Girltaku Podcast by Anime Trending: Recent Episodes
Anime Trending
Join the girl otakus of Anime Trending, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes, on their weekly roundtable discussions regarding anime! With topics ranging from character analysis, trope discussions, and personal preferences in anime, you are guaranteed to have a fun time listening to the many gossips of anime girl talk. Welcome to the Girltaku!
Sometimes we don't start off shipping two characters but as the series continues, we decide to swim and board.
Anime Discussed: Oshi no Ko, Food Wars, Naruto, March Comes in Like a Lion, Fruits Basket, Buddy Daddies
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Our episode this week for our 150th topic is very shallow: what instantly attracts us to anime characters. Voice, looks, tropes - nothing is off the table!
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Trope dissections returns with a favorite trope: villain protagonists! As always, we dig into the good and bad of each trope.
Anime Discussed: Gwitch, Tanya The Evil, Jormungand, Classroom of the Elite, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Terror in Resonance, Death Note
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Our special guest, Jack, returns to discuss with us sports anime and the differences between boys and girls!
Anime Discussed: Goodbye Cramer, Sk8 The Infinity, Bamboo Blade, Yuri on Ice, Haikyuu, Tsurune, Birdie Wing
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Continuing our streak of personality analysis - we have ESFPs this week! Next week, we're on break again. Two of the hosts are having a girls weekend
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Sometimes an anime is nothing but pure chaos, and this week, we discuss the most chaotic ones that's stayed with us!
Anime Discussed: Sarazanmai, The Little Lies We All Tell, Gintama, Gurren Lagan, Magical Destroyers, and Space Dandy
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As the name suggests, we are going to be talking about our controversial anime opinions this week. Please don't hate us!
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This week, we're here to talk about the non-canon anime ships that occupy our minds. Please - let's just make these ships canon.
Anime Discussed: Fate Series, Bleach, Rage of Bahamut, Snow White with the Red Hair, Fairy Tale, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
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We return to our regularly scheduled program to discuss ENFP anime characters! Easily one of the most mistyped and misunderstood character types.
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Last Anime Trending Awards episode! We discuss the aspect nominations. Also, go vote for Seiichiro Yamashita for Best Voice Actor at anitrendz.com/ata
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Our Anime Trending Awards discussion continues this week with our character awards. Go put in your votes at anitrendz.com/ata!
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Anime Trending Awards voting is happening right now, so we discuss which anime got nominated and how we feel about them. Go vote at https://www.anitrendz.com/ata
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In celebration of our Anime Trending Awards, we are discussing one of the topics you can vote for: Best in Sceneries & Visuals.
Anime Discussed: Weathering With You, March Comes in Like A Lion, Frieren, Akebi's Sailor Uniform, Violet Evergarden, Great Pretender
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Happy 2024! We return by exploring some of our favorite original anime we've seen and can only wish for more original projects to be greenlit.
Anime Discussed: K Project, Anohana, Guilty Crown, Samurai Champloo, 91 Days, Lycoris Recoil, and Overtake
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Special Guest, James Mizutani from The Anime Trending Podcast, joins us this week to talk about the difference in bromance and romance. And then, us girls threw some ships at him to let him tell us whether he thinks they're platonic or romantic!
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While main protagonists are usually the most memorable characters, sometimes it's a supporting or an antagonist character that ends up stealing the spotlight. We explore these standout characters!
Anime Discussed: Golden Kamuy, Vinland Saga, Descending Stories: Shouwa Genroku Rakugo, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Summertime Rendering, Cells at Work, and Spirited Away
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This week, we explore INFJ anime characters who are mostly portrayed as Mr. Angst in anime.
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We know it's already past Halloween, but we think it's time to discuss some vampires we've seen in anime.
Anime Discussed: Call of the Night, Servamp, Jojo's Bizzare Adventure, Hellsing, Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut
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We really love a classic story twist, so this week, we're examining the anime that has utilized mythology, fairytales, and classic novels into their stories and characters
Anime Discussed: Monogatari Series, My Happy Marriage, The Snow White with the Red Hair, Blast of Tempest, Ancient Magus Bride, RWBY, and Fate Series
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Did this anime stick the landing? The ones we discuss definitely did.
Anime Discussed: Blood Blockade Battlefront, 86 EIGHTY-SIX, Tsurune S2, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Banana Fish, TRIGUN STAMPEDE
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It is expected for anime to have inherently Japanese cultural values reflected in their stories. This week, we talk about what moments in anime have given us pause because of that culture gap.
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Time for another personality type dive! This week, we're talking about INTP anime characters.
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Ah anime. You and your fanservice.
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We return with a trope dissection this week, diving into love-hate relationships.
Anime Discussed: Bungo Stray Dogs, Lovely Complex, Urusei Yatsura, The Case Study of Vanitas, Wolf Girl and Black Prince, Wotakoi
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Can it? We're discussing both harem and reverse harem!
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Apologies for the bad audio quality! Something went wrong with Jack's mic during recording. The title is what the episode is about: losing our minds over incest in anime and some discussion of why there's more of it in anime than other sources of media
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As requested by our listeners, we will be tackling ISFJ anime characters! We discuss their quirks found in certain anime characters and how we relate these characters to our real-life ISFJ people around us
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You all know what guilty pleasures are. We're talking about our guilty pleasure ships. Share yours with us!
Anime Discussed: Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Bungo Stray Dogs, ID:Invaded, Haikyuu, Seraph of the End, and Finest Assassin
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We all have anime that's set the standard of what's a solid 7. In this week's episode, the girls talk about which anime those are, and what kind of standards they managed to set.
Anime Discussed: Classroom Crisis, Record of Grancrest War, Cheer Boys, Joker Game, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Arslan Senki
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We've all had childhood anime crushes, and we're talking about them today.
Anime Discussed: One Piece, Vampire Knight, Fullmetal Alchemist, Black Butler, Naruto, Bleach, Maid-sama
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We're talking about unreliable narrators like the title suggest, so HUGE SPOILERS! Please check below to see which anime we discuss!
Anime: Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, School Live, Bungo Stray Dogs, Undead Murder Farce, Descending Stories Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, and Classroom of the Elite
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We finish with the Girltaku MBTIs by talking about ISFP - which is Isabelle's personality type. From here on out, you get to choose which MBTI you'd like to see next!
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Time for another genre focused episode! In this week's episode, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes talk about their favorite drama anime.
Anime Discussed: Ooku Inner Chambers, NANA, Violet Evergarden, Dance Dance Danseur, Vinland Saga, Orange, Link Click
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Thanks for everyone's patience! We're super happy to bring part 2, which we think is one of the most important topics to discuss in anime. It's hard enough to find women writers and directors in entertainment industries, regardless of culture, so anime is no different. We hope to bring some light to these amazing women!
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In this two-parter, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes discuss the women behind anime. For the first episode, they will cover women who wrote the original source materials of some of their favorite series.
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Because of Father's Day weekend, this episode will be covering the anime grandpas who should also be celebrated for their contributions!
Anime Discussed: Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun, FMAB, My Dress-Up Darling, Gintama, March Comes in Like a Lion, JoJo
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We've talked about underrated anime, but now it's time to shine some light on anime characters who the we don't believe get enough attention! Please love them like we do
Anime Discussed: Vinland Saga, Ranking of Kings, Re:Zero, Kono Oto Tomare, Oshi no Ko, Attack on Titan
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As a special request from one of our listeners, we've decided to dive into idol anime and talk about our experience watching them, despite that genre being something we rarely dabble in! Isabelle discovered a new obsession, Agnes was dying, and Gracie had a lot of fun.
Anime Discussed: Idolish7, D4DJ, Love Live franchise, Utapri franchise, Phantom of the Idol, Opus.Colors
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It's time for the ladies' turns! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they profess their love for the many English dub actresses who have killed their roles in anime and outside!
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It's actually quite rare in anime to find a major or a main antagonist to be a woman. In this week's episode, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes will be breaking down the female antagonists they've encountered in anime and discuss what makes them great and what makes them terrible.
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Anime as a medium is one of the series known for their mediocre premieres. While most shows depend on its first episode to sell its story and characters, anime is instead beholden to a "3-4 episode" rule where audience viewers expect for later episodes to really show whether an anime series is good or not. Naturally, this week, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes talk about the anime that nailed their premiere episode.
Anime Discussed: Akudama Drive, ERASED, Rage of Bahamut Genesis, Thunderbolt Fantasy, To Your Eternity, and Re:ZERO
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We're doing something different this week! Like everyone else, we have burning questions for each other, and this week, the ladies ask these burning questions. We ask about their tastes in certain anime, their habits when watching them, and just anything else we've wondered during our years of knowing each other!
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It's time to put Agnes in the hot seat! In this week's episode, we discuss the anime characters we've seen that are ISTPs, which happen to be Agnes's personality type. Spoiler alert: They're some of the most popular anime characters in existence.
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One of the best feelings in the world is to start an anime with either low expectations or medium expectations and getting a LOT more out of it. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk about how these certain anime surprised them in all the best ways - and brought about new obsessions.
Anime Discussed: The Misfit of Demon King Academy, Buddy Daddies, The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window, A Place Further than the Universe, Kaiji, and The Great Passage
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We apologize for Gracie's bad audio. She did something to her mic...this episode is about the girls' favorite English dub voice actors. How many do you recognize?
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There's just too many anime out there these days, so we're covering some more anime we think is underrated! Hopefully we'll be able to convince you all to check at least one of them out!
Anime Discussed: Darker Than Black, Poco's Udon World, Laid-back Camp, SAO Alternative Gun Gale Online, Kids on the Slope, and Tsurune Season 2
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Reality and entertainment aren't always aligned, and sometimes, our favorite anime characters are actually characters who would drive us insane in real life. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discover which anime characters they loved seeing onscreen but would absolutely dislike or even hate in real life.
Anime Discussed: Jujutsu Kaisen, The Millionaire Detective, BLUELOCK, Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer, and Given
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Fantasy is a much bigger genre than one would expect, and it's certainly not just relegated to isekai! In this week's episode, even though the girls have covered isekai, they're now covering their favorite fantasy anime. Featuring the return of not-a-girl Jack to take place of Agnes as Agnes is gone for the week!
Anime Discussed: Sailor Moon, Little Witch Academia, Yona of the Dawn, Land of the Lustrous, Noragami, Sugar Apple Fairtale
Opinions can change! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk about anime opinions they once held, and even talked about on this podcast, and how it has surprisingly changed throughout the months or years. Some changed in a matter of weeks, but others took a bit longer.
Anime Discussed: Kaguya-sama Love Is War, Attack on Titan, Log Horizon, Bungou Stray Dogs, Fruits Basket, and Tsurune
The ultimate rival is a common trope utilized in anime, but like every trope, there are pros and cons. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they do another trope dissection and talk about how this trope can work and when it doesn't.
Anime Discussed: Moriarty the Patriot, Haikyuu!!, My Hero Academia, Ace of Diamond, One Piece
Spoiler warning, spoiler warning, and spoiler warning! Hear the girls discuss their favorite plot twists they've experienced in anime. If you don't want to be majorly spoiled for these six shows, skip the episode!
Anime Discussed: Golden Kamuy, Code Geass, Your Name, Akiba Maid War, School-live, and Attack on Titan
Girltaku reaches its 100th episode by revisiting the older and classic anime that they've watched! Through age, opinions change, and in this week's episode, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes discuss the older anime they've revisited and whether their perspectives have changed on them.
Anime Discussed: Death Note, Berserk, Spirited Away, Trigun, Kyo Kara Maoh, Lucky Star
Hope you guys love personality tests! Today, the ladies of Anime Trending discuss the ENFJ anime characters, who happen to share the same personality type as Gracie.
There's Best Boy and Best Girl, but let's not forget the goodest bois! In this week's episode, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes discuss their favorite furry creatures to have graced the screen when watching anime.
Anime Discussed: Sword of the Stranger, Fairy Tale, One Piece, The Morose Mononokean, Natsume's Book of Friends, Kekkai Sensen, Seven Deadly Sins
The ladies of Anime Trending return to discuss BIPOC anime characters and highlight their favorites! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the BIPOC characters that have stood out to them in their years of watching anime.
Anime Discussed: Bleach, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Michiko and Hatchin, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Haikyuu To the Top, Takt.op Destiny
Sometimes we're just watching an anime, enjoying it, and then a character or a moment just drives us over the edge. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the moments and characters in anime that makes them blow up in anger - even as they relive it in the podcast.
Anime Discussed: Police in Pods, Higehiro, Romantic Killer, Gintoki, Fate Apocrypha, The World is Still Beautiful
Whether it's with guns blazing, ninjutsu flaring, or a good old sword fight, anime has given us plenty of beautiful fight scenes to love. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their all time favorites!
Anime Discussed: Gundam Witch From Mercury, Bungou Stray Dogs, Sword of the Stranger, Naruto, Attack on Titan, Re:ZERO, Jujutsu Kaisen, Mob Psycho 100, and My Hero Academia
Anime adaptations of light novels have increased throughout the years, and with that, comes the growing popularity of the light novels themselves. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the series whose adaptations light novels have piqued their interest to check out the original source material to see if they're any good.
Anime Discussed: Durarara, King's Avatar, Baccano, SAO Progressive, 86 EIGHTY-SIX, The Misfit of Demon King Academy
In rare circumstances, we'll get an amazing anime adaptation of a video game. Most of the times...we aren't so lucky. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss what makes anime adaptations video games so difficult, which anime they've seen that's made a mark on them for good, bad, and ugly reasons.
Anime Discussed: Clannad, Norn9, King's Raid: Successors of the Will, Persona5, Tales of Zestiria, Devil May Cry the Animation
It's time for another trope dissection! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they dive into the famous/infamous trope of the prodigal protagonist in a sports or art anime! Like every trope, there is good and bad examples to how it is used, and the ladies explain what or what doesn't make the trope work.
Anime Discussed: Prince of Tennis, Yuri on Ice, Kuroko's Basketball, Dance Dance Danseur, Free, Ping Pong the Animation
Fantasy and magic are some of the most popular and favorite genres in anime, and with that, comes magical systems. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their favorite magical systems they've seen. This is a shorter episode description, so using this extra space to remind everyone to follow them (Girltaku_AT) on Twitter!
Anime Discussed: Magical Index, Burn the Witch, Magi the Labryinth of Magic, The Ancient Magus Bride, The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Fullmetal Alchemist
Anime might be mostly focused on Japan and Japanese culture, but that doesn't mean they never feature outside cultures. Sometimes, they hit it out of the park. Sometimes...they miss the mark in major ways. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the pros and cons of when anime decides to portray other cultures outside of Japan and how they do it right or wrong.
Anime Discussed: Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Raven of the Inner Palace, My Hero Academia, Great Pretender, Kaicho wa Maid Sama, Asobi Asobase, and Black Lagoon
Anime-styled animation has grown in both volume and popularity. However, like everything new, there are those who dislike these anime lookalikes. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their opinions on non-Japanese "anime", what distinguishes them, and whether any had caught their eyes.
Series discussed: Heaven Official's Blessing, Castlevania, Rakshasa Street, Link Click, Avatar the Last Airbender
The name of the title speaks for itself! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss anime with the best anime character designs.
Anime Discussed: Bleach, YUGIOH, One Piece, Katanagatari, Cardcaptor Sakura, The Case Study of Vanitas, and The Rage of Bahamut
Sometimes science can be utilized successfully in explaining the world and the conflict. Sometimes, they make no sense. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they compare the good and bad of when anime used science as a story element to move the plot and build the world.
Anime Discussed: Heaven Design Team, The Irregular at Magic High School, Food Wars, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Moriarty the Patriot, Wonder Egg Priority
It's time to talk about a genre that has earned both good and bad reputations. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their favorite isekai anime!
Anime Discussed: 12 Kingdoms, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Re:Creators, Fantasy Bishoujo, Konosuba, and I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
Girltaku returns with a very fun compare and contrast between two different types of anime: those that take place in high school and those that take place in college/workplaces. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the pros and cons of each.
Anime Discussed: Hyouka, King's Avatar, The Daily Lives of High School Boys, Grand Blue, O Maidens in your Savage Season, Wotakoi, Salaryman's Club, and Nana
Rosalie Chiang, the voice actor behind Mei Mei from Pixar's Turning Red, joins Girltaku this week to talk about one of her favorite genres - psychological anime! Join Gracie, Isabelle, Agnes, and Rosalie discuss what they think is the best of the best psychological anime!
Anime Discussed: The Promised Neverland S1, Shiki, Psycho-Pass, One Ounce, ID:Invaded, Garden of Sinners, Perfect Blue, Kaguya-sama Love is War
It's been a while since the ladies of Anime Trending have done a trope dissection, but they return with one of the most controversial tropes of all - lolis. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the history behind lolis and ask is it possible to use lolis for good in the story?
Anime Discussed: The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Black Bullet, Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, Rising of the Shield Hero, Re:ZERO, The Day I Became a God
Hilarious, joyful, and embarrassing moments are abound at anime conventions. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Jack as they share their moments at anime conventions.
In this week's episode, the girls absolutely don't talk about DILFs. Instead, they're here to talk about anime dads that made a meaningful impact story and character wise! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they potentially (or not) rant about these men.
Certain anime scenes just hit different no matter how many times you watch it. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the anime scenes that motivates and inspires them, and how they've changed their lives for the better.
Anime Discussed: Haikyuu!!, Castlevania, One Piece, March Comes in Like a Lion, Akebi's Sailor Uniform, Mob Psycho, BELLE
When it comes to any fandom, there's the good, and there's the bad. Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes come together to sing the praises of three anime fandoms and thoroughly criticize of three other anime fandoms. Who was good and who was bad? You'll have to listen to find out.
Having a favorite anime worldbuilding and actually wanting to LIVE in that anime is two entirely different things, which is why there are two separate episodes! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the anime worlds they'd love to be isekai'd into. Spoiler Alert: Gracie is the cowardly one.
Anime Discussed: Kaguya-Sama Love is War, IRODUKU: The World in Colors, RWBY, K Project, Fairy Tale, Baccano!
Taking a step back from anime topics only, the ladies of Anime Trending talk about cosplay! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss clothing, shoes, cosplay they've done, and the characters they'd like to cosplay as.
There isn't a lot of disabled anime characters out there, which is why it's important to dedicate an entire episode to talking about it. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the disabled characters that stood out to them and how the representation is important
Anime Discussed: In/Spectre, Mekakucity Actors, SAO OVA, Jujutsu Kaisen, Salaryman's Club, and Gangsta
There's a lot to discuss when there's two STEM girls in the mix! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk about the scientific elements of anime that have fascinated and impressed them.
Anime Discussed: Science Fell in Love so I Tried to Prove it, Cells at Work, Steins Gate, How Heavy are the Dumbbells you Lift, Dr. Stone, One Piece
Nothing is black and white, and that includes anime. In certain circumstances, there are anime that people enjoy even though there are certain elements to the story that are comfortable or upsetting. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they explore the anime that they've ultimately enjoyed even though certain characters, plot twists, or themes were personally problematic to them.
Anime Discussed: Ranking of Kings, SK8 The Infinity, Kageki Shoujo, Violet Evergarden, BEASTAR, My Love Story
Even though there's been a lot of new anime remakes announced, there are still some we'd really like to see remade. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their picks for remakes and why they'd like to see them.
Anime Discussed: Air Gear, Yu Yu Hakusho, Promised Neverland, Fairy Gone, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Earl and Fairy, Antique Bakery
Have you ever wanted to really like an anime, but you just can't seem to find yourself invested in it? Sounds like you didn't click with the story, characters, or both. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the anime whose merits and popularity they found understandable while not enjoying the series as much as they'd like. In fact, their individual picks were some of each other's personal favorites!
Anime Discussed: Tokyo Revengers, One Punch Man, Kaguya-sama Love is War, Kuroko's Basketball, Vivy Fluorite Eye's Song, Bungou Stray Dogs
Happy pride month everyone! This week's episode is self explanatory - Gracie, Isabelle, and Jack gather together to talk about characters from the pride community that has stood out to them in their representation.
Anime Discussed: Ouran High School Host Club, Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, The Case Files of Jeweler Richard, Komi Can't Communicate, Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation
Have any of you ever abandoned a ship? The ladies of Anime Trending certainly have! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they describe the couples they've stopped shipping together and explain why. Cringing b/c of past shipping is allowed!
Anime Discussed: Your Lie in April, Chihayafuru, Fairy Tail, Dorohedoro, Food Wars, Shugo Chara
Girltaku returns with one of its newest trope dissection - healers! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they break down what makes up the healer trope and discuss how they like and don't like its usage.
Anime Discussed: The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent, Naruto, Seven Deadly Sins, Cautious Hero, Bungou Stray Dogs, Bleach, One Piece
This last weekend was Mother's Day, so it's only fitting the next Girltaku episode celebrate some anime moms. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they cover the wonderful moms and relate to their stories.
Anime Discussed: Akebi's Sailor Uniform, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Ranking of Kings, Natsume's Book of Friends, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, and Gintama
This is a pain felt by many in the anime community - you finish an amazing anime...and there's no new season. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they lament and explain why some anime just needs another season and beg to skies for their prayers to be answered.
Anime Discussed: God Eater, Deadman Wonderland, Yuri on Ice, Drifters, Wonder Egg Priority, Yona of the Dawn, 86 EIGHTY-SIX, March Comes in like a Lion, and Little Witch Academia
Jack returns for the second part as Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes ask their questions about his experience working at a company that created romance simulations. Very insightful indeed!
It was only a matter of time before we breach the topics of otome games. Join all 4 members of Girltaku - Isabelle, Gracie, Agnes, and Jack - as they dive into their experience with otome games and the personal impacts the games left behind in their dating lives, views of romance, and personal opinions
Girltaku returns this week with a slightly hoarse host to talk about their first anime movies, the impacts they left, and how it compares to the most recent. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes with their revisiting of childhood memories.
Anime Movies Discussed: Digimon Adventure Our World Game, Sword of the Stranger, Weathering With You, Nausicaa of the Valley, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Galaxy Express 999, BELLE
Any anime bingewatchers out there? Not all of the girls at Girltaku are, but it's still an interesting experience. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk about what they like about bingewatching, which anime is more enjoyable binged, and which anime are better as weekly.
Anime discussed: Jujutsu Kaisen, ERASED, Haikyuu!!, Twelve Kingdoms, Run with the Wind, Yona of the Dawn, Classroom Crisis, ODDTAXI, SHADOWS HOUSE, Great Pretender
We all have our favorite anime music, but it's time for us to talk about the people responsible for them! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they gush about their favorites.
Composers discussed: Yasuharu Takanashi, Masaru Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Sawano, Shiro Sagisu, Nujabes, Slavek Kowalewski
Privilege is an inherent part of society and culture, and it plays an important part in stories as well. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk about six different anime with their unique portrayals of privilege and why those six anime are important to the discussion.
Anime Discussed: In the Land of Leadale, 86 EIGHTY-SIX, Assassination Classroom, Noragami, The Millionaire Detective Unlimited Balance, Komi Can't Communicate
Exploring the worldbuilding in anime is extraordinarily fun - even if you don't actually want to personally live in those worlds. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk about their favorite anime worlds. It's a lot of chaos.
Anime Discussed: Kekkai Sensen, Magi, Made in Abyss, Akudama Drive, Sabikui Bisco, Astra Lost in Space
Time for one of the most popular writing tropes in history! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss what makes a bad boy, what they like/dislike about them, and provide examples of bad boy anime characters that work and don't work.
Anime Discussed: Bungou Stray Dogs, Banana Fish, Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Gangsta, Rising of the Shield Hero, Fate/Zero
Cinematography is a very technical aspect of visual media that can be hard to understand and describe, but it is important to the storytelling of anime. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they do their best to describe what cinematography is and touch on the anime they believe excels with cinematography.
Anime Discussed: Fate Babylonia, Redline, Tokyo 24th Ward, ID:Invaded, Land of the Lustrous, SSS Gridman, Death Note, and March Comes in like a Lion
We've had two morally grey anime discussions, and this week, it's Isabelle's turn to present four different anime with morally grey characters and situations. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they take a deep dive in debating and explaining where they stand on these complicated circumstances.
Anime Discussed: Link Click, Yona of the Dawn, Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia
As February comes along, it's the perfect time to talk about the most romantic scenes in anime. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they lean into the cutest and most emotionally impactful scenes in anime that made them swoon and fall in love.
Anime discussed: Blue Spring Ride, Wotakoi, Snow White with the Red Hair, Given, Fruits Basket, MARS RED
All the ladies of Anime Trending might be straight, but that doesn't mean they don't straight up simp after certain female characters. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they pour their hearts out over why they can't help dying in love over these anime characters and unabashedly fangirl.
Anime Discussed: Jujutsu Kaisen, The Case Study of Vanitas, Bleach, Fate Series, My Dress-Up Darling, Ghost in Shell
Just like everyone else, we have source materials we'd love to see adapted into an anime series. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and returning guest Jack as they discuss stories they'd love to see as an anime series and pitch as to why they think they'd be great.
Source Materials discussed: I'm in Love with the Villainess, Doughnuts Under the Crescent Moon, What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Perfect World, The Combat Baker and Automaton Waitress, Super Secret
Parents don't play the biggest roles in anime - especially when many of the anime are focused on teenagers. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they cover anime in which parents play a direct role into the characters' arcs and plotline and explain why parents might often be absent from anime storylines.
Anime discussed: Death Note, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K, The Eccentric Family, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, Horimiya, Jobless Reincarnation
There are some really great dubbed anime series out there, and it's time to talk about our favorites. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the importance of dubbing in anime as well as their favorite anime dubbed casts that have graced their ears.
Anime discussed: KATSUGEKI Touken Ranbu, Black Butler, Jobless Reincarnation, Fruits Basket, Black Lagoon, Fullmetal Alchemist
Age gap relationships do not guarantee a "bad" relationship, but anime's tendency to romanticize relationships between teenagers and working adults is a troubling matter. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they cover anime whose portrayal of these relationships (albeit legal in Japan) made them extremely concerned and uncomfortable and discuss the few anime that they found acceptable due to unique circumstances to the characters and stories.
Anime discussed: After the Rain, Ancient Magus Bride, KOIKIMO, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, and Super Lovers
While stereotypes and tropes are not bad if utilized correctly, it's still a pleasant surprise when an anime defies the typical tropes one would expect from the story. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the anime that have subverted their expectations in good ways and explain how it lends to the storytelling and characters.
Anime Discussed: The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, The Saga of Tanya the Evil, My Love Story, Psychic Princess, Jujutsu Kaisen, Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki
Nothing is better than a compelling character arc neither are there many things more important to storytelling and anime. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they share their favorite character developments seen in anime and break down what made these character developments so important and compelling.
Anime discussed: Violet Evergarden, Yona of the Dawn, Ping Pong the Animation, Ace of Diamond, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and Silver Spoon
History is one of the most fascinating subjects, and it only grows more interesting thanks to the internet and increasing technology in dissecting relics left behind. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they leap into anime that utilizes historical elements or have direct references to history and talk about the real life stories behind the basis of these anime.
Anime discussed: F/GO Babylonia, Hetalia, 86 EIGHTY-SIX, Bungou Stray Dogs, Saiyuki, and Gintama
Anime perfected the ominous shining reflection of glasses. Glasses characters, like characters across the world, are usually represented by nerds. However, they've also encompassed a greater variety of personalities - devious and quiet to stuck up and loud. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they dissect the tropes related to "megane" and provide examples of characters they like and dislike of the trope.
Anime Discussed: Beyond the Boundary, Free, Bleach, Assassination Classroom, Astra Lost in Space, and O Maidens in your Savage Season
Single parenthood is a unique experience for both the single parent and the children. In particular, society treats single parenthood vastly different in Japan than they do the nuclear family. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss what single parenthood is like in Japan, highlight anime that shows single parenthoods, and pull in their own personal experiences as well.
Anime discussed: Aquatope on White Sand, Somali and the Forest Spirit, Sweetness and Lightning, My Hero Academia, Wolf's Children, and Fruits Basket
Sometimes there are anime characters you just feel guilty for liking. Maybe because they're psychopath killers. Maybe because they're not quite right in the head. Or maybe it's because it's just embarrassing at how much you adore them. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their guilty pleasure characters and air all their embarrassing thoughts to the world.
Anime discussed: Golden Kamuy, Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans, ID:INVADED, Psycho-Pass, Jujutsu Kaisen, SSSS.Gridman, Sk8 the Infinity
Our token not-a-girl is back with us this week! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Jack as they talk about their favorite slice of life anime, one of anime's most powerful genres, and explain what is it behind those anime that makes life seem so much more magical and appreciating.
Anime discussed: K-ON, Laidback Camp, Tanaka-kun is Always Listless, School Babysitters, Barakamon, Mushishi
The ladies of Anime Trending returns this week! In their first episode back from their month long hiatus, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes talk about their favorite Japanese voice actresses and the anime that caught their eyes for their performances.
Adapting anime from another source material isn't as easy as people make it to be. With people's demands for perfect replicas of their favorite manga and/or light novels grow in the community, the ladies of Anime Trending decide it's time to discuss why adaptational changes are not bad. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk through anime whose adaptational changes made the series flourish and how one to one adaptations does not guarantee good quality.
Anime discussed: Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon, Re:ZERO, One Punch Man, In Spectre, The Ancient Magus Bride, Tokyo ESP, Golden Kamuy
It's time once again for trope dissection! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the mechanics behind childhood friends and provide examples from anime that they find have utilized the trope successfully and another examples of anime that failed in utilizing it.
Anime discussed: Wotakoi, Kaichou wa Maid-sama, Your Lie in April, Haikyuu!!, Kiznaiver, Owari no Seraph, and My Hero Academia
There are anime we love, and then there are anime we hate. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss six different anime (and a temporary mention of another one) that managed to reach the "trash" status and explain exactly what made those anime so bad that the girls absolutely hated them.
Anime Discussed: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya S2, Girlfriend Girlfriend, Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers, Galilei Donna, Tokyo Ravens, Big Order, Plunderer
Anime might seem like a standardized art style, but there's a variety of different visual storytelling and aesthetics found in anime. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss six different anime whose aesthetics were just perfect to their personal tastes as they explain why those anime stood out so much for them in their art and visual storytelling.
Anime discussed: Great Pretender, The aquatope on white sand, K Project the anime, Promare, Demon Slayer, and Red Line
The morally grey anime discussion continues! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes once again as they dissect 4 morally grey scenes and characters from anime, talk about why these moments are so complex, and explain where they stand in regards to these moments.
Anime Discussed: Weather with You, Your Name, 91 Days, and Harmony
Who's ready to feel hungry? Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss some of the favorite scenes in anime containing all the glorious anime food. From Makoto Shinkai to Silver Spoon, anime food has been a staple to the glory of anime, and the girls celebrate them fully with growling stomachs!
Mental health is an important part of life, and it's often utilized in storylines as well! In this week's episode, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes talk about the anime that have displayed finesse in its handling of mental health and explain why it's so important to do so. Agnes drops a powerful f-bomb.
Comedy is a great genre that has a lot of different styles and personal tastes, and it's quite lucky that all three ladies of Anime Trending have different tastes as well! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk about what they consider the best of the comedy anime out there and explain why they think so!
Queer baiting and queer coding can be quite confusing, especially since the lines are quite blurred, and even more so in anime. In this week's episode, Gracie, Agnes, and Jack define the difference between the two and provide examples of anime that shows clear distinctions between queer baiting and queer coding.
One of the best parts of anime is its window into Japanese culture. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss six different anime that either taught them about Japanese culture or inspired them to research further and talk about why those cultural elements matter so much to them!
PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault, rape, and pedophilia
The anime fandom aren't strangers to controversies. As the community continued to grow, many different opinions have formed for many of the anime, with some causing severe backlash. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss four such anime in recent years that have caused backlash in the community and give their opinions on the controversies.
Some people find themselves confused between anime characters labeled as "trap" and actual transgender anime characters, so the ladies of Anime Trending have decided to take that challenge for themselves! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they define official terms, explain their origins, and provide anime examples on the difference between transgender anime characters versus characters called "trap" by internet.
PLEASE NOTE: Gracie was dumb and called Tokyo Godfathers as Tokyo Grandfathers. She wholeheartedly apologizes.
Girltaku returns with another trope dissection! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they dissect the trope of the oblivious protagonist and explores what makes up the trope and talk about how this trope either brings down certain anime while elevating others.
There's been an episode about yaoi/BL/shounen-ai, now it's the girls' turn! Join Gracie, Agnes, and a special guest as they dive into the history of yuri, discuss their opinions on big yuri anime, and provide their experiences on the fandom itself. There is much to learn when it comes to these genres.
Anime has produced more than enough tear jerking series throughout the years. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the noteworthy anime series that have managed to reduce them into puddles of tears. There are spoilers discussed in this episode, and one of the girls ends up breaking into tears just talking about the anime that made her cry!
One of the best parts of anime are the morally grey scenes and characters they have introduced. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they dissect 4 morally grey scenes and characters from anime, talk about why these moments are so complex, and explain where they stand in regards to these moments.
Time to explore some iconic voices in the anime industry! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes, as they discuss their favorite Japanese voice actors and some of the roles that their favorites were responsible for! Did they pick any of your favorites?
The Ladies of Anime Trending take a big risk this week by choosing some of the most popular anime within the community and deeming them as "overrated". Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss why they find certain anime to be overrated and listen to them debate amongst each other as they share their dissenting opinions with each other.
This episode is Throwback Thursday, because the ladies of Anime Trending explore some older romance anime that they used to die over and discuss their feelings over those anime today. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they cringe over their teenager thirsting and talk about the romance anime they enjoy now as adults.
There's always anime characters you find relatable and anime characters that remind you of your friends. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk about anime characters that resemble themselves the most. Then laugh as they assign anime characters to each other. Please share the anime characters that you think resembles you the most in the comments!
There's so many anime series that comes out every year, certain ones tend to fall by the wayside when it comes to recognition. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss anime that they love but never see any love for from the anime community. They highly suggest checking at least one of them out!
We loved talking about our favorite anime couples so much, we just had to do another episode about it! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they talk about seven more anime couples that just make their hearts go doki doki.
Everyone has anime series whose endings either disappointed them, made them upset, or made them flat out rage. The ladies of Girltaku are no exception. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss the anime that they enjoyed before the endings slammed right into their guts. LOTS OF SPOILERS because of the topic!
Last week, the ladies of Anime Trending discussed their favorite bromances, but for this week, they analyze sisterhoods in real life and how it's reflected in anime. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss their real life experiences with their own sisterhoods and how accurate they think anime is in portraying them.
Bromances are one of the staples in anime, and the girls at Girltaku always love a good friendship. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes once more as they explore some of their favorite bromances in anime and why they love them so much. PLEASE NOTE: THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE LATEST SK8 INFINITY EPISODE
Everyone loves a good masculine character, but those that exude nothing but positivity are the best ones around. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes this week as they discuss some of the best anime characters they've seen in portraying positive masculinity in anime and talk about why these characters are so important!
Everyone has had their anime crushes, and some still dream about dating anime characters. In this week's episode, Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes explore the different character types in anime that they would love to have as boyfriends and why they feel that way. Bonus - there's a mini fangirling session over one of the girl's real life dating scene too!
There's always plenty of bromances and sisterhoods to be found in anime, but hetero-platonic relationships, especially those that start off platonic, are a lot harder to come by. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they share some of the most iconic hetero-platonic couples they could think of and why these relationships are just as complex as romantic ones.
There's so many tropes in anime, and Damsel in Distress is one of the most popularly seen one! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they discuss a variety of different damsel in distresses in anime, and why they either lend themselves well to the anime or why they don't.
Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes tackle the difficult topic of sexism in this week's episode. They explore not just cultural and historical context within Japan but sexism present in anime and by extension the community.
TRIGGER WARNING: Due to discussing real life events in Japan, cases of rape and sexual harassment are divulged.
What comes with popularity in the anime community also comes an outcry of how the anime is "overrated". In this week's episode of Girltaku, we explore such overrated anime and explain why we love them despite all the outcry.
Happy 2021! Girltaku returns this week with an episode discussing their favorite anime female protagonists in anime. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they dissect why they find these female protagonists badass and why some might disagree with the other choices.
Girltaku celebrates its 10th episode by releasing a topic they love to talk about - ships! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes once more as they dive into their favorite romantic couples in anime and talk about why they love these ships so much. All fangirls and fanboys are welcomed aboard!
The ladies of Girltaku have decided to tackle a really important topic of the anime community - Yaoi/BL/Shounen-ai history, stories, their fandoms, and their personal experiences with all 3. Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they share interesting facts, their own perspectives on the fandom and the anime that has come out.
We all have our waifus and husbandos, but we also got the character types we HATE to see in anime. Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes explores their personal grudges against the types in anime they dislike and explain why they feel that way.
We critiqued Shounen anime - now it's Shoujo's turn! Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they tear apart flaws within shoujo stories and anime as well as talk about which stories manage to do it right!
The ladies of Anime Trending are having a deep discussion with anime's portrayal of violence. Will NOT be discussing sexual violence in case anyone's worried, but other than that, everything's on the table!
The ladies of Anime Trending decide to tackle some of the most popular anime in existence...and critique them! All sorts of topics discussed - including the inevitable fillers and nakama power
Join the girls as they dive deep into the many creative ways anime have portrayed human bodies. Tagged explicit this round because yes, we WILL go into detailed discussions about breasts and muscles. Climb aboard the boobs and abs talk!
Anime is filled with epic/badass female supporting characters. Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes discuss their favorites! Spoiler: Lots of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood character mentions.
Join Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes of Anime Trending for another round of Girltaku as they dive into romantic relationships in anime and why those particular ones are textbook examples of toxicity. Fair warning: You will receive Middle School flashbacks if you are a 90s otaku thanks to one special mention by Agnes!
Join Anime Trending's Gracie, Isabelle, and Agnes as they kickoff the first episode on Girltaku. An introductory episode where they talk about their favorite genres, their least favorite genres, and dig into the why. Friendship and laughter ensue!