Bakacast #336 – Double Super Secret Princess Friendship Robot

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On this episode of Bakacast, we introduce the new season of Hell Girl into our weekly rotation. This is the first time I’ve ever watched Hell Girl. I was not entirely prepared for Hell Girl. Other things I wasn’t entirely prepared for: Princess Principal having a nearly flawless second episode, and Made in Abyss being a perfect mix of whimsical darkness.

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Time Index

    • 01:31 – My Hero Academy 28
    • 07:20 – Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 15
    • 13:49 – Fate/Apocrypha 3
    • 30:36 – Youkai Apartment 3
    • 38:49 – Hell Girl: Yoi no Togi 1
    • 51:47 – 18if 2
    • 57:07 – Ballroom e Youkoso 2
    • 1:05:10 – Princess Principal 2
    • 1:12:15 – Made in Abyss 2
    • 1:21:10 – Vatican Miracle Examiners 2
    • 1:27:49 – Centaur’s Worries 2
    • 1:53:12 – Shoukaku no Altair 2
    • 1:59:12 – Listener questions

Bakacast #335 – Teen Girl Ghost Rider

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On this episode of Bakacast, I manage to figure out and break down my mixed feelings on Kakegurui, we all express our disappointment in Katsugeki Touken Ranbu (and our surprise that the debut episode of Princess Principal was actually quite solid), and we dissect why Vatican MIracle Examiner’s first episode felt so dang awkward.

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Time Index

  • 01:46 – My Hero Academy 27
  • 04:54 – Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 14
  • 10:05 – Kakegurui 2 (DROPPED)
  • 19:06 – Katsugeki Touken Ranbu 2 (DROPPED)
  • 26:52 – Knights & Magic 2 (DROPPED)
  • 32:23 – Fate/Apocrypha 2
  • 54:32 – Youkai Apartment 2
  • 57:25 – 18if
  • 1:02:18 – Ballroom e Youkoso 1
  • 1:08:33 – Princess Principal 1
  • 1:17:23 – Made in Abyss 1
  • 1:23:25 – Vatican Miracle Examiners 1
  • 1:32:28 – Centaur’s Worries 1
  • 1:43:20 – Shoukaku no Altair 1
  • 1:46:54 – Listener questions

Bakacast #333 – Time to Grow Up

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All good things must come to an end, even Little Witch Academia and Eccentric Family. We bid farewell to these to excellent shows the only way we know how: by analyzing them with far too much depth.

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Time Index

  • 01:27 – Seikaisuru Kado 11
  • 13:50 – Alice to Zouroku 12
  • 23:39 – Little Witch Academia 25
  • 36:52 – My Hero Academy 26
  • 45:32 – Eccentric Family S2 12
  • 55:09 – Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 12
  • 1:02:56  Listener questions

Bakacast #332 – Life, the Universe and Anime

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On this episode of Bakacast, Aaron, Ben and I discuss the full implications of Seikaisuru Kado going completely buck wild and what it maybe should have payed more attention to. Also, I propose my theory for an alternate reading of Little Witch’s themes, Rage of Bahamut gives us one of the few tragic-backstory flashbacks I’ve seen done well in anime, and Ben and I break down the highs and lows of Gundam Thunderbolt’s seventh episode.

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Time Index

  • 01:42 – Seikaisuru Kado 10
  • 16:51 – Alice to Zouroku 11
  • 22:05 – Little Witch Academia 24
  • 39:44 – My Hero Academy 25
  • 45:51 – Eccentric Family S2 11
  • 54:40 – Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 11
  • 1:00:26 – Summer 2017 Preview

Bakacast #331 – You Are the Worst at Stealth

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On this episode of Bakacast, Aaron, Ben and I discuss the full implications of Seikaisuru Kado going completely buck wild and what it maybe should have payed more attention to. Also, I propose my theory for an alternate reading of Little Witch’s themes, Rage of Bahamut gives us one of the few tragic-backstory flashbacks I’ve seen done well in anime, and Ben and I break down the highs and lows of Gundam Thunderbolt’s seventh episode.

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Time Index

  • 01:41 – Seikaisuru Kado 9
  • 19:47 – Alice to Zouroku 10
  • 24:09 – Little Witch Academia 23
  • 48:07 – My Hero Academy 24
  • 56:19 – Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 10
  • 1:04:55 – Eccentric Family S2 10
  • 1:11:19 – Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt 7

Bakacast #330 – Ruining Your Childhood

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On this episode of Bakacast, My Hero Academy delivers unto us one of the most beautiful animation sequences I’ve seen in a show in recent years. Also, Alice gets mildly interesting again, Little Witch starts tying all its narrative threads together, Virgin Soul is shockingly funny considering everyone is in prison, and I nerd out over Eccentric Family. Also we finally get a hint that things might end up going bad in Kado.

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Time Index

  • 01:21 – Seikaisuru Kado 8
  • 16:08 – Alice to Zouroku 9
  • 22:04 – Little Witch Academia 22
  • 29:13 – My Hero Academy 23
  • 39:42 – Eccentric Family S2 9
  • 50:59 – Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 9

Bakacast #329 – Favaro 2.0

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It’s finally happened. Our favorite doofus from the original season of Rage of Bahamut has come back to grace our screens. Everything is now right with the world (save for Amira still being locked away forever, but I’ll take what I can get). Also on this episode: we spend about 20 minutes thoroughly dissecting Kado, and I–in complete seriousness–compare Eccentric Family with Bakemonogatari.

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Time Index

  • 01:42 – Seikaisuru Kado
  • 22:28 – Alice to Zouroku 8
  • 30:54 – Little Witch Academia 21
  • 36:33 – My Hero Academy 22
  • 44:47 – Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 8
  • 54:20 – Eccentric Family S2 8
  • 1:05:28 – More Re-Creators

Bakacast #328 – Mecha Angels Power by God

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On this episode of Bakacast, Ben and I start off the show by talking about what’s been going on in the Attack on Titan manga and the chapters we’re really looking forward to seeing adapted. We then move on to Alice to Zouroku–which seems to be showing signs of life again–and get very excited about the dramatic developments happening in Little Witch Academia and Rage of Bahamut. Oh yeah, and we talk briefly about Re-Creators.

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Time Index

  • 01:24 – Attack on Titan manga
  • 17:09 – Alice to Zouroku 7
  • 22:27 – Little Witch Academia 20
  • 30:15 – My Hero Academy 21
  • 35:46 – Eccentric Family S2 7
  • 44:09 – Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 7
  • 53:08 – Re-Creators
  • 1:01:16 – Listener questions

Bakacast #327 – Kadomari Damacy

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On this episode of Bakacast, Aaron, Ben and I once again have a lot of fun diving deep into Seikaisuru’s events, implications and eccentricities. But you know what really makes me happy? The episode of Little Witch we review this time is focused on Diana, aka the best character in the show. I finally get a chance to elucidate my interpretation of her character and motivations, and you better believe I took that chance and ran with it.

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Time Index

  • 01:37 – Seikaisuru Kado 6
  • 15:43 – Alice to Zouroku 6
  • 21:07 – Little Witch Academia 19
  • 29:49 – My Hero Academy 20
  • 37:39 – Eccentric Family S2 6
  • 42:49 – Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul 5-6

Bakacast #326 – The Fall of Benten

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On this episode of Bakacast, I over-indulge the literary critic inside me. But can you really blame me, when Seikaisuru Kado, Eccentric Family and Gundam Thunderbolt all air in the same season and give me so much juicy writing to pick apart and savor? Sometimes anime is pretty okay.

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Time Index

  • 02:31 – Seikaisuru Kado 5
  • 14:10 – Little Witch Academia 18
  • 19:51 – My Hero Academy 19
  • 29:14 – Eccentric Family S2 5
  • 37:16 – Gundam Thunderbolt 6