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Bakacast #388 – Obligatory Tournament Arc

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On this episode of Bakacast, One Punch Man finally gets to the point, Fairy Gone (maybe?) reveals where it actually wants to take this arc, Carole & Tuesday lets Ben show off his TV idol contest knowledge, and Fruits Basket gets sad.

  • 01:30 – One Punch Man 7 – 8
  • 10:35 – Fairy Gone 7 – 8
  • 19:45 – Carole & Tuesday 7 – 8
  • 32:27 – Fruits Basket 7 – 8

Bakacast #387 – Knife Pervert

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On this episode of Bakacast, Fairy Gone has some more fight scenes and then faffs around for a bit, One Punch Man refuses to get to the good part, Carole & Tuesday feels bafflingly outdated, and Fruits Basket starts ramping up the drama. Also, we actually went outside and saw some movies!

  • 01:34 – The Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
  • 11:47 – Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection
  • 20:39 – Detective Pikachu
  • 29:09 – One Punch Man 5 – 6
  • 34:57 – Fairy Gone 5 – 6
  • 43:28 – Carole & Tuesday 5 – 6
  • 56:33 – Fruits Basket 5 – 6
  • 1:02:54 – Listener questions

Bakacast #386 – The Essence of a Chihuahua

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On this episode of Bakacast, we review the narrowed-down list we have for the Spring 2019 season. One Punch Man slows down a bit too much, Fairy Gone continues to be enjoyable (if somewhat baffling), Carole & Tuesday gets a bit goofy, Fruits Basket reminds us that it does have parts that don’t age well, and Sarazanmai slowly charms me.

  • 01:26 – One Punch Man S2 3 – 4
  • 09:49 – Fairy Gone 3 – 4
  • 23:43 – Carole & Tuesday 3 – 4
  • 41:11 – Fruits Basket 3 – 4
  • 57:03 – Sarazanmai 3 – 4

Bakacast #385 – Ikuhara Goes “Spelunking”

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On this episode of Bakacast, we go back to reviewing current anime for the Spring 2019 season, largely because we all really want to talk about Fruits Basket and One Punch Man. Also, Ikuhara and Watanabe are both directing new shows this season? Talk about an embarrassment of riches.

  • 04:02 – Kimetsu no Yaiba 1 – 2
  • 11:10 – One Punch Man S2 1 – 2
  • 24:02 – Fruits Basket 1 – 2
  • 36:31 – Fairy Gone 1 – 2
  • 50:53 – Carole & Tuesday 1 – 2
  • 106:49 – Sarazanmai 1 – 2
  • 1:20:14 – Isekai Quartet 1 – 2
  • 1:25:56 – Miscellaneous Spring 2019 Discussion/Recommendations

Bakacast #366 – Lupin is Shoujo Now

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On this episode of Bakacast, we say goodbye to our weekly review format by finishing off (most) of the spring 2018.

  • 01:13 – FLCL Progressive 4 – 5
  • 09:38 – Hisone to Masotan 11 – 12
  • 18:19 – Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online 11 – 12
  • 26:10 – Full Metal Panic: Invisible Victory 9 – 10
  • 33:18 – My Hero Academy 50 – 51
  • 45:50 – Lupin III Part V 13
  • 51:53 – Steins;Gate 0 12 – 13
  • 1:02:52 – Megalo Box 12 – 13

Bakacast #365 – My Cyberpunk Girlfriend

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I was hoping–deep in my heart–that someday anime would give me more female character designs that looked like the ones in 80’s/90’s sci-fi, like Bubblegum Crisis, Dirty Pair and Outlaw Star. I just never expected an FLCL sequel to give me what I wanted. Her name is Julia Jinyu, and I love her so much.

  • 01:45 – Summer Season Preview
  • 28:40 – FLCL Progressive 1 – 3
  • 47:15 – Hisone to Masotan 9 – 10
  • 1:00:56 – Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online 9 – 10
  • 1:06:35 – Steins;Gate 0 10 – 11
  • 1:13:13 – Full Metal Panic: Invisible Victory 8
  • 1:25:20 – My Hero Academy 48 – 49
  • 1:31:34 – Lupin III Part V 11 – 12
  • 1:41:09 – Megalo Box 10 – 11
  • 1:47:22 – Listener questions

Bakacast #364 – Guns Aren’t Fun

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On this episode of Bakacast, Lupin III teaches us a valuable lesson that guns are not toys and will definitely kill anyone who is not a main character.

  • 01:38 – Full Metal Panic: Invisible Victory 6 – 7
  • 06:58 – Hisone to Masotan 7 – 8
  • 17:35– My Hero Academy 46 – 47
  • 29:11 – Lupin III Part V 8 – 9
  • 38:01 – Megalo Box 8 – 9
  • 42:02 – Steins;Gate 0 7 – 8
  • 52:50 – Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online 7 – 8

Bakacast #363 – Ruka is a Girl!

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Look, I get that Steins;Gate means well. Ruka is consistently portrayed as one of the most sensible people on the show. But also, stop saying Ruka is a man, dang it! She’s a girl, and I will die on this hill.

For a good write-up of the Steam debacle I mention in the Listener Question segment, check out this article on The Verge

  • 01:45 – Hisone to Masotan 5 – 6
  • 07:44 – Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online 6
  • 21:59 – Steins;Gate 0 5 – 6
  • 31:53 – Full Metal Panic: Invisible Victory 5
  • 38:12– My Hero Academy 44 – 45
  • 46:46 – Lupin III Part V 6 – 7
  • 52:47 – Megalo Box 6 – 7
  • 1:02:15 – Listener questions

Bakacast #362 – Muscles Should Stay on the Inside

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On this episode of Bakacast, My Hero Academy decides to give us the most body-horror villain yet. I can’t say I’m a fan.

  • 01:21 – Hisone to Masotan 3 – 4
  • 17:46 – Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online 4 – 5
  • 30:15 – Steins;Gate 0 3 – 4
  • 49:50 – Full Metal Panic: Invisible Victory 3 – 4
  • 57:25– My Hero Academy 42 – 43
  • 1:04:10 – Lupin III Part V 4 – 5
  • 1:10:05 – Megalo Box 4 – 5
  • 1:17:06 – Listener questions

Bakacast #361 – Dragon Vore Z

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On this episode of Bakacast, our fears about the long-awaited Full Metal Panic sequel crashing and burning are put to rest, Hinamatsuri takes a goofy premise and turns it into something truly delightful, and Hisone to Masotan tricks us all into liking a show about vore. I am not even exaggerating.

  • 02:20 – Full Metal Panic: Invisible Victory 1 – 2
  • 14:58 – Hisone to Masotan 1 – 2
  • 27:13 – Hinamatsuri 1 – 3
  • 35:32 – My Hero Academy 40 – 41
  • 43:07 – Caligula 2 – 3
  • 46:14 – Golden Kamui 2 – 3
  • 52:47 – Lupin III Part V 3 – 4
  • 1:00:13 – Megalo Box 2 – 3
  • 1:08:33 – Steins;Gate 0 2
  • 1:18:27 – Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online 2 – 3
  • 1:29:53 – Listener questions