Anime World Order Podcast
303 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 422 ratingsAn anime podcast all about Japanese cartoons and comics as discussed by three self-proclaimed experts in the world of anime and manga! Plus anime news / reviews, coverage of classic anime, hentai / yaoi, and much, much more. Updated every week. We hope.
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Anime World Order Show # 229 - The Panda Is Quite Critical To The Resolution of Things
March 29, 2024 22:49 - 35.3 MBAfter talking about the Crunchyroll Anime Awards presentation held in Japan, we touch upon the death of the legendary artist Akira Toriyama for a bit before Clarissa reviews the 2022 12-episode series Akiba Maid War without really delving into spoiler territory. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 228 – The Gang Attempts to Lose Patreon Backers
February 09, 2024 06:19 - 49.9 MBIn a last-ditch effort to not review Hand Shakers, we decide to make a bunch of anger-inducing statements about anime, mecha, and conventions before reviewing the latest--and perhaps actually final this time--Hayao Miyazaki film, the critically acclaimed The Boy and the Heron. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 227 – Not Much Ion Fury but Very Much an Ion Maiden, Featuring Shoujo Sundae
January 23, 2024 00:55 - 37.8 MBFor our first episode of 2024 we are joined by the two cohosts of the Shoujo Sundae podcast, Giana Luna and Chika Supreme, as we review the manga ION by Arina Tanemura. Apologies are in order, for despite the episode number, this podcast does not contain Jackée. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 226 - The Second, and Perhaps Ultimate, Holiday Roundup
December 22, 2023 02:48 - 46.7 MBWe're finally legal, for this episode of AWO marks the start of our 18th year of anime podcasting! Let's celebrate with another holiday roundup of anime Christmas episodes, organized from "least evocative of Wham's Last Christmas" to...MOST EVOCATIVE~! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 225 - 2x2 Ninja Consultant Nonsense Trivia, 2023 Edition
November 22, 2023 01:20 - 69.5 MBAfter vanishing--NINJA vanishing--for nearly a decade to start raising a family in NYC, we're reunited with Erin and Noah of the long-defunct Ninja Consultant podcast (and Livejournal!) for the annual pre-Thanksgiving tradition that is THE TRIVIA EPISODE~!. Lots of new gimmicks this time around, be it game types or the fact that our Patreon supporters at the $5 and up tiers were able to watch this carnage unfold live on video courtesy of our Discord! Just take a gander at wha...
Anime World Order Show # 224 - The Crime Is Drinking Budweiser After Showering, The Sentence is Death
October 31, 2023 23:20 - 48.5 MBMike Toole returns to the show for this MONSTER CHILLER HORROR edition of AWO released on Halloween, in which Gerald reviews the polar opposite of The Poe Clan: Go Nagai's Shuten Doji! Now that we've done this, the YouTubers can follow in our wake and make this one a meme darling. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 223 – Some Might Consider This Moto Hagiography
September 29, 2023 22:04 - 31.2 MBThis is perhaps our most tragic episode ever, for not only have we lost our sole sponsor Right Stuf due to Crunchyroll shutting it down, but Clarissa is reviewing The Poe Clan, one of the great shojo manga masterworks by Moto Hagio. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 222 – So Much For the Laws of Physics!
August 31, 2023 22:40 - 50.4 MBIn this episode, Daryl reviews a title suggested by our top Patreon backers as he reviews the now beloved super robot OVA series from 1998, Shin Getter Robo, which for the sake of avoiding confusion we might just want to call Getter Robo: Armageddon. Visit animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 221 – It Wasn’t C-Beams Glittering Near the Tannhauser Gate, It Was Otaku Tears
July 09, 2023 22:21 - 50.6 MBWe're joined by longtime mecha enthusiast Rob Lantz as we offer up a MOSTLY SPOILER-FREE review of Gerald's favorite OVA series of all time: 1988's Aim for the Top! Gunbuster, the pro directorial debut of Hideaki Anno and one of the first subtitled anime ever legally released in the United States which is now available on Blu-Ray. It's uh, kind of a big deal. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 220 – Witness the Beginning of Toei’s Dark Universe
June 03, 2023 23:32 - 24.3 MBThis was originally the intro of Show 219, but it took a little longer to edit. So, PRESTO! In Show 220 Gerald shares his thoughts on Knights of the Zodiac, the 2023 live-action film adaptation of Saint Seiya. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 219 – Stop Fighting and Give Me Your Brain
May 19, 2023 06:21 - 26.1 MBThe intro ended up running long, but fret not as we'll release that audio next time! For now, Clarissa reviews 1987's Zillion, the coolest 80s Saturday morning cartoon / toy advertisement we never grew up with. Whether you're into Sega, Production IG, or Robotech, be ready to be mad at us getting things wrong here! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show 218 – We Forgot To Mention The Two Guys Who Accidentally Stabbed Each Other to Death
March 29, 2023 23:34 - 35.6 MBIt took us a while--okay, it took 17 years since the last one--but we finally get around to completing our coverage of the 1980s Yoshikazu Yasuhiko post-Gundam film trilogy as Gerald reviews 1986's Neo Heroic Fantasia Arion, which most of us just knew as "Arion." Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 217 - Chug It Down! Glug It Down! Boa Juice!
March 01, 2023 23:24 - 47 MBIn this episode we bring Dave Merrill back on to talk about his favorite movie (and a Patreon request): 1969's The Flying Phantom Ship, adapted from a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori. DID YOU KNOW HAYAO MIYAZAKI DREW A PART OF THIS MOVIE? (Yes. Yes we do know. You can lower your hand and sit down now.) Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 216 – Everything We Say About Japanese History Is Wrong
February 05, 2023 02:32 - 48 MBIF YOUR DOWNLOADED EPISODE 216 IS JUST EPISODE 215 AGAIN: please delete and then redownload the episode from your podcast app. There was a typo in the RSS feed that we fixed immediately, but it didn’t propagate to the podcast directories for two hours. We meant to release this in January but uh, didn't. Anyway, this time around Gerald reviews the latest film from Masaaki Yuasa, Inu-Oh from 2021 (though it didn't come out in Japan/USA until 2022). Visit www.animeworldorder.com...
Anime World Order Show # 215 - Whamageddon Was Anime Even Before The Song Existed
December 24, 2022 00:41 - 61 MBSo begins a new year of podcasting for us! We're trying something new out by not necessarily reviewing one thing, but talking about a selection of Christmas-themed episodes of anime arranged from "least Christmas-y" to "most Christmas-y." Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 214 - Ego Hat, You've Ruined My Life
November 23, 2022 20:58 - 57 MBIt's our annual Thanksgiving trivia episode! We're joined this time by the highly versatile writer Kara Dennison (@RubyCosmos), who in addition to writing prose fiction also contributes to Crunchyroll and Otaku USA. As Lupin the Third would say, compared to her we're stumblebums. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 213 – The Gang Doubles Down on Spreading Misinformation About Yoshiyuki Tomino
October 25, 2022 00:52 - 58.8 MBBecause we just don't have enough randos blaming us singlehandedly for American anime fandom's ignorance, we've decided to talk about the theatrical film Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island, a remake of the "lost episode" of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 212 - He's the Himbo Fella of Salmonella
September 17, 2022 19:29 - 35.4 MBIt's been a while since Gerald "pulled a Gerald": reviewed something that you can't easily go see. But he's back at it, reviewing the 1992 3-part OAV series Genesis Surviver Gaiarth. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 211 - Otakon 2022 Report With Dave no Kawaiikochans & Carl of Ogiue Maniax
August 14, 2022 16:49 - 59.5 MBWe're graced by a dangerous duo of mecha/mahjong enthusiasts this time around: Dave Cabrera (@Sasuraiger on Twitter) and Carl (@SDShamshel) join us for a convention report of Otakon 2022 which was held in Washington D.C. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 210 - Finally, a WCW We Can All Be Proud Of
July 25, 2022 21:26 - 34.5 MBWith Otakon 2022 nearly upon us (we'll be there and have panels), Clarissa reviews 2014's Witch Craft Works, a 12-episode adaptation of Ryu Mizunami's recently-completed manga, the entirety of which is now available in English both digitally as well as in print. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 209 - So THIS is the Power of the Handle God
May 31, 2022 21:25 - 58.6 MBWe're picking another one from the Patreon request tier this time around, as Daryl reviews the 2009 series Basquash!, which despite being Satelight's highly anticipated follow-up to Macross Frontier was not released in the US until a full decade later. LET'S SPECULATE WHY. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 208 - Wait, This Just Became Giallo
April 19, 2022 05:16 - 35.3 MBApril seems like a good time to review horror anime, right? With the amount of viable horror anime picks being so slim, Gerald has opted for the 4-part OAV Demon Prince Enma, a dark reimagining of Go Nagai's classic character Enma-kun. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 207 - Interview With Jim Kaposztas, Creator of the First AMV
February 28, 2022 23:56 - 2.33 MBOnce upon a time, this would have been labeled as a "bonus" episode since we don't even introduce ourselves or say the episode number, but since the last time we had him on was over a decade ago we decided to catch up with Jim Kaposztas, creator of the first AMV and certified "oldtaku" to talk about anime fandom, conventions, and creative fan endeavors in both the pre-Internet era as well as today. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links. ...
Anime World Order Show # 206 - We Must KILL Locke the Superman!
January 31, 2022 03:21 - 50 MBWe totally missed December entirely because we couldn't think of a suitable Christmas title, but with this new year Daryl elects to review the anime adventures of Locke the Superman: the 1984 movie as well as the OVAs Lord Leon, New World Command...and Mirror Ring. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 205 - If They Should Bar Wars, Let Trivia and Super Robot Wars Stay
November 24, 2021 16:45 - 83.2 MBIt's the annual trivia episode! For the first time, we have TWO special trivia guests: Christina Rose and Jason Moses, freelance Japanese to English otaku translators whose most recent gig is Super Robot Wars 30, out now on Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, and for the first time with no region lockout, PC via Steam! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 204 - Bring Back Capes with Giant Shoulder Pads While Standing on Robots
November 20, 2021 21:11 - 48.9 MBIn this episode, Clarissa reviews one of the signature titles from manga supergroup CLAMP: the 1994 anime series Magic Knight Rayearth. Fair warning: in addition to the TV series, we also talk about...Rayearth. You know, that OVA we all try to pretend doesn't exist. Which Clarissa and Gerald had actually never seen or really heard about until just now. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 203 - Look How Tough It Is For Japanese Guys to Hook Up With White Girls
October 28, 2021 17:31 - 46.1 MBAs Halloween approaches and a new anime season begins, we offer some (very preliminary) thoughts on what we?ve seen so far, and Gerald reviews the sci-fi horror OVA Lily C.A.T., best known for being a thing that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel back when it was spelled that way. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 203 – Look How Tough It Is For Japanese Guys to Hook Up With White Girls
October 28, 2021 03:54 - 46.1 MBAs Halloween approaches and a new anime season begins, we offer some (very preliminary) thoughts on what we?ve seen so far, and Gerald reviews the sci-fi horror OVA Lily C.A.T., best known for being a thing that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel back when it was spelled that way. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 202 - I'm Sorry, But I'm a Male Chauvinist
October 04, 2021 03:40 - 64.2 MBIn this episode, Daryl reviews one of his favorite titles from the 2010s which is finally readily available for viewing in English: the two-part theatrical film adaptation of the formative shojo classic Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern! (Spoilers: Gerald thought it absolutely sucked and is of appeal to nobody who is watching anime in the 21st century.) Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 201 - Otakon 2021 Report with Evan Minto
August 18, 2021 23:19 - 49.9 MBWe are joined by Evan Minto of the newly launched digital manga service Azuki as well as the Ani-Gamers podcast to recap Otakon 2021, which we all attended. How are anime conventions faring in what was supposed to be the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic? Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 200 - Let's ACTUALLY Interview Helen McCarthy Already
June 30, 2021 02:47 - 94.8 MBIt's our 200th episode! To celebrate, we interview the UK's Most Dangerous anime scholar garderner/poet, Helen McCarthy! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 199 - Come Together, Just Become The Joker
May 22, 2021 18:42 - 58.4 MBWe slacked off on getting to this one, but at least it's thematically appropriate for Daryl reviews The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, soon to be released on Blu-Ray in the US. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 198 - We Can't See That He Is a Pioneer, Unlocking the Greatest Mysteries
April 10, 2021 02:40 - 47.1 MBYeah, yeah, we missed releasing this in March. But hey, it means that we can talk about the anime that just ended, and what's about to start! In this episode, Gerald reviews the 1992 3-part OAV series Green Legend Ran. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplementary links.
Anime World Order Show # 197 – You Grew All That Human Tissue in Orbit and It Doesn't Even Work
February 27, 2021 23:55 - 40.7 MBWe flip-flop a bit on our promise to be the anime podcast that sticks to talking about anime, but after a while Clarissa gets us back on track by talking about 2016's Flip Flappers, per request of our Patreon donors. See? We pay attention to those requests sometimes! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 196 - Let's Stop Those Jerks From Abandoning Love
January 29, 2021 17:33 - 41.3 MBIt's our Sweet Sixteenth year of podcasting! To celebrate, Daryl decides we need more Ken Ishikawa so we review 1989's Kyomu Senshi Miroku. But we think it's probably Kyomu Senki Miroku? Whatever, you'll surely be hearing about this from the YouTubers soon enough. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 195 - We Took Over a Year to Do What Others Did In a Week
December 14, 2020 22:45 - 77 MBAt long last, it is finished. The words of triumph may be spoken now. The debt is paid in full, for the 2010s Decade in Review COMES TO A CONCLUSION~! as we talk about the notable titles of 2019...that we managed to see, anyway, because truth be told we still haven't seen a lot of the shows we wanted to from last year. NEVERTHELESS. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 194 - A Kentucky Meat Shower of Trivia
November 25, 2020 04:08 - 75.8 MBIt's the 7th annual trivia episode! For this edition we're joined by Ryan aka BlacOtaku1 on Twitter and OldtypeNewtype on Tumblr. How infuriating will the categories be this year? ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 193 – Barnacle Jim’s Moisture Levels Were Opposite His Oil Index
October 27, 2020 17:13 - 87.2 MBWe may be losing our grasp on the passage of time, but it's still almost the end of 2020 and we never finished our 2010s Decade In Review. We'd better get 2018 out of the way RIGHT NOW. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 192 - My Gundam Is a Bird; Your Argument is Invalid
October 01, 2020 12:13 - 62.8 MBYou asked for this. Literally. Thanks to Patreon support, we have brought The Internet's Mike Toole on to discuss the theatrical film Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative, whose US Blu-Ray release is now but mere days away. Oh boy. It's one of THOSE episodes. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 191 – As Fast Karate Said 15 Years Ago…YOU CAN’T DO THAT
September 17, 2020 19:33 - 55.3 MBIn what Gerald describes as possibly the greatest episode of AWO ever recorded, we review the 2018 Netflix anime adaptation of Baki. We thought we'd have the Gundam NT episode out before this, but we're doing that...SOON. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 190 – We’ve Found New and Innovative Ways to Be Bad
August 01, 2020 00:46 - 63.9 MBThink you can prank OUR Patreon? We?ll show YOU. Here are TWO episodes this month (technically, by a few hours)! The DECADE IN REVIEW~! continues as we finally get to talking about 2017, now that 2020 is more than halfway done at this point. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 189 – Yeah, I Got My Balls Blown Off By a Land Mine But My Soul Will Always Be With You
July 04, 2020 22:21 - 62.1 MBIt's 4th of July as we post this, so what better way to commemorate than by Clarissa reviewing a tale of the pursuit of the American Dream gone awry? I guess you could say that's what 2018's Banana Fish was about. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 188 – Instructions for How to Summon Cerberus From Your Butt Was a Phrase Spoken in T-T-TWENTY SIXTEEN
May 26, 2020 13:23 - 82.6 MBWe give our thoughts on the virtual anime convention Anime Lockdown, and then the Decade In Review continues on as we get to 2-2-2016!!!! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 187 – Sue Cream Sue Was Sue Cat’s Human Alias
April 30, 2020 00:53 - 48.1 MBIt's MDK all f'n day as Daryl reviews BY PATREON DONOR REQUEST~! the 2018 film Batman: Ninja! And we also talk about some cartoons made 30 years ago. You know how it goes. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 186 - We All Self-Quarantine Ourselves Anyway
March 29, 2020 19:15 - 73.3 MBThe last episode was supposed to come out in February but didn't come out until March, so in order to make up for lost time we are double-dipping and continuing on with THE DECADE IN REVIEW~!, as we look back on the year 2015. This is quite a task, considering that a year's worth of world events seem to have already happened between January 2020 and March 2020 alone. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 185 - Closeup on His Eyeballs Getting Pushed Out From the Other Side of His Skull
March 09, 2020 02:45 - 58 MBIn this episode, we technically do but don't fulfill a Patreon review request as Gerald reviews the greatest OAV of all by Koichi Ohata, the 5-part saga of Genocyber. Yes, there really are five parts and not three. And it's the greatest because uh, it's the longest one. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 184 - My Bare Chest Is A Bear Chest, So Your Argument Is Invalid
January 28, 2020 06:02 - 70.2 MBAnother decade is upon us, so we figure the world is finally ready to hear about 2003's Beast Fighter: The Apocalypse. Also, the Decade in Review continues as we get around to covering 2014! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 183 - On The Darkest Day We Summon the Dark Lord
December 21, 2019 11:49 - 87.8 MBFor our last show of the year, we interview Right Stuf co-founder Shawne Kleckner and tick off another year of the 2010s Decade in Review. That's our way of saying this show is over three hours long. What better way to celebrate the winter solstice? Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 182 - Turkey and Trivia Causes More CTE Than the NFL
November 27, 2019 03:15 - 66.7 MBIt's the moment Gerald has been waiting for all year: the annual pre-Thanksgiving trivia episode! This time our guest is Zac Bertschy from Anime News Network, a site which you have probably heard of. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.
Anime World Order Show # 181 – Sophisticated Adults-Only Animation That Is NOT Kids’ Stuff
November 18, 2019 04:53 - 78.7 MBIt's a double-length episode as we report on Anime Weekend Atlanta 2019, review the 2009 film Mai Mai Miracle, and continue on with the Decade in Review! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.