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Its been almost 2 years but were back baby! Anime Jeopardy 12? Think you know anime? You don't know shit. Or maybe you do, who knows. Play along to find out.

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 anime, Medalist!

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0:00 - Intro

2:17 - First impressions

14:14 - Standout relationships in Medalist

26:14 - How the cast works to achieve their dreams

31:36 - Favorite side characters and moments

36:27 - N-T-aRt?

42:30 - Back to side characters and moments

45:01 - Teaching a sport the right way

1:00:46 - Closing thoughts and scores

1:17:52 - What we're watching next

We did one of theses over a year ago, so why not do it again. Answering viewers questions on Anime Mailbag 2: Electric Boogaloo!

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0:00 - Intro

1:57 - Taking a swing at new subject matter in anime

13:28 - Holiday shows, snacks, and drinks

21:48 - Favorite conventions and bucket list events

33:42 - Best and worst YouTuber anime

41:13 - One last Watch Club nomination

47:39 - Changing personal anime opinions over time

56:07 - What’s the first anime to make you cry?

1:02:00 - Anime we want (or don't want) to get the One Piece treatment

1:10:00 - Genres we want more of in anime

1:19:48 - Perfectly balanced romance anime

1:25:09 - Swapping MC's in each others shows

1:30:38 - Anime to video game adaptations (and favorite 10 Brother)

1:36:12 - Visiting real life Japanese landmarks from anime

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 are reviewing the 2025 anime, Turkey! Time to Strike

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0:00 - Intro

0:47 - Bowler... Gamertags?

7:21 - Premise and first impressions

16:47 - The live seasonal watcher reaction

19:50 - The later non-seasonal watcher reaction

24:29 - The Haikyuu!, Birdie Wing, and Turkey! Goldilocks Spectrum

29:59 - Balancing the highs and lows of the drama

44:47 - The final arc (Miles rant time)

54:59 - How having a non-anime writer affected the writing

58:37 - Final thoughts and scores

1:07:45 - What we're watching next

Do you find yourself scratching your head at some peoples critiques and reviews on certain anime? Do elitist, prestigious and outright bad takes make you laugh? Do you like games? If you answered yes to hopefully all of these, then we got the episode for you, the MyAnimeList review game! We take these reviews and make it a fun guessing game between the hosts, but you can play along with as well! Let us know you score in the comments, or our discord!

Scoring:

Correct show is 2 points

Correct rating is 2 points

Getting both correct in additional 2 points

or

Correct show is 2 points

Correct rating within a 2 point rating is 1 point

Getting both correct is an additional bonus point

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Round 1

38:25 - Round 2

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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 anime, The Summer Hikaru Died

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0:00 - Intro

1:47 - First impressions

7:42 - Synopsis

9:11 - How well the setting and production set the tension and vibes.

17:44 - How the story avoids a negative tonal whiplash

21:06 - Real BL or just exploring yourself?

23:26 - How the town handles grief and allowing characters to be "selfish"

28:34 - Manipulation, gaslighting, and coping

36:52 - Who is Tanaka and predictions for the future

39:09 - The Hikaru Pete proposal

42:19 - Wrapping up the first season

47:45 - Favorite side characters

50:14 - The mysteries themselves of the town and story

52:56 - Closing thoughts and scores

1:01:39 - What we're watching next

Its comfy season and thus comes a slate of a new shows and we are here to give our thoughts on the new season with our first impressions episode! Slight spoilers for shows ahead so please use the timestamps below to dodge those spoilers.

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0:00 - Intro

1:18 - First impressions of the "light" season

6:25 - This Monster Wants to Eat Me

15:03 - May I Ask For One Final Thing?

26:39 - Sanda

34:19 - Wandance

47:40 - SPEED ROUND

51:09 - Yano-kun's Ordinary Days

56:46 - A Star Brighter Than the Sun

1:06:32 - My Awkward Senpai

1:21:55 - Sexy Beastars (aka With You Our Love Will Make It Through)

1:24:11 - Pete's Sequels and Other Shows

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, will be reviewing the 2018 anime, Zombieland Saga

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0:00 - Intro

4:15 - First Impressions

13:43 - Synopsis

15:25 - Jolyne's first watch vs everyone else's rewatches

20:34 - Different eras of "idols"

27:29 - The Manager's greatest hits

36:43 - Zombieland Saga's hits & misses

45:22 - Epic Rap Battles of ZLS

52:50 - The handling of Lily's character

56:35 - Anitwt localization culture wars are stupid

1:00:29 - Best girl discussion

1:04:17 - Closing thoughts and final scores

1:11:14 - What we're watching next

1:18:51 - Bonus bit!