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The Reverse Thieves look at so much anime and manga that it can’t be contained within a single podcast. Join Kate and Alain as they discuss everything from what they just watched to what is going on in fandom.

The Speakeasy: What we’ve been watching, reading, and playing, plus a look into the news from the last month.

SWAT (Seasonal Watching Anime Taskforce) Reviews: A look at the first episode of the best (and sometimes worst) anime of the new season.

Case Closed Reviews: A final wrap-up of the anime we finished this season. Did they knock it out of the park or crash and burn?

Rewatch Podcasts: We go back to watch a classic show and see if it lives up to our memories.

EPISODES:

2018:

• The Speakeasy #099: Free!, Generally Cute, Lu Over the Wall, The Great Passage
• S.W.A.T. Review: A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-
• S.W.A.T. Review: B the Beginning
• The Speakeasy #098: Land of the Lustrous, ACT-AGE, Akita Publishing, Anisong Station
• Double PreCure 2018 Podcasts: Case Closed Review and S.W.A.T. Review
• The Speakeasy #097: Mary and the Witch’s Flower, Cardcaptor Sakura, Most Anticipated 2018 Anime
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2018
• Case Closed Reviews: Fall 2017

2017

• The Speakeasy #096: Juni Taisen, Animal Crossing, Space Runaway Ideon
• The Speakeasy #095: AnimeNYC
• Pre-Anime NYC 2017: New Anime Con in the City
• Case Closed Review: Netflix Death Note
• The Speakeasy #094: New York Comic Con, Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger, Blue Gale Xanbungle
• The Speakeasy #093: My Hero Academia Vigilantes, I Hear the Sunspot, Legend of the Galactic Heroes
• The Speakeasy #092: Otakon, More Ideon, More One Piece
• Bonus: Otakon 2017: Ani-Gamers Podcast
• Pre-Otakon 2017: Capitol Critters
• The Speakeasy #091: Castlevania, Ideon, One Piece
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2017
• Case Closed Reviews: Spring 2017
• The Speakeasy #090: AnimeNEXT, Anonymous Noise, Twin Peaks, Kado: The Right Answer
• Clickbait Panel Titles: A Pre-AnimeNext 2017 Podcast
• The Speakeasy #089: Super Robot Wars, Cells at Work, Guardians of the Galaxy, PreCure Tsunagaru Pazurun
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2017
• The Speakeasy #088: Rudolf the Black Cat, Hayate the Combat Butler, MST3K, Your Name
• Case Closed Reviews: Winter 2017
• The Speakeasy #087: Zelda, Dragon Maid, Classic Anime, Crunchyroll Slowdown
• Bonus: Gotta Get Back, Back to the Past: Samurai Jack Podcast
• The Speakeasy #086: Fire Emblem Heroes, Voltron S2, Comiket, Wrestle Kingdom
• Double PreCure 2017 Podcasts: Case Closed Review and S.W.A.T. Review
• The Speakeasy #085: Looking Back on 2016
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2017 
• Case Closed Reviews: Fall 2016

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2016

• The Speakeasy #084: Fantastic Beasts, Princess Jellyfish, Ole Golazo, Streets of Rage
• The Speakeasy #083: Space Brothers, Animal Crossing, Girlish Number, J-Novel Club
• The Speakeasy #082B: New York Comic Con Part 2
• The Speakeasy #082: Miss Hokusai, New York Comic Comic Con
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Fall 2016
• Case Closed Reviews: Summer 2016
• The Speakeasy #081: Gundam Build Fighters, Crunchyroll + Funimation, Kitaro, Anime NYC
• The Speakeasy #080: Voltron, Kubo and the Two Strings, Otakon, Akito the Exiled
• Bonus: We guested on the Ani-Gamers Podcast
  
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #14 (final)
• Pre-Otakon 2016: Sayonara Baltimore
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #13
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #12
• The Speakeasy #079: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Sailor Moon Drops, Flying Witch, Crunchyroll
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #11
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2016
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #10
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #09
• Case Closed Reviews: Spring 2016
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #08
• The Speakeasy #078: A Trip to AnimeNEXT, Hamacon, and Japan
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #07
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #06
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #05
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #04
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #03
• The Speakeasy #077B: Crisis on Infinite Animes
• The Speakeasy #077: The Rising of the Shield Hero, Ninja Slayer, One Piece
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #02
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #01
• Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #00
• Crime Scene Investigations #012: Castle Point Anime Convention 2016
• The Speakeasy #076: Dagashi Kashi, Kadokawa, Detective Conan, Kouji Wada
• Bonus: Kate guested on the Taiiku Podcast
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2016
• Case Closed Reviews: Winter 2016
• Bonus: Al guested on All Geeks Considered
• The Speakeasy #075: My Little Monster, Fire Emblem, Spectre, Gravity Falls
• The Speakeasy #074: Neon Genesis Detectives, Orphan Black, Wonderfest, Avatar the Last Airbender
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #28: You’re Gonna Carry That Weight (final)
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #27: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (movie)
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #26: The Real Folk Blues (Part 2)
• Double PreCure Podcasts: Case Closed Review and S.W.A.T. Review
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #25: The Real Folk Blues (Part 1)
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #24: Hard Luck Woman
• The Speakeasy #073: One Piece, Star Wars, When Marnie Was There, The Oscars
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #23: Brain Scratch
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2016
• S.W.A.T. Review: Lupin III Part 4
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #22: Cowboy Funk
• S.W.A.T. Review: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #21: Boogie Woogie Feng Shui
• Case Closed Reviews: Fall 2015

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2015

• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #20: Pierrot le Fou
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #19: Wild Horses
• The Speakeasy #072: Snickerdoodle Hot Cocoa—Carry On, Yamato 2199, Manben, Phantom Thief Jeanne
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #18: Speak Like a Child
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #17: Mushroom Samba
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #16: Black Dog Serenade
• S.W.A.T. Review: Digimon Adventure tri
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #15: My Funny Valentine
• Bonus: Kate Guested on The Cockpit
• The Speakeasy #071: Thunderbolt—Detective Conan, Steelheart, Gundam Thunderbolt, Monstress
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #14: Bohemian Rhapsody
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #13: Jupiter Jazz (Part 2)
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #12: Jupiter Jazz (Part 1)
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #11: Toys In The Attic
• The Speakeasy #070: Glitter Bomb—Barakamon, Felicia Day, Omakase, Glitter Force
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #10: Ganymede Elegy
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Fall 2015
• Crime Scene Investigations #011: New York Comic Con 2015
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #09: Jamming with Edward
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #08: Waltz for Venus
• Case Closed Reviews: Summer 2015
• Bonus: Kate Guested on the Taiiku Podcast
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #07: Heavy Metal Queen
• The Speakeasy #069: Oakenshield—Reboots, Shield Hero, Ad Astra Per Aspera
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #06: Sympathy for the Devil
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #05: Ballad of Fallen Angels
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #04: Gateway Shuffle
• Crime Scene Investigations #010: Waku Waku NYC 2015
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #03: Honky Tonk Women
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #02: Stray Dog Strut
• The Speakeasy #068: Garden Elixir—The Art of Translation, Armada, Over the Garden Wall, Othering
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #01: Asteroid Blues
• Case Closed Reviews: Sailor Moon Crystal
• Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #00: The Past in One Eye and The Present in the Other
• Crime Scene Investigations #009: Otakon 2015
• The Speakeasy #067: Witchy Woman—Little Witch Academia 2, Fangirl, Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, Anime Expo
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2015 Pt. 1
• Case Closed Reviews: Spring 2015
• The Speakeasy #066: Coffin Nail —Game of Thrones, Coffin Princess, Kimi ni Todoke, Kickstarter
• Crime Scene Investigations #008: AnimeNEXT 2015
• Crime Scene Investigations #007: Special Edition NYC
• The Speakeasy #065: Debbie Does Dallas—Dallos, Avengers, Attack on Titan, Con Season
• Bonus: Al guested on Spiraken Anime Corner
• The Speakeasy #064: Tequila Sunset—Aquarion Evol, Cosplay, Eisners, and AnimeSols
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2015 Pt. 2 (It’s All Been Done)
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2015 Pt. 1 (Did I Say That Out Loud?)
• Case Closed Reviews: Winter 2015 (Some Fantastic)
• The Speakeasy #063: Qui Gon Gin—John Allison, Star Wars, Crowdfunding, and Ninjas
• The Speakeasy #062: Early Morning Splash—Figures, Shojo Art, Idea Channel, and Tomino
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2015 Pt. 2
• The Speakeasy #061: New Dawn, Manga Blitzkrieg
• Riot Control Reviews: Winter 2015
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2015 Pt. 1
• Case Closed Reviews: Fall 2014

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2014

• The Speakeasy #060: Even Steven, 2014 Roundup
• The Speakeasy #059: 5 Lovely Senshi, Sailor Moon
• Bonus: We guested on The Tangles Podcast
• The Speakeasy #058: Gods of Death Love Apples, NYCC 2014
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Autumn 2014 Pt. 2
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Autumn 2014 Pt. 1
• Case Closed Reviews: Summer 2014 Pt. 2
• Case Closed Reviews: Summer 2014 Pt. 1 
• The Speakeasy #057: F Yeah Fandom, State of Fandom
• The Speakeasy #056: X, Otakon 2014
• BEST 10 TIPS! Otakon Survival Guide Edition
• The Speakeasy #055: GTO, So You Want to Run a Panel
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2014 Pt. 3
• Bonus: We guested on the All Geeks Considered Podcast
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2014 Pt. 2
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2014 Pt. 1
• Case Closed Reviews: Fall 2013 / Spring 2014
• The Speakeasy #054: Garden State Julep, AnimeNEXT 2014
• The Speakeasy #053: Spider-Man, Free Comic Book Day 2014
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Remy Martin XO is a Mutagen
• Riot Control Reviews: Spring 2014
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2014 Pt. 2
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2014 Pt. 1
• The Speakeasy #052: Death of a Virgin, PAX East 2014
• Crime Scene Investigations #006: PAX East 2014, Friday
• Case Closed Reviews: Fall 2013 / Winter 2014
• Case Closed Review: Space Brothers
• The Speakeasy #051: Upside-down Pineapple, March Movie Madness
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: No Internet No Life
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Yoshiki Tanaka X Hiromu Arakawa
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Seaside Tea House Hamachi
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Deadly Copycat
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Pinkie Punch
• The Speakeasy #050: Perfect Love, 11 Anime and Manga We loveLoveLOVE
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: The Real Fight Has Just Begun
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: The Women of Shonen Fighting
• S.W.A.T. Review: HappinessCharge PreCure!
• Case Closed Review: DokiDoki! PreCure
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Cold as Ice
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Hinagiku Dundee
• Bonus: Alain guested on the Anime on Top Podcast
• The Speakeasy #049: Bloody Eye, Beginning Our 5th Year of Podcasting
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: The Revengeance of Fetus Baby!
• Riot Control Reviews: Winter 2014 Pt. 1
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2014 Pt. 2
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Renji Won a Fight?
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2014 Pt. 1
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Pimp My PC

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2013

• Bonus: Alain guested on OSMcast! Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Turnabout Reclaimed and on Shinjuku Station
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: There’s No Way a Yankee Like Me Could like a Girl with Glasses
• The Speakeasy – Drink #048: Holiday Spice, Saying Goodbye to 2013
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Yasuho Hirose and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Will Someone Finally Kill Bellamy for Real?
• A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Bonanza: Karin Finally Gets Naked
• Postmortem: Galilei Donna
• Introducing A Chapter a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
• Bonus: Alain guested on OSMcast! Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
• The Speakeasy – Drink #047: Witches’ Brew, Crunchyroll & Kodansha Manga Project
• The Speakeasy – Drink #046: The Princess Bubble-tini, New York Comic Con 2013
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Autumn 2013 Pt. 2
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Autumn 2013 Pt. 1
• Case Closed Reviews: Summer 2013
• The Speakeasy – Drink #045: Barrier Breaker, From Short Seasons to Filler and Everything in Between
• Postmortem – Danganronpa: The Animation
• The Speakeasy – Drink #044: Baltimore Zoo, Otakon 2013
• The Speakeasy – Drink #043: The Dark Knight, Comics for Manga Fans
• Bonus: We Guested on The Cockpit – Episode 4 – Pacific Rim
• S.W.A.T. Review: Ghost in the Shell Arise
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2013 Pt. 2
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2013 Pt. 1
• The Speakeasy – Drink #042: The Sailor Moon, Some of Our Favorite Magical Girls
• Crime Scene Investigations #005: AnimeNEXT 2013
• Bonus: We Guested on the A3K Panel – The Fourth Brethren of the Coast Podcast
• The Speakeasy – Drink #041: Con Hangover, Survive the Con
• The Speakeasy – Drink #040: Ladies Night, Women of UC Gundam
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2013 Pt. 3
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2013 Pt. 2
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2013 Pt. 1
• The Speakeasy – Drink #039: Old Fashioned, Classic Manga in English
• Bonus: Alain Guested on the All Geeks Considered Podcast – Return of the No Brand Heroes
• The Speakeasy – Drink #038: Love Deluxe, The Fine Art of Shipping
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2013 Pt. 3
• Bonus: Alain Guested on The Cockpit and Ninja Consultant – Double-Barreled Hisui Podcasts
• The Speakeasy – Drink #037: Apple Pie Shots VS. Apple Grande, Theories on the Methods of Consumption
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2013 Pt. 2
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2013 Pt. 1
• Bonus: Alain Guested on I Heart the 80s – Tell Rostov It’s Time to Die

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2012

• The Speakeasy – Drink #036: Sundowner, Saying Goodbye to 2012
• Bonus: Alain Guested on The Cockpit – Our Aestivalis Are Invincible
• The Speakeasy – Drink #035: Maiden’s Prayer, Women in Anime Fandom
• Bonus: Kate Guested on The Ani-Gamers Podcast – Where We Don’t Talk About Anime or Games
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Autumn 2012 Pt. 4
• The Speakeasy – Drink #034: Monster Mash, A Warning to Those Who Fight Monsters
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Autumn 2012 Pt. 3
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Autumn 2012 Pt. 2
• Bonus: Alain Guested on Eroge Bus – Stryker While The Iron is Hot
• The Speakeasy – Drink #033: The French Connection, Historical Anime
• Bonus: Alain Guested on The Cockpit – Your Fate is Mine to Decide
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Autumn 2012 Pt. 1
• The Speakeasy – Drink #032: Happy Ending, Atropos and Anime Endings
• Crime Scene Investigations #004: Otakon 2012
• Bonus: Alain Guested on Manga Out Loud – Otakon 2012: Pirated ANNcast
• The Speakeasy – Drink #031: Stars and Stripes, American Cartoon Invasion!
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2012 Pt. 3
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2012 Pt. 2
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2012 Pt. 1
• Crime Scene Investigations #003: AnimeNEXT 2012
• The Speakeasy – Drink #030: Preferred Lies, The Codependent Relationship of Fans and the Industry
• The Speakeasy – Drink #029: Red-headed Stepchild, A Macross II Discussion
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2012 Pt. 6
• The Speakeasy – Drink #028: The Portal Two – A Talk About Sequels, Re-tellings, and Extended Universes
• Bonus: Alain Guested on OSMcast! – The Old Colony Effect 3 Podcast
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2012 Pt. 5
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2012 Pt. 4
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2012 Pt. 3
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2012 Pt. 2
• The Speakeasy – Drink #027: Pirate’s Grog-The Navy, Buccaneers, and Anime Piracy
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2012 Pt. 1
• The Speakeasy – Drink #026: Pucker Up, Love in the Most Unexpected Places
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2012 Pt. 4
• The Speakeasy – Drink #025: The Flying Penguin, A Revolutionary Girl Utena & Mawaru Penguindrum Discussion
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2012 Pt. 3
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2012 Pt. 2
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Winter 2012 Pt. 1
• Bonus: Alain Guested on Otaku in Review – You’re the Best Around!

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2011

• December 2011: Drink #024: The Last Word, Looking Back on 2011
• Bonus: Love Guru Hisui
• November 2011: Drink #023: Royal Shakespeare, The Art of Storytelling
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Fall 2011 Pt. 3
• October 2011: Drink #022: Berliner Weisse mit Schuss, A Legend of the Galactic Heroes Discussion
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Fall 2011 Pt. 2
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Fall 2011 Pt. 1
• September 2011: Drink #021: Golden Dream, Digital Revolution
• August 2011: Drink #020: The GaoGaiGar, Learning to Love Robots
• Crime Scene Investigations #002: Otakon 2011
• S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2011
• July 2011: Drink #019: Sherlock Holmes, On the Trail of Detective Anime Pt. 1
• June 2011: Drink #018: Ghostbuster, A Kekkaishi Introduction
• May 2011: Drink #017: Viking Funeral, The Life and Death of Tokyopop
• April 2011: Drink #016: Fantasy Island, A Primer on Fantasy
• March 2011: Drink #015: The Geneva Convention, For the Love of Cons
• Crime Scene Investigations #001: Genericon 2011
• February 2011: Drink #014: Kill Bill, The Tokyo Youth Ordinance Bill
• January 2011: Drink #013: Gin and Tonic, The Ebb and Flow of American Taste

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2010

• December 2010: Drink #012: New Year Holiday Punch, The Final Fight
• November 2010: Drink #011: Absinthe Minded, Under the Influence of Gainax
• October 2010: Drink #010: The Red Comet, Romance in the Various Gundam Universes
• September 2010: Drink #009 The Bloody Ceaser, Anime Licensing and the Future
• August 2010: Drink #008: The Joker, Making Sense of Humor
• July 2010: Drink #007: Official OUFC Drink, Get into the Game
• June 2010 Drink #006 The Black Russian and the White Russian, The Art of Adaption
• May 2010 Drink #005: Summer Gin Punch, Suspension of Disbelief (or Lack Thereof)
• April 2010 Drink #004: The Pink Lady, Invasion of the Beautiful Boys
• March 2010 Drink #003: Coconut Monkey, Can you Feel the One Piece Love?
• February 2010 Drink #002: Heart of Fire, Go Nagai VS. Gurren Lagann
• January 2010 Drink #001: Bloody Mary, A Discussion of Strong Female Characters