Today, Cocoa☆Disaster fights through harsh climates and harsher schedules in order to finally bring the the Anime of the Year Awards for 2018! For such a strong year of anime, we couldn't possibly do it justice with just two hosts, so we also had to bring back Jordan in order to talk through all of 2018's highlights. With everyone discussing their …

Today, Cocoa?Disaster closes out its seasonal coverage of 2018 with a look back at the fall season! While none of these shows were perfect, many of them were earnest and had strong messages behind them that helped us fall in love with them. There were also some real dumb as hell action shows that we couldn't look away from! The final season of 2018…

Today, Cocoa?Disaster rings in the new year with another season preview! With the winter season fast approaching, it's time to make tally of what needs to be seen, what needs to be watched for, and what needs to be avoided. So come on in, take off your coat, and shake off the snow as we talk through all of the shows that are opening 2019!Timestamps…

Today, real life friend of the show heptameride (@heptameride on Twitter) takes me to the court in order to discuss Masaaki Yuasa's 2014 adaptation of Ping Pong! A relatively unknown series to Western anime fans, Ping Pong strikes a good balance between directorial style and capturing the aesthetic of the original manga in order to create a fascina…

Today, we're joined by phantom of the night Hobo (@Hobotron2000 on Twitter) for a hair-raising look into the 2000 film Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust! Based on a long-running novel series, Bloodlust adapts the third adventure of the mysterious dhampir D and does a good job at setting a spooky, unsettling tone throughout its runtime! It's got strong ac…

Today on Cocoa?Disaster, anime is the one thing we're reminiscing about from the summer! While the season wasn't looking as hot as the weather was, by the end we came a way with a number of big surprises, some fun distractions and only a couple of duds. So join us as we talk our way through the latest season of anime, discuss the most millennial an…

Today, the leaves are changing and you know what that means: it's time once again for new anime to arrive! Xain and I join up to talk about this transitionary season of anime, and there's plenty to look forward to, including the next arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Let's rattle down the entire Fall season on this episode of Cocoa?Disaster!Timestam…

Today, Jay (@TheJayOfSpade on Twitter) and FutureFriend (@FutureFriendLP on Twitter) rejoin the cast to discuss the oft-belied but fondly remembered Speed Racer movie from 2008! While the Wachowskis may have produced a flop that failed to impress in its time, more recently articles and discussions have popped up in defense of this movie, saying it …

Today, qb (@queuebae on Twitter) once again adds his voice to a special Single Serving episode of Cocoa?Disaster! This time, we're talking about Eccentric Family from 2013, as well as its 2017 sequel. Join us as we explore a fantastical version of Kyoto where tanuki roam among men, tengu fly the skies and nothing is ever boring! It's a very interes…

Today on Cocoa?Disaster, we're barreling through the Spring season! We watched a lot of shows and have a lot of opinions on them, and hopefully we can discuss all of that before Fall comes along! Very few dropped shows among our list, there were plenty of fun surprises, earnest stories and wacky comedy beats that we couldn't help but love. Join us …

Today, Cocoa?Disaster cools off this summer with a lukewarm season! It's sad to say, but the content for this season of anime seems awfully light. However, that can't stop us! Xain and I are here to try and suss out what might be worth checking out. We also discuss video game releases, new toys on the horizon, and have a little fun in a breezy prev…

Today, DeviousVacuum joins the show to discuss the positively sexy 2017 psychological thriller Kakegurui! A very extreme adaptation of a relatively popular young adult manga, Kakegurui is a dive into insanity in regards to gambling and what it truly means to bet everything. Amidst its fanservice and sexuality, there's a surprising amount of heart i…

Today, it's time to look back on the first season of the year and see what it might be able to tell us about the rest of 2018! Xain and I came out of winter with a lot of good and interesting shows to talk about, even if there were a few clunkers along the way. As we discuss last season's bounty we also take a bit of time to talk about video games,…

Today, Cocoa?Disaster puts on lighter clothes and get together to prepare for the spring season of anime! There's a surprising amount on our plates, with plenty of shows based on popular franchises on the horizon and a few interesting original series as well. Among our predictions we also talk about some big anniversary announcements, anime dabs an…

Today, Sid joins us on Cocoa?Disaster to discuss the 2007 tie-in to a popular franchise, Devil May Cry the Animated Series! Made in conjunction with DMC4 as a way to get fans excited for the upcoming game, Devil May Cry the Animated Series awkwardly tries to plant itself within the series timeline as well as do its own thing, and clumsily fails to …

Today, Cocoa?Disaster comes together to finally close the book on 2017 with a full analysis of all the shows we watched this year, and which we think are the most memorable! For good or for bad, we discuss the things that stuck with us in 2017, and what makes them so special to us. Despite our very different tastes, we make a single consensus right…

Today, Chorps and Xain gather together one more time to finish their seasonal coverage of 2017 with their Fall season review! Both of us have watched a lot of anime, and many different anime at that, and we're here to report that the season was good, with a lot of surprises! Amidst our excited talk about anime, we discuss big anime announcements, t…

Today on Cocoa?Disaster, Chorps and Xain are ready to ring in the new year, of anime that is! As 2017 winds down and we start to finalize our AotY lists, it's time for us to look at the first selection of 2018 shows. While there aren't as many shows airing this season, it seems like there are plenty of shows in different genres that we're excited t…

Today, Jay (@TheJayOfSpade on Twitter) and FutureFriend (@FutureFriendLP on Twitter) join me to talk about two sides of the same coin: the earliest and latest movie adaptations of Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell! The first is often held up as one of the finest pieces of animation, and the second was largely lambasted for, among other things, n…

Today, I'm joined by Jay (@TheJayOfSpade on Twitter) and Hobo (@Hobotron2000 on Twitter) for a deep dive on one of anime's biggest revivals, Lupin III Part IV! Released in 2015, 30 years after Part III, Lupin III finds our heroes in Italy, stealing national monuments and uncovering nefarious plots. We take time to discuss what we loved about this s…

It's finally time for the turning of the seasons, so before we bundle up for cooler weather and get our decorations out, let's talk about the anime we watched over the summer! In what seems like a surprising turn, there were several interesting original anime, a ton of good adaptation, and things that, even if they weren't that good, had something …

Today on Cocoa?Disaster, Chorps and Xain reconvene to talk about the surprisingly packed fall season of anime! We've got a lot of shows catching our discerning eye, and we want to talk about the things that have made us interested in them! Along the way we'll discuss the stuff we don't have time for right now and the stuff we can't stand, as well a…

Today on Cocoa?Disaster, Jay (@TheJayOfSpade on Twitter) takes the plate with me on this new episode to talk about Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent! The only TV series by the much-beloved director, it tells the story of a delinquent named Lil Slugger as he attacks his way through Tokyo, and the way his crimes affect the society around him. The show has…

Today, Chorps and friend of the show qb (@queuebae on Twitter) hold a meeting to talk about 2012's Humanity Has Declined, a light novel adaptation that's full of charm and some really smart construction! A hidden gem series according to qb, we take a magnifying glass to this series and its pint-sized wonders in order to discuss world-building, top-…

Today, Chorps and Xain are back to talk about every show they watched during the spring season, all of them! There's a decent chunk of shows that were dropped, but we're here more to celebrate the shows that we finished and enjoyed! Were there any surprise hits? What shows can we just not look away from, despite some hesitance? Could anyone possibl…

Today, Chorps and new semi-regular guest Xain (@XainZero on Twitter) get to together to discuss the upcoming summer season and all of its anime offerings! There's plenty of shows holding over from spring, but it's time for the boys to talk through what they're looking forward to picking up, as well as what they're desperately trying to avoid. What …

Today, it's time for Cocoa?Disaster to tackle an entry in one of anime's most enduring franchises! Chorps and his friend Sid (@BeamSplashX on Twitter) meet up to talk about 1989's Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, a six episode OVA series and the first Gundam series to not be helmed by franchise creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. 0080 really digs into the ant…

In this installment of Single Serving, Chorps and special guest Sweet (@SweetNAwful on Twitter) are watching the 1997 classic Revolutionary Girl Utena, as well as the re-imagining/companion piece/??? movie Adolescence of Utena. It's the series' 20th anniversary this year, so we get together to discuss the perfect storm that created this stunning an…

We interrupt our normal Cocoa?Disaster content for breaking news: Jordan will have to leave the podcast for the foreseeable future, which means Chorps is gonna be all alone! But before he goes, we talk about his time with the podcast, then dive deep into a discussion about American films based on anime and manga to talk about why they might flop an…

It's time for another Single Serving episode, and Chorps and Jordan are watching the 1995 classic Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as the follow-up movie End of Evangelion. A revolutiionary series, we discuss the themes of the series, its legacy, and what it's like to look back on this series more than 20 years after its original air date. Does Eva…

Today, we take a dive into all of the stuff we didn't get the chance to cover in our proper Anime Awards show! We look at some favorite anime lists from our fans and community polls, we gaze into the sales numbers for this year in Japan, and we talk about what series we'd think about taking with us into the future. It's a little more uncut, a littl…

Today, it's time for Cocoa?Disaster to do their annual analysis of the previous year in anime! We have lots of categories to consider and lots of shows to cover, and we barely scraped in under our time limit for the show! What were some of our favorite shows from the year, and which ones failed to live up to potential? Which ones had the most evoca…

Today, Cocoa?Disaster looks back on the Fall season before their AotY deliberations, so join us as we talk about the end of the 2016 year of anime! Did it go out with a bang, or with a whimper? Which shows really stuck their landing, and which stumbled their way to the finish line? Which old anime did Jordan shove into the podcast discussion? Are C…

Today on Cocoa?Disaster, we're all snowed in, so we decided to warm up with some friendly conversation about the upcoming winter season of anime! It looks a little sparse, but there are a few shows that look really good, along with a few we're looking into. What're our hot picks for this cold season? What's not even registering on our radar? How mu…

It's time for our inaugural series review show, the Cocoa?Disaster Single Serving! Today, Chorps and Jordan, along with special guest Jay, look back on the 2003 video-game-turned-anime Gungrave and how it expands/rewrites the barebones presentation of the game into something a lot more emotional and human. Does the recontextualization of this game …

Today on Cocoa?Disaster, the cold winds are starting to blow in, the leaves are changing color, and anime soldiers on into the unknown! Jordan and Chorps have done their work perusing the fall selection and have come out with some disappointments, but have also found some very good series as well! What shows have surprised us or hit our lofty expec…

Today on Cocoa?Disaster, friend of the show qb (@queuebae on Twitter) has put a class together about dark themes in magical girls, and whether or not Madoka was nearly as influential as people think! We're spanning all the way back to the 70's and then all the way up to the current season, so strap in for a bit of a history lesson and overview of t…

Today on Cocoa?Disaster, the weather is changing but we pull out our lawn chairs and swim trunks for one last summer memory! Both of us watched our fair share of summer anime, and now it's time to discuss the good, the bad, and whatever else came to mind from our shows. Which new anime hero spoke to us on a personal level? What controversial opinio…

Today on the newly branded Cocoa?Disaster, it's time to pull out our sweaters and rake the leaves to make way for the fall season of anime! Chorps and Jordan have their hard show-per-season list in hand are primarily looking out for hot-blooded sports and low-key slice-of-life to warm them up before their long winter's hibernation. What's shows are…

Today, Chorps and Jordan reconvene indoors to discuss their current impressions of the summer season, and boy are there a lot of them! Don't worry, we've learned from our mistakes and will be a bit better at picking and choosing which shows to watch next time. Until then, discussion is abound! What are the surprise hits, and what are the stinkers? …

Today on Choco?Disaster, let's get our lawn chairs out, get the suntan ready, and discuss the latest finished season of anime! It was a long-fought battle, but Jordan and Chorps survived to tell you what they loved, what they couldn't get into, and everything in between. Plus, we break some BIG news, and talk about snacking on the job, some big Ani…

Today, ChorpSaway and Jordan reunite as the Terrific Twosome to bring anime back! It's time for us to pick our drafts for the new summer season and put our weight behind a bunch of new shows! What are our top picks for this season, and what do we want to brush under the rug? How are we staying cool during the harsh summers? What sports are we parti…

Today on Choco?Disaster, ChorpSaway gets a call from friend of the show qb to talk about some of the shows we missed from this season! A lot of them are bad, but there are a couple good shows we failed to notice! Let qb be your guide to children's anime this season!Timestamps:1:16 - Shonen Maid7:30 - Aikatsu Stars12:45 - 12-Sai. Chiccha na Mune no …

Today on Choco?Disaster, ChorpSaway has to call Jordan back in while FutureFriend is busy relocating his house! We finally got a mid-season review show recorded after promising to do that for several seasons! The two of us look at the shows we've watched so far and talk about current views, possible future directions, and the things that click, or …

Today on Choco?Disaster, FutureFriend and ChorpSaway reconvene in order to discuss the winter 2016 season. Did the shows live up to our own preconceived hype, or did the fail to make an impression on us? Which shows had satisfactory endings and which had the best individual moments? Will ChorpSaway be able to handle the fact that he watched twice a…

Today, we're forced to make a substitution, so it's out with Jordan for the season and in with FutureFriend, the people's champion! We're looking at the spring season, which includes some highly anticipated adaptations! However, there are plenty of other shows worth noting, and we're covering them all: what we're watching, what we're keeping an eye…

Choco?Disaster is celebrating its first year together with an anime of the year review show! It's time to reflect back on all of 2015's shows and try to sort out the best of the best, the worst of the worst, and the strangest of the strange! What were the shows that left a big impression on us? Find out today as we give out our highly prestigious a…

With the new year comes new anime, but today ChorpSaway and JordanKai are looking back at the anime that wrapped up 2015! Lots of shows aired, but were any of them stand-out? What did the dastardly duo stick with this last season? What couldn't keep our attention? Do we accidentally drop hints at some of our Anime of the Year nominees? It's nothing…

Ho-Ho-Hokuto no Ken! Today on the Choco?Disaster preseason review, ChorpSaway and JordanKai celebrate the holidays the only way they know how: with a long and fruitful discussion about anime! Today, the duo looks forward to the winter season, and all the shows it has to offer. What are we planning to watch this season? What's not gonna be touched w…

Today, the Choco?Disaster crew looks back on the summer season and considers the goods, the bads, the really bads, and the genuine surprises. Which shows did we stick with to the end? Which shows just couldn't hold up over the season? Who's contacting us beyond the grave in this fanmail section? What's our beef with rival podcast Chunko Dillinger? …