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

Social media and podcast links: https://linktr.ee/nerdomandothernonsense

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

Social media and podcast links: https://linktr.ee/nerdomandothernonsense

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)

Social media and podcast links: https://linktr.ee/nerdomandothernonsense