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We have made it to the finals of the nationals. Will Raimon be victorious or will the gods prove to be too much for them? All that and a peek into the next arc on this new edition of The Inazuma Challenge. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

We have another trio of episodes for you on the Ass Backwards Anime Podcast as we continue to take the Inazuma Challenge. We are now in the penultimate batch of episodes covering the national tournament as we talk about episode 20-22 of the Inazuma Eleven anime. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

Turns out that death cannot stop you from flying to Japan to play soccer. On this episode of the Inazuma Challenge, we see some new additions to the team as we cover episodes 17-19 of the Inazuma Eleven anime. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

The Inazuma Challenge continues as we now enter the National tournament. We deal with awkward friendships and ninjas in this batch of Inazuma Eleven as we talk about episodes 14-16. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

We have made it to the fated clash between Raimon and Teikoku and we finally know what the deal is with the penguins. For the last episode of 2024, we go over episode 11-13 of Inazuama Eleven. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

We nerd out a bit about these next couple matches of the Inazuama Challenge as we cover episodes 8-10 of the Inazuma Eleven anime. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

The challenge continues as we get know about Mamoru's family, how aesthetically animalistic you have to be chosen to play soccer, and how much money is wasted on underground training facilities with episodes 5-7 of Inazuma Eleven. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

We begin The Inazuma Challenge. We will be (possibly) going through the entire Inazuma Eleven anime franchise, starting with the first four episodes of the first Inazuma Eleven series. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

It has been a long time since March but we are back to talk about the series that was selected through our scientific process. On this episode we are covering the 2022 anime, Summer Time Rendering. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

We needed to figure out what we wanted to talk about on the podcast next. So, we decided to come up with a short list of series we were willing to go through. Here is the discussion of us deciding which of these series to cover next and to make it more fun we put the list into a bracket of 16. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

Changing Jackets makes a shocking return to the main show. This time we are delving into six episode mini-series Lupin Zero. Along with that we talk about Akira Toriyama for a lot longer than expected. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

We decided that it was long enough and it is time to talk about an anime for once. To round off 2023, we are joined by Brenda of Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries (as well as other shows on the network) to go over the anime adaptation of Naoki Urasawa's manga, Pluto. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

After fifteen years in the business, we still have more to talk about. This time, we sort of talk about anime by going the Netflix live action adaptation of One Piece. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

In what was the worst decision ever made, we decided that we would spend several hours trying to look at Billboard's list of the 100 greatest Disneyverse songs and determine which ones were trash and which songs should have been in the list instead. Hope you enjoy. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

While we are still preparing for the next project, we might as well take some time to talk about another anime-adjacent movie. Following what might be the best comic book movie, we are going to be talking about the next movie in the Miles Morales saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

As mentioned on our last episode, we wanted to throw a small bonus for the main feed. For those that might not have been following along with our Patreon activity, we have debuted an exclusive project called Wheel of Scoob! This is a series where we spin a giant wheel to determine which Scooby-Doo movie we watch. For our first episode we were given Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

After a little ways away, the podcast has returned to talk about something other than anime. We give a bit of a catch up as to what we have been doing along with us talking about the Rian Johnson film, Glass Onion. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

The journey is now over. We conclude The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project as we finish with the last episodes of Aquarion Evol as well as talk about the Love OVA. We hope you enjoyed the ride. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

We have arrived at the climax of the series and of this project. Questions are answered and even more questions are raised. Everything has lead up to this moment on The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project. On this session, we go through episodes 21-23 of Aquarion EVOL. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

We are taking a break from Aquarion to bring you something completely different. To commemorate the spooky season we decided to spend a little time to talk about the 1977 horror comedy, House. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

The banana has really hit the fan on this session of The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project. We delve into the real turning point of Aquarion EVOL as we go through episode 17-20. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

We have made to episode 169 of the Ass Backwards Anime Podcast and have made it to the 14 year mark of podcasting. Nice. Despite celebrating a milestone, we have a somber but uplifted session of the Great Aquarion Rewatch Project as we deal with the fallout of the previous episodes. We begin the second half of Aquarion EVOL by going over episodes 14-16. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

From a fish out of water to a tragic love story, a lot is being tackled on this edition of The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project. We are ending the first half of our Aquarion EVOL coverage by going over episodes 10-13. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

Any hole is the goal on this edition of The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project here on the Ass Backwards Anime Podcast. We are covering through episodes 7-9 of Aquarion EVOL. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

We break the walls down with the next edition of The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project as we cover episodes 4-6 of Aquarion EVOL. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio Click to read more »

After 12,000 years, the Great Aquarion Rewatch Project has returned. We start our next journey with the sequel series to the original show, Aquarion EVOL. Click here to download episode... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

As we are fast approaching the return of the GARP, we have one last episode for you. We finally decide to review a current anime that just wrapped its first season. We talk about the critical... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

While we wait for more Aquarion, we try something that we haven't done for a while: Talk about a live action drama. More specifically, the 2017 South Korean drama that is currently on Netflix,... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

We are still on break from Aquarion so let's do a bit of a throwback. Recorded live on Twitch, we go through the list of upcoming (and currently airing) anime of Spring 2022. So, you can't... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

We are taking a small break from the madness of Aquarion but we are not stopping from talking about something ridiculous. As a sort of spin-off of The Manga Mavericks Book Club, we are here to talk... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

We look into an alternate timeline with this next part of the Great Aquarion Rewatch Project. On this session, we talk about the overlooked gem, and possible linchpin of the franchise, Aquarion The... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

We are back for the first episode of 2022 with the epic conclusion to the first part of The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project. We finish off the first Aquarion series by going over episodes 24-26.... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

After several episodes, we have reached a climax. We continue The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project by going over the penultimate batch of episodes of Aquarion. Betrayal is on the menu as we go over... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

A sudden tonal shift happens on this session of the Great Aquarion Rewatch Project here on the Ass Backwards Anime Podcast. We have cosplay. We have new artwork. We have a character death. A lot... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

The metaphor continues with this next batch of episodes on The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project. We spend a good amount of time debating if vampires are real, if you can combine too much, and if we... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

We have made it halfway through Aquarion so it is probably time to start having some plot. On this episode of The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project, we are talking about episodes 12-14 of the Aquarion... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

This episode took way longer to come out than it needed to. We are blaming the fact we had to talk about Reika on this episode of The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project. We are going over episodes 9-11... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

We finally address the elephant in the room on this episode of The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project as we talk about episode 6-8 of Aquarion. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As)... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project continues as we talk about nerd characters, feet, and if magic is actually sexy as we go through episodes 3-5 of Aquarion. Click here to download episode... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

After 12,000 years of threats, we now begin The Great Aquarion Rewatch Project here on the Ass Backwards Anime Podcast. Your hosts Doctor and Foxy bring in a naive Colton to go through the entire... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

We close the book (for now) on the Changing Jackets series on this episode of the Ass Backwards Anime Podcast. We give a double review of the latest two entries of the Koike-verse of Goemon's... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

On this stacked episode of the podcast, we continue the Changing Jacket series as we go over the movie(?) Jigen's Gravestone as well as spoiler talk of A Woman Called Fujiko Mine. Plus, we go... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

The most popular Lupin-centric podcast (that only covers the movies and OVAs) has returned with a new episode. The Changing Jackets series reaches it's third and final OVA for this run as we go... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

In what has been few weeks, the show has returned to continue to provide a bit of entertainment. We continue our journey of all the movies and OVAs of Lupin III by going over The Return of the Magician. But before we do that, we have some things to say. We start by talking about Terrace House and Hana Kimura. After that we spend some time talking... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

Hope everyone is doing well because the main show has returned to a very different world. With this new world, we have a new entry in the Changing Jackets series. We check out the Monkey Punch directed feature film, Dead or Alive. Click here to download episode (Right-click and Save As) Your browser does not support this audio (0:00 -... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

Despite having half of our audio destroyed, our first episode of 2020 is now here. We continue our Changing Jackets series where we go through the movies and OVAs of Lupin the Third as we talk about Farewell to Nostradamus. Along with that, we piece together some audio talking about some of our picks from our Anime of the Decade writings on our... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes