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Back to filler and for no other than One Piece! We watched the filler episodes 406 & 407, a two-parter named: Special Historical Arc - Boss Luffy Appears Again, an alternate timeline set in Edo period of Japan. Join us as we get a taste of Wano-at-home! Tune-in and let us know what you thought of the movie at any of the social links below!   Synopsis In an alternate universe set in Edo period Japan, the Mikoshi race is about to take place, the winner of which receives a million Berries, and Boss Luffy and his friends recruit Franky to build them a mikoshi. Meanwhile, Thriller LTD enters the race, and begins working to sabotage its competitors, including groups based on the Flying Fish Riders and Rolling Pirates. The crew meets up with Brook, who cannot remember anything other than his own name, and tries to stop Thriller LTD from interfering. They arrive to find their mikoshi destroyed, and Brook remembers that he was once part of Thriller LTD before trying to leave and being thrown in a river by Hogback, Perona and Absalom.   Show Info This two-parter came out in 2009 just after the Thriller Bark Saga. It was  produced by Toei known for making classics: Dragon Ball, Toriko , Digimon, and many other great anime.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! https://myanimelist.net/anime/21/One_Piece/episode/406   How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com

With season 3 of Demon Slayer recently concluding, we thought it would be a good time to cap off our thoughts on the season/series thus far.  As always, we have a spoiler free section but there will be massive spoilers to the season in this episode Synopsis For centuries, the Demon Slayer Corps has sacredly kept the location of Swordsmith Village a secret. As the village of the greatest forgers, it provides Demon Slayers with the finest weapons, which allow them to fight night-crawling fiends and ensure the safety of humans. After his sword was chipped and deemed useless, Tanjirou Kamado, along with his precious little sister Nezuko, is escorted to the village to receive a new one.   Show Info Demon Slayer series started in 2019 and currently has 26 episodes. It was produced by Ufotable who is know for other anime such as : Fate/Zero, The Garden of Sinners, and many other great anime.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! https://myanimelist.net/anime/51019/Kimetsu_no_Yaiba__Katanakaji_no_Sato-hen How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com

Beyblade Burst Surge (let it Lightning Launch..?) , we revisited Beyblade but the more recent series to see if its more of the same or we're just old anime fogies. Like last time, we watched episodes 1 and 2 to get a taste of the series and compare it directly to the OG series. Join us as we learn about the newest and coolest Bey-technology! Synopsis Brothers Hikaru, and Hyuga witness the power of Superking/Sparking evolutions of Valkyrie, Ragnaruk, and Satan. The three beys radiate a power due to their bladers pulling off a sparking launch. Hyuga and Hikaru get inspired to make their own sparking beys, Hyperion and Helios, and train to best the top ranked bladers to ever touch the stadium   Show Info Beyblade Burst Surge series aired in 2020 to 2021 and ran a total of 52 episodes. It was produced by OLM who is know for other anime such as : Pokemon, Berserk(1997), Odd Taxi, and many other great anime.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! https://myanimelist.net/anime/41439/Beyblade_Burst_Sparking   How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com

Host pick 2 : Electric Boogaloo. A favourite segment of ours is back and this time we got Ken to watch AND enjoy Gundam! For this host pick we both watched the first season of The Witch from Mercury (Mobile Suit Gundam). Tune in to see what made Ken change their opinion of robots in space.   Synopsis Suletta Mercury leaves her planet and enters the Asticassia School of Technology at the behest of her mother. There, right and wrong are determined through duels between students, and the top-ranking duelist will receive Miorine Rembran as their fiancée—this prize being decided by Miorine's father.   Show Info Season 1 started  in 2022 and comprises of 12 episodes. It was produced by Sunrise studio who is known for anime such as : Cowboy Bebop, Gintama, InuYasha, and many more.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! https://myanimelist.net/anime/49828/Kidou_Senshi_Gundam__Suisei_no_Majo   How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com

This week we decided to do something slight different from our format and watch fan created anime. Still considered filler so we aren't that far off this time! We watched three fan made anime projects which can all be found on YouTube by their creators (links below). Join us as we discuss these shorts and also give them a watch ,this is 45 minutes of your life you won't regret spent on anime!   Show Info   UA: LA - My Hero Academia : A live action take on a MHA story created Chris Cowan. Performed and choreographed by Hollywood level stunt professionals, with films such as Shang-Chi, Avengers: End Game, Creed III under their belt.   Suponjibobu Anime - Bubble Bass Arc : A perfectly stereotypical shonen anime episode done in the SpongeBob SquarePants universe, created by the YouTuber Narmak. It's an anime you didn't know you needed.   Legend - A Dragon Ball Tale : An alternate storyline involving Broly and masterfully animated by Studio Stray Dog. The amount of sakuga jammed into this short is what every Dragon Ball fan desires.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! UA: LA - My Hero Academia SpongeBob SquarePants : Bubble Bass Arc Legend - A Dragon Ball Tale   How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com

Everyone's favourite isekai (especially Ken's) has made a triumphant return, but this time to the big screen! This week we watched That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond. A mostly non-canon movie that takes place after season 2. As alwasys full spoilers after the intro but let us know your thoughts on the movie , was it worth the movie ticket?   Synopsis In Raja, a small country located to the west of Tempest. Rimuru and his companions get involved in a long-running conspiracy that swirls around the mysterious power of the queen. Rimuru and his commander Benimaru also encounter another ogre survivor named Hiiro, a man that used to be the brother of Benimaru.   Show Info Scarlet Bond original November 25, 2022. It was produced by 8Bit studio who is known for anime such as : Blue Lock, IS: Infinite Stratos, and Rewrite.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! https://myanimelist.net/anime/874/Digimon_Tamers   How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com

This week we watched Digimon Tamers, episodes 34-36! Keeping the nostalgia train going (Choo-Choo!). We remember it being one of the better, if not best, product from the Digimon series so we couldn't resist seeing if it held up or not. Join us and find out!   Synopsis Digimon Tamers takes place in a world where the popular Digimon franchise is all the rage, consisting of a cartoon, video games, and the trading card game. Takato Matsuda is a huge Digimon fan that's particularly obsessed with the card game, and constantly daydreams about the universe therein. One day, he finds a mysterious blue card, which he slides through a scanner toy to use in the popular battle game. His toy suddenly glows and transforms into a Digivice, and Takato's fan-made design, Guilmon, materialises in front of him. Thrilled by the prospect of having a real-life Digimon, Takato embraces his new partner, and his adventures as a Digimon Tamer begin.   Show Info Digimon Tamers series aired from 2001 to 2002 and ran a total of 51 episodes. It was produced by Toei who is known for anime such as : Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Sailor Moon, and many other great anime.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! https://myanimelist.net/anime/874/Digimon_Tamers   How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com

This week we decided to stray from the regular structure of our podcast to talk about AoT: The Final Season part 4 segment 6 but only when Mercury is in Retrograde. We discuss our thoughts on the bizarre marketing for this product for reasons we do also and very much don't understand. We dive into the state of modern day anime ,and the industry as we see it now. This is something we've wanted to talk about for a long while (about just as long as Season 4 of AoT).  We hope you join us and let us know your thoughts. Do you agree with us? Or are we just out of touch millennial weebs? Follow one of the links below and tell us!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]

Demon Slayer's return is around the corner (April 9th) and we decided to go watch the new "movie"! Be warned there are massive spoilers for the first three episodes of upcoming season 3. Join us and as we dive deep in what our expectations were about this film and if they were met! Synopsis Unlike the previous film which was produced specifically for a theatrical release, To the Swordsmith Village acts as a compilation film to the television series, incorporating footage from the last two episodes of the second season and the first three episodes of the third season, which was yet to broadcast at the time of the film's release.   Show Info Demon Slayer series started in 2019 and currently has 26 episodes. It was produced by Ufotable who is know for other anime such as : Fate/Zero, The Garden of Sinners, and many other great anime.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! https://myanimelist.net/anime/38000/Kimetsu_no_Yaiba https://www.imdb.com/DemonSlayerToTheSwordsmithVillage How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com

Beyblade (let it rip!) , this week we stayed in our nostalgia era and watched the original Beyblade series, episodes 1 and 2. These episodes are not considered filler but there no manga so it works for us. Join us as we reminisce about yet another anime from our childhood!  Synopsis Thirteen-year-old Tyson Granger, along with his fellow teammates, Kai, Max, and Ray, strive to become the greatest Beybladers in the world. With the technical help of the team's resident genius, Kenny, and with the powerful strength of their BitBeasts, the Bladebreakers armed with their tops (AKA: Blades) attempt to reach their goal.   Show Info Beyblade OG series aired in 2001 and ran a total of 51 episodes. It was produced by Madhouse  who is know for other anime such as : Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, Hajime no Ippo, and many other great anime.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! https://myanimelist.net/anime/288/Bakuten_Shoot_Beyblade   How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com

This week we decided to watch some of the OG  Sailor Moon! We watched filler episodes 29 and 51. We had watched the 2015 redub of the series so if you've watched Crystal you may find this interesting, tune-in and find out! Synopsis Usagi Tsukino is an average student and crybaby klutz who constantly scores low on her tests. Unexpectedly, her humdrum life is turned upside down when she saves a cat with a crescent moon on its head from danger. The cat, named Luna, later reveals that their meeting was not an accident: Usagi is destined to become Sailor Moon, a planetary guardian with the power to protect the Earth. Given a special brooch that allows her to transform, she must use her new powers to save the city from evil energy-stealing monsters sent by the malevolent Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom.   Show Info Sailor Moon aired from 1992 to 1997 in Japan (1995-2000 in North America) and ran a total of 200 episodes. It was produced by Toei Animation  who is know for other anime such as : One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, Digimon , and many more.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! https://myanimelist.net/anime/530/Bishoujo_Senshi_Sailor_Moon   How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com

Medabots (More Power!). Hey, look! The anime podcast finally did something related to anime. We watched episodes 8 and 9 of the series. While there is no filler since this is an anime meant to sell toys its ALL made up! That counts right? This show might be for you, tune-in and find out. Synopsis Medabots—powerful robots granted artificial intelligence through special "medals"—serve at the whims of their owner. They are more commonly used in "Robbatling," a popular combat sport where two medabots face off against one another. In its professional form, Medafighters use their Medabots to qualify for the World Tournament and fight amongst the elite to gain the title of champion   Show Info Medabots aired only in 1999 to 2000 and ran for 52 episodes. It was produced by studio Bee Train who is know for other anime such as : .hack//sign, Noir, and Murder Princess.   Let us know your thoughts on the episode and connect with us at one of the links below. If you think we're wrong about the show, send us a message!   Social links Follow us on Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/filleracademy/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filleracademy Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/FillerAcademyPodcast TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@filleracademypodcast? Reach out and send us an email : [email protected]   Episode Links If you'd like to see what the anime community thought of it, check it out here! https://myanimelist.net/anime/1138/Medarot   How we determine what is filler:  www.animefillerlist.com