First random roll of the new season! Surprisingly, it wasn't a Dan roll! This time the weebs watch the first 13 episodes of the 2004 anime Planetes. Have the dice gods been kind or cruel? Will The crew think this show is out of this world, or just another piece of junk floating around? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify,...

For this episode Dan is assigning the 2024 manhwa adaptation, Solo Leveling. Coming in with a massive amount of hype does Solo Leveling deliver? Do we come to hail the new king or does it get an unexpected crown? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.If you want to support us...

It's a new season! To kick of season 2 of the podcast, Marcus is back in the host chair and assigns the first 11 episodes of Golden Kamuy! How will Dan and Nick feel about the show? Will our hosts feel like they've struck gold? Or will this experience be as painful as getting skinned? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify,...

Our first year is in the books, so we take a quick break for another Extra Credits episode. This time, we celebrate wrapping up our "first season" and then have a long discussion about the good and very bad from the Crunchyroll Awards. Let us know what you think of some of our answers, and some questions you want us to answer in future Extra Credits episodes. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast...

Nick is offering a bit of a penance for his previous sins of assigning 100 Girlfriends, and breaks of the big guns with the current top rated show on MAL in Frieren. Marcus already having read the manga, what will they think of the adaption? Will Dan think this lives up to the monumental hype that has been building for it? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or...

While Nick may be in the host chair, the dice gods have determined that we are living in a Dan world. He wins his 6th roll, and we get another anime with the word dead in the title... So, strap in as we break down the first 12 episodes of Dead Mount Death Play, cause this one is gonna be a ride. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes,...

Dan is assigning the 2017 isekai Saga of Tanya the Evil for this episode. One of the big four in Isekai Quartet, does this show's take on the isekai genre hit for Marcus and Nick? Is opposing God in the name of capitalism compelling enough or does this anime join the pile of other generic isekai? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes,...

For episode 43 Marcus is once again the arbiter, and for the first time assigns an anime that’s still airing! This week Dan and Nick have to watch the first 10 episodes of the VRMMO anime Shangri-la Frontier. Will they think this title belongs in the trash? Or will they think it’s a AAA god tier title? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on...

Nick's back on his b******t this week, and brings forth the previously promised "The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You" - and didn't realize that it was going to release on Valentine's Day. So, enjoy this grenade to your personal psyche and potentially your relationship as well. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a...

For this episode the dice gods assigned us the 2015 anime Plastic Memories nominated by Dan. Do the various Sci-Fi ideas stick with us or is this show easily forgotten? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan:...

For this episode Dan has chosen the 2014 anime original, Terror in Resonance. Will this Shinichirō Watanabe X Yoko Kanno collaboration hit for Nick and Marcus or will it fall flat? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles...

Another week, and another episode where Marcus is back in the host seat. This time they assign probably the most recent anime they've done so far with 8 episodes of 2023's Heavenly Delusion. Will Dan and Nick find it absolutely divine? Or was Marcus delusional in assigning this anime? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify,...

Another Nick assignment week, and this time we move from a Spring 2022 anime original to a Summer 2022 anime original in Lycoris Recoil. Will cute girls doing cute things - John Wick edition work for Dan and Marcus, or did the plot end up being too much of a mess for them? (trick question, both are true) If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on...

The calendar has turned over, so it's time to discuss the year that was and the Winter season that is upon us. Dan, Marcus, and Nick break down their favorite 2023 anime, shows they still need to watch from 2023, and shows we are looking forward to in the Winter 2023 season (and beyond). Let us know what you think of some of our answers, and some questions you want us to answer in future Extra Credits episodes! If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday....

For episode 37, the infamous dice of fate make a return and have us watch 13 episodes of the supernatural mystery Undead Girl Murder Farce. Will this solve the mystery of what makes a great show? Or will it be a…*sigh* farce? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to...

For this episode Dan is back in the host chair with another anime assignment. For this episode Nick and Marcus will have to watch the first season of the 2017 anime Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. Will the cozy tender moments win these two over? Or, will the less than great aspects of the show sour their viewing? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a...

Marcus is in charge of the score again this week, and in an out of character moment assigns a slice of life! Instead of the normal weird stuff, they go back to an old favorite and assign all 12 episodes of Kids on the Slope. Will Dan and Nick flow with the tempo? Or will they think it’s a drag?  If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes,...

Nick's back in the host chair, and as hinted at last time, it's time for more sports anime. Instead of a standard plot of playing for nationals, Bandai Namco goes a little off the rails in the anime original Birdie Wing: Girls Golf Story. What will Dan and Marcus think of massive underground golf bunkers, golf with death on the line, and the war between two Mafia families? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you...

Time for another dice roll episode for episode 33, and this time things get a little weird. Whereas last time the dice gods blessed us, this time fate was seemed less pleased, and we landed on what we’ve nicknamed The Fault in Our BEASTARS. So, sit back and enjoy our longest episode yet, as we spend way too long breaking down the highs and lows of this fur-filled story. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following...

For this episode Dan has chosen another from a dwindling list of "favorites" with 2004's masterpiece, Monster. Will this crime thriller be their cup of tea or will the nearly 20 years of age show through? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to follow us individually on...

For this episode Dan has decided to subject Nick to the 2013 comedy anime Watamote. Will this show land for Nick or will the cringe be too powerful? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to follow us individually on Twitter, our handles are - Dan: @Avarice77, Marcus:...

Marcus needed to step away for a few episodes, so we are doing a few episodes down to just 2 hosts. For this one, Dan and Nick decided to watch a film they hadn't seen but Marcus had, and landed on 2009's death race film Redline. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to...

Episode 31 and Marcus is back in the host seat! They couldn't decide on Lord of the Flies, or just something weird, so they decided to do both and assign Sonny Boy. Will Dan and Nick be caught up in the mystery? Or will they find themselves DRIFTING to sleep? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you...

Episode 30 was supposed to be Birdie Wing, but due to an excess of sports shows recently, Nick called an audible and went with the hit Rom-Com series Kaguya-sama: Love is War. Will Dan and Marcus like the show enough to confess their love for it, or will Nick end up taking the loss on this one? If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe for future episodes every Wednesday. Additionally, we'd appreciate you following the podcast on Twitter @TheAnimeBacklog or leaving us a review on iTunes,...