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Bakacast #286 – Women in 4th-Dimensional Refrigerators

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You better start being really cautious, robot.

On this episode of Bakacast, everyone gets the time we’re supposed to be recording correctly. Aaron continues his descent into the abyss that is the ongoing Bleach manga, Dimension W tries to tug at our heartstrings, Baku Dake thinks outside the box, and Rakugo gets really depressing. Also, look forward to our review of Kizumonogatari on the next podcast.

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

Time Index

  • 01:36 – Durarara 31
  • 05:46 – Dimension W 7
  • 10:28 – Boku Dake 7
  • 15:29 – Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 19
  • 19:34 – Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 7
  • 25:36 – Space Battleship Yamato 2199 13 & 14
  • 33:30 – Listener questions
  • 1:02:09 – Raise Your Flag (Man With A Mission | Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)

Bakacast #285 – Shortest Episode Ever

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Once again proving the theory that each host past the first two adds half an hour.

On this episode of Bakacast, Ben is not with us because he misread Tuesday as Thursday, so Larry, Aaron and I recorded without him. Which mostly means that I talked a lot and sometimes remembered that Larry had opinions on things, too.

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

Time Index

  • 01:18 – Durarara 30
  • 04:28 – Dimension W 6
  • 08:42 – Boku Dake 6
  • 11:43 – Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 18
  • 14:15 – Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 6
  • 17:23 – Space Battleship Yamato 2199 11 & 12
  • 22:39 – Listener questions
  • 58:23 – Day You Laugh (Toyonaga Toshiyuki | Durarara)

Bakacast #284 – The Captain Kirk Corollary

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If alien lifeforms are sexy, we will try to bang them.

On this episode of Bakacast, Celty’s shadow horse steals our hearts, I make wild guesses about the mysteries in Boku Dake, Yamato sees the faces of their enemies, and we let you know what we think of what’s been going on in other shows like Garo and Iron-Blooded Orphans.

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

Time Index

  • 01:39 – Durarara 29
  • 07:34 – Dimension W 5
  • 13:24 – Boku Dake 5
  • 18:06 – Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 17
  • 20:49 – Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 5
  • 24:29 – Various “catchup” reviews
  • 40:56 – Space Battleship Yamato 2199 9 & 10
  • 49:30 – Listener questions
  • 58:23 – Hope to See You Again (remix by BotanicSage | Undertale x Wiz Khalifa)

Bakacast #283 – Durarara’s Mystic Sword Emporium

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You get a mystic sword! And YOU get a mystic sword!

On this episode of Bakacast, I finally get off my ass and catch up on my recording backlog for once in my life. As much as I love you, listeners, I didn’t do it for you. I did it for myself. To prove I could be something other than terrible for a change. Anyway, I guess we reviewed that Rakugo show that’s apparently the new hotness. It’s very good, okay? You win. You all win.

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

Time Index

  • 01:35 – Durarara 27 & 28
  • 08:00 – Dimension W 3 & 4
  • 19:49 – Boku Dake 3 & 4
  • 25:16 – Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 15 & 16
  • 29:47 – Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 1-4
  • 36:26 – Various “catchup” reviews
  • 41:34 – Space Battleship Yamato 2199 7 & 8
  • 50:18 – Listener questions
  • 1:00:57 – Dreams of Home (remix by Chris and Aivi | Link’s Awakening)

Bakacast #282 – What Have You Done to My Macross?

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In the grim darkness of the far future, there are only idol groups.

On this episode of Bakacast, an embarrassing episode of Active Raid causes us to give it the boot, I try to puzzle my way through the character relationships in Shirayuki-hime, and my fears of the new Macross series are pretty much confirmed.

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

Time Index

  • 02:04 – Macross Delta 0
  • 11:34 – Prince of Stride 3
  • 15:50 – Active Raid 3
  • 23:01 – Durarara 26
  • 26:36 – Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 14
  • 33:43 – Dimension W 2
  • 39:41 – Boku Dake 2
  • 43:23 – Space Battleship Yamato 2199 5 & 6
  • 50:32 – Listener questions
  • 1:00:57 – Fly Like a Mettaton (mashup by BotanicSage | Jet Set Radio Future vs. Undertale)

Bakacast #281 – The Return of Cool Mom

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She’s not a direct sequel to the original Cool Mom; she’s more like a spiritual successor.

It’s the second week of the winter season, which means this is where we actually get down and dirty with the new shows (and mercilessly destroy the ones undeserving of our time). Though, honestly, the shows we’ve picked seem mostly fine? So our decision of which five to review regularly is more about which ones we care about the most rather than which ones don’t totally suck.

Well, except for Schwarzesmarken. That show totally sucks.

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

Time Index

  • 01:06 – Durarara 25
  • 05:58 – Utawarerumono 14
  • 09:30 – Kokaku no Pandora 1
  • 12:25 – Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 13
  • 15:35 – HaruChika 2
  • 19:34 – Active Raid 2
  • 23:46 – Prince of Stride 2
  • 27:59 – Boku Dake 1
  • 34:23 – Hai to Gensou no Grimgar 1
  • 40:43 – Scharzesmarken 1
  • 44:35 – Dimension W 1
  • 50:44 – Phantasy Star Online 2 1
  • 56:03 – Space Battleship Yamato 2199 3 & 4
  • 1:09:05 – Listener questions
  • 1:25:00 – decent black (Kaori Mizuhashi | Owarimonogatari)

Bakacast #280 – Jazz is the Mobile Suits You Don’t Murder

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I’m guessing Careless Whisper probably won’t be blasting out of that Gundam’s speakers anytime soon.

We usher in what is technically the first week of the winter season with a mercifully short episode for a change. It’s just under an hour! AMAZING! Since most shows from fall were done and the majority of winter shows hadn’t aired yet, we padded the episode out a bit with reviews of the first two episodes of Yamato 2199 and the first Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt OVA. Considering all of us on Bakacast are sci-fi nerds, both of those shows being very good made us quite happy. It certainly makes up for KyoAni going from the critically-acclaimed Sound Euphonium to the dreck that is Musaigen no Phantom World.

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

Time Index

  • 02:51 – Utawarerumono 13
  • 05:49 – Prince of Stride 1
  • 07:42 – Active Raid 1
  • 11:49 – Musaigen no Phantom World 1
  • 15:05 – Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt 1
  • 22:11 – HaruChika 1
  • 26:07 – Space Battleship Yamato 2199 1 & 2
  • 32:40 – Listener questions
  • 2:03:02 – You’re a Puzzle (mashup by shoopfex | Madeon x NHK ni Youkoso!)

Bakacast #279 – Space Asshole

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Yeah, this guy looks legit.

We’re finally done with this marathon of a season, and we’ll soon be testing out our new review system so we won’t get nearly as worn out as we did this time. In the meantime, we rave about the endings of One Punch Man, Owarimonogatari, Noragami and Planetes.

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

Time Index

  • 01:50 – One Punch Man 12
  • 06:00 – Ushio to Tora 25 & 26
  • 11:25 – Utawarerumono 12
  • 15:04 – Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 12 & 13
  • 23:58 – Noragami Aragoto 12 & 13
  • 36:56 – Concrete Revolutio 12 & 13
  • 40:39 – Owarimonogatari 12
  • 49:07 – Garo: Crimson Moon 11
  • 53:13 – Ghost in the Shell: New Movie
  • 1:13:15 – Planetes 23 – 26
  • 1:19:58 – Listener questions
  • 2:03:02 – Space Asshole (by Chris Remo | Idle Thumbs)

Bakacast #278 – Okay

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Okay? Okay.

On this episode of Bakacast, Ben takes the wheel because I wasn’t able to watch everything on time. I do, however, have things to say about One Punch Man, Owarimonogatari, and Perfect Insider, which are the truly the most important things in life. Also, Luke is back to actually talk about Aria AA this time!

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

Time Index

  • 03:11 – Luke Reviews Aria AA
  • 16:26 – One Punch Man 11
  • 25:37 – Ushio to Tora 24
  • 29:20 – Utawarerumono 11
  • 32:59 – Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 11
  • 43:06 – The Perfect Insider 11
  • 53:47 – Noragami Aragoto 11
  • 57:51 – Concrete Revolutio 11
  • 1:04:47 – Owarimonogatari 11
  • 1:18:05 – Garo: Crimson Moon 10
  • 1:20:58 – Planetes 19 & 20
  • 1:31:43 – Listener questions
  • 1:49:19 – Ultra Super Hyper Paper Planes (mashup by Triple-Q | M.I.A. vs. Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid)

Bakacast #277 – The Perfect Record

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We don’t get many of these, so cherish them while they last.

This episode was originally going to come out days sooner, but then I got horribly, painfully sick with gastroenteritis! If you’re not sure what the hell that means, look it up. It’s fun. In short: I spent most of the weekend lying down in bed trying not to dehydrate. So, you know, not super conducive to podcast editing. I’m gonna try to get the episode we recorded last Thursday up before Christmas. I’m not sure if we’ll record another episode before Christmas, though, as the holiday schedules might not line up. If not, we’ll have another double-up episode like we did after Thanksgiving week.

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

Time Index

  • 01:11 – Ushio to Tora 23
  • 06:18 – Utawarerumono 10
  • 08:00 – The Perfect Insider 10
  • 16:04 – Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 10
  • 23:10 – Noragami Aragoto 10
  • 27:34 – Owarimonogatari 10
  • 34:20 – Concrete Revolutio 10
  • 39:35 – One Punch Man 10
  • 44:06 – Garo: Crimson Moon 9
  • 48:34 – Planetes 19 & 20
  • 54:09 – Listener questions
  • 1:05:24 – Memory of Lightwaves – Guitar Cover (mashup by FamilyJules7x | Final Fantasy X-2)