 This month we fulfill the promise of our anniversary poll with the review of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017).   And then we discuss some of our favorite things from 2023 that are not anime and manga!   The Type-Moon (Moment) Minute    Fate/Extra CCC fan-made patch  FGO Gudaguda Super Goryokaku and the upcoming Christmas event    Join us on Discord! 

The Speakeasy #156: JoJo Part 4 Live-Action Movie

Anime! Manga! Conventions! Fandom! Reviews! News! Editorials! Seasonal Preview Guides! Classics!

The Reverse Thieves look at so much anime and manga that it can’t be contained within a single podcast. Join Kate and Alain as they discuss everything from what they just watched to what is going on in fandom.

SWAT (Seasonal Watching Anime Taskforce) Reviews: A look at the first episode of the best (and sometimes worst) anime of the new season.

Case Closed Reviews: A final wrap-up of the anime we finished this season. Did they knock it out of the park or crash and burn?

The Speakeasy: What we've been watching, reading, and playing, plus a look into the news from the last month.

Rewatch Podcasts: We go back and watch a classic show to see if it lives up to our memories.

Crime Scene Investigations: Our recollections from the biggest national anime conventions to the most intimate gathering of fans.

TV & Film

Leisure

Animation & Manga

 This month's manga is features the performance art of rakugo. Young Akane pursues her career and plans to avenge her disgraced father.    Learn more!   Read a sample!   Get it!    Join our Discord! 

Manga of the Month: Akane-banashi

 The new anime season is upon us! We discuss a rundown of new series.    Kaiju No. 8  Go! Go! Loser Ranger!  Wind Breaker  Viral Hit  The Fable  Mysterious Disappearances  Bartender: Glass of God  Oblivion Battery  Highspeed Etoile  Astro Note  Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night  Train to the End of the World  Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master  Spice & Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf  Unnamed Memory    The Type-Moon (Moment) Minute    Fate/Dream Strikers  FGO Witch on the Holy Night collab 2024    Join us on Discord! 

The Speakeasy #160: Kaiju No. 8, Go! Go! Loser Ranger!, Spice & Wolf + More Spring 2024 Anime

 Daemons of the Shadow Realm by Hiromu Arakawa   This month's manga is a new action manga from beloved creator Hiromu Arakawa, best known for her series Fullmetal Alchemist.     Learn more!   Read a sample!   Get it!    Join our Discord! 

Manga of the Month: Daemons of the Shadow Realm

  We discuss some recently completed anime, plus a live-action movie adaptation of a detective manga.     Soaring Sky! Precure  Ancient Magus Bride S2  Don't Call It Mystery (2023 live-action movie)  Jujutsu Kaisen S2    The Type-Moon (Moment) Minute    FGO Valentine's Day 2024  FGO White Day 2024    Join us on Discord! 

The Speakeasy #159: Soaring Sky Precure, Don't Call It Mystery, Jujutsu Kaisen S2 + More

 King in Limbo by Ai Tanaka   This month's manga is part of a new mystery featuring a pandemic, traumatic memories, and brain divers.    Learn more!  Read a sample!   Get it!    Join our Discord! 

The Speakeasy #156: JoJo Part 4 Live-Action Movie

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