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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.

This week Colin joins Logan and Ozzy to discuss their thoughts on the Crunchyroll awards. We discuss what the awards are, the problems we see with the awards, and how they can be improved. We also discuss which awards we agree with and which ones either upset or perplex us.   This week the manga is Iris Zero, the manga for our next podcast will be Killer Shark in Another World. 

This week Logan and Ozzy give their thoughts on the Winter 2024 Anime season so far. This season seems to have a bit of something no matter what your anime tastes are.   First we recap the ongoing series from 2023. Ozzy talks about Ecchi Magical girl anime while Logan takes time to focus on reincarnated princesses. We then cover what is some nice mindless action in Solo Leveling and Ninja Kamui. Finally we highlight our favorite easy going cooking anime in Delicious in Dungeon (or Dungeon Meshi).   We will be getting back into manga for our next session. If you'd like to check out Iris Zero which will be discussing in our next episode.

This week Ozzy and Logan take a look back at a fantastic year in anime and give out their superlatives and awards for the animes of 2023. List of Awards: Best OP/ED Combo Best Score Best Couple Biggest Trauma Conga Line Character Best Male Character Best Female Character Best Supporting Character Biggest Surprise Favorite Moment 6th man show of the year Best Western Animation Show Best Action/Fight Scene Best Overall Animation Best Chill Anime Anime of the Year