2025: The Year Anime won

Nerd of Mouth

The Last Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Leisure, Video Games

4.7 • 649 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Anime is demon slaying the box office right now and all it had to do was…just be itself? Jake explains how we got to this golden moment and how to sustain it. This one’s got Nepalese politics, Japanese economics, and poop jokes for some reason. Well there’s a reason, you just have to listen. Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmouth

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0:00.0	Nerd of mouse.
0:02.0	The mouse. You thought we could be defeated.
0:28.4	You thought that we wouldn't give up, but with the power of friendship, and several billion dollars.
0:35.0	We have conquered not only the world, but actual governments, the box office,
0:40.3	merchandising, and at least like half the independent stores in the mall with names like
0:45.3	Japan Pop or Samurai Gunk, or I don't know, there's just so many of them, it's weird that it's half the mall now.
0:53.3	I'm a weird demon with buttholes on my knees. Why are people into this?
0:59.0	Shut the fuck up. Unacami Cogero!
1:05.2	That's right. It's the year 2025, and I am putting my flag down as this is the year anime one.
1:12.3	I am your host, Jake Young, and with us is also hosts, Mike Lawrence.
1:17.3	Kenishua.
1:18.4	Oh, he's fresh from glorious knee pond.
1:21.0	Let's believe it.
1:22.2	And Holden McNeely.
1:23.3	No, I'm the butthole knee demon for this episode.
1:26.8	Jesus Christ.
1:27.4	You may have decapitated me, but my head can now just speak into a microphone from the floor.
1:31.9	Okay, wait.
1:32.6	Oh, I gotta figure out what all might would have done in the situation.
1:37.8	Delaware smith!
1:39.6	Oh, now my knees are shitting.
1:45.8	So, my entire life, anime has been like just this weird niche thing.
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