In our rundown of our favorites from 2021, we discuss TV anime, movies and OVAs, characters, openings and endings, and romances. Naturally, we expect your lists of favorites to be different than ours and we'd love to hear them! Plus, there are always things we never got around to watching so do let us know what we've missed out on. Now you can join us on Discord!

The Speakeasy #133: The Best of 2021

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 #133: The Best of 2021

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