Bakacast #246 – Hyper Chess

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Coming soon to a Hell-Wal-Mart near you.

On this episode of Bakacast, Blood Blockade manages to make chess really interesting, Yamada-kun surprises us with how decent it is, Ninja Slayer surprises us with how bad it is, and Sidonia goes full moe. Also, my dogs bark a lot. I’m sorry about that. Dogs have no respect for audio quality.

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

Time Index

  • 00:56 – JoJo: Stardust Crusaders 39
  • 04:37 – Seraph of the End 3
  • 09:53 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 15
  • 26:30 – Blood Blockade Battlefront 3
  • 32:37 – The Heroic Legend of Arslan 3
  • 38:12 – Show by Rock 3 (DROPPED)
  • 43:32 – Ore Monogatari 3
  • 48:11 – Mikagura School Suite 1-3 (DROPPED)
  • 56:35 – Punchline 2
  • 1:00:44 – Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches 2
  • 1:03:51 – Knights of Sidonia S2 2
  • 1:16:59 – Ninja Slayer From 1 (DROPPED)
  • 1:24:08 – Paranoia Agent 9
  • 1:32:06 – Listener questions
  • 1:48:45 – sugar sweet nightmare (Yui Horie | Bakemonogatari)

Bakacast #245 – Moms With Benefits

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They’re just friends. Who live together. And raise a child together. And take showers together.

On this episode of Bakacast, we pick up a few more Spring shows and drop a couple that just weren’t earning the time we were giving them. Despite our initial concerns, this season might actually have just as many shows worth watching as the Winter, even if we drop a few shows that are on the borderline. So a pretty good deal for anime fans. Not so great for my work-life balance.

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

Time Index

  • 01:10 – JoJo: Stardust Crusaders 38
  • 06:09 – Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid 2
  • 12:15 – Seraph of the End 2
  • 17:47 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 14
  • 26:47 – Blood Blockade Battlefront 2
  • 36:47 – The Heroic Legend of Arslan 2
  • 41:15 – Show by Rock 2
  • 44:03 – Gunslinger Stratos 2 (DROPPED)
  • 48:57 – Sound! Euphonium 2 (DROPPED)
  • 51:32 – Ore Monogatari 2
  • 51:32 – Punchline 1
  • 59:12 – Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches 1
  • 1:04:10 – Knights of Sidonia S2 1
  • 1:11:08 – Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold 1
  • 1:15:15 – Paranoia Agent 8
  • 1:18:54 – Listener questions
  • 1:52:13 – Oddloop (Frederic)

Bakacast #244 – The Disappearance of Good Shows

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At least recording a podcast won’t feel like running a marathon now.

Now, I know what you’re going to say. “Dustin, did you really expect some of these shows on your list to be good?” No, of course I didn’t. But I was also hoping that some of the less-obvious-stinkers would be, well, slightly above mediocre. Or at least not insulting. So hey, hats off to Shokugeki no Souma and Denpa Kyoushi for failing to clear my low expectations even harder than I thought they would. That was a hell of an achievement.

On the plus side, Kekkai Sensen is everything I hoped it would be and more. So yeah, just watch that show, I guess. Everything else is superfluous.

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

Time Index

  • 01:02 – JoJo: Stardust Crusaders 37 (yep, this arc is still plodding along)
  • 04:18 – My Teenage RomCom SNAFU 13 (we probably won’t cover this much; I just like to let Ben talk about the millions of shows he watches that I don’t)
  • 08:15 – Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid 1 (really guys? that second “V” had to be capitalized?)
  • 11:30 – The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan 1 (it’s so moe it has to have “-chan” in the title; also DROPPED like an especially boring rock)
  • 14:53 – Shokugeki no Souma 1 (put in TIME OUT until it thinks about what it’s done and gets better like Ben promises it will)
  • 22:10 – Denpa Kyoushi 1 (DROP-kicked into the sun)
  • 27:36 – Seraph of the End 1
  • 36:53 – Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 13
  • 42:24 – Plastic Memories 1 (DROPPED before it taints Steins;Gate with its boring-ness)
  • 51:32 – Blood Blockade Battlefront 1 (yes I know the translation is inaccurate; counterpoint: it’s a totally rad title so I don’t care)
  • 57:22 – The Heroic Legend of Arslan 1
  • 1:04:26 – Show by Rock 1 (we didn’t drop this because we’re still trying to figure out how to feel about it)
  • 1:12:11 – Sound! Euphonium (ON PROBATION; if it makes one wrong move, it gets dropped)
  • 1:15:30 – Gintama ??? (I honestly don’t know what episode this show is on; we won’t cover it because no one but Ben watches it and even he thinks it would be hard to cover weekly)
  • 1:24:35 – Ore Monogatari 1 (I refuse to include exclamation points that are at the end of titles, because they’re dumb)
  • 1:28:27 – Paranoia Agent 7
  • 1:33:40 – Persona 3 Movie 2: Midsummer Knight’s Dream (Electric Boogaloo (aka The Dog Is In This One (And Also My Robot Waifu)))
  • 1:46:12 – Sailor Moon 19
  • 1:47:55 – Listener questions
  • 2:35:24 – Hatching Tide Theme aka “That Papaya Song” (Final Fantasy 14 | you will never get this out of your head)

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
  • 2:03:37Love 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)