Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #099 - Spring 2019 Wrap-up and Final Scores

Kat, Leo and Bcom finish up the Spring 2019 anime season with our thoughts on each finale individually, as well as the season as a whole. After the initial recording, news of the Kyoto Animation fire hit, which Bcom takes some time to address at the beginning of the episode. As a heads up, during our review of the final episode of Dororo, there is some discussion of death by fire and/or smoke inhalation, which you may want to skip. The Dororo segment runs from 1:04:37 to 1:25:20 if you would rather avoid it. Otherwise, it’s just another typical goofy podcast from us, which we hope will raise your spirits!

Recorded July 15, 2019.

Timestamps:

0:01 - Bcom’s thoughts on the Kyoto Animation fire
7:11 - Podcast intro
2:11 - Nonsense (Bcom watches Red Cliff, Golden Kamuy season 3 announced, brief preview of the Summer anime season, How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift is training an army of otaku to storm Area 51, and Bcom devises an Anime Girl Bathwater business plan for Kat)
20:21 - Fruits Basket (2019) (Ep. 12)
38:02 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Ep. 36)
47:06 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Eps. 12-13)
1:04:37 - Dororo (Ep. 24)
1:25:20 - Commercial Break
1:27:15 - Attack on Titan season 3 Part 2 (Ep. 10 (59))
1:36:09 - One Punch Man season 2 (Ep. 12)
1:46:28 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 12)
1:59:40 - Reviews for shows we watched outside of podcast (Bokuben, Hitoribocchi, Ao-Chan Can’t Study, The Helpful Fox Senko-san, and Cinderella Nine)
2:04:02 - Final Reviews and Scores

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #098 - I Want to Connect, but I am an Abstract Concept

Bcom, Kat, and Leo discuss week 11 of the Spring 2019 anime season. Bcom leads off the podcast with a rave retro review of the first season of Sailor Moon while Kat details her plans for Anime Expo. We jump into a debate about how much Fruits Basket’s Tohru can give of herself to others before it becomes self-harming. It’s about that time in JoJo to start getting really confused about what’s going on, but we do our best to make sense of Chariot Requiem and his arrow of doom. Demon Slayer introduces an extremely annoying new character who Leo determines has less of a backbone than Bocchi Hitori, which is…impressive. Dororo deftly explains the entire philosophy of the show in a climactic debate about how to resolve the conflict between Hyakkimaru and Tahoumaru. The great Attack on Titan lore dump continues with another jam-packed episode where characters keep making excuses for Eren who is having a series of 15-year-old moments. Leo tells us that he grew up with someone just like Garou from One Punch Man, and that guy didn’t turn out very well either. We close out the final episode of Sarazanmai, and try to break down the quite literal abstract concepts that Ikuhara has expressed in wrapping up the show. Finally, we end the episode by discussing whether Carole and Tuesday deserve to keep moving on through the Mars Brightest contest given the strong competition they’ve been facing.

Recorded July 2, 2019.

Timestamps:

1:41 - Nonsense (Bcom watched Sailor Moon, Kat’s Anime Expo plans)
8:06 - Fruits Basket (2019) (Ep. 11)
22:22 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Ep. 35)
33:31 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 11)
48:42 - Dororo (Ep. 23)
58:10 - Commercial Break
1:00:57- Attack on Titan season 3 Part 2 (Ep. 9 (58))
1:19:35 - One Punch Man season 2 (Ep. 11)
1:31:53 - Sarazanmai (Ep. 11)
1:46:26 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 11)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #097 - Shingeki no Origin Story

Leo, Bcom, and Kat discuss week 10 of the Spring 2019 anime season. Bcom kicks things off by poking some fun at Netflix’ new translation of Evangelion. Kat strategizes the best way to give a boy Valentine’s Day chocolates in our discussion of Fruits Basket. The cast of JoJo have an out of body experience in the latest episode and Mista learns the pain of wearing cute panties. We debate whether the crow or a soon-to-be-introduced character from Demon Slayer is the most annoying character of the season. Everyone’s getting extra arms and eyes in Dororo now, as the series comes to its epic climax. Attack on Titan episode “That Day” takes about an entire day to record, because it’s one epic lore dump. Orochimaru apparently showed up in One Punch Man this week, or at least we thought he did. The reveal of Reo’s true name in Sarazanmai absolutely infuriates Bcom who realizes he missed out on 9 weeks of Leo puns. And finally, we close out the episode with some speculation about the latest dramatic events between Tuesday and her stalker Cybelle, who may have ruined the girls’ chances in the Mars Brightest contest.

Recorded June 25, 2019.

Timestamps:

0:01 - Nonsense (Netflix Genesis Evangelion: A Straight Translation, Yakuza 0, Kat’s drunken climbing adventure and the Promised NeverKitten)
13:08 - Fruits Basket (2019) (Ep. 10)
27:19 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Ep. 34)
41:00 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 10)
49:08 - Dororo (Ep. 22)
59:20 - Commercial Break
1:01:15 - Attack on Titan season 3 Part 2 (Ep. 8 (57))
1:36:22 - One Punch Man season 2 (Ep. 10)
1:47:19 - Sarazanmai (Ep. 10)
2:01:34 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 10)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #096 - Kat Unleashes the Lion's Roar

Kat, Leo, and Bcom discuss week 9 of the Spring 2019 anime season. In the latest episode of Fruits Basket, the zodiac cow is able to hide in plain sight to the annoyance of Kat. Jojo’s Polnareff apologizes for assuming a character’s gender, which is quite progressive for when this manga was actually written. Bcom breaks down temari and kemari in an action-packed episode of Demon Slayer. Dororo has gone a lot of weird places, but now it has pokemon apparently too. And finally, in Attack on Titan we finally found out what’s in the basement…sort of. One Punch Man aired an episode. It was a thing that happened. Sarazanmai’s latest episode forces Tooi to choose to connect with either older brother or his close friends. The beat of GGK’s song in Carole & Tuesday breaks Leo’s brain, and that’s before the Mermaid Sisters even take the stage.

Recorded June 18, 2019.

Timestamps:

2:35 - Nonsense (Leo does some gaming podcasts, Kat’s dogfighting disaster and Gentleman Jack, Bcom beats Banjo Kazooie and loves LEGO Forza Horizon)
14:55 - Fruits Basket (2019) (Ep. 9)
29:39 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Ep. 33)
41:36 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 9)
56:14 - Dororo (Ep. 21)
1:11:45 - Commercial Break
1:14:32 - Attack on Titan season 3 Part 2 (Ep. 7 (56))
1:32:36 - One Punch Man season 2 (Ep. 9)
1:46:14 - Sarazanmai (Ep. 9)
2:03:04 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 9)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #095 - Hange Zoe Goggles Off

Bcom, Kat, and Leo discuss week 8 of the Spring 2019 anime season. We kick things off with a bit of an E3 wrap-up and our thoughts about the current state of the console wars. Kat then chats about her convention coffee nightmare, and how she whipped her co-worker into shape, both of which are certainly related acts. Once we get into anime, Leo is growing a bit bored of Fruits Basket, which continues to be somewhat directionless. An old JoJo character shows up in Golden Wind in a Silver Chariot, and Bcom totally forgets what Doppio looks like. Demon Slayer showed off the diabolical power of its main villain, Muzan Kibutsuji, and also shows off the legs of its childlike, but somehow not childlike little sister, Nezuko. Hyakkimaru continues to lose more of his humanity in his quest to regain his human body as Dororo gears up for its final stretch. During Attack on Titan, Kat determines that she needs to buy Bcom a Hange Zoe body pillow, and Bcom details exactly what he’d want from such a product. Kat tells us all about Big Daddy One Punch and rants about the absurdity of Watchdog Man. Sarazanmai teaches us the disastrous consequences of putting too much pepper in your cucumber ramen. Kat wants to “pow” M-Pop artist Pyotr right in his Justin Bieber-esque face, as Carole & Tuesday moves into its American Idol arc.

Recorded June 13, 2019.

Timestamps:

1:54 - Nonsense (Bcom and Leo’s E3 thoughts, Kat demands coffee at PopCon, and kayaks in toxic rivers)
17:14 - Fruits Basket (2019) (Ep. 8)
26:43 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Ep. 32)
35:21 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 8)
53:39 - Dororo (Ep. 20)
1:03:42 - Commercial Break
1:05:32 - Attack on Titan season 3 Part 2 (Ep. 6 (55))
1:22:56 - One Punch Man season 2 (Ep. 8)
1:34:56 - Sarazanmai (Ep. 8)
1:50:51- Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 8)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #094 - Muda Muda Muda Muda Rockin' Everywhere

Leo, Bcom and Kat discuss week 7 of the Spring 2019 anime season. This week we break down the double announcement of Google Stadia and a Destiny 2 expansion, which left us with polar opposite impressions. We jump into Fruits Basket episode 7, where Spring comes, Winter melts, and Kat can’t handle any of it. The latest episode of JoJo delivers on a fan-favorite moment from the manga with the help of the Muda Muda Staff. Bcom nitpicks the living hell out of the latest episode of Demon Slayer, where everything is unclear, but at least Leo’s crow impression is right on target. We really didn’t like the latest episode of Dororo, but luckily we’re saying the opposite of what we mean. The latest episode of Attack on Titan is filled with various acts of heroism and sacrifice, making for one of the most emotional roller coasters of the season so far. Kat chooses this moment to provide the young listeners in our audience with a very important PSA. One Punch Man continues to try to explore multiple storylines at once, and Bcom’s not thrilled with the show’s execution. Just when things seem to be getting better in Sarazanmai, the rug is pulled out from under us, and there’s more drama than we thought. Carole & Tuesday’s latest shortcut to stardom is through a talent competition, which showcases some of Mars’ best, but mostly its weirdest performers.

Recorded June 6, 2019.

Timestamps:

1:15 - Nonsense (Lightning strikes and Kat’s computers die, Google Stadia, Destiny 2 Shadowkeep)
15:24 - Fruits Basket (2019) (Ep. 7)
28:40 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Ep. 31)
39:22 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 7)
49:55 - Dororo (Ep. 19)
59:36 - Commercial Break
1:01:11 - Attack on Titan season 3 Part 2 (Ep. 5 (54))
1:22:56 - One Punch Man season 2 (Ep. 7)
1:37:51 - Sarazanmai (Ep. 7)
1:51:11 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 7)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #093 - Sneks in the City

Kat, Leo, and Bcom discuss week 6 of the Spring 2019 anime season. It’s the halfway point of the season, which means it’s time to debate midseason cuts, which you can find towards the end of the podcast. Before we jump into anime, Leo talks about how he literally couldn’t see the monsters in the latest Godzilla movie. Kat is more concerned about the anatomical intricacies of a Mothra-Godzilla pairing. We also chat about a pair of Russia-centric TV shows in The Americans and Chernobyl that Bcom and Kat recommend checking out. In episode 6 of Fruits Basket, Kat is absolutely livid with Tohru for being a [very naïve person]. Yeah, let’s go with that censoring. It also introduces the trope of the mysterious childhood love interest, which has us all rolling our eyes. Kat continues to demand an explanation for Bruno’s zombie-like state in JoJo, and also questions the Roman police’s lackadaisical response to an apocalypse breaking out in the middle of their city. Demon Slayer’s sound director went a little overboard with the grinding teeth noises of this episode’s multiple personality disordered demon. Kat is shocked at Tanjiro’s incredible acrobatic moves with his big hoop earrings getting in the way. We get distracted by the demon “frog” shark in the latest episode of Dororo, and we complain about taxonomy for a bit. We also manage to disagree on multiple tiny, insignificant aspects of the episode. Bcom is very excited at the confirmation that baseball exists in the Attack on Titan universe. Kat decries the horrible existence of Cockroach Man in the latest episode of One Punch Man, and wonders how deep the psychic connection between Tatsumaki and Hellish Blizzard really goes. She also loses it over the introduction of our latest eponymous hero, Snek. Keppi shows off his pole dancing skills in this week’s Sarazanmai, and the emotional wound between Kazuki and Haruka is finally mended. Carole & Tuesday get the opportunity to perform in front of a huge crowd, but it doesn’t go exactly as planned. As for us, we fell in love with the newly introduced characters of Skip and Crystal who have subtle, but well-established chemistry. Finally, we move into our discussion of potential midseason cuts, and discuss several other shows that we’ve been keeping up with as potential replacements.

Recorded June 3, 2019.

Timestamps:

2:13 - Nonsense (Dauntless, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Americans, HBO’s Chernobyl)
17:17 - Fruits Basket (2019) (Ep. 6)
28:54 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Ep. 30)
39:08 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 6)
52:54 - Dororo (Ep. 18)
1:11:26 - Commercial Break
1:14:34 - Attack on Titan season 3 Part 2 (Ep. 4 (53))
1:24:44 - One Punch Man season 2 (Ep. 6)
1:42:35 - Sarazanmai (Ep. 6)
1:59:33 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 6)
2:15:09 - Potential replacement shows (Hitoribocchi, Ao-chan Can’t Study, Senko-san, Isekai Quartet, Miru Tights, Kono oto Tomare, We Never Learn Bokuben, Wise Man’s Grandchild, Fairy gone, Black Clover, RobiHachi,
2:29:04 - Midseason Cuts

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