Best Death Note Manga Podcasts (2025)

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Hazbin Recaps - Weapon of Mass Distraction and Curtain Call 46:59

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15d ago46:59

46:59

Rachael and Ruth recap the last two episodes of Hazbin Hotel Season 2, Weapon of Mass Distraction and Curtain Call. It's 24 hours until Vox takes over Heaven. Will our heroes be able to stop him? Contains brain fog, tangents and wild speculations. Nothing new there.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Hazbin Recaps - Silenced and Scream Rain 40:25

22d ago40:25

40:25

Rachael and Ruth recap and review episodes 5 and 6 of Hazbin Hotel Season 2. Vox's cult is growing, and Charlie thinks only she can stop it. Unfortunately this leads to a declaration of holy war ... Contains blanket forts, brain fog, wonky chronological order and appreciation of demon daddy dilfs.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Hazbin Recaps - Hazbin Hotel: Behind Closed Doors and It's a Deal 39:34

30d ago39:34

39:34

Rachael and Ruth recap and review episodes 3 and 4 of Hazbin Hotel. Charlie proceeds to put her foot in it in every way imaginable, while we learn the origins of Alastor and Vox's feud. Did you know the TV demon used to be called Vincent? Contains brain fog, tangents and opinions. The usual, then.

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Not Just Tentacles S4 Hazbin Recaps - S2: New Pentious and Storyteller 39:44

1M ago39:44

39:44

Rachael and Ruth recap and review the first two episodes of Hazbin Hotel S2. How will our antiheroes cope with a flood of vengeful guests? What are the Vees up to? And how will Heaven react to Sir Pentious as the first redeemed Sinner in known history? Contains impressions and tangents as you'd expect - and gah, we missed out Lilith's second appear…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4: Hazbin Recaps - Why Lute Should Not Be Ignored 23:33

2M ago23:33

23:33

Rachael discusses a certain avenging angel and wonders why she has been overlooked by fans. What's in store for Lute in the second season of Hazbin Hotel?

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Not Another Death Note Adaptation! 46:35

2M ago46:35

46:35

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Homestuck and Knights of Guinevere 31:39

2M ago31:39

31:39

Rachael and Ruth discuss Homestuck and Knights of Guinevere, the two latest indie animation pilots to make a splash online.

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Not Just Tentacles: Stella Goetia is Not One Helluva Girlboss 4 25:28

3M ago25:28

25:28

Now that Mission Zero reintroduces Stella, Stolas' fearsome ex wife, Rachael discusses her characterisation and some frequently heard complaints about her storyline. Contains brain fog, iffy impressions and facepalming.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Did Death Note Jump the Shark? 40:12

4M ago40:12

40:12

In which Rachael and Ruth discuss the controversial second half of the classic anime, and whether it should have finished with L's death. Naturally this involves copious spoilers. And yes, Rachael realises she should have referred to defendants, not Mikami's "clients." All she knows about law is taken from Ace Attorney. Contains impressions, tangen…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Helluva Recaps - Mission: Bad Drivezo 9:59

4M ago9:59

9:59

Rachael and Ruth review the sixth Helluva Boss short, Mission: Bad Drivezo. Blitzo and Moxxie are on what seems like a regular job when they're cut off by a horrendous driver. Wackiness ensues! Contains impressions and copious cursing. It *is* a Helluva Recap after all.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Helluva Lot of News! (San Diego Comic Con 2025) 16:05

5M ago16:05

16:05

Rachael and Ruth discuss the latest Hellaverse updates from San Diego Comic Con 2025. Includes tangents, theories and Ruth's Alan Rickman impression. Also what's happening with the podcast going forward.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - KPop Demon Hunters 29:33

5M ago29:33

29:33

Rachael and Ruth review KPop Demon Hunters, the hit animated musical on Netflix. To the outside world Rumi, Mira and Zoey are Huntrix, a beloved KPop group. Their real purpose? Warriors in an epic battle of good and evil. But the foe has a brand new weapon: a rival boy band ... Contains spoilers, tangents and RWBY news. Also an update on the podcas…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Lesbian Bear Pop Idols 41:42

6M ago41:42

41:42

It's the second Pride Month episode of 2025! Rachael and Ruth review two yuri anime, If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die and Yuri Kuma Arashi (Lesbian Bear Storm). One is a romcom about a fan falling for her idol; another is a metaphor for homophobia and depictions of lesbians in Japan. Expect the usual singing, impressions,…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Bumbleby! (RWBY ) 41:16

6M ago41:16

41:16

In 2025's first Pride Month episode, Rachael and Ruth discuss Bumbleby, the slowburn sapphic romance between Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long of RWBY fame. Includes repeated use of the word "nonce," dated pop culture references and bickering about AI.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Fire Up The Fanons! 44:40

6M ago44:40

44:40

It's Not Just Tentacles' YouTube debut, shared with you lovely listeners! (It was originally the third May episode). Rachael and Ruth discuss fan content and fanons, namely head canons shared by a large number of fans. Contains strong language, flappy hands and an ironing board. PS: Rachael thought Ruth said Koichi and Pop Step were getting togethe…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Astérix and Obelix: The Big Fight (Netflix) 29:23

7M ago29:23

29:23

Rachael and Ruth review the recent Netflix adaptation of Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight. Rachael has grown up with Goscinny and Uderzo's classic French comic series; it's passed Ruth by. Will she convince her co host to watch it? Includes millennial songs, random fangirling and puns.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Shrek!!! 40:02

7M ago40:02

40:02

Rachael and Ruth reminisce and review Shrek, the influential film series about a moody ogre, his unlikely romance with a princess, and a heck of a lot of pop culture references and fart gags. Contains singing, impersonations and Donkey noises. You should know by now. Also: which star did our hosts randomly meet in Liverpool?…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - LVLUP 2025 Special! 11:11

8M ago11:11

11:11

Rachael and Ruth discuss the recent Helluva developments at LVLUP 2025. Includes impressions, tangents and ... frog noises?

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Spring 2025 Anime 50:56

8M ago50:56

50:56

Rachael and Ruth discuss the shows they've started watching for Spring 2025: Once Upon A Witch's Death, Your Forma, Go Go Loser Ranger Season 2 and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. Since they're Whovians, they also have to review Lux, the recent live action/animation episode of Doctor Who. It's a completely un-Eastery Easter episode!…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Wife Swaps and Magical Girls 28:00

8M ago28:00

28:00

Rachael and Ruth cover indie darling Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to Be a Magical Girl, the Indigo reboot, and Netflix donghua No Doubt In Us. It's clearly the right time for supernatural fantasy with sapphic overtones! Includes misnomers, mispronunciations, David Attenborough and the Road Runner.…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Spy x Family: Code White 36:09

9M ago36:09

36:09

Rachael and Ruth review Spy x Family: Code White, the 2023 standalone film. There's no such thing as an ordinary day with the Forger family, and certainly not an ordinary holiday. What will our favourite spy, assassin and telepath do when they accidentally threaten world peace? Rachael is a firm fan of the series; Ruth has never watched it. How wil…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Was the Disney Renaissance All That? 55:08

9M ago55:08

55:08

In this mega long episode, Rachael and Ruth wonder why the films of the Disney Renaissance exert such a hold over millennials. Are they as good as we remember, or is it the nostalgia speaking? Includes singing, digressions and cussing. Ruth couldn't resist reviewing The Emperor's New Groove because 1) she watched it recently and 2) just because 🤦‍♀…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Winter 2025 Anime (and Indie Animation) 44:05

10M ago44:05

44:05

Rachael and Ruth discuss the shows they've been watching over Winter 2025: Sakamoto Days, Ameku MD: Doctor Detective, Tasokare Hotel, Indigo and The Magical Girl Garnet Heart. There's an overriding theme of mystery, but a wide range of shows: hitmen, medical drama, supernatural thriller, sci-fi and magical girls!…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Stolitz Part 2 (Helluva Recaps) 53:09

10M ago53:09

53:09

In this bumper Valentine's Day special, Rachael and Ruth talk about all things Stolitz in the second half of Helluva Boss Season 2. Includes dubious impersonation, Rachael playing devil's advocate for Blitzo and Stolas, and Ruth being Ruth. Also spoilers for Aggretsuko, What We Do In The Shadows and Carol (sorry!)…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Wicked 38:34

10M ago38:34

38:34

Rachael and Ruth enthuse about Wicked, the blockbusting film adaptation of the Broadway musical. Includes belting notes, brain fog, tangents and Ruth's Jeff Goldblum impression. They know it's not anime or animation, but what the hell.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - Stella Goetia is Not One Helluva Girlboss 3 (Helluva Recaps) 40:33

11M ago40:33

40:33

Rachael and Ruth discuss the recent antics of Helluva Boss' infamous abusive wife and mother, Stella. Since people are still missing the point. CW: Mentions of domestic and child abuse.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - 100% Nightmare Fuel (The Promised Neverland, Gods' School) 44:43

11M ago44:43

44:43

Rachael and Ruth review The Promised Neverland. Ruth is no wuss, but she's traumatised. They also discuss indie animations Gods' School, The Epilogue of Endings and Bite Shift. Contains tangents, singing and anecdotes. CW: Child murder, abuse and endangerment.

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Not Just Tentacles S4 - Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 29:15

11M ago29:15

29:15

In their first episode of 2025, Rachael and Ruth review Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the beloved duo's first outing in 16 years. Wallace has become overly reliant on his new invention Norbot, to Gromit's chagrin. To make matters worse, an old enemy is waiting in the wings, seeking revenge ...…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 3 Episode 48 - Helluva Recaps (Sinsmas) 23:01

12M ago23:01

23:01

It's the Helluva Boss Season 2 finale! Blitzo tries to teach Stolas the spirit of Sinsmas, but he's worried about Via, and they've a target to take out. Oh, and Millie has a secret ... Rachael and Ruth ask: Is it the best Christmas episode of a show ever? Quite possibly!

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Not Just Tentacles Season 3 Episode 47 - The Tentacles Awards 2024 30:13

12M ago30:13

30:13

Rachael and Ruth host the first Tentacles Awards ceremony, recognising the anime and animation they've watched in 2024. Which shows and movies will receive the coveted gongs? Includes the usual tangents and brain guffs (sorry, Stephanie! And who the hell is Paul?)

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Not Just Tentacles S3 Episode 46 - Helluva Recaps - Mastermind 20:47

1y ago20:47

20:47

Rachael and Ruth are mesmerised by Mastermind, the most dramatic episode of S2. Blitzo is on trial for using the grimoire; only Stolas can save him. What does this mean for Stolitz? Update: Yep, we know Belphegor is there, we just didn't notice her first time round. The alpaca with all the eyes. Whoops.…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 3 Episode 45 - Indie Animation: Long Gone Gulch and The Art of Murder 29:06

1y ago29:06

29:06

Rachael and Ruth discuss indie animation sweethearts Long Gone Gulch and The Art of Murder. Whether your tastes run to western fantasies or murder mystery musicals, there's something for everyone!

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Not Just Tentacles Season 3 Episode 44 - The Jem Jam (Jem) 33:34

1y ago33:34

33:34

Rachael and Ruth discuss Jem, the iconic Hasbro series about business woman Jerrica Benton, her alter ego Jem, and her band the Holograms. It's been Rachael's favourite cartoon since childhood; Ruth has never seen it. Will our famously sceptical co-host like it? Contains impressions, singing and assorted millennial references. Business as usual, th…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 3 Episode 43 - Fall 2024 Anime 39:00

1y ago39:00

39:00

Rachael and Ruth review Acro Trip, 365 Days to the Wedding, Orb: On The Movements of the Earth and Dungeon Flippers. They also comment on the US election and the Hazbin leaks. Here be dragon estate agents and singing.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 3 Episode 42 - Helluva Recaps - Ghostf*ckers 20:46

1y ago20:46

20:46

Rachael and Ruth recap Helluva Boss' outrageous Halloween episode, which is rather like the plot of a John Waters movie. And guess who's guest starring? Blitzo and Millie go on a job with a difference - and we learn how their epic friendship started.

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Not Just Tentacles Season 3 Episode 41 - Hazbin and Gone (Hazbin Hotel) 27:46

1y ago27:46

27:46

Rachael and Ruth have a retrospective chat about Hazbin Hotel for Spooky Month, as well as looking forward to the new Helluva Boss episode and enthusing about Norma, the best comic shop in the world.

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Not Just Tentacles S3 Episode 40 - Helluva Recaps - Mission: Chupacabras 11:34

1y ago11:34

11:34

Rachael and Ruth recap the fourth Helluva short, where Blitzo finds himself in a pickle on a job in Mexico. Oh, and our favourite minor antagonists show up too! Contains goat impressions and cloacas.

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Not Just Tentacles S3 Episode 39 - No Regretsuko (The Way of the Househusband and Aggretsuko) 33:19

1y ago33:19

33:19

Rachael and Ruth review two slice of life anime on Netflix, The Way of the Househusband and Aggretsuko. Tatsu is a former yakuza turned domestic god; Retsuko's a beleaguered accountant and secret heavy metal fiend. They both provide comedy gold! Also mentions the upcoming Helluva short.

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Not Just Tentacles S3 Episode 38: Only On Netflix (Vampire In The Garden, Romantic Killer) 29:33

1+ y ago29:33

29:33

Rachael and Ruth review two anime currently showing on Netflix: the dystopian fantasy thriller Vampire in the Garden and romcom Romantic Killer. Contains innuendos, singing and Jeff Goldblum.

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Not Just Tentacles S3 Episode 37 - Mission: Weeaboo-Boo (Helluva Recaps) 8:45

1+ y ago8:45

8:45

Blitzo gets more than he bargained for when he tries to off an anime fan. Rachael and Ruth recap the latest Helluva Boss short. Warning: Contains strong language and pizza eating.

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Not Just Tentacles S3 Episode 36 - Yes, My Lord (Black Butler & The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio) 37:01

1+ y ago37:01

37:01

Rachael and Ruth discuss Spring 2024's shows, Black Butler and The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio. There's also the latest Helluva news. Contains dubious sexy sound effects.

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Death Note Chapter 57: Two Choices / Death Note Manga Reading Club 30:07

1+ y ago30:07

30:07

Death Note Chapter 57: Two Choices / Death Note Manga Reading Club - Keywords: Death Note, Anime, Manga, Manga Podcast, Manga Reviews, Death Note Manga, Death Note Podcast, pop culture, dc comics, marvel comics, indie comics, movies, television ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Welcome to our new monthly supporters jr islas Like the Show? Help Su…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 3 Episode 35 - Summer 2024 (Twilight Out of Focus, Mayonaka Punch) 37:11

1+ y ago37:11

37:11

Rachael and Ruth review the two shows they've been watching, BL Twilight Out of Focus and GL Mayonaka Punch. If you like lesbian vampires, you've come to the right place! CW for Twilight Out of Focus: Grooming, paedophilia. Briefly covers My Hero Academia and Shy. Rachael has NO idea what the Omegaverse is 🤦‍♀️ They remember their friend Paul, who …

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Death Note Chapter 56: Embrace / Death Note Manga Reading Club 22:06

1+ y ago22:06

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Death Note Chapter 56: Embrace / Death Note Manga Reading Club - Keywords: Death Note, Anime, Manga, Manga Podcast, Manga Reviews, Death Note Manga, Death Note Podcast, pop culture, dc comics, marvel comics, indie comics, movies, television ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Welcome to our new monthly supporters jr islas Like the Show? Help Suppor…

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Not Just Tentacles S3 Episode 34: Is Blitzo Bad in Bed? (Helluva Recaps) 11:04

1+ y ago11:04

11:04

Following Mission: Antarctica, Rachael seeks to address the slander about our dear boss and make it crystal clear what the real problem is.

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Not Just Tentacles S3 Episode 33: Mission: Antarctica (Helluva Recaps) 9:59

1+ y ago9:59

9:59

Rachael and Ruth review the second Helluva Boss Antarctica themed short in sweltering heat, meaning your host's brain melts and she uses the wrong word (premature, not belated, you muppet) 🤦‍♀️What happens when IMP are commissioned to kill a mysterious beast? Moxxie proves to be IMP's secret weapon 😉 Contains evil penguins (the second time this wee…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 3 Episode 32: Crackers About Cheese! (Wallace and Gromit) 41:26

1+ y ago41:26

41:26

Rachael and Ruth discuss Wallace and Gromit, the beloved Aardman animation about an eccentric inventor and his hypercapable dog. Also Hazbin news.

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Not Just Tentacles S3 Episode 31 - Misunderstood Monsters (The Witch and The Beast, Nimona) 31:52

1+ y ago31:52

31:52

Rachael and Ruth review two franchises with "monstrous" protagonists set in a fantasy world, The Witch and the Beast and Nimona. CW: Discusses sexual assault.

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Not Just Tentacles S3 Ep 30 - Super Sentai Subversion (Go Go Loser Ranger and Mr Villain's Day Off) 43:16

1+ y ago43:16

43:16

Rachael and Ruth review Go Go Loser Ranger and Mr Villain's Day Off. Whether it's Fighter D fighting the evil Dragon Keepers, or the panda loving General enjoying his downtime, these shows breathe new life into the well worn genre. Also discusses Helluva Boss and RWBY news. Contains anecdotes, dodgy singing and pandaphobia.…

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Not Just Tentacles Season 3 Episode 29 - Helluva Recaps - Apology Tour Does Not Need An Apology 20:39

1+ y ago20:39

20:39

Rachael examines the reaction to the latest episode of Helluva Boss. Why are people bothered by Blitzo and Stolas' actions, and a certain development? Why can't two evil women find love in Hell? Contains horny bird impressions.