Jojo's Bizarre Podcast

Who said older movies are too slow? This week on the pod we watched 1983's Golgo 13: The Professional, the first anime adaptation of hitman Golgo 13 and the first anime to use (beautiful, smooth) computer graphics. It's an over-the-top male fantasy that (almost) never stops moving or being hilarious. We also talk about foreign languages, what an otaku really is, and our first videogames. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

Can you believe we actually caught up to a current show? It's been a long time, but we like this one enough to do it. We watched more Witch Hat Atelier this week (eps 4-6), so next week we gotta do something else while they put out more episodes! We also talk about hantavirus, Evil Dead, fairy Pokemon, homework, and Soy Vay. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

We do NOT make hats on the pod this week - we watched Spring 2026 hit Witch Hat Atelier instead. We also talk about Don't Look Now, Blue Prince, annoying side characters, and Vince Staples. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

Sticking to scrap-heap anime, we take a look at 1993 OVA Battle Angel...(Alita). It's two parts and it's on YouTube, definitely worth a look. We also talk about regional words, eating brains, dating a powerful robot girl, Fancy Nancy, and Terrace House. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

It's trash time, folks. We watched last year's summer hit, Gachiakuta, episodes 1-3. Do we still even like shounen? Find out! We also talk about Testament, when to toss a plunger, and sitting in the way-back of your dad's car. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

It gets abstract this week on the podcast, as we watch Mamoru Oshii's semi-forgotten anime film, Angel's Egg, from 1985. We also talk about Anatomy of a Fall, loads of 80s bands, Peeps, and the Silverball pinball museum of Asbury Park NJ. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

Thanks to a Patreon supporter, it's finally time to dip our toes into the world of Lupin III - and to check out the first Miyazaki movie: The Castle of Cagliostro. We also talk about corporate transparency (vis-a-vis the baffling Steel Ball Run release schedule) and the flexatone. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

[Go to 17:14 for SBR Episode 2-ish talk]In a strange twist of fate, we got episode 2 of Steel Ball Run a lot earlier than we thought. It's pretty out there, but after the ending of part 6, all bets must be off! We may just have to consider this part of Araki's strange genius. Besides covering episodes 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 of SBR, we also talk about Alyssa Liu's first pitch, game tutorials, what goes on in Netflix boardrooms, and what animes will tide us over while we wait for SBR to bring us back to the old West. |

WE'RE BACK! Well, we never left you - we've covered dozens and dozens of animes between the end of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6 "Stone Ocean" and the long-overdue, glorious debut of Part 7, "Steel Ball Run." But we're finally about JoJo's again...for one week. We talk about the upcoming JoJo Caravan event at Kinokuniyas, how strange it is to know nothing about the next SBR episode, the doc Free Solo, robotic camel racing, and how to spell "accumulate." (Wow it's one M?) | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

On our last non-JoJo episode for a while (?) we talk about three more episodes of China's To Be Hero X, episodes 7-9. We're wrapping up the E-Soul arc and starting the Lucky Cyan one. We also talk about St. Patrick's Day, the Oscar winners, Frankie Valli, skating in church, and what a horse is. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

We return to China this week, to check out 3 more episodes of dònghuà To Be Hero X. We also talk about similar works like The Ice Storm and Grizzly Man. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

Returning to a recent fav, the gang checks out more of Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex (episodes 7-9). Unfortunately the "complex" episode here doesn't offer much in terms of the bigger plot! We also talk about "U Talkin U2 to Me", lying about your height on dating apps, FARC, cryogenic tanks leaking, the surveillance state, and 5 Second Films. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

In a rare Jackie-free episode, Myles and Marc talk about the dazzling 90s anime treasure, Macross Plus. Is it as great as we all (ha) remember? Find out by listening. We also talk about terrible mash-up music, touching the thermostat, what a rogue MALE AI pop star would do, and freckles. |

Skip to 14:51 for actual GITS 2 INNOCENCE talkThe film streak continues as this week we check out Innocence, the ("underrated?"/"weird"/"heady") sequel to one of the anime GOATs, Ghost in the Shell. Are we smart enough for this film? (No) We also talk about Abel Ferrara, Silent Hill, feminist writer Donna Haraway, and Mr. Meeseeks. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

It's time to refill your popcorn buckets, 'cause we're going to the movies for the second week in a row - this time, we're talking about The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. We also talk about the Superbowl, The Prestige, Irreversible, kors k, and if we'll all ever stop being cringe. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

God, isn't it so satisfying to finish something? Films are better than TV that way. ...and we've also managed to finish Satoshi Kon's film catalog this week, since we finally cover Paprika. Is it all it's cracked up to be? Did Christopher Nolan rip it off? Does it have the worst English-language tagline for an anime of all time? Listen and find out. We also talk about The Sandman, Inception, vocaloids, sleep demons, and the common types of dreams. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

[Skip to 9:22 for To Be Hero X talk]We checked out our first donghua, or Chinese anime, this week: To Be Hero X, thanks to a Patreon supporter. We even watched it in Mandarin! Did we like it as much as Japanese stuff? Listen and find out. We also talk about gout, Mozart's age, family stand-ins, and the languages our grandparents spoke. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

[Skip to 13:15 for Millennium Actress talk]Well, I thought this was the last Satoshi Kon we would cover on the pod but apparently we've never done Paprika either? Yahoo, more Kon to look forward to. Anyway this is the first time any of us have seen Millennium Actress, and it turns out Satoshi Kon doesn't really have any misses. You can hear us talk about his overall catalogue toward the end of the episode. We also talk about Gmail's AI, Unit 731, and the Liancourt rocks. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

JJBPOD keeps watching Steins;Gate this week - episodes 7-9. We also talk about thick water, The Butterfly Effect, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, what our old phone numbers used to be, and what media we bond over. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord

It's a recap of last year on the pod - no new anime to speak of. We talk about our favorite anime we saw in 2025, our favorite anime to debut in 2025, our favorite movies, games, TV shows of the year...and what we hope to see in 2026. We also talk about thin lips, hate-watching, and kids standing in front of doors. | Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Support us on Patreon | Follow us on BlueSky | We're on Threads/Instagram | Subscribe to us on YouTube | Join the fan Discord