Wicked Anime

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! This little Fall 2017 season of anime has turned into a much bigger success than expected. We’ve been so jam-packed with interesting shows that we’re still continuing to dish out the recommendations! We’ll also consider this our Halloween episode too, I guess, seeing as we’ve got some spooky costume stuff to talk about and a whole bunch of other cool stuff. Join Jonstar, Evan, and Victoria as they talk about what’s happening in anime and what Andrew has been up to! PLUS – My hype manga, little sisters, and anime now on VHS! Links and more on the episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/11/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-125-resting-dragon-faceLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! As the new Fall 2017 season of anime is upon us, Wicked Anime strives to once again sift through the many releases in order to find the gold that lies within the piles of dirt that we call Japanese animation. Join Jonstar, Evan, and Derek as they talk about what’s happening in anime and a really promising season of shows! PLUS – AARP hates micro transactions, Pride Goku, and the Flowers of Shame! Links and more on the episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/10/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-124-super-blue-per-saiyanLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! Another season of anime gone and one more is now on it’s way! This episode, Wicked Anime previews the upcoming Fall 2017 season of anime and all of the shows they’ll be watching. The outlook is more hopeful than last season, I’ll give it that! We also take some time to spotlight the life of Japanese Idol groups and their not-so-glamorous lifestyles behind the stage, and by “spotlight,” I mean spin wildly out of control with tangent stories and off-topic discussion! Join Jonstar and Evan as they talk about what’s happening in anime and the Fall 2017 season of anime! PLUS – Waifu advice for a penguin, girlfriends or therapy, and midget knights! Links and more on the episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/10/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-123-saiko-psychosLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! Come join us for Andrew’s departing podcast. He will be in Japan for the next two months making a film and we’ll be stuck here still making dumb weeaboo jokes until his return. So, as a favor to Andrew, we are setting forth some travel plans for him when he gets some free time and are compiling a list of all of the strangest things to see while he is in the land of the rising sun! Join Jonstar, Andrew, Victoria and Jeff as they talk about what’s happening in anime and the local hot spots of a visit to Japan! PLUS – Stephen King movies are back in style, Wonka Vision Airlines, and Weburu Emu Diu! Links and more on the episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/09/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-122-wolf-poisoner-mdLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you heard what Netflix has done recently? If you haven’t been in the loop, we’re going to catch you up real quick on the newly released live-action American remake of Death Note! Don’t let that scare you off if you haven’t seen it yet - we've also got a ton of new shows and movies from Japan to talk about. Plus: we take on survival Japanese as Andrew will be needing it very soon! Join Jonathan, Andrew, and Evan as they talk about what’s happening in anime and how Willem Dafoe was born to play Death Note’s Ryuk! PLUS – Friendo Zonedo, Leggo my English, and Disney make-you-sad! Links and more on this episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/09/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-121-laughing-death-noteLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We were on site at Boston Comic Con - there to witness all the madness go down! Along for the ride is one of our best pals, Rob, but little did he know what he was getting himself into: fetishes, strange news, and all kinds of other Wicked Anime hijinks! Join Jonathan, Andrew, and Rob as they talk about what’s happening in anime and Boston Comic Con! PLUS – Song of the South, boob heart, and get wet . . . for coats! Links and more on the episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/08/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-120-tell-tale-boobLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! Business is scary, the last thing we ever want is a money grubbing corporation putting their greedy hands on a medium built up and loved by a fandom and a community. Well, that’s exactly what we are currently facing as we look to the future of Funimation being bought out by Sony. While we have no clue as to what the future may hold for this, we know it’s either going to be really good or really bad. Let’s discuss! Join Jonathan, Andrew, and Evan as they talk about what’s happening in anime and the world of business! PLUS – Dancin’ robots, weiner tacos, and what kind of hentai is Vegas?! Links and more on the episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/08/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-119-taste-chickenLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! The summer 2017 season of anime is upon us and . . . we’re less than enthused. While this chart may be the least exciting we’ve come across in quite a few seasons, we are still determined to watch for all of you to find that diamond in the rough! Join Jonathan and Andrew as they talk about what’s happening in anime and the miniscule picks from the summer 2017 anime season! PLUS – Ballroom Kung-Fu, birds and the bees, and audio malfunctions! P.S. We do apologize for the end of the episode, due to an unknown malfunction, the last 10 minutes of the recording was lost. Links and more on the episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/07/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-117-ballroom-blitz-summer-2017Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’ve got two major things going on in this week’s podcast. The first thing is E3; it just happened and there is a ton of games from all around the world that we want to talk about. The second, we’re talking about the anime that we keep watching despite it’s taboos and possibly because it’s straight up terrible. And yes, we mean different shows than the ones we talk about on a weekly basis. Join Jonathan, Andrew, Evan, and Wicked Fan Gerardo as we talk about what’s happening in anime and how expansive it’s worlds are! PLUS – Monster Hunter, anime girls and arbitrary tasks, and the Pikachu glory hole! Links and more on the episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/06/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-116-wanna-watch-sleepLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! Creating a world is one of the most important unseen aspects of bringing an idea to life. Creators have to think about the world that their characters live in, even though the audience may never see them. Today, we’re here to uncover the expansive worlds of some of our favorite anime and find out just how big these shows really are! Join Jonathan, Andrew, and Evan as we talk about what’s happening in anime and how expansive it’s worlds are! PLUS – Lesbian Fozzy Bear, top-notch hotdog eating, and philosophy like pro-wresling! Links and more on the episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/06/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-115-little-hero-academia-ponyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Look, we don't care how funny you think Goku and Piccolo getting their driver’s license is - the Androids are about to attack! They might be great, they might be legendary, but even the best, most beloved series have points that drag on. "Drag ON." Get it? This week, we have a fan-requested topic and discuss which anime we want to see get the Dragon Ball Z Kai treatment. Join Jonathan, Andrew, and Evan as we talk about what’s happening in anime and how to get shorter anime! PLUS – HIFLs, Attack on Roger Waters, and Weebin Hood! Links and more on the episode's main page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/05/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-114-safe-search-tsunadeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! We all love fluffy animals! Some love them so much, they anthropomorphize them and . . . well, I'll stop there. But today, Wicked Anime is going to talk about all those little furry bundles of kawaii that always bring us back for more! Join Jonathan, Andrew, Evan, and Victoria as we talk about what’s happening in anime and our fuzzy little familiars! PLUS – Animal waifus, Ploo, and DNA-WHAT?! Apologies in advance for the audio issues, there seemed to have been multiple microphone malfunctions that we were only aware of after recording. This episode is dedicated to our dad, the Grandfather of Wicked Anime: John W. Fleming, Jr. (October 9th, 1962 - May 10th, 2017) Links and more can be found on the episode's main page: http://nerdyshow.com/2017/05/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-113-glenn-lagannLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! Wicked Anime turned 5 this month, and so because of that, you all have to sit back and suffer through the crew’s favorite memories that you’ve all already suffered through it the first time! There are also extensive talks about metal music and festivals. What is this podcast even turning into after all this time? Happy Animeversary! Join Jonathan, Andrew, and Evan as we talk about what’s happening in anime and 5 years of Wicked Anime! PLUS – Here comes the fuzz, talking to strangers, and cubed girls are hawt! Links and more on the episode's main page: http://nerdyshow.com/2017/05/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-112-happy-animeversaryLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! Now that Con Month is over, we’re diving right into the new stuff! It’s the beginning of the new Spring 2017 season of anime and we cannot contain how excited we are for the mess of sequels and the original content that is coming out! Get ready to geek out with us as we get back into the swing and talking about some Japanese cartoons, yo! Join Jonathan, Andrew, and Evan as we talk about what’s happening in anime and Spring Season 2017! PLUS – What to do with hug pillows, the anime box of shame, and “hello, Vor!” Meow! Links and more on the episode's main page: http://nerdyshow.com/2017/04/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-111-news-bell-chanLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! This is Part 2 of our Anime Boston 2017 review, Part 1 can be found here! Once again, Con Month must come to a close. Anime Boston 2017 is over and we have some thoughts on it. It was a great year, we’ve met some great people, and we got some great stuff. This episode, we talk about all of our experiences at Anime Boston and then we go home and sleep for a decade. Join Jonathan, Andrew, Evan, Victoria, Christine, Sarah, Derek, Dakota, and Wicked Fan, Tehmsu as we talk about what’s happening in anime how awesome our Anime Boston 2017 was! Part 1 of the podcast can be found here: http://www.bostonbastardbrigade.com/2017/04/ab2017-post-show-part-1/ Links and more can be found on the episode's main page: http://nerdyshow.com/2017/04/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-110-anime-boston-2017-con-monthLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lucky you... it’s still Con Month! Anime Boston is weeks away, and as we do every year, we celebrate everything that is conventions and the special events that take place during them. This episode, we’re anticipating and speculating on all the awesomeness we can expect to see come out of our hometown con and how we’ll be enjoying our time! Join Jonathan, Andrew, Evan, and a spotlight portion with Victoria as they talk about what’s happening in anime and Con Month 2017! PLUS – No Face, Harrison Ford hates people, and T H I C C ness!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! It's, once again, that most wonderful time of year! It's Con Month! While this wonderful holiday season doesn't bear any gifts, you can most certainly find yourself walking away with a metric ton of unnecessary crap. We're here to give you our little rundown of what we personally would never buy at conventions, apparently the all out blood bath that has us at odds with one another at times. Will we see you at our conventions this year? Let's get down to Con Month! Join Jonathan, Andrew, Evan, and a spotlight portion with Victoria as they talk about what’s happening in anime and Con Month 2017! PLUS – Horny hot springs, lesbian waifus, and second-hand hentai! Links and more on the episode's main page: http://nerdyshow.com/2017/02/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-108-colossal-waste-money-con-monthLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've noticed a common factor in our reviews of recent series: we're saying "it's cute" a lot. And sure, there's been a lot of cute anime over the years, but has something changed? Over the last two decades has anime has evolved into something different? It's not necessarily a bad thing (or is it for some?), but we've seen our shows go through these noticeable design changes that alter the way that we look at the medium of anime as a whole. Honestly, we're just glad that the same amount of tentacles are still around . . . Join Jonathan, Andrew, and Evan as they talk about what’s happening in anime and the evolution of the character design! PLUS – The Super Bowl, Pacman deaths, and three-naked-ladies Links and more on the episode's main page: http://nerdyshow.com/2017/02/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-107-weird-goodLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary every other week! It's that time of the season again where we buckle down and sift through all of the crap so that you all don't have to. There is so much content for Winter 2017, that we've even recruited some help from Jessica from Nerdy Show! We dive deep into so many shows that you should be checking out, and most certainly some that you need to avoid like the plague! Join Jonathan, Andrew, Evan, and Jessica as they talk about what’s happening in anime and what’s the good watch this season! PLUS – High-level moms, awkward boners, and peeing with friends! Links and more on the episode's main page: http://nerdyshow.com/2017/01/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-106-like-momLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's Winter 2017 - so you know what that means? That's right! It's cold, snowing, and ruining Evan's birthday. It's a good thing we got a whole slew of new anime to binge! We go through the few that we've seen, plus the many that we're highly anticipating this season. What anime are you looking forward to? Join Jonathan, Andrew, and Evan as they talk about what’s happening in anime and the anime to watch while you’re snowed in! PLUS – Snow, Ken Doll Porn, and booga-booga language! Links and more on the episode's main page: http://nerdyshow.com/2017/01/wicked-anime-podcast-episode-105-winter-2017Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.