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The Banzai Beat is hosted by two typical anime fans who have an opinion and want to bring you the latest news and provide quality reviews from both classic anime shows to the latest of what is airing in Japan. The podcast has been online since 2008! check out https://www.banzaibeat.com/ for more information.

Jellokun & Zac


    • May 9, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 6m AVG DURATION
    • 342 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Banzai Beat Anime Podcast

    Crushing Solo Leveling

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 61:15


    We review I Havea Crush At Work & Solo Leveling season 2!

    Spring 2025 Anime

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 75:48


    We talk new airing anime including the BIG one!

    Sakamoto Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 61:00


    We review Sakamoto Days!

    Mechanical Arms

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 68:17


    We talk about what were watching and Fred reviews Mecha Ude

    2024 Top 5 Anime & Dan Da Dan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 107:07


    So much to talk about in this episode we give our thoughts on the new shows airing in winter 2025, we look back at 2024 with our yearly top 5 and we review Dan Da Dan!

    Ranma 1/2 Season 1 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 101:50


    We talk about what we are watching next season and review the Netflix remake of Rnama 1/2

    Fred Hides His Feelings In Russian

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 43:05


    Fred reviews alya hides her feelings in russian

    Japan Trip Report & VTubers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 102:17


    Jellokun talks about his trip to Japan and Fred reviews How I became a Tubing Legend by leaving my stream on.

    Fall 2024 Anime

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 83:05


    We talk about several newly airing fall 2024 anime!

    Junk Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 49:56


    We review Plus Sized Elf

    Not Enough Pizza Hut

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 68:12


    We talk recent anime remakes and review Code Geass season 1

    Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 71:28


    We talk about all the stuff we are watching

    Dungeon Meshi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 48:27


    Fred reviews Dungeon Meshi and more!

    Konosuba Season 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 77:37


    We review Konosuba season 3 and discuss several new airing shows!

    This & That

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 60:21


    We talk about what we are watching and looking forward to watch in Summer 2024!

    Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 66:40


    A low key romantic comedy wrapped in tourism!

    Solo Leveling

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 52:40


    Jellokun reviews Solo Leveling and talks some new spring 2024 shows.

    Gushing Over Magical Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 82:01


    We swear its the last time we talk about this show, we do a proper review

    Various Topics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 50:49


    No formal review this episode but we talk about. various topics such as the death of Akira Toriyama, Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball Z and what we've been watching and more!

    Ghost In The Shell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 56:53


    Fred reviews the 1995 movie Ghost In The Shell

    FLCL Grunge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 73:37


    Fred & Jellokun return to talk what they are watching and Jellokun reviews FLCL Grunge

    Professor Oak Is A Jerk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 61:19


    We talk about Gushing Over Magical Girls episodes 2 and 3. We also went back and watched the first two episodes of Pokemon from 1998 and realized Professor Oak is a jerk plus tons more.

    Is Spy X Family Season 2 Worth Watching?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 92:00


    The winter 2024 anime season is upon us and we talk about what we are watching, will be watching and Fred reviews Spy X Family season 2.

    Top 5 Anime of 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 58:26


    Please welcome a new co host Fred! we also discuss things we are watching along with Jellokun's top 5 anime of 2023

    Redemption & Jujitsu

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 76:39


    Zac regales us with a story of redemption and a review of Jujitsu Kaisen and Jellokun talks about many airing shows like 16bit Sensation Another Layer, 100 Girlfriends Who REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVE YOU and more!

    Summertime Rendering

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 87:20


    Zac talks about his trip to Denmark and we review Summertime Rendering!

    Konosuba - Megumins's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 40:29


    Jellokun talks way to much about Oshi No Ko and reviews the latest Konosuba Series! Konosuba: An Explosion On This Wonderful World

    The Quintessential Quintuplets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 54:16


    What felt like forever we FINALLY make it to episode 300. We talk a bit Sword Art Online and the newest movie and then we delve into the world of harems and review The Quintessential Quintuplets season 1.

    All The Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 77:25


    What a jam packed episode we have for you, our yearly Top 5 but not how we do it normally! We talk what we are watching, Talk Chain Saw Man, Top 5 Anime of 2022 and a review of Tawawa On Monday Seasons 1 & 2 and even the Blu-Ray exclusive episodes!

    Fall 2022 Anime

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 57:30


    We give our thoughts on what we. are watching for Fall 2022 and discuss a bit about the upcoming winter 2023 list.

    Asuna's POV

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 60:31


    Jellokun & Zac review Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night

    My Hero Academia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 59:24


    Zach returns to tell us all about My Hero Academia the wildly successful cash cow of an anime.

    Spy X Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 88:25


    Jellokun talks about 4 different airing shows this season and a review of Spy X Family

    FLCL Progressive

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 61:12


    We talk what we are watching in spring 2022 anime season and review FLCL Progressive

    Shooting The Breeze

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 58:56


    We discuss various topics with no review this episode. We talk the following subjects. * Returning to the gym * Anime burnout * Our annoyance with the TSA * Shows we are watching next season * Zac's thoughts on Crunchy roll x Funimation

    To Be Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 47:29


    Jellokun & Xach return to discuss the Crunchy Roll x Funimation merger and what it might mean to fans who still buy physical media as Sony looks to phase out the Funimation branding. Plus a review of To Be Hero.

    Top 5 Anime Of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 94:32


    We discuss our top 5 anime of 2021 but before that we talk all kinds of things * What we've been watching * How stupid World End Harem is * Watching Japanese TV * Finding the most soft core porn on said TV * Yakuza 0 * Jobless Reincarnation pedophile jokes and hating being an anime fan sometimes

    Fooly or Cooly?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 86:25


    We have a packed episode we talk about behind the scenes podcast stuff, Spotify stats, the realization we only recorded a handfull of episodes and why we haven't been watching anything form this season of anime. We also review FLCL and more!

    Just Date Everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 55:53


    Zach returns and we discuss Summer 2021's "Girlfriend Girlfriend"

    Bulletproof

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 55:25


    Zac finds out the true origins of Rally Vincent in our review of 1989's Riding Bean

    Guns & Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 92:22


    We've gottwo shows for you this week Zac reviews Gunsmith Cats and Jellokun reviews Citrus plus we talk about what we've been watching and more!

    This Podcast Is Shitter Than Real Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 52:10


    Jellokun talks new airing shows such as Girlfriend, Girlfriend and reviewsFull Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!

    Slaying The Wonder Eggs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 91:02


    A packed episode where we talk Demon Slayer and review the movie along with Wonder Egg Priority

    Season 1 Doesn't Matter Anymore

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 54:07


    Zaldar returns to review Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl season 2!

    Spring 2021 Spectacular

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 101:07


    Another season is upon us its spring already! We bring you 9 episode 1 reviews and our thoughts! * Koikimo * SSSS.Dynazenon * Higehiro * Odd Taxi * Full Dive * Super Cub * NOMAD: Megalobox 2 * Don't Toy With Me Ms. Nagatoro-San * Tokyo Revengers

    Winter 2021 Anime

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 49:27


    We talk about the shows we are watching including * Wonder Egg Priority * Attack On Titan Final Season * The Promised Neverland Season 2 * Higurashi Gou * Jobless Reincarnation

    Top 5 Anime Of 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 104:54


    Our favorite episode of the year our yearly top 5 anime!

    Hate For Higurashi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 70:39


    We discuss what we've been watching throughout the winter 2020 anime season and we discuss why we aren't very happy with the current airing Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni adaptation.

    Anime Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 158:19


    A very fun episode this week where Zac and Jellokun talk about their favorite music, Do they watch openings and endings? And then run down their favorite tracks from different anime. Then there is a Cicada conspiracy a foot with the latest When They Cry Zac will tell you more. We want to hear from you what is your favorite music from anime you can comment directly on our web site or e-mail us at banzaibeat@gmail.com!

    Rent A Railgun

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 102:08


    It is the end of the Summer 2020 anime season and we bring you TWO reviews. Rent A Girlfriend and Railgun T. We also discuss our thoughts on Sword Art Online along with why there is so much seasonal anime.

    DXD,SAO and Japan Sinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 78:59


    A packed show this week we talk currently airing shows, How Zac is enjoying the new season of High School DXD under a new studio and Jellokun reviews the Netflix ONA Japan Sinks 2020.

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