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An Anime/Animated Retrospective Podcast ranging from the realms of Ghibli to Godzilla and beyond. Join resident nerd co-hosts Jonathan Kwiatkowski and Dan Ryan as they travel through spirit realms, new, fascinating worlds, and fly through the skies in order to prove that Anime Was (Not) A Mistake.
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What a Peach! Join us for a family holiday broadcast of Anime Was Not a Mistake in a Classique episode devoted to James and The Giant Peach (1996)! In this Henry Selick adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, James is about to go on a madcap adventure through the sky and across the sea in a giant piece of fruit?!? Jonathan and Dan are joined by their own cavalcade of bug friends with Grant, Heather and Gabe. As we ponder what kind of giant fruit would be the best to live inside and if we are more of a Sponge or Spiker the holiday cheer grows as large as well...a giant peach. So, pour yourself a stein of peach beer and let a flock of seagulls carry you away.
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Music Provided By:
It’s A Wonderful Life Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1946) – “Main Title” & “End Title”
Composed and Conducted By: Dimitri Tiomkin.
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Original Soundtrack (2010) – “SOS Dan Christmas Party”
Music By: Satoru Kōsaki, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Ryūichi Takada, and Erik Satie
Edited By: Kengo Shigemura

Sunday Jan 04, 2026
Episode 347: Sinister Six XLIX: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
Sunday Jan 04, 2026
Sunday Jan 04, 2026
Anime Podcast - Definition: Two idiotic, but lovable, cohosts pick any bad movie they want or deem close enough to the subject matter they want and rant madly for an hour or so.
Welcome listeners, it's time to don your tropical shirts and freshly ironed culottes as Anime Was (Not) A Mistake/Sinister Six takes a much-needed vacation with the 2021 comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. When best friends Barb and Star long for a getaway they head off to the land of seashell, banana boats, and Morgan Freemanesque crabs. However, while love blooms, an evil pale, stinging plot may lie just below the surface of this palatial paradise. More than that, will Barb and Star's friendship prove to be as strong as a sea spirit. Jonathan and Dan's may come into question. Seagull! Can you hear my prayer? (Slurps down a Buried Treasure)
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Music Provided by:
"Danse Macabre" Saint-Saëns - Rock/Metal Version Cover – EXMORTUS TV
“Live and Learn” – Crush 40 - Main Theme of Sonic: Adventure 2
“Chromaggia” – Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Episode 346: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: Part VII
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
On this episode of Anime Was Not a Mistake an Egyptian trek to find Dio continues with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. Today's Bell Affair includes some high stakes gambling, magnetic encounters, and some very awkward age regression antics. Our lovable bunch of intrepid Jojo adventures get closer and closer to Dio's hideaway, but on their way, they have to fight some very unique Stand Users. Jonathan would suggest never trusting an outlet that is in a rock and never to trust a wimp with random bells in their hair. Meanwhile, Dan is ready to lay all his friends' souls on the line in a game of chance? Will our heroes up the ante and come out on top or are we all heading to a bad hand that will make us bust? Tune in to find out. Has anyone seen a bathroom we could use?
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Music Provided:
“Catch You Catch Me” – GUMI – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
“Sakura’s Theme” – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
Nukumori no Kioku (Warm Memories) – Seki Tomokazu – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack 2- 1998

Sunday Dec 21, 2025
Episode 345: Good Movie Podcast?: Episode 13: Death Becomes Her (1992)
Sunday Dec 21, 2025
Sunday Dec 21, 2025
(Thunder Crash) Tonight, on Good Movie Podcast? we promise an eternal rivalry and a touch of magic in a world obsessed with science. Within the swirling purple potion of immortality Jonathan and Dan are ready for a comedic bloodbath in Robert Zemeckis's eternal classic Death Becomes Her (1993). Madeline Ashton and Helen Sharp have been at each other's throats (much like our two hosts) for as long as they can remember. When famed surgeon of the stars, Ernest Menville is thrown in the mix the claws come out. In a story as old as time, when beauty fades these two women will do whatever it takes to stay young forever and come out on top. Luckily for them there is one ancient lady dealing just the sort of a elixir they have been looking for. When things turn violets heads start spinning, shotguns are fired, and many bodies are thrown down staircases. We advise our listeners to learn from this morality tale, and to take care of themselves. Sempre Viva! Live Forever!
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Music Provided by:
Cab Calloway, Irving Mills and Clarence Gaskill – “Minnie the Moocher” – RCA Instrumental/Karaoke Version
Dave Flesischer – “Let’s All Go to the Lobby”- National Film Registry/Library of Congress
Kansas Joe McCoy, Herb Morand– “Why Don’t You Do Right” – Claudia Santoro Instrumental/Karaoke Version

Sunday Dec 14, 2025
Episode 344: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: Part VI
Sunday Dec 14, 2025
Sunday Dec 14, 2025
It’s the 1980s, the gang is back, and things are about to get stranger. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders finally returns to the podcast as we begin the series’ second half, the “Battle in Egypt” saga. After fighting their way across the globe, the Joestar group finally arrives in Egypt. Unfortunately, the final phase of their journey will be no less treacherous. Dio has dispatched nine more Stand users, all fanatically devoted to protecting their leader. To give the Joestar group some extra muscle, they’re joined by the Stand-wielding canine Iggy. But is this pup a loyal companion or a loose cannon? Prophetic comic books, possessed swordsmen, and exploding oranges await on today’s coffee-flavored episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake!
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Music Provided:
“Catch You Catch Me” – GUMI – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
“Sakura’s Theme” – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
Nukumori no Kioku (Warm Memories) – Seki Tomokazu – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack 2- 1998

Sunday Dec 07, 2025
Episode 343: Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)
Sunday Dec 07, 2025
Sunday Dec 07, 2025
Today on Anime Was Not A Mistake our humble little podcast is whisked away to Hong Kong in the hopes of tracking down the origin of the clow cards. In, Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999) this strange spellbound land houses a mysterious magic all of its own. With Sakura and co searching for a brief glimpse of insight with Clow Reeds murky past, little do they know that flowing love, rushing revenge, and dripping danger lurks behind every ornamented corner. With a plot that is vastly different between English Dub and Japanese Sub there is much discussion to be had on the story at hand. However, Dan and Jonathan certainly enjoy hearing the Nelvana dub actors and their Americanized flourishes. Please, hold hard to your flotation devices, lest ye be washed away into the tides of the past.
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Music Provided:
“Catch You Catch Me” – GUMI – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
“Sakura’s Theme” – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
Nukumori no Kioku (Warm Memories) – Seki Tomokazu – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack 2- 1998

Sunday Nov 30, 2025
Episode 342: Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
Sunday Nov 30, 2025
Sunday Nov 30, 2025
From Space to Earth, one thing is always true on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake we all live in a Pokémon world. On tonight's high-tech episode we continue our journey into the Pokémon cinematic universe with Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004). Beginning in the glacial reaches a battle between Deoxys, visitor from space, and Rayquaza, defender of the stratosphere is sure to shake our world. When a young boy Tori, is traumatized and afraid of battling with Pokémon it may be up to a certain Ash Ketchum and Pikachu to show him the way. In the City of LaRousse, Pokémon, technology, and automatic hot dog machines are all the rage. However, when these two titans clash throughout the city their true motives are yet to be made clear. Is this visitor from space sinister? Or is there a friendly aura shining from their core's galactic glow? Dan, quickly change your Form! Jonathan is prepping a Hyper Beam for no apparent reason!
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Music Provided:
“Catch You Catch Me” – GUMI – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
“Sakura’s Theme” – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
Nukumori no Kioku (Warm Memories) – Seki Tomokazu – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack 2- 1998

Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Episode 341: Cardcaptor Sakura: Part 7
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
On the verge of a winter moon does Anime Was Not A Mistake's coverage of Caprdcaptor Sakura Season 1 come to an end. On this winter wonderland episode, fanfic of Daniel Ryan Kaiju sized proportions busts loose, with huge cats, ladies, and dragons. Next Jonathan and Dan are forced to switch bodies in order to see just how the other half lives. After a school trip to the the ice rink we can all look forward to a comforting cup of cocoa, after quelling a quaveringly cold card. As the midday moon rises, Dan is certain to surprise Jonathan with some kanji, Jonathan is just happy Daniel is outdoors... Lastly, its time for a wintery group date at an amusement park outing. Will these two podcast hosts finally settle their hash at the peak of the Ferris Wheel? Sweet Cake and Burning Fire are the only clues to this legendary outcome...
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Music Provided:
“Catch You Catch Me” – GUMI – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
“Sakura’s Theme” – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
Nukumori no Kioku (Warm Memories) – Seki Tomokazu – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack 2- 1998

Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Episode 340: Dragon Ball GT: The Black Star Dragon Ball Saga (Part VII)
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
The Baby Saga comes to an explosive finish as we complete the first half of Dragon Ball GT. Goku finally ascends to Super Saiyan 4, but the ingenuity of a possessed Bulma allows Baby to become a Golden Great Ape. While Goku and Baby fight to a standstill, Kabito Kai hatches a plan to save humanity from Baby’s clutches. With a boost from his fellow Saiyans, Goku manages to attain victory. Unfortunately, due to Baby Goku wishing to restore the Tuffle planet, the Earth is still doomed to explode in just two weeks. A hurried evacuation begins, but not all of our favorite characters will make it out safely. We advise you to prep your escape shuttle, check on your hamster, and try not to eat any suspicious chocolate for today’s world-ending episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake!
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Music Provided:
“Catch You Catch Me” – GUMI – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
“Sakura’s Theme” – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack- 1998
Nukumori no Kioku (Warm Memories) – Seki Tomokazu – CLAMP – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack 2- 1998

Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Episode 339: Sinister Six XLVIII: Thinner (1996)
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
The Anime Was (Not) A Mistake Spooktacular 2025/Sinister 6 Spooky Selection still has some gristle and sinew left on it's bones. Join us as we travel to another carnival of horrors in Tom Holland's adaptation of Stephen King's Thinner (1996). When resident obese lawyer Billy Halleck finds himself on the receiving end of a horrifying curse, all bets are off the table. Will he manage to lose his sense of privilege, as he drops a few pant sizes? Get yourself a snack, and lister to find out. Before we carve into this decimated corpse of trashy little film, we must first gorge on the fat surrounding the fat of its many Kingisms and meanspirited 90s characters. Jonathan has a drink in hand and Dan is ready to dig into a bubbling, totally not cursed cherry pie. Well, hey, at least the food is good! All that's left to say is die clean, weeb podcasters from town!
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Music Provided by:
"Danse Macabre" Saint-Saëns - Rock/Metal Version Cover – EXMORTUS TV
“Live and Learn” – Crush 40 - Main Theme of Sonic: Adventure 2
“Chromaggia” – Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
