Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #114 - Fall 2019 First Impressions - Part 2

Kat, Leo, and Bcom are back with the second half of their first impressions of the Fall 2019 anime season! Bcom kicks off the podcast by dishing out info on all of the anime screenings he saw in or around AnimeNYC. These included Konosuba – Legend of Crimson, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Fragtime, and Weathering With You. Then we cover the second half of new premieres for the season. Bcom explains why Kandagawa Jet Girls is the greatest anime of our generation. The Stars have aligned, whether they be Beast or human, but Leo’s more concerned with beasts Rising Up. Kat and Leo try to understand Chihayafuru since they ignored Bcom’s pleadings over the past year to catch up on the previous seasons of the show, which was as frustrating as it was hilarious. Kat makes a case for covering My Hero Academia season 4, and Leo makes a case for only paying attention to the pictures while “reading” the manga. Stay tuned until the final segment of the podcast where we vote on the top 8 shows that we’ll be following throughout this season.

Recorded November 20, 2019.

Timestamps:
2:39 - Nonsense (Bcom recaps AnimeNYC screenings, Leo wins at Fortnite duos, Kat tries to save her friend from tetanus)
15:16 - Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit (Eps. 1-2)
21:18 - Africa Salaryman (Eps. 1-2)
26:10 - Actors: Songs Connection (Eps. 1-2)
30:49 - Babylon (Eps. 1-2)
39:38 - Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth (Ep. 1)
43:46 - Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (Eps. 1-2)
45:46 - Kandagawa Jet Girls (Eps. 1-2)
49:53 - Blade of the Immortal (Ep. 1)
56:52- Commercial Break
58:25 - No Guns Life (Eps. 1-2)
1:06:10 - Stars Align (Eps. 1-2)
1:12:34 - Beastars (Eps. 1-2)
1:21:04 - Psycho Pass S3 (Ep. 1)
1:26:42 - True Cooking Master Boy (Eps. 1-2)
1:30:29 - Case File nº221: Kabukicho (Ep. 1)
1:34:47 - Chidori RSC (Eps. 1-2)
1:37:48 - Chihayafuru S3 (Eps. 1-2)
1:49:54 - My Hero Academia S4
1:53:19 - Food Wars: The Fourth Plate
1:54:11 - Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of the Underworld
1:57:40 - The VOTE

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #113 - Fall 2019 First Impressions - Part 1

Bcom, Kat and Leo give their first impressions on the Fall 2019 anime season! In the first half of the episode we cover shows that we’re continuing from last season – Dr. STONE and Vinland Saga – as well as Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These, which we have covered previously. Then we move on to break down the first two episodes of about half of the new shows that have aired. If you don’t see a show from the new season covered here, check out part 2 of our Fall impressions in the next episode.

Recorded November 12, 2019.

Timestamps:
2:19 - Nonsense (Bcom’s struggles to use the Disney+ streaming service at launch, Kat carved pumpkins for the first time, Leo’s enjoying Fortnite’s new map and the Gun Fright Halloween mode)
13:48 - Dr. STONE (Eps. 13-14)
23:49 - Vinland Saga (Eps. 13-14)
40:04 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These 2nd season (Eps. 13-14)
47:16 - Commercial Break
51:06 - Ahiru no Sora (Eps. 1-2)
1:00:41 - Kemono Michi: Rise Up (Eps. 1-2)
1:05:07 - Cautious Hero: The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious (Eps. 1-2)
1:10:13 - Oresuki: Are You the Only One Who Loves Me? (Eps. 1-2)
1:17:28 - Ascendance of a Bookworm (Eps. 1-2)
1:23:57 - After School Dice Club (Eps. 1-2)
1:27:30 - High School Prodigies Have it Easy Even In Another World (Eps. 1-2)
1:34:22 - Azur Lane (Eps. 1-2)
1:37:10 - Assassin’s Pride (Eps. 1-2)
1:42:06 - Outburst Dreamer Boys (Eps. 1-2)
1:47:56 - Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (Eps. 1-2)
1:50:42 - Val x Love (Eps. 1-2)
1:52:33 - Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (Eps. 0, 1, and 2)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #112 - Summer 2019 Wrap-up and Final Scores

Leo, Bcom, and Kat are back to finish up the Summer 2019 anime season! We break down the finales of all the shows we’ve covered this season and give our thoughts on a few other shows we watched outside of the podcast. Stay tuned for the end where we give out final scores and recommendations for the best anime of the season. Also, please excuse Kat’s new kitten who makes his presence KNOWN throughout the podcast.

Recorded October 28, 2019.            

Timestamps:

1:04 - Nonsense (Bcom plays The Outer Worlds, Leo plays Control, Kat is immune to antibiotics but still manages to hit up Halloween parties and become a human fishing rod)

12:17 - How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Ep. 12)
20:53 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Ep. 12)

44:49 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Eps. 25-26)

1:22:19 - Astra Lost in Space (Ep. 12)

1:38:52 - Commercial Break

1:40:27 - Dr. STONE (Ep. 12)

1:52:39 - Vinland Saga (Ep. 12)

2:07:24 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 24)

2:18:08 - Other shows we watched outside of the podcast (The Demon Girl Next Door, Fire Force, Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?, If It’s for My Daughter I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord, Fruits Basket (2019))

2:25:18 - Final scores

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #111 - There Were Elevens

Kat, Leo, and Bcom discuss the 11th week of the Summer 2019 anime season! Bcom compares the 1986 anime They Were Eleven with its modern counterpart, Astra Lost in Space. The Dumbbell girls celebrate New Years by walking up and ungodly number of steps. The Maidens decide it’s time to protest the oppressive regime at their school, so they can let their freak flags fly! Tanjirou gets the help of some little butterfly girls who help him stretch, train, and breathe in an effort to level up to be an even more effective Demon Slayer. Charce truly becomes Kanata’s right-hand man, in the penultimate episode of Astra Lost in Space, in a manner that causes Leo and Bcom to lose their minds. It turns out Watermelon girl’s watermelon helmet was way more essential than Kat ever expected, and to Bcom’s delight Dr. STONE re-designs it to be an everlasting part of her character design. We wrap up the final episode of Given and discuss how we felt about the way it concluded (or didn’t conclude) its various storylines. Apparently, Smokey the Bear never told the Vikings that “only you can prevent forest fires,” because they find themselves in the middle of a raging inferno. Carole & Tuesday set up for their final episode, with plans for one big concert to try to send a message to the people of Mars who are going down a dangerous path.

Recorded October 11, 2019.

Timestamps:

2:09 - Nonsense (Bcom review They Were Eleven, Kat watches Evangelion Rebuild 2.0 and is going to a Viking festival, Leo doesn’t socialize outside of Destiny 2)

11:17 - How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Ep. 11)

24:37 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Ep. 11)

42:37 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 24)

48:57 - Astra Lost in Space (Ep. 11)

56:34 - Commercial Break 

59:18 - Dr. STONE (Ep. 11)

1:08:39 - Given (Ep. 11)

1:21:52 - Vinland Saga (Ep. 11)

1:33:56 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 23)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #110 - Japan's Gay Barista Conspiracy

Bcom, Kat, and Leo discuss the 10th week of the Summer 2019 anime season! Bcom kicks things off by reviewing Studio 3Hz’s latest project, Blackfox: a totally decent movie. We propose ethical solutions to Japan’s birthrate issues during Kat’s recap of Dumbbell episode 10, and otherwise generally complain about some dumb developments. The Maidens start pushing the sexual tension to the max as emotions reach their peak in all of their relationships, and they find the confidence to make their moves and experience some crushing rejections. We then get into an extra flamboyant review of Demon Slayer’s latest episode, where the fate of Nezuko is decided. We finally found out who the traitor is in Kanata no Astra, and we start losing our minds at some of the more blatant plot conveniences in the backstory of the show. With the latest episode of Dr. STONE, Kat asks the age-old question…can you f*** a watermelon? We get annoyed at hair-cutting tropes in Given, and uncover a grand conspiracy common to LGBT anime adaptations. Thorkell wreaks havoc on the Danes’ best-laid plans in Vinland Saga, and Canute cannot communicate his feelings. The Mars Grammy awards roll around, and Carole and Tuesday collaborate with Crystal to deliver a moving performance, which is quickly overshadowed by Angela laying her soul bare.

Recorded October 8, 2019.

Timestamps:
2:25 - Nonsense (Bcom reviews Blackfox, Kat adopts a badass new kitten, getting back into the Destiny 2 raid shape)
16:02 - How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Ep. 10)
32:23 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Ep. 10)
47:11 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 23)
59:43 - Astra Lost in Space (Ep. 10)
1:14:13 - Commercial Break
1:15:47 - Dr. STONE (Ep. 10)
1:25:04 - Given (Ep. 10)
1:39:54 - Vinland Saga (Ep. 10)
1:51:19 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 22)

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