Bakacast #321 – Tanya’s Consequence-Free Philosophy

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Generally speaking, character development requires someone to experience hardship.

On this episode, we celebrate Rakugo and Maid Dragon’s finales, give Ben and Larry a chance to discuss what they thought about March Comes In Like A Lion, and talk about a change coming to Bakacast in the near future.

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Time Index

  • 01:59 – Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 48 & 49
  • 13:42 – Youjo Senki 10 & 11
  • 28:22 – Little Witch Academia 11 & 12
  • 35:39 – Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 11 & 12
  • 47:47 – Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon 11 & 12
  • 1:00:53 – March Comes in Like a Lion
  • 1:09:41 – Listener comments and Audio Entropy announcement

Bakacast #320 – And Now for a Different Kind of Dragon

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This one probably can’t fit inside an apartment.

Why yes, I’ve recently spent an entire day editing several podcasts. Is it that obvious?

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Time Index

  • 01:38 – Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 47
  • 10:23 – Youjo Senki 9
  • 18:10 – Little Witch Academia 10
  • 26:53 – Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 10
  • 31:46 – Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon 10
  • 42:46 – Dragon Dentist

Bakacast #319 – Infinitely Boring Orphans

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I just want it to be over.

This episode is somehow just under 40 minutes long. No, I have no idea how we managed that either.

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Time Index

  • 01:41 – Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 46
  • 07:43 – Little Witch Academia 9
  • 11:19 – Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 9
  • 18:03 – Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon 9
  • 25:08 – Youjo Senki 8

Bakacast #318 – Akko Must Never Be Cool

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The balance of the universe depends on it.

On this shockingly short episode of Bakacast: Gundam tires us out, Little Witch gives us the Sucy episode we’ve been waiting for, Maid Dragon gets surprisingly emotional, and Youjo Senki continues to be not quite as good as we had hoped.

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Time Index

  • 01:27 – Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 45
  • 14:04 – Little Witch Academia 8
  • 21:24 – Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 8
  • 28:49 – Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon 8
  • 39:52 – Youjo Senki 7

Bakacast #317 – Meloncide

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Can we just erase Gallagher from existence and replace him with Kanna?

On this episode of Bakacast, Maid Dragon has its first dud segment, we start to suspect Iron-Blooded Orphans isn’t as critical of pedophilia as it should be, and Youjo Senki shows signs of being just another military anime.

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Time Index

  • 01:29 – Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 43-44
  • 20:21 – Little Witch Academia 6-7
  • 34:23 – Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon 6-7
  • 1:00:35 – Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 6-7
  • 1:10:59 – Youjo Senki 6

Bakacast #314 – A True Hero Arrives

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In my opinion, us know-it-alls get a bad rap.

With this episode of Bakacast out the door, I have finally caught up to my recording backlog and can start working on editing some JoJo again. Hooray! This week, some shows improve, others continue to reveal their shortcomings, and some surpass expectations. Also, ACCA leads to the most heated disagreement we’ve had on Bakacast for a while…which pretty much amounts to me and Ben saying, “Your opinion makes no sense to me,” to each other before moving on. That’s right, you can always count on us for the compelling drama. Just like you can always count on me to find a way to talk about social justice, even when the context is monster girls.

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

Time Index

  • 01:53 – Youjo Senki 2
  • 09:36 – Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 2
  • 19:23 – Demi-chan wa Kataritai 2
  • 41:23 – Little Witch Academia 2
  • 53:11 – ACCA: 13th Territory Inspection Department 2
  • 1:00:54 – Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon 2
  • 1:15:05 – Onihei 1 & 2

Bakacast #313 – My Eyes Are Dying

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You really have to see it in motion to appreciate it.

Now that the winter season has begun in earnest, we dig into what it has to offer us. Which is…a mixed bag, honestly. Some good, some dull, some bad. And then there’s Hand Shakers, a show that must be watched to truly understand how thoroughly and magnificently terrible it is. I do my best to articulate the sights and sounds one experiences when subjected to Hand Shakers, but human language can only communicate so much. Please, watch Hand Shakers and understand my suffering.

Also that Maid Dragon show is a very early contender for surprise of 2017, so that’s certainly something.

Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. Let us know what shows you’re watching and whether or not I was way too mean about your favorite one. Or not mean enough, maybe?

Time Index

  • 02:30 – Akiba’s Trip 1 (DROPPED)
  • 13:55 – Fuuka 1 (DROPPED)
  • 20:59 – Youjo Senki 1
  • 33:03 – Minami Kamakura Koukou Joshi Jitensha-bu 1 (DROPPED)
  • 35:48 – Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 1
  • 44:42 – Demi-chan wa Kataritai 1
  • 50:59 – Chain Chronicle 1 (DROPPED)
  • 57:33 – Little Witch Academia 1
  • 1:06:21 – Gabriel Dropout 1
  • 1:11:03 – ACCA: 13th Territory Inspection Department
  • 1:15:44 – Hand Shakers 1 (DROPPED, OF COURSE)
  • 1:27:36 – Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon 1
  • 1:34:56 – The January/February light novel titles
  • 1:50:58 – Listener questions

Bakacast #293 – The Gang’s All Here

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Megan’s back, so let’s pose as a team.

Yeah, that’s right. Megan is finally back on the podcast, which means I’m going to be blushing 1000% more often. It also means that–thanks to the giant list of shows we watched–this particular episode is back to the 2-hour length of yesteryear. If this fills you with terror and dread, don’t worry, it won’t last for long. If this makes you very happy, well, enjoy this horrendously long episode while you can< I guess. Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below.

Time Index

  • 01:52 – Rakugo 13
  • 05:54 – Ace Attorney 2
  • 12:01 – Bakuon 2
  • 16:27 – Hero Academy 2
  • 21:27 – Bungou Stray Dogs 2
  • 24:49 – Concrete Revolutio 14
  • 32:35 – Flying Witch 1
  • 40:30 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 2
  • 50:52 – Joker Game 2
  • 56:30 – Kiznaiver 1
  • 1:02:38 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 2
  • 1:07:59 – Kuromukuro 1
  • 1:15:28 – Sakamoto desu ga? 1
  • 1:18:57 – Ushio to Tora 28
  • 1:23:01 – Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2
  • 1:33:04 – Macross Delta 2
  • 1:44:07 – Listener Questions
  • 2:07:13 – I Want You (Savage Garden | JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable)

Bakacast #291 – Everything Is Sad Now

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To be fair, it’s been moderately sad for a while.

On this final episode of the 2016 Winter season, we have a sudden upgrade in audio quality! If you’re wondering what brought this on, the answer is, “The much easier but lower quality method we were using previously no longer reliably works with Skype.” So now everyone is individually recording their audio tracks in Audacity, and I’m stitching it all together. Hopefully this will end up making the podcast nicer to listen to.

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

Time Index

  • 02:45 – Durarara 36
  • 10:55 – Dimension W 12
  • 17:02 – Boku Dake 12
  • 32:18 – Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 12
  • 36:34 – God Eater 11 – 13
  • 41:52 – Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans catch-up
  • 44:59Scars of Time – Metal Cover (by RichardEB | Chrono Cross)

Bakacast #290 – Now You’re Thinking With Portals

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And also murdering with portals.

We’re getting closer to the end of the season, which means that the shows we’re watching are starting to get more overly dramatic. For Dimension W, this means more murder. For Rakugo, this means more crying. And for Baku Dake, this means “keikaku doori” plot developments.

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

Time Index

  • 01:03 – Durarara 35
  • 05:10 – Dimension W 11
  • 09:16 – Boku Dake 11
  • 17:40 – Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 23
  • 24:09 – Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 11
  • 26:40 – Space Battleship Yamato 2199 21 & 22
  • 33:27 – Garo: Crimson Moon catch-up
  • 37:42 – Spring 2016 preview
  • 44:59 – Killing Floor (Blues Saraceno | Rebel Galaxy)