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It's that time of year... we review/react to the 2026 CR Awards in April/May for the year prior.  It's a weird timing thing but we are here to see what the public and judges thought of 2025 anime.  Also, we have a special guest!  Our friend is here to give us his different takes on anime.   As for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the Award Ceremony was held on May 23 2026.   We have some huge moments from 2025... Demon Slayer Movie - Infinity Castle Chainsaw Movie MHA Final SEASON! Who will win the most? Did the judges get it right? Are Logan and I just old farts with bad taste.   Let's find out!

Could qualifying for the World Cup between to countries lead to war?! It's just soccer, right? It was more than that between Honduras and El Salvador.  Heated history and the love of futbol leads to much more.

Ozzy and Logan try a new podcast talking about sports history and some of the crazier stories in history. This week we discuss the largest blowout in sports history in the 222-0 victory of Georgia Tech over Cumberland college. We discuss how a grudge over a baseball game was taken to an extreme conclusion. We also learn about John Heisman and talk about his impact on the sport.    if you would like to request any sports topics for discussion send an email to [email protected]

This week Ozzy and Logan discuss the Mecha genre. What is the history of Mecha and what makes it special. What is the difference between Mechas in anime and Mechs in Western Media. What are our favorite Mechs and where do we think the genre stands currently. If you love Gundams, Voltron, Megas XLR, or Mechs in general then be sure to listen in.

This week Ozzy and Logan summarize the end of the summer season and what anime they have like thus far as well as what anime they are looking forward to next season

This week Ozzy and Logan talk about the spring and summer anime seasons.

This week Ozzy and Logan discuss their time at the Animazement Anime convention in Raleigh and talk about what they enjoy in general about anime conventions.

This week the guys discuss the year that was for anime in 2024 and give out their awards for best superlatives and best anime awards for 2024.

This week Ozzy and Logan give their thoughts on the anime from the winter 2024 season before looking at the new 2025 spring season.   This week the manga is Centuria

This week Ozzy and Logan recap what was good and what was bad from the Summer anime season. Highlights include Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines, Terminator 0, and the disappointment that was Tower of God.   We then discuss the the Fall anime season which is well underway. Dan Da Dan is off and running as the clear front runner of the anime season. Bleach, Re-Zero, and Shangri-La Frontier are back with a vengeance. It seems the anime action is not going to slow down this fall.   The manga review this week is for Demon School Iruma, and next time we will review a new manga in Centuria.

This week Ozzy and Logan do a deep dive on a hidden anime gem in Ping Pong the animation. We discuss the unique art style and how the different characters and perspectives make this a masterpiece coming of age story. We highly recommend you check out the anime before listening, but feel free to hear our takes.   We also review the midpoint of the 2024 summer anime season and discuss which anime's are still hot after the first 6 episodes.

This week Ozzy and Logan discuss the shows they watched through the spring season of anime and are looking forward to for the summer season.

This week Ozzy and Logan discuss the shows they have viewed so far in the 2024 Spring season of anime.  To start things off we actually discuss a western animation in XMen 97 and how it is a worthwhile watch. We then discuss some of our personal watches on the season with Archdemon's Dilemma and Jellyfish Can't Swim at Night. As we continue we discuss Kaijuu #8, Train to the End of the World, Go Go Loser Ranger, and many more anime from the season. This week our manga to review is Kagurabachi, a roaring rampage of revenge with intense action and gritty art style. Next Time we will review The Hero’s party want to experience love

This week Ozzy and Logan wrap up the Winter season of anime and look forward to the upcoming spring anime.