Anime Trending Podcast

Goodness gracious, we've recorded 100 episodes (even if it doesn't look like it). Nick and James cover some of the not-so-top 10 shows of the season, as well as reminisce about the origins of the podcast. RIP Gracie. Day jobs are hard. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Nick and James are joined Girltaku host Agnes to discuss some of the new shows of the Summer Season and also do a bit of Anime Expo recap. Not wanting to be left out, Gracie sends us a spreadsheet of all the shows she is watching. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Nick and James sit down right before they leave for AX to talk about what shows they plan to watch in the summer season. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

We are trying out something new this week. Gracie and James do a chart check before throwing it back to Nick at Fanime for some audio from our interview with voice actor Kyle McCarley. If you like this kind of content, let us know! If you don't, also let us know! Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

It's time for the first ConCon of the year! That's Convention Conversation, which is a name I just made up. James and Nick wrangle fellow Anime Trending writer (and occasional podcast host) Will to talk about the conventions they've attended during the month of May! Featuring Anime Central, Fanime, and Anime North! Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

James and Nick are back from some conventions, but Gracie wants to talk about Oshi no Ko. How dare she remind us of our many promises to cover the show before the season ended. For those wanting Con talk, worry not. We will have an episode on it Content Warning for discussion of self-harm between 41:08 - 46:46. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Gracie is deep in the grip of Vinland Saga and James wants to know what all the fuss is about. Also, two manga services launched at the same time, leading to an inevitable comparison. Some Links https://anitrendz.net/news/2023/05/10/kodansha-officially-launches-k-manga-app-in-u-s/ https://anitrendz.net/news/2023/05/08/viz-manga-app-now-available-in-the-us-canada/ https://discord.gg/anitrendz Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

(Whoops Sorry y'all I accidently uploaded my solo audio) I really wanted to come up with a more clever reference to Dante's Inferno, but alas. Nick, James, and Gracie talk about Hell's Paradise. Only some of the conversation focuses on the centipedes with human fingers. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

James, Nick, and Gracie went to the cinema to watch Makoto Shinkai's latest work. TLDL; we liked the movie. A link: Why is the male lead a chair? https://www.looper.com/1256895/makoto-shinkai-suzume-lesbian-romance-exclusive/ Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

We have watched some anime. James actually managed to watch more than one show this time. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Nick and James are looking forward to the Spring 2023 anime season! Using Gracie's comprehensive to-watch list, the pair map out their viewing habits for the next few weeks. Time stamps pending. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

After weeks of delays, James finally tries to explain Onimai to Nick and Gracie. I think this is one of our longest episodes to date. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 5:31 Chart Check 21:13 James tries to explain Onimai 30:20 Nick seeks clarification 31:08 Gracie has some questions 42:30 Welcome to the NHK 45:20 Nick has some questions 50:37 High School of the Dead 52:35 The Civics of gender bender anime 1:00:09 Tomo-chan is a Girl 1:04:40 Next season anticipation 1:09:50 Outro Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Nick and James talk about the actual awards show, some of the livestream bloopers, and what goes into running one of these productions. Sorry this is a bit old, James got busy. Time Stamps (approximate): 0:00 Intro 3:37 Chart Check 10:50 Awards Show Review 19:05 Cheap Houses 21:00 Get the Camera Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Nick and James sit down for a time-bending episode of reviewing the Anime Trending Award winners! I hope you listened to our prediction episodes, because we see if any of us got it right. Links! The Winners: https://anitrendz.com/ata/winners/2023 Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 6:26 Chart Check 13:30 The Winners 13:44 Anime of the Year 23:08 Devilman Crybaby Wishes 24:55 Anime Movie of the Year 35:15 Boy of the Year 38:32 Girl of the Year 41:20 Couple of the Year 43:30 Aspect Awards 46:56 Opening Theme 51:50 Outro Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

No Gracie this week. Nick and James look at the wild changes in the Chart Check rankings. We also talk about Blu-Ray disc sales, the difference between Japan and the West with regards to packaging and distribution, and if sales numbers are even a good metric anymore. A Link! Chainsawman Blu-ray stonks: https://twitter.com/SxFisthebest/status/1620348686382551040?s=20&t=_AsmAdmbhYPhw0i8SJFowQ Time Stamps! 0:00 Intro 0:39 Chart Check 9:30 James starts making dangerous promises 10:34 Trigun Talk 16:14 Chainsawman Blu-ray sales 38:10 Disney+ Stuff 41:00 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba movie news 48:30 Outro Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

It's a current events episode! Tonight on ATPod: Gracie rants about Vinland Saga's drop our charts, James leads a discussion about the slew of delays that have plagued Aniplex shows this season, and Nick tries to convince folks to watch Monster on Netflix before the password sharing police start breaking kneecaps.  Hopefully we don't have to make a part 2, but the year has only just begun and we have three more seasons left in 2023. Timestamps are BACK BABY! 0:00 Intro 0:28 Netflix Password News 6:45 Nick tries to get folks to watch Monster 12:47 Chart Check/Gracie Despair Time 20:07 James is convinced to watch Onimai 22:20 Main Topic-Anime Delays 55:16 Outro and Stuff Oh look, some links: Answerman Article about Aniplex Delays: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2023-01-27/.194130 Aniplex Producer Tweet: https://twitter.com/kantakamei/status/1617361507846852609?s=20&t=j5VZlRcS_o-6P-rpCupfCQ Kubo Delay: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-24/kubo-wont-let-me-be-invisible-anime-delayed-after-episode-6-due-to-covid-19/.194141 Reddit (outdated, but neat to look at): https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/fyofg9/covid19_impact_on_anime_anime_production/ Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

More First Impressions! We start talking about some of the more niche shows for this one. There is some compare/contrast dialogue (trialogue?) about depictions of slavery in this season's shows. Let's just say some shows do it better than others. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Vote for the 2022 Anime Trending Awards: https://anitrendz.com/polls/top-anime-awards Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Bonus Episode and crossover with Girltaku! The Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury finale was so good that we needed an entire hour to shout about it. Join Nick and Agnes as they talk about the finale, mythos, the best ways to scar your child for life using robots, as well as speculation on season 2 as we wait a long 3 months for the next episodes! Contains heavy spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 1. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Vote for the 2022 Anime Trending Awards: https://anitrendz.com/polls/top-anime-awards Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko Agnes: @Iniquiate James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

First impressions time! James, Gracie, and Nick tell each other how they feel about some of the new shows airing this season. Once again, Gracie blows the boys out of the water with how much she has watched. The lack of time stamps continues until James returns to Podcast HQ (I promise it'll be soon) Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Vote for the 2022 Anime Trending Awards: https://anitrendz.com/polls/top-anime-awards Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Happy New Year! Nick, Gracie and James have a talk about the Anime of the Year nominees from Summer and Fall 2022. Classroom of the Elite is among them, so Nick is having a whale of a time. The lack of time stamps continues until James returns to the main Podcast HQ. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Vote for the 2022 Anime Trending Awards: https://anitrendz.com/polls/top-anime-awards Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram