Gateway to Anime

We preview the Spring 2023 anime season and talk about the shows we're excited about and what the community at large is talking about.   These are all very early impressions of the spring season shows...

17 Apr 202344min

Here is our latest episode: Winter 2023 season verdict. We're changing the way we do our seasonal round-ups moving forward. This is our verdict on the winter 2023 season that has just finished and we'...

10 Apr 202329min

Everyone is a fan of something. But can a fanbase actually influence the thing they love? We explore what it means to be an anime fan and the fascinating nature of fandom. Brett rejoins us to discuss ...

6 Mars 202359min

Sam and Charlie convinced long time friend and frequent guest Gerald to watch two of their favorite shows in all of anime.    (One of) Sam's "undisputed kings of anime" the epic space opera Legend...

13 Feb 20231h 2min

We're back for our first podcast of the year and we're talking all things Winter 2023! This is a very busy season with some absolute gems at the top, a bunch of mid and some diamonds in the rough.   G...

31 Jan 202353min

This is a special episode we recorded in Melbourne! We were down for Crunchyroll Expo and got to catch up with Sam's old friend Lachlan McAllister who owns Australia's first ever dedicated Esports bar...

19 Dec 20221h 7min

We happened to bump into another Sydney based anime podcast at Smash Con (Besto Friendo's Podcast) back in August and we figured we simply had to have a chat.  We talk about our anime backstories, as ...

25 Nov 20221h 14min

The gang get together to talk through the STACKED Fall 2022 anime season. There are so many shows this season we can barely keep up. Sam talks about some returning old favorites, one of which is part...

31 Okt 20221h 2min