What Do You Say Anime!?

What Do You Say Anime

We are a weekly anime podcast that is currently in year 7! We are a group of online friends talking anime, playing games and whatever else we come up with this week! We have an active discord if you ever want to join, all we ask is that you be nice and respectful. Links to everything can be found here --> https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime

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Yesterday · 55 min
Summer 2026 First Impressions (Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, Ghost in the Shell, Goodbye Lara, Sparks of Tomorrow, Thunder 3)
As if we needed another banger of season of anime, yet here we are with maybe the best season of anime for the year, welcome to the Summer First Impressions episode! Light spoilers ahead for the shows so use the timestamps if you want to avoid those talks Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - Summer 2026 so far 5:02 - Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia 9:41 - The Ghost in the Shell 13:21 - Goodbye, Lara 17:22 - Thunder 3 19:51 - Sparks of Tomorrow 25:15 - Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You 28:03 - Chainsmoker Cat 30:46 - Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games 36:49 - The Cat and the Dragon 38:41 - Kaiju Girl Caramelise 41:21 - Draw This, Then Die! 46:10 - You and I are Polar Opposites S2 48:55 - Trapped in a Dating Sim S2 49:25 - Skeleton Knight S2 49:47 - Too Early Awards 51:52 - BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita
July 29 · 1 hr 29 min
Witch Hat Atelier Review
Welcome to anime watch club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the podcast nominate and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we will be reviewing the 2026 anime, Witch Hat Atelier Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:55 - First impressions 13:10 - Synopsis 14:41 - Favorite students 27:03 - Qifrey and his future 34:37 - Allegories for the magic and its morality 48:37 - Marketing and readers hype effect on WHA's reception 1:04:48 - Pacing of a one-cour release 1:08:55 - Comparing the finale cliffhanger to others 1:11:59 - Closing thoughts and scores 1:22:18 - Nominations
July 14 · 1 hr 18 min
This Monster Wants to Eat Me Review
Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts nominate and vote on shows either we haven't seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we celebrate pride and terrible schedule planning with our review of the 2025 anime, This Monster Wants to Eat Me Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:27 - First impressions 10:08 - Setting the mood and playing on it 17:25 - Shiori viewing Hinako as a person or cattle? 22:34 - Monster x Human relationships 28:05 - More effective as a film or TV series? 33:15 - Shiori's Truth as told by Jolyne 40:19 - Visual storytelling 48:18 - Adapting This Monster into a CW show 51:04 - Discovering Miko's true self 55:23 - When life gives you reptiles, be a yokai 57:27 - RIP Gangsta Boo 1:00:22 - What if a different studio was at the helm? 1:09:46 - Final thoughts & scores 1:15:26 - What we're watching next
July 8 · 1 hr 11 min
Spring 2026 Anime Review (Witch Hat, Nippon Sangoku, Botan, Ramparts of Ice, Dorohedoro, Wistora)
Its Spring Review time! You know the jest. Spoilers ahead Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Why does Miles hate anime? 3:25 - Witch Hat Atelier 5:06 - Pete learns of another type of compass 29:35 - Nippon Sangoku 37:24 - Agents of the Four Seasons 42:54 - Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk 47:54 - Ramparts of Ice 52:20 - Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku 54:56 - Drops 58:27 - Dorohedoro Season 2 1:00:39 - Farming Life in Another World Season 2 1:02:42 - Wistoria Season 2 1:07:13 - Seasonal awards
June 30 · 1 hr 17 min
Milky Subway Review
Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the wdysa podcast nominate and vote on shows either we havent seen, or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we are reviewing Milky Subway! Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - The milkiest questions 4:15 - Background and synopsis 5:23 - Impressions 13:27 - Favorites among the cast 29:39 - Syncing the sounds of the world and action to the music 32:54 - The use of Blender for its 3DCG animation 35:21 - Strength of the writing 43:27 - Welcome to MyGO talk! 47:18 - Advantages and limitations of only having a single production member 56:59 - How the Netflix compilation changes the short YouTube structure 1:00:05 - Final thoughts & scores 1:07:05 - What we're watching next
June 23 · 1 hr 33 min
Summer 2026 Anime Preview Summer 2026 Anime Preview (A Witch in Mongolia, The Ghost in the Shell, Sparks of Tomorrow, Thunder 3))
A warm sun and warmer anime means only means one thing, its summertime baby. Looking for new shows to watch next season? We got you! Summer Preview today will be going over the new properties next season that we may be interested in, and adding some time at the end for sequels. Let us know what you are most excited for next season Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Outlook on the upcoming season 4:55 - Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia 13:58 - The Ghost in the Shell 19:57 - Thunder 3 24:02 - Sparks of Tomorrow (and a lesson on steam power) 35:01 - Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky 42:47 - Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games 46:43 - Goodbye, Lara 53:36 - I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day 59:32 - Chainsmoker Cat 1:06:12 - Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You 1:12:39 - Red River 1:17:34 - Tomb Raider King 1:24:58 - Interesting shows 1:27:49 - Sekiro: No Defeat 1:28:38 - Pete's Sequels (Grand Blue S3, Skeleton Knight in Another World S2, 100 Girlfriends S3) 1:30:26 - Trapped in a Dating Sim Season 2
June 16 · 1 hr 16 min
Fate Strange/Fake Review
Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode, we will be reviewing Fate Strange/Fake Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:55 - First impressions 9:32 - Synopsis 10:35 - Production timelines 16:50 - Keeping track of the cast 22:46 - Trying to understand FSF and the Fate world as a whole 26:18 - Umamusume = Fate 30:06 - The emotional anchor of FSF 44:41 - A-1 Pictures' take on Fate vs other studios 50:48 - Servant pairings with great chemistry vs bad pairings 1:01:18 - Easter eggs we found 1:05:38 - Closing thoughts and scores 1:12:40 - What we're watching next
June 2 · 1 hr 42 min
Takopi's Original Sin Review
Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode, we will be reviewing the podcasts 2025 Anime of the Year runner up, Takopi’s original sin Spoiler: It gets a little heated in the middle. I promise were all cool, just the heat of the moment Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - First impressions 15:49 - Synopsis 21:00 - The Happy Ribbon and Camera incidents early on 42:40 - Naoki's arc and his struggles 51:28 - Shizuka's trip to Tokyo and her father 56:15 - Marina and Takopi's journey and original plan 1:05:57 - Dealing with stories you hate watching but still respect 1:14:11 - Is the ending healing or copium? 1:25:01 - Final thoughts & scores 1:33:09 - What we're watching next
May 26 · 57 min
Spring 2026 Anime Midseason Check In (Witch Hat Atelier, Akane Banashi, Nippon Sangoku, Ramparts)
Midseason check in time! Lets see what has or hasn't changes since our first impressions episode SPOILERS AHEAD. USE THE TIMESTAMPS IF YOU DONT WANT TO BE SPOILED 0:00 - Intro 3:19 - Anime to be talked about for years 4:51 - Sequels better than previous seasons 6:01 - Show that I look forward to each week 7:23 - Nippon Sangoku 11:48 - Witch Hat Atelier 14:25 - Ramparts of Ice 18:21 - Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk 23:03 - Agents of the Four Seasons 28:33 - A Hundred Scenes of Awajima 32:51 - Gal's Can't Be Kind to Otaku 36:54 - Daemons of the Shadow Realm 40:59 - MarriageToxin 45:49 - Wistoria S2 51:53 - Midseason awards 53:31 - Drops
May 19 · 1 hr 33 min
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Review
Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode, we will be reviewing the 2026 anime, SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Review Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 3:36 - First impressions 11:32 - Synopsis 12:34 - The casts experience with death games 18:23 - Starting strong with the first episode 27:59 - Structure of the games 50:07 - The characters 54:43 - The final game and ending 1:11:36 - Is Yuki a psychopath? 1:13:57 - Final thoughts and scores 1:28:26 - What we're watching next
May 12 · 1 hr 4 min
MyAnimeList Review Game 10
Do you find yourself scratching your head at some peoples critiques and reviews on certain anime? Do elitist, prestigious and outright bad takes make you laugh? Do you like games? If you answered yes to hopefully all of these, then we got the episode for you, the MyAnimeList review game! We take these reviews and make it a fun guessing game between the hosts, but you can play along with as well! Let us know you score in the comments, or our discord! Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime Links to Tyler's Podcast - https://linktr.ee/animedegens Scoring: Correct show is 1 point Correct rating w/ a range is 1 point Getting both correct is an additional 1 point Possible Points: 3 or Correct show is 1 points Correct rating w/o a range is 2 points Getting both correct is an additional 1 point Possible Points: 4 0:00 - Intro 1:49 - Round 1 34:17 - Round 2
May 5 · 1 hr 19 min
Medalist S2 Review | Anime Watch Club
Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode, we will be reviewing the 2026 anime, Medalist S2 Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - First impressions 7:47 - Levels of explaining technical aspects of a sport in media 17:02 - Structures of Japanese national figure skating brackets 28:28 - How much Medalist is left and its impact in Japan 31:20 - Starting to follow Inori's story at her age and it's pacing 43:59 - Positives from S2 vs S1 52:31 - Miles' Poo-Poo Parade Time 57:02 - Interpreting Tsukasa and Jun's relationship 1:03:14 - Closing thoughts and scores 1:09:15 - What we're watching next
April 28 · 57 min
Spring 2026 Anime First Impressions Spring 2026 Anime First Impressions (Witch Hat Atelier, Akane Banashi, Nippon Sangoku, Dorohedoro)
New Season, new episode format! Time to talk about all the new great shows and banger sequels on this incredibly stacked season of anime. SPOILERS AHEAD. USE THE TIMESTAMPS IF YOU DONT WANT TO BE SPOILERD Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:09 - Show's I haven't got to yet 3:20 - Witch Hat Atelier 9:48 - Akane-Banashi 14:11 - Nippon Sangoku 19:41 - The Ramparts of Ice 24:14 - Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk 27:33 - Agents of the Four Seasons 30:09 - The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King 33:40 - A Hundred Scenes of Awajima 38:45 - Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku 43:22 - Daemons of the Shadow Realm 47:32 - Liar's Game 48:14 - Re:Zero Season 4 50:38 - The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 53:06 - Dorohedoro Season 2
April 22 · 1 hr 32 min
Twilight Saga: Eclipse Review
We are REALLY bad at planning episodes so of course our April Fools episode is 3 weeks late! But better late than never. Hope everyone enjoys our 3rd edition of Twilight Previous Episodes Twilight: https://youtu.be/qqDUMQedT88 New Moon: https://youtu.be/8KkgSQLw7kY Socials - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:27 - First impressions 11:41 - Sending your loved ones to eternal damnation 17:55 - Those damn animorphs 23:40 - Toxic Fantasy 30:12 - The Adam Sandler and Tennis Podcast 33:02 - Pete's least favorite scene 40:00 - Jasper the Confederate 45:15 - Vampire design changes 48:00 - Anna Kendrick and the Bellas 51:46 - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 56:15 - End fight 1:05:58 - Looking ahead to Breaking Dawn 1:09:22 - Final thoughts and scores 1:22:51 - What we're watching next
April 15 · 52 min
Winter 2026 Review (Journal with Witch, Oshi no Ko, Frieren, Polar Opposites, JJK, Tamon, Shiboyugi)
Winter isnt coming anymore but lets talk about the shows that were around in Winter in todays review episode! Spoilers ahead so please use the timestamps to avoid anything you don't want to hear! Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:24 - Drops 5:24 - Journal with Witch 11:32 - You and I are Polar Opposites 15:50 - Fate/strange fake 20:18 - Tamon's B-Side 24:19 - Invisible Man and His Soon to be Wife 28:04 - The Demon Lord's Daughter is Too Kind 32:22 - In the Clear Moonlit Dusk 34:21 - Shiboyugi (Playing Death Games) 40:05 - Frieren S2 42:15 - Jujutsu Kaisen S3 45:27 - Oshi no Ko S3
April 7 · 1 hr 23 min
Cowboy Bebop Review | Anime Watch Club
Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we will be reviewing the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - First impressions 7:41 - Synopsis 8:48 - Space Western or Character Drama? 19:23 - Broadcast struggles and getting hooked early 23:31 - Favorites of the crew 34:02 - Favorite moments and themes 43:24 - The greatness of Cowboy Bebops production 52:16 - Spike's betrayal or Vicious' fault? 58:44 - Would you prefer having more backstory for Spike? And the last arc 1:11:30 - What would you do on the Bebop? 1:14:25 - Final thoughts and rating 1:20:13 - Nominations
March 23 · 1 hr 10 min
Heike Monogatari Review | Anime Watch Club
Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode we will be reviewing the 2022 anime, Heike Monogatari Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:37 - First Impressions 9:20 - Synopsis 13:50 - Setting up the show 21:30 - Biwa's role and Fleshing out the Cast 34:12 - Favorite cast members 40:42 - Why this story? 49:30 - Production value 57:35 - Final Thoughts and Rating 1:03:53 - What We''re Watching Next
March 9 · 1 hr 1 min
Cosmic Princess Kaguya Review
A new Netflix movie dropped, so of course we need to check it out! Can we take the tale of the Bamboo Cutter and turn it into a compelling story with cute anime girls singing? Maybe! Tune in today for our review of Cosmic Princess Kaguya 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - First impressions 2:32 - Pacing a 2.5 hour movie 11:24 - Sticking the landing 18:55 - Throuple vs Mother-Daughter 23:48 - References and similarities to other shows 31:51 - Miles' vocaloid era and what is a vocaloid? 36:37 - Yachiyo's identity 38:06 - Favorite songs (or lack thereof) 42:40 - The world of Tsukuyomi 49:11 - Neon Genesis Princess Kaguya 52:07 - Final thoughts
March 3 · 1 hr 33 min
Sabagebu Review | Anime Watch Club
Welcome to Anime Watch Club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On todays episode, we will be reviewing the the 2014 comedy, Sabagebu! Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 3:32 - First Impressions 13:35 - Synopsis 16:47 - Finding the good 28:50 - The Western influences from a non-Westaboo mangaka 33:17 - Favorite cast members 35:27 - Where the messaging falls flat (Episode 8 and more) 52:36 - The ChampEagle Questions of the Week 1:03:23 - Is Momoka a satire on the typical shoujo protagonist? 1:08:45 - Momoka is ...Griffith? 1:10:00 - Closing thoughts and scores 1:18:50 - What we're watching next
February 24 · 50 min
Winter 2026 Anime Check in (Journal with Witch, SHIBOYUGI, Fate, Tamon, You & I are Polar Opposites)
A little halfway through the season, time to talk about everything thats airing, with our Mid-season check in! SPOILERS AHEAD Socials/Discord - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime 0:00 - Intro 2:40 - Journal with Witch 9:16 - Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games 15:12 - Fate/Strange Fake 18:00 - You and I are Polar Opposites 21:54 - Tamon's B-Side 26:23 - Invisible Man and His Soon to be Wife 30:46 - In the Clear Moonlit Dusk 34:05 - Demon King's Daughter is Too Kind 36:40 - Sequels for later (Medalist S2 & Hell's Paradise S2) 37:33 - Trigun Stargaze 37:53 - Oshi no Ko S3 40:26 - Jujutsu Kaisen S3 42:04 - Golden Kamuy Final Season 42:38 - Sentenced to be a Hero 44:15 - Wash It All Away 44:52 - Kaya-chan Isn't Scary 45:22 - Frieren S2