The Battle Phase

By The Midnight Bard

Your Favorite Anime Podcast! Where Bard and The Boys read, review and discuss all things Anime and Manga. What are your favorites?

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How many episodes does The Battle Phase have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.

The Battle Phase episodes:

September 19, 2023 Favorite Music and Video Game Spinoffs
The Oni Bros are here for Sunday and Chill. Bard has assembled a number of topics to challenge, and frustrate, Dareinger, but it looks like it backfires a little bit. That plus our favorite bands, and what Yu-Gi-Oh archetype would make a great spinoff game.
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1h 10min
September 17, 2023 Video Game Talk- Nintendo Direct and the Unity debacle
The Nintendo Direct dropped earlier this week, and that means that there's a lot of games to discuss. And while on the subject of games, Unity made an awkward choice earlier this week, and it's likely to get real bad before it gets any better.
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1h 13min
September 13, 2023 TCG Talk- The Good, the Complicated and the Pricey
Bard and Dareinger are fans of multiple Trading Card Games. In this episode they discuss the difficulty of their favorite game, Yu-gi-oh, and which game among the big 3, Magic, Pokemon, and Yugioh, would be most cost effective to get into if you were coming from a secondary game like Digimon or One Piece. That and so much more!
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1h 2min
September 09, 2023 A whole lot of Idols
Bard took a week break from One Piece before beginning the next big arc, and along the way he discovered the Idol genre of anime. Dareinger was also on the Idol hype train as Hololive dropped a new MV for their new group ReGLOSS. All of that plus card games, anime and more!
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1h 19min
September 05, 2023 MOBA updates and Fading Legends
League of Legends has a new champion, Briar! And the fans are upset that she has shoes? Also, it's been a week of goodbyes as a popular Poke-Tuber retires, and we say farewell to 2 legendary television personalities.
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1h 19min
September 02, 2023 The One Piece Episode
Bard has recently jumped on the One Piece bandwagon, and after a month of watching the anime, he's made it all the way to Dressrorsa. Coincidentally, Wailo, a friend of the channel is roughly at the same place in the series, so they decided to sit down and chat about their journey across the Grand Line up to this point
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57min
August 26, 2023 How to Fix a Fandom
Hobbies and interests can sometimes have trouble attracting new members. Whether that be a card game being too difficult, or an anime or manga having too much lore to learn before you can hop on. Bard and Dare go over some solutions they found online. That plus Manga, V-Tuber, and WWE news on this episode of The Battle Phase
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1h 47min
August 24, 2023 Ranking Anime Power Systems
In this episode, five anime fans, ranging from casual to extreme men of culture, share their opinions on Anime Power Systems. From Alchemy to Zanpakuto, Bard, Dare, and special guests Helix, Moredoor, and Wailo share their opinions on what their favorites are, and which ones should be isekai-d to a different realm.
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2h 47min
August 19, 2023 What Makes a Good Card Game
Dare and Bard are fans of a ton of trading card games, and when you're passionate about a subject, you have strong opinions. In todays episode, the Battle Phase Bros discuss what makes a card game worth it, what makes it too difficult, resource systems and more. Also, Pokemon, V-Tuber news and more!
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1h 40min
August 19, 2023 Card Game Heists and Riots
It's a big week for our favorite card game, Yu-Gi-Oh, but the world championship isn't the only thing going on. GenCon saw a $300,000 trading card heist and Bard reminisces of the Exodia riots at the Tokyo Dome. Also, Pokemon!
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1h 23min

FAQs about The Battle Phase:

How many episodes does The Battle Phase have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.