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Anime Was (Not) A Mistake
by AW(N)AM
An Anime/Animated Retrospective Podcast where we range from Ghibli to Godzilla. Join resident nerd co-hosts Jonathan Kwiatkowski and Dan Ryan as they travel through spirit realms, new, fascinating worlds, and fly through the skies in order to prove that Anime was Not a mistake.
Episodes
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Episode 388: AMNAM Spooktacluar 2026: Sinister Six - LV: The First Omen (2024))
Time to don our habits once again in this episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake’s Spooktoberfest 2026 Sinister Six. Picture it, 1971, Rome. We find ourselves following a novitiate nun, Margaret as she prepares herself to give herself to God. When things begin to turn dark at the Vizzardeli...
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Episode 387: AMNAM Spooktacluar 2026: Hellraiser (1987)
Before the season turns sinister, it’s time for Spooktoberfest to enter its final configuration. 1987’s Hellraiser begins with the hedonistic Frank Cotton purchasing a puzzle box said to unlock otherworldly pleasures. Instead, the box summons the Cenobites—demonic, sadomasochistic “priests” from...
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Episode 386: AMNAM Spooktacluar 2026: Rosemary's Baby (1968)
On this week's episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake's Spooktoberfest 2026 we head to a place far worse than Hell, at least for Dan Ryan. Your two little podcasting devils are headed to The Big Apple and moving into The Bramford in 1968's Rosemary's Baby. Midwestern charm incarnate; Rosemary...
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Episode 385: AMNAM Spooktacluar 2026: Pumpkinhead (1988)
Spooktoberfest continues with the 1988 cult classic Pumpkinhead, a terrifying tale of vengeance written and directed by special-effects legend Stan Winston. Ed Harley’s peaceful life is shattered when his son is mortally injured by a group of teenage campers. Ed seeks the help of an old witch…
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Episode 384: AMNAM Spooktacluar 2026: The Others (2001)
Are you seated comfortably children? Good. Then let us begin the pod. On this week's dimly lit episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake Spooktoberfest event we are walking the many haunted halls of Alejandro Amenabar's The Others (2001). Patron saint of the podcast, Nicole Kidman, is here to instruct...
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Episode 383: AMNAM Spooktacluar 2026: Puppet Master (1989)
Spooktoberfest 2026 continues with a direct-to-video vacation to sunny California. 1989’s Puppet Master is a story about love, loss, betrayal, a small number of puppets, and lots and lots of leeches. A group of psychics are lured to the Bodega Bay Inn to attend the funeral of shady telepath Neil...
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Episode 333: AMNAM Spooktacluar 2025: Wait Until Dark (1967)
Wait Until Dark and maybe things will get better? We aren't original song composers on this podcast, but one thing is for sure, we are about to be the best students at blind school. Our Anime Was (Not) A Mistake Spooktacular 2025 celebration continues with Wait Until Dark (1967). When a doll full...
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Episode 382: AMNAM Spooktacluar 2026: The Devils (1971)
There's something in the air, once again, on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake. Could it be? It has to be ... Catholic Guilt! That's right Jonathan and Dan welcome you in novitiates to the convant of Spooktoberfest 2026! They always spoke of your beauty, and now I see it with my own eyes and it is true....
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Episode 381: Godzilla vs Mothra (1992)
The Summer of Dan Savings Event comes to an end with 1992’s Godzilla vs. Mothra. A stray meteoroid reawakens the King of the Monsters and sets off a series of natural disasters across the Pacific Ocean. The Japanese government forces ex-archeologist Takuya Fujito to investigate one such disaster…
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Episode 380: Dragon Ball GT - Shadow Dragon Saga (Part 3)
And so concludes a journey that brought us to the stars and back, from the deepest depths of H.F.I.L. to the shores of Anime Ireland—we’ve reached the end of Dragon Ball GT. Things are not looking great for Goku and his friends. Having attained ultimate power once again, Omega Shenron is…
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Episode 379: Dragon Ball GT - Shadow Dragon Saga (Part 2)
Previously on Dragon Ball GT, SS4 Goku and Nuova Shenron turned up the heat on their battle and decided to fight at full strength. This week, we’ll be checking in on Vegeta as the Saiyan Prince reflects on his life using a partial clip show. While Vegeta laments Goku leaving him in the dust…
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Episode 378: Dragon Ball GT - Shadow Dragon Saga (Part 1)
An ominous black smoke is issuing from Drawing Board-kun on this episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake. Though King Ghidorah has been defeated, we’re not done with evil dragons just yet. Last time on Dragon Ball GT, Goku and his friends, they had just finished gathering the Dragon Balls in order…
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Episode 377: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
The future isn’t looking too bright in 1991’s Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. With the Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria having failed to stop Godzilla, Japan faces certain doom if the kaiju makes landfall again. Suddenly, a group of visitors arrive from the future and offer a solution: they will travel...
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Episode 376: Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
A long-ago planted seed begins to grow as Anime Was (Not) A Mistake's Summer of Dan event continues to bloom. There are some rose beds that should not be disturbed and when Godzilla, human and plant cells are combined things are going to get heady in Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989). After the…
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Episode 375: The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Where one summer ends another summer begins as two kings reawaken in full force to Anime Was (Not) A Mistake. Both have been sleeping beneath the bubbling magma as The Summer of Dan kicks off with Koji Hashimoto's The Return of Godzilla (1984). Our humble little podcast takes its first gargantuan...
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Episode 374: Prodigious Summer Volume 1| Digimon Adventure (Part 6)
After Control Spires started popping up across the globe, the DigiDestined embarked on a “world tour” of sorts to set things right. To avoid an international incident, and an oddly sexy Santa, we’re gonna go ahead and skip that part entirely. Instead, we’ll dive like Submarimon straight into the...
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Episode 373: Prodigious Summer Volume 1| Digimon Adventure (Part 5)
Last time on Digimon Adventure 02, the new DigiDestined found their groove and defeated the Digimon Emperor. Their next mission is to help the Digital World recover from the emperor’s short but destructive reign. Thankfully, with the Dark Digivice out of the picture, their partner Digimon can now...
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Episode 372: Prodigious Summer Volume 1| Digimon Adventure (Part 4)
Set three years after the first season, Digimon Adventure 02 begins with the Digital World under siege once again. A human calling himself the Digimon Emperor is enslaving Digimon using Dark Rings. He’s also been constructing Control Spires that prevent Digimon from evolving past rookie level.…
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Episode 371: Prodigious Summer Volume 1| Digimon Adventure (Part 3)
Our Prodigious Summer's first half boards a train car to bid a tearful farewell (but, not a goodbye) to the partners we grew to love along the way. On this episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake the Numemon choose Jonathan as their new savior and Dan battles and defeats anxiety/depression while...
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Episode 370: Prodigious Summer Volume 1| Digimon Adventure (Part 2)
Our Prodigious Summer continues to go strong on this episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake. After battling a batty, yet sinister evil that we may see again, our Digidestined friends (plus) one extra, head back to the Digital World to face off against a malicious pantheon dubbing themselves “The…
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Episode 369: Prodigious Summer Volume 1| Digimon Adventure (Part 1)
Anime Was (Not) A Mistake is the champions! It's another summer and you know what that means, chilling with friends and taking in a well-deserved vacation...or does it? Dan and Jonathan are suddenly flung into a digital world in an unprecedented event we like to call Prodigious Summer: Volume I....
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Episode 368: Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993)
Our course is set for certain doom as we spotlight the 1993 OVA Lupin III: Voyage to Danger. After years of failing to catch the master thief, Inspector Zenigata is unceremoniously removed from the Lupin case. Determined to help the old man get his groove back, Lupin decides to bring down the...
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Episode 367: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 15: Sunday in the Park with George (1984)
Well, there are worse things than recording a theater/anime podcast on a Sunday? On this glorious Sunday's episode of Anime Was (Not) a Mistake presents Good Movie Podcast? Jonathan hopes to inspire Dan's artistic sensibilities with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapines' proshot of Sunday in the…
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Episode 366 - AWNAM: Animasterpiece Theater (Double Feature): Belladonna of Sadness (1973) & Angel's Egg (1985)
Animasterpiece Double Feature sexy witches and waterlogged creatures... Tonight, Anime Was (Not) A Mistake gets classy as we focus on two highly lauded anime feature length classics from time gone by. First, we are off to the pastel water colors of France in Eiichi Yamamoto's morality tale...
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Episode 365: Sinister Six - LIV: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
All the stars are out (and looking a little dimmer than usual) for today’s Sinister Selection. The episode begins with a special presentation of the Sinisties, where Jonathan and Dan recount their favorite Sinister Six picks of the year. Then, we journey across time and space to suffer through...
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Episode 364: Sinister Six LIII: Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)
Anything in life can happen in a show and every clown gets to build a mountain on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake presents Sinister Six. Tonight, Jonathan and Dan are musically inclined inmates at Arkham Asylum as they get lost in the madness that is Todd Phillips's Joker: Folie a Deux (2024). Join us…
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Episode 363: Dragon Ball GT - Super Android 17 Saga (Finale)
The Super Android 17 Saga of Dragon Ball GT comes to a close, leaving Earth and its protectors facing an uncertain future. Android 17 and his evil twin finally unite and fuse into Super Android 17. This new Android far outclasses his two halves in terms of power, and gives the Z Fighters a run…
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Episode 362: Cardcaptor Sakura: Part 11
Things continue to get more and more interesting on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake as your two Chibi Bois continue with Cardcaptor Sakura Season 3. As Sakura still struggles with the effort of changing Clow Cards into Sakura Cards, more magical anomalies present themselves. First off, a panicky bike...
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Episode 361: Dragon Ball Z + GT Super Android Special
Spring is in the air and so are evil cybernetic lifeforms. Today’s Dragon Ball double feature begins with the movie Super Android 13 from the Z era. This alternate take on the anime timeline features Dr. Gero’s supercomputer creating three new androids to take revenge on Goku and his friends....
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Episode 360: Cardcaptor Sakura: Part 10
Cardcaptor Sakura returns once more for the final third season on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake. With Sakura arriving at the end of another school term, deemed Master of the Clow Cards everything seems to be soaring higher than the Fly Card. However, with this newfound power, some new strange...
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Episode 359: Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
Can we offer you an egg in this trying time? Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea is the ninth Pokémon movie overall and the final cinematic adventure of the Advanced era. Ash and his friends team up with Jack Walker, a Pokémon Ranger on a secret mission to protect a mysterious egg. Alongside...
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Episode 358: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 14: Amadeus (1984)
In fair Vienna, the City of Music, two rivals engage in an eternal musical vendetta. No not Dan and Jonathan, but masterful composers Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In Milos Forman's 1984 adaptation of Peter Sahffer's play Amadeus (1984) truly enters the Good Movie Podcast? decadent...
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Episode 357: Sinister Six LII: Mortal Engines (2018)
A thousand years in the future, a cataclysmic conflict nearly destroyed the world and temporarily ruined our podcast’s audio. The story of 2018’s Mortal Engines starts here, with humanity fighting for survival while living on mobile metropolises known as “Traction Cities.” As an apex predator in...
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Episode 356: Sinister Six LI: Atlas (2024)
It is finally time for Daniel and Joanthan to get in the f*^king robot...no not those yet. In our first J.Lo starring joint, we head into the stars, stronger together with Netflix's sci-fi feature Atlas (2024). In the distant year of 2043, A.I. is on the rise and that isn't topical by today's...
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Episode 355: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: Part IX
Our long and treacherous trek around the globe concludes with the finale of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. The Joestar group presses deeper into Dio’s mansion, but the last of the vampire’s acolytes won’t go down without a fight. Grueling battles and tragic losses bring the group...
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Episode 354: Kamikaze Girls (2004)
Have you ever wondered how the co-hosts of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake ever met? Well, tonight's film, Tetsuya Nakashima's Kamikaze Girls (2004) sums it up pretty damn well! Picture it, Momoko Ryugasaki/Jonathan a young, jaded girl obsessed with a bygone era of hedonism and Rococo tendencies. On…
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Episode 353: Cardcaptor Sakura: Part 9
On tonight's episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake Jonathan and Dan confront the final judgement with the finale of Cardcaptor Sakura Season 2. However, before their destinies can finally be achieved, they must first take the stage in a school play that embraces both the light and darkness. Once…
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Episode 352: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: Part VIII
Anime Was (Not) A Mistake and our Jojo Crew continue moving every closer to the vampire villian Dio through Egypt. The remaining stand users are just as crafty and kooky as ever. We start with a comic book/sharpshooting pair up that will have enthralled, like being pulled by your nostrils. Next,...
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Episode 351: Cardcaptor Sakura: Part 8
In this new year, Anime Was (Not) A Mistake begins our 15th season by returning to where we left off in Cardcaptor Sakura. And in this episodes dreams will follow a long tangent nightmare discussion of Stranger Things. With a new school term beginning for our Cardcaptor and her friends, some…
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Episode 350: Sinister Six L: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005)
Close your eyes and dream dream dream of a better podcast as another Sinister Six invades the real world. 2005’s The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl focuses on a young dork named Max, who escapes his boring life by dreaming up the planet Drool and its bizarre denizens. Things take a turn for...
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Episode 349: Holiday Special VI: Part II: The Polar Express (2004)
Magic Podcast on a rail, never takes a rest, gliding through the airwaves and the snow. Our 2025 Holiday Extravaganza concludes with a burst of steam and the tingling of a bell with Robert Zemeckis's Christmas "classic" 2004's The Polar Express. Daniel Ryan is your conductor on this one and...
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Episode 348: Holiday Special VI: Part I: James and the Giant Peach (1996)
What a Peach! Join us for a family holiday broadcast of Anime Was Not a Mistake in a Classique episode devoted to James and The Giant Peach (1996)! In this Henry Selick adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, James is about to go on a madcap adventure through the sky and across the sea in a giant…
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Episode 347: Sinister Six XLIX: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
Anime Podcast - Definition: Two idiotic, but lovable, cohosts pick any bad movie they want or deem close enough to the subject matter they want and rant madly for an hour or so. Welcome listeners, it's time to don your tropical shirts and freshly ironed culottes as Anime Was (Not) A...
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Episode 346: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: Part VII
On this episode of Anime Was Not a Mistake an Egyptian trek to find Dio continues with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. Today's Bell Affair includes some high stakes gambling, magnetic encounters, and some very awkward age regression antics. Our lovable bunch of intrepid Jojo...
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Episode 345: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 13: Death Becomes Her (1992)
(Thunder Crash) Tonight, on Good Movie Podcast? we promise an eternal rivalry and a touch of magic in a world obsessed with science. Within the swirling purple potion of immortality Jonathan and Dan are ready for a comedic bloodbath in Robert Zemeckis's eternal classic Death Becomes Her (1993)....
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Episode 344: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: Part VI
It’s the 1980s, the gang is back, and things are about to get stranger. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders finally returns to the podcast as we begin the series’ second half, the “Battle in Egypt” saga. After fighting their way across the globe, the Joestar group finally arrives in…
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Episode 343: Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)
Today on Anime Was Not A Mistake our humble little podcast is whisked away to Hong Kong in the hopes of tracking down the origin of the clow cards. In, Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999) this strange spellbound land houses a mysterious magic all of its own. With Sakura and co searching for a…
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Episode 342: Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
From Space to Earth, one thing is always true on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake we all live in a Pokémon world. On tonight's high-tech episode we continue our journey into the Pokémon cinematic universe with Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004). Beginning in the glacial reaches a battle between Deoxys,...
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Episode 341: Cardcaptor Sakura: Part 7
On the verge of a winter moon does Anime Was Not A Mistake's coverage of Caprdcaptor Sakura Season 1 come to an end. On this winter wonderland episode, fanfic of Daniel Ryan Kaiju sized proportions busts loose, with huge cats, ladies, and dragons. Next Jonathan and Dan are forced to switch bodies...
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Episode 340: Dragon Ball GT: The Black Star Dragon Ball Saga (Part VII)
The Baby Saga comes to an explosive finish as we complete the first half of Dragon Ball GT. Goku finally ascends to Super Saiyan 4, but the ingenuity of a possessed Bulma allows Baby to become a Golden Great Ape. While Goku and Baby fight to a standstill, Kabito Kai hatches a plan to save…
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An Anime/Animated Retrospective Podcast where we range from Ghibli to Godzilla. Join resident nerd co-hosts Jonathan Kwiatkowski and Dan Ryan as they travel through spirit realms, new, fascinating worlds, and fly through the skies in order to prove that Anime was Not a mistake.
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An Anime/Animated Retrospective Podcast where we range from Ghibli to Godzilla. Join resident nerd co-hosts Jonathan Kwiatkowski and Dan Ryan as they travel through spirit realms, new, fascinating worlds, and fly through the skies in order to prove that Anime was Not a mistake.
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