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Anime Doubleplay
by Mary and Thomas Awad
Thomas and Mary here! Follow us for new episodes of Anime Doubleplay. We discuss everything in the anime world in engaging and fun conversation. Give us a listen to learn more and hit us up with any questions or feedback! More is yet to come!
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Episode 340: 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Award Nominations
The Crunchyroll Anime awards are just around the corner! Mary and Thomas go over the categories and nominations and their picks for anime of the year!
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Episode 339: Spring Season 2026!
Mary and Thomas return to discuss the upcoming season of anime! Is Spring 2026 one for the record books or is it time to catch up on your back log?
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Episode 338: Manga Bootyplay
We finally stay true to ourselves and only talk about manga the whole time. We read more than you guys think!
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Episode 337: The Anime Olympics
Golden Kamuy, folks. Watch Golden Kamuy. Also, we try to make our own Anime Olympics. It goes okay.
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Episode 336: This season is great!
We are very happy with the anime we are watching this season! So many very, very good shows! And, Thomas has a question. Let's see if we can answer it!
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Episode 335: Brought to you by letter A
We totally remember to watch anime. And it's Thomas' turn in the hot seat for quiz night!
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Episode 334: The Mary Quiz Show Game
Thomas fulfills everyone's dreams by catching up in Golden Kamuy...and then takes Mary through the ringer of manga rankings and more. Play along at home!
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Episode 333: Three Smooth Brains
The three of us try to figure out Jujutsu Kaisen, Mary tries to name the top 6 shoujo manga on MAL and we talk about our favorite anime parents. Are there any good ones?
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Episode 332: New Year, New Shows!
We simultaneously look back on 2025 and full speed ahead to 2026. What are your favorites from last year? What are you watching now?
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Episode 331: Winter 2026 Preview
We look to the future to an AWESOME incoming season of anime! What are you gonna watch? Is it easier to ask what you aren't??
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Episode 330: JJK Movie
Thomas and our good friend Bazzy break down the Jujutsu Kaisen Culling Game preview. What IS the culling game? Will someone ever truly understand it?
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Episode 329: Hunter x Hunter
Thomas and Liam dive into everything they like and hate and like and like and love about Hunter x Hunter!
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Episode 328: The vibes are off!!
We catch up on some card games and manga and finally get the chance to talk about the Chainsaw Man movie...while we rag on each other the whole time.
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Episode 327: Thomas is a savant...again
Gaming updates, sports updates and more! Also, we're giving up anime, just read the manga people!
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Episode 326: Japan Boy!
Thomas is back from Japan and tells us all about his trip! Also, what is up with Crunchyroll?
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Episode 325: Fall 2025 Preview
The leaves are falling and so some sick anime! Here's what you should watch this season. Also, did you know the scariest anime of all time is Scooby-Doo?
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Episode 324: The Glasses Episode
Who is the best glasses wearing anime character? And what is going on in To Be Hero X?
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Episode 323: JUMPing back to the Past
We travel back in time and look at the popular Shonen Jump series from 30 and 20 years ago. Have we heard of them? Are they bangers?
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Episode 322: The GOAT is here
Thomas finally dives into his GOAT mangaka...hopefully. And we start, as we will call it, the "late" summer season of anime.
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Episode 321: We've opened SteinsGate
We have opened the SteinsGate! Do we like what's inside?
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Episode 320: Choose your waifu
If you could only save one SteinsGate girl, who would you pick?
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Episode 319: Maybe it's not that bad!
We talk about our time at Connecticon, catch up on SteinsGate and finally jump into the new summer anime season! What are you watching?
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Episode 318: Send a D-Mail to the past and tell us not to watch SteinsGate
We are mad scientists being driven crazy by mad scientist stuck in the walled city of Kowloon. Seriously though, I think something is actually wrong with my husband. Maybe too much Dr. Pepper?
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Episode 317: Thomas is intelligent
We kick-start our Discord Anime-Watchalong of Stein's Gate...and find out how intelligent Thomas truly is. Spoilers: He drinks Dr. Pepper.
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Episode 316: Summer 2025 Preview
We give our summer season picks! And, if you had to pick one, what's an anime you would watch with your mom?
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Episode 315: What's worse? CR Anime Awards or the End of Kaijuu no 8?
There's a lot of things to talk about. We (Mary) watched some new anime, the Solo Leveling Awards happened, Kaijuu no 8 soon WON'T happen and Thomas has entered his villain arc. What could possibly go wrong?
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Episode 314: Pour some out for Mangadex
Back with more anime and manga than you can imagine! Actually only 10 as we review someone's top ten anime of all time. We do take some time to remember what we lost in Mangadex...and the end of Bleach. How do we always end up talking about Bleach?
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Episode 313: Breaking Down Monster
Thomas and Ganon11 give us their thoughts on Monster. Is it one of the greatest anime/manga stories ever told?
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Episode 312: New Season Review
With the new season in full swing, we talk our favorites, our not so favorites and stuff we are absolutely not watching. What do you think should be on our list?
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Episode 311: Punpun Finale
We touch on the "character writing" in Solo Leveling and finally finish discussing the manga masterclass Oyasumi Punpun. Is it a masterpiece?
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Episode 310: CR Anime Awards 2025
The trendy, current events episode of the pod! We walk Switch 2 and our picks for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards!
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Episode 309: Spring 2025 Preview
Spring is here (or at least it's starting to feel like it) so we run through the new season of anime and see what's up! We're not...super impressed so please tell us what you think we should be watching next season. Also, Punpun remains Punpun as we ramp up to the climax! How is this manga going to end?
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Episode 308: Rurouni Homie Hangout
GUEST HOST ALERT! Welcome DarkFox as we dive into his anime biography, find out his favorite shows, what made him an anime fan and, honestly, just hang for an hour with a super cool guy!
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Episode 307: Enjoy Blue Spring!
Thomas actually watches anime and we talk about everyone's favorite color-- blue! Speaking of blue, is Punpun finally experiencing the joys of his youth?
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Episode 306: Maomao's not colorblind
Apothecary Diaries finally decides to show up! We get drama, we get secrets, and we get a riddle that is actually possible to figure out in an anime. Also, Punpun is the same. We want off this ride.
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Episode 305: Manga Doubleplay...Again
What's anime? Does it even exist? Nah, that crap is fake. Let's talk about manga instead...again...for the second week in a row.
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Episode 304: Blue Flag and Punpun
We begin our deep dive into Inio Asano's Oyasumi Punpun. We also talk old and new manga, and some new games that are on our lists for the coming weeks!
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Episode 303: Time to be sad!
We kick off our manga readalong, Oysami PunPun and discuss other miserable manga. Yay!!
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Episode 302: Best Anime of 2024
Finally reunited, the twins go over their top 5 anime of 2024! And the emphasis here is on twins....because oh boy, are they twinning this entire episode...
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Episode 301: Winter 2025 Preview
We talk A Place Further than the Universe, Pokémon Soul Silver, Christmas gifts and allllll the anime we are excited for this coming winter season. There aren't many we're pumped about...
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EPISODE 300!!! Reddit's Top 100 Anime!
Can you believe we're here?! Join us for episode 300 as we reminisce through almost 8 years of podcasting together and review Reddit's Top 100 Anime of all time. We talk about everything single anime on this list...it's a three-hour episode, fam!
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Episode 299: Celebrate the Holiday Season with Anime!
Get in the holiday spirit with us by going through some of the most well-loved Christmas/Winter/Holiday episodes of anime according to the internet! Will Tokyo Godfathers justly win the top spot? Will we know any of the others? Will YOUR fave be represented. Listen and find out!
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Episode 298: Greatest Anime Backstories
Anime is drowning in impactful and depressing backstories, but which ones are the best? We talk about our top five...and a bunch of other ones because how can you only pick five? Some of these are really dang good!
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Episode 297: MAL Roast - Bazzy
We get an absolutely beautiful episode of Dandadan this week, and dig into our first listener MAL roast. You're in for it, Bazzy!
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Episode 296: Memorable Manga Moments
Mary and Thomas go over the manga chapters that have stuck with them through out the years, while Mary slowly, slowly, slowly, convinces Thomas to read Yona of the Dawn.
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Episode 295: Fall is here!
Finally back and here to talk about the new season of anime! Dandadan is great! Ranma 1/2 is great! And others things are also pretty darn good too (but not the new Bleach opening). What should we be watching?
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Episode 294: Manga Mount Rushmore
Mary and Thomas revisit one of their favorite podcast episodes as they recreate their Manga Mount Rushmore's, showcasing what they think are the best and most influential titles in the business.
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Episode 293: Interview with Anime Noobs: Attack on Titan Edition
Thomas powwows with his semi-non-anime friends and they discuss the ending to Attack on Titan a year later. Even for non-anime fans, the show still maintains a legacy.
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Episode 292: Fall 2024 Season Preview
We are so excited about the Fall season, we are jumping the gun and talking about it early because BLUE LOCK? NATSUME YUUJINCHOU? DANDADAN? What will you be watching?
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Episode 291: Murph's Manga
Our good friend Murph joins us on the pod to give some us his recent manga recommendations! And Mary watches slice of life...and has opinions.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Thomas and Mary here! Follow us for new episodes of Anime Doubleplay. We discuss everything in the anime world in engaging and fun conversation. Give us a listen to learn more and hit us up with any questions or feedback! More is yet to come!
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Mary and Thomas Awad
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