, this show continues on to be an escape from those perils and horror and will continue to delivers the goods and the shenanigans that the anime industry as a whole delivers to all of us. And for the first show of the new year, we have a brief look back (no pun intended) on the top shows of last year before...

It shouldn't need to be said, but it'll be said anyway - we're not fans of AI slop as a means to replace people and actual art, and that stance isn't going to change any time soon. Nor are we fans of prolonged enshittification resulting in a select few people getting wealthier while everyone else suffers for their greed. It's not the most festive mood, but it's a mood that's going to keep remainin...

Back from an extended break (and a trip to Japan) with a shorter-than-usual show for the Thanksgiving week distractions we all could use more often than not, be it from family or football or parade waiting or anything else, and we've got a fine "distraction show" for you all here - some talk about the Chainsaw Man movie and the first Virgin Punk episode, Kodansha establishing a live-action product...

FAIR WARNING: we're all extensively bitchy on this show, this time, and for very good reason. Feel free to skip to the actual news items from NYCC and elsewhere if you don't want to hear us bitching and yelling about - specifically in this case - Crunchyroll and MAPPA and how they continue to make shortsighted mistakes and decisions within their companies that affect all of us on the outside, but...

While the industry front has been pretty slow on things and happenings, the movie and television front has been anything but - it's been preparing for the fall season and beyond, and we've got plenty of excitement for the goods to come, as well as a bit of a theory that the "hot" seasons are shifting to winter and summer as opposed to the fall. We've got talk about all of that to come, as well as...

Right back at it again with another convention roundup show, the happenings and goings-on at Anime NYC brought about some pleasant treats, some fun in-person experiences, and even some good surprises - as per usual, of course. Convention season is starting to wind down for us, too, so after this and New York Comic-Con we'll be focused on our usual bits of shenaniganry to come - mainly on the movie...

Fashionably late and with Starbucks in hand, because that's just the run of things around here, another three-hour tour of anime nonsense is at hand, bringing both good surprises and shenanigans as far as the eye can see, from the picturesque sights and sounds of AnimEigo and Discotek at this year's Otakon to the madness of the "new" dub for Tai Chi Chasers (a show that, at most, five people will...

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip - that started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship. Xander was a mighty sailin' man, and Andrew brave and sure. Jet and Joe set sail that day for a three hour tour, a three hour tour. Anime Expo happened and that means our adventure to all that happened in Los Angeles that weekend, of which there was plenty of good and ev...

Yes, yes, another late upload, but that's because it's been A WEEK - as most people know. So do enjoy this glorious distraction from the real world as it continues to get more and more enflamed, as we've got good from the Annecy Festival to get to (GKIDS picking things up, Steven Universe returning, and somehow MORE Ninja Kamui coming soon) plus some pre-Anime Expo announcements for CITY (and anot...

The look on Frieren's face says it all. Another year, another terrible attempt at an "awards show" that's riddled with more corporate schmoozing than your annual Christmas party, and it comes with a whole slate of "awards" that we just can't resist riffing on and yelling at Crunchyroll over - especially since this year's event felt a bit off, even compared to recent years. See you back here next y...

WARNING: This show has a running theme of discussions of oral sex all throughout. Because we're stupid. Don't listen if you're not old enough to buy an explicit album. Hi, everyone - we're back after what ended up being a VERY long April of... nonsense, to put it in a word. A break was needed and a break was had, and now we're back to our grind of anime... well, nonsense, again. But to come back a...

AnimeJapan has come and gone... a while ago, with how late this show is, but with it comes a lot of big announcements of a VERY big summer season coming up, and we're going to lay out the details for what's poised to be a rom-com-heavy July along with the usual updates and menageries that the strange and bizarre anime industry has on offer, like a weird pseudo-incestuous corporate offspring, HiDiv...

No, this is not an April Fools Day joke. Things have been pretty slow and rough for a lot of outside reasons and circumstances that have prevented our next episode from being up in a timely manner. Burnout and exhaustion sucks. The next episode - AnimeJapan 2025 - will be up later in the week. New episodes will likely resume in May. Thank you for your time and patience. Apple Podcasts –  http...