Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #036 - Lustrous Philosophy

Bcom and Leo are on to weeks 7 and 8 of the Fall 2017 anime season.

This week Anime-Gataris dropped all pretense as the words Waga na wa Yuirin!!! were yelled by voice actress Rie Takahashi, confirming this show is indeed part of the KonoSubaverse, and is actually the season 3 we've been waiting for. Juuni Taisen spent two episodes on really boring characters that we'd just like to put behind us, and move on from. Just Because finally hooks Leo with some intriguing romantic drama as Ena finally starts to take her selfie more seriously. Inuyashiki "kills" but then doesn't kill two characters in a sequence that confused the shit out of Bcom. Yuuta and Moriko in MMO Junkie have finally received their version 1.0.0 patch and can start really playing the game they're meant to be playing. Kino's Journey continues to raise intriguing questions about humanity, even if it doesn't quite live up to the original in Bcom's opinion. The Girls dab their way through the Windows 3D Pipes screensaver and bake some cookies. The Ancient Magus Bride slowly but surely becomes more confident in her abilities and has gained a sweet doggo sidekick. Blood Blockade continues to be a platform for Bones' animators to unleash their wildest creative urges. And Phos is now so many gems in one that we're surprised she doesn't have multiple personality disorder...though that's probably coming.

Recorded December 17, 2017.

Timestamps:

1:24 - Leo sells rock climbing
4:20 - Bcom muses about Star Wars: The Last Jedi (no spoilers)
6:27 - Animegataris (Eps. 7-8)
19:32 - Juuni Taisen (Eps. 7-8)
28:18 - Just Because (Eps. 7-8)
44:16 - Inuyashiki: The Last Hero (Eps. 7-8)
1:01:36 - Recovery of an MMO Junkie (Eps. 7-8)
1:11:21 - Kino's Journey season 2 (Eps. 7-8)
1:26:47 - Girls' Last Tour (Eps. 7-8)
1:40:27 - The Ancient Magus' Bride (Eps. 7-8)
1:53:53 - Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (Eps. 7-8)
2:05:45 - Land of the Lustrous (Eps. 7-8)

Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #035 - Leo's Roommate is Literally Asta

This week Leo and Bcom catch up with weeks 5 and 6 of the Fall 2017 anime season. As we hit midseason several of the shows we're following really started to hit their stride.

Animegataris showed us one of the most authentic comiket episodes we've seen to date. Juuni Taisen got brutal, and ended some plotlines maybe a bit too early. Just Because continues to be totally fantastic and untouchable, and Leo will definitely not complain about it in this podcast. Inuyashiki places internet trolls in its sights this time around, and the MMO Junkies leave the internet to finally clear up some misunderstandings in person. Kino isn't even the main character in her own journey anymore, it seems, but the Girls are making the most of their last tour as they discover the magic of music amidst a passing rain shower. The Ancient Magus' Slave continues to annoy Bcom by teasing romance between the protagonists, but at least the King and Queen have arrived with the royal jiggle physics. Butlers and mosquitoes wreak havoc in Blood Blockade, and finally Land of the Lustrous gets really nerdy with its geology references.

Recorded December 6, 2017.

Timestamps:

3:02 - Animegataris (Eps. 5-6)
14:38 - Juuni Taisen (Eps. 5-6)
28:51 - Just Because (Eps. 5-6)
49:17 - Inuyashiki: The Last Hero (Eps. 5-6)
1:08:55 - Recovery of an MMO Junkie (Eps. 5-6)
1:20:31 - Kino's Journey season 2 (Eps. 5-6)
1:36:06 - Girls' Last Tour (Eps. 5-6)
1:37:53 - Leo's roommate plays CoD:WW2 while acting out Black Clover
1:52:40 - The Ancient Magus' Bride (Eps. 5-6)
2:09:44 - Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (Eps. 5-6)
2:17:47 - Land of the Lustrous (Eps. 5-6)
2:37:19 - Midseason Cuts?