The Anime Show with Joey & AkiDearest

The top 100 anime of all time (as voted by you)

This week Joey and Aki go through a list of the top 100 anime of all time, as voted by you guys. Joey compiled a list from 634, 000 votes and the duo discuss their thoughts on the rankings. 'Free' ca…

00:39:28 | Mon 09 Oct 2017

Manga and Anime creators who passed away with incomplete work

This week Joey and Aki are in the SBS PopAsia studio and they're talking about Manga and Anime creators who have passed away with incomplete work. The Manga artist for 'Wolf Children,' sadly, recentl…

00:44:50 | Mon 02 Oct 2017

Death threats to the Death Note Director; it's disgusting

This week Joey and Aki talk about cyber bullying and why online trolling is 'disgusting'. They feel very strongly about this. The duo first talk about how bad the new Netflix Anime, Neo Yokio, is and…

00:38:44 | Mon 25 Sep 2017

How do you get your parents in to Anime

This week Aki’s on her lonesome because Joey (and Aki) are getting ready to come to AUSTRALIA! Aki’s been getting her mum into Anime recently, she started by showing her Wolf Children, which her mum …

00:31:25 | Mon 18 Sep 2017

How romance is portrayed in Anime and Studio Ghibli exploring same sex relationships

This week Joey The Anime Man and AkiDearest talk about how romance is portrayed in Anime; about when it's done well and when it fails, and their thoughts on romance in Death Note. The duo think the w…

00:40:12 | Tue 12 Sep 2017

Thoughts on the non-Japanese anime movement

This week The Anime Man and AkiDearest are answering fan questions live on Twitch. They give their thoughts on the non-Japanese anime movement, on Shonen, their fave characters and anime movies. The …

00:46:36 | Mon 04 Sep 2017

Death Note and the future of Live Action, or Anime in theatres

This week Joey The Anime Man and AkiDearest talk about Netflix's Death Note Live-Action adaptation. They're yet to see it (because they're in Hawaii at the moment) but it's been interesting to see th…

00:34:32 | Tue 29 Aug 2017

How you choose anime for friends and family to watch

This week Joey The Anime Man and AkiDearest talk about getting their friends and family in to anime. The duo describe how they decide which anime to show to people who aren't big anime fans already. …

00:49:49 | Tue 22 Aug 2017

What it's like being part of the YouTuber community

This week Joey The Anime Man and AkiDearest are joined by special guest, CrankGameplays YouTuber Ethan. The trio talk about what it's like being a YouTuber, and let us in on being part of the YouTube…

00:50:22 | Sun 13 Aug 2017

Are Winnie The Pooh and the Moomin anime connected?

This week AkiDearest has a conspiracy theory (that no one's allowed to steal)...She watched Moomin for the first time and says it reminds her of Winnie The Pooh. She's decided she has her own conspir…

00:31:02 | Sun 06 Aug 2017

Visual novels recommended by Joey & AkiDearest

Tuning in from Europe this week, Joey and Aki decide to tackle a few #SBSAnime questions that have been piling up over the past few weeks.

Many interesting topics were covered, such as what constitut…

00:40:11 | Sun 30 Jul 2017

HIGHLIGHT: What does a 'villain' mean in Anime

This week Joey and Aki dive deep into what makes an anime villain. They focus on Death Note, and about whether L or Light is the villain. The duo think it's really interesting in Death Note, that the…

00:08:22 | Sun 30 Jul 2017

Ep 20. Things in anime that Joey & AkiDearest DON'T like

Anime is amazing - but it has it's downsides! This week, Joey The Anime Man and AkiDearest dives into the things in anime that they DON'T like.

For all the many positives that anime has (like great ch…

00:47:12 | Mon 24 Jul 2017

Things in anime that Joey & AkiDearest DON'T like