The Con Artists Podcast

End of Cour Fall 2025 Winter 2026 brought us some great shows!  Solid shows all around! I mean...seriously...how could a Season not be great when it features freaking FRIEREN! Are you prepared for complicated plots involving witches?! Because you sure as heck are going to get 'em! Come have a listen!   The shows covered in this Podcast are: Gnosia Season 2, Frieren Season 2, Sentenced to be a Hero...

End of Cour Fall 2025 Fall 2025 was a great season!  Solid shows all around!  ...Well, maybe a mediocre isekai snuck in after all.  Either way, some solid recommendations to be had.   The shows covered in this Podcast are: Milky Subway, Call of the Night S2, My Dress-up Darling S2, Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra. Please visit us at: https://theconartistsblog.com/...

Rolling Review #32   A brilliant scientist invents a pain preventing drug called Hapna that seems to be a boon for humanity. When he suddenly reveals that it was all a trap, and everyone who ingested it will die in 30 days, the race is on to find him and the cure! A team called "Lazarus" is assembled of skilled individuals who all hold a shared history with Hapna. Listen to the Con Artists discuss...

End of Cour Spring 2025 Well this cast certainly took forever. At least we all watched some great shows. Who knew that all a woman needs in life is adorable romance and GOLF! Come have a listen to what we enjoyed in the Spring and maybe pick up something you missed!   The shows covered in this Podcast are: Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?, Once Upon a Witch's Death, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX,...

S2E10 Gotta Catch ’Em All (Bird Pokémon) We recorded this Episode in June but I only got around to FINALLY editing it now. Join Sushma and Professor Chris as they once again discuss the wonderful world of Pokémon! Su's got a fun story about her dad that side tracks them into talking about BIRDS! Don't you want to listen to 1.5+ hours of the two of them ranking birdies?!?!! Isn't it a shame that Ho...

A introverted girl is invited to join the broadcast club, where students prepare to compete in various aspects of broadcasting, including recitation, public address, and film-making.  The level of skill among the club members varies widely, and many are held back by their pasts.  Listen to the Con Artists discuss this ambitious (possibly too ambitious) show.   Want to see our episode-by-episode th...

End of Cour Winter 2025 Well this cast certainly took forever. At least we all watched some great shows. Who knew that all a woman needs in life is adorable romance and GOLF! Come have a listen to what we enjoyed in the Winter and maybe pick up something you missed!   The shows covered in this Podcast are: Okitsura (Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Knew What She's Saying), Sak...

Down on his luck, in debt, and with a dangerous medical diagnosis, Tsunehiro feels the walls are closing in.  That's when he's rescued (in more ways than one) by a group of amateur anglers.  With this eclectic group, he gains friends, fishing knowledge, and a new perspective on life.  Listen as the Con Artists discuss this informative, sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic show.   Want to see our ep...

End of Cour Fall 2024 Man it took forever to get this done, but I finally finished editing! Scott is an an acid trip (acid...acro...same thing, right?) and experiences the worst thing he's ever faced... A Milk Drinking Contest...ugggghhhhh   Sushma watches a cozy romance/sport anime and adds to Dan's discussion of the obvious best show of 2024, Dandadan! Come have a listen.   The shows covered in...

The activation of the 7G Network was supposed to catapult Japan into the future. Instead, it left reality stretched and broken outside of one specific train line leading to source of the disaster. When a trio of girls learn that one of their friends may still be alive near the end of the line, they embark on a journey through increasingly bizarre stations to reunite with her, confronting weirdness...

End of Cour Spring 2024 Life kept getting in the way of this recording and editing, but at last, we're back! This was a long one - lots of shows this season, and plenty to dive into for each of them. The whole gang gets to chime in on some great new shows, as well as the latest entries in a few long-running series. The shows covered in this Podcast are: A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Blue Archive, Ko...

After successfully defeating the Demon Lord after a ten-year journey, the nigh-immortal elf Frieren soon separates from her companions, the adventure seemingly a footnote in her long life.  Yet something about her former companions compels her to make a new journey, to discover more about herself and them even after they have passed on.  Listen to the Con Artists talk about this incredible show, i...

S2E9 Gotta Catch ’Em All (Dragon Type Pokémon) It's the 25th Anniversary of Pokémon, can you believe it?! I've brought in Resident Pokémon Expert, Chris to podcast with me again! In honor of this exciting milestone and it being a Year of the Dragon on the Chinese Zodiac, we've decided to talk about one of the coolest types of Pokémon: Dragon Type! What's up with Dragon-Types being weak to themselv...

End of Cour Winter 2024 This season was relatively light for everyone except Brendan who made a dramatic comeback and actually watched...SOMETHING! Come have a listen as we regale you with tales of eating monsters on your D&D adventure, exploring the cholesterol in your heart, and even having a Japanese salary man in your head that only you can hear!   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Du...

End of Cour Fall 2023 It's another long one as we discuss the shows we followed through the end of 2023. There are highs, lows, and everything in between as some stories end and others take off. We've got new shows, ongoing series, and even a feature-length movie in there, so there should be something for everyone! The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Jujutsu Kaisen, The Boy and the Heron (How D...

End of Cour Summer 2023 A busy season for the Con Artists!  Everyone had a bunch of great shows... except for Su, who got the short end of the stick and some real clunkers.  Come listen to tales of vending machine isekais, zombie apocalypses, and whatever is going on with the title "Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror".   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: ZOM 100: Bucket List of the...

In its obsessive search for the secret of immortality, the shogunate government sends a party of convicted criminals to a mysterious and deadly island to claim the Elixir of Life. To ensure that they complete their mission, these rogues are each accompanied by an elite executioner, ordered to eliminate them the moment they step out of line. Among these assorted killers are the near-immortal assass...

End of Cour Spring 2023 It was a season of plenty here in Spring 2023! We all watched way too much stuff and you're gonna hear about it, so sit back and get comfortable! Note: This cast is 1:40:00. We didn't pick a stop point to split this into two casts, so just a warning that this one is REALLY long compared to what we have done previously. In addition to all the great things Brendan said about...

Long ago, fire became even deadlier to humans than before. Anyone too close to natural flame would combust, causing a global disaster that drove humanity into darkness. Many years into the rebuilding of the world, two young people become embroiled in the struggles between powerful factions and must brave monsters, divine magic, and a wildly fluctuating quality of animation to survive a confounding...

End of Cour Winter 2023 It was a good season for the Con Artists!  My Hero Academia pulled a 180 and became amazing, Urusei Yatsura revived a classic with style, and Bofuri continues to be great fun.   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Buddy Daddies, Urusei Yatsura, Mou Ippon!, Nier Automata Ver 1.1a, Mairimashita! Iruma-kun S3, Bofuri S2, Trigun Stampede, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, My Hero Acad...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 25   This story is about young kids at a mecha high school who duel each for company rights and the ability to tell each other secrets. It's also about forming your own company because all the cools kids do that these days. It's also about class struggles, and learning mech skills. It's also about a young woman who can pilot a human killing mech but due to h...

End of Cour Fall 2022 While there may be a few mediocre shows and disappointments, the Con Artists had a pretty good season!  Come hear about Bocchi's Rock, underground tennis matches, and the new criteria for a show's success - does a character learn Air Jump?   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Beast Tamer, My Hero Academia S6, Reincarnated as a Sword, Bocchi the Rock!, Arknights, Chainsaw...

S2E8 Gotta Catch 'Em All (Pokémon Gold and Silver) Resident Pokémon Expert Chris has returned! This time we discuss the second Generation of the game with Gold and Silver. Come have a listen as we discuss the wonders of color, Pokémon breeding, and why Chris feels like the Pokémon Card game was for babies! Checkpoint Music: "Smokey's Lounge" - TrackTribe. Taken from Youtube's Opensource Audio Libr...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 24 One of them is a struggling singer.  The other is famed Three Kingdoms strategist Kongming, reincarnated in modern-day Japan.  Together they’ll take the music world by storm.  Also the theme song is incredible, go watch the opening. Want to get more info about Ya Boy Kongming! ? Read our Rolling Reviews here: https://theconartistsblog.com/rolling-review/...

End of Cour Winter 2022 Spring has come and gone, and the Con Artists have another season of anime under their belts. Su and Dan sit down for a smaller, but no less in-depth discussion of the shows from this past season, and gush over the banana-pants hijinks of Spy X Family and Birdie Wing.   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Deaimon, Demon Girl Next Door S2, Cue!, Komi Can't Communicate, Su...