Spring 2023 First Impressions

Goodness gracious, we've recorded 100 episodes (even if it doesn't look like it). Nick and James cover some of the not-so-top 10 shows of the season, as well as reminisce about the origins of the podcast. RIP Gracie. Day jobs are hard. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Nick and James are joined Girltaku host Agnes to discuss some of the new shows of the Summer Season and also do a bit of Anime Expo recap. Not wanting to be left out, Gracie sends us a spreadsheet of all the shows she is watching. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Nick and James sit down right before they leave for AX to talk about what shows they plan to watch in the summer season. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

We are trying out something new this week. Gracie and James do a chart check before throwing it back to Nick at Fanime for some audio from our interview with voice actor Kyle McCarley. If you like this kind of content, let us know! If you don't, also let us know! Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

It's time for the first ConCon of the year! That's Convention Conversation, which is a name I just made up. James and Nick wrangle fellow Anime Trending writer (and occasional podcast host) Will to talk about the conventions they've attended during the month of May! Featuring Anime Central, Fanime, and Anime North! Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

James and Nick are back from some conventions, but Gracie wants to talk about Oshi no Ko. How dare she remind us of our many promises to cover the show before the season ended. For those wanting Con talk, worry not. We will have an episode on it Content Warning for discussion of self-harm between 41:08 - 46:46. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

Gracie is deep in the grip of Vinland Saga and James wants to know what all the fuss is about. Also, two manga services launched at the same time, leading to an inevitable comparison. Some Links https://anitrendz.net/news/2023/05/10/kodansha-officially-launches-k-manga-app-in-u-s/ https://anitrendz.net/news/2023/05/08/viz-manga-app-now-available-in-the-us-canada/ https://discord.gg/anitrendz Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

(Whoops Sorry y'all I accidently uploaded my solo audio) I really wanted to come up with a more clever reference to Dante's Inferno, but alas. Nick, James, and Gracie talk about Hell's Paradise. Only some of the conversation focuses on the centipedes with human fingers. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

James, Nick, and Gracie went to the cinema to watch Makoto Shinkai's latest work. TLDL; we liked the movie. A link: Why is the male lead a chair? https://www.looper.com/1256895/makoto-shinkai-suzume-lesbian-romance-exclusive/ Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram

We have watched some anime. James actually managed to watch more than one show this time. Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls Follow us on our other twitter accounts so we can feed our egos. Nick: @NeekoTheNeko James: @KonoChiyoDa Gracie/Girltaku: @Girltaku_AT Will: @thewriterSITB Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram