The Anime Backlog

Oct 22 2024 67 ep. 111 mins

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A podcast featuring 3 weebs - Dan the lover of trash, Nick who loves comfy slice of life and rom-coms, and Marcus whose taste makes no sense - helping each other catch up on shows they miss, often with positive results and in some cases wishing they'd never crossed a particular anime off their list.

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S2 Episode 15 - Link Click: or That Time We Climbed Stairs For 2 Hours

Oct 22 2024 148 mins

We bow before the dice gods yet again, and we finally got another Marcus nomination after last cycles trash. We watch all 12 episodes in the first season of Link Click, and the three of us break down the mystery and time traveling gimmick this show is bringing to the table. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every other Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appr

Season 2 Episode 14 - Hands Off Eizouken: or That Time We Went Back To The (Film) Cluuuuub.

Oct 08 2024 115 mins

For this episode Dan is hosting and is assigning another of their favorites. After watching a few animes featuring creatives creating Dan has finally assigned his Gold Standard creative anime. Does the charm and fun come off as easy breezy for Nick and Marcus or does this 2020 show fall flat? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every other Wednesday. Addit

Season 2 Ep 13: Or That Time We Played Some Jazz To Drown Out The Sounds Of the Screams

Sep 26 2024 121 mins

Marcus is back in the cockpit, and this time they assign Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt December Sky and Bandit Flower. Will Dan and Nick this is some Newtype of greatness, or will the power of jazz fail send them out of this world? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every other Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on T

Season 2 EP 12 - My Dress-Up Darling: or That Time Marcus Refused To Google Anything

Sep 11 2024 142 mins

Back to the top of the rotation, with Nick breaking out another anime that he loves, but understands it has some issues that will limit it's audience. Will Dan and Marcus enjoy the weird mix of cosplay, romance, comedy and over the top ecchi, or will the whiplash leave them wanting to bail? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every other Wednesday. Ad

Season 2 EP11 - Masamune-kun's Revenge: or That Time The Trash Returned With a Vengeance

Aug 27 2024 124 mins

The dice gods return yet again for a random roll episode, and after well over a year and over 50 episodes, we finally landed on something we expected to be trash in Masamune-Kun’s Revenge. Would any of us find any redeeming qualities in this anime, enough for us to even give it a passing grade? Note: due to scheduling issues, pt 2 only has Nick and Dan - Marcus’s score is rev

Season 2 Episode 10 - The Vision of Escaflowne: Baby's First Mecha-Isekai

Aug 14 2024 128 mins

Season 2 Episode 10 - The Vision of Escaflowne: Baby's First Mecha-Isekai For this episode, Dan is hosting and is pulling out one of their favorites. Back in the day, Fox Kids aired a handful of fantastic anime. During this time Dan had inadvertantly watched and loved Escaflowne. Does this 1996 show stand the test of time or are Dan's memories just a dream, or maybe a visi

Season 2 Episode 9 - Stein's; Gate: Or That Time We Tried Some New Things With A Banana

Jul 30 2024 142 mins

Once again, Marcus is the arbiter of the weeb's fate, and they assign the first 12 episodes of the #3 ranked anime on MAL, Stein's; Gate. Will the squad think that ranking is deserved? Or will they wish they could jump to a timeline where the didn't have to watch this anime? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we

S2 Episode 8 - The Apothecary Diaries: or, That Time We Learned That Babies Don't Have Kneecaps

Jul 16 2024 145 mins

Nick is back in the host chair for this episode, and he breaks out his final claimed anime from the Fall 2022 season, The Apothecary Diaries. Dan, Marcus, and Nick break down the first 12 episodes of this highly rated show (current #22 on MAL when writing this). Will the mystery, drama and political intrigue hit the spot, and how many random medical tangents will we waste time on?

Season 2 Episode 7 - Revolutionary Girl Utena: Slap Simulator 1997

Jul 02 2024 104 mins

For this episode Dan is hosting the D20 roll in this rotation. The dice gods decided to bless us with one of Marcus' nominations (finally) with Revolutionary Girl Utena. How does this "revolutionary" and nearly 30 year old show hold up? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the p

Season 2 Episode 6 - Black Lagoon: Or That Time We Used Sentence Enhancers

Jun 18 2024 133 mins

For this episode Dan is assigning the 2006 anime Black Lagoon. Will this show stand the test of time and be a blast? Or, will the anime's age and modern sensibilities clash? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spot