Colin Hemphill

*Content warning: this episode contains brief/mild discussion of suicide.*A teenager named Shiki lives an unusual and often dangerous life, making it difficult for her to connect with her peers. When a classmate starts to pursue a friendship with her, Shiki doesn’t know what to make of it. These are the stories of how their two fates become forever entwined.

A great evil has made its appearance in the world, and Nike (against his will) is chosen as the Hero to save everyone. He is joined by Kukuri, the only mage left of her tribe, in a quest to take on the Demon King. Their journey is full of new friends, magic, and monsters.

To celebrate the first anniversary of The AniMonday Podcast, we present our top and bottom three for all of the anime that we've had to watch over the past 12 months. Will your favorites make our list for the best AniMonday selections so far? Will we put your guilty pleasure anime on blast by entering it into our list of the worst AniMonday rolls?After presenting our list, we discuss how much we appreciate the fans who have helped us to grow this podcast, and all of the great things that we've experienced this year because of it. Finally, we discuss what we're looking forward to in the next year of AniMonday!Thanks to Sithu Aye for letting us use his music for the intro/outro of our show! You can find Senpai EP and Senpai EP II: The Noticing on his Bandcamp and major streaming services like Spotify.https://sithuayemusic.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/SithuAyeMusichttps://twitter.com/Sithu_Aye

Kyohei recently moved to Tokyo to escape the ghosts of his past and attend college. It won’t be long before the troubles he left behind catch up and threaten his peaceful new life. When an old friend shows up in Tokyo, Kyohei has to help his sister as she trains in the secret arts of the rural village where it all started.Thanks to Sithu Aye for letting us use his music for the intro/outro of our show! You can find Senpai EP and Senpai EP II: The Noticing on his Bandcamp and major streaming services like Spotify.https://sithuayemusic.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/SithuAyeMusichttps://twitter.com/Sithu_Aye

Wakaba has led a sheltered life, and finds herself both overjoyed and overwhelmed by her new role as a high school student. Despite her proper upbringing, Wakaba has a fondness for wild fashion and culture. Wakaba’s new school friends help her break out of her shell, and teach her what it means to be a normal girl.Thanks to Sithu Aye for letting us use his music for the intro/outro of our show! You can find Senpai EP and Senpai EP II: The Noticing on his Bandcamp and major streaming services like Spotify.https://sithuayemusic.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/SithuAyeMusichttps://twitter.com/Sithu_Aye