IGN Anime Club

This week, Miranda, Kallie, Meghan, and Mike talk about why it's not weird to have a waifu or husbando. We share our biggest crushes, debate this season's Best Girl, and discuss why there's no "Best Boy." Let us know who are your favorites!

Be sure to go to the article on IGN for this episode for details on the One Piece giveaway contest!

Shows mentioned in this episode:

• One Piece
• Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless
• Eureka Seven
• Death Note
• Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
• Space Patrol Luluco
• Kill la Kill
• Little Witch Academia
• Kiznaiver
• Flying Witch
• Himouto! Umaru-chan
• Gatchaman Crowds Insight
• One-Punch Man
• Slayers
• Fate (series)
• Gurren Lagann
• Fruits Basket
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
• Shirobako

IGN Anime Club gives a rundown of "moe" characters in anime and explains why Star Wars' BB-8 might be a great example.

Anime mentioned in this episode:

• Harmony
• Toradora!
• Voices of a Distant Star
• She and Her Cat
• Space Patrol Luluco
• Kiznaiver
• Kill la Kill
• Sailor Moon
• K-On!
• YuruYuri
• Nichijou
• Lucky Star
• Hetalia: Axis Powers
• Gurren Lagann
• Star Wars (not an anime, but it's important)
• Himouto! Umaru-chan
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica
• School-Live!!
• Shirobako

IGN Anime Club talks good, bad, and completely absent anime moms. Seriously, where are all the moms?

Anime mentioned in this episode:

• Durarara!!
• Love Live!
• Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
• Eureka Seven
• Space Patrol Luluco
• Erased
• My Hero Academia
• Hajime no Ippo
• Wolf Children
• Naruto
• Sailor Moon
• Summer Wars
• Pokemon
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica
• Shonen Maid
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Attack on Titan
• Shirobako

This week, Kallie, Miranda, Mike, and Meghan celebrate the rise and fall of anime studio Manglobe, responsible for series like Samurai Champloo, Ergo Proxy, and most recently, Gangsta. We also discuss whether seinen anime can be as successful as shonen and shojo series and if Gangsta could possibly get a second season.

• Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
• Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
• Big Order
• Future Diary
• Yu Yu Hakasho
• High School Fleet
• Flying Witch
• Twin Star Exorcists
• Kill la Kill
• Bakuon
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica
• Kiznaiver
• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
• School-Live
• Ninja Scroll
• Attack on Titan
• Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
• Himouto! Umaru-Chan
• Samurai Champloo
• Ergo Proxy
• Michiko and Hatchin
• The World God Only Knows
• Deadman Wonderland
• Samurai Flamenco
• Gangsta
• Shirobako

With Netflix picking up new anime and Amazon's launch of a standalone streaming subscription, Kallie, Miranda, Mike, and Meghan speculate what these services could do for the anime industry. The club also talks about the Netflix release of Ajin, and celebrate the 50th episode of IGN Anime Club.

Anime mentioned in this episode:

• Kiznaiver
• Bungou Stray Dogs
• Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
• Joker Game
• Space Patrol Luluco
• One-Punch Man
• School-Live
• Yurikuma Arashi
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
• Kuromukuro
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
• The Seven Deadly Sins
• Perfect Bones
• Gurren Lagann
• Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World
• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
• Ajin: Demi-Human
• My Hero Academia
• Kill la Kill
• Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
• Shirobako

Kallie, Miranda, Mike, and Meghan tackle the second half of the spring anime season, discuss the strangeness of Amazon Prime simulcasting anime, and briefly celebrate IGN Anime Club's first birthday.

Anime mentioned in this episode:

• Kiznaiver
• Bungou Stray Dogs
• Flying Witch
• Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
• Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
• Twin Star Exorcists
• Joker Game
• The Lost Village
• And You Though There Is Never a Girl Online?
• Cerberus
• Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless
• Shonen Ashibe Go! Go! Goma-chan!
• Nisekoi
• Space Patrol Luluco
• Attack on Titan
• Shirobako

Kallie, Miranda, Mike, and Meghan discuss the start of anime's new spring season. Plus, New Day's amazing Dragon Ball Z entrance at WrestleMania, gorging on junk food while watching anime, and more!

Anime mentioned in this episode:

• Final Fantasy XV: Kingsglaive
• Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV
• Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
• Osomatsu
• Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
• Erased
• Haikyuu!
• Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
• Dagashi Kashi
• Dimension W
• Space Patrol Luluco
• Kumamiko
• My Hero Academia
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
• Re: ZERO - Starting Life in Another World
• Bakuon
• Endride
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE: 0096
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
• One-Punch Man
• Yurikuma Arashi
• K-On
• School-Live
• Gundam Wing
• Shirobako

Kallie, Miranda, Mike, and Meghan take a look at the studios behind some of their favorite anime this week, and some grim realities of the anime industry. There's also a spoiler filled discussion of One Piece's latest arc and Erased's penultimate episode (starting around 13:10 for Erased) along with a chat about Stardew Valley's romance options.

Anime mentioned in this week's episode:

• Erased
• Naruto
• Konosuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World
• One Piece
• Kill la Kill
• Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
• Nisekoi
• Gurren Lagann
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Dragon Ball Super
• Sailor Moon Crystal
• Digimon Adventure Tri
• Paprika
• Bleach
• Gangsta
• Shirobako

Game designer Nina Freeman joins Miranda, Mike, Meghan and Kallie to talk about the magical girl genre. What qualifies girls who use magic as magical girls? Which have the best familiars? And, most importantly, what can we learn from the great shows in this genre? Remember, Homura did nothing wrong.

Anime mentioned in this week's episode:

• Sailor Moon
• Digimon Adventure Tri
• She and Her Cat
• Only Yesterday
• The Boy and the Beast
• Psycho-Pass: The Movie
• Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
• Nana
• Erased
• Peach Girl
• Lovely Complex
• Robot Carnival
• Perfect Blue
• Kamisama Kiss
• Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories
• Wakakozake
• Oruchuban Ebichu
• Hamtaro
• Konosuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World
• Princess Tutu
• Revolutionary Girl Utena
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica
• Himouto! Umaru-chan
• Cardcaptor Sakura
• Magic Knight Rayearth
• Fairy Tail
• Tokyo Mew Mew
• Sailor Moon Crystal
• Shirobako

From cooking schools to ninja academies, the Club discusses the best (and worst) places to learn in all of anime.

Anime mentioned in this episode:

• Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
• Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers
• Tokyo Ghoul
• Hunter x Hunter
• Fate/Zero
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
• The Boy and the Beast
• Erased
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica
• Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
• Ouran High School Host Club
• Naruto
• Prince of Stride
• Eyeshield 21
• One-Punch Man
• Fairy Tail
• Little Witch Academia
• School-Live!!
• Cromartie High School
• Attack on Titan: Junior High
• Kill la Kill
• Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon
• Nisekoi
• Gurren Lagann