Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #072 - Rascal Chats with Bathing Waifus

Leo, Bcom and Kat are back this week to discuss week 10 of the Fall 2018 anime season. We kick it off with some nonsense, like Bcom watching a famous Japanese movie from 1983 about husky sled dogs surviving the treacherous landscape of Antarctica. Kat had to survive holiday parties, and a dairy awkward moment with her friend, and Leo had to survive his deepest dental appointment yet. We move on to anime, and Kat channels her inner Gordon Ramsay and lambasts Asuka for trying to make a chikuwa cake in The Girl in Twilight. We debate crushed vs. mashed potatoes in Golden Kamuy and Bcom can’t keep straight whether Anji Toni is blind or deaf. Leo laments Kana’s lost waifu status with her lax cooking skills, and also theorizes about the extraordinarily high number of people fainting in Japanese anime this season. In the latest episode of Rascal Sits While Girls Bathe, we argue about the necessity of the baller idol performance in the episode, and also figure out the perfect ending for the show. Banana Fish continues to use rape as a narrative crutch, while simultaneously getting incredibly cheesy with its drama. We’re all incensed that Yuugiri seems to have been snubbed in getting a backstory arc in Zombie Land Saga, in favor a frankly pretty boring setup episode for Sakura’s arc. Kat’s fury at a new character named Pantaloons in Karakuri Circus leads Bcom to a discovery of the Italian theatrical roots for the puppets’ naming scheme. We wrap up with Bloom Into You where a friend from Yuu’s past shows us how much Yuu’s outlook on life has changed since meeting Touko.

Recorded December 20, 2018.

Timestamps:

1:20 - Nonsense (Antarctica (Nankyoku Monogatari), holiday parties and Kat milking her friend, Leo’s deep dental roots)
10:35 - The Girl in Twilight (Ep. 10)
25:40 - Golden Kamuy 2nd Season (Ep. 22)
38:26 - Run With the Wind (Ep. 10)
52:15 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Ep. 10)
1:13:57 - Commercial Break
1:17:18 - Banana Fish (Ep. 22)
1:30:32 - Zombie Land Saga (Ep. 10)
1:41:23 - Karakuri Circus (Ep. 10)
2:03:53 - Bloom Into You (Ep. 10)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #071 - Guy is Pronounced Like Karakuri

Kat, Leo and Bcom are back this week to discuss week 9 of the Fall 2018 anime season. We start off with a nonsense section, in which we talked a lot about various video games we’re playing. Even Kat is playing games now! This week, the girls in twilight saw the truth of Seriouska’s world, and we got a not-so-unexpected reveal of the true identity of The King of Twilight. Kat observes that Golden Kamuy is now pandering to its yaoi fanbase, and the dick jokes have returned in the form of mushroom sight gags. Kat breaks down the latest episode of “As the Wind Turns,” which brought Leo to tears! Also, Kat finds yet another way to compare an anime to Naruto, calling Kakeru this show’s Sasuke. Kat is furious that the typical blonde-ass foreigner has been introduced to the Rascal’s ever-growing harem, but Bcom and Leo just can’t wait for him to have sex with his girlfriend in her sister’s body. Leo also feels a better harem show would focus on Mai’s father’s apparent golden idol touch. Banana Fish has gotten so convoluted that we can’t keep track of all the Harlem Chickens and Killer Bees, and just want it all to make sense. Leo loses his mind over his new Zombie Land waifu, Saki’s delinquent friend Reiko, as he loves a well-tamed shrew. All you need to know about Karakuri Circus is that it’s pronounced GUY, not GUY. Since that’s cleared up, we move onto the episode of Bloom Into You where it gets dangerously close to just being the next Citrus.

Recorded December 13, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:09 - Nonsense (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Destiny 2: Black Armory/Dawning events, corporate donation drives, Absolver)
10:37 - The Girl in Twilight (Ep. 9)
21:20 - Golden Kamuy 2nd Season (Ep. 21)
37:09 - Run With the Wind (Ep. 9)
51:37 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Ep. 9)
1:10:19 - Commercial Break
1:14:28 - Banana Fish (Ep. 21)
1:29:46 - Zombie Land Saga (Ep. 9)
1:48:52 - Karakuri Circus (Ep. 9)
2:01:45 - Bloom Into You (Ep. 9)

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Anime Radicals Minisode

Bcom, Kat, and Leo drop some knowledge on the newly created Anime Radicals podcast network, which Nerdom and Other Nonsense has joined. Tune in for details on what this means for new podcast episodes coming soon! Find more information at the following links below!

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #070 - The Kat in Twilight

Bcom, Kat, and Leo are back to cover week 8 of the Fall 2018 anime season! This episode Kat’s voice has been transformed by the power of medical vape and has entered the world of Twilight. Meanwhile, the actual Girls in Twilight get up to some very graceful upskirts and renaming themselves after Apple personal assistants. Meanwhile, Golden Kamuy goes full “bara” in a sea otter-fueled orgy worthy of the craziest shenanigans this show has seen. Prince acquires a treadmill to read manga while he runs in Run With the Wind, while Haiji continues to try to murder everyone with increasingly ridiculous running schedules. Sakuta has to find a way to solve two sides of the same girl’s emotional issues in this episode of Bunny Girl Senpai. Banana Fish has some issues with insensitive racial stereotyping, in an otherwise action-heavy episode. Zombie Land Saga gifts us with a fantastic episode, which proves once again that studio Mappa currently represents a shining beacon for good LGBT representation in an industry that typically struggles to depict such characters. Karakuri Circus goes full metal puppet this episode, and stretches the bounds of our disbelief in ways that start to worry us, as well as airport security everywhere. Finally, Leo explains the flower imagery of Bloom Into You’s latest episode with an explanation of the meaning of the various colors of hydrangeas in Japanese culture.

Recorded December 6, 2018.

Timestamps:

1:02 - Nonsense (Motley Crue’s The Dirt, Kat’s vape adventure, Mirai theater experience)
7:30 - The Girl in Twilight (Ep. 8)
17:26 - Golden Kamuy 2nd Season (Ep. 20)
35:09 - Run With the Wind (Ep. 8)
46:31 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Ep. 8)
1:02:12 - Commercial Break
1:06:20 - Banana Fish (Ep. 20)
1:17:20 - Zombie Land Saga (Ep. 8)
1:31:16 - Karakuri Circus (Ep. 8)
1:40:26 - Bloom Into You (Ep. 8)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #069 - Bloom Into Evanescence

Leo, Bcom, and Kat are back to cover week 7 of the Fall 2018 anime season! This episode Kat was a bit under the weather, but she powered through it to deliver your anime fix! We talked about the flaws of computer CD slot design and sneaky marketing tricks in the latest episode of The Girl in Twilight. Golden Kamuy gave us beary bad nightmares and fleshed out another of its side-characters with Ogata’s incredible backstory, which led us into a discussion of the psychology of psychopaths. We warned the listeners about the perils of listening to Evanescence as pre-game hype music in our section on Run With the Wind, where they finally run their first track meet, and Leo and Kat break down the mistakes in Kakeru’s race strategy. Sakuta’s expectations of our favorite Bunny Girl started to rub Kat the wrong way, and the explanations of the show’s physics phenomena are becoming even more ridiculous. Ash got under Dino’s skin in one of Banana Fish’s most explicit monologues to date. The decision to modernize the show, compared to the manga, has also led to some very awkward political commentary. Zombie Land Saga saved a bad C.G.I. dance performance with a shockingly funny twist. Karakuri Circus continued to set the bar for this season’s best animation with some excellent action scenes, but the characters began to get a bit too emo and overpowered for our taste. Finally, we picked up with the newest addition to our lineup, Bloom Into You, which kicked off the second half of its season by exploring Sayaka’s feelings, and introducing a new couple that can help guide her through the emotional turmoil she’s been enduring, even though their own relationship isn’t without its troubles. Leo thought it needed more karate chops.

Recorded November 29, 2018.

Timestamps:

1:23 - Nonsense (Naruto, Red Dead Redemption 2, Destiny 2, CPA exams)
5:55 - The Girl in Twilight (Ep. 7)
23:21 - Golden Kamuy 2nd Season (Ep. 19)
38:00 - Run With the Wind (Ep. 7)
54:52 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Ep. 7)
1:15:16 - Commercial Break
1:18:12 - Banana Fish (Ep. 19)
1:33:51 - Zombie Land Saga (Ep. 7)
1:49:23 - Karakuri Circus (Ep. 7)
2:06:11 - Bloom Into You (Ep. 7)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #068 - Zombie Land Drama and Midseason Cuts

Kat, Leo and Bcom are here to break down week 6 of the Fall 2018 anime season and make midseason cuts! This week Doug & Kirill pisses off Bcom, which is something you should never do. The Girls in Beach Episode sets up Chloe’s arc, which tells you to stop playing mobile games and pursue true satisfaction. However, Bcom just pulled Ishtar in Fate Grand/Order, and knows gacha happiness is more gratifying than actual human empathy. Golden Kamuy gives us another great episode exploring Tanigaki’s past, which was almost too perfect. Kat then gives an incredibly long, but in depth review of how Run With the Wind’s cast convinces King to balance work with running, and live his life. Kat and Bcom reminisce about encouraging former partners to study via cosplay in their discussion of Bunny Girl Senpai. Ash has absolutely no chill on pulling the trigger to save Eiji in the latest episode of Banana Fish, and we discuss the existence of the Antarctic Mafia. Junko is having trouble adjusting to the modern idol landscape that has no modicum of privacy, but Leo thinks she should just take a swig of whiskey and power through. Finally, Karakuri Circus continues to get darker and darker, with a brutal episode full of horrors. Stick around for the final segment, where we discuss the state of the season, and cut any anime that are unworthy of continuing.

Recorded November 21, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:25 - Nonsense (Naruto, Sentai Filmworks sale, favorite Thanksgiving dishes)
9:39 - Double Decker! Doug & Kirill (Ep. 6)
19:47 - The Girl in Twilight (Ep. 6)
29:04 - Golden Kamuy 2nd Season (Ep. 18)
40:55 - Run With the Wind (Ep. 6)
1:01:23 - Commercial Break
1:06:10 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Ep. 6)
1:25:40 - Banana Fish (Ep. 18)
1:41:26 - Zombie Land Saga (Ep. 6)
1:59:50 - Karakuri Circus (Ep. 6)
2:18:02 - Midseason Cuts

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #067 - A Heart to Heart Inside of a Hart

Bcom, Leo, and Kat are here to bring you their thoughts on week 5 of the Fall 2018 anime season! This week we added a new section at the beginning of the podcast, because we felt we should embrace the nonsense a little more. Meanwhile, in the world of anime, Doug and Kirill learned that Dan Aykroyd hates it when you waste food. We discover more than we ever wanted to know about twin conventions in our discussion of The Girl in Twilight. We also have to come to terms with the reality of who would survive out of the three of us in a The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly style gunslinger showdown. Golden Kamuy taught us that peoples’ faces are finger lickin’ good and that Han Solo learned his best tricks for avoiding hypothermia from turn of the century Japanese soldiers. Run With the Wind prompted us to discuss work-life balance as well as the relative freedom of dogs and humans, among other philosophical questions. Yeah, it’s not just your average sports show. We discuss whether screaming out “I’m NOT a VIRGIN,” is the most effective way to defend the honor of your fake girlfriend in Bunny Girl Senpai. A whole bunch of characters get Banana Fished in Banana Fish, but we’re way more interested in the spicy mustard on Eiji’s wiener. Zombieland Saga advertises drive-in chicken to us for 24 minutes, but it’s so damn funny we don’t really mind, because it was a nice bird. Finally, we end with an episode of Haven’t You Heard?, I’m Shirogane, as Karakuri Circus takes its characters back to high school.

Recorded November 19, 2018.

Timestamps:

1:20 - Nonsense (AnimeNYC, Fantastic Beasts 2, Instant Family)
7:22 - Double Decker! Doug & Kirill (Ep. 5)
18:59 - The Girl in Twilight (Ep. 5)
31:29 - Golden Kamuy 2nd Season (Ep. 17)
52:00 - Run With the Wind (Ep. 5)
1:04:39 - Commercial Break
1:07:31 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Ep. 5)
1:27:46 - Banana Fish (Ep. 17)
1:42:33 - Zombie Land Saga (Ep. 5)
1:58:15 - Karakuri Circus (Ep. 5)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #066 - Leo Runs With the Wind Away from Kat

Leo, Bcom, Kat return with their rundown of the fourth week of Fall 2018 anime! We learn that Doug is an asshole, and that the show’s animators put all of their effort into lip-licking with episode 4 of Doug and Kirill. That’s followed up by cowgirls in Twilight, with an episode set in America in the time of Ii Naosuke…which we’ll explain. Golden Kamuy introduces a very goofy version of a legendary Japanese weapons designer, who frontal-lobeless Tsurumi pushes to embrace his weapons of mass destruction. Leo was also inspired to become a gigolo. In Run With the Wind, we speculate on who Haiji means when he tells Kakeru he’s always running with someone, and Leo reminds us that Prince is now finally faster than a butterfly. Progress! We break down Bunny Girl’s latest loose philosophical physics explanation for adding another girl to MC-kun’s harem. It’s LaPlace’s Demon, but that’s not important. What is important is Haruhi Endless Eight is back! Then we pour one out for Barbara, a nurse who finally got what she wanted in Banana Fish. Leo and Kat are getting a little tired of Ai and Junko moping around and being generic idols rather than badass zombie idols. Finally, Karakuri Circus stretches the bounds of believability with the events of episode 4. Let’s just say they’ve got some explaining to do, moving forward. We close out the podcast with Kat laying down the law on Leo, which devolves into an argument over who is right and who is wrong, which doesn’t go well for anyone really, lol.

Recorded November 8, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:07 - Double Decker! Doug & Kirill (Ep. 4)
15:12 - The Girl in Twilight (Ep. 4)
32:09 - Golden Kamuy 2nd Season (Ep. 16)
43:21 - Run With the Wind (Ep. 4)
53:20 - Commercial Break
56:23 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Ep. 4)
1:11:39 - Banana Fish (Ep. 16)
1:21:15 - Zombie Land Saga (Ep. 4)
1:30:54 - Karakuri Circus (Ep. 4)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #065 - Confessions of a Bunny Girl Kouhai

Kat, Leo, and Bcom are back to cover the third week of Fall 2018 anime! We chat about Apple Bieber’s Harry Botoms in Double Decker. Then we move on to the hellscape that is avoiding terrible last names via marriage, and also crazed bloodthirsty rabbits from Monty Python with The Girl in Twilight. Golden Kamuy tries to go one episode without a million blatant dick jokes, so predictably Leo and Kat don’t love it. We reminisce about our own experiences with cringy confessions in response to Sakuta’s embarrassing moment in Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai. Kat’s cat confesses his love to Ash in our Banana Fish segment. We can’t blame him after Ash’s seductive candy bar song and dance. We attempt to justify some pretty lame looking C.G.I. dancing in Zombie Land Saga. Finally, Shirogane becomes one with Bane in the newest episode of Karakuri Circus and Leo raves about the dark tone the show has established very early on.

Recorded November 7, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:10 - Double Decker! Doug & Kirill (Ep. 3)
15:26 - The Girl in Twilight (Ep. 3)
25:09 - Golden Kamuy 2nd Season (Ep. 15)
35:48 - Run With the Wind (Ep. 3)
52:27 - Commercial Break
57:10 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Ep. 3)
1:13:55 - Banana Fish (Ep. 15)
1:24:28 - Zombie Land Saga (Ep. 3)
1:36:27 - Karakuri Circus (Ep. 3)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #064 - Fall 2018 First Impressions - Part 2

Bcom, Kat, and Leo are back to finish off the second half of our Fall 2018 season impressions and choose the anime we’ll be following this season! We kick it off with anime about girls whose fascination with dolls goes way, way too far, before moving onto some pretty decent sports anime that no one is watching. Then we get into anime about girls whose personalities we don’t quite understand, before moving into two long running shows that we totally didn’t catch up on. Then it’s time to experience two weird high schools before moving on to two anime that start with “RE.” We finish off with some shounen anime about discrimination, chopping trees, thicc thighs, and genocide! Wooo!!  If you make it that far, you will get to hear us break down our new review format, and the exciting news that we’re returning to weekly releases! Finally, we each list off our top 10 favorites of the season before moving on to our consensus picks and individual locks. As a sidenote, Leo is in no physical danger, especially if he stops bringing up Planet With. He's fine. We promise.

Recorded November 2, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:22 - UzaMaid! (Eps. 1-2)
8:16 - Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood (Eps. 1-2)
12:33 - Hinomaru Sumo (Eps. 1-2)
19:01 - Gurazeni: Money Pitch season 2 (Eps. 1-2)
24:18 - Bloom Into You (Eps. 1-3)
32:40 - Iroduku: The World in Colors (Eps. 1-4)
44:09 - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind (Eps. 1-2)
48:33 - A Certain Magical Index III (ZERO EPISODES)
49:56 - Boarding School Juliet (Eps. 1-2)
54:11 - Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School (Ep. 1)
57:42 - Commercial Break
1:00:44 - RErideD – Derrida, who leaps through time (Eps. 1-3)
1:08:36 - Release the Spyce (Eps. 1-2)
1:16:52 - Radiant (Eps. 1-2)
1:20:00 - Sword Art Online: Alicization (Eps. 1-3)
1:28:08 - SSSS.Gridman (Eps. 1-2)
1:34:31 - Goblin Slayer (Eps. 1-3)
1:47:13 - THE VOTE

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #063 - Fall 2018 First Impressions - Part 1

Leo, Bcom, and Kat are back, and what’s that…the leaves are changing, the air is crisp, and the scent of warm pumpkin pie is wafting through your window. That’s right, it’s time for the Fall 2018 anime season to begin! Tune in as we break down the first half of our Fall impressions. This season is filled with all sorts of characters, from girly-faced cops, to drooling wizards, cheery cheerleaders, and bishi archers. Girls find themselves in other worlds by tuning to the right radio station, slimes eat dragons and lead goblins, and college aged boys get tricked into running with the wind. Sometimes you have to conceive children without having sex, or build fish tanks in space, or even help out a girl who can’t stop cosplaying as a bunny. Maybe your sister needs you to pretend to write her light novels, or Satan’s second-in-command is addicted to fluffiness. The Banana Fish boys re-enact West Side Story, while some zombie girls are thrust into the idol spotlight.  Bakumatsu rewrites Japanese history, and a girl in a bottle hurts Bcom’s ears. It’s all one big Karakuri Circus, and we’re not sure who’s holding the puppet strings. Join us as we try to make sense of it all!

Recorded October 24, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:17 - Double Decker! Doug & Kirill (Eps. 1-2)
10:00 - Ulysses: Jeanne d’Arc and the Alchemist Knight (Eps. 1-2)
16:15 - Anima Yell! (Eps. 1-2)
21:33 - Tsurune (Eps. 1-2)
29:48 - The Girl in Twilight (Eps. 1-2)
36:12 - That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Eps. 1-3)
42:07 - Golden Kamuy 2nd Season (Eps. 13-14)
50:13 - Run With the Wind (Eps. 1-2)
57:48 - Conception (Eps. 1-2)
1:01:51 - Commercial Break
1:06:41 - Between the Sky and Sea (Eps. 1-2)
1:12:38 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Eps. 1-2)
1:19:17 - My Sister, My Writer (Eps. 1-2)
1:22:07 - As Miss Beelzebub likes. (Eps. 1-2)
1:26:03 - Banana Fish (Eps. 13-14)
1:35:40 - Zombie Land Saga (Eps. 1-2)
1:44:06 - Bakumatsu (Eps. 1-2)
1:48:31 - Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle (Eps. 1-2)
1:51:09 - Karakuri Circus (Eps. 1-2)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #062 - Summer 2018 Wrap-up and Final Scores

Leo, Kat, and Bcom return to wrap up the Summer 2018 anime season and dole out their final thoughts and scores for the shows they followed. For Angolmois, Kat breaks down the anime girl hierarchy for Bcom, explaining that “the hot useless girl comes first.” The final episode of Sirius the Jaeger reveals that the true power of the Ark was to contain the power of John Travolta’s sparkly disco hot pants from destroying humanity as we know it. No…seriously. During the Banana Fish review, Leo’s roommate Bob makes a surprise solo debut with his take on “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” which leaves us all speechless. Bcom and Leo disagree on their expectations vs. reality with the outcome of the final match of Harukana Receive. Happy Sugar Life goes fully off the rails in its final two episodes, losing Kat and Bcom, who were still kind of fans up to this point, but our review is slightly derailed by Leo insisting (correctly) that Bcom and Kat are both wrong about where the final scenes are taking place. Yes, they were on the roof. Revue Starlight breaks the fourth wall to tell us we were the giraffe all along, while Leo and Kat sit back and roll their eyes. As usual, Kat’s cat LOVES Revue Starlight and makes his opinions known. Kat learns why losing a lot of blood is bad for you in the final few episodes of Cells at Work! Kat also breaks down all of her thoughts on hair-pulling, bra patterns, and the necessity of consistent makeup practices while we laugh our way through the final two episodes of Asobi Asobase. Planet With delivers a profound message as it closes out its run, and one that Bcom feels is poignant in our current divided political climate. Attack on Titan ends its “mid-season” well, but pulls the rug out from under us and tells us we have to wait until April 2019 before they continue their split-cour season. At least it’s better than waiting years. We gave a few final thoughts on shows we followed outside of the podcast, before we finally moved onto our conclusions and scores for each of the shows we watched this season. We hope you all enjoyed analyzing the Summer season along with us, and we’ll see you in Fall!

Recorded October 11th and 15th, 2018.

Timestamps:

1:45 - Angolmois (Eps. 11-12)
24:25 - Sirius the Jaeger (Eps. 11-12)
41:38 - Banana Fish (Eps. 11-12)
1:08:29 - Harukana Receive (Eps. 11-12)
1:22:59 - Happy Sugar Life (Eps. 11-12)
1:47:36 - Commercial Break
1:50:32 - Revue Starlight (Eps. 11-12)
2:04:31 - Cells at Work! (Eps. 11-13)
2:21:24 - Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun - (Eps. 11-12)
2:40:57 - Planet With (Eps. 11-12)
3:04:02 - Attack on Titan season 3 (Eps. 11-12 a.k.a. 48-49)
Brief thoughts on:
3:22:26 - Steins;Gate 0
3:24:15 - Black Clover
3:26:25 - Holmes of Kyoto
3:26:58 - Overlord Season 3
3:28:04 - Final Scores!

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #061 - Started at the Bottom and We're Still There

Bcom, Leo and Kat are back to talk about the 9th and 10th weeks of the Summer 2018 anime season. We have fun discussing Angolmois even though Amazon Instant Video is making us play a game of Fastest Finger First to avoid skipping the ED. Sirius the Jaeger brought us zombie vampire flame throwing knights, but then threw them away as fast as they appeared. Leo decides that Banana Fish is getting too serious to make jokes about…and then we proceed to do nothing but joke about it. Harukana Receive gears up for its fairly predictable, but still exciting final few episodes. Happy Sugar Life gets less artsy, and more fartsy. Leo says “non, non Banana” to Revue Starlight, but Bcom loved some of the fantastic animation cuts in episode 9. Kat is disgusted by the snot-filled onsen inside of her nose, as depicted by Cells at Work. Kat also can’t eat grapes anymore. This anime is really ruining her life. Asobi Asobase cracks us up with a robot literally designed from Kat’s speech patterns and an otaku apparently designed based on Bcom’s appearance (according to Leo). Opinions on Planet With continue to be split, but it can’t be denied that the show still seems to be building towards a strong conclusion. And in Attack on Titan, we might have actually seen the end of whiny, useless Eren?

Recorded October 4th and 7th, 2018.

Timestamps:

1:59 - Angolmois (Eps. 9-10)
22:27 - Sirius the Jaeger (Eps. 9-10)
36:51 - Banana Fish (Eps. 9-10)
56:37 - Harukana Receive (Eps. 9-10)
1:08:22 - Happy Sugar Life (Eps. 9-10)
1:35:03 - Commercial Break
1:39:51 - Revue Starlight (Eps. 9-10)
1:56:48 - Cells at Work! (Eps. 9-10)
2:12:48 - Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun - (Eps. 9-10)
2:40:04 - Planet With (Eps. 9-10)
3:06:28 - Attack on Titan season 3 (Eps. 9-10 a.k.a. 46-47)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #060 - Happy Re:Sirius Life

Kat, Leo, and Bcom return to discuss weeks 7 and 8 of the Summer 2018 anime season. This episode we picked up two new shows, Angolmois and Happy Sugar Life, as a result of our midseason cuts. We recap the events leading up to the current showdown in Angolmois and discuss Teruhi’s creepy Kuchii kisses. While talking about Sirius the Jaeger, we predict the existence of a show called Re:Sirius within the next year, and then decry the demise of eBay in Banana Fish. Leo wants 3D idols to get out of Harukana Receive, and Bcom expounds on why Happy Sugar Life’s take on pedophilia is actually somewhat more tolerable than most other anime, while Kat breaks down why the show’s insane cast is fascinating to watch. Bcom wants Leo to experience Revue Starlight over and over again, just like Daiba Nana, but he isn’t having it. Cells at Work asks the audience to care about the plight of poor little cancer cells, and it doesn’t quite work. Luckily, Asobi Asobase was so friggin’ funny these two weeks that we could barely contain our laughter as we recounted its various ingenious skits. Planet With continues to keep things real serious with some quotes that made us think about the nature of humanity. We close out the episode with Kat and Leo taking turns just straight ripping into Eren for, yet again, being a whiny crybaby in two otherwise pretty great episodes of Attack on Titan.

Recorded September 25, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:32 - Angolmois (Eps. 7-8)
19:17 - Sirius the Jaeger (Eps. 7-8)
37:23 - Banana Fish (Eps. 7-8)
51:29 - Harukana Receive (Eps. 7-8)
1:02:29 - Happy Sugar Life (Eps. 7-8)
1:29:31 - Commercial Break
1:32:54 - Revue Starlight (Eps. 7-8)
1:46:24 - Cells at Work! (Eps. 7-8)
1:58:59 - Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun - (Eps. 7-8)
2:25:02 - Planet With (Eps. 7-8)
2:45:55 - Attack on Titan season 3 (Eps. 7-8 a.k.a. 44-45)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #059 - Frontal Coup Kisses

Bcom, Leo, and Kat and here to make some midseason cuts this Summer 2018 season because some shows majorly let us down. Luckily, there are some replacement-worthy anime to look forward to! Our discussion about Free! got us sidetracked into a bet about who would better survive the world’s hottest curry in New York City, Kat or Bcom. Spoiler alert: Bcom would die. Kat was shocked by Ryouko’s take-charge attitude in Sirius the Jaeger. Leo details all of the similarities between Akira Tachibana from After the Rain and Eiji from Banana Fish, which is very enlightening. Luckily, we are saved from Ash’s hardcore child abuse by a few episodes of Harukana Receive that shake the moe richter scale, while still managing to get us hype for volleyball. Revue Starlight gave us more background on Mahiru, and resolved the partnership between Kaoruko and Futaba, which gives us yet another power couple who may eventually face off against Karen and Hikari. Cells at Work! likened allergies to the apocalypse, which is a metaphor we think anyone with seasonal allergies can wholeheartedly agree with. Asobi Asobase shows us the dangers of spinning your pen, the wonders of android boyfriends, and “French kisses,” interspersed with amazing stories of Kat’s trysts with engineers in the bedroom. Planet With shows us how justice is nothing compared to the power of clogs in the right hands, with a midseason arc finale that gets us really excited for the future of the series. We Rent Tsukumogami continued to make us happy that we only rented it, and didn’t buy. And, finally, Attack on Titan continues to pull back the curtains on the epic backstory of the various bloodlines who vie for power in the capital. All in all, I think this episode of the podcast was a coup!

Also, here’s that gif from Free! that Kat was talking about: https://gfycat.com/GrizzledFavoriteFishingcat

Recorded September 3, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:46 - Free! -Dive to the Future- (Eps. 5-6)
25:39 - Sirius the Jaeger (Eps. 5-6)
39:13 - Banana Fish (Eps. 5-6)
1:05:40 - Harukana Receive (Eps. 5-6)
1:16:57 - Revue Starlight (Eps. 5-6)
1:29:59 - Commercial Break
1:32:57 - Cells at Work! (Eps. 5-6)
1:50:53 - Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun - (Eps. 5-6)
2:13:10 - Planet With (Eps. 5-6)
2:32:27 - We Rent Tsukumogami (Eps. 5-6)
2:49:02 - Attack on Titan season 3 (Eps. 5-6 a.k.a. 42-43)
3:17:33 - Midseason Cuts

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #058 - Why So Sirius, McKYLE?

Bcom, Leo, and Kat return to break down Summer 2018’s 3rd and 4th weeks of anime! Kat explains how Yuliy and Mikhail in Sirius the Jaeger can sense the Ark like those “rods you take on the beach that beep and shit.” Leo determines the relative sexiness of swimsuits in Harukana Receive. We learned that Karen from Revue Starlight can run around Tokyo for hours and still be perfectly fine because of the power of friendship. The Asobi Asobase girls play the same game from an episode of Doreiku, which triggers unwanted flashbacks in Bcom’s memory that are only made worse by the smell of Olivia’s filthy armpits. Planet With now has cats and dogs scheming together, total chaos! Also, listen closely for various special guest appearances by the podcasts’ very own cats. We finish up with Attack on Titan, which is firing on all cylinders right now with some engrossing world-building episodes.

Recorded August 20, 2018.

Timestamps:

5:43 - Free! -Dive to the Future- (Eps. 3-4)
21:57 - Sirius the Jaeger (Eps. 3-4)
37:04 - Banana Fish (Eps. 3-4)
57:47- Harukana Receive (Eps. 3-4)
1:12:46 - Revue Starlight (Eps. 3-4)
1:30:23 - Commercial Break
1:34:23 - Cells at Work! (Eps. 3-4)
1:45:55 - Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun – (Eps. 3-4)
2:05:34 - Planet With (Eps. 3-4)
2:28:37 - We Rent Tsukumogami (Eps. 3-4)
2:43:23 - Attack on Titan season 3 (Eps. 3-4 a.k.a. 40-41)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #057 - Summer 2018 First Impressions - Part 2

Bcom, Leo, and Kat finish up the second half of Summer 2018’s first impressions with weekly shows airing from Friday to Sunday. We attempt to understand metaphorical giraffes in Revue Starlight and Leo gives us a full medical diagnosis of what makes Cells at Work! one of the best ways to learn about the human body. Meanwhile we can’t stop laughing at Asobi Asobase’s brilliant comedic direction. Finally, we take sides on the intergalactic dog vs. cat conflict in Planet With before finishing up with a breakdown of the first two episodes of what is looking to be an excellent new season of Attack on Titan. Stay tuned to the end where we vote on the top 10 shows we will be following for the rest of the season. The hosts all brought different strategies to the vote this time, which made for a dramatic finale!

Recorded August 7, 2018.

Timestamps:

4:08 - Chio’s School Road
10:37 - Angels of Death
16:33 - Harukana Receive
22:28 - Happy Sugar Life
30:38 - Grand Blue Dreaming
36:34 - My Hero Academia season 3
43:08 - Revue Starlight
53:40 - Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
1:01:34 - Cells at Work!
1:13:28 - The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
1:17:43 - Music Girls
1:20:08 - Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun –
1:31:11 - Planet With
1:42:49 - Island
1:46:30 - We Rent Tsukumogami
1:52:17 - Hanebado!
1:59:29 - Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King
2:02:18 - High Score Girl
2:06:05 - Attack on Titan season 3
2:18:42 - The Vote!

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #056 - Summer 2018 First Impressions - Part 1

Bcom, Leo, and Kat return because the Summer 2018 season is underway and it’s time to kick off our first impressions. This episode covers the first half of our impressions for the season, focusing on shows that simulcast from Monday to Thursday each week. Stay tuned for part 2 coming later this week, which will contain Friday through Sunday’s shows, and our picks for the 10 anime we’ll be covering this season.

Recorded July 31, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:18 - Dropkick On My Devil!
9:13 - Phantom in the Twilight
19:06 - Holmes of Kyoto
28:17 - One Room 2nd Season
34:48 - Overlord Season 3
40:15 - The Thousand Musketeers
43:57 - Back Street Girls
49:47 - Mr. TONEGAWA Middle Management Blues
56:12 - Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion
1:07:08 - Commercial Break
1:11:30 - Free! -Dive to the Future-
1:23:30 - Steins;Gate 0
1:28:35 - How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord
1:34:08 - Sirius the Jaeger
1:46:02 - 100 Sleeping Princes & The Kingdom of Dreams
1:48:31 - Banana Fish
2:04:01 - Seven Senses of the Re’Union

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #055 - Spring 2018 Wrap-up and Final Scores

Bcom, Leo, and Kat are back to wrap-up the end of the Spring 2018 anime season. We start off by covering the final episode of Megalo Box, which didn’t fully land its punches. Then, we transition into a marathon segment where we absolutely lose our minds describing the final two episodes of Gurren Laga…I mean, Darling in The FranXX. It was worth covering all 24 episodes just for this final segment! Afterwards, we detail a few notable anime we watched on the side, and then plunge into our final scores and remarks on each of the 10 shows we followed this season. Thank you for sticking with us for another season of anime, and we will see you on the beach this Summer!

Recorded July 14, 2018.

Timestamps:

Final episode reviews:
4:15 - Megalo Box (Ep. 13)
22:07 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 23-24)

1:10:55 - Other anime we watched:

1:11:14 - Food Wars season 3 – cour 2
1:12:48 - Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
1:13:39 - Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
1:15:47 - Major 2nd
1:18:04 - Umamusume: Pretty Derby
1:20:43 - Gurazeni

1:22:04 - FINAL SCORES:

1:22:12 - Golden Kamuy
1:25:38 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
1:29:00 - Yotsuiro Biyori
1:33:54 - Steins;Gate 0
1:37:12 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”)
1:42:41 - Hisone to Masotan
1:46:28 - Megalo Box
1:49:45 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
1:55:13 - Hinamatsuri
1:58:03 - Darling in the FranXX

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #054 - Love is Too Hard for the Dick of a Gentleman

Bcom, Leo, and Kat return to discuss weeks 11 and 12 of the Spring 2018 anime season. Almost all of the shows we were watching wrapped up this week, besides Megalo Box and Darling in the FranXX, so we’re here to give our initial thoughts on all of the finales. Golden Kamuy decided to finish off its season by giving Asirpa a lecture about gentlemanly dicks and announcing a season 2 slated for October. Galactic Heroes finished in the middle of one of its greatest battles, which left us craving the upcoming three movies. Yotsuiro Biyori came to a tasteful, and tasty end, which left us theorizing a bit about the nature of the two brothers’ relationship. Steins;Gate 0 continued its slow burn of soap opera level mystery, and Doreiku, mercifully wrapped up in a “happy” ending for all of its slaves. Girls and dragons live happily ever after in Hisone to Masotan and Gearless Joe gears up again for his second-to-last fight. Wotakoi is another in a long string of romcoms that goes nowhere and says nothing about its main couples, which left us predictably disappointed. Hinamatsuri was one of the best shows of the season, and stayed consistently hilarious right to the kick-ass kung-fu street fighting ending. And finally, can Darling in the FranXX do the impossible, see the invisible, touch the untouchable, and break the unbreakable in ripping off every single Gainax show before its conclusion? They seem to be on track. ROW! ROW! FIGHT THE POWAH!

Recorded July 8, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:37 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 11-12)
22:53 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Eps. 11-12)
42:09 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 11-12)
1:08:03 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 11-12)
1:23:58 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”) (Eps. 11-12)
1:37:39 - Commercial Break!
1:41:42 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 11-12)
2:03:54 - Megalo Box (Eps. 11-12)
2:22:17 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Ep. 11)
2:32:29 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 11-12)
2:51:17 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 21-22)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #053 - Summer 2018 Preview

Bcom, Leo, and Kat are back to preview the Summer 2018 anime season that has just kicked off. This time, we have the delightful and hilarious Mandi from the Anime Addicts Anonymous Podcast on the show to help us get hype for shark-toothed boys and high score girls! Mercifully, this season Japan has decided to, ya know, maybe not broadcast every single anime at the same time like they did this Spring. That being said, there are still a few sexy sequels returning, and a few promising productions starting anew. Stay tuned for the predictions section at the end of our previews for a fun runback of our Spring predictions, and our new predictions for Summer.

Recorded June 29, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:56 – Attack on Titan season 3
7:09 – Overlord III
9:35 – FLCL Progressive
11:15 – Angels of Death
18:03 – How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord
21:46 – Free!: Dive to the Future (season 3)
24:27 – Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
28:33 – Grand Blue
32:12 – Tenrou: Sirius the Jaeger
35:14 – Island
38:38 – Gintama: Shirogane no Tamashii-hen 2
40:03 – The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
43:00 – Banana Fish
47:03 – Back Street Girls: Gokudolls
50:45 – Shichisei no Subaru
52:43 – Chio’s School Road
54:55 – Happy Sugar Life
58:12 – High Score Girl
1:01:42 – Harukana Receive
1:05:06 – Hanebado!
1:09:41 – Jashin-chan Dropkick
1:11:32 – Cells at Work!
1:15:10 – Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou
1:17:57 – Mr. Tanegawa
1:20:23 – One Room 2nd Season
1:23:32 – Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes
1:25:41 – Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigations
1:28:46 – Lord of Vermillion: Guren no Ou
1:31:27 – Angolmois: Genkou Kassenki
1:33:22 – Asobi Asobase
1:34:56 – Phantom in the Twilight
1:36:42 – Yama no Susume: Third Season
1:38:00 – Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight
1:39:49 – 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams
1:40:51 – Senjuushi: The Thousand Noble Musketeers
1:41:53 – Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 2
1:42:15 – Tsukumogami Kashimasu
1:43:31 – PREDICTIONS!

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #052 - Anime is Coming Inside Us

Bcom, Leo, and Kat are back to discuss weeks 9 and 10 of the Spring 2018 anime season. This week is pretty laid back. It’s all about giving people massages, finding true love, and letting bayonets come inside your perverted little hearts. A highlight of this week’s podcast were two Special Episodes we covered, for Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Darling in the FranXX, which were both very much worth watching, but for entirely different reasons. Golden Kamuy continues to be obsessed with Gleaming Boners, but only slightly more than Steins;Gate 0 was obsessed with fondling Moeka’s breasts, to distract from how sad Rintarou is. Bcom made quite a discovery about the staff behind Yotsuiro Biyori (which he probably should’ve figured out long ago). Kat and Leo voiced some small concerns about Doreiku’s direction, but are still happy to see Hisone licking her way to love in all the right places. Wotakoi could probably borrow some of that licking action from Masotan and improve their show drastically, but one thing’s for sure, no one licks like your friendly neighborhood Klaxo Sapiens. Loli dinosaurs age like a fine wine it turns out. “She’s actually 2 billion years old!” sayeth the otaku lolicon. Speaking of lolis, Hinamatsuri has a mom you should meet, but don’t fret, because she’s hilarious. If you’re frustrated with the terrible jokes in this description, you can take out your frustration by just punching Joe about 1,000 times in the face because he’ll just keep getting back up anyway.

Recorded June 25, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:13 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 9-10)
21:58 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Eps. SP, 9 & 10)
41:01 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 9-10)
1:00:38 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 9-10)
1:15:40 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”) (Eps. 9-10)
1:29:04 - Commercial Break!
1:33:08 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 9-10)
1:51:40 - Megalo Box (Eps. 9-10)
2:10:50 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Eps. 9-10)
2:25:17 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 9-10)
2:43:09 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. SP2 & 20)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #051 - Golden Krotchmuy

Kat, Leo, and Bcom return to discuss weeks 7 and 8 of the Spring 2018 anime season. This week is all about boners of all kinds. Whether it be the various murder boners that Golden Kamuy seems to love, or Reinhard's boner for Kircheis in Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Or maybe it's Bcom's boner for young Gure in Yotsuiro Biyori or Dr. Frank's boner for the Klaxosaur Princess. Or perhaps its Julia’s boner for a 12-year-old boy in Doreiku or Hanako’s boner for shipping her boyfriend in her yaoi Wotakoi fantasies. One thing's for sure, nothing tops our collective boner for Megalo Box's continued dominance of the season, and there's just really no need for enhancement pills when you have anime to...ahem, inspire you! It's time to jump in because this episode of our podcast is fully erect.

Recorded June 9, 2018.

Timestamps:

5:14 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 7-8)
18:12 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Eps. 7-8)
46:45 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 7-8)
1:05:02 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 7-8)
1:23:47 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”) (Eps. 7-8)
1:34:10 - Commercial Break!
1:38:15 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 7-8)
1:59:54 - Megalo Box (Eps. 7-8)
2:13:16 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Eps. 7-8)
2:30:00 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 7-8)
2:48:19 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 18-19)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #050 - Mahou Shoujo ¿Por qué? and Midseason Cuts

Bcom, Kat and Leo are back to discuss weeks 5 and 6 of the Spring 2018 anime season. It’s midseason, and that means it’s time for midseason cuts, so stick around for that discussion right at the end of the podcast, because it’s a very interesting one. Otherwise, these two weeks of anime had some interesting twists and turns, with Mahou Shoujo Ore in particular leaving Bcom and Leo asking Mahou Shoujo “¿Por qué?“ Golden Kamuy got a hard-on for hunting wolves, while Yotsuiro Biyori showed us its lady boner (kind of) for its pretty boys and also exposed picky eaters for the hypocrites they are. Steins;Gate 0 threw on some crocs and socks for its worst cosplay yet, and Doreiku showed us that dogs can have feelings about slavery too. The Dragon Pilots spent some time with Wilson from Cast Away, and we hope they get home in time to delivery that FedEx package. Megalo Box focused on an intensely interesting military veteran who Kat wishes was actually the main character of the series, and Wotakoi prompted us to discuss that awkward moment when your nerdy friend is “cheating” on her boyfriend, and how to handle it. Finally, Hinamatsuri explored the underground marketplace of LCD TV resales, and Darling in the FranXX began to finally reveal its true message regarding gender and reproduction, and it’s straight out of the 1950s, so buckle up for that.

Recorded May 23, 2018.

Timestamps:

4:00 - Mahou Shoujo Ore (Eps. 5-6)
20:06 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 5-6)
34:58 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 5-6)
54:01 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 5-6)
1:11:40 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”) (Eps. 5-6)
1:42:52 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 5-6)
1:57:27 - Megalo Box (Eps. 5-6)
2:13:50 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Eps. 5-6)
2:29:08 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 5-6)
2:43:05 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 16-17)
3:02:43 - Midseason Cuts discussion

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #049 - Bcom Loses His Dorei-cool

Bcom, Kat and Leo return with reviews of weeks 3 and 4 of the Spring 2018 anime season for the 10 shows we chose to follow in our seasonal first impressions episode. This episode clocked in a bit longer than we expected, at just under 3 hours, because we dove deep into these shows looking to give you the best rundowns and insights possible. Honestly though, it’s really because we spent like 25 minutes on Doreiku. I don’t think there’s ever been a show covered by this podcast which the hosts disagreed on more strongly. Neither Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism nor Tsuki ga Kirei drove hosts to this kind of madness. Leo literally put on Rintarou’s labcoat from Steins;Gate and did mad scientist experiments to establish new theories to explain why Doreiku is actually just a grand social experiment. If the Doreiku conversation was a little too intense for you, stick around, because we took a break afterwards, and returned to discuss several of the most entertaining shows of the season in the second half of the episode. Seriously, do not underestimate the power of Hinamatsuri and Wotakoi to put a smile on your face!

Recorded May 10th & 14th, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:09 - Mahou Shoujo Ore (Eps. 3-4)
20:34 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 3-4)
35:57 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 3-4)
54:32 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 3-4)
1:14:20 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”) (Eps. 3-4)
1:39:52 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 3-4)
1:53:14 - Megalo Box (Eps. 3-4)
2:09:11 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Eps. 3-4)
2:25:30 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 3-4)
2:42:30 - Darling in the FranXX (Ep. 15 and SP Recap)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #048 - Spring 2018 First Impressions - Part 2

Bcom, Kat and Leo are back with the final half of their Spring 2018 anime season impressions. Things got pretty heated this episode at times, but not between the hosts themselves. There are just some anime that really bring out the ire of our hosts, and press all of our buttons. It seemed like almost all of those anime were in this second half of our impressions. Whether it was Doreiku and Magical Girl Site for Bcom, Hisone to Masotan and Comic Girls for Kat, or Devil’s Line and Bcom constantly editing the Google doc to annoy Leo, we all had to blow off some steam this episode. But that’s ok, because we made it through, and finally chose the top 10 anime that we’ll be covering this season…even if one of those choices left Bcom literally speechless…

Recorded April 29, 2018.

Timestamps:

1:45 – Doreiku: The Animation (a.k.a “Slave District” or “23 Slaves and Me”) (Eps. 1-2)
23:29 - Tada Never Falls in Love (Eps. 1-2)
30:07 - Dances with the Dragons (Eps. 1-2)
34:25 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 1-2)
46:28 - Megalo Box (Eps. 1-3)
56:00 - Comic Girls (Eps. 1-2)
1:03:43 - Isekai Izakaya (Eps. 1-2)
1:07:47 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Eps. 1-3)
1:16:00 - Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory (Eps. 1-2)
1:19:07 - Gurazeni: Money Pitch (Eps. 1-2)
1:28:31 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 1-2)
1:38:17 - You Don’t Know Gunma (Eps. 1-2)
1:40:56 - Akkun to Kanojo (Eps. 1-2)
1:42:05 - Magical Girl Site (Eps. 1-2)
1:52:26 - Wakaokami wa Shougakusei (Eps. 1-2)
1:53:48 - Devil's Line (Eps. 1-2)
1:59:08 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 13-14)
2:07:09 - Hoozuki no Reitetsu 2nd Season: Sono Ni
2:09:20 - Amanchu! Advance (Eps. 1-2)
2:11:59 - Gegege no Kitarou (2018) (Ep. 1)
2:14:38 - My Hero Academia 3rd Season (Eps. 1-4)
2:19:19 - Major 2nd (Eps. 1-2)
2:23:17 - Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online (Eps. 1-3)
2:29:19 - Persona 5 The Animation (Eps. 1-2)
2:31:24 - Captain Tsubasa (2018) (Eps. 1-2)
2:33:27 - THE VOTE! (Individual Picks and Top 10)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #047 - Spring 2018 First Impressions - Part 1

Bcom, Kat and Leo, against all odds, have survived the first few weeks of the Spring 2018 anime apocalypse and come crawling back from their computer screens with LCD sunburn emblazoned across their faces, to report on the best, and worst, shows of the season. This cast is broken up into two parts because Japan decided to put ALL of the anime out at once, to, ya know…see what happens. Thank you Japan! Once again, you have given us so much…honestly too much, and we need you to stop because this relationship is becoming abusive. Anime fans can’t be expected to watch 50 anime in a season, but you can always expect us to do it for you to give you our honest opinions on what’s truly worthwhile.

Recorded April 28, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:45 - Horse Girls Pretty Derby (Eps. 1-3)

12:08 - Caligula (Eps. 1-2)

18:05 - Food Wars! The Third Plate - Part 2 (Eps. 13 -14)

20:51 - Libra of Nil Admirari (Eps. 1-2)

23:41 - Cutie Honey Universe (Eps. 1-2)

27:53 - Cute High Earth Defense Club HAPPY KISS! (Eps. 1-2)

31:18 - Mahou Shoujo Ore (Eps. 1-2)

43:53 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 1-3)

56:34 - Crossing Time (Eps. 1-2)

1:01:51 - Creature Family Days (Eps. 1-2)

1:11:06 - Piano no Mori (Eps. 1-2)

1:17:38 - Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi (Eps. 1-2)

1:24:06 - Space Battleship Tiramisu (Eps. 1-2)

1:29:42 - 3D Kanojo: Real Girl (Eps. 1-2)

1:32:57 - High School DxD Hero (Eps. 1-2)

1:38:06 - Lupin III: Part V (Eps. 1-2)

1:42:19 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Eps. 1-3)

1:45:20 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 1-2)

1:53:17 - Tachibanakan Triangle (Eps. 1-2)

1:54:36 - Gundam Build Divers (Eps. 1-2)

1:55:35 - Butlers x Battlers (Eps. 1-2)

1:57:20 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 1-2)

2:03:59 - Tokyo Ghoul:re  (Eps. 1-2)

2:07:09 - Last Period: Owarinaki Rasen no Monogatari (Eps. 1-2)

2:11:34 - Juushinki Pandora (no episodes)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #046 - Winter 2018 Wrap-up and Final Scores - Part 2

Bcom, Kat and Leo are back with the 2nd part of the Winter 2018 season wrap-up. In this episode, we get into an intense debate over the ending of After the Rain. Bcom and Leo take solace in the fact that Kat was super-wrong about something in Laid-Back Camp. Kat and Leo are craving more Ramens, but Bcom’s not so sure. Ito Junji concludes with two absurdist comedy episodes with a special appearance by the Kool-Aid man. The first half of Darling in the FranXX closes with an intriguing cliffhanger about Zero Two’s backstory. And of course, Bcom punishes everyone with one last installment of the CiTRASH update. Finally, we end the show by giving out our final scores for this season’s top shows, in an in-depth segment where we get deep into our feelings on all eleven shows we followed this season.

Recorded April 14, 2018.

Timestamps:

0:53 - After the Rain (Eps. 11-12)
24:23 - Laid-Back Camp (Eps. 11-12)
45:09 - Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens (Eps. 11-12)
57:56 - Ito Junji Collection (Eps. 11-12)
1:14:22 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 11-12)
1:31:24 - Citrus (Eps. 11-12)
1:37:37 - Final Scores and Discussion for Winter 2018

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #045 - Winter 2018 Wrap-up - Part 1

Bcom, Kat, and Leo are back to wrap up the end of the Winter 2018 anime season! We went really long with this episode, so we’ve split it into two parts. In this first half, we detail how horny Kokkoku’s staff are for Juri and Shouko, even until the bitter end. The Mitsuboshi Colors cracked us up for two more fun-filled final episodes. Mercifully, Skilled Teaser Takagi-san ended…finally, though Kat still has some choice words for its conclusion. Then we get into the final three fantastic episodes of A Place Further than the Universe, and how Bcom cried so much he couldn’t even jot down accurate notes through his blurred vision. We finish out this first part of the podcast with a lengthy rundown of the final three episodes of Violet Evergarden, along with a light novel spoiler section to attempt to answer a few lingering questions that have irked the cast throughout the entire series.

Recorded April 8, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:32 - Kokkoku (Eps. 11-12)

27:34 - Mitsuboshi Colors (Eps. 11-12)

40:01 - Skilled Teaser Takagi-san (Eps. 11-12)

50:56 - A Place Further than the Universe (Eps. 11-13)

1:26:18 - Violet Evergarden (Eps. 11-13)

2:05:25 - Violet Evergarden Light Novel spoilers section

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #044 - Spring 2018 Preview Extravaganza

Bcom, Kat, and Leo are joined by Brains from the Trash Pandas Watch Anime podcast to break down the upcoming Spring 2018 anime season. We go show by show through almost 60 TV anime, and give you the rundown on whether we think they’ll be worth a watch, or at least worth a drunken hate-watch. In doing so, I think we all learned a lot about everyone who took part in this cast. Leo is clearly a manga snob. Kat just wants pretty boys to be healthy and drink more milk. Brains, who has watched over 1,000 anime in his time, has happily accepted moe into his heart as the one truly great genre. And as for Bcom, well, it gets clearer every podcast that he has impeccable taste in anime, and in having that, he’s already won the pretty derby of life.

Make sure to stick around for the last part of the episode, where we made some predictions that will likely be very embarrassing for us in a couple months, if not a few weeks. As always, the timestamps are below, but I recommend pouring yourself a nice cold drink, maybe grabbin’ some snacks, and settling in for the long run, because it’s a good one.

Or, if you don’t have a lot of time, just skip to Comic Girls. Because man, that was some shit.

Recorded March 24, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:46 - My Hero Academia 3rd Season (minor spoilers)
7:08 - Steins;Gate 0
12:49 - Tokyo Ghoul:re
19:03 - Food Wars!: The Third Plate – Part 2
24:37 - Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
29:01 - High School DxD Hero
31:05 - Persona 5 the Animation
33:46 - Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzakashii
37:37 - Devil’s Line
40:34 - Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
44:35 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
50:23 - Dances with the Dragons
51:57 - Golden Kamuy
55:44 - Tada Never Falls in Love
57:35 - Mahou Shoujo Site
1:00:14 - 3D Kanojo: Real Girl
1:04:08 - Hinamatsuri
1:07:15 - Piano no Mori
1:10:05 - Caligula
1:11:55 - Captain Tsubasa (2018)
1:13:57 - Megalo Box
1:17:53 - Dorei-ku the Animation
1:25:56 - Shiyan Pin Jiating
1:30:05 - Amanchu! Advance
1:33:07 - Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
1:35:23 - Mahou Shoujo Ore
1:39:37 - Juushinki Pandora
1:43:07 - Comic Girls
1:48:59 - Lostorage Conflated WIXOSS
1:53:04 - Tachibanakan Triangle (Love To-LIE Angle)
1:55:12 - Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari
1:56:39 - Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan
1:58:06 - Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin
2:00:32 - Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
2:04:45 - Alice to Alice: Siscon Niisan to Futago no Imouto
2:07:50 - Hoozuki no Reitetsu 2nd Season - Part 2
2:10:14 - Hisone to Maso-tan
2:13:16 - Akkun and His Girlfriend (My Sweet Tyrant)
2:15:01 - Major 2nd
2:17:07 - Cutie Honey Universe
2:19:55 - Lupin III: Part V
2:21:26 - Souten no Ken Re:Genesis
2:25:00 - Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katri no Nazotoki File
2:28:36 - GeGeGe no Kitarou (2018)
2:30:12 - Uchuu Senkan Tiramisu
2:31:45 - Amai Choubatsu: Watashi wa Kanshu Senyou Pet
2:35:34 - Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori
2:37:09 - Gundam Build Divers
2:41:03 - Fumikiri Jikan
2:42:08 - Last Period: Owarinaki Rasen no Monogatari
2:42:54 - Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Happy Kiss!!
2:44:15 - Omae wa Mada Gunma wo Shiranai
2:42:11 - Gurazeni: Money Pitch
2:46:46 - Aikatsu Friends!
2:48:03 - Wakaokami wa Shougakusei!
2:50:15 - Ladyspo
2:51:10 - Beyblade Burst Bouzetsu
2:51:30 - Kiratto Prichan

PREDICTIONS!
2:51:50 - Most viewed sequel show of the season?
2:54:51 - Least viewed sequel show of the season?
2:55:33 - Most viewed original show of the season?
2:56:42 - Least viewed original show of the season?
2:57:21 - Best boy of the season?
2:58:33 - Best girl of the season?
2:59:30 - Most trashed-on show of the season?
3:00:31 - Most memed show of the season?
3:01:40 - Breakout hit of the season?
3:03:34 - Show you think you will hate the most this season?
3:06:03 - Show you will personally enjoy the most this season?

Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #043 - Dial M for Bcom

Bcom, Kat, and Leo return to discuss weeks 9 and 10 of the Winter 2018 anime season. As most of these shows are entering their final arcs, we discuss how we laughed, or cried, or recoiled in disgust at Junji Ito’s greasy, grimey goings-on. While some shows stumbled a bit, like Kokkoku and Skilled Teaser Takagi-san, others really took off like Sora Yori and Violet Evergarden. In fact, episode 9 of Violet Evergarden literally left Kat and Leo speechless… Come hang out with us while we make our final predictions going into the final episodes in the next couple of weeks!

Recorded March 25, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:44 - Kokkoku (Eps. 9 & 10)
25:00 - Mitsuboshi Colors (Eps. 9 & 10)
38:43 - Skilled Teaser Takagi-san (Eps. 9 & 10)
46:15 - A Place Further than the Universe (Eps. 9 & 10)
1:03:37 - Violet Evergarden (Eps. 9 & 10)
1:17:26 - After the Rain (Eps. 9 & 10)
1:26:26 – Kat’s Theory about Bcom
1:42:06 - Yuru Camp (Eps. 9 & 10)
1:59:28 - Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens (Eps. 9 & 10)
2:09:05 - Ito Junji: Collection (Eps. 9 & 10)
2:25:37 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 9 & 10)
2:41:22 - CiTRASH Update (Eps. 9 & 10)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #042 - Getting Wet in Your Typhoon

This week Bcom, Kat and Leo weather the typhoon of the Winter 2018 anime season's 7th and 8th week of shows. It's raining plot as we wade deep into the Winter season. We decide to open our umbrellas and get wet...in Darling in the FranXX's beach episode. Just kidding, After the Rain and Skilled Teaser Takagi-san both featured typhoons in their episodes. The Sora Yori girls decide to overcome their seasickness in some ice cold storm surges on their boatride to Antarctica. We also take a deep dive into our privacy-less future in the Ito Junji: Collection, and learn why you should never go to the circus. Mitsuboshi Colors, on the other hand, makes fun of shows that throw their little girls in baths for ratings, and Kokkoku decides to add the Incredible Hulk to its cast. We finish off with the Ramens teaching us how to hack the new girl from Citrus' phone, to get her middle-school aged nudez. Oooooh, Citrus. Never change.

Recorded March 15, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:17 - Crunchyroll Awards Discussion
8:31 - Kokkoku (Eps. 7 & 8)
29:05 - Mitsuboshi Colors (Eps. 7 & 8)
46:01 - Skilled Teaser Takagi-san (Eps. 7 & 8)
58:33 - A Place Further than the Universe (Eps. 7 & 8)
1:08:54 - Violet Evergarden (Eps. 7 & 8)
1:18:11 - After the Rain (Eps. 7 & 8)
1:35:46 - Yuru Camp (Eps. 7 & 8)
1:47:09 - Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens (Eps. 7 & 8)
1:54:37 - Ito Junji: Collection (Eps. 7 & 8)
2:08:47 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 7 & 8)
2:27:28 - CiTRASH Update (Eps. 7 & 8)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #041 - Record of Trainwreck War

Kat, Leo and Bcom return for the 41st episode of the podcast, and discuss weeks 5 and 6 of the Winter 2018 anime season. This week, they face their biggest challenge yet...trying to understand what the hell was happening in Record of Grancrest War. Leo and Bcom have a fiercer argument over the quality of a dance scene than the judges of Dancing With the Stars ever have. Kat assures us that the Linba ship is alive and well in Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, but Leo is still frustrated by the idiotic decision to play Lin at short stop. Bcom is excited that Hiro has finally stuck his FranXX in his Darling and it somehow gave him Red Bull wings. And as usual, the #quality block of shows collectively known as The Place Further than the Evergarden After the Rain, continues to knock it out of the park.

Recorded February 26, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:12 - Kokkoku (Eps. 5-6)
19:17 - Mitsuboshi Colors (Eps. 5-6)
31:59 - Skilled Teaser Takagi-san (Eps. 5-6)
45:01 - A Place Further than the Universe (Eps. 5-6)
1:08:57 - Violet Evergarden (Eps. 5-6)
1:23:10 - After the Rain (Eps. 5-6)
1:37:37 - Laid-Back Camp (Eps. 5-6)
1:48:08 - Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens (Eps. 5-6)
1:58:57 - Record of Grancrest War (Eps. 5-6)
2:13:07 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 5-6)
2:28:48 - CiTRASH update (Eps. 5-6)
2:34:24 - Midseason Drops/Pick-Ups

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #040 - A Stray Kat Appears

Bcom and Leo are back for the 40th episode of the podcast, presumably to talk about weeks 3 and 4 of the Winter 2018 anime season. But, Leo’s stray cat giving birth to a litter of kittens seems to have resulted in an anime-loving catgirl joining the cast? I’m not going to ask questions about this, and just assume that the Anime Gods are real and have granted all of our wishes.

Recorded February 14, 2018.

Timestamps:

4:20 - Kokkoku (Eps. 3-4)
18:08 - Mitsuboshi Colors (Eps. 3-4)
26:41 - Skilled Teaser Takagi-san (Eps. 3-4)
36:10 - A Place Further than the Universe (Eps. 3-4)
49:06 - Violet Evergarden (Eps. 3-4)
59:25 - After the Rain (Eps. 3-4)
1:17:51 - Laid-Back Camp (Eps. 3-4)
1:28:40 - Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens (Eps. 3-4)
1:41:31 - Record of Grancrest War (Eps. 3-4)
1:54:18 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 3-4)
2:12:40 - CiTRASH update (Eps. 3-4)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #039 - Winter 2018 First Impressions

We’re back to run down the top shows of the Winter 2018 season. We’ve watched episode 1-3 for most of the shows below and we’re ready to hash out our favorites and come to a (mostly) agreed upon list of the 10 that we will follow throughout the rest of the season.

Winter 2018 really is a diverse season for anime. We’ve got some gorgeous shows, like Violet Evergarden and a Place Further than the Universe, as well as some shows that might burn holes into your eyeballs if you look at them too long, like The Ryou’s Work is Never Done or Pop Team Epic. It’s got everything from hard-boiled thrillers like Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, to iyashikei camping tourism advertisements like Laid-Back Camp. And it even has a highly anticipated horror show from a well respect horror manga author…called Citrus.  Seriously, it’s horrifying. I didn’t know writing could be so bad. In the end, it’s just nice to be starting anew in 2018. Let’s hope this is the best year that anime has ever had!

Recorded January 31, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:25 - Kokkoku
12:25 - Mitsuboshi Colors
20:08 - Gakuen Babysitters
24:38 - Skilled Teaser Takagi-san
29:34 - The Ryou’s Work is Never Done!
35:01 - A Place Further than the Universe
42:51 - Violet Evergarden
52:38 - After the Rain
58:32 - Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
1:01:47 - Laid-Back Camp
1:08:32 - Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
1:15:16 - Märchen Mädchen
1:19:58 - Killing Bites
1:26:09 - Beatless
1:33:01 - Ito Junji: Collection
1:38:29 - Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
1:43:24 - Record of Grancrest War
1:48:21 - Darling in the FranXX
1:57:54 - Citrus
2:05:29 - Pop Team Epic
2:07:44 - Slow Start
2:10:38 - Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen
2:14:08 - THE VOTE – Determining our top 10 picks for the season