Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #109 - Thorkell the Log Dropper

Leo, Bcom, and Kat discuss the 9th week of the Summer 2019 anime season! During our Dumbbell discussion, Kat tells us what her bodybuilder friend thought about the episode, and we also talk about how impossible it is to open jars. The Maidens are getting all lovey-dovey and it seems like everything is going well with their Little Princes, but rest assured, these girls aren’t alright. This week’s episode of Demon Slayer was a gigantic info dump introducing the Hashira, and putting poor little Nezuko on trial for being a demon. We also vote on which members of the Hashira we think will bite the dust first. The goals of the Astra crew’s parents are revealed and we also find out that Polina’s not in Kansas anymore. After the break, we return with an electrifying episode of Dr. STONE, where Senku persuades a spy from Tsukasa’s camp to join the Kingdom of Science with using magnet-creation techniques from NASA. Given is actually able to pull off an emotionally moving performance, which saves the show from tanking entirely. In the latest episode of Vinland Saga, the London Bridge is not falling down, because a Viking named Thorkell is fighting on behalf of the English in the latest episode of Vinland Saga. Finally, with Carole and Tuesday, it’s Christmas time at the Mars Grammy awards, and things are quickly going downhill for Angela, as she tries to come to turns with losing everything important in her life.

Recorded October 2, 2019.

Timestamps:
0:20 - Nonsense (Destiny 2: Shadowkeep launch, Kat takes muscle relaxers with The Boys)
9:28 - How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Ep. 9)
19:53 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Ep. 9)
32:59 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 22)
48:09 - Astra Lost in Space (Ep. 9)
1:00:41 - Commercial Break
1:03:02 - Dr. STONE (Ep. 9)
1:14:50 - Given (Ep. 9)
1:28:31 - Vinland Saga (Ep. 9)
1:43:42 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 21)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #108 - Shrinking Girls are Anime's Hot New Trend

Kat, Leo and Bcom discuss the 8th week of the Summer 2019 anime season! This week the Dumbbell girls climb a haunted mountain and, like meat, it went bad. The Maidens explore how many confessions they can pack into just one episode. Nezuko’s cute shrinking powers beg the question of whether she can grow to the size of a Gundam and stomp all the demons underneath her giant feet. This week’s episode of Astra turns into that one comic panel of Spider-Man pointing at other Spider-Man, as the show begins to embrace the ridiculousness of life. Dr. STONE somehow gets us into an argument about limited antibiotic resistance and superbugs, before arguing even more about whether Suika can keep the watermelon on her head for the entire length of the show with no explanation. Given finally delves into Mafuyu’s tragic backstory, as it sets up for a performance, which will likely determine whether the show sinks or swims. In Vinland Saga, Askeladd teaches us all about how to win friends and influence people, using the knowledge that everyone around him is a slave to something, which makes it possible to use them to fulfil his own ambitions. Finally, the Grammy Awards still exist on Mars and are still boring and irrelevant, but luckily rapper Denzel Curry is here to give the show some much-needed edginess.

Recorded September 26, 2019.

Timestamps:
3:20 - Nonsense (Kat finally sells her old car and babysits some hedgehogs, Ikumi Nakamura leaves Tango Gameworks, Bcom rocks out to Sayonara Wild Hearts and survives the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta)
15:17 - How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Ep. 8)
27:42 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Ep. 8)
40:50 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 21)
50:40 - Astra Lost in Space (Ep. 8)
1:02:01 - Commercial Break
1:03:35 - Dr. STONE (Ep. 8)
??? - Given (Ep. 8)
1:33:32 - Vinland Saga (Ep. 8)
1:47:01 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 20)

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