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Anime is Lit

Anime is Lit

A podcast exploring what makes anime meaningful to people. Hosted by K and Danny—two weebs who talk about anime like it's literature, except fun and not boring.

Episodes

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Ep 21 - Gankutsuou (Part 2) - The Lesbians We Lost Along the Way

*** This episode is Part 2 of our Gankutsuou series, which contains spoilers for both the anime and the book. Please listen to the previous...

01:16:49Jun 27, 2023

Ep 20 - Gankutsuou (Part 1) - French People... In Space!!

Welcome to Masterpiece Theatre… I mean, Masterpiece Anime? Finally, Anime is Lit covers the most Literature of Anime - "Gankutsuou", the art...

48:07Jun 7, 2023

Ep 19 - NANA - Part 2 - This Baby Can Fit So Much Feminism In It

Part 2 of our NANA discussion, complete with spoilers. Our guest Meru (@pixelatedlenses) goes with us on a deep dive through the well-crafte...

02:05:40Sep 29, 2022

Ep 18 - NANA - Part 1 "And They Were Roommates..."

We're back with another classic among sapphics: NANA. Joined by our wonderful guest Meru (@pixelatedlenses), we talk about our love for this...

01:11:52Sep 13, 2022

Ep 17 - Dear Brother - Part 2 "The spoilers... they just won't stop flowing"

Continuing part 2 of our discussion on the classic shoujo masterpiece Dear Brother (Oniisama e), now no-holds-barred, all-spoilers-all-the t...

01:54:16Jul 31, 2021

Ep 16 - Dear Brother - Part 1 (Spoiler-Free Edition!)

We're back with a supercast on the unmissable classic shoujo masterpiece Dear Brother (Oniisama e)! Joined by our friends Dawn (of the Anime...

01:58:35Jul 17, 2021

Ep 15 - ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept - Symbolism & Sweets with Style

Come on, come on! On a journey! We're back again with a real anime, an underrated gem from creator Natsume Ono titled "ACCA: 13 Territory In...

01:46:08May 2, 2020

Ep 14 - The Witcher - "You Either Die Hetero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become Bisexual"

Is The Witcher anime? It's definitely literature, and we decided it's anime enough for this podcast! K and Danny are joined by our friend El...

01:22:04Jan 17, 2020

Ep 13 - Chihayafuru - "Anime is Poetry (AND SPORTS!!)"

It's the ultimate Chihayafuru cast, brought to you right at the dawn of Chihayafuru Season 3's airing! We assembled the biggest fans of this...

02:17:12Oct 4, 2019

Guest Spot: The Lore of Evangelion: Part 2 | Audio Encyclopedia

We were pleased to guest on Oh No, Anime! with our longtime podcasting friend Marc for a series about the Lore of Evangelion. This is a deep...

01:02:04Aug 31, 2019

Guest Spot: The Lore of Evangelion: Part 1 | Audio Encyclopedia

We were pleased to guest on Oh No, Anime! with our longtime podcasting friend Marc for a series about the Lore of Evangelion. This is a deep...

01:08:09Aug 30, 2019

Ep 12, Part 2 - Mob Psycho 100 - "Ghostbuster Internship"

Part 2 of our episode on of Mob Psycho 100 (please start with Part 1 if you haven't already! **Spoiler warning for seasons 1 and 2 of Mob Ps...

01:56:43Jun 7, 2019

Ep 12, Part 1- Mob Psycho 100 - "Ghostbuster Internship"

We're back in the saddle with old pod pals to bust open seasons 1 and 2 of the Mob Psycho 100! Marc of Oh No, Anime and TheSubtleDoctor of W...

02:03:32Jun 1, 2019

Anime is ART - Bonus Episode - Kumoricon 2018 and meeting Yoshitaka Amano

K and Danny had an amazing time at Kumoricon 2018 and sat down the next day to record their thoughts! We have a conversation about what it w...

51:38Nov 14, 2018

Ep 11 - Rose of Versailles - "The Power of Bara" (ft. Anime Nostalgia & GrantTheTheif)

BARA WA, BARA WA! Danny and K assemble a super crew to discuss the 1979 classic anime Rose of Versailles, joined by Dawn from the Anime Nost...

02:24:59Oct 20, 2018

Bonus Crossover Cast! Anime Expo 2018 with Oh No, Anime

Our best podcasting buddies Marc and Patrick of Oh No, Anime sat down with us on the last day of AX for a very special in-person bonus episo...

02:00:59Jul 13, 2018

Ep 10 - Ancient Magus Bride - Celtic Mythology and Magical Therapy Dogs

Celtic Mythology meets poignant recovery allegory in the 2017-2018 anime "Ancient Magus Bride". Returning pod friend Shadon and our good fri...

03:14:36Jul 1, 2018

Angel's Egg Crossover Cast - with Warui Deshou

Your favorite anime podcast crossover is back! We team up again with the Warui Deshou podcast to dissect and gush over Mamoru Oshii and Yosh...

03:28:30May 19, 2018

Ep 09 - Princess Tutu - Ballet Mythology and Metanarrative

Welcome to our episode on Princess Tutu, the classic 2002 anime about ballet, fairy tales, and a duck who turns into the magical Princess Tu...

02:00:45Mar 18, 2018

Guest Spot - Oh No, Anime! Episode 53 - Devilman Crybaby

Earlier in February we guested on Oh No, Anime with our friends Marc and Patrick, and other guests GrantTheTheif and TheSubtleDoctor to disc...

02:10:04Feb 28, 2018