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Anime in America

Crunchyroll

Chronicling the rise of anime and its journey from Japan to Saturday-morning cartoons in America. Western fans have since swarmed to anime...but not without some drama and bloodshed. Crunchyroll presents Anime in America hosted by Yedoye Travis.

PublishesTwice weeklyEpisodes10Founded5 years ago
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They say love can’t bloom on the battlefield but does that apply to anime? In the finale of Anime in America we catch up on where anime is now, streaming’s impact on the anime industry, and answers life's biggest questions: What IS anime?

Guests: Ku... more

Remember how many failed attempts there were to get Dragon Ball onto TV? Yeah, neither did I but here we are. We also take a dive into what most millennials credit as their first taste of anime with Toonami.

Guests: Jason Demarco, Roland Kelts

Who would have guessed it was tough getting any store to pick up AKIRA or the arduous road to get a single Ghibli film to the states for it to be the only anime film to eventually win an Oscar.

Guests: Jerry Beck

If you’re tired of every movie being based on a comic book in the states….boy do I have bad news for you. Manga (Japanese comics) is a major part of the anime industry in Japan...but they’ve had and continue to have a hard time in America.

Guests: R... more

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 282 ratings
  • This is so fun

    And tells a story that I really haven’t seen told before. I am FASCINATED and want more.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Thepeacockangel
    United States2 years ago
  • Second Re-Listen

    Enjoyed every episode and grateful all of those involved in making this short but amazing podcast. Yedoye is both knowledgable and hilarious at what he does and I am always eager to see whatever projects he has coming out.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DesertBasketballFreak
    United States3 years ago
  • Host kind of ruins the podcast.

    The podcast would be really good if they had a different person to host it. He is very uncharismatic and he purposefully stagnates on certain points for longer than he should. I think he was trying to be snarky or funny by doing that, but it was pretty awkward and lame. He also a pretentious hipster millennial liberal that thinks that making his politics obviously known through out A PODCAST ABOUT JAPANESE CARTOONS isn't controversial. I'm fine with people airing their policies on the internet, ... more

    Audible
    3
    Blair
    United States4 years ago
  • Delightful

    Truly a delight to listen to. I’m learning so much about a medium I’ve loved for 14 years.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Shapeshifting1
    United States4 years ago
  • For anime fan by anime fan

    So nice podcast that explains you the story of Anime and how anime grow in America (is valid for every country were Netflix, Crunchyroll, FunAnimation, Prime Video are available)

    Love the speakers, love the soundtrack.

    I hope for a second season (Anime in Uk and Anime in Europe… we have Silvio Berluconi there)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mauro Del Core
    United Kingdom4 years ago

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