Anime x Pop: To Be Hero X, Witch Watch, and 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reactions

There’s never a dull moment in the world of anime and Pop Break is diving right into the action! Join anime enthusiasts Amanda Rivas and Josh Sarnecky as they geek out monthly with dedicated experts and special guests on exciting anime news, trending anime in TV and/or movies, and anime recommendations spanning different genres that everyone should be watching. If you are a lifelong anime lover or taking the initial leap into the genre that has something for everyone, this is the podcast for you!Join us as we have a Datfeelin Podcast Network take over with all three hosts of the Eat The Cake...Anime podcast - Mac aka YaBoy, Jacci, and EJ aka Daimyo, paying a visit to our hero tower to bring us all the cake! Our enthusiasts take a stroll through the anime content minds to discuss favorite series they’ve been watching recently, including Amanda’s continued choices of the latest season of One Piece and Fire Force Season 3; Josh's picks of Lazarus and The Gorilla God's Go To Girl; Mac's picks of the sneak theatrical peek of Season 2 of Dan Da Dan, Konosuba God's Blessing on This Wonderful World: Season 3, and Ameku M.D. Doctor Detective; EJ's picks of Kaiju No. 8 and Mars Red; and Jacci's picks of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War and Blood +. Bleach TYBW is available on Hulu/Disney +, Blood + is available on Tubi, Lazarus is available on Max, and all other recommendations are available on Crunchyroll. In Anime News, they discuss several winners of key categories for the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, including the lack of love for Kaiju No. 8, Solo Leveling taking home most of the awards, and Delicious in Dungeon's poor showing. In their feature review section, our enthusiasts discuss To Be Hero X including theories about where this original anime will go, which hero's story resonated the most with them, and the unique animation found in this show. They also review Witch Watch as the comfort food of the spring anime season and share their thoughts on main character Nico versus her companions.  Stay tuned next month as we review the second seasons of the highly anticipated Dan Da Dan and Kaiju No. 8!