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As the sun finally breaks through the clouds and flowers bloom, what kind of hot takes do the Aniki bros have for the spring anime season? Running down the Anichart.net listings from least to most popular, they help you sort what shouldn't be missed, what might be ok, and what you should probably avoid. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes Spring 2023 Hotakes00:15 Spring 2023 Anime Season Preview Follow along with the Aniki Hotake Experience! Powered by Anichart.net Note: Order determined as of recording on 4/3/2023 Aniki's Picks Our picks for consideration for this anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info. TOKYO MEW MEW NEW Season 2TOO CUTE CRISISBIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- Season 2Pokémon Horizons: The SeriesMy Clueless First FriendSkip and LoaferMy Home HeroRanking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of CourageThe Dangers in My HeartInsomniacs after schoolHeavenly DelusionMy Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLESKONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World!Oshi No KoKaguya-sama: Love is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- Cover Image: LN Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter 

Christmas has past and the new year has dawned, but what kind of anime season has Santa left us? Its time for hotakes! Running down the Anichart.net listings from least to most popular, they help you sort what shouldn't be missed, what might be ok, and what you should probably avoid. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes Winter 2023 Hotakes00:15 Winter 2023 Anime Season Preview Follow along with the Aniki Hotake Experience! Powered by Anichart.net Note: Order determined as of recording on 1/5/2023 Aniki's Picks Our picks for consideration for this anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info. Pocket Monsters: Mezase Pokémon Master Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement HIGH CARD Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte TRIGUN STAMPEDE The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Tomo-chan Is a Girl! NieR:Automata Ver. 1.1a Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack Vinland Saga Season 2 Cover Image: Kemo Chiharu Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter 

The weather might be cooling down, but Aniki's takes on the new anime season are hotter than ever! It's time for hotakes! Running down the Anichart.net listings from least to most popular, they help you sort what shouldn't be missed, what might be ok, and what you should probably avoid. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes Fall 2022 Hotakes00:15 Fall 2022 Anime Season Preview Follow along with the Aniki Hotake Experience! Powered by Anichart.net Note: Order determined as of recording on 9/25/2022 Aniki's Picks Our picks for consideration for this anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info. My Master Has No Tail Arknights: Prelude to Dawn Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury BOCCHI THE ROCK! Do It Yourself!! Golden Kamuy 4 Urusei Yatsura (2022) To Your Eternity Season 2 BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Mob Psycho 100 III SPY x FAMILY Cour 2 Chainsaw Man Cover Image: Bowstringsmall Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter 

Aniki goes on a slimeicide in order to get a chill, adoptive family in I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level. Office worker Azusa ends up dying from over-working herself and is reincarnated as an immortal witch with a big hat. Wanting to take it easy, she limits herself to killing 25 slimes a day for basic income and keeps to herself. Unfortunately, her quiet life is disturbed by all manner of fantastic denizens when it becomes known that she's hit the level cap. Now her house is brimming with noise, but maybe that's ok. Also featuring: Fire Punch. Haven't seen this show? Go watch I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years And Maxed Out My Level. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review3:36 General Chainsaw Man Fire Punch I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Watch Now Mihoshi from Tenchi Muyo! Tower of God Ayn Rand as a Dating Sim Next Time Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

After years of joking about Washizu no Golf, where you bet your own destruction, Aniki's wishes are granted in Birdie Wing: Golf Girl's Story. Eve is an underground betting golf ringer, raking in enough money to scrape by. Seeing golf as only a means to an end, her world view is challenged when a true rival known as Aoi putts into her life. Wanting to get closer to Aoi, Eve starts making bedfellows with the golf mafia, driving a wedge between her and her adoptive family. Can Eve drive her way to success or will she land back in the rough? Also featuring: Wheel of Time. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review5:52 General Nozaki-kun Wheel of Time Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story Watch Now Urusei Yatsura Putting Witch Next Time I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years And Maxed Out My Level Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers go undercover to catch the spy, the assassin, and the esper who all live together in Spy x Family. Loid Forger, aka Twilight, is a famous spy trying to infuriate a school to stop the next war from occurring. But to do so, he’ll have to get himself a family. Joining him […] Read this post in its entirety at 147: Yor Name (Spy x Family)

Summer is here and its getting hot. But is it as hot as the brothers’ new anime season takes? Aniki hotakes are here! Running down the Anichart.net listings from least to most popular, they help you sort what shouldn’t be missed, what might be ok, and what you should probably avoid. What shows are you […] Read this post in its entirety at SP: Summer 2022 Anime Season Preview

The Aniki brothers go back to the office for some good old fashioned romantic comedy with My Senpai is Annoying. Short and petite, Futaba is a 23 year old second year salesman at a trading company, working with Takeda, her bear-of-a-man senpai. While she refuses to admit it, she devlops feelings for him that go beyond spreadsheets. Meanwhile, the very attractive Sakurai has the eye of every man in the office, but she only has feelings for the quiet Kazuma with mean looking eyes. Who will hold hands first? When will there be kisses? Also featuring: Wixoss Haven't seen this show? Go watch My Senpai is Annoying. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review8:02 General Spider recall article (from 2011) The Errand Boy and the Banchou in Love Wixross My Senpai is Annoying Watch Now My Love Story Business Wotakoi Is she into you? Next Time Spy x Family Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

Aniki gets back into the game of love with the second season of the hit comedy drama Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2. The new season means a new school year and all new comedy. It also introduces a new character as Miyuki Shirogane's rival for the student council presidency, Miko Iino, who's sole desire is to see that rules are followed to the letter. In addition, Ishigami's backstory is revealed to sound of manly tears. Plus all the silliness you've come to expect from Kaguya-sama. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Kaguya-sama Season 2. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review5:37 General Pokemon Astral Radiance V Rising Forbidden Psalm Going through a Lv999 Love with Yamada-kun Kaguya-sama Season 2 Watch Now Aniki's season 1 take Next Time My Senpai is Annoying Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers partake in yet another cute girls doing cute things show, with a twist, in Akebi's Sailor Uniform. Akebi-chan is a new middle-school student who's dream, ever since she saw her favorite idol wearing one, is to wear a sailor uniform to school. Now that she'd gotten into her mother's alma mater, her opportunity has come. Yet, the school has recently changed uniforms and now she's the only girl in her archaic dress. With renewed confidence, Akebi meets fascinating classmates as they experience school life together. Under the colorful shower of blossoming prospects, an exciting tomorrow awaits them! Also featuring: Weiß Schwarz. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Akebi's Sailor Uniform. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review6:09 General Jon's Doggo Doggo without teefs Weiß Schwarz Hololive Akebi's Sailor Uniform Watch Now Aria the Natural House Hair What Jon Sent Next Time Kaguya-sama Season 2 Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers fight over the throne and rank who is absolute bestest boy in the fantasy anime Ranking of Kings. Boji is first prince, but he's deaf, mute, and incredibly weak. Though he lacks confidence in himself, he dreams of the day he'll get to be king. One day, he meets Kage, a member of the shadow clan, who becomes his first true friend. Together they embark on a journey of growth, action, political intrigue, and saving the kingdom. One of the best shows in recent years and a must watch. Also featuring: Severance and Summertime Render. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Ranking of Kings. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review5:57 General Severance Summertime Render Ranking of Kings Watch Now Berserk Tsukihime BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story Next Time Akebi's Sailor Uniform Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers do some research and take some measurements on the undisputed waifu of winter 2022 with My Dress-Up Darling. Our boy Gojo has no friends other than the hinamatsuri dolls that he makes until one day the popular gyaru in his class, Marin, learns that he can make outfits. A closet weeb, she wants Gojo to make cosplay costumes for her based off "special interest" entertainment. But little does she know that she's tailoring a relationship between the two of them. Haven't seen this show? Go watch My Dress-Up Darling. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review6:05 General Goodbye, Eri Goodnight, Punpun Emergence Anime Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S Watch Now Hinatmatsuri Dan Kim Japanese Man Yuta on Marin Robot Monks Next Time Ranking of Kings Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers take a good long look at the offerings in the second season of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S. If the first season was world class, this season is something above and beyond. In addition to the entire returning cast, a new dragon shows up to live at the Kobayashi residence. Backstories and silliness intermingle in this continuation of dragons who are also maids. Also featuring: The Executioner and Her Way of Life and Aharen is Indecipherable. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review3:13 General Kirby and the Forgotten Land The Executioner and Her Way of Life Aharen is Indecipherable Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S Watch Now Analysis and Qualitative Effects of Large Breasts on Aerodynamic Performance and Wake of a “Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid” Character Next Time My Dress Up Darling Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

Spring is upon us! Will the warmth bring a sunshine of wonderful shows or gloomy flood of isekais? Aniki hotakes are here! Running down the Anichart.net listings from least to most popular, they help you sort what shouldn't be missed, what might be ok, and what you should probably avoid. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes Spring 2022 Hotakes00:15 Spring 2022 Anime Season Preview Follow along with the Aniki Hotake Experience! Powered by Anichart.net Note: Order determined as of recording on 3/26/2022 Aniki's Picks Our picks for consideration for this anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info. Ms. Corporate Slave Wants to be Healed by a Loli Spirit Kyoto & Wagashi & Family The Executioner and Her Way of Life Tomodachi Game Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3 Summer Time Render Aharen Is Indecipherable Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Komi Can't Communicate Part 2 SPY x FAMILY Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic- Cover Image: Na Kyo Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter 

Aniki helps conduct magical music girls in their war against evil, music hating space rocks in takt op. Destiny. A strange amalgamation of many ideas, this show follows Takt and his musicart Destiny who has taken up residence in his childhood friend. Together they must go on a cross-country journey to New York whilst fighting horrible creatures known as D2s that despise music and those who play it. Definitely a new twist on the magical girl genre with fight some of the best fight scenes of the fall 2021 season. Also featuring: Elden Ring. Haven't seen this show? Go watch takt op. Destiny. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review5:51 General Nocturne in E Flat Major (Op. 9 No. 2) Elden Ring takt op. Destiny Watch Now Kuudere The Game Destiny: Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) Titan: Symphony No. 1 (Mahler) Walküre: Die Walküre (Wagner) Orpheus: Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) Next Time Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers work through their crippling cases of romantic social anxiety with Komi Can't Communicate. Komi-san, the most popular girl in school is known as the most beautiful, and most terrifying, ice queen. However, she has a secret to her coldness: she is scared of talking to people. When fellow student Tadano realizes that behind that unapproachable figure is a scared, real-person who just wants to make one-hundred friends, both their school lives change dramatically. Also featuring: The Dangers of My Heart. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Komi Can't Communicate. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review5:51 General News Report About February The "best" image on the internet The Backrooms Adeptus Ridiculous The Dangers of My Heart Komi Can't Communicate Watch Now Danganronpa Next Time takt op.Destiny Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers start seeing the macabre and grotesque in their everyday high-school lives with Mieruko-chan. Ordinary student Miko has the gift of being able to see the spiritual world suddenly thrust upon her. With the dead and the lost in her field of view, it is all she can do from letting them know she can actually see them, lest unknown horrors befall her. Can she maintain this game of ignoring ghosts while living her daily life? Also featuring: manga reviews and Belle. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Mieruko-chan. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review11:23 General Pokémon Legends: Arceus Magic Hatsune Miku Sousou no Frieren Three Years Apart Shikimori's is not just a Cutie Wotokoi Belle Mieruko-chan Watch Now Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark The Babadook Next Time Komi Can't Communicate Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

We hear those sleigh bells ringing. Did Santa bring us wonderous gifts or a sack full of isekai coal. Aniki hotakes are here! Running down the Anichart.net listings from least to most popular, they help you sort what shouldn't be missed, what might be ok, and what you should probably avoid. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes Ainter 2022 Hotakes00:15 Winter 2022 Anime Season Preview Follow along with the Aniki Hotake Experience! Powered by Anichart.net Note: Order determined as of recording on 12/13/2021 Aniki's Picks Our picks for consideration for this anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info. Tribe Nine Hakozume: Koban Joshi no Gyakushuu (Police in a Pod) Slow Loop Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru (My Dress Up Darling) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc Cover Image: zzz (orchid-dale) Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter 

Aniki is set adrift into the multiverse with the summer 2021 psychological mystery dark horse series: Sonny Boy. A group of middle-schoolers find themselves and their whole school building transported into a pitch-black void. To their surprise and amusement, they also discover that each of them has been given a superpower. With the clashing of their personalities, goals, immaturity, and powers, can they unite and find their way back home? Also featuring: Pokemon, Bakappuru, and Dune 2021. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Sonny Boy. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review6:55 General Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl Bakappuru Dune 2021 Sonny Boy Watch Now Lord of the Flies Quantum Leap Tatami Galaxy Folding Ideas: Annihilation Flip Flappers Next Time TBD Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

Aniki finds an interesting yet ecchi and transgressive take on your typical shounen with The Idaten Deities Only Know Peace. Following both a group of gods, or Idaten, and a nation run by demons, this series explores alternative ideas on what it means to be a super powered creature who must protect humanity and pushes the limits of standard shounen tropes. The amount of scheming and counter-scheming is refreshing for a series that might also be titled "Demons and the Gods Who Punch Them." Be warned though, this series is not for kids or families. Also featuring light novel and manga reviews. Haven't seen this show? Go watch The Idaten Deities Only Know Peace. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review7:40 General The Executioner and Her Way of Life Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average A Story About a Droid Even If You Slit My Mouth Ms. Corporate Slave Wants to Be Healed by a Loli Spirit The Idaten Deities Only Know Peace Watch Now OP | Spotify | PV ED | Spotify | PV Interspiecies Reviewers (NSFW at all) Foundation Tatami Galaxy Escaflowne Next Time Sonny Boy Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

Aniki finishes their sojourn into the world of Netflix's Castlevania series and question whether or not the drink was worth the long walk. In the final season, all the various stories come together and wrap up one by one. Carmilla's ambition grows immeasurably, Lenore learns a dark secret, Hector seeks revenge, Isaac seeks change, Alucard seeks company, Saint Germain seeks his love, and Trevor and Cipher return to where it all began. The Castlevania series finally concludes! Also featuring: Mieruko-chan, takt op.Destiny, Sakugan, My Senpai is Annoying, and Komi Can't Communicate. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Castlevania Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review6:26 General Mieruko-chan takt op.Destiny SAKUGAN My Senpai is Annoying Komi Can't Communicate Castlevania 4 Watch Now Aniki's Review of Seasons 1 & 2 Aniki's Review of Season 3 Next Time The Idaten Deities Only Know Peace Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers take a trip to Gifu prefecture and watch cute girls make pottery with Let's Make A Mug Too. In this short series, Himeno and her father move to Tajimi City where her mother grew up as a pottery prodigy. Finding that she shares in the interest of sculpting clay to her will, Himeno learns how to create art and deal with living in her mother's shadow. Also featuring: Star Wars Visions and The Idaten Deities Only Know Peace. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Let's Make A Mug Too! Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review7:26 General Star Wars: Visions Ghost of Tsushima The Idaten Deities Only Know Peace Let's Make A Mug Too Watch Now Tajimi City in Gifu Prefecture Mino ware Official Manga in English Next Time Let's Make a Mug Too Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The leaves are changing and the air is chilly. What anime should you bring to the campfire for a good time this fall? Aniki hotakes are here! Running down the Anichart.net listings from least to most popular, they help you sort what shouldn't be missed, what might be ok, and what you should probably avoid. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes Fall 2021 Hotakes00:15 Fall 2021 Anime Season Preview Follow along with the Aniki Hotake Experience! Powered by Anichart.net Note: Order determined as of recording on 9/26/2021 Aniki's Picks Our picks for consideration for this anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info. LUPIN THE 3rd PART 6Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - The Second ActBlade Runner: Black LotusRanking of KingsSAKUGANTaisho Otome Fairy TaleMy Senpai is Annoyingtakt op.DestinyMieruko-chanJoJo's Bizarre Adventure STONE OCEANKomi Can't CommunicateDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc Cover Image: katee Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter 

Androids can dream of electric sheep, but can neural networks make you cry? The Aniki brothers find out with To Your Eternity. A simple immortal sphere capable of learning about its surroundings is deposited on the Earth by an mysterious entity. It's job? Remember and grow. And also defeat nasty flesh beasts that want to eat it's memory. In this emotional series, the sphere, Fushi, learns what it means to be alive and what it's like to protect others. Also featuring: Warioware, Tsukihime, and Ben's manga extravaganza. Haven't seen this show? Go watch To Your Eternity! Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review18:52 General Warioware Tsukihime Remake Dunce Box Ben's Magna Extravaganza Mairimashita! Iruma-kunReincarnation Magician of the Inferior EyesAre you Really Getting Married?Sono Bisque Doll Wa Koi wo Suru "My Dressup darling"Humanity Mustn't be DestroyedKanako's life as an AssassinVillainess Level 99. I may be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon LordA Manga About a Hero Who Pulled Out the Holy Sword and Became a GirlBoy's AbyssThe Horizon To Your Eternity Watch Now Mono no Oware That Time I Got Isekai'd To Another World With My Truck!! Promethean the Created ReBoot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyq2_4TLhQo How This is ReBoot Next Time Let's Make a Mug Too Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers get back into the ring with "Gearless Joe" and the rest of the gang with Megalobox 2: Nomad. Taking place 5 years after the events of the first season, Nomad takes the show in a different tonal direction. Not everything ended up as nicely as you might hope. Tackling darker subjects such as drug addiction, brain damage, and death of loved ones, the second season departs from boxing as the primary focus and shifts its attention to family and home. But, don't worry, theres still plenty of punches for our boy Joe. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Megalobox 2: Nomad! Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review6:10 General Metazoo Sentinels of the Multiverse Megalobox 2: Nomad Watch Now Aniki's Review of Season 1 Next Time To Your Eternity Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers take a backseat drive through the city and meet all kinds of interesting animal-folk in the breakout series ODDTAXI. The taix driver, Odakawa, who is a walrus, picks up and converses with all sorts of characters in his job. From a manzai group, to yakuza, internet stars, doctors, and even the occasional idol. To say anything more would be to spoil literally everything. The hype surrounding this dark horse show from the spring 2021 season is legit. Go watch it! Also featuring: The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Haven't seen this show? Go watch ODDTAXI! Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review9:30 General Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar Reference for above joke The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Jon's Song Ozymandias ODDTAXI Watch Now Akudama Drive (the train show) Aggrestuko Idol Manager Capoeira Stay Sexy Don't Get Murdered Next Time Megalobox 2 Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers step right up to get their spirits stepped on by the surprisingly wholesome Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san. This romcom follows Senpai, a second year loner in high school, and his constant teasing perpetrated by the freshman girl, Nagatoro. After she finds out that he's drawing manga and acting like a wimp, she makes it her mission to invade every aspect of his life. But is she simply mean spirited, or does she have an alternative motive? Is senpai tormented, or does he enjoy these new experiences and friends that have been thrust upon him? Or all of the above? Also featuring: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san! Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review10:20 General Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory "See-through" version Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Fear Street Trilogy Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san Watch Now Don't $&*^ With Me, Miss Nagatoro Teasing Master Takagi-San Nagatoro Manga mywaifulist.moe Senpai's Arc Demon-toro & Friends Summary Tomo-chan is a Girl Next Time Oddtaxi Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers step into a spooky scary show full of shadows claiming to be people and people claiming to be dolls in Shadows House. A young girl wakes up in a cold room with no memories other than she is a doll and she is to serve her master Kate. However, Kate is not a girl like her, she is made of darkness as if she were a hole in the world. Kate gives the girl the name Emilico and together they navigate the intricate mysteries, politics, and dangers that lurk in every corner of the Shadows House. Also featuring: The Case Study of Vanitas and Sonny Boy. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Shadows House! Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review7:41 General Magic the Gathering Dungeons Case Study of Vanitas Sonny Boy Shadows House Watch Now Vantablack Tower of God Next Time Don't Toy With Me Miss Nagatoro Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The heat of summer is upon us all. But which anime this season are hot enough to compete for your attention? It's Aniki Hotake time! Running down the Anichart.net listings from least to most popular, they help you sort what shouldn't be missed, what might be ok, and what you should probably avoid. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes Summer 2021 Hotakes00:15 Summer 2021 Anime Season Preview Follow along with the Aniki Hotake Experience! Powered by Anichart.net Note: Order determined as of recording on 6/25/2021 Aniki's Picks Our picks for consideration for this anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info. I am Tsushima, the Cat Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan The Idaten Dieties Only Know Peace Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu Sonny Boy The Aquatope on White Sand The Case Study of Vanitas Kobayashi-san's Dragon Maid S Cover Image: Furuhara Gen Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter 

Enthralled by the elevator pitch, the Aniki brothers watch hot boys skateboard down mineshafts in Sk8 the Infinity. In Okinawa, there exists an underground skateboarding event known only as 'S' where rivals challenge each other in 'beefs.' These one on one races take place on a no holds barred tracks right down an abandoned mine. Enter Ranga, a recent transplant from Canada who has spent his whole life snowboarding. After he meets Reki, a boy for whom skateboarding is life, Ranga finds a new passion in this snow-less land. Can these new found friends learn to lean on each other when they are challenged by the Diet member by day and Matador of Love by night, champion of all mine shaft skating forever: Adam? Also featuring So I'm a Spider, So What? Haven't seen this show? Go watch Sk8 the Infinity! Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review4:58 General So I'm a Spider, So What? Sk8 the Infinity Watch Now Next Time Shadows House Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

Begin your summer break with a return to everyone's favorite country village with cute girls doing cute things in Non Non Biyori Nonstop!

It might not be the season for winter camping anymore, but that doesn't stop the Aniki brothers from getting cozy with Yuru Camp 2. The next installment following Rin, Nadeshiko and the others on their camping adventures takes them out of their home prefecture of Yamanashi and into far flung Izu in Shizuoka. Solo camping, group camping, hot springs camping, and food camping all come together for another cozy camping experience. Thrill as someone leaves cell coverage! Chill as it gets colder than you thought! Nothing will excite you as much as the comfort these girls experience! Also featuring: Returnal, Clear Card, Bad Batch, and Combatants Will Be Dispatched. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Yuru Camp 2. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review9:29 General Returnal Clear Card Bad Batch Combatants Will Be Dispatched Yuru Camp 2 Watch Now Aniki's Season 1 Review Aniki's Heya Camp Review Jack Handey Butane Hand Warmer Yuru Camp VR Game Fire Table Tomatillo Next Time Non Non Biyori Nonstop Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Easter Bunny visits Aniki, bringing curious eggs full of angst and void flavored filling in Wonder Egg Priority. The shut-in girl Ai is given a strange egg by a talking beetle and told to break it. When she does, out pops a girl pursued by manifested trauma in the form of monsters. Ai must don new found powers to protect the girl and hopefully bring her dead friend back to life. Along the way, she meets other girls who have joined similar quests. Together they discover friendship and the truth behind the mysterious eggs. Also featuring first impressions of spring shows. Haven't seen this show? Go watch Wonder Egg Priority. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review13:12 General Infinity Train Jon's Twitch Spring 2021 Hotakes The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent JORAN: The Princess of Snow and Blood Zombie Land Saga: Revenge I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Shadows House Don't Toy With Me Miss Nagatoro Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway Wonder Egg Priority Watch Now Madoka House Suicide Arc Erased Penguindrum Shigofumi Next Time Yuru Camp 2 Not sure what anime to watch on Netflix? Check out our Netflix Recommendations. First time listening? Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | YouTube | iHeart Radio Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

The Aniki brothers get cursed watching the wildly popular shounen series Jujutsu Kaisen. Does it live up to the hype?

The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, but will the warm winds of spring bring a bountiful anime crop? It's Aniki Hotake time!

Brothers Ben and Jon step into the ring to duke it out over the Ashita no Joe 50th anniversary series Megalo Box.

The Aniki brothers get unexpectedly emotional and passionate with the "romantic comedy" Rent-A-Girlfriend.

Can a heavily stylized cyberpunk heist anime inspired by Tarantino and Guy Richie live up to the hype? Aniki finds out with Akudama Drive.

The Aniki boys take a comedic look at young love, marriage, and moon rabbits with Tonikaku Kawaii: Fly Me to the Moon.

The brothers set off on a magical adventure of witchery, full of comedy, horror, and big hats with Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina.

Santa is coming with a new season of anime. Will he be bringing us gifts or coal?Unwrap Aniki's hotake winter 2021 anime season preview!

The brothers get hungry for Fate/Stay Night crossover with the Great British Bake Off, better known as Today's Menu for the Emiya Family.

The brothers enter Reverse Soul Society to examine Bleach creator Tite Kubo's one-shot OVA all about dragons and witches: Burn the Witch.

It's shonen time! The brothers jump aboard the hype-train for the visually stunning Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Read this post in its entirety at 116: Oni-chan (Demon Slayer)

It's the economy stupid! Ben and Jon investigate the #3 waifu, Holo, trying to understand her ties to currency schemes in Spice and Wolf. Read this post in its entirety at 115: Furex Trading (Spice and Wolf)

The leaves are turning and so is the anime season. Aniki is here to help sort wheat from chaff with their fall 2020 anime season preview! Read this post in its entirety at SP: Fall 2020 Anime Season Preview

The brothers learn that a modern family can be just a woman, a dragon, and a loli dragon in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. Read this post in its entirety at 114: World Class (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid)

The brothers decide that humanity was a mistake, to play video games all day, and listen to other life lessons from Gabriel DropOut. Read this post in its entirety at 113: Hang Loose-ifer (Gabriel DropOut)

The brothers’ lives get hectic so they take a quick romp to see some of Japan’s mountains with the Yuru Camp spin off Room Camp. Following Nadeshiko and friends as they go on a stamp rally across Yamanashi Prefecture, this series of short episodes is an adorable reason for the Aniki bros to talk about […] Read this post in its entirety at 112: Heya the Girls are Back (Room Camp)

What if The Office was set in Japan, was cast with cute animals, and the heroine was deep into death metal? Aniki finds out with Aggretsuko. Read this post in its entirety at 111: Boss Hog (Aggretsuko)

The Aniki brothers witness the extremely popular time loop isekai Re:Zero - Starting Life In Another World over and over and over again. Read this post in its entirety at 110: All You Need Is Simp (Re:Zero)