Perfectly Mid

Anime Expo is the biggest con in North America, and the list of premieres, special guests, panels and announcements is way too much for 1 (or even 3) people to cover! We go through the many, many things we're excited to see - let us know what else should be on our radar!Plus, the gang each make 5 predictions for announcements and surprises that might happen at AX - we'll see who wins in a few weeks!

Time to review the Crunchyroll Anime Award winners and all the uproar online! How many did Emily and Steve predict a few weeks ago? Could anyone topple the Anya Forger dynasty? And most importantly, how do Solo Leveling manage to sweep the awards? This week we go deep into Solo Leveling - why it's so popular, why it won, and why the awards need to completely change next year.Let us know which ones you thought were deserved, and which were upsets!

Rent A Girlfriend fans melted down this week over the latest chapter - but was this really the only bad thing to happen? Absolutely not! Reluctant readers Emily and Steve drag Karlo through a 30 minute vent-fest about all things KanoKari. The terrible characters, a random dark subplot that goes nowhere, and of course, chapter 218 - the beret! If you've been reading the manga, you'll definitely connect with this one!SPOILER WARNING - We discuss a lot of the big moments in the manga up to chapter 380. But honestly, you should probably use this as a chance to be forewarned about what's coming.

The gang is back to talk about how we've been spending our time; and SOMEONE has been spending it in long lines for some of China and Korea's hottest products! Emily teaches the boys all about skincare. We all go through our latest favorites in the spring anime season and prepping for convention season. Plus, Steve barely survived his trip and we get into near death experiences!Let us know what anime you're enjoying this season, and if you want to hear us suffer through Netflix's terrible Kakegurui live-action adaptation "Bet."#anime #animepodcast #labubu #koreanskincare #neardeathexperience #witchwatch

Karlo's now a stage performer and has a lot to teach us! What's the difference between Broadway, Off Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway? Why are actors so superstitious? And will he also be reincarnated by the crow girl? Plus, some of our favorite shows this season that you need to check out!What shows are we missing that we have to see? Let us know in the comments!#anime #animepodcast #acting #musical #oshinoko

At 35-50 anime a season, there's just too many shows to watch them all. Luckily, Steve and Emily came prepared with more than a dozen good shows that just wrapped up, plus a bunch of new ones to check out, and even a few that unfortunately aren't worth your time. Did we miss any of your favorites? Or convince you to check out a show you had missed? Let us know in the comments!

While Karlo is away being a normie, Emily and Steve can be their unrestrained anime obsessed selves! How do they feel about the full slate of Crunchyroll Anime Award nominees? Will the best anime actually be recognized, or is it just another popularity contest for aura farming anime?Plus, they both recommended each other some romance manga and manhua to read, and some of them were...more questionable than expected! Which do they recommend? Which would you recommend instead? Should Steve become a book-tok girlie? Let us know in the comments!

Everyone's favorite aura farmer lives in the omegaverse, all martial arts are karate, and the boys dream of gender swapping - This is easily the weirdest anime bracket you've ever seen!What started as a goofy experiment turned into our wildest anime discussion yet. From ecchi to body swap, power fantasy to omegaverse, this week we debate which is the most mid anime genre. Turns out that decision is way harder, funnier, and off-the-rails than we expected! What of these genres would you have crowned the Most Mid? Which genre should we have included instead? Let us know in the comments! This was a blast from start to finish, and might be an idea we revisit in a future episode!

March Madness brackets for basketball are played out. And you can't even influence the outcomes! So we decided to put 16 of the best anime of the last few years into a head-to-head competition to determine which one is Best Anime! Did we all agree on the winner? Did we pick one every viewer will accept? Probably no on both counts!Which one would you have selected as the best? Which series didn't deserve to make the bracket, and what other anime would you have included instead? Let us know in the comments!

My Dress Up Darling dropped ch114 with a surprise announcement that the next chapter would also be the last! Plus sports betting on romcom progress, idol boy rap battle anime, and a potential onsen episode in the future?!Let us know if you agree with our romcom takes in the comments!