Anime Summit Podcast
The Anime Summit Podcast originated from the /r/Anime Reddit community, aiming to share a love of anime and foster deeper connections with the content. The podcast discusses various anime topics and encourages listener participation through its Discord server.
Episodes
Summit Smackdown XV: Shota Smorgasbord w/King and Snowman
Episode 563: The time is here for the FIFTEENTH Summit Smackdown: The Shota Smorgasbord. The Shota Showdown. The Shota Shenanigans. The Shota Mocha Loca. With The Drunken Court in tow, the Summit Squad breaks down who is the best Shota. Challonge link with results below.https://challonge.com/1b0gwh9k
POKÉTOON Shorts Review
Episode 562: This week the bitches watch the 11 POKÉTOON Shorts on the Official Pokemon Youtube channel and talk about each one! Playlist to the shorts below! Tell us which one was your favorite!https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQWzKIaERirwncYt1cpPIhIGKnJ1h17_1
EX52: Cinnamontography - Obsession & Backrooms (2026) Review w/ Starling and Nosferatu
EX52: The summit network is back to review two of the summer's hottest films, Obsessions and Backrooms! This time, we have King and Nick leading a discussion with Discord movie buffs Starling and Nosferatu and sharing our thoughts on both films. Warning: WE LOVED THEM!!! Tune in to find out some of our favorite scenes and how scared everyone got
Favorite LGBTQIA+ Anime And Their Characters
Episode 561: This week Dannie and Som talk about some of their favorite LGBTQIA+ characters in anime and also recommend some anime with good Queer/Trans representation!
Ouran High School Host Club (2006) Anniversary Review
Episode 560: This week the hosts review Ouran High School Host Club as it turns 20 years old this year! Haruhi enrolls in the prestigious Ouran High School and stumbles upon the host club where she ends up having to join the club for breaking an expensive vase. The club is full of cute boys and she has to pretend to be a boy to help pay off her debt!
Homie and the B***h: Anime Villains by Weebologist Ricky
Episode 559: This week we are playing another game of Homie and the Bitch but THIS TIME the host is our old friend Weebologist Ricky! He has picked some Anime villains and ranked them on a tierlist to see which one of us can match it and see who is Rick's Homie and who is the BITCH. His template is below!https://tiermaker.com/create/homie-and-the-bh---anime-villains-19540335?hide=true
2000s Anime We Should Be Watching
Episode 558: This week Nick and Som go through a list of popular shows from the 2000s decade to see which ones we want to watch and review to gear up for our 2000s Decade Spotlight Special that we have been planning for 20 years.
TOP Worst Endings in Anime
Episode 557: For a lot of people, the ending of anime and stories in general, can fuck up the whole thing. We take a look at CBRs list of endings that made the anime crash and burn. SPOILERS. Time stamps below just in case you dont want to spoil the endings of shows we talk about!0:00 - Intro3:56 - Nick’s Emoji Quiz Results5:00 - Waifu of the Week/Husbando of the Hour6:01 - Main Topic Start10:27 -
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) Review w/ Kai
Episode 556: This week Nick and Som are joined by Kai clearandsweet to review the Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc !! Now streaming on crunchy roll we take a dive in to the MAPPA funded film that covers volume 5 and 6 of Tatsuki Fujimoto's hit manga.
Spring Season 2026 1st Impressions
Episode 555: This week we are taking a look at what the Spring Season for 2026 of anime has to offer! We cover Witch Hat Atelier, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Go For It Nakamura Kun, and more!
Best Ghibli Films Ranked on TierlistMaker
Episode 554: This week we rank all of the Ghibli and Ponoc films on a tierlist. Let's see if you agree with how the Summit Team ranked them!
EX51: Cinnanmontography - Brat Pack Series 6 - Brats (2024)
EX52: Dannie and King conclude their Brat Pack series by talking about the 2024 documentary BRATS. This doc covers the era of movies reviewed in this series!
Stragglers From Winter Season 2026
Episode 553: Som is back and can finally talk about her Winter shows but more importantly Nick and Dannie cover the shows they missed last week on our Winter Review!
Winter Season 2026 Review
Episode 552: This week Dannie and Nick review the Winter season of anime for 2026! Shows mentioned are Frieren, Tamon's B-Side, Jujutsu Kaisen, and more!
One Piece: Into The Grand Line (Live Action, 2026) Netflix Review
Episode 551: This week we are reviewing season 2 of Netflix's One Piece! INTO THE GRAND LINE WE GO! The crew is back and in this season we cover most of the Alabasta Saga! CHOPPER BEST BOI!
Top Best Anime Worlds To Live In Tierlist
Episode 550: This week Nick and Dannie by using a tier list made by Gia Huyn on TierlistMaker! Link below!https://tiermaker.com/create/best-anime-world-to-live-in-16436487?presentationMode=true
The 10th Annual Summies
Episode 549: The time of the year where Anime Summit does their Annual Summies. Each hosts top 10 anime of 2025. Unfortunately we are minus a Dannie but she has provided her list for us. Top 10 list below!Dannie:The Apothecary Diaries s2 (winter)Secrets of the Silent Witch (summer) My Dress-Up Darling s2 (summer) DanDaDan s2 (summer) The Summer Hikaru Died (summer) With You, Our Love Will Make i
SumPlumRummaDumChummaLum 69: Spice Upon A Time RE EDITION - The Way of the Warrior of the Fist of Furries of the Planet of the Cats
Welcome to the 69th Annual Plumma Summa Rumma Dumma! The awards shoe that is somehow worse and better than other naime awards show! Thank you for all of the sext summit and plummet squad who voted!
Our Favorite Anime Tropes
Episode 548: This week Dannie and Som go into the training arc, than the tournament arc, and basically all of the arcs to talk about their favorite tropes in anime.
Homie and the B***h: Som's Top 10 Pokemon
Episode 547: To start off our celebration of Pokemon turning 30 this year we bring you another edition of HOMIE AND THE BITCH. Time for Dannie and Nick to see who matches Som's tier list the best for her top 10 pokemon. Template below to play along!https://tiermaker.com/create/soms-top-10-pokemon-17334201
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026) Netflix Review
Episode 546: This week we review the third film in Studio Colorido's Netflix deal, the directorial debut of Shingo Yamashita which is a reimagining of a classic Japanese folk tale: Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Based on the folk tale "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter", this modern day take follows a girl who finds a baby in a utility pole who turns out to be Princess Kaguya!
Loveless (2005) Review
Episode 545: To end the month of love and romance we take a look at what we THOUGHT was a Boys love romance: it turns out its just some weird show as an excuse for BAD steamy gay kissing action with no direction. Everyone yell at Dannie.
EX50: Catching Up With My Cousin Mario
EX50: This week Som and her cousin Mario catch up on everything Mario is working on. From his second book in the Nevertold series to a comic in the future and his podcast Bards & Balladeers. Links below to everything you can do to support Mario and his work with Lovely Woods Publishing and podcast!KICKSTARTER FOR AUDIO BOOKhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lovelywoods/nevertold-ascend-book-
Couple or Chaos: Anime Edition w/Matt The Rolling Star
Episode 544: Let's have fun with love and romance and pair up some likely and unlikely characters from different franchises and see if their romance will hold up!
EX49: Call of Cthulhu - The Mystery of Black Water Creek
EX49: Call of Cthulhu a table top D&D adjacent game Earthworm from The Anime Brothers as the DM brought other podcast creators together; Dannie, Matt (AniBros), and Ricky (Weebology Podcast) join together in solving the mystery of Black Water Creek. In this episode we come together and give you a recap of the campaign: We break down our favorite moments, the emotional highs and lows, and give
Our Top Favorite Anime Couples
Episode 543: Som and Dannie talk about our favorite anime couples. What is it about certain anime couples that make the show better? What are some of your favorite anime couples?
Winter Season 2026 1st Impressions
Episode 542: This week the gang talks about their first impressions of the anime this Winter season has to offer. We talk about Jujutsu Kaisen S3, My Hero Academia Vigilantes S2, Hell's Paradise S2, Sentenced To Be A Hero, You And I Are Polar Opposites, and more!
Top Favorite Anime To Put On In The Background
Episode 541: Sometimes when you are at work, writing, drawing, cooking, sleeping, or even straight up just chilling; it's nice to have some background noise. In this ep we talk about some of our favorite anime to put on as background noise.
Anime New Years Resolutions For 2026
Episode 540: Som and Dannie have a chill episode and talk about how they want to get better at being weebs and what we want to watch and read this year.
Fall Season 2025 Review
Episode 539: This week we are getting our last seasonal review of 2025 done! We talk about One Punch Man S3, Spy X Family S2, My Hero Academia, Ranma 1/2, SANDA, With You Our Love Will Make It Through, and more!
100 Meters (2025) Review
Episode 538: WE BACK WE BACK HAPPY NEW YEAR! We are back to recording and for our first episode back for the Year we are starting off by bringing you a review of the film 100 Meters, based on the manga by Uoto. This anime film offers a unique presentation in animation to power a great story about self discovery of two characters with different life goals at the same finish line.
Predictions and Hype for Anime in 2026 w/Matt
Episode 537: This week Dannie and Som are joined by Matt to talk about what they are excited for in 2026 for Anime. (This episode was pre-recorded before Christmas.)
Plumma Summa Anime Draft 2025 w/ Kai clearandsweet
Episode 536: Another joint effort joining the Plummet to do an Anime draft on a website coded by Kai clear/sweet. With video! Please vote on who had the best draft with the link below!https://anime-draft-lime.vercel.app/lobby/34/vote
Gundam Wing (1995) & Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1997) Anniversary Review
Episode 535: The 30th Anniversary for Gundam Wing is this year and we need to end this year with one more anime review. We look into the 1995 and 1997 gundam classics: Gundam Wing and Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. Do these still hold up for Toonamillenials? Or is it all just nostalgia?
Holiday Gift Ideas For Your Weeb Friends
Episode 534: This week Dannie and Som share some of the ways you can shop for your weeb friends for the holidays!
Star Wars Visions 3 (2025) Review
Episode 533: This week the bitches have returned as Jedi and Sith Lord to bring you the latest from Disney+: Star Wars Visions 3. With the return from many of the directors and studios from the first Volume of Star Wars Visions, we get some new stories and a few sequels to shorts we saw previously.
Thanksgiving Free For All w/ The Anime Bros. Podcast
Episode 532: This week Som is joined by Earthworm and Matt from The Anime Brothers Podcast to just hang out and shoot the poop. We talk about Pokemon cards, Digimon, board games, anime, and more!
Castlevania Nocturne Season 2 (2025) Netflix Review w/kaiclearandsweet
Episode 531: This week the bitches are joined by Kaiclearandsweet once again to review the latest in the Netflix Castlevania Netflix series, the second season of Castlevania Nocturne. Alucard has now joined the ranks to stop the coming of Sekhmet and hes also hot.
Fall Season 2025 1st Impressions w/King
Episode 530: This week we are joined by the one and only King to share some 1st impressions of Fall anime. It seems this season is a little light compared to this past year. What do you think?
Paranoia Agent (2004) Review
Episode 529: This week we take a look at one of Satoshi Kon's last works: Paranoia Agent. His only TV series that explores the intricacies of how human nature deals with the negative realities of life.
Top 3 Creature of the Night in Anime w/ Mike and Kai
Episode 528: Dannie and Nick are joined by Mike and Kai to talk about the best creatures of the night from Anime. Good thing Som wasnt on it because she would just pick the ones she'd bone. Which is all of them.
EX: The Summer Hikaru Died (2025) Part 1 Review
EX: For this EX edition some of the Summit Network Manga Club regulars review the recent adaptation of one of their top mangas: The Summer Hikaru Died.
Favorite Spoopy Manga You Should Read
Episode 527: This scary season you should be reading the manga we talk about in this ep. Seriously. You can only read Uzamaki so many times okay?
Flowers of Evil (2013) Review
Episode 526: This week for another creepy review for the season, we take a look at Nagahama's controversial "The Flowers of Evil" .. The first anime to be animated entirely in live rotoscope, this adaptation was widely hated for it's take on the beloved manga.
Sneak Peak of The Opera Adaptation of "The Enigma of Amigara Fault" w/Chris Fistonich!
Episode 525: To start of the Scary Season we sit down with Opera singer and composer Chris Drago Fistonich, who one day was speaking with Librettist and friend Robert Feng and came up with the idea to write and compose an Opera rendition of Junji Ito's one shot horror manga The Enigma of Amigara Fault!Follow Chris here on Instagram!https://www.instagram.com/chrisfistonich/
Summer Season Review 2025
Episode 524: This week we are looking at what we finished and loved for anime of the Summer season. We go over Takopi's Original Sin, Ruri Rocks, Kaiju No.8 S2, Dandadan S2, My Dress Up Darling S2, and so so so much more. This Summer was PACKED! What were your favorite shows from Summer 2025?
Anime That Went Under The Radar
Episode 523: You might have heard of these anime but most likely you forgot about it, that is until we bring light to them once again! We go around the table and mention some anime that most likely went under the radar on your plan to watch list!
Demon Slayer - The Movie: Infinity Castle - Pt. 1 (2025) Review
WARNING FULL SPOILERS AHEADEpisode 522: Thank you to Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll for providing are own screenings to view the adaptation of the latest arc from Demon Slayer! THE INFINITY CASTLE! The Hashira have been brought to Muzan's stronghold, the Infinity Castle, there along with other members of the Demon Slayer corps, they must fight the Upper Kizuki demons and being searching for Muz
Pokemon Concierge Season 1 Part 2 (2025) Review
Episode 521: We are back watching Pokemon Concierge for the release of part 2 of season 1 on Netflix! Last time we left Haru she was realizing that she was more capable than she thought and that she loved being in the service position of Concierge at the Pokemon Resort! This time she is faced with new challenges at the Resort and her past!
Homie and the B***h - Som's Digimon
Episode 520: This week we have a new edition of Homie and the Bish! NOW WITH VIDEO! Som is the Game Master this time and Nick and Dannie have to rank some of her fav digimon!Play along here before Som reveals the rankings!https://tiermaker.com/create/anime-summit-podcast-series-handtb---soms-digimon-17334201
Free For All Girl Talk
Episode 419: Free for all episode because Som is a BIG YUTZ and fucked up on this weeks topic. Enjoy this relaxed and laid back ep while you kick up your feet.
Anime Draft! w/ King and Matt
Episode 518: This week Som and Nick are joined by King from Anime Plummet and Matt from The Anime Brothers Podcast to do a snake draft for anime! We take 10 genres of anime and draft shows and movies to curate the perfect TEAM of shows.Listen to the Anime Brothers Podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-ep-518-w-136946728?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign
First Time Art Vendor at Big MPLS Anime - Con Report
Episode 517: Som went to the anime con Big Minneapolis Anime to sell their art at a table! Dannie and Nick and Listeners ask Som questions about her experience and also what the con was like!
EX47: Top 10 ED Songs
EX47: Nick and Dannie are joined by Kai, Huntertain, and Sen to break down their top 10 ED songs!
Critical Thinking In Anime w/ Amelia, Kai, and Psyoptic
Episode 516: A viral post by another anime content creator got us flamin' and arguing and throwing slices of cheese on each others faces. Everyone is wrong and we are right. Just kidding...but what do you think about how people other than yourself watch anime? Do you think more or less of them for not watching the same shows or same way as you? We think it's dumb TBH and here's why.
EX46: Black Butler Series Review w/ King
EX46: This week Dannie and King take a look at the series Black Butler and give a review on the show's long awaited recent seasons: The Public School Arc and The Emerald Witch Arc.
Summer Season 2025 1st Impressions
Episode 515: It's the time to finally take a first look at the anime of the Summer Season. This year Summer is packed full of long awaited sequels and new shows that have garnered a lot of hype. We talk about Gachiakuta, My Dress Up Darling S2, NEW Panty and Stocking, City the Animation, With You And The Rain, Takopi's Original Sin, and more!
Star Wars Visions 2 (2023) Review
Episode 514: This week the summit squad tackle Star Wars Visions 2 to get ready for the anticipated Star Wars Visions 3. Unlike the first iteration, many animation studios around the globe contributed to this anthological series based on the Star Wars universe.
Devil May Cry (2025) Netflix Review
Episode 513: This week, while Som is away, the summit crew is joined by King from the Plummet to help with their review of Devil May Cry, the new Netflix produced and animated video game adaptation by Adi Shankar.
KPop Demon Hunters (2025) Netflix Review w/ Kwoka
Episode 512: This week we are joined by Kwoka to help us celebrate 10 years as a podcast and he wanted to review the new 3D animated feature by Sony Pictures Animation: KPop Demon Hunters! A sweet animated feature fueled by KPop, Fantasy, and more!
Spring Season 2025 Review
Episode 511: This week is our BIRTHDAY WEEK! But we had to get this review out while all of the Spring shows are ending these last few weeks. We go over My Hero Vigilantes, Wind Breakers S2, Lazarus, Apocalypse Hotel, GQuuuuuuX, and more!This episode is dedicated to 10 years of this podcast. Som would also like to dedicate this to Patrick Hurlbert. I will see you in the Next Place..<3 P.S. Use
AITA Anime Edition - Weebery Stories from Reddit
Episode 510: This week the Summit bitches dive into r/amitheasshole but found stories revolving around anime. You decide: Were we right on these?
Roasting The King of the Plummet w/ King
Episode 509: It's time for pay back. Them mfs over at Anime Plummet roasted The Nock and Dannie and we won't have it! Hurtful and deceitful, chicanerous, and deplorable. We look at King's list and put him on the smoker to roast and smoke for an hour or until 1500 degrees inside.
Rose of Versailles (2025) Netflix Review
Episode 508: This week the Summit crew take a trip to the French City of Versailles in reviewing the remake film Rose of Versailles, based on the genre defining manga by Riyoko Ikeda. This fresh new rendition took a lot of new liberties adapting the source material. Does it work or fall flat? Grab a baguette and sit down with us to find out!
EX45: Rolling Dice w/ Yaniir
EX45: On this edition of Som's Creator Series on EX, we are hanging out with Yaniir, a maker of dice sets, nerdy jewelry and apparel and many more goodies to level up your game at your next DnD session!You can follow Yaniir on her website! https://yaniir.com
Roasting Reddit’s r/anime Top Anime List
Episode 507: This week The Summit Crew take a look at r/anime's top 500 list and roast the top 100 picks, voted by 2027 members. It turns out that it was only a light roast! Perfect for Nick's sensitive palette. You can view the doc for the list here!https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vxfkbnEj43M0hgthx-F1R6smlHRHvOPxaavqMgBgOmU/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Jamming with Isekai Stage
Episode 506: This week we are joined by special guest Isekai Stage: a rock band that does anime covers, rock covers and their own original music! Rem, Xabier, and Nox take us down the history of the band and shows us that anime and music go together like Honey Bear and Rotisserie Chicken....or Peanut Butter and Jelly might be a better analogy. Anyways check out the link tree below to follow and su
Summa Plumma EX: Plus RE: Edition 5 Billion % 2024 Anime Awards In Another World
SPECIAL: Its time for the Annual Anime Awards show presented by the TWO podcasts come together: The Summit Plummet Awards, nominated and voted by our community of listeners, friends, and Sexy Summit Squad and Plummet Digging Crew. We love all of you so much and your continued support means the world! CR Awards suck!
Music Videos Made With Anime
Episode 505: No I do not mean the "AMV" kind with Linkin Park edited to Naruto footage. I mean Music Videos that are made with animation and in this case in Anime! This week we had some technical difficulties and Som decided to make this episode last minute to replace the one we originally had planned. I, Som, personally apologize for this and will do better in the future.
Spring Season 2025 1st Impressions
Episode 504: This week we give our 1st impressions on the anime of this year's Spring season! We go over Kowloon Generic Romance, Wind Breaker S2, Mobile Suit Gundam GquuuuuuX, Lazarus, Yaiba: Samurai Legend, and more!
Roasting Patron's Anime and Manga Collections
Episode 503: This week we have a videocast! We look through photos of our Patron's collections of anime, manga, figures, and more and roast them! (jokingly of course, we mainly just wanted to envy and admire everyone's stuff)
Patron Pitch - Kotaro Lives Alone (2022) Review
Episode 502: A few weeks ago we spun our wheel of recommended shows from Patrons and we landed on Earthworm's pick! Shout out to the Anime Brothers Podcast! The show rec'd to us by Earthworm was the ONA on Netflix: Kotaro Lives Alone. A strange 4 year old boy named Kotaro moves into the Shimizu apartments and befriends his neighbors. As they get to know Kotaro they discover that he lives
EX44: Gettin' Romantic and Freaky w/ Amanda Meuwissen
EX44: This week Som sits down with MM Romance/Fantasy author Amanda Meuwissen! We take a look at her work, what inspired it, and we also get a little freakuh deakuh. You can find purchase her books with the link below!https://amandameuwissen.com/books
Winter Season 2025 Review
Editor Note: This audio is the backup audio that records all three of us due to technical difficulties with our individual audio. It was an accident, we apologize, but this episode will be not of normal Anime Summit quality.Episode 501: Finally getting to our Winter 2025 review! We talk about Solo Leveling S2, Sakamoto Days, The Medalist, Zenshu, and more!
EX43: Cinnamontography - Brat Pack Series 5 - The Pick Up Artist & Less Than Zero (1987)
EX43: Dannie and King are here with another edition of Cinnamontography to close the Brat Pack review series with The Pick Up Artist & Less Than Zero both from 1987.
500th Special: That Time We Yelled About Anime 500 Times w/Ed and Kai
Episode 500: Welcome to our 500th episode. We brought on two community OGs Kai and Ed to sit with us and reminisce about the past 500 episodes of the Anime Summit Podcast as well as memories on Discord and everything else.
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) Review
Episode 499: The Summit crew enter the Street Fighter tournament and get their asses kicked. So instead they did a review of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie to size up their competition for next year!
Rewrite The Ending
Episode 498: SPOILER HEAVY! ENDINGS DISCUSSED! This week Dannie and Som talk about some anime they would rewrite the endings to. Please see show notes to avoid spoilers if you need.0:00 Intro10:04 Question of the Week13:30 Waifu of the Week/Husbando of the Hour18:32 Martian Successor Nadesico27:45 Fire Force (not ending discussed, no spoilers)34:00 Kumamiko44:24 Sailor Moon Sailor Stars54:21 Attac
Summit Smackdown XIV: Mascot Meltdown w/ The Strictly Series
Episode 497: Some of the best characters are the mascots of the show! Come get a front row seat for the 14th Smackdown on the Summit: THE MASCOT MELTDOWN. PLACE YOUR BETS!You can follow The Strictly Series here and listen to their podcasts: Strictly Anime and Strictly Jojo's!https://www.thestrictlyseries.com/
The Boy and the Heron (2023) Review
Episode 496: This week we finally get around to reviewing Hayao Miyazaki's latest film The Boy and the Heron. Mahito, haunted by his mother's death during the firebombings of Tokyo during the Pacific War, moves away with his dad to his aunt Natsuko's house in the country, where he encounters a Blue Heron that talks and tells him his mother is still alive.
