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The Digicast Crew is back to recap the first half of Digimon Savers, AKA Digimon Data Squad, and they are none to happy about it. In this recap of the police brutality season they discuss how the characters are crap, how the animation is crap, their shared history with the color “periwinkle blue,” and whether… Read

Chris and Buggy review Hand Shakers, considered one of the worst anime of 2017, to ask was it really that bad? Yes. Yes it was. But was it really that bad? Shockingly, maybe not. Our next episode will be on 2015 Madhouse anime Death Parade. Contact us below for comments, questions, and feedback and we’ll… Read

The Genius is one of the best shows you’ve never heard of, and Buggy is joined by Tim Rattray and Chriss, AKA MrEinFan, to discuss why. In this first part they discuss the format of the South Korean reality competition, its unique style, and its fantastic characters, all while remaining as spoiler-free as possible. Links… Read

Buggy and Chris finish up their Anime of the Decade coverage by talking about their ten favorite anime from the past decade, as well as making their definitive decision on what they think the anime of the 2010s was. DaLadybugProductions Twitter | DaLadybugProductions website | Contact Us Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube | Buggy’s Ko-fi… Read

Buggy and Chris continue their Anime of the Decade coverage, covering some of the more popular genres in action, adventure, drama, and comedy, as well as shows that don’t fit cleanly into any genre. DaLadybugProductions Twitter | DaLadybugProductions website | Contact Us Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube | Buggy’s Ko-fi Chris’s Twitter Thanks to Joel… Read

Come join us in the Hidamari Apartments for a very cozy episode as we talk about the first season of Shaft anime Hidamari Sketch. Special thanks to guest editor Isabella! Our next episode will be on 2017 GoHands anime Hand Shakers. Contact us below for comments, questions, and feedback and we’ll read it on that… Read

I, Dukemon, am here to explain the contents of this episode! The boys recap two perfectly adequate films. Chris frames canon as a “conspiracy theory.” Buggy describes “Funiculì, Funiculà” as “the song from Veggie Tales” instead of “the Pizza Time song.” Maddy insists that the humanoid dinosaur Digimon is actually a shark furry. And they… Read

Buggy and Chris attempt to draft the winner from an all-star cast of BrantSteele-simulated Survivor seasons, made up of anime characters. This is undoubtedly the dumbest, most niche, most unlistenable thing we have ever done. Twitter Thread for Season 1 Twitter Thread for Season 2 Twitter Thread for Season 3 YouTube Video for Season 4

Hey, remember when we said the Frontier train has no brakes? That may be true, but it sure does seem to have breaks! Tom, Buggy, Chris, and Maddy return to talk about the Frontier kids FINALLY defeating a major villain, Cherubimon being an incel, the stock JRPG final boss who comes out of nowhere at… Read

Buggy is joined by Yara Naika of Kitty Media to discuss the hentai industry and her work in it. Yep, hentai. We’re getting wild with this episode. Listener discretion is all sorts of advised. DaLadybugProductions Twitter | DaLadybugProductions website | Contact Us Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube | Buggy’s Ko-fi Chris’s Twitter Yara Naika’s Twitter Thanks to Joel for editing this episode!

Buggy and Chris continue their Anime of the Decade coverage, choosing their top romance and slice of life anime, as well as a variety of speculative fiction categories including fantasy, sci-fi, horror, mecha/powersuit, and isekai. DaLadybugProductions Twitter | DaLadybugProductions website | Contact Us Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube | Buggy’s Ko-fi Chris’s Twitter Thanks to… Read

Present Day! Present Time! MeganeToast is back with a (very delayed) episode on the surreal cult classic Serial Experiments Lain. Featuring Tom, David, and Justin as special guests as we discuss our experience with Lain, delve into its themes, and try to muddle through what exactly it might or might not be about. DaLadybugProductions Twitter… Read

Buggy and Chris begin their Anime of the Decade coverage proper as they name their nominees and winner for the Ecchi, Sports, and Short anime from the 2010s, as well as talking about some of this decade’s happenings in long running series. DaLadybugProductions Twitter | DaLadybugProductions website | Contact Us Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube… Read

It’s an all new show! In the Anime Was A Mistake Podcast, the AWAMP crew decides to prove Miyazaki right by looking at the worst shit the medium has to offer! In this pilot episode, we tackle the 2017 OVA for NekoPara, a series with tons of catgirls whose cuteness distracts you from the fact… Read

It’s the final year of the 2010s, and Buggy and Chris are planning to use that year to find out what the best anime of the decade are. In this episode, they’ll reflect on the growth of anime and related mediums over the past decade, establish their judging criteria, and discuss their incredibly arbitrary eligibility… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by Sakaki, AKA Kiriibon, AKA Bomber D. Ruffy to peel back the curtain on the world of scanlation, from the process of putting a scanlation together to the positive and negative impacts scanlation has had on the manga industry. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 1:49:06 | iTunes… Read

It’s a Very Akamatsu Christmas as Third Seat by the Window and Warui Deshou join forces to take on two Ken Akamatsu “beloved” Christmas “classics,” as well as play a few party games. Download (right click, save link as) |Time: 2:56:41 | Third Seat on iTunes | Warui Deshou on iTunes DaLadybugProductions Correspondence DaLadybugProductions’ Website |… Read

Okay, okay, we know. This one’s late. Like, really, really late. A good three months late. But we all had a bunch of irons in the fire. Like, you wouldn’t believe just how many irons we had in all these fires. So many irons. Anyway, here’s our recap on the finale (more like “finally,” amirite?)… Read

Buggy and Chris recap the most notable anime (and video games) of 2017. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 4:02:18 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Chris’s Twitter Music Used “Ladybird Girl” by The Pillows

The Frontier train has no brakes, and apparently neither does this podcast. Tom, Buggy, Chris, and Maddy have perhaps their least unified discussion yet as they discuss the codification of Digimon archetypes, Zoe’s hat, the sexual appeal of squidgirls, and whether or not Bokomon can be given the same Jar Jar status that Neemon can.… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by Niente de Nada to discuss samurai, samurai fiction, and why everything you know about Bushido is a lie.  Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 1:47:07 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Chris’s Twitter Niente’s Twitter | Niente’s… Read

Most Digimon podcasts get their Tri episodes out in a timely manner. We are not most Digimon podcasts. Tom, Buggy, Chris, and Maddy growing increasingly frustrated with this episode of Tri until it goes from 0 to 60. And even then they’re still pretty frustrated with it. Also, this is the first episode Chris became… Read

Having just watched the Netflix live-action Death Note movie (while consuming apples, potato chips, and a little bit of rum), Buggy and his friend Jonathan sit down to give their impressions on the film. Download (right-click, save link as) | Length: 43:37

“How did you get into anime?” This is a question anime fans love asking each other, and in this episode, Andrew “Buggy” Koerner shares his story of getting into anime through Death Note, as well as searching for why its once-insane popularity seems to have waned so drastically. Download (right-click, save link as) | Time:… Read

Almost a year and a half ago, I had my first conversation with Josh Dunham, which I used as material in the first episode of Spiral Radio. It was heavily pared down and I didn’t want the conversation to just go unheard, so I’m releasing the unedited audio for all to listen to. Download (right… Read

Tamers was good, right? So the movies based off of Tamers are going to be good too, right? Tom, Buggy, Chris, and Maddy quickly realize that no, that’s not quite true as they discuss the Okinawa Board of Tourism, Minami’s Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, half-vanished dubs, and daddy issues. Download (right click,… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by Mari, AKA OtapleOneHalf, to learn about the comprehensive history of the magical girl genre, from majoko to Madoka Madoka and beyond, in the process discussing a variety of things including Super Sentai, vagina glomps, Miraculous Ladybug, and a surprising amount of Gainax and Trigger. Download (right click, save link… Read

Hero kenzan! Hero kenzan! Hero kenzan! The hero appears, bringing you a new episode of MeganeToast straight from Planet Ping Pong! In this episode, Chris and Buggy break down one of their favorite anime: Ping Pong the Animation Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 1:55:00 | YouTube link (coming soon) Buggy: Twitter |… Read

Buggy, Tom, Chris, and Maddy finish up Tamers by asking the hard-hitting questions, like “how does one get drunk on milkshakes?” and “why does Ryo even exist?” Tom finally reveals the theory he’s been teasing since episode 1, and Chris reads a very NSFW creepypasta. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 3:08:17 |… Read

The Subtle Doctor joins Buggy and Chris to talk about critical analysis in the anime fandom, how to get into it, and where it’s succeeding and failing. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 3:15:24 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Chris’s Twitter TheSubtleDoctor‘s… Read

Buggy passes the goggles. Maddy is hospitalized. Tom complains about animation. Chris does an old-timey radio voice. And everyone complains about how badly Sora seems to get shafted. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 1:46:24 | iTunes | YouTube Link Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Tom’s Twitter | Tom’s YouTube | Tom’s Tumblr… Read

Buggy and Chris reflect on what they both consider to be a fantastic year in anime, talking through all the big anime (as well as others they enjoyed) and various events that happened throughout the year. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 3:35:09 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by David Majors to discuss negativity in the anime fandom and what we can do to try to change it. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 1:19:17 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Chris’s Twitter David’s Twitter |… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by J-Novel Club’s Sam Pinansky, who shares his experiences with the light novel industry and why he launched the site. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 2:10:11 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Chris’s Twitter J-Novel Club Website… Read

What do you do when a highly acclaimed series that you should theoretically love doesn’t click with you? Is there some flaw in the series? Is the problem with you? And most importantly: if you try to approach the series again, this time with an open mind and determination to finally get the appeal, will… Read

Chris and Buggy break down as they attempt to break down Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara, AKA If Her Flag Breaks, AKA Gaworare in this episode of MeganeToast. They’ve seen this abomination 7 times between the two of them and they still haven’t figured out what the plot is or how the flag system works.… Read

It’s been one year since Buggy and Chris started podcasting, so to commemorate it, Buggy has finally edited that one episode he should have put out before anything else and released it now, in all its amateur, low-quality, awkward glory. If you’ve ever wondered how they’d answer the “5 of your favorite anime/3 anime you… Read

Buggy, Tom, Chris, and Maduin run the full gauntlet of emotions regarding the third part of Digimon Adventure Tri. Also, they manage to go an episode without any tangents, so long as you politely overlook the ones on Kingdom Hearts voice actors and how the rest of the world feels about America’s role in WWII.… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by Amphituber to talk about the horror genre in anime and to try to get to the bottom of why exactly it has a reputation of sucking. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 2:05:22 | iTunes | YouTube Link Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube… Read

Buggy, Tom, Chris, and Maduin return once again to cover the first part of one of their favorite seasons of Digimon. You probably shouldn’t listen to this episode, though. Like, seriously. It’s really horrible and depraved, even by our standards. Unless you want to hear us talk about pegging, fisting, and furry loli yuri as… Read

The Bugcast returns as Third Seat by the Window, and Buggy and Chris kick things off with a bang as they’re joined by Chris (another Chris, not the same one) to discuss waifu culture. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 2:44:04 | iTunes | YouTube Link Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s… Read

Buggy, Chris, Tom, and Maduin deal with Diaboromon attempting to sabotage their podcast as they finish off the Digimon Adventure continuity with Digimon: The Movie(s) and Revenge of Diaboromon. Tom has not seen the uncut Japanese versions. Maddy has not seen the dubbed movie. Buggy is angry about geography, and Chris just wants to have… Read

Chris steps into the host seat* in the first episode of the new show MeganeToast, in which Chris and Buggy choose a randomly-selected anime to talk about in-depth. In this first episode, they discuss Baccano! *This may or may not consist of Buggy gushing about Baccano for 3 hours and then making Chris edit it… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by Colton as he shares some of the most unique manga he’s discovered. Download (right click, Save Link As) | Time: 2:44:18 | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media Links Buggy: Twitter | YouTube Chris: Twitter Colton: Twitter | Life Lessons Podcast | Manga Corner Podcast | Manga Mavericks Podcast… Read

Buggy, Tom, Chris, and Maduin are finally back, but is Myotismon secretly behind this episode’s delay? Is the Digimon Emperor really Ken Ichijooji? Did Davis turn evil because he realized running a noodle cart is a stupid dream? And what do Polish prostitution laws have to do with anything? We have a lot of questions,… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by Jess, AKA Eliza Lento to talk about collectibles and merchandise. Download (right click, Save Link As) | Time: 1:56:31 | YouTube Link (coming soon) Be sure to check out both Buggy and Jess’s collections. Social Media Links Buggy: Twitter | YouTube Chris: Twitter Jess: Twitter | MyAnimeList | MyFigureCollection… Read

Buggy, Tom, Chris, and Maduin talk about Teenage Ramen, Matt ODing, dropping acid at Japanese weddings, and France as an acceptable target, solidifying their place as the Davis of podcasts. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 2:27:55 | iTunes | Youtube Link Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Tom’s Twitter | Tom’s YouTube | Tom’s… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by Kurt, AKA generalgyrozen, to talk about comedy in anime. Download (right click, Save Link As) | Buggy’s Twitter | Chris’s Twitter Music used: “Ladybird Girl” by The Pillows “Secret Sound” from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Buggy, Tom, Chris, and Maduin talk for far too long about things only mostly related to the boring half of Digimon. Download (right-click, Save Link As) | Time: 2:19:20 | iTunes | Youtube Link Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Tom’s Twitter | Tom’s YouTube | Tom’s Tumblr Chris’s Twitter Maduin’s Twitter | Maduin’s Tumblr Check out… Read

The first episode of the first season of the Bugcast is out! Buggy and Chris are joined by Crimson “Douglas” King to talk about music in anime. Download (right click, Save Link As) | Buggy’s Twitter | Chris’s Twitter Music used: “Ladybird Girl” by The Pillows “Secret Sound” from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of… Read

The team gets back together to discuss the first part of Digimon Adventure Tri. Download (right-click, Save Link As) | Time: 1:37:06 | iTunes | Youtube Link Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Tom’s Twitter | Tom’s YouTube | Tom’s Tumblr Chris’s Twitter Maduin’s Twitter | Maduin’s Tumblr