AnimEighties - A Retro Anime Podcast

AnimEighties

Mack & Lindsey explore the chaotic world of 80s & 90s anime. Join them as they experience and review iconic classics, hot garbage, and hidden gems while delivering a dose of nostalgia and laughter in every episode.

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20 episodes
Updated Tuesday
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Tuesday · 50 min
Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran - A Samurai Anime
The weeks series is powered by SAKE. And no, that's not a sponsor, it's a spoiler! Time for some historical samurai fun
July 21 · 54 min
Dangaizer 3 - Metal Bikini-Armoured Magical Girls Piloting Mechs and Fighting Gods
You can't go wrong with some good old magical girl mech fights, am I right? This ecchi anime looks great, but is there as much plot as there is plotatas?! Listen to find out! Check out the pre-banter game on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AnimEighties/posts/video-pre-banter-163854477 #anime #manga #podcast #animation #scifi #fantasy
July 14 · 55 min
The Enemy's the Pirates! - Space Pirate Anime with Cats
Why is there so much baseball in my space pirate cat anime?! Support the show at patreon.com/animeighties! Words: anime manga one piece scifi comedy podcast japan animation trash taste anime out of context shonen flop
July 7 · 46 min
Dirty Pair Flash - A Retro Ecchi Anime Reboot
It's been 170 episodes since we last visited Dirty Pair, so why not check out it's wildly different in style remake Dirty Pair Flash? Will it hold up to the original, or will it taint Dirty Pair's awesome reputation? anime manga comedy podcast sci-fi
June 30 · 1 hr 1 min
Battle Angel Alita - Fan Voted Episode
This week the fans sent us to the scrapyard when they voted for Battle Angel Alita to be this months Fan Voted Episode! But does this sci-fi media hold up to giants like Ghost in the Shell? Listen to find out! Patreon: https://patreon.com/animeighties Keywords: anime manga one piece sci-fi gunnm trash taste anime out of context dragon ball shonen jump comedy podcast
June 23 · 40 min
Kizuna - A Genre Hopping Boys Love Anime
Apparently it's too much to ask for the anime to match it's synopsis for more than a single episode. TW: Assault. https://patreon.com/animeighties Random words: anime manga boys love yaoi comedy action drama trashtaste anime out of context
June 16 · 1 hr 14 min
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena
It's time for Utena to get the Yuri classification it deserves! This movie has it all. Insane visuals? Check. Swords? Check. Cool cars? Check. Girls kissing? Check. A unique and incredibly weird but enjoyable plot? Check. Only Utena could achieve all of this within one single, albeit wildly dense, movie! Welcome to the third instalment of our Retro Anime Pride Month! Vote for our 5th episode of this month: https://forms.gle/badP4m3rmyCwctni9 Support the show: https://patreon.com/animeighties anime manga pride yuri yaoi japan animation podcast review comedy
June 9 · 46 min
Simoun | A Weird Yuri Anime About War
This week it's all about kissing weird green orbs... and girls too, I guess. Oh, and going to war for dumb reasons! It's time for some Battle Yuri... kind of.
June 2 · 50 min
FAKE - 90's Murder Mystery Anime
Sometimes you just need to add a little bit of crime solving to your romantic getaway to keep things fresh with the boys, ya know?
May 26 · 53 min
Princess Nine | A 90s Baseball Anime With Heart
This week Lindsey breaks character and brings a sports anime to the podcast. How strange. Will this 90s anime about girl power and baseball score a home run?! Listen to find out! anime manga comedy trashtaste podcast japan animation review
May 19 · 58 min
The Dark Myth: The Worst Rated Mystery Anime In History
This week Lindsey gets to choose which terrible mystery anime she gets to watch. Unfortunately for her, she's going in mostly blind. But I mean, hey, how bad can it be?
May 12 · 51 min
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro | A Classic Anime Film
This week Mack finally experiences the anime franchise Lupin for the first time! Which means it’s time for some Miyazaki SPY SHIT! Will this be a good introduction to the series, or will Mack be glad he stayed away for so long? Grab your grappling hooks, fake rings, and disguises. It’s time for a gentleman thief crash course.
May 5 · 1 hr 1 min
Silent Mobius | A 90s Sci-Fi Anime
Are you ready to dive head first into Heaven's Hole to fight interdimensional demons with guns and girl power? Well I hop so! Because this week we're watching Silent Mobius from 1998.
April 28 · 50 min
Fist of the North Star | A Genre Defining Anime
This week we followed the north star all the way back to 1984 to watch anime Bruce Lee lay the smackdown on some post-apocalyptic baddies when we watch Fist of the North Star!
April 21 · 55 min
Ozanari Dungeon | Obscure 90s Fantasy Anime
Grab your fantasy metal bikini, it's time to go dungeon delving! This week we're heading back to 1991 to watch a seriously underrated fantasy OVA from the studio that brought you Cybersix.
April 14 · 49 min
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo | Sensory Overload: The Anime
Ththth-th th-thth this week we dive hair first into an anime that somehow manages to be wildly entertaining and overbearing at the exact same time. Get ready for bits on bits on bits when we watch Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.
April 7 · 1 hr 13 min
Princess Jellyfish - Fan Voted Episode
This week we dive into an anime submitted by you, the listeners! Get ready for some life lessons while we review this comedic, fashion heavy, and wildly popular anime from 2010. Thanks so much to everyone who submitted and voted! Whether it's chosen or not, or whether we like the winning series or not, we are so thankful for our community and your continued support of the podcast! Please note: We encourage respectful discussion about the topics talked about in this episode, as well as the contents of the show itself including things we may have missed, or misinterpreted, or things that change in later episodes that might have altered our review had we known about them. We are a first look podcast, so we're just working with what we see within the handful of episodes we review!
March 31 · 1 hr 35 min
April Fools Special 2026 - Mack's Bad Anime Revenge
This year, Lindsey gets to play a little game to determine just how bad Mack's revenge will be for making him watch Dragon Ball Evolution last April Fools. But it's not so simple this time around. There's not one, but 4 wheels that will determine what Lindsey must watch... and HOW she must watch it as well. Will she have to watch 10 episode of Naruto at .5 speed and in reverse? Or will she have to watch some of the worst ecchi ever while being forced to ship the least shippable characters?! Tune in to find out! Thousands of possible wheel combinations await!
March 24 · 36 min
Iron Virgin Jun | Go Nagai's Strange "Muscle Mommy" Anime
This week Mack is randomly selecting an anime to watch! Are the odds ever in his favor, or is he about to have a real bad time?!
March 17 · 56 min
Bomber Bikers of Shonan | A Rad Anime About Motorcycle Gangs
This week Lindsey rings a truly iconic anime to show, and shows off her Dragon Ball Z power up skills. Meanwhile, Mack gets to experience this High School Biker Gang anime for the very first time.

AnimEighties - A Retro Anime Podcast

Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran - A Samurai Anime

Dangaizer 3 - Metal Bikini-Armoured Magical Girls Piloting Mechs and Fighting Gods

The Enemy's the Pirates! - Space Pirate Anime with Cats

Dirty Pair Flash - A Retro Ecchi Anime Reboot

Battle Angel Alita - Fan Voted Episode

Kizuna - A Genre Hopping Boys Love Anime

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena

Simoun | A Weird Yuri Anime About War

FAKE - 90's Murder Mystery Anime

Princess Nine | A 90s Baseball Anime With Heart

The Dark Myth: The Worst Rated Mystery Anime In History

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro | A Classic Anime Film

Silent Mobius | A 90s Sci-Fi Anime

Fist of the North Star | A Genre Defining Anime

Ozanari Dungeon | Obscure 90s Fantasy Anime

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo | Sensory Overload: The Anime

Princess Jellyfish - Fan Voted Episode

April Fools Special 2026 - Mack's Bad Anime Revenge

Iron Virgin Jun | Go Nagai's Strange "Muscle Mommy" Anime

Bomber Bikers of Shonan | A Rad Anime About Motorcycle Gangs