Anime Was (Not) A Mistake

Nov 03 2024 100 ep. 98 mins 16
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An Anime/Animated Retrospective Podcast ranging from the realms of Ghibli to Godzilla and beyond. Join resident nerd co-hosts Jonathan Kwiatkowski and Dan Ryan as they travel through spirit realms, new, fascinating worlds, and fly through the skies in order to prove that Anime Was (Not) A Mistake.

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Episode 286: AMNAM Spooktacluar 2024: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

Nov 03 2024 89 mins  
Do you know what we are doing here? No, but if you hum a few bars, maybe we will get it? Anime Was (Not) A Mistake, presents our first Spooktacular continuation with Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988). When the vamp/camp showgirl Elvira finds out that she can achieve stardom/an inheritance by going to a New England town, sign us up! We have witchcraft, class, sass and a whole lot

Episode 285: AMNAM Spooktacluar 2024: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

Oct 27 2024 107 mins  
A chill runs down your spine. Your blood runs cold. You feel something behind you, watching. You slowly turn your head and see….A BIG PLASTIC PUMPKIN! That can only mean that our fated Halloween Spooktacular has officially begun! We have six horror movie favorites coming your way, starting with John Carpenter’s mind-bending In the Mouth of Madness. The film follows John Trent,

Episode 284: Sinister Six XXXVIII Tammy and the T- Rex (1994)

Oct 20 2024 80 mins  
Feel that rumbling and rolling, as Sinister Six continues with a Jurassic journey. When all you have is a quickly written script, a dream and an animatronic T- Rex you have to make a movie. Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) gives us a romance for the ages, starring Denise Richards and Paul Walker in their film debuts. With crazy bullies, a mad scientist, big jungle cats, and plenty of gor

Episode 283: Sinister Six XXXVII Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1991)

Oct 13 2024 91 mins  
The latest installment of Sinister Six warps down to Earth as we suffer through 1992’s Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe. Jesse “The Body” Ventura plays the titular intergalactic cop, who chases the evil Secundus across the stars to New York or Canada or Minnesota. Secundus has returned to our world to find his genetically-engineered son Tommy, who he hopes will enable him to

Episode 282: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 10: Auntie Mame (1958)

Oct 06 2024 126 mins  
Open a new Window, Open a new Door.! Good Movie Podcast is back with a vengeance with the 1958 classic Auntie Mame. When Mame Dennis receives the love and affection of her young Ward Patrick Dennis their lives will be changed forever. From the Upper West Side of Manhattan to the Deep South of Peckerwood, Mame Dennis knows that life is worth living and that most poor suckers are sta

Episode 281: Midnight Run: The Big O X Outlaw Star (Part I)

Sep 29 2024 93 mins  
We're proud to unveil the first installment of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake: Midnight Run! In this Toonami-centric format, we take to the stars to enjoy a few anime classics from that beloved programming block. The first series to be showcased are none other than The Big O and Outlaw Star, which you may (hopefully) remember from our Pizza Party Preview event. In The Big O, Roger the N

Episode 280: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Part III

Sep 22 2024 90 mins  
Tonight, we tip the scales on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake as we return to Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Cook yourself a delicious hamburg steak and settle in for tons of action and characterization. Make sure to conceal your mana as Frieren fights with Aura the Guillotine. Do Demons truly feel or is it all a facade of their race. Anyways, it's starting to get cold we better do some

Episode 279: Pokémon: Jirachi, Wish Maker (2003)

Sep 15 2024 84 mins  
Anime Was (Not) A Mistake anticipates the splendor and the magic of the fast-approaching Millenium Comet. That's right, its time to make a wish as we watch Pokémon: Jirachi, Wish Maker while continuing our Pokémon movie rewatch journey. When the mysterious Jiriachi awakens from a 1,000 year slumber it is up to Ash, Pikachu, Misty, Brock, and Max to prove that their friendship can

Episode 278: Delicious in Dungeon X Record of Lodoss War: Part II

Sep 08 2024 129 mins  
Another helping of high fantasy is heading your way with both Delicious in Dungeon and Record of Lodoss War. As Laios and his friends venture deeper into the dungeon, good nutrition will be harder to come by. Luckily, Senshi knows a few golems who are good for growing fresh veggies. Another party led by Kabru gets the spotlight for a moment, but they soon fall victim to some bite-s

Episode 277: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Part II

Sep 01 2024 118 mins  
Beware Anime Was (Not) A Mistake fans, a fully evolved Neopets dragon lurks within this episode. As we continue our long-lived trek with Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, we can learn what happens when a singular Dan Ryan is exposed to a party of Jonathans. With a whole past behind her Frieren is beginning to learn, experience, and recall how her past party might influence her experie