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Wicked Anime brings you awesome animated commentary on the regular – including events coverage, news and reviews. Join Andrew, Jonathan, and the rest of the crew every other week as they adventure deep into Japanimation and curious cultural conundrums.

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07.30.2020

It's time for us to catch up on some animation! But wait, what's this? This isn't animation of the Japanese variety - it's Western animation through and through! We're spending this episode getting caught up on some favorite shows you've ...

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07.30.2020 Wicked Animation It's time for us to catch up on some animation! But wait, what's this? This isn't animation of the Japanese variety - it's Western animation through and through! We're spending this episode getting caught up on some favorite shows you've ...
07.16.2020 Wicked Audio Wicked Anime isn't done subject-switching just yet! We're taking a note from King Baby Duck's show and we're talking about music and all of our favorite things to listen to! Be sure to grab a pen and paper, 'cause if ...
07.02.2020 Wicked Gaming We're in the midst of the Steam Summer Sale, dropping small amounts of coin on games we'll never get to play - so let's celebrate all things gaming! The Wicked Anime crew have far too much to tackle in one ...
06.18.2020 Wicked Cinema Hey! We're tired of this anime and we don't wanna talk about it anymore! We're gonna talk about nothing but movies for approximately two hours, so you better get cozy. Grab some popcorn, unstick your shoes from the floor, and ...
06.04.2020 Anime Crossing Join JonStar, AFLM, Evan, Derek, Greg and as they talk about what's happening in anime and how much turnips cost today! PLUS - Metal Witches, Snackin' Bacon, and CAAAATS See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
05.21.2020 Panzer Fist Plus God-kun When you got something that works, you milk everything you can get out of it and run it into the ground! You enjoyed it, and though you certainly didn't ask for it, we're making more anime this season. This episode, ...
05.07.2020 blood.LEGEND// Valkyrie Seed!! If you're like some of us in Wicked Anime, you may have forgotten that there is a whole new season of anime that you should be watching! The Spring 2020 season of anime is well underway and we're here to ...
04.23.2020 Quarantine Con It's been a minute, but we're back to help ease the pain of quarantine. We hope you're all staying safe and healthy out there. Normally we'd be at Anime Boston, but that's become time we get to spend with you! ...
01.02.2020 Wickies 2019 Live (at one point), we bring you the 2019 Wickies! Wicked Anime closes out 2019 with their picks for the best and worst anime of the year. Be sure to stay all the way through the end, we will also ...
09.19.2019 See You, Space Cowboy . . . This is the episode you’re going to want to listen to until the very last second! Wicked Anime has more absurd news than we can handle in our short little block of time. It might even have the most swear ...
09.05.2019 Invader Zim Special Welcome to a series of short episodes while Wicked Anime is in a reconstruction period! We’re all about the animated Netflix specials this week and we’re especially looking to highlight the new Invader Zim special: Enter the Florpus! Join Jonstar, ...
08.22.2019 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Isekai The Isekai genre has become so formulaic that they’ve finally narrowed it down into a single book form! Now we don’t need to make anymore of them ever again, right . . . right?! Some authors of the genre have ...
08.08.2019 The Beach Episode The summer is hot, yet slowly coming to an end! We’re soaking up as much of what we have left of the season by going to the beach. We reminisce on some of our most favorite moments from that one ...
07.25.2019 Anime Expo and Summer 2019 Have you started watching the summer 2019 anime season yet? We dove straight into this blockbuster season to see if we could weed out the good and bad! Evan also went to Anime Expo and he’s talking about his shoulder-to-shoulder ...
07.11.2019 Summer 2019 Anime Preview It’s finally summertime! The sun is shining, the birds and bees are singing, the weather is hot... Of course, there’s no better way to enjoy all this than staying indoors watching some new anime! The Summer 2019 season of anime ...
06.27.2019 You’re Breathtaking, E3 2019! It’s that magical time of year where we get excited for the biggest video game advertisement of the year! E3 2019 is unleashing all of the hype that money can buy, and though there are some key companies not representing ...
06.13.2019 The Good, The Bad, and The Anime Movies It’s no secret that we here at Wicked Anime love us some movies, but that certainly doesn’t mean we like all of them. Movies based off of anime series, "Anime Movies" let's call 'em. are a hit and miss craft. ...
05.30.2019 Wicked Old – ft. John Wick In spirit of the greatest movie in the Universe being released, John Wick, we started speculating how old the title character was in the movie. While Keanu Reeves is pushing his mid 50s, John is a little ambiguous, due to ...
05.16.2019 Sonic the Hedgehog Movie “Gotta’ Go Fast!” is probably a familiar catchphrase to you. For those of you who don’t know, Paramount pictures originally said it when they were telling the artist how to design 3D Sonic for the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie. ...
05.02.2019 Cons and Game Shows (Con Month) Anime Boston 2019 has come and gone! As another Con Month comes to a close, we gather a super team of people to talk about their experience. We also broach a whole other topic: Game Shows... the likes we’ve never ...
04.18.2019 Spring 2019 Anime (Con Month) Not only are we balancing all of the convention content you can handle, but it’s also time to talk about a brand new season of anime! What kind of absurd shenanigans could we possibly get into this year at Anime ...
04.04.2019 Wicked Anime :: Episode 161 :: Let’s Build A Cosplay! (Con Month) It's the second week into Con Month and you’re probably already thinking... there’s no way you have any more ideas! You’d be right! So instead, we’re gonna build some cheap cosplay that will make any avid fan cringe. Join Jonstar, ...
03.21.2019 Con Month - Convention Culture It’s that time of year again! The time where you don your cardboard cosplay and empty your wallets on meaningless PVC figures while watching terrible AMVs. That’s right! IT’S CON MONTH! Join Wicked Anime as, for the next few episodes, ...
03.07.2019 Alita: Battle Angel Wicked Anime went to the movies! At said movies, we saw a movie. Said movie was an American Anime adaption. This so-called American Anime adaption . . . was PRETTY DAMN GOOD! Later in the episode, we tell the listening ...
02.21.2019 Wicked Anime :: Episode 158 :: Tetris the Anime With Ni No Kuni making it’s way into the anime realm, we started wondering what other video games would make really good anime! There have been plenty of examples across the spectrum of what makes a good anime adaption and ...
02.07.2019 Safe Word is Burt Reynolds What’s better than talking about even more Winter 2019 anime? Talking about REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE Winter 2019 anime! So uncomfortable in fact, we created a safe word to keep the conversations vanilla and kosher! Join Jonstar, Evan, Derek and Greg, as ...
01.24.2019 2019 Winter Anime! With our first official episode of the year recorded, it’s time for us to jump into some brand new anime! This episode, we’re discussing the 2019 winter season of anime. Let us know what you’re watching and which shows you ...
01.10.2019 The 4th Annual Wickies LIVE! We’re highlighting the best and worst anime of 2018! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.27.2018 A Place Farther Than 2019 It’s the holidays! Which means before we wrap up the year, we’re gonna wrap up all of the rest of the random thoughts we may have. Let’s put a bow on this final 2018 season of anime so we can ...
12.13.2018 Enter the Spider-Verse Sometimes, we spend more hours in the movie theater seat than our own couch cushions. Lately, we’ve seen a plethora of movies that are both so good and so bad that it’s more important than some anime show! Does a ...
11.29.2018 Detective Deadpool Pikachu Discussing some new movies (including the one with our favorite electric mouse, Pikachu) highlight some of the worlds best creators, and the continuing adventures in the Dragon Ball news saga! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11.15.2018 Episode 151 :: My Hollywood Academia We now return you to your regularly scheduled Wicked Anime Podcast! How about a plethora of new fall season anime shows that we haven’t gotten to talk to yet? That’s right . . . we have yet to uncover the ...
11.01.2018 Episode 150 :: Goblin Slayer RPG Special Wicked Anime has been around for 150 episodes! Can you believe it? Why have you wasted so many of your limited hours of life on this show?! . . . IT’S TIME FOR A BRAND NEW RPG SPECIAL!!! In the ...
10.18.2018 Episode 149 :: Fall 2018 Anime The Fall 2018 season is here! We’ve watched some shows and we’ve seen some . . . things. Shows that we never expected to be a hit and shows that we got exactly what we expected. Time to listen to ...
10.04.2018 Episode 148 :: The Joaquin Dead The Fall 2018 season of anime is among us and we’re looking at the shows that will be starting very soon! Will there be anything worth checking out this season? Even Wicked Anime wasn’t sure of that until they started ...
09.20.2018 Episode 147 :: Double-Barrel Bidoof Run If you listen to us at all, you know that we just LOVE some isekai anime! Yes, that’s right, we’re still talking about it. That’s just because we’re still absolutely floored by what they’re still thinking of. Did you see ...
09.06.2018 Episode 146 :: Detective Conan O’Brien It’s said that on the Wicked Anime... that the cast eventually talks about anime. Stick with us and I’m sure you’ll get to hear all about it. In the meantime, there are just some episodes that can’t help but stay ...
08.23.2018 Episode 145 :: G (Not For) Kids Jonstar is back from his honeymoon! Hear about his trip to Disney and his TSA troubles. While Disney is an animator’s paradise, you’re here for anime! Well, we got some new movies and manga that we review and recommend as ...
07.26.2018 Episode 144 :: Summer 2018 Anime The Summer 2018 season of anime is upon us and Wicked Anime is watching all of the shows so you don’t have to! Listen to which of the new shows we all liked and disliked . . . and you’ll ...
07.12.2018 Episode 143 :: My Waifu’s Inside Me! With the Spring anime season coming to a close, we look back fondly on what we have seen and pick what we thought what really was worth our time. And when we’re out with the old, we’re in with the ...
06.28.2018 Episode 142 :: Clear Eye for the Straight Guy Would it surprise you if Wicked Anime had an episode where they derailed just a little bit? Well, with the abundant amount of strange Japanese news to share, all the games from E3 2018, and the dads in anime who ...
06.14.2018 Episode 141 :: The Hate Smile It has been 20 years since one of Wicked Anime’s favorite shows made its presence known to the anime scene. Gainax and Production IG gave us FLCL, absolutely one of the strangest shows the world has ever seen! Now, we ...
05.31.2018 Episode 140 :: Sean Bean Bandit So, it appears that we have a hit on our hands! The fans have spoken and they want to help us develop our new hit hockey anime! While we do have a butt-load of news to go over, we’re also ...
05.17.2018 Episode 139 :: OtakusMeet.com Wicked Anime has been watching anime for so long, I bet they could write their own show with their eyes closed. Yeah, you know what? That’s just what they’ll do! Let’s take it even one step further and write a ...
05.03.2018 Episode 138 :: Really Good Friends or Cousins AND THEY’RE OFF! Out of the gate, we have the continuing series of the new Spring 2018 season of anime! All the shows that are continuing on, have a new season, or are a completely new reboot are racing down ...
04.19.2018 Episode 137 :: I Know A Go Na-Guy The air is getting warmer, the breezes are feeling nicer, and the trees are coming back to life as Spring steps back into the frame. Unless... you're living in the desolate tundra known as New England with us! So while ...
04.05.2018 Episode 136 :: Anime Boston 2018 (Con Month) Anime Boston 2018 has come and gone and so we present to you a stand-alone recap of our time at the convention. (Though if you're looking for the fullest, most extreme report, check out part 1 of our conversation at ...
03.22.2018 Episode 135 :: The Deadpool Theory (Con Month) By the Time you’re hearing this, we will be well prepared to make our way to Anime Boston 2018! It’s that magical time of year where we overload ourselves with work that eventually turns into consumable content for all of ...
03.08.2018 Episode 134 :: SasquachaCon 2018 (Con Month) Are you ready to hear us scream about Con Month for the next four weeks?! CUZ IT’S CON MONTH!!! We’re kicking off Con Month 2018 by spotlighting all of the conventions that are too weird for some parts of the ...
02.22.2018 Episode 133 :: All About That Badminton This time of year there's so much to talk about!In just a couple weeks, Con Month will be upon us once again and presently the Olympics are in full swing. And therefor, on a completely unrelated note, we're taking a ...

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Wicked Anime episodes:

Wicked Animation

Wicked Audio

Wicked Gaming

Wicked Cinema

Anime Crossing

Panzer Fist Plus God-kun

blood.LEGEND// Valkyrie Seed!!

Quarantine Con

Wickies 2019

See You, Space Cowboy . . .

Invader Zim Special

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Isekai

The Beach Episode

Anime Expo and Summer 2019

Summer 2019 Anime Preview

You’re Breathtaking, E3 2019!

The Good, The Bad, and The Anime Movies

Wicked Old – ft. John Wick

Sonic the Hedgehog Movie

Cons and Game Shows (Con Month)

Spring 2019 Anime (Con Month)

Wicked Anime :: Episode 161 :: Let’s Build A Cosplay! (Con Month)

Con Month - Convention Culture

Alita: Battle Angel

Wicked Anime :: Episode 158 :: Tetris the Anime

Safe Word is Burt Reynolds

2019 Winter Anime!

The 4th Annual Wickies LIVE!

A Place Farther Than 2019

Enter the Spider-Verse

Detective Deadpool Pikachu

Episode 151 :: My Hollywood Academia

Episode 150 :: Goblin Slayer RPG Special

Episode 149 :: Fall 2018 Anime

Episode 148 :: The Joaquin Dead

Episode 147 :: Double-Barrel Bidoof Run

Episode 146 :: Detective Conan O’Brien

Episode 145 :: G (Not For) Kids

Episode 144 :: Summer 2018 Anime

Episode 143 :: My Waifu’s Inside Me!

Episode 142 :: Clear Eye for the Straight Guy

Episode 141 :: The Hate Smile

Episode 140 :: Sean Bean Bandit

Episode 139 :: OtakusMeet.com

Episode 138 :: Really Good Friends or Cousins

Episode 137 :: I Know A Go Na-Guy

Episode 136 :: Anime Boston 2018 (Con Month)

Episode 135 :: The Deadpool Theory (Con Month)

Episode 134 :: SasquachaCon 2018 (Con Month)

Episode 133 :: All About That Badminton

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