Bakacast #371 – Alfred the Otaku

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On this episode of Bakacast, we review the delightfully entertaining absurdity of Batman Ninja; delve into Nisio Isin’s tale of swords and souls, Katanagatari; and I finally get around to watching the biggest shame in my series backlog: Cowboy Bebop.

  • 01:50 – Batman Ninja
  • 30:38 – Cowboy Bebop 1 – 8
  • 57:13 – Katanagatari 1 – 4

Bakacast #370 – Present Day, Present Time

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On this episode of Bakacast, we immerse ourselves in cyberspace and ask the important question: what is Lain, like, even about, man? Also: Mob Psycho 100 finale gets surprisingly philosophical about the nature of conflict and supervillains.

  • 01:46 – Serial Experiments Lain 7-13
  • 41:54 – Mob Psycho 100 7 – 12

Bakacast #369 – The Last Umu

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On this episode of Bakacast, we cover the very weird (in a good way) second CGI Godzilla movie, revisit the TechTV classic Serial Experiments Lain, analyse the not-quite-as-popular-as-One-Punch-Man-but-still-extremely-good Mob Psycho 100, and say goodbye to everyone’s favorite emperor with the last 3 episodes of Fate/Extra Last Encore.

  • 01:56 – Godzilla Part 2: City on the Edge of Battle
  • 24:22 – Fate/Extra Last Encore 11 – 13
  • 44:48 – Serial Experiments Lain 1 – 6
  • 1:13:16 – Mob Psycho 100 1 – 6

Bakacast #368 – The Thicc Godzilla

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On this episode of Bakacast, we gush about the first part of the new CGI Godzilla movie trilogy and revisit Hinamatsuri to talk about the show as a whole.

  • 02:36 – Godzilla Part 1: Planet of the Monsters
  • 34:00 – Hinamatsuri
  • 1:05:20 – Listener comments

Bakacast #367 – Shiro is Still Dumb

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On this episode of Bakacast, we finish up FLCL Progressive, talk a whole lot about the Nasu-verse, and try to figure out why everyone except us seems to hate Fate/Extra.

  • 01:51 – Fate/Extra Last Encore 8 – 10
  • 46:18 – Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel Part 1 – Presage Flower
  • 1:06:57 – FLCL Progressive 6

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