Category Archives: 2014 Fall Season

Bakacast #230 – Shirou, You Idiot

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Just let Rin and Saber do all the thinking.

It’s the last Bakacast for the fall season, which means Bahamut is–sadly–over. It also means it’s time to look back on the full breadth of some of these shows and reflect on some issues they had that weren’t apparent at first (*cough*Amiragettingsidelined*cough*).

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

Time Index

  • 01:13 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 12
  • 14:52 – Shingeki no Bahamut 12
  • 29:47 – Seven Deadly Sins 12
  • 35:26 – Parasyte 12
  • 42:39 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes 99 & 100
  • 51:40 – Listener questions
  • 1:31:50 – FOUR – Final Battle Version (Drakengard 3)

Bakacast #229 – MacGuffin Baby

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Please ignore my very loose use of the term “MacGuffin.” It’s just a really fun word to say.

This episode of Bakacast is cut a bit short due to the holidays. We get through our reviews just fine, but we decide to leave the listener questions (which can easily add another hour to the proceedings) for later. Which of course means that the next listener questions segment will probably take two hours. Oh well…

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

Time Index

  • 00:42 – Sword Art Online 24
  • 04:14 – Mushi-shi 22
  • 08:32 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 11
  • 12:54 – Pyscho-Pass S2 11
  • 26:03 – Shingeki no Bahamut 11
  • 31:14 – Akatsuki no Yona 12
  • 35:04 – Seven Deadly Sins 11
  • 37:42 – Garo 12
  • 41:06 – Sailor Moon 12
  • 43:53 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes 97 & 98
  • 48:06 – Tokyo Godfathers
  • 1:55:45 – N°9 (Moonriders| Tokyo Godfathers)

Bakacast #228 – Paternity Test from Hell

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And you think your family reunions are awkward.

On this episode of Bakacast, I’m finally not posting it horribly late in the week. See! I told you I could do it when I put my mind to it. Now I just need to put my mind to it more often.

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

Time Index

  • 02:18 – Sword Art Online 23
  • 13:41 – Mushi-shi 21
  • 18:36 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 10
  • 28:50 – Pyscho-Pass S2 10
  • 37:42 – Akatsuki no Yona 11
  • 42:04 – Seven Deadly Sins 10
  • 46:32 – Garo 11
  • 50:06 – Parasyte 11
  • 53:32 – Amagi Brilliant Park 11 & 12
  • 58:57 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes 95 & 96
  • 1:05:26 – Listener questions
  • 1:12:39 – Shingeki no Bahamut 10
  • 1:55:45 – Show (Tamurapan | Knights of Sidonia)

Bakacast #227 – A Very Special Episode of Sword Art

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I’m sure SAO will handle AIDs in the same careful, respectful fashion in which it handled gun trauma and rape.

Aside from certain wish-fulfillment shows tackling subjects they really have no business touching with a 50-foot pole (and the ever-present turd that is Psycho-Pass S2), this week was pretty solid. Or, I guess, it was definitely last week by now. Man, I’m getting really bad at this. I’ll have the next episode out in a more timely fashion, I swear.

No, really, I will. Stop laughing.

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

Time Index

  • 00:39 – Sword Art Online 22
  • 07:43 – Mushi-shi 20
  • 12:27 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 9
  • 20:55 – Pyscho-Pass S2 9
  • 29:02 – Shingeki no Bahamut 9
  • 35:49 – Akatsuki no Yona 10
  • 41:15 – Garo 10
  • 48:48 – Parasyte 10
  • 58:40 – Amagi Brilliant Park 10
  • 1:02:34 – Sailor Moon 11
  • 1:05:54 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes 93 & 94
  • 1:15:26 – Listener questions
  • 1:46:55 – Seven Deadly Sins catch-up
  • 1:56:13 – Koko (Tamurapan | Kyousougiga)

Bakacast #226 – Wizard Janitors

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It’s the Discovery Channel’s newest reality TV show.

On this episode, Psycho-Pass still sucks and Parasyte finally has a couple episodes that aren’t fantastic; but that’s okay, because Garo is finally giving me what I want and being totally radical in the process. The only thing I’d change about episode 9 would be adding even more sick guitar riffs. It just wasn’t quite metal enough.

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

Time Index

  • 00:44 – Sword Art Online 21
  • 07:04 – Mushi-shi 19
  • 10:38 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 8
  • 22:42 – Pyscho-Pass S2 8
  • 38:00 – Shingeki no Bahamut 8
  • 43:19 – Akatsuki no Yona 9
  • 45:21 – Garo 9
  • 47:25 – Parasyte 8 & 9
  • 54:15 – Amagi Brilliant Park 9
  • 57:34 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes 91 & 92
  • 1:08:34 – Listener questions
  • 1:53:04 – Mousou Express (Hanazawa Kana | Monogatari Second Season)

Bakacast #225 – Reinhard’s So Moe

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He just makes you want to protect him from assassins, doesn’t he?

There’s…nothing really new to report here. Mushi-shi’s still great. Psycho-Pass is still dumb as hell. Garo is still teasing us mercilessly. And I still feel kinda bad for liking Amagi Brilliant Park. There’s not even anything funny to rant about with Sword Art Online. I feel so empty inside.

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

Time Index

  • 00:37 – Sword Art Online 20
  • 00:59 – Mushi-shi 18
  • 14:57 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 7
  • 19:32 – Shingeki no Bahamut 7
  • 27:20 – Akatsuki no Yona 8
  • 30:56 – Garo 8
  • 33:03 – Pyscho-Pass S2 7
  • 41:48 – Parasyte 7
  • 48:41 – Amagi Brilliant Park 8
  • 53:15 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes 89 & 90
  • 1:10:48 – Listener questions
  • 2:03:37 – Love Jigen e Youkoso: Space Dandy x Musiq Soulchild (mashup by nakinyko)

Bakacast #224 – Just 5 More Minutes, Mom

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I have to find a save point first.

Just when I thought Sword Art Online wasn’t going to bog down its new arc in clumsily-handled drama, it goes and proves me wrong. Hopefully it won’t be quite as migraine-inducing as Sion’s childhood trauma. That’s not the end to this week’s disappointment, either. Gundam finally wears out its welcome, which means I once again have no good mecha shows to watch this season. My only hope now is for Shingeki no Bahamut to somehow end with Favaro and Kaisar piloting giant, steel golems. You laugh, but Rita already has a pseudo-rocket-punch.

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

Time Index

  • 00:49 – Sword Art Online 19
  • 15:11 – Mushi-shi 17
  • 18:48 – Gundam: Reconguista in G 8 (DROPPED)
  • 30:25 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 6
  • 38:35 – Seven Deadly Sins 7
  • 46:19 – Akatsuki no Yona 7
  • 48:30 – Garo 7
  • 50:03 – Pyscho-Pass S2 6
  • 1:03:47 – Amagi Brilliant Park 7
  • 1:10:02 – Sailor Moon 10
  • 1:13:06 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes 87 & 88
  • 1:22:34 – Listener questions
  • 2:18:21 – Parasyte 6
  • 2:23:03 – Sidonia (Angela | Knights of Sidonia)

Bakacast #223 – Pocket Fish

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Always keep a goldfish on hand in case of emergency.

So, this week is the week where we finally lose our patience with some shows. Gundam has one more shot to find its footing and become something that isn’t mediocre. April Is Your Lie has failed to capture the attention of anyone besides Ben, and even he’s not enthusiastic about all of us covering it. While Shirobako isn’t bad (I actually think it’s quite good), its style of humor just doesn’t mesh well with me, which makes it painful to watch. And though Garo is still enjoyable enough for me to forgive its flaws, if it stays in its current holding pattern for much longer I might give it the boot.

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

Time Index

  • 01:41 – Sword Art Online 18
  • 11:06 – Mushi-shi 16
  • 15:19 – Gundam: Reconguista in G 7
  • 27:17 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 5
  • 35:37 – Seven Deadly Sins 6
  • 39:25 – Hunter x Hunter: Yorkshin
  • 43:24 – Shingeki no Bahamut 6
  • 48:04 – Akatsuki no Yona 6
  • 52:11 – Garo 6
  • 1:00:56 – Pyscho-Pass S2 5
  • 1:06:41 – Parasyte 5
  • 1:12:09 – April Is Your Lie 5
  • 1:19:16 – Amagi Brilliant Park 6
  • 1:24:19 – Shirobako 5
  • 1:28:11 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes 85 & 86
  • 1:37:18 – Listener questions
  • 1:52:50 – Ignite (Eir Aoi | Sword Art Online II)

Bakacast #222 – Unlimited Explanation Works

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Rin x Detailed-Lecture-On-The-Mechanics-Of-Magic is my OTP.

As much as I like making fun out of the Fate franchise and its mannerisms, I am–to my surprise–really enjoying this rendition of Fate/Stay Night. In fact, I’m having a bit of trouble figuring out what to say here, since all the shows this season have been so gosh-darn consistent in their quality (or their decline in quality). So I’m not gonna bother, because it’s late and I’m really sleepy.

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

Time Index

  • 01:26 – Sword Art Online 17
  • 05:10 – Mushi-shi 15
  • 11:02 – Gundam: Reconguista in G 6
  • 22:13 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 4
  • 26:04 – Seven Deadly Sins 5
  • 27:56 – Hunter x Hunter: Heaven’s Tower
  • 34:49 – Shingeki no Bahamut 5
  • 39:10 – Akatsuki no Yona 5
  • 42:14 – Garo 5
  • 44:41 – Pyscho-Pass S2 4
  • 55:13 – Parasyte 4
  • 58:37 – April Is Your Lie 4
  • 1:01:56 – Shirobako 4
  • 1:05:34 – Amagi Brilliant Park 5
  • 1:08:00 – Sailor Moon 9
  • 1:10:33 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes 83 & 84
  • 1:21:08 – Listener questions
  • 1:35:31 – Daze (Jin ft. MARIA | Mekakucity Actors)

Bakacast #221 – Godspeed, Admiral

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Yoshiki Tanaka is a jerk.

I’m starting to struggle to figure out what to write here, because this fall season has been alarmingly stable. There haven’t been any egregious episodes for typically good shows (yet), nor have their been fantastic episodes for shows that are kinda okay (yet). To use a strained nautical metaphor, it’s steady as she goes with not a storm in sight. That said, there have been some warning signs. Our interest in Gundam and Garo is starting to wane, because we’re not really sure what the shows are working toward. And Pyscho-Pass is beginning to push me away with how much it feels like it’s been retreading from the first season. I’m crossing my fingers that these shows don’t end up taking a slow descent into Terribleville.

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

Time Index

  • 01:02 – Sword Art Online 16
  • 05:19 – Mushi-shi 14
  • 10:22 – Gundam: Reconguista in G 5
  • 17:22 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 3
  • 21:22 – Seven Deadly Sins 4
  • 22:50 – Hunter x Hunter: Heaven’s Tower
  • 30:44 – Shingeki no Bahamut 4
  • 35:28 – Akatsuki no Yona 4
  • 38:38 – Garo 4
  • 42:28 – Pyscho-Pass S2 3
  • 46:42 – Parasyte 3
  • 51:43 – April Is Your Lie 3
  • 55:38 – Aaron’s Review Corner
  • 1:05:38 – Amagi Brilliant Park 4
  • 1:07:46 – Shirobako 2 & 3
  • 1:14:02 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes 81 & 82
  • 1:27:46 – Listener questions
  • 1:58:07 – Imperium (Madeon)