2025 Retrospective

Black Clover ends its final fight, Someone Hurtz takes on the Listener Kyoshien Finals, and Dandadan features a man in a pumpkin diaper who farts out fireballs. Pretty standard week, actually.   1:32 - Ichi the Witch 65 13:27 - Blue Box 225 24:51 - Black Clover 387-389 36:49 - Chainsaw Man 225 41:22 - Dandadan 222 45:40 - Spy x Family 127.2 51:47 - Hima-Ten! 73 1:01:13 / 61:13 - Otr of the Flame 33 1:09:11 / 69:11 - Someone Hertz 16 1:20:10 / 80:10 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 75 1:28:56 / 88:56 - Marriagetoxin 151 1:36:02 / 96:02 - Nue’s Exorcist 128 1:52:06 / 112:06 - Akane-banashi 189 1:59:40 / 119:40 - One Piece 1170 2:06:53 / 126:53 - Favorite Series and MVP

It's time for out with the old as we take one last look at manga in 2025!   1:26 - 2025 Recommendations 1:56 - Pokémon Adventures: Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 3:25 - Gamble Fish 5:36 - Beat & Motion 7:05 - Mission: Yozakura Family 9:05 - The Lives of Eccentrics 10:23 - Sasaki and Miyano 11:45 - Rugby Rumble 12:51 - I Wanna Be Your Girl 14:38 - Neon Genesis Evangelion 17:50 - Absolute Boyfriend 18:55 - Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest 20:57 - Bad Girl Exorcist Reina 22:09 - Best 2025 Recs 30:13 - Worst 2025 Recs 39:40 - Audience Recs (+Nik's #1 Worst) 42:55 - Dropped Series 43:20 - Star of Beethoven 44:53 - Nice Prison 45:57 - Harukaze Mound 47:27 - Kaedegami 49:17 - Ekiden Bros 50:38 - Jujustu Kaisen Modulo 51:21 - Gonron Egg 52:34 - The Mage Next Door 54:49 - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 56:03 - Anime-Related News 1:03:42 / 63:42 - Recap Series in 2025 1:03:52 / 63:52 - Akane-banashi 1:09:57 / 69:57 - Astro Royale 1:13:12 / 73:12 - Black Clover 1:14:50 / 74:50 - Blue Box 1:17:37 / 77:37 - Boruto: Two Blue Vortex 1:20:50 / 80:50 - Chainsaw Man 1:24:14 / 84:14 - Dandadan 1:28:26 / 88:26 - Embers 1:30:48 / 90:48 - Hima-Ten! 1:33:50 / 93:50 - Ichi the Witch 1:37:11 / 97:11 - Kaiju No. 8 1:39:24 / 99:24 - Marriagetoxin 1:44:12 / 104:12 - Nue’s Exorcist 1:48:19 / 108:19 - One Piece 1:52:36 / 112:36 - Ping-Pong Peril 1:53:18 / 113:18 - Otr of the Flame 1:54:49 / 114:49 - Someone Hertz 1:57:04 / 117:04 - Spy x Family 1:58:29 / 118:29 - Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery 2:00:28 / 120:28 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 2:02:04 / 122:04 - Undead Unluck 2:03:06 / 123:06 - World Trigger 2:04:41 / 124:41 - 2025 WMR Awards 2:05:10 / 125:10 - Best Hero 2:09:04 / 129:04 - Best New Character 2:12:04 / 132:04 - Best New Power or Technique 2:14:48 / 134:48 - Cipher Academy Memorial Best Chapter Title 2:16:46 / 136:46 - Best Rivalry or Relationship 2:20:06 / 140:06 - Worst Rivalry or Relationship 2:23:17 / 143:17 - Best Speech 2:25:43 / 145:43 - Biggest WTF Moment 2:30:43 / 150:43 - Best 2-Page Spread 2:33:00 / 153:00 - Best Twist 2:35:08 / 155:08 - Best Fight 2:37:02 / 157:02 - Most Improved Character 2:38:57 / 158:57 - Bleach Memorial Best Severed Limb Award 2:41:17 / 161:17 - Coolest Moment 2:43:26 / 163:26 - Best Villain 2:46:00 / 166:00 - Fuck Gakuro Award (aka Most Pathetic Gakuro Moment) 2:49:49 / 169:49 - Best Series

Vamola suggests a polycule, Henderson gets undignified about discount tea, and Shomei shows off his principles!   3:39 - Ichi the Witch 64 13:47 - Blue Box 224 25:19 - Boruto: Two Blue Vortex 29 37:22 - Chainsaw Man 224 42:11 - Dandadan 221 50:02 - Spy x Family 127.1 58:51 - Hima-Ten! 72 1:07:18 / 67:18 - Otr of the Flame 32 1:18:07 / 78:07 - Someone Hertz 15 1:30:18 / 90:18 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 74 1:40:32 / 100:32 - Marriagetoxin ex 1:47:31 / 107:31 - Nue’s Exorcist 127 1:57:52 / 117:52 - Akane-banashi 188 2:08:15 / 128:15 - One Piece 1169 2:17:59 / 137:59 - Favorite Series and MVP

Kizashi fails to name a woman, Kyo and Taiki's match is accompanied by a helpful flashback, and Asa takes aim at the moon! 8:38 - Ichi the Witch 63 16:18 - Blue Box 223 26:03 - Chainsaw Man 223 32:15 - Dandadan 220 38:40 - Hima-Ten! 71 49:37 - Otr of the Flame 31 58:34 - Someone Hertz 14 1:08:22 / 68:22 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 73 1:16:42 / 76:42 - Marriagetoxin 149-150 1:21:42 / 81:42 - Nue’s Exorcist 126 1:33:45 / 93:45 - Akane-banashi 187 1:44:56 / 104:56 - Favorite Series and MVP

Austin Yorski joins to talk about Anya, Goku, and to answer questions Quinn has already asked him multiple times before.   6:02 - Ichi the Witch 62 17:34 - Blue Box 222 27:16 - Spy x Family 126 39:50 - Hima-Ten! 70 52:18 - Otr of the Flame 30 1:01:30 / 61:30 - Someone Hertz 13 1:18:00 / 78:00 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 72 1:29:58 / 89:58 - Nue’s Exorcist 125 1:38:24 / 98:24 - Akane-banashi 186 1:45:45 / 105:45 - One Piece 1168 1:54:46 / 114:46 - Favorite Series and MVP (Hosts) 1:58:59 / 118:59 - Favorite Series and MVP (Audience)

0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:44 - One Piece 0:07:45 - Chainsaw Man 0:11:08 - Spy x Family 0:15:15 - The Elusive Samurai 0:21:10 - Witch Watch 0:26:24 - Dandadan 0:29:31 - Blue Box 0:35:47 - Akane-banashi 0:40:01 - Marriagetoxin 0:43:54 - Nue's Exorcist 0:47:08 - Boruto: Two Blue Vortex 0:49:59 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 0:53:43 - Hima-Ten! 0:56:54 - Ichi the Witch 0:59:47 - Otr of the Flame 1:02:37 - Harukaze Mound 1:04:29 - Ping-Pong Peril 1:05:48 - Someone Hertz 1:07:25 - Gonron Egg 1:09:18 - The Mage Next Door 1:11:18 - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 1:14:07 - Outro

0:09:20 - Ichi the Witch 61 0:20:28 - Blue Box 221 0:29:24 - Chainsaw Man 222 0:36:27 - Dandadan 219 0:42:31 - World Trigger 259 0:51:22 - Hima-Ten! 69 1:02:49 - Otr of the Flame 29 1:06:54 - Someone Hertz 12 1:17:40 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 71 1:23:06 - Marriagetoxin 148 1:31:12 - Nue’s Exorcist 124 1:47:50 - Akane-banashi 185 1:54:17 - One Piece 1167 2:07:15 - Favorite Series and MVP 2:11:46 - Next Recommendation

Otr's sad backstory is revealed.   4:19 - Ichi the Witch 60 15:08 - Blue Box 220 28:02 - Chainsaw Man 221 32:14 - Dandadan 218 40:16 - Spy x Family 125 48:31 - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3 53:35 - Hima-Ten! 68 1:05:31 / 65:31 - Otr of the Flame 28 1:15:17 / 75:17 - Someone Hertz 11 1:26:00 / 86:00 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 70 1:32:53 / 92:53 - Marriagetoxin 147 1:41:36 / 101:36 - Akane-banashi 184 1:51:55 / 111:55 - One Piece 1166 2:02:35 / 122:35 - Favorite Series and MVP

Nik dishes on Reina.   7:09 - Bad Girl Exorcist Reina 16:00 - Ichi the Witch 59 27:11 - Blue Box 219 38:45 - Boruto: Two Blue Vortex 28 51:06 - Dandadan 217 58:19 - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 2 1:04:09 / 64:09 - Hima-Ten! 67 1:14:33 / 74:33 - The Mage Next Door 3 1:20:39 / 80:39 - Otr of the Flame 27 1:27:34 / 87:34 - Someone Hertz 10 1:35:53 / 95:53 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 69 1:43:59 / 103:59 - Nue’s Exorcist 123 1:58:17 / 118:17 - Akane-banashi 183 2:03:57 / 123:57 - Favorite Series and MVP

4:06 - Ichi the Witch 58 9:40 - Blue Box 218 17:08 - Chainsaw Man 220 20:28 - Spy x Family 124 27:29 - Gonron Egg 3 34:18 - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 1 (NEW) 37:53 - Hima-Ten! 66 45:15 - The Mage Next Door 2 49:46 - Otr of the Flame 26 53:51 - Someone Hertz 9 1:00:34 / 60:34 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 68 1:06:19 / 66:19 - Marriagetoxin 146 1:13:24 / 73:24 - Nue’s Exorcist 122 1:21:45 / 81:45 - Akane-banashi 182 1:32:35 / 92:35 - One Piece 1165 1:41:09 / 101:09 - Favorite Series and MVP