The Anime Backlog

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Season 2 Episode 5: Dungeon Meshi: Or That Time We Risked Upsetting Our IBS With Questionable Food Choices Jun 05, 2024

Show notes

A new meal is served as Marcus takes the host seat again. This time they assign the first 10 episodes of Dungeon Meshi/Delicious in Dungeon. Will the squad think this anime is delectable? Or will it leave a bad taste in their mouths?

If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to support us directly and get a shout-out in a future episode, support us on the following platforms:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAnimeBacklog
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Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimebacklog

If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus: @Marcus R, Nick: @NickSpartz.

If you have any questions or comments feel free to email us at TheAnimeBacklogPodcast@gmail.com
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To help support the show and get an awesome box of Tokyo Snackation themed treats, use code "BACKLOG" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/TheAnimeBacklog

Music: "Kawaii Friends" by Alexander Lisenkov

Season 2 Episode 4: K-On!: or That Time We Cheered For 15 Years! May 22, 2024

Show notes

K-On! hit it's 15th anniversary as of April, so Nick decided it was time to dust off the classic cute girls doing cute things/slice of life anime and see how Marcus and Dan would handle an older show where they are not the target audience. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to support us directly and get a shout-out in a future episode, support us on the following platforms: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAnimeBacklog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/theanimebacklog Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimebacklog If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus: @Marcus R, Nick: @NickSpartz. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email us at TheAnimeBacklogPodcast@gmail.com Finally, if you want to see pictures of this month’s Tokyo Treat offerings, along with previews of future episodes, check out our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theanimebacklog/ To help support the show and get an awesome box of Tokyo Snackation themed treats, use code "BACKLOG" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/TheAnimeBacklog Music: "Kawaii Friends" by Alexander Lisenkov

Season 2 Episode 3 - Planetes: Or That Time We Gave a Hoot and Stopped Littering May 08, 2024

Show notes

First random roll of the new season! Surprisingly, it wasn't a Dan roll! This time the weebs watch the first 13 episodes of the 2004 anime Planetes. Have the dice gods been kind or cruel? Will The crew think this show is out of this world, or just another piece of junk floating around?

If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
If you want to support us directly and get a shout-out in a future episode, support us on the following platforms:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAnimeBacklog
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/theanimebacklog
Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimebacklog
If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus: @Marcus R, Nick: @NickSpartz. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email us at TheAnimeBacklogPodcast@gmail.com

Use code "BACKLOG" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/TheAnimeBacklog

Season 2 Ep 2 - Solo Leveling: Or That Time We Hailed the King Apr 24, 2024

Show notes

For this episode Dan is assigning the 2024 manhwa adaptation, Solo Leveling. Coming in with a massive amount of hype does Solo Leveling deliver? Do we come to hail the new king or does it get an unexpected crown?

If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
If you want to support us directly and get a shout-out in a future episode, support us on the following platforms:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAnimeBacklog
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/theanimebacklog
Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimebacklog
If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus: @Marcus R, Nick: @NickSpartz. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email us at TheAnimeBacklogPodcast@gmail.com

Use code "BACKLOG" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/TheAnimeBacklog

Music: "Kawaii Friends" by Alexander Lisenkov

Season 2 Ep 1 - Golden Kamuy: Or That Time We Were Attacked By The Worst Looking Bears Of All Time Apr 10, 2024

Show notes

It's a new season! To kick of season 2 of the podcast, Marcus is back in the host chair and assigns the first 11 episodes of Golden Kamuy! How will Dan and Nick feel about the show? Will our hosts feel like they've struck gold? Or will this experience be as painful as getting skinned?

If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
If you want to support us directly and get a shout-out in a future episode, support us on the following platforms:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAnimeBacklog
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/theanimebacklog
Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimebacklog

If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus: @Marcus R, Nick: @NickSpartz. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email us at TheAnimeBacklogPodcast@gmail.com

Use code "BACKLOG" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/TheAnimeBacklog

Music: "Kawaii Friends" by Alexander Lisenkov

Extra Credits #4: Or That Time We Threw Hands With The Crunchyroll Awards Mar 27, 2024

Show notes

Our first year is in the books, so we take a quick break for another Extra Credits episode. This time, we celebrate wrapping up our "first season" and then have a long discussion about the good and very bad from the Crunchyroll Awards. Let us know what you think of some of our answers, and some questions you want us to answer in future Extra Credits episodes. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to support us directly and get a shout-out in a future episode, support us on the following platforms: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAnimeBacklog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/theanimebacklog Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimebacklog If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus: @MarcusRVO, Nick: @NickSpartz. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email us at TheAnimeBacklogPodcast@gmail.com Use code "BACKLOG" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/TheAnimeBacklog Music: "Kawaii Friends" by Alexander Lisenkov

Episode 46 - Frieren: Or That Time We Yet Again Get Tricked By A Mimic Mar 20, 2024

Show notes

Nick is offering a bit of a penance for his previous sins of assigning 100 Girlfriends, and breaks of the big guns with the current top rated show on MAL in Frieren. Marcus already having read the manga, what will they think of the adaption? Will Dan think this lives up to the monumental hype that has been building for it? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to support us directly and get a shout-out in a future episode, support us on the following platforms: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAnimeBacklog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/theanimebacklog Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimebacklog If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus: @Marcus R, Nick: @NickSpartz. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email us at TheAnimeBacklogPodcast@gmail.com Use code "BACKLOG" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/TheAnimeBacklog Music: "Kawaii Friends" by Alexander Lisenkov

Episode 45 - Dead Mount Death Play: or That Time We Dressed For Exposition Mar 06, 2024

Show notes

While Nick may be in the host chair, the dice gods have determined that we are living in a Dan world. He wins his 6th roll, and we get another anime with the word dead in the title... So, strap in as we break down the first 12 episodes of Dead Mount Death Play, cause this one is gonna be a ride. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to support us directly and get a shout-out in a future episode, support us on the following platforms: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAnimeBacklog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/theanimebacklog Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimebacklog If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus: @Marcus R, Nick: @NickSpartz. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email us at TheAnimeBacklogPodcast@gmail.com Use code "BACKLOG" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/TheAnimeBacklog Music: "Kawaii Friends" by Alexander Lisenkov

Episode 44 - Saga of Tanya The Evil: Oppose God and Generate Value for Shareholders. Feb 28, 2024

Show notes

Dan is assigning the 2017 isekai Saga of Tanya the Evil for this episode. One of the big four in Isekai Quartet, does this show's take on the isekai genre hit for Marcus and Nick? Is opposing God in the name of capitalism compelling enough or does this anime join the pile of other generic isekai? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus: @Marcus R, Nick: @NickSpartz. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email us at TheAnimeBacklogPodcast@gmail.com Use code "BACKLOG" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/TheAnimeBacklog Music: "Kawaii Friends" by Alexander Lisenkov If you want to support the podcast directly, we are on the following platforms: https://www.patreon.com/TheAnimeBacklog https://ko-fi.com/theanimebacklog https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimebacklog

Episode 43 - Shangri-la Frontier: Or That Time We Pounded Energy Drinks, Had A Lan Party, And Farmed The Epic L00tz Feb 21, 2024

Show notes

For episode 43 Marcus is once again the arbiter, and for the first time assigns an anime that’s still airing! This week Dan and Nick have to watch the first 10 episodes of the VRMMO anime Shangri-la Frontier. Will they think this title belongs in the trash? Or will they think it’s a AAA god tier title?

If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus: @Marcus R, Nick: @NickSpartz. Any questions or comments feel free to email us at TheAnimeBacklogPodcast@gmail.com

Music: "Kawaii Friends" by Alexander Lisenkov

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