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Ep 21 - Gankutsuou (Part 2) - The Lesbians We Lost Along the Way
***This episode is Part 2 of our Gankutsuou series, which contains spoilers for both the anime and the book. Please listen to the previous episode first!Welcome to Masterpiece…
Ep 20 - Gankutsuou - French People... In Space!!
Welcome to Masterpiece Theatre… I mean, Masterpiece Anime? Finally, Anime is Lit covers the most Literature of Anime - “Gankutsuou”, the artistic 2004 adaptation of…
Ep 19 - NANA - Part 2 - This Baby Can Fit So Much Feminism In It
Part 2 of our NANA discussion, complete with spoilers. Our guest Meru (@pixelatedlenses) goes with us on a deep dive through the well-crafted storytelling and the inherent feminism…
Ep 18 - NANA - Part 1 "And They Were Roommates..."
We're back with another classic among sapphics: NANA. Joined by our wonderful guest Meru (@pixelatedlenses), we talk about our love for this series, its characters, and the maturity…
Ep 17 - Dear Brother - Part 2 "The spoilers... they just won't stop flowing"
Continuing part 2 of our discussion on the classic shoujo masterpiece Dear Brother (Oniisama e), now no-holds-barred, all-spoilers-all-the time. Dawn and Diana are with us to go in-depth…
Ep 16 - Dear Brother - Part 1 (Spoiler-Free Edition!)
We’re back with a supercast on the unmissable classic shoujo masterpiece Dear Brother (Oniisama e)! Joined by our friends Dawn (of the Anime Nostalgia podcast) and Diana, we…
Ep 15 - ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept - Symbolism & Sweets with Style
Come on, come on! On a journey! We're back again with a real anime, an underrated gem from creator Natsume Ono titled "ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept."…
Ep 14 - The Witcher - "You Either Die Hetero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become Bisexual"
Is The Witcher anime? It's definitely literature, and we decided it's anime enough for this podcast! K and Danny are joined by our friend Elise to talk about…
Ep 13 - Chihayafuru - "Anime is Poetry (AND SPORTS!!)"
It's the ultimate Chihayafuru cast, brought to you right at the dawn of Chihayafuru Season 3's airing! We assembled the biggest fans of this anime that we know…
Guest Spot: The Lore of Evangelion: Part 2 | Audio Encyclopedia
We were pleased to guest on Oh No, Anime! with our longtime podcasting friend Marc for a series about the Lore of Evangelion. This is a deep-dive into…
Guest Spot: The Lore of Evangelion: Part 1 | Audio Encyclopedia
We were pleased to guest on Oh No, Anime! with our longtime podcasting friend Marc for a series about the Lore of Evangelion. This is a deep-dive into…
Ep 12, Part 2 - Mob Psycho 100 - "Ghostbuster Internship"
Part 2 of our episode on of Mob Psycho 100 (please start with Part 1 if you haven't already! **Spoiler warning for seasons 1 and 2 of Mob…
Ep 12, Part 1- Mob Psycho 100 - "Ghostbuster Internship"
We're back in the saddle with old pod pals to bust open seasons 1 and 2 of the Mob Psycho 100! Marc of Oh No, Anime and TheSubtleDoctor…
Anime is ART - Bonus Episode - Kumoricon 2018 and meeting Yoshitaka Amano
K and Danny had an amazing time at Kumoricon 2018 and sat down the next day to record their thoughts! We have a conversation about what it was…
Angel's Egg, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, Vampire Hunter D
Ep 11 - Rose of Versailles - "The Power of Bara" (ft. Anime Nostalgia & GrantTheTheif)
BARA WA, BARA WA! Danny and K assemble a super crew to discuss the 1979 classic anime Rose of Versailles, joined by Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast…
Bonus Crossover Cast! Anime Expo 2018 with Oh No, Anime
Our best podcasting buddies Marc and Patrick of Oh No, Anime sat down with us on the last day of AX for a very special in-person bonus episode.…
Ep 10 - Ancient Magus Bride - Celtic Mythology and Magical Therapy Dogs
Celtic Mythology meets poignant recovery allegory in the 2017-2018 anime "Ancient Magus Bride". Returning pod friend Shadon and our good friend Bethany join us to discuss this beautiful…
Angel's Egg Crossover Cast - with Warui Deshou
Your favorite anime podcast crossover is back! We team up again with the Warui Deshou podcast to dissect and gush over Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano’s 1985 masterpiece…
Ep 09 - Princess Tutu - Ballet Mythology and Metanarrative
Welcome to our episode on Princess Tutu, the classic 2002 anime about ballet, fairy tales, and a duck who turns into the magical Princess Tutu to fight for…
Guest Spot - Oh No, Anime! Episode 53 - Devilman Crybaby
Earlier in February we guested on Oh No, Anime with our friends Marc and Patrick, and other guests GrantTheTheif and TheSubtleDoctor to discuss more of Devilman Crybaby! Marc…
Guest Spot - Subtitled Anime "Rakugo Made Us Cry for a Building"
We were thrilled to get the chance to talk about Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju with Giancarlo on the Subtitled Anime podcast! In this episode we get emotional (and…
Ep 08 - Tales From Earthsea - Willem Dafoe ASMR
This episode we cover "Tales from Earthsea", the Goro Miazaki-directed adaptation of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea novels. We talk about what Ursula Le Guin means to us and…
Guest Spot - Warui Deshou Bonus Episode 666: Devilman Crybaby
We were delighted to guest on Warui Deshou with our friends TheSubtleDoctor and Shadon about Devilman Crybaby! This is a more free-form discussion with lots of laughs, but…
Ep 07 - DEVILMAN Crybaby
This month we couldn't resist taking a bite out of the recent Netflix phenomenon, DEVILMAN Crybaby. We talk about our personal reactions, the show's surprisingly optimistic thesis, horniness,…
Ep 06 - Time of Eve: The Android Coffee Shop AU
This month we're covering Time of Eve (Eve no Jikan), a short but fantastic ONA series from 2008 about a cafe where both androids and people are welcome…
Ep 5.55 - Bonus: Drunk Evangelion
Welcome to our Drunk Evangelion bonus episode! This time we get personal, talk about our feelings, and wax drunk-poetic about the purpose of art and literary criticism. **SPOILERS…
Ep 05 - Evangelion Mythos
By request, this episode is a podcast version of the panel we presented at Kumoricon 2017 on the Evangelion Mythos and trying the plot arcs together. We try…
Ep 04 - Natsume Yuujinchou
This time we’re diving into Natsume Yuujinchou, also known as Natsume’s Book of Friends, with our very special guest Ethan. We discuss why the show resonates with us,…
Narration in Anime: The Tatami Galaxy and Beyond
Narration in Anime: The Tatami Galaxy and Beyond aka "This Podcast is (Not) About Evangelion" Welcome to our jam-packed episode on narration in anime! Starting with The Tatami…
The Tatami Galaxy, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Baccano!, His and Her Circumstances, Kino's Journey
Ep 02 - Thunderbolt Fantasy
Everything Thunderbolt Fantasy! Even though it's not technically anime, we talk about the creation of Thunderbolt Fantasy, how medium affects storytelling and why the show watches like a…
Ep 01 - Banayalasis
Welcome to episode 1 of Anime is Lit, where we get hyped and nerdy about why anime is awesome. We talk about the art and storytelling in anime…