950 Club Anime Podcast

Apr 26 2024
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Jack, Edwin, Jamaal, Martin. These 4 friends first met at a bookstore, evolved their love with manga and anime and now are doing a podcast! Based in Chicago, the 950 Club is welcome to all, especially for fans of anime and manga! Jack and Edwin are the mainstays, reviewing their selected shows per week. Jamaal and Martin coming in for their input, especially for our After Hour segmants where we discuss general pop culture things like current movies and shows that we review on as well!!

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Winter 2024 Catch-Up

Apr 26 2024 225 mins  
Spoiler Warnings Abound! Please follow timestamps in the comments to skip certain portions. Recommended sampling for curiosity sake! With the 2024 Spring season starting to bloom, the 950 club finally catches up to the very pleasant Winter 2024 season. For this recap we focus on shows like Unwanted Undead Adventurer, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, Shangri-la Frontier, The Apot

Martin's Favorite Anime of 2023 / Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Deep Dive Part 2 / State of Video Gaming 2023

Mar 15 2024 146 mins  
After two years, Martin is back for another great 950 club session! For such a special episode we really went all out! For the first part we continue our ongoing discussion of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Spoilers for Episodes 1-17, Preview 18). Similar to our discussion with Jesse, for this retrospective we focus on the character dynamics and the importance of time and relatio

Jesse's Top 10 Anime of 2023 / Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Part 1

Feb 23 2024 101 mins  
Jesse is back! This time he shares his top 10 favorite anime of 2023. Jesse’s list is isekai heavy with shows like Campfire Cooking in Another World, By the Grace of the Gods Season 2, and Farming Life in Another World! But above all else, the show that made his number 1 is a show we are finally going to deep dive into with, and that is Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. The 950 Cl

Jesse's Trip To Japan: 950 Club After Hours Special

Feb 12 2024 80 mins  
Jesse is back for our new After Hours special! He is officially the first member to visit the wondrous land of Japan, and boy, does he have stories to share! Especially his different experiences trying the top tier food Tokyo has to offer. This episode is definitely recommended for anyone that is going to travel to Japan soon, from the navigation to the hidden secrets for any trave

Alberto, Edwin, Jack and Jamaal's Top 10 Favorite Shows of 2023

Jan 19 2024 121 mins  
2023. Let’s take it allllllll in. The 950 Club finally comes back with our top favorite shows of 2023. Alberto officially makes his debut and what a way to start off 2024! Jamaal, Edwin and Jack join in as well and have plenty of shows to rank as we mention the very popular, (Demon Slayer, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Bleach; Thousand Year Blood War)

The Last Catch-Up of 2023

Dec 22 2023 209 mins  
A huge episode to close out the year as the 950 club presents: The Last Catch-Up of 2023. And we are not messing around with the heavy hitters, including: Zom 100, Jujutsu Kaisen Hidden Inventory, My Happy Marriage, Heavenly Delusion, Mushkou Tensei Season 2, and the Eminence in Shadow. We also bring you up to speed on some overlooked shows like The Great Cleric, Reign of the Seven

The 950 Club’s Best of 2022

Nov 24 2023 110 mins  
The long awaited Best of 2022 episode is finally here. We can’t spoil the surprises and shocks here but we will tell you one secret....2022 was a special year of anime! We list the categories of Best VA Performance, Best Ensamble, Best Manga, Best Musical Score, Best Opening, Best Closing, Best Main Character, Best Boy, Best Girl and all of our favorites in the Iseki and Slice of

Ahsoka Review / The 950 Club’s OFFICIAL State of Streaming 2023

Nov 17 2023 143 mins  
As the year 2023 is about to close up, the 950 club has to make sure to trademark certain phrases as we, the originators of the STATE OF STREAMING (#stateofstreaming2023), once again update the masses on the streaming wars. Instead of pandering towards rating each streaming platform, we talk more on the current business models of streaming. We also tackle on the tougher questions:

The Vampire Dies in No Time / Not So Spooooky Special Part2

Oct 31 2023 52 mins  
Part 2 of our Not So Spooooky Special we review one of the most overlooked shows today: The Vampire Dies in No Time! Ronaldo, a world famous Vampire Hunter and author, reluctantly helps out a vampire whose castle was destroyed. The vampire Drac only repays him by being the worst roommate ever. This odd couple show now only focuses on the two main character’s dynamics but also bui

The Duke of Death and His Maid / Not So Spooooky Special Part 1

Oct 15 2023 56 mins  
Part 1 of the Not So Spooooky Special we talk about The Duke of Death and His Maid, a CGI adapted anime that is actually very stylized with its art choices. Not only is the story a non traditional gothic tale but also a charming and lively romance in which the main character cannot touch the love of his life.