Does an anime’s director or original creator affect the quality of an anime? Or the anime that is produced? Acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki thinks so. The Anime Addicts discuss what they think about the topic and site other sources in the process.

In a revamp from a previous episode we do another anime shark tank. This is where we take ideas/concepts for an anime and tell them they should have funding this minute why hasn’t someone made it yet?! Or, rip the idea to shreds because it will never work. This time though, users submitted the ideas! Who will have the best one?

Here at the AAA we talk a lot. Hey, that’s okay though right? That’s what you came here for! But, how do we talk? Suggested by one of our listeners we really dive deep and analyze ourselves as critics. Why do we like one anime and not another? What do we look at when we consider anime?

The addicts talk about anime movies that they have seen – but maybe you haven’t – as well as things on their list of shame. What is a list of shame? Movies that we haven’t seen but know are very good. Listen in to get some new things on your ‘to watch’ list!

What makes some of the primary genres you find in anime? Is it the way the characters walk or talk? Or is it something more? We cover the primary genres in anime and what makes them good or bad.