By Rizwan Merchant & Jackie Miller Guests: James Chisum & Jerry Shafer Welcome to this special episode of the NerdCon 2024 Convention Spotlight! In this podcast, hosts Rizwan Merchant and Jackie Miller sit down with NerdCon Can’t Lose organizers James Chisum and Jerry Shafer to discuss what makes this year’s event in Mont Belvieu, Texas, one not to miss. From a fantastic lineup of celebrity guests such as Pippi Longstocking, voice actors from Pokemon, Digital Circus, and more to free...

By Frankie Holzwarth & Rizwan Merchant Rizwan and Frankie are back with their next installment of the ongoing Anime Declassified Podcast Review Series of Dragon Ball Daima. This week, we’ll be taking a look at episode 2 and 3 of the new show, and there is definitely a lot more to discuss here then last time! So stay tuned for a fun discussion on the new revelations to Dragon Ball lore, and our thoughts on where Daima is headed so far! Remember to join us on Social Media...

By Frankie Holzwarth & Rizwan Merchant Dragon Ball Daima has officially begun! Join Frankie and Rizwan as they discuss the first episode of Dragon Ball Daima, and break down the episode. This episode is reformmated from the live stream done on October 11th, 2024. Remember to join us on Social Media...

By Miguel Moreno, Frankie Holzwarth & Rizwan Merchant Anime Declassified is back to take a look at one of the best animated films of 2024, Transformers 2024! Join Miguel Moreno, Frankie Holzwarth and Rizwan Merchant as they break down and discuss the latest movie in the Transformers franchise. This podcast will be delving into spoilers, so if you have not yet watched the movie in theaters yet, we recommend checking it out before listening. You won’t be disappointed! Remember to join us...

By Frankie Holzwarth, Rizwan Merchant,Patrick Eiland, & Dianna Necka The Anime Declassified Digidestined are back with the next installment in our Digimon Franchise Review Series! Today we’re back to take a look at the two Digimon Adventure movies, Digimon Adventure (1999) and Our War Game (2000). This review is of the original Japanese versions, and not the American adapatation. Remember to join us on Social Media...

By Frankie Holzwarth, Rizwan Merchant,Patrick Eiland, & Dianna Necka Happy Odaiba Day! In honor of the 25th anniversary of Digimon Adventure airing and starting us all on our journey as Digidestined, Anime Declassified is starting a new review series on Digimon. So hold onto your goggles, because Frankie Holzwarth, Rizwan Merchant, Patrick Eiland and Dianna Necka are embarking on a quest through the Digital World! They break down the story, characters, and the themes such as adoption,...

By Jackie Miller Muchhotness Cosplay is back with our next Cosplayer Spotlight. Today we’re going to be getting to know Amy Duong, the winner of our Winter Cosplay Contest on Instagram. We discuss her entry to cosplay, her likes and dislikes and future plans in the cosplay scene! Amy Duong Cosplay Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamyduong/ Remember to join us on Social Media...

By J-effin-K Anime Secrets is proud to present a new miniseries we’re launching today to take a deeper look at the world of Competitve Cosplay Contests with our amazing host J-effin-K as she gives her experience and advice for new comers and veterans alike on how to approach being in the competitive cosplay world. In this episode we will be delving into the etiquette in cosplay contests and some tips of things to be mindful of to improve chances to win! J-effin-K Cosplay Social...

By Rizwan Merchant Cosplay might not seem very eco-friendly, but fear not, for there are ways to make this hobby much more sustainable! Check out this panel filmed by Rizwan and learn some great tips to create less waste, save energy, and reuse commonly discarded items to make the cosplay of your dreams! Remember to join us on Social Media...

By Rizwan Merchant Rizwan recently attended WasabiCon 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana and was able to bring back video from the Maile Flanagan Panel. Maile is better known in the anime fandom for her role as one of the most popular Shounen characters of all time, Naruto Uzamaki. So join us for an hour of interesting conversation and a Q&A session to learn more about the behind the scenes of her role and some fun stories of her time thus far. You’d better believe it that this is going to...

The Toku Secrets Podcast team is making a return to Atlanta, Georgia for Rangerstop and Pop 2024! Join us on the weekend of June 21 – 23 for a great weekend. There will be some incredible Ranger actors along with other really awesome voice actors like Avatar the Last Airbender and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. So what are you waiting for? Let’s goooo!!! Remember to join us on Social Media...

By Anthony Davis From deep within the vaults of Anime Secrets, the team uncovers an old interview our very own Anthony Davis did with Voice Actor Keith Silverstein at MechaCon 2319 in 2019. Join us for a trip down memory lane as Anthony discusses some of Keith’s work as a voice actor. Remember to join us on Social Media...

By Jackie Miller Muchhotness Cosplay is back with our first Cosplay Spotlight of 2024! Today we’re sitting down with Dallas Cosplayer, J-effin-K Cosplay to discuss her journey into cosplay. We discuss everything from her entry into the hobby, body positivty, competitve cosplay, and much much more! This is definitely one cosplayer you don’t want to miss! J-effin-K Cosplay Social Media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/j.effin.k_cosplayTikTok:...

By Miguel Moreno, Rizwan Merchant Miguel and Rizwan return to discuss the new Hayao Miyazaki film, The Boy and the Heron, which is at the tail end of it’s theatrical release stateside. This movie has a lot of heavy themes such as mental health, coping with war, and loss of family, and portrays them beautifully to the audience. We also delve into how this movie compares and differs from previous Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli works. Also birds, there are so many birds! Remember to join us on...

By Miguel Moreno, Rizwan Merchant Miguel and Rizwan are back with the first episode of Anime Declassified for 2024, and they’re taking a look at the recently released Yu Yu Hakusho Live Action Adaptation exclusively on  @Netflix . The duo will break down the five episodes and go over the good, the bad, and the questionable decisions. This is far from perfect, but overall a fun time.  Remember to join us on Social Media...

By Miguel Moreno, Rizwan Merchant, Elora King, Dianna Necka Digiport Open! Join the Anime Declassified Team as we discuss the latest installment to the Digimon Franchise: Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning. In this review, we go continutity of Adventure thus far including the plot holes and new expansions of the lore we’ve all come to love. While we’re divided on our opinions on this movie, one thing is for certain, if you’re a digimon fan, you’ll want to check this out! Remember to join...

Panelists: Olivia Hack, Jennie Kwan & Cricket Leigh Join Rizwan as he journeys to the world of the Avatar to meet some voice actors to some of our characters from Avatar: The Last Airbender, including Olivia Hack (Ty Lee), Jennie Kwan (Suki) and Cricket Leigh (Mai). This is a fun hour long panel at Anime Houston 2023, where we get to learn about the audition process, the life of a voice actor, information on how to support the current Screen Actors’ Guild Strike and some fun behind the...

By Miguel Moreno & Rizwan MerchantSpecial Guests: James Chisum, Jerry Shafer, Cassie Kmiec, Directors of NerdCon  Miguel and Rizwan catch up with the Directors of Nerd Con 2023 to discuss their 2023 show. Join us for an hour of fun as we delve into the history of the convention, and get an insight into how a small library based convention has continued to grow and flourish in Mont Belvieu, Texas. There are a lot of incredible guests such as Keith Coogan (Brad from Adventures in...

By Jackie Miller Today, our host Muchhotnesscosplay meets California based cosplayer Patrick, more commonly known as PBusch Cosplay and gets a chance to learn more about his journey into cosplay. Patrick has a passion for film production and cosplay and is a massive comic book fan and will cosplay from both comic titans of Marvel and DC. Check out this Cosplay Spotlight and visit him on instagram at: PBuschInsta. Remember to join us on Social Media...

By Jackie Miller Anime Declassified is starting a new bimonthly segment called Cosplay Spotlight, where our staff will interview various cosplayers in the community and learn more about them and their crafts. Today we’re starting off with a New Orleans Cosplayer, WIll also known as Comicman315, and we’re incredibly happy to have had a chance to catch up with him. You can find Will on Instagram, Twitter and Hyve under his handle Comicman315. Remember to join us on Social Media...

Recorded by Rizwan Merchant Today we’re taking you into the Voice Actor Panel at Ba-Con 2023, hosted in Pasadena, Texas. This is quite a large gathering of voice actors from across anime, cartoons, TV shows and everything in between with some phenomenal talent such as Larry Brantley, Lisette Monique Diaz, Chris Patton, Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld, Monet Lerner, Jordan Dash Cruz, Phil Parsons, Thomas McKee, Alex Hom, Chuck Huber, Matthew Elkins, Drew Breedlove, and Joshua...

By Rizwan Merchant Rizwan meets up with anime voice actor Joshua Seth, best known for his role as Tai Kamiya in Digimon Adventure, The Second Voice of Alpha-5 in Power Rangers, and Tetsuo Shima in critically acclaimed film Akira. Join us as we discuss Josh’s journey to become a voice actor, and about his time playing the leader of the Digidestined! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AnimeSecrets Twitter: http://twitter.com/animesecrets Youtube:...

By Rizwan Merchant This past weekend was Comicpalooza 2023 in Houston, Texas. While attending the Saturday of the convention, Rizwan was invited by the organizers of Nerd Con and friends to join their panel entitled Toy Stories and the Universe of Play to discuss all the cool toy lines throughout the 80s and 90s. This was a very fun experience to relive tales of our youth while engaging the audience to also take part in our conversation. Be sure to check out Nerd Con in Mont Belvieu, Texas...

Anime Secrets is proud to announce our Toku Secrets Podcast team will be attending @rangerstopandpop in Atlanta, GA next month from June 16-18! This is looking to be a great time and we’re excited to get the band back together for a fun weekend at a great convention! Comment below if you’re going!