James realizes how hard it is to give a good spoiler-free movie review, and Nick talks about Baki's dad. We also discuss a bit of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and hear about Nick's new goodies. (Nick sounds different this week because he used the wrong microphone) 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...
Sep 17, 2022•1 hr 9 min
The dynamic Duo of Nick and James are back at it again. Nick flexes his geographic privilege as he talks about all the movies that James can't watch because he lives in the middle of nowhere. 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 Time Stamps Intro (00:00) Chart Check (13:30) Movie Tal...
Aug 27, 2022•51 min
Try as they might, the rest of the podcast can't keep him away from the mic forever. James gets the lowdown on the summer season from Nick, through a rigorous chart check. listen in wonder as the topic subtly shifts into talking about Crunchyroll Expo 2022, their most recent adventure. 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: @thewriter...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Our initial first takes from the Summer 2022 anime season! This season is off to a great start and we're seeing a lot more original shows initially hit the top 10! Most of the group is recovering from Anime cons and our busiest season behind the scenes! Which shows are guilty pleasures and which ones just make us guilty? 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/Gir...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Anime Trending hosts discuss the upcoming Summer 2022 shows we're most looking forward to, including: The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2 Call of the Night Classroom of the Elite 2nd Season Tokyo Mew Mew New RWBY: Ice Queendom Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Yojouhan Time Machine Blues Rent a Girlfriend Season 2 Made in Abyss Season 2 Gracie once again shows why she has the best taste each season (since she ends up watching pretty much every show each season!) Neeko tries to bridge the gap between human ...
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Welcome to the Anime Trending Sports Podcast! Nick and James talk use recent events to talk about the Golden State Warriors and the 2014 World Cup. In an unrelated conversation, James tries to recall enough of his high school German classes to describe the parallels between Spy x Family and the Cold War to the other hosts. I promise it gets interesting. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNe...
May 21, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Apparently putting "Anime" in the title and description helps with the internet analytics. James, Gracie, and Nick gather to answer a very serious question: just how bad is Tomodachi Game? Other conversation topics include: building your own EVA (computer), high school theater, and the very small part of the Venn diagram that combines James's niche music interests with his osmotically achieved knowledge of Hololive. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Shinji, get in the...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 15 min
We're a little further into the season than usual, but that just means we have more content to cover! Nico, Gracie, and James discuss the first chart of the season and see if managed to predict what's hot and what's not in Spring 2022. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded April 20, 2022...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Nick, Gracie, and James talk sit down to discuss some of the Spring 2022 shows they're looking forward to the most. Some of it is good. Some of it is bad. The ugly part has less to do with the shows and more to do with voice actor pay conditions. Bet you didn't expect that tone shift, did ya? Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded April 6, 2022...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 7 min
It's been so long since we've been to an anime convention. With US conventions gearing up for the 2022 season, Gracie, Nick, and James are cautiously optimistic for the future of these events. Also, we reminisce about past convention stories and try to give some advice for future attendees. It's a real potpourri of convention content. Burger: https://twitter.com/VamptVo/status/1000488956268503042?s=20&t=A6kw-U_gdCfmoeR9ufKdFg Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Edit...
Mar 12, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Congrats voters! Thanks to your participation we have the results for the 8th Anime Trending Awards! Gracie, Nick, and James give their candid comments on the winners. Check out the staff pics: https://anitrendz.net/news/2022/02/25/characters-of-the-year-2021-staff-picks/ https://anitrendz.net/news/2022/02/23/staff-picks-for-anime-of-the-year-2021/ See our interview with Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara: https://anitrendz.net/news/2021/12/06/interview-vivy-fluorite-eyes-song-s-tappei-nagatsuki-...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 6 min
It's time for a compare/contrast episode! Gracie and James try to explain to Nick the differences between How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom and The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt: two shows with similar titles are airing at the same time. Yes, it's very confusing. Check out the Anime Trending Awards on February 26 at ~6pm Pacific Time! Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Feb. 9, 2022...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 10 min
The madmen have finally done it. They've managed to stick to (mostly) one topic for an entire episode! With this earnest attempt at a movie review, Nick, Gracie, and James talk about director Mamoru Hosoda's latest and possibly greatest film. Be aware, we do talk about spoilers. Belle Review by Anime Trending's very own Melvyn Tan: https://anitrendz.net/news/2022/01/15/review-belle/ Interview with Mamoru Hosoda: https://anitrendz.net/news/2022/01/14/interview-director-mamoru-hosoda-on-his-new-fi...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 17 min
New Year, New Season, New Anime, Same Podcast. Gracie, Nick, and James talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Winter 2022 anime season. Well, Nick is the one who drew the short straw and didn't enjoy his shows. Sucks to be him, I guess. Vote for the Anime Trending Awards here: https://anitrendz.net/ata Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Jan. 19, 2022
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 3 min
It's the first podcast of 2022, and we are starting things off right with our first guest of the year! Special Convention Reporter @_markryann joins Gracie, James, and Nick to talk about the aspect award nominees for the 2021 Anime Trending Awards. Happy New Year! Watch ODDTAXI. Vote for the Anime Trending Awards here: https://anitrendz.net/ata Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Jan. 5, 2022...
Jan 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min
James, Gracie, and Nick talk about the Anime of the Year Award Nominees from Summer and Fall 2021, featuring returning talking points and some awards clarification. Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Dec. 22, 2021
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min
James, Gracie, and Nick talk about the Anime of the Year Award Nominees from Winter and Spring 2021, featuring some of our favored shows and some nominees that we would really rather not win. James makes several promises that he may or may not need to keep. Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Dec. 1, 2021
Dec 04, 2021•1 hr 1 min
The rest of the podcast crew are away on vacation, leaving Nick and James to their own devices. The end result is a discussion about their objectively superior anime rating system: is a show better or worse than B: The Beginning? Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Nov. 10, 2021
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Special Guest Agnes is back to talk about Fena: Pirate Princess, as confusing a story as ever there was upon these high seas! Also, James and Nick get to do a chart check for the first time in a while, and boy do they sound out of practice. Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Oct. 27, 2021
Oct 30, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Back to our regularly scheduled programming! Join Gracie and Mehdi as they witness James's slow descent into madness. Topics include: The Heike Story, Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress Season 2, Build Divide, takt op.Destiny, and many more! Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Oct. 13, 2021
Oct 17, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Our first proper "bonus" episode! Join James, Nick, and special guest Agnes for a thought-provoking conversation about Star Wars: Visions. The discussion deftly maneuvers between music, animation, themes, personal favorites, and Studio Madhouse's greatest film ever. We will talk about spoilers for some of the shorts, so be aware of that. Watch Redline Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Oct. 6, 2021...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 14 min
It's time for a new season of anime! Kwok, James, Gracie, and Nick gather to discuss the Fall 2021 anticipation poll and to opine on the shows they plan to watch in the coming months. LINKS: Anticipation Poll Results PUBGxHigurashi Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Sept. 29, 2021...
Oct 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Believe it or not, we are a news outlet . James tries his hardest as the new official host to lead Gracie, Mehdi, Kwok, and Nick in a discussion about their personal news highlights from the last two weeks. I promised links, so here are the ones I remember Oddtaxi Overseas Ordering KyoAni Article Give it up Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram Recorded Sept. 15, 2021...
Sep 18, 2021•1 hr 6 min
James is back (and writing the episode titles again)! After over two months in the woods, he's got a lot of catching up to do. Join Nick and Kwok as they bring him back up to speed with discussions about Evangelion news, disc wishes, and the week seven Anitrendz charts! Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram
Sep 05, 2021•57 min
This Summer 2021 anime season has a lot of shows. We dive into some of the anime (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S) in the Top 10 Anime of the Week rankings with Mehdi, Nicko, and Gracie. Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 28 min
The airing of the "Special Episode" of Wonder Egg Priority which is meant to wrap up the anime, and it's left a lot of questions and a bit of frustration amongst us. We share our thoughts about it after watching it. Join Kwok, Neeko, Gracie, and Mehdi as they share their hot takes Editor: Bruno
Jul 12, 2021•58 min
The next anime season, Summer 2021, is almost here! We share our thoughts on what shows we're excited to watch. While we couldn't cover everything, we touched on Aquatop of White Sand, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime S2, Sonny Boy, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, The Case Study of Vanitas and more.
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr
Nick, Mehdi, and Kwok spend an hour discussing a veritable potpourri of topics, ranging from currently airing shows to streaming services to updating the podcast on Twitter. This is the chance for them to talk about the stuff that doesn't fit in a usual episode. Recorded on May 18, 2021 Editor: James
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr
Mehdi and Nick sit down with James to listen to him rant and ramble about Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train. In addition to discussing the real life locomotive, the trio also talk about their impressions of the film and decide if it's any good. Recorded on May 4, 2021 Editor: James Links mentioned in the episode: https://slgunma-kimetsu.com/ https://twitter.com/kimetsu_off/status/1301082630046195712...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Round two of first impressions! Mehdi, Gracie, Nick, and James discuss more spring 2021 anime, including 86 Eighty-Six, Mars Red, Those Snow White Notes, Oddtaxi, Higehiro, and a brief sequel roundup. James joins the workout club, Nick gets sarcastic, and Mehdi and Gracie talk theater. Recorded on April 20, 2021 Editor: James
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 17 min
