Aniki

By Ben & Jon

Brothers Ben and Jon review and decompose anime series with focus on story, characters, and cultural relevance. Every other monday brings you a new series breakdown and before every season they delive... more

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How many episodes does Aniki have?

The podcast currently has 333 episodes available.

Aniki episodes:

October 16, 2017 50: Big Ol’ Moon, I See You Shinin’ (Yamishibai)
It’s our 50th episode and we celebrate with more creepy Yamishibai. Jon delivers a cautionary tale against being too loud in your apartment and Ben tells of a boy who has a very bad bathroom memory. Also featuring: Mahoutsukai no Yome, WataMote, and Over the Garden Wall.

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Show Notes

General
00:11

Yamishibai
11:38

General
Mahoutsukai no Yome
Watamote
Nazou no Kanojo X
Over the Garden Wall

Yamishibai
Season 5 Episode 8 “The Neighbors”
Watch “The Neighbors”
Call of Cthulhu RPG
Climbing the Walls by They Might Be Giants

Season 1 Episode 10 “The Moon”
Watch “The Moon”
Big ol Moon
Cry for the Moon
German Sailor Moon Opening
German Naruto Opening
Traditional Japanese Inn (Ryokan)
JiangShi
Mei Skin
Touhou Jiangshi Yoshika Miyako
Next time: More Yamishibai

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* Horror Background Sound or Music by TheDweebMan | License: Attribution

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40min
October 09, 2017 49: Don’t Poke Satan (Yamishibai)
The month of October is upon us and the brothers are getting into the spooky spirit with Yamishibai: a series of short ghost stories. Choosing episodes at random, Ben recounts a tale of trying to contact the dead using a seemingly harmless game and Jon tells us of a woman who finds herself not alone on the last bus of the evening. Also featuring: Ducktales, Over the Garden Wall, scary anime picks, and a preview of the fall anime season.
Haven't seen Yamishibai? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. (see below for specific episode links) 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
01:02
Yamishibai
16:32
General
Stranger Things
New Ducktales
Bojack Horseman
Over the Garden Wall
Fall Season
Anichart
Inuyashiki
Mahoutsukai no Yome
Evil or Live
Heavens Feel Part 1
Gundam: Thunderbolt
Spooky Anime
Shiki
Another
Karin
Mononoke
Natsume Yuujinchou
Yamishibai
Kamishibai
Random.org
RNG Card
Season 4 Episode 10 "The Calling Crane"
Watch "The Calling Crane"
49 = 四九 = Shikyu
Creepy normal laughing face
Season 5 Episode 12 "The Last Bus"
Watch "The Last Bus"
Tomoko Kaneda Ghost Car Ride Prank
Next time: More Yamishibai
...more
50min
October 09, 2017 49: Don’t Poke Satan (Yamishibai)
The month of October is upon us and the brothers are getting into the spooky spirit with Yamishibai: a series of short ghost stories. Choosing episodes at random, Ben recounts a tale of trying to contact the dead using a seemingly harmless game and Jon tells us of a woman who finds herself not alone on the last bus of the evening. Also featuring: Ducktales, Over the Garden Wall, scary anime picks, and a preview of the fall anime season.

Haven’t seen Yamishibai? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. (see below for specific episode links) 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
01:02

Yamishibai
16:32

General
Stranger Things
New Ducktales
Bojack Horseman
Over the Garden Wall
Fall Season
Anichart
Inuyashiki
Mahoutsukai no Yome
Evil or Live
Heavens Feel Part 1
Gundam: Thunderbolt
Spooky Anime
Shiki
Another
Karin
Mononoke
Natsume Yuujinchou
Yamishibai
Kamishibai
Random.org
RNG Card
Season 4 Episode 10 “The Calling Crane”
Watch “The Calling Crane”
49 = 四九 = Shikyu
Season 5 Episode 12 “The Last Bus”
Watch “The Last Bus”
Tomoko Kaneda Ghost Car Ride Prank
Next time: More Yamishibai
...more
50min
October 02, 2017 48: A Fishy Conversation (Mizu no Kotoba)
The brothers go for a spot of coffee and conversation in the award winning short "Mizu no Kotoba" (Aquatic Language). Floating from one conversation to another, the short asks questions about the nature of language through clever dialogue and camera tricks. Also featuring: Destiny 2, Made in Abyss, Blade Runner 2022 "Black Out" by Shinichiro Watanabe, and Kemono Friends.
Haven't seen Mizu no Kotoba? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen!
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Show Notes
General
00:11
Mizu no Kotoba
14:14
General
Destiny 2
Made in Abyss
Shinichiro Watanabe's Blade Runner 2022: Black Out
Animatrix
Blade Runner 2036: Nexus Dawn
Blade Runner 2048: Nowhere to Run
Kemono Friends
Penguin loves an anime
Jon's animation treasure
Mizu no Kotoba
Watch now
Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Gyotaku
I, Robot
Freaky Fish Guy
Graph of the turning point
Frontier Psychiatrist
Next time: Yamishibai
...more
51min
October 02, 2017 48: A Fishy Conversation (Mizu no Kotoba)
The brothers go for a spot of coffee and conversation in the award winning short “Mizu no Kotoba” (Aquatic Language). Floating from one conversation to another, the short asks questions about the nature of language through clever dialogue and camera tricks. Also featuring: Destiny 2, Made in Abyss, Blade Runner 2022 “Black Out” by Shinichiro Watanabe, and Kemono Friends.

Haven’t seen Mizu no Kotoba? 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
00:11

Mizu no Kotoba
14:14

General
Destiny 2
Made in Abyss
Shinichiro Watanabe’s Blade Runner 2022: Black Out
Animatrix
Blade Runner 2036: Nexus Dawn
Blade Runner 2048: Nowhere to Run
Kemono Friends
Penguin loves an anime
Jon’s animation treasure

Mizu no Kotoba
Watch now
Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Gyotaku
I, Robot
Freaky Fish Guy
Frontier Psychiatrist
Next time: Yamishibai
...more
51min
September 18, 2017 47: Small Cubes, Big Feels (Tsumiki no Ie)
Join the brothers on a deep dive into a life well lived with the academy award winning anime "Tsumiki no Ie" or "House of Small Cubes (La Maison en Petits Cubes)." The short film elicits a bit more feeling than expected as an old man reminisces about times gone by in a world of rising waters. Also featuring: Little Witch Academia and qüb.
Haven't seen Tsumiki no Ie? It is currently available on Youtube. 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
00:11
Tsukimi no Ie
11:04
General
Little Witch Academia
Qüb, with an upper case "Q"
Zombo.com
Soul Cycle
qüb, the one and only
Tsukimi no Ie (House of Small Cubes)
Watch now
UP!
Picture at the beginning

Picture later on
Mondoshawan
Spoopy
Next time: Mizu no Kotoba
...more
48min
September 18, 2017 47: Small Cubes, Big Feels (Tsumiki no Ie)
Join the brothers on a deep dive into a life well lived with the academy award winning anime “Tsumiki no Ie” or “House of Small Cubes (La Maison en Petits Cubes).” The short film elicits a bit more feeling than expected as an old man reminisces about times gone by in a world of rising waters. Also featuring: Little Witch Academia and qüb.

Haven’t seen Tsumiki no Ie? It is currently available on Youtube. 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
00:11

Tsukimi no Ie
11:04

General
Little Witch Academia
Qüb, with an upper case “Q”
Zombo.com
Soul Cycle
qüb, the one and only
Tsukimi no Ie (House of Small Cubes)
Watch now
UP!

Mondoshawan
Spoopy
Next time: Mizu no Kotoba
...more
48min
September 04, 2017 46: Wave of Nostalgia (Break Ups)
Bitter-sweets for everyone in the Korean anime "Break Ups." A couple bent on removing one another from their lives finds a "break up device" on the beach. Hastily activating it, they relive the break ups they'd had in the past, leading them to learn more about each other and a little about themselves. Also featuring: the 2017 eclipse, Pathfinder and World of Darkness, and Made in Abyss.
Haven't seen Break Ups? It is currently available on CrunchyRoll. 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
00:11
Break Ups
18:38
General
Eclipse 2017
- Ben's picture from Nashville
- Neil deGrasse Tyson Tweet
ReAnimetor Podcast
World of Darkness
Pathfinder
Made in Abyss
Break Ups
Watch now
Pince-nez
Channeling Arthur
The warning signs
Kanji: 絶緣體
Credits: Too hard of a slap
Credits: Poor rock
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
― John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller - Pamphlet
Amy Macdonald "I Wish I Knew You Before"
Next time: Tsumiki no Ie
...more
1h
September 04, 2017 46: Wave of Nostalgia (Break Ups)
Bitter-sweets for everyone in the Korean anime “Break Ups.” A couple bent on removing one another from their lives finds a “break up device” on the beach. Hastily activating it, they relive the break ups they’d had in the past, leading them to learn more about each other and a little about themselves. Also featuring: the 2017 eclipse, Pathfinder and World of Darkness, and Made in Abyss.
Haven’t seen Break Ups? It is currently available on CrunchyRoll. 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
00:11

Break Ups
18:38

General
Eclipse 2017
– Ben’s picture from Nashville
– Neil deGrasse Tyson Tweet
ReAnimetor Podcast
World of Darkness
Pathfinder
Made in Abyss
Break Ups
Watch now
Pince-nez
Kanji: 絶緣體
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.”
― John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller – Pamphlet
Amy Macdonald “I Wish I Knew You Before”
Next time: Tsumiki no Ie
...more
1h
August 14, 2017 45: Breathe Life In (Mushi-shi SP)
A mysterious aliment seems to be afflicting the Mushi-shi of the Minai clan and Ginko is tasked with uncovering the root cause in the Mushi-shi SP episode "Path of Thorns." Little does our intrepid apothecary know, but shrubberies and camphorous medicines are about to become a significant part of his day. Also featuring: Youjo Senki, Splatoon 2, and Voltron.
Haven't seen the Mushi-shi SP? It is currently available on CrunchyRoll. 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
00:11
Mushi-shi SP
6:35
General
Youjo Senki
Tsukihime
Splatoon 2 (Dunkey's review)
Guzma Card
Voltron 3
New Game
What programming is like
Mushi-shi SP "Path of Thorns"
Watch now
Season 2 OP "Shiver"
Season 1 OP "The Sore Foot Song"
Mollusks (nsfw)
Adventure Zone
Vick's Vapo-rub
Next time: Breakups
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1h 9min

FAQs about Aniki:

How many episodes does Aniki have?

The podcast currently has 333 episodes available.