Podcast

The Anime Book Club Podcast

Animation & Manga, Leisure

Tired of the same old top trending anime recommendation lists that all look the same? Want something more than a list? Like somewhere you can go for in-depth reviews and real talk about anime with people looking for the same?

Then join your hosts, Greg and JC, as they serve up fresh takes on anime with reviews that cover everything from cult classics to hidden gems to controversial favorites. Plus get their unfiltered hot-takes, ridiculous rants and astute observations on all things anime.

Join the conversation every Tuesday and follow us on IG for news, updates and exclusive content!

Episodes
114
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 25 min
On air since
2024
Latest episode
14 hours ago

Episodes

114 episodes, newest first

  1. #114 Draw Me Like One of Your French Girls You Gonk

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 2 of Overgeared, Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden, Drifters (2016), and Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Episode 1.
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    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:04:42) Overgeared
    • (00:28:23) Nia Liston
    • (00:43:48) Drifters
    • (00:58:01) Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2

    1 hr 22 min
  2. #113 Why Work Hard When You Can Just Hit the Lottery?

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 1 of Overgeared, Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden, Drifters (2016), and Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2.
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order

    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:06:48) Overgeared
    • (00:39:39) Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden
    • (00:54:45) Drifters (2016)

    1 hr 14 min
  3. #112 Summer 2026 Wrap Up

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on wrapping up Summer 2026 with KAMUI: He's Behind You, Black Torch, Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto, Daemons of the Shadow Realm E13-24, 100 Girlfriends (Season 3), Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games, Clevatess (Season 2), From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Season 2), Trapped in a Dating Sim (Season 2), The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System E1-12, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Season 2) The Calamity, Re: Zero (Season 4) E12-19.
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:01:28) KAMUI: He's Behind You
    • (00:05:41) Black Torch
    • (00:10:02) Recommendations From Mr. Iwamoto
    • (00:12:43) Daemons of the Shadow Realm E13-24
    • (00:17:07) 100 Girlfriends (Season 3)
    • (00:20:49) Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games
    • (00:25:35) Clevatess (Season 2)
    • (00:29:57) From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Season 2)
    • (00:34:28) Trapped in a Dating Sim (Season 2)
    • (00:37:22) The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System E1-12
    • (00:46:40) Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Season 2) The Calamity
    • (01:08:46) Re: Zero (Season 4) E12-19

    1 hr 24 min
  4. #111 Stone Cold Steve Orsted

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3) Episode 13 and 14 the finale.
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    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:12:08) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3) E13
    • (00:32:32) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3) E14

    1 hr 7 min
  5. #110 Purple Rat Teeth Grill Be Froze

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 12 and 13 of I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, Episode 12 of The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Episode 12 of Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
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    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:04:27) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day E12
    • (00:22:59) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day E13
    • (00:48:19) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (01:03:46) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 28 min
  6. #109 Putting the Family's Life Savings into Ethereum

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 11 of I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:09:26) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day
    • (00:30:22) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (00:44:47) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 11 min
  7. #108 Baars Slinging Bars

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 10 of The Ghost in the Shell (Finale), I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:09:16) The Ghost in the Shell
    • (00:41:03) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day
    • (01:00:10) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (01:15:12) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 30 min
  8. #107 When the Yurt's a Rocking…

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 9 of The Ghost in the Shell, I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:07:05) The Ghost in the Shell
    • (00:28:07) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day
    • (00:42:44) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (01:00:36) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 23 min
  9. #106 Doing Each Other's Toes

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 8 of The Ghost in the Shell, I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:10:41) The Ghost in the Shell
    • (00:27:53) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day
    • (00:41:24) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (00:51:51) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 13 min
  10. #105 We Don't Have Friends, We Have Family

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 7 of The Ghost in the Shell, I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-Aesthetics TABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:07:54) The Ghost in the Shell
    • (00:21:52) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day
    • (00:49:08) he Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (01:01:50) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 21 min
  11. #104 Ey Yo Gurl You Want to See My Yurt

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 6 of The Ghost in the Shell, I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:13:40) The Ghost in the Shell
    • (00:32:51) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day
    • (00:48:58) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (01:05:52) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 30 min
  12. #103 Fishing With Electricity

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 5 of The Ghost in the Shell, I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:09:36) The Ghost in the Shell
    • (00:30:54) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day
    • (00:45:42) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (00:57:29) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 31 min
  13. #102 Curb Stomping Wieners

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 4 of The Ghost in the Shell, I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:04:39) The Ghost in the Shell
    • (00:22:13) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day
    • (00:41:06) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (00:51:28) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 15 min
  14. #101 Ghost Hacking Memories of Panties

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 3 of The Ghost in the Shell, I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:10:10) The Ghost in the Shell
    • (00:32:31) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day
    • (00:45:16) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (00:57:08) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 15 min
  15. #100 Everything is so Very Werid

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 2 of The Ghost in the Shell, I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Day, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:09:06) The Ghost in the Shell
    • (00:23:32) I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
    • (00:40:21) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (01:02:47) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 30 min
  16. #99 I Got a Julian Right Here in My Pants

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 1 of The Ghost in the Shell, I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Days, The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, and Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:14:01) The Ghost in the Shell
    • (00:30:18) I Want to Love you Till Your Dying Days
    • (00:46:25) The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
    • (01:05:31) Jobless Reincarnation (Season 3)

    1 hr 34 min
  17. #98 Spring 2026 Wrap Up

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 13 of MarriageToxin, and wrapping up Spring 2026 with I Want You To Make a Disgusted Face and Show Me Your Underwear (Seasons 1, 2, and 3), Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle E11-13, Virgin Punk, Dorohedoro (Season 2), Snowball Earth, Marika's LoveMeter Malfunction, Re: Zero (Season 4) Episodes 1-11, The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King, YowaYowa Sensei, Ichijouma Mankitsugurashi!, Fist of the North Star (2026), Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs (2022), Do You Like Big Girls?, Spirit Warrior: Peacock King (1994), Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (Seasons 1 and 2).
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order

    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:07:56) MarriageToxin
    • (00:29:00)I Want You To Make a Disgusted Face and Show Me Your Underwear
    • (00:34:39) Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle
    • (00:42:57) Virgin Punk
    • (00:52:40) Dorohedoro (Season 2)
    • (00:59:42) Snowball Earth
    • (01:04:42) Marika's LoveMeter Malfunction
    • (01:07:21) Re: Zero (Season 4)
    • (01:12:59) The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King
    • (01:18:42) Yowayowa Sensei
    • (01:21:04) Fist of the North Star
    • (01:28:09) Ichijouma Mankitsugurashi!
    • (01:30:33) Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs
    • (01:34:30) Do you like big girls?
    • (01:37:31) Spirit Warrior: Peacock King (1994)
    • (01:52:50) Blood Blockade Battlefront

    2 hr 4 min
  18. #97 Where We're Going, We Don't Need Railings

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 12 of Nippon Sangoku, Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Season 2), MarriageToxin, and Daemons of the Shadow Realm.
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:07:14) Nippon Sangoku
    • (00:34:47) Wistoria Wand and Sword Season 2
    • (00:56:48) MarriageToxin
    • (01:13:40) Daemons of the Shadow Realm

    1 hr 35 min
  19. #96 Push In To Pull Out, Chinese Finger trap

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 11 of Nippon Sangoku, Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Season 2), MarriageToxin, and Daemons of the Shadow Realm.
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:11:19) Nippon Sangoku
    • (00:33:33) Wistoria Wand and Sword Season 2
    • (00:58:40) MarriageToxin
    • (01:14:34) Daemons of the Shadow Realm

    1 hr 34 min
  20. #95 Bop It, Twist It, Everyone Bounce On It

    Show notes

    Join the discussion on Episode 10 of Nippon Sangoku, Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Season 2), MarriageToxin, and Daemons of the Shadow Realm.
    IT-Aesthetics Anime Apparel

    • IT-AestheticsTABC10 on check out for 10% off or TABC5 for a stacking $5 off of your order
    Anime lists and Socials:

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • Greg's MyAnimeList
    • JC's MyAnimeList
    • Watch Us Live

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Intro
    • (00:07:26) Nippon Sangoku
    • (00:26:14) Wistoria Wand and Sword Season 2
    • (00:39:04) MarriageToxin
    • (00:54:02) Daemons of the Shadow Realm

    1 hr 11 min

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