Bandai Namco's Associate Brand Manager Stephen Akana and Community Specialist David Lee join the IGN Anime Club hosts to talk about the new Sword Art Online game, One Piece, and more from Jump Festa.

Meghan is back! She joins Miranda and Kallie to discuss some of our most memorable holiday episodes, the best gifts to give to other anime fans, and anime you should watch with your family.

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IGN's Katie Kasarda joins Kallie and Miranda this week to, like most adults, try and understand the teens - the anime teens. Where are their parents? Why are they so darn mature? How do they always score the seat in the back of the class? We also discuss Undertale and Kallie talks about her time at PlayStation Experience.

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IGN's James Faulkner joins Kallie and Miranda this week to discuss the most delicious-looking food in anime and a few of our favorite anime that does food best. Also, Miranda gives a brief breakdown on Digimon Adventure Tri and we imagine what our holiday parties would look like with our favorite anime characters.

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Max Scoville returns to IGN Anime Club to talk about the great Hayao Miyazaki films with Miranda, Meghan, and Kallie. The group also discusses Meghan's Sword Art Online: Lost Song review, and how anime games could be better. 

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The club shares their favorite anime heroes and villains... and who they'd like to see couple up. Plus, they recommend 4 classic '80s shows!

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Kallie, Meghan, and Miranda watched Anthem in the Heart in theaters this week and discuss their thoughts on the film. With anime becoming more available, the group speculates what could happen if anime reaches mainstream popularity, talk about weird Yo-Kai, and the best arcs in Sword Art Online

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This week IGN Anime Club transforms into Umaru, discusses different types of horror anime, and announce the next Anime Watch Party show.

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Jared joins Kallie, Meghan, and Miranda as they discuss what they love and hate about fan service in anime. Plus, Jared offers insight into the cultural differences between Japan and the West.

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Kallie, Meghan, and Miranda tackle another batch of fall anime and are pleasantly surprised with some great new mature shows and another funny anime parody. The club analyzes a few of the new not-so-short anime shorts and Kallie expresses her disdain for talking animals.

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