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The luxury of having a vast library of manga at your fingertips is priceless. Well, most of the apps aren't free, but reading as much as you want is a true blessing from the heavens. OK, most sites do cap your daily limit, but come on, having hundreds of thousands of series available to read whenever you want is incredible! I mean, some of them aren't translated to English yet so you have to go elsewhere to find them and... Look, can we- can we just agree that having digital manga is fantastic? Yes? Good? Ok, excellent. Dark Horse Comics agrees; so much so that they've partnered with WebToon to bring more of their series to the digital world, and have even teamed up with an upcoming digital manga marketplace created by DSTLRY to offer more of their library to digital readers as well! So, yeah, digital is great! Except, you know, you usually don't own the series you read digitally, so there's that and all...

Support your local bookstores ( •̀ ω •́ )y

Articles in Episode:

Dark Horse Comics and WebToon - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-06-14/webtoon-ent-dark-horse-comics-partner-to-bring-major-franchises-to-digital-platform/.225429

Neon Ichiban - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-06-22/new-neon-ichiban-comic-book-service-to-host-digital-works-from-kodansha-dark-horse/.225871

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Falling behind on your anime watchlist? Well, have we got a solution for you. Dump it! Yeah, forget that old watchlist and make a new one with Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage! That's right, the Summer Anime season is right around the corner and the baka bois are here to preview new anime for you to fall behind on as well! Tune in to find out which anime are on their watchlists and which aren't invited to the pool party this Summer. As always, be sure to follow along with them on livechart.me.

Link to Summer Schedule: https://www.livechart.me/summer-2025/tv

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The boys asked ChatGTP, did the critics and fans choose correctly at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards? After another much-talked-about Anime Awards, the boys decided to see how ChatGTP would have voted if they had a say in the anime awards. Will you agree with our new AI Overlords or will you be in a new personal realm of pain?

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Welcome back, one and all, to the Otaku Time Machine! This revolutionary piece of technology will transport you back through time so you can enjoy anime history at its finest! This month, we're taking the elevator to explore many mysterious floors in the hit original series, Death Parade!

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Honestly, we can't keep doing this... Year after year we hope, pray even, that the Crunchryoll Anime Awards will turn a new leaf. The the awards won't just be a glorified popularity contest and would recognize the anime that truly made a lasting impression on the fandom and the industry during that year. Yet here we are, another awards ceremony in the books, and the glazing is still in full effect... Well, come on in, folks, and take part in the clown show as Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage recap the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. This is gonna be a long one....

Articles cited in podcast:

• https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2025/5/24/anime-awards-2025-winners-listsrsltid=AfmBOorcGvbTXjli6cS3tW2ZuqWcW4qYvXc44g6W_vIEMcgx7h11BCEk

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For years now, we have vented our frustration and disappointment over not getting new manga series as quickly as we would like. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is a perfect example of this phenomenon where an English translation will come 5, 10, or even 15 years after the series has concluded... ಠ﹏ಠ So, to help satiate our appetite while we patiently wait for a physical or digital release, many fans will turn to fan translated versions of the series online. These sites helped to bring many new series over to the English-reading population and was a perfect placeholder for fans to either catch up on a series or simply start something new while waiting for the official English release to be announced. Now, sadly, many of these sites are receiving cease and desists from the licensing companies and have been forced to either remove titles from their library or shut down all together. Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage will recap the recent string of events that took place for some of these fan translation sites and what this could mean for the future of English manga readers.

Articles cited in podcast:

• https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-17/reaper-scans-shuts-down-following-legal-action-from-kakao-entertainment/.224377
• https://gamerant.com/mangadex-takedowns-dmca-notice/

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*Ring Ring* Uh oh, the last bell... You better run if you want to make it to MagicallyAverage and Frankfurtter's class! This week they're reviewing the recent tariff news on foreign produced films and how this could impact the upcoming anime movies that are releasing this year. With many anime productions coming from Japanese, Chinese, and South Korean studios, the tariffs on foreign productions could mean higher costs to consumers at the theaters. Or worse, foreign films may be pulled from theaters entirely and reserved only for streaming services months later... .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·. Tune in to learn more about the tariffs and to hear some random rants about VTubers, Kpop Fans, and...Furries?

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It's that time again, folks! Time for yet another Top 5 from your favorite podcasting duo!! (*sound the air horns*) This week, Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage give their top 5 most overrated anime. And yes, your favorite will likely be on this list. Be warned...

***SPOILERS AHEAD***

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Look, we get it, alright? There's a stigma surrounding anime conventions; smelly, odd, and just kind of weird. But regardless, why oh why do such sad, unfortunate things happen at anime conventions??? Poop raining from the ceiling?! Smoke filling up Artist Alley?!?! Seriously, let's give it a rest already, Universe, OK!?!?!? *phew* Alright, I'm good. But come on... this is getting insane! If you haven't heard, don't worry! MagicallyAverage and Frankfurtter recap some of the latest news from recent anime conventions and just what has been going on during the events. Plus, the bakabois breakdown their top cringey convention things that people should really stop doing... Like, please, stop it now. Get help.

Articles in Episode:

KatsuCon - https://wjla.com/news/local/sewage-water-rains-on-katsucon-attendees-and-displays-at-gaylord-national-harbor-pipe-burst-hotel-convention-center-anime-enthusiast-cosplay-evacuation-hazard-weekend-event-smell-sweage

Sakura-Con - https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/ventilating-smoke-fire-seattle-convention-center/281-6986f8cd-a002-4cfd-91bf-efe0b6208a5b

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Spring is here and with it comes a bevy of new shows for the baka boys to talk about. Join Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage as they discuss their first impressions of the Spring 2025 anime season. What shows have they seen? What are they dropping? What is the stand out of the season so far? Tune in to find out!

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