# Baka Mailbag, Vol. 5

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Podcast: [Baka Banter Anime Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/baka-banter-anime-podcast-3561321)
Published: 2025-12-31T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bakabanter/episodes/Baka-Mailbag--Vol--5-e3d0mop
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Duration seconds: 6789

## Resource

Ionatan and Ravi round out 2025 by answering listener questions from the mailbag. They discuss the nature of filler arcs, their favorite confession scenes in the medium, Western collaborations with anime studios, and much more! Then, they take a look back at the fifth year of the podcast.

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