A lively Arcane Season 2 roundtable that balances plot logic with character fallout.
Featured Anime Podcast shifts into Arcane Season 2 with Jack, Rick, CJ, and Archie, and the talk moves quickly from release details to the wreckage left behind.

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A couple of podcasters called Jack and Rick, get together to give our views and take on anime shows and movies. Sometimes we love the shows or movies that we watch and other times we really do not like them, but regardless of what we watch, we love to get together and talk about it and bring joy to all of our listeners!
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Jack and Rick make anime storytelling legible by arguing through character logic, adaptation gaps, and the small choices that disrupt a scene.
Featured Anime Podcast turns anime criticism into a running argument between Jack and Rick, who test character choices, plot mechanics, and adaptation gaps against what appears on screen.
Arcane's alternate timeline gets a 'wait, are they brothers?' check, if that's your viewing style.
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A lively Arcane Season 2 roundtable that balances plot logic with character fallout.
Featured Anime Podcast shifts into Arcane Season 2 with Jack, Rick, CJ, and Archie, and the talk moves quickly from release details to the wreckage left behind.
A sharp Solo Leveling chat that cares as much about pacing as spectacle.
Solo Leveling Season 2 gets framed as more than a hype check. Jack and Rick lean into Jeb's recommendation, tracing Jinwoo's rise, the January-to-March 2025 run, and the friction between his public face and shadow-monarch role.
A brisk Moonrise take that cares more about pressure points than polite summary.
Moonrise gives Jack and Rick a dense sci-fi premise and lets them pull at it in real time. A loosely organized world government, an AI network called Sepentia, and a moon used as a dumping ground for criminals, pollutants, and poverty give the story its edge.
A lively argument about a school where danger feels normal.
Reign of the Seven Spellblades starts like a school story, but the hosts keep circling back to how far that school is from anything safe or familiar.



Anime arguments with the guardrails mostly off.

Anime takes at maximum velocity.
Naruto recaps with affectionate chaos.

Anime recap with steel-ball tangents.
Host Jack reviews the 1994 animated film Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, discussing its production, localization changes between Japanese and English versions, censorship differences, character screen time, and nostalgic appeal.
Featured Anime Podcast hosts Jack and Rick review The Eminence in Shadow Season 2, which aired October to December 2023 across 12 episodes and covers the Lala City, corporate war and Oriana Kingdom arcs.
Jack and Rick review the 2004 ADV Films adaptation of the Chaos Comics character Lady Death, whose 76-to-80-minute story follows Hope from 15th century Sweden to hell.
Jack and Rick review Burst Angel, Gonzo's 24-episode 2004 series about mercenaries in a Tokyo with legalized guns, after a recommendation from listener CJ.
Featured Anime Podcast episode FAP-362 reviews the 12-episode Yumeta Company anime The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, which aired July to September 2024 and was recommended to Rick only with the note 'funny.' Jack and Rick criticize the animation, the character designs and the 'lackluster' story, and also fault the protagonist for never recognizing his own power growth.
Jack and Rick review the April–June 2025 Shaft anime A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof, a 12-episode comedy-action-yuri series about runaway ninja Sakoto and assassin Konoha.
Jack and Rick review Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3, which aired October 2024 to February 2025 across 16 episodes.
Hosts Jack and Rick review Clevitas, a dark fantasy anime that aired July–September 2025, where 13 heroes are killed almost immediately by the beast lord Clevitas.
Jack and Rick review the 12-episode anime I Parry Everything (July to September 2024, studio OLM), in which Noor trains 14 years in the mountains with beginner-level skills and still works F-rank jobs like cleaning gutters.
Jack and Rick review The Great Cleric, a 12-episode light novel adaptation that aired July to September 2023, in which a reincarnated salaryman picks the healer class out of fear of dying young.
Jack and Rick review GoHands' 13-episode original anime Momentary Lily (January to March 2025), recommended by listener Major Montana.
Jack and Rick review the original 2024 film My Oni Girl from Studio Colorido, which runs about an hour and 40 minutes and follows shy student Hiyaragi and the brash Tsumugi on a summer road trip.
Jack and Rick review the 12-episode, April-June 2025 light novel adaptation From Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, chosen by Rick, in which middle-aged dojo master Beryl Gardenant is recruited to teach in the capital.
Jack and Rick open with a sponsor read for Tokyo Tree before moving into this week's pick.
Jack opens with a Patreon mention, and Rick steers things into Moonrise.
Jack and Rick review My Tiny Senpai, a 12-episode 2023 workplace romance about new employee Takuma Shinozaki and senior coworker Shiori Katase.
Featured Anime Podcast reviews the 12-episode Failure Frame, centered on Touka Mimori, an E-ranked student whose paralysis, sleep, and poison spells have a 100% success rate.
Jack and Rick review Her Blue Sky, a 2019 CloverWorks anime about bassist Aoi, her sister Akane, and two versions of Shinnosuke separated by 13 years.
Hosts Jack and Rick debate Solo Leveling Season 2, focusing on how the anime adaptation compares to the source material.
The hosts Jack and Rick, along with guests CJ and Archie from Anime Anonymous, review Arcane Season 2, discussing its plot, character arcs, and animation techniques.
Jack and Rick discuss the anime 'Sentenced to Be a Hero', covering its plot, production details, and themes.
Jack and Rick discuss the second season of Apothecary Diaries, analyzing its plot, politics, and production details.
Jack and Rick discuss anime and promote a Japanese snack box called Tokyo Treat.
Hosts Jack and Rick, joined by guests from Anime Anonymous, debate what qualifies as anime and discuss the series Arcane.
Jack and Rick discuss anime shows and movies, with a sponsor segment about Tokyo Treat snack boxes.
Jack and Rick introduce their anime podcast, discuss a random anime choice, and promote their Patreon and sponsor Tokyo Treat.
Jack and Rick discuss the anime movie Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle and promote their Patreon and sponsor Tokyo Treats.
Jack and Rick introduce their podcast and discuss the anime 'The Ambition of Oda Nobuna', covering its details and their excitement.
Jack and Rick discuss the anime 'Trapped in a Dating Sim' and promote their Patreon and sponsor Tokyo Treat.
Jack and Rick discuss the anime Samurai 7, its plot, production details, and a sponsor shoutout.