Otaku Melancholy

Mattie's Bottom 30 Anime

We're going to the other side of anime consumption this week with Mattie's bottom 30 anime of all time! Filled with what could only be considered crap-ssic anime, this is

Horror Movie Hangout: Skinamarink (feat. Earthworm)

Skinamarink! It's more than just a magic spell to carve off the skin of your enemies! It's also an experimental 2022 horror film written and directed by Kyle Edward Ball

100 Meters

We're rotoscoping ourselves on our marks in this episode as we discuss the movie 100 Meters (Hyakuemu)! I was going to put more running puns and references but y'all know

Audrey's Top 30 Anime

Firstly, we're changing our release day to every other Monday to better fit our schedule. Secondly, you smell nice. Are you using a new conditioner? Thirdly, this episode

Blue Giant

I hope you're jazzed about jazz because in this episode we discussing 2023's Blue Giant! Expect talks about how neat the saxophone is so if you're just like, I don't know

Witch Hat Atelier

We're going to magic school again (gosh we just keep flunking magic school) in this episode with a discussion and review of Witch Hat Atelier! We're talking wholesome hel

Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider

The name of the episode is the summary. It's late and I took too long to finish editing this episode and I'm sleepy. Audrey really likes this show. Give us five stars on

Sonic the Hedgehog OVA + Celebrating 35 Years of Sonic

Sonic the Hedgehog! He's 35 years old now so you know his knee joints just aren't going to be what they used to be but we still love him. We love him so much that we want

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Seasons 1 + 2)

This episode was originally recorded in April 2025 for the Anime Brothers Podcast. Any misinformed statements in this episode based off future events is not due to willfu

Shin Kamen Rider (feat. Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast))

Firstly, Audrey's audio is subpar because of technical issues. Secondly, we have a guest this week so everyone act on your best behavior. Lastly, how are your grades look

Shin Ultraman

Big shiny dudes fighting for humanity! It's a tale as old as time and it's being retold again this week with our review and discussion on Shin Ultraman! We're exploring t

Shin Godzilla

Well, I mean, we're not called ANIME MELANCHOLY so I guess we can be kaiju or tokusatsu otaku or whatever. We're discussing the live action works of acclaimed (and deadli

You and I Are Polar Opposites

Love! It's in the air! Get a better air filter to prevent love from getting into your lungs, people! We didn't do that in this episode because we absolutely breathed in d

Journal with Witch

In a winter season full of absolute hype machine anime, Journal with Witch was a show that tackled the complicated dynamics of people especially as they live in the wake

Call of the Night - Season One

We're talking all about some vampire night this episode (and not like the anime Vampire Knight or anything, I'm so funny) as we discuss the first season of Call of the Ni

Umamusume Pretty Derby Season Two + Three Review

We continue our dive into the Umamusume franchise with a review and discussion of seasons two and three of Umamusume Pretty Derby in this episode! They're big improvement

We're Back! Umamusume Pretty Derby Season One Review + A Brief Recap of the Last Two Years

Himmel was right. Doing an emotional goodbye really is embarrassing if you do meet again. We're back and we're here more than ever (but not better by any means) to yell

Announcement: Some Episodes May Become Unavailable Soon

Hey gang! Due to copyright restrictions, some of our old episodes will be removed for an indefinite amount of time until I can either A) contest the songs used in each ep

Monogatari Second Season

You sure look lively today, listener. Did something good happen? Plot twists, Kaiki praise, and timeline confusion are abound in this week's episode where we (after three

Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Episodes 26 - 49)

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