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I have a new mic now! Hurray! I’m sure you were waiting to finally hear my voice in its full glory.

Anyway, our plate is a little light this week thanks to three shows ending the previous week. Yet we still manage to clock in at over an hour by talking about the spring season and answering a few listener questions.

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

Time Index

• 04:46 – Girls Und Panzer 12
• 09:02 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 25
• 15:05 – Maoyuu Maou Yuusha 12
• 19:41 – Chihayafuru 12
• 22:55 – Mushi-shi 21 & 22
• 35:41 – Spring Preview
• 1:09:01 – Listener questions
• 1:20:27 – Star (Chihayafuru S2)

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I apologize for the audio quality in this episode. The wiring in my headset was starting to cleave, so I decided to use a backup headset rather than fuss with getting the normal one into just the right position to work properly. Meanwhile, Scamp’s internet connection was a bit strained. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much I could do during the editing process to ameliorate either of those problems.

In this episode of Bakacast, the gang and I have extended discussions about why, exactly, the endings of Psycho-Pass and Shin Sekai Yori and good and actually pretty satisfying. We also talk about why the ending to Robotics;Notes is neither of those things. Other topics include: tank battles and tonal whiplash.

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

Time Index

• 01:43 – What’cha Been Doin’
• 17:38 – Girls Und Panzer 11
• 25:34 – Shin Sekai Yori 25
• 32:59 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 24
• 39:53 – Psycho-Pass 22
• 53:28 – Robotics;Notes 22
• 1:04:39 – Maoyuu Maou Yuusha 11
• 1:12:43 – Chihayafuru 11
• 1:17:18 – Mushi-shi 19 & 20
• 1:41:02 – All Alone With You (Psycho-Pass)

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Well, so much for having a cool fight scene, huh? I guess the male protagonist will have to do all the work. As usual.

Megan’s phone wasn’t updating its email app properly, so she never saw our recording schedule. Hopefully the problem won’t repeat itself and she’ll be back with us for the next episode. In the meantime, we bring back the What’cha Been Doin’ segment to talk a bit about Macross and Fire Emblem.

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

Time Index

• 00:48 – What’cha Been Doin’
• 19:34 – Shin Sekai Yori 24
• 26:07 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 23
• 33:35 – Psycho-Pass 21
• 40:55 – Robotics;Notes 21
• 45:47 – Maoyuu Maou Yuusha 10
• 49:42 – Chihayafuru 10
• 56:20 – Mushi-shi 17 & 18
• 1:05:40 – Listener questions
• 1:41:02 – Youthful (Chihayafuru)

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If vampire horses catch on, the next season of My Little Pony might be subtitled “Blood is Magic. It goes without saying that we’d review it.

On this episode of Bakacast, we breeze through the (mostly positive) reviews–briefly lingering on JoJo’s to again discuss how amazing it is–and deal with our backlog of listener questions. I also decide to sprinkle in listener comments with the review segments when appropriate, which is something I probably should have been doing a long time ago.

Better late than never, I suppose.

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

Time Index

• 00:51 – Shin Sekai Yori 23
• 07:05 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 22
• 11:53 – Psycho-Pass 20
• 19:20 – Robotics;Notes 20
• 24:53 – Chihayafuru 9
• 28:01 – Mushi-shi 15 & 16
• 34:08 – Listener questions
• 1:05:49 – Living in the City (Mad Bull 34)

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Look, I know you’re basically swimming in bat poop right now and leeches as big as dogs are falling from the ceiling, but this is easy mode.

The real Dark Souls Shin Sekai Yori starts when you get to Anor Londo.

Sorry for the unexpected hiatus, everyone. We tried to get a recording done last week, but all three of us had our own, unique real life complications that made getting all of us on Skype at the same time impossible.

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

Time Index

• 01:11 – Shin Sekai Yori 21 & 22
• 06:46 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 19-21
• 14:56 – Psycho-Pass 18 & 19
• 24:17 – Robotics;Notes 18 & 19
• 31:54 – Maoyuu Maou Yuusha 8 & 9
• 37:13 – Chihayafuru 7 & 8
• 44:39 – Mushi-shi 11-14
• 55:49 – Listener questions
• 1:08:41 – Bloody Stream (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)

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In light of the recent events in Yuusha, Megan makes a compelling argument.

Though what would help the show more is some competent writing. The Hero is a symptom not the problem.

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

Time Index

• 04:50 – Shin Sekai Yori 20
• 14:30 – Psycho-Pass 17
• 23:36 – Robotics;Notes 17
• 33:47 – Maoyuu Maou Yuusha 7
• 47:16 – Chihayafuru 6
• 57:20 – Mushi-shi 9 & 10
• 1:05:56 – Listener questions
• 1:18:45 – 2008 (by she)

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Once again, Kenneth Alexander has provided us with album art to use for the podcast. Thanks, dude!

Unfortunately, Megan was feeling sick when we recorded this and was unable to join us. Being one host down does, however, give her more sample cases to use to prove her hypothesis that the length of a typical Bakacast episode can be determined by adding half an hour for each host. So far that idea is looking pretty sound.

Anyway, a bunch of heavy stuff happened in most of the shows this week, but I think we can all agree that the most important thing was the reveal of Robo-Stroheim.

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

Time Index

• 01:01 – Shin Sekai Yori 19
• 07:34 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 17 & 18
• 18:00 – Psycho-Pass 16
• 23:17 – Robotics;Notes 16
• 30:50 – Maoyuu Maou Yuusha 6
• 35:39 – Chihayafuru 5
• 42:14 – Mushi-shi 7 & 8
• 56:16 – Listener questions
• 2:05:47 – Namae no Nai Kaibutsu (Psycho-Pass)

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Oh, hi, I didn’t see you there.

Allow me to introduce myself: I am the lead writer of the popular Japanese animation known as “Psycho-Pass.” It’s a pretty good show, huh? Anyway, I just thought I should take some time to let you know that the ideas presented in the anime are not completely original. Shocking, I know, but even my brilliance has limits, so I do occasionally read what other writers do and take inspiration from that.

For example, have you ever heard of a little movie called Blade Runner? It’s based off a story by a man named Philip K. Dick. It’s fairly obscure, so you’ve probably never heard of it; but trust me, it’s good.

Actually, you know what? I liked it so much that I think as many people as possible should be made aware of its existence. So I’ll go ahead and write my recommendation into an episode of my anime. Smart idea, right? Yeah, I know. That’s why I get to work on awesome projects like this instead of settling for the latest 4-koma adaptation.

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

Time Index

• 02:26 – Shin Sekai Yori 17 & 18
• 19:21 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 16
• 28:52 – Psycho-Pass 15
• 37:52 – Robotics;Notes 15
• 43:48 – Maoyuu Maou Yuusha 5
• 52:10 – Chihayafuru 4
• 1:00:06 – Mushi-shi 5 & 6
• 1:17:17 – Listener questions
• 2:05:47 – Rise (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)
• 2:11:18 – Stinger: Scamp and Dustin talk about cooking and British TV

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Fellow Internet denizens, I have a question: is this what you want?

Because when you vote for equal rights, this is what you’re gonna get. Our churches will be filled with half-naked megalomaniacs double-marrying another man’s artery, and it will all be your fault. And aside from the moral corruption that will inevitably fill the streets, you’re essentially smacking normal, loving couples in the face. The relationships my video game characters and I have with each other are special and required a lot of long nights studying legal loopholes; and when I think about how immortal proto-vampires can just waltz in and do the same thing, it cheapens the whole ritual for reasons I can’t adequately explain but know must be true because Rush Limbaugh told me so.

So when you sit down to watch your weekly anime, remember that true love is between a man and his waifu.

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

Time Index

• 01:58 – Shin Sekai Yori 16
• 08:39 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 15
• 17:17 – Psycho-Pass 14
• 30:01 – Robotics;Notes 14
• 40:17 – Maoyuu Maou Yuusha 3 & 4
• 53:06 – Chihayafuru 3
• 59:01 – Mushi-shi 3 & 4
• 1:19:00 – Listener questions
• 1:36:55 – Junjou Spectra (Robotics;Notes)

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The culling has begun, and very few shows survived.

Thankfully, the ones that did make it past the first week at least give us plenty to discuss…assuming we can ever actually keep ourselves on topic.

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

Time Index

• 01:41 – Shin Sekai Yori 15
• 07:06 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 14
• 17:29 – Psycho-Pass 13
• 34:02 – Robotics;Notes 13
• 41:45 – Maoyuu Maou Yuusha 2
• 50:47 – gdgd Fairies 2
• 58:02 – Chihayafuru 1 & 2
• 1:06:24 – Mushi-shi 1 & 2
• 1:16:15 – Listener questions
• 1:32:17 – Jojo – Sono Chi no Sadame (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)