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The Speakeasy: The main podcast where we discuss what we’ve been watching, reading, and playing, plus occasional other topics.


Dec 15, 2023

This month we fulfill the promise of our anniversary poll with the review of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017).

And then we discuss some of our favorite things from 2023 that are not anime and manga!

The Type-Moon (Moment) Minute

  • Fate/Extra CCC fan-made patch
  • FGO Gudaguda Super...


Dec 9, 2023

Kageki Shojo!! by Kumiko Saiki

This month's manga is about the dramatic world of theater and takarazuka!

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Nov 18, 2023

This month we wrap up a few shows and also discuss more of the fall season:

  • Pluto
  • The Apothecary Diaries
  • Kingdoms of Ruin
  • My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-rank Adventurer
  • Shangri-La Frontier
  • Under Ninja
  • Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me
  • Kawagoe Boys Sing--Now or Never


Nov 10, 2023

Blue Box by Kouji Miura

In this November's manga of the month we discuss the Shonen Jump romance series Blue Box!

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