Podcasts by Anime is Lit

Anime is Lit

A podcast exploring what makes anime meaningful to people. Hosted by Krissy and Danny—two weebs who talk about anime like it's literature, except fun and not boring.

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Ep 19 - NANA - Part 2 - This Baby Can Fit So Much Feminism In It from 2022-09-29T02:34:42

Part 2 of our NANA discussion, complete wit...

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Ep 18 - NANA - Part 1 "And They Were Roommates..." from 2022-09-13T00:42:44

We're back with another classic among sapph...

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Ep 17 - Dear Brother - Part 2 "The spoilers... they just won't stop flowing" from 2021-07-31T19:48:55

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 ar...

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Ep 16 - Dear Brother - Part 1 (Spoiler-Free Edition!) from 2021-07-17T22:47:37

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) an...

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Ep 15 - ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept - Symbolism&Sweets with Style from 2020-05-02T19:03:45

 

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." for some jazzy good ti...

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Ep 14 - The Witcher - "You Either Die Hetero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become Bisexual" from 2020-01-17T05:21:51

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 the recent Netflix adaptation of The...

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Ep 13 - Chihayafuru - "Anime is Poetry (AND SPORTS!!)" from 2019-10-04T20:51:38

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 (AnimatedInk of Anigamers, and ret...

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Guest Spot: The Lore of Evangelion: Part 2 | Audio Encyclopedia from 2019-08-31T21:04:32

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 a synthesized understanding of the construc...

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Guest Spot: The Lore of Evangelion: Part 1 | Audio Encyclopedia from 2019-08-30T22:58:30

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 a synthesized understanding of the construc...

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Ep 12, Part 2 - Mob Psycho 100 - "Ghostbuster Internship" from 2019-06-07T04:25:30

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 Psycho 100).

Marc of Oh No, Anime and TheSubtleDo...

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Ep 12, Part 1- Mob Psycho 100 - "Ghostbuster Internship" from 2019-06-01T03:54:46

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 of Warui Deshou join us to talk about what makes th...

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Anime is ART - Bonus Episode - Kumoricon 2018 and meeting Yoshitaka Amano from 2018-11-14T05:39:35

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 like watching Yoshitaka Amano paint, and why...

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Ep 11 - Rose of Versailles - "The Power of Bara" (ft. Anime Nostalgia&GrantTheTheif) from 2018-10-20T00:34:56

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 and GrantTheTheif of Blade Licking Thiev...

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Bonus Crossover Cast! Anime Expo 2018 with Oh No, Anime from 2018-07-13T01:18:39

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. Topics include: the AX ...

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Ep 10 - Ancient Magus Bride - Celtic Mythology and Magical Therapy Dogs from 2018-07-01T23:53:23

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 anime th...

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Angel's Egg Crossover Cast - with Warui Deshou from 2018-05-19T00:16:57

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 art film, Angel’s Egg.<...

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Ep 09 - Princess Tutu - Ballet Mythology and Metanarrative from 2018-03-18T22:21:05

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 the ones she loves! Our friend Heidi j...

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Guest Spot - Oh No, Anime! Episode 53 - Devilman Crybaby from 2018-02-28T06:56:54

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 had some fresh insi...

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Guest Spot - Subtitled Anime "Rakugo Made Us Cry for a Building" from 2018-02-20T20:00

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 analytical) about this brilliant...

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Ep 08 - Tales From Earthsea - Willem Dafoe ASMR from 2018-02-19T03:59:10

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 then dive in to the film'...

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Guest Spot - Warui Deshou Bonus Episode 666: Devilman Crybaby from 2018-02-12T08:12:33

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 together we hit some m...

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Ep 07 - DEVILMAN Crybaby from 2018-01-22T00:44:50

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, qu...

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Ep 06 - Time of Eve: The Android Coffee Shop AU from 2017-12-11T03:49:06

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 and indistinguishable from one another. Listen

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Ep 5.55 - Bonus: Drunk Evangelion from 2017-12-01T07:23:31

Welcome to our Drunk Evangelion bonus episode! This time we get personal, talk about our feelings, and wax drunk-poeti...

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Ep 05 - Evangelion Mythos from 2017-11-14T01:39:38

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 toge...

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Ep 04 - Natsume Yuujinchou from 2017-10-08T21:52:10

This time we’re diving into Natsume Yuujinchou, also known as Natsume’s Book of Friends, with our very special guest Et...

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Ep 03 - Narration in Anime: The Tatami Galaxy and Beyond from 2017-09-03T01:50:38

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 Galax...

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Ep 02 - Thunderbolt Fantasy from 2017-08-03T01:41:27

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 good Dn...

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Ep 01 - Banayalasis from 2017-06-23T01:49:57

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 and why it makes people love it so much. For our pi...

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