Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #135 - Angry Goth Horses in Your Neighborhood

Kat, Leo, and Bcom return to cover the anime that aired during Week 8 of the Spring 2020 season. In the latest episode of Wave, Listen to Me, we learn the hilarious story behind Minare’s strange name. Shinako is finally starting to confront her true feelings for Rikuo, while Rikuo wonders why he’s relieved that they haven’t take things to the next level, in the latest episode of Sing Yesterday. My Next Life as a Villainness engages in some isekai-ception, which has us wondering how deep the layers of isekai will go. An otherwise cute episode of Kakushigoto, about Hime naming their new dog and wanting a birthday party, also drip feeds us more info about her mother’s past. It becomes clear that Akito views Tohru Honda as his rival for the love of the Soma family, and it seems they’re going to end up on a collision course as Fruits Basket’s drama continues to build. Princess Connect falls victim to the episode 8 curse, and panders to its gacha game audience. Kaguya continues its excellent, but frustrating run, with a big tease where we almost see the main characters trick themselves into breaking through their détente. And finally, BNA’s latest episode teaches us that all cops are dogs, literally.

Recorded June 25, 2020.

Timestamps:
1:23 - Nonsense (Kat talks about her continuing camping adventures, Leo raves about his Xbox Elite Series 2 controller, Bcom reviews The Last of Us Part II)
15:19 - Wave, Listen to Me! (Ep. 8)
25:00 - Sing “Yesterday” For Me (Ep. 8)
36:15 - My Next Life as a Villainess (Ep. 8)
44:29 - Kakushigoto (Ep. 8)
57:19 - Commercial Break
59:47 - Fruits Basket 2nd Season (Ep. 8)
1:14:37 - Princess Connect! Re:Dive (Ep. 8)
1:21:36 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War season 2 (Ep. 8)
1:35:35 - BNA (Ep. 8)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #134 - Truck-kun Has Retroactively Isekai'd You

Bcom, Kat, and Leo are back to chat about anime that aired during Week 7 of the Spring 2020 season. Our discussion of Wave, Listen to Me notes the reference to the movie In the Realm of the Senses, but Bcom forgets to mention that this was based on the real-life story of murderous Japanese geisha Sada Abe. We don’t necessarily love the way Yesterday wo Utatte keeps treading water, but we do love the new shmup-styled ED. We learn retroactively that truck-kun claimed another victim – the villainess, Catarina. But Catarina isn’t the only real-world person isekai’d into Fortune Lover… Kakushigoto gets us thinking about our pet’s life expectancy, which is depressing and sad, and becomes even more so when the show draws parallels to Hime’s parents. We struggle to determine whether Shigure is better or worse than Sugar Ray in the latest episode of Fruits Basket, and discuss American vs. Japanese recreational traditions. Princess Connect shows its gacha game roots by introducing more characters without laying the groundwork for us to care about them, but still manages to pull off some nice character development for Pecorine and Karyl. Bcom and Leo talk about their sordid past underwear stylings to discover if they are manwhores according to Yuu Ishigami. BNA touches on the politics of border controls, immigration, and refugee crises in its latest episode focuses on the plight of migratory bird beastmen.

Recorded June 15, 2020.

Timestamps:
0:57 - Nonsense (Kat goes laid-back camping but for some reason can’t remember most of it, Leo very slowly experiences Destiny 2’s first live event, Bcom talks about the Playstation 5 reveal event and EA is finally making a spiritual successor to Bcom’s favorite game of all time with Star Wars: Squadrons)
17:18 - Wave, Listen to Me! (Ep. 7)
29:54 - Sing “Yesterday” For Me (Ep. 7)
37:44 - My Next Life as a Villainess (Ep. 7)
47:00 - Kakushigoto (Ep. 7)
1:01:01 - Commercial Break
1:02:30 - Fruits Basket 2nd Season (Ep. 7)
1:14:29 - Princess Connect! Re:Dive (Ep. 7)
1:23:04 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War season 2 (Ep. 7)
1:38:45 - BNA (Ep. 7)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #133 - Flying With Your Balls and Midseason Cuts

Leo, Kat and Bcom are back to chat about anime that aired during Week 6 of the Spring 2020 season. It’s midseason again, and that means it’s time to decide which shows to keep, and which shows to drop as we move forward. Things are getting awfully fishy in the latest episode of Wave, Listen to Me, and we pitch the idea for a new product called “gamer girl kuchikamizake.” We rave about Rikuo’s ex-girlfriend, Chika, in Sing “Yesterday” and wonder how we’d react if our ex-partners forced their way back into our lives. We worry that Bakarina can’t feel safe even when surrounded by her closest friends and family, because it turns out they’re pretty creepy sometimes. Clair undergoes a very strange “ritual” to determine whether she is trustworthy to join a new group of gatherers in the latest episode of Gleipnir. We get into a big argument that comes down to, “whose hat was it?!” when discussing Fruits Basket. The producers of Princess Connect decided to pay Kana Hanazawa good money to talk to a stump of wood for about 5 minutes, and it was money well spent. It’s student council election time in Kaguya-sama, as Miyuki and Miko face off in an epic debate in front of the entire school. With Nazuna’s introduction, our conversation on BNA inevitably goes off the rails into a full-on discussion on cults and religion. We then discuss potential replacement shows before moving into a lengthy bargaining session while deciding midseason cuts.

Recorded May 31, 2020.

Timestamps:
1:28 - Nonsense (Bcom watched Paradise Kiss and it rocked. Kat plans to re-start Animal Crossing fresh in the Northern Hemisphere. Leo is overwhelmed by trying to figure out Phantasy Star Online 2 and decides to return to Final Fantasy IX.)
14:38 - Wave, Listen to Me! (Ep. 6)
34:00 - Sing “Yesterday” For Me (Ep. 6)
53:15 - My Next Life as a Villainess (Ep. 6)
1:03:45 - Gleipnir (Ep. 6)
1:14:32 - Commercial Break
1:16:02 - Fruits Basket 2nd Season (Ep. 6)
1:27:11 - Princess Connect! Re:Dive (Ep. 6)
1:36:47 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War season 2 (Ep. 6)
1:51:41 - BNA (Ep. 6)
2:08:27 - Shows we’ve caught up with outside the podcast
2:08:41 - Arte
2:13:20 - Tower of God
2:17:00 - The Eighth Son? Are You Kidding Me?
2:20:02 - Listeners
2:21:50 - Kakushigoto
2:27:30 - Midseason Cuts

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #132 - Bakarina's Harem is Basically a Pokédex

Kat, Leo, and Bcom are back to talk about anime that aired during Week 5 of the Spring 2020 season. The latest episode of Wave, Listen to Me was ruined by turtle poop. A romantic rival for Haru appears in Sing Yesterday, and Bcom grows somewhat more irritated by both Shinako and Haru for falling into the same unproductive patterns. Bakarina wins over the main heroine’s mother with some farming and kindness. Gleipnir continues to depict the sweatiest legs in anime. Arisa meets a new Souma, and becoming attached to him might lead her to be caught up in more Souma family drama. We get into a rant about skimpy outfits in anime in our coverage of Princess Connect, where the girls have to rescue Yuuki from a nightmare hospital. Chika’s maternal instincts kick in once again as Miyuki needs a mommy to guide him through his traumatic singing experiences. Finally, we talk about the latest episode of Baseball New Animal, which is the latest in a long tradition of great individual baseball episodes in non-sports anime.

Recorded May 25, 2020.

Timestamps:
1:16 - Nonsense (Bcom warns listeners to avoid the anime White Album. Kat talks about board games The Chameleon and Sagrada and her continuing journey re-watching Attack on Titan. Leo watches the Amazon Prime Video sci-fi show Upload.)
13:28 - Wave, Listen to Me! (Ep. 5)
23:11 - Sing “Yesterday” For Me (Ep. 5)
36:45 - My Next Life as a Villainess (Ep. 5)
46:16 - Gleipnir (Ep. 5)
55:43 - Commercial Break
58:09 - Fruits Basket 2nd Season (Ep. 5)
1:10:24 - Princess Connect! Re:Dive (Ep. 5)
1:23:19 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War season 2 (Ep. 5)
1:37:07 - BNA (Ep. 5)
1:48:10 - Kat’s intro blooper

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #131 - 90s Windows Were Weaker

Bcom, Leo, and Kat are back to chat about anime that aired during Week 4 of the Spring 2020 season. Minare continues to fend off Nakahara’s romantic advances until a strange, opportunistic woman shows up at the curry restaurant in Wave, Listen to Me. Bcom was very confused about a Rikuo doppelganger in the latest episode of Sing Yesterday. Bakarina continues to be oblivious to the effect she’s having on the people around her, and continues to strategize to avoid being exiled from the magical academy in My Next Life as a Villainess. We discuss the ups and downs of the trashy writing in the latest episode of Gleipnir. Leo decides that 90s windows weren’t as strong in explaining the events of the latest Fruits Basket episode. Kat can confirm there is in fact a llama girl introduced in the newest episode of Princess Connect, while Leo explains how wood-chopping works. Bcom enjoys the Bakemonogatari and Tanya the Evil references in the latest episode Kaguya-sama. Leo is annoyed that some ignorant humans don’t understand that dolphins breathe air, not water, in the latest episode of BNA.

Recorded May 23, 2020.

Timestamps:
 2:35 - Nonsense (Leo’s Covid-proof rock climbing gym and broken footsteps in Call of Duty: Warzone. Bcom watches the 1989 anime OVA Cipher, which makes him very nostalgic, and also reviews the “horror” anime, Another.  A cabal of old people are scheming something sinister in Kat’s neighborhood.)
17:54 - Wave, Listen to Me! (Ep. 4)
34:11 - Sing “Yesterday” For Me (Ep. 4)
43:36 - My Next Life as a Villainess (Ep. 4)
53:16 - Gleipnir (Ep. 4)
1:02:26 - Commercial Break
1:03:55 - Fruits Basket 2nd Season (Ep. 4)
1:12:49 - Princess Connect! Re:Dive (Ep. 4)
1:24:29 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War season 2 (Ep. 4)
1:41:42- BNA (Ep. 4)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #130 - You Don't Deserve That Umbrella

Leo, Kat and Bcom are back to chat about anime that aired during Week 3 of the Spring 2020 season. Minare discovers she isn’t the high-functioning drunk she always believed she was in the latest episode of Wave, Listen to Me. Episode 3 of Sing Yesterday convinces Bcom that Haru is a more multi-dimensional character than he had initially thought, and we all have a lot to say about this developing love quadrangle. The “Villainess” Katarina adds another girl to her growing harem before jumping into a time-skip that leads into the actual beginning of the otome game. We meet Clair’s mysterious sister Elena in the latest episode of Gleipnir, and she is very jealous upon finding Clair inside of Shuuichi’s suit. Yuki continues to find the courage to reach out to the people around him more often in Fruits Basket 2nd season. Leo is impressed by how the first three episodes of Princess Connect have crafted an interesting world, with hilarious characters, and have now laid out a roadmap for exploring their collective appetite for fried rice, among other delicious meals. Bcom argues that Kaguya season 1 truly should’ve ended with the ending of episode 3 of season 2, as it seems to be a natural, satisfying stopping point. Finally, the shady practices of Sylvasta Pharmaceutical are hinted at being connected with whatever made Michiru transform into a Beastman in BNA.

Recorded May 17, 2020.

Timestamps:
2:57 - Nonsense (Kat has some more thoughts on Kakushigoto, Arte, and the Netflix reality show Love is Blind. Bcom goes on the profoundly moving psychological journey that is the anime Bokurano. Leo jumps back into Diablo III and enjoys some good old-fashioned Necromancy.)
14:59 - Wave, Listen to Me! (Ep. 3)
30:40 - Sing “Yesterday” For Me (Ep. 3)
46:07 - My Next Life as a Villainess (Ep. 3)
56:12 - Gleipnir (Ep. 3)
1:06:20 - Commercial Break
1:08:50 - Fruits Basket 2nd Season (Ep. 3)
1:18:01 - Princess Connect! Re:Dive (Ep. 3)
1:28:11 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War season 2 (Ep. 3)
1:46:46 - BNA (Ep. 3)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #129 - Spring 2020 First Impressions

Kat, Bcom, and Leo kick off the Spring 2020 anime season with a discussion of the way the Coronavirus pandemic has affected the anime industry, and then move on to discuss the best shows still airing this season. While the season has been significantly reduced in size by delays, there is still plenty to get excited about! Stay tuned to the end of the episode where we vote on the top eight shows that we’ll be following throughout Spring.

Recorded May 4, 2020.

Timestamps:
1:51 - Nonsense (Bcom beats FFVII remake, Kat’s pets get tired of social distancing and break her screen door to escape, and May the 4th be with Leo as he returns to work)
11:31 - Breakdown of Coronavirus anime delays
25:43 - Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls (Eps. 1-2, and 4)
30:49 - Tower of God (Eps. 1-2)
37:23 - The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (Eps. 1-2)
39:33 - Kakushigoto (Eps. 1-2)
45:21 - Listeners (Eps. 1-2)
49:42 - Wave, Listen to Me! (Eps. 1-2)
55:28 - Sakura Wars the Animation (Eps. 1-2)
58:11 - Gal & Dino (Eps. 1-2)
1:00:52 - Sing “Yesterday” For Me (Eps. 1-2)
1:06:28 - Arte (Eps. 1-2)
1:13:19 - My Next Life as a Villainess (Eps. 1-2)
1:19:16 - Commercial Break
1:20:44 - Gleipnir (Eps. 1-2)
1:31:24 - Shachibato! President, It’s Time for Battle! (Eps. 1-2)
1:32:41 - Fruits Basket 2nd Season (Eps. 1-2)
1:35:55 - Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle (Eps. 1-2)
1:39:22 - Princess Connect! Re:Dive (Eps. 1-2)
1:45:44 - BNA (Eps. 1-2)
1:55:58 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War season 2 (Eps. 1-2)
2:03:37 - Woodpecker Detective’s Office (Eps. 1-2)
2:06:48 - THE VOTE

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #128 - Winter 2020 Wrap-up and Final Scores

Leo, Kat, and Bcom are back to finish off the Winter 2020 anime season with reviews of episodes from weeks 12 and 13. We have a lot of nonsense to talk about since we haven’t recorded for a few weeks and we’ve seen a lot of good, and bad, things in the meantime. We review the final episodes of all the anime we followed, and also talk briefly about some shows we watched outside of the podcast. Finally, we give our final scores and thoughts on the shows we watched in Winter season, and look forward to the Spring 2020 season…or what’s left of it.

Recorded April 28, 2020.

Timestamps:
0:50 - Nonsense (Bcom jokes a little about the great battle of Aerith vs. Tifa with Final Fantasy VII Remake having come out before then jumping all over Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 on Netflix for its terrible quality. Leo ran up against a cheater in Call of Duty: Warzone but also raves about the Travis Scott Fortnite in-game concert. Bcom has been loving ESPN’s The Last Dance documentary focused on the 1990s Chicago Bulls basketball dynasty. Kat, and apparently everyone else in her home state, has started walking trails to escape from the boredom of their houses. She’s also introducing her boyfriend to anime through Attack on Titan.)
20:08 - Chihayafuru 3 (Ep. 24)
28:01 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (Ep. 12)
37:49 - ID: INVADED (Eps. 12-13)
58:41 - Dorohedoro (Ep. 12)
1:07:21 - Commercial Break
1:10:19 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Ep. 12)
1:18:27 - BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Ep. 12)
1:25:14 - Haikyu!!: To the Top (Eps. 12-13)
1:40:28 - Interspecies Reviewers (Ep. 12)
1:58:51 - Other Shows we Watched
2:04:46 - Final Scores

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #127 - Taichi's Rudderless Ship

Bcom, Leo and Kat are back to break down the 11th week of the Winter 2020 anime season. Bcom breaks down an enormously impactful episode of Chihayafuru 3 where Chihaya and Taichi finally hash out their feelings. Hearing the buzzing sound of a drone in Eizouken gave Leo traumatic flashbacks of drone attacks in Call of Duty. We finally discover the identity of John Walker in an information-packed episode of ID: Invaded. Dorohedoro gives us key character backstory with En’s own hype movie, but also derails into a weird food contest than leaves Bcom annoyed by the show’s proclivity for wasting time. The Seton Academy girls continue their long-established tradition of enjoying gourmet animal poop. It seems like BOFURI is saving its remaining animation budget for the final episode as episode 11 looked pretty lackluster. Besides the revelation that male Incubi have two hearts (one for their body, and one for their dick), the penultimate episode of Interspecies Reviewers was a bit of a letdown.

Recorded April 8, 2020.

Timestamps:
5:17 - Nonsense (Bcom watches Kimi ni Todoke to remember what living in a nice world is like, Kat and Leo debate their favorite characters from Netflix’ Tiger King, Leo updates us on season 3 of Call of Duty: Warzone and some bugs they still need to work out)
17:59 - Chihayafuru 3 (Ep. 23)
33:05 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (Ep. 11)
47:19 - ID: INVADED (Ep. 11)
1:00:21 - Dorohedoro (Ep. 11)
1:11:20 - Commercial Break
1:12:29 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Ep. 11)
1:24:43 - BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Ep. 11)
1:32:09 - Haikyu!!: To the Top (Ep. 11)
1:41:29 - Interspecies Reviewers (Ep. 11)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #126 - An I.D. Crisis Within an Id Well

Kat, Bcom, and Leo return to talk about the 10th week of the Winter 2020 anime season. After watching Chihayafuru, Leo suggests that anime girls could just microwave chocolates for Valentine’s Day, and it’s not even that hard. The Eizouken girls channel their Studio Ghibli counterparts as they close in on finishing their final animation project. Narihisago tries to determine his true reality in the id well within an id well that he inhabits for over a year in ID: Invaded. Kat proposes the question whether you would choose to sign a piece of flesh paper from within your chest in order to get “married” like partner sorcerers in Dorohedoro have to do. Ranka has gone into heat and as you would expect, all hell breaks loose at Seton Academy. Bcom gets really upset when opposing guild members attack Syrup the turtle in the latest episode of BOFURI. Kiyoko’s backstory in Haikyuu reminds us of another track injury backstory from the anime After the Rain. The Reviewers go to Disney’s Magical Kingdom of Sex and bang happily ever after.

Recorded March 31, 2020.

Timestamps:
3:13 - Nonsense (Leo helps his friend spy on his own family with a surveillance cam system, Kat endangers the public in order to drink some beer, Bcom finds the peak Trigger anime by finally watching Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and talks a little bit about IGN’s Retrocrush)
12:34 - Bcom summarizes My Teen Romcom SNAFU for Leo since he’s lazy, and Leo pays absolutely no attention because he was still looking up Panty and Stocking character names
15:58 - Chihayafuru 3 (Ep. 22)
25:10 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (Ep. 10)
39:27 - ID: INVADED (Ep. 10)
54:50 - Dorohedoro (Ep. 10)
1:07:42 - Commercial Break
1:08:50 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Ep. 10)
1:20:26 - BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Ep. 10)
1:30:25 - Haikyu!!: To the Top (Ep. 10)
1:39:05 - Interspecies Reviewers (Ep. 10)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #125 - Perpetually Stuck in Class B Yaoi

Leo, Kat, and Bcom are back to discuss the 9th week of the Winter 2020 anime season. An intense showdown between Taichi and Arata triggers Kat’s yaoi alarms. It turns out the Eizouken club is just as underpaid as real-life animators are for the extreme amount of work they do. We begin to piece together the endgame of ID: Invaded as several revelations come to light. Bcom re-watches Dorohedoro several times to make sense of the latest info-packed episode. He also bangs his head against a wall as Kat believes the breast size comparison scenes in anime are not only realistic, but that guys compare dick sizes in locker rooms on a regular basis as well. We discuss whether Maple’s guild in BOFURI could’ve utilized a better strategy in their capture-the-orb event, before we devolve into debating the fanservice in the show. Leo gets insanely triggered by Daichi’s cell-phone alarm tone being the sound of dogs barking, while Bcom otherwise enjoys some good character-building in the latest episode of Haikyu. Since we’ve inevitably come to the necrophilia portion of Interspecies Reviewers, we discuss the various downsides of the practice, whether it be smell, temperature, or general creepiness.

Recorded March 24, 2020.

Note: Leo’s audio had a strange issue this episode, which we couldn’t isolate in audio editing, but has been fixed going forward. We're sorry for the drop in quality.

Timestamps:
2:19 - Nonsense (Bcom plays his first game of D&D as a very special character, Kat finds Good Girls on Netflix to be weirdly fun and considers buying Animal Crossing, Leo stresses over 5v5’s in Call of Duty: Warzone)
19:07 - Chihayafuru 3 (Ep. 21)
28:26 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (Ep. 9)
39:26 - ID: INVADED (Ep. 9)
54:09 - Dorohedoro (Ep. 9)
1:08:59 - Commercial Break
1:11:21 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Ep. 9)
1:28:18 - BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Ep. 9)
1:37:34 - Haikyu!!: To the Top (Ep. 9)
1:51:13 - Interspecies Reviewers (Ep. 9)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #124 - Become as Machine Gods

Bcom, Kat, and Leo are back to break down the 8th week of the Winter 2020 anime season. We admonish Arata for not practicing social distancing in the latest episode of Chihayafuru. Leo has some unique issues with Tsubame’s manta ray costume for the cultural festival, in what is otherwise one of Eizouken’s best episodes yet. If ID: Invaded wasn’t already similar enough to Inception, they find an id well within an id well this episode. Kat makes sense of the convoluted series of events leading up to the Blue Night in Dorohedoro. The Seton Academy characters have a whale of a time becoming aquatic performers. If you thought the power creep was out of control for Maple in Bofuri before this episode…you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. We might finally be done with practice matches in this season of Haikyuu. The Interspecies Reviewers hit up the Build-A-Bear workshop of brothels, and choose their own adventure.

Recorded March 20, 2020.

Timestamps:
2:34 - Nonsense (Leo breaks down Xbox Series X specs, Bcom talks about the unlikely synergy between launches of Doom: Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Kat discusses the “new normal” during the Covid-19 outbreak)
16:20 - Chihayafuru 3 (Ep. 20)
25:02 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (Ep. 8)
38:54 - ID: INVADED (Ep. 8)
46:42 - Dorohedoro (Ep. 8)
57:35 - Commercial Break
59:56 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Ep. 8)
1:10:56 - BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Ep. 8)
1:22:04 - Haikyu!!: To the Top (Ep. 8)
1:31:18 - Interspecies Reviewers (Ep. 8)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #123 - The Peace Sharks' Shocking Victory

Kat, Bcom, and Leo are back to break down the 7th week of the Winter 2020 anime season. This episode contains some hilariously outdated takes on Coronavirus. We were all so optimistic back in early March. Bcom is disappointed that the Queen match doesn’t get enough focus in the latest episode of Chihayafuru. We learn about Tsubame’s long history of studying human movements and how it informs her animation in Eizouken. ID: Invaded reveals the identity of the main villain, John Walker, but we get the feeling we can’t take the writers at their word. Bcom is ecstatic as Dorohedoro delivers one of the best animated baseball episodes he’s seen in anime. We learn that Honey Badgers love the feeling of pain in the latest episode of Seton Academy. The BOFURI characters decide to try their hand at speedrunning dungeons to get even more broken upgrades than before. We find out that Tsukishima could jump higher if he wasn’t such a lazy bitch, in Haikyu. We talk about some thicc eggs in our discussion of the latest Interspecies Reviewers episode, which succeeds at one-upping an infamous Monster Musume episode.

Recorded March 9, 2020.

Timestamps:
2:16 - Nonsense (Bcom learns how to win by watching Uncut Gems, Leo gets his freighter in No Man’s Sky and gears up for Call of Duty: Warzone, Kat’s dog has a dangerous encounter with some coffee beans and drinks her worries away at a volunteer beerfest)
21:49 - Chihayafuru 3 (Ep. 19)
28:01 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (Ep. 7)
40:53 - ID: INVADED (Ep. 7)
52:41 - Dorohedoro (Ep. 7)
1:04:58 - Commercial Break
1:06:33 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Ep. 7)
1:15:46 - BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Ep. 7)
1:28:17 - Haikyu!!: To the Top (Ep. 7)
1:36:02 - Interspecies Reviewers (Ep. 7)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #122 - Magical Muffholes and Midseason Cuts

Leo, Bcom, and Kat are back to break down the 6th week of the Winter 2020 anime season. It’s midseason, so after our normal reviews we also talk about other shows we’ve been keeping up with this season, as we decide on any midseason cuts we want to make.

Recorded March 2-3, 2020.

Timestamps:
1:28 - Nonsense (No Leo’s Sky runs into technical issues but he also learns how to break the game’s economy wide open, Bcom watches the second Girls und Panzer das Finale movie, Kat does battle with her garage door and visits a strange restaurant)
12:57 - Chihayafuru 3 (Ep. 18)
21:59 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (Ep. 6)
29:28 - ID: INVADED (Ep. 6)
40:39 - Dorohedoro (Ep. 6)
53:43 - Commercial Break
56:05 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Ep. 6)
1:05:50 - BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Ep. 6)
1:11:07 - Haikyu!!: To the Top (Ep. 6)
1:21:51 - Interspecies Reviewers (Ep. 6)
1:34:55 - Midseason Cuts section starts
1:35:15 - 22/7
1:38:27 - Asteroid in Love
1:39:16 - My Hero Academia season 4
1:40:58 - In/Spectre
1:43:31 - If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die!
1:47:45 - Isekai Quartet 2
1:48:20 - Nekopara
1:49:28 - Smile Down the Runway
1:53:09 - Somali and the Forest Spirit
1:53:31 - Black Clover

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #121 - The Mystery of the Ball State Larping Disaster

Kat, Leo, and Bcom are back to break down the 5th week of the Winter 2020 anime season. Bcom talks about Chihayafuru, but his voice floats into a soundless void where no one but Shinobu can hear him. We get into a discussion about the safety concerns at the Eizouken girls’ school, which leads Leo to debunk a myth about Kat’s university. During our conversation about ID: Invaded, we figure out what the results of drilling holes in your head has in common with the plots of Beastars and American Pie. Our Dorohedoro segment devolves into an advertisement for Texas Roadhouse. Chimpanzees cheat on Seton Academy’s field day, but Bcom is too distracted by a random “skunk” girl to really care. Maple becomes a walking environmental disaster in the latest episode of BOFURI. Haikyu continues to proceed a little slower than we would like. Between mushroom lolis and Cyclops eye fetishes, all of our hosts are pushed a bit too far by this week’s episode of Interspecies Reviewers.

Recorded February 28, 2020.

Timestamps:
1:39 - Nonsense (Bcom watches F1: Drive to Survive season 2 which leads into a discussion of reality dating shows somehow, Leo spreads the good news that another Japanese TV station has picked up Interspecies Reviewers, we have a very early discussion about Coronavirus which is very quaint in retrospect, Kat goes to a dinner that gives out free rubber duckies)
12:10 - Chihayafuru 3 (Ep. 17)
20:04 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (Ep. 5)
35:35 - ID: INVADED (Ep. 5)
48:24 - Dorohedoro (Ep. 5)
1:01:27 - Commercial Break
1:03:01 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Ep. 5)
1:18:41 - BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Ep. 5)
1:29:09 - Haikyu!!: To the Top (Ep. 5)
1:36:31 - Interspecies Reviewers (Ep. 5)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #120 - Unrealistic Wolf Licking

Bcom, Kat, and Leo are back to talk about the 4th week of the Winter 2020 anime season! Bcom recaps the lead-up to the Meijin and Queen match in the latest episode of Chihayafuru. We argue over whether Eizouken’s imagination sequences are worthwhile or whether the show would be more effective in a documentary format. Bcom breaks down how ID: Invaded references an early 20th century detective story this episode. Dorohedoro goes balls to the wall with some of its craziest plot developments and animation yet. We talk more than we really should about what is realistic vs. unrealistic wolf licking when it comes to Seton Academy. BOFURI introduces the cutest turtle in the history of anime – get rekt Squirtle – and Maple appropriately names him Syrup. Tall guys sometimes need a boost to their confidence to as we learn in the latest episode of Haikyu. And finally, we close out the episode with a scintillating and titillating review of the latest escapes of the Interspecies Reviewers.

Recorded February 24, 2020.

Timestamps:
1:27 - Nonsense (Bcom reviews Memories (1995), Leo is convinced to give No Man’s Sky another shot, Kat has a wild Mardi Gras)
9:50 - Chihayafuru 3 (Ep. 16)
19:06 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (Ep. 4)
31:23 - ID: INVADED (Ep. 4)
42:12 - Dorohedoro (Ep. 4)
53:22 - Commercial Break
55:43 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Ep. 4)
1:06:15 - BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Ep. 4)
1:17:53 - Haikyu!!: To the Top (Ep. 4)
1:27:20 - Interspecies Reviewers (Ep. 4)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #119 - Children of the Porn

Leo, Bcom, and Kat are back to talk about the 3rd week of the Winter 2020 anime season! We chat about the Heian period practice of “morning after” poems, stemming from the latest episode of  Chihayafuru. Bcom loved the Eizouken club’s conflict over prioritizing rule-of-cool or sakuga animation for their first project, although Sayaka’s steel chompers distracted Leo. ID:INVADED still has us arguing over how to pronounce the title. The cast of Dorohedoro basically find themselves in a George Romero zombie movie this episode, and we lose our heads over the background art and OP. Leo wishes he had his own pride of gal lion girls, while Kat ponders how tiny naked mole rats make love to their half-human queen in Seton Academy. Kat imagines a real-life fruit that tastes like a Starburst, inspired by the inventive food and wine that characters can eat on level 2 in BOFURI. Leo enjoyed Haikyu! Leo enjoyed a sports anime! Rejoice! Unfortunately, Kat watched a censored version of Interspecies Reviewers while Leo and Bcom watched the episode in all its glory, which leads to a LOT of pointless arguing. Nonetheless, our bickering is hilarious.

Recorded February 20, 2020.

Timestamps:
1:41 - Nonsense (Kat purges her friend’s negative emotions and stomach contents, Leo checks out Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Bcom goes gaga for A Star is Born and has a nit to pick with Star Trek: Picard)
12:19 - Chihayafuru 3 (Ep. 15)
20:33 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (Ep. 3)
32:55 - ID: INVADED (Ep. 3)
44:15 - Dorohedoro (Ep. 3)
55:46 - Commercial Break
57:20 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Ep. 3)
1:06:55 - BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Ep. 3)
1:16:45 - Haikyu!!: To the Top (Ep. 3)
1:27:46 - Interspecies Reviewers (Ep. 3)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #118 - Winter 2020 First Impressions - Part 2

Kat, Leo, and Bcom are back with the second half of their first impressions of the Winter 2020 anime season! There are a lot of trashy shows to be covered among the anime that premiered a bit later in the season, but we do our best to find some hidden gems hiding beneath Funimation’s rejection pile. Certain shows always manage to rise To The Top, and The Wall commands you to stay tuned until the end of the podcast when we vote for our 8 favorite shows this season!

Recorded February 16, 2020.

Timestamps:
3:13 - Nonsense (Bcom got a library card and in unrelated news finished Fate/Zero, Kat makes Valentine’s Day crème brûlée and issues an advisory against doing sexy things with chocolate, Leo beats The Outer Worlds)
14:04 - Plunderer (Eps. 1-2)
18:52 - Nekopara (Eps. 1-2)
22:11 - The Case Files of Jeweler Richard (Eps. 1-2)
27:02 - UchiTama?! Have You Seen My Tama? (Eps. 1-2)
30:06 - If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to Budokan, I Would Die (Eps. 1-2)
34:17 - Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It (Eps. 1-3)
37:55 - Smile Down the Runway (Eps. 1-2)
42:24 - Haikyu!! (Land vs. Air OVA and To the Top Eps. 1-2)
49:21 - Commercial Break
52:11 - Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga (Eps. 1-2)
54:53 - A Destructive God Sits Next to Me (Eps. 1-2)
57:45 - 22/7 (Eps. 1-2)
1:05:47 - Interspecies Reviewers (Eps. 1-3)
1:13:00 - In/Spectre (Eps. 1-2)
1:18:29 - THE VOTE

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #117 - Winter 2020 First Impressions - Part 1

Bcom, Kat and Leo break down their first impressions of the Winter 2020 anime season! We start off by providing updates on longer running shows like Chihayafuru, Black Clover, and My Hero Academia. Then we dive into the first half of Winter anime, with some stand-outs being the Madoka Magica spin-off, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, ID:INVADED, and BOFURI. We’ll be back soon with the second half of Winter impressions, and our final picks for shows to follow this season!

Recorded February 5, 2020.

Timestamps:
1:38 - Nonsense (Bcom survived the Monogatari series, Kat wages psychological warfare on her cat and watches Weathering With You, Leo continues to dominate in Realm Royale)
18:17 - Chihayafuru 3 (Eps. 13-14)
25:33 - Black Clover (through ep. 120)
27:35 - My Hero Academia Season 4 (through ep. 14)
31:29 - Somali and the Forest Spirit (Eps. 1-2)
36:06 - Darwin's Game (Eps. 1-2)
41:51 - Asteroid in Love (Eps. 1-3)
46:06 - Magia Record - Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (Eps. 1-2)
51:03 - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
59:32 - ID:INVADED (Eps. 1-2)
1:08:10 - Dorohedoro (Eps. 1-2)
1:13:56 - Commercial Break
1:15:32 - Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (Eps. 1-2)
1:22:39 - Pet (Eps. 1-2)
1:32:09 - Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (Eps. 1-2)
1:37:00 - BOFURI: I Don’t Want to get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense (Eps. 1-2)
1:48:57 - number24 (Eps. 1-2)
1:56:19 - Hatena Illusion (Eps. 1-2)
1:59:55 - Infinite Dendrogram (Eps. 1-2)
2:04:28 - Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (Eps. 1-2)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #116 - Fall 2019 Wrap-up and Final Scores

Leo, Bcom, and Kat are back to finish off the Fall 2019 anime season and give you their final scores. This episode serves as a recap for the entire second half of the Fall 2019 season, as we were forced to skip several podcasts in December 2019. That means we have A LOT to say in this episode, so kick back and enjoy!

Recorded January 7, 2020.

Timestamps:
1:00 - All Apologies
4:14 - Nonsense (Kat pounds mochi, Bcom and Kat bitch about The Rise of Skywalker, Bcom raves about Parasite, Leo’s tries to understand the timeline of Netflix’ The Witcher)
21:31 - Shows we watched outside of the podcast (Food Wars S4, Bokuben: We Never Learn S2, Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun, Fate Grand/Order Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia, High Score Girl II)
32:21 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Eps. 17-24)
48:51 - Stars Align (Eps. 5-12)
1:05:11 - Beastars (Eps. 5-12)
1:18:37 - Kemono Michi: Rise Up (Eps. 5-12)
1:27:49 - Commercial Break
1:30:11 - Oresuki (Eps. 5-12)
1:42:45 - Dr. Stone (Eps. 17-24)
1:56:15 - Chihayafuru S3 (Eps. 5-12)
2:08:26 - Vinland Saga (Eps. 17-24)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #115 - Oberstein's Expired Dairy Milk

Kat, Leo, and Bcom are back…from the future…with a review of weeks 3 and 4 of the Fall 2019 anime season. As you’ll hear Leo say at the beginning of this episode, we were “trying to catch up,” but we totally didn’t. This episode was delayed for various reasons, but mostly because Bcom had a lot on his plate towards the end of 2019 and couldn’t get the episode edited. Despite the tardiness of the episode, we hope our listeners will still enjoy our early thoughts on the shows we chose to follow during the Fall season, and our usual shenanigans.

Recorded December 3, 2019.

Timestamps:
1:03 - Nonsense (Bcom gets a new computer a tests it out with Jedi: Fallen Order, Leo digs into Realm Royale and strategizes for fantasy football playoffs, Kat goes to see The Nutcracker and survives Thanksgiving)
17:11 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Eps. 15-16)
36:50 - Stars Align (Eps. 3-4)
51:21 - Beastars (Eps. 3-4)
1:06:10 - Kemono Michi: Rise Up (Eps. 3-4)
1:16:56- Commercial Break
1:19:45 - Oresuki (Eps. 3-4)
1:31:14 - Dr. Stone (Eps. 15-16)
1:45:08 - Chihayafuru S3 (Eps. 3-4)
2:02:56 - Vinland Saga (Eps. 15-16)

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