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Ahoy! It’s a list episode, and this time it’s Kestrel, Cain, DJ, and Darius breaking down their and your favorite anime studios! Who do we love? Animators! Who puts their blood sweat and tears into every production to make us smile and cry? We shall tell you! There’s a whole lot of love an appreciation to spread around as the guys make their cases for their favorites. Who comes out on top? You’ll have to listen to find out!

SPRING! It’s HERE! The usual gang of five arrives to discuss all things anime airing (well, streaming really) to your watching device of choice! Oshi no Ko, Mashle, Gundam, Hell’s Paradise, Skip and Loafer, and more! So much more! Which is good because we’re light on news this week but there are a few recommendations. Plus you get to find out what the hardtack version of a whoopie pie is! 

The winter season has come and gone and we are going to talk about it! Where does the gang rank the Winter 2023 season anime? Well, you’re just gonna have to listen and find out. Plus we have the news and some view, and recommendations, of course! Drop in and listen.

It’s that time of year! AWARDS SEASON! Kestrel took one for the team and actually watched the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. We go over the nominees, winners, and ultimately try to decide where this award show lands on the spectrum of legitimacy and prestige. (spoiler: not very high) Plus we have some news and some recommendations.

Is it the winter mid-season already? Well, this season is anything but mid! Cain, Kestrel, Brandon, and Kate catch up on what they’ve been watching and we get some last minute input from DJ as well. Find out who is thinking outside the penalty box, who’s a Trigun Stan-pede, and Thorkell’s live reactions to Vinland Saga Season 2. Plus licensing news, sad news, happy news... all the news! And recommendations! You know, the usual! 

After ending 2022 with a bang, 2023 starts off feeling like 2020 with one COVID hiatus after another. With half of the winter season missing, half of our hosts are missing as well, but that doesn't stop DJ from loving his most packed season yet. Kestrel is close in numbers if not enthusiasm, and even with a relatively small slate Brandon still has about ten shows to talk about. Add in some more Attack on Titan seasonal fragmentation absurdity and we still manage to exceed two hours as always.

It's a quiet new year around here but we aren't neglecting our duty to our listeners to go over the best of the best of last year, anime style. Kestrel, DJ, Cain, and Brandon sit down to discuss a lengthy and detailed set of lists covering damn near everything worth watching. Plus the submitted lists we got from listeners like you! Perhaps even one of your own lists! Settle in, its a long one!

The end of 2022 and the end of the Fall 2022 anime season is upon us. Kestrel, Brandon, DJ, and Kate are here to discuss the shows of the fall and how they stacked up. Turns out there was a lot to like this season! We talk about Blue Lock, Chainsaw Man, To Your Eternity, Gundam Witch, BLEACH, Spy x Family, and more! Which old favorites are way better than they have any right to be, which shows let us down? Tune in and find out! Plus a bunch of news and some end-of-the-year recommendations. See you next year!

As the first flakes fall here in the northern hemisphere, the 2022 convention season is drawing to a close and the fall shows are creeping toward a quiet close. Kestrel and Darius touch upon AnimeNYC, while Brandon, Cain, and DJ have thoughts and feelings about the fall anime season. Plus we have some news and the usual banter and recommendations and such. So grab a hot chocolate and have a listen!

The regular crew is here to talk about the Fall 2022 anime season! Chainsaw Man! Spy X Family is back! A new Urusei Yatsura! Mobile Suit Utena! BLEACH IS BACK! Insanity! Plus some other stuff that is also great! What a season, what a season! So much season I don’t think we even scratch the surface, but hey, it’s a start! Plus some news and recommendations. Join us, won’t you?

One Piece is an unstoppable juggernaut that just keeps getting bigger and bigger. After a quarter century and over 1000 installments of the manga and anime each, it's about time we spend a few hours on it. Kestrel is joined by our top One Piece fan Skyler, a sea-worn Brandon fresh off of a six-month thousand-chapter binge, and special guests Zach and Ed, founders and hosts of the One Piece Podcast itself. There's plenty of great discussion all around, and all relatively spoiler-free. Enjoy!

The boys are back, in podcast form, to discuss the Summer 2022 anime season! Kestrel, Cain, Brandon, and DJ dig through their lists to separate the wheat from the chaff. (That means the good from the bad, I haven’t forgotten you, non-US and under 30 listeners! - Editor Kate) Made in Abyss, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Lycoris Recoil, Overlord IV, Prince of Tennis and so much more! Like news, and recommendations! But all eyes are on the horizon as the fall season comes in like a hurricane of anticipated anime, so stay tuned...

Dust off the cobwebs, and fire up the potatoes, we are back baby! Yes, after an unexpected, unanticipated, and uninspired break in which at least two hosts were down for the count with plagues of various sorts we have returned with TWO MONTHS OF NEWS. From industry head-spinning purchases to somber stories of industry legends passing, we have the full gamut of announcements, new and cold. Plus a couple of recommendations and a promise that we want you, the listener, to hold us to... which is making sure we stay healthy in mind AND body. Uuuu-foh-tah-blay!

Hot enough for you out there? Well, it’s about to get hot in here! (Eh, not really.) We’re here to talk about the summer 2022 anime season! Shows like Funslinger girl, Made in Abyss New Jersey, CVS in Another World, My Step Sister is my Rent-A-Girlfriend... wait.... wait... something isn’t right here. How about some real shows like Teppen!!!!!!. The Devil is a Part-Timer, Lycoris Recoil... you know, the real show titles sound almost like the joke ones. Well, we have a whole team here to talk about it! Plus recommendations! 

Aye captain, off the starboard bow, we have ourselves a white whale of anime licensing! Quick, grab your harpoons, as we’ve got a big ‘ol licensing round-up from Anime Expo 2022! Plus a con wrap-up from the gentlemen who attended and what the future holds for crowded events with no room clears! Plus a tragic tale of a life lost at sea and the return of the 60 billion dollar man.... or is it only 6? Plus a whole ton of other news, from the con or otherwise, and recommendations in this info-stacked cast.

The end of the spring anime season has come and gone. Kestrel, DJ, and Brandon get together to discuss the shows they watched and the thoughts they had about them. Spy x Family, Kaguya-sama, Komi, Ya Boy, and many more go under the microscope. Which shows passed their scrutiny, and which shows dropped off? You’ll have to listen to find out! Plus some news and recommendations and the usual banter. You know the drill.

We have a full podcast to take on the news before the big spring wrap-up next week. Brandon, Cain, DJ, Kestrel, and Kate come with a full slate of announcements. News of the untimely passings of voice actors from the anime industry. News of the return of series that we know and love. And news of the passing of a torch to continue on in the face of loss out of love. A whole emotional gamut, you could say. Plus recommendations because sometimes the best cure for a broken heart is amazon breaking your merchandise. Wait... that can’t be right...

Hello everyone, and welcome to this week's episode of Spy x Podcast! I'm your .... wait, we already spoofed this title last week? Well... crap. This week we have a midseason update on the spring shows, a short news segment, and the usual recommendations. Kestrel is about to ship himself to another dimension (please excuse the natural echo), while the rest of us are just trying to make it through another week of the nightmare of life. That doesn't mean we can't have some levity, so please enjoy and remember to take care of yourselves!

STACKED CAST. We have the usual crew plus Brandon here to talk about the spring 2022 season of anime! Do you like espionage? Golf? Other upper-class pursuits of recreation? What about romance and sweets? How about some good, old-fashioned space opera? How about a superhero show sequel to a show from during the recession? We have all of that, plus some news and a bunch of reviews! 

The end of the winter season is here, and so are we! Cain, Kestrel, and DJ are here to share final or near-final thoughts on the winter anime season as our eyes already turn towards spring. Demon Slayer, My Dress-up Darling,  Ranking of Kings, Akebi Sailor Uniform, Attack on Titan, Platinum End, and more. Which shows pass the test, which are tests, and which are doomed to bargain-basement status. Plus some recommendations and more!