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So who or what is the “monster” in this title? It’s whoever you want it to be, be it the former head of

Another year, another Crunchyroll awards show that only the influencers and most terminally online folks actually care about. We’re not some of those

Apologies, once again, for the delay in this show going up due to a combination of scheduling issues and some illnesses roaming around.

AnimeJapan has come and gone, and with it came the expected deluge of too much stuff to go over, but we did and

This is a weirder show than most, on account of the vast mood shifts with all of the topic at hand here. There’s

200 episodes ago, a group of guys got together to talk about anime every couple of weeks, record those discussions, and upload them

There’s no point in sugarcoating it, it’s been a rotten cold weekend already, either due to the widespread ice storm or the more

2026 is here, and so far… not a great start to the year, for various reasons. Nevertheless, this show continues on to be

It shouldn’t need to be said, but it’ll be said anyway – we’re not fans of AI slop as a means to replace

Back from an extended break (and a trip to Japan) with a shorter-than-usual show for the Thanksgiving week distractions we all could use

FAIR WARNING: we’re all extensively bitchy on this show, this time, and for very good reason. Feel free to skip to the actual

While the industry front has been pretty slow on things and happenings, the movie and television front has been anything but – it’s

Right back at it again with another convention roundup show, the happenings and goings-on at Anime NYC brought about some pleasant treats, some

Fashionably late and with Starbucks in hand, because that’s just the run of things around here, another three-hour tour of anime nonsense is

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip – that started from this tropic port aboard

Yes, yes, another late upload, but that’s because it’s been A WEEK – as most people know. So do enjoy this glorious distraction

The look on Frieren’s face says it all. Another year, another terrible attempt at an “awards show” that’s riddled with more corporate schmoozing

WARNING: This show has a running theme of discussions of oral sex all throughout. Because we’re stupid. Don’t listen if you’re not old

AnimeJapan has come and gone… a while ago, with how late this show is, but with it comes a lot of big announcements

In MemoryDave Mallow (1948-2025)George Lowe (1957-2025) The ides of “Smarch” are upon us and they’ve gotten off to a stupid start. Alas, we’re

Yes, the world may be on fire and/or a frigid wasteland at the same time, but we’re still here and still kicking. And

It’s been… quite a month for a lot of us. For a lot of reasons. For the foreseeable future, we’re all going to

NOTE: parts of the audio from the first 34 minutes of this episode are missing due to technical difficulties. As 2024 comes to