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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