They say love can’t bloom on the battlefield but does that apply to anime? In the finale of Anime in America we catch up on where anime is now, streaming’s impact on the anime industry, and answers life's biggest questions: What IS anime?Guest

Raised by TV

Sep 1st, 2020 53m 3s

Remember how many failed attempts there were to get Dragon Ball onto TV? Yeah, neither did I but here we are. We also take a dive into what most millennials credit as their first taste of anime with Toonami.Guests: Jason Demarco, Roland Kelts

At The Movies... Eventually

Aug 25th, 2020 34m 16s

Who would have guessed it was tough getting any store to pick up AKIRA or the arduous road to get a single Ghibli film to the states for it to be the only anime film to eventually win an Oscar.Guests: Jerry Beck

Manga in America

Aug 18th, 2020 41m 50s

If you’re tired of every movie being based on a comic book in the states….boy do I have bad news for you. Manga (Japanese comics) is a major part of the anime industry in Japan...but they’ve had and continue to have a hard time in America.Gues

Yes I Do, Hentai Too

Aug 11th, 2020 28m 30s

Your average American has a very specific view of Anime and most of the time they think it’s tentacles and anime babes but we’re here to set the record straight. Also, It’s called Hentai and it’s ART.

3.33 You Can (Not) Attend

Aug 7th, 2020 26m 2s

Things have changed since the recording of our convention episode so we’re bringing you a special bonus episode to talk about the new convention landscape in a Covid world.

The Long Con(vention)

1 Aug 4th, 2020 1h 2m

From humble beginnings, conventions were 5 people in a room huddled around a VCR and a tube television. Now they’re attended by hundreds of thousands of people and take an army to put on. Also, the world of being a professional cosplayer. What

In the Beginning There Was Fansubs

1 Jul 28th, 2020 31m 9s

Before you could go online to watch literally any and every anime you had to send a letter, a check, and wait a few months for a VHS of maybe 4 episodes. Also, doing that was a crime.

Robots, Real Estate, & Silvio Berlusconi

1 Jul 28th, 2020 28m 43s

Localization is a messy world, especially in the 80s’, but that doesn’t stop Harmony Gold (a company, not a person) from mashing up a few shows to create the first big anime, Robotech. Also, you’ll never believe how former Italian prime ministe

Trailer

Anime in America Trailer

Jun 26th, 2020 1m 55s

Chronicling the rise of anime and its journey from Japan to Saturday-morning cartoons in America. Western fans have since swarmed to anime...but not without some drama and bloodshed. Anime in America is hosted by Yedoye Travis.