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Today Jason is analyzing Kimagure Orange Road tv episode 20 - "Hikaru Witnesses! The Camp is Full of Danger"

How does Kasuga outshine his more handsome, charming, and charismatic sempai? It's easy when the sempai acts like a turd because he's always had his good looks to rely on! Plus, effective use of simple editing technique in this very Hikaru-centric episode.

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In today's podcast, Jason will be analyzing Kimagure Orange Road tv episode 19: "An Experience for Two! An Island of Forbidden Love"

We'll talk about the use of visual metaphors and mise en scéne in this episode, as well as gender roles and Kasuga's blood sugars!

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In today's podcast, Jason will be analyzing Kimagure Orange Road tv episode 18: "Madoka's Challenge! The Haunted Beach's Big Wave Legend"

What is Ayukawa's kryptonite? Isn't she supposed to be invulnerable? What does Kasuga do right in this episode? Will he ever get the credit, or will everyone just thank some lady's dead boyfriend for saving the day?

Pour a milk if you're like Kasuga or pour a tall beer if you're like Ayukawa, sit back, and press play on this episode!

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In today's bonus episode, Jason will be discussing Kimagure Orange Road OVA 4 - "Hurricane! Akane the Shapechanging Girl"

In what ways does Kasuga seem to have grown and matured? Does Ayukawa have a bit of a drinking problem? How long should you know someone before you smell their hair?

The answers to these questions await you!

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In today's episode, Jason analyzes Kimagure Orange Road tv episode 17: "The Summer Temptation - A Double Date Out of the Blue."

This episode provides some excellent examples of a filmmaking technique called the "Kuleshov Effect," as well as some fire audio tracks. Plus some minor inconsistencies in Kasuga's characterization and Ayukawa acts like an actual teenager!

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It’s that time in the TV series that it’s starting to make sense to start working in the OVA! So we will start with an analysis of Kimagure Orange Road OVA episode 3: “I Was a Cat; I Was a Fish.”

This might have come out after the TV series ended, but the Kasugas are still morons. We also get to see some more of Hikaru’s manipulations of Ayukawa, and Jason will also discuss examples of improvements made in the animation of this OVA, as compared to the original TV series.

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In today's episode Jason will be analyzing Kimagure Orange Road tv episode 16: "Well, Do You Believe it or Not? Madoka Saw a UFO"

We get another example of "Kasuga Logic," more than one reference to American cinema, and we will clearly see evidence that Ayukawa relishes the physical abuse Kasuga suffers...

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In today's episode, Jason is analyzing Kimagure Orange Road tv episode 15: "Madoka's Ultimate Decision! Putting a Period to the Love Triangle"

After teasing Ayukawa and Kasuga's breakup last week, the filmmakers are back with a "no, really, this time!" It's a great episode anyway which provides some really wonderful depth and nuance to Ayukawa's relationship with Hikaru.

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Today Jason is analyzing Kimagure Orange Road tv episode 14: "A Foreboding Dream! Madoka & Kyosuke Breaking Up At Last!"

We'll explore a fuzzy, unreliable tool known as "Kasuga Logic" as we talk about the ways in which his buffoonery lands just right! Additionally, we'll explore how this episode presents a positive depiction of female interaction (read: dominance of) the patriarchal social order. Plus Orange Road-adjacent tunes at the end...

Aoi Sangoshou by Matsuda Seiko

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Today Jason is analyzing Kimagure Orange Road tv episode 13: "Everyone's Looking! Hikaru-chan's Super Transformation"

Why did Hikaru wanna dress like an Mtv VJ of that era? What was Ayukawa's angle in this episode? What epic insert music will we hear today?

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