Bears are about to play a playoff game. I am unwell.

We're back with our annual anime spectacular! Chris (@gokuffy) and Helen (@wanderindreamr) join me (@nidokorn) to count down our favorite anime of 2025.

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Show notes:

0:30 - Number fives

23:03 - Number fours

(Content Warning: Suicide, parental negligence and harm)

45:58 - Number threes

1:12:54 - Number twos

(Content Warning: Suicide, parental negligence and harm)

1:38:45 - Takopi's Original Sin spoilers

1:43:46 - End of Takopi's Original Sin spoilers

1:49:37 - Number ones

2:14:16 - Also rans

Next time is...sports anime?

It’s Anime Secret Santa time, as always! We’ve got some anime, and we watched a subset of that anime. Chris (@gokuffy) and Patz (@PatzPrime) join me (@nidokorn) to talk about some anime:

• I talk about The Fire Hunter and The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún
• Chris talks about Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! and Bocchi the Rock!
• Patz talks about Jarinko Chie

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Show notes:

0:30 - We talk about what we were recommended

6:55 - Chris talks about Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

17:12 - Kory talks about The Fire Hunter

26:03 - Patz talks about Jarinko Chie

33:33 - Kory talks about The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

39:49 - Chris talks about Bocchi the Rock!

1:00:09 - The reveal

Next time is top anime of 2025

The Mariners' magic number is 8. In 2024, they were eliminated on game 160 of their season. In 2023, they were eliminated on game 161 of their season. Their odds to make the playoffs is 98.9 percent. Please Mariners.

Anyway. This episode, Chris (@gokuffy) and Basil (@itsbasiltime.com) join me to talk about Catch Me at the Ballpark!, a baseball anime.

Link to story about the baseball player dating the employee I digressed on.

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Show notes:

0:30 - Our moments of OSM:

• Chris: Detectives These Days Are Crazy!
• Basil: The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Superman
• Kory: Turkey! Time to Strike, Kowloon Generic Romance
• Kory, again: Ekiden Bros, Ping-Pong Peril, Harukaze Mound
• Basil, again: Star of Beethoven, Rooster Fighter

26:32 - We talk about Catch Me at the Ballpark!

Next time is uh Anime Secret Santa?