The Banzai Beat Anime Podcast
by Jellokun & Fred
The Banzai Beat is hosted by two typical anime fans who have an opinion and want to bring you the latest news and provide quality reviews from both classic anime shows to the latest of what is airing in Japan. The podcast has been online since 2008! check out https://www.banzaibeat.com/ for more information.
Episodes
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Hardcore Leaveraged Action
We talk FX Figther Karumi & Ranma 1/2
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Podcasting Behind The Supermarket With You!
Podcasting Behind The Supermark With You!
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We Need To Watch More
We talk about what we are watching and the Audiobook of Konosuba?!?
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Summertime Klutses
We talk about new shows airing and review The Klutzy Class Monitor & The Girl With The Short Skirt
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Looking Ahead To Summer 2026
We look ahead to summer 2026 anime and what we'll be watching!
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Vigilantes
Fred reviews My Hero Academia Vigilantes
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Playing Death Games
We review SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
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You Can't Listen To A Podcast With Your Childhood Friends
We review You Can't Be In A Romcom With Your Childhood Friends
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You Should Listen To This Podcast With Your Childhood Friend
We review You Can't Be In A Romcom With Your Childhood Friends
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Spring 2026 Anime
We talk about all the new shows we are watching!
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2nd Japan Trip & Upcoming Anime
Jellokun returns from Japan and talks about it and the guys discuss what they will be watching in the new season
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Saitama Would Probably Be Good At Death Games
We talking about Playing Death Games To Put Food On The Table and Fred reviews One Punch Man Season 3.
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Winter 2026
Fred talks about what he is watching from the winter 2026 anime line up.
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Five Anime That Made Us Touch Grass Less in 2025
In this episode, Jellokun and Fred talk about their top 5 anime of 2025, sharing the shows that stuck with them and a few takes that might spark some debate. They also vent about AI frustrations, especially when it confidently makes things up, before looking ahead to Winter 2026, a season that’s...
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Don't Watch It!
Fred reviews Lazarus
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Chainsaws & Wedding Rings
Jellokun discusses Chainsaw Man Reze Arc and reviews Tales Of Wedding Rings
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Fall 2025!
ANOTHER season of new anime has dropped and we talk about it
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Rent-A-Dan Da Dan
We review Rent-A-Girlfriend & Dan Da Dan and we talk about what we are watching next season!
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Sex Robots
Fred reviews Makina-San's A Love Robot!
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That Show About Time Travel & Panties
We review Please Put Them On Takemina-san
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Summer 2025 SO MUCH ANIME TO WATCH!
We review what we are watching for summer 2025!
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A Look At Summer 2025
Fred HATES Lazarus and we talk about what we'll be watching in Summer 2025
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Code Geass R2
We talk about what we are watching and Fred reviews Code Geass R2!
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Crushing Solo Leveling
We review I Have a Crush At Work & Solo Leveling season 2!
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Spring 2025 Anime
We talk new airing anime including the BIG one!
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Sakamoto Days
We review Sakamoto Days!
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Mechanical Arms
We talk about what were watching and Fred reviews Mecha Ude
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2024 Top 5 Anime & Dan Da Dan
So much to talk about in this episode we give our thoughts on the new shows airing in winter 2025, we look back at 2024 with our yearly top 5 and we review Dan Da Dan!
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Ranma 1/2 Season 1 2024
We talk about what we are watching next season and review the Netflix remake of Rnama 1/2
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Fred Hides His Feelings In Russian
Fred reviews alya hides her feelings in russian
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Japan Trip Report & VTubers
Jellokun talks about his trip to Japan and Fred reviews How I became a Tubing Legend by leaving my stream on.
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Fall 2024 Anime
We talk about several newly airing fall 2024 anime!
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Junk Food
We review Plus Sized Elf
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Not Enough Pizza Hut
We talk recent anime remakes and review Code Geass season 1
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Talk
We talk about all the stuff we are watching
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Dungeon Meshi
Fred reviews Dungeon Meshi and more!
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Konosuba Season 3
We review Konosuba season 3 and discuss several new airing shows!
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This & That
We talk about what we are watching and looking forward to watch in Summer 2024!
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Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!
A low key romantic comedy wrapped in tourism!
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Solo Leveling
Jellokun reviews Solo Leveling and talks some new spring 2024 shows.
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Gushing Over Magical Girls
We swear its the last time we talk about this show, we do a proper review
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Various Topics
No formal review this episode but we talk about. various topics such as the death of Akira Toriyama, Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball Z and what we've been watching and more!
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Ghost In The Shell
Fred reviews the 1995 movie Ghost In The Shell
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FLCL Grunge
Fred & Jellokun return to talk what they are watching and Jellokun reviews FLCL Grunge
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Professor Oak Is A Jerk
We talk about Gushing Over Magical Girls episodes 2 and 3. We also went back and watched the first two episodes of Pokemon from 1998 and realized Professor Oak is a jerk plus tons more.
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Is Spy X Family Season 2 Worth Watching?
The winter 2024 anime season is upon us and we talk about what we are watching, will be watching and Fred reviews Spy X Family season 2.
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Top 5 Anime of 2023
Please welcome a new co host Fred! we also discuss things we are watching along with Jellokun's top 5 anime of 2023
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Redemption & Jujitsu
Zac regales us with a story of redemption and a review of Jujitsu Kaisen and Jellokun talks about many airing shows like 16bit Sensation Another Layer, 100 Girlfriends Who REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVE YOU and more!
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Summertime Rendering
Zac talks about his trip to Denmark and we review Summertime Rendering!
About this show
The Banzai Beat is hosted by two typical anime fans who have an opinion and want to bring you the latest news and provide quality reviews from both classic anime shows to the latest of what is airing in Japan. The podcast has been online since 2008! check out https://www.banzaibeat.com/ for more information.
Hosted by
Jellokun & Fred