Anime Doubleplay

Back with more anime and manga than you can imagine! Actually only 10 as we review someone's top ten anime of all time. We do take some time to remember what we lost in Mangadex...and the end of Bleach. How do we always end up talking about Bleach?

Thomas and Ganon11 give us their thoughts on Monster. Is it one of the greatest anime/manga stories ever told?

With the new season in full swing, we talk our favorites, our not so favorites and stuff we are absolutely not watching. What do you think should be on our list?

We touch on the "character writing" in Solo Leveling and finally finish discussing the manga masterclass Oyasumi Punpun. Is it a masterpiece?

The trendy, current events episode of the pod! We walk Switch 2 and our picks for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards!

Spring is here (or at least it's starting to feel like it) so we run through the new season of anime and see what's up! We're not...super impressed so please tell us what you think we should be watching next season. Also, Punpun remains Punpun as we ramp up to the climax! How is this manga going to end?

GUEST HOST ALERT! Welcome DarkFox as we dive into his anime biography, find out his favorite shows, what made him an anime fan and, honestly, just hang for an hour with a super cool guy!

Thomas actually watches anime and we talk about everyone's favorite color-- blue! Speaking of blue, is Punpun finally experiencing the joys of his youth?

Apothecary Diaries finally decides to show up! We get drama, we get secrets, and we get a riddle that is actually possible to figure out in an anime. Also, Punpun is the same. We want off this ride.

What's anime? Does it even exist? Nah, that crap is fake. Let's talk about manga instead...again...for the second week in a row.

We begin our deep dive into Inio Asano's Oyasumi Punpun. We also talk old and new manga, and some new games that are on our lists for the coming weeks!

We kick off our manga readalong, Oysami PunPun and discuss other miserable manga. Yay!!

Finally reunited, the twins go over their top 5 anime of 2024! And the emphasis here is on twins....because oh boy, are they twinning this entire episode...

We talk A Place Further than the Universe, Pokémon Soul Silver, Christmas gifts and allllll the anime we are excited for this coming winter season. There aren't many we're pumped about...

Can you believe we're here?! Join us for episode 300 as we reminisce through almost 8 years of podcasting together and review Reddit's Top 100 Anime of all time. We talk about everything single anime on this list...it's a three-hour episode, fam!

Get in the holiday spirit with us by going through some of the most well-loved Christmas/Winter/Holiday episodes of anime according to the internet! Will Tokyo Godfathers justly win the top spot? Will we know any of the others? Will YOUR fave be represented. Listen and find out!

Anime is drowning in impactful and depressing backstories, but which ones are the best? We talk about our top five...and a bunch of other ones because how can you only pick five? Some of these are really dang good!

We get an absolutely beautiful episode of Dandadan this week, and dig into our first listener MAL roast. You're in for it, Bazzy!

Mary and Thomas go over the manga chapters that have stuck with them through out the years, while Mary slowly, slowly, slowly, convinces Thomas to read Yona of the Dawn.

Finally back and here to talk about the new season of anime! Dandadan is great! Ranma 1/2 is great! And others things are also pretty darn good too (but not the new Bleach opening). What should we be watching?

Mary and Thomas revisit one of their favorite podcast episodes as they recreate their Manga Mount Rushmore's, showcasing what they think are the best and most influential titles in the business.

Thomas powwows with his semi-non-anime friends and they discuss the ending to Attack on Titan a year later. Even for non-anime fans, the show still maintains a legacy.

We are so excited about the Fall season, we are jumping the gun and talking about it early because BLUE LOCK? NATSUME YUUJINCHOU? DANDADAN? What will you be watching?

Our good friend Murph joins us on the pod to give some us his recent manga recommendations! And Mary watches slice of life...and has opinions.

We talk about our time hosting panels, meeting friends, and buying stuff at Connecticon. And we try to find something good to watch this summer season. We are struggling.

Old season out, new season in! We talk finales, Anime Expo news, and the new summer season! Which is ok...probably.

Thomas debriefs us on 20th Century Boys, we divide up our manga to decide which ones Thomas can take for his new house, we cry over Kumiko, Mary does the anime heardle, and we challenge our community to recommend us some seasonal anime this time around. And, finally, we finish our Angel Beats watchalong.

We talk about the Haikyuu movie, some of our favorite manga moments, and how sometimes, when you need a good friend, THEY'RE REALLY MEAN TO YOU!

We draft our dream volleyball teams using the Haikyuu cast. Who will come out with the best team? And Mary has a short but necessary ramble on I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

Thomas likes all the hashira, so much that he knows all of them by name! And we invite you to...you guessed it...watch anime with us! Preferably Angel Beats, but we can also watch whatever you want.

What are the most hated anime MCs of all time? Or in their respective anime? Or...anywhere? We don't know but we're about to find out!

Back from their trip, Mary and Thomas talk about the Miku Expo and the SpyxFamily movie, as well as the manga they picked up while they were away. And, of course, we need to talk about that new and weird Kaijuu no. 8 opening!

When is it appropriate to remake a show? When is it unnecessary and a money grab? Ganon11 joins in on discussing Spice and Wolf, Brotherhood, and a bunch of other anime remakes. Are they worth it?

Spring has sprung and we want Kumiko to get with the semi-lame trombone player. What's wrong with that? We also dive into some other new series and...well...we're really excited for the rest of the season to finish debuting.

We dive into the Spring 2024 season, which is completely stack!! But before that, we gave one another the best manga recommendations, so listen to us gush over old stuff, gush over new stuff, and gush over stuff we haven't seen it. It's a fan fest, folks!

Thomas breaks down his Merry Manga Co shopping spree, we support our boy Lihaku, and we discuss and congratulate the winners for the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards.

Final Fantasy VII is out!! And Thomas compares and contrasts the manga and anime versions of A Silent Voice. As one of his favorite movies, how will he like the source material?

We review ANN's favorite romance anime and make our own list of our bests and brightest...try to make a list...make a list?

A Sign of Affection is the anime of the season and no one can say otherwise. We are diggin' this show so hardcore; it doesn't make any sense.

We discuss our picks for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards! What did you vote for?

Our top five anime of the year! Did your favorites make our list?

We are back, ringing in the new year with our recommendations for the new season and saying goodbye to 2023's fall selection.

The good sir Ganon11 joins in for a deep dive on the weekly anime this season and bring a post from r/anime that we try to figure out. What's harder than regular math? Internet anime math.

It really happened. It's really over. Hear our takes on the somewhat divisive ending to the anime that defined a generation, Attack on Titan.

We are in awe of Jujutsu Kaisen's animation and art direction recently...and Reddit's Top 25 Anime Movies List. Go internet, pretty good selection.

Thomas reads some smut and we test each other's knowledge of good, bad and weird anime quotes!

Thomas hates being a hater...but is one anyway. But hey, he reads a lot of manga. Hear wild opinions on Frieren, Firefighter Daigo, My Happy Marriage and more!

We buy more manga and play a game! Can you guess the anime in 10 words or less?

Do you think prologues are interesting? Do you think new manga does it better than the old stuff? Do you know what to watch this season? There is a slight chance we are able to answer all these questions and more!

With the family in for Labor Day, we rank our favorite Naruto arcs and find out which is the best...and which it would be best to forget.

Thomas is back and we get his thoughts on the passed few weeks of anime, catch up on all his new manga series, and play a fun game of over or under? Which anime are over or underrated!