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We have a crazy podcast for everyone as we get down to the final stretch of our Summer 2015 Anime Season Reviews. Jun Maeda’s newest work, concrete murders, street fighter idols, harpy girls, the psychotic Hana, and more! Anime Reviewed in this Episode: Charlotte, Classroom Crisis, Prison School, Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace, Venus Project Climax, Seiyu’s Life, Monster Musume, Wakaba Girl, and Miss Monochrome 2.

With new exclusive streaming rights popping up in the Fall 2015 Anime Season, fears and questions arise that begs a discussional podcast episode. Add into that some sad news for a particular animation studio. Special thanks to our listeners for the great questions featured on this podcast episode.

Vampires, Tags, God Eaters, Censorship, Pillow Boys, and Lovable NPCs are the hot topic of this weeks set of Summer 2015 Anime Season Reviews.  As we move into Part 2 of our list of shows, it's important to appreciate when some shows try to do new things, even if they fail miserably at executing it. Anime Reviewed in this Episode: Shimoneta: A Boring World Where The Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist, Actually I Am, Rokka Brave of the Six Flowers, God Eater, Gangsta, Overlord, Snow White with the Red Hair, Million Doll, Wakako-zake, and Makura no Danshi.

It's been quite some time since Aria the Scarlet Ammo aired back in 2011, and with the recent announced spinoff series Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA airing in Fall, we felt it necessary to not only review the series but also give a recap. Join us in this Aria filled episode of yandere, tsundere, and promiscuous harem action! Note: Following the spoiler free review of Aria the Scarlet Ammo, we give a full spoiler filled recap of the series. If you've not watched the series, avoid listening beyond the 21:13 marker.

The Summer 2015 Season is concluding and it’s time for us to kick off the first part of our Summer 2015 Reviews! In this episode, we kick things off with quite a few big titles of the season, as well as some hidden gems! Anime Reviewed in this Episode: Himouto Umaru-chan, Castle Town Dandelion, Chaos Dragon, GATE, Aoharu X Machinegun, Sky Wizard Academy, My Wife is the Student Council President, Danchigai, Bikini Warriors, and School-Live.

Cute cat girls from another planet, demon lord sister and succubus harems, and a whole lot of adorable moe rabbit cafes are center for this 3 show review episode! Join us as we review Is The Order A Rabbit, Cat Planet Cuties, and The Testament of Sister New Devil!

As Fall 2015 brings us a new season of Utawarerumono with Itsuwari no Kamen, and questions arise as to what all will connect to the original series, we decided to rewatch and review Utawarerumono. Following the review, we take time to do a recap of the series for those that need a refresher before heading into the new waters and give our predictions as to what all will be important. Note: Following the spoiler free review of Utawarerumono, we give a full spoiler filled recap of the series. If you’ve not watched the series, avoid listening beyond the 40:28 marker.

Summer 2015 is wrapping up their shows and many of them are leaving us frustrated or conflicted. What better time to throw up the microphones and catch our every rant and praise. This episode is a full spoiler filled podcast episode where we will be discussing conclusions and thus the warning is made. Plus, be prepared for some not so happy remarks about some of these shows! 1:27 - Pre Show 4:25 - Rokka Brave of the Six Flowers 16:55 - Chaos Dragon 25:20 - Ranpo Kitan 31:14 - Classroom Crisis 34:20 - Castletown Dandelion 37:40 - Sky Wizard Academy 45:02 - School Live 55:15 - Prison School 59:18 - Post Show

It’s about time for the Summer heat to leave us, but don’t expect everything to cool down. As we make our way into Fall 2015, it’s time for another Preview to help you prepare for what’s coming in the anime world. More anime titles and sequels than you can shake a stick at. So get your pen and pencils ready, put your earphones in, and get ready for our Fall 2015 Anime Season Preview! Anime Discussed In This Preview: Brave Beats, Comet Lucifer, Concrete Revolutio Choujin Gensou, Dance With Devils, The Asterisk War, Heavy Object, Kamisama Minarai, Miss Komori Can’t Decline, Lance N’ Masques, One Punch Man, Onsen Yousei Hakonechan, Shomin Sample, The Heroic Tales of the Failure Knight, A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako’s Feet, Star Mu, Everything Becomes F The Perfect Insider, JK Meshi, Anti Magic Academy The 35th Test Platoon, Valkyrie Drive Mermaid, Aikatsu 4, Cardfight Vanguard G Gears Crisis hen, Diabolik Lovers More Blood, Garo Guren no Tsuki, Is the Order a Rabbit 2, Osomatsu san, Haikyuu 2, Aria the Scar

It has been a long time coming. After 7 years, the Animecast host finally sit down and discuss one of the most requested shows for a review: Spice and Wolf. How did they feel the two season show panned out and what do they think of the chemistry filled currency talk? Following the the review and after the closing music, we hold a spoiler discussion for Spice and Wolf. If you have not watched the series, avoid listening after the 36:36 mark.

The pins are lined up and it's time to knock out the second batch of our first impressions for the Summer 2015 anime season. It took a bit longer than we had imagined, but there's a lot of explaining to do. So enjoy this extensive discussion of these shows! Anime discussed in this episode: Wakaba Girl, Rokka: Brave of the Six Flowers, Prison School, Charlotte, Venus Project Climax, Million Doll, Snow White With The Red Hair, Shimoneta, GATE: The JSDF Fought There, Bikini Warriors, Himouto Umaru-chan, Sky Wizard Academy, Monster Musume, Chaos Dragon, Castletown Dandelion, Gatchaman Crowds Insight, Non Non Biyori Repeat, Durarara x2 The Second Arc, Working!!!, Miss Monochrome 2, iDOLM@STER: Cinderella girls 2nd Season, and Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!.

Now that we have consumed a happy helping of the Summer 2015 Season, it’s time to weigh in on what seems to be panning out; or not panning out. With a host of new titles to run through, we give an extensive examination of half of the shows airing this season. Part 2 to come next week! Anime discussed in this episode: Actually I Am, Seiyu’s Life, God Eater, Overlord, Danchigai, Classroom Crisis, Ushio and Tora, Aoharu x Machinegun, Gangsta, My Wife Is The Student Council President, School-Live, Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace, and Makura no Danshi.

Crazy news and heavy topics! In this discussional podcast we hit up some big news topics like MyAnimeList changes and 23 foot pillows. Afterwards we dive into a packed mailbag to answer some topical discussions from our community (and some silly ones). New Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA, Monster Musume Hug Pillow, School-Live Manga Sales, DeNA Buyout of MyAnimeList, selector destructed WIXOSS, Multi-Director Shows, Romance Issue In Anime, Anime Suggestions, Otaku Versus Weeaboo and Hikikomori Status, Summer Wonfest 2015, and Objectification in Anime are all topics covered in this podcast!

It's time to close the book on the Spring 2015 Anime Season with our third and final segment of reviews for shows. A house full of Zodiac girls, tearful ghosts, brass bands, otaku husbands, and confusing teenagers. Anime Reviewed in this Episode: Etotama, Re-Kan!, Plastic Memories, Sound! Euphonium, I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying 2nd Thread, and My Teenage Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!.

Well Anime Expo happened, and because of that we have quite a few things to talk about. Great announcements from a few of the panels and of course some silly discussions thanks to our kind community to round things out. Unfortunately a few goofy things happened during recording, so we had to cut a bit of our discussion of GATE out. There shouldn’t be any remaining sound issues, but be aware of some slightly odd transitions. Don’t fret however because there will be plenty of GATE discussion during our later Impressions!

We've been a bit busy recently with tackling some of our backlog.  Thanks to this effort, we have for our listeners a great installment of new reviews to bring you!  From the beauty of Nagi No Asukara, to the laughs of Non Non Biyori, and the expansive universe of Knights of Sidonia, give a listen and get our take on these titles! This time around, we kept everything to a strict no spoiler discussion so feel free to listen without worries.  It is important to note that the Knights of Sidonia review strictly covers the first season.  At least until we get the second installment for binge watching!

The Spring 2015 Anime Season is wrapping up and it's conclusion means a slew of new shows are just around the corner. Many tears are in store with Key's return, Dragon Ball gets a revival, moe zombie attacks, and so much more! Anime Discussed In This Preview: Akagami no Shiayuki-hime, Aoharu X Kikanjuu, Aquarion Logos, Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen'eki, Charlotte, Classroom Crisis, Dragon Ball Chou, Durarara!!X2 Ten, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!, Gakkou Gurashi!, Gangsta, Gatchaman Crowds Insight, Gate:Jieitai Kanochi nite Kaku Tatakaeri, God Eater, Himouto! Umaru-chan, Jitsu wa Watashi wa, Joukamachi no Dandelion, Junjou Romantica 3, Kangoku Gaguen Prison School, Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan, Makura no Danshi, Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou, Non Non Biyori Repeat, Overlord, Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace, Rokka no Yuusha, Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX, Shimoneta to lu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai, Sore ga Seiyuu!, Suzakinishi: The Animation, The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls 2nd Sea

We’ve definitely had our share of great titles from the mind of Makoto Shinkai. Take 5 Centimeters Per Second and Garden of Words for example. However Children Who Chase Lost Voices is definitely a step in a different direction for us. Is this movie another good mark in his legacy, or a failure? Listen and find out our take on it! Following the review, we hold a spoiler discussion for the film. Following the outro music for the episode, the 35:50 mark, this spoiler discussion begins. If you haven’t seen the movie, avoid listening beyond that point.

People have asked for it, and now it's here. We run through our top must watch anime list. Not to claim these shows are better than any others, but rather to suggest many shows we love that people should watch. Shows Discussed in this Episode: Tenchi Muyo, Hare+Guu, The Visions of Escaflowne, Time of Eve, Outbreak Company, Toradora, Baccano, Durarara, Cowboy Bebop, Angel Beats, Soul Eater, Samurai 7, Witch Hunter Robin, Akira, Armitage III, Ghost in the Shell, Azumanga Daioh, Mushi-shi, Fate/Stay, Nichijou, Record of Lodoss War, Gunslinger Girl, Rurouni Kenshin, Shirobako, Claymore, Princess Mononoke, Steins;Gate, K-On, Eden of the East, Kanon, Bunny Drop, Kokoro Connect, Grave of the Fireflies, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Katanagatari, Serial Experiments Lain, Great Teacher Onizuka, Hanasaku Iroha, Air TV, Wolf Children, Utawarerumono, Higurashi When They Cry, The Future Diary, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Chobits, Mai Hime, Code Geass, Death Note, and Clannad.

New streaming acquisitions, pre-order postings, and new hope for Hatsune Miku! After some great news announcements this week, the community delivers some fun and interesting discussion that we dive into head first. Join us as we discuss split cour, Deadman Wonderland, endings, CG advancements, and more! Special thanks to AstDeprived, Oppai4Senpai, acidpoison, HOMEBOUND11, Neko, Lenzark, almightyhiki, YuGiOhMan91, Kenshin Shinta, TheLastShadow96, justaguy1253, and Aridean for the great questions featured in this episode!