ANNCast is the official weekly podcast from Anime News Network, the internet's most trusted anime news source since 1998. Hosted by ANN's senior staff (each with over a decade in the business), the show is a laid-back, fun and frank discussion about Japanese animation, its audience and its industry -- often revealing secrets about how things really work. Guests include prominent figures in both the business of anime and the fan community.
90 Available Episodes (90 Total)Average duration: 01:21:07
May 30, 2020
ANNCast (Final) - Zac Bertschy Memorial
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Our friend and colleague Zac Bertschy, the host of ANNCast, passed away last week. Over 30 of Zac's friends and colleagues contributed their thoughts and memories for this special final episode.
Apr 11, 2020
ANNCast - Come On And Slam
01:03:09
Zac and Lynzee plow through a whole bunch of the Spring 2020 anime season premieres, discuss the latest news, and in a fit of quarantine madness, revisit the 1996 classic Space Jam!
Apr 01, 2020
ANNCast - BERSERK vs. BERSERK vs. BERSERK
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Zac and Lynzee make the terrible decision to put themselves through all three animated versions of Kentaro Miura's classic, screaming, bloody, sexually violent BERSERK! Plus some other stuff.
Mar 20, 2020
ANNCast - Beastar Trek
01:01:19
Zac and Lynzee take on Orange and Netflix's smash hit animal drama BEASTARS - plus our recommendations for the best TV shows to watch while you're quarantined!
Mar 14, 2020
ANNCast - Breezin' Down The Runway
01:05:40
Zac and Lynzee go in-depth some of this season's biggest shows - Smile Down the Runway and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Plus: Onward and our top 5 Pixar flicks, this week's news and more!
Feb 22, 2020
ANNCast - Worked To Death For Art's Sake
01:18:44
Special guest from The Canpia Effect Callum May drops by the show for a discussion about the anime industry's serious problem with animator overwork - plus the Crunchyroll Awards and more.
Feb 14, 2020
ANNCast - Let's Go Beyond Plus Ultra Chili Dog Farts
01:00:09
It's movie time! Zac makes Lynzee watch sneak previews of My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, Masaaki Yuasa's gorgeous Ride Your Wave, and, naturally, Sonic the Hedgehog.
Feb 08, 2020
ANNCast - It's The Puppet Show
01:20:01
It's an All-Puppets episode of ANNCast! Zac and a very special guest dive into The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance before going on a journey with Gen Urobuchi's phenomenal Thunderbolt Fantasy!
Feb 01, 2020
ANNCast - Do You Mean "Anime" Anime or like, Actual Anime?
01:46:48
Zac, Lynzee and special guest Evan Minto drop themselves into the abyss in an in-depth discussion over what the term "anime" actually even means anymore in an era of aggressive rebranding.
Jan 18, 2020
ANNCast - Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Weathering Over Here
01:12:37
Zac and Lynzee tackle Makoto Shinkai's two biggest films - Your Name and Weathering With You, plus our favorite premieres of the Winter 2020 season and more!
May 30 | Unknown
ANNCast (Final) - Zac Bertschy Memorial
Apr 11 | 01:03:09
ANNCast - Come On And Slam
Apr 01 | Unknown
ANNCast - BERSERK vs. BERSERK vs. BERSERK
Mar 20 | 01:01:19
ANNCast - Beastar Trek
Mar 14 | 01:05:40
ANNCast - Breezin' Down The Runway
Feb 22 | 01:18:44
ANNCast - Worked To Death For Art's Sake
Feb 14 | 01:00:09
ANNCast - Let's Go Beyond Plus Ultra Chili Dog Farts
Feb 08 | 01:20:01
ANNCast - It's The Puppet Show
Feb 01 | 01:46:48
ANNCast - Do You Mean "Anime" Anime or like, Actual Anime?
Jan 18 | 01:12:37
ANNCast - Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Weathering Over Here
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