Welcome to What Do You Say Anime!? Summer has come and passed, and what was left in the ruins was maybe the best season of anime ever? We are here to discuss!

Due to the craziness of summer, joining me today to help review is Nick/Sora of the Waifu's and Weeaboos Podcast and Tyler from the Anime Degens Podcast. If you'd like to support them, links to their content is below.

SPOILER WARNING AHEAD. USE TIMESTAMPS TO AVOID SPOILERS

Tyler's Podcast - linktr.ee/Animedegens

Sora/Nick's Podcast - https://linktr.ee/waifusandweeaboos

Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime

0:00 - Intro

6:15 - TBHX

25:00 - City: The Animation

37:59 - Nick/Sora Introduction

39:00 - Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity

44:25 - April Showers Bring May Flowers

49:05 - My Dress Up Darling S2

54:37 - With You and The Rain

1:00:47 - Tyler Introduction

1:01:50 - Dandadan S2

1:13:48 - Call of the Night S2

1:24:04 - Anne Shirley

1:34:30 - Turkey

1:47:25 - Milky Subway

1:52:43 - The Summer Hikaru Died

2:08:00 - Final Thoughts + Grand Blue & Silent Witch

Welcome to Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode, we will be reviewing one of the most anticipated and divisive animes of 2025, the Shinchioru Wantanabe original, Lazarus.

Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime

0:00 - Intro

1:36 - First impressions

12:15 - Synopsis

16:50 - Highs and lows of the story

18:47 - The world building in Lazarus

42:20 - Impressions on the effect of Hapna

50:35 - The Airport Incident and drug development

55:42 - Ending of Lazarus1:03:26 - The production quality

1:09:43 - Closing thoughts and scores

1:26:06 - What we're watching next time

Put away the short shorts, and swap into some sweatpants cause its Fall time baby! Coming off the backs of a monster Summer season, its now for the final season of 2025 and thus comes another preview episode with Pete and Miles. Let us know what you are excited for the most in the comments!

Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime

1:00 - First impressions

3:26 - Wandance

11:54 - This Monster Wants to Eat Me

18:29 - Disney's Twisted Wonderland

26:05 - My Awkward Senpai

33:20 - Sanda

38:51 - Dusk Beyond the End of the World

47:13 - May I ask you for one final thing?

53:26 - Touring After the Apocalypse

56:18 - A Star Brighter Than the Sun

1:03:11 - Shabake

1:07:43 - A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace

1:12:33 - Yano-kun's Ordinary Days

1:18:57 - Sequels, movies, and other shows

Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we will be reviewing the 2025 anime, Maebashi Witches!

Discord/Socials - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime

0:00 Intro

2:14 First Impressions

8:30 Azu's journey

17:13 Eiko's story

20:49 Miles on Choco's and the other witches storylines

28:00 Power of Friendship vs Power of Help FROM Friends

40:02 Production quality of Maebashi Witches

46:34 Keroppe... what he do?

50:17 Theories and ideas about the ending

58:24 Closing thoughts & scores

1:10:19 What we're watching next

A month has passed and a new conflict has entered the Ooku. Join us today as we dive into and discuss the 2nd installment of the Mononoke movie franchise, The Ashes of Rage

Our review of movie 1 - https://youtu.be/TzfPoD3wiyM

Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime

0:00 Intro

1:08 First Impressions

2:51 The Lead in of Movie 1 into Movie 2

12:13 The message of the Spark

24:18 Politics & Otomo

35:21 Final Thoughts and Rating

Welcome to Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we will reviewing the first season of Kamisama Kiss.

Spoiler warning ahead for Fruits Basket as well

Minor audio issue in the intros

Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime

0:00 Intro2:12 First Impressions10:07 Synopsis11:44 Beginnings and Building Plot20:50 Supporting Cast27:36 Handling the Romance37:02 Theming, Messaging and Characterization 50:30 Misc. Things We Liked56:47 Final Thoughts and Rating1:05:46 What We're Watching Next

A mythical little creature, a short acne faced child, and those scary ass things from the movie gremlins. All phrases all used to describe the slang term gremlin according to urban dictionary, but what the hell does that mean for anime characters? A rowdy tsundere? A loveable yandere? On todays episode, we discuss the groundwork in what we think makes a gremlin, along with the subgenres that go into being a menace.

Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime

0:00 Intro

4:35 Origins of the term "Gremlin"

6:37: What is a gremlin?

15:11 Haruhi Suzumiya

17:05 Goblin energy

18:47 Kyubey

22:43 Types of chaos and Pete's other examples of goblins

28:25 Hobgoblins

32:04 Tanya Degurechaff

34:17 Miles on gremlins and Plato's Theory of Forms

43:33 Anya Forger: gremlin, kid, or both?

45:10 Discord submitted gremlins

1:01:31 Mount Rushmore of Gremlins

1:10:42 Final thoughts

Welcome to Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode, we will be reviewing the 2025 movie, KPop Demon Hunters!

Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime

0:00 Intro

3:24 First impressions

13:58 Synopsis

15:34 The animation style of KPop Demon Hunters

20:11 Writing for TikTok and going viral

22:14 The depth of its themes and storytelling

30:16 Favorite tracks (and KPDH's only flaw)

39:21 Rumi's struggles and how she handled them

44:24 The cast, designs, and Korean folklore

50:43 Closing thoughts and scores

1:01:54 What we're watching next