Kawaii-Fi Radio - Anime Podcast

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Kawaii-Fi Radio is all about Anime, Manga and Japanese Otaku Culture! From the big anime news stories to what's worth watching to Back Catalogue recommendations, we're an all-ages podcast celebrating the world of anime - new and old! New episodes fortnightly and monthly YouTube Videos! Come join us - www.kawaiifi.com.au

  1. 5d ago

    KFR 168: Pokemon's first three movies have aged... oddly?

    With Pokemon turning 30 this year, we realised we’ve never talked about its early films! We talked about the anime as a whole back in episode 102 as Ash’s journey came to an end, but the early films are a whole different beast, from a time when Pokemon was only just staking it’s claim to the monster catching title! While Mewtwo Strikes Back, The Power of One, and The Spell Of The Unown may hold a place dear in our hearts, they also were during a time where localisation sometimes completely rewrote dialogue for no good reason.   So strap in for a fun but odd chat about what made the cut, and what didn’t!   SUPPORT US Patreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFi Buy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi   NEWS ITEMS Voice Actor Mike McFarland passes away at 56 Saint Seiya Creator sues former manager and team for 2.8 Billion Yen   Live-Action Look Back Film previews memorable scenes Godzilla Minus Zero drops IMAX Trailer   Kagurabachi extends preview screening to more countries   Specials coming for My Happy Marriage Anime on October 25   VIDEOS! Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFi Kyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbit Tifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy   JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianime TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianime Discord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ   LISTEN ELSEWHERE? Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotify Apple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiApple YT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YM Castbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastbox Goodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpod Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazon Pocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocket   EPISODE SEGMENTS 00:00:00 – Show Opener 00:02:56 – What We’re Watching 00:21:00 – Cinema club: Pokemon Movies 01:13:40 – Anime Communique 01:28:41 – Next Time, testing boundaries and Dinosaur Ninjas!   Tags: Anime,Manga,Anime Podcast,podcast,Anime Recommendations,,anime reviews,New anime,top 10 anime,Best anime,anime news,Pokemon,Pokemon The Movie,Mewtwo strikes back,Pokemon 2000,Pokemon 3,Pokemon films,Chainsmoker,Isekai Izakaya,Izakaya Nobu,Dorohedoro,Mike McFarland,Master Roshi,Saint Seiya,Masami Kurumada,Look Back,Live Action,Godzilla,Godzilla Minus One,Godzilla Minus Zero,Kagurabachi,My Happy Marriage

  2. Sep 2

    KFR 167: 20 Years of Paprika!

    We’re finally diving down the rabbit hole to talk about Paprika to celebrate its 20th anniversary! If you’ve not seen this masterpiece of anime cinema, you’re in for a treat! Paprika might not seem like your typical anime film, with its psychedelic use of colours and what appears to be a somewhat avant-garde approach to storytelling at first glance. However, this film is built around a very simple premise – what if there was a device you could use to enter someone’s dreams, and what dangers could arise if this device fell into the wrong hands? So strap in, check your spice cabinet, and join us as we dive into visionary director Satoshi Kon’s final film before his passing. Plus all the latest anime news and a few other fun recommendations! NEWS ITEMS Japanese Government to Abolish Cool Japan Fund French Dragon Ball Theme Park not approved by rights holders Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 drops new poster and teaser Even the Student Council Has its Holes! Anime Debuts 3 October Ghibli Composer Joe Hisaishi Receives 3 Guinness World Records VIDEOS! Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFi Kyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbit Tifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy SUPPORT US Patreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFi Buy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianime  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianime Discord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ LISTEN ELSEWHERE? Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotify Apple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiApple YT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YM Castbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastbox Goodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpod Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazon Pocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocket EPISODE SEGMENTS 00:00:00 – Show Opener 00:02:36 – What We’re Watching 00:20:41 – Cinema Club: Paprika 00:43:19 – Anime Communique 01:02:22 – Next Time, Pokemans and weird dolls. Tags: anime,podcast,anime news,anime podcast,anime reviews,anime recommendation,Anime Film,Paprika,Madhouse,Satoshi Kon,Kon Satoshi,Tokyo Godfathers,Perfect Blue,Millenium Actress,Paranoia Agent,Psychological Anime,Hellsing Ultimate,Haikyu,Redline,Cool Japan,Dragon Ball,France,Jujutsu Kaisen,Hole in the Student Council

  3. Aug 22

    KFR 166: Why are there so few Dinosaur Animes???

    Dinosaurs and anime seem like a match made in heaven – both have fascinating depths and variety to them, both tug at your imagination, and both are appreciated highly by many of us neuro-spicy folk!   We went on a deep dive into anime featuring dinosaurs as a core theme, not just as a side element, and came up with barely a handful.   So it begs the question - where are all the Dinosaur anime? This episode we talk about this strange gap in the catalogue, along with coming up with some silly concepts for dino-anime along the way!   Also, apologies for the late upload - Kyle got called away for work and was unable to edit until this weekend!   SUPPORT US Patreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFi Buy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi   NEWS ITEMS Mechanical Designer Katsushi Murakami Dies at 83 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-07/mechanical-designer-katsushi-murakami-dies-at-83/.240284   SAG-AFTRA Lists Voice Actor Michael Donovan's Death https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-07/sag-aftra-lists-voice-actor-michael-donovan-death/.240382   The Apothecary Diaries Season 3's Trailer Unveils October 2 Debut, More Cast, Opening Song https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-15/the-apothecary-diaries-season-3-trailer-unveils-october-2-debut-more-cast-opening-song/.240600   KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 4 Anime Reveals Staff, 2027 Debut https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-26/konosuba-god-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world-4-anime-reveals-staff-2027-debut/.239976   The Dangers in My Heart Manga Ends in 3 Chapters https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-04/the-dangers-in-my-heart-manga-ends-in-3-chapters/.240281   Crunchyroll to Release Makoto Shinkai's New Film Globally, Excluding Most of Asia https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-11/crunchyroll-to-release-makoto-shinkai-new-film-globally-excluding-most-of-asia/.240494   VIDEOS! Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFi Kyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbit Tifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy   JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianime TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianime Discord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ   LISTEN ELSEWHERE? Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotify Apple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiApple YT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YM Castbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastbox Goodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpod Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazon Pocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocket   EPISODE SEGMENTS 00:00:00 – Show Opener 00:01:50 – What We’re Watching 00:23:23 – Now Featuring: Dinosaurs? 01:02:28 – Anime Communique 01:17:01 – Next Time, spices and internet outages   Tags: Anime,Manga,Anime Podcast,podcast,Anime Recommendations,,anime reviews,New anime,top 10 anime,Best anime,anime news,Dinosaur,Heart and Yummie,Dinosaur King,Jurassic Shadows,Darling in the Franxx,Dragonball,My Step-Sisters aren’t Evil,Ghost in the Shell,Karmen Rider,KonoSuba,Apothecary Diaries,Kaiju No. 8,Dangers in My Heart

  4. Aug 8

    KFR 165X: Is this Makoto Shinkai's worst film?

    We’re a bit late this episode due to a combination of life events and work getting in the way of us recording! Our dinosaur anime ep is now dropping next episode, and in the mean time we have an anime film to talk to you about! Long time anime fans will know of the incredible Your Name by Makoto Shinkai, and likely his follow up features – Weathering With You and Suzume. Before finding success with garden of words, Shinkai moved from making short films to feature lengths with the 2011 film – Children who Chase Lost Voices, also known as Journey to Agartha in some markets. It’s his first full length film and it certainly shows. So we have to ask - is this Makoto Shinkai’s worst film? SUPPORT US Patreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFi Buy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi VIDEOS! Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFi Kyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbit Tifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianime  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianime Discord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ LISTEN ELSEWHERE? Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotify Apple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiApple YT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YM Castbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastbox Goodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpod Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazon Pocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocket EPISODE SEGMENTS 00:00:00 – Show Opener 00:01:36 – Cinema club: Children who Chase Lost Voices 00:42:21 – Dinosaurs, Quetzalcoatls and Red Bulls? Tags: Anime,Manga,Anime Podcast,podcast,Anime Recommendations,,anime reviews,New anime,top 10 anime,Best anime,anime news,Children who Chase Lost Voices,Journey to Agartha,Makoto Shinkai,Shinkai Makoto,Your Name,Weathering With You,Suzume,Garden of Words,Quetzalcoatl

  5. Jul 22

    KFR 165: The Cat Girls are BACK

    According to the internet - Cat girls are back in anime! But did they ever truly leave?   With the virality of Chainsmoked Cat (in more ways than one, yeeeeesh!) we’re looking at where this character archetype came from, and how they’ve changed since their earliest interpretations!   Plus the latest anime news, reviews and a dose of “why” every so often! SUPPORT US Patreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFi Buy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi   NEWS ITEMS Inio Asano wants to lift the manga AI ban… for a silly reason.   Blue Box manga series comes to an end Milky☆Subway gets new anime special (?) Seena Hoshiki returns to voice acting after leukemia recovery    VIDEOS! Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFi Kyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbit Tifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy   JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianime TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianime Discord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ   LISTEN ELSEWHERE? Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotify Apple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiApple YT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YM Castbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastbox Goodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpod Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazon Pocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocket   EPISODE SEGMENTS 00:00:00 – Show Opener 00:01:49 – What We’re Watching 00:29:09 – Now Featuring: Cat Girls? 01:05:32 – Anime Communique 01:29:39 – Next Time, Dinosaurs and a banana stroke?   Tags: Anime,Manga,Anime Podcast,podcast,Anime Recommendations,,anime reviews,New anime,top 10 anime,Best anime,anime news,Cat girls,Chainsmoker Cat,Black torch,Tokyo Mew Mew,Cat Planet Cuties,Bleach,Yoruichi,Origin of Cat girls,nekomusume,kemonomimi,Blue Box,Let’s go Kaikigumi,Mobile Suit Gundam,Gundam,The Origin,Avatar Live Action,

  6. Jul 8

    KFR 164: Our picks for the 2026 Summer Anime Season!

    We’re back! And just in time for the 2026 Summer Anime season too!   As always, we have 10 shows from the new season to share with you across a range of genres – from action to romance, shounen to jousei – so there should be at least one show for you!   So outside the grand summoning of Isekai shows and returning franchises, there’s some seriously interesting shows coming out from our favourite production houses!   VIDEOS! Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFi Kyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbit Tifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy   SUPPORT US Patreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFi Buy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi   JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianime TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianime Discord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ   LISTEN ELSEWHERE? Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotify Apple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiApple YT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YM Castbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastbox Goodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpod Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazon Pocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocket   EPISODE SEGMENTS 00:00:00 – Show Opener 00:02:14 – Summer Anime 2026 00:03:27 – Black Torch 00:09:48 – Chainsmoker Cat 00:14:36 – The Ghost in the Shell 00:24:00 – Sparks of Tomorrow 00:27:47 – Though I Am an Inept Villainess 00:31:53 – Cat and the Dragon 00:37:35 – BLEACH: TYBW - The Calamity 00:51:47 – Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia 00:57:37 – You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 01:02:23 – Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You 01:08:34 – Anime Communique 01:25:07 – Next Time, Final Fantasy and CAT   Tags: anime,podcast,anime news,anime podcast,anime reviews,anime recommendation, Black Torch,Chainsmoker Cat,The Ghost in the Shell,Sparks of Tomorrow,Though I Am an Inept Villainess,Cat and the Dragon,BLEACH,Thousand Year Blood War,Bleach The Calamity,Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia,You and I Are Polar Opposites,Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You,

  7. Jun 10

    KFR 163X: Sword of the Stranger - A hidden Samurai gem

    Many samurai movies have kind of come and gone in Japanese cinema – both in live action and animated varieties. And while some leave a lasting impression on Nippon’s cinematic industry, others are forgotten - not because they are bad - but often due to simple things such as bad release windows, limited advertising budget or extremely limited availability after release. This week’s episode is all about one of the later – a cinematic, action packed, animated samurai film, set in the gritty Sengoku period, with a dash of China’s Wuxia storytelling thrown on top of beautiful, hand-crafted animation at Studio Bones. Does Sword of the Stranger of tread a new path compared to other Samurai tales? No – but it truly does not need to. If you love samurai tales like the gritty remake of Dororo or even the bombastic Samurai Champloon, this is 2 hours you’ll be glad you spent watching this amazing film. P.S: We’re almost back to our normal release schedule folks – Patreon content will start dropping this weekend!   SUPPORT US Patreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFi Buy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi   LINKS Watch Sword of the Stranger: https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/sword-of-the-stranger Art of Animation – Sword of the Stranger: https://characterdesignreferences.com/art-of-animation-7/art-of-sword-of-the-stranger Sword Of The Stranger Key Animation Book: https://www.sakugabooru.com/pool/show/15   VIDEOS! Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFi Kyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbit Tifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy   JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianime TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianime Discord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ   LISTEN ELSEWHERE? Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotify Apple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiApple YT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YM Castbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastbox Goodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpod Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazon Pocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocket   EPISODE SEGMENTS 00:00:00 – Show Opener 00:01:59 – Cinema Club: Sword of the Stranger 00:37:10 – Next Time, Crouching Dragons and Duuuuuune!   Tags: Anime,Manga,Anime Podcast,podcast,Anime Recommendations,,anime reviews,New anime,top 10 anime,Best anime,anime news,Sword of the Stranger,Sengoku,Samurai,Sword anime

  8. May 27

    KFR 163: All You Need is Kill vs. Edge of Tomorrow!

    After a celebrated run at international film festivals, the anime movie adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s All You Need is Kill is now available to buy digitally – and hopefully should land on streaming platforms soon.   So how does this re-imagining of the light novel compare to the Hollywood adaptation – Edge of Tomorrow – and even its own manga adaptation?   Honestly? It doesn’t. But it’s not because it’s bad – it’s a whole new take on the story.   SUPPORT US Patreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFi Buy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi   NEWS ITEMS Crunchyroll Japan's Net Profit Drops 63% https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-19/crunchyroll-japan-net-profit-drops-63-percent-to-453-million-yen/.237531   Nanami Voice actor, Kenjiro Tsuda, sues TikTok account that profited from cloning his voice with AI https://fandomwire.com/kenjiro-tsuda-ai-lawsuit-against-tiktok-explained/   The Scooby Doo “Anime” – might actually be produced by OLM! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-18/tubi-tv-licenses-yokoso-scooby-doo-anime-by-olm/.237510   Netflix to stream Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express Film on June 1 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-19/netflix-streams-milky-subway-the-galactic-limited-express-film-on-june-1/.237527   VIDEOS! Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFi Kyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbit Tifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy   JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianime TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianime Discord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ   LISTEN ELSEWHERE? Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotify Apple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiApple YT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YM Castbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastbox Goodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpod Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazon Pocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocket   EPISODE SEGMENTS 00:00:00 – Show Opener 00:02:46 – What We’re Watching 00:30:31 – Cinema Club: All You Need is Kill 00:59:53 – Anime Communique 01:21:45 – Next Time, Twenty Bucks and ‘Don’t touch dat dog’   Tags: Anime,Manga,Anime Podcast,podcast,Anime Recommendations,,anime reviews,New anime,top 10 anime,Best anime,anime news,Petals of Reincarnation,Sword of the Stranger,Seraph of the End,Fate,All You Need Is Kill, Studio 4°C,Crunchyroll,Kenjiro Tsuda,Jujutsu Kaisen,Nanami,Scooby Doo,Gogo Scooby Doo,Yokoso Scooby-Doo,Milky Subway,Edge of Tomorrow,Tom Cruise

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Kawaii-Fi Radio is all about Anime, Manga and Japanese Otaku Culture! From the big anime news stories to what's worth watching to Back Catalogue recommendations, we're an all-ages podcast celebrating the world of anime - new and old! New episodes fortnightly and monthly YouTube Videos! Come join us - www.kawaiifi.com.au

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  • Creator
    Bad Bard Productions
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    194
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Bad Bard Productions 2019-2024
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    Kawaii-Fi Radio - Anime Podcast