The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 149: The 2025 Year in Review with Rachel

 

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2025 is coming to a close, so you know what that means–That’s right, it’s time for another Year in Review! And this time, returning champion Rachel is here to help discuss the results of my annual year-end survey as filled out by you, the listeners! What older anime titles were you excited to buy (sometimes again) this year, and what titles are you looking forward to coming out next year in 2026? We also talk about all the memorable news stories from throughout this long, grueling mess of a year. Enjoy nearly 3 hours of us taking a walk down memory lane, PLUS the winners of the survey giveaway. Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!!

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☆ Use my affiliate links to buy the top 3 (as voted by my listeners) older anime releases from 2025! ☆

1. Black Jack OVA BD
2. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro CR Store Exclusive Steelbook
3. Golden Boy BD / Bubblegum Crisis Perfect Collection BD

Listen to the full episode for the complete list!

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Special thanks to Animeigo, Crunchyroll Store, Fantagraphics, and Yen Press for donating the prizes for this year's holiday giveaway! Congrats to the winners!

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Thanks for listening! 

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 77: Kimagure Orange Road OVAs 1 & 2

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This month’s episode is another ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) title for episodes where I go back and watch an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I remember (and what my opinions on it) are still the same now that some time’s gone by. This month, take some time to chill out in the Summer heat with a trip to the mountains (and uh....Hawaii??) with the first 2 Kimagure Orange Road OVAs!


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Relevant Links:

• Watch the Kimagure Orange Road TV series and OVA series on Crunchyroll
• Buy the Kimagure Orange Road OVA bluray set on Rightstuf and Amazon
• Check out Animeigo’s liner note archive for their Kimagure Orange Road OVA notes from back in the 90s!

Please note: Around the 28 minute mark, I briefly talk about the recent tragedy at Kyoto Animation. I put it at the very end so that if listening to such things might cause you distress, you can stop listening there. If you would like to send a message of support to Kyoani, visit here. It also includes links to other ways you can help.

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As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!