The Anime Backlog

K-On! hit it's 15th anniversary as of April, so Nick decided it was time to dust off the classic cute girls doing cute things/slice of life anime and see how Marcus and Dan would handle an older show where they are not the target audience. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast o

First random roll of the new season! Surprisingly, it wasn't a Dan roll! This time the weebs watch the first 13 episodes of the 2004 anime Planetes. Have the dice gods been kind or cruel? Will The crew think this show is out of this world, or just another piece of junk floating around? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally,

For this episode Dan is assigning the 2024 manhwa adaptation, Solo Leveling. Coming in with a massive amount of hype does Solo Leveling deliver? Do we come to hail the new king or does it get an unexpected crown? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or

It's a new season! To kick of season 2 of the podcast, Marcus is back in the host chair and assigns the first 11 episodes of Golden Kamuy! How will Dan and Nick feel about the show? Will our hosts feel like they've struck gold? Or will this experience be as painful as getting skinned? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additional

Our first year is in the books, so we take a quick break for another Extra Credits episode. This time, we celebrate wrapping up our "first season" and then have a long discussion about the good and very bad from the Crunchyroll Awards. Let us know what you think of some of our answers, and some questions you want us to answer in future Extra Credits episodes. If you enjoy

Nick is offering a bit of a penance for his previous sins of assigning 100 Girlfriends, and breaks of the big guns with the current top rated show on MAL in Frieren. Marcus already having read the manga, what will they think of the adaption? Will Dan think this lives up to the monumental hype that has been building for it? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episod

While Nick may be in the host chair, the dice gods have determined that we are living in a Dan world. He wins his 6th roll, and we get another anime with the word dead in the title... So, strap in as we break down the first 12 episodes of Dead Mount Death Play, cause this one is gonna be a ride. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Addition

Dan is assigning the 2017 isekai Saga of Tanya the Evil for this episode. One of the big four in Isekai Quartet, does this show's take on the isekai genre hit for Marcus and Nick? Is opposing God in the name of capitalism compelling enough or does this anime join the pile of other generic isekai? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additio

For episode 43 Marcus is once again the arbiter, and for the first time assigns an anime that’s still airing! This week Dan and Nick have to watch the first 10 episodes of the VRMMO anime Shangri-la Frontier. Will they think this title belongs in the trash? Or will they think it’s a AAA god tier title? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesd

Nick's back on his bullshit this week, and brings forth the previously promised "The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You" - and didn't realize that it was going to release on Valentine's Day. So, enjoy this grenade to your personal psyche and potentially your relationship as well. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for fu