Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #055 - Spring 2018 Wrap-up and Final Scores

Bcom, Leo, and Kat are back to wrap-up the end of the Spring 2018 anime season. We start off by covering the final episode of Megalo Box, which didn’t fully land its punches. Then, we transition into a marathon segment where we absolutely lose our minds describing the final two episodes of Gurren Laga…I mean, Darling in The FranXX. It was worth covering all 24 episodes just for this final segment! Afterwards, we detail a few notable anime we watched on the side, and then plunge into our final scores and remarks on each of the 10 shows we followed this season. Thank you for sticking with us for another season of anime, and we will see you on the beach this Summer!

Recorded July 14, 2018.

Timestamps:

Final episode reviews:
4:15 - Megalo Box (Ep. 13)
22:07 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 23-24)

1:10:55 - Other anime we watched:

1:11:14 - Food Wars season 3 – cour 2
1:12:48 - Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
1:13:39 - Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
1:15:47 - Major 2nd
1:18:04 - Umamusume: Pretty Derby
1:20:43 - Gurazeni

1:22:04 - FINAL SCORES:

1:22:12 - Golden Kamuy
1:25:38 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
1:29:00 - Yotsuiro Biyori
1:33:54 - Steins;Gate 0
1:37:12 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”)
1:42:41 - Hisone to Masotan
1:46:28 - Megalo Box
1:49:45 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
1:55:13 - Hinamatsuri
1:58:03 - Darling in the FranXX

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #054 - Love is Too Hard for the Dick of a Gentleman

Bcom, Leo, and Kat return to discuss weeks 11 and 12 of the Spring 2018 anime season. Almost all of the shows we were watching wrapped up this week, besides Megalo Box and Darling in the FranXX, so we’re here to give our initial thoughts on all of the finales. Golden Kamuy decided to finish off its season by giving Asirpa a lecture about gentlemanly dicks and announcing a season 2 slated for October. Galactic Heroes finished in the middle of one of its greatest battles, which left us craving the upcoming three movies. Yotsuiro Biyori came to a tasteful, and tasty end, which left us theorizing a bit about the nature of the two brothers’ relationship. Steins;Gate 0 continued its slow burn of soap opera level mystery, and Doreiku, mercifully wrapped up in a “happy” ending for all of its slaves. Girls and dragons live happily ever after in Hisone to Masotan and Gearless Joe gears up again for his second-to-last fight. Wotakoi is another in a long string of romcoms that goes nowhere and says nothing about its main couples, which left us predictably disappointed. Hinamatsuri was one of the best shows of the season, and stayed consistently hilarious right to the kick-ass kung-fu street fighting ending. And finally, can Darling in the FranXX do the impossible, see the invisible, touch the untouchable, and break the unbreakable in ripping off every single Gainax show before its conclusion? They seem to be on track. ROW! ROW! FIGHT THE POWAH!

Recorded July 8, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:37 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 11-12)
22:53 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Eps. 11-12)
42:09 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 11-12)
1:08:03 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 11-12)
1:23:58 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”) (Eps. 11-12)
1:37:39 - Commercial Break!
1:41:42 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 11-12)
2:03:54 - Megalo Box (Eps. 11-12)
2:22:17 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Ep. 11)
2:32:29 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 11-12)
2:51:17 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 21-22)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #053 - Summer 2018 Preview

Bcom, Leo, and Kat are back to preview the Summer 2018 anime season that has just kicked off. This time, we have the delightful and hilarious Mandi from the Anime Addicts Anonymous Podcast on the show to help us get hype for shark-toothed boys and high score girls! Mercifully, this season Japan has decided to, ya know, maybe not broadcast every single anime at the same time like they did this Spring. That being said, there are still a few sexy sequels returning, and a few promising productions starting anew. Stay tuned for the predictions section at the end of our previews for a fun runback of our Spring predictions, and our new predictions for Summer.

Recorded June 29, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:56 – Attack on Titan season 3
7:09 – Overlord III
9:35 – FLCL Progressive
11:15 – Angels of Death
18:03 – How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord
21:46 – Free!: Dive to the Future (season 3)
24:27 – Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
28:33 – Grand Blue
32:12 – Tenrou: Sirius the Jaeger
35:14 – Island
38:38 – Gintama: Shirogane no Tamashii-hen 2
40:03 – The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
43:00 – Banana Fish
47:03 – Back Street Girls: Gokudolls
50:45 – Shichisei no Subaru
52:43 – Chio’s School Road
54:55 – Happy Sugar Life
58:12 – High Score Girl
1:01:42 – Harukana Receive
1:05:06 – Hanebado!
1:09:41 – Jashin-chan Dropkick
1:11:32 – Cells at Work!
1:15:10 – Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou
1:17:57 – Mr. Tanegawa
1:20:23 – One Room 2nd Season
1:23:32 – Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes
1:25:41 – Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigations
1:28:46 – Lord of Vermillion: Guren no Ou
1:31:27 – Angolmois: Genkou Kassenki
1:33:22 – Asobi Asobase
1:34:56 – Phantom in the Twilight
1:36:42 – Yama no Susume: Third Season
1:38:00 – Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight
1:39:49 – 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams
1:40:51 – Senjuushi: The Thousand Noble Musketeers
1:41:53 – Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 2
1:42:15 – Tsukumogami Kashimasu
1:43:31 – PREDICTIONS!

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #052 - Anime is Coming Inside Us

Bcom, Leo, and Kat are back to discuss weeks 9 and 10 of the Spring 2018 anime season. This week is pretty laid back. It’s all about giving people massages, finding true love, and letting bayonets come inside your perverted little hearts. A highlight of this week’s podcast were two Special Episodes we covered, for Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Darling in the FranXX, which were both very much worth watching, but for entirely different reasons. Golden Kamuy continues to be obsessed with Gleaming Boners, but only slightly more than Steins;Gate 0 was obsessed with fondling Moeka’s breasts, to distract from how sad Rintarou is. Bcom made quite a discovery about the staff behind Yotsuiro Biyori (which he probably should’ve figured out long ago). Kat and Leo voiced some small concerns about Doreiku’s direction, but are still happy to see Hisone licking her way to love in all the right places. Wotakoi could probably borrow some of that licking action from Masotan and improve their show drastically, but one thing’s for sure, no one licks like your friendly neighborhood Klaxo Sapiens. Loli dinosaurs age like a fine wine it turns out. “She’s actually 2 billion years old!” sayeth the otaku lolicon. Speaking of lolis, Hinamatsuri has a mom you should meet, but don’t fret, because she’s hilarious. If you’re frustrated with the terrible jokes in this description, you can take out your frustration by just punching Joe about 1,000 times in the face because he’ll just keep getting back up anyway.

Recorded June 25, 2018.

Timestamps:

2:13 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 9-10)
21:58 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Eps. SP, 9 & 10)
41:01 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 9-10)
1:00:38 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 9-10)
1:15:40 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”) (Eps. 9-10)
1:29:04 - Commercial Break!
1:33:08 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 9-10)
1:51:40 - Megalo Box (Eps. 9-10)
2:10:50 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Eps. 9-10)
2:25:17 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 9-10)
2:43:09 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. SP2 & 20)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #051 - Golden Krotchmuy

Kat, Leo, and Bcom return to discuss weeks 7 and 8 of the Spring 2018 anime season. This week is all about boners of all kinds. Whether it be the various murder boners that Golden Kamuy seems to love, or Reinhard's boner for Kircheis in Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Or maybe it's Bcom's boner for young Gure in Yotsuiro Biyori or Dr. Frank's boner for the Klaxosaur Princess. Or perhaps its Julia’s boner for a 12-year-old boy in Doreiku or Hanako’s boner for shipping her boyfriend in her yaoi Wotakoi fantasies. One thing's for sure, nothing tops our collective boner for Megalo Box's continued dominance of the season, and there's just really no need for enhancement pills when you have anime to...ahem, inspire you! It's time to jump in because this episode of our podcast is fully erect.

Recorded June 9, 2018.

Timestamps:

5:14 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 7-8)
18:12 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Eps. 7-8)
46:45 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 7-8)
1:05:02 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 7-8)
1:23:47 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”) (Eps. 7-8)
1:34:10 - Commercial Break!
1:38:15 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 7-8)
1:59:54 - Megalo Box (Eps. 7-8)
2:13:16 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Eps. 7-8)
2:30:00 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 7-8)
2:48:19 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 18-19)

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #050 - Mahou Shoujo ¿Por qué? and Midseason Cuts

Bcom, Kat and Leo are back to discuss weeks 5 and 6 of the Spring 2018 anime season. It’s midseason, and that means it’s time for midseason cuts, so stick around for that discussion right at the end of the podcast, because it’s a very interesting one. Otherwise, these two weeks of anime had some interesting twists and turns, with Mahou Shoujo Ore in particular leaving Bcom and Leo asking Mahou Shoujo “¿Por qué?“ Golden Kamuy got a hard-on for hunting wolves, while Yotsuiro Biyori showed us its lady boner (kind of) for its pretty boys and also exposed picky eaters for the hypocrites they are. Steins;Gate 0 threw on some crocs and socks for its worst cosplay yet, and Doreiku showed us that dogs can have feelings about slavery too. The Dragon Pilots spent some time with Wilson from Cast Away, and we hope they get home in time to delivery that FedEx package. Megalo Box focused on an intensely interesting military veteran who Kat wishes was actually the main character of the series, and Wotakoi prompted us to discuss that awkward moment when your nerdy friend is “cheating” on her boyfriend, and how to handle it. Finally, Hinamatsuri explored the underground marketplace of LCD TV resales, and Darling in the FranXX began to finally reveal its true message regarding gender and reproduction, and it’s straight out of the 1950s, so buckle up for that.

Recorded May 23, 2018.

Timestamps:

4:00 - Mahou Shoujo Ore (Eps. 5-6)
20:06 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 5-6)
34:58 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 5-6)
54:01 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 5-6)
1:11:40 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”) (Eps. 5-6)
1:42:52 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 5-6)
1:57:27 - Megalo Box (Eps. 5-6)
2:13:50 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Eps. 5-6)
2:29:08 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 5-6)
2:43:05 - Darling in the FranXX (Eps. 16-17)
3:02:43 - Midseason Cuts discussion

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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #049 - Bcom Loses His Dorei-cool

Bcom, Kat and Leo return with reviews of weeks 3 and 4 of the Spring 2018 anime season for the 10 shows we chose to follow in our seasonal first impressions episode. This episode clocked in a bit longer than we expected, at just under 3 hours, because we dove deep into these shows looking to give you the best rundowns and insights possible. Honestly though, it’s really because we spent like 25 minutes on Doreiku. I don’t think there’s ever been a show covered by this podcast which the hosts disagreed on more strongly. Neither Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism nor Tsuki ga Kirei drove hosts to this kind of madness. Leo literally put on Rintarou’s labcoat from Steins;Gate and did mad scientist experiments to establish new theories to explain why Doreiku is actually just a grand social experiment. If the Doreiku conversation was a little too intense for you, stick around, because we took a break afterwards, and returned to discuss several of the most entertaining shows of the season in the second half of the episode. Seriously, do not underestimate the power of Hinamatsuri and Wotakoi to put a smile on your face!

Recorded May 10th & 14th, 2018.

Timestamps:

3:09 - Mahou Shoujo Ore (Eps. 3-4)
20:34 - Golden Kamuy (Eps. 3-4)
35:57 - Yotsuiro Biyori (Eps. 3-4)
54:32 - Steins;Gate 0 (Eps. 3-4)
1:14:20 - Doreiku (a.k.a. “Slave District”) (Eps. 3-4)
1:39:52 - Hisone to Masotan (Eps. 3-4)
1:53:14 - Megalo Box (Eps. 3-4)
2:09:11 - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Eps. 3-4)
2:25:30 - Hinamatsuri (Eps. 3-4)
2:42:30 - Darling in the FranXX (Ep. 15 and SP Recap)

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