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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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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Nerdom and Other Nonsense Anime Podcast #107 - Our Stone Future is Shiny and Chrome

Bcom, Kat, and Leo are here to break down the 7th week of the Summer 2019 anime season! We kick off the podcast with some thoughts from Bcom and Kat about Trigger’s latest film, PROMARE. In this week’s anime, Dumbbell has become an idol show, and Kat is not amused. The Maidens have a very jiggly pillow fight to express their growing frustration with each other. After Tanjiro’s huge battle with Rui, Demon Slayer starts delving into the tragic backstory of the pretend spider family that Rui has built around himself. Then we get into the first of our midseason replacements, with a big recap of Astra Lost in Space and discussion of episode 7, where we try to puzzle out who the traitor could be. Dr. STONE begins recruiting the help of some villagers to build his Kingdom of Science into a force to be reckoned with. Leo takes a nap through Kat’s excellent review of episode 7 of Given, which is getting better with each passing episode. Bcom recaps episodes 4-6 of Vinland Saga before jumping into episode 7, where Askeladd’s Vikings use some badass tactics to plunder a Frankish stronghold, and Thorfinn earns another duel to avenge his father’s death by Naruto-running all over the battlefield. Finally, in Carole & Tuesday, Angela’s stalker is finally dealt with by none other than Mr. Tao who is able to out-think the annoying hacker pest.

Recorded September 22, 2019.

Timestamps:
1:40 - Nonsense (Leo plays the female-heavy Borderlands 3, Tequila Kat had a crazy weekend, Bcom reviews Promare)
15:41 - How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Ep. 7)
29:39 - O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Ep. 7)
42:11 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Ep. 20)
55:58 - Astra Lost in Space (Recap and Ep. 7)
1:16:05 - Commercial Break
1:18:26 - Dr. STONE (Ep. 7)
1:27:16 - Given (Ep. 7)
1:41:06 - Vinland Saga (Recap and Ep. 7)
1:59:58 - Carole & Tuesday (Ep. 19)

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