Special guest Eli takes the weebs on a tour of the Higurashi series, from passion project to multimedia cult classic. Plus, Suzanne explains why you shouldn't watch Platinum End unless you're a masochist. 

Higurashi on Steam

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We're off this week! Here are some of the (many) tangents left on the cutting room floor from Death Note the Musical to Brendon Urie.

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In part 2, Suzanne continues with their rec list of queer manga.

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Anime/manga in this episode: Paradise Kiss, What Did You Eat Yesterday, Boys Run the Riot, My Brother's Husband, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, Star Wars: Visions, Kageki Shoujo, Sonny Boy, Tokyo Revengers

Links:

I Tried Working In A Japanese Gay Bar - CDawgVA (YouTube)

Boys Run the Riot (Kodansha US)

Overdrive (US)

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In part one, Suzanne covers queer culture in Japan, and suggests some non-yaoi/yuri anime with LGBTQ+ themes.

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Anime discussed:

No.6, Banana Fish, Yuri on Ice, Antique Bakery, Ouran High School Host Club, Doukyuusei/Classmates, Huourou Musuko/Wandering Son, Revolutionary Girl Utena

Further Reading

Japanese ‘LGBT Boom’ Discourse and its Discontents

TW Queer Japan: A Quick History of Japan’s LGBTQ Icons

BL—Fujoshi—LGBTQ Japan Thread (Twitter)

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In which Suzanne complains about bad shows they've watched and better shows they recommend. 

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Re-animated Ex-Arm scene by Browntable

Star Wars: Clone Wars behind the scenes mo-cap

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Fellas, is it gay to wash the homies' feet?

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In part 2, Madison and Suzanne discuss the many maligned female characters of Death Note and finally get around to giving Amane Misa the respect she deserves.

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Death Note was a cultural milestone for anime fans during its run, generating light novels, a musical, live-action films, a drama series and a...controversial Netflix adaption. In part 1, Madison and Suzanne talk about what made Death Note so good that we're still talking about it 6 years after it aired. 

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Before Saban's Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, there was Toei's Super Sentai series. And before there was Super Sentai there was Godzilla. On our first guest episode, Zach from Classic Gaming Brothers takes on a journey through the history of Showa-era tokusatsu and its cult status in the US. 

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Shout Factory (US) https://www.shoutfactory.com/

Official Toei Tokusatsu on YouTube (Eng Subs) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7pddu3yyzkzFEiXfQLex3w

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Suzanne and Madison talk about the anime they've been watching. Madison says everyone should watch The Bad Batch. Suzanne says everyone should watch Harley Quinn. Neither of these are anime.

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