Aniki

The brothers are back in the season 4 premiere of Aniki! With the new season comes a new format covering your favorite series in a single episode. First up on the docket is Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun (Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun). Ben and Jon wax poetic on their favorite send-up of the world of manga writing, shoujo manga, and high school romance. They also debate the dynamic of the relationship between Sakura and Nozaki as the series progresses. Also featuring:  Kokkuko, Darling in the FranXX, and The Ryuo’s Work is Never Done.

Haven’t seen Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen!

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Show Notes

General

00:15

Monthly Girl’s Nozaki-kun

11:03

General

 

Kamen Rider W

Go

Kokkoku

Darling the the FranXX

The Ryuo’s Work is Never Done

 

Monthly Girl’s Nozaki-kun

Watch Now

Theme for Nozaki-kun

Theme for Death Parade

Next Time: Flip Flappers

 

Ben and Jon return during their winter break to wax poetic on deep cuts and the winter 2018 anime season line up. Running through the list from Anichart.net, from least to most anticipated series, the brothers unearth some stinkers, some sleepers, and some winners. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook!Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity.

Show Notes

Boruto Reference

00:20

Winter 2018 Rundown

03:51

Aniki's Picks

45:41

Boruto Reference

Boruto

Uzumaki

Winter 2018 RundownFollow along at Anichart.net

Van-pires

Moomin

Märchen Mädchen PV link (NSFW)

Aniki's PicksOur picks for the winter 2018 anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info.

Violet Evergarden (no streaming available)

Darling in the Franxx

Kokkoku

Card Captor Sakura: Clear Card-hen

Ito Junji: Collection

Hakumei to Mikochi (no streaming available)

Ryuuou Oshigoto

Miira no Kaikata

Mob Psycho 100 OVA (release date in March)

Episode art credit: 無題 by -匙-

Check out Aniki Season 3

Ben and Jon return during their winter break to wax poetic on deep cuts and the winter 2018 anime season line up. Running through the list from Anichart.net, from least to most anticipated series, the brothers unearth some stinkers, some sleepers, and some winners. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook!Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity.

Show Notes

Boruto Reference

00:20

Winter 2018 Rundown

03:51

Aniki’s Picks

45:41

Boruto Reference

Boruto

Uzumaki

Winter 2018 Rundown

Follow along at Anichart.net

Van-pires

Moomin

Märchen Mädchen PV link (NSFW)

Aniki’s Picks

Our picks for the winter 2018 anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info.

Violet Evergarden (no streaming available)

Darling in the Franxx

Kokkoku

Card Captor Sakura: Clear Card-hen

Ito Junji: Collection

Hakumei to Mikochi (no streaming available)

Ryuuou Oshigoto

Miira no Kaikata

Mob Psycho 100 OVA (release date in March)

Episode art credit: 無題 by –匙–

Check out Aniki Season 3

The finale of Aniki season 3 finally arrives with the last episode of Eve no Jikan. Misaki's lack of chill is revealed as stemming from a fractured relationship with his dad and his boyhood robot. The magic of the café takes shape in the thrilling conclusion to this cute robot anime. Also featuring: Hallmark Christmas movies, how not to rank Ghibli movies, and the Battle Angel Alita movie.

Haven't seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen!

Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity.

Show Notes

General

00:20

Eve no Jikan

28:57

General

Wassail

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Finding Santa

Trash Ghibli list

Classical Japanese

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Battle Angel Alita trailer

Eve no Jikan

Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 6 "Misaki"

We'll be back in late January!

The finale of Aniki season 3 finally arrives with the last episode of Eve no Jikan. Misaki’s lack of chill is revealed as stemming from a fractured relationship with his dad and his boyhood robot. The magic of the café takes shape in the thrilling conclusion to this cute robot anime. Also featuring: Hallmark Christmas movies, how not to rank Ghibli movies, and the Battle Angel Alita movie.

Haven’t seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen!

Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity.

Show Notes

General

00:20

Eve no Jikan

28:57

General

Wassail

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Rate us on iTunes

Finding Santa

Trash Ghibli list

Classical Japanese

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Battle Angel Alita trailer

Eve no Jikan

Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 6 “Misaki”

We’ll be back in late January!

Rikuo has a crisis of faith in his new robot buddies when an upstart android steals the spotlight from him at a piano competition. Misaki also discovers that yet another patron at Eve no Jikan is a robot. Also featuring: Back Street Girls, Happiness, Boku wa Mari no Naka, and Goodnight Punpun.

Haven't seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen!

Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity.

Show Notes

General

00:20

Eve no Jikan

12:41

General

Back Street Girls

If you aren't already sold on this, we can't help you.

Twilight Imperium

Happiness

Narutaru

I'm Inside Mari

Goodnight Punpun

Finding Christmas is definitely, totally not cast with robots.

Eve no Jikan

Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 5 "Chie & Shimei"

In Rapidly Aging Japan, Adult Diaper Sales Are About to Surpass Baby Diapers (2013 story)

No-Prize

IBM Watson putting lawyers out of work

Electric Love

This makes Jon giggle

Next Week: Eve no Jikan Episode 6

Rikuo has a crisis of faith in his new robot buddies when an upstart android steals the spotlight from him at a piano competition. Misaki also discovers that yet another patron at Eve no Jikan is a robot. Also featuring: Back Street Girls, Happiness, Boku wa Mari no Naka, and Goodnight Punpun.

Haven’t seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen!

Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity.

Show Notes

General

00:20

Eve no Jikan

12:41

General

Back Street Girls

Twilight Imperium

Happiness

Narutaru

I’m Inside Mari

Goodnight Punpun

Eve no Jikan

Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 5 “Chie & Shimei”

In Rapidly Aging Japan, Adult Diaper Sales Are About to Surpass Baby Diapers (2013 story)

No-Prize

IBM Watson putting lawyers out of work

Electric Love

Next Week: Eve no Jikan Episode 6

How hard is it to keep one rule? Don't discriminate between robots and humans. But when a walking bucket of bolts with a sad past walks into Eve no Jikan, Rikuo and Misaki have a very hard time abiding. Also featuring: Re:Zero, Nagi no Asukara, more Alexa stories, and a PSA about recommending shows to others.

Haven't seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen!

Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity.

Show Notes

General

00:20

Eve no Jikan

21:40

General

Re:Zero

It's a trap!

Bakemonogatari

Nagi no Asukara

Fall 2013 shows

Recommendations PSA

P.A. Works

J.C. Staff

Midori no Hibi

Made in Abyss Season 2 Announcement

Eve no Jikan

Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 4 "Nameless"

Listen to Alexa answer Jon's question

Misaki's flashback: Jon's version

Misaki's flashback: Ben's Version

Next Week: Eve no Jikan Episode 5

How hard is it to keep one rule? Don’t discriminate between robots and humans. But when a walking bucket of bolts with a sad past walks into Eve no Jikan, Rikuo and Misaki have a very hard time abiding. Also featuring: Re:Zero, Nagi no Asukara, more Alexa stories, and a PSA about recommending shows to others.

Haven’t seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen!

Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity.

Show Notes

General

00:20

Eve no Jikan

21:40

General

Re:Zero

Bakemonogatari

Nagi no Asukara

Fall 2013 shows

Recommendations PSA

P.A. Works

J.C. Staff

Midori no Hibi

Made in Abyss Season 2 Announcement

Eve no Jikan

Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 4 “Nameless”

Listen to Alexa answer Jon’s question

Next Week: Eve no Jikan Episode 5

What a time (of eve) to be alive! Robots loving humans, humans loving robots. Is it a packet switching utopia or just a recipe for disaster and dismemberment? Ben and Jon discuss real girls and the men who date them with Eve no Jikan episode 3: Koji and Rina (Lovers of Eve). Also featuring: Kuzu no Honkai final thoughts, Kamen Rider W and Braid, and Gravity Falls.

Haven't seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen!

Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity.

Show Notes

General

00:20

Eve no Jikan

14:02

General

Does this exist? Should it?

Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Kuzu no Honkai

Ramen Rider W

The new Kamen Rider Build suit

Gravity Falls

Eve no Jikan 3: Koji and Rina (Lovers of Eve)

Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 3 "Koji and Rina"

The episode has a boot screen

Alexa - Beef 

Next Week: Eve no Jikan Episode 4