The Anime Backlog

Time for our 4th roll episode, and this week it lands on A Place Further Than The Universe, the first time a nomination from our three hosts is selected! What will Dan, Marcus and Nick think of the emotional highs and lows of Nick's nomination, and does it set a new high bar for roll episodes? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd...

This week, Dan, Marcus and Nick needed a break from assignments, so we did a one take roundtable episode. Nick jumped in the host chair, and all three discuss topics such as their top choices for starter anime, anime they love but won't be using as assignments, something unrelated to anime that they are enjoying in life at the moment, and a few more topics. Let us know what you think of our &q...

For Episode 15 Dan assigned the 2020 anime, Dorohedoro originally created by Q Hayashida. Will Nick and Marcus enjoy this Dark Science Fantasy show or should it have stayed in the Hole™ it crawled out of? Tune in to find out! If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @TheAnimeB...

For episode 14, Marcus has Nick and Dan watch season 1 of Cyberpunk Edgerunners. Will they think its nova, or will watching it drive them cyber-psycho? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever yo...

For episode 9, Nick breaks out his 2022 anime of the year, and assigns Dan and Marcus to watch the first 8 episodes of Bocchi the Rock. Will they think it's a great anime, or the greatest anime? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a revi...

Disclaimer: DO NOT watch this show. It is very problematic. However, please enjoy this episode and listen to us talk about it instead of watching the actual anime.  For episode 12, we bring in special guest Kelsey Jaffer! Once again, we leave our fate to the dice…unfortunately. If you like extremely problematic themes within an anime then boy do we have a show for you! I really can’t give a good d...

For Episode 11 Dan felt it appropriate to assign another one of their favorites after watching Vivy. How will this show fare compared to Vivy? Will the non-standard storytelling hit with Marcus and Nick? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTu...

Happy 10 episodes! For our first double digit episode, Marcus has Dan and Nick watch the first 6 episodes of Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song. This week we get a healthy dose of emotion, sci-fi, dangerous hands, and a breakneck paced story. Will Dan and Nick enjoy our peak into a possible AI future, or will Diva's song fail to get applause from our audience? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for...

For episode 9, Nick decides to try pandering to Dan's taste by picking an Isekai that leans into the cringy nature of Isekai protagonists with The Eminence in Shadow. Will Dan and Marcus appreciate the tounge in cheek tone, or will it be too much second hand embarrassment to handle? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate...

For episode 8 we decided to change things up as we bring in our first guest! Bailey Wolfe joins us as we once again leave our fate to the dice and end up landing on Kimi Ni Todoke, a shojo romance anime. Will Nick be eatin good this week? Can Dan and Marcus stomach it? Does this cozy romance please Bailey's palate? Only one way to find out! If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future...

For lucky episode 7, Dan puts Nick and Marcus through war crimes and the purging of the majority of an entire race. One of Dan's favorites but will this translate to entertainment or suffering for our hosts? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @TheAnimeBacklog or leav...

For episode 6, Marcus has Dan and Nick watch that captured Marcus back in 2012, but it's been over a decade at this point, so who knows if it holds up? Will Dan and Nick view it with the same love as Marcus? Or will time prove unkind to this bit of nostalgia? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podca...

For Episode 5, Nick is back in the host chair, giving a new assignment for Dan and Marcus. This time, Nick digs into his bag of Rom-Coms and brings out Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun. After watching the full season 1, will Marcus and Dan think highly of the humor? Will the lack of relationship development kill their love for the show? And will anyone ever stop the terror of Fireworks-kun? If you enjoye...

For Episode 4, a bit of a twist on the normal episode format, where all three hosts nominated 5 shows each that none of Dan, Marcus or Nick had seen, along with 5 shows that are expected to be trash that none of the hosts have seen. Then, a D20 was rolled, and the result was, somehow, the crown jewel of expected trash in Domestic Girlfriend. Will any of our hosts even find the show enjoyable? Does...

For Episode 3, Dan employs a little bit of misdirection and skullduggery in assigning a show that is totally about cute girls doing cute things. Will these two be fooled and get sucked in by the mystery and tension? Or, will this taste of the first half of School-Live! be all they can stomach? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreci...

For episode 2, Marcus makes Dan and Nick watch a full season of a show where people strap machinery to their backs for enhanced punches, but the real focus is the emotional baggage people strap to their backs. Will these weebs think Megalo Box is a knockout, or is it flat on the mat and down for the count? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally,...

Making its magnificent debut is The Anime Backlog podcast! In episode 1, Nick has Dan and Marcus learn a thing or two about the music industry by watching the first 6 episodes of the anime "Ya Boy Kongming!" Will they think it tops the charts, or is Chiki Chiki Ban Ban a one hit wonder? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd...