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Ozuma continues its downward spiral right to the very end, crashing upon the sharp rocks of its own hubris.

Fujike Mine, meanwhile, shows us how big a difference having a competent writer can make; Sankarea finally clicks with the whole podcast crew; Eureka Seven wows me (and worries Scamp); and Hyouka–like much of KyoAni’s output these days–turns out to be a whole lot of pretty pictures with not a lot of substance.

Also, Scamp and Glen still haven’t caught up on Saint Seiya Omega, because they are lame.

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Time Index

• 00:04 – OP: Sakamichi no Melody (Sakamichi no Apollon)

Reviews et al.

• 2:41 – Mouretsu Pirates 16
• 9:19 – Ozuma 6
• 18:49 – Space Bros 4
• 25:06 – Zetman 4
• 29:57 – Lupin III: Fujiko Mine 3
• 37:23 – Medaka Box 3
• 39:53 – Sankarea 3
• 47:12 – Fate/Zero 16
• 51:42 – Mysterious Girlfriend X 3
• 57:02 – Sakamichi no Apollon 2
• 1:08:52 – Tsuritama 2
• 1:15:50 – Eureka Seven AO 2
• 1:22:34 – Jormungand 2
• 1:31:52 – Hyouka 1
• 1:33:10 – Betterman 5 & 6
• 1:39:14 – Listener questions
• 2:15:04 – ED: Warhead (Zircon)

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While we all will miss Future Diary, the anime god replaces what it takes away. And so this week gives us Sakamichi no Apollon.

All hail Yoko Kanno.

Speaking of filling gaps, Shining Hearts takes on the important task of being this week’s terrible fanservice anime, since there was no way in hell we were going to suffer through Queen’s Blade Rebellion again. Also: Larry makes a penis joke, which I’m pretty sure means pigs are going to start flying. So keep an eye on the sky.

Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below.

Time Index

• 00:09 – OP: Borderland (Jormungand)

Reviews et al.

• 2:12 – Future Diary 26
• 14:17 – Mouretsu Pirates 15
• 18:38 – Ozuma 5
• 24:02 – Space Bros 3
• 29:31 – Zetman 3
• 34:19 – Lupin III: Fujiko Mine 2
• 40:41 – Polar Bear Cafe 2
• 44:05 – Medaka Box 2
• 48:32 – Sankarea 2
• 56:00 – Fate/Zero 15
• 1:01:19 – Mysterious Girlfriend X 2
• 1:07:35 – Sakamichi no Apollon 1
• 1:12:48 – Tsuritama 1
• 1:18:06 – Eureka Seven AO 1
• 1:22:37 – Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan 1
• 1:25:54 – Betterman 3 & 4
• 1:34:04 – Listener questions
• I was actually thinking of two entirely different Fast Karate podcasts. The Dark Spectre of Moe episode is about DearS. The show where the talk about Kanon is actually titled UGUUU! Both of them are worth listening to.
• 2:15:17 – ED: Filament (Future Diary)

SPECIAL NOTE: You might notice that Jormungand and Saint Seiya Omega are missing. We have not dropped them. In the case of Saint Seiya, Glen and Scamp still have not caught up, so I just mentioned I’m still watching and enjoying it near the end of the podcast. We will do full episode reviews of it once someone other than me is keeping up. As for Jormungand, the sub of episode 2 was released too close to our recording time, so we decided to skip it and review it next week.

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We usher in the first shotgun blast of spring content with our longest episode yet. And we bring Scamp (from The Cart Driver) along to share in our suffering.

Normally this is where I’d do a long, run-on sentence briefly describing some key thoughts we had about the episodes, but we reviewed nearly two dozen shows. Sorry, but I’m not that dedicated to my shtick.

Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below.

Time Index

• 00:12 – OP: Kimi no Shinwa (Aquarion EVOL)

Reviews et al.

• 3:32 – Future Diary 25
• 9:39 – Mouretsu Pirates 14
• 13:21 – Ozuma 4
• 16:00 – Saint Seiya Omega 2
• 18:22 – Space Bros 2
• 28:29 – Zetman 2
• 32:45 – Queen’s Blade Rebellion 1
• 44:38 – Lupin III: Fujiko Mine
• 54:14 – Medaka Box 1
• 59:41 – Polar Bear Cafe 1
• 1:03:18 – Acchi Kocchi 1
• 1:05:57 – Sengoku Collection 1
• 1:10:59 – Sankarea 1
• 1:16:47 – Accel World 1
• 1:24:07 – Upotte 1
• 1:31:21 – Fate/Zero 14
• 1:38:27 – Mysterious Girlfriend X 1
• 1:48:09 – Dusk Maiden of Amnesia 1
• 1:53:05 – Jormungand 1
• 2:02:44 – Betterman 1 & 2
• 2:10:53 – Listener questions
• 2:52:53 – ED: Ohisama (Daily Lives of High School Boys)