S2 EP 18 - "The Streaming Wars Are Changing Anime"

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In Episode 18 of the Anime AF Podcast, we debate whether anime is entering its blockbuster era and if spectacle is starting to outweigh storytelling. We discuss studios like MAPPA, increasingly complex power systems in shows like Jujutsu Kaisen and One Piece, and the future of Dragon Ball Super after Akira Toriyama.Plus, anime news and our thoughts on the return of Primal from Genndy Tartakovsky and much more as only the Anime AF duo can!

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This episode was published on February 20, 2026.

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In Episode 18 of the Anime AF Podcast, we debate whether anime is entering its blockbuster era and if spectacle is starting to outweigh storytelling. We discuss studios like MAPPA, increasingly complex power systems in shows like Jujutsu Kaisen and...

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