Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #107 - Our Stone Future is Shiny and Chrome

Bcom, Kat, and Leo are here to break down the 7th week of the Summer 2019 anime season! We kick off the podcast with some thoughts from Bcom and Kat about Trigger’s latest film, PROMARE. In this week’s anime, Dumbbell has become an idol show, and Kat is not amused. The Maidens have a very jiggly pillow fight to express their growing frustration with each other. After Tanjiro’s huge battle with Rui, Demon Slayer starts delving into the tragic backstory of the pretend spider family that Rui has built around himself. Then we get into the first of our midseason replacements, with a big recap of Astra Lost in Space and discussion of episode 7, where we try to puzzle out who the traitor could be. Dr. STONE begins recruiting the help of some villagers to build his Kingdom of Science into a force to be reckoned with. Leo takes a nap through Kat’s excellent review of episode 7 of Given, which is getting better with each passing episode. Bcom recaps episodes 4-6 of Vinland Saga before jumping into episode 7, where Askeladd’s Vikings use some badass tactics to plunder a Frankish stronghold, and Thorfinn earns another duel to avenge his father’s death by Naruto-running all over the battlefield. Finally, in Carole & Tuesday, Angela’s stalker is finally dealt with by none other than Mr. Tao who is able to out-think the annoying hacker pest.

Recorded September 22, 2019.

Timestamps:
1:40 - Nonsense (Leo plays the female-heavy Borderlands 3, Tequila Kat had a crazy weekend, Bcom reviews Promare)
15:41 - How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Ep. 7)
29:39 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Ep. 7)
42:11 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 20)
55:58 - Astra Lost in Space (Recap and Ep. 7)
1:16:05 - Commercial Break
1:18:26 - Dr. STONE (Ep. 7)
1:27:16 - Given (Ep. 7)
1:41:06 - Vinland Saga (Recap and Ep. 7)
1:59:58 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 19)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #106 - The Time Hath Come for Russian Girls and Midseason Cuts

Leo, Bcom and Kat are back to review the 6th week of the Summer 2019 anime season and to make their midseason cuts! We kick off our nonsense with Kat’s cautionary tale of partying so hard in Montreal that she gave herself a fever of 103 with a side of strep throat. Leo continues to experience multiplayer issues with Remnant from the Ashes. Bcom beat Control and had a great time with it, with some minor drawbacks. When we finally around to talking about anime, Dumbbell’s arm-wrestling episode went full Over the Top, and Bcom breaks out a horribly stereotypical Russian accent. The lit club girls clash against their school’s prude restrictions as they try to dream up a romantic theme for their school’s festival. Then, it’s time for episode 19 of Demon Slayer, which was an incredible showcase of studio Ufotable’s animation talent, and Yuki Kajiura’s musical composition. BEM continues to be a weird, directionless monster-of-the-week show, that we thankfully may never have to talk about again! In Dr. STONE, Senku is miraculously saved by the power of…a Doctor Stone! Ritsuka’s emotional understanding of Satou is finally starting to progress as Given begins to find its rhythm halfway through the show. A talking cat familiar in the Demon Girl Next Door finally declares that “the time hath come” for Bcom to take a long, hard look about whether he wants to continue covering this cutesy anime. And finally, in Carole & Tuesday, Tuesday experiences some innocent heartbreak, while her mother takes advantage of suspicious terrorist activities to advance her fearmongering political campaign. We finish things off with a Midseason Cuts segment where we first discuss the other anime we’ve been keeping up with this season, and then Leo’s sneaky lock tactics backfire…slightly.

Recorded September 12, 2019.

Timestamps:
1:44 - Nonsense (Kat parties in Montreal, Leo’s ready for Borderlands 3, and Bcom takes Control)
20:52 - How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Ep. 6)
31:41 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Ep. 6)
42:26 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 19)
58:25 - BEM (Ep. 5-6)
1:05:39 - Commercial Break
1:07:17 - Dr. STONE (Ep. 6)
1:22:16 - Given (Ep. 6)
1:33:16 - The Demon Girl Next Door (Ep. 6)
1:40:59 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 18)
1:53:05 - Midseason Cuts

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #105 - A Savage Season of Unfortunate Locks

Kat, Leo and Bcom are back to review the 5th week of the Summer 2019 anime season! We kick things off with Kat ranting about her hilariously awful experience with Groupon customer service. Leo updates us on his continuing trouble with Remnant of the Ashes, and Bcom reviews then 1979 anime adaptation of Anne of Green Gables. Once we get into weekly anime, it’s time to get in running shape for the Dumbbell girls, which means working hamstrings and abdominal muscles, to embrace their inner Flo-Jo. Two of the Maidens have their eyes set on much older men in their savage seasons, which leads to some very awkward interactions, but the episode ends on a high note with one of the cutest anime confession scenes we’ve watched in a long time. We spend more time hyping up Demon Slayer ep. 19 than actually properly covering episode 18. We wrap up another disappointing episode of BEM with complaints about its directionless story and weak animation from Kat and Bcom. After the break, we get into a divisive episode of Dr. STONE, which had us arguing about whether or not the second half flashback was a waste of our time, and who we would choose to kill off between ourselves, our lovers, or our friends. Our Given segment becomes a storytelling session about our experiences with love at first sight. This week’s Demon Girl Next Door review is a shitshow of the highest order, which Bcom very professionally manages to soldier through. And finally, in Carole and Tuesday, Ertegun has to do some thinking about what he truly wants to be as an artist after tragically handing his financial portfolio over to a horny Pinocchio robot.

Recorded August 28, 2019.

Timestamps:
0:20 - Nonsense (Kat’s Groupon nightmare, Leo finally beats the first boss of Remnant from the Ashes…for someone else, Bcom reviews the 1979 anime Anne of Green Gables)
13:42 - How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Ep. 5)
25:33 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Ep. 5)
47:22 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 18)
55:33 - BEM (Ep. 4)
1:04:44 - Commercial Break
1:07:51 - Dr. STONE (Ep. 5)
1:20:32 - Given (Ep. 5)
1:32:14 - The Demon Girl Next Door (Ep. 5)
1:42:58 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 17)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #104 - A 50-page Essay Raining Down Cute

Bcom, Kat and Leo are back to discuss the 4th week of the Summer 2019 anime season! We kick it off with a bunch of gaming nonsense, and Bcom and Kat both ask listeners for gaming recommendations in a packed late August game release calendar. Once we move onto anime, in Dumbbell, we are puzzled by how different Silverman’s Gym’s operation is from the gyms we know and frequent in the United States. Leo’s not sure if he knows enough words to fill 50 pages like Rika’s love interest in O Maidens. Demon Slayer takes its best shot at making Zenitsu great again, but we’re left relatively unmoved. Dr. STONE already has Yuzuriha trying to sacrifice her life for her male co-stars, which leaves Bcom unamused, and ends with a pretty obviously toothless cliffhanger. Given takes a detour to talk about guitar pedals, which Bcom is very familiar with due to his guitar-enthusiast dad’s expensive quest to create the perfect sound. Bcom isn’t so impressed with episode 4 of the Demon Girl Next Door, and Leo and Kat retreat into the inner recesses of their mind (i.e. take a nap) while he breaks it down. We close things out with Carole & Tuesday, which introduces us to a star named Flora whose past is intertwined with Gus, and shows us a darker side of the music industry.

Recorded August 26, 2019.

Timestamps:
1:36 - Nonsense (Eureka Seven, Bcom’s gaming dilemma, Leo’s Remnant from the Ashes impressions, Kat watches Tada Never Falls in Love and prepares for an international trip)
14:51 - How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Ep. 4)
34:24 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Ep. 4)
47:22 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 17)
58:59 - BEM (skipped this week because of broadcast delay)
59:48 - Commercial Break
1:02:21 - Dr. STONE (Ep. 4)
1:12:16 - Given (Ep. 4)
1:26:51 - The Demon Girl Next Door (Ep. 4)
1:36:39 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 16)

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