JoJo's Bizarre Podcast

It gets abstract this week on the podcast, as we watch Mamoru Oshii's semi-forgotten anime film, Angel's Egg , from 1985. We also talk about Anatomy of a Fall , loads of 80s bands, Peeps, and the Silverball pinball museum of Asbury Park NJ. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the f...

Thanks to a Patreon supporter, it's finally time to dip our toes into the world of Lupin III - and to check out the first Miyazaki movie: The Castle of Cagliostro. We also talk about corporate transparency (vis-a-vis the baffling Steel Ball Run release schedule) and the flexatone. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Su...

[Go to 17:14 for SBR Episode 2-ish talk] In a strange twist of fate, we got episode 2 of Steel Ball Run a lot earlier than we thought. It's pretty out there, but after the ending of part 6, all bets must be off! We may just have to consider this part of Araki's strange genius. Besides covering episodes 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 of SBR, we also talk about Alyssa Liu's first pitch, game tutorial...

WE'RE BACK! Well, we never left you - we've covered dozens and dozens of animes between the end of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6 "Stone Ocean" and the long-overdue, glorious debut of Part 7, "Steel Ball Run." But we're finally about JoJo's again...for one week. We talk about the upcoming JoJo Caravan event at Kinokuniyas, how strange it is to know nothing...

On our last non-JoJo episode for a while (?) we talk about three more episodes of China's To Be Hero X, episodes 7-9. We're wrapping up the E-Soul arc and starting the Lucky Cyan one. We also talk about St. Patrick's Day, the Oscar winners, Frankie Valli, skating in church, and what a horse is. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on...

We return to China this week, to check out 3 more episodes of dònghuà To Be Hero X . We also talk about similar works like The Ice Storm and Grizzly Man. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

Returning to a recent fav, the gang checks out more of Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex (episodes 7-9). Unfortunately the "complex" episode here doesn't offer much in terms of the bigger plot! We also talk about "U Talkin U2 to Me", lying about your height on dating apps, FARC, cryogenic tanks leaking, the surveillance state, and 5 Second Films. | Follow us on Apple Po...

In a rare Jackie-free episode, Myles and Marc talk about the dazzling 90s anime treasure, Macross Plus . Is it as great as we all (ha) remember? Find out by listening. We also talk about terrible mash-up music, touching the thermostat, what a rogue MALE AI pop star would do, and freckles. |

Skip to 14:51 for actual GITS 2 INNOCENCE talk The film streak continues as this week we check out Innocence , the ("underrated?"/"weird"/"heady") sequel to one of the anime GOATs, Ghost in the Shell. Are we smart enough for this film? (No) We also talk about Abel Ferrara, Silent Hill , feminist writer Donna Haraway, and Mr. Meeseeks. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | S...

It's time to refill your popcorn buckets, 'cause we're going to the movies for the second week in a row - this time, we're talking about The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. We also talk about the Superbowl, The Prestige, Irreversible , kors k, and if we'll all ever stop being cringe. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Thread...

God, isn't it so satisfying to finish something? Films are better than TV that way. ...and we've also managed to finish Satoshi Kon's film catalog this week, since we finally cover Paprika . Is it all it's cracked up to be? Did Christopher Nolan rip it off? Does it have the worst English-language tagline for an anime of all time? Listen and find out. We also talk about The Sandman,...

[Skip to 9:22 for To Be Hero X talk] We checked out our first donghua , or Chinese anime, this week: To Be Hero X, thanks to a Patreon supporter. We even watched it in Mandarin! Did we like it as much as Japanese stuff? Listen and find out. We also talk about gout, Mozart's age, family stand-ins, and the languages our grandparents spoke. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon |...

[Skip to 13:15 for Millennium Actress talk] Well, I thought this was the last Satoshi Kon we would cover on the pod but apparently we've never done Paprika either? Yahoo, more Kon to look forward to. Anyway this is the first time any of us have seen Millennium Actress, and it turns out Satoshi Kon doesn't really have any misses. You can hear us talk about his overall catalogue toward the e...

JJBPOD keeps watching Steins;Gate this week - episodes 7-9. We also talk about thick water, The Butterfly Effect, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, what our old phone numbers used to be, and what media we bond over. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

It's a recap of last year on the pod - no new anime to speak of. We talk about our favorite anime we saw in 2025, our favorite anime to debut in 2025, our favorite movies, games, TV shows of the year...and what we hope to see in 2026. We also talk about thin lips, hate-watching, and kids standing in front of doors. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky |...

Thanks to a Patreon supporter we are continuing to check out Steins;Gate this week, Eps 4-6. Do we get it now? Kinda! We also talk about when CRTs stopped being popular, POSTing, winning mahjong, Pibb, and Jerry Lee Lewis. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

[Skip to 32:27 for actual TF 17-26 talk] Time to finish an actual show for once! We wrap up our coverage of Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 with episodes 7 and 8 this week. What were our favorite episodes? Is the show good "overall"? Myles is in-person for this recording, if you think that's special. We also talk about charcuterie, rare Christmas songs, magician boxes, art class, and politica...

[Go to 29:10 for actual anime talk] We look at the episodes we missed from Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 this week - episodes 2, 3, and 5. We also talk about the members of Wu-Tang, disaster stories for kids, and Sisqo.| Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

Talk about production value! If there were ever an argument for Jackie and Marc to catch up on Chainsaw Man , today's show is certainly it. We talk about three episodes of Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 (Eps 1, 4, and 6) on the podcast today. We also talk about shirts we can't wear anymore, carnivorism, couples' contracts, and Drew Carey's Phish tweets. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Supp...

JJBPod goes back about 20 years to check out the Vinland Saga guy's previous work, Planetes . It's a well-detailed world they got going on in there. We also talk about the new recording equipment, how Planetes is the opposite of Orb , Canibus, Sandra Bullock movies, and if we'd like to be buried in space. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We...

We finally get around to watching 2010s' big sci-fi hit, Steins;Gate . Is there enough to get hype about in the first three episodes? Depends whom you ask! We also talk about Myles needing glasses, Wheatus, how to hack, opening microwave doors, and Marxism. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube...

It's time for an anime to speak to our dorky interest: trivia games. We watched the first three episodes of Fastest Finger First and did this podcast episode about it. We also talk about Toyota Camrys, what makes a nerd, the American healthcare system, gendered clothing, shimapan , and avocado popularity. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're...

It's movie night on the pod this week - and it's a special day for sports-o listeners - we watched the film The First Slam Dunk . It's part of Month of Myles, all-November, on JoJo's Bizarre Podcast. We also talk about Sister Act , Levels of the Game , what sweatbands are for, "flopping," kancho, Yukio Mishima, and the World Series. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support...

It's a spooky pride show for this week's podcast ep - we watched the first three episodes of The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window , available on Crunchyroll. We also talk about Fancy Nancy , life-end statistics, The Psychic Friends Network, DJ tags, and when is it OK to take tourists to chain restaurants. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We&...

We cover an overlooked '80s scifi film this week on the pod, as we discuss the film They Were 11! Thanks to a Patreon patron. We also talk about obscure media, Benimaru, Dogma , and The Sandlot . | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord