David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer, Late Night with the Devil) joins Leah and LeAlec to dish on his favorite anime and how the genre impacts his work. First, Leah and LeAlec talk about the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End escape room, the Look Back trailer, latest Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki accomplishments, and more.

00:00 Welcome!
3:06 Ace Attorney
5:56 News
6:05 Look Back anime trailer reactions
8:36 Golden Axe animated series
11:45 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End escape room
13:24 One Piece birthday bash
15:56 Is introducing my 7-month-old to One Piece a good enough excuse to watch the entire show over?
17:18 Hayao Miyazaki on TIME100 List
18:47 Studio Ghibli receives Honorary Palme d'or
21:41 David Dastmalchian talks anime
42:12 We recommend...
42:26 AEW Dynasty
45:33 Kaiju No. 8
48:01 Spy × Family Code: White
48:42 Mailbag
49:18 How old must a good anime be to consider a remaster?
52:43 What's your favorite anime that either had a new season this year or just released this year?
55:06 Bye!

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