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Citizens of the internet! Do not fear the bad anime lurking around every corner. The Bakarangers are here to protect you.

Glen--Bakayellow--has supernatural yuri senses, capable of detecting it in a show from just a single sentence. Larry--Bakablue--=wields the brain-melting might of tortured metaphors. And I--Bakared--possess withering sarcasm the like that no show can withstand.

When we work together, even the horror of AKB0048 can't hope to defeat us.

If you have any praise to give your brave guardians of truth and justice, you can send it to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave it in the comments below.

Time Index

• 00:07 - OP: Akibaranger opening

Reviews et al.

• 3:02 - Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger
• 21:06 - Mouretsu Pirates 18
• 27:54 - Space Bros 6
• 33:16 - Lupin III: Fujiko Mine 5
• 38:35 - Sankarea 5
• 42:30 - Fate/Zero 18
• 48:11 - Mysterious Girlfriend X 5
• 52:50 - Sakamichi no Apollon 4
• 1:03:20 - Tsuritama 4
• 1:08:39 - Eureka Seven AO 4
• 1:16:00 - Jormungand 4
• 1:24:50 - AKB0048 1
• 1:34:01 - Betterman 9 & 10
• 1:37:59 - Listener questions
• 1:59:47 - ED: Power Rangers SPD theme

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Dear God. We've really done 100 of these things, haven't we? That's so many hours talking. So many hours editing. So many episodes of anime watched. Like, probably more anime than I had watched in my entire life before the podcast started.

And even more amazingly, we still have listeners after all those episodes. We haven't driven all of you off yet. I suppose I'll just have to step up my game...

Unfortunately, Scamp couldn't be with us for this momentous occasion because he was busy being a responsible student. For more details on his hiatus, see his blog post about it.

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Time Index

• 00:07 - OP: Namida Surprise (AKB48)

Reviews et al.

• 2:28 - Guild Wars 2 Beta
• 14:07 - Mouretsu Pirates 17
• 19:53 - Space Bros 5
• 22:42 - Zetman 5
• 25:24 - Lupin III: Fujiko Mine 4
• 31:37 - Sankarea 4
• 36:28 - Fate/Zero 17
• 41:41 - Mysterious Girlfriend X 4
• 46:45 - Sakamichi no Apollon 3
• 53:39 - Tsuritama 3
• 57:30 - Eureka Seven AO 3
• 1:03:35 - Jormungand 3
• 1:10:01 - Betterman 7 & 8
• 1:19:44 - Listener questions
• 1:34:52 - ED: Hell if I know (thanks to Matty for this weird, weird remix)

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Ozuma continues its downward spiral right to the very end, crashing upon the sharp rocks of its own hubris.

Fujike Mine, meanwhile, shows us how big a difference having a competent writer can make; Sankarea finally clicks with the whole podcast crew; Eureka Seven wows me (and worries Scamp); and Hyouka--like much of KyoAni's output these days--turns out to be a whole lot of pretty pictures with not a lot of substance.

Also, Scamp and Glen still haven't caught up on Saint Seiya Omega, because they are lame.

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Time Index

• 00:04 - OP: Sakamichi no Melody (Sakamichi no Apollon)

Reviews et al.

• 2:41 - Mouretsu Pirates 16
• 9:19 - Ozuma 6
• 18:49 - Space Bros 4
• 25:06 - Zetman 4
• 29:57 - Lupin III: Fujiko Mine 3
• 37:23 - Medaka Box 3
• 39:53 - Sankarea 3
• 47:12 - Fate/Zero 16
• 51:42 - Mysterious Girlfriend X 3
• 57:02 - Sakamichi no Apollon 2
• 1:08:52 - Tsuritama 2
• 1:15:50 - Eureka Seven AO 2
• 1:22:34 - Jormungand 2
• 1:31:52 - Hyouka 1
• 1:33:10 - Betterman 5 & 6
• 1:39:14 - Listener questions
• 2:15:04 - ED: Warhead (Zircon)

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While we all will miss Future Diary, the anime god replaces what it takes away. And so this week gives us Sakamichi no Apollon.

All hail Yoko Kanno.

Speaking of filling gaps, Shining Hearts takes on the important task of being this week's terrible fanservice anime, since there was no way in hell we were going to suffer through Queen's Blade Rebellion again. Also: Larry makes a penis joke, which I'm pretty sure means pigs are going to start flying. So keep an eye on the sky.

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Time Index

• 00:09 - OP: Borderland (Jormungand)

Reviews et al.

• 2:12 - Future Diary 26
• 14:17 - Mouretsu Pirates 15
• 18:38 - Ozuma 5
• 24:02 - Space Bros 3
• 29:31 - Zetman 3
• 34:19 - Lupin III: Fujiko Mine 2
• 40:41 - Polar Bear Cafe 2
• 44:05 - Medaka Box 2
• 48:32 - Sankarea 2
• 56:00 - Fate/Zero 15
• 1:01:19 - Mysterious Girlfriend X 2
• 1:07:35 - Sakamichi no Apollon 1
• 1:12:48 - Tsuritama 1
• 1:18:06 - Eureka Seven AO 1
• 1:22:37 - Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan 1
• 1:25:54 - Betterman 3 & 4
• 1:34:04 - Listener questions
• I was actually thinking of two entirely different Fast Karate podcasts. The Dark Spectre of Moe episode is about DearS. The show where the talk about Kanon is actually titled UGUUU! Both of them are worth listening to.
• 2:15:17 - ED: Filament (Future Diary)

SPECIAL NOTE: You might notice that Jormungand and Saint Seiya Omega are missing. We have not dropped them. In the case of Saint Seiya, Glen and Scamp still have not caught up, so I just mentioned I'm still watching and enjoying it near the end of the podcast. We will do full episode reviews of it once someone other than me is keeping up. As for Jormungand, the sub of episode 2 was released too close to our recording time, so we decided to skip it and review it next week.

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We usher in the first shotgun blast of spring content with our longest episode yet. And we bring Scamp (from The Cart Driver) along to share in our suffering.

Normally this is where I'd do a long, run-on sentence briefly describing some key thoughts we had about the episodes, but we reviewed nearly two dozen shows. Sorry, but I'm not that dedicated to my shtick.

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Time Index

• 00:12 - OP: Kimi no Shinwa (Aquarion EVOL)

Reviews et al.

• 3:32 - Future Diary 25
• 9:39 - Mouretsu Pirates 14
• 13:21 - Ozuma 4
• 16:00 - Saint Seiya Omega 2
• 18:22 - Space Bros 2
• 28:29 - Zetman 2
• 32:45 - Queen's Blade Rebellion 1
• 44:38 - Lupin III: Fujiko Mine
• 54:14 - Medaka Box 1
• 59:41 - Polar Bear Cafe 1
• 1:03:18 - Acchi Kocchi 1
• 1:05:57 - Sengoku Collection 1
• 1:10:59 - Sankarea 1
• 1:16:47 - Accel World 1
• 1:24:07 - Upotte 1
• 1:31:21 - Fate/Zero 14
• 1:38:27 - Mysterious Girlfriend X 1
• 1:48:09 - Dusk Maiden of Amnesia 1
• 1:53:05 - Jormungand 1
• 2:02:44 - Betterman 1 & 2
• 2:10:53 - Listener questions
• 2:52:53 - ED: Ohisama (Daily Lives of High School Boys)

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If the Persona 4 anime is canon, my fanfiction has just been vindicated.

On this episode of Bakacast, we say goodbye to the winter season as we roll out the welcome mat for spring. Persona 4 pulls some annoying capitalist shenanigans, Last Exile resolves its plot exactly how we all feared, Future Diary finally makes good on it's time-god's name, Mouretsu Pirates sinks its pacing with school life, Ozuma suffers from Twilight syndrome, Saint Seiya Omega has way too much talking, Zetman finally scratches our superhero itch, and Space Bros is every bit as good as we were hoping it would be.

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

Time Index

• 00:05 - OP: Burn My Dread (Persona 4)

Reviews et al.

• 3:03 - Chihayafuru 25
• 8:09 - Persona 4 25
• 18:02 - Future Diary 24
• 26:40 - Last Exile 23
• 36:04 - Mouretsu Pirates 13
• 40:44 - Daily Lives of High School Boys 12
• 45:04 - Ozuma 3
• 54:46 - Saint Seiya Omega 1
• 59:09 - Space Bros 1
• 1:03:44 - Zetman 1
• 1:10:20 - Listener questions
• 1:23:31 - ED: Never More (Persona 4)

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What amazes me is not that we reviewed two very different types of shows that both included time travel. What amazes me is that the time travel made sense.

In this episode of Bakacast, Persona 4 reveals the final final boss, Future Diary acknowledges that sex is a thing that sometimes happens, Fam actually gets some development in Last Exile, Mouretsu Pirates earns itself a second chance, High School Boys continues to crawl very slowly back to what it once was, Ozuma's potential is held back by poor pacing, and Noein gets placed into that category of rare shows that actually has a satisfying ending.

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Time Index

• 00:11 - OP: Aoi Hana (Casshern Sins)

Reviews et al.

• 1:59 - Chihayafuru 24
• 6:30 - Persona 4 24
• 13:42 - Future Diary 23
• 22:49 - Last Exile 22
• 29:24 - Mouretsu Pirates 12
• 33:41 - Daily Lives of High School Boys 11
• 37:35 - Ozuma 2
• 43:35 - Noein 23 & 24 (END)
• 53:14 - Listener questions
• 1:01:37 - ED: The World (.hack//Sign)

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I suppose it's appropriate that Nisemonogatari ended with what was essentially a philosophical filibuster from Araragi.

In this episode of Bakacast, Persona 4 lays on the melodrama a bit too thick, Future Diary gives Akise a fantastic sendoff while making a questionable divergence from the manga, Fam actually admits she was wrong in Last Exile, Mouretsu Pirate's pacing finally gets to us, and the most interesting characters in Ozuma--suprisingly--turn out to be the females.

Good job, Leiji Matsumoto. We're proud of you. For now.

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Time Index

• 00:14 - OP: Power Rangers Dino Thunder theme

Reviews et al.

• 2:17 - Chihayafuru 23
• 7:45 - Persona 4 23
• 12:49 - Future Diary 22
• 20:30 - Last Exile 21
• 26:53 - Nisemonogatari 11 (END)
• 35:18 - Mouretsu Pirates 11
• 39:44 - Daily Lives of High School Boys 10
• 42:46 - Ozuma 1
• 51:36 - Noein 21 & 22
• 1:00:44 - Listener questions
• 1:10:35 - ED: Nadeko vs Tsukihi (Bakemono- x Nisemonogatari mashup; thanks to Matty for showing us this)

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For once, I'm not the one turning phrases into silly innuendo. You can thank Glen this time.

This week's Bakacast features Persona 4 tugging at Larry's heartstrings, Future Diary giving us the best Yunoface since the first episode, Last Exile developing a plot twist all of us suspected was coming but that none of us wanted to happen, Nisemonogatari finally getting on with it, me bowing out of the Nichibros discussion because of an inability to count, and Mouretsu Pirates making us fall in love with Chiaki-chan all over again.

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Time Index

• 00:05 - OP: Project Overlord Combat Theme (Mass Effect 2)

Reviews et al.

• 2:24 - Chihayafuru 22
• 6:19 - Persona 4 22
• 11:44 - Future Diary 21
• 16:37 - Last Exile 20
• 22:49 - Nisemonogatari 10
• 32:22 - Mouretsu Pirates 10
• 40:32 - Daily Lives of High School Boys 9
• 47:35 - Noein 19 & 20
• 54:51 - Spring Preview discussion
• 1:34:53 - ED: Akiiro no Aria (Star Driver)

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We're pretty hard on The Light Music Club around here, but--looking back on it--we probably would have enjoyed the series if it had electronic warfare and a giant, cyborg, skeleton man. If only Kyoto Animation had had that kind of foresight.

In this week's episode of Bakacast, Persona 4 gets us pumped for its final episodes, Future Diary continues its unusually long streak of good episodes, Nisemonogatari gets much less shocking (and much more dull), and Nichibros claws its way back to being kind of okay.

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Time Index

• 00:07 - OP: Platinum Disco (Nisemonogatari)

Reviews et al.

• 2:09 - Chihayafuru 21
• 4:55 - Persona 4 21
• 10:11 - Future Diary 20
• 18:42 - Last Exile 19
• 28:05 - Nisemonogatari 9
• 33:35 - Mouretsu Pirates 9
• 39:12 - Daily Lives of High School Boys 8
• 46:01 - Noein 17 & 18
• 54:14 - Listener Questions
• 1:29:22 - ED: Rise (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)