Best Tengen Podcasts (2024)

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The Final Otaku Melancholy: A Re-Review of Eromanga-Sensei and Four Years of the Show 2:19:03

10M ago2:19:03

2:19:03

"To my father, thank you. To my mother, farewell. And to all the children... Congratulations!" Thank you for all your support over these past four years. There will be more unreleased and previously recorded OVA episodes to come but this is our final episode together as Otaku Melancholy. We appreciate all your support and listens and kind words and…

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Monogatari Second Season 2:11:03

11M ago2:11:03

2:11:03

You sure look lively today, listener. Did something good happen? Plot twists, Kaiki praise, and timeline confusion are abound in this week's episode where we (after three years) talk about the next Monogatari in our Journey-gatari, Monogatari Second Season! Listen like a regular person or skip around the episode to get the full Monogatari style exp…

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Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Episodes 26 - 49) 1:34:36

11M ago1:34:36

1:34:36

Get ready to love love tenkyoken one more time! Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.boom…

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Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Episode 1 - 25) 1:40:50

11M ago1:40:50

1:40:50

Let's all have a nice clean Gundam fight to determine the King of Space and a big shoutout to all the people listening from Neo Iceland. Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total ord…

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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann 1:52:07

11M ago1:52:07

1:52:07

Break through the heavens with your drill! Or don't. I'm not your mother. Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their web…

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The First Twelve Episodes of Gintama (And Getting Old) 1:28:54

11M ago1:28:54

1:28:54

It's Katsura, not Zura. Hurry up and read this episode description already. I'm missing a soap opera rerun I want to watch. Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using o…

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A Discussion on The Witch from Mercury S2, The Failures of Bandai-Namco, and Mecha Viability in the Future (Kind of) 1:28:15

12M ago1:28:15

1:28:15

Gay space lesbians (but it's up to interpretation) Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.b…

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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 1:27:49

12M ago1:27:49

1:27:49

(Due to the nature of this anime, there is no spoiler safe section. You've been warned!) In this week's OtaMel, we take off and go full boomer mode as we fail to discuss anything except how great the ol' days were, MyAnimeList vs. AniList, and video game culture. We also rag a little bit on the writer of one New York Times article but it's all in (…

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ATTALK ON TITAN: The Final Chapters (Part One and Two) 1:40:17

1y ago1:40:17

1:40:17

Featuring the return of Audrey! Attack on Titan has finally ended which means that we are obligated by the spirit of vengeance that has unfortunately inhabited our bodies to talk about it. Is there that much to talk about though? The rumbling in our hearts have conscripted us to criticize these specials and criticize it we do (mostly just Eren and …

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Fall 2023 Anime First Impressions - Part One 1:11:16

1y ago1:11:16

1:11:16

As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumel…

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Second Chance Anime 1:06:50

1y ago1:06:50

1:06:50

As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon …

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Fall 2023 Anime Preview Picks 1:15:53

1y ago1:15:53

1:15:53

It's like the annual sportsball draft but with seasonal anime! In this week's episode, we read off a bunch of anime and their synopsis and then say "ay imma watch that" or "ay imma not watch that and pretend I did if anyone asks" for the sake of entertainment. Hopefully it's entertaining for you because then it's just going to be a whole lot of "oH…

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Oops! All Updates or How I Spent My (Other) Summer Vacation (By Consuming Anime Related Products) 47:06

1y ago47:06

47:06

I took a vacation (again) and didn't watch anime (again) but I did do some other weeaboo activities (again) and I'm here to talk about them this week including the joys of Tearmoon Empire and The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Really Love you and the pains of Jujutsu Kaisen's 236th chapter. There's also a small rant at Crunchyroll …

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Netflix's One Piece - The Final Review 1:09:05

1y ago1:09:05

1:09:05

Netflix's One Piece is a thing but is it a good thing? We find out in this week's episode! Spoilers within! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Speci…

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Netflix's One Piece - The First Impressions 1:00:22

1y ago1:00:22

1:00:22

I'm gonna be King of the Getting Podcast Episodes Out on Time! It'll be a long journey and I might never get there but I'm going to try with my loyal crew of my cat and producer Craig. Anyways, first impressions of Netflix's One Piece. Final review will be next week! Stay tuned. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website…

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Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death (Season 2, Episodes 1 - 5) 1:02:45

1+ y ago1:02:45

1:02:45

In this week's episode, I talk about how hot Toji Fushiguro is. That's the entire episode. What does it mean to be a prequel? It means having established lore to follow and not being able to stray from it. It means you can't kill off anyone important so why even bother? Jujutsu Kaisen dared to bother by showing us Gojo's past and explore his relati…

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How I Spent My Summer Hiatus (By Watching a Few Anime) 50:15

1+ y ago50:15

50:15

It's been a minute. The hiatus is over. I've missed you. I've also missed wanted to watch anime. I watched a tiny bit during the hiatus. I'm going to talk to you about them. I hope you'll enjoy it. Anime discussed in this podcast: Demon Slayer: The Swordsmith Village Arc The Dangers in My Heart Digimon Adventure 01 The Eminence in Shadow (Season On…

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The OtaMel (Almost) Radio Hour: The One With Anime Openings 48:59

1+ y ago48:59

48:59

I tried to use a lot of vocabulary for the title of last week's episode and you all just bounced off that. Or does no one care about EDs? That's a shame. Either I'm supposed to know only two or three words or ending songs from anime are just not beloved. I guess you all just skip EDs and never call your mother. I've seen the abbreviation ED so much…

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The OtaMel Radio (Almost) Hour: An Essential Array of Exquisite EDs for Ending Enjoyers 44:36

1+ y ago44:36

44:36

Mattie wasn't able to adequately produce an episode due to some mild health issues and a waning mood due to certain life events so here's a curated collection of colorfully crafted ending songs courtesy of the delightfully not real radio station: 103.3 The Weeb. With all due earnest affection, I'd like to extend a huge amount of love to everyone fo…

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Trade Ya! Kakushigoto + Flip Flappers (feat. Alex from the AniBuddies Podcast) 2:00:10

1+ y ago2:00:10

2:00:10

momma always said, "get busy flippin' or get busy flappin'" finally I see that this is what she meant Our spoilers are sectioned off for your convenience! Please go check out Alex's fantastic podcast the Anibuddies wherever you get your podcasts! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to se…

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The "Would You Rather?" Game But It's Anime! (feat. JD from the Anime Brothers Podcast) 2:07:54

1+ y ago2:07:54

2:07:54

We play a classic a game this week of "Would You Rather?" but with (ALMOST) exclusively anime related questions with JD from the Anime Brothers Podcast! It's an episode full of discussion on quality vs. quantity as it relates to anime, the value of your hobbies in your social life, and the sexual reproductive appendages of the majestic whale! It's …

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A (Mild) Discussion on Mental Health and Illness in Anime (feat. Alex from the AniBuddies Podcast) 1:59:26

1+ y ago1:59:26

1:59:26

Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness month? I didn't for sure but maybe Alex from The AniBuddies Podcast did as they suggested this week's topic of mental health and illness and how it's portrayed in anime! It sounds a lot more insightful and intellectual than it actually is (I mean we're basically talking about cartoon character brains…

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A Small Review of Suzume: Locking Up the Doors on the Latest Makoto Shinkai Film 58:43

1+ y ago58:43

58:43

Spoiler warnings are in the episode if you care about that sort of thing! The bonus content becomes the regular content this week as we break down Makoto Shinkai's latest film: Suzume! Is this new movie the film that will finally have the KEY to our host's heart or will it LOCK up any chances of our host caring about Shinkai? Is the main character …

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Wonder Egg Priority (feat. Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast) 2:10:59

1+ y ago2:10:59

2:10:59

Egg time. A big thanks to Earthworm for joining us for another week of anime discussion again! Go listen to the Anime Brothers Podcast on Spotify! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to con…

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Anime Super Smashers! - Round 2 (feat. Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast) 2:04:04

1+ y ago2:04:04

2:04:04

In this episode, we get our goopy goblin gamer brains togethers as Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast joins us to pick more anime characters for a huge hypothetical Smash Bros. style game! We choose our special attacks and even a couple of stages as we go from stands to seances deciding on a roster of characters from all across the anime spe…

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The Check In: Very Early Impressions of Spring 2023, Catching Up on One Piece, and Persona 5 Royal 55:41

1+ y ago55:41

55:41

Description to be added later! It's Easter and I'm struggling! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the epi…

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Spring 2023 Seasonal Anime Picks and Previews 1:33:54

1+ y ago1:33:54

1:33:54

We're back to our seasonal shenanigans so it's time to strap yourselves in and make a long commitment to what anime you're (probably) going to watch during the course of the season! Spring 2023 is looking kind of thick so the plan was to just talk about and read off the descriptions of (almost) every anime and break down the absolute why and what o…

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The Animisery Anime Tier List (as of March 2023) 54:25

1+ y ago54:25

54:25

We've watched a lot of bad anime for this podcast and some of it, if you didn't know, has been misery inducing. So... here we are officially putting that in a tier list. That's what the kids like, right? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media …

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Five Starting Anime (Just Because Michael B. Jordan Had A List Too) 56:40

1+ y ago56:40

56:40

THIS EPISODE ISN'T LATE BECAUSE I FORGOT TO UPLOAD IT, YOU'RE LATE Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel for upcoming exclusive content including the Animisery tier list at https://www.youtube.com/@otakumelancholy Celebrities liking anime? It might be closer than you think. Michael B. Jordan talked about his top 5 anime for people who aren…

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Is "The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made" SAVING anime!? 1:05:31

1+ y ago1:05:31

1:05:31

No, of course it isn't, you very silly person but it makes for a great episode title, huh? (I'm sorry) We talk about a dumpster fire of an anime this week and say a small farewell to Audrey's status as a full time host all in an hour of (not so much) power this week on Otaku Melancholy! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our…

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An Annoucement from Audrey 4:38

2y ago4:38

4:38

またいつか会おうね、オードリーちゃん. いつも私のそばにいてくれてありがとう. 元気でね. Thank you for supporting the Otaku Melancholy Podcast!

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Video Games to Anime: Some Adaptations That Wouldn't Completely Suck (Vol. 1) 1:09:15

2y ago1:09:15

1:09:15

Video games! They're like anime except they're not like anime at all except for when they're entirely like anime or have anime influences or are based off anime or have anime in them. They're basically anime, yeah? As long as the human race has been on this Earth, we have sought out with great vigor to adapt video games to EVERYTHING for no reason.…

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Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends Review [Includes Spoiler Section] 56:40

2y ago56:40

56:40

There's a spoiler section! So you could get the review for the film and just not get spoiled! For the movie, at least. Is this review objective? A little. Is it subjective? Very. I'd just sit back and hope you like Kaguya-sama enough to hear one person rave about it for a half hour and then clamor for more. That's all this episode really is. Sorry …

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Yu Yu Hakusho: The Three Kings Saga (Ep. 95 - 112) + Final Thoughts and Review 1:14:45

2y ago1:14:45

1:14:45

After a year and some months, Yu Yu Hakusho has finally been completed! It took a lot of determination and fighting spirit but we fought against the tides of apathy, new anime, and just everything else to finish it and now there are some opinions to be had. It's mostly an opinion in the questionable ending and quality of the final saga or arc or wh…

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When TV Anime Series Get Movies and Assorted Ramblings + [Spoiler Free] That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond Mini Review 57:10

2y ago57:10

57:10

Scheduling is hard. Audrey is out this week so it's another solo session as Matt talks about when anime series get movies because That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime got a movie and someone wasn't particularly thrilled about it. Join us as one person talks about watching anime movies on Adult Swim, driving to Ohio to watch the Naruto: The Last …

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The Obligatory Chainsaw Man Discussion Episode 1:33:02

2y ago1:33:02

1:33:02

I mean, the description is in the title, right? And just so you know there is a spoiler section so don't worry about, you know, random spoilers or something. We talk Chainsaw Man which is practically like the anime version of The Beatles in that everyone knows about it and certain people have made it the whole of their personality but that's not a …

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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury 1:25:54

2y ago1:25:54

1:25:54

Plus we read off some anniversary e-mails and listen to a message! Gundam! It's back and it's going full on magic high school in this latest entry, The Witch from Mercury! Did you know that Audrey likes Gundam? Cause Audrey likes Gundam and talks a lot about Gundam. Gundamn there's so much Gundam. We break down the cutest little muffin known as Sul…

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Reflecting on Another Year of Doing This: 3rd Year's the Charm, Right? (It Wasn't But Thanks For Listening and Supporting Anyways) 1:19:37

2y ago1:19:37

1:19:37

We're back! To talk about ourselves! It was another year of OtaMel and what a year it was between two hiatus and infinite solocast episodes but WE PERSISTED and that's all that matters, right? A D is a passing grade and all that. We are the bugs in your walls of anime podcasts or something similar to that. We break down some of the anime and conten…

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Announcement! We're Going on Hiatus Until January 15th! (More Details Within) 2:17

2y ago2:17

2:17

Thank you all for always supporting us! We'll see you soon! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! Special thanks to Boomslank with their help in sponso…

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Anime Motivation! Some Anime Quotes To Charge the Spirit and Heat the Soul 54:36

2y ago54:36

54:36

We all need motivation some times and so I chose some select anime quote that get me feeling pretty okay and just decided to read them out loud and talk about them! It's been a hard few weeks for us and the motivation to lead with your best foot forward can be so hard to find but hey! Some small sentiment of determination can be found in everything…

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I Think Maison Ikkoku and Rumiko Takahashi Are Neat 1:01:02

2y ago1:01:02

1:01:02

It's another week of just me, myself, and I as hosts of the podcast so I really struggled to just come up with something to talk about but I've recently started reading Ranma 1/2 and thought to myself that I really really do like Rumiko Takahashi's manga especially Maison Ikkoku so I just went ahead and talked about it in a spoiler free discussion.…

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"Spooktober" Special: Another 1:24:28

2y ago1:24:28

1:24:28

Spooky anime! Japanese curses! Umbrellas! Is Another even really that scary? We talk all that and more (but mostly more) in this episode! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the…

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The Fall 2022 Seasonal Anime We're Watching (With An Extended Check In) 1:50:39

2y ago1:50:39

1:50:39

It might be kind of late to give some impressions but we're talking about the Fall 2022 seasonals that we're checking out anyways! Audrey is watching THREE WHOLE SHOWS! It's like a high score among high scores! We also talk about what we've been doing too. In case you care. I hope you care. I care about you. Friendly reminder that this is a mature …

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Are Light Novels Literature? 1:10:43

2y ago1:10:43

1:10:43

It's a trashed episode that was turned into a Patreon exclusive that's been turned into a regular episode again! It's a wonderful butterfly of a piece of podcast content! We couldn't record this week but we had to have something so here's the something! Light novels are an ever looming threat (I think) to anime and must be treated with respect and …

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A Con-versation: Anime Weekend Atlanta 2022 50:09

2y ago50:09

50:09

This Atlanta sure has a lot of anime weekend, huh? I said AWA so much this weekend that it started to sound wrong and I had to doubt that I had a grasp of the English vernacular and language. One of us went to AWA and one of us had to talk about it so here it is! One of us talking about it for about forty minutes or so? Maybe thirty? Time is an ill…

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Watchlist Roulette: My Stepmom's Daughter is My Ex 1:28:39

2y ago1:28:39

1:28:39

The wheel giveth and the wheel taketh. The wheel be taketh-ing an awful lot lately as we discuss the recently finished anime My Stepmom's Daughter is My Ex! It's not quite Domestic Girlfriend and it's not quite Scum's Wish either so what even is it? It's mid is what it is but you won't know that for sure unless you listen to this episode and get ou…

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Some Discourse on Visual Novels (and How Steam Hates Them) 1:26:06

2y ago1:26:06

1:26:06

Visual novels! They exist and we play them. Sometimes. With the recent (well recent when we recorded this) rejection and then reacceptance of Chaos;Head Noah on Steam, we thought maybe we'd talk about that! What does this mean for the medium of visual novels in the west and what even is a visual novel? We break down most of that and more this week!…

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Cyberpunk Edgerunners 1:51:42

2y ago1:51:42

1:51:42

[Spoiler Warning Included in the Episode!] It's a Cyberpunk Edgerunners review and discussion, chooms! I don't got much else to tell ya unless you got the eddies for it. As you can tell by my hip lingo, I'm kind of a big deal in Night City. We discuss and review the latest and greatest(?) Trigger anime this week so join us and be sure to delta out …

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Watchlist Roulette: High School of the Dead 1:42:16

2y ago1:42:16

1:42:16

"If the anime boobies be floppin' then you know the show is probably not gonna be rockin'" is the old saying and we're out to see if that's true with our review of High School of the Dead! Is this zombie show really a classic or is the universe collectively playing a game trick on everyone by making this one of the most popular anime out there? We …

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Growing Up With Anime: A Mild (Self) Discussion on Affirmation, Acceptance, and Cringe 1:14:52

2y ago1:14:52

1:14:52

I'm not saying we have filler episodes or anything but this? It's kinda filler-ish. Filler-esque even. Audrey's on a personal break this week due to being a very good supportive partner so we couldn't cover High School of the Dead like we planned but we gotta put something out and OH NO it's Saturday so I decided I'd discuss a little bit about grow…

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