Anime Ichiban

This episode the full crew is back and dives into some heavy subject matter concerning the most recent Wonder Egg Priority episodes and continues the trip though the 2010's by looking at the most impactful shows of 2013.

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0:00 - Introductions and "Kill Your Babies" opening segment

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Intro - "Sirius" by Eir Aoi (Kill la Kill opening theme)

It's just Matt and Harry on for this episode as they have their horribly wrong Crunchyroll Anime Award predictions shoved in their face. Wonder Egg Priority continues to be thought-provoking and just for kicks the duo craft the isekai series they'd like to see.

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0:00 - Intro and "Kill Your Babies"

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Intro - "Seize the Day" by Asaka (Yuru Camp Season 2 opening theme)

This episode experiments with a new format with a large chunk of the show focused on discussing this season's mesmerizing new series, Wonder Egg Priority. Later on, the crew talks about the year that changed modern anime as we know it.

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0:00 - Introductions and "Kill Your Babies"

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Intro - "Sudachi no Uta" by Anemoneria (Wonder Egg Priority opening theme)

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards are right around the corner which means it's time for predictions! The crew also give their impressions of a bombastic new anime season as well as delve into some interesting regional streaming statistics.

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0:00 - Introductions and talking about the current anime season

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Intro - "Kaikai Kitan" by Eve (JUJUTSU KAISEN opening theme)

A remake of a visual novel over a decade in the making finally makes its reappearance and the panel decides to reminisce about their favorite shows of the year.

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0:00 - Introductions and what have we been watching

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Intro - "G.P." by Yutaka Yamada (Great Pretender opening theme)

Now that the acquisition of Crunchyroll by Sony is now official, the crew gives their thoughts on what this potentially means for the anime streaming sphere; Studio Ghibli has released the first trailer for their first CGI film and it is... a trailer; and 2011 had some pretty dang good shows.

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0:00 - Introductions

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Intro - "My Dearest" by Supercell (Guilty Crown opening theme)

The crew takes a trip back to 2010 when life was simpler and anime tastes were worse to take a moment and reflect on what shows have remain stuck in the fandom's mind all these years later.

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0:00 - Introductions and what have we been watching lately

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Intro - "Irony" by ClariS (OreImo opening theme)

Happy Halloween! On this episode, Anime Ichiban delves into some spooky news, like monopolies and yaoi paddles. For the main topic, the gang discusses how horror can be used to elevate storytelling.

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0:00 - Introductions and what we've been watching

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Intro - "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" by Eiko Shimamiya (Higurashi When They Cry opening theme)

Matt and Kyle have fallen deep down the proverbial hololive rabbit hole. They talk about their latest obsession along with the recent news of two of their top talents' suspension then top off with a discussion of living settings in anime.

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0:00 - Introductions

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Intro - "Deep in Abyss" by Miyu Tomita and Mariya Ise (Made in Abyss opening theme)

Welcome to our anime waifu overlords, old and new. Join Matt and Kyle this episode as they discuss the return of the Goddess of Anime, Haruhi Suzumiya herself, then hop on over to the new virutal sensation that's finally sweeping English-speaking nations: Hololive Vtubers!

For this episode's SHITSUMON! topic, the two dive into recently released Aggretsuko Season 3 and The Great Pretender and explore how the two shows work with mature themes.

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0:00 - Introductions and what we've been up to