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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 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
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
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
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”
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Now that another of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake’s dark secrets has been revealed, we still pose the question, “Will you become a Magical Girl?” On tonight’s episode we continue our “meduka meguca” chronology with the second film in the series, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie: Eternal. Witches run rampant, soul gems are shattering, and all hope seems lost. During the darkest hour, we wish that we could turn back the clock and change the hands of fate. Could that be enough to restore hope to the universe and end the suffering of these magical girls? You must listen and find out!
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”
“J EON Went Astray”
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Anime Was (Not) A Mistake returns with our Season 5 premiere and this season we are focusing simply on...well, Anime. Series, movies, and episodes that co-hosts Dan and Jonathan love. First on the bill, are a trio of films, retelling one of Jonathan’s favorite series. What would you do to be a magical girl? What would you wish for? What would you sacrifice…speaking of which, would you like to make a contract? Tonight, we are watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginnings. Don’t lose your head you are in for a “magical” time!''
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Music Provided by LOFI OFFON:
“Chihiro’s Break”
“Inochi No Namae (Remix)”
“J EON Went Astray”
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Season 4 of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake comes to a roaring close of our Godzilla Retrospective with Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974). Let the gears whir and the metal clang, as our King of the Monsters, takes on his arch-rival, a mechanical version of himself. What will try to destroy mankind this time? Monsters? Aliens? Slow Musical Numbers? If you can pass through the barrage of missiles, beams, Defense Neo Barriers, and actually listen to the episode, then you will surely find out. Celebrate the end of our journeys to Monster Island…for now with the 50th episode of our podcast. Thank you for your constant support audience, and here’s to more wonderful Anime in future.
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Music Provided:
“Attack Godzilla!” (M16) - Godzilla (1954) Soundtrack OST Composed by Akira Ifukube
“The Defense Corps Mobilize II” (M20) - Godzilla vs. Gigan Soundtrack OST Composed by Akira Ifukube & Kunio Miyauchi
“Mechagodzilla Appears/Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla” (M11 + M11EXT) Composed by Masaru Sato.
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Do you love theme parks? Especially those built for the sake of children by inter-spatial galactic cockroaches? If so, then tonight’s episode of Anime Was (Not) A Mistake will quench the kaiju thirst that you have been craving. Join us, as we discuss Godzilla vs, Gigan (1972). Will these intergalactic cockroaches, finally do the “undo-able” and kill the King of Kaiju? Tune in and find out, and if you are somehow masters of Kung-Fu, all the more reason to listen. (Buzzsaw revving intensifies.)
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Music Provided:
“Attack Godzilla!” (M16) - Godzilla (1954) Soundtrack OST Composed by Akira Ifukube
“The Defense Corps Mobilize II” (M20) - Godzilla vs. Gigan Soundtrack OST Composed by Akira Ifukube & Kunio Miyauchi
“Mechagodzilla Appears/Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla” (M11 + M11EXT) Composed by Masaru Sato.