Animesplaining

Joey, Marlon, and Tony judge the conclusion to the Satoshi Kon series Paranoia Agent.  

Marlon, Joey, and Tony return to Satoshi Kon's work as they watch half of Paranoia Agent.

Joey, Marlon, and Tony smash up some Zeon forces and meet some ghost children in the second part of The 08th MS Team.  Does Romeo and Juliet with giant robots work?  Listen to find out.

Joey, Marlon, and Tony get their mass-production mobile suits to wander into the jungles of The 08th MS Team.  Does anything happen in episodes 1 to 6?  Not really, but let's see what Joey thinks about his first Gundam experience.

We did it folks!  We have found an anime that Joey actually likes and it is THE MOST anime.  Marlon, Tony, and Joey learn to breathe and fight vampires as they go through the entirety of Jojo's Bizarre Adventures first arc: Phantom Blood.

Joey, Marlon, and Tony try to withstand the Cursed Energy of Jujutsu Kaisen 0.  What did they think of this critically acclaimed prequel?

Tony, Joey, Marlon, and Tina render their final judgement on Death Parade.

Joey, Tony, Andy, Marlon, and Tina risk it all in a high stakes game of Mr Bucket as they review the first six episodes of Death Parade.

Joey and Tony go to a movie theater to watch Belle, the newest Mamoru Hosoda movie and promptly review it with the help of Marlon who listened to portions of the soundtrack.  Do they want to enter the World of U after?  Listen and find out.

They did it.  Those crazy bastards did it.  Marlon, Tony, and Joey end Season 1 by talking about Akira.  Does this classic stand the test of time?

Tony, Joey, and Marlon enter the Cyberpunk future to review the original Ghost in the Shell movie.  

The crew sets up the tree and gets some cups of egg nog for their return to the works of Satoshi Kon with Tokyo Godfathers.  

We return to Disney+ for the Star Wars/Anime Studio partnership in Star Wars Visions.  How did the shorts rank among us all?  Listen to find out.

The 2010 internet is a nightmare in this second work we have done of Mamoru Hosoda.  The whole crew is here to talk about grandparents, bunny people, and squid.

In this episode, we look at the focused South Eastern Asian inspired works of Raya The Last Dragon on Disney+ and Trese on Netflix.

The crew reviews the Cowboy Bebop Movie: Knockin' On Heavens Door.

Joey, Tony, Tina, Marlon, Andy, and newcomer Daisy review the newest movie to come to the podcast: The Boy and the Beast.  

Tony and Andy guide Joey, Tina, and Marlon through psychological horror and the early internet with Perfect Blue. Trigger Warning: Perfect Blue is a movie that in two separate cases depicts sexual assault.  Please note that discussions of these scenes are included as part of the review.

It is time to grease up that pompadour and put the pedal to the floor with our review of the cult classic, Redline.  Do our anime newbies cheer this on from the stands or thrill as it crashes and burns? 

We start our anime journey with arguably the most mainstream attempt to get anime in front of an American audience.  How much of Princess Mononoke is lost in translation?  How good is a dub with upper level acting talent?  Listen as Tony and Andy lead Joey and Tina past their village home and into the war-torn Irontown as we watch this Miyazaki classic.

Tony of Fantasy Bookers tries to subject his brother and his wife to watching a new anime every month for review.