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Welcome to anime watch club, a biweekly group discussion and review where the hosts nominate, and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On today's episode we will be reviewing 2016 anime Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 1:52 - First Impressions 10:50 - How'd It Set The Premise? 16:54 - Attack on The Iron Fortress 20:00 - When Did You Lose The Plot? 27:00 - What Even Happened? WHY DID IT EVEN HAPPEN? 32:40 - Does This Show Feel Like a Victim of Rewrites? 36:00 - The Show is NOT Consistent 44:21 - Is The Anime Industry Running Out of Ideas? 49:00 - What's The Goal Here? 55:12 - Closing Thoughts 1:06:15 - What We're Watching Next

The leaves are falling, the days are getting shorter and we are left with what looks to be like a pretty chill season. Join us today for the first impressions of Fall. Slight spoilers ahead Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:31 - FX Fighter Kurumi Chan 17:52 - The Laid Off Cheat Granting Mage Enjoys A Second Lease on Life 26:27 - Firefly Wedding 33:09 - The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom 37:37 - Hello, I am a Witch and my Crush Wants me to Make a Love Potion! 46:09 - Magic Knight Rayearth (2026) 55:20 - Pete’s Sequels and Other Shows

Welcome to anime watch club, a biweekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the podcast nominate, and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On today's episode we will be reviewing Though I Am an Inept Villainess. Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 9:49 - Are You A Big Reirin Fan? 10:22 - What Did You Like About The Show? 22:38 - Are You Smarter Than The Cast? 35:28 - Does The Inclusion of Magic Curses Fit The Show? 52:15 - Did Apothecary Dairies’ Success Help This Show’s Relevance? 1:03:12 - Final Thoughts 1:11:00 - What Are We Watching Next? 1:12:20 - Nominations

Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a biweekly group discussion and review where we nominate, and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. To today's episode we will be reviewing the 2026 anime, Sparks of Tomorrow Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 00:00 - Introduction 02:03 - First Impressions 10:18 - Spoiler Discussion Starts (Synopsis) 11:10 - The world of Sparks of Tomorrow 21:22 - Overarching Plot 32:31 - Living up to KyoAni expectations 58:42 - Closing Thoughts 1:17:33 - What Are We Watching Next? 1:22:35 - Nominations 1:23:49 - A Sober Closing

On todays episode we will be diving into the final season of 2026 with our Fall Preview. Use the timestamps below to jump around if you'd like! Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 1:01 - Initial thoughts on Fall 3:17 - Cyberpunk Edgerunners II 9:15 - Firefly Wedding 15:33 - Tank Chair 20:21 - A Certain Dark Side's Item 25:21 - Uncle's Obsession With Cute Things 28:18 - Hello, I Am a Witch and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion! 33:38 - The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom 39:22 - There Is Also a Hole in the Student Organization! 44:41 - Fool Night 49:14 - The Cold Sato-san is Only Sweet to Me, Aren't You Too Sweet Salt-God Sato-san 54:10 - Apothecary Diaries S3 57:18 - Black Clover S2 58:54 - The Detective is Already Dead S2 1:02:05 - Pete's Quick Sequel Talk 1:05:01 - Shows for Miles to catch up on

Welcome to anime watch club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the wdysa podcast nominate and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we will be reviewing the 2026 anime, Kamiina Botan Fully Blossoms When DrunkSocials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime0:00 - Introductions7:30 - First Impressions15:21 - Did You Like The Art Style(s)?23:01 - ChampEagle QotD™39:13 - Pete’s Question47:39 - Who’s The Main Character?49:11 - The Real Pete Question53:58 - Lets Get Drunk!1:03:03 - Closing Thoughts1:14:53 - End: What Are We Watching Next?

Welcome to anime watch club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the podcast nominate, and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we will be reviewing the 2026 anime, Dorohedoro S2 Season 1 Review - https://youtu.be/VVwB9FEHpzw Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:13 - First impressions 7:48 - Synopsis 10:27 - How season 2 improved upon season 1 16:04 - High points of the action 28:01 - Caiman's personalities 35:15 - Nikaido's struggles and the writing behind the story 39:12 - The character and worlds stylization 44:19 - Underappreciated or overrated production? 52:36 - Wants for season 3 1:00:49 - Closing thoughts and rating 1:10:43 - What we're watching next

On todays episode, we will be talking about shows that may be viewed as average amoung the community, but we find have special qualities to them that makes us think you should watch them. Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 5:13 Why we picked these shows 6:14 - Pete's First Show 12:58 - Miles's First Show 20:02 - Pete's Second Show 26:43 - Miles's Second Show 32:24 - The Sword Art Online pivot 34:37 - Pete's Third Show 40:25 - Miles's Third Show 47:40 - Pete's Fourth Show 52:55 - Miles's Fourth Show 1:01:55 - Pete's Fifth Show 1:05:56 - Miles's Fifth Show

Welcome to anime watch club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the podcast nominate, and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we are reviewing the 2023 anime, My Happy Marriage. Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - First impressions 6:11 - Synopsis 7:56 - Miyo's Cinderella story 16:21 - Is Kaya worthy and deserving of redemption? (Kaya based?) 27:19 - Was Kiyoka TOO perfect? 36:59 - Standout supporting cast members 43:24 - The fantasy elements of the show 53:56 - Closing thoughts and scores 1:00:12 - What we're watching next

Our first attempt at our version of Anime Family Feud. Hope you enjoy! Visuals available on our YouTube and Spotify Discord/Socials/YouTube - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime

Welcome to anime watch club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the podcast nominate, and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode, we will be reviewing the 2017 film, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl. Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - First impressions 10:42 - Setting the tone and the "side quests" 20:28 - Delicious drinks 27:42 - Hillary Clinton can't pour beer and NCAA conferences are dumb 30:10 - Fine dining vs a bar bacon cheeseburger 38:42 - When Cat says "Here's the thing..." 42:57 - The vibe of the romance 48:50 - Sound design and OST 54:19 - The gang's own "Night is short" moments 1:05:39 - How the visual style helps the storytelling 1:11:32 - Closing thoughts & scores 1:25:56 - What we're watching next

As if we needed another banger of season of anime, yet here we are with maybe the best season of anime for the year, welcome to the Summer First Impressions episode! Light spoilers ahead for the shows so use the timestamps if you want to avoid those talks Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - Summer 2026 so far 5:02 - Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia 9:41 - The Ghost in the Shell 13:21 - Goodbye, Lara 17:22 - Thunder 3 19:51 - Sparks of Tomorrow 25:15 - Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You 28:03 - Chainsmoker Cat 30:46 - Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games 36:49 - The Cat and the Dragon 38:41 - Kaiju Girl Caramelise 41:21 - Draw This, Then Die! 46:10 - You and I are Polar Opposites S2 48:55 - Trapped in a Dating Sim S2 49:25 - Skeleton Knight S2 49:47 - Too Early Awards 51:52 - BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita

Welcome to anime watch club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the podcast nominate and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we will be reviewing the 2026 anime, Witch Hat Atelier Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:55 - First impressions 13:10 - Synopsis 14:41 - Favorite students 27:03 - Qifrey and his future 34:37 - Allegories for the magic and its morality 48:37 - Marketing and readers hype effect on WHA's reception 1:04:48 - Pacing of a one-cour release 1:08:55 - Comparing the finale cliffhanger to others 1:11:59 - Closing thoughts and scores 1:22:18 - Nominations

Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts nominate and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we celebrate pride and terrible schedule planning with our review of the 2025 anime, This Monster Wants to Eat Me Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:27 - First impressions 10:08 - Setting the mood and playing on it 17:25 - Shiori viewing Hinako as a person or cattle? 22:34 - Monster x Human relationships 28:05 - More effective as a film or TV series? 33:15 - Shiori's Truth as told by Jolyne 40:19 - Visual storytelling 48:18 - Adapting This Monster into a CW show 51:04 - Discovering Miko's true self 55:23 - When life gives you reptiles, be a yokai 57:27 - RIP Gangsta Boo 1:00:22 - What if a different studio was at the helm? 1:09:46 - Final thoughts & scores 1:15:26 - What we're watching next