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Buggy and Chris are joined by Niente de Nada to discuss samurai, samurai fiction, and why everything you know about Bushido is a lie.  Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 1:47:07 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Chris’s Twitter Niente’s Twitter | Niente’s… Read

Most Digimon podcasts get their Tri episodes out in a timely manner. We are not most Digimon podcasts. Tom, Buggy, Chris, and Maddy growing increasingly frustrated with this episode of Tri until it goes from 0 to 60. And even then they’re still pretty frustrated with it. Also, this is the first episode Chris became… Read

Having just watched the Netflix live-action Death Note movie (while consuming apples, potato chips, and a little bit of rum), Buggy and his friend Jonathan sit down to give their impressions on the film. Download (right-click, save link as) | Length: 43:37

“How did you get into anime?” This is a question anime fans love asking each other, and in this episode, Andrew “Buggy” Koerner shares his story of getting into anime through Death Note, as well as searching for why its once-insane popularity seems to have waned so drastically. Download (right-click, save link as) | Time:… Read

Almost a year and a half ago, I had my first conversation with Josh Dunham, which I used as material in the first episode of Spiral Radio. It was heavily pared down and I didn’t want the conversation to just go unheard, so I’m releasing the unedited audio for all to listen to. Download (right… Read

Tamers was good, right? So the movies based off of Tamers are going to be good too, right? Tom, Buggy, Chris, and Maddy quickly realize that no, that’s not quite true as they discuss the Okinawa Board of Tourism, Minami’s Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, half-vanished dubs, and daddy issues. Download (right click,… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by Mari, AKA OtapleOneHalf, to learn about the comprehensive history of the magical girl genre, from majoko to Madoka Madoka and beyond, in the process discussing a variety of things including Super Sentai, vagina glomps, Miraculous Ladybug, and a surprising amount of Gainax and Trigger. Download (right click, save link… Read

Hero kenzan! Hero kenzan! Hero kenzan! The hero appears, bringing you a new episode of MeganeToast straight from Planet Ping Pong! In this episode, Chris and Buggy break down one of their favorite anime: Ping Pong the Animation Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 1:55:00 | YouTube link (coming soon) Buggy: Twitter |… Read

Buggy, Tom, Chris, and Maddy finish up Tamers by asking the hard-hitting questions, like “how does one get drunk on milkshakes?” and “why does Ryo even exist?” Tom finally reveals the theory he’s been teasing since episode 1, and Chris reads a very NSFW creepypasta. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 3:08:17 |… Read

The Subtle Doctor joins Buggy and Chris to talk about critical analysis in the anime fandom, how to get into it, and where it’s succeeding and failing. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 3:15:24 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Chris’s Twitter TheSubtleDoctor‘s… Read

Buggy passes the goggles. Maddy is hospitalized. Tom complains about animation. Chris does an old-timey radio voice. And everyone complains about how badly Sora seems to get shafted. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 1:46:24 | iTunes | YouTube Link Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Tom’s Twitter | Tom’s YouTube | Tom’s Tumblr… Read

Buggy and Chris reflect on what they both consider to be a fantastic year in anime, talking through all the big anime (as well as others they enjoyed) and various events that happened throughout the year. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 3:35:09 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by David Majors to discuss negativity in the anime fandom and what we can do to try to change it. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 1:19:17 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Chris’s Twitter David’s Twitter |… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by J-Novel Club’s Sam Pinansky, who shares his experiences with the light novel industry and why he launched the site. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 2:10:11 | iTunes | YouTube Link (coming soon) Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube Chris’s Twitter J-Novel Club Website… Read

What do you do when a highly acclaimed series that you should theoretically love doesn’t click with you? Is there some flaw in the series? Is the problem with you? And most importantly: if you try to approach the series again, this time with an open mind and determination to finally get the appeal, will… Read

Chris and Buggy break down as they attempt to break down Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara, AKA If Her Flag Breaks, AKA Gaworare in this episode of MeganeToast. They’ve seen this abomination 7 times between the two of them and they still haven’t figured out what the plot is or how the flag system works.… Read

It’s been one year since Buggy and Chris started podcasting, so to commemorate it, Buggy has finally edited that one episode he should have put out before anything else and released it now, in all its amateur, low-quality, awkward glory. If you’ve ever wondered how they’d answer the “5 of your favorite anime/3 anime you… Read

Buggy, Tom, Chris, and Maduin run the full gauntlet of emotions regarding the third part of Digimon Adventure Tri. Also, they manage to go an episode without any tangents, so long as you politely overlook the ones on Kingdom Hearts voice actors and how the rest of the world feels about America’s role in WWII.… Read

Buggy and Chris are joined by Amphituber to talk about the horror genre in anime and to try to get to the bottom of why exactly it has a reputation of sucking. Download (right click, save link as) | Time: 2:05:22 | iTunes | YouTube Link Social Media and Correspondence Buggy’s Twitter | Buggy’s YouTube… Read

Buggy, Tom, Chris, and Maduin return once again to cover the first part of one of their favorite seasons of Digimon. You probably shouldn’t listen to this episode, though. Like, seriously. It’s really horrible and depraved, even by our standards. Unless you want to hear us talk about pegging, fisting, and furry loli yuri as… Read