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We might have overdone it this week... First up we give out thoughts on the live action Cowboy Bebop adaptation set to be produced by Netflix. We talk casting choices, what they could potentially do that would be different than the source material, and in short give our brutally honest opinions of the idea in general. From there we get hyped about something Netflix is doing, and that is season 2 of The Great Pretender which is set to be available around the same time this episode premieres. We discuss what made the first season great as well as offer up some predictions for the future. We save the best for last this episode, where we plan and cast our own live action remake of a title no one wants to see with real people, so give this episode a listen to find out which Monster Girl filled anime we've decided to make a reality. As always power rankings are updated at thisjustanimepodcast.com 

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We're back so soon! After a weird week last week it's nice to be back in our Normal schedule. This Episode features 2 segments. The first is a continued discussion of the new Demon Slayer Mugen Train movie. As it continues to shatter box office records we discuss the impact it's having on how anime is perceived, how it's bringing in new fans, and ultimately how Demon Slayer has cemented itself as one of those instant classic shows everyone has an opinion on. After all that we switch things up with the Isekai Roundup for this season. We discuss all three Isekai titles out this season so, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, I'm Standing on a Million Lives, and By the Grace of the Gods. All of which have their own strengths and weaknesses we'll delve into as we try to rank them in order of worst to best. As always rankings are updated over at thisjustanimepodcast.com  

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This Week's episode is coming out at a weird time for... reasons. But rest assured it is packed with all that juicy anime content you crave. This week we're taking a look at ten shows that all have the potential to be called the best show of the season, and in a rare moment of positivity we're only trying to focus on things we think the show does well. These shows are currently the top ten spots on our rankings over at thisjustanimepodcast.com but that may change as we get closer to the end of the season. Whatever happens though, these are all excellent shows, and it's our job this week to show what sets each of them apart.

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This episode is out of some kind of parallel world where Cory takes over as the lead host and Nick is his ever supportive cohost. We thought it might be a nice change of pace to let Cory take the lead on planning an episode for a change, and while he wanted to do something completely weird and crazy, the formula ended up looking pretty similar to a normal episode, with just a bit more weird banter thrown in. First up we talk about the potential for Sony to buy Crunchyroll, and after that Cory tells you about two of his favorite shows this season and why he just thinks they're neat. And at the very end as a special treat Cory and Nick reflect on a particularly awkward story from Cory's trip to Japan a few years ago. As always check out them there power rankings over at thisjustanimepodcast.com 

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It's back, and bigger than ever before. That's right! It's time for the Fall 2020 Powercast. With 29 new titles plus a sizable number of  returning shows as well, this episode tells you hopefully everything you need to know about what you might want to watch this Fall season. As always we're doing our one sentence explanations of shows, but we're debuting a new ranking system which will be used on the site, thisjustanimepodcast.com, as well  We also take a few shows from each category to go in depth on, so join us for this very thorough and somewhat ridiculous primer on anime of Fall 2020.

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We're officially one week out from the fall 2020 Powercast, so while you wait enjoy this stellar episode featuring all the things you love. We got anime news, the latest on some major film releases, some particularly exciting video game announcements pertaining to the Atelier series, and even a couple of series getting a second season. After that we see if the new remake of Higurashi When they Cry is up to snuff compared to the original, or something completely different entirely. And finally in a segment no one has ever thought of before.. Nick puts some anime descriptions through google translate and back again, and it's Cory's job to guess  the title. Spoiler alert: He's not very good at it, but that's ok because you can play along at home and beat his high score. Get hyped for new power rankings over at thisjustanimepodcast.com dropping next week. 

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We're still a little ways out from this season's powercast so this week we thought we'd focus mostly on news this week. We have some info on the new Violet Evergarden movie released in Japan, we clear up the mystery that is Burn the Witch, and we got a couple of other juicy tidbits pertaining to this season. In the second half of this episode we play a little game of Buy It or Deny It as we speculate on some of the titles that dropped this past week and how they'll fare over the season. Power rankings for fall 2020 will be out soon, and you can see them first at thisjustanimepodcast.com  

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Holy crap it's back. Join us for the second ever TJA! Awardscast as we relive our favorite shows from Summer 2020 and give them the attention they deserve before they're inevitably replaced by the fall season and we never speak of them again. (Unless we feel like it) This season brought you everything from Rent a Girlfriend to Gibiate, and it had plenty of H-energy to spare. So Come see how your favorites fared in some of the typical ranking categories, and some categories you've probably never even thought of. See who takes the This Just Trophies for this season, and of course check those rankings one last time over at thisjustanimepodcast.com 

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As the Summer season comes to a close we thought we'd take a look at the best finale episodes of the season. For the first segment we give you our picks for top ten finales, based solely on the episode and not the show as a whole. From there we confirm that some of our favorite titles from this season have already been greenlit for another season, so we make some wild speculation about where things might lead. And lastly in our mysterious third segment, we get hyped for our second ever This Just Anime Awards cast as well as a couple of shows to look forward to airing soon. Get a last look at the Summer 2020 rankings before they disappear over at thisjustanimepodcast.com 

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On this very special 20th episode of the podcast we focus on three shows in specific this week. In our first segment we try to decipher the cryptic but suspenseful near halfway point of this season of Re: Zero. We try to make heads or tails of some of the warnings Subaru receives and take a stab at who is going to stay dead after the next episode. From there we state our controversial opinion and go in deep on whether or not Sword Art Online has ever been as good as people seem to think it is. Lastly ,in a segment mostly for Cory, we try and make out just why Dokyuu Hentai HxEros is so compelling despite being utterly ridiculous and certainly somewhat problematic in nature. We're drawing to the close of another season of anime, so check out those rankings before we do our season wrap up over at thisjustanimepodcast.com

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