Bakacast #303 – Fast and the Furious with Tanks

bakafurioustanks

iTunes | Direct Download | RSS

“What if Vin Diesel was a moeblob?” is one of the questions that keeps me up at night.

On this episode of Bakacast, we bid farewell to Bakuon. You were an okay show. Gundam Unicorn and Flying Witch didn’t air the week we recorded, so JoJo’s, Hero Academy, and (unfortunately) Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress are the only shows we reviewed. Thankfully, we had the Girls Und Panzer movie around to fill the gap, and boy did it do a good job of that.

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

Time Index

  • 02:37 – Bakuon 12
  • 11:28 – Hero Academy 12
  • 19:13 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 12
  • 23:10 – Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 10
  • 31:13 – Girls Und Panzer: The Movie
  • 45:54 – Enter Enter MISSION! (Fuchigami Mai & Iguchi Yuka & Kayano Ai & Nakagami Ikumi & Ozaki Mami | Girls Und Panzer)

Bakacast #302 – Whirlwind Tour of War Crimes

bakawarcrimes

iTunes | Direct Download | RSS

That’s one way to motivate a teenage mecha pilot.

Bakuon continues to exist as a show that we neither hate nor love, Hero Academy continues to be totally rad, Flying Witch continues to be the best show this season, and Gundam Unicorn continues to be filled with angst.

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

Time Index

  • 01:39 – Bakuon 11
  • 09:52 – Hero Academy 11
  • 14:51 – Flying Witch 10
  • 23:18 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 11
  • 28:18 – Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 9
  • 36:31 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 11
  • 43:27 – Code Geass: Akito the Exile 5
  • 50:40 – Listener questions
  • 54:33 – Maki is Knuckles (remix by Triple Q | Love Live x Sonic the Hedgehog)

Bakacast #301 – Fangs for the Memories

bakafangs

iTunes | Direct Download | RSS

Larry wins the Pun Olympics.

On this episode of Bakacast, I debut our new opening song composed by Mitchell Dill. It’s not the final version, but I figured it’d be fun to switch things up post-episode-300. Also, I reveal my plans for what the next season will bring. Basically, I’ll be taking a brief hiatus from the normal Bakacast schedule (since I’ve been watching, recording and editing for 6 years straight now). Instead of doing weekly reviews, I’ll instead be going through the first two arcs of JoJo’s with three people who’ve never watched the show before (plus Megan). These episodes will go up in place of the weekly episodes we’d normally put up for the summer season, and we’ll return to the normal Bakacast stuff when the fall season starts.

Now, this doesn’t mean you won’t get ANY summer reviews from us. Whether it takes the form of posts on this blog or short, additional recordings with Ben and Larry every three weeks or so, we’ll still be giving our thoughts on whatever summer shows we decided to watch.

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

Time Index

  • 01:38 – Bakuon 10
  • 06:53 – Hero Academy 10
  • 11:14 – Flying Witch 9
  • 17:01 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 10
  • 24:50 – Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 8
  • 37:07 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 10
  • 43:10 – Code Geass: Akito the Exile 4
  • 49:19 – JoJo’s Bizarre Rewatch details
  • 54:33 – Akane making noises (extracted from Flying Witch 9)

Bakacast #300 – The Budweiser of Feminism

bakaprojectice

iTunes | Direct Download | RSS

Watching Ice was the equivalent of ripping a bandaid off.

We finally made it to 300 episodes. I dread the day when we get to 500, mostly because I’m not sure what Aaron will do to try and top us watching Ice. I fear for my life. We do our normal review segments on this episode, too, of course; but let’s be honest, you’re all here for the anime that somehow made Luke more angry than anything I’ve made him watch so far.

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

Time Index

  • 02:23 – Ice
  • 42:21 – Bakuon 9
  • 48:37 – Hero Academy 9
  • 52:38 – Flying Witch 8
  • 58:38 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 9
  • 1:07:03 – Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 7
  • 1:12:40 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 9
  • 1:20:01 – Crest of the Stars – Opening Theme (Katsuhisa Hattori | Crest of the Stars)

Bakacast #299 – It’s Called SUPER LOVERS

bakasuperlovers

iTunes | Direct Download | RSS

Normally only light novel titles give you that obvious of a warning sign.

It took a while, but I promised you that Luke would review SUPER LOVERS; and by golly did I get him to review SUPER LOVERS. He definitely didn’t like it, but probably not for the reasons you might immediately suspect. After that, we take an Ice-inspired journey into Hulu’s anime selection, have more arguments about Bakugo from My Hero Academy, continue to be delighted by Flying Witch, and reminisce about how much fun Lelouch was in Code Geass.

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

Time Index

  • 02:26 – Luke Reviews SUPER LOVERS
  • 18:46 – Bakuon 8
  • 25:36 – Hero Academy 8
  • 37:22 – Flying Witch 7
  • 43:35 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 8
  • 48:41 – Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 6
  • 59:01 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 8
  • 1:06:25 – Code Geass: Akito the Exile 3
  • 1:13:09 – Listener questions
  • 1:25:39 – Drifter (Boom Boom Satellites | Embrace)

Bakacast #298 – Witch-Queen Chinatsu

bakawitchqueen

iTunes | Direct Download | RSS

I’m pledging my fealty early before the purging starts.

Finally, my backlog is clear. I have cleansed it with the holy fire of Audacity. Now my dark work can finally begin…

And we review some anime, I guess. I didn’t realize how much I missed Lelouch until I saw him in Akito the Exile.

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

Time Index

  • 01:20 – Bakuon 7
  • 07:56 – Hero Academy 7
  • 13:56 – Flying Witch 6
  • 22:20 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 7
  • 28:16 – Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 5
  • 33:47 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 7
  • 39:07 – Code Geass: Akito the Exile 2
  • 44:46 – Listener questions
  • 1:02:27 – Soldier Game (Love Live | Soldier Game)

Bakacast #297 – Technically They’re Vampires

bakatechnicallyvampires

iTunes | Direct Download | RSS

However, they do not sparkle. They just murder.

On this episode of Bakacast, we discuss Hero Academy’s cardboard cut-out villain and how Uraraka is better than everyone else; Kabaneri’s strange use of bit characters; and how I might be a cat racist.

Also, thank you to Kenneth Alexander for the album art!

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

Time Index

  • 03:12 – Bakuon 6
  • 13:17 – Hero Academy 6
  • 22:04 – Flying Witch 5
  • 28:43 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 6
  • 34:14 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 6
  • 47:02 – Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 4
  • 52:01 – Code Geass: Akito the Exile 1
  • 1:05:43 – Listener questions
  • 1:10:06Blakk Majik (remix by Brandon Strader and Jeff Ball | Final Fantasy IX)

Bakacast #296 – Gratuitous Car Wash

bakacarwash

iTunes | Direct Download | RSS

Oh right, the Bakuon dude does porn.

On this episode of Bakacast, Bakuon 4 and 5 give us the starkest contrast between two consecutive episodes that we’ve ever seen. Meanwhile, Gundam Thunderbolt remains consistently amazing and consistently sad.

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

Time Index

  • 01:53 – Bakuon 5
  • 10:13 – Flying Witch 4
  • 15:11 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 5
  • 22:03 – Hero Academy 5
  • 26:05 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 5
  • 31:32 – Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 2 & 3
  • 42:42 – Gundam Thunderbolt 4
  • 51:37 – Lion Heart (Girls’ Generation | Lion Heart)

Bakacast #295 – Family Bonding Through Black Magic

bakablackmagic

iTunes | Direct Download | RSS

Blood rituals are thicker than water.

On this episode of Bakacast, we run the full emotional gauntlet. Bakuon takes us to the highest of highs only for Macross Delta to drop us to the lowest of lows. On the plus side, Macross can’t hurt us ever again, as we’ve decided to switch to Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. Unfortunately, Project Ice looms on the horizon…

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

Time Index

  • 01:51 – Bakuon 4
  • 09:56 – Hero Academy 4
  • 15:49 – Flying Witch 3
  • 21:04 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 4
  • 26:59 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 4
  • 33:53 – Macross Delta 3
  • 56:38 – Persona 3 Movie 3: Falling Down
  • 1:09:45 – Listener Questions
  • 1:30:13 – Mister (Kara | Revolution)

Bakacast #294 – Everyone is Terrible

bakaeveryoneisterrible

iTunes | Direct Download | RSS

Kill them all and focus on the side characters.

Why did this episode take so long to come out? Because I was buying a car a decade younger than my old one, which was slowly becoming a dying husk. This one actually has working AC, so I won’t melt into a puddle on my way to work anymore.

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

Time Index

  • 01:29 – Bakuon 3
  • 06:00 – Flying Witch 2
  • 11:29 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 2
  • 20:14 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 3
  • 28:56 – Macross Delta 3
  • 41:35 – Hero Academy 3
  • 47:35 – Big Order 1
  • 57:17 – Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 3
  • 1:06:37 – Listener Questions
  • 1:30:13Prime Directive (remix by Manji | Metroid Prime)