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...
Jul 29, 2023•1 hr 4 min
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...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min
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...
Jul 02, 2023•53 min
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.me...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min
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:...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min
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: @Gi...
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 13 min
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 ...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 13 min
(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: @el...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 6 min
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...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 14 min
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...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr
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...
Apr 04, 2023•57 min
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 ...
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 11 min
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: ...
Mar 14, 2023•45 min
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 5...
Feb 26, 2023•59 min
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...
Feb 12, 2023•51 min
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 ...
Feb 05, 2023•59 min
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 ...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 11 min
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...
Jan 18, 2023•59 min
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 ...
Jan 14, 2023•1 hr 7 min
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...
Jan 09, 2023•51 min
Gracie, James, and Nick gather once more for some character-filled conversation. The best boy and best girl nominees for 2022 are the topic of the day and all three hosts are looking forward to presenting their 100% correct opinions on who should win. Sorry no time stamps this week. James doesn't have his usual setup. 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/Girlta...
Dec 27, 2022•58 min
It's the end of the year, which means it's time to travel back to the past and talk about the popular shows from previous seasons. Gracie, Nick, and James discuss their personal subjective favorites and their more objective choices for who might win Anime of the Year for 2022. Here are some links to the videos mentioned during the episode: Defunctland's Disney Channel Theme video: https://youtu.be/b_rjBWmc1iQ hbomberguy's Roblox video: https://youtu.be/0twDETh6QaI Gracie's tweet about Kobeni (I ...
Dec 17, 2022•1 hr 8 min
It's time for a deviation from our usual episode format! James sits down with the boss man of Anime Trending for a one on one talk about Anime NYC. 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...
Dec 07, 2022•47 min
Gracie is back! She joins Nick and James to talk about all their favorite shows that haven't cracked the top ten on our charts. This is our attempt to put a spotlight on some underappreciated shows. Senpai Club: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0iA4FjL2yxxiSw2CB-6dlNGTiq6CK_W0 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 E...
Nov 13, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Nick, James, and Will sit down for the last week of Spooktober 2022 to talk about horror shows that made them laugh. (James is a little busy again this week, so the timestamps will have to come later) 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...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Nick, James and Will gather 'round the first Anitrendz chart of the season! It takes all they have to resist the siren song of seasonal shows and actually discuss some scary anime. Fun fact: we had to cut a big chunk of audio because James is a goof. But since out editor is so good, you'll never be able to find it! Timestamps! 0:00 Intro 8:00 Chart Check 38:40 Spooktober Episode 3 39:30 From the New World 48:15 Another 55:24 Death Parade 1:02:50 Outro For once I don't think I have to include any...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Nick, Will, and James return for episode two of Spooktober! This week's theme is gore and all the bloody messy shows that aren't polite to watch in public. We also have to talk about Chainsawman because it fits into the theme, almost like we planned it that way. Timestamps 5:45 Chainsawman 6:25 A Brief Mechanical Engineering Lesson 8:55 Chainsawman Episode One 33:20 Spooktober: Elfen Lied 41:06 Dorohedoro 50:13 Shigurui Links: USCPSC: https://twitter.com/USCPSC/status/1580215261164019714?s=20&am...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 6 min
It's October and that means it's time for spooky shows! Nick, James, and Will set aside the new hotness of the Fall 2022 season to look back and reflect on some of their favorite horror subgenres. This is week is mostly focused on Psychological anime. Yes, we know Girltaku did an episode on Psychological anime. Why do you think we wanted to try this format? Timestamps will be edited in later! I promise! Hey look, some links! James's old Anime on Rails post from before he wrote for Anitrendz: htt...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Nick and James have a conversation about the last chart check of the summer season, and speak a little more in depth about Call of the Night and Made in Abyss. There are no time stamps right now because I am a wee bit lazy. I'll update it in a little bit. 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 I...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 4 min
James and Nick talk about the hit show Lycoris Recoil, including a brief summary of the show, voice acting, interpersonal relationships, and more! We also mention the recent excitement surrounding the dubbing of Mob Psycho 100 Season 3. Send your ships and rarepairs to the twitter account and also tell Gracie that you miss her! Oh look some links! Kyle McCarley's original message: https://twitter.com/KyleMcCarley/status/1572255377860997121?s=20&t=-EmtC5Nxyl5fP1zuzBAISQ A follow up thread: ht...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 14 min
