We continue to enjoy Egil’s Saga even though he does the grossest possible thing this week. Then, we have a big chat about rereading Paradise Kiss (we’re only through chapter 14 or so), a little talk about the state of the world, and then the Metaphor game club returns as we both tackle an enormous new dungeon!

Things discussed: The Pondering Pootan Existential Crisis, Name Change Update, Sick Kid, Paradise Kiss, Yazawa Ai at large, NANA, Eureka Seven, early thoughts about the upcoming Chobits season of Ghost Divers, Saint Seiya and yaoi anime culture, Alt Pub Omaha Zine Fair, a little bit of current events chat, Metaphor: ReFantazio segment returns!, somehow we finish by talking about Gundam again, Niamh’s timeline crimes watching Gundam, talking about taking anime podcast notes

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers, Ornate Stairwells, and Pondering Pootan. Fae posts on twitter @foxmomnia and on bluesky at foxmomnia.bsky.social

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. They post on twitter @em_being and on bluesky at polarbearsummer.online

Next episode: Egils saga, ch. 79-90