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On the BIIAST Anime Podcast, your hosts Jaclyn and Klaus discuss anime and manga and at the end we ask the ultimate question: But Is It An S-Tier? New episodes monthly, with filler in between that’s actually good. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @biiastpod.

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    • May 11, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 14m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from But Is It An S-Tier Anime Podcast

    Filler 12 Season 1 Tier List Review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 40:39


    In our REAL season finale, your hosts review the tier list we put together during our first season and decide if any of our anime rankings need revisions - in a fair, impartial democratic process, of course. Thank you for listening this past season!

    S1.12 Cowboy Bebop: See You Space Cowboy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 92:49


    In this season finale, your hosts dive into the much beloved Space Western classic Cowboy Bebop, and butt heads more than they ever have before. Cowboy Bebop has beautiful animation, an iconic soundtrack, a memorable cast of characters, and a legacy that lasts to this day…but is it an S-tier? Listen to find out how we ranked it.

    Filler 11 Top 5 Anime Squads: Let Us In!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 65:42


    In this filler episode, your happy loner hosts rank our favourite iconic anime squads. This ranking isn't about who would win in a fight - some of these squads don't even fight in the first place. This ranking is about vibes, baby. (And what squads we would like to join, or at least observe from a safe distance.)

    S1.11 Cells At Work!: Protect The Platelets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 58:17


    Our cells are hard at work on this episode as we discuss the edutainment anime that is Cells At Work. This anime has a unique concept and riffs off of anime tropes we know and love to teach us about how the human body works…but is it an S-tier? Listen and find out how we ranked it!

    Filler 10 Bracket Beatdown: Ultimate Shonen Protags

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 59:06


    We are rounding up sixteen beloved best boys and throwing them into the ring for this March Madness Bracket Beatdown, where they will go head-to-head as we determine who is the GOAT among male shonen leads.

    S1.10 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 92:48


    We know what you'll say next!...No we don't, because we're not as crafty as the observant scoundrel Joseph Joestar, the ungentlemanly crop-top-wearing protagonist of the second installment in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency. Part 2 of Jojo gives us the origins of the stone mask, a Joestar-Zepelli reunion, ancient beings who prophesied the names of bands to come…but is it an S-tier? Listen and find out how we ranked it!

    Filler 09 Top 5 Worst Anime Couples

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 84:15


    Valentine's Day approaches, and instead of thinking about the beloved ships we want to sail into the sunset, we've decided to talk about the anime ships we want to sink. These ships range from questionable to worrying to Only Together Because Plot. There are all canon ships, by the way - we'll be drawing our swords over fanships another day.

    S1.09 Shin Sekai Yori: From The New World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 81:25


    On this episode, we yell as coherently as we can about the mindfuck of an anime that is Shin Sekai Yori. Children go missing, they fall in love, they learn forbidden knowledge, and we, the viewers, never get to relax for a second. Shin Sekai Yori may have changed us irrevocably, but is it an S-Tier?

    Filler 08 Top 5 WTF First Episodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 60:37


    You know when you watch the first episode of an anime and you feel so shocked and captivated that you can't not keep going? That's what this Top 5 list is all about, baby! We're ranking our Top 5 first episodes/chapters that slapped us across the face, threatened us with a knife, and took all our money.

    S1.08 YURI!!! on ICE: From Rivals To Lovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 105:33


    The best thing about sports anime is that you don't have to like sports at all; it's all about the bonds between the athletes, and in the case of Yuri On Ice, the ~romantic entanglements~ between an insecure figure skater on the verge of giving up his career and the dazzling world champion who decides to coach him. Yuri On Ice captivated the hearts of fujoshis everywhere, but is it an S-Tier?

    Filler 07 Cozy Comfy Anime

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 62:57


    The weather outside is frightful and you know what's always delightful? Bundling up in some blankets with your hot beverage of choice and your favourite cozy comfort anime. In this episode, we talk about the wide umbrella that is comfort anime and share some of the anime that are always there for us.

    S1.07 Wotakoi: Love Is Hard For An Otaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 83:01


    What's better than a love story? A dorky love story about nerds who love each other despite their differing dorky interests. We love Wotakoi over here at the BIIAST Pod and we were super excited to get into all the things that make this story so good. What does it mean to be compatible with a partner? Do we ever really grow up? Should you secretly ship your partner with his work bestie? Wotakoi has it all. But is it an S-Tier?

    Filler 06 Top 5 Anime Characters To Keep Away From Your Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 47:26


    There's only one thing worse than a predator...A child. (No!) There are a lot of strong anime characters who wield their powers for good - and then there are the walking misdemeanors. Maybe they are a little too interested in children, maybe they have a history of harming children, or maybe we just fear what might happen if we let them around a child. In this episode, we rank the Top 5 anime characters you should keep away from your children at all costs.

    S1.06 Gyo: I Can't Fight A Shark!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 77:28


    It's Spooktober, baby! We knew we had to cover something creepy, and what better place to start than with the work of Junji Ito, the wholesome horror legend himself? This almost-scifi Jaws-inspired horror manga is gorey, bizarre, and rife with relationship drama. Gyo dares to ask the question: If humans pollute the oceans, do the creatures of the sea deserve to take over the land? Junji Ito doesn't miss, but is Gyo an S-Tier manga?

    Filler 05 Anime Then Vs Now: From A Boomer's Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 53:42


    Okay, maybe we're not boomers but we've been anime fans for over half our lives, and we've seen some changes over the years. We get into anime accessibility, the fall of the filler, the rise of 3D animation, the globalization of anime, and tropes and trends we've noticed in anime storytelling. It's just one of those fun little chats you have with your friends, you know?

    S1.05 The Future Diary: So Anyway, I Started Blasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 98:26


    Trigger Warning: Child sexual abuse. Because Future Diary is full of it for some reason. In this accidental hate episode, we revisit a series that was hugely popular when we were in high school. Klaus has never liked it, Jaclyn felt very nostalgic towards it...until she watched it again. Sorry if you like Future Diary. We gave it a fair shot! And we try our best in this episode to describe where it goes wrong, where it's outdated, and how it fumbled a premise full of potential.

    Filler 04 Top 5 Manga That Deserve An Anime: The Ones That Need More Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 75:57


    In this filler episode, we discuss the manga series we believe deserve an anime, for the illiterate among us (JK we all gotta read subtitles). What makes a manga deserving of an anime? Love, baby! (And some other things, I guess.) Mostly, we try to convince you to consume the collected works of Tatsuki Fujimoto and Junji Ito.

    S1.04 Great Pretender: I Love Robbery AND Fraud

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 109:48


    It's scams on scams on scams in this episode of the BIIAST pod because we're talking about Great Pretender, an anime all about con men who con and the con men they con and the con men conning each other. And a good number of con women, too. Join us as we plow through all the cons of Great Pretender.

    Filler 03 Subs Vs. Dubs: There Is One Clear Winner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 66:11


    In this filler episode we hash out the “debate” (is it really a debate?) of subs versus dubs! Mostly, we talk about the dubs that are worth watching, our favourite dubs from our childhoods, and the anime we choose to watch dubbed today. Jaclyn dives into the history of 4Kids (a real product of its time) and its influence on the Westernization of anime. And of course we cover the infamous dub of Ghost Stories (another product of its time).

    S1.03 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Phantom Blood: It Was I, Dio!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 81:13


    It's the first episode of our series on Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, and we are talking about Phantom Blood, the origin story of the Joestar family and most importantly: me, Dio! What is a noble protagonist without his cruel villain? Or is Dio the true protagonist here? Phantom Blood may be the first installment of an iconic manga/anime series...But is it an S-Tier? Come for the Jojo-Dio rivalry, stay for the Klaus-Jaclyn rivalry as we duke it out over where Phantom Blood deserves to rank on our official tier list.

    Filler 02 Top 5 Loveable Weaklings: Strength Isn't Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 65:02


    It's our second filler episode and our first Top 5 episode! Anime is filled with loveable weaklings and we are filled with love for them. We try to define the loveable weakling - are they a weakling if they get a power-up? What elevates a weakling into loveable territory? - and share our Top 5 picks and honorable mentions.

    S1.02 Death Note: There Is No Justice To Be Had

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 113:56


    In this episode of the BIIAST Pod we go toe to toe like Light and L as we decide where to rank Death Note in our official tier list. Who were we rooting for in this 4D chess match between the biggest brains in anime? Who was the ultimate winner and who was the ultimate loser? If given the chance, would we try to become god of the new world? Death Note has iconic storytelling, visuals, and memes, but is it an S-Tier?

    Filler 01 Toxic Fandoms: You're Probably In One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 58:49


    It's our first filler episode and we're talking about...toxic anime fandoms! Not any particular toxic anime fandom (though some may come to mind) but rather, what does toxicity in anime fandoms look like? How do you know if you're being a toxic fan? And do we have any toxic anime takes?

    S1.01 The Promised Neverland: I Am... Food

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 134:28


    In this first episode of the BIIAST Anime Podcast, we discuss The Promised Neverland. What makes it worth watching/reading? What makes Season 1 so horrifying and Season 2 so horrible? Why does Norman simp for Emma and why does Emma simp for the demons? Who is the best character and why is it Phil? It may have been one of the most anticipated anime series of the season, but is it an S-Tier?

    One Shot: Intro to the BIIAST Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 4:42


    Welcome to But Is It An S-Tier, an anime podcast hosted by Jaclyn and Klaus. In this introduction to the BIIAST podcast, we explain the format of the show, our spoiler policy, and the double-edged sword of pronunciation as non-Japanese anime fans.For our main episodes, we discuss an anime or manga series in depth and rank them on our official tier list at the end. For our filler episodes, we chat about different topics in the world of anime and manga and present our assorted top 5 lists. Join us as we roast, rave, argue, and cry over your faves.

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