At the time of me writing this episode summary it is 0⁰ Fahrenheit... The temperature does not exist where I live. But what does exist are some incredible new and returning anime for the Winter 2026 season! Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage go through their entire watchlists and give their impressions on each series' first episode. Sure, some of them are lackluster and middle of the road, but trust me when I say the anime community is eating GOOD this season! Dark fantasy, death games, romance, slice of life, you name it! Tune in to find out which anime series face planted hard into the snow and which carved up the slopes like Shaun White! (And yes, I did make a Shaun White reference in 2026)

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2025 has passed. Plenty of anime have come and gone. Some left lasting impressions and captivated audiences from start to finish. Others left like a fart in the breeze, only remembered by how unapologetically awful they were. And today, for the final episode of Season 18, Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage will be hosting their time-honored award ceremony celebrating the best anime from 2025. Join in as the bakabois ring in the new year by honoring the incredible anime from the previous year. Bring out the champagne!

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Happy New Year, Everyone! Today's episode is a bit different than most, so bear with us while we get back into the swing of things for 2026. In this episode, Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage will just be chatting. That's it! Talking about the holiday break, travel plans to Japan, and the goals for this channel heading into the new year. So yeah, come chill with us as we slowly break into 2026 and the beginning of our next journey here at Baka&Company!

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Welcome back, one and all, to the Otaku Time Machine! This revolutionary piece of technology will transport you back through time so you can enjoy anime history at its finest! To end the 2025 year, we are heading back to 2018 and back into the dating scene for the hilarious rom-com, Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku!

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Finally, FINALLY, we're entering the season where you can make a valid excuse to stay inside and watch anime. Snowed in? Below freezing temperatures? Or just too gloomy outside? Perfect! Time to binge some new anime!! And to prepare for your watch party hibernation, Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage will be previewing all of the upcoming new anime for the Winter 2025 season! Get your notepad and hot cocoa cocoa for this one as the bakabois roll through the upcoming slate of new anime for the Winter season!

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"Hey, let's use AI to dub an anime. What could wrong???" EVERYTHING!!! EVERYTHING CAN GO WRONG!!! Sorry, sorry... I'm just...this was bad. So, if you haven't heard or had the displeasure of watching while it was still up, Amazon Prime decided to use AI dubbing for multiple anime series on its site, including beloved shows like Banana Fish and No Game, No Life. And let me tell you...it was bad. Bad bad. Like, utterly disgraceful level of bad. IT WAS BAD! And while we would rather just wipe our brains and forget it ever happened, instead, Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage decided to talk about the backlash Amazon received from fans (rightfully so) and what this could mean for the future anime dubbing. But seriously though...BAD! ಠ﹏ಠ

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The recent vocal outburst from the anime community over the poor animation quality in One-Punch Man Season 3 certainly struck a chord within the anime industry. Fans taking their frustration online to negatively rate each episode sparked a rebuttal from animators in the industry. With more negative backlash coming from One-Punch Man, anime fans may begin to lose hope that --- OMG HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW FRIEREN TRAILER?!? WOAH, WITCH HAT ATELIER JUST CAME OUT WITH THEIR TRAILER TOO!! OH I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT SEASON OF JJK!!! And just like that, *poof*, all of the negative comments disappear. While it's no surprise why fans are displeased with latest season of One-Punch Man, the constant influx of new trailers, new release announcements, and anticipation for upcoming seasons of anime makes it easy for fans to simply forget all their previous woes! Frankfurtter and MagicallyAverage breakdown the One-Punch Man hate and discuss some of the larger issues at play within the anime community and industry.

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Back again for yet another exciting adventure aboard the Otaku Time Machine? Well, you're in luck! While we aren't traveling far ahead to see this film, we are being transported to the cyberpunk reality in the year 2099 with Yasuomi Umetsu's newest creation, Virgin Punk Clockwork Girl. Make sure not to lose your head as we soar around the futuristic landscape to hunt down our next bounty! Grab your weapon of choice and be prepared as we dive into the world of Virgin Punk Clockwork Girl!!

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