When is it appropriate to remake a show? When is it unnecessary and a money grab? Ganon11 joins in on discussing Spice and Wolf, Brotherhood, and a bunch of other anime remakes. Are they worth it?By Mary and Thomas Awad

Spring has sprung and we want Kumiko to get with the semi-lame trombone player. What's wrong with that? We also dive into some other new series and...well...we're really excited for the rest of the season to finish debuting.By Mary and Thomas Awad

We dive into the Spring 2024 season, which is completely stack!! But before that, we gave one another the best manga recommendations, so listen to us gush over old stuff, gush over new stuff, and gush over stuff we haven't seen it. It's a fan fest, folks!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Thomas breaks down his Merry Manga Co shopping spree, we support our boy Lihaku, and we discuss and congratulate the winners for the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards.By Mary and Thomas Awad

Final Fantasy VII is out!! And Thomas compares and contrasts the manga and anime versions of A Silent Voice. As one of his favorite movies, how will he like the source material?By Mary and Thomas Awad

We review ANN's favorite romance anime and make our own list of our bests and brightest...try to make a list...make a list?By Mary and Thomas Awad

A Sign of Affection is the anime of the season and no one can say otherwise. We are diggin' this show so hardcore; it doesn't make any sense.By Mary and Thomas Awad

We discuss our picks for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards! What did you vote for?By Mary and Thomas Awad

Our top five anime of the year! Did your favorites make our list?By Mary and Thomas Awad

We are back, ringing in the new year with our recommendations for the new season and saying goodbye to 2023's fall selection.By Mary and Thomas Awad

The good sir Ganon11 joins in for a deep dive on the weekly anime this season and bring a post from r/anime that we try to figure out. What's harder than regular math? Internet anime math.By Mary and Thomas Awad

It really happened. It's really over. Hear our takes on the somewhat divisive ending to the anime that defined a generation, Attack on Titan.By Mary and Thomas Awad

We are in awe of Jujutsu Kaisen's animation and art direction recently...and Reddit's Top 25 Anime Movies List. Go internet, pretty good selection.By Mary and Thomas Awad

Thomas reads some smut and we test each other's knowledge of good, bad and weird anime quotes!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Thomas hates being a hater...but is one anyway. But hey, he reads a lot of manga. Hear wild opinions on Frieren, Firefighter Daigo, My Happy Marriage and more!By Mary and Thomas Awad

We buy more manga and play a game! Can you guess the anime in 10 words or less?By Mary and Thomas Awad

Do you think prologues are interesting? Do you think new manga does it better than the old stuff? Do you know what to watch this season? There is a slight chance we are able to answer all these questions and more!By Mary and Thomas Awad

With the family in for Labor Day, we rank our favorite Naruto arcs and find out which is the best...and which it would be best to forget.By Mary and Thomas Awad

Thomas is back and we get his thoughts on the passed few weeks of anime, catch up on all his new manga series, and play a fun game of over or under? Which anime are over or underrated!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Mary is back from Japan! Get the spark notes on her trip, a well deserved breakdown of Link Click and join us in celebrating the ice queen Rukia's Bankai! My girl wins always!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Thomas is back to catch us up on all his new season thoughts, Mary finally beat Final Fantasy XVI and there's no way they're actually gonna go to a maid cafe, right?By Mary and Thomas Awad

Mikey G joins the crew for our first taste of the summer season, and so far we are eating great! And we give the breakdown on our trip to Japan which is in two weeks. The semi-weeb trip starts soon!Watch Link Click! Watch Kenshin!By Mary and Thomas Awad

We share our closing thoughts on the spring season and roll right into Summer 2023 by discussing some awesome sequels, interesting original anime and some hot news that came out this morning! Let's see some Spice and Wolf back in our feed!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Inspired by recent readings, Thomas brings up the notion of unlikeable characters and the role they play in a story's narrative...and with the season close to ending, they discuss what was worth the watch and what should've been ditched a while ago. It's not Golden Kamuy.By Mary and Thomas Awad

Thomas is wrong about Vinland. Painfully, painfully wrong. And if you were to pick a line-up for an anime music festival, who would be your top band? We go through ours!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Thomas went on a manga shopping spree while in California! Let's het his review on his new collection, what he will continue reading, and what he's planning to buy next!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Mary gives her thoughts on the Spirited Away live action play and wonders why people like Hell's Paradise so much. Thomas fills her in.By Mary and Thomas Awad

The votes are in, and we really liked Makoto Shinkai's Suzume. Hear our pros and cons, how it ranks against his other movies, and our thoughts on a bunch of the seasonal anime!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Happy New Season! We watch over ten of the top titles from this season and give you answers to the age-old question. Should you watch it?By Mary and Thomas Awad

We dive into a pretty buff season of anime that started this weekend. What cool shows are coming out Spring 2023? What should we be watching? Let's find out!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Thomas reads some interesting Asano titles, we talk art and publishing in manga, and discuss what we know and don't know about the current state of the gaming industry. Are video games getting worse?By Mary and Thomas Awad

Thomas guesses the winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards and we finally dig into the newest episode of Attack on Titan Final Season 358/2 Days. Also, shoutout to the greatest farming sim of all time, Vinland Saga.By Mary and Thomas Awad

Mary and Thomas are together again and back in action! Anime Doubleplay, Manga Doubleplay, Video Game Doubleplay! It's all in action to celebrate our 250th episode... and to roast a very bad top 30 anime list.By Mary and Thomas Awad

This week's episode is a fun Anime Doubleplay/The Laser Girls cross-over where we talk video games, webtoon, anime and more! All wrapped up into a fun quiz game! Play at home and tell us how many points you get.By Mary and Thomas Awad

We catch up one some hits from last year like Summertime Rendering and Kotaro Lives Alone and discuss the Top 100 Anime movies awarded by a random anime poster on Amazon!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Mary and Thomas make a shonen protagonist tier list and actually fight over some things...finally.By Mary and Thomas Awad

Ganon11 joins in for an exciting episode of season premieres and anime awards! What are you watching so far this season? Who was the best of the best last year?! Let's find out!By Mary and Thomas Awad

We sit down and talk about our top 5 anime of 2022!By Mary and Thomas Awad

With the new year on the horizon, what is in store for Winter 2023? We tackle the new season of anime in probably our most haphazard seasonal preview yet!By Mary and Thomas Awad

We are back with a chill episode catching up on all our favorite weekly anime of the season and with a new blitz catching up on all the recent announcements. Do you know what's up in the anime world?By Mary and Thomas Awad

Thanksgiving is all about family, so we've got the whole team onboard for some rapid fire anime opinions and facts. Be prepared to laugh a lot, because the first official Anime Doubleplay Thanksgiving Quorum starts now!By Mary and Thomas Awad

We went to see One Piece Film Red and we have thoughts. Listen to them here.By Mary and Thomas Awad

Not even sickness can stop Mary from talking about Bleach! Not even drinking Bleach can stop Mary talking about Bleach! And we decide on our favorite anime of the season so far!By Mary and Thomas Awad

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER! We hold an draft to pick the best team of anime genres, characters and more! Vote to see who put together the best team!By Mary and Thomas Awad

In an amazing turn of events, Thomas is back after his hiatus and, boy, did he watch a ton of stuff. What are his favorites of the season? Where the hell has he been?? We catch up on anime, games and more with both of your favorite weekly anime twins for the first time since August!By Mary and Thomas Awad

We finally get a chance to review the opening episodes for the new anime season. So far we are watching nine unique anime! What're you watching?By Mary and Thomas Awad

We take a stroll on memory lane and reminisce on the last 20 years of the Naruto anime. Our favorite moments, characters, battles and more with Mr. Naruto himself, my friend John.By Mary and Thomas Awad

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners lives up to the hype with amazing action scenes, fluid animation, and pristine color choices. But why are we crying? Listen to find out!By Mary and Thomas Awad

Mary and Lexi break the mold and talk magical girls, farming simulators, deep cut anime favorites and what makes the trash in shoujo trash the greatest trash of all.By Mary and Thomas Awad

Mary talks about Bleach. That's it.By Mary and Thomas Awad