Anime Gourmands

Akane-Banashi, Marriagetoxin, and Witch Hat Atelier are on the slate this week and we have some things to say about em! 3 episode reviews that serve as a little sampler to see if we want it in the final course that is the End of Season Review. Tune in if you wanna know what is gonna pass!

If that title doesn't make ya dizzy, I don't know what will, hahaha! Yes, another anime season, another anime season preview brought to you by the Gourmands. As usual, we walk you through the selection of new shows premiering this season, which has a fairly wide variety of shows this season, including the much anticipated Witch Hat Atelier! Hope you enjoy and we'll see you next week for our 3 episode reviews of Witch Hat, Marriagetoxin, and Akane-banashi.

OMG Winter 2026 is finally over! I mean it's been over, but for us its been like a dead horse coming back to life, LOL. Scheduling is hard sometimes. Fate, Sentenced, Polar Opposites, and Journal With Witch are the anime spotlighted for this end of season. Hope you enjoy!

Hello my Gourmands. Claudia is here to pick up the slack and she's here to shed light on her favorite moments from the shows she's watched this season. Thank you for listening!

Steel Ball Run had it's debut episode out for a while, so we thought it was appropriate to finally discuss it in full! If you are ready for the perspective of a long-time Jojo fan and/or the perspective of someone barely getting into the series, you are at the right place!

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: Culling Game Part One culminated in one of the best final episodes to a season ever and we are here to talk about it! Higuruma, Reggie, Sendai Colony, gross cockroach kisses, WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL! If you enjoy this type of content, please remember to follow the show and rate it 5 stars so that we know we are doing something right. Thank you for listening, and yes, we will be back for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4!

A Couple Gourmands will be in titles for episodes in which Claudia is featured. In this episode, Claudia GOES OFF on hot takes, including a continuation of a Dress Up Darling take she hinted at last recording. Thank you for listening!

A nice chill episode before the Spring end of season review. If you would like to participate before/after listening, or if you want to share your responses with us, the questions we answered are below: 1. What anime would make the best first person RPG (Skyrim, Avowed, Fallout)?2. What is the best anime to watch with your entire family?3. Inspired by Maki from JJK this season, what other muscle mommy is your favorite across anime you have watched?4. What is the worst anime you can remember that you look fondly back on?5. What anime title has lied to you the most / betrayed your expectations?

Hi hi. In this episode, Claud introduces herself to the podcast by talking about shows she's been watching recently. She's great, I literally love her, lol. Side note, I apologize for the occasional echo, I am still figuring out this live recording thing.

The boys talk about 5 anime that have been perpetually stuck in the backlog. If you have any stubborn backlog anime, please feel free to share in the comments or email [email protected]!

It is time!

WILD CARD, BABY!

If you missed the season preview and aren't able to decipher what anime are being covered this week, fret not. This week, we reviewed 3 episodes (worth) of the following anime: You and I Are Polar Opposites, Sentenced to be a Hero, Shiboyugi, and Tamon's B-Side. This was a fascinating slate of shows, we hope you enjoy!

Read some descriptions, comment on some studios, badda bing badda boom, baby! Hope you enjoy, and remember, Gourmands never die.

Clickbait title aside, we decide to set a rubric for our rating systems. I promise it is more fun than it sounds, haha.

There are three important things that every gourmand should do at the beginning of every new year: reflect on the past year, plan for the future, and promise to better yourself. The boys and I tackle the new year head on, and have a bunch of fun doing so!We also review Sanda, Yano-kun, Status as an Assassin, and Dusk Beyond the End of the World in their totality.

Yooooo, season 3 of JJK is right around the corner, and the advanced screening of the first couple episodes came out in theaters. To celebrate, we devised a JJK based game with the entire gourmand crew, before Angel and I review what we watched in theaters. If you ONLY want the movie review (you'd be missing out), please feel free to skip to 58:14.

Yo. The Wheel of Anime Categories is back and better than it has ever been. We actually got more than 5 wheel spins this time, lol. Hope you enjoy!

I made an honestly torturous version of guess the category, with a spinning twist! Try to play along and see if you can get the category before these boys do? By the way, some eagle eyed listeners may notice that this wheel is missing the categories that ended up being spun in the show. Didn't want to make it too easy for ya, lol.

Hey, what's up ya'll? Another Price is Right on the menu, this time curated and hosted by Kevin. Apologies for the discord in the bottom right corner, I wanted to include a visual of people talking, and it was working in the demo run, it just didn't work in the final. You can see me take it off like halfway through, lol. Hope you guys enjoy!

I'm still delirious from my concoction of cold medicine, Mexican home remedies, and Lil Miss Vampire, so I apologize for everything in this episode, lol. Wild card anime for this episode include Lil Miss Vampire, Yano's Ordinary Days, My Status as an Assassin..., and Wandance. Hope you enjoy! If you're looking for the instagram post Tanner references in the episode, here's the link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQzOXZdiB1s/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D

Chainsaw Man is back with a BOMB-bastic movie to start off the next chapter of Chainsaw action. We very tiredly and incorrectly recall the events and details of not only the movie, but from the anime that came out 3 years ago.

Holy Moly, what a title. Definitely the closest I have ever gotten to hitting the character limit, lol. Lots to discuss, so what are you reading this for, listen to the episode already.

The Gourmands are back to peruse the menu for this season's new shows, as well as talk about continuing series' that we are excited for! For newcomers, we read the synopsis of the shows that we will be reviewing throughout the course of the season, as well as look at potential contenders for our wild card special in a few weeks. We are looking forward to another wonderful season of anime!

Split recordings. Don't love em, but gosh darn it we set out to review the anime from this season and we flippin did it. We hope that this season was fun for ya'll as much as it was fun for us. Next up, Fall 2025 to close out the year of anime!

Why are you reading this? The title says the whole thing. Like honestly, if you are gonna read this in its entirety, you should probably pickup a book instead. I mean, there are much better things to do than to waste your eye time on this. I mean the average human gets like less than 100 years awake on average, probably. I dunno, I don't wanna tell you how to live your life or anything, but golly.

Oh boy, another week, another episode of cookage (real word, look it up). The criteria was played loose and goosey, I will admit, but an entertaining list off for sure!

The first part was so good, we had to do it again.

I'm not gonna lie to you... this might be the best game night we've had in a while. Tons of anime, tons of discussion. The question is simple, what anime is a good comp for a real world restaurant? Tons of fun answers, you will enjoy!

Takopi's Original Sin is over and we are here to discuss it! A deep dive of all the events and trauma that Takopi has inflicted on us. Talking through helped us a bunch, so we hope this helps you too!

This week's anime follow the same trend the last couple review episodes have gone: wholesome as hell, followed by gory as heck. Oh well, twas a fun set of shows.

The anime this week were interesting in very different ways; horror and wholesome appears to be the theme this season. We also decide what the wild cards are, with some surprise picks from the crew.

3 Episode reviews of the shows in the title. Fair warning to people who are listening, the Takopi discussion includes references to suicide, bullying, and other heavier topics. Listener discretion is advised. Otherwise, fun show, would review again.

Hello, Gourmands. We took last week off for America Day, but it was worth it because now Cade from the Any Anime Podcast returns to his role as co-host! We go over this season's list of anime on Anitrendz and determine what shows we are gonna start our review process + comment on potential wild cards and season 2's that are airing this season (spoiler alert: it's stacked).

Title says the thing, good night lol

Oh man... I can't BELIEVE this season is already almost over. Get ready for spoiler laden discussions of the shows listed in the title. Don't need anything else.

Well, look who we got here. Tanner takes over game master duties for today's episode and it was a blast from beginning to end.

This is our twist on an tik-tok/youtube shorts classic. Got a budget, got some options, make the best list with the budget you got. Bling bang bang. Thanks for listening.

This might be the best round of group selected anime for the chef's selections, formally known as the wild card. If you want some anime that maybe aren't being talked about as much, these anime all deserve your attention!

The second course is underway, and this week's slate of anime are absolutely, positively delightful! Some interesting decisions that are determining this season's final course are in this episode, plus we set this week's chef recommendations, so you won't want to miss this episode!

Ahhh, yes, the first review of the Anime Gourmands. How exciting! Three episode reviews of Witch Watch, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive, and Mono are here. Spicy takes, surprising opinions, a couple of rap breaks? It is all here.

The seasonal reviews are the backbone of our content. To showcase this format, I made a supercut of the entire Winter 2025 season looks like in totality.

Hello! Solo Leveling was the last hypecast we did with The Any Anime podcast. Hypecasts are here to stay, so I wanted to showcase what the format looks like throughout the season we decide to cover shows.

The first official episode of the Anime Gourmands! Spring 2025 looks to be an interesting season with potentially controversial anime premiering in the top 10. Thank you for listening!

This is an intro episode. TL;DL we are excited for our next chapter to transition into this podcast. If you are coming over from the Any Anime Podcast, or you are discovering us for the first time, I just wanna say thank you so much for listening.