Not Just Tentacles Season 5 - Muppets At The End of the World (Pluribus, Muppets 2026 Special)
17/2/2026 | 36 min
In this unorthodox Valentine's Day/Mardi Gras episode, Rachael and Ruth review queer apocalyptic drama Pluribus and the recent Muppets revival. They also share news regarding Knights of Guinevere and The Earth Guy.
Contains copious spoilers, singing and numerous Muppet impressions.
Not Just Tentacles Season 5 - Helluva Recaps - Mission: Big Boss
08/2/2026 | 12 min
Rachael and Ruth recap Mission: Big Boss, the February 2026 Helluva Boss short. There's also a review of the second episode of Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want To Be A Magical Girl.
Contains dictionary definitions, British politics and lots of strange Welsh noises.
Not Just Tentacles Season 5 - Wicked: For Good
28/1/2026 | 32 min
Rachael and Ruth have mixed feelings about Wicked: For Good, the second film in the musical franchise.
Contains pondering, singing, random cartoon references, and how on earth Ruth can fancy Ian Malcolm of all fictional characters.
Not Just Tentacles Season 5 - Christmas 2025 (My Hero Academia: You're Next and Trigun Stampede)
11/1/2026 | 44 min
Rachael and Ruth discuss the anime Rachael's watched over Christmas: the fourth MHA movie and Trigun Stampede, the reboot of beloved classic Trigun. They also review the first episode of queer sci-fi Pluribus and wonderfully trashy series The Hunting Wives.
Includes brain fluffs, singing, impressions and various dated pop culture references (they are millennials, after all).
Not Just Tentacles Season 4 - The Tentacles Awards 2025
21/12/2025 | 41 min
It's been a stellar year for anime and animation, so what better way to recognise achievement than the second Tentacles Awards?
Rachael and Ruth honour everything from Best Romance to Unusual Artistic Choice (trust them, it's weird).
Includes impressions, singing, brain fog and tangents. You know the score.
Not Just Tentacles is an anime and animation podcast by a newbie for newbies, talking about all things manga and anime in a straightforward, non gatekeepery way.