We have a packed show for you as we recount the year in anime and more importantly One Piece. We're talking the latest chapter, a check-in with the latest chapters of Kagurabachi, One Punch Monster Association post Season 3 in the manga, then we jump to anime as we talk about the year in One Piece and the "end" of Season 1. Lastly, we end with talking about every anime we watched in 2025.
Not many spoilers for these conversation more just a way to check back in with the year coming to a close. Here are all the ones included, we go through them in alphabetical order:
Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc
City the Animation
Dandadan S2
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Part 1
Fire Force S3 Part 1
Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
Fujimoto Shorts 17-26
Gachiakuta
Kaiju No. 8 S2
Lazarus
My Hero Academia
My Hero: Vigilantes
One Piece
One Punch Man
Sakamoto Days
Sanda
Solo Leveling
To Be Hero X
Enjoy!
Time Codes:
3:45 - One Piece Chapter 1170
21:05 - Kagurabachi
31:39 - One Punch Man Manga Discussion
46:30 - One Piece S1 Ends! 2025 One Piece Anime
54:53 - All the Anime we Watched in 2025
Packed episode for the people! We're talking anime news out of Jump Fest 2025, the new chapter of One Piece, Hayden has a list of Best My Hero Academia Moments (and Evan is checking it twice), the two get into a long discussion about how complicated the One Punch Man manga is, Sanda is brought to our first Oshi No? Or Oshi No Ko? segment, the top selling manga of 2025, and then end a talk about Pluribus and Stranger Things.
Enjoy! Happy Holidays!
Time Codes:
3:00 - Not much anime news (Kaiju No. 8 final season , One Piece Oda Announcement, Chainsaw Man new arc, Dan Da Dan S3, My Hero OVA and more to come)
12:30 - One Piece Chapter 1170
32:15 - My Hero Academia Best Moments
57:00 - One Punch Man S3 conversation
1:10:15 - Sanda: The Oshi No or Ko?
1:14:52 - Highest Grossing Manga Sales/Viz Lists
1:29:30 - Pluribus/Stranger Things
We've long discussed it and here it is! We're talking a ton of indie animation shows, some spoilers for Knights of Guinevere and Amazing Digital Circus: The Beach Episode, a lengthy discussion about Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel, a discussion on the Adult Swim slate with Rick and Morty, Smiling Friends, and Ha Ha You Clowns, a chat on Adventure Time catch up and Fionna & Cake Season 2, before ending with the finale of My Hero Academia how it worked and what happened with the manga as well as some quick One Punch Man woes.
Links to the Indie Animation Covered:
Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to Be A Magical Girl
Time Codes
Glitch and Indie Animation - 2:50
Knights of Guinevere and The Amazing Digital Circus Spoilers - 33:00
Hazbin Hotel S2 and Helluva Boss - 48:00
Adult Swim Big 3 - 1:08:48
Adventure Time and Fionna & Cake S2 Check-In - 1:26:06
My Hero Academia Finale and Brief One Punch Woes - 1:34:39
Hey all we're back with another installment (and possibly the last) of the big 3 we've all come to know and love in One Piece, My Hero, and One Punch Man. We talk about the latest chapter and some emotional moments as well as a look to future chapters, then shift to talk My Hero Academia's penultimate episode (and why it might not actually be ending for good?) and what worked in it, then we finish with One Punch Man S3 and Evan's frustration at the narrative picked of two possibilities. Lastly we wrap up with a quick non spoiler review of the new Knives Out installment Wake Up Dead Man and the have some quick thoughts on The Chair Company finale.
Time Codes:
One Piece Chapter 1166 - 02:20
My Hero Academia Final Season - 22:47
One Punch Man S3 - 43:46
Wake Up Dead Man (Non Spoiler Review) - 1:05:03
The Chair Company Finale (Some Spoilers) - 1:12:36
You know the drill, we're talking the biggest 3 in anime ever: First we discuss One Piece and a pretty gigantic chapter with massive implications for the present, then we discuss My Hero Academia S8E9 and it's great emotional moments as well as some "fixes" for the series as a whole, finally we end on One Punch Man S3 with possibly it's best episode this season?!? Lastly we finish with some anime we're trying to finish for 2025.
Time Codes:
One Piece Chapter 1166 - 01:32
My Hero Academia Final Season - 30:07
One Punch Man S3 - 54:51
Anime for 2025 We're Trying to Finish - 1:05:03
It's gum gumming time! We've got the biggest of threes to talk about again in One Piece, My Hero, and One Punch Man. One Piece has a pretty big chapter that seems like it's almost over with it's current portion of the story, My Hero Academia continues on it's incredible streak and while we loved the episode we have some tiny questions, finally we end with the newest episode of One Punch Man that is better? than the as well as discussing the manga as Hayden is reading through S2 for the first time.
Enjoy the episode!
Time Codes:
One Piece Chapter 1166 - 02:22
My Hero Academia Final Season - 23:13
One Punch Man S3 - 47:32
It's not gum gumming time as this week we are on break week from One Piece, but that didn't stop us from plenty we've been watching and reading! Enjoy a packed break week episode.
Time Codes
Kagurabachi up to Chapter 101 - 02:43
One Punch Man S3 - 13:27
My Hero Academia Final Season - 21:25
Sanda Check-In and Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 - 39:39
Hazbin Hotel S2 Midseason Check-In - 51:44
What We've Been Watching: Pluribus, The Chair Company, I Love LA, and It: Welcome to Derry - 1:01:39
We have short and sweet episode for you talking One Piece with a new chapter, the latest episode of both My Hero and One Punch Man, and lastly ending with a review of a film we think a lot of people (even anime fans) will really like in Eternity.
Time Codes
00:30 - One Piece Chapter 1165
16:58 - My Hero
25:30 - One Punch Man
33:45 - Eternity Review
It's gum gumming time! We're talking one piece with a new chapter, we have a bunch of news we've missed, One Punch and My Hero double heroic feature, and then a decent bit of what we've been watching that includes the weekly Sanda check-in, Gachiakuta, The Chair Company, Saiki, and more.
Time Codes
00:30 - News
14:37 - Chapter 1164
38:45 - My Hero
49:23 - One Punch Man
1:02:23 - What we've been watching?
Packed Episode for you! We touch on the newest chapter of One Piece 1163, then we have some discussion about the new anime film Chainsaw Man Reze Arc and all the hype following it, after we hit My Hero Academia S8 and how it seems to be FINALLY INDISPUTABLY BACK! (No bias here!) After we talk about One Punch Man Season 3 as there's a sea of negativity around it. Finally we switch to live action talk to have a debate on Peacemaker Season 2, then we get into a full Task Season 1 review as it's a highlight of this year, and finally we end on The Chair Company Episode 1.
Time Codes:2:18 – One Piece Chapter 1163
13:37 – Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc
27:10 – My Hero Academia S8 Episodes 1-4
1:14:15 – One Punch Man S3 Episodes 1-2
1:30:15 – Peacemaker S2 (a little Gen V S2)
2:06:48 – Task S1 Review
2:22:15 – The Chair Company Episode 1
2:25:10 – The Briefest Sanda Review You’ve Ever Heard
We've got a Top 10 for break week! Talking the best movies, shows, music, games we've had this year so far, then we have a conversation on the first Volume of Vagabond (Vizbig Edition) before getting into some much belated anime discussions (whoops!), lastly we get into Kpop Demon Hunters, Weapons and 28 Years Later, then hit the state of the MCU vs DCU with a big focus on Superman and Fantastic Four.
Time Codes below, the Top 10 is not too spoilery, but much of the other conversations will be so feel free to skip around.
Time Codes
Top 10 Things of the Year - 1:45
Vagabond Vol 1 - 52:32
Dan da Dan Episode 4 (lmao) - 1:02:30
Sakamoto Days Big Fight Disappointment - 1:07:15
To Be Hero X Mid Season Check-In - 1:13:15
Orb Mid Season Check-In - 1:17:15
K-Pop Demon Hunters - 1:21:06
Weapons vs 28 Years Later - 1:27:25
Fantastic Four vs Superman and the State of the MCU (with Thunderbolts and Brave New World!) - 1:42:01
We're back after a break week talking the One Piece in a chapter that is getting us READY TO RUMBLE! Lots to get into big implications, huge moments, and a real juicy setup.
After we discuss that we jump to My Hero Academia as we are in the Final SEASON! And it seems like it has momentum going into the last few episodes. Additionally Hayden discusses Gachiakuta as it has taken a bit of an upgrade the past two episodes. Then we get into a somehow huge debate on the first Episode of Sanda the Santa themed anime by Science Saru. We briefly talk about Task the HBO series before heading out for the week.
Time Codes:
2:40 - One Piece Chapter 1162
37:34 - My Hero Last Season, Gachiakuta, Sanda Episode 1, Task
Packed episode for the people with a brief look back at the One Piece Anime, a discussion about the newest chapter of One Piece and what seems like a conclusion to one of the plot lines, then we talk about the Kagurabachi "controversy" that came with an incredible but unfinished chapter, after we discuss the highs and lows of Kaiju No. 8 S2, last we go full into PTA's latest film One Battle After Another with a ranking of the whole directors filmography.
Time Codes
One Piece Anime - 2:10
One Piece Chapter 1161 - 9:27
Kagurabachi "Controversy" - 30:45
Kaiju No. 8 S2 - 38:00
One Battle After Another - 55:54
Paul Thomas Anderson Films Ranked - 1:36:04
We've got packed show for this week while One Piece is on break week, we're talking the One Piece Anime (briefly) as we just got a pretty massive episode, Dan Da Dan, To Be Hero X, and Sakamoto Days all finished their first season which led to us reviewing them in full! Then we get into some other possible shows to finish for 2025 such as Gachiakuta, Apothecary Diaries, and more. Last we end on Bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood a new short film from Gigguk.
Enjoy!
Time Codes:
One Piece Anime - 1:00
Dan Dan Dan S1 Review - 6:20
To Be Hero X S1 Review - 23:30
Sakamoto Days S1 Review - 58:19
Watchlist for 2025 - 1:08:13
Baan Review - 1:17:52
We're hear fresh off seeing Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and we are over the moon! Enjoy some thoughts on the record breaking weekend, a brief Mugen Train revisit, and all the Spoilers on Infinity Castle. We talk all the memorable scenes, do a power ranking of best moments, and finish with predictions for the next two in the trilogy.
Then we discuss One Piece Chapter 1160 and why we feel a little mixed on a chapter everyone else seems to be loving.
Time Codes
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Breaking Records - 2:50
Mugen Train Revisit - 8:15
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Spoilers - 15:35
One Piece Chapter 1060 - 1:03:59
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Enjoy this episode with Leander Wei we get to talk about his background with One Piece, Animation, and possible future videos. After we talk Kpop Demon Hunters and it's massive success, then we finish off with another discussion of One Piece Chapter 1159.
Episode Coming Soon on 1160 and Infinity Castle, stay tuned!
Time Codes:
00:30 - One Piece Talk with Leander Wei
28:00 - Kpop Demon Hunters
50:12 - One Piece Chapter 1159 Revisited
It's gum gumming time! Enjoy this episode on the newest chapter of the One Piece. There's tons of things to get into but for this episode we're rewinding the clock on some of the takes and predictions we had from 2 years ago. Hope everyone enjoys! Such a good chapter we will likely have another episode this week.
We're back with another episode of the podcast with a massive episode on just the newest chapter of One Piece. There's tons to get into so enjoy the latest discussion.
Note from Hayden for the next two weeks:
- Bonus Episode Coming Soon
9/7 - Chapter 1159 will Release Late Sunday
9/10 - Demon Slayer Hype Train (Mugen Train Rewatch)
9/12 - Infinity Castle Part 1 - Review
9/14 - Chapter 1160
Likely the next couples weeks schedule
It's gum gumming time! We have a bit of a smaller episode as there is a second bonus episode coming later this week, but tons to talk about. Enjoy a discussion about the One Piece Live Action trailer for Season 2 as well as an observation of how this show may be filling a hole in the TV ecosystem, after we discussion the past 2-3 episodes in the anime and get into some spoilers pretty quickly as there's some pretty big implications that are interesting to thinking about with the current manga, finally we get to a discussion of the chapter 1157 and how Oda answered any slight doubts one of us had on the previous chapter, the word goon, where this could go next, and of course another hit of that sweet sweet Uroge copium.
Thanks for watching!
Time Codes:
One Piece News - 02:26
One Piece Anime - 12:17
One Piece Anime with manga spoilers - 22:15
One Piece Chapter 1157 - 32:33
We've got a belated episode on the newest chapters of One Piece in chapter 1156 and 1155, most of it has been awesome but there is an interesting discussion for where this is headed. Hope you enjoy!
We also discuss the latest chapters of Kagurabachi and how it's blossomed to one of the best starts in Shonen manga.
Then we get into what we've been watching which includes Sakamoto Days, City the Animation, Gachiakuta, and a few other shows.
Editor's Note: The main audio recording messed up this week, so the back up was used, there are some minors errors on the recording this week, apologies!
Time Codes
One Piece Chapters 1156 and 1155 - 00:30
Kagurabachi - 50:31
What We've Been Watching - 1:05:13