Best Ken Lutz Podcasts (2024)

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My Hero Academia Movie Double Feature: Heroes Rising & World Heroes Mission (Oct 2022) 1:20:30

2y ago1:20:30

1:20:30

This Anime is back with a new season, new music, new anime! This month we finish out our cataloging of the My Hero Academia series by talking about the 2nd and 3rd feature films of the franchise subtitled Heroes Rising and World Heroes Mission. We also bring back our series The Watch to chronicle some of this Fall Anime Season's underlooked at seri…

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My Hero Academia Rewatch Series: Season 5 Pt 2 (Endeavor Agency and My Villain Academia) 25:03

2y ago25:03

25:03

Hello everyone This Anime is returning this Fall but before we do we've got a special mini series in store. It's the My Hero Academia Rewatch Series! Every week leading up to the My Hero Academia Season 6 premiere in October, we'll be rewatching all of My Hero Academia from the beginning. One cour per episode. This week, it's our series finale...we…

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My Hero Academia Rewatch Series: Season 5 Pt 1 (Joint Training) 16:07

2y ago16:07

16:07

Hello everyone This Anime is returning this Fall but before we do we've got a special mini series in store. It's the My Hero Academia Rewatch Series! Every week leading up to the My Hero Academia Season 6 premiere in October, we'll be rewatching all of My Hero Academia from the beginning. One cour per episode. This week we're covering the first hal…

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My Hero Academia Rewatch Series: Season 4 Pt 2 (School Culture Festival) 20:21

2y ago20:21

20:21

Hello everyone This Anime is returning this Fall but before we do we've got a special mini series in store. It's the My Hero Academia Rewatch Series! Every week leading up to the My Hero Academia Season 6 premiere in October, we'll be rewatching all of My Hero Academia from the beginning. One cour per episode. This week we're covering the second ha…

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My Hero Academia Rewatch Series: Season 4 Pt 1 (Overhaul) 20:17

2y ago20:17

20:17

Hello everyone This Anime is returning this Fall but before we do we've got a special mini series in store. It's the My Hero Academia Rewatch Series! Every week leading up to the My Hero Academia Season 6 premiere in October, we'll be rewatching all of My Hero Academia from the beginning. One cour per episode. This week we're covering the first hal…

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My Hero Academia Rewatch Series: Season 3 Pt 2 (Provisional License) 19:55

2y ago19:55

19:55

Hello everyone This Anime is returning this Fall but before we do we've got a special mini series in store. It's the My Hero Academia Rewatch Series! Every week leading up to the My Hero Academia Season 6 premiere in October, we'll be rewatching all of My Hero Academia from the beginning. One cour per episode. This week we're covering the back half…

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My Hero Academia Rewatch Series: Two Heroes The Movie + Season 3 Pt1 (Training Camp & Bakugo Retrieval) 24:55

2y ago24:55

24:55

Hello everyone This Anime is returning this Fall but before we do we've got a special mini series in store. It's the My Hero Academia Rewatch Series! Every week leading up to the My Hero Academia Season 6 premiere in October, we'll be rewatching all of My Hero Academia from the beginning. One cour per episode. This week we're doing double duty by c…

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My Hero Academia Rewatch Series: Season 2 Pt 2 (Hero Killer Stain & Final Exam) 24:30

2y ago24:30

24:30

Hello everyone This Anime is returning this Fall but before we do we've got a special mini series in store. It's the My Hero Academia Rewatch Series! Every week leading up to the My Hero Academia Season 6 premiere in October, we'll be rewatching all of My Hero Academia from the beginning. One cour per episode. This week we're covering the Hero Kill…

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My Hero Academia Rewatch Series: Season 2 Pt 1 (UA Sports Festival) 14:38

2y ago14:38

14:38

Hello everyone This Anime is returning this Fall but before we do we've got a special mini series in store. It's the My Hero Academia Rewatch Series! Every week leading up to the My Hero Academia Season 6 premiere in October, we'll be rewatching all of My Hero Academia from the beginning. One cour per episode. This week we're covering the first hal…

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My Hero Academia Rewatch Series: Season 1 22:12

2y ago22:12

22:12

Hello everyone This Anime is returning this Fall but before we do we've got a special mini series in store. It's the My Hero Academia Rewatch Series! Every week leading up to the My Hero Academia Season 6 premiere in October, we'll be rewatching all of My Hero Academia from the beginning. One cour per episode. And we're starting off with of course …

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I Hate All These People: King's Game and Wanna Be the Strongest in the World (April 2021) 53:04

3+ y ago53:04

53:04

This has been a month to test our patience and our sanity. Because This Anime is taking a look at two awful shows. The first is the death game cell phone novel adaption, Kings Game, and paired it with the female wrestling extravaganza, Wanna Be the Strongest in the World. We talk about bad animation, boring character drama, and things that make us …

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Anime Book Club Winter 2021: Writing Villains is Hard: Phi Brain Puzzle of the Gods Season 2 Pt 2 (Ep 14-25) 34:18

3+ y ago34:18

34:18

It's the end of another Anime season and its time to do our first This Anime Anime Book Club for the Winter 2021 Season. This time we concluded our discussion that began in January's main show and talked about the second half of Phi Brain Puzzle of the Gods Season 2. We have officially come full circle on a show that has tried our patience and our …

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Finding Solace Together: The Ancient Magus Bride and Howl's Moving Castle (March 2021) 1:22:55

3+ y ago1:22:55

1:22:55

It's time to put on some Celtic music and move to the highlands. This Anime is taking a look at two Celtic/European inspired pieces of anime goodness. The first is the fantasy tale in the country, The Ancient Magus Bride, and paired it with our first Hayao Miyazaki film for the podcast, Howl's Moving Castle. We talk about love, we talk about findin…

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Bringing the Fantasy Life to Reality: Recovery of an MMO Junkie & Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War (Feb 2021) 53:33

3+ y ago53:33

53:33

It's the month of love and...stark reality? That's right This Anime is taking a look at the adult rom com series, Recovery of an MMO Junkie, and paired it with the underlooked at but somehow thematically similar feature, Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War. We talk about fantasy, we talk about the harsh reality, but most importantly we talk about the par…

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Weathering With Our Phi-Brained Thoughts: Weathering with You and Phi-Brain Season 2 Pt 1 (Ep 1-13) (Jan 2021) 1:21:12

3+ y ago1:21:12

1:21:12

New year, same old This Anime. Happy new year everyone! The last 4 months of 2020 put us through the ringer but This Anime is back with more of the same talk you would come to expect. This month we're talking the latest film in the filmography of Makoto Shinkai, Weathering with You. But we decided to pair such a beautiful feature film with the ongo…

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State of the Podcast 2020...in 2021 (Jan 2021) 31:29

3+ y ago31:29

31:29

Hey guys This Anime is back from another unexpected hiatus (again again) to bring you more content in 2021. The last 4 months of 2020 kicked our butts but we're coming back in the new year with planned episodes and nebulas possible guests for the future. This short address is meant to give you guys and idea on what 2020 did for us here at This Anim…

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Creations Collide: Re: Creators and The Boy and the Beast - August 2020 1:58:03

4y ago1:58:03

1:58:03

This Anime is shouting out our souls. This month This Anime is talking one of the most criminally underrated and under watched shows of the last few years, Re: Creators, and we paired it with Momoru Hosoda's coming of age tale, The Boy and the Beast. And considering we're covering a series that we would mostly gush on we employed once again a fresh…

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The Palmtop Ghost: Toradora and Ghost in the Shell '95 - July 2020 1:29:26

4y ago1:29:26

1:29:26

This Anime is striking a very strange line. This month This Anime is talking one of the most beloved romantic comedies and our personal favorite, Toradora, and we paired it with the seminal science fiction 1995 classic, Ghost in the Shell. Toradora is available to stream over on Funimation Now, Crunchyroll, and Netflix. Ghost in the Shell is availa…

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Time, Time, Time: Erased and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - June 2020 1:08:47

4y ago1:08:47

1:08:47

This Anime is doing a time traveling filled double header. Cause this month This Anime is doing our own Revival by covering the 2016 mystery series, Erased, and we paired it with the third film (but first chronologically) of our series covering the works of Mamoru Hosoda, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Erased is available to stream over on Funima…

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Fractale, Explain Yourself, Please! - May 2020 1:47:54

4y ago1:47:54

1:47:54

This Anime is questioning our choice in topics. Cause this month This Anime is trying to decipher the science fiction series from A1-Pictures and written for the screen by acclaimed writer Mari Okada, Fractale, and we finish the first season of Phi-Brain: Puzzle of God for our Anime Book Club. Fractale is available to stream over on Funimation Now.…

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The Reverse Blade: Rurouni Kenshin Origins - April 2020 1:16:27

4y ago1:16:27

1:16:27

This Anime is having a night out at the movies with a double feature special. This month This Anime is talking what many consider to be one of the best live action adaptations ever the first in the series of Rurouni Kenshin adapations, Rurouni Kenshin: Origins, and then we've paired it with the spectacular Makoto Shinkai film, Your Name. Rurouni Ke…

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Dragons, Space, and Confusion: Dragonaut: The Resonance - January 2020 2:08:32

4+ y ago2:08:32

2:08:32

This Anime is starting the new year with our first guest. That's right This Anime is welcoming This Week in Geek producer/host Alex (@DeThPhaseTWIG) on the show and we asked him to watch something quite interesting. This month This Anime is talking Dragonaut: The Resonance and our Anime Book Club is Satoshi Kon's Christmas classic Tokyo Godfathers.…

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Working Smart, Not Hard: Alderamin on the Sky - Sep 2019 1:32:32

5y ago1:32:32

1:32:32

Another month another This Anime to bite into...man that just sounds weird. This month This Anime is talking Alderamin on the Sky and we continue on our Anime Book Club: Twin Star Exorcists. As well as a short review of the new film from Studio Trigger Promare. You can contact the show via multiple ways: Follow our host on Twitter @KenReels This An…

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A Message from This Anime for September 2019 2:03

5y ago2:03

2:03

It's time to return This Anime is finally coming back after taking an impromptu summer break. Have a listen as we announce which show is being talked about and what's coming at the end of the month. You can contact the show via multiple ways: Follow our host on Twitter @KenReels This Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePod Send us an email t…

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The PTSD Magical Girls: Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka - May 2019 2:05:20

5y ago2:05:20

2:05:20

This Anime is returning to the airwaves with new formatting, new topics, same exclamation of THIS ANIME! This month This Anime is talking Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka and we begin a new long run show on our Anime Book Club: Twin Star Exorcists. You can contact the show via multiple ways: Follow our host on Twitter @KenReels This Anime Podcast is als…

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Hunter X Hunter 2011 Pt 4 (The Chimera Ant Arc) 1:50:49

6y ago1:50:49

1:50:49

Holy hell This Anime is finally here. We're continuing our coverage of Hunter X Hunter 2011 with what many consider to be one of the greatest arcs in anime histroy, The Chimera Ant Arc. It's time for the show to go deeper, darker, and deadlier than its ever before. You can contact the show via one of three ways: Follow our host on Twitter @KenReels…

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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (Traditional Story in a Fantastical World) 46:04

6y ago46:04

46:04

We've covered the past now we're covering the now as Mari Okada's new film Maquia screened this past week and you bet we went to check it out. With its motherly centered story we're bound to cry as we close out a double header of Okada this week on the show. You can contact the show via multiple ways: Follow our host on Twitter @KenReels This Anime…

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Anthem of the Heart (The Power of Words) 1:25:01

6y ago1:25:01

1:25:01

It's sharing time on This Anime and today we get to share with you one of our favorite not just anime films but overall films of all time. Anthem of the Heart is an underlooked film that both looks beautiful and has a message that is just as beautiful as its visuals. We're so happy we get to talk about and share it with you today. You can contact t…

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Aggretsuko (#TooReal) 41:46

6y ago41:46

41:46

This show is just too real guys. It's just too real. This Anime is embracing our inner Metal Goddess and taking a look at Aggretsuko. The Anime that's been taking Netflix and the internet by storm has finally arrived and your damn skippy we got around to watching it. Today's Professor Otaku Explains backing track provided by Little V Mills which ca…

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A Special Message from This Anime (June 2018) 9:12

6y ago9:12

9:12

Hello guys so the feed has been dead for a little over a month now and I've finally been able to get onto my setup and record a brief explination on what the hell has been going on. You can contact the show via one of three ways: Follow our host on Twitter @KenReels and/or our official podcast twitter @thisanimepod Send us an email to thisanimepodc…

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Guilty Crown (Weaponizing Your Heart) 1:35:50

6y ago1:35:50

1:35:50

It was bound to happen eventually, This Anime is covering a contensious part of the anime community at large. Either love it or hate it Guilty Crown sits in the MyAnimeList Top 50. But the question is does it deserve its position amoung the greats or are the neighsayers right? You can contact the show via one of three ways: Follow our host on Twitt…

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Hunter X Hunter 2011 Pt 3 (Greed Island Arc) 1:14:35

6y ago1:14:35

1:14:35

This Anime continues its multipart exploration of Hunter X Hunter 2011 with a look at what many consider a dip in quality in the Greed Island Arc. Gon and Killua travel to a gamified world filled with just as many crazy Nen abilities as they train even harder with the help of a new ally. You can contact the show via one of three ways: Follow our ho…

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Summer Wars (Mamoru Hosoda Copies Himself?) 1:07:22

6y ago1:07:22

1:07:22

It's time to tackle one of the best anime film directors. In honor of his new film premiring at the Cannes Film Festival next week This Anime is taking a look at the film that started our love for this acclaimed director, Summer Wars. The question remains did he actually pilfur ideas from his own work on the Digimon film. It's a family drama of glo…

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Violet Evergarden (Tissue Boxes Required) 1:08:09

6+ y ago1:08:09

1:08:09

The wait is finally over. After releasing everywhere else in the world simultcast Violet Evergarden is available to watch in the US and your damn skippy we watched it. Regarded as the true Anime of the Season for Winter 2018. This Anime finally gets to shed massive amounts of tears all in one go. You can contact the show via one of three ways: Foll…

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Ouran High School Host Club (Banana, Boys, and Moe!) 1:23:44

6+ y ago1:23:44

1:23:44

This Anime is Entering a Garden of Romance and Kiss Kiss Falling in Love with the members of the Ouran High School Host Club. The club about boys with too much time on their hands tending to girls who also have too much time on their hands. Let's turn that handle to Music Room #3 and fall in love with Haruhi, Tamaki, Kyoya, Honey, Mori, and the twi…

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A Place Further Than the Universe (Winter 2018's Anime of the Season) 51:06

6+ y ago51:06

51:06

You heard our brief thoughts on the show last week but now This Anime dives head first into our first Anime of the Season talk for Winter 2018, A Place Further Than the Universe. It's time to laugh, cry, smile, and then cry some more as we take a trip to the Arctic with 4 lovable girls. You can contact the show via one of three ways: Follow our hos…

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Winter 2018 Report Card (W/ A Spring 2018 Preview) 1:18:40

6+ y ago1:18:40

1:18:40

This is no joke. This week This Anime is covering 8 shows all in one episode. It's Our Winter 2018 Report Card. And only one of these 8 shows will come away with Anime of the Season and get its own individual episode covering it next week. Who will come out on top? Also we talk about what we're watching and looking forward to for the Spring Season.…

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Hunter X Hunter 2011 Pt 2 (Heaven's Arena Arc and Yorknew City Arc) 1:14:27

6+ y ago1:14:27

1:14:27

This Anime continues its multipart treck through Hunter X Hunter 2011. This week we cover both Heaven's Arena and Yorknew City Arcs. Our introduction to Nen and also our introduction to the shows truly dark world. You can contact the show via one of three ways: Follow our host on Twitter @KenReels Send us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.com or C…

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Vampire Hunter D (The 1985 Classic) 51:23

6+ y ago51:23

51:23

This Anime is going back to the 80's to take a look at an anime classic, Vampire Hunter D. Widely praised as one of the best of its time its time to see if it still holds up over 30 years later. Credit to this weeks art to XiaoBotong on Deviantart: https://xiaobotong.deviantart.com/art/Vampire-Hunter-D-424855249 You can contact the show via one of …

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B: The Beginning (Netflix's Newest Bankrolled Anime) 56:38

6+ y ago56:38

56:38

This Anime takes its first dive into the here and now of the industry and talks about the brand new show released by Netflix and Production IG B: The Beginning. The question is whether Netflix has backed another successful show after Devilman Crybaby's success or is it a dud. More or less it might have just fallen somewhere down the middle. It's ti…

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Fullmetal Alchemist: The Japanese Live Action Film 43:54

6+ y ago43:54

43:54

This Anime is taking a trip to the cinema by talking about the newly internationally released Fullmetal Alchemist film from the Land of the Rising Sun. Many have been calling the film a "hot mess" but is it really all that bad. Join us as opinions come out and let's hope a bit of optimisum previals. You can contact the show via one of three ways: F…

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Hunter X Hunter 2011 Pt 1 (Hunter Exam and Zoldyck Family Arcs) 1:06:39

6+ y ago1:06:39

1:06:39

It's the inargual episode of This Anime and we've got a big one for you so big that we can't fit it in just one episode! This week we're talking the first two arcs of the 2011 series Hunter X Hunter. Today we start by talking the first two arcs of the show. You can contact the show via one of three ways: Follow our host on Twitter @KenReels Send us…

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