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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 series. In Heroes Rising, Class 1A has been given the oppertunity to run their own interum hero agency on the remote Nabu Island. But when actual villains land on the island with intent on stealing the quirk of one of the young residents it's up to Deku, Bakugo, and the rest of their class to rise to the occasion and protect the islanders from harm because their the only hope they've got.In World Heroes Mission, a organization known as Humerise has threatened Quirk Society with quirk eliminating bombs that are scattered across the globe. Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki journey to the country of Otheon where its supposed leader, Flect Turn, is hiding. But when Deku is framed for murder and forced to be on the run with a petty thief named Rody, our heroes must go off grid to stop Flect and his group from committing mass genocide of quirk users across the globe.Both movies are available to rent/purchase wherever you get your movies.Time Codes:00:00 Intro03:26 My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Discussion20:41 My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission Discussion42:13 The Watch Intro43:19 The Watch: My Hero Academia Season 648:55 The Watch: Shinobi no Ittoki1:04:04 The Watch: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury1:16:42 Outro/What's Next Month's Anime?You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.

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...well at least Pt 1 of our Season Finale which will be leading into our Season 4 premiere next week but right now we're covering the second half of Season 5. Now that all of Class 1-A have Provisional Licenses its time to get some real hero experience with Internships at Hero Agencies. But with both Deku and Bakugo's work studies locations coming up bust, Todoroki invites them to join him interning for his father the new No. 1 Hero. Meanwhile the League of Villains are down and out trying to plan their next move when yet another group of extremists set their sights on fully eradicating the League. It's a bit of full roll reversal as we start rooting for our villains in this action packed second half of the season covering episodes 101 to 113 Plus Ultra!This weeks intro/outro by Resonium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRKEYXU0h-4

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 half of Season 5. Deku has awakened a new power in One for All one that even All Might was unaware of. But as Class 1-A battles Class 1-B in an epic team based training exercise both Vlad and Aizawa throw a little monkey wrench into the proceedings by allowing Shinzo from the Sports Festival to participate to see if he has what it takes to join the hero course. With Shinzo previously allowing Deku to tap into the vestiges of One for All before, will battling him once again unlock the ability to tap into the previous wielders again? Listen in as we cover episode 89 to the big episode 100 of My Hero Academia. Plus Ultra!This weeks intro/outro by Styzmask: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5jZKrw2qyo

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 half of Season 4. Overhaul is defeated but at great loss. As the world morns Nighteye's passing both Deku and Mirio now have Eri to help become the little girl she should have always been. It seems things are finally returning to some level of normal as the school begins preparations for the Annual Culture Festival. Class 1-A needs to band together to pull off a concert to not only rock the school but also to put a smile on young little Eri's face. But all is not high spirits as a petty criminal is planning his most daring scheme yet, to infiltrate UA thus threatening the Festival as a result. Well, not if Deku has anything to say about it. Listen in as we cover episodes 77-88 of My Hero Academia. Plus Ultra!This weeks intro/outro by DFXN: https://youtu.be/QCYNl5PZU10

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 half of Season 4.Now with their provisional licenses in hand, Deku and the members of Class 1-A are able to do internships with hero agencies. But as Deku learns getting one of these internships is much harder than it seems. Even with the help of Miro of the UA "Big Three" getting his foot in the door, he has to convince All Might's former sidekick, Nighteye, that not only is he fit to intern with his agency but is worthy of the power of One for All. Not to mention Nighteye's agency is investigating the dealings of Yakuza leader, Kai Chisaki or as he likes to be called "Overhaul". But when Deku and Miro encounter Chisaki in the flesh they also meet an innocent and frightened young girl named Eri under Chisaki's supervision. What is he doing to poor Eri? And does it have a connection to the new quirk related drugs hitting the illegal markets around Japan? Listen in as we cover episodes 74-76 of My Hero Academia. Plus Ultra!This weeks intro/outro by OfficialAcro: https://youtu.be/UE0ulBtmZjA

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 of Season 3. In the aftermath of the battle between All Might and All For One and the great heroes subsequent retirement the power vacuum has begun forming. So the pressure is gone to push the next generation of heroes even harder as Class 1-A takes their Provisional License Exam earlier than most. The catch is that with UA being the top and most famous of all the hero schools in the country, everyone is gunning to cull them from the already ultra competitive heard. So the wanna be heroes have to not only pass against the odds but some of their competition might have direct sights at some of them with the intention of settling old forgotten scores. With a 50% passing average will everyone make the cut or could their heroic dreams hit a major speed bump? Listen in as we cover episodes 51-63. Plus Ultra!This weeks intro/outro by Simpsonill: https://youtu.be/whoLYDElJRE

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 covering the first movie Two Heroes as well as the first half of Season 3. In Two Heroes, All Might brings Deku to the floating city of I-Island home to some of the most renowned scientists on Earth. One of those is an old friend from his days in America, David Shield, whose daughter Mellissa also is on the island with her father. When a villain attack threatens not only the Shield Family but everyone else on the island its up to the students of Class 1-A to team up and stop them.While Season 3 picks up as our class of wanna be heroes begin their summer vacation school camping trip, but its much more than it seems as they are asked to use this time to advance their quirks even further beyond. But this training is interrupted when the new members of the League of Villains attack the camp with one goal in mind, to kidnap Bakugo and bring them to their side. Now Deku and a few others band together to try and help the pros rescue their classmate but the true puppet master has decided to reveal himself, All for One is here and he's duking it out with the Symbol of Peace in what could be his final battle. Let's watch as these epic fights play out in episodes 39 all the way to the big episode 5-0. Plus Ultra! Intro/Outro by Dj-jo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4fd-o7H2ZY

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 Killer Stain arc and the Final Exam arc. Iida is on the war path looking for the famed "Hero Killer" who paralyzed his brother while everyone in 1-A is taking internships with other heroes after the showcase at the Sports Festival. Deku is trying to get a handle on All for One while he interns with All Might's former teacher, Gran Torino. And Shigaraki is planning more crimes in the shadows. And later its time for the student's to face their Final Exam against...their teachers?!? Well that's a surprise as we see Deku and Bakugou go up against All Might himself. Let's see how these heroes grow as we rewatch everything that occurs in episodes 26-38. Plus Ultra!Intro/Outro by Simpsonill: https://youtu.be/s6T79Ap8_HA

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 half of Season 2, The UA Sports Festival Arc. It's that time for a Tournament Arc! And this one continues the little writing setups that Season 1 layed down. Intro/Outro by AndrezoWorks: https://youtu.be/nJXtO5yADeo

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 Season 1 which covers Episodes 1-13. So join us as we go Plus Ultra covering one of the hottest Shonen series today. Intro/Outro by OfficialAcro: https://youtu.be/ANy8SBkbJH0

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 exclaim This Anime! in all the wrong ways.Kings Game is currently available to stream dubbed on Funimation and subbed on Crunchyroll.Wanna Be the Strongest in the World is available to stream both subbed and dubbed over on Funimation.Also our musical interlude was curtesy of Tanuki Suit and their track, Berserk, which can be found to purchase on their bandcamp here.You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.

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 sanity as we do puzzles against dogs and crazy psychopaths. But did we also mention the dog? It's a wacky world this show lives in but we're seeing it to its end...for now.Phi Brain Puzzle of the Gods Season 2 is currently not available legally through streaming and is currently as of this episode slowly going out of print from Sentai Filmworks on both DVD and Bluray. You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.

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 finding the family who we choose to make, and we talk about the parts of these stories that make us exclaim This Anime!The Ancient Magus Bride is currently available to stream subbed and dubbed over on Crunchyroll and VRV (US Only). And is also available to purchase on Bluray via Funimation and those that carry their releases.Howl's Moving Castle is available to stream both subbed and dubbed over on HBO Max (US Only) and Netflix (Anywhere else).You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.

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 parts of these that make us exclaim This Anime!Recovery of an MMO Junkie is currently available to stream subbed and dubbed over on Crunchyroll and VRV (US Only). And is also available to purchase on Bluray via Funimation and those that carry their releases.Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War is available to stream both subbed and dubbed over on Hi Dive and VRV (US Only) (Subbed) (Dubbed).You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.

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 ongoing love/hate saga that is Phi-Brain: Puzzle of the Gods. This time covering the first half of episodes in Season 2 (ep 1-13). Let's laugh, let's cry, let's continue to question villain game plans this month exclaiming This Anime!Weathering with You can be rented/purchased on most major platforms and is also available to stream on HBO Max and purchase on Bluray/4k Collectors via the Shout Factory/Gkids joint release.Phi-Brain Season 2...currently has been wiped from legal streaming but can still currently be purchased on Bluray through Sentai Filmworks. Be warned its slowly going out of print.You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.

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 Anime and where we're going in 2021 as always we will continue talking anime from the past, present, and future. All with the exclamation of THIS ANIME! You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.

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 look from This Week in Geek Producer and Marathon Man himself, Alex.  Re: Creators is available to stream on Amazon w/ Amazon Prime. (If you have Prime in your country then you can stream it)The Boy and the Beast is available to rent/own on most major streaming platforms. Alex can be found on twitter @DeThPhaseTWIG. And if you haven't already go support our friends at This Week in Geek. You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.

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 available to rent/own on most major streaming platforms. You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.

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 Funimation Now and Crunchyroll.The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is available to rent/own on most major streaming platforms.You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.

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. And is available to buy on Funimation's Essentials Line (Bluray only)Phi Brain: Puzzle of God Season 1 is available to stream via Crunchyroll (Subbed) or VRV (US only)(Subbed).You can contact the show via multiple ways:Follow our host on Twitter and Instagram @KenReelsThis Anime Podcast is also on Twitter @ThisAnimePodSend us an email to thisanimepodcast@gmail.comorComment on the post at thisanimepodcast.comWe are available on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts and would appreciate your support by rating and reviewing us on those platforms to help us grow.