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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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Sunday May 17, 2020
Episode 62: Mobile Fighter G Gundam
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
This Week on Anime Was (Not) A Mistake we take a look into the giant mecha fighting robots genre with Mobile Fighter G Gundam. The bell has been rung and the fight is about to begin. Today, we meet Domon Kasshu of Neo Japan and gain some insight into his dangerous quest. Domon intends to win the Gundam fight and return his honor with a mysterious fate , tied to his brother, Kyoji. From Italy, Paris, and Japan we begin this globe-trotting adventure. pack your pizza...and listen in.
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”
“J EON Went Astray”

Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
Welcome back to Wakaba Watch 2020 with your hosts Jonathan Kwiatkowski and Dan Ryan...we mean Anime Was (Not) A Mistake. On this episode we examine the nuance of relationships, twists, and burning down your seminar which just so happens to have 100 boys inside. Whoopsie, my bad! Anyways, join us as we finish the Black Rose Arc and grow closer as friends and maybe even lovers? I've said too much...I've said too much... Enjoy, Listen Rate, and Subscribe.
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”
“J EON Went Astray”

Sunday May 03, 2020
Episode 60: Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
Don your Cloths and prepare your Pegasus Meteor Fists. On tonight's episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake we take a look at the iconic series Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac. We are ready to journey from Greece to Japan, strangling bears all along the way. Dan just had a flashback of Jonathan at the orphanage and this has inspired him to use "his arms" to pulverize the competition. Focus on the power of the Cosmos and look to the stars, join us on this adventure...Athena would want you to.
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”
“J EON Went Astray”

Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Episode 58: Cats
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Yeah, our podcast may be called Anime Was (Not) a Mistake, but even we couldn't resist getting our paws on an invitation to the Jellicle Ball!?!? Think of this episode as Beaststars with a pinch more of musical theater thrown into the mix. Trust us, you will never look at cats the same way again. Here as always, we have the cute and cuddly Jonathan Kwiatkowski, the Irishman who can't resist a good fillet o' fish Dan Ryan, and joining us from the Heavyside Layer/Zencastr is none other than friend of the podcast,"Grizabella Grant Farrokh." With all three of us assembled, surely one of us will be the "Jellicle Choice?" Stay tuned for plenty of "meowcentric" Broadway/Film history, a few "intropurrspective" questions, and hearing the three of us dry heave through the hairballs that may be a song or two. A new memory is waking! TOUCH MEEEEEEE IT'S SO EASY TO LEAVE ME!!!!! But....social distance too, okay?
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”
“J EON Went Astray”

Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Utena has been thrown into an engagement with Anthy who class herself the "Rose Bride." How is a teenage girl supposed to balance school, sports, and romance with all of these student council members challenging her to duels every other day? Anime Was (Not) A Mistake concludes our retrospective on season 1 with 3 more episodes. Will Dan actually consider Jonathan a "friend" and fight for his own nobility. Listen, head up to the dueling arena, and observe the castle on the edge of eternity...your answer may lie within it and this podcast.
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”
“J EON Went Astray”

Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
The Black Rose Seminar is in session at Anime Was (Not) A Mistake. On this episode we discuss incest, selling cows off to pasture, and What the theme of these Shadow Girls actually is per episode? We continue our great rewatch of Revolutionary Girl Utena with part one of the Black Rose Saga. Id this end or just beginning of Utena? What does this indoor planetarium even mean?
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”

Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Don your Rose Seal Rings and have your swords at the ready, Anime Was (Not) A Mistake returns for a new semester where Jonathan takes Daniel and the audience on a psychological trip through Othori Academy’s gardens, with Revolutionary Girl Utena. What does it mean to seek eternity and who is Anthy this mysterious “Rose Bride?” Ohohohoho! Buckle up darlings its time for us to crack the egg and seek the absolute destiny Apocalypse!
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”
“J EON Went Astray”

Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Episode 55: Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament: Yusuke vs. Togoro Part II
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Can you feel the tension mounting in your neck? Anime Was (Not) A Mistake returns to conclude this bout in Yu Yu Hakusho's Dark Tournament Arc. Stakes are high, souls are sucked and Kuwabara is ... well you'll see. Much like Yusuke and Toguro, can hosts Daniel and Jonathan come to an agreement through the true fighting style of podcasting? Or do our true feelings stand behind a six foot wall of crap? Pinch Yourself, listen, and find out!
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”

Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Episode 54: Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament: Yusuke vs. Togoro Part I
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Let the Dark Tournament come to a beginning and hopefully, a resounding end. On this episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake we check in the 1990’s anime classic Yu-Yu Hakusho. As Yusuke prepares to face off against the younger Toguro, we prepare to social distance, while enjoying anime. Will Urameshi emerge victorious. Please listen to find out! Behind this facade of a sheep, lurks a wolf in disguise…thanks Kurama.
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”

Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Episode 53: Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie: Rebellion
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Finally, at Anime Was (Not) A Mistake’s our “meduka meguca” chronology concludes with a genre-bending finale, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie: Rebellion. What can we expect? Surely, some magical girls, cryptic Kyubey, and ever-present existential dread. Will Dan finally make his contract and will Jonathan finally make it clear how deep his love runs? Keep your soul gems at the ready, mahou shoujo!
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”
“J EON Went Astray”