Ep 76: Anime of the Year 2025

After a whole year's worth of podcasting, the boys have to pick their top 5 anime of the year. Will it be a popular shonen title? Cute girls doing cute things? Stay to the very end to find out. Also, Miles unlocks his dual citizen between America and Japan. Frank believes he can be a hero for one last time. Ray becomes a level five engineer so he can repair his retro games.

 

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

 

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

My Hero Academia Season 8

Dandadan Season 2

The Apothecary Diaries

Ray Learns to Solder

Pluribus

 

Time Markers:

Teaser: 0:00

Intro: 0:51

Miles's Week: 3:28

Frank's Week: 8:57

Ray's Week: 11:03

Best Anime of 2025: 22:00

Number Five: 24:08

Personal Award One: 34:35

Number Four: 41:50

Personal Award Two: 50:24

Number Three: 57:52

Personal Award Three: 1:09:43

Number Two: 1:16:46

Personal Award Four: 1:27:56

Number One: 1:36:20

Outro: 1:51:45

 

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Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.

 

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