BESTO FRIENDOS PODCAST

Season 4, Episode 4 - LIVE FROM SMASH CON 2026

We hit the floor at SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show with live interviews from one of Australia's biggest anime and pop culture events. Thanks to the SMASH team for hav

Season 4, Episode 3 - SMASHING IT

The Besto Friendos are back at SMASH! Sydney Manga & Anime Show for another year! Mikey desu and the SB BOFOs return to Australia's biggest celebration of anime, manga a

Season 4, Episode 2 - SLEEPY BLOC

In this brand-new episode of, Mike is flying solo to reflect on the first six months of SLEEPY BLOC's physical store. He opens up about the highs, the challenges, and wha

Season 4 , Episode 1 - HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?

How long has it been? Way too long. It’s been eight incredibly busy months, and we’ve missed you all so much. In that time, we’ve officially opened our very first flagsh

The Sabbatical Ends for SMASH 2025

SHEEN and TRILLI dial in for the first episode of 2025 (sheesh) to make a special announcement: YES! We are back at SMASH this year. Like Kagami no Kojo, the opulence of

Ep. 43 - camie won't be at SMASH! feat. Special Guesto’s MADS + POM of SYDNEY COSPLAYERS

The significance of 40% has been observed throughout history; It is the shorthand for a long time, or an adequate percentage to dispute against failure in high school exa

Ep. 40 - R.I.P. Akira, the Godfather of Modern Shonen Anime and Bro-takus

In this episode, sané, TRILL and Skimmo hunker down to catch up and give their unified eulogies on the life, career and impact of one of Anime’s Mt Rushmores… a pillar if

Ep. 38 - Season 3 Premiere!

The BOFO's are back after a seriously busy second half of 2023. Weebin' and the pursuit of well being has never been stronger as anime continues to surge in growth, with

Ep. 36 - Guest Episode : The Aussie Anime Lady

This week the BOFO's are joined by special guest , The Aussie Anime Lady ! Real name Tilly , this lovely human is what we would consider a professional collector and more

Ep. 34 - Weebanomics , reseller culture and Another One's Gold

Ikura desu ka ? Hyaku en desu . Ah, sou desu ! If you're wondering how a simple transaction may occur in Japan then definitely don't listen to this episode at it conveys

Ep. 33 - Call & Response

The BOFO's are all in ! This time speaking to talking topics spurred on by the community as well as firing defensively at some hate and questionable takes / content withi

Ep. 31 - season 1 finalé !

we've finally reached the end of season 1 ! yes , after an amazingly fun first slog through some of anime's most exciting times – both in season and irl – the BOFO's are

Ep. 25 - a window into the Neon Soul with ASPYRE Music

This week the BOFO`s are joined for their FIRST EVER in studio pod recording with special guests : ASPYRE Music ! Comprised of Sydney artists , Zach Meagher and Mateus Br

Ep. 23 - Brad 'BlessRNG' Jolly

After a brief lay off / vacation time , the BOF you's are back with a brand new episode ! This time in a special live interview that they conducted while on vacation , wi

Ep. 16 - BOFO'S × jaydesu Eats × WingBoy

We here at Besto Friendo's Podcast are not ones to go back on our promises ~ case in point , the promise of second edition of BOtaku Eats in episode *14 with then Guesto

Ep. 15 - Couple's Therapy

xTRILLI and sané * ¹⁵ : 24 months , let's talk about it.

Ep. 13 - The Federal Weeblection!

After a hefty week of BOFO business we are suddenly in the home stretch of Election Season. Yes, the Australian Federal Election polls have commenced and will conclude on

Ep. 10 - Episode 10 Celebration with a Twitch Livestream ~ the BOFO's Community call in!

WE MADE IT! capping off this huge milestone by having the BOFO'S community call in. they join us for a fireside chat to reflect on hours of weeb talk and Skimmo's shitty

Ep. 2 - ATTACK ON TITAN WINS! + Social Effect of Anime (and other Fictional Media)

The second episode picks up where the crew left off – straight ragging on the results of the CrunchyRoll Awards! a seamless segue then into a big discussion around the th

Ep. 1 - WELCOME MY BESTO FRIENDO'S! 2022 CrunchyRoll Awards and Comfy Gamer Chairs

Welcome to the first episode Besto Friendo's (BOFOS) Podcast! Meet your hosts, Mike 'xTRILLIAMS' Yee, Skinny 'Skimmo' Lim and sané (×2) who come together like Voltron, to