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Anime Was (Not) A Mistake

267 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings

An Anime/Animated Retrospective Podcast ranging from the realms of Ghibli to Godzilla and beyond. Join resident nerd co-hosts Jonathan Kwiatkowski and Dan Ryan as they travel through spirit realms, new, fascinating worlds, and fly through the skies in order to prove that Anime Was (Not) A Mistake.

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Episode 254: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 07: Dogville (2003)

March 24, 2024 09:51 - 1 hour - 92.9 MB

Mind my Gooseberry Bushes! Tonight on Good Movie Podcast? Dan and Jonathan are taking a much deserved trip to Dogville (2003). In this town is the underlying belly of seedy Americana. With a cast full of goodie goodies what happens when Nicole Kidman waltzes in? In a theatrical commentary of America who will be left standing, gnawing at the bones of humanity? Bring your chalk outlines and labeled stage directions, who is to be believed? Will Dan Ryan  finally write the next great American no...

Episode 253: Sinister Six XXXII: Gods of Egypt (2016)

March 17, 2024 11:14 - 2 hours - 137 MB

Just as the sun rises and sets, another Sinister Six cycle comes to an end. Today's pick is none other than Gods of Egypt, a goofy, controversial, and extremely forgettable flick from 2016. In a (very) fictionalized version of Ancient Egypt, the god Horus is blinded and usurped by his uncle Set. A young thief named Beck steals back one of Horus's eyes back in hopes of ending Set's tyranny. In the process, Beck's lover Zaya is killed. With his sight partially restored, Horus enlists Beck's he...

Episode 252: Sinister Six XXXI: The Last Unicorn (1982)

March 10, 2024 10:37 - 1 hour - 86.8 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake is Alive! We are Alive! Our Sinister Six series returns with a pick that has been clinging to the bottom of our clandestine cauldron from the beginning. Why didn't it appear to us when we were young and new? Perhaps a misguided spell? Anyways,  tonight viewers will learn to never run from anything that is immortal and that all skeletons want is a little wine. That's right it is the tale of The Last Unicorn. Mythical creatures and bumbling wizards abound in this Jona...

Episode 251: Pokémon 4Ever (2001)

March 03, 2024 11:56 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Today's episode number corresponds with a very special Pokémon, so a very special presentation is required. Pokémon 4Ever aka Celebi: Voice of the Forest is the fourth installment in the Pokémon movie franchise. While traveling through an immense forest in the Johto region, Ash and his friends come across a time-displaced young trainer named Sam. He was sent forty years into the future after saving Celebi in the past. Our heroes do their best to keep Celebi safe in the present day, but a new...

Episode 250: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: Part IV

February 25, 2024 11:41 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB

Our fateful journey to Egypt finally resumes as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders returns to the podcast. Jotaro Kujo and his friends are in for a rough ride as they enter Pakistan. Their first opponent is an aggressive driver whose Stand takes the form of a monstrous car. Next, the wicked Enya takes matters into her own hands and lures the group into a eerie village. There, the fog seems to grow thicker as Enya grows more desperate to exact her revenge. The smug Steely Dan is the...

Episode 249: Soul Eater (Part 2)

February 18, 2024 12:27 - 1 hour - 93.1 MB

Ribbit, Ribbit its time for Anime Was (Not) A Mistake to return once again to Death Meister Academy. Soul Eater is back on school agenda. Today we learn a few things, witches cant be a doctor, Camilla blossoms do have a scent, and holy swords can only used by the most dedicated of meisters. Truly, this anime has been really surprising for us in this modern era. More questions, upon questions,  great character backstories, and fun little witches. Stay tuned and hope you are ready for some swi...

Episode 248: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 06: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)

February 11, 2024 14:25 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Just as we promised (and/or threatened), Anime Was (Not) A Mistake is finally heading to a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars, now subtitled Episode IV - A New Hope, is the legendary film that launched a (mostly) beloved franchise. Pursued by the Galactic Empire, Princess Leia sends the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO on a vital mission. They must find the famed Obi-Wan Kenobi and deliver the secret Death Star plans to the Rebel Alliance. The Death Star itself is a monstrous battle station capable of ob...

Episode 247: Soul Eater (Part 1)

February 04, 2024 13:26 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB

Break out the pumpkins and tighten your head screws, because tonight on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake we are watching the 2008 anime classic Soul Eater. When Mesiter and Weapon work together there is no beast, witch, or Kisshin that can stand in their way! Our students Maka, Soul Eater, Black Star, Tsubaki, Kid, Patty, and Liz all have their unique quirks, but they form a competent cast of characters. Which will your favorite be. Lets go back to school and work towards achieving our goals of bec...

Episode 246: Dragon Ball GT: The Black Star Dragon Ball Saga (Part II)

January 28, 2024 12:40 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

The galaxy-wide search for the Black Star Dragon Balls continues as we resume Dragon Ball GT! An encounter with the dancing Para Para Brothers leads our heroes to Planet Luud. There, the villainous Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy has been offering his followers to an immense idol known as Lord Luud. The idol turns Pan into a doll just as Goku and Trunks arrive on the scene. Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy is forced to reveal his true form in order to combat the Saiyans. Master Dolltaki, the true leader of the...

Episode 245: Spirited Away: Live On Stage (2023)

January 21, 2024 12:32 - 1 hour - 96.5 MB

On this episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake we return to our Studio Ghibli roots and raise the curtain on a new stage. That's right, we are heading back to the bathhouse with Spirited Away: Live on Stage. We embark on a young girl's journey to traverse the spirit world with a cast of eclectic characters. Only this time through a different medium.  Will sets, props, costumes, song, and dance lend itself to this iconic animated film? I'm not willing to sign my name away on it, but if the Radi...

Episode 244: Sinister Six XXX: Dick Tracey (1990)

January 14, 2024 13:05 - 2 hours - 126 MB

With today's episode, 30 installments of Sinister Six have come and gone. To celebrate this special occasion, we'll be taking a look back at some of our favorite terrible movies. After that, fate selects 1990's Dick Tracy as the 30th sinister feature. A passion project for director, producer, and star Warren Beatty, Dick Tracy adapts the classic 1930s comic strip of the same name. In a larger-than-life city, organized crime is running rampant. Boss "Big Boy" Caprice is forcibly bringing othe...

Episode 243: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 05: 8 1/2 (1963) + Sinister Six XXIX: Nine (2009)

January 07, 2024 12:47 - 2 hours - 177 MB

So, you little Italian devils, you want to know about podcasting? In a cinematic move, Jonathan has decided that he is going to direct Dan's descent further into madness with a mix of pleasure and pain. Many thought it should never happen, but life is fleeting. Tonight, in a Good Movie/Sinister Six New Year's Double Feature are two films, the same story, but vastly different in execution/style.  First on the bill, is a classic with Federico Fellini's sensationalized auto-biographical opus, 8...

Episode 242: Rankin/Bass Holiday Special IV/Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

December 31, 2023 11:05 - 2 hours - 165 MB

Ho, Ho My Lads and welcome to another holiday Spectacular on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake! On this heady, decadently delicious episode, everyone is here! Dan, Jonathan, Gabe, Grant and Heather settle in for a pairing of "classic" holiday movies. First, we reach our peak in the Rankin Bass universe with 1977's The Hobbit. When Bilbo Baggins is hired to burgle an immense treasure from a cat-like dragon an iconic adventure beings. Highlights include babysitting bumbling dwarves, soaring on the win...

Episode 241: Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)

December 24, 2023 13:12 - 1 hour - 93.1 MB

Once more, even deeper still, into the abyss. Anime Was (Not) A Mistake continues our adventure with Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020). Reg and Riko have a new companion with Nananchi, but in order to reach their goal they must circumnavigate a freezing layer and the world's "best" dad, Bondrewd. The sparagmos is charging and more deadly than ever. And what of the young, Prushka? Maybe Meinya can show us the way? Pop in a fresh cartridge and prepare for some more spelunking!  Rate...

Episode 240: Dragon Ball GT: The Black Star Dragon Ball Saga (Part I)

December 17, 2023 13:22 - 1 hour - 90.5 MB

Another Pizza Party Promise is finally fulfilled as Dragon Ball GT comes to the podcast. With a year left until Earth explodes, Goku and his friends resolve to search the universe for the Black Star Dragon Balls. The adventure gets off to a rocky start, however, as Pan launches the spaceship before final preparations can be made. The trio of Goku, Trunks, and Pan are forced to crash land on the planet Imecka. Repairing the ship and escaping proves difficult due to King Don Kee's tyrannical h...

Episode 239: Made In Abyss: Wandering Twilight (2019)

December 10, 2023 13:30 - 1 hour - 85.5 MB

Further and further, down into the pit, Anime Was (Not) A Mistake delves. We continue to explore the beauty and horror of the subterranean world in Made In Abyss: Wandering Twilight (2019). Riko and Reg's adventure started off just unsettling, but as they continue on there's horrific creatures, true body horror, and worst of all... daddy issues. When things can't possibly get any worse, they just might. However, with enough hope and friendship, things will turn out alright...right? Tune in a...

Episode 238: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge: Part II (1997)

December 03, 2023 10:51 - 1 hour - 98.3 MB

The cosmic conqueror Pyron descends to Earth in the second half of Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge OVA series. Unnatural rays of light have replaced the shroud of darkness created by Demetri, but humanity remains in danger. Armies of robotic Huitzils are laying waste to entire cities. Demetri remains in his castle, still determined to accumulate enough strength to take over the Demon Realm. Morrigan Aensland, frustrated by other demons' lack of action, heads to the mortal world to face...

Episode 237: Made In Abyss: Journey’s Dawn (2019)

December 03, 2023 00:20 - 1 hour - 107 MB

There's a hole to be explored and here on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake Dan and Jonathan are ready to go spelunking!  Today on the podcast ,we take a look at the first part in a new series with Made In Abyss: Journey’s Dawn. In an anime that is sure to be lighthearted and breezy, we meet the young Riko and the robot boy Reg, as the descend further and further into a perilous pit.  With each step down more and more mysteries emerge. Would you be able to resist the call of the past, in search of a...

Episode 236: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge: Part I (1997)

November 19, 2023 10:47 - 1 hour - 117 MB

The darkness surrounding us is something far worse than Daylight Savings Time. Today's episode focuses on Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, an OVA series that adapts the cult classic Darkstalkers fighting game franchise. The vampiric (and aristocratic) Demetri Maximoff reawakens and casts a literal shadow over the mortal realm. This perpetual darkness allows other Darkstalkers to emerge across the globe, but only one of them can truly rule the night. Will it be the confident and allurin...

Episode 235: Carrie (1976)

November 12, 2023 11:11 - 1 hour - 111 MB

These are Godless times, loyal listeners! In continuing our annual Spooktober celebration Anime Was (Not) A Mistake gets ready to go to the prom with Brian De Palma's 1976 seminal Stephen King adaptation Carrie. Dan's "dirty pillows" will undoubtedly be on full display, as Jonathan recalls just how those boys could dance...and likes it!!! However, in between buckets of pigs' blood and personal time in the punishment St. Sebastian closet, we have to ask ourselves is this a film of multiple ge...

Episode 234: The Frighteners (1996)

November 05, 2023 11:07 - 1 hour - 112 MB

That chill in the New Jersey air can only mean that Halloween is upon us again. This year's spooky special begins with Peter Jackson's cult classic comedy-horror film The Frighteners. Frank Bannister claims to be a "freelance exorcist" capable of capturing the ghosts that plague Fairview, California. In reality, a traumatic event gave Frank the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. Frank has his ghostly friends haunt his customers until they give him a call. One day, Frank discovers th...

Episode 233: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 04: All That Jazz (1979)

October 29, 2023 10:39 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

Bye, Bye, Love. Bye, Bye, Happiness. Good Movie Podcast?  thinks we're gonna die.  Tonight, on the podcast, Dan and Jonathan show off their abilities to be a triple threat with Bob Fosse's All That Jazz (1979). As we talk with the Angel of Death, and recount the low points of our lives, we may just stumble through a soft shoe or two. Break out your packs of cigarettes and your cerebral songs, it's time to make a musical about air travel. After you're gone, were gonna miss ya! Lift me Dan!  ...

Episode 232 - Street Fighter (1992)

October 22, 2023 09:03 - 1 hour - 98.5 MB

The evil forces of M. Bison (this time played by the late, great Raul Julia) have returned to plague our podcast once again. Today's Sinister Six pick is none other than 1994's Street Fighter, the less-loved but cheesier counterpart to the Street Fighter II anime film. This version puts the spotlight on Colonel Guile as he fights to free hostages from M. Bison's villainous grip. Chun-Li Zang, joined by enters the fray in order to avenge her father. Ryu Hoshi and Ken Master also get tangled u...

Episode 232 - WNAM: Sinister Six XXVIII: Street Fighter (1992)

October 22, 2023 09:03 - 1 hour - 98.5 MB

The evil forces of M. Bison (this time played by the late, great Raul Julia) have returned to plague our podcast once again. Today's Sinister Six pick is none other than 1994's Street Fighter, the less-loved but cheesier counterpart to the Street Fighter II anime film. This version puts the spotlight on Colonel Guile as he fights to free hostages from M. Bison's villainous grip. Chun-Li Zang, joined by enters the fray in order to avenge her father. Ryu Hoshi and Ken Master also get tangled u...

Episode 231 - AWNAM: Sinister Six XXVII: House of Gucci (2021)

October 15, 2023 20:56 - 2 hours - 126 MB

Style. Power. Sinister Six. Anime Was (Not) A Mistake presents a peak into the maddening atelier of Jonathan and Dan. In a podcast so seductive, today we watch Ridley Scott's 2021 odyssey House of Gucci. Lady Gaga is a star in Jonathan's eyes, but her performance as Patrizia Reggiani, may be the final thread that leads to Dan's undoing. Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Selma Hyaek, and even Jared Leto (fresh from the Waluigi school of acting) are all here. The stars are ALL here... but ...

Episode 230: Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Part: X

October 08, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 88.3 MB

It's been a long time coming, but we have arrived at the final episodes of Mobile Fighter G Gundam. Even though Domon Kasshu has won the 13th Gundam Fight, the battle for Earth is far from over. Major Ulube gives Rain to the Devil Gundam to serve as its new Core Life Unit. The Devil Gundam then merges with the entire Neo Japan colony in order to begin its purge of humanity. The Shuffle Alliance faces an impossible fight in outer space, but the rest of the world's Gundam Fighters arrive to gi...

Episode 229: Ride Your Wave (2019)

October 01, 2023 10:52 - 1 hour - 93.3 MB

I hope that all of you find a porpoise in your lives, as tonight on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake we are watching the recentish anime film , Ride Your Wave (2019). On this episode, Hinako and Minato fall in love amid fireworks and firefighting. Truly, nothing traumatic is bound to happen when some youths set off some fireworks and the ocean swells. Between coffee cups and songs sung these sea-crossed lovers will find their way into romance. Please, just bear down on your board and learn to curve...

Episode 228: Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Part:IX

September 24, 2023 12:06 - 1 hour - 72.2 MB

Mobile Fighter G Gundam returns for the second-to-last time as the Gundam Fight Finals come to an explosive conclusion. In order to a clear a path for Domon to reach the Devil Gundam, Argo and Sai Saici will have to face Gundam Heaven's Sword. The Grand Gundam reappears next, putting Chibodee and George in a tight spot. The third Heavenly King finally emerges as well, but Rain "rises" to the occasion and confronts this new challenge. Putting their convictions on the line, Domon and Master As...

Episode 227: Princess Jellyfish: Second Half

September 17, 2023 11:21 - 1 hour - 93.3 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake returns with Princess Jellyfish to conclude a classic season, that should had definitely received a season 2.  Tsukimi is at a crossroads, mourning her mother and unsure of life, but Kuranosuke is there, also mourning his mother and dead-set on taking the fashion world by storm. The other members of the Amamizukan are there and just as eccentric as always. With Shoko, determined to get het the results of her  renovation and blackmail of Shu signed, sealed, and done ...

Episode 226: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 03: Mystery Men (1999)

September 10, 2023 11:09 - 1 hour - 93.6 MB

The third installment of Good Movie Podcast? brings us to the cyberpunk metropolis of Champion City. The most popular and powerful superhero in this town is the sponsor-friendly Captain Amazing. This story, however, focuses on a trio of more unlikely heroes. Mr. Furious, the Shoveler, and the Blue Raja finally get their chance to shine when Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the villainous Casanova Frankenstein. This oddball team is soon joined by the Spleen, the Invisible Boy, and the Bowler. ...

Episode 225: Princess Jellyfish: First Half

September 03, 2023 12:38 - 1 hour - 80 MB

Princess Jellyfish returns from the Anime Was (Not) A Mistake Pizza Party(TM) with the same awkward passion to defend the Amamizukan from wayward trespassers! Tsukimi is paranoid enough to have a guy dressed as a girl enter her inner sanctum, how will things work out if we throw his older brother in the mix? In this series that has/has not aged well in different ways what is the outfit of the day? Do we spend all our time reminiscing about the past in the aquarium or  will Dan/Jonathan don t...

Episode 224: Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Part: VIII

August 27, 2023 11:28 - 1 hour - 79.7 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake certainly has a lot of news to cover, both nothing takes precedent over the Gundam Fight Finals! Previously on Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Domon strengthened his bonds with the other members of the Shuffle Alliance. Even so, the King of Hearts might not be a true team player just yet. Domon, angered by Allenby's disappearance after the last match, pushes Rain away and into the arms of Shwarz Bruder. A brief truce with Master Asia grants Domon a powerful new technique, ...

Episode 223: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 02: Blue Velvet (1986)

August 20, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 70 MB

Good Movie Podcast? is back and I hope that the robins too, come back to roost. Tonight, on the podcast, we are experiencing the rich, lush, dreamscape that is David Lynch's Blue Velvet. Baby need podcast, after all. Don your blue velvet robe and mind your ears as we head into the the subterranean realms of suburbia. Huff that laughing gas and depend on the powers that be. Jonathan will be crooning and Dan Ryan will be solving mysteries, nonetheless. We hope that you are wearing your propell...

Episode 222: One Piece: Film Red

August 13, 2023 11:26 - 1 hour - 93.2 MB

Today's episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake puts the spotlight on a pop sensation whose concerts are surprisingly affordable. One Piece Film: Red, originally released in 2022, is the fifteenth feature film in the legendary One Piece franchise. On the island of Elegia, famous singer named Uta is putting on a show and the Straw Hat Pirates have front row seats. Happy to see his childhood friend again, Luffy accidentally reveals to the world that Uta is the daughter of Red-Haired Shanks. Despi...

Episode 221 - AWNAM: Sinister Six XXVI: Batman & Robin (1997)

August 06, 2023 13:22 - 1 hour - 120 MB

Our latest Sinister Selection series continues with another so-bad-it's-probably-bad cinematic event. Babylon falls and Gotham City rises to take its place. 1997's Batman & Robin is a famously controversial movie, and is cited by many as one of the worst films of all time. But is it really that bad, or have the hearts of critics simple gone cold? The story focuses on the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin as they attempt to work as a team. Gotham City is being threatened by the ever-punny Mr. F...

Episode 220 - AWNAM: Sinister Six XXV: Babylon (2022)

July 30, 2023 10:56 - 2 hours - 125 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake returns to our Sinister Six series. But for the next few it is a special occasion, A Sinister Selection. Tonight, Jonathan has chosen a film intended to be the undoing of Dan Ryan. Just as Hollywood has faded, so too shall the hope fade from his eyes. Debauched, Bawdy, and Overwhelming tonight we head to the sex and drug filled world of Babylon (2022). On the outer veneer this movie has a few saving graces. Margot Robbie, style, and a cast/crew that cares about cham...

Episode 219: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 01: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

July 23, 2023 13:30 - 1 hour - 83.3 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake is proud to present a more beautiful alternative to the Sinister Six. For the inaugural episode of Good Movie Podcast?, we'll be taking a look at 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark. Directed by Steven Spielberg, this legendary movie kickstarted the Indiana Jones franchise. While this story needs no introduction, the film focuses on an adventurer/archeologist racing against the Nazis to secure the fabled Ark of the Covenant. The movie speaks for itself, but (if you'll in...

Episode 218: Memories (1995)

July 16, 2023 10:31 - 57 minutes - 58.8 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake presents a minisode devoted to Katsuhiro Otomo's scifi anthology anime masterpiece Memories. Three short vignettes alike in theme and subject, but different for every viewer. Blending together some other anime legends like Satoshi Kon, Tensai Okamura and many more. Magnetic Rose soars to operatic heights. Stink Bomb's fumes will leave you dazed and yet, somehow fond for the comfort of homes. Lastly, Cannon Fodder will fill your mind with rigorous routine, gunpowder ...

Episode 217: Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Part: VII

July 09, 2023 10:24 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake loves to deal the deck and keep our audiences guessing. On tonight's episode it has been a long while, but we haven't forgotten. We will always be a member of The Shuffle Alliance. That's right we are returning to Mobile Fighter G Gundam. The Gundam fight rages on and the Devil Gundam may be lurking right under the surface. Our hero, Domon Kasshu must encourage his fellow Shuffle Alliance members that they must band together, but first he has to take care of their d...

Episode 216: Trigun: Part V: Finale

July 05, 2023 20:23 - 1 hour - 74.6 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake finishes another Grimace-centric series with the original Trigun. On this episode, Dan and Jonathan set their differences aside and watch as Vash and Wolfwood finish off the Gung Ho Guns.  Next, we spend some time dealing with grief in a small town, hoping that no one discovers our past sins. Lastly, its  the final confrontation...brother vs brother. Who, if anyone would come out of this battle unscathed? You are going to shoot at me again!?!?!?So... On the first ev...

Episode 215: Fatal Fury - TV Specials: 1 + 2

June 25, 2023 21:49 - 2 hours - 125 MB

Our podcast returns to the arcade to look at two TV specials based on the Fatal Fury fighting game series. Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolves introduces us to brothers Terry and Andy Bogard. After their father is murdered by crime lord Geese Howard, the brothers vow to become great martial artists. Ten years later, the brothers reunite and (along with their new friend Joe Higashi) enter Howard's own "King of Fighters" tournament. While the brother have come a long way, even their new sk...

Episode 214: Trigun: Part IV

June 11, 2023 20:09 - 1 hour - 83.2 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake is back on our space western bullshit. We resume the tail end of Trigun, where last we met, Vash and Knives' past was revealed. On this episode, we get more bonding time between Vash and Wolfwood, while answering a question that has puzzled many. Which is more deadly? A giant space worm? Or a child? Also, we are off to see just what might have happened to the remaining SEED Earthlings who were spared by Rem's sacrifice. It's a tough world out there, and with the Gun...

Episode 213: Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie (1982)

June 04, 2023 21:15 - 1 hour - 102 MB

The fate of the Seventh Galaxy hangs in the balance on today's episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake. Released in 1982, Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie is a hallmark of science fiction anime. The cocky, cigar-chomping adventurer known as Cobra was thought to have died two years ago. Equipped with a brand new face and his powerful Psychogun, Cobra teams up with the beautiful bounty hunter Jane Flowers. Jane wishes to save both her sisters and her home planet from the tyrannical Pirate Guild. ...

Episode 212 - AWNAM: Tampopo (1985)

May 28, 2023 21:03 - 2 hours - 124 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake is serving up a cinema special, with piping hot broth and delicious pork! On tonight's Animesterpiece menu it's the comedic, human, and endearing Tampopo (1985). After this movie you will never look at a bowl of ramen in the same way! Juzo Itami's masterwork has as many lessons to teach, as stomachs to fill. When a couple truckers stumble upon a single mom who works tirelessly to craft the perfect ramen, a culinary adventure begins that takes us into the hungry live...

Episode 211 - AWNAM: Godzilla, Mothra, and King Gidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)

May 21, 2023 21:10 - 1 hour - 98 MB

Our latest Animasterpiece begins with Susuke Kaneko's Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. Originally released in 2001, this film is the 25th entry in the Godzilla franchise overall and the third feature in the character's Millennium era. Godzilla returns for the first time since 1954, now possessed and empowered by restless spirits. This villainous version of Godzilla is ready to destroy Japan unimpeded. Yuri Tachibana is an intrepid young reporter who is rese...

Episode 210 - AWNAM: Sinister Six XXIV: Drag Me To Hell (2009)

May 14, 2023 20:21 - 1 hour - 98 MB

Choke on It B#tch! This week on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake Jonathan and Dan check out Sam Rami's classic horror comedy, Drag Me To Hell (2009). There is a dark spirit afoot and Christine Brown has denied a bank loan to the wrong old lady. For those of you bodily functions opposed, please turn away because this one is kind of a gross out. But, if you every worked at a banking job, ate an eyeball-filled cake, or had a revenge demon following you, this might be the perfect movie goer experience....

Episode 209 - AWNAM: Sinister Six XXIII: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)

May 07, 2023 20:04 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

Our latest Sinister Six event begins with 1975's The Giant Spider Invasion. A black hole hits rural Wisconsin and opens a doorway to a parallel universe (or a Spider-Verse, if you will). The town is soon overrun by small spiders who gradually grow into bigger, cuter spiders. It takes a while for our cast of characters to notice anything is amiss, however. The scientists are busy running tests in a totally-real laboratory, the drunks are drinking, and the cops are eating chili. By the time ev...

Episode 208:Trigun: Part III

April 30, 2023 20:14 - 1 hour - 89.7 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake continues with our recap of Trigun, by heading right into the fray. In this batch of episodes we are finally introduced to the murderous Gung Ho Guns. This group is dead set on killing Vash, just like Jonathan is intent on devouring some chicken parmigiana. Additionally, Vash's sci-fi upbringing and a deeper plot emerges. Eat your heart out, Dan Ryan. How did the people here arrive on Gunsmoke? Who is Vash chasing? And what is the directive of the human race? Spread...

Episode 207: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: Part III

April 23, 2023 20:06 - 1 hour - 92.6 MB

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the creepiest Stand user of them all? Our last batch of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders episodes ended with the startling revelation that Kakyoin is a traitor. Jotaro will have to confront his so-called friend and contend with a seemingly-invincible Stand. Next, the group reaches India and finds themselves in the crosshairs of two deadly assassins. Polnareff sees a chance to finally get revenge on his sister's murderer, but his recklessness coul...

Episode 206: Trigun: Part II

April 16, 2023 20:11 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Anime Was (Not) A Mistake cant stop the wheels on this crazy...sandsteamer?!? Jonathan and Dan race along in an electric brilliant dynamite neon flash as they continue recapping Trigun. If they somehow mange to survive they might require some spiritual guidance on this parched desert planet. And if a mysterious preacher may show up, bearing a strange colossal cross well, let's just say that they hope it isn't time for them to meet their maker. Get your rides in dear, and make sure the chambe...

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