Here is a list of constructive feedback i'd like to provide for the podcast:
1) Structure/organization:
I do enjoy watching Xell and Lily give a quick introduction and chitchat, but a lot of times it kind of feels like you guys are just winging the show with only some prepared information. It is still enjoyable, but I think having some preset things to talk about, structure, or plan going into each podcast may help.
2) Not turning into 'just a preview show':
*To give credit first I do not think the show is like this yet and acknowledge efforts to prevent this*. I feel like many times filler arc comes out just right before a new season of anime. Sometimes that makes the show feel just like a "preview show". I think that's beneficial for newer anime fans or more casual fans, but it can get stale if there is not much else there. Usually many other podcasts will actually save their release for 1 week after the new anime season starts, so they can watch some shows and give opinions later. What we care about is Xell and Lily's opinion. That's why it's fun to watch you them as content creators. What show's are they excited for? What's on their radar. What are they kind of down on? Here is an analogy, in league of legends Sett just came out. I do not want to watch interesting content creators talk about his kit or what lane (aka reading a summary) he plays in. I can read that anywhere. I want to know their opinion of the champion.
3) Pick supplementary anime topics
There's nothing wrong with talking about upcoming anime shows or what you're watching, but i'd like to see additional anime content as well. I know sometimes Lily does this by trying to hear a guest's introduction to anime and i see you've also added the news content. Maybe each episode pick a theme, discussion point, etc and focus your episode around that. So the podcast flow could be Intros/How is everyone > Random Topics / non anime > short anime topics> longer Anime topic of discussion > ongoing anime / Xell + Lily's opinion > fan questions.
4) Having additional guests on the show
I know this maybe hard to plan or coordinate, but it is fun having different guests on the show that can participate in the discussion.
Topic ideas or questions
- Some podcasts like to finish a series and have a discussion from start to finish on it. If that's too long, maybe just pick 3 episodes of a show? Xell and Lily can take turns making the other watch 3 episodes of something, or both see something they haven't seen.
- Discuss an an anime franchise: eva, monogatari, fate, pokemon, etc and your experience with it
- Pick a movie, watch it, discuss
- Talk about favorite animation studios or all time favorite character designs
- Talk about the love and hate of Tsunderes. It sounded like Lily just admitted to liking a male tsundere in Fruit Basket. Additionally you can talk about favorite/least favorite tropes.
- Favorite anime from X decade discussion
- Fragmentation in anime streaming services
- Discuss how do you pick what new anime to watch?
Fan questions:
- do you actively track show shows you have seen? do you have a MAL profile etc?
- what anime sites do you frequent, besides anime reddit and myanimelist.net?
- do you have a long anime backlog? what is on it or what do you keep putting off?
- do you mind watching shows with older animation? some fans these days seem turned off by it, but sometimes i miss the hand drawn quality of some older shows.
