Animate the World!

Happy Autumn everyone! Pull on a sweater, grab your PSL, and listen as we outline all the exciting new animes coming out this season. Turns out everything is a movie this time. Speaking of which, we’re going to the movies again! We watch and review Promare, the latest movie from studio Trigger about, you guessed it, Firefighters! Music | Jellyfish by Declan DP & KODOMOi… Continue reading →

WE'RE BAAAACK for Season 2 of Animate the World! 2 hosts, 2 cats, 2 many reasons to listen. We kick off the season with the longest Kelly's Current Corner ever. Then it's off to the movies as we review Ne Zha, a Chinese animated movie that recently showed in US theaters. Welcome back!!… Continue reading →

~Now I know my ABCs, next time I’ll upload promptly~ Sorry this ep is so late this week, Richard was editing and took waaaaay too long! Anyway, we went to Anime Boston! It was awesome, and we have a ton to talk about. Get ready to laugh, cry, and be amazed at our incredible skills in game shows!… Continue reading →

Once upon a time, Kelly got locked out of her apartment. What happens next?? Listen and find out!! Then find out about the many, many, many things that happen in episodes 8-10 of Puppageddon! People die man.… Continue reading →

We’re back!! Did you miss us? Of course you did! Today we dive into the latest news of the Pocket Monster universe. We then discuss episodes 5-7 of Puppageddon. This week's development is that this show doesn’t make sense and nobody trusts Beige Man.… Continue reading →

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Who’s your valentine this year? Ours are animated. Anyway, we dive into the first 4 episodes of Puppageddon! It’s INCREDIBLE and BEAUTIFUL and we LOVE ICE PRINCE. … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Discovery Channel, please enjoy our animated documentary. Wait, is that even a thing? INTRIGUE! Anyway we talk about that for a bit. Then we present our shiny new anime that we’ll be watching: Thunderbolt Fantasy. It’s got puppets! It's got swordfights! What more could you ask for? … Continue reading →

Happy New Year Everybody! Kelly and Richard show off some ~fancy new podcasting technology~ they got their hands on. Then they go over their New Year Animation Resolutions, which are ambitious to say the least. They also take a look at the lineup for Winter 2019! … Continue reading →

This week, we dedicate our first half to Spongebob in honor of Stephen Hillenberg! Then we dive into Disney blatantly mislabeling animated things as live-action?? Like wtf??? … Continue reading →

I now pronounce you husbando and waifu! At least, I WOULD if VR would get its shit together. Anyway, we talk about marrying our fave characters in VR, and Richard gets a little too into it! Then we talk about the recent enigma that is Detective Pikachu. Where did it come from? Where will it go? Let’s go, Pikachu!… Continue reading →

Boy, do we have a special episode for you~~~ Our very patient, kind friend Ravenna joins us again as we review the first episode of Shuffle, a high-quality, underappreciated ecchi. We also talk about some choice ideas for tabletop rpgs based off of animes! It’s fun for the whole family!… Continue reading →

Soooo spoiler alert, we spend a LOT of time talking about Warrior Cats. BUT we also talk about other quality things! Like Tetris, Yu-Gi-Oh, and ABO fanfiction! Then we discuss the history of the Tsundere trope and how it's changed over time.… Continue reading →

Ok, so Richard might have goofed up a little with the question. BUT we end up having a cool discussion about dealing with the end of an anime! We then go over some of the highlights for the upcoming season! Spoiler alert: anime is trash and we’re doomed as a species.… Continue reading →

We did it! You didn’t think we could but we did it!! We cover the last 4 eps of April Liars. There’s a liiiiitle bit of ranting due to emotions. Anyhoo our korners are choice this week. Well, Kelly’s korner is. Hope you enjoy!!!… Continue reading →

We’re Back! Your heroes have returned, and with more animation than ever before! We spend a good chunk of time going over the many animations we’ve enjoyed over the past months. We then get into the penultimate episodes of April Liars, where we witness the rise and fall of Golden Girl.… Continue reading →

Man, who makes these hot weathers. Better cool off with some refreshing season reviews! We report the highs and lows of the upcoming anime season, and give out our highly coveted seals of approval. We’re very important!… Continue reading →

This week’s episode was surprisingly spooky! We had basement dolls, family skeletons, and dark mental horrors too scary to face. Also perhaps one of the best episodes of April Criers yet? This show’s all over the place.… Continue reading →

Oh dear, a con artist snuck into our house! A COMIC con artist that is. HA. Anyway Richard reports on Denver Comic Con before we dive into the next 5 eps of April Criers. It's upsetting! (also content warning for portrayals of child abuse)… Continue reading →

Welcome to another season of the Anime Club! Specifically the Spring season, in which April resides. We dissect the first five episodes of April Liars, which is the most anime anime we’ve watched in a while. Plot twist; it really is a musical bloodbath.… Continue reading →

Guys it happened again. They took our episode. Well, the first half at least, and we’re so mad. But life goes on! We quickly recapped our convo about original character cafes, then we talk about our favorite angry red panda. Then we introduce the new Anime Club show: Your Lie in April! Get ready for the musical bloodbath to come!… Continue reading →

Someone broke into our house and is forcing herself into this podcast. Welcome back to Ravenna, an Animate the World regular! She’ll share some of her favorite character voices with us, as well as take part in our in-depth discussion about marrying your waifu in VR.… Continue reading →

They tried to take our episode away. And they succeeded. But we will never stop seeking the truth!!… Continue reading →

Spring has sprung in the Anime World! The warm air, the bright sun, the sweet spring smell of new anime wafting through the air. We talk about all the new series coming up, the good, the bad, and the very, very terrible. … Continue reading →

It’s over, isn’t it? Steven Universe anime, that is. We cover the last three eps of Houseki no Kuni, wherein gems and cloud alike get chopped up real good. We also talk about Kelly’s many movies and Richard’s love of a certain Italian Plumber.… Continue reading →

Too much happened in Steven Universe anime this week to warrant a question, so we’re going alllll in with our summaries. We talk about hard bodies; soft bodies; cold bodies; gooey bodies; any kind of body you can think of, we got it here!… Continue reading →

Happy Love Day everyone! This week we talk about some of our favorite Valentines moments from various animes. Then we talk about eps 4-6 of Steven Universe anime, and the beautiful fish people we get to meet. Ah, nothing says love like a fish person.… Continue reading →

So you like anime do you? How about anime MOVIES? We take some time to talk about our favorite animes turned into movies! Then we dive into the first three episodes of Steven Universe: the Anime! Get ready for some shiny, shiny hair.… Continue reading →

Do you think you could beat Marge Simpson in a fist fight? I don’t think so. Today we discuss which beloved American Animated family would win in a battle royale! Then we introduce the new show we’ll be watching for the Anime Club: Houseki no Kuni! Also, we have a special guest this week: Alexia!… Continue reading →

SURPRISE! We’ve returned from our holiday hiatus, refreshed and renewed, to bring you all new anime podcast content. First, we talk about animes that would make great dating sims. Then we dive real deep into our respective Korners and Rooms and catch you up on all the crud we’ve been watching. Hope you enjoy!… Continue reading →

We’re all over the place this week folks! To be perfectly honest, we talk a lot about K-Pop, specifically Seventeen. But we also talk about the animation that we would show our hypothetical children! Then we dive into the upcoming… Continue reading →

Happy Holidays everyone! This week we talk about some of our favorite animated holidays features. Lots of claymation here. Then we start talking about a big ole’ discussion: LGBTQA representation in anime! We talk about some real good positive examples,… Continue reading →

We’re back!! Kelly and Richard at it again!! We’re digging into bad relationships that we do not approve of. Then surprise, we talk about a little thing called Homestuck! Didn’t see that coming did you.… Continue reading →

Surprise, Bonus Episode! While Richard is off in the AniMotherland, we’ve put together a fun-game-times where we play Guess the Plot for a whole episode! It’s a fun time, hope you like it!… Continue reading →

Marathoning! It’s something you really have to train for; cardio, stretching, snacks. Today we talk about some of the best/worst series to watch in a big chunk. Then we weep and weep and weep over a family of book nerds. It’s the end of the Bookboat!… Continue reading →

You know what keeps a good anime upright and standing? Load-bearing supporting characters. Let’s talk about our favorite ones! While we’re at it, let’s talk about the best supporting characters ever, the Dic Family, from the Bookboat. Music: TheFatRat –… Continue reading →

Oooooooooooooooh…… SPOOOOOOKY ANIMATIONNNNNNNN… This week on ATW we talk about creepy, unnerving animation! Then we dive into eps 4-6 of the Book Boat, which is full of cute couples and sad sad news about our favorite Hotshot 😦 Music: TheFatRat… Continue reading →

This week, we pay homage to some of our favorite non-human anime characters! Then we dive right into the first three episodes of The Great Passage. Funnily enough, this dicktionary isn’t full of dicks at all! But seriously everyone’s actually… Continue reading →

Come on in, we’re talking about style! Which animes influenced your personal art style the most? We also announce the next series we’ll be watching for The Anime Club: The Great Passage. Check out the first three episodes before next week when we discuss them on ATW!… Continue reading →

We have a very special guest today: Resident Fate Expert and Utena Enthusiast, Ravenna Thielstrom! We sit down to a sinful discussion on dreams deferred and fursuits. Then we talk about the many ingenious ways that studios can make anime magic on a budget!… Continue reading →

Sibling-a-ling! Who could that be ringing our doorbell? Why, it’s our favorite anime siblings! Then we dive into our top picks for the upcoming fall anime season. We get a bit ahead of ourselves and talk about the winter season too...… Continue reading →

Who among us has the right to judge which animes are overrated? These guys, right here! Then we tell you the sad sad tale of a small dragon whose career Spyro'ld out of control. Our poor baby :(… Continue reading →

Prepare to be amazed! We delve into the magically delicious world of anime magic systems. We take a brief little detour and try to guess what “Nyaruko: Crawling with Love!” is about. Then we dig deep into a classic argument: 2D vs. 3D. So... which D is YOUR favorite ;)… Continue reading →

Fumi thrice, get out of here Tom Nook! You have no place here! No question this week, just Shigofumi. And yet somehow it’s still over an hour?? It’s not our fault, it takes to write a good letter.… Continue reading →

This week, Kelly and I-dole out some great new app ideas, like Haikyuu School Idol Festival! Then we spend WAY too long on eps 7-9 of shigofumi, it’s appalling. Have fun ya’ll.… Continue reading →

Beauty. Fashion. Contorted faces. This week we talk about our favorite anime art styles! We also recap eps 4-6 of Shigofumi, which was simultaneously super sweet and super rough. Boy howdy what a ride.… Continue reading →

Do you love hating things? Cause we sure do! Then it’s on to mail time! We recap the first quarter of Shigofumi. Good lord did that take a turn, we did not see any of that coming.… Continue reading →

Can we take a peek-at-chu’re favorite anime mascot? Our’s are ... not Pikachu. Or at least, not any more. Maybe once upon a time. Also, we introduce a new series to watch for the Anime Club! Listen to us speculate wildly about what Shigofumi could be about!… Continue reading →

Sit down my child, and listen to our spooooooky tales of scary animes. Then, we anime-fy some classic western media to make some amazing new titles, like “Tina’s Reverse Harem”, “Dino no Shoujo”, and “Friends... or Foes?”… Continue reading →

Hey Kids! Are you ready to LOL? Kelly and Richard talk about the best comedy animes they’ve seen. Then it’s time for Anime Club 101, the amazing 20-minute crash-course on running an Anime Club! It’s chock full of tips and tricks for keeping you and your ani-members happy and healthy. Enjoy!… Continue reading →